OVERCOMING BY PRAYER
Memorise: And when he was at the place, he said
unto them, pray that ye enter not into temptation. Luke 22:40
Read: Luke 22:39-41, 39 And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount
of Olives; and his disciples also followed him.
40 And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray
that ye enter not into temptation.
41 And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and
kneeled down, and prayed,
Bible in one year: Psalm 57-63, Hebrews
6:13-7:10
MESSAGE!
The moment you gave
your life to Jesus Christ, a battle line was drawn between you and the kingdom
of darkness. Unhappy that he has lost you to God’s kingdom, Satan’s main goal
is to secure your return to his kingdom. One major tool he tries to use in
accomplishing this mission is temptation. The devil and his agents will bring
temptations your way to make you to do things that would break your
relationship with God. This is where prayer comes in. prayer is one veritable
tool that prevents you from falling into Satan’s traps. This is why Jesus urged
His disciples at the Garden of Gethsemane to pray. Luke 22:40 says:
“And when he was at the place, he said unto
them, pray that ye enter not into temptation.”
When you pray, the
strength to overcome temptations is released to you. A Christian who fails to
pray will sooner or later become a victim of the tempter. The extent to which
you will overcome temptations is determined by how robust your prayer life is.
If you have been raising and falling so often, check your prayer life and the way
you study God’s word. If you can improve on both, you will experience more
stability in your faith.
One of the modus
operandi of Satan is to show you dazzling sights that could tempt you to follow
him. In other words, he presents an object of temptation in a bright and
attractive way; repainting an evil thing in brilliant and attractive colours.
For instance, a prostitute is labelled a commercial sex worker, in order to
support the excuse that he or she is simply trying to earn a living, whereas
the essence of prostitution is fornication and adultery. In tempting people,
the devil and his agents make sin look attractive and inviting, almost with an
air of irresistibility. Prayer deadens these illusions by painting sin in its
real colours. Every time you pray over an object of temptation, it becomes less
inviting and less attractive. As you pray, the desire to sin is brought under
subjection. Through prayer, we obtain grace to walk in the reality of the truth
that our flesh has been crucified (Galatians 5:24). Prayer strengthens our
spirit man and keeps the flesh where it belongs: crucified and dead on the
cross of Calvary (Romans 6:6). It connects your spirit with the Holy Spirit and
separates you from the devil, by moving your focus towards Heaven and away from
the allure of the world. How prayerful are you? No believer in Christ can
triumph without using the weapon of prayer.
Prayer Point
Father, please give me the grace to pray like
Jesus prayed while on earth.
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