22/12/2022
THE POWER OF PRAYER (Acts 4:23-32) Prayer is talking to God or pouring out souls to Him on behalf of ourselves or other people. Many believers go through life defeated and unfulfilled or live substandard lives because they have either neglected or have not tapped their prayer potential to the fullest. Praying must not be regarded as a pretty duty that is swallowed up in the activities of the day. Praying deserves the best of our time and strength. If we care to stir up the gift that God has graciously bestowed on us, we will find that the ''effectual fervent prayer of the righteous man availeth much''. The possibility of prayer are almost limitless. Prayer has raised the dead set back the sun, stopped the rain for a period three and a half years, secured children for barren women, brought healing to the sick and deliverance to the demon possessed. Besides, prayer has led to the salvation, sanctification and Holy Ghost baptism of many prayerful heart. Our need of provision, protection, security, power for service etc are met as we go to God in prayer. Preaching never edifies a prayerles soul. God think nothing of prayerless souls. Gospel cannot be extended by a prayerless preacher. The believer has no authority except in prayer. When we are tempted to give up our Christian faith, when we are under severe persecutions in moments of crisis, worry and anxiety, when situation appear hopeless, we must pray. The praying Christian is a victorious Christian. To have power in prayer, however, we must have been genuinely born again, sanctified and baptised in the Holy Ghost. We must give ourselves to prayer. Moreover, we must by specific in our request and prayer in the name on Jesus Christ. May God help you to pray and pray alright in Jesus name ! Amen