READ YOUR RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL. THERE ARE POSITIONS OF PRAYER - PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME. FRIDAY, JULY 22ND 2016.
Continue
in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving (Colossians 4:2).
Did
you know that there’re positions of prayer, and that the different positions
you assume when you pray are important? For example, lying on your bed to pray
is one of the positions of prayer. When you lie on your bed to pray, it’s
meditative. You’re likely going to start out praying in tongues, because
there’s a lot that can come through your spirit, such as worship; you find that
you’re worshiping and praising the Lord upon your bed, like the Bible says,
“Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds” (Psalm
149:5). You can really be stirred on your bed as you pray like that, with the
anointing welling up and overwhelming you. Before long, you might soon bounce
off the bed and start pacing the floor.
Then,
there’s kneeling down to pray. When you want to pray on your knees, it’s
important that you’re specific and clear as to the things you want to pray
about. In Ephesians 3:14-15, Paul said, “For this cause I bow my knees unto the
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ…” and he clearly enumerated the things he
wanted to pray about.
Then
there’s the standing position. Jesus said, “And when ye stand praying,
forgive…” (Mark 11:25); why? It’s because when you stand to pray, it’s often a
prayer of faith that proceeds from your mouth; you start making decrees!
However, the Master was quick to caution that you don’t harbor unforgiveness
against anyone; you must walk in love, so your prayer will be effective. He
wants your prayer life to be effective. In studying the Word, you’ll learn more
on positions of prayer.
God
wants us to continue in prayer. As long as there’s one sinner in the world, we
must keep praying. As long as the rapture of the Church hasn’t taken place,
we’ve got to pray. Prayer is a heavenly ministry; it’s part of our priestly
ministry as believers; always take it seriously.
PRAYER:
Dear heavenly Father, I thank you for the revelation of your Word to me today. I’m confident, and therefore glad, that I have answers to every request I make in the Name of Jesus. I celebrate your life in me, grateful that in you I live, and move, and have my being. My life is eternally for your glory, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Dear heavenly Father, I thank you for the revelation of your Word to me today. I’m confident, and therefore glad, that I have answers to every request I make in the Name of Jesus. I celebrate your life in me, grateful that in you I live, and move, and have my being. My life is eternally for your glory, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
FURTHER
STUDY:
1 Timothy 2:1 (KJV) I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, [and] giving of thanks, be made for all men;
1 Timothy 2:1 (KJV) I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, [and] giving of thanks, be made for all men;
1
Corinthians 14:14-15 (KJV) For if I pray in an [unknown] tongue, my spirit
prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.
15. What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.
15. What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.
Psalms
145:18 (KJV) The LORD [is] nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that
call upon him in truth.
DAILY
SCRIPTURE READING:
1-Year Bible Reading Plan:
Acts 27:27-44; Psalms 23-25
1-Year Bible Reading Plan:
Acts 27:27-44; Psalms 23-25
2-Year
Bible Reading Plan: Ephesians 1:1-14; Isaiah 42
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