2. it is not a routine or obligation
but it is a lifestyle.
3. “I believe that thousands never
utter a word of prayer at all. They
eat. They drink. They sleep. They
rise. They go forth to their labour.
They return to their homes. They
breathe God’s air. They see God’s
sun. they walk on God’s earth.
They enjoy God’s mercies. They
have dying bodies. They have
judgment and eternity before them.
But they never speak to God. They
live like the beast that perish. They
behave like creatures without
souls.”
J.C. Ryle
English evangelical Anglicans
bishop of Liverpool
7. it allows us to be positioned in a place of
triumph and victory with Him.
through prayer, we start to exercise our power
and authority as we declare what God has
spoken.
when we stand with Him through prayer, we
accurately speak things from His heart and His
throne. We can now declare and see the
manifestation of what the son of God taught us:
“Let Your Kingdom come here on earth and
Your will be done as it is in Heaven”
8. As we live a prayerful life, we become
watchful of our ways, our thoughts and
words.
In prayer, we overcome the temptations
around us and we start to break our own
limitations.
9. 7 Benefits of Prayer
1. Prayer can set (or change) the tone of your day
2. Prayer helps you make better decisions
3. Daily prayer keeps God in the forefront of your
mind, not forgotten until Sunday
4. More frequent communication builds a stronger
relationship
5. The discipline of daily prayer is submitting your
heart to God
6. Answered prayers are prayers prayed
7. Opening your heart to God daily allows God to
transform your heart
10. Jeremiah 33:3
“Call to me and I will answer you, and
show you great and mighty things, which you
do not know”
Matthew 7:7-8
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek
and you will find it; knock, and it will be opened
to you. For everyone who asks received, and he
who seeks finds and to whom who knocks it will
be opened”.
13. Let us reflect on ourselves:
1. When and how do you pray?
2. How often do you spend time praying
each day?
3. How can you deepen your prayer life?
14. Declaration
We are God’s children called His name
to pray without ceasing. We humble
ourselves before the sovereign God and
pledge to seek him and his righteousness in
our day to day living. If there are any unclean
things in our hearts or impurities in our
thoughts, we turn from these things through
prayer. As we pray and seek His face, we also
turn from our wicked ways. We believe that
God will hear from heavens, and will forgive
our sins and heal our land.
15. Prayer:
Almighty God in Heaven, thank You for providing an
excellent way to touch Your heart. It is not by might nor by
power but through your Holy Spirit that we can approach
You in your holiness and in the beauty of your presence.
We break the limitations and bondages through the power
and authority You bestowed on us. No powers of darkness
or principalities can stop us in approaching You. In the
same manner, our nation will never be drawn away from
your presence because men and women everywhere have
also received the spirit of supplication. Thus we start to lift
up holy hands. We know that this nation, our families and
agencies will never be the same again. All these, in the
name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, amen.
