PRAYING ACCORDING TO GOD'S WILL

 PRAYING ACCORDING TO GOD'S WILL

December 19, 2023

By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi 

"And we will receive from him whatever we ask because we obey him and do the things that please him." 1 John 3:22 NLT

     Prayer is the legal interaction between God and his creation . Animals, plants, demons, Satan pray to God as well as humans ( Christians and non Christians ) God is the father of us all and we depend on him for life. 

     In the book of Job Satan sought permission from God in prayers to strike job likewise before he attacks any human he must seek the legal grounds and present it before God . 

   In the new testament book of 1 Corinthians chapter five Satan was given the license to afflict the young man engaged in a sexual relations with his father's wife . The Bible says in the new testament book of 1 Timothy 1:20 NLT "Hymenaeus and Alexander are two examples. I threw them out and handed them over to Satan so they might learn not to blaspheme God.". This is proof that Satan has a role to play in the church until the rapture . He comes to kill, steal and destroy and always makes legal demands from God before executing justice on a person an example is in Mark 5:12‭-‬13 NLT Bible .  “Send us into those pigs,” the spirits begged. “Let us enter them.” So Jesus gave them permission. The evil spirits came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the entire herd of about 2,000 pigs plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned in the water ".

Jesus Christ knew what the demon's intentions were yet he gave them permission.  The farmers did not reject the demon's prayers and suffered the loss of their pigs. Laziness in prayers opens doors for temptations. 

Jesus is the embodiment of God and the head of all principalities and powers "Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see— such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him." Colossians 1:15‭-‬16 NLT Nothing happens anywhere in the universe without his permission  . If demons can seek permission to destroy someone's source of livelihood , that should give us a picture of the dynamics of prayer .

     Those businessmen in mark 5 did not know their rights and privileges as children of God and loss their case before God and suffered in the hands of the devourer. Prayers is likened to the proceedings in a court room. One must know how to present his or her case before the supreme judge of the universe in the face of much opposition . 

    For this reason  we must be acquainted with the constitutional provisions of God's kingdom as regards believers in Jesus Christ to make a strong case in our prayers . The scriptures says Isaiah 41:21" Produce your cause, saith the Lord; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob." Those demons knew their rights against the spiritually slack  herdsmen "Come, wild animals of the field! Come, wild animals of the forest! Come and devour my people!"For the leaders of my people— the Lord ’s watchmen, his shepherds— are blind and ignorant. They are like silent watchdogs that give no warning when danger comes. They love to lie around, sleeping and dreaming."Isaiah 56:9-10 NLTBible .  Satan

reads the bible too , cults the world over have copies of the scriptures to guide their operations . 

   God wants to grant your heart's desires only if you would pray . ' tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours."

Mark 11:24 NLT

( James4:2, John16:23, Matt7;7-8, Jer29:13) 

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 savior and receive the Holy Ghost and power for total recovery in Jesus name. 

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