EARNEST PRAYER
TREASURES OF GRACE (DAILY DEVOTIONAL)
WEDNESDAY, 21ST JUNE 2017
TOPIC: EARNEST PRAYER
SCRIPTURE: …The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available [dynamic in its working].
James 5:16, AMP
MEMORY VERSE: Luke 22:44
DIGGING DEEEP: Prayer gives you a sort of mechanical advantage. Prayer is voyage into the supernatural. Prayer is more than words. It is interaction of our soul with God. When you actively and constantly interact with God, you easily counteract the devil. A man of prayer is a man of great power because prayer brings you to the arena of God. God is all powerful and you can't associate with Him and not carry some measure of power. Our text says that when a righteous prays tremendous power is made available. When ordinary men come arround the environment of a righteous man who prays, they feel the power of God. For instance Jesus prayed before the tomb of Lazarrus (John 11:41-44) the ressurection power showed up. Abraham prayed for Abimelech, healing power landed upon him and his household and the chains of barreness was destroyed (Genesis 20:17). As a child of God, you can pray and release the energy of heaven here on earth.
What does earnest prayers entails?
1. It entails praying with your heart in it: One of satans strategy is to distract you while praying. Some folks while praying still pick up phone calls, chat on whatsapp or they are praying but their heart keeps wandering from one thing to another. It must be heartfelt (deep within you). You must be passionate about it. It is not just a mouthed prayer but a prayer that is deep in the heart. Hannah prayed with her heart in it, she looked drunk in the place of prayer. When your heart is in it, there is little or no restriction, you will be broken and prayer pours out like a broken dam; and flows uncontrollably. When your heart is not in it, you can't communicate hence you won't recieve answers from God.
2. It entails praying with all seriousness: Prayer sessions are very serious moments with God. There is a thin line between praying and playing. There are people who don't take prayers seriously! Hence they are playing prayer people (ppp). You can't command Divine attention when you are joking with and at the place of prayer. For instance there are people who during prayer sessions in church service just open their eyes make jest and laugh at how others are praying. This robs people of the blessings of prayer.
3. It entails praying with intense focus: Focus is a major key to praying earnestly. For example when you focus a magnifying lens on a sheet of paper, it directs energy from the sun on the paper, so it burns. So it is in the place of prayer. When you pray with focus you concentrate the power of God on the request and it will burn into answers.
4. It is prayer wired up in faith: Elijah made the declaration of no rain for three and a half years (1 Kings 17:1) in faith. He upheld it in the place of prayer. Nothing rubber stamps faith declarations like prayer.
Finally, an earnest prayer carries great spiritual gravity, it pulls weight, it is done with all zealousness and determination.
PRAYER: O Lord, give me results when i pray in Jesus' Name.
QUOTE: Prayer failure is tantamount to power failure - Dr. Dabbas Joel
DAILY READING: Isaiah 22
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WEDNESDAY, 21ST JUNE 2017
TOPIC: EARNEST PRAYER
SCRIPTURE: …The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available [dynamic in its working].
James 5:16, AMP
MEMORY VERSE: Luke 22:44
DIGGING DEEEP: Prayer gives you a sort of mechanical advantage. Prayer is voyage into the supernatural. Prayer is more than words. It is interaction of our soul with God. When you actively and constantly interact with God, you easily counteract the devil. A man of prayer is a man of great power because prayer brings you to the arena of God. God is all powerful and you can't associate with Him and not carry some measure of power. Our text says that when a righteous prays tremendous power is made available. When ordinary men come arround the environment of a righteous man who prays, they feel the power of God. For instance Jesus prayed before the tomb of Lazarrus (John 11:41-44) the ressurection power showed up. Abraham prayed for Abimelech, healing power landed upon him and his household and the chains of barreness was destroyed (Genesis 20:17). As a child of God, you can pray and release the energy of heaven here on earth.
What does earnest prayers entails?
1. It entails praying with your heart in it: One of satans strategy is to distract you while praying. Some folks while praying still pick up phone calls, chat on whatsapp or they are praying but their heart keeps wandering from one thing to another. It must be heartfelt (deep within you). You must be passionate about it. It is not just a mouthed prayer but a prayer that is deep in the heart. Hannah prayed with her heart in it, she looked drunk in the place of prayer. When your heart is in it, there is little or no restriction, you will be broken and prayer pours out like a broken dam; and flows uncontrollably. When your heart is not in it, you can't communicate hence you won't recieve answers from God.
2. It entails praying with all seriousness: Prayer sessions are very serious moments with God. There is a thin line between praying and playing. There are people who don't take prayers seriously! Hence they are playing prayer people (ppp). You can't command Divine attention when you are joking with and at the place of prayer. For instance there are people who during prayer sessions in church service just open their eyes make jest and laugh at how others are praying. This robs people of the blessings of prayer.
3. It entails praying with intense focus: Focus is a major key to praying earnestly. For example when you focus a magnifying lens on a sheet of paper, it directs energy from the sun on the paper, so it burns. So it is in the place of prayer. When you pray with focus you concentrate the power of God on the request and it will burn into answers.
4. It is prayer wired up in faith: Elijah made the declaration of no rain for three and a half years (1 Kings 17:1) in faith. He upheld it in the place of prayer. Nothing rubber stamps faith declarations like prayer.
Finally, an earnest prayer carries great spiritual gravity, it pulls weight, it is done with all zealousness and determination.
PRAYER: O Lord, give me results when i pray in Jesus' Name.
QUOTE: Prayer failure is tantamount to power failure - Dr. Dabbas Joel
DAILY READING: Isaiah 22
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™
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