Acts 6:4 ‘But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.’
DAILY READING Romans 15:1-13; 1 Samuel 27-28; Psalm 70
A Rocket uses up most of its energy when getting into space. This is so because a rocket needs much fuel to overcome Earth’s gravity as it rises. Gravity is a constant force that never shuts off. It is constantly exerting a “downward” force on every object within its range. And in order for a rocket to move up, an upward force greater than the downward force of gravity needs to be applied. If the rocket stops pushing upward and stops opposing the pull of gravity, then the gravity will slow down its upward acceleration, and eventually reverse its upward progress and make it to start falling back to earth.
Therefore to have enough power to go up, fuel-based rockets, have to carry much fuel. In fact 90% of the weight of a typical rocket is fuel. And in order for all that fuel to lift itself up off the ground the rocket needs to generate an enormous amount of acceleration. Most rockets are made up of two or three stages. When a stage has used up all of its fuel, to get rid of the dead weight, it separates itself and then falls back, usually into the ocean or burns up in the atmosphere.
Rockets have to travel about 25,000 miles per hour to get into space… that’s at least seven miles per second. A rocket will keep speeding up as long as the force pushing it upwards is greater than the forces pulling and pushing it downwards. But once in orbit, with no more gravity to overcome, the spacecraft can then “coast” along without expending any more energy .
There is a great spiritual truth to be learned from this. It explains why we constantly need to build up spiritual power through maintaining a prayerful lifestyle. Indeed to go up in life, we need great power. It is only by the exercise of great power that we can overcome the forces of the enemy. Psalm 66:3 says “Through the greatness of thy power shall thy enemy submit themselves unto thee.”
Indeed life is a warfare. And it is our power level that determines our level of dominion. The greater your power, the more you can dominate. And Supernatural empowerment answers to an effectual prayer life.
In Acts 6:4 the disciples declared “But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.” And the effect of this was that power kept on erupting, resulting in miracles, signs and wonders!
We are in the last days which are the days of God’s power. As such, every child of God is empowered to operate in the realms of supernatural exploits. John 1:12 says ‘for as many as received Him, to them He gave power to become sons of God.’
With salvation comes a level of power, but we need to keep increasing that power, because the battles of life are getting hotter every day. Though, Jesus was anointed without measure, yet He kept going to the mountain of prayer to increase His power. We increase our power through diligent study of God’s Word and a strong prayer life, especially praying in the Holy Ghost. The more we pray in tongues, the more we are supernaturally charged up and empowered. Indeed to fly high, we must be adequately empowered to be able to overcome every resistance and opposition.
It is our depth in God that determines our height in life. You can’t dominate the world until you are dominated by God. Therefore to rise up to that place of glory God has ordained for us this year, we must be willing to pay the price for power. As we commit ourselves to the study of God’s Word, passionate praise and a fervent prayer life, we shall indeed be soaring from glory to glory…
PRAYER: Lord, Please grant me a renewed desire for Your Word and prayer, so that I can be empowered to soar to the great heights of glory You have ordained for me this year, by Your grace I will not fall back, nor grow weary in Jesus Name.
QUOTE
The study of The Word will keep shame and disgrace far from you.