OVERCOMING THE SPIRIT OF SLUMBER
TREASURES OF GRACE (DAILY DEVOTIONAL)
MONDAY, 19TH JUNE 2017
TOPIC: OVERCOMING THE SPIRIT OF SLUMBER
SCRIPTURE: Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light - Ephesians 5:14
MEMORY VERSE: Psalm 132:4
DIGGING DEEEP: One day during the earthly ministry of Jesus Christ, three of His disciples, Peter, James and John, accompanied Him to go and pray. Right there, the spirit of slumber rendered the apostles helpless at the altar of prayers. (Matthew 26:36-43). While Jesus was praying, they were sleeping. And this is the story of some Christians today, while others are praying they are sleeping. When others are active in service and study of the word they are sleeping away.
Beloved when i talk of sleep i am not just reffering to biological sleep but Spiritual sleep. A state of spiritual inactiveness and been at ease. Scripture says that woe unto them that are at ease in Zion (Amos 6:1). In other words, to remain inactive and sleepy in the place of prayer is dangerous.
One of satan's strategy to weaken fervency of prayer is the introduction of sleep. You can be awake for any other thing but when it comes to the study of the word and prayers you yawn away and you just sleep off.
All of these are satanic attempts to disconnect your spirit-man from communing with the Lord.
Three implications of spiritual sleep:
1. It gives access to evil seeds: Matthew 13:15 says "But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away." Nothing corrupts like spiritual sleep. It is the platform on which the enemy thrives to plant his ideas and control lives.
2. Empowers the ministry of the enemy: A thief is most powerful at night because most people are in an inactive state. The devil is a thief and his activities is to steal, kill and to destroy (John 10:10). These are empowered when men sleep.
3. You easily miss your hour of visitation if the spirit of slumber keep harassing you (Mark 13:35-37).
Jacob was awake and wrestled his way into change. His name was changed, hence his identity changed. Prayer is an identity changer. The more you pray the more your life changes. Because a true God encounter won't leave you the way you were met.
To overcome the spirit of slumber, you must learn to be earnest in the place of prayer. That means that let your mind, and the whole of you be literally assembled in one place, focused on God and mean business with God at all cost.
Prayer coming from your heart keeps you active at the place of prayer. When your heart is involved, the spirit of slumber is helpless.
I pray for you today, that spirit harassing your prayer altar is arrested now in Jesus' name.
PRAYER: I refuse to be inactive spiritually in the name of Jesus.
QUOTE: Slumber is the reason why many slump - Dr. Dabbas Joel
DAILY READING: Isaiah 21
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MONDAY, 19TH JUNE 2017
TOPIC: OVERCOMING THE SPIRIT OF SLUMBER
SCRIPTURE: Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light - Ephesians 5:14
MEMORY VERSE: Psalm 132:4
DIGGING DEEEP: One day during the earthly ministry of Jesus Christ, three of His disciples, Peter, James and John, accompanied Him to go and pray. Right there, the spirit of slumber rendered the apostles helpless at the altar of prayers. (Matthew 26:36-43). While Jesus was praying, they were sleeping. And this is the story of some Christians today, while others are praying they are sleeping. When others are active in service and study of the word they are sleeping away.
Beloved when i talk of sleep i am not just reffering to biological sleep but Spiritual sleep. A state of spiritual inactiveness and been at ease. Scripture says that woe unto them that are at ease in Zion (Amos 6:1). In other words, to remain inactive and sleepy in the place of prayer is dangerous.
One of satan's strategy to weaken fervency of prayer is the introduction of sleep. You can be awake for any other thing but when it comes to the study of the word and prayers you yawn away and you just sleep off.
All of these are satanic attempts to disconnect your spirit-man from communing with the Lord.
Three implications of spiritual sleep:
1. It gives access to evil seeds: Matthew 13:15 says "But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away." Nothing corrupts like spiritual sleep. It is the platform on which the enemy thrives to plant his ideas and control lives.
2. Empowers the ministry of the enemy: A thief is most powerful at night because most people are in an inactive state. The devil is a thief and his activities is to steal, kill and to destroy (John 10:10). These are empowered when men sleep.
3. You easily miss your hour of visitation if the spirit of slumber keep harassing you (Mark 13:35-37).
Jacob was awake and wrestled his way into change. His name was changed, hence his identity changed. Prayer is an identity changer. The more you pray the more your life changes. Because a true God encounter won't leave you the way you were met.
To overcome the spirit of slumber, you must learn to be earnest in the place of prayer. That means that let your mind, and the whole of you be literally assembled in one place, focused on God and mean business with God at all cost.
Prayer coming from your heart keeps you active at the place of prayer. When your heart is involved, the spirit of slumber is helpless.
I pray for you today, that spirit harassing your prayer altar is arrested now in Jesus' name.
PRAYER: I refuse to be inactive spiritually in the name of Jesus.
QUOTE: Slumber is the reason why many slump - Dr. Dabbas Joel
DAILY READING: Isaiah 21
ATTEND OUR POWER PACKED SERVICES AND EXPERIENCE THE SUPERNATURAL.
WE'LL LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU (TESTIMONIES, PRAYER REQUESTS)
PLEASE TO US: dabbasjoel@gmail.com
Or
gracefoundationministriesinternational@gmail.com
JOIN OUR BBM CHANNEL: C00417B0E
READ, FOLLOW, LIKE, ENGAGE, AND COMMENT @ http:/ /http://dabbasjoel.blogspot.com.ng
WHATSAPP: +2347017651300
Grace Foundation Ministry International...making total man...
© 2017 TREASURES OF GRACE ONLINE™
Thank u so much ... I never knew the real reason, why, when I start to read the bible, I start to yawn and lose thought..I sometimes have to read it twice because my mind is wondering , and now I know when I get prayed for I will ask for deliverance from the spirit of slumber 🙏🏻
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