Close the Door

Matthew 6:6- But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you

The Key To Prayer – Series II

Through prayer the soul is made fat and strengthened. The windows of heaven are opened, and showers of refreshing dew, like the dew of Hermon, are rained upon the soul. It is only through prayer that the King extends unto us the golden sceptre. Without prayer the soul will weaken, become emaciated and die. He who lives in prayer reigns triumphantly. The dark storm-clouds are driven away, mountains of discouragement are levelled and cast into the sea, difficulties disappear, hope is born, faith increases and deeper joy becomes a reality.  He who is frequent and fervent in prayer experiences no alarm from the rage of Hell. It is important for one to pray until the skies are ruptured and power from above sweep over the soul. The soul is watered in such pure prayer.

Close the Door

Matthew 6:6- But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 

God is in secret, hidden from the world. The world does not see Him; neither knows Him nor can know Him. He rewards things done in secret. He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him in secret.  You can never reach God in your prayers unless you close the door first. Closing the door means something more than shutting the literal closet. Closing the door means closing the world, thoughts, fear, desires, etc in our hearts behind us. It means separation or detachment from things of the world. Therefore, one can enter into his closet and close the door, and yet have the world open in their hearts and mind. Prayer must come from the heart to God. The secret prayer is between your heart and the heart of God. There is indeed much blessing is such a prayer of communing between your heart and the heart of God. Such a prayer feeds the soul upon the divine life and lifts one in the realms of light and happiness. Thank Jesus for such insight about the privileges of secret prayer with Him. O dear beloved, when you pray, enter into your closet, shut off the world, forget your troubles and worry, and pour your heart unto the secret God…..To be Continued.

Prayer- Yes, dear Lord, we are yours, wholly yours, now and forever. Take full possession; live in us; reign in our hearts and mind; use every faculty of our being to thy own glory. Thy will be done in us and with us as it is in done in heaven, amen.

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Shalom & Stay Blessed in 2012

Brother Enim

 

The Key To Prayer – First Series

For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

The Key To Prayer –First Series

Prayer is very important in the daily spiritual life of every Christian believer. Anytime a Christian prays he/she is empowered spiritually; for our weapons are not carnal, but are mighty through God in the pulling down of strong holds ( 2 Cor 10:4).Prayer tied with faith unleashes great things.  However, even though some of the Lord’s children spend time praying over many things, they don’t seem to get through in prayer. This is because there is a secret to prayer, that’s the key to prayer that every believer needs to unlock.

The Key to every thing is important. People who have found the key do things differently. It is only the right key that can unlock. Once the key is discovered, the doors begin to open. This same principle applies to prayer. Matthew 7 speaks of principles relating to prayer, one of which is “He who seeks finds” (vs 8). Seeking  something diligently requires effort. Looking for something in a half-hearted and leisurely manner will result in watered down results. God answered many of the prayers of the saints in the past because they had the key to prayer.

Many earnest Christians pray at great length; wordy prayers, but do not receive answers from God. This is because their words do not touch the heart of the King, the heavenly Father. Prayer needs to touch the heart of God and move Him so that He has no choice but to grant our requests, these kinds of words must be to the point, match God’s will, so that the Lord cannot but responds to them. Let us find the key to prayer from a few scriptural illustrations:

Abraham’s Prayer For Sodom (Genesis 18:16-33)

When God made known to Abraham that He was about to execute judgement on Sodom and Gomorrah for their wickedness, Abraham interceded for Sodom before the Lord. Abraham prayed for Sodom. He did not just open his mouth and say, “O God, have mercy on Sodom and Gomorrah!” or in vain words, but  instead Abraham laid hold of the fact that God is a righteous God. ( Gen 18:25); this was the key to his prayer……to be continued on the second series . God bless You and continue to pray into the Year .

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Shalom & Stay Blessed in 2012

Brother Enim