Exodus 33:11 T he LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend. Prayer is a dialogue not a monologue. In modern theology, the conversations that the Lord had with the patriarchs, prophets and priests is termed as “prayer”. He spoke to Moses for 40 long days and shared His secrets,...
Author: Caroline Joseph (Caroline Joseph)
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26 Jan 2021 – Unanswered Prayers – Part 5
James 4: 16b-17 The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.17 Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. Elijah’s prayers could control the climatic conditions. At his word, like...
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25 Jan 2021 – Unanswered Prayers – Part 4
James 4:2-3 You do not have because you do not ask God. 3 When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. Jesus said, Ask, Seek, Knock – “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock...
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24 Jan 2021 – Unanswered Prayers – Part 3
Luke 18:1 He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart. Prayer is text or pretext in context within the divine precepts. Jesus in the parable of “the widow and the unjust judge” portrayed prayer as court proceedings. The unjust judge adjourned the proceedings of the widow’s plea...
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23 Jan 2021 – Unanswered Prayers – Part 2
Matthew 21:22b “If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.” The above verse is the one of the most misunderstood and misinterpreted verse in the Bible. If we pray and believe that we can fly and jump off a cliff to soar in the sky, we will fall to the ground...
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22 Jan 2021 – Unanswered Prayers – Part 1
Luke 11:1b “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” The disciples watched Jesus perform marvellous miracles before their eyes. He opened the eyes of the blind, cleansed leapers, raise the dead and exorcised demons yet, the only thing they asked Him to teach was ”to pray”. They noticed that the prayer of...
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21 Jan 2021 – Ladder – Part 7
1 John 5:4 For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith. Steps of faith takes up the ladder of promises into the fullness of life. The promises and prophecies remain unfulfilled in the lives of many people as the steps of faith are missing on their...
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20 Jan 2021 – Ladder – Part 6
Psalm 144:1 Praise the LORD, who is my rock. He trains my hands for war and gives my fingers skill for battle. There are no wins without wars. The ladder of victory is over the steps of struggles, strikes and sacrifices. A defensive army that is waiting for the enemy to attack will never advance. ...
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19 Jan 2021 – Ladder – Part 5
Matthew 20:26 Whoever would be great among you must be your servant. The first step on the ladder of greatness is “servanthood”. Human heart longs for greatness, importance and prominence. Greatness is normally misunderstood as eminence, distinction and significance but Jesus taught the pathway to greatness is “servanthood”. Growth will be consistent only if there...
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18 Jan 2021 – Ladder – Part 4
Proverbs 21:31 The horse is made ready for the day of battle, but victory rests with the LORD. Success is on top of the ladder of right choices. Life is 10% of what happens to us and 90% of how we react. It is the choices and decisions we made yesterday that has got us where...