Pastor Chris
But when ye pray, use not vain
repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for
their much speaking. Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father
knows what things ye have need of, before ye ask him (Matthew 6:7-8).
"Since God already knows what’s on our minds, and what we need, why
then do we need to pray?" You might want to ask. First, prayer isn’t all
about asking God for what you need; rather, and more importantly, prayer is a
romance of righteousness: a time to fellowship in the communion of the
God-kind.
Secondly, there’s a big difference between life in the natural world,
and in the Spirit-realm where God lives. Just as physical laws and principles
govern life in the physical world, spiritual laws equally govern the
spirit-realm. Ezekiel 36:26-36 gives us a better understanding of this. God
made several beautiful promises to the Israelites about the wonderful things
He’d do for them. However, very strikingly in the thirty-seventh verse, He
said, "…I will yet for this be enquired of by the house of Israel, to do
it for them; I will increase them with men like a flock." What’s God
telling us here?
He’s letting us know that we have to work together. Even though He
wants to do great things in your life, there has to be a connection of faith;
you have to give Him the permission to do what He wants to do in your life. We
serve a kind, loving, great and gracious God who daily loads us with benefits
(Psalms 68:19).
Furthermore, Matthew 18:18 says, "Verily I say unto you, whatsoever
ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose
on earth shall be loosed in heaven." That means "heaven" will
give the authority and the go-ahead for whatever you decree on earth. If you
say "no!" to sickness, and bind the works of the devil in your
family, or in your job, or in your own body, the Holy Spirit will endorse it.
You have to take a faith-stand in prayer for things to change. This is your
responsibility.
Confession
I take advantage of the power in the Name of Jesus
against sickness, lack, failure and defeat; and I declare that I walk in the
reality of my Kingdom-inheritance, basking in the glory of Christ and
strengthened by His supernatural might in my inner man. Blessed be God!
f u r t h e r s t u d y: Matthew 7:7; Luke
18:1; Ephesians 6:18
Daily
Scripture Reading
1 Year Reading Plan : 1 Peter 1:1-21, Jeremiah 48-49
2 Year Reading Plan : John 13:31-38, 1 Chronicles 22
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