(Fourth part)
Memory verse: (Acts13:1) " As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said: Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them "
Prayer helps us to discover God’s purpose for our lives. Prayerlessness has caused many believers to live wasted lives they were never created to live. Many keep wasting their energy, money and time doing things just because they see other people do them and prosper. Prosperity and success has become the greatest cancer of our generation. People think life is about achieving goals and getting your ends meet, that’s wrong! We should seek first to discover what God created us to do on this earth and then pursue that with all your strength and resources. Others have settled for just seeking a living. Struggle for survival is the lowest form of live people has chosen. God created you to live here on earth for a peculiar assignment. You’re too special, unique and full of God’s resources just to pass through this world like a dream of the night. There’s a whole world of wealth hidden inside of you. There’s a district in my home country Uganda called Karamoja, it has great deposits of gold, but it was discovered recently. The karamajong people are one of the most primitive people; They are poor and walk naked. By their tradition they don’t put on clothes. Imagine poor, primitive people sleeping on top of great wealth. How sad! Jacob’ s course of life just changed one night he wrestled with God after sixty years of fruitless struggles. I spent eleven years as a born again Christian, just a nominal one, prayer less, never new the baptism of the Holy Spirit until on the 08/01/1996 when I went to attend a prayer and fasting campaign for our Nation. On that day and date God touched me and called me. At that time I was pursuing a higher diploma at college. I had a dream of pursuing a master’s degree in civil Engineering. In a prayer meeting God messed up my dreams because he had an eternal and better dream for my life. I am grateful to God because now I am fulfilled and touching nations and my generation for Christ. It’s a great thing to be used by God to touch people for God’s glory. Heaven has something special that will make you significant to your nation and people. Will you stir up your self like an Eagle and destroy some of you comfort to seek the face of God and find out what he has for your life?
Tomorrow we will touch ‘ Prayer brings and keeps God’s glory in the church.
