“And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he
said, Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not” (Genesis 28:16).
Jacob fell asleep at the altar of
God unknowingly because he was prayerless. Little did he know also that his
grand-father had raised an altar years ago in that very place where he fell
asleep. Because of his prayerlessness, he struggled all through the night with
his blessing. How can a man fight his own blessing? He did it in ignorance
because of prayerlessness. Prayerlessness can be very costly. It was during the
period of his struggling that he saw the trafficking of angels. He saw in his
dream angels ascending and descending in that place and he shouted out of bed.
The reason why most Christians
live below standard is because they don’t know how to pray. It is prayer that
can take your spiritual challenges to a spiritual level. It moves them from the
physical to the supernatural. If the devil cannot withstand you in this world,
he cannot withstand you in the supernatural either when you can pray. Jacob
wrestled all night because he was prayerless. I may not know you by name but
God knows you. So I charge you to wake up from your sleeping bed and start
praying because prayerlessness endangers your life.
I want you to understand that a
life without prayer is very dangerous and full of temptation. God gave you an
assignment in this world and He also gave you the equipments (prayer) to
accomplish the task. The only way you can accomplish the assignment and not be
rubbished by the devil is through prayers. When you cannot pray, you are not
sure of what will befall you tomorrow. There are so many things prayer can do
for you. “Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.” By implication,
prayer can prevent you from falling into temptation. Peradventure you are
falling already, prayer can bring you out of that temptation. Prayer can also
empower you to overcome temptation. Let me quickly say that the life of a
Christian is the life of battles. But how can you fight these battles?
FURTHER READING: 1 Peter 5:8; Luke 22:46
PRAYER: Holy Spirit baptize me with the fire of prayer. Let all flesh overthrown from my life. I refuse to faint or be weak in the place of prayer. I speak strength to my spirit man. I overcome every form of temptation in my life
PRAYER: Holy Spirit baptize me with the fire of prayer. Let all flesh overthrown from my life. I refuse to faint or be weak in the place of prayer. I speak strength to my spirit man. I overcome every form of temptation in my life
WORDS OF WISDOM: Persistence
in prayer is the key to unlock your door of escape out of hot oven.
Eagles Devotional is a daily revelatory and inspirational Publication by Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, the founder and presiding Pastor of Word of Life Bible Church, Warri, Nigeria.
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