Morning with Ebenezer

FEELING LOW?

The Lord is my light and my salvation;

Whom shall I fear?

The Lord is the strength of my life;

Of whom shall I be afraid?

Psalm 27:1 NKJV

In life there are people who once came and admired our abilities and potentials. These people believed in us and encouraged us to reach higher both in life and in God. If you look back and count those people you will notice there were very few of them and if we put on scale it may be the scale of 1 to 10.

In the course of time came people who had negative way of thinking towards us. These are people who did not appreciate what we did; discouraged us every time they got a chance and sometimes even used harsh words that hurt us badly. These people kept on saying these words and make all kind of comments that made us feel miserable.

The devil was working through these people; the enemy wanted us to have a low self esteem and fail to reach where God wanted us to be. Those words tore us down and destroyed our confidences and made us to look down to ourselves. These people said we cannot do certain things, we won't amount to anything big; we were born to fail and all kind of discouragement words and hence we took their opinions into heart.

This morning, I just want you to reverse all bad words that have been spoken to you. You were born neither to fail nor to be poor in life. You will not be spiritual immature for the rest of your life like many suggested in your local fellowship. You won't die without having a husband or end up to be senior bachelor; because God has someone in store for you.

God has plan for your life; the enemy tried to fight to make you miserable but God has a plan to restore you back. The Bible says in Proverbs 23:7a, For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. In other words as the man thinks so in his heart, so is he. You have been the way you are right now; because you thought like the way people thought of you. You need to change your thinking and start thinking like the way God thinks of you.

You were born to be a victor not a victim, and live holy life in Christ. You were born to prosper in this life and to reach higher and let the sky be the limit. There is a potential in you to do mighty things for God and those who are in your circle of influence. Stand up and resist the lies of enemy, and go out there and do what the Lord called you to do in this life.

****Morning Prayer****

Pray this prayer with me by faith and God is going to answer your prayer....

Dear Heavenly Father, I'm coming before You by the blood of Jesus. Lord people have been talking down to me; some have been criticizing every achievement in my life. It's like everything I do is wrong before them; and the sad part is that these people are those who are close to me. Lord I refuse to continue living under their words, and from now on I will according to your plan and purpose in my life. In Jesus' Name, Amen.

Morning with Ebenezer

GOD WILL MAKE A WAY

Behold, I will do a new thing,

Now it shall spring forth;

Shall you not know it?

I will even make a road in the wilderness

And rivers in the desert.

Isaiah 43:19 NKJV

The Bible says Jesus is the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Him. Jesus is the way to the Father; no one will be able to enter into the kingdom of heaven without Jesus. Many suggest that there are many ways to heaven; they don't want to agree with the fact that Jesus is the only way to Father. (John 14:6)

Jesus is the way to the Father and the way to prosperity in this life; He the answer of every problem that we are facing as humans. Everything that you faced before, that you are facing now and that you will face in the future has answers in the Word of God. There is a key to unlock every closed door in your life in the Word.

Jesus will make a way for your life. Jesus will take you away from the point you are right now to the higher point in life. He will make the way where seems to be no way. I don't know what you are going through now but I know God is going to make a way for you.

This morning, I just want to encourage you to continue waiting for your miracle from the Lord. Maybe you have prayed, fasted and touch and agree with saints for your need but still the heaven is silent. I just to encourage you that God has heard your prayer and He will make a way for you very soon.

The enemy may tempt you to use other alternatives that are not godly to get out of your situation. He may make you think that God has forgotten you and there is nothing you can do about it. He may convince you to give up on God and do things in the way of the world. I'm here to encourage you to wait on God, He will soon show up and all things will work together for good to you.

****Morning Prayer****

Pray this prayer with me by faith and God is going to answer your prayer....

Dear Heavenly Father, I thank You for your Word. Lord I have been waiting for You; I have been waiting for your answer. I have been waiting that You may show up and meet my need. Sometimes it’s hard Lord, I wish that all things could just solve themselves in just a flash. I pray that You may a way for me, help me to overcome all these things I'm facing right now. In Jesus' Name, Amen.

Morning with Ebenezer

HE UNDERSTANDS

And it happened when He was in a certain city, that behold, a man who was full of leprosy saw Jesus; and he fell on his face and implored Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

Then He put out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately the leprosy left him.

Luke 5:12-13 NKJV

We see Jesus preaching the Gospel to the poor, healing the sick, perform miracles, cast out devils, resurrect the dead and save a lost man from sin. He came to set us free from every kind of bondage that sin brought to us. He was a simple man, a carpenter by professional who worked hard like everyone else in Judea to earn His daily bread.

He was a man who anyone can relate with; He was a man who faced troubles and temptations like everybody else but He did not sin. He knew how was like to live in poverty because He came from a poor family. He knew how it's like to have no education because He had no formal education. He knew how it's like to be oppressed by people who are stronger than you because He lived under Roman Empire oppression.

He lived among people who were sick, struggling and oppressed by the enemy. When He started His earthly ministry, it was in His agenda to help all those people who He saw their struggles for the past 30 years of His life. He helped all of those who came to Him for help, He helped many others who didn't even know Him or heard about Him. He was a man who lived among men, and His love for us was immeasurable. 

This morning, I just want you to know that Jesus understands what you are going through in life right now. You are not alone, He is there waiting for you to ask Him to help you overcome whatsoever you are going through. You don't need to carry that pain alone, share it with Jesus; He knows how it’s like to live in pain and He will help you to get through it.

If you don't know what the future will unfold; then it’s about time to entrust Jesus with your future while knowing no matter what happens Jesus will be in control. He will be in control of everything; He will take good care of you, your loved ones and help you to fulfill all your goals in life.

****Morning Prayer****

Pray this prayer with me by faith and God is going to answer your prayer....

Dear Heavenly Father, I have been passing many things lately. Sometimes I find myself unable to pray due to my busy schedule and other life priorities, please forgive me. I need your help; I surrender my present situation and submit my future plans to You. May your will prevail ooh Lord. In Jesus' Name, Amen.

Morning with Ebenezer

BELIEVE IN JESUS

Then He said to Thomas, “Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing.”

And Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!”

Jesus said to him, “Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

John 20:27-29 NKJV

Do you face the same problem that Thomas faced? Do you struggle to believe God in some areas of your life? Do you want to do some things on your own without the help of God; this includes using even illegal ways and shortcuts to reach your goals in life.

You hear God calling you in the ministry but you refuse to believe because you are waiting for God to speak to you through the burning bush as He did to Moses? Have you prayed to receive a certain spiritual gift such as speaking in new tongues but you refuse to accept that you have received it because it hasn't manifested itself until now?

Have you stopped believing God because He didn't answer a certain prayer or give you the life you once wanted? Do you struggle with the spirit that was in Thomas, the spirit of unbelief? I don't know where you find difficult in believing God, but I'm here to encourage you that now is the time you need to believe God as ever before.

This morning, I want to encourage you to believe in Jesus. If you believed people, you believed first your parents and guardians, believed those who were close to you then it’s about time you need to believe in Jesus. Calling yourself a Christian is one thing, but having faith in Jesus is another thing that can confirm your Christianity.

If you have many problems on your plate and you don't know what to do; I'm here to tell you that you need to believe in Jesus. If you are struggling with your unknown future and you don't have any idea how your future will unfold; then you need to believe in Jesus. You need to believe in Jesus for the things that are seen and things that are not yet seen. You need to believe Jesus for your healing, deliverance and your everyday life.

If you put your faith in Jesus, He will not disappoint you. He will not let you down nor forsake you. God will direct your steps; prevent you from falling and making wrong decisions in life if you believe in Him. I pray that God may meet with your most pressing need today.

****Morning Prayer****

Pray this prayer with me by faith and God is going to answer your prayer....

Dear Heavenly Father, I thank You for your Word. Lord I rebuke the spirit of unbelief inside of me; I stand against it in Jesus Name. Lord I pray that You may help me to continue standing firm in my faith. Help me to have unwavering faith no matter what life unfolds in all the days of my life. In Jesus' Name, Amen.

Morning with Ebenezer

TREE

Now when they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore the name of it was called Marah. And the people complained against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?” So he cried out to the Lord, and the

 Lord showed him a tree. When he cast it into the waters, the waters were made sweet.

Exodus 15:23-25 NKJV

Sometimes life can be difficult and cause many of us to complain. They say that life is not fair; there are many things that take place in each one of us that prove that saying. Not all things come the way we desired them to happen; but this does not change the good plan that God has for each one of us.

Its true life may not be fair in many ways but I learnt that God is fair in all ways. When the children of Israel crossed the red sea and sang the songs of praise to the Lord God for saving them from the land of slavery. They met with an obstacle when they reached somewhere called Marah; the water of this place was bitter and people started complained against Moses. These people forgot all what the Lord has just done for them by making a way for them in the midst of red sea.

Moses cried out to the Lord, and the Lord showed him a tree. When he cast it into the waters, the waters were made sweet. God used a tree to make the water of Marah sweet, this was a prophetic message to Moses that later Jesus will die on the tree that He may heal the bitterness of this life. Jesus died on the wooden rugged cross, and through His death we got our salvation.

This morning, I just want you to know that Jesus took away all life bitterness when He was hanged there on the tree. He took away your sorrows, pain, sicknesses and diseases. He bought your freedom from demonic oppression and attacks by His blood.  The punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by the stripes that wounded Him we are healed and made whole. Isaiah 53:5.

I want to encourage you to go to Jesus to today, tell Him about your bitterness, pain and sufferings. Tell Him about your trials, temptations and tribulations; tell Him about your weakness, sin and despair. Tell Him about your life struggles including all things that cause you to have low-self esteem up to this day. He will hear all your cares and meet each one of them. Have faith and go to Him in prayers.

****Morning Prayer****

Pray this prayer with me by faith and God is going to answer your prayer....

Dear Heavenly Father, I thank You for your Word. Lord I'm coming to You with my heavy heart. I have a lot of problems that need your immediate attention. I have tried to solve them by using my own strength; but Lord honestly I have reached my limit. I need You to come and intervene, I'm willing to give You access of every room in my life that You may take a total control. I trust You Lord; I know that You will give me the desires of my heart. In Jesus' Name, Amen.

Morning with Ebenezer

YOU DON'T HAVE TO KEEP YOUR DISTANCE

The Lord does not delay and is not tardy or slow about what He promises, according to some people’s conception of slowness, but He is long-suffering (extraordinarily patient) toward you, not desiring that any should perish, but that all should turn to repentance.

2 Peter 3:9 AMP

God is the God of love, but the devil rule by fear. People who are in the kingdom of God are free; but people who are in the kingdom of darkness are in bondage. Serving the Lord brings forth freedom in our spirits but serving the enemy cause us to live in the slavery.

Most of the time when we find ourselves fall in sin we tend to keep our distance away from God. We tend to stay away with everything that remind us that we did something wrong and that we need to repent. Some of us repent but still continue staying away from the light of Christ.

God sent Jesus while were still sinner and He came to die for us. He knew that we will never win the battle over sin by our own strength; that's why God sent His Son Jesus to give us the strength we need to overcome. He was made weak there on the Cross that we may get strength here to overcome. He died in weakness that we may live in strength of the Son of God.

This morning, I just want to encourage you to go near to God. If you know that you have been avoiding God because of your sins; this is the call of invitation to you that you need to go back to Him. You need to repent if you haven't and if you did repent and still feeling guilty then you need to forgive yourself and let it go in your heart.

I'm here to tell you that God loves you. He doesn't want you to perish but you should reach repentance in Christ Jesus. You don't have to keep your distance; you don't need to stay far from Him. Give yourself to Him today, ask Him that He may give you strength to overcome sin and live the victorious life from this day forward until His the day He comes to take us back to our father.

****Morning Prayer****

Pray this prayer with me by faith and God is going to answer your prayer....

Dear Heavenly Father, I come to You by the blood of Jesus. I'm asking that You may forgive me for running away from You. I want to have a close relationship with You; help me to live the life worth of my calling in Christ Jesus my Lord. In Jesus' Name, Amen.

Morning with Ebenezer

SING FOR THE LORD

I will sing to the Lord all my life;

I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.

Psalm 104:33 NIV

Songs have been used by different cultures to express their heart felt messages in the community. They help people to forget their present circumstances by concentrating on the melody of the song. They have been used during work to encourage people to work hard and used by freedom fighters who encouraged themselves through songs and delivered their messages through songs. 

We see when the children of Israel crossed the red sea, they Sing of Moses and Miriam. They praised the Lord for saving them from the hands of Egyptians and fulfill the promise He made to His servant Moses, Exodus 15. King David was song writer, singer, and he knew to use different instruments. He used songs to express his love for God and encouraged others to trust in the Lord God.

There is one record in the Book of Matthew that shows Jesus sang a hymn with His disciples before His crucifixion on the Cross which is also recorded in the book of Mark, Matthew 26:30, Mark 14:26. The Bible gives the record of Paul and Silas who sang hymns in the prison until the iron doors of the prison broke loose and everyone's chain came loose, Acts 16:25-26. This shows that there is tremendous power released when  we lift our voices up to the Lord through praise and worship songs.

This morning, I just want to encourage you to use songs as the way of seeking the face of the Lord in your life. You may say I don't have a voice, I don't know how to sing but in your personal prayers you don't need to sing as well as a certain known Gospel singer. You need just to sing from your heart and enjoy the music that comes from the bottom parts of your heart.

Another good way to pray is to put a song that you are familiar with and use that song as the means to help you concentrate on what you are praying for. Sing for the Lord, praise Him for giving you the gift of life. He has given you many blessings in your life and took you places that you couldn't even imagine. The devil fears people who praise the Lord because he knows that those people give their everything before the Lord through those songs.

****Morning Prayer****

Pray this prayer with me by faith and God is going to answer your prayer....

Heavenly Father, help me to praise your name in my life. Help me to sing for you in all the days of my life. In Jesus' Name, Amen.

Morning with Ebenezer

GOD IS WATCHING

The eyes of the Lord are in every place,

Keeping watch on the evil and the good.

Proverbs 15:3 NKJV

We are living in the world where you will find severance cameras everywhere you go. If you will go to the shopping mall you will find cameras watching over you in every department that you enter. There are cameras monitoring vehicles on the traffics light and that take pictures if someone over speeds or pass a red light.

This technology can be a new thing to many especially to those who are living in developing countries. We see now people taking selfie (type of self-portrait photograph, typically taken with a hand-held digital camera or camera phone) by using their mobile devices. People are capturing moments and memories within seconds that was not possible 20 years ago.

I sat down and asking myself about all these modern technologies and compared to the technology of God Himself. If men can document everything and capture almost every memories what about God who created heaven and earth? Have you ever asked yourself that God is documenting everything that you do in this life? Do you know that there are heaven severance cameras recording all what you do?

This morning, I just want to remind you that God is watching. God is watching all the things that you do in the light and darkness too! One day He will judge you according to your records and what you have done in this life. Stop doing silly things and assuming like God will overlook them and assume that everything will be alright.

God is watching you, He has been watching all what you have been doing with your life and He will watch you until the end. Make sure you make wise decisions now and walk in the fear of the Lord knowing the day is coming that all of our secrets will be revealed before the eyes of God of all the earth.

****Morning Prayer****

Pray this prayer with me by faith and God is going to answer your prayer....

Dear Heavenly Father, help me to live according to your will in this life. Give me wisdom to make the right decisions and walk in the right path according to your word. In Jesus' Name, Amen.

Morning with Ebenezer

GOD IS LOVE

Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

1 John 4:8 NIV

Love is one of the fruit of the Holy Spirit; the Bible in Galatians 5:22-23, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. These fruits of the Spirit has been described as the character of God.

The outstanding characteristic of God is that He is love. His love is expressed in the extravagant gift of His Son as the sacrifice for our sin. Romans 5:8 says that God's love was extended to us while we were sinners.

If God loved us this much while we were separated from Him, how can we, having received this life-changing love, withhold it from others in our words and actions? (Outpouring 50 promises & purposes of the Holy Spirit, Rod Parsley)

This morning, I just want to remind you that we are commanded to love one another. The Bible says in 1 John 4:21, And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister. If you claim you love then you need to start making peace with your neighbors.

There is no need of you claiming that you are a strong believer if you are not walking in love. There is no need to say you walk in the steps of Christ if you still have the list of people who you so call haters in your heart. Start loving the unloved today; learn to forgive and let go all those who wronged you somewhere in your life.

****Morning Prayer****

Pray this prayer with me by faith and God is going to answer your prayer....

Dear Heavenly Father, I'm asking that You may help me to love like Jesus. In Jesus' Name, Amen.

Morning with Ebenezer

PEACE

Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

John 14:27 NKJV

St Augustine of Hippo said these words that our heart is restless until it rests in You (God). He was one of those people who tried to do everything that they could before returning to the Lord. He lived the life of sin, and walked in the way of the world but later he realized that without God the heart of man can't get the fulfillment that it needs.

We hear testimonies of people who lived the lives of sin before they knew the Lord. Most of them they say although they had many world things in their disposal; but they couldn't get that inner peace out of those things. Alcohol, sex, money, fame, wonderful cars and beautiful women did not satisfy their inner desires.

Maybe you are trying to feed your inner hunger by the things of this world. You think that after getting a certain level of education or a certain degree of prosperity you will get that peace you are looking right now. The world will never give you the peace that your soul is longing for even if you will be given another hundred years to live.

This morning, I'm here to tell you that the peace that you need is found in Christ Jesus. Stop chasing around things of this world that you many get the satisfaction you need in this life. Stop chasing beautiful women or powerful men deceiving yourself that you will get peace in your heart. Start chasing Jesus and everything will be alright.

I want to encourage you to seek the Lord and you will have peace. Jesus said the peace that He will give to us will not be like what the world gives. Then Apostle Paul says that peace of the Lord surpasses all understanding; while guarding our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus, Philippians 4:7. I pray that the Lord will fill your heart by His peace today.

****Morning Prayer****

Pray this prayer with me by faith and God is going to answer your prayer....

Dear Heavenly Father, I will seek your face, I will seek your peace and walk in obedience in all the days of my life. In Jesus' Name, Amen.

 

Morning with Ebenezer

LIFE OF REPENTANCE

As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet:

“A voice of one calling in the wilderness,

‘Prepare the way for the Lord,

    make straight paths for him.

 Every valley shall be filled in,

    every mountain and hill made low.

The crooked roads shall become straight,

    the rough ways smooth.

 And all people will see God’s salvation.’”

Luke 3:4-6 NIV

We hear sad stories about people who said they will be back home at dinner, but they never came back. There are people who traveled and promised to meet us after few days or weeks but that was their way to say goodbye for us. All these loss experiences of our loved ones teach us that all of us will die one day.

We are walking with death in our bodies; we don't have a guarantee that we will even get to see tomorrow. You are happy that you have woken up and now you are planning for your day; but believe me or not there is a house somewhere in the world that people are crying because one of their loved ones is gone while they are were sleeping. There is a big question that what happens after death? 

There are some who believe that after we die, there is no more life. We are done here, that's why they tend to maximize every opportunity they get and they live the life without fearing anything including sin. For us who have heard and seen Jesus operating in our lives; we know through Scriptures that there is life after death. We know that God will judge us according to what we have done in this body; we know that Jesus has prepared a heavenly City for us who have given our lives to Him in this world.

This morning, I just want to encourage you to live the life of repentance. I know that you are still struggling in many things like we all do. I know that you are not perfect but I know that you have Jesus who can help you toward that day when you will finally be all that Christ saved you for and wants you to be.

In the mean time, you need to be prepared every day, hour and second. Prepare for the coming of the Lord; in order when He comes at any time you may be ready. If you will be among those who will be raptured alive to meet the Lord in the clouds then you need to be ready. If you will be among those who will be called from their graves to meet the Lord in the clouds then you need to be ready too! 

****Morning Prayer****

Pray this prayer with me by faith and God is going to answer your prayer....

Dear Heavenly Father, help me to live the life worth of my calling. Help me to be prepared for your coming everyday; I put my soul in your hands and I will be ready the time you will call me back to You. In Jesus' Name I pray, Amen.

Morning with Ebenezer

GOD IS GOD

How great is the goodness you have stored up for those who fear you.

You lavish it on those who come to you for protection, blessing them before the watching world.

Psalms 31:19 NLT

God is good all the time. The Bible says He has stored up His goodness for those who fear Him. He lavishes it (present something in generous or extravagant quantities upon) on those who go to Him for protection and blessing them openly before the eyes of the whole world.

I have learnt that when God decides to bless you, He will do it alone without asking for advice from anyone. He will do it openly in order that everyone can see that it was Him who did it. He told prophet Amos these words; For the Lord God does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets, Amos 3:7.

The Lord reveals what is going to do for you first because when the time comes and those words come to pass, then you will glorify Him because He said it before it happens. This proves the omniscience nature of God, the capacity to know everything that there is to know. He is the Alpha and Omega, First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.

This morning, I pray that God reveal His goodness in your life. I pray that He may open all unlocked doors that the enemy has been locking in your life. I pray that God may bless you in everything you touch and decided to do in life. I pray that God may show Himself strong for you in the areas that you are weak right now.

May God satisfy the hunger of your heart; may He give your heart to rest in Him and enjoy all the good things that He has prepared for you. Remember He is good even if you are seeing bad things happening to you right now; that will never change the fact that He is still too awesome. Continue to trust Him, and know that all things will work together for good to you.

****Morning Prayer****

Pray this prayer with me by faith and God is going to answer your prayer....

Dear Heavenly Father, I'm asking that You may bless me according to your riches and glory in Christ Jesus. In Jesus' Name, Amen.

Morning with Ebenezer

YOUR FAMILY WILL BE SAVED

But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”

Joshua 24:15 NIV

One of the devil's battle fields is our families. I have seen the devil fighting with all of his devices to destroy different families around the world. Some of us were born in families that were worshiping false goods. Families that were keeping things that are ungodly inherited from our fore fathers who did not know God or purposely rejected Him.

There are behaviors and weaknesses that they have been passed down generations to generations in our families. The devil has been putting demons in every generation in our families to ensure that his interest are protected and passed on that particular generation. I believe half of the problems that we face as individuals are the consequences of the covenants that our fore fathers entered with demons whether knowingly or unknowingly.

Joshua made Israel choose between the false gods that their ancestors where serving beyond the Euphrates and true God, the God of Israel. He said, as for him and his household, they would serve the Lord. He knew that there will be no future for Israel if they would continue to embrace foreign gods who would neither speak nor move; the gods who were made by wood, silver and gold the works of human hands.

This morning, I am here to encourage you to pray against all false gods in your family. You are in Christ now; you have been given authority by Jesus Himself to pull down every kind family stronghold that has been holding your family captive. You need to plead the blood of Jesus to every member of your family, and demand for their soul to be saved from the life of sin.

You don't want to go to heaven by yourself; you need your father and mother to go with you. You need your brothers and sisters to be with; you need even the distant relative to enter in that City of gold with you. Then you need to stand up and pray for their salvation; you need to demolish the altars of false gods in your family and build the foundation of the true God. It's your call, no angels will come from heaven to help you in this, and this is your assignment so do it for the sake of unsaved loved ones. 

****Morning Prayer****

Pray this prayer with me by faith and God is going to answer your prayer....

Dear Heavenly Father, I thank You for your word. Lord I'm asking that You may give me strength to pray for my family. Lord grant me that conviction I need that I may continue to push in prayers until something of You is born in my family. In Jesus' Name, Amen.

Morning with Ebenezer

KEEP PRAYING

If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

2 Chronicles 7:14 NIV

One of the secret to victory in Christian life is to live the life of prayer. Prayer is the main media that connects us to the super natural world. If you will not pray then you will not understand what is taking place in the spiritual realm.

Prayer unlocks closed doors and set us free from known and unknown bondage. It gives us confidence that if we ask forgiveness in prayers then God will forgive us. It gives us strength to overcome our weaknesses; live the life of peace and get the miracles we need in life.

God told these words to King Solomon; if my people, who are called by my name, here God was talking about the nation of Israel, but it also applies to the Church of Jesus Christ in this world. Will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways; God wanted us to humble ourselves and pray and seek His face through reading Scriptures and stop living the life of sin. Then God will hear from heaven, and He will forgive our sin and heal our land.

This morning, I just want you to know that there is power in the prayer of the believer. If you believe in the Lordship of Jesus Christ, and you have given your life to Christ then you need to know that there is power released through your prayers. Then you need to continue praying because something is happening because of your prayers.

James says the prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective, James 5:16b. This means that there are many things that take place when a righteous person prays. I am here to encourage you to continue praying for whatever you are praying for; God is listening and changes are coming. The devil will discourage you that there is nothing you will get out of your prayers but you need to know that prayers work. Don't give up, keep praying.

****Morning Prayer****

Pray this prayer with me by faith and God is going to answer your prayer....

Dear Heavenly Father, help me to continue living the life of prayer. Give me strength to continue praying until I get my answers from You. In Jesus' Name, Amen.

 

Morning with Ebenezer

HAVE TIME FOR GOD

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

Matthew 6:33 NKJV

We are living in a very busy world. Many people have what I call go get it attitude. People are so ambitious to reach their goals and fulfill their dreams in this modern world. I think is not a bad thing to have goals in life and do whatever is in your power to make your dreams reality, but in all things you need to put God first.

Due to our busy schedules and demanding careers many of us have lost that Godly touch in our hearts. I know people who lived in poverty before and for some reasons they were still struggling in life and try to get education that they may liberate themselves. During that time they were faithful in asking God to help them reach where they believed things will be better for them. 

God answered their prayers and they reached their goals in life but they subtract God from their new ways of life. Some were so caught up in their things and forgot about church, reading the Bible and have private time with God. Many still call themselves Christians, but in the reality they have forsaken Christ Jesus long time ago because of their success.

This morning, I'm here to encourage you my friend to have time for God. You need to have your own private time away from all chaos of this world with your Creator. You will never understand the purpose and know the calling of God in your life if you will not sit before His throne and listen to His voice. If you will give Him your full attention and have a special time just for Him; He will also give you full attention and favor you in tremendous ways.

There are a lot of questions that you are asking yourself and you can't get answers from anyone. These kinds of questions about life and your personal life would be answered by now; if you would have your private sessions of prayers before the Lord. People who were used by God in the mighty way in the Bible had their private sessions of prayers before the Lord no wonder their impact was so great. I challenge you to do the same!

****Morning Prayer****

Pray this prayer with me by faith and God is going to answer your prayer....

Dear Heavenly Father, forgive me for putting other things first in my life. From this day forward I will put You first and acknowledge You in all my ways. In Jesus' Name, Amen.

Morning with Ebenezer

JUDGEMENT

And just as it is destined that men die only once, and after that comes judgment,

Hebrews 9:27 TLB

Our lives in this world are limited by time. The author of the book of Ecclesiastes says: To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven:, Eccl 3:1. Everything is bound by time, whether failures or success all of them are bound by time.

We see God created the world for six days and on the seventh day He rested. But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law. When the right time came, you were born of a woman in this world. Many things have taken place in your life but nothing real will last forever. Sometimes we face difficulties that seem to be forever but in real sense they are also bound by time. (Genesis 1, Galatians 4:4)

The day will come when you will breathe the last and your soul will go back to the one who created it. No one knows the date or hour; but the Bible gives us assurance that men are destined to die only once. Life doesn't end after death; the Bible speaks a lot about judgment that will follow after the death of each one of us. 

This morning, I just want you to know that the judgment day is coming. Apostle Paul says the following in 2 Corinthians 5:10, For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad. God will not show partiality, He will judge each one of us according to what we did in this life.

I just want to encourage you who have put your trust in the Lord Jesus Christ that you are in a right path. I encourage you to continue living the life of faith and do the will of God in your life. The world is moving very fast and people are inverting new ways of sinning before God but you child of God don't be like them. Obey the word of life that you may have eternal life because you chose Jesus in this life.

****Morning Prayer****

Pray this prayer with me by faith and God is going to answer your prayer....

Dear Heavenly Father, help me to live according to your will in all the days of my life. In Jesus' Name, Amen.

Morning with Ebenezer

YOU WILL PROSPER

The Elder,

To the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth:

Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.

3 John 1:1-2 NKJV

I believe it is the will of God that each one of us may prosper. We see this in the third epistle of John the revelator that he wrote to his beloved friend Gaius. He prayed that he may prosper in all things and be in health, just as his soul prospers.

I believe God intended us to succeed in the spirit first before that success is seen outside. If you will put the word of God inside of you; you will get the foundation you need that you may succeed. The Bible teaches us different principles that if we will follow them will lead us to success.

One of the main principles is found in Malachi 3:8-12; Will a man rob or defraud God? Yet you rob and defraud Me. But you say, In what way do we rob or defraud You? [You have withheld your] tithes and offerings.

You are cursed with the curse, for you are robbing Me, even this whole nation.

 Bring all the tithes (the whole tenth of your income) into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and prove Me now by it, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

This morning, I just want to remind you to give the whole tenth of your income and offerings to the house of the Lord. If you want to prosper financially this one of the must do act before the Lord. Many of us are living in the curse of poverty because we don't give tithes and offerings before the Lord. If you want to liberate yourself from poverty you need to start obeying these God's principles.

The Bible promises us that if we do this; God will open the windows of heaven for you and pour out a blessing, that there will be no room enough to receive it. The word of God is yea and Amen, if you do exactly what the Bible says you will prosper in your life. 

****Morning Prayer****

Pray this prayer with me by faith and God is going to answer your prayer....

Dear Heavenly Father, forgive me for not being proper giver. Help me to start giving tithes and offerings to your house; that You may bless me with all your heavenly blessings. In Jesus' Name, Amen.