PRAYER CONNECTS MERCY
By Pastor E. A. Adeboye
Memorize: Therefore thus saith the LORD; I am returned to
Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the LORD of hosts,
and a line shall be stretched forth upon Jerusalem. Zechariah 1: 16
Read: Zachariah 1: 16-21
Bible in one year: 1
Corinthians 1 – 3
Key point: The mercy of God
flows continuously in His presence, but it can only be accessed by an act of
faith.
Praying ahead of time is very ideal as it
releases power to effect the desired changes on a giver situation. When you
have pre-prayed about a giver situation, when its time of manifestation comes,
you will require little or no prayer. But if you have been sleeping instead of
praying, and the time of need arises, you may only engage in panic praying that
may not go over the root of your house. Invest prayer today.
However, you may want to ask: is there any benefit from praying?
Or what possibilities come through prayer? According to John 16:23-24, prayer
facilitates the fullness of your joy. In other words, the measure of your joy depends
on how efficiently you engage your prayer gear. That means that the amount of
joy you have is a reflection of how you pray. Some people do not have an organized
prayer life, they pray only when it is convenient, yet Jesus says we ought to
pray always. How often do you pray? Is your joy full and overflowing? if it is
not, begin to pray until your joy is full.
From today's reading, prayer enables an
individual to tap into God's available mercy. It is one thing for mercy to be available
and another thing to benefit from it. Not everyone benefits from the mercy of
God even when it is present. If you doubt it, ask Bartimaeus. With a crowc thronging
our Lord Jesus Christ, nothing good was reported of them except of a blind
beggar who knew how to pray. At another time, a crowd followed Jesus and they were
busy pushing the King of Glory, but again nothing good was reported of them
except of how a woman who knew how to pray made her way through the crowd to touch
the helm of His garment and she was healed instantly. Never take for granted
that because you are in God's presence your problem will be solved especially in
big meetings. If you want to tap from the divine current simply connect with a
prayer of faith.
Good morning and GOD bless u for this initiative. Please can you kindly help post open heavens on your blog early in the morning (like 6AM Nigeria time) so that it can be read before leaving for work. Thanks
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Thanks for the observation. I actually try to post it at a time that will be convenient for everyone all over the world on the average. Notwithstanding, I have adjusted the time of posting to 6.00 am Nigerian time. I will also suggest that you get a hard copy of the Open Heavens if you had not done so already. This will enable you have access to it at anytime.
ReplyDeleteGod bless you and have a fulfilling time at church today.
Yetunde
Thank you so much, I really appreciate. May GOD continually bless you in JESUS name. Thanks for the adjustment
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