Topic:PRAYER PROVOKES BLESSINGS
Memorise: For every one that asketh
receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be
opened. Matthew 7:8
Bible TExt: Luke 1:5-14, Bible in one year: 2nd Chronicles 1-3, Luke
20:19-47
One great lesson from Jacob’s penile experience, documented in Genesis
32:24-32, is that prayer provokes blessing. A key part of this experience in
Genesis 32:28-29 thus read:
“And he said, Thy name shall be called no more
Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and
hast prevailed. And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name.
and he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? and he blessed
him there.”
After changing Jacob’s name to Israel, the Lord further blessed him.
This tells us that having a new name is desirable, but securing a blessing that
will empower the new name to achieve its prophetic meaning in the life of its
recipient is even more preferable. Some people who once had negative names have
changed them; this is good but don’t stop here. Ask that God will bless your
new identity, so that your new name will speedily work for you and finally take
you to your place of destiny.
Similarly, you will notice that a blessing was pronounced on Israel in
the place of prayer, not at some other place. Blessings are attracted to you
while you are praying. The blessings that manifest after your moments of
concerted prayers were first delivered to you in the place of prayer. In Acts
12:1-17, it was while the children of God were taking turns to pray that
freedom was delivered to Peter who had been incarcerated by the authorities. In
addition, the gift of a baby boy, in the person of John the Baptist, was
delivered to Zacharias while he and the people were praying in the temple. This
gift manifested nine months later (Luke 1:65-66).
Effective prayer is like a collection basket for blessing. If you can
pray, you will have a place where your required blessings will be dropped for
you, but if you cannot pray, you can be certain that even when God decides to
give you a particular blessing out of mercy, you will not have a receptacle to
receive it. This is one reason why some blessings that are brought to people
are returned to Heaven. Effective and sustained praying over an issue tells the
heavenly hosts that you are truly prepared to receive what you are asking for.
Prayer provides that landing platform for your miracles and blessings. You
desire God to bless you; have you prepared the platform on which the answer to
your request will be laid?
Key Point
Prayer is a platform for collection,
and only those who engage in it will reap its dividends.
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