TOPIC: WE ARE GOING HIGHER: PRAYER
Memorise: 1 Thessalonians 5:17
Pray without ceasing.
Read: Luke 18:1-7 (KJV)
1 And he spake a parable unto them to
this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
2 Saying, There was in a city a judge,
which feared not God, neither regarded man:
3 And there was a widow in that city;
and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
4 And he would not for a while: but
afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
5 Yet because this widow troubleth me, I
will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
6 And the Lord said, Hear what the
unjust judge saith.
7 And shall not God avenge his own
elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
Bible in One Year: Jonah 1-4.
MESSAGE:
Prayer is
another part of the Christian life that is fast becoming unpopular, but its
power has not reduced one bit. When I was a lecturer in the University of
Ilorin, my father-in-the-Lord – Pa Josiah Akindayomi came on a visit and passed
the night in my house. Before I went to bed, he was praying; when I woke up to
ease myself in the middle of the night, he was still praying.
Worried, I
asked him the next morning what was wrong. He responded that I would understand
soon. He passed on and I became the General Overseer of the Church; with the
enormity of task I faced, I started praying all night also. The country needs
prayers so that ungodly policies will not stand; you need prayers so you don’t
fall for the trick of the devil in this end times. Your children need prayers
against the perverseness of this generation.
The devil
knows that if he can attack a Christian’s prayer life, then he can get that
fellow. That is why he brings all sort of distractions to take your mind off
prayers. Your work, family responsibilities, social media, television and even
church activities are all things that he ensures take your time such that you
have little time left for prayers. I pray for you: Your prayer altar will
receive fire in the mighty name of Jesus.
Many of the struggles
that we experience today would not even have existed if only we prayed. You can
move mountains and change seasons with your prayer. You are only shortchanging
yourself when you don’t pray. James 5:16 says:
“…The effectual fervent
prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”
1 John 5:14
says:
“And this is the
confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his
will, he heareth us:”
Seeing all
these promises in the ever-true word of God, you know that prayer can solve many
of those issues that have lingered too long. As a Christian, you should pray at
all times (1 Thessalonians 5:17).
Action Point:
Double your
prayer time as from today. If you have been praying for thirty minutes daily
before, increase it to one hour.
Hymn 24: Pass Me Not O Gentle Savior
1. Pass me not, O gentle Savior,
Hear my humble cry;
While on others Thou art calling,
Do not pass me by.
Chorus
Savior, Savior,
Hear my humble cry;
While on others Thou art calling,
Do not pass me by.
2. Let me at Thy throne of mercy
Find a sweet relief;
Kneeling there in deep contrition,
Help my unbelief.
3. Trusting only in Thy merit,
Would I seek Thy face;
Heal my wounded, broken spirit,
Save me by Thy grace.
4. Thou the spring of all my comfort,
More than life to me;
Whom have I on earth beside Thee?
Whom in heaven but Thee?
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