Hello everyone,
I've been going through the whole armour of
God for some days now, and after putting up what each part depicts, Apostle
Paul went ahead in Ephesians 6:18 saying, “praying
always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this
end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints.” Apostle
Paul linked prayer to the armour of God, asking us to pray always, being
watchful with all perseverance and supplication for all saints. When we hear
the word prayer, we quickly say we do that, but the question now is, how do you
see yourself when you pray? In other words, when you speak to God in prayer,
what eyes do you see yourself, which would be the way you present yourself to
God in prayer? This is a critical question that let us know the level at which
we make use of the whole armour of God.
Many of us see ourselves on the
same level with the devil competing for a thing, like a game of chess where both
sides carry the same strength, but the side having the best-applied strategy
would win, and this is not right. Many of us would say they don’t pray that
way, but their words betray them.
Jesus Christ has been given the
name that is above all names, and all authority in heaven and on earth has been
given unto Him. Therefore, no one is on His league, meaning no one can compete
against Him because He is greater than everyone. It is just like professional
football players playing against children in nursery schools, that game would be
unfair because both teams are not in the same league. Likewise, those born into
the kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ, we are not on the league of the devil.
Which reminds me, let me tell the
level of the devil. Once upon a time, before the devil who he is now, he was an
archangel, who still is lower than Jesus [because Jesus is God]. Now, because
of evil intentions, he was banished away from heaven, stripped off his powers
that even the lowest of angels was even greater than him. He got the power to rule
the earth from Adam, which made him a little powerful than some angels, but
Jesus disarmed him when He went to hell, thus making him even lower than the
lowest of angels.
Angels are servants who seek the
face of God, and those who are born of God are super greater than angels
because of the Spirit they carry. And the devil is lower than these angels of
whom those who are born again are greater than. So, who is the devil compared
to you?
This is what I want you to
understand. The devil is afraid of those who are born again because they carry
the very authority of Jesus, which is why he does everything for us not to know
how to use this authority.
Now, the mistake some make when
praying is that they look at themselves having the authority, but I will say
this again, the “I” you think has the authority of Jesus has been crucified. Jesus
is the one who lives in your body which is why you have the authority. And this
is what being a joint heir in Christ means (ref.: Romans 8:17).
Knowing this is very important
because if you don’t know this, your prayer life would be like an eagle praying
like a chicken.
I will continue tomorrow on this
subject as there is a lot we need to know as we address God in our prayers.
May the LORD bless
you and keep you, make His face shine upon you. May the LORD be gracious to you
and lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. AMEN.
Why not accept Jesus
today if you haven’t. Pray out loud, “Jesus,
I confess that You are my Lord and Saviour. I believe in my heart that God
raised You from the dead. By faith in Your Word, I receive salvation now. Thank
You for saving me!” Congratulations,
you’re born again, you are now brand new!
Log on next time.
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