Above Only Daily Devotional 30 May 2019 By Archbishop Margaret E. Benson Idahosa Topic: Pray for Divine Restoration

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Isaiah 62:6-8 I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the Lord, keep not silence, And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth. The Lord hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast labored.

Just like God said through Prophet Isaiah in Isaiah 42:19-22, some times, we the people of God seem to be the most blind and deaf people around because despite all the evil happening around us, we either seem too relaxed or we feel too powerless to cry out to God for His intervention and restoration power to manifest in our land and in the lives of those around us. Many times God wants to bless and restore us, but He wants us to call upon Him for the revelation and manifestation of those plans, Jer. 29:11-13. Even though God had declared that He was sending rain to the land of Israel, Elijah still went up the mountain to pray until the rain came, 1 Kings 18:1, 41-45.

Via persistent prayer, you and I can activate God’s unlimited power. We cannot keep quiet and simply expect that things will get better someday, while the devil wreaks unprecedented evil and havoc around us. Jesus said that if an unjust judge will respond to the persistent pleas of a burdened woman, our Heavenly Father will respond to us more speedily as we call upon Him day and night, Luke 18:1-8. Do not be discouraged or tired and do not relent. Nehemiah prayed unto God and God brought restoration through him. Esther prayed unto God and God brought restoration through her. As we take our prayers seriously this year, our fervent and effectual prayers will avail much in our lives and in our land, James 5:16-18.

Prayer Focus:

Pray and ask God for His intervention and restoration right now over that situation burning in your heart.

Bible in one year reading plan: 2 Chronicles 10-12, John 11:30-57.