Monday April 15th, 2024
« But Peter put them all out, and knelt down and prayed. And turning to the body he said, “Tabitha, arise.” And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter she sat up »
41 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying. And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.
42 And I know that You always hear Me, but because of the people who are standing by I said this, that they may believe that You sent Me.”
43 Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth!” 44 And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with graveclothes, and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Loose him, and let him go.”
In Philippians 4:6, the Bible enjoined believers to cease worry, but to rather present their request to God through supplications and thanksgiving.
The result of this spiritual exercise is in the next verse 7
« Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus »
We cannot do without prayers.
If Jesus as powerful as He is, could do nothing without prayer during his earthly ministry, then every Christian must have an effective prayer life.
When Jesus got to the tomb of Lazarus, He did the same thing Philippians 4:6 commands us to do: with thanksgiving, He prayed and made His request known to God.
Apostle Peter also engaged the power of prayer when confronted with the loss of power of a member of the Church in Lydda.
That prayer of faith brought Tabitha back to life, to the glory of God. (Acts 9:36-40)
I travelled to my hometown not long after I was the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God. On getting there, the villagers prevailed upon me to look into how the deplorable road leading to the community could be fixed. Humanly speaking, it was an expensive project for a pastor of my means to undertake. So, I looked up to God in prayer, like the Psalmist said in Psalm 121:1-2. A few weeks later, the Lord answered my prayer. He moved the government of the time to award a contract that got the road fixed.
The reason many children of God do not have answers to their wishes is that they have not asked. James 4:2 NKJV
« You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask »
Beloved, God is concerned about your needs.
Don’t be envious of others who are getting answers.
Only prayer can solve your problems.
Like the elder brother of the prodigal son, many Christians are zealous in the work of God but fail to make their requests known to Him.
The elder brother accused his father of being partial whereas all he needed to do was ask, because all the father had was his (Luke 15:31).
Don’t short-change yourself.
Ask in faith today!
Application – ” Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” (Matthew 7:7).
Author – Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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