James 3:8 No human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. Tongue is the true reflection of our thoughts. No one accidentally slips out comments, remarks or statements. “You will say and do what you think about the most – Dr. Caroline Leaf.” Unprocessed thoughts cannot form words...
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28 Jan 2021 – Unanswered Prayers – Part 7
1 Thessalonians 5:18 Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Prayer requests don’t get answered when praise slows down, anointing quenches, petitions cease or we give up too easily as we look for “instant answers”. When there is lack of...
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27 Jan 2021 – Unanswered Prayers – Part 6
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,...
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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. ...