Ephesians 5:14  ‘Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.’

DAILY READING – •        Mark 3:20-35; 2 Samuel 7-8; Daniel 4

In the 18th and 19th centuries, lighthouses were widely used to warn ships of hazardous coastlines. In dark and treacherous weathers, the constant beam of the lighthouse helped to guide ships into safe harbors and kept them from wrecking.

In the state of North Carolina, lies one of the most dangerous stretches of ocean in the world. Over the past 400 years, more than 300 ships have sunk in this area, which has come to be known as “The Graveyard of the Atlantic”. What makes this area so dangerous is a 14 mile stretch of shifting sands, called “Diamond Shoals”.

Recognizing the need to warn ships at sea of this dangerous sandbar, the U.S. government constructed a lighthouse on Cape Hatteras in 1870.

This lighthouse is the world’s tallest brick lighthouse. At a staggering 208′ ft. tall, it has become one of the most famous and recognizable lighthouses in the world. Its beam of light spans 20 miles into the ocean, signaling ships at sea. As a result, many ships and lives, have been saved because of the guidance provided by this lighthouse.

In the journey of life, we need  the light of God’s Word guide us so as to avoid a shipwreck of our destiny. Both as a nation and as individuals we are in a crucial season. And in this season we need the power and wisdom of God to navigate through every trap the enemy may have set.

We need the light of God’s Word activated through prayer to give us the wisdom to know what to do per time. The truth is that you cannot afford to be passive in your prayer life in this season. Prayer is not optional for any child of God.  The days are evil and the enemy isn’t playing around with you. Prayer is not a play fair; it is a warfare.   If we must win always then we must pray always. And it takes a warfare disposition to prevail in prayers. Indeed no pain, no gain and there are no stars without scars,.  And the scar of stars is sacrifice. Let us therefore be willing to pay the price of prayer.

Our greatest battle in prayer is the war against the spirit of slumber.. Sleep may seem too good to give up to pray, but it won’t feel so good when you realize that while you slept the enemy sowed tares and you didn’t do anything to counter-act his attacks. There was a time in the ministry of Jesus Christ, when three of His apostles, Peter, James and John, accompanied Him to go and pray. Right there, the spirit of slumber rendered the apostles helpless at the altar of prayers. (Matthew 26:36-43). They were sleeping, while Jesus was praying. And Jesus admonished them  ‘watch and pray lest you enter into temptation’. It is either you pray or you become a prey.  And indeed if we must prevail in prayer , we must overcome the spirit of slumber. A sleepy state is a helpless state. Except you resist the devil, he cannot flee (James 4:7).Therefore wake up! Sleep is a robber of destiny. Let us watch and pray, so that our destiny and the destiny of our nation will not be robbed.  The battle against the spirit of slumber can be won. And this will happen when we allow the light of God’s Word to fill us up so that  every darkness  is dispelled.

Ephesians 5:14 says ‘Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.’

Indeed it is the entrance of God’s Word that gives light. Therefore Feed your spirit with the Word until you are filled with faith and then release The Word when you pray. Indeed  the weapons of our warfare  are not carnal but  mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds (2 Corinthians 10:4). And as we continue to engage that weapon of prayer in this season every strong hold of the enemy in our lives and in our nation must be forcefully removed in Jesus Name.

PRAYER: Lord, Please by Your Spirit, enable us as individuals , as a nation to wake up and stand in the place of prayer. Help us to be willing to pay whatever price it takes, to experience the glory you have planned for us this year in Jesus Name.

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It is only when you can see God in the light of who He truly is that you can begin to walk in the overflow of His blessings. – WORDBITE 222.