5TH DECEMBER 2024 SEED OF DESTINY WRITTEN BY THE SENIOR PASTOR OF DUNAMIS, DR PAUL ENENCHE

SEED OF DESTINY WRITTEN BY THE SENIOR PASTOR OF DUNAMIS INTERNATIONAL GOSPEL CENTRE, DR Paul ENENCHE.

Thursday 5TH December 2024.

Our TOPIC: THE POWER OF PRAYER WAKEFULNESS.

Today's SCRIPTURE: But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. Matthew 13 verse 25. Hallelujah!

Our THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: People are always taken by surprise by the enemy when they sleep instead of praying.

Being wakeful in prayer is a vital necessity, especially in this challenging end time. The prayer watch tower is where surprise attacks from the enemy are averted. Prayer prevents a person from being caught off guard by the enemy.

Look again at Matthew 13 verse 25 says: "But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way." People are often taken by surprise by the enemy when they sleep instead of praying.
It is very important to understand that life is not a playground; life is a battlefield. Life is not funfair but warfare. Whether you are interested in the battle or not, life remains a battlefield.

Therefore, it is crucial to be wakeful in prayer to avert surprise attacks from he enemy.

Some time ago, a sister testified in our church. She was led to pray against the spirit of death, and she prayed. After praying, she boarded a car to a destination, and suddenly, someone entered the car and forcefully took hold of the steering wheel. This person was likely a serial killer, a suicide bomber, or a ritual killer. But because this sister had prayed earlier, that attack was thwarted.

The truth is, prayer does not only nullify the surprise attacks of the devil; it also allows you to go ahead of the devil. There could have been many people who entered such vehicles and never came out alive because no one prayed.

My counsel to you is, always remain alert at the place of prayer. Remain awake and watchful on your prayer tower. Jesus says, "Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak" (Matthew 26 verse 41).

Let your spirit be willing and your flesh be ready to pray always. Refuse to allow the weakness of your flesh stop you from praying. Do not allow the devil to take you by surprise; take the devil by surprise through prayer.

Remember this: People are always taken by surprise by the enemy when they sleep instead of praying.

Take this ASSIGNMENT with you:
#1. Avoid the sleepy and prayerless lifestyle. Attack every form of weakness in prayer.
#2. Remain awake, watchful, and prayerful on your prayer watchtower. Yes sir!

Our PRAYER today: Father, I ask that You set my prayer life on fire. Deliver me from every form of lukewarmness in prayer, Lord, in Jesus Name. Amen!

FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: THE NECESSITY OF PRAYER.

QUOTE: Ensure that God Is the first person You talk to every morning.
Culled from the book, “30 Secrets to the Top” by Dr Paul Enenche.

Today's Bible DAILY READING: from the book of Colossians chapter 2 to 4.

We start with Colossians chapter 2, For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words. For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ. As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power: In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ: Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it. Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holy day, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days: Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ. Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God. Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances, Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men? (Touch not; taste not; handle not; Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body: not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh. Amen!

Colossians chapter 3, If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them. But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him: Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all. Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as men pleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God; And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons. Amen!

Colossians 4, Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds: Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving; That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak. Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man. All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, who is a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellow servant in the Lord: Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts; With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They shall make known unto you all things which are done here. Aristarchus my fellow prisoner saluteth you, and Marcus, sister's son to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto you, receive him;) And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only are my fellow workers unto the kingdom of God, which have been a comfort unto me. Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God. For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them that are in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis. Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you. Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house. And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea. And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it. The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.

AMAZING FACT: A lion’s pride’s strength comes from the cooperation of its members, especially during hunts.

Today's PROPHETIC WORD (and DECLARATION):
Grace for prayer alertness be released upon you in Jesus’ Name. Amen, hallelujah!