Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome PhD
Theme: Praying By The Authority Of
The Word
Date: Friday April 18th, 2014
Scriptural Ref: Acts 3:16
And his name through faith in his name
hath made this man strong, whom ye
see and know: yea, the faith which is
by him hath given him this perfect
soundness in the presence of you all
(Acts 3:16).
Yesterday, we learnt about praying in
the authority of the Name of Jesus.
Another very important element in
prayer is praying by the authority of
the Word of God. This refers to the
revelation and insight given to us by
God through His Word. It means acting
our faith in prayer, on the basis of the
Word of God; if God's Word covers it,
then we're audacious in faith to receive
answers.
1 John 5:14-15 says "And this is the
confidence that we have in him, that, if
we ask any thing according to his will,
he heareth us: And if we know that he
hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know
that we have the petitions that we
desired of him." When we pray
according to His will-according to His
Word-we're heard and we're
answered. This is a very important
factor for us to learn about prayer.
Some people, while praying, just talk,
and don't care whether or not what
they're saying is in line with the Word
of God.
For example, if you said to me, "Give
me such and such," you've made a
request without being sure whether
I'm going to give it to you. However, if
I made a promise to give it to you,
you'll have faith to make that request.
God already gave His Word, to show us
everything that He's given to us,
everything that He's made us, and
everything that we can do in Christ
Jesus.
Moreover, He has also revealed to us
how to ask; how to pray and what our
requests can cover. Therefore, you can
have faith when you pray to God, and
your faith grows as you learn the Word
of God. The more of God's Word you
know, the more faith you'll have.
Romans 10:17 says "...faith cometh by
hearing, and hearing by the word of
God."
PRAYER:
Dear Father, I thank you for the power
of your Word and its ability to cause
the change that I desire to see as I
pray according to your will. I declare
that forever, your Word of truth guides
me in the path of your divine and
perfect will for my life. I walk in
strength, health and victory today
because I live by your Word, in Jesus'
Name. Amen.
Further Study: Psalm 119:89; Matthew
24:35; Isaiah 55:10-11
1 Year Bible Reading Plan: Luke
17:1-19, 1 Samuel 3-7
2 Year Bible Reading Plan: Romans
12:1-8, Psalm 119:145-160
Source: http://www.rhapsodyofre
alities.org/index.php/en/