ENTHRONEMENT ASSEMBLY DAILY DEVOTIONALS.

Wednesday January 22nd, 2025.

Topic :Praying To Have Results.

Memory Verse :James 5:17. Elijah was the same kind of person as we are. He prayed earnestly that there would be no rain, and no rain fell on the land for three and a half years.

Bible Reading James 5:13-15 GNB. Key Verse: v13.

Are any of you in trouble? You should pray. Are any of you happy? You should sing praises. Are any of you ill? You should send for the church elders, who will pray for them and rub olive oil on them in the name of the Lord. This prayer made in faith will heal the sick; the Lord will restore them to health, and the sins they have committed will be forgiven.

James instructions here are meant for every believer that wants to do well in his walk with the Lord. Times of trouble are not times to be jittery or times to run from pillar to post. Rather, they are times to run to the Lord just like the disciples who had Jesus in their boat sleeping and resting and yet the storms of the sea rose up against them. When their efforts wasn’t enough to take care of the situation, they had to bring the master into the situation. In like manner, we should understand that being with the Lord doesn’t exempt men from encountering troubles in their journey, rather it gurrantees us a most reliable backup that we can always fall back on when we encounter challenges that we can’t handle by our human knowledge and expertise. Troubles therefore should draw men closer to the the one who can do all things and not the other way round. “Call to me, and I will answer you; I will tell you wonderful and marvellous things that you know nothing about.” Jeremiah 33:3.

Now when we are grown in the Lord, we don’t wait for troubles to come our way before we pray. For the mature believer, prayer is a lifestyle. We live to pray to him because he is our source of life and strength. We draw strength from the master in any given situation which keeps us standing when others are failing. Another reason prayer becomes our way of life is because we live a life of spiritual union with the master and he is the senior partner or the principal factor in this relationship. The more we talk to him therefore, the more we are able to receive his support and supply of resources where and when they are needed. In the place of prayer, we receive instructions that makes difficult cases easy as his light illuminstes our dark paths.

For prayer to be effective, it demands everything in us, that’s the reason it has to be heartfelt. This means that it has to flow from our innermost being to move the hand of God in our favour. Another factor that makes prayer effective is our faith. When we pray, we have to trust the master to deliver in those things or areas we asked. Any prayer not made in faith cannot command divine attention, because without faith, no man can please God. Again prayer works when we humbly confess our sins to God and make peace with fellow men where such in needed. On a very important note, living in relationships and communicating constantly with Jesus makes an ordinary man powerful because of the presence of God that follows his life, just like Elijah, as it is written in the scripture. Standing before God always in prayer was the key that gave him the audacity to influence the life of an entire nation at that point in time. 1 Kings 17:1.

Prayer :Thank you Father God for the grace that made me your own. Help me to live in union, fellowship and communion with you forever. As I live in your presence all my days, let the aura of your presence make my life unique on earth. Thank you for answers to my prayers in Jesus precious name…. Amen 🙏🏿.

Yearly Bible Reading :Genesis 39:1-23.

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