NOT MUCH PRAYER BUT THE WORD OF GOD

Pr. James Victor Lubwama

Psalm 138:2 (NKJV)

“I will worship toward Your holy temple,

And praise Your name

For Your lovingkindness and Your truth;

For You have magnified Your word above all Your name.”

Your problems are not overcome by too much prayer, but by the word of God - only the word which proceeds from the mouth of God has the power to cause victory.

There is increased chaos and frustration in peoples’ lives even with the many intercession groups and prayer sessions. This is because there is no presence of God, and without it, God can’t speak. Some prayers are also not scripture-centred and we know that God doesn't respond to any prayer that is not in line with His word - only an effective and fervent prayer has the power to breakthrough.  It's the word from the mouth of God that levels mountains, heals all our diseases, gives us hope and transforms our lives. So any prayer or songs which are empty of the word of God are likened to noise because God exalts His word above his name.

God Performs His Word

Jeremiah 1:12 (NIV)

“The Lord said to me, “You have seen correctly, for I am watching to see that my word is fulfilled”

God has no interest in our vain repetitions, He is ready to perform what He spoke in His word because heaven and earth shall pass away but His word will not (Mathew 24:35). We move with bibles, we put them under our pillows but the word is not in our hearts (Psalm 119:11). The devil has blinded us, by taking the word and leaving us with the letter which has no life. The bible says in 2 Corinthians 3:6 (NKJV) that; 

“Who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.” 

The devil wants us to pray and get tired and consider that prayer has no power because we have not been able to see the results of our prayer. It is true prayer is powerless without the word of God, but with the word of God at the core, prayer is effective, so return to God in prayer with his word not with grumbling and complaints.

Spirit and Life

John 6:63 (NLT)

“The Spirit alone gives eternal life. Human effort accomplishes nothing. And the very words I have spoken to you are spirit and life”

The Holy Spirit is the author of the word. The 66 books of the bible were written by prophets as inspired by the Holy Spirit. 2 Peter 1:20-21 (NLT) says;

“Above all, you must realize that no prophecy in Scripture ever came from the prophet’s own understanding 21 or from human initiative. No, those prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit, and they spoke from God”

When you receive the Holy Spirit, you receive the word. The Holy Spirit speaks life through the word (John 6:63). When He speaks, He breathes life and opens new springs of life. You are a temple of the author of the word who is the Holy Spirit, therefore, heaven is in your heart. And when the Spirit speaks unto you, He will not be doing so independently because the spirit and the word agree. 1 John 5:7 (NKJV) says;

“For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one”.

When you speak the word, you speak the will of God; the Holy Spirit is the source of the power behind the word. It is not letters in the bible but the word from the throne of God that has power needed to solve our life problems. The bible says in John 15:7 (NKJV) that;

“If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you"

Father–Son Relationship

John 1:12-13 (NLT)

“But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. 13 They are reborn—not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God”

When you accept Jesus as your Lord and Saviour and get born-again (born of water and Spirit), you become a new creature and also receive the gift of the Holy Spirit; and as a result, there is a complete transformation in all areas of your life - the old is no more and all things become new (2 Corinthians 5:17). So, prayer will not change anything until you become a child of God – for prayers to be heard and answered, you need to be a child of God. God’s blessings are for His children and for you to rightfully claim anything, there’s got to be a Father-son relationship 

The word of God should be the anchor of your life