Church of God Mission International – Above Only Daily Devotional By ARCHBISHOP M. E. BENSON IDAHOSA 3 SEPTEMBER  2024 | Topic: PRAY AND SPEAK

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ABOVE ONLY DAILY DEVOTIONAL

BY: ARCHBISHOP M. E. BENSON IDAHOSA

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD 2024

PRAY AND SPEAK

JOHN 11:41-43 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me. And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

We must understand the place of prayers and the place of making bold confessions and declarations. There is a big difference between both. Prayer is to God and confessions/declarations are either to ourselves, things or situations. We speak to ourselves to renew our minds and encourage ourselves, (Psa.42:5, Heb.13:5-6). We speak to things and situations to enforce the will of God into those things and situations.

Jesus said he talked about these two things in Mark 11:22-24. He said, “…Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.”

Peter also exemplified this in Acts 9:40. He, “…put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed, and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up,” (Acts 9:40). After you pray, the peace and faith of God fills your heart, speak to yourself, to that area of your life and to that situation.

ACTION POINT:

PRAY ABOUT THE DESIRES IN YOUR HEART, THEN BOLDLY THE WILL OF GOD INTO THOSE THINGS AND SITUATIONS AS YOU DESIRE.

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