PRAYER IS WEAPON
Luke 22:39-46

Prayer is the weapon of destruction over every destructive force that surface on the face of earth. As a believer that wants to stand on the ground of calling, it is impossible to be asleep and be awake for prayer. A believer that is often asleep is constantly at risk. Prayer will cease and gaining entrance to heaven could be a failure. The ten virgins were all purposeful in their agenda. They all went out to meet the bridegroom. Matthew 25:3-5, “Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, 4 but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept.” Having gone far in their pursuit to enter with the bridegroom, sleeping should have been avoided by getting busy in their waiting. They fell asleep and foolishness became their identity. How are you waiting? Can you tell if and when your oil is running out? You have come too far in this journey to begin to entertain foolishness. How would you have known that your oil is running out when you are asleep and not awake? A believer that is on ground of prayer and goes down, away from prayer into sleeping is having a sorrow sleep. Disciples of Jesus were on prayer ground at Gethsemane, when they were asked by Jesus to pray so that they would not enter into temptation (Lk.22:40). They all slept and could not hold on in prayer. Jesus came back and found them sleeping. He questioned them, “Why do you sleep? Rise and pray, lest you enter into temptation” (Luke 22:46) Are you awake? The only way for you to avoid temptation is to be awake in the Lord. It does not matter how long you have been walking in the Lord, you need to stay awake and be alive. Peter walked with Him, dined with Him, but sleep sneaked up on him when he slept in the prison. Peter had people praying on his behalf. Can you boast of anyone praying on your behalf when you do not even have any prayer partner or group? Where there is no prayer sleep has taken the front seat, prayer is in the back seat while temptation is the reigning driver. The biggest trap that is involved in sleep is temptation, just as Jesus emphasized. A believer that takes prayer serious will pave the way for his or her heaven right here on earth. Daniel is one of few examples. In Daniel’s life, prayer was made a captain over captivity. While in captivity, he outlived four different rulers that did not know God: Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar, Darius, and Cyrus. He was able to prevail because prayer was his major weapon.

Prayer for today: Ask the Father in Jesus name to endue you with the grace that makes a believer become constant and consistent in prayer.