Bible Week Booklet Fijian Version BB 2019 English | Page 6

STUDY 2
GOD’S WORD AND
YOUR PRAYER LIFE
Bible Text - Romans 8: 26-27
“ 26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not
know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes
for us through wordless groans. 27 And he who searches our hearts
knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for
God’s people in accordance with the will of God.
Every Christian should believe in the power of prayer to transform their
lives and the lives of others. In fact, many of us can probably testify that
we came to know Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour because someone,
somewhere was praying for us.
The power of prayer is unparalleled and cannot be quantified by human
standard because it is a spiritual discipline that needs to be believed,
exercised and acted upon in order to produce results. Your prayer can go
anywhere in the world, impact everyone and produce heavenly results.
God invites us to this place of intimacy with him in prayer.
Prayer is having fellowship with God and there is no other better way to
do that than to use his own words in the Bible. Scriptural praying is the
most powerful tool ever at our disposal because the word of God we pray
is the exact will of God. And when we pray according to his will, God
promises that our prayers will be answered (1 John 5:14-15). If the Holy
Spirit is interceding for us in accordance with the will of God (Romans
8:27), how much more do you think we should be praying in accordance
to his will. And what else reveals to us the will of God but the word of
God.
Scriptural praying energises our inner man (spirit). In John 6:63, Jesus
says, “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words
that I have spoken to you are spirit and life” (ESV). The word of God
is spirit and life! Our spirit is the part of our being that communicates
directly with God. It is important therefore that our spirit is given its
right nourishment in order to grow and mature. It is the word of God that
gives our spirit life and when we pray using scripture, not only is our
spirit man being refreshed, renewed and energised, we are also putting
God into remembrance of his word, upon which he is obligated to act.
Remember God is Spirit (John 4:24) and he only responds to prayers
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