Church of God Mission International – Above Only Daily Devotional By ARCHBISHOP M. E. BENSON IDAHOSA 1 OCTOBER  2024 | Topic:  FERVENT AND EFFECTUAL PRAYERS

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ABOVE ONLY DAILY DEVOTIONAL

BY: ARCHBISHOP M. E. BENSON IDAHOSA

TUESDAY OCTOBER 1ST, 2024

FERVENT AND EFFECTUAL PRAYERS

JAMES 5:17-18 (TPT)

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.

When we read the account of Elijah in our text above, sometimes, we are tempted to see him as a god or superhero. But we must not forget what precedes the comment of how he prayed concerning rain in the land. He was a man like us. This means we too can pray and have the same effect and results. Elijah’s prayer had an effect on the entire nation.

Another very important fact is that this prayer of Elijah was simply in line with God’s word, (1 Kings 17:1, 1 Kings 18:1). It was not just Elijah’s desire and decision. It is okay for us to have desires for our nation, but our prayers must be in line with God’s word and His declarations. We must hear the sound of abundance (have an assurance of the reality and manifestation of that word), we must declare it, and we must pray about it until the manifestation comes.

If for anything, you have something more than what Elijah had. You have the life of Christ and God has given you His righteousness because of Christ, (2 Cor. 5:21). Elijah was a man like us, but we are not just men like Elijah. We are one with Christ and our prayer is in the name (authority) of Jesus. There is no reason why God will deny us what we are praying for. Our prayers shall have great effects on our nation. Don’t give up praying for this nation.

PRAYER FOCUS:
THANK GOD FOR HIS GRACE AND BLESSINGS UPON THIS NATION. PRAY WITH GOD’S WORD FOR THE PEACE AND GROWTH OF THIS NATION.

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