Prayer is
serious, sacred, and in humility we must honor the sacredness of
His Omnipotence with reverence. When we go before Him, or spend
time with our Lord, we should say, “Lord, what is your desire
for me today . . . I come to cherish Your love.”
Our prayer
times are Holy times. We cannot enter the dwelling place of
prayer with half-hearted fellowship: “Do it for me first
Lord, and I will come back and give you praise.”
Watch
unto Prayer . . . Be Careful . . .
Satan comes with worldly distractions to camouflage our minds to
make us feel God doesn’t know how serious our condition is.
Prayer comes for us to
yield our will, knowing there is a way made
In Isaiah
43:2, we are already admonished: “When thou passest
through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers,
they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the
fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle
upon thee.”
Be
aware: Prayer
times are important times of opportunity given for preparation
of our personal deliverance by faith. When we are “in
prayer,” in the Spirit, and in the Word,
we are walking in His will—abiding in Christ—the Anointed One.
His habitation of praise operates our belief (Ps. 22:3).
Prayer is
operated by the Spiritual Anointing that breaks and destroys
yokes of bondage to make us free indeed. Be aware—the
Sacredness of Prayer has weaponry that is Holy. This is the
“Call to Watch unto Prayer” . . . our weapon of
defense is Christ Jesus, the Word in action to fight for us.
We must
concern ourselves with interference—fleshly attacks—to distort
or cause our prayers to be “held up” because of Satanic
invasions. In prayer, we cannot only "ask for,” but we have to
realize we are in combat with the enemy for our receiving.
When we
pray, the mind is the place for our spiritual renewal in
the Word of God, so when we enter into the worship of prayer, watch unto
prayer because the mind is the
battleground for spiritual attacks.
In prayer,
be on your guard—avoid being tricked into meditations in prayer
to seize your mind to stop your worship. Pray in authority to
rebuke demonic warfare, in the name of Jesus. Stay focused . .
. Spiritually Alert . . . Spiritually Awake in prayer. You are
on duty in prayer, fighting warfare with clean hands and
a pure heart.
Prayer shows/reveals the
Spiritual Paths of Righteousness.
Prayer is for Worship
Prayer is for overcoming
the enemy’s plots and plans to hinder
God’s Kingdom establishment
in our lives
When we go
in prayer, are we fleshly awake? Are we spiritually
awake—quickened to be inspired to continue in prayer?
When you go
in prayer, ask to be spiritually awakened for God’s Glory. When
one is spiritually awake, he/she has a spiritual vision—eyes of
the Spirit of God—to be spiritually alert for attacks of the
enemy’s traps.
Satan comes
to drug us with worldly affections to make us unaware of
the value of time to be spiritually awake. When we “see”
through the eyes of God, we will detect Satan’s ambush of plans
to destroy our souls.
The
distractions of the devil come with surprise attacks to
trap us in a concealed position in our minds to lose the desire
for prayer. That’s the reason we are instructed to rejoice in
the Lord always, and again I say rejoice—in the Word of God.
Our rejoicing in our prayer times creates spiritual energy to
honor the wait for Christ’s return.
The
Sacredness of Prayer is the call to be sober and watch unto
prayer because the end of all things is at hand. Prayer is
given for seeking first the Kingdom of God. It’s time to know
God’s plans for our lives. We have to rebuke foul play
that comes to entertain our minds, so we are instructed to Be
Sober.
Dear Hearts,
let us pray together for strength to be influenced by
self-control. We must know our times to rebuke the enemy. We
need discernment of ourselves and our desires.
Let us ask ourselves a
question: What really motivates me to pray?
Let us pray
for pure affections to honor God’s desires of His Righteousness
in this hour. We must now build up ourselves in our most holy
faith according to Jude 1:20. Prayer in our minds is needed!
Let us pray the prayer given for this hour . . .
O God, thou art my God; early will I
seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh
longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land where no
water is.
To see thy power and thy Glory, so as
I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
Because thy lovingkindness is better
than life, my lips shall praise thee.
Praise ye the Lord. Praise, O ye
servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.
Blessed be the name of the LORD from
this time forth and for evermore.
From the rising of the sun unto the
going down of the same the LORD’S name is to be
praised. (Ps. 63:1-3 and Ps. 113:1-3)
