DCLM Higher Everyday 16 March 2023 — Believers pray together
DCLM Higher Everyday 16 March 2023 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Believers pray together
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TOPIC: BELIEVERS PRAY TOGETHER
TEXT: ACTS 4:23-31
24And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:
25Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?
26The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.
27For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,
28For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.
29And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,
30By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.
31And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
KEY VERSE: “And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness” (ACTS 4:31).
MESSAGE:
Charles Grandison Finney said, “Nothing tends more to cement the hearts of Christians than praying together. Never do they love one another so well as when they witness the outpouring of each other’s hearts in prayer.”
Praying together is the driving force of believers. The strong and weak in faith can pray boldly together for a favorable outcome in times of uncertainty. There’s power in praying together. Peter and John were imprisoned, and the church prayed to result in their release. Then came the threats, the church which feared and revered only God prayed again, and the outcome was the infilling with the Holy Ghost and power.
In this end-time where people are faced with frustrations, fears, difficulties, and carrying out the great commission could lead to persecution, prayer should be our best resort. Through corporate prayer, believers find comfort, and hearts are opened to the needs of others. It leads to edification, joy, and a sense of love among brethren; in addition, it provokes unity and submission to the will of God in the Church. Our prayers should be centered on the advancement of God’s kingdom.
QUOTE: There is power in praying together
CHALLENGE: When we pray together, God works.
PRAYER FOR TODAY: Make us fervent in prayer, dear Lord.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
