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Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of theLord may have free course, and be glorified, even asit is with you: And that we may be delivered fromunreasonable and wicked men: for all men have notfaith 2 Thessalonians 3:1-2).
John Wesley, a great man of God, once said,It appears that God will do nothing except weask Him. Its no wonder that he was creditedto have, through prayer, effected remarkable
changes in his day, both in his own life andministry and in the society at large.
In Luke 18:1, Jesus taught that men ought
always to pray and not to faint. Its our priestly
ministry as believers to pray for our brothers
and sisters all over the world, that throughthem, Gods Word will be preached in the nooks
and crannies of their nations.
Paul in his epistles, admonished believers to
pray for his missionary work: Withal praying
also for us, that God would open unto us a door
of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for
which I am also in bonds (Colossians 4:3). This
lets us know that we also must pray that the
Holy Spirit will grant the saints all over the world
utterance and opportunities to preach the
gospel where they are. In the scripture we just
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read, Paul highlighted two important points:
utterance and opportunities. You might have the
utterance and not have the opportunity to
preach the gospel, and vice versa; this is thereason we must intercede as admonished by the
Spirit through Paul in Colossians 4:3.
If every Christian would pray with this
consciousness, there will be a great change
throughout the world. Also, Paul said, that we
may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked
men: for all men have not faith (2
Thessalonians 3:2). The Greek word translated
delivered is rhuomai; it alludes to the
rushing current or flood. By implication, hes
saying that God will rush to deliver get His
people out of the clutches of wicked and
unreasonable men, who are against the
preaching of the gospel.
Get concerned about what happens to
Christians in your nation and around the world,
and let your concern drive you to your knees inprayer.
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I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel:my reins also instruct me in the night seasonsPsalm 16:7).In our opening scripture, David talks about his
reins instructing him in the night seasons. This
refers to the human spirit. He reveals the
importance of listening to Gods instructions
from within. The Apostle Paul calls the human
spirit the inward man(2 Corinthians 4:16),
while Peter describes him as the hidden man of
the heart (1 Peter 3:4). This is because the
human spirit is not visible to the physical eyes.
The Bible says inJohn 4:24 God is a Spirit
hence, we can only make contact with Him
through our spirits. When He wants to
communicate with you, He does so directly with
your spirit, not your head or your mind; its a
Spirit-to-spirit communication. This is also the
kind of communication that takes place when
you pray in the spiritin other tongues; its a
God-ward communication. Your spirit makesdirect contact with Gods Spirit: For he that
speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not
unto men, but unto God: for no man
understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he
speaketh mysteries(1 Corinthians 14:2).
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Proverbs 20:27 says The spirit of man is the
candle of the LORD, searching all the inward
parts of the belly. Whatever instruction,
leading or guidance the Lord seeks to give you,He contacts your spirit. Thats who He deals and
relates with; not your physical body or outward
man. When the Bible says And thine ears shall
hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way,
walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and
when ye turn to the left(Isaiah 30:21), it isnttalking about your natural senses, but your
spirit.
No wonder Paul tells us in1 Corinthians 2:14:
But the natural man receiveth not the things of
the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto
him: neither can he know them, because they
are spiritually discerned. So dont be overly
concerned about whats going on in your
outward man, and then lose sight of your real
selfyour spirit. Always pay attention to your
spirit.
If youre going to walk in health, prosperity and
victory, you must initiate them from within. God
has deposited in your spirit everything you
require to live a successful and victorious life. So
learn to look inwards, and live from inside
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Dont become so well-adjusted to your culture thatyou fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fixyour attention on God. Youll be changed from theinside out. Readily recognize what he wants fromyou, and quickly respond to it Romans 12:2MSG).
One of the ways of training your human spirit is
educating him to respond to God at once;
learning to respond quickly to His instructions. A
lot of the problems many of Gods children get
themselves into would be averted if only they
respond quickly to the Holy Spirit.
Imagine a guy driving on a journey, and
somehow begins to feel sleepy, the Spirit says to
him, Get a convenient place to stop and restawhile. He ignores that voice and continues in
his journey. Then before he knows it, he veers
off the road or crashed into a ditch somewhere.
Unfortunately, many have lost their lives like
that because they didnt respond to Gods Spirit
when He tried to warn them.
Sometimes you may even find yourself in
fellowship with certain people the Spirit of God
doesnt want you to make friends with, and then
He tells you to distance yourself from them.
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Obey immediately. Consciously train yourself to
respond quickly to His voice. Dont let Him have
to repeat instructions to you over and over
again.
Remember, Gods guidance in your life doesnt
have to be spectacular. If its from the Holy
Spirit, its supernatural and can be trusted. If
you train yourself now to respond to Him like
this, youll be able to hear Him in the time of
crisis because your spirit would have been
trained to recognize His voice.
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But you, beloved, build yourselves up [founded] onyour most holy faith [make progress, rise like anedifice higher and higher], praying in the HolySpirit Jude 1:20 AMP).
You may have wondered how come therere
some Christians who are often intimidated or
overwhelmed by the circumstances of life. They
easily become afraid when challenged by
unpleasant situations, thereby making
themselves vulnerable to the fierce attacks of
the enemy. The reason for this is not that such
believers dont have faith, for every Christian
has been given the measure of faith (Romans
12:3). But the real problem is that many who
find themselves in such situations have allowed
the power of the Holy Spirit lie dormant in them.
2 Corinthians 4:7 says, But we have this
treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency
of the power may be of God, and not of us. So
theres no question as to whether or not the
power of God is in you, for it is! But you muststir up that power within you continually,
otherwise it will be inactive. Youre to make that
inherent ability and divine energy in your spirit
available for use anytime you want. That power
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is stirred as you meditate and talk the Word,
and, as you pray fervidly in tongues.
God expects us to function in the earth with Hispower. He wants you to learn and know how to
activate His power in you as much as He wants
you to learn about faith and how faith works.
When you study 2 Timothy 1:5-6, youll discover
something striking. Right after the Apostle Paul
commended Timothy, his grandmother Lois, and
his mother Eunice for their unfeigned faith, he
charged Timothy to stir up the power of God in
him. There, Paul was talking about the power of
the Holy Spirit that Timothy received when he
(Paul) laid hands on him (Read 2 Timothy 1:5-6).
This means its possible for someone to have
faith yet have the Holy Spirits power remain
latent in his spirit. Most of the attacks the devil
launches against people are either against the
body or the soul. So that power shouldnt only
remain in your spirit. You have to stir it up until
it inundates your soul and permeates yourphysical body. That way, youre able to ward off
whatever attack satan launches against you.
When youre stirred, the anointing will surge
through every fibre of your being; from your
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spirit, to your soul, and your body. Therell be an
influx of the power of the Holy Spirit into your
mind, will, emotions, and it will move through
your whole body, causing you to be immune tothe vices of the enemy.
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The earnest heartfelt, continued) prayer of arighteous man makes tremendous power available[dynamic in its working] James 5:16AMP).From our opening scripture, its evident that you
can change anything through prayer, because
the divine power necessary to cause that change
is in you; it was deposited in you the moment
you received the Holy Spirit into your life: But
ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost
is come upon you(Acts 1:8).Through prayer,
we can activate the power of God and effect
changes in the realm of the Spirit. We can bring
that power to bear on situations and
circumstances we want changed.
For example, we can put a stop to the recurrent
spate of wars, natural disasters and violence
that result in wanton destruction of lives and
property as experienced in many parts of the
world today. Through our effectual, fervent
prayers, we can implant lasting peace in war-
torn, disasterravaged and terrorism-pronecountries in our world. Weve been mandated to
do this: And seek the peace of the city whither I
have caused you to be carried away captives,
and pray unto the Lord for it: for in the peace
thereof shall ye have peace(Jeremiah 29:7).
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Consequently, the onus is on us to seek the
peace of our cities. Were to pray to the Lord for
it. You should pray today, and for as long as it
takes for peace to mantle the nations of theearth and rule the hearts of men all over the
world. Pray fervently in other tongues and
declare that Gods angels of peace are released
into every hitherto troubled region in the earth,
to cause the peace of God to garrison the hearts
of men and women domiciled therein.
With authoritative words, rebuke satanic forces
and break the stronghold of evil, wickedness
and violence over the nations of the world.
Declare that satans dominion over and his
desire to foment and insight nations to war is
broken! Affirm that his manipulative tendencies
to lure men into acts of terrorism are thwarted.
Set yourself to pray like this oftenearnestly,
fervently, passionately and intensely for peace
on earth, and therell surely be greater peace
and prosperity all over the globe.
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But the hour cometh, and now is, when the trueworshippers shall worship the father in spirit and intruth: for the father seeketh such to worship himJohn 4:23).
In the verse above, Jesus outlines true worship
as that which is done in spirit and in truth. This
means worshipping the Father from your spirit
and according to His Word. True worship
involves a union of ones spirit with Gods Spirit.
Thus, its only if youre born again and filled with
the Holy Spirit that you can truly worship the
Lord in spirit and in truth.
Today, the goats, bulls, blood, incense and all
the articles of worship in the Old Testament
temple have been done away with. Infact,Hebrews 10:4clearly states that it is not
possible that the blood of bulls and of goats
should take away sins.
We are now in vital fellowship with the Father.
Theres now a union of our spirits with His Spirit.Its not just in the singing or the words we offer
in worship, but in the fellowship that takes place
in the realm of the spirit as we worship the Lord.
This is why, sometimes, as you worship, you feel
enrapturedtaken away from the earth-realm
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into the warmth of Gods Spirit. You find
yourself completely oblivious of everyone and
everything around you as Gods glorious
presence envelopes you. Thats because theresa union of your spirit with Gods Spirit. This
blessing is for everyone whos born again. Were
the ones who worship the Father and
experience such a glorious transportation into
His presence, as our spirits are mingled with His
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The earnest heartfelt, continued) prayer of arighteous man makes tremendous power available[dynamic in its working] James 5:16 AMP).From our opening scripture, its evident that you
can change anything through prayer, because
the divine power necessary to cause that change
is in you; it was deposited in you the moment
you received the Holy Spirit into your life: But
ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost
is come upon you (Acts 1:8) Through prayer,
we can activate the power of God and effect
changes in the realm of the Spirit. We can bring
that power to bear on situations and
circumstances we want changed.
For example, we can put a stop the recurrent
spate of wars, natural disasters and violence
that result in wanton destruction of lives and
property as experienced in many parts of the
world today. Through our effectual, fervent
prayers, we can implant lasting peace in war-
torn, disaster-ravaged and terrorism-pronecountries in our world. Weve been mandated to
do this: And seek the peace of the city whither I
have caused you to be carried away captives,
and pray unto the Lord for it: for in the peace
thereof shall ye have peace (Jeremiah 29:7).
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Consequently, the onus is on us to seek the
peace of our cities. Were to pray to the Lord for
it. You should pray today, and for as long as it
takes for peace to mantle the nations of theearth and rule the hearts of men all over the
world. Pray fervently in other tongues and
declare that Gods angels of peace are released
into every hitherto troubled region in the earth,
to cause the peace of God to garrison the hearts
of men and women domiciled therein.
With authoritative words, rebuke satanic forces
and break the stronghold of evil, wickedness
and violence over the Middle East and Gulf
Region. Declare that Satans dominion over
Europe, Asia, the Americas and other parts of
the world, and his desire to foment and insight
nations to war is broken! Affirm that his
manipulative tendencies to lure men into acts of
terrorism are thwarted.
Set yourself to pray like this often earnestly,
fervently, passionately and intensely for peaceon earth, and therell surely be greater peace
and prosperity all over the globe.
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And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith inGod Mark 11:22).When Jesus said inMark 11:22 Have faith inGod, the literal connotation of the expression
is: Have the faith of God, or Have the God-
kind of faith; the supernatural faith that God
applies. This implies that you can apply the same
principles as God did throughout the scriptures
and be guaranteed the same results. For
example, when God told Abraham, I have made
thee a father of many nations(Romans 4:17),
he was about a hundred years old at the time,
and Sarah his wife, who was already ninety
years old, apart from being barren had also
reached menopause. Hence it wasnt naturally
possible for them to bear children. Yet, God told
Abraham, a father of many nations have I made
thee(Genesis 17:5), and called Sarah mother
of nations(Genesis 17:16).
This was the faith of God in operation; it calls
things that be not as though they were (Romans4:17). And true to Gods Word, the Bible says
Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in
his old age, at the set time of which God had
spoken to him(Genesis 21:2).
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Youve been called to operate the God-kind of
faith. You too can call things that be not as
though they were! Through your faith-
proclamations you can call forth your desiresand bring into existence your favourable
expectations, based on the Word of God.
Remember, as He is, so are we in this
world (1John 4:17); we can function like God;
we can emulate His faith and have His kind of
results.
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Do all things without murmurings and disputings:That ye may be blameless andharmless, the sons ofGod, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked andperverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights inthe world Philippians 2:14-15).InMatthew 5:14, Jesus said youre the light of
the world; meaning that without you, those in
your worldyour sphere of contactwill be in
darkness. Youre to quell the works of darkness
through your good works; the preaching of the
Gospel. In the midst of the prevalent darkness in
todays world, Jesus said, Let your light so shine
before men, that they may see your good works,
and glorify your Father which is in heaven
(Matthew 5:16).
The Bible says inIsaiah 9:2, The people that
walked in darkness have seen a great light: they
that dwell in the land of the shadow of death,
upon them hath the light shined. Gods desire
is for this prophecy to be fulfilled through you,
as you shine the light of the Gospel to thosearound you whore still in darkness. How do I
do this? you might want to ask. First of all, you
must pray for the salvation of the souls of men
and women in your environment: you must haul
back the forces of darkness through fervent
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prayer, and claim the souls of men into the
Kingdom.
Secondly, you must share the Gospel withpassion. Someone you share the Gospel with
and lead to Christ today might just be the
member of a gang of robbers or a terrorist
group. By saving his soul, youve made the world
a safer place. Never be intimidated by the evil
and wickedness thats seen in the world today.
Dont allow your heart to be troubled because
of the activities of wicked and unreasonable
men, for greater is He that is in you, than he that
is in the world (1 John 4:4). The Holy Spirit in
you is infinitely more powerful than all the
forces of wickedness in the world.
Therefore get passionate about the Kingdom.
Light up your world for Jesus! Share the good
news of His salvation with everyone around you.
Thats the cure for the evil and wickedness in
the world today: For I am not ashamed of the
gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God untosalvation to everyone that believeth; to the Jew
first, and also to the Greek(Romans 1:16).
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Praying always with all prayer and supplication inthe Spirit, and watching thereunto with allperseverance and supplication for allsaints. Ephesians 6:18)The more time you spend in fellowship with the
Lord through prayer, the more His character and
personality are revealed in and through you.
This is one of the most exciting benefits of
prayer. Through prayer, your spiritual antenna is
raised to pick Gods thoughts and think like Him.
Some people only pray when theyre compelled
to do so by certain challenges they face in life,
and thats not right. As Christians were called
into fellowship with our heavenly Father.
You get to know the Lord and love Him more asyou fellowship with Him through prayer and
study of the Word. Praying, and praying the
right way, is an important activity in the life of
every Christian. It makes your life beautiful,
vibrant, and exuberant with praise at all times.
Take your personal times of prayer, devotions,and meditation very seriously. Create the
opportunities in the course of your day to
fellowship with the Lord through prayer.
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guidance and enlightens your spirit as to what
you need do in specific circumstances as you
minister to Him. He ministers strength to you
and prepares you for the task ahead.
Your fellowship with the Holy Spirit becomes
effective as you learn to minister to Him from
your spirit; He participates in everything you do
and dispenses His blessings into your life. You
also experience His transportation as He moves
you from one level of glory to another.
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Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of theLord may have free course, and be glorified, even asit is with you 2 Thessalonians 3:1).Its our priestly ministry as believers to pray for
our fellow brothers and sisters everywhere in
the world, that through them, Gods Word will
be preached in the nooks and crannies of our
world. Paul in his epistles, admonished believers
to pray for his missionary work: Withal praying
also for us, that God would open unto us as a
door of utterance, to speak the mystery of
Christ, for which I am also in bonds (Colossians
4:3). This lets us know that we also must pray
that the Holy Spirit will grant Gods people
utterance and opportunities to preach the
gospel where they are.
In the scripture we just read, Paul highlighted
two important points: utterance and
opportunities. You might have the utterance and
not have the opportunity to preach the Gospel,
and vise versa; this is the reason we mustintercede as admonished by the Spirit through
Paul in Colossians 4:3. Therere certain
countries, provinces and settlements in some
parts of the world today where people cant
openly preach the gospel. We must pray that
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Christians in such places be strengthened with
the might of the Spirit, and that opportunities
and utterance be granted them to preach the
mystery of Christ.
If every Christian would pray with this
consciousness, there will be greater impact of
the Word of God throughout the world. Also,
Paul said, that we may be delivered from
unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have
not faith (2 Thessalonians 3:2). The Greek word
translated delivered is rhuomai; it alludes to
the rushing of a current of a flood. By
implication, hes saying that God will rush to
deliver get His people out of the clutches of
wicked and unreasonable men, who are against
the preaching of the gospel. Get concerned
about what happens to Christians around the
world, and let your concern drive you to your
knees in prayer.
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It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, andto sing praises unto thy name, O most High. Psalm92:1)People generally love to sing and praise the Lord
when theyre happy. At such times, its easy to
pick a song and sing it merrily. But not many
have learnt to be exuberant with praise in the
face of adversity. God wants you joyful at all
times, irrespective of your situation. Whether or
not your immediate circumstances are such as
should elicit joy makes no difference, for true
joy is of the spirit. Its a feature of your
recreated human spirit and hence independent
of circumstances.
Ephesians 5:18-20 says: And be not drunk with
wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the
Spirit;Speaking to yourselves in psalms and
hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making
melody in your heart to the Lord; Giving thanks
always for all things unto God and the Father in
the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Singing tothe Lord has nothing to do with how you feel at
the moment; youre expected to praise Him at
all times. Once, the children of Israel were
downcast because they had to battle an
invading army that was far larger than theirs.
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They received a prophecy from the Lord telling
them not to be afraid of the enemy. King
Jehoshaphat admonished his army,
saying: Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitantsof Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so
shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so
shall ye prosper (2 Chronicles 20:20).
Having encouraged the people, he appointed
singers to go before the army and sing praises
unto the Lord. He made them praise God
exuberantly, despite the adversity they faced. As
they sang praises unto God, the Lord set an
ambush against their enemies and they were all
smitten (2 Chronicles 20:14-22).
The power of God is activated in your life when
you praise Him exuberantly from your heart,
irrespective and independent of circumstances.
So today, dont hold back your praise. Be
exuberant in worship, and lavishly praise the
Lord for all Hes done in your life this year. Let
your peculiar praise get heavens attention. Singmerrily to the Lord, thanking and appreciating
Him for how He graciously and gloriously
brought you through this year in health, victory,
success and prosperity.
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By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praiseto God continually, that is, the fruit of our lipsgiving thanks to his name Hebrews 13:15).Jesus taught on the importance and benefit of
worship and thanks giving using the story of the
ten lepers: And as he entered into a certain
village, there met him ten men that were lepers,
which stood afar off: And they lifted up their
voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on
us. And when he saw them, he said unto them,
Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it
came to pass, that, as they went, they were
cleansed. And one of them, when he saw that he
was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice
glorified God, And fell down on his face at his
feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.
And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten
cleansed? But where are the nine? There are not
found that returned to give glory to God, save
this stranger. And he said unto him, Arise, go thy
way: thy faith hath made thee whole (Luke
17:12-19).
He commended the one who returned to give
glory to God, and said unto him, Arise, go thy
way: thy faith hath made thee whole. By
coming to thank God for his miracle, he got
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something more than healing; he was made
whole. Everything he had lost as a result of the
leprosy was completely restored. As you take
stock of the year, its not a time to complain,grumble, or reminisce over the failures and
disappointments of yesterday! Rather, let it be a
time of gratitude, praise, joy, and thanksgiving.
Let it be a time to count your blessings and
worship the Lord specially and passionately from
your spirit.
So today, as you review your experiences and
achievements for the year, its important that
you count your blessings and rejoice over what
the Lord has done for you. Celebrate His
goodness and many blessings upon your life
throughout the year. Appreciate and worship
Him from the very depths of your heart, for His
great love, kindness, mercy and grace
experienced this year. Celebrate Him for His
goodness and wonderful works in your life. Give
Him the sacrifice of true worship, make
confessions to His Name. Show Him how
grateful you are for leading and guiding you
through the year in safety, health, victory,
success, and prosperity!
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Express yourself lavishly in worship and praise to
the Lord today as you count your blessings this
year, and contemplate the greater blessings He
has in store for you. Rejoice and be glad, for itsa day of joy and thanksgiving.