Saturday April 22nd, 2023
« Never stop praying. »
1 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to teach them that they should always pray and never become discouraged.
2 “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected people.
3 And there was a widow in that same town who kept coming to him and pleading for her rights, saying, ‘Help me against my opponent!’
4 For a long time the judge refused to act, but at last he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or respect people,
5 yet because of all the trouble this widow is giving me, I will see to it that she gets her rights. If I don’t, she will keep on coming and finally wear me out!’”
6 And the Lord continued, “Listen to what that corrupt judge said.
7 Now, will God not judge in favor of his own people who cry to him day and night for help? Will he be slow to help them?
Prayer is another part of the Christian life that is fast becoming unpopular, but its power has not reduced one bit.
When I was a lecturer in the University of Ilorin, my Father-in-the-Lord – Pa Josiah Akindayomi came on a visit and passed the night in my house. Before I went to bed, he was praying; when I woke up to ease myself in the middle of the night, he was still praying. Worried, I asked him the next morning what was wrong. He responded that I would understand soon. He passed on and I became the General Overseer of the Church; with the enormity of the task I faced, I started praying all night also.
- The country needs prayers so that ungodly policies will not stand.
- You need prayers so that you don’t fall for the tricks of the devil in these end times.
- Your children need prayers against the perverseness of this generation.
The devil knows that if he can attack a Christians prayer life, then he’ll have easy access to that person.
That is why he brings all sorts of distractions to take your mind off prayers.
Your work, family responsibilities, social media, television and even church activities are all things that he ensures take your time such that you have little time left for prayers.
I pray for you: Your prayer altar will receive fire in the mighty name of Jesus.
Many of the struggles that we experience today would not even have existed if only we prayed.
You can move mountains and change seasons with your prayer.
You are only shortchanging yourself when you don’t pray.
« The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. »
« We have courage in God’s presence, because we are sure that He hears us if we ask him for anything that is according to his will. »
Seeing all these promises in the ever-true word of God, you know that prayer can solve many of those issues that have lingered too long.
As a Christian, you should pray at all times (1 Thessalonians 5:17).
Application – Double your daily prayer time as from today. If you have been praying for thirty minutes daily before, increase it to one hour.
Author: Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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