IN THE MORNING

By Rick Mathes

Psalm 5:3 (NASB77) ³ In the morning, O Lord, Thou wilt hear my voice; In the morning I will order my prayer to Thee and eagerly watch.

Prayer is the wind in your sail and he deadly weapon in your arsenal. It kills sin on the spot without any hesitancy or remorse. It is relentless in its pursuit of anything that harms our Lord even gives Him any displeasure. You are without excuse when you harbor your favorite sin. Remember that the sin you have is the sin you want because if you didn’t want it more than you do want it you wouldn’t have it. I can’t make it any plainer than that.

Prayer will bring you victory over the legions of devils in hell if only you will unleash the Holy Spirit within you. Darkness cannot dwell in the light any more than sin can remain in the presence of the Christ within you. Do not fear or doubt but maintain unreserved faith and trust in your Lord. The gates of hell cannot prevail against you, He will never give you more than you can bear, He will always provide a way out, He will never leave nor forsake you, no one can take you out of His hand, and where He is you will be. What more could you possibly ask for?

While in he essence of prayer you will experience glimpses of holiness that will overpower any obstacle that Satan places in your way. The devil loses it completely when he finds you repenting of your sins, submitting to His Lordship, and obeying His commands. The pulpits of too many churches are filled with demons that preach ear-tickling stories, epigrams and illustrations but have drained the Blood of Christ out of any prayers they may lead you in. A Prayerless church is a Spiritless church; run from it!

Most importantly and very feared by the evil one is that prayer revels Christ in a way that exposes the Angel of Light, Lucifer for the counterfeit that he is. The curtain has been ripped from top to bottom. The way into the very presence of God Himself is prepared by His Son and your Savior Jesus Christ, for you to walk in.

All you have to do is humble yourself, pray, seek His face and turn from your evil ways, then He will hear your prayer, forgive your sins and heal your sin battered soul. AMEN!