READ YOUR RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL SETTLE IT WITH THE LORD FIRST.- PASTOR CHRIS OYAKHILOME WEDNESDAY 23RD NOVEMBER 2016.
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...The
effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much (James 5:16).
A dear
brother learnt about exercising spiritual authority and decided to act his
faith. It had been cloudy and a downpour was imminent. Stepping out of his
home, he commanded the rain to hold its peace. But soon enough, the rain
started pouring down. He commanded the rain to cease, but the more he issued
those commands, the heavier the downpour, and the more he got drenched.
He had read
that Elijah stopped the rains from falling for three and half years (1 Kings
17), and so he thought, “If Elijah could do that, why couldn’t I?” But there’s
something the young man didn’t understand.
If you only
studied 1 Kings 17, you might run off with the view that Elijah merely
proclaimed that there would be no rain, stormed out of Ahab’s palace, and the
clouds were shut. James 5:17 shows us there was something more: “...he prayed
earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space
of three years and six months.” Before Elijah declared that there’d be no rain,
he had already settled the matter with God. He had prevailed with God in prayer
in his closet; it was an argumentative prayer, because it isn’t man’s
jurisdiction to stop or cause rain to fall.
Jesus made it
clear in Matthew 5:45 that sending down rain is solely God’s domain: “That ye
may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to
rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the
unjust.” What Elijah did was to bring his strong reasons before the Lord in
prayer, and the Lord granted his request.
This is what
you do when dealing with cases, situations or issues outside your personal
territory or jurisdiction. You must first prevail in prayer. There must first
be moments of intense, heartfelt, earnest prayer, supplication, intercession,
and giving of thanks. Such prayer, the Bible says, makes tremendous power
available, dynamic in its working (James 5:16 AMP).
CONFESSION..
Blessed
heavenly Father, it gladdens my heart to know I can set forth and plead my case
with you, in earnest, heartfelt, continued prayer, and prevail against
unfavorable circumstances. Thank you, Lord, for this awesome privilege, and
the right to be heard each time I make decrees and entreaties in the Name of
Jesus. Glory to your Name forever!
FURTHER
STUDY:
Isaiah 1:18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
Isaiah 1:18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
Isaiah 43:26
Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be
justified.
Isaiah 38:1-2
In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of
Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in
order: for thou shalt die, and not live. 2 Then Hezekiah turned his face toward
the wall, and prayed unto the LORD,
1-YEAR BIBLE
READING PLAN
1 Peter 1:22-2:1-25 Ezekiel 29-30
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Jude 1:1-11 Daniel 11-12
1 Peter 1:22-2:1-25 Ezekiel 29-30
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Jude 1:1-11 Daniel 11-12
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