Today’s Reading:
Psalm 16;
Song of Solomon 8:6-7;
John 20:11-20
Prayer simply means divine communication with God. Prayer is the most important thing in the life of a Christian. The Bible admonishes us to pray in Philippians 4:6. Prayer brings radical transformation into fulfilling our divine destiny. There is no problem that God cannot solve but we have to come to him in prayers. God says open your mouth wide and I will fill it. God says call upon me in the day of trouble and I will answer thee and show thee great and mighty things which thou did not know. When a Christian prays it means he is inviting God into his situation that needs urgent resolution. The Bible says ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and the door shall be opened unto you. (Luke 11 v. 9-13). Good measure press down shaking together shall men bring into your bosom.
A Christian life is meaningless without prayer. The Psalmist says if the foundation be destroyed what can the righteous do? But beloved, the righteous can pray. Jabez was born into a poverty-stricken family, his situation was so bad that her mother called him Jabez because he was born in sorrow. He saw his situation and knew that only prayer can get him out. He therefore prayed and made his requests known unto God. God in his mercy answered him and his fortunes changed for the best. God blessed him mightily and used him to re-write his family history (. 1 Chronicles 4 v.10). Paul and Silas sang and prayed, and the Holy Ghost came down and delivered them from prison. (Acts 16:25-40).
Daniel was a man of prayer. He persisted in prayers and his angel of blessings that was detained at the second heavens got reinforcement from God and he got his blessings. His case is a classic example of persistence in prayers. The same thing happened in the case of the widow in Luke 18: 1 where Christ teaches us to always pray and not faint. Hannah prayed in desperation and God granted her request for a son and gave her Samuel. Prayer is the key that unlocks blessings. Jesus prayed at every point in his life and ministry. He taught his disciples how to pray. Beloved it is time for us to make prayer a habit. The Psalmist says in the morning will I direct my prayers unto thee and look up. A man can receive nothing except it is given to him from above. Be a prayer addict as from today and experience the raw power of God.
OLUKAYODE OLATUNJI
Prayer:
Thine Kingdom come O Lord; Thy rule O Christ begin, break with your iron rod, the tyrannies of sin, in Jesus name.
Oh Lord my Father make me a battle axe in the place of prayers, in the name of Jesus
Anointing to pray to the point of breakthrough, fall upon my life now, in the name of Jesus.
Anointing to excel at the altar of prayer overshadow my life and my family now, in the name of Jesus.
Lord Jesus teach the Church into understanding the power of prayer, in the name of Jesus.
Visit Christian marriages and homes with your mercy and your power, especially those at the very edge of breaking, in Jesus name.
Father Lord teach our children, teenagers and young adults in the body of Christ, to thirst and hunger for your Word, in Jesus name.
Father redeem souls, transform lives, and let Your power of prayer fall upon our nation, in the name of Jesus.
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