2 Chronicles 7:14 ‘If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.’
DAILY READING; Acts 28:1-16; 1 Samuel 4-5; Psalm 52
Kefa Sempangi was the founding pastor of the Redeemed Church of Kampala in Uganda that had 14,000 members in the early 70s.
Things drastically changed after Idi Amin came to power in Uganda in 1971.
After taking control of the country in a coup, Amin declared his title to be “ President for Life, Field Marshal.. Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Sea and Conqueror of the British Empire.”
Initially not taken seriously by Western countries, it however soon became clear that Amin was a murderous dictator intent on annihilating thousands of Ugandans, especially the Christians.
Faced with this evil threat, Pastor Kefa Sempangi, and his Church members cried out to God for intervention. They began continuous vigils of prayer, taking turns fasting and praying for long hours at a time. When they were not praying they were witnessing to their neighbors and friends, urging them to receive Christ and be saved.
As prayers intensified at Pastor Sempangi’s Church, it came to the notice of Idi Amin.
One day, the pastor was confronted by four of Idi Amin’s henchmen, who walked into his room, with guns drawn. Their leader informed the pastor they had come to kill him.
However the power of God, which had been ignited through the congregation’s continuous prayers, overpowered these men.
Instead of killing him, the leader of the gang asked the pastor to pray for them. He did so and led them to Christ. Later this leader of the gang helped pastor Sempangi to escape from Uganda.
Pastor Sempangi lived in exile in Holland and the United States until Idi Amin was deposed, after which he returned back to Uganda to continue his ministry work and help re-establish Christianity in the country.
His book “A Distant Grief,” captures his story.
The truth is that either you pray or you become a prey.
Certainly, those who call upon the Lord shall be saved.
Miracles are the deliberate acts of God provoked by the desperate faith and prayers of men.
Indeed there is no intervention without intercession. God destroys the resistance when we cry out to Him for assistance.
When pharaoh and his army seem to be in hot pursuit and it seems you are caught between the rock and the hard place, you can always escape through prayers.
As you fervently call upon God, He puts in motion a divine orchestration of events, that suddenly turns the tide of the battle in your favour.
Truly, prayer changes things!
Those who know the secret of kneeling before God in prayer will always stand tall before men.
Therefore, today, whatever situation you may be faced with, know that there is a way out of it through prayers.
If you’ve been fighting an uphill battle in your family, your finances, your career, family or relationships—prayer can turn thiat situation around for you.
If the siege and oppression appears stronger than what you can handle, then fasting becomes necessary.
The Scriptures tell us that some ‘kinds’ will not go out except fasting and prayers are engaged. (Matthew 17:21]
Through fasting we connect to the yoke- breaking anointing that will destroy the demonic oppressions of the wicked.
No matter the siege of the enemy in any area of your life, you can walk out free in this season of praying and fasting. As you pray, God will deliver you from every oppression and establish unusual manifestations of His power in your life.
Suddenly things are going to start turning around and you will look up to find out that those tests have turned into testimonies.
PRAYER: Lord, please grant me the grace to persevere in this season of fasting and praying. I thank You for breaking every yoke of oppression in my life and establishing my victory in Jesus Name.
QUOTE;
When you make God your priority, God automatically makes you priority in His own plan. – WORDBITE 222.