1 John 5:14-15 ‘And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.’

DAILY READING • Romans 2:1-3:8; 1 Samuel 10:17-11:15; Psalm 56

One of the greatest frontier preachers of the 19th century was Peter Cartwright.
Prior to his birth, his parents were among the new settlers in the western wilderness of North America. They faced such great conflicts from the native American Indians that Peter Cartwright was born while his mother was hiding from an Indian attack in a cluster of cane trees.
When Peter was about five, his family decided to relocate to a safer region of the Kentucky territory. But even as they travelled as a group of two hundred families to this new territory, they were attacked by the Indians and some lost their lives.
These troubles drove Peter’s mother to begin seeking God earnestly and she became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. But Peter grew up more under influence of his father who enjoyed card playing, horseracing, and dancing. His mother wept and prayed constantly hoping for Peter’s conversion. At times he would be moved by her words, but these moments of remorse always came to nothing as he soon found himself again falling back to his old ways.
Gambling became an addiction for him and Peter lived such a loose life that he called himself “naturally a wild, wicked boy.”
In 1801, when Peter was sixteen, revival came to their town and many began to turn to God.
One night, after attending a wedding, where there was a great deal of drinking and dancing, Peter got home and began to feel guilty and condemned. He rose and walked the floor, then it seemed to him that all of a sudden, blood rushed to his head, his heart palpitated, in a few minutes he turned blind; an awful impression rested on his mind that death had come and he was unprepared to die. He fell on his knees and began to ask God to have mercy on him.
The next morning he gave up gambling and gave his pack of cards to his mother, who threw them into the fire.
After giving his life to Christ, Peter became an active Christian. By the time Peter was eighteen he became a travelling preacher and was known as “The boy preacher”.
Peter Cartwright grew up to become one of the greatest American revivalists and he helped start America’s Second Great Awakening.

We must not underestimate the power of prayer.
Instead of focusing on the faults and shortcomings of others, we will achieve greater results when we pray for them.
So many times there are spiritual influences behind the outward bad behaviors and when we stay on our knees in intersession eventually the strongholds will be destroyed.
Truly, the fervent, effectual prayer of the righteous accomplishes much.
Despite Peter Cartwright’s initial rebellion, as his mother persisted in prayer God arrested him in a dramatic manner that exceeded her expectations.
It is God’s will to save our loved ones and help them achieve their purposes in life. The more we pray for them, the more the forces holding them captive and hindering their destinies will let go of them.
The more we pray, the more the goodness of God chases them down until they are overwhelmed and brought into alignment with God’s will for their lives.
Through prayer, we have the divine ability to help others reach their destiny. No matter how far gone anyone may appear, through prayers, God’s grace and mercy can change their story.
When we pray, things begin to shift in the spirit realm as our prayers activate the workings of grace.
As we pray, the chains holding them back begin to loosen and the hold of sin over their lives is broken.
There are loved ones who cannot break out of the chains holding them bound except we pray. They may not be able to stand on their feet except we go on our knees in prayer.
Some of them are carrying greatness in their wombs and we have to stand as spiritual midwives to help them birth their great destinies.
No matter how hopeless their present conditions may seem, we have to realize that there’s no impossible or closed case with God.
As we continue to pray, we are making spiritual deposits that will soon manifest in miraculous turnarounds and dramatic change of story.

PRAYER: Lord, I thank You for the grace to persevere in prayers and never grow weary. As I pray, I thank You for speedy answers and miracles that exceed my expectations in Jesus Name. .
QUOTE;
For you to enjoy victory in the Kingdom of God, you need to develop a Kingdom mindset, that thinks in line with the Word of God. WORDBITE 222

Shalom!

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