Breath of Power - Week 11/05

Week 11: March 14 - 20, 2005

THE GREAT POWER OF PRAYER Part 2

Key Passage: Luke 18: 1-8

One day Jesus told his disciples a story to illustrate their need for constant prayer and to show them that they must never give up. “There was a judge in a certain city,” he said, “who was a godless man with a great contempt for everyone. A widow of that city came to him repeatedly, appealing for justice against someone who has harmed her. The judge ignored her for a while, but eventually she wore him out. ‘I fear neither God nor man,’ he said to himself, ‘but this woman is driving me crazy. I’m going to see that she gets justice, because she is wearing me out with her constant requests!’” Then the Lord said, “Learn a lesson from this evil judge. Even he rendered a just decision in the end, so don’t you think God will surely give justice to His chosen people who plead with Him day and night? Will He keep putting them off? I tell you, He will grant justice to them quickly” NLT.

Jesus used a story to illustrate to the disciples the great power of prayer and the importance of persistence in prayer. Anyone who understands the essence and power of prayer would appreciate the need to put everything into praying, because it could bring about the turning around of impossible situations. Jesus explained that even an unrighteous judge could be moved by the unrelenting appeal of a helpless woman, how much more God who is just and compassionate. He will surely hear and help when we call on Him.

God says, “Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me” Ps 50:15. He has committed Himself to answer prayers. Jesus said, “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened” Matt 7:7-8. He is emphatic that no one who comes to Him will go disappointed if he is ready to give what it takes to receive an answer.

Jacob wrestled with God till it was dawn; he did not give up until he received the blessing. King Hezekiah turned to the wall and cried to God to deliver him from death, and God heard him and extended his life for fifteen years (2 Kg 20:1-5). When Dorcas died, the Christians in Joppa refused to bury her until Peter came and raised her (Acts 9:36-41). When Herod imprisoned Peter expecting to kill him, the Church in Jerusalem raised ceaseless prayers for him until God miraculously released him (Acts 12:1-5).

These people could not be turned back until they received their answers. Their testimonies are great lessons to us on the secret power of prayer; and it is until we wake up to persevering prayer that we will see the move of God we desire in our lives and in our situations.

Pray Until Something Happens.

Written by – Evangelist Oguazi Onyemobi



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	Week 11: March 14 - 20, 2005 THE GREAT POWER OF PRAYER Part 2 Key Passage: Luke 18: 1-8 One day Jesus told his disciples a story to illustrate their need for constant prayer and to show them that they must never give up. “There was a judge in a certain city,” he said, “who was a godless man with a great contempt for everyone. A widow of that city came to him repeatedly, appealing for justice against someone who has harmed her. The judge ignored her for a while, but eventually she wore him out. ‘I fear neither God nor man,’ he said to himself, ‘but this woman is driving me crazy. I’m going to see that she gets justice, because she is wearing me out with her constant requests!’” Then the Lord said, “Learn a lesson from this evil judge. Even he rendered a just decision in the end, so don’t you think God will surely give justice to His chosen people who plead with Him day and night? Will He keep putting them off? I tell you, He will grant justice to them quickly” NLT. Jesus used a story to illustrate to the disciples the great power of prayer and the importance of persistence in prayer. Anyone who understands the essence and power of prayer would appreciate the need to put everything into praying, because it could bring about the turning around of impossible situations. Jesus explained that even an unrighteous judge could be moved by the unrelenting appeal of a helpless woman, how much more God who is just and compassionate. He will surely hear and help when we call on Him. God says, “Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me” Ps 50:15. He has committed Himself to answer prayers. Jesus said, “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened” Matt 7:7-8. He is emphatic that no one who comes to Him will go disappointed if he is ready to give what it takes to receive an answer. Jacob wrestled with God till it was dawn; he did not give up until he received the blessing. King Hezekiah turned to the wall and cried to God to deliver him from death, and God heard him and extended his life for fifteen years (2 Kg 20:1-5). When Dorcas died, the Christians in Joppa refused to bury her until Peter came and raised her (Acts 9:36-41). When Herod imprisoned Peter expecting to kill him, the Church in Jerusalem raised ceaseless prayers for him until God miraculously released him (Acts 12:1-5). These people could not be turned back until they received their answers. Their testimonies are great lessons to us on the secret power of prayer; and it is until we wake up to persevering prayer that we will see the move of God we desire in our lives and in our situations. Pray Until Something Happens. Written by – Evangelist Oguazi Onyemobi

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