ENTHRONEMENT ASSEMBLY DAILY DEVOTIONALS.

Monday September 2nd, 2024.

Topic : The Power Of A Praying Man.

Memory Verse : 1 Kings 18:41. And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.

Bible Reading : 1 Kings 18:42-44 KJV. Key Verse : v42.

So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees, And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times. And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man’s hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.

The secret behind the power of God that followed the ministry of Elijah was prayer. When he locked the heavens from giving neither rain nor dew, his only credential that he dangled was his ability to stand before God in prayer. Because he knew what it means to stand before God and influence things, he was able to convince heaven to withhold rain and dew from his territory till anytime he desired. His stand before God gave him control over things happening in that territory. This means that the power of prayer cannot be over emphasised. “Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to teach them that they should always pray and never become discouraged. “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected people. And there was a widow in that same town who kept coming to him and pleading for her rights, saying, ‘Help me against my opponent!’” Luke 18:1-3 GNB.

After drought ravaged the land for about three and a half years, Elijah that disappeared, appeared on the scene again to prove the power of God to the people, so that they could return to their God and source whom they neglected to follow idols. After dealing with the prophets of Baal on Mount Camel, he turned to the place of prayer to change the order of drought and famine. When he bent his head in between his knees, he was talking to God to unlock the heavens while he sent his servant to keep checking till they could see some sign of rain in the sky. When he got that confirmation from his servant he was bold enough to announce what he was hearing in the spirit. Already he was hearing a sound of rain roaring in the spirit and kept demanding that it becomes a reality in the physical. Because he insisted, heaven had to suspend every delays and obliged him.

In our days, the Lord still answers prayers. We as people of God must return to the place of prayer if we want to see changes in any direction in life. What Elijah did yesterday, we will be able to do today if we can pay the price of waiting in prayer before the Lord. In our main text we see a man who couldn’t take no for answer. He was consistent in sending his servant as he prayed to enforce the manifestation of what he was hearing in the spirit. “Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.” James 5:16-18 NIV‬.

Prayer :Thank you Father God because you still answer prayers made in faith. In my days, anoint me afresh to pray down your will over my life, family and territory in Jesus precious name…. Amen 🙏🏿.

Yearly Bible Reading : Mathew 21:28-46.

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