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Daily Encounter: A Week-day Devotional by a staff of ACTS International. |
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Praying with Authority
At the usual time
for offering the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet walked up to the altar
and prayed, “O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, prove today that you
are God in Israel and that I am your servant. Prove that I have done all this
at your command. O Lord, answer me! Answer me so these people will know that
you, O Lord, are God and that you have brought them back to yourself.”
Immediately the fire of the Lord flashed down from heaven and burned up the
young bull, the wood, the stones, and the dust. It even licked up all the water
in the trench! And when all the people saw it, they fell face down on the
ground and cried out, "The Lord " He is God! Yes, the Lord is God!”1 God has given us the
privilege of crying out to Him to receive everything we need, in fact, He has
promised to respond. The Bible also encourages us to intercede for others, and
tells us that the prayers of a righteous person can accomplish much (James
5:16). To pray with power,
we must first accept God's offer of salvation. Before redemption, we were
sinners under His judgment. But through faith in Christ, we have been made new
and declared saints. Second, we must align our prayers with His will. Let's look at
Elijah. The Lord sent him to defeat and humiliate the wicked King Ahab and the
450 prophets of Baal. This was a spiritual conflict to prove who the true God
was: Baal or the Lord of Israel. Elijah's weapons were his knowledge of
God's plan and the authority he had in prayer as his prophet. His request for the
Lord to make himself known publicly to his adversaries was in line with the
Lord's will. And when God answered Elijah's prayer, the people declared, "The
Lord is God, the Lord is God!" (1 Kings 18:39). Are you a child of
God? If so, you can pray powerfully if your requests are in line with God's
will. Suggested Prayer:
Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for the privilege You have given us to be able
to cry out to You. Thank You that we can pray with power by aligning our
requests according to Your will. Thank you that we can declare with joy as the
people of Israel: The Lord is God! Thank you in Jesus' name, Amen. 1. 1 Kings
18:36-39 (NLT). Today's Encounter was written by: Rosina N. |
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