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TALK LESS AND PRAY MORE

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QUALIFICATION OF HEAVEN DEVOTIONAL

DATE: 12TH MAY, 2021

TOPIC: TALK LESS AND PRAY MORE

READING: JAMES 5:13

POINT: Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
James 5:13 KJV

MEDITATION
It’s Time to Pray

“Are any of you suffering hardships? You should pray. Are any of you happy? You should sing praises.” (James 5:13)

Have you ever been in what appeared to be an impossible situation with no way out? Have you ever desperately needed or wanted something, but it seemed as though there was no way you would ever have it? Or, have you ever thought there was no future for you? If so, you need to know about the power of God that can take place through prayer.

One thing that comes out very clearly in the pages of God’s Word is that prayer can dramatically change situations, people, and sometimes even the very course of nature.

But what prayer changes the most is you. You change when you pray. The objective of prayer is not to change God or to get Him to do something differently. The objective of prayer is to align yourself with the will and purposes of God.

God will allow hardship and challenges and need—and sometimes even tragedy—so that He can reveal Himself to us and put His power and glory on display. He allows things to happen in our lives so we will turn to Him in prayer.

Yet we usually regard prayer as a last resort: Well, I’ve called all my contacts. I’ve pretty much done everything I can do. . . . So I guess all I can do now is pray.

In reality, the first thing we should do is pray and ask the Lord for His help, His direction, and even His provision. We need God’s help—that is why we pray. When we see our weakness, we have a greater glimpse of the strength of God.

As someone wisely said, “If you are swept off your feet, it’s time to get on your knees.”

No matter what situation in which we find ourselves, we need to pray.

PRAYER 🛐
God we know you’re omnipotent and omnipresent God, you know everything and we call upon you now Lord Jesus Christ, grant to us our desire, in Jesus name Amen!

CONCLUSION

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1 Thessalonians 5:17
Matthew 7:7

BY: Heavenniers Soldiers

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QUALIFICATION OF HEAVEN DEVOTIONAL

DATE: 7TH MAY 2021

TOPIC: PRAYER OF THE SAINT

READING: REVELATION 5:8

POINT: And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.
Revelation 5:8 KJV

MEDITATION

Trusting God’s Timing

“Now when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.” (Revelation 5:8)

Have you ever prayed for something that seemed to take a long time for God to answer? Or, have you ever prayed for something, and the answer came so quickly that it almost scared you? Sometimes we don’t believe our prayers can be answered so quickly.

In chapter 12 of the book of Acts, James the apostle had been beheaded, and Peter had been arrested by Herod. Then we read that “constant prayer was offered to God for [Peter] by the church” (verse 5). God immediately answered that prayer, sent an angel into the prison, and the doors literally opened for Peter to walk out of jail.

Then Peter went to the house where the church was presumably praying for his deliverance. Peter knocked at the door, a girl named Rhoda answered, and seeing it was the answer to their prayers, she went back to the men of God to tell them that Peter was at the door.

“Bros…”

“Quiet. We’re praying. ‘Lord, deliver Peter. . . .’ ”

“Hey, bros?”

“Don’t bother us. We’re praying for Peter!”

“bros!”

“What?”

“Peter is outside! He’s standing at the door.”

These great men of faith didn’t believe God could answer their prayer. But eventually they let Peter in. Poor Peter—God could get him out of prison, but Peter couldn’t get himself into a prayer meeting.

God hears and stores our prayers. Revelation 5 talks about a bowl of prayers in heaven: “Now when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints” (verse 8).

No prayer is wasted. Each one is duly noted by God and answered at just the right moment.

PRAYER

Lord Jesus Christ, perfect us in our weakness, strength us to be more faithful in you, that we may counted among the saint in Jesus name, Amen!

CONCLUSION

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Acts:12

BY: Heavenniers Soldiers

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HBBM DAILY DEVOTIONAL 2021

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QUALIFICATION OF HEAVEN DEVOTIONAL

DATE: 6TH MAY 2021

TOPIC: PRAYER IS COMMUNICATING WITH GOD

READING: GENESIS 5:23-24

POINT: And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
Genesis 5:24 KJV

MEDITATION
An Ongoing Conversation

“So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty-five years. And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.” (Genesis 5:23–24)

Did you know it’s possible to pray the most beautiful, eloquent prayer ever prayed and not have it go any higher than the ceiling?

Sometimes we are filled with sin. Maybe it’s unforgiveness, or maybe it’s a sin we have never confessed. But that sin is like a barrier between God and us. It is like being on a phone call with God and having the battery go dead.

Maybe you’ve allowed some sin to work its way into your life, and it has brought your prayer life to a halt. If you want to reconnect with God again, then you will need to confess your sin. The Bible tells us that “if we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).

I love the story of Enoch, who “walked with God; and he was not, for God took him” (Genesis 5:24). This simply means that every day, Enoch would get up and take a walk with God. He did this for many years. But one day God effectively said, “Enoch, we’re closer to My house than yours. Why don’t you come on home with me?”

God wants a relationship with you, and prayer is communication with Him. It’s an ongoing conversation that you can have with Him all day, all afternoon, all night long—and all life long. Like Enoch, you can walk with God day in and day out, year in and year out, a decade in and decade out. You can walk with God in your younger years, in your middle years, and your older years.

And then one day the Lord will say, “Come on. We’re closer to My house than yours. Why don’t you come on home with Me?”

PRAYER 🛐
Oh Lord set our hearts on fire, Guide our footsteps that we may work with you, as you servant Enoch, in Jesus Name, Amen!

CONCLUSION
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Luke 18:1

BY: Heavenniers Soldiers