PRAY WITHOUT CEASING

 The stronghold of the enemy over your family shall be broken because of the anointing of God's favour upon you. 

Good-Life Devotional: PRAY WITHOUT CEASING

By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi 

“Pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17, AMP) is not a call to endless words, but to a continual posture of spiritual alertness and dependence on God. Prayer stirs up faith in the hearts of God’s people and actively frustrates the schemes of Satan. Scripture reveals that just as God works through willing human vessels, Satan also uses people to advance his agenda of oppression, injustice, and bad governance (John 10:10). These agents often consult soothsayers and occult powers, while manipulating the masses through deceptive media narratives and false preachers to retain power.

   Because the enemy operates daily, believers cannot afford to pray only during crises such as elections. Waiting until trouble erupts may be too late. God’s people are commanded to engage in continual prayer, asking for the frustration of crafty and wicked plans every day until the return of Jesus Christ (Job 5:12). The early church understood this truth. In Acts 12:1–13, Peter would have been unjustly executed under Herod’s wicked rule if the church had passively declared, “It is well,” without praying. Instead, they prayed fervently, and God intervened.

   Prayer activates heavenly assistance. Angels “excel in strength” and carry out God’s word, but they respond to divine commands released through prayer (Psalm 103:20; Daniel 10:12–13).   Jesus affirmed that what we permit or forbid on earth is endorsed in heaven (Matthew 18:18). Therefore, believers must continually pray for God’s will to prevail in their nations (Matthew 6:10), for righteousness to be established (Proverbs 14:34), and for the scattering of corrupt and wicked agendas. Persistent prayer keeps God’s people spiritually empowered and society preserved under divine influence.

  In our daily prayers we should seek a healthy appetite for God's word and the  discipline to pray .

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 pray effectively.

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