FAITH CAPSULE: Doing what is right demands prayer.

2 Samuel 6

At the time David gathered men for the transportation of the Ark of God from the house of Abinadab, “Uzzah put out his hand to the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen stumbled.  Then the anger of the Lord was aroused against Uzzah, and God struck him there for his error; and he died there by the ark of God.” (2 Samuel 6:6-7) Uzzah did the right wrongly by putting his hand on the ark in attempt to prevent it from falling. Uzzah’s action violated the word of God as commanded in Numbers 4:15, “…they shall not touch holy thing, lest they die.” Uzzah’s attention to the thing of God was accounted to him as an error. Uzzah engaged a life terminating error and he died untimely death. Are you consciously or unconsciously engaging that which is enough to cause untimely death physically or spiritually? Is it your finance that is facing untimely death due to unconscious error before God? Are you on the ground of committing error consciously or unconsciously? Uzzah meant well as he attempted to do right but in a wrong way. Clearly, doing what is right demands prayer. The same God yesterday, today, and tomorrow is still answering prayers.
Why not pray against any kind of life terminating error in your life? Jesus was not giving a suggestion as regard to praying but He commanded stating, “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you for everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.” (Matthew 7:7-8)
Obeying the command of God is a blessing and not obeying His commands is an open avenue to curse. The word of God that commanded us to pray will definitely deliver when we pray. The bible buttressed, “He who planted the ear, shall He not hear? He who formed the eye shall He not see?” (Psalm 94:9)  God hears us before we ask. Most times, our manner of asking is what denies our prayer from getting answer. It is important to also pay attention to how He commanded us to pray, “But when you pray, go into your room; and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do for they think that they will be heard for their many words.” (Matthew 6:6) There is a need to be error free in all areas of living life by the grace of God. Pray to God in Jesus name against engaging life terminating error as the year runs out and the New Year sets in.

Prayer for today: Ask God to deliver you from every life terminating error in all your goings and your comings in the coming days.