Breath of Power - Week 31/04

Week 30: July 26 - August 1, 2004

Opened Heaven Part II

Key Passages: Isaiah 64: 1 - 2, Luke 3: 21

Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains would tremble before you! As when fire sets twigs ablaze and causes water to boil, come down to make yourself known to your enemies and cause the nations to quake before you! – NIV

When all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while He prayed, the heaven was opened.

There are times when we are in dare need of God’s help, when we are in desperate need of His intervention in our affairs. At such times, the surest way to receive opened heaven is through earnest prayer.

Prayer is a vital key to the heart of God as it draws the praying person close to his Maker and unlocks the mercies and the power of the Almighty in response to the his request. In prayer, the mortal man links up with the immortal God to establish the desires of God on the earth. There are many things that will not happen unless men pray (2 Chron 7: 14); and there are many desires of our heart that will not come to pass unless we pray earnestly (Jn 16: 24). Little wonder Jesus taught that men always ought to pray and not lose heart (Luk 18: 1). He knew the secrets of prayer and made it pivotal to his life and ministry. No wonder he always had an opened heaven (Luk 3: 21; 9: 28-29; Jn 12: 28).

In view of the daily challenges we face in our world today, we ought to guard our loins in faith and pray earnestly and fervently in order to receive our desired breakthroughs. Elijah went up the mountain and cast himself down in prayer like a woman travailing with labor pains until the keys that locked the heavens over their nation for three and a half years were opened. His prayers ushered in a season of abundance of rain (1 Kg 18: 41-46).

Paul said, “Pray without ceasing” (1 Thes 5:17). Our prayer should not just come as a sporadic action when we have tried every other option and failed. It should be a continuous act that will keep heaven’s gate open for our blessings. Therefore, child of God, Awake to prayer, and Pray without ceasing!

Pray – O Lord, rend the heavens and come down for my help; teach me to pray fervently and ceaselessly so that the outpouring of your blessing may not cease in my life.

Written by – Evangelist Oguazi Onyemobi



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	Week 30: July 26 - August 1, 2004 Opened Heaven Part II Key Passages: Isaiah 64: 1 - 2, Luke 3: 21 Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains would tremble before you! As when fire sets twigs ablaze and causes water to boil, come down to make yourself known to your enemies and cause the nations to quake before you! – NIV When all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while He prayed, the heaven was opened. There are times when we are in dare need of God’s help, when we are in desperate need of His intervention in our affairs. At such times, the surest way to receive opened heaven is through earnest prayer. Prayer is a vital key to the heart of God as it draws the praying person close to his Maker and unlocks the mercies and the power of the Almighty in response to the his request. In prayer, the mortal man links up with the immortal God to establish the desires of God on the earth. There are many things that will not happen unless men pray (2 Chron 7: 14); and there are many desires of our heart that will not come to pass unless we pray earnestly (Jn 16: 24). Little wonder Jesus taught that men always ought to pray and not lose heart (Luk 18: 1). He knew the secrets of prayer and made it pivotal to his life and ministry. No wonder he always had an opened heaven (Luk 3: 21; 9: 28-29; Jn 12: 28). In view of the daily challenges we face in our world today, we ought to guard our loins in faith and pray earnestly and fervently in order to receive our desired breakthroughs. Elijah went up the mountain and cast himself down in prayer like a woman travailing with labor pains until the keys that locked the heavens over their nation for three and a half years were opened. His prayers ushered in a season of abundance of rain (1 Kg 18: 41-46). Paul said, “Pray without ceasing” (1 Thes 5:17). Our prayer should not just come as a sporadic action when we have tried every other option and failed. It should be a continuous act that will keep heaven’s gate open for our blessings. Therefore, child of God, Awake to prayer, and Pray without ceasing! Pray – O Lord, rend the heavens and come down for my help; teach me to pray fervently and ceaselessly so that the outpouring of your blessing may not cease in my life. Written by – Evangelist Oguazi Onyemobi

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