THE EARNEST PRAYER OF THE RIGHTEOUS

The Apostle Paul, in 2 Thessalonians 3:1-2, asked the saints to pray for him and other ministers with him, that they may be delivered from wicked and unreasonable men who were against the faith and the preaching of the Gospel. He wanted the Word of God to grow mightily and prevail among the gentiles.

When decrees or laws are enacted, which are against the preaching of the Gospel, we must become aware that such things are done by wicked and unreasonable men who have found their way into power for their selfish gains. But God expects us to stop them through prayer. And we are given the assurance that we have His attention when we pray against such things.

There is so much power in the Church, but we can’t discover the extent and potency of the power we possess with our mouths shut. For the power to be effective we need to pray and declare what we want to see in our countries; we have the divine authority to cause a change through prayers. All that’s necessary is for one righteous man or woman to be stirred enough to pray earnestly and effectively against the evil machinations to frustrate God’s people.

I challenge you today to be that righteous man or woman who will take a stand in prayer and will not stop praying until the Word of God grows mightily and prevails in every nation of the world.