(Second part)
Memory verse: (Romans12:11) " not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord "
Prayer is more of a heart-activity than a mental art. The heart of a praying man or women is supposed to be fervent. Jeremiah said of an experience that he was undergoing. God’s word in his heart was like fire shut up in his bones (Jer20:9). In other words, he was burning. He was being consumed and he could not withstand the fire of God’s word. The scripture says of John the Baptist, that he was a burning and a shining light (Jn5:31-35). John the Baptist taught and said that Jesus would baptize us with the Holy Spirit and fire. And the bible talk about our God as a consuming fire and that God is living inside of our lives (Heb12:29). We are temples that are housing the consuming fire. When you’re filled with the Holy Spirit your life is set on the fire of God. You can’t be filled with the Holy Spirit and remain cold. The fire of God brings spiritual activation in our lives. We are to be burning and shining lights of this world and then burn for God.
Another former revivalist said he gets up every morning and spend time with God and in evenings multitudes come to watch him burning. A fervent heart is a mighty weapon of prayer. A Fervent heart prays without ceasing. A heart on fire enjoys prayer. Like attracts like, a fervent heart releases the fire of God. Men with fervent will pray until the answer comes. Only fervency will cause men to endure with burdens of prayer until they prevail. A fervent heart will give you breakthrough in prayer. People fervent in heart are not limited by time in prayer but by the burden. The fire will keep burning until the burden is lifted. Men of fervent heart don’t watch the clock while praying they only pray until their heart feels peace about the requests they are praying for. Men of fervent hearts are only sensitive to breakthroughs and peace in prayer. Elijah was an example, He prayed and nothing could discourage him until rain came. If your prayers have been weak, it’s because your heart is fireless. Cry out to God to send fire of the Holy Spirit to fill your heart. May the consuming fire fill your entire body until you won’t be able to sleep, or have peace like Jeremiah, so that you can pray fervently. Our generation will not remain the same as men and women on fire begin to pray fervently. Their prayers will affect heaven and shake the gates of hell. Their prayers will open the heavens and release GOD’S POWER UPON THE EARTH.
Tomorrow we will learn about ‘ Only the pure in heart will see God ’
