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EXCEED IN PRAYER
Memorise:
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; .. Ephesians 6:18
Read:
Genesis 32:24-30
Message
Sometime in 1975, my Father in the Lord, Pa Josiah Akindayomi, came to stay with me in my little house in llesha, a city in South West Nigeria. Even though it was a mud house that was plastered with cement, I was happy to host my Father in the Lord. When it was nighttime, we prayed together, and I prepared to go to bed. As I went into my room to sleep, I saw that he was still on his knees, praying, and when I woke up to use the toilet in the middle of the night and again around 5am, the old man was surprisingly still on his knees, praying. I was worried, so l asked if there was a problem, and he said I would soon understand. I have followed in his footsteps since then, and I truly now understand that, as believers, we ought to pray without ceasing(1 Thessalonians 5:17).
Beloved, God has called all His children to a life of prayer. Unfortunately, however, many believers don 't see any reason to pray when things are going well for them. They feel that there is no need to pray because they are not experiencing any challenges. However, if you are a genuine child of God, you must pray without ceasing.
No matter how much you pray now, you can always go higher in the place of prayer. Never let your current prayer lifestyle, no matter how vibrant you think it is, make you feel as if you are doing your best. Keep pushing to be better so you don 't begin to relax and lose your fervency. When became the General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, I went with six of my best friends to llorin, a state in North Central Nigeria, to pray for 36 hours nonstop. After the 36 hours of prayers, God revealed several things to us. We felt good with ourselves, and we thought we had achieved something unbelievable. The following week, however, I was told about a man who prayed nonstop for 30 days!
In today 's Bible reading, we saw Jacob wrestling until he obtained a blessing from God that changed his life for good. Beloved, God expects you to hold on to Him in prayer without fainting (Luke 18:1). Do not relax or boast about any milestones you might have reached in the place of prayer; rather, always seek to exceed them. May the Lord continually empower you to wait on Him as you Should in every season of your life, in Jesus ' name.
Bible In One Year:
Proverbs 27-29
Hymn:
I 'm Pressing On The Upward Way
Key Point:
God wants you to keep going higher in the place of prayer.
I'm pressing on the upward way
Lord, lift me up and let me stahd,
liy faith, on Heaven's table-land;
Where love, and joy, and light abound.
Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.
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