READ YOUR RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL THERE’RE HIGHER PURPOSES OF PRAYER - PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME FRIDAY 7TH OCTOBER 2016.
Praying
always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit and watching thereunto
with all perseverance and supplication for all saints (Ephesians 6:18).
Our theme
verse is quite profound. The Amplified translation makes it clearer; it says,
“Pray at all times (on every occasion, in every season) in the Spirit, with all
[manner of] prayer and entreaty….” Prayer is very important. Oftentimes, when
we talk about prayer, what comes to people’s mind is asking God for things,
making entreaties and requests; that’s all they’ve known about prayer. Yes,
such a prayer has its place, where you make requests, but prayer has higher
purposes than asking God for your needs.
Praying for
material needs, that is, asking God for something for yourself is actually the
lowest kind of prayer. When you pray like that, you’re praying at the babyhood
stage; it’s the prayer of spiritual babies. Someone could pray, “Oh God, I need
a job,” or “Lord, I need some money,” or “Dear Father, give me a car, a wife, a
husband, a house etc.”; but that’s the lesser purpose of prayer.
There’re
higher purposes of prayer. One of them is fellowshiping with the Father
through the Spirit. Another higher purpose of prayer is the privilege to
exercise our authority in Christ. There, you take your place of authority and
cause things to happen within the ambit of the power given to you by Christ
Jesus. Thirdly, prayer helps us to activate and walk in the consciousness of
the divine presence. Fourthly, through prayer, we enforce the will of the
Father in the earth.
Prayer is
also the exercise of the human spirit. Now, you’d have to understand that
there’re different kinds of prayer; there’s a kind of prayer that’s the
exercise of the human spirit. Also, all the ones we already mentioned are
covered by the different kinds of prayer. You can get and study our books on
prayer: “PRAYING THE RIGHT WAY” and “HOW TO PRAY EFFECTIVELY” to learn more.
PRAYER
Dear Father,
I thank you for the revelation of your Word to me today, teaching me to pray
accurately, in accordance with your Word. Thank you for showing me the right
faith principles to apply for my prayers to produce the right results, in
Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further
Study: || 1 John 5:14-15 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that,
if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: 15 And if we know
that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we
desired of him. ||
|| 1 Timothy
2:1-3 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers,
intercessions, [and] giving of thanks, be made for all men; 2 For kings, and
[for] all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in
all godliness and honesty. 3 For this [is] good and acceptable in the sight of
God our Savior; ||
Daily
Scripture Reading
1-Year Bible
Reading Plan: Colossians 1:1-23,
Isaiah 44-45
Isaiah 44-45
2-Year Bible
Reading Plan: Hebrews 2:1-9,
Lamentations 3
Lamentations 3
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