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Saturday, October 3, 2020

The Doctrine Of Balaam

 


Letters From God  Day 4 :  The Doctrine of Balaam  

" But I have a few things against thee ,because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam  ,who taught Balak to cast a stumbling block before the children of Isreal, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication. " Revelations 2:14

The doctrine of Balaam is the strategy that Balaam taught the king of Moab. This doctrine teaches that the Israelites are righteous before God ,therefore they cannot be cursed in any way. So he taught the king of Moab, Balak to seduce the children of Isreal to commit fornication with the Moabites and also introduced them to eat meat sacrificed to idols. In this way they become  defiled and therefore they shall loose God's protection and glory. 

" He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob ,neither hath he seen perverseness in Isreal. The Lord his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them ." Numbers 23 : 21 Balaam is telling the king of Moab, Balak that, so long as there is no sin ,iniquity or sexual perversion ( fornication ) in the people of Isreal he cannot curse them ,but instead he blessed them. 

 So the scriptures further explained the doctrine of Balaam in the book of   Numbers 31:16 " Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD."  In this portion of scripture it is described as " the counsel of Balaam " 

So doctrine of Balaam in our days is the seduction and convincing that the children of God can sin and nothing will happen to. So they teach that we are under grace ,it doesn't matter if we sin ,because we are covered by the grace of God. 

This is  a lie and a typical doctrine of Balaam that the enemy is using to lure God's children into fornication, adulteryand all forms of sin ,so that the devil can have access to destroy human lives .True grace of God delivers people from sinful life and teaches us to live a godly life.

 " For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men .Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lust, we should live soberly, righteously and godly, in this present world. " Titus 2:11-12  The reality here is that when you receive grace, it teaches , enables and helps you to overcome lust ,ungodliness and sin as a whole. Again the grace helps you to live a righteous and godly life. 

In this 3rd time the doctrine of Balaam is being taught undercover of grace ,some teach that our sins doesn't matter, because we have grace and this has made  many children of God fall into all forms of sinful indulgence even in the house of God. Many Christians  who are deceived by this doctrine of Balaam are living in sin and yet going to church every Sunday without remorse. That is why many church buildings are full of people who are still living in sins . 



PRAYER 

Lord God have mercy upon me and deliver me from the deception of strange doctrines that encourage sin in Jesus name. AMEN 


Core Values of People


 Letters From God Day 9 : Core Values of People 

" ...Thou art careful and troubled about many things. ..But one thing is needful, and  Mary hath chosen that good part ." Luke 10:41-42 


There are some things human beings value on earth, those are the things that get their attention the most. What you value most in life is what you invest your time, energy, money and passion on .There are three main core values in life ,these are what people value most ; money, love and entertainment. Money has been the number one core value of most people, to the extent they can even kill for money, lie for money, dupe for money and do any thing evil for money. 


That is the word of God cautions us against the love of money which brings most evil. " For the love of money is the root of all evil : which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, pierced themselves through with many sorrows. "  1 Timothy 6:10 The people who see  money as their core value tend to love money more than anything in the world. One of the core values is love ,which comprises relationships, marriage and sex .Those who value these things can go to all length to have a lover or to please a lover .

God always warn us in his word against loving and valueing the things of the world." Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world,  If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For  all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. " 1 John 2:15-16

 Those who value love ,relationships, marriage or sex above the word of God will always end up committing sin .Because most at times they are controlled by lust of the flesh, so they end up committing sin. 

One core value of people in general is entertainment of all kinds, such as football, movies ,parties ,clubs ,social gatherings and all forms of games. That is why some Christians may not go to church on Sunday, but instead go to movie theatres or game centres ,just to watch football or movies. What God wants us to value is the word of God, like Mary who valued the teachings of Christ and spent all her time listening to the word of God. " And she had a sister called Mary ,who also sat at Jesus feet and heard his word. " Luke 10 : 39 

PRAYER 

Lord Jesus Christ help me to value your word more than anything else in this world in Jesus name. AMEN 


Wednesday, September 2, 2020

The Children of The Kingdom

 


The Children Of The Kingdom 

" The field is the world, the good seeds are the children of the kingdom, but the tares are the children of the wicked one. "  Matthew 13 : 38

The children of the kingdom are those who have accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as their saviour. They have come to accept  the Lord Jesus Christ, and are born-again and spirit filled. The children of the kingdom are those who are pursuing the eternal life in God's kingdom. They are led by the spirit of God, and for that matter they have come to recognise the voice of God. " For as many as are led by the spirit of God, they are the sons of God. " Romans 8:14 


The children of the kingdom are those who are separatedfrom the life of sin." Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing :and I will receive you. And I will be a father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters ,saith the Lord Almighty. " 2 Corinthians 6 : 17-18 The children of the kingdom are those who are consecrated in their heart and have decided to abstain from all forms of sinful appearance. 

God receives us as his children if we forgo all the sinful ways of the world. For instance the apostle John cautions, " Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him .For all that is in the world,  the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life oise not of the Father, but is of the world. " 1  John 2:15-16 Those who are the children of the kingdom are suppose to only live the Lord and not the sinful world of lust, and pride which destroys sinners.


 The children of the kingdom are those who are delivered from the powers of darkness. " who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear son ." Colossians 1:13 The children of the kingdom are heavenly minded and focus on things, above. " If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above. , and not on things on the earth. " Colossians 3 : 1-2 

PRAYER 

I am a child of the kingdom, therefore I am kingdom minded and heavenly focused. Above all I love the Lord and not the things of the world. Therefore help me Lord by your grace in Jesus name. AMEN 

Letters From God 20th  Day :  The Children Of The Wicked One 

Saturday, August 22, 2020

The Way To Heaven

 


" Jesus saith unto, I am the way, the truth, and the life, no man cometh unto the father but by me "  John 14:6

The way to heaven is on the cross of Calvary, Jesus Christ came as the way to heaven, no wonder he said,  " I am the  way " The way to heaven is only found in Jesus Christ of Nazareth,  it is the way of righteousness, it is the way of the cross and it is also described as the narrow way. " Because strait is the gate and narrow is the way which leadeth unto life and few there be that find it " Matthew 7:14 

The way to heaven is the narrow way that only a few who are willing to loose so much of weight in order to enter this narrow way can enter . On the narrow way to heaven is only a life of righteousness where obedience to the word of God is enforced. On this way to heaven is no sinful activity permitted. " And there shall in no wise enter into it anything that defileth, neither whatever worketh abomination or maketh a lie ,but they which are written in the lamb's book of life. " Revelations 21:27


The way to heaven is the way of purity, the only people who are liable to enter are the ones who are living a life of righteousness. The way to hear is not meant for those who commit iniquity, Jesus emphasised this, " Not everyone that saith unto me ,Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he that doeth the will of my father which is in heaven. 

Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? And in thy name cast out devils ? and in thy name done many wonderful works .And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you, depart from me ,ye that work iniquity, " Matthew 7: 21-23 

The way to heaven is the way of the righteous, and not the way of the hypocrites. The aforementioned portion of scripture explains that some people would be denied entrance to the kingdom of heaven because of their lifestyle of iniquities. The way to the kingdom of heaven, is the way of commitment where the body is a sacrifice to God .

 " I beseech you therefore, brethren , by the mercies of God ,that ye present your bodies as a living sacrifice ,holy ,acceptable,unto   God, which is your reasonable service  .And be not conformed tho this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God ." Romans 12:2 

Monday, August 17, 2020

The God kind Of Life

 

The God kind Of Life 

" For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the father and was manifested unto us. " 1 John 1:2 

The God kind of life is the only life that defines the immortality of God. The God kind of life is the life referred to us eternal life which only God gives his children. It is the life that Jesus Christ came to manifest to the whole world. Before Jesus Christ came, this life was hidden with the father and only God had that life. It is the life that knows no beginning nor ending, it is the kind of life described in Revelations 1:8 

Jesus describesthe life of God in full detail in this portion of scripture ;  Alpha and Omega.that is  A and Z  ,this means God begins ends every life, but he has no beginning nor ending. The next phrase is the  " the beginning and the ending " which also implies that God's life begins every other life and the same ends every other life. In reality God determines life, it's beginning and it's ending. 


Another phrase that describes the God kind of life is " which is, which was and which is to come. "  Here it is emphasizing a God who entails the past of life and things. The present life which is, and God is also a  God who knows and controls the future, " which is to come " 

This means God's life is from everlasting to everlasting, from generation to generation and from age to age .It is a perpetual life, unabated and continual. Jesus describes this life in another scripture as resurrection and the life. " Jesus said unto her ,I am the resurrection, and the life , he that believeth  in me though he were dead, yet shall he live." John 11:25 



The resurrection means it is reviving life, it quickens or gives life to people or the dead .Jesus manifested the life of God, therefore he is the life ." But is now made manifest by the appearing of our saviour Jesus Christ ,who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel, z Timothy 1 :10 

The God kind y life abolishes death, the death of going to hell fire. ( Revelations 20:14-15 )Jesus came to establish immortality with the people of God who believe in him .


PRAYER 

Lord Jesus Christ I receive this life of God into my soul life ,from today I choose to enjoy the life of God forever in Jesus name. 

AMEN 

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Love Is Not Easily Provoked

 

Love Is Not Easily Provoked 


" Love is not easily provoked " 1Corinhians 13 : 5

The people that are truly in love are not easily provoked. Love has no place for anger ,no matter how you try to provoke the person in love he or she will never loose his temper. It is  not easy to provoke the anger of the person in love with someone to be angry at the person no matter the offence they commit  . 

That is what Jesus did when demonstrating the love of God for humanity. We found out that they crucified Christ and despite all the  abuse. Jesus was not provoked to curse the people in  any way, but rather he prayed for them. 

" Then said Jesus, father forgive them , for they do not know what they do ..? 

Luke 23:34  The fact is the Lord   Jesus prayed for his enemies out of love. That is why he said God should not charge them for the sin of murder ,even though they killed him. If our Lord Jesus was actually provoked by all the things they did to him ,he would have cursed those who crucified him, They spat on him, they slapped him, they scorged him and plaited created a crown  of thorns on him  .

All these was enough to provoke him ,but because of love Jesus Christ was never provoked. " But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. " Romans 5:8 

Because Jesus died out of love for us ,and as a display of his perfect love toward us Jesus Christ never got angry even with those that crucified him . We see a similar situation with Stephen, as they stone him to death, he still showed them heaven and he was never provoked to pray against his enemies. In his love display he rather prayed for them .

" And he kneeled down, and cried with a load voice. Lord, lay not this sin to their charge ,and when he had said this he fell asleep. " Acts 7:60 In praying for the enemies, he demonstrated the love of Christ, the kind of love that Jesus told the disciples to display towards their enemies,.

" But I say to you which hear ,love your enemies, do good to them which hate you. Bless them that curse you and pray for them which despitefully use you. " Luke 6:27 -28 Whenever we pray for our enemies, it is a sign of love ,so true love is not easily provoked, if you claim to love your spouse you will not be angry too soon or show quick temper when relating to him or her. 

PRAYER 

Lord help me to love in such a way that  I will never be easily provoked in Jesus name. 

AMEN 

Sunday, August 9, 2020

Love Is Not Selfish

 

Love Is Not  Selfish 

 " Love does not insist on its own way " 

 1 Corinthians 13 : 5


People in love usually are are very selfless in their love relationship. A person who is in love is just a selfless person who do not live for himself or herself, but lives and does things for the sake of love and because of their loved ones. 

So one of the characteristics of love is that it is not selfish in decision making and even in making choices. This means love does not insist on his own, but rather accept a corporate decision from their loved ones. 

God also have the same altitude of love towards his children. God took part of our humanity, because of love, that is why God was  made flesh and dwelt with us .

 " And without controversy, great is the mystery of godliness, God was made manifest in the flesh, justified in the spirit ,seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory. " 1 Timothy 3:16 God was still demonstrating love when he left his natural habitation in the Spirit and took over natural habitation in the flesh. 

God's love considers our ways  and God also flows with us in our ways ." For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities,but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin ." Hebrews 4:165 

It is the love of God for humanity that made Jesus to share in  our humanity  .Love is totally living to please the person you love and not yourself, it is living to honour the person you love and not yourself. That is why if we love God, we must live to honour God with our lifestyle all the time. 

Our love for God must be seen in the things we do for God in a selfless manner. This means we are practically living to please God by doing things not in our own way, but in God's way, according to the will of God for our live. " Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. " 1 John 3 : 16 God wants us to demonstrate the same kind of love he demonstrated for us by dieing for us in the cross of Calvary to others in  a selfish way. 

PRAYER TOPIC 

1. Lord help me to love selflessly, 

2. Lord help me to love my neighbour selflessly in Jesus name.  

AMEN 


Friday, August 7, 2020

Love Is Kind

 

Love Is kind 

  " Love is kind and patient " 1 Corinthians 13 : 4

Love is kind means that love makes people to be generous towards those they love. Whenever we love someone we are prone to be generous towards that person. We give so much to such people all because we love them

.  A person in love is a giver in kind and gesture. A person in love gives gifts and passion, or affection. God's love for humanity prompted God to give us long life, daily bread ,rain to water our plantations and a conducive atmosphere on earth for living. 

God's kindness towards us is mostly seen in the  way he gave us his son Jesus to be our saviour and deliverer . ( John 3:16 ) God is so kind to human beings that he makes sure we have angelic protection over our lives all the  time.  " In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them, in his love and in his pity he redeemed them ,and he bare them ,and nd carried them all the days of old ." Isaiah 63 : 9 


When God loves us he always redeems us from the slavery of darkness, and also bears us in his saving arms all the time. That is why as his beloved children we are previleged to enjoy the kindness of the Lord for his children. 

Love is caring for other people the way God loves and cares for his children, and this is an act of kindness. To love in person means to show goodness and mercy to such  a  person especially in the time of need,.So we are  also admonished to love in deed  and not in words .


"  My little children, let us not love in word ,neither  in tongue,but in deed and in truth. " 1 John 3:18 Love shows in good deeds that we do for those we love ,the same God does good deeds for us because of his love. It is not enough to say I love you to someone, but the best is to do good to the person that you love. True love is seen in the things we do for people we love and not in the words we say to them. 

That is why God does so many things for us because of his love for us as his beloved children. God wants us to do good and help people for the sake of love and not because the people deserve it, but because of the demonstration of love.

 " Give to him that a sketch thee ,and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. " Matthew 5: 42 Love gives, cares ,protects , and helps all who are in need of help as much as possible. 

PRAYER Topic 

Lord help me to love and show the kindness of love to all the people around  me in Jesus name. 


Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Love Is Patience

 
Love Is Patience

Love is patience enduring and long suffering. This means love is tolerant and can endure even in hard times and actually persevere during crises. A person in love is ready to wait upon his or her lover to actually come to terms with their love conditions. For  instance a man can patiently wait upon a young lady who is in the  university or vocational training to finish and then marry her because of love. 

A woman who is in love can wait patiently for a spouse or husband who is in abroad for five or more years  to return and settle together. God wants us to have the same virtue of patience to wait for his promises. Once we are able to wait for as long as the promise tarried ,it is a sign of love for God  which is patience " But let patience have her perfect work.,that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. " James 1 : 4

So patience is the way of God that God wants to use to establish our love for God, that is why at times God's promises seems to tarry before they come to pass . " Knowing this that the trying of your faith worketh patience. " James 1:3 If we claim to love God ,it would be seen in our patient walk with God, because true love 7 tested by patience .If we don’t have patience for God to wait upon him to fulfil hispromises, it is a sign that we are not in love with God  .
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For instance Hebrews 10:36 declares " For ye have need of patience, that after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. " Hebrews 10: 36 The will of God is for us to have patience for God and that  signifies the love of God in our hearts. For instance Abraham waited in patience until the promise of God concerning his life came to pass. Because he loved God he didn't go and serve other gods in order for his needs to be met, rather he waited in patience. 

"Saying, surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. And so after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. " Hebrews 6: 14-15  God's way of seeing our love for him is to weigh us on the scale of patience. If we claim to love God it doesn't matter how long it takes for God's promises to be fulfilled in our lives, we will have the patience to wait upon God for such a promise. People who give up too quickly or soon are not really in love with God. 
PRAYER 

OH Lord my God give me patience, because I live you ,help to wait patiently until your promise come to pass in my life .

Friday, July 31, 2020

The New Creation

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THE NEW CREATION
“Therefore, if any man is in Christ, he is a new creation old things are passed away; behold all things are become new” 2Corinthians 5:17

The born-again Christian is a new creation and as such   has been given a life in Christ. Among other things, the Christian is a Spirit, a new entity created in Christ Jesus. “That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of Spirit is Spirit.” John 3:6. What Jesus means is that, your human parents gave birth to a flesh and blood. That is you, however in Christ Jesus, we are born as a Spirit, and that is the new creation.

The new creation does not have a past, but a new personality in Christ. That is why as a Christian, you cannot think in retrospect to your past life before you got born- again. You are not suppose to trace your genealogy and affirm that a particular phenomena of life taking place in your life as part of your family issues. All things are new for the new creation and the former things are passed away.

 We are called the “walls in newness of life”. (Romans 6:4). You are a new being, who has the nature of God and that makes you Spiritual. You walk according to the word of God. When you get converted to Christ your citizenship is inverted.
This means that you have being translated into the kingdom of God. The new creation is a Spirit that has the mindset of Christ in his or her life. “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 2:5


PRAYER
Thank you Lord, because I am born-again therefore I am a new creation in Christ Jesus. I live a new life in Christ and function according to the word of God. I am a Spirit and the former things are passed away and all things are becoming new in my life.

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Receive God’s Grace


“By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name” Romans 1:5 

Grace is God’s gift for humanity. But we have the prerogative to receive or reject God’s grace. Grace is undeserved access or unmerited favour, going places you don’t deserve to go. Getting things you are not suppose to get.

The grace of God qualifies us to do somethings; we are not suppose to do, to received some blessing we don’t deserve. When we have grace, we get divine favour from God, to do things we couldn’t do. What you think you can’t do, the grace of God qualifies you to do. 

Philippians 4:13 declares “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me”.

This is the grace of God at work in you that enables you to do all things through Christ. Grace gives you divine strength to accomplish what the ordinary person cannot accomplish. By the grace of God, we are who we are in Christ Jesus.

The grace of God can enrich you and transform your life. The grace can promote you without credentials. You can receive God’s grace today that will change your life forever. Once you have that grace, you are certain of who you are and what you can accomplish.

PRAYER
Dear Lord, thank you for what you have done in my life. Today, I know that I can receive grace to function; I therefore ask that you give me the abundance of grace, so that I 
will reign my life, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. AMEN.

(Scripture Reference for further study. Romans 5:17, Titus 2: 11-12)

Monday, July 27, 2020

Rejoice Always

REJOICE ALWAYS

“Rejoice in the Lord always and again I say, Rejoice” Philippians 4:4

Many Christians rejoice when things are going on well with them. But when things did not go the way, they thought, it should, they lose their joy and start to complain bitterly. But the word of God says, that we should rejoice at all times. For the true believer who has faith in the word of God, there is no bad day or bad news.

This is because the word of God says “all things work together for good to them that love God” Romans 8:28. The scripture says rejoice always this means even in the time of crises you still rejoice and sing praises to God, knowing that all the crises are working together for your good. When God is in our vessel we even smile at a storm, because we know that the storm will be calm.

 There is nothing in this world that should happen to the Christian, for him or her to lose her joy. The world of God says “be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God”. Philippians 4:6.

During crises, the only thing you need to do is to pray and tell God your predicament and thank, God in advance for doing miracles through the crises. James 1:2-3 declares “My brother, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; knowing, this that, the trying of your faith worketh patience.”

It is not easy for the natural person to rejoice in hard times, but when the Holy Spirit takes over your life it is possible. That is what makes Paul and silas to worship and praise God even in the prison. They were not sad because of the discomfort in the jail, but they were strengthened by the joy of the Lord. The scripture declares “the joy of the Lord is your strength.” Nehemiah 8:10 Cultivate the habit of rejoicing all the time.

PRAYER
Jesus, thank you for your word that teaches me to rejoice all the time, let the Holy Spirit of joy infuse my mind and heart so that I can be comforted from the word of God in troublous timeof even in the time trouble. Let the joy of the Lord be my strength forever in Jesus name. AMEN.

Sunday, July 26, 2020

Having A Right Heart Before God

Having  A Right  Heart  Before  God 

“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me” Psalm 51:10

Human beings will judge you by your outward appearance, but the bible says “God looks at the heart” 1Samuel 16:7.The condition of your heart in the sight of God is very imperative. Your heart determines who you are, if you have a good heart, always
thinking of good things, you will eventually become good.

However, if your heart is not right in the sight of God, that is; you conceive evil thoughts in your heart, it will manifest in your actions one day. Simon, once a witch doctor, who was trading power for money, saw that there is a greater power with the apostles, decided to become a Christian. 

He got bone again, but his was a commercial one. One day he offered to buy the power of the Holy Ghost with money. Peter rebuked him sharply.

“Thou hath neither part nor lot in this matter; for thy heart is not right in the sight of God. Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray to God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee for I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity.” Act 8:21-23.

The Psalmist prayed for a clean heart and a right spirit, he asked God to restore the joy of the Holy Spirit and salvation in his heart after the conviction that he has sinned against God. (Psalm 51:10-12). God strengthen everyone whose heart is perfect. 

“For the eyes of the Lord run throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him ….”2 Chronicles 16:9. God is looking for people with perfect heart, so that he can use them. Make yourself available for God to use by providing a clean heart.

PRAYER
Oh God, purify my heart, help me not to conceive evil in my heart against my neighbor. Give me a right heart that desires to do well and to know more of you. Let your Holy Spirit sanctify my heart daily in Jesus name AMEN.

(Scripture reference for further study. Psalm 51:1-19 Ezekiel 36:26-28.)

Thursday, July 23, 2020

Praying The Right Way

 
Praying  The Right  Way
“Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lust.” James 4:3 kjv

A lot of God’s children do wonder why their prayers are not answered. Most of our prayers are not born out of the right motive. When we pray it must be in accordance with the will of God for our lives.

When your prayer is against the will of God for your life, it means you are not praying right. When you lust for unnecessary things and you pray, asking God, to give them to you, God may not answer such prayers.

 Jesus has to learn how to pray the right way in the garden of Gethsemane. Praying against the shameful death of the cross was not the right prayer for Jesus, because he would have forfeited the blessing and the glory that followed the cross.

Jesus finally accepted the will of God in his prayers. “ He went away again the second time, and prayed saying, Oh my father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done” Matthew 26 :12 

The right way of praying is to discover the will of God for your life and pray that God’s will should be done in your life. Jesus taught his disciples how to pray and said among other things that we should say “thy will be done on earth as it is done in heaven” Matthew 6:10.


PRAYER
Lord I thank you for revealing your will to me about prayer. Help me to discover your will for my life and teach me how to pray the right way so that I can have answered prayers in Jesus name AMEN.

(Scripture reference for further study, Matthew 26: 39-46 and Matthew 6: 5-15.)