Goldworldpad: September 2016

In the post 8 Reasons Why You Must Pray, I gave eight reasons why you should make prayer part of your life. In this follow-up post, I give you 5 more reasons to pray. Prayer is very important and so every believer must cultivate the habit of prayer.

1. Pray because prayer is a great act of faith.

Prayer is an expression of faith. You become a great man of faith by becoming a man or woman of prayer. Prayer shows how you don’t rely on your own strength but rely on God’s power to steer your affairs and change situations.

2. Pray because prayer makes you into a man of authority.

Authority comes from your closeness to God. The more you pray the closer you are to God. When you are close to God it means you have more authority with men and with God. Jesus waited and prayed to God for 40 days and 40 nights after that when He began His ministry people marveled at the authority with which He spoke; Matthew 7:28-29, Luke 4:14,22,31-32

And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about. Luke 4:14, KJV

And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days. And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power. Luke 4:31-32, KJV

3. Pray because prayer makes you a man or woman of anointing.

Prayer makes you grow closer to God. It increases the anointing on your life, and the glory of God is rubbed on you. Moses spent long hours with God and when he came out his face shun so bright with the glory that the Israelites couldn’t look at his face.

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Even before time begun He had you on his mind. When He thought of creating someone to bear His image and share His glory with, He thought of you.

Then on the day of creation He smiled as He restored the earth and the universe. He had you on His mind as He created all things because you were going to be His master piece. A master piece who would be just like Him. And so with this in mind He created you and breathed His breathe of life into you. The power that He had in heaven, He gave you on earth.

And God made man in his image, in the image of God he made him: male and female he made them. And God gave them his blessing and said to them, Be fertile and have increase, and make the earth full and be masters of it; be rulers over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing moving on the earth. Gen 1:27-28 (BBE)

He gave you the earth, the universe and everything in it to rule. But alas this was short lived because like Esau you sold your birth right. You sold your authority for a lie. The lie to be like God when you already were like Him.

God watched in dismay as you handed over your authority to the devil but He, painfully, couldn’t stop you because He had given you your free will. He didn’t want you to love Him and obey Him because you had no option but to love Him and follow Him because you wanted to. Hell and its host jubilated and celebrated their victory.

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Storms can be heavy and deadly. When there is a storm the sky becomes dark, it’s windy, there are lightning, thunder and a heavy down pour. There are times in our lives that we go through such periods and all that we can see are the darkness, heavy down pour, wind, lightning and thunder. It’s deafening and we can’t hear ourselves speak let alone hear God speak to us.

A Storm has the ability to make us focus solely on it and push us to the defensive rather than be on the offensive. Some storms can paralyse and cause us to lose sight of who is most important, Jesus.

Peter Walks on Water

The Gospel of Matthew and Mark recounts how Jesus walked on water. Matthew’s account records Peter’s request to walk on water. Jesus asked Peter to come to Him upon his request.

And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. Matthew 14:28-30

So long as Peter kept focused on Jesus he continued to walk on water defying the laws of nature.

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In my post Why You Should Speak in Tongues, I looked at speaking in tongues and what Apostle Paul had to say about praying in the spirit. Today’s post will focus on giving you five reasons why you must pray or speak in tongues.

Every nation has it’s language hence in God’s kingdom there is a language that we speak which is the language of the spirit. As new creations we’ve been born after the order of God.

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. John 1:12-13(KJV)

I said, You are gods; all of you are the sons of the Most High Psalm 82:6(BBE)

You cease to be a mere human being when you accept Jesus as your Lord and personal savior. You take on the nature of divinity and become a spirit being. In the spirit we speak a language that is individually given to us by the Holy Spirit. Speaking in tongues makes a very great difference in every believer’s life. Below are five reasons why you must speak in tongues.

1. You should speak in tongues because Jesus said it will be a sign that follows believers.

And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; Mark 16:17(KJV)

2. When you speak in tongues you communicate with God and speak mysteries in the spirit realm.

For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.1Corinthians 14:2

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Many people are constantly living in such a way that they self-destruct. They sabotage themselves and consistently pursue habits and attitudes that ultimately destroy them.

The remedy to self-destruction is knowing who you are in Christ. Self-destruction is not in your DNA or your genes as a new creation. As a new creation, yeah, that is who you are! The day you accepted the death and resurrection of Jesus you become a new being born after the order of God. You became a spirit being.

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17

You have been recreated and born again. You have been given the God kind of life that is Zoe. This kind of life is full of power and is not subject to death or defeat. This life gives life to others. Therefore destructive habits have no place in you. This life sets you on course to live a life full of victory and triumph. It sets you free from every bondage and makes you a slave to righteousness.

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Do you pray in the language of the spirit? Have you received the baptism of the Holy Ghost accompanied by speaking in tongues? I speak in tongues and I love it.

Speaking in tongues or the language of the spirit is very important in the life of every believer. However this gift of the spirit has generated a lot of debate in Christiandom. There are varying schools of thought on speaking in tongues. Some posit that speaking in tongues is not necessary, while others believe that speaking in tongues is not for everyone. Still some others confuse the gift of diverse tongues with speaking or praying in tongues.

I believe in speaking in tongues or praying in the language of the spirit. The Apostle Paul says;

What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.1Corinthians 14:15

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Ever felt like things weren’t going your way because God was mad at you or something that you did? Or do you feel like God is punishing you? Do you feel that God has set you up for failure? Have you ever felt that God was out to get you?

Well, there is no reason why you should feel this way but you may feel like that sometimes. But know that when you do feel like this it is one of the enemy’s tactics you get you stuck. If he can get you to believe that God is mad at you, out to get you or make you feel condemned, then he can cause you to focus on working to get God’s approval rather than accepting it. He derails you and fools you into believing that God is mad at you. When he succeeds then the feeling of condemnation takes root and constantly causes you to act out of fear rather love. It makes you focus on the physical rather than the spiritual. Now, let me tell you why God isn't mad at you.

Why God isn’t Mad at You.

1. When you were a sinner and lived in darkness and separation from God, He loved you so much that He took on flesh and came to earth to live like you. He became just like you so He could die and pay for your sins.

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. 2 Corinthians 5:21, ESV.

He took your place and paid the debts of your sin. You deserved to be beaten, betrayed, bruised, to suffer and crucified but His pure and true love for you caused Him to take your place.

2. God loves you. He loved you when you were a sinner and still loves you now that you’ve become His child.

Greater love has no one than this,that he lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13

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Prayer is communication with God. It is a personal time spent with God. Prayer like any form of communication is a two way affair not a one way street. You speak to God and then He speaks to you. It’s a time of fellowship with your Father where you get to be in His presence and bask in His glory. God delights in your prayers and the time you spend with Him.
With this introduction let’s zoom into why you must pray
1. You must pray because Jesus prayed.

Jesus who is the word of God and the creator of all things prayed. When God took on flesh and became man, He prayed. You are not more powerful than God so if Jesus spent so much time to pray then you must also pray.

And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone. Matthew 14:2

And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray. Mark 6:46

And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. Mark 1:35

And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. Luke 6:12

2. You must pray because the Bible encourages you to pray without ceasing.

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; Romans 12:12
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; Ephesians 6:18