THE SURE SOLUTION – Friday September 23rd
2016
Memorise: Pray without
ceasing. 1st Thessalonians 5:17
Read: James 5:13-16, (KJV)
13 Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry?
let him sing psalms.
14 Is any
sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray
over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
15 And
the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and
if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
16 Confess
your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed.
The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
Bible in one year: Ezekiel
7-9, Psalms 66:10-20
MESSAGE
Prayer
is a means of communicating with God, it is primarily offered by addressing God
directly in the name of Jesus. Prayer may include petition, entreaty,
supplication, thanksgiving, praise, hymns, and lament. The Bible stresses the
importance of prayer and commends a life of prayer that is characterized by
simplicity of expression, sincerity of heart and trust in God’s ability. It is
important to note that prayer plays a vital role in our quest to access more of
God’s glory. It is a ladder we can climb to enter into God’s presence. The more
you pray, the more of His presence you will encounter, leading you into more of
His glory. At the mount of Transfiguration, when the Lord moved His prayer gear
to a higher level, He saw Himself in the presence of His Father and His clothes
shone with God’s glory (Luke 9:29). Open Heavens 23 September 2016:- The
Sure Solution
After
this experience, Jesus returned to the domains of men, empowered to gain
victory over men, demons and challenges that came His way. Prayer is the sure
answer and the ultimate solution to all problems and challenges of life. God
commanded us to pray in Jeremiah 33:3 by saying:
“Call unto me, and I will answer
thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.”
Through
the instrumentality of prayer, there is no problem too big that cannot be
solved; the issue is: many people are too lazy to pray their way into God’s
presence to enable them access the level of glory they require to reign over
Satan, situations, circumstances and their fears. Wake up! Rise up in prayer
and begin to pray your way into His presence today! Bear in mind the evil
judgment and all manners of calamities always befall those that do not pray.
God wants His children to develop the habit of praying always, 1st
Thessalonians 5:17 says: “Pray without ceasing”; Romans 12:12
talks about “…Continuing instant in prayer”; and Luke 18:1 says, “….men ought
always to pray, and not to faint.” Children of God have no excuse for operating
a prayer-less life. James 4:2 says:
“Ye lust, and have not: ye kill,
and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not,
because ye ask not.”
23
September 2016 open heavens
The
Word of God makes it very clear that the failure of many among the people of
God is not due to laziness, lack of ambition, or poor preparation, but to a
lack of prayer. According to 2nd Chronicles 7:14
“If my people, which are called
by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray…”
Many
personal problems of individual Christians and some corporate challenges in the
Body of Christ will turn to testimonies if any God’s people will pray.
Prayer Point
Father, please rekindle the
fire of prayer in my life in Jesus’ name.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional, written by Pastor E.A
Adeboye
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