PRAYING WONDER-WORKING PRAYERS
Memorise: And it came to pass in those
days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in
prayer to God. Luke 6:12
Read: John 11:41-44, Bible in one year:
1st Samuel 12:13, Mark 5:21-6:6
When we sing the song “Prayer
is the masters Key”, I sometimes wonder whether we really understand what we
are singing about. For some people, prayer is a religious routine, but there is
a type of prayer that has wonder-working powers. Our Lord Jesus Christ set a
good example of this type of prayer in our Bible reading today. Let us look at
His prayer in detail to better understand how to engage in prayers that
produces wonders.
When Jesus got to the tomb of
Lazarus, the first thing He did was to give thanks to His Father for two
wonderful reasons: that the Father had heard Him, even before praying, and that
the Father always hears Him! Moreover, Jesus Christ did not pray the
“gentleman’s prayer” that is common in many so-called elitist Christians
organisations. The Bible in John 11:43 says;
“And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus,
come forth.”
I always tell my children in
the Redeemed Christian Church of God that the intensity of your prayer will
tell God how urgently you want your miracle. Whether you believe it or not, God
will listen to the one who cries aloud to Him for help before He listens to
those who whisper their requests. If you don’t believe, ask blind Bartimaeus.
Among all those following Jesus on His way out of Jericho, only the one who
cried out got his need met (Mark 10:47-57).
Also, in the prayer of our
Lord at the tomb of Lazarus, we can see Him expressing His faith in what His
Father is capable of doing. We can also perceive the cordial relationship
between the Son and the Father in this prayer. This relationship gave the Son
the confidence to ask the Father what He knew would glorify the Father. Jesus
would not ask for anything that did not bring glory to His Father. Many times,
we pray and receive no answer. Some might think that God is on holiday at such
times; not at all. The Bible gives us one reason why we do not receive answer
to our prayers in James 4:3:
“Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume
it upon your lusts.”
Another reason is that a life
of sin robs us of the confidence we need to ask God in faith. Beloved, how is
your relationship with the Almighty God? Remember, your prayer can work wonders
today.
Prayer Point
Father, grant me the grace to maintain a
cordial relationship with You, so that my prayers to You may continue to
produce wonders to the glory of Your Name.
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