MFM Mountain Top Life Devotional 7 April 2020 By Pastor Chris Oyakhilome
TOPIC: The Force of Prayer
FIRE SCRIPTURE
Job 9:4-10
MEMORY VERSE
Romans 11:33“O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!”
OUTLINE
Today, we shall examine the force of prayer. Many years back, somebody came to call me that his sister was dying at the General Hospital Ikeja and I rushed there. I got there at about 11:00 a.m. The gateman told me that I couldn’t go in since it was not yet visiting time. The sister I had to pray for had not stood up from the bed for over three weeks.
MFM Mountain Top Life Devotional 7 April 2020 – The Force of Prayer
The ward looked as if it was meant for those they were gradually giving up on. The gateman reluctantly lifted the gate and I moved in and went to the sister’s bed to start praying. Brethren, it was not a gentleman’s prayer. As I began to pray, the sister who was terribly weak and could not even talk started saying: “Amen” faintly and later her voice grew more audible. At a particular point, about six people in the ward started saying “amen” too.
Later, the sister stood up and others started standing up too. I was only praying for her, but the awesome God was reaching out to others. There is a strong link between divine connection and the fulfilment of your destiny. You need to key into the awesomeness of God and see God in operation. The human brain has its own limitation. Even the brain of a professor is limited to his field of expertise. There are some realms that professors become defeated.
The brain of man is so limited that it is an insult to God for any man to say that there is no God. All you know is not all there is to know. There are realms human beings do not understand and realms that are not even clear to scientific findings. The awesomeness of the power of prayer has not yet been presented to the modern day man. For this reason, of all the forces on earth, the greatest force is the force of prayer. The force of prayer is the only force that forces of darkness cannot contend with.
As a matter of rule, all who have ever opposed the Almighty God have been ruined. Awesomeness refers to amazing, excellent, wonderful, breathtaking, incredible, impressive, magnificent, powerful, or fascinating deeds. God’s word, activities and actions are awesome.
If the awesome God is beside and behind you, it does not matter what powers are gathering against you because they will all be scattered. Prayer moves mountains. When you pray God will begin to do great things which are passed finding out.
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE
God offers the best while the enemy offers the worst. Go for the best! Your life will reflect God’s best.
PROPHETIC WORD
Any power attacking your staff of bread within the next 24hours, let those powers be buried alive in the name of Jesus.
TODAY’S HYMN – Onward, Christian soldiers
1. Onward, Christian soldiers!
Marching as to war,
Looking unto Jesus,
Who is gone before;
Christ, the Royal Master,
Leads against the foe;
Forward into battle,
See His banners go.
Chorus
Onward, Christian soldiers!
Marching as to war,
Looking unto Jesus,
Who is gone before.
2. At the name of Jesus
Satan’s host doth flee;
On then, Christian soldiers
On to victory!
Hell’s foundations quiver
At the shout of praise:
Brothers, lift your voices,
Loud your anthems raise.
3. Like a mighty army
Moves the church of God:
Brothers, we are treading
Where the saints have trod.
We are not divided,
All one body we –
One in hope and doctrine,
One in Charity.
4. Crowns and thrones may perish,
Kingdoms rise and wane;
But the church of Jesus
Constant will remain:
Gates of hell can never
‘Gainst that church prevail;
We have Christ’s own promise-
And that cannot fail.
5. Onward then, ye people,
Join our happy throng;
Blend with ours your voices
In the triumph song:
“Glory, praise and honour,
Unto Christ the King.”
This, through countless ages,
Men and angels sing.
PRAYER POINTS FOR TODAY
MORNING
1. I plead the blood of Jesus Christ against all witchcraft spirits manipulating my life, in the name of Jesus.
2. I destroy the rod of the wicked with the Holy Ghost fire, in the name of Jesus.
3. I cancel the consequences of any evil local name or nickname or ancestral name attached to my person, in the name of Jesus.
EVENING
1. I uproot all evil plants from my life, in the name of Jesus.
2. I release my spirit, soul and body from every evil domination and control, in the name of Jesus.
3. I smash and remove completely all the gates of hell shutting out my blessings, in the name of Jesus.
4. I come against all evil designs against my life, family, children, husband/wife, in the name of Jesus.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR
2 Samuel 16-18