LIVING IN POWER AND GLORY (PART 1)

MAY 24TH

Text: 2 Timothy 3:1-5 King James Version (KJV)

1. This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

2. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

3. Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

4. Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

5. Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

It is one thing to talk about power and another to walk in power. Many Christians who claim to be godly only have a form of godliness without any evidence of the manifest power of God. The prayer meeting in some places of worship is more of a religious form and only a display of oratory, but in the prayer time of Spirit filled people, the demonstration of God’s power is not hard to find. We need to go beyond having a form of godliness when it comes to prayer. We really do not have time to play around with the various challenge confronting us.  It is unfortunate that many church people would rather have pleasure than the power of God.

In a time when evil is on the rampage all over the world, it is unfortunate that a church is busy spending kingdom resources on entertainment, hoping to reach people for Christ. Only a church on fire for God can bring revival to our generation.

  When people lack the manifestation of the Holy Spirit, they make plans for the flesh to fill in for their inadequacy. A lot of Christians today cannot pray for an hour, it is a torture to some. This is because they are empty on the inside. If you do not have the presence and leading of the Holy Spirit, prayer will become a difficult task.

Those who are so conscious of time as they pray, end up limiting the role of the Holy Spirit in their lives. Jesus said we ought always to pray and not faint. Prayer is not what you do some times, it has to be always. If you know the plan of the evil one, you would pray even while you work. It is consistency in prayer that sets us on fire for God.

Come rain or shine there should not be anything strong enough to stop you from a time of fellowship with Lord. Why? It is your place of divine empowerment.  Do everything you can to walk in the Power and Glory of God.