• Praying
always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit
Prayer is one of the most powerful weapons a
believer has in his/her arsenal and are encouraged to be watchful to this end
with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints and have been
instructed saying; “Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone
cheerful? Let him sing psalms. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the
elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the
name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will
raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
Confess your trespasses to one
another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective,
fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. Elijah was a man with a nature
like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain
on the land for three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven
gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit” (James 5:13-18).
The admonition to all believers in
this time of pandemic is to; “Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say,
rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Be
anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with
thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God,
which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through
Christ Jesus” (Philippians
4:. 4-7).
Believers should at all cost avoid
placing their faith in the wisdom of men for we have been instructed saying: “Let
no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let
him become a fool that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is
foolishness with God. For it is written, "He catches the wise in their own
craftiness"; and again, "The LORD knows the thoughts of the wise,
that they are futile." Therefore let no one boast in men. For all things
are yours” (1 Corinthians 3:18-21).
It is said that, action speaks
louder than words this pandemic has clearly demonstrated that the majority of
those who profess to be believers in Jesus Christ have made Him the last resort
instead of having their faith in Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ alone. Most
professing believers resort to Jesus Christ for their healing, protection and
physical needs only when everything else has failed, or they themselves lacked
the resources to pursue other avenues. What a shame! What a dilemma!
Unless one truly knows, understands and believes in the literal existence of the kingdom of light and the kingdom of darkness, or the life which is in accordance to the Spirit and the life which is in accordance to the flesh and that they are diametrically contrary to each other, they will not comprehend what is taking place around us, but God has overlooked this time of ignorance and has commanded all men everywhere to repent.
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