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always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit.”
Ephesians 6:18
Pray In The Spirit At All Times
T he last piece of the armour is prayer — “praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit”. Like the sword of the Word of God, it is an offensive weapon. But what does praying in the Spirit mean? It means praying in tongues. (1 Corinthians 14:14) If you are experiencing a season of evil, my encouragement to you is this: Learn to constantly pray in the Spirit. If you are going through a tough time, pray in tongues whenever you can and wherever you go. When you wake up in the morning, pray in tongues. When you drive your car, pray in tongues. When you are in the train, pray in tongues, but do it under your breath or people may look at you strangely!
What is so special about praying in tongues, especially when you are going through a difficult time? Well, praying in tongues will recharge your batteries, so to speak. The Bible says that speaking in tongues provides rest and it refreshes you. (Isaiah 28:11–12) Praying in tongues will keep you flowing with God. (1 Corinthians 14:2) Praying in tongues will also help you emotionally. (1 Corinthians 14:4) And according to Christian psychiatrist Carl R Peterson, MD, praying in tongues for an extended period of time will even help boost your immune system.
Let me show you something else about praying in the Spirit. Have you ever prayed for something, believing that it will happen, and yet, you had to wait for the manifestation of the answer? I want to show you how praying in the Spirit can help you receive the manifestation of what you are believing God for.
While waiting for the manifestation of your miracle, stay in prayer.
In Mark 11, we see that Jesus saw an unfruitful fig tree and He cursed it. Now, the effects of the curse were not obvious straight away. The tree did not dry up instantly. It wasn’t until the next day that the Bible records that the fig tree had withered as a result of the curse. What happened between the curse and the withering? Well, whatever happened will reveal to us what we can do in the period between praying and seeing the manifestation.
Look at Mark 11:12–14:
12 Now the next day, when they had come out from Bethany, He was hungry. 13 And seeing from afar a fig tree having leaves, He went to see if perhaps He would find something on it. When He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. 14 In response Jesus said to it, “Let no one eat fruit from you ever again.” And His disciples heard it .
Then, on the morning of the next day, verse 20 tells us that “as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots” . So what happened between verses 14 and 20? Well, this is what happened: After Jesus cursed the fig tree, He went into the city of Jerusalem. He went into the temple there, and began to drive out those who bought and sold in the temple. He overturned the tables of the moneychangers and the seats of those who sold doves. And He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple.
In verse 17, Jesus said something very interesting:
17 …“Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’”
Let’s retrace our steps. Jesus is on His way into Jerusalem when He passes by the fig tree and curses it. Then, he goes into the city of Jerusalem and overturns the moneychangers’ tables in the temple. He leaves the temple and stays overnight outside the city. The next morning, Jesus and His disciples pass the fig tree again. What do they see? They see the fig tree dried up from the roots.
What did Jesus do between the cursing and withering of the fig tree? He cleansed the temple and restored it as a house of prayer. My friend, what Jesus is showing us is that after we have prayed over a situation, while waiting for the manifestation of our miracle, we should stay in prayer. If you
Ephesians 6:18
Pray In The Spirit At All Times
T he last piece of the armour is prayer — “praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit”. Like the sword of the Word of God, it is an offensive weapon. But what does praying in the Spirit mean? It means praying in tongues. (1 Corinthians 14:14) If you are experiencing a season of evil, my encouragement to you is this: Learn to constantly pray in the Spirit. If you are going through a tough time, pray in tongues whenever you can and wherever you go. When you wake up in the morning, pray in tongues. When you drive your car, pray in tongues. When you are in the train, pray in tongues, but do it under your breath or people may look at you strangely!
What is so special about praying in tongues, especially when you are going through a difficult time? Well, praying in tongues will recharge your batteries, so to speak. The Bible says that speaking in tongues provides rest and it refreshes you. (Isaiah 28:11–12) Praying in tongues will keep you flowing with God. (1 Corinthians 14:2) Praying in tongues will also help you emotionally. (1 Corinthians 14:4) And according to Christian psychiatrist Carl R Peterson, MD, praying in tongues for an extended period of time will even help boost your immune system.
Let me show you something else about praying in the Spirit. Have you ever prayed for something, believing that it will happen, and yet, you had to wait for the manifestation of the answer? I want to show you how praying in the Spirit can help you receive the manifestation of what you are believing God for.
While waiting for the manifestation of your miracle, stay in prayer.
In Mark 11, we see that Jesus saw an unfruitful fig tree and He cursed it. Now, the effects of the curse were not obvious straight away. The tree did not dry up instantly. It wasn’t until the next day that the Bible records that the fig tree had withered as a result of the curse. What happened between the curse and the withering? Well, whatever happened will reveal to us what we can do in the period between praying and seeing the manifestation.
Look at Mark 11:12–14:
12 Now the next day, when they had come out from Bethany, He was hungry. 13 And seeing from afar a fig tree having leaves, He went to see if perhaps He would find something on it. When He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. 14 In response Jesus said to it, “Let no one eat fruit from you ever again.” And His disciples heard it .
Then, on the morning of the next day, verse 20 tells us that “as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots” . So what happened between verses 14 and 20? Well, this is what happened: After Jesus cursed the fig tree, He went into the city of Jerusalem. He went into the temple there, and began to drive out those who bought and sold in the temple. He overturned the tables of the moneychangers and the seats of those who sold doves. And He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple.
In verse 17, Jesus said something very interesting:
17 …“Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations’? But you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’”
Let’s retrace our steps. Jesus is on His way into Jerusalem when He passes by the fig tree and curses it. Then, he goes into the city of Jerusalem and overturns the moneychangers’ tables in the temple. He leaves the temple and stays overnight outside the city. The next morning, Jesus and His disciples pass the fig tree again. What do they see? They see the fig tree dried up from the roots.
What did Jesus do between the cursing and withering of the fig tree? He cleansed the temple and restored it as a house of prayer. My friend, what Jesus is showing us is that after we have prayed over a situation, while waiting for the manifestation of our miracle, we should stay in prayer. If you
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