Title: The Devil Obstructs Prayer
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Subject: The Devil Obstructs Prayer
Text: 1 Peter 4:7
The theme of this Calgary United Revival Crusade was prayer.
Through prayer, individuals and families, society and the nation can be transformed.
"God, thank you for allowing this loud prayer to be heard in our church temple. I believe that good things will happen to our church through this prayer."
And I thanked God for giving us a good temple so that the Calgary members can pray earnestly together, regardless of denomination and denomination, and for allowing us to hold this united crusade in our church.
And I gave thanks as I looked at the working hands of the Women's Mission, who diligently prepare refreshments every day during the three-day Crusade, and the workers of the Men's Mission who work hard to organize and clean the temple and guide the worship service. I also thanked God for allowing a good praise team to sing praises using musical instruments.
Ladies and gentlemen, worship is pleasing to God.
Moreover, God is very pleased when all the saints and churches worship together in unity across denominations. Psalm 133:1 says, "How good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity!" As I said, I believe that God was pleased with this United Revival Crusade.
In particular, it was very good and beautiful in God's eyes to see many members praying more strongly through this crusade. And I hope that this prayer movement will take place in each church in Calgary and continue to happen in our church as well.
One of the sermons of this lecturer was this:
"A certain church said, 'Let's pray together.' There are churches where prayers are cut off for less than 2 minutes, while there are churches where prayers continue for more than 20 minutes. What kind of church is your church?"
Hearing this, I thanked myself. “God, thank you for making our church a church where the sound of united prayer continues for up to 20 minutes instead of 2 minutes. Because of the saints who pray so hard, our church has development, revival, mission, I believe that good things happen to individuals and families as well.”
Ladies and gentlemen, prayer is a tool that moves the hand of Almighty God.
God works through the people of prayer, pouring out the Holy Spirit on those who pray, guiding those who pray, and blessing those who pray.
The church needs people who have learned a lot, who are smart, and who are talented, but above all, it needs people who pray. And God's work begins through prayer and is accomplished through prayer.
But without prayer, it seems to work, but later it gets worse, more twisted, and more crooked. The importance of prayer transcends time and cannot be overemphasized.
The Bible emphasizes the importance of prayer.
“Pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17).
“The end of all things is near; therefore, be sober and sober and pray” (1 Peter 4:7).
“Be steadfast in prayer, and be alert in prayer with thanksgiving” (Colossians 4:2).
"Why do you sleep? Get up and pray so that you may not fall into temptation" (Luke 22:46).
“Keep awake in prayer at all times, that you may be able to escape all these things that are to come, and stand before the Son of Man” (Luke 21:36).
“Make supplications, prayers and intercessions for all” (1 Timothy 2:1).
"Is anyone suffering? He will pray" (James 5:13).
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God” (Philippians 4:6).
"Pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayers of the righteous have great power" (James 5:16).
“My house is a house of prayer” (Luke 19:46).
Ladies and gentlemen, the church is a house of prayer. We pray at home, at work, at school, wherever we are, but especially when we come to church. And when church members meet, they must unite and pray. So the church uses a lot of this good slogan. “When we meet, pray, and when we part, let’s evangelize.” Hallelujah !
Folks, this is how I pray. “God, help me not to run out of prayer or lack of prayer in my entire life!”
Folks, I know. "If I don't pray, I'm done. If I don't pray, I will perish. If I don't pray, I will die!"
Prayer is my greatest asset, my greatest weapon, and my greatest happiness. If you pray, you will find things that do not exist; if you pray, you will feel good even if you feel bad; if you pray, you will become weak and strong For me, prayer is joy, blessing, and happiness. For me, if I take away my prayers, I become sad, depressed, stuffy, weak, unhappy, and my heart. Without prayer, I cannot live a single day here in Calgary, nor can I build the kingdom of heaven. To live without prayer is not to live as a human being.
Do you want to live proudly like God's children? Pray.
Are you sick? Pray.
Do you have problems and worries? Pray. In that prayer, problems will eventually be resolved, God's work will happen, and good things will happen.
But keep in mind. Where your eyes cannot see, where your ears cannot hear, where your heart does not understand, the devil interferes with your prayers. Too detailed, too subtle, too powerful, too thorough to keep you from praying.
I don't know if the devil would say something like this.
"Hey, where in this busy world do you have time to pray? Add study to that time. Meet someone during that time and ask for help. During that time, gather information through newspapers, books, and computers."
But keep in mind. Studying without prayer, meeting people without prayer, gathering information without prayer, only the body gets tired. It becomes futile and futile. It just becomes a waste of time. In other words, whatever you do, you must first pray enough. No matter how busy you are, prayer must come first.
Ladies and gentlemen, those who are busy immigrants are very busy, and some people may have a lot of personal time.
If you have a lot of time, don't let it go to waste, and pray earnestly in advance of that time. That prayer has a great effect later on. Later, good news comes from a place you don't even know about. And no matter how busy you are, try to pray. Pray in advance before you get tired. Success in immigration and study life depends on prayer. Our success or failure in life also depends on prayer.
the devil says "Hey, there is no need to pray. God knows everything, so what do you pray for? You only need to pray when you are in an emergency. Things are going well like now, but what are you praying for?
But the Lord said. "No. You must never stop praying. If you do not pray, problems will arise and you will be put into a test. If you do not pray, you will lose to the devil and you will end up unhappy. Therefore, keep praying without ceasing."
Guys, why can't we pray? Why do you stop praying? Perhaps you are also hearing the voice of the devil who is trying to stop you from praying? Aren't you saying that it's because of that person that you can't pray?
If your prayers are not working for any reason and you are not praying, that's a red flag for you. That's a very bad sign. If your prayers are not working, you are being oppressed by the devil. I am losing to the devil. But if you have a fiery prayer, good things will happen to you in the end. phone scam.
It was when I was young.
My mother was strangely tired and her face was swollen. But somewhere, this urgent voice kept ringing in my mind. "Hey, your mother is about to die, so pray. Pray."
I didn't know how to pray at that time, so I told my mother. “Mother, I will go to the morning worship service, so please wake me up tomorrow morning.” Then my mother was delighted and said, "Yes, I will wake you up, so go to bed early."
I went to the early morning service and fell asleep to pray for my mother. But at dawn, my mother appeared in a very nice dress and started talking. “Hey, I went to the morning worship service, so just sleep.”
I said, "Child, mother, won't you wake me up?" And I was just sleeping, and after a while, I heard a knock on the door again and said, "Baby, it's time to go to the morning worship service. Wake up." And my mother was waking me up. I said, "No, mother, you went to the early morning worship service a while ago, so you looked at me and told me to just sleep, didn't you?" "No, when did I do that?" And that's what my mother asked.
I learned later, but in order to prevent the devil from praying for me, I came dressed up in the same way as my mother and my mother's voice and said, "Child, I went to dawn worship, so just sleep." that was said I went to the early morning service that day and prayed to God with tears. "God, save my mother!"
Then, after that, my mother's face went away from swelling and her body returned to normal.
Guys, keep that in mind. What the devil hates the most is prayer.
The devil sometimes tells you to go to church.
The church that prays is a place where fanatics gather, so please do not go there. And even if we do worship, we are told to worship without prayer. And if possible, he told them not to pray during prayer time and to run away. And even if you pray, you should never pray for more than 30 minutes. And if you try to pray for more than an hour, the devil desperately interrupts you. Because if you pray for one hour every day, the devil must be cast out.
Everyone, if you cherish love and the truth and pray earnestly for an hour every day, the devil of curses, the devil of disease, and the devil of misfortune will eventually leave. So pray like this. "Lord, give me a heart of prayer. Make me pray hard every day!"
I pray that you will meet God through prayer and that you and I will have a more successful life. And I pray that you and I will be able to save others and make the church more beautiful through prayer. Amen !