SPIRITUAL PATHOLOGY II
TREASURES OF GRACE (DAILY DEVOTIONAL)
SATURDAY, 15TH JULY 2017
TOPIC: SPIRITUAL PATHOLOGY II
SCRIPTURE: 40 Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Couldn’t you men keep watch with me for one hour?” he asked Peter. 41 “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak" | Matthew 26:40-41
MEMORY VERSE: Romans 12:12
DIGGING DEEP: When the physical body is sick there are obvious signs to show for it. So it is with our spirit man. If it is sick there are obvious signs to shows. Today we will look at another obvious condition that is seen when the spirit is sick: PRAYERLESSNESS: This is a condition of partial or total inabilty to pray or commune with the Lord.
CAUSES: 1. Allowing activity replace connectivity with God: When you delight in other activities rather than spending time with God is a gradual pull into backslidding. Anything that can hamper with your appetite for prayer can cripple your relationship with God.
2. The presence of sin: Prayer fire can be easily quenched by the presence of sin. Sin weakens your ability to sustain Divine presence. Sin pulls you from the glory realm (Romans 3:23) which is the realm of God.
3. When we are carried away and overwhelmed by challenges of life it is possible to become drown away and become prayerless but this is what David said " I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the Rock that is higher than i" (Psalm 61:2). Jesus is that rock He is higher than any of lives challenges, higher than any issue. He has the answer. Don't allow situations take you away from God but rather let situations take you to God. Jesus was on the cross ladenned with pain, sorrow and anguish but yet He prayed, He called on the Father
( Luke 23:46).
Our anchor text says that pray we don't fall that is to says that "Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak." This implies that:
a. Prayer gives us strong immunity against temptations.
b. Prayer makes the will of the Spirit more powerful than the weakness of the flesh.
Prayer does not just make you powerful but makes you stay healthy in the realm of the spirit. A prayerful christian is bouyant in the realm of the spirit because prayer builds a constant robust relationship with the Lord.
Prayer gives you regular instant contact with God and it translates into Divine impact in your life.
TREATMENT: Identify the cause. Ask the Lord for mercy if sin is the issue. Begin to practice Praying by having a regular quiet time with God.
PRAYER: O Lord i break free from anything initiating prayerlessness in Jesus' name.
QUOTE: If your craving for God is high, your act of praying will be high -Dr. Dabbas Joel
DAILY READING: Isaiah 49
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SATURDAY, 15TH JULY 2017
TOPIC: SPIRITUAL PATHOLOGY II
SCRIPTURE: 40 Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Couldn’t you men keep watch with me for one hour?” he asked Peter. 41 “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak" | Matthew 26:40-41
MEMORY VERSE: Romans 12:12
DIGGING DEEP: When the physical body is sick there are obvious signs to show for it. So it is with our spirit man. If it is sick there are obvious signs to shows. Today we will look at another obvious condition that is seen when the spirit is sick: PRAYERLESSNESS: This is a condition of partial or total inabilty to pray or commune with the Lord.
CAUSES: 1. Allowing activity replace connectivity with God: When you delight in other activities rather than spending time with God is a gradual pull into backslidding. Anything that can hamper with your appetite for prayer can cripple your relationship with God.
2. The presence of sin: Prayer fire can be easily quenched by the presence of sin. Sin weakens your ability to sustain Divine presence. Sin pulls you from the glory realm (Romans 3:23) which is the realm of God.
3. When we are carried away and overwhelmed by challenges of life it is possible to become drown away and become prayerless but this is what David said " I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the Rock that is higher than i" (Psalm 61:2). Jesus is that rock He is higher than any of lives challenges, higher than any issue. He has the answer. Don't allow situations take you away from God but rather let situations take you to God. Jesus was on the cross ladenned with pain, sorrow and anguish but yet He prayed, He called on the Father
( Luke 23:46).
Our anchor text says that pray we don't fall that is to says that "Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak." This implies that:
a. Prayer gives us strong immunity against temptations.
b. Prayer makes the will of the Spirit more powerful than the weakness of the flesh.
Prayer does not just make you powerful but makes you stay healthy in the realm of the spirit. A prayerful christian is bouyant in the realm of the spirit because prayer builds a constant robust relationship with the Lord.
Prayer gives you regular instant contact with God and it translates into Divine impact in your life.
TREATMENT: Identify the cause. Ask the Lord for mercy if sin is the issue. Begin to practice Praying by having a regular quiet time with God.
PRAYER: O Lord i break free from anything initiating prayerlessness in Jesus' name.
QUOTE: If your craving for God is high, your act of praying will be high -Dr. Dabbas Joel
DAILY READING: Isaiah 49
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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