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Title: The God of Jesus Christ has promised to answer you when you call upon His name fervently.
“And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.”
1 Kings 17:1 KJV.
Our God has made us priests to Him in Jesus Christ (Revelations 5:10). The office of the priest requires us to stand before God on behalf of people, to intercede for them. As we pray, we are standing before God. We need confidence and faith in our God that the things we have travailed for in prayer will come to pass. Look at Elijah, He had such confidence in God that he could declare before a king that he was going to pray for rain to stop. Look at what He said "As the Lord God of Israel lives before whom I stand....". After that declaration he went and stood before God in prayer- it was a negative prayer -which God answered because the people had turned against God.
Point of Reflection:
Are you standing before your God bringing your petitions to him? Remember the admonition from the Book of James 5:16-18. "Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.”
Your prayer has much working in its power. On this day lets stand before our Heavenly Father and ask for peace in those troubled areas of the world where there is war and instability including Syria, Israel, South Sudan, DRC Congo etc. Let's ask together for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit across Planet Earth and remind God that He does not desire the death of a sinner but desires all to come to salvation and knowledge of the truth. Pray with passion and fervency. When you are ready-
Prayer: My Father in the name of Jesus Christ I thank you for the privilege of standing in your presence presenting the needs of your people. I thank you for the risen Jesus Christ whom I confess this day as the Lord of my life. I bring to you Father those areas of planet earth where there is war, strife, famine and other unfavorable circumstances. I ask you to intervene O God and cause wars to cease as you say in your word. I pray Lord for salvation of souls across planet earth - let your spirit come down O God in power to accomplish your purposes oh my Father. Forgive the sin of your people Father who have done abominable things before you. I remember those our brethren in persecution on account of your word. I pray for your intervention O my Father, the only true God. In the name of Jesus Christ I pray. Amen.
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