THEME :
THE WONDER- WORKING PRAYER
Memorise:
But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and
prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha,
arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw
Peter, she sat up. Acts 9:40
Read : Mark 9:20-29
20 And they brought him unto him: and when he saw
him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the
ground, and wallowed foaming.
21 And he asked his father, How long is it ago since
this came unto him? And he said, Of a child.
22 And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into
the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any
thing, have compassion on us, and help us.
23 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all
things are possible to him that believeth.
24 And straightway the father of the child cried out,
and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine
unbelief.
25 When Jesus saw that the people came running
together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him,
Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out
of him, and enter no more into him.
26 And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came
out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that
many said, He is dead.
27 But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up;
and he arose.
28 And when he was come into the house, his
disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast
him out?
29 And he said unto them, This kind can come forth
by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR :
ISAIAH 23-26 and ACTS
5:22-42
Message
The Bible in Philippians 4:6 enjoins us not to be
anxious for anything, but rather to make our requests
known to God through prayer and supplication
sandwiched with thanksgiving. The result of this
spiritual exercise is found in
Philippians 4:7:
" And the peace of God, which passeth all
understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds
through Christ Jesus."
This is the wonder of an effective Christian Prayer
life.
Our Bible text reveals that prayer can work wonder
beyond our widest imagination. It also reveals the
inevitability of prayer in our lives.
If Jesus could do
nothing without prayer, then we should not think that
an effective prayer life is optional in our Christian
walk. When the apostles wondered why they could
not cast out the demons in a demon-possessed boy,
Jesus in Mark 9:29 simply told them that it was due
to lack of prayer and fasting.
James 4:2 reveals that
many children of God are guilty of negligence in
prayer. Some of them even become envious of those
who take out time to pray to God concerning their
needs.
They fail to realise that it is prayer that can
solve the problem of lack, and not envy. Like the
elder brother of the prodigal son, they are zealous in
the work of God but fail to make their requests
known to God. They end up becoming envious. The
elder brother of the prodigal son even falsely
accused his father of partiality.
But the father replied
that all that he had was his ( Luke 15:31 ). The
problem with this son was that he would not ask.
After I was commissioned as the General Overseer
of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, I travelled
to my home town. On getting there, one of the
request put forward to me was about the access
road into the town; as at that time, the road was in a
deplorable state. Humanly speaking, it was an
expensive project for a pastor to undertake. So I
looked up in prayer to the God who called me, just
like the Psalmist did in
Psalm 121:1-2:
" I WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence
cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD,
which made heaven and earth."
The Lord answered my simple prayer a few weeks
after my visit. He moved the government to award a
contract that got the road fixed.
Key Point :
Ask and it shall be given; seek, and you shall find;
knock, and the door shall be opened unto you.
I command every doors that have being short against you and yours be open by fire this morning in JESUS Name.
Good morning sir/ ma.
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