Today's word of Faith from FAITH FAMILY BIBLE CHURCH OJODU BERGER by Rev D.K Aboderin.
TOPIC: EMPOWERMENT THROUGH PRAYER
“And it happened as He was praying in a certain place, when He
ceased, one of his disciples said to Him, Lord teach us to pray, as John also
taught His disciples.” Luke 11:1
Do take note that, in this passage, Jesus spent sometime to pray. We do
not know how long he spent but I guess it would not have been less than an
hour. It is clear from this verse that the disciples were waiting for Him. They
probably wondered what He could have been saying for such a long time in
prayer. The Holy Spirit is in our lives for this reason- to help us in prayer.
Jesus lived like any other man on the earth.
The Bible makes us to understand that He left His glory in heaven and began to
dwell among us. If He lived like God on earth with all His power, He did not
need to pray. Whom will God pray to? Jesus left all His glory in heaven and
began to dwell among us like any other person.
If He had
lived like God on earth He would nor have been hungry because God cannot be
hungry. Thirst would not even have been
a problem to him because God cannot be thirsty. He couldn’t have been weary,
needing rest for a while.
But He passed through all you will pass through so
He would be able to bear with the feeling of your infirmities. “For we do not have a high priest who cannot be touched with the
feelings of our infirmities, but was in all points tempted just as we are, yet
without sin.” Heb.4: 15. He knows what you are going through
because He has gone through it all. The
Bible says He was at all points tempted but without sin. Temptation is no sin
but falling into it is sin.
If Jesus could pray then you and I must pray. Jesus is simply showing us
we cannot get much out of life without prayer. Our power source is prayer. We
read from the Bible various times He spent in prayer. Let’s have a look at
some:
And rising up quite early in the night, He went away to a deserted
place, and He was praying there. Mark
1:35. Here we can see Him rising up early in
the morning, before anyone, to pray.
“And taking leave of them, He went away to the mountains to pray.”
Mark 6:46. Here He withdrew Himself from distractions to pray. There are times you
are to be alone with God. It may be for a day or more depending on the need for
the time. If you want to experience God’s power in your life you will need a
time like this regularly possibly once a month or every other month.
“But the word about him spread even more. And great crowds were
coming to hear, and to be healed from their infirmities by him. But He was
drawing back in the wilderness, and praying.” Luke 5:15,16. Here He did not allow being too busy on
His job to hinder Him from praying, which is the excuse of many today. Don’t
get so busy that you don’t have time to pray. His fame went around and people
were drawn to Him. One the keys to church growth is intense prayer. It is also
key to your success in your personal endeavours.
Also we noticed that Jesus spent all-night in prayer. “And it happened in those days that He went out into a mountain to
pray, and He was spending the night in prayer to God.” Luke 6:12.
Jesus was a man of prayer. He showed an example to
follow. That means that if He couldn’t
do without prayer, we will not be able to do without it as well. We need time
to pray and seek the face of God on a daily basis.
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BIBLE READING FOR THE WEEK.
“O
LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy
glory above the heavens.” (Ps 8:1)
1. Sunday Nov. 04 ‘12 – Job Chapter 25
& 26
2.
Monday Nov. 05’12 – Job Chapter 27 & 28
3. Tuesday Nov. 06’12 – Job
Chapter 29 & 30
4. Wednesday Nov. 07’12 – Job Chapter 31 & 32
5. Thursday Nov. 08’12 - Job Chapter 33 & 34
6. Friday Nov. 09 ’12 – Job Chapter 35 & 36
7. Saturday Nov. 10 ‘12 – Job Chapter 37 & 38
Have a blessed & wonderful week.
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