CHURCH PRAYING AMISS RESULTS IN POVERTY

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CHURCH PRAYING AMISS  RESULTS IN POVERTY

 

By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi 

One major reason poverty persists among many Christian communities is not a lack of prayer, but praying amiss. In James 4:3, the Apostle James explains why some prayers go unanswered: “You ask [God for something] and do not receive it, because you ask amiss.” The Greek word translated amiss is κακῶς (kakōs), meaning wrongly, corruptly, or with evil motives. This reveals that prayer offered without alignment to God’s principles will not produce God’s results.

In Matthew 14:16 (AMP), Jesus told His disciples, “They do not need to go away; you give them something to eat.” God’s plan for provision involved leadership responsibility. Jesus placed the burden of feeding the people on those in authority. This establishes a biblical truth: leaders must be held accountable for hunger and poverty in the land. Provision is not only supernatural; it is also administrative and moral.

    Unfortunately, many churches pray for prosperity while ignoring the character of those in governance. Praying for material increase without praying for honest leadership is praying amiss. Proverbs 29:2 says, “When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan.” Poverty is often the fruit of dishonest governance, not divine neglect.

    God addressed this clearly in Acts 6:3–6, where the church was instructed to appoint men of honest report, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, to manage resources. Integrity was     God’s solution to economic injustice. Similarly, Proverbs 11:11 teaches that a city is exalted by the upright but destroyed by the corrupt.

     In Africa—especially Nigeria—many Christians pray for dishonest leaders, then blame God for poverty caused by their own choices. Hosea 4:6 warns that people suffer for lack of knowledge. The church must stop spiritualizing corruption, hold leaders accountable, and refuse to treat public wealth as private property. Righteous governance is a prayer point God answers.

 In our daily prayers we should seek a healthy appetite for God's word and boldness to pursue good governance.

PRAYER: Heavenly Father forgive me of my sins against you I believe Jesus Christ died and was raised again for my salvation I receive him as lord and saviour and receive the Holy Spirit and power to get wealth . 

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