Friday, December 21, 2012

THE HEARTFELT PRAYER OF A RIGHTEOUS MAN!


The other day, we were talking about the unlimited power of corporate prayer and corporate anointing. I love it when we gather together to pray, and in fact it inspires me a lot.It is the easiest way to get me to pray and in fact most people who are growing in their faith. I love it when am challenged by the zeal of some brother , or some pastor when we pray together.
However today, I want to talk to you or to look at the power of the prayer of a righteous man.As we proceed, I will like you to note some keywords here. These words are (a) a righteous man(b) heartfelt(c) power(d) prayer.
We will now look at the scripture that will guide our discussion, today, and that is taken from the book of James, chapter 5 and verse 16, we read as follows:
16 "Confess your faults one to another, and pray for one another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much".
Firstly, this scripture tells us to confess our sins one to another. This I believe means to admit it when you offend your brother, or your sister in Christ Jesus, and ask for forgiveness. Pastor James tell us that will help our healing to come forth speedily.
However, the second part of this scripture is the part that carries most of the revelation we are out to receive today.
Who is a righteous man? A righteous man is a man who has received the righteousness of God by faith.God's nature or part of His nature is righteousness. He is always right and can never be wrong.He is the head of all things and he created them.He therefore is entitled to claim to be right, to know what is right, and to never be opposed, He has the right to be the head at all times, and to never be wrong, any other person opposing God's in any way is practicing disobedience or sin and is rebellious or wrong.
In the book of 2 Corinthians chapter 5 and verse 21, we read as follows:
21 "For He hath made him to be sin, for us who knew no sin;that we be made the righteousness of God in him".
This scripture gives us the root to the fruit, this is because without you receiving that which you have been given free of charge from the Lord, you cannot bear any genuine fruit of righteousness.We can understand this better, with the second scripture that I am about to share with you now. Let us look at the book of Ephesians chapter 4 and verse 24:
24 "And that ye put on the new man, which is created after God in true righteousness and holiness".
 We can still go on and read one more vital scripture about the root to your fruit, where righteousness is concerned, in that it is a gift to the believer from God. Let us read from Philippians chapter3 and verse 9:
9 "And be found in Him not having my own righteousness which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of God, the righteousness which is of Christ by faith.
This gift of God which we receive by faith in Christ Jesus, now produces right living in us-that is called the fruit of righteousness. We can see this in Philippians chapter 1 and verse 11.
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11 " Being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and the praise of God".
Finally again on righteousness, in Ephesians, chapter 5 and verse 9, we read:
9 "(For the fruit of righteousness is in all, goodness, righteousness and truth;)" ,all these now show us that a righteous man is one that has received God's righteous son and is now living the righteous life that flows from the Spirit of the living God.You can know that you have received this life and that you are now living by the Spirit of boldness-'The righteous is as bold as a lion'.
Secondly, or the second important word we need to look at here now is the word, 'effectual, fervent, or heart felt'. These three words which am taking as one word actually have to do with putting in your whole attention, concentration, energy, and focus into what you are doing when you pray. Looking in the real of the spirit unto the father, in the name of Jesus and coming before Him, with your whole attention, completely immersed with your whole spirit, soul and body attached passionately to His being.
Dr Chidi Peters,
Wishes all the readers of the House of Revelation, and lovers of the gospel,especially as expressed
via the ministry of The Marvelous International Ministries-Merry Christmas,
and a Happy New Year-may the year 2013 become the greatest year of your lives-Amen!
Lastly, the product of this passionate prayer, with your whole body working and tensed up, and your spirit and soul concentrated on God, you will surely make tremendous power available, which will produce change in the direction that you need it.

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