(Fifth part)
Memory verse (Matt21: 13): " And He said to them, It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of thieves "
God’s house is a house of prayer. Prayer is one of the most precious treasures of God’s house. Either the corporate church or a believer as an individual, we’re the house of prayer. Prayer must be one of the treasures we possess in our lives. There is supposed to be prayer in your personal life. In your family there should be a family prayer altar. As church congregation there should be congregational prayers. There is supposed to be prayer in all departments of the church.
Prayer is a mighty weapon in the church. David went to the Ahimelech, the high priest and in the temple there was the sword of Goliath and Ahimelech gave it to David (1Sam21: 9). It's time we bring the weapon that slays the giants in the life of the church and in our personal lives. This weapon is might through God to destroy satanic strongholds over lives of people, over cities, over nations and over families.
Throughout the Bible, the men who prayed changed nations, defeated their enemies, did wonders, walked with God, had God’s power in their lives, they were heard in heavens and they shook the gates of hell. Prayer releases God’s power in the church. By prayer and intercession we will take territories, we will destroy the gates of hell in nations and cities, we will establish God’s kingdom in people's lives, we shall take the gospel to the ends of the earth, and God’s power shall be manifested and demonstrated. Through prayer your life and the church shall become powerhouses in the earth. In the scripture we read, verse 14 (Matt 21:14), it is written that after Jesus had thrown out all the kinds rubbish that was done in the temple, the lame, the sick etc who came into the temple were healed. Prayer will release the miracles, signs and wonders in the church. A prayerful church is a might instrument in God’s hand. If prayer is not in your life am afraid, Satan may have made your life a den of every evil things, evil temptations, evil desires, lusts of the world etc. It’s your time beloved to arise and call upon the Lord and let him throw them out and let the miraculous begin to flow into your life.
Tomorrow’s subject: “The Anointing of the Holy Spirit”
