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May '20
The Advantage of a Prayerful Life and the Disadvantage of the Prayerless Life!
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May '20
SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR MAY 10-16, 2020
MEDITATION OF THE WEEK: THE ADVANTAGE OF A PRAYERFUL LIFE AND THE DISADVANTAGE OF A PRAYERLESS LIFE
MEDITATION OF THE WEEK: THE ADVANTAGE OF A PRAYERFUL LIFE AND THE DISADVANTAGE OF A PRAYERLESS LIFE
The result of Prayerlessness could lead to destruction! Every child of God must have a steadfast relationship with Him by having a prayerful life! Call on God; He will not only answer—hear what Jeremiah 33:3 (NIV) says: “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.”
Sunday 10 Psalm 5
Monday 11 Daniel 6
Tuesday 12 Jeremiah 33
Wednesday 13 Job 28
Thursday 14 Matthew 6
Friday 15 Luke 11
Saturday 16 Mark 9
Monday 11 Daniel 6
Tuesday 12 Jeremiah 33
Wednesday 13 Job 28
Thursday 14 Matthew 6
Friday 15 Luke 11
Saturday 16 Mark 9
DAILY FOCUS
SUNDAY 10
IN ALL YOU DO—PRAY! PRAYERS HELP YOU DRAW CLOSER TO GOD
Communication is an effective way to establish a closer and more profound relationship
with someone. The essence of communicating to our Heavenly Father is through prayer—
not only that, but when we worship and honor Him, it helps to draw us closer to Him. Pray
to the LORD and seek Him with all your heart! “Then you will call on me and come and pray
to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all
your heart. 14 I will be found by you,” declares the LORD, “and will bring you back from
captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,”
declares the LORD, “and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.”
Jeremiah 29 12-14 (NIV)
IN ALL YOU DO—PRAY! PRAYERS HELP YOU DRAW CLOSER TO GOD
Communication is an effective way to establish a closer and more profound relationship
with someone. The essence of communicating to our Heavenly Father is through prayer—
not only that, but when we worship and honor Him, it helps to draw us closer to Him. Pray
to the LORD and seek Him with all your heart! “Then you will call on me and come and pray
to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all
your heart. 14 I will be found by you,” declares the LORD, “and will bring you back from
captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,”
declares the LORD, “and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.”
Jeremiah 29 12-14 (NIV)
MONDAY 11
THERE IS GREAT ADVANTAGE IN PRAYER
Prayer offers protection from the enemy! It gives us victory over spiritual Battles—it offers
forgiveness and it could help to defeat the enemy! God wants our lives to be beneficial in every
way and that is why He has given us His faithful word over every situation. Be steadfast and
pray continually! Your Heavenly Father has the power to meet your every need—stay
connected and seek Him, always; “Seek the LORD while you can find him. Call on him now while
he is near. 7 Let the wicked change their ways and banish the very thought of doing wrong. Let
them turn to the LORD that he may have mercy on them. Yes, turn to our God, for he will forgive
generously.”
Isaiah 55 6-7 (NLT)
Prayer offers protection from the enemy! It gives us victory over spiritual Battles—it offers
forgiveness and it could help to defeat the enemy! God wants our lives to be beneficial in every
way and that is why He has given us His faithful word over every situation. Be steadfast and
pray continually! Your Heavenly Father has the power to meet your every need—stay
connected and seek Him, always; “Seek the LORD while you can find him. Call on him now while
he is near. 7 Let the wicked change their ways and banish the very thought of doing wrong. Let
them turn to the LORD that he may have mercy on them. Yes, turn to our God, for he will forgive
generously.”
Isaiah 55 6-7 (NLT)
TUESDAY 12
PRAYERLESSNESS VS PRAYERFULNESS
Prayerlessness brings darkness and confusion in our lives; it eventually leads to spiritual
death. If we do not pray, how can we expect God to be in our lives? When we do not pray,
we become vulnerable and we leave the door open for Satan to come in and destroy us.
There is no counsel, light, direction, protection, preservation, forgiveness, and there will be
no mercy in your life when you do not pray. Prayer could also lead to judgment from God.
Prayerfulness, on the other hand, gives us direction and it offers protection, peace, joy and
gives us light in dark situations. It helps build our spiritual life: it gives us wisdom and hides
us from the path of the enemy.
Job 21:14-21
Psalm 91:1-16
Prayerlessness brings darkness and confusion in our lives; it eventually leads to spiritual
death. If we do not pray, how can we expect God to be in our lives? When we do not pray,
we become vulnerable and we leave the door open for Satan to come in and destroy us.
There is no counsel, light, direction, protection, preservation, forgiveness, and there will be
no mercy in your life when you do not pray. Prayer could also lead to judgment from God.
Prayerfulness, on the other hand, gives us direction and it offers protection, peace, joy and
gives us light in dark situations. It helps build our spiritual life: it gives us wisdom and hides
us from the path of the enemy.
Job 21:14-21
Psalm 91:1-16
WEDNESDAY 13
ONE OF THE GREATEST THING CHRISTIANS COULD EVER DO IS PRAY
Prayer is life to our spirits, and it will strengthen our relationship with God. It keeps us
spiritually sound; it nourishes our soul and keeps us on the right path! When we fail to pray,
we become weak and feeble. Darkness sets in and causes our lives to be filled with chaos.
We must always remember to pray and never forget to pray for others; “As for me, far be it
from me that I should sin against the LORD by failing to pray for you…” Let us pray for the
church—God’s people everywhere, and for the systems of this world.” Pray throughout the
day!
1 Samuel 12 V 23 (NIV)
Prayer is life to our spirits, and it will strengthen our relationship with God. It keeps us
spiritually sound; it nourishes our soul and keeps us on the right path! When we fail to pray,
we become weak and feeble. Darkness sets in and causes our lives to be filled with chaos.
We must always remember to pray and never forget to pray for others; “As for me, far be it
from me that I should sin against the LORD by failing to pray for you…” Let us pray for the
church—God’s people everywhere, and for the systems of this world.” Pray throughout the
day!
1 Samuel 12 V 23 (NIV)
THURSDAY 14
KEEP THE FAITH! PRAYER IS NOT ONLY TRIUMPHANT—IT IS VICTORIOUS!
When our families are falling apart and trials and tribulations seem to have taken over our
lives, thank God for each test and keep on being faithful—you will be victorious! “But he
knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.”
Job 23 V 10 (KJV)
When our families are falling apart and trials and tribulations seem to have taken over our
lives, thank God for each test and keep on being faithful—you will be victorious! “But he
knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.”
Job 23 V 10 (KJV)
FRIDAY 15
PRAYER OFFERS GREAT PROMISES FROM GOD AND IT LEADS TO MIGHTY
VICTORIES: We must never give up on prayer—that’s what the devil wants. When things get
tough—pray. When situations get you down, keep on praying. God is faithful! Prayer is the
key to open doors. “Ask and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will
be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; and the one who seeks finds, and to the
one who knocks it will be opened.”
Matthew 7 VS 7-8 (ESV)
VICTORIES: We must never give up on prayer—that’s what the devil wants. When things get
tough—pray. When situations get you down, keep on praying. God is faithful! Prayer is the
key to open doors. “Ask and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will
be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; and the one who seeks finds, and to the
one who knocks it will be opened.”
Matthew 7 VS 7-8 (ESV)
SATURDAY 16
GOD’S WORD HAS INSTRUCTED US TO PRAY: PRAYER GIVES US POWER OVER
THE ENEMY! Prayer has power to save you from your distresses! Just cry out to the Lord and
He will deliver you; 28 “LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their
distress.29He calmed the storm to a whisper and stilled the waves.30 What a blessing was that
stillness as he brought them safely into harbor!”
Psalm 107 28-30 (NLT)
THE ENEMY! Prayer has power to save you from your distresses! Just cry out to the Lord and
He will deliver you; 28 “LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their
distress.29He calmed the storm to a whisper and stilled the waves.30 What a blessing was that
stillness as he brought them safely into harbor!”
Psalm 107 28-30 (NLT)
WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT: Psalm 63:1 (NKJV) says: “O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You in a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water.”
