Gabriel Agbo | Prayer does the impossible

Prayer is communicating with God, making your requests to God and receiving answers from Him. It is a two-way communication between man and God. God variously in the Bible encouraged us to commune or pray to Him. In fact, the word of God said that we did not receive because we have not asked.

Jesus himself said that, “ And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will be given what you asked for. Keep on looking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And the door is opened to everyone who knocks.” Luke 11:9-10

And this is exactly what we do in midnight prayers. It is a time to commune, relate, and communicate with God. It is a time to ask, seek, knock and make our request known to Him.

If fact, I see the midnight prayer more as a time to knock vehemently and violently on the doors of heaven. And you heard what Jesus said, that it is when you knock, that the door will be opened for you. So, if you have been asking and seeking and have not had your breakthrough, now you must begin to knock. Through prayers we birth the will of God on earth. Through prayers we break the yokes, chains and bondage in our life and around us. Through prayer we stand in the gap for others. And through prayer, we draw souls into the kingdom of God. We must go into midnight prayers with all these in mind. Praying is like admitting that as humans, we are limited, but God remains infinite and omnipotent. He can do all things.

Abraham Lincoln, a former American president, understood this very well when he said, “I am oftentimes driven to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I have nowhere else to go.” True! He knew that it was only from God that he could find help at the time of need. Thank God for such men. America is blessed to have had such godly men as leaders. These are the people who laid the solid foundation for that most prosperous and most powerful nation on earth today. I pray they retain this foundation.

(Read my recent article In God We Trust by Gabriel Agbo) There are numerous great men and women in the Bible who knew, sought and received God’s deliverance at their time of need through prayers. Look at the accounts of Samuel, Jehoshaphat, Esther, David, Moses, Joshua, Elijah and Daniel. Let’s take a look at a few of the very powerful ones. See the account of Samuel in 1Samuel 12:16-18,

Samuel

“ Now stand here and see the great thing the LORD is about to do. You know that it does not rain at this time of the year during the wheat harvest. I will ask the LORD to send thunder and rain today … So Samuel called the LORD, and the LORD sent thunder and rain. And all the people were terrified of the LORD and of Samuel.”

Jehoshaphat and Judah in danger

“A fter this, the armies of the Moabites, Ammonites, and some of the Meunites declared war on Jehoshaphat. Messengers came and told Jehoshaphat ‘A vast army from Edom is marching against you from beyond the Dead Sea. They are already at Hazazon-tamar.’ (This was another name for En-gedi.) Jehoshaphat was alarmed by the news and sought the LORD for guidance. He also gave orders that everyone throughout Judah should observe a fast. So people from all the towns of Judah came to Jerusalem to seek the LORD.” 2 Chronicles 20:1-4

Esther

“ Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai: Go and gather together all the Jews of Susa and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will do the same. And then, though it is against the law, I will go in to see the king. If I must die, I am willing to die.” Esther 4:15-16

Joshua

“ On the day the LORD gave the Israelites victory over Amorites, Joshua prayed to the LORD in front of all the people of Israel. He said. ‘Let the sun stand still over Gibeon, and the moon over the valley of Aijalon.’ So the sun and moon stood still until the Israelites had defeated their enemies. .. The sun stopped in the middle of the sky, and it did not set as on a normal day. The LORD fought for Israel that day. Never before or since has there been a day like that one, when the LORD answered such a request from a human being.”

Joshua 10:12-14

All these people have something in common. They knew the power of prayer, sought it at the time of extreme difficulty and God answered them. They changed the course of nature, stopped the sun and the moon, drew down rain in dry seasons, shut the mouths of lions, dislodged their enemies, and cheated death through prayers. People like Enoch and Elijah simply refused to die. My God! Truly, there is nothing impossible for a man who prays. Prayer is also acknowledging that God is your source at all time. He should be consulted in the minor as well as on the major issues. He wants to commune, relate and partner with us in all issues. Start praying today. Until next week, God bless!

Rev Gabriel Agbo is the author of the books/audiobooks: The Power of Midnight Prayer: Unlocking spiritual forces for divine intervention; Receive Your Healing; Breaking Generational Curses: Claiming Your Freedom; Never Again!; I Shall Not Die; Move Forward; Power of Sacrifice and many others. Email: gabrielagbo@yahoo.com