SCRIPTURE: “…The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” – James 5:16
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Guilt separates a man from the Presence of God.
Yesterday, we established the fact that doors do not open to voice but to the right keys. We also noted that even if you are the owner of a house, the doors will not respond to your voice but to the right keys.
In the same way, prayer answers to the right keys. There are keys you have to use in order to pray effectively. Prayer becomes futile and bankrupt of results when we do not pray with the right keys.
One of the keys to effective prayer is UPRIGHTNESS OF LIFE
Now, how does uprightness affects our prayer?
1.A life of uprightness opens the door to God’s presence (Psalms 24:3-5, Isaiah 33:14-16). But guilt separates a man from God’s presence (Isaiah 59:1-2).
2.Uprightness gives us boldness and audacity before God. (Proverbs 28:1). Guilt, on the other hand, is a killer of faith.
3.Uprightness of life deprives the enemy every access and basis of resistance and accusation in our lives (Zechariah 3:1-3; John 14:30).
My counsel is: check your life now; confess every hidden sin to God in order not to be denied access to His presence.
Remember this: Guilt separates a man from the Presence of God.
ASSIGNMENT(S): 1. Avoid all forms of iniquity at all cost.
2. Avoid iniquitous associations.
PRAYER: OLORD help me to be upright in life so that I can maintain a consistent prayer life. Deliver me from every sin that easily besets me, in Jesus Name.
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: KEYS TO EFFECTIVE PRAYER.
QUOTE: When a person carries the nature or image of the devil in the likeness of bitterness, satan can lay claim on the life of such an individual. Culled from AM I BITTER? by Dr Becky Enenche.
DAILY READING: Zechariah 2:1 to 3:10, Revelations 12:18 to 13:18, Psalms 141:1 to 10, Proverbs 30:18 to 20.