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January '03
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
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February '03
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9

March '03
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13

April '03
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17

May '03
Week 18
Week 19
Week 20
Week 21
Week 22

June '03
Week 23
Week 24
Week 25
Week 26

July '03
Week 27
Week 28
Week 29
Week 30
Week 31

August '03
Week 32
Week 33
Week 34
Week 35

September '03
Week 36
Week 37
Week 38
Week 39

October '03
Week 40
Week 41
Week 42
Week 43
Week 44

November '03
Week 45
Week 46
Week 47
Week 48

December '03
Week 49
Week 50
Week 51
Week 52

Key Passage: Matthew 14:22-25

Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there. But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary. Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea.

Prayer is one of the greatest secrets of a victorious Christian life. There is great truth in the saying that a prayerful Christian is a powerful Christian. There are times we face storms of life. These are challenges, trials and tribulations that arise to shake our spiritual stand and destroy our fortunes in life. It takes a prayerful lifestyle to maintain stability at such times.

Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith, knew this great secret and made prayer pivotal in his earthly life and ministry. The frequency and the manner in which he prayed clearly tell the story of a man soaked deep in prayers. At his baptism, he was in prayers when the heaven opened (Lk 3:21). On different occasions, he went to a solitary place and prayed (Mk 1:35; Lk 5:16). He prayed all night before selecting his apostles (Lk 6:12-13). At transfiguration, he was praying (Lk 9:28-29). And at the Garden of Gethsemane, before his arrest, trial and crucifixion, he prayed. He was always drawing from the prayer source. Little wonder he lived his whole life in victory.

On this memorable occasion, he had had a long wearisome day. He had been with a multitude for three days and had fed them all. Thereafter, he had gotten his disciples into the boat to sail to the other side. But he climbed up the mountain and was alone in prayer from evening to morning. At the 4th watch (sometime between 3.00 and 6.00 am), Jesus came to meet the disciples. The storm had mastered them because they did not pray and were therefore powerless in the Spirit. They were so harassed and frightened that they could not recognize their Master when he appeared. But Jesus, the man who had drawn from the prayer source mastered the storm and walked on the water.

How wonderful it will be for you to master every storm and walk on top of every situation in your life. That can only be a reality if you would constantly draw from the prayer source. Listen to the voice of the Spirit saying to you, “Pray without ceasing” - 1 Thes 5:17.

 

Written by – Evangelist Oguazi Onyemobi

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