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11/08/2026

11/08/2026

THE GOD OF EZEKIEL

HAVE READ THE HISTORY BOOK AND MOSTLY THE 1957 PRAYER FOR AFRICA, UNTIL I DEEPLY NOTICED THAT WHAT MADE GOD TO ANSWER HIS SERVANT WAS SUCH THAT OUR FATHER'S PRAYERS WERE CARRYING INTENTIONS THAT GOD WOULD AGREE WITH...

PRAYER IS NOT JUST IN WORDS SAID BUT INTENTIONS

Hannah wanted a child. But God was not first concerned about giving her the child. He was concerned about her intentions.
The day her prayer moved from “Give me a son” to “I will give him to the Lord”, heaven responded. Samuel was born.

It’s not just about prayer. It’s about the posture of the heart behind the prayer.

1. 1 Samuel 1:10-11
“In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the LORD, weeping bitterly. And she made a vow, saying, ‘LORD Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the LORD for all the days of his life.’”
Truth: The breakthrough came when her request was tied to God’s purpose.

2. 1 Samuel 1:27-28
“I prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the LORD. For his whole life he will be given over to the LORD.”
Truth: God releases what we are willing to surrender.

3. 1 Samuel 16:7
“For the LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.”
Truth: God weighs motives, not just requests.

4. Proverbs 16:2
“All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the LORD.”
Truth: Intention determines if heaven moves.

5. James 4:3
“When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.”
Truth: The wrong ‘why’ blocks the ‘what’.

1. Prayer gets God’s attention, but intention gets God’s agreement. Hannah’s vow unlocked the miracle.
2. God will delay the blessing until the motive is right. He wanted a prophet, not just to answer a barren woman.
3. What you plan to do with the answer matters more than the answer itself.

God is not just looking for what you want. He’s looking for what you’ll do with it.

Part 10

11/08/2026

THE GOD OF EZEKIEL

HAVE READ THE HISTORY BOOK AND MOSTLY THE 1957 PRAYER FOR AFRICA, UNTIL I DEEPLY NOTICED THAT WHAT MADE GOD TO ANSWER HIS SERVANT WAS SUCH THAT OUR FATHER'S PRAYERS WERE CARRYING INTENTIONS THAT GOD WOULD AGREE WITH...

PRAYER IS NOT JUST IN WORDS SAID BUT INTENTIONS

Hannah wanted a child. But God was not first concerned about giving her the child. He was concerned about her intentions.
The day her prayer moved from “Give me a son” to “I will give him to the Lord”, heaven responded. Samuel was born.

It’s not just about prayer. It’s about the posture of the heart behind the prayer.

1. 1 Samuel 1:10-11
“In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the LORD, weeping bitterly. And she made a vow, saying, ‘LORD Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the LORD for all the days of his life.’”
Truth: The breakthrough came when her request was tied to God’s purpose.

2. 1 Samuel 1:27-28
“I prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the LORD. For his whole life he will be given over to the LORD.”
Truth: God releases what we are willing to surrender.

3. 1 Samuel 16:7
“For the LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.”
Truth: God weighs motives, not just requests.

4. Proverbs 16:2
“All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the LORD.”
Truth: Intention determines if heaven moves.

5. James 4:3
“When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.”
Truth: The wrong ‘why’ blocks the ‘what’.

1. Prayer gets God’s attention, but intention gets God’s agreement. Hannah’s vow unlocked the miracle.
2. God will delay the blessing until the motive is right. He wanted a prophet, not just to answer a barren woman.
3. What you plan to do with the answer matters more than the answer itself.

God is not just looking for what you want. He’s looking for what you’ll do with it.

Part 9

11/08/2026

THE GOD OF EZEKIEL

HAVE READ THE HISTORY BOOK AND MOSTLY THE 1957 PRAYER FOR AFRICA, UNTIL I DEEPLY NOTICED THAT WHAT MADE GOD TO ANSWER HIS SERVANT WAS SUCH THAT OUR FATHER'S PRAYERS WERE CARRYING INTENTIONS THAT GOD WOULD AGREE WITH...

PRAYER IS NOT JUST IN WORDS SAID BUT INTENTIONS

Hannah wanted a child. But God was not first concerned about giving her the child. He was concerned about her intentions.
The day her prayer moved from “Give me a son” to “I will give him to the Lord”, heaven responded. Samuel was born.

It’s not just about prayer. It’s about the posture of the heart behind the prayer.

1. 1 Samuel 1:10-11
“In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the LORD, weeping bitterly. And she made a vow, saying, ‘LORD Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the LORD for all the days of his life.’”
Truth: The breakthrough came when her request was tied to God’s purpose.

2. 1 Samuel 1:27-28
“I prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the LORD. For his whole life he will be given over to the LORD.”
Truth: God releases what we are willing to surrender.

3. 1 Samuel 16:7
“For the LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.”
Truth: God weighs motives, not just requests.

4. Proverbs 16:2
“All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the LORD.”
Truth: Intention determines if heaven moves.

5. James 4:3
“When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.”
Truth: The wrong ‘why’ blocks the ‘what’.

1. Prayer gets God’s attention, but intention gets God’s agreement. Hannah’s vow unlocked the miracle.
2. God will delay the blessing until the motive is right. He wanted a prophet, not just to answer a barren woman.
3. What you plan to do with the answer matters more than the answer itself.

God is not just looking for what you want. He’s looking for what you’ll do with it.

Part 8

11/08/2026

THE GOD OF EZEKIEL

HAVE READ THE HISTORY BOOK AND MOSTLY THE 1957 PRAYER FOR AFRICA, UNTIL I DEEPLY NOTICED THAT WHAT MADE GOD TO ANSWER HIS SERVANT WAS SUCH THAT OUR FATHER'S PRAYERS WERE CARRYING INTENTIONS THAT GOD WOULD AGREE WITH...

PRAYER IS NOT JUST IN WORDS SAID BUT INTENTIONS

Hannah wanted a child. But God was not first concerned about giving her the child. He was concerned about her intentions.
The day her prayer moved from “Give me a son” to “I will give him to the Lord”, heaven responded. Samuel was born.

It’s not just about prayer. It’s about the posture of the heart behind the prayer.

1. 1 Samuel 1:10-11
“In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the LORD, weeping bitterly. And she made a vow, saying, ‘LORD Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the LORD for all the days of his life.’”
Truth: The breakthrough came when her request was tied to God’s purpose.

2. 1 Samuel 1:27-28
“I prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the LORD. For his whole life he will be given over to the LORD.”
Truth: God releases what we are willing to surrender.

3. 1 Samuel 16:7
“For the LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.”
Truth: God weighs motives, not just requests.

4. Proverbs 16:2
“All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the LORD.”
Truth: Intention determines if heaven moves.

5. James 4:3
“When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.”
Truth: The wrong ‘why’ blocks the ‘what’.

1. Prayer gets God’s attention, but intention gets God’s agreement. Hannah’s vow unlocked the miracle.
2. God will delay the blessing until the motive is right. He wanted a prophet, not just to answer a barren woman.
3. What you plan to do with the answer matters more than the answer itself.

God is not just looking for what you want. He’s looking for what you’ll do with it.

Part 7

11/08/2026

THE GOD OF EZEKIEL

HAVE READ THE HISTORY BOOK AND MOSTLY THE 1957 PRAYER FOR AFRICA, UNTIL I DEEPLY NOTICED THAT WHAT MADE GOD TO ANSWER HIS SERVANT WAS SUCH THAT OUR FATHER'S PRAYERS WERE CARRYING INTENTIONS THAT GOD WOULD AGREE WITH...

PRAYER IS NOT JUST IN WORDS SAID BUT INTENTIONS

Hannah wanted a child. But God was not first concerned about giving her the child. He was concerned about her intentions.
The day her prayer moved from “Give me a son” to “I will give him to the Lord”, heaven responded. Samuel was born.

It’s not just about prayer. It’s about the posture of the heart behind the prayer.

1. 1 Samuel 1:10-11
“In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the LORD, weeping bitterly. And she made a vow, saying, ‘LORD Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the LORD for all the days of his life.’”
Truth: The breakthrough came when her request was tied to God’s purpose.

2. 1 Samuel 1:27-28
“I prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the LORD. For his whole life he will be given over to the LORD.”
Truth: God releases what we are willing to surrender.

3. 1 Samuel 16:7
“For the LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.”
Truth: God weighs motives, not just requests.

4. Proverbs 16:2
“All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the LORD.”
Truth: Intention determines if heaven moves.

5. James 4:3
“When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.”
Truth: The wrong ‘why’ blocks the ‘what’.

1. Prayer gets God’s attention, but intention gets God’s agreement. Hannah’s vow unlocked the miracle.
2. God will delay the blessing until the motive is right. He wanted a prophet, not just to answer a barren woman.
3. What you plan to do with the answer matters more than the answer itself.

God is not just looking for what you want. He’s looking for what you’ll do with it.

Part 6

11/08/2026

THE GOD OF EZEKIEL

HAVE READ THE HISTORY BOOK AND MOSTLY THE 1957 PRAYER FOR AFRICA, UNTIL I DEEPLY NOTICED THAT WHAT MADE GOD TO ANSWER HIS SERVANT WAS SUCH THAT OUR FATHER'S PRAYERS WERE CARRYING INTENTIONS THAT GOD WOULD AGREE WITH...

PRAYER IS NOT JUST IN WORDS SAID BUT INTENTIONS

Hannah wanted a child. But God was not first concerned about giving her the child. He was concerned about her intentions.
The day her prayer moved from “Give me a son” to “I will give him to the Lord”, heaven responded. Samuel was born.

It’s not just about prayer. It’s about the posture of the heart behind the prayer.

1. 1 Samuel 1:10-11
“In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the LORD, weeping bitterly. And she made a vow, saying, ‘LORD Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the LORD for all the days of his life.’”
Truth: The breakthrough came when her request was tied to God’s purpose.

2. 1 Samuel 1:27-28
“I prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the LORD. For his whole life he will be given over to the LORD.”
Truth: God releases what we are willing to surrender.

3. 1 Samuel 16:7
“For the LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.”
Truth: God weighs motives, not just requests.

4. Proverbs 16:2
“All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the LORD.”
Truth: Intention determines if heaven moves.

5. James 4:3
“When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.”
Truth: The wrong ‘why’ blocks the ‘what’.

1. Prayer gets God’s attention, but intention gets God’s agreement. Hannah’s vow unlocked the miracle.
2. God will delay the blessing until the motive is right. He wanted a prophet, not just to answer a barren woman.
3. What you plan to do with the answer matters more than the answer itself.

God is not just looking for what you want. He’s looking for what you’ll do with it.

Part 5

11/08/2026

THE GOD OF EZEKIEL

HAVE READ THE HISTORY BOOK AND MOSTLY THE 1957 PRAYER FOR AFRICA, UNTIL I DEEPLY NOTICED THAT WHAT MADE GOD TO ANSWER HIS SERVANT WAS SUCH THAT OUR FATHER'S PRAYERS WERE CARRYING INTENTIONS THAT GOD WOULD AGREE WITH...

PRAYER IS NOT JUST IN WORDS SAID BUT INTENTIONS

Hannah wanted a child. But God was not first concerned about giving her the child. He was concerned about her intentions.
The day her prayer moved from “Give me a son” to “I will give him to the Lord”, heaven responded. Samuel was born.

It’s not just about prayer. It’s about the posture of the heart behind the prayer.

1. 1 Samuel 1:10-11
“In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the LORD, weeping bitterly. And she made a vow, saying, ‘LORD Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the LORD for all the days of his life.’”
Truth: The breakthrough came when her request was tied to God’s purpose.

2. 1 Samuel 1:27-28
“I prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the LORD. For his whole life he will be given over to the LORD.”
Truth: God releases what we are willing to surrender.

3. 1 Samuel 16:7
“For the LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.”
Truth: God weighs motives, not just requests.

4. Proverbs 16:2
“All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the LORD.”
Truth: Intention determines if heaven moves.

5. James 4:3
“When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.”
Truth: The wrong ‘why’ blocks the ‘what’.

1. Prayer gets God’s attention, but intention gets God’s agreement. Hannah’s vow unlocked the miracle.
2. God will delay the blessing until the motive is right. He wanted a prophet, not just to answer a barren woman.
3. What you plan to do with the answer matters more than the answer itself.

God is not just looking for what you want. He’s looking for what you’ll do with it.

Part 4

11/08/2026

THE GOD OF EZEKIEL

HAVE READ THE HISTORY BOOK AND MOSTLY THE 1957 PRAYER FOR AFRICA, UNTIL I DEEPLY NOTICED THAT WHAT MADE GOD TO ANSWER HIS SERVANT WAS SUCH THAT OUR FATHER'S PRAYERS WERE CARRYING INTENTIONS THAT GOD WOULD AGREE WITH...

PRAYER IS NOT JUST IN WORDS SAID BUT INTENTIONS

Hannah wanted a child. But God was not first concerned about giving her the child. He was concerned about her intentions.
The day her prayer moved from “Give me a son” to “I will give him to the Lord”, heaven responded. Samuel was born.

It’s not just about prayer. It’s about the posture of the heart behind the prayer.

1. 1 Samuel 1:10-11
“In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the LORD, weeping bitterly. And she made a vow, saying, ‘LORD Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the LORD for all the days of his life.’”
Truth: The breakthrough came when her request was tied to God’s purpose.

2. 1 Samuel 1:27-28
“I prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the LORD. For his whole life he will be given over to the LORD.”
Truth: God releases what we are willing to surrender.

3. 1 Samuel 16:7
“For the LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.”
Truth: God weighs motives, not just requests.

4. Proverbs 16:2
“All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the LORD.”
Truth: Intention determines if heaven moves.

5. James 4:3
“When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.”
Truth: The wrong ‘why’ blocks the ‘what’.

1. Prayer gets God’s attention, but intention gets God’s agreement. Hannah’s vow unlocked the miracle.
2. God will delay the blessing until the motive is right. He wanted a prophet, not just to answer a barren woman.
3. What you plan to do with the answer matters more than the answer itself.

God is not just looking for what you want. He’s looking for what you’ll do with it.

Part 3

11/08/2026

THE GOD OF EZEKIEL

HAVE READ THE HISTORY BOOK AND MOSTLY THE 1957 PRAYER FOR AFRICA, UNTIL I DEEPLY NOTICED THAT WHAT MADE GOD TO ANSWER HIS SERVANT WAS SUCH THAT OUR FATHER'S PRAYERS WERE CARRYING INTENTIONS THAT GOD WOULD AGREE WITH...

PRAYER IS NOT JUST IN WORDS SAID BUT INTENTIONS

Hannah wanted a child. But God was not first concerned about giving her the child. He was concerned about her intentions.
The day her prayer moved from “Give me a son” to “I will give him to the Lord”, heaven responded. Samuel was born.

It’s not just about prayer. It’s about the posture of the heart behind the prayer.

1. 1 Samuel 1:10-11
“In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the LORD, weeping bitterly. And she made a vow, saying, ‘LORD Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the LORD for all the days of his life.’”
Truth: The breakthrough came when her request was tied to God’s purpose.

2. 1 Samuel 1:27-28
“I prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the LORD. For his whole life he will be given over to the LORD.”
Truth: God releases what we are willing to surrender.

3. 1 Samuel 16:7
“For the LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.”
Truth: God weighs motives, not just requests.

4. Proverbs 16:2
“All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the LORD.”
Truth: Intention determines if heaven moves.

5. James 4:3
“When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.”
Truth: The wrong ‘why’ blocks the ‘what’.

1. Prayer gets God’s attention, but intention gets God’s agreement. Hannah’s vow unlocked the miracle.
2. God will delay the blessing until the motive is right. He wanted a prophet, not just to answer a barren woman.
3. What you plan to do with the answer matters more than the answer itself.

God is not just looking for what you want. He’s looking for what you’ll do with it.

Part 2