The Power of a Praying Man
DAILY VITAMIN
- The Power of a Praying Man
When we study Nehemiah, we would realize one action he took in each chapter was the act of prayer. He teaches one thing by this singular action of his: that is, that prayer is not just one religious rite, but a medium to getting instructions and directions from God to make the journey of life a celebration of glory.
Whenever he was on the ledge, he would pray for directives; and guess what, God always answered. You know when we read of what Paul wrote about praying everywhere we find ourselves (1 Timothy 2:8), it may sound unreal and unachievable; but study Nehemiah's lifestyle, and you will find out that he even prayed right there in front of a king (2:4). Time or place was never a limitation to his alone time with God. And it shouldn't be ours too.
Prayer sanctifies you, after which it edifies you, because as you get deeper into God, you never just leave as man, but as man having a part of God with and in him. You would also notice that of every one of the captive children of Israel who ever wrote of the reestablishment of Jerusalem, Nehemiah had much to write, because indeed he had achieved much, not just because he was Nehemiah, but because before any approach he would take, he always had a prayer preceding. He settled great affairs in prayer and as such was never found wanting in matters of great affair.
You might have plans already for the next 10 years of your life....good! In fact you might even have routes in mind to follow in order to accomplish them; but know this, to truly be assured of success, you must first seek God's own approach, and when you do find it, though it might not seem easy at first, but if like Ezra, you can boldly say, believing, 'The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek Him' (Ezra 8:22), and walk in the consciousness of that declaration daily, then I believe you have enough to get you going- unwavering confidence in God....and that's an assurance for unrivaled greatness.
I hope today we all can implement it, for indeed to make a mark in all affairs of life at all times, every time, before you make an approach, make a prayer.
- The Power of a Praying Man
When we study Nehemiah, we would realize one action he took in each chapter was the act of prayer. He teaches one thing by this singular action of his: that is, that prayer is not just one religious rite, but a medium to getting instructions and directions from God to make the journey of life a celebration of glory.
Whenever he was on the ledge, he would pray for directives; and guess what, God always answered. You know when we read of what Paul wrote about praying everywhere we find ourselves (1 Timothy 2:8), it may sound unreal and unachievable; but study Nehemiah's lifestyle, and you will find out that he even prayed right there in front of a king (2:4). Time or place was never a limitation to his alone time with God. And it shouldn't be ours too.
Prayer sanctifies you, after which it edifies you, because as you get deeper into God, you never just leave as man, but as man having a part of God with and in him. You would also notice that of every one of the captive children of Israel who ever wrote of the reestablishment of Jerusalem, Nehemiah had much to write, because indeed he had achieved much, not just because he was Nehemiah, but because before any approach he would take, he always had a prayer preceding. He settled great affairs in prayer and as such was never found wanting in matters of great affair.
You might have plans already for the next 10 years of your life....good! In fact you might even have routes in mind to follow in order to accomplish them; but know this, to truly be assured of success, you must first seek God's own approach, and when you do find it, though it might not seem easy at first, but if like Ezra, you can boldly say, believing, 'The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek Him' (Ezra 8:22), and walk in the consciousness of that declaration daily, then I believe you have enough to get you going- unwavering confidence in God....and that's an assurance for unrivaled greatness.
I hope today we all can implement it, for indeed to make a mark in all affairs of life at all times, every time, before you make an approach, make a prayer.
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