Sunday Mornings

James 5:13 KJV Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms. God has not asked us to seek his face in vain. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective. James 5:16 KJV Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. Through Biblical history, we have seen the power of prayer. Examples may include; Daniel . When all the wise men of Babylon including Daniel, Meshach, Shadrach and Abednego were enlisted for execution because they couldn't know and interpret the King's dream, Daniel prayed instead. Daniel 2:17-18 (MSG) Daniel then went home and told his companions Hananiah , Mishael , and Azariah what was going on. He asked them to pray to the God of heaven for mercy in solving this mystery so that the four of them wouldn’t be killed along with the whole company of Babylonian wise men. Hannah Hannah who was barren for years decided

I call to you, LORD; help me now! Listen to me when i call to you. Receive my prayer as incense, my uplifted hands as an evening sacrifice. (Psalms 141:1-2) The picture painted in this Psalm is that of a refugee that needs sincere and urgent help. the psalmist needed the help of God urgently [ i call to you, LORD, help me now! ]. Again our attention should be drawn to the descriptions and comparisons that the psalmist made with his prayer and lifting of hands. For a couple of weeks i have been researching to find out the meaning and significance of the evening sacrifice. It can also be referred to as [corporate] night devotion. The Israelites saw this as a moment to gather in one accord and worship God. The psalmist for one reason or the other could not attend the evening sacrifice, but did not see that as a barrier to worshiping God. He as well wanted his prayer to rise to heaven as a sweet smelling savor, holy and acceptable. Today many Christians have idolised the church an

Job 1:10 KJV Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. The Hedge of Protection As God's children, we have a hedge around us that keeps us safe from the evil intentions of the devil. The devil continually censors us, looking for who to devour; but the Hedge placed around us has made us invincible. Breaking the Hedge The devil has no power whatsoever to break the Hedge around us. When man commits sin, the Hedge gets broken; rendering man vulnerable to affliction from the devil. God may also remove the Hedge as seen in the case of Job ( where he was tried). In such a situation, we have to stand strong and pass the test. Summarily, the devil has no power to get over the Hedge placed around us. He has no power to afflict us; except we allow him by committing sin. But God could also remove the Hedge in a bid to test us; although, in all t