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🌍LIFE IN THE WORD DAILY DEVOTIONAL
21/03/17

TOPIC: THE GOSPEL OF SALVATION [2]

PRAYER: Colossians: 1. 9. "For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;"

TEXT: Luke: 4. 18. "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,"

Good evening beloved, it is good to know you also a partaker of the grace of God in Christ Jesus, through faith (Which is Salvation).

Consequently, we are examining the gospel of Salvation, in order to show ourselves approved as well as being established in our redemption realities.

So in the last post we found that the totality of the gospel is good news, it all about hope to an hopeless people.

As we will see shortly, that the gospel does not have two ends, but it is one and has only one message to all nations:

" Mark: 16. 15. "And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature."

Notice it didn't say 'gospels' it just singular, only one home news for all creature.
Luke: 24. 47. And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem."

Apostle Paul explained it better here:

1 Corinthians: 15. 1. "Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 3. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4. And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:"

It's all about Jesus, how he saved the world from sins

Matthew: 1. 21. "And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins"

That said...

Let's further examine our text once again:

Luke: 4. 18. "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,"

Jesus in this place was quoting from the prophesy of prophet Isaiah.

But it seems Jesus purposely left a word unquoted for emphasis.

Examine the two passages here...

Isaiah: 61. 1. "The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; 2. To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and THE DAY OF VENGEANCE OF OUR GOD; to comfort all that mourn;"

AND,

Luke: 4. 18. "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, 19. To preach the acceptable year of the Lord." (Emphasis added)

If you will notice the part Jesus did not quote " the day of vengeance.

Jesus points out to us that he did not come to condemn the world, he did not come to seek vengeance, he came to save, he came to give hope of eternal life and forgiveness of sins.

John: 3. 17. "For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved."

Luke: 9. 51. And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem, 52. And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him. 53. And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem."

There was a situation that happened as above, but Jesus' overzealous disciples with little understanding of Jesus' mission on earth, they said...

Luke: 9. 54. And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?"

(Elias ties means Elijah, the same of the Old Testament)

Prior to this, this disciples just came back from their first out reach or evangelism, backed with signs and wonders. So they were probably still basking in the euphoria of the manifestations they performed on the field, coupled with Jesus' recommendation via their names were written in the book of life. So in that might, they want to rain fire upon all the Samaritan forgetting that Jesus came for them too.
Look at Jesus' reaction.

Luke: 9. 55. "But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. 56. For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village."

Straight away Jesus scolded them saying, he had not come to destroy lives, but he came to SAVE (GLORY TO GOD)

Dear, No matter how terrible your sins may be, no matter how hopeless people think your case is, I have a good news for you... Jesus paid for those sins, he came for this purpose, to save you from your sins, only believe....

And to you brother Moses incarnated, If our Lord Jesus did not come to condemn, please who are you?
(Touch continued)
God bless 👉YOU!!!
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🌍LITW 21st March 17

🌍LIFE IN THE WORD DAILY DEVOTIONAL
20/03/17

TOPIC: THE GOSPEL OF SALVATION [1]

PRAYER: Philippians: 1. 9. "And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; 10. That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; 11. Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God."

TEXT: Luke: 4. 18. "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,"

Good evening beloved, how was your day?

Today we begin another short series on the subject of Salvation. We want to really dig deep, to examine what really is the message me Salvation. If Bible says in John 10:17 that faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God... So what then is that message that brings salvation (we will see shortly, may God guide our heart through his word and enlighten the eyes of our understanding to receive his word... Amen!) so let's take off

First, it is imperative for us to understand what the word GOSPEL is. This is a word that is used
98 times in the New Testament, let's pay close attention to it.

Let's consider our text above:

Luke: 4. 18. The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,"

Look at the way the Amplified version puts it

AMP:The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon Me, because He has anointed Me [the Anointed One, the Messiah] to preach the good news (the Gospel) to the poor; He has sent Me to announce release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to send forth as delivered those who are oppressed [who are downtrodden, bruised, crushed, and broken down by calamity],"

Did you notice the gospel is interested to am "GOOD NEWS" and that's what it is, a good report that brings reassurance, comfort and hope.

But actually, a news will have a content, from our text, let's examine what constitute this good news

Luke: 4. 18. "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,"

Like I always say, in Bible study, it important for us to pay attention to details or else you will fall into error.

Notice the semi colon (;) after the poor, in the above text (check it.. Did you see it?)
He hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor;

What follows after are comas (,)

Now I'm English language, this implies that every listing that result after the semi-colon are a subset of the phrase before the semi-colon. (for example: BANK; GT, FIRST, SKY, WEMA etc. they are all subset of Bank)
That is,

"...he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,"

Are what is encompassed in or what is referred as
"...because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor;

In other words, the the content of the gospel preached are... That broken heart are healed, deliverance to the captives... Notice every thing about the gospel revolves around giving hope to hopeless people, healing the wounded soul, comforting the downtrodden and refreshing the thirty soul... (that's the good news, that's the gospel and that's the massage of SALVATION) to be continued...
God bless 👉You!!!! We win....

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🌍LITW 20th March 17

🌍LIFE IN THE WORD DAILY DEVOTIONAL
09/02/17

PRAYER: Ephesians3:16 "That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;"

TOPIC: GOD IS NOT A DEITY: Temptation (1)

TEXT: 1Cor. 10:13 (Kjv) "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way of escape, that ye may be able to bear it."

Good evening beloved, how was your day, and hope you are paying attention to your spiritual growth?

Today we will continue our series on "God is not a deity" (sorry for yesterday's break and if you miss any of the post, check our page) our subject today is on 'Temptation'.

The question is, does God really tempt his children? People tends to attribute different situations of life to God.
Let consider two Bible passages on this issue.
1. 1Cor. 10:13 (Kjv) "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way of escape, that ye may be able to bear it."

2. James 1:13-14 (Kjv) "Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man.
14. But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed."

First it certain, the word of God cannot contradict itself.

The amplified version of 1cor 10:13 our first text reads.

AMP: "For no temptation (no trial regarded as enticing to sin), [no matter how it comes or where it leads] has overtaken you and laid hold on you that is not common to man [that is, no temptation or trial has come to you that is beyond human resistance and that is not adjusted and adapted and belonging to human experience, and such as man can bear]. But God is faithful [to His Word and to His compassionate nature], and He [can be trusted] not to let you be tempted and tried and assayed beyond your ability and strength of resistance and power to endure, but with the temptation He will [always] also provide the way out (the means of escape to a landing place), that you may be capable and strong and powerful to bear up under it patiently."

It is obvious (if we pay attention to details) that God does not tempt anyone.

In fact, Jesus was tempted of the devil Who is refers to as the tempter. Mat. 4:3 (Kjv) "And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread."

So the tempter is not God, but the devil.

In Mat. 26:41"Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."

That prayer will prevent a believer from falling into temptation, which is of the devil.

And of course, Apostle James explains the cause of temptation

James 1:13-14 (Kjv)" [13]Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:
[14] But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

Now we have a full view and understanding on temptation, so what should be our reaction to it?

1. It would be blasphemous to attribute our temptation to be from God, instead, we should look inwards, that is, we should take heed to our spiritual growth, like Jesus told his disciples to pray not to fall into temptation. Notice if Did not say pray to prevent temptation, but not to fall into it. For as we remain on earth, temptation is bound to come. If Jesus could be tempted, who are you?

But our attitude towards temptation should be to pay a closer attention to our spiritual life; in prayer, Bible study and the association we keep.
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🌍LITW 9th Feb. 2017

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🌍LIFE IN THE WORD DAILY DEVOTIONAL
07/02/17

PRAYER: EPH.3:16 "that he will grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man"

TOPIC: GOD IS NOT A DEITY: consequence of an Antecedent.

TEXT: Genesis 42:28 (Kjv) "and he said unto his brethren, my money is restored; and lo, it is even in my sack: and their heart failed them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, WHAT IS THIS THAT GOD HATH DONE UNTO US?".

Good evening beloved, how was your day? Trust it was great.
Yesterday, we begin a series on the topic God is not a deity. Our sub-topic tonight is "consequence of an antecedent"

many a time people make some comments ignorantly, saying, God is responsible for every action that happens or did not happen in a man's life; things such as, misfortune, sickness or infirmities etc are often attributed to God. This then birth statements like, 'what will be will be', let is will be done, God will help all of us ...
People believe what ever happens to a believer, either good or bad, must be a consequence of an antecedent, that is, when a believer faces, a difficult time or challenge, it must be a repercussion of what such believer has done in the past, either a sin, an inherited curses or misfortune etc
John 9:2 "And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man or his parents, that he was Bonn blind?"

Jesus' reply was in the negative, saying it was for the work of God to
be made manifest.
From this passage, we understand, this is the usual believe in the law of Moses; an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. However, Jesus' reply in the 9th chapter of John and verse 3. Points to us the Eradication such thinking.

The same thought in our Bible text above, where the brothers of Joseph attributed there awkwardly situation as a consequence of their sin against Joseph, but when we read on, the whole chapter, we discovered, it was Joseph playing tricks on them.
This is also the predicament of some believers.

And no the other hand, it is believed whatsoever we do as a believer, e.g giving, service to God in your local church, attending programs or going on evangelism etc.. Are an antecedent for the purpose of reciprocative consequence; that is, somewhere in your heart u are creating a financial reward or a certain reward for attending service on Sunday or for preaching the gospel.
Apostle Paul, said, why should glory in myself for preaching the gospel, for woe is me, if preach not the gospel.
That is, preaching the gospel, is my responsibility and not a favor I rendered to God.
So therefore, I expect no reward (even though there is eternal rewards) for am a child of God (john 1:11-12) so all I do in the body of Christ, is my responsibility as son in the family.

Therefore, as believers, we must know that God is not the author of evil, His our loving father, who loves us unconditionally... So beloved, I say to you, REPENT of whom you think God is, when God saved you through faith in Christ Jesus, he did not take away your decision making responsibility.
God leads us by his Spirit, but u choose to follow this leading or not. So you have a role to play, in how your life turns out, and not just conclude that is how Hoe wants it or, that is how it is written for me. This are just lazy and ignorant blame on God. You either, decide to follow God's leading for your life or go about it yourself. Repent of your thoughts and Belief.

God bless 👉You

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🌍LITW 7th Feb. 2017

🌍LIFE IN THE WORD DAILY DEVOTIONAL
13/01/17

PRAYER: 2cor. 1:11(Kjv)"Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf".

TOPIC: The Pauline Prayers. (1)

Good evening dear friend, how was your day, hope you are growing spiritually?.

This should be our last series on prayer, which will be in two parts, today and tomorrow.

Please note, it's not enough for you to read and share the article, you must endeavour to be a doer of God's word, you don't grow in prayer by learning how to pray, but until you start praying... For the benefit of those that missed any of the teaching on prayers and for emphasis, we will do a repeat broadcast Next Week and more so, you can always refer to our FB page for other articles.
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Today want to look a topic called the Pauline Prayers, meaning the prayers Paul taught the church to pray. And this is a guide on praying according to God's will.

I urge you to spend quality time, to pray each of this prayers, they borne of the word and led of the Holy Spirit through Apostle Paul.

1. Ephesians 1:16-19 (Kjv)[16] "Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
[17] That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
[18] The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what is the riches of his glory of his inheritance in the saints,
[19] And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,"

Paul prays for the brethren and the Church at large, what was the content of his prayer to them?

That they may be filled with the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of God.

Wow! What a prayer, when you are filled with the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, it means you will have an in depth knowledge of what God wants you to do per time. You will have dept of intimate relationship with God and you will be led by the Spirit of God all the days of your life.
Imagine praying this prayer every day of the year? You will have an unquenchable desire for God's word, and you will walk and work in God's will and direction all the days of your life.

2. Ephesians 6:18-19 (Kjv) "Praying always with all prayers and supplication IN the spirit, and watching there unto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints:
[19] And for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, "

Examine the prayer request Paul requested the church to pray for him; not that his enemies be scattered or financial increase, but that he will be enabled to wax stronger in the work of the ministry, that he will loose focus and direction.
This is the same prayers the church is meant to be praying for their pastors on a daily basis and every minister of the gospel.

3. Philippians 1:9-11 (Kjv) [9]"And this I pray, that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and in all judgement;
[10] That yeah may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;
[11] Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto glory and praise to God. "

Once again this prayer concerns itself with the Spiritual growth of every believer, in our daily living with men

Note: if you read yesterday's post, you will understand that Paul was going in line with prioritization in prayer that Jesus gave his disciples in Mat 6:9-13 (the Lords prayer) where Jesus taught them to put the will of God first in their prayers... And seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and Evey other things shall be added unto you.

Apostle Paul practically followed this principle, and that's what we call the Pauline Prayers, that is, praying according to God's will. This should be the reality of every believer and the Church at large.

We continue tomorrow by God's grace.
God bless 👉You
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🌍LITW 13th Jan 2017

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🌍LIFE IN THE WORD DAILY DEVOTIONAL.
12/01/17

PRAYER:Colossians1:9
(Kjv) "For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;" That the Lord will fill our heart with the knowledge of His will.

TOPIC: Praying According To God's will

TEXT: 1john 5:14 (Kjv) "And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us:"

Good evening beloved, how has been your communion with God today in prayer? It can only get better, keep at it... Keep training yourself to pray. (I want you to know that we are not in a hurry on this subject of Prayer, because it's the bedrock for every spiritual manifestations: when we are through with this series on prayer, we will re-broadcast it again for emphasis before we go to other subjects.)

Today we want to examine what it means to pray according to God's will, we examined what prayer is not. It unfortunate that many pray with lack of understanding...

Let's consider our text
1john 5:14 "And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask anything according to his WILL, he heareth us; "

So this means God will answer our prayers when we ask according to his will. And the other side is, he will not answer if it's not according to his will...

So the question is what does it mean to pray according to his will?

In our last edition, we established that the prayer Jesus taught his disciples in Mat. 6:9-13, was not a prayer manual or prescription, but that Jesus taught them priority in prayers... How that they may put God first in every aspect of their lives...

In Mat.9:38 (Kjv) "Pray ye therefore the Lord of harvest that he will send forth labourers into his harvest."

Jesus did not make them repeat that prayer in mat. 6:9-13(the Lord's prayer) but here also, Jesus was teaching them what is important in prayer is the Will of God... That many come to the knowledge of Christ and faith in His work of redemption, which will bring about the establishment of God's kingdom on earth (thy kingdom come, as it is in heaven...)

Furthermore, Jesus explicitly explained this further in Mat. 6:25-34 (pls read it yourself)
(Kjv) [25] "Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink: nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not life more than raiment? [32] (For after all these things do the gentiles seek:) For your Heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things
[33] But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."

I think that's clear enough, Jesus was explaining "the Lord's prayer... "

Also, when you pray for God's will to be done (Note this does not mean a carefree attitude in prayer saying "what will be will be, lord let thy will be done) NO! his will is that his kingdom be established here on earth as it is in heaven.

So when you pray, of what benefit is it, to making God's kingdom being established on earth?
Does your request glorify God or glorifies you? Does it magnifies God or water down His reality?

Let's consider this passage.
1Samuel 1:10-11 (Kjv) "And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore.
[11] And she vowed a vow, and said, o Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I WILL GIVE HIM UNTO THE LORD ALL THE DAYS OF HIS LIFE, and there shall no razor come upon his head. "

Hannah has been coming to Shiloh all this years but her prayer content or motive was personal: she wants a child so that here sister and friends will stop mocking her as barren. That's self glorification and actualization.

But at this point, Hannah struck the cord. She tailored her request according to God's will.

God new all along what she was passing through, but she was asking wrongly, until she discovered God's benefit in her request she never got answer.

In verse 21, she got her request. Because she prayed according to God's will...

Beloved it is not enough to pray, but to pray in God's will...

Pray that many heart will believe Christ and be saved, pray that the gospel of Christ will continually grow in every nations of the World, pray for ministers of the gospel that they be led by the Spirit of the Lord, pray that the kingdom of God be established on earth as it is in heaven, in Evey heart, nations, states, towns and families.
Put God first in your prayer not yourself.. For God knows your needs, when you do His first, he will do yours... Be consistent in prayer dear... God bless👉You. We win...

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🌍LITW 12th Jan 2017

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🌍 LIFE IN THE WORD. 05/01/17

PRAYER: Colossians 1:9-11 (Kjv) "For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you and to desire that he might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 10. That ye might worthy of Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11. Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and long-suffering with joyfulness;" (Amen)

TOPIC: Prayer And The. Church 1

TEXT: Mathew 16:18 (Kjv) "And I say also unto thee, thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."

Good evening dear friend, how was your day today, hope you are practically following our series on Prayer? Knowing learning how to pray is not the same as praying, until you start praying, you have not prayed, it not enough for you to get blessed by reading the teaching but the real blessing is when you bring yourself to pray always for long...

Yesterday, we looked at Jesus Our Model in Prayer, we discussed how Jesus taught us to pray by act and by training. Today we want to look at Prayer and the Church.

We will see, how the church of God was established on prayer in the book of Acts. How the Apostles utilize the training given them by our Lord Jesus Christ, they never did anything without prayer. In fact, we will find out that prayer is the bedrock for any spiritual manifestations including the gift of the Spirit.

First let's look at the B part of our text, "... And the gates of hell shall not PREVAIL against it"
To prevail means to overcome after a battle, to conquer, to subdue...

Acts 19:16(Kjv)" And the man in whom the evil Spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and PREVAILED against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded."
It was used to mean, to overpower, subdue

Acts19:20(Kjv) "So mightily grew the word of God and PREVAILED"

The word of God prevailed against... Wicked and unreasonable men, against religion, traditionalism, materialism, false prophets e.t.c.

How did the church prevailed? In prayers...

Acts1:14 (Kjv) "This all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication.."
They tarried praying for the promise of the Holy Ghost.

In Acts 1:24 they seek the face of the Lord in prayer for the appointment of a new apostle who replace Judas.

Acts 2:42 (Kjv) "And they continued steadfastly in the apostles doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread and in PRAYERS"

They prayed without ceasing, the church was given to prayer, not to entertainment, comedy or sociality but, unto Prayer. When we don't pray, we will resolve to our own tactics to fulfill God's mandate, which will be counter productive...

In Acts 4, the apostles where threatened, not to preach the gospel again, just the gospel all over world is being threatened today. The apostles did not go on rampage in a peaceful protest or take to the media. But they PRAYED.
Note something in verse 29, the Apostles never prayed for the death of the Pharisees who threatened them, nor that they be destroy with fire and thunder...
(Kjv) "And now, Lord behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word"

They ask for boldness and manifestations of the power of God through signs and wonders... They prayed for it...

And in verse 31of the same chapter, we find the result of their prayers immediately,
(Kjv) "And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together, and they were all filled in the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness."

This is so clear, the church of today must refocus it's priorities back to the essence of its establishment by Christ Jesus. Prayer must be a constant not seasonal, we don't need a prayer department, prayer is not a calling, it not one of the gift of the Spirit, every believer should be given to prayer... It is our nature... To be continued... God bless YOU... We win... We win

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🌍LITW 5th Jan. 2017