Today's Open Heavens Thursday February 20th 2020
TOPIC: THE EFFICACY OF PRAYER – Thursday February 20th 2020
Memorise: Confess your faults one to another and pray one for
another, that ye may be healed. James 5:16
Open Heavens Bible Reading: Mark 11:24 (KJV)
Mark 11:24 King James Version (KJV)24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
There is a mistake common to some children and enemies of God – they
underrate the efficacy of prayer. Prayer is the control tool in the spiritual
realm. While it may appear that nothing is happening in the physical, the truth
is things are shaping up in the spiritual.
Someone could argue that prayer does not put food on the table, but
that’s not true. Sometimes ago, one of my spiritual daughters abroad delivered
a set of twins. Unfortunately, not long after, they lost their means of
livelihood and life became very difficult. One day, there was nothing to eat
and the husband was not home. So, the woman resorted to praying, and petting
the twins who were crying in hunger.
Meanwhile, a Christian group in the neighbourhood was evangelising
from door-to-door. According to their schedule, they had finished from the day,
but the leader of the group said “Let us go to one more house.” Incidentally,
they went to my daughter’s house. When he had finished preaching, she
apologised for not having offered him anything to drink, because there was
nothing at home. He was surprised. He asked for her husband and she explained
that he had no means of income but was out of the house at the moment.
Immediately, the evangelist left for the supermarket to get food for the family
and their babies. When he returned, he asked my daughter to tell her husband to
see him in his office the next day. The husband went and got a new job. Imagine
if my daughter had not prayed; the family could have gone hungry that night and
their conditions may have persisted.
Prayer does not give you the liberty to stop working and working does
not mean you should stop praying. It simply makes you work fruitful. Instead of
excessive worrying, get on your knees and pray. Before you talk to that person
you think can be of help, talk to God.
“Pray without ceasing.”
1st Thessalonians 5:17
Pray always. When you do so, nothing will be impossible for you to
achieve.
Key Point: God answer prayers and He will answer yours in the mighty name of
Jesus.
Hymn: Sing hymn 24
Bible in one year: Leviticus 22-23,
Open Heavens Daily Devotional Lessons was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical Churches in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer's Ministries.
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