Matthew 6:6 “But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.”

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In 2019, there were many media reports on the amazing story of Ernestine Reese who survived an EF-4 tornado that tore through Lee County, Alabama.
While the tornado devoured things in its path and killed 23 people, 72 year old Ernestine Reese miraculously survived with her family as they prayed through the storm.
A remarkable aspect of their survival was that while their house was completely destroyed to its foundation, Ernestine’s prayer closet was left standing.
Without logical explanation, this closet where Earnestine Reese had often retreated to pray for decades remained unbroken among the debris. . Items in the closet didn’t even fall to the ground, her church clothes, hats and purses all remained intact.
Infact, the prayer closet was about the only thing left standing still intact in their devastated neighborhood.
When the story and picture of the prayer closet was shared on Facebook, it went viral and brought much media attention to 72-year-old Earnestine. Her story is included in the book, ‘Prayer Still Moves Mountains’ by Harris Faulkner.

Obviously, there was a divine Presence that shielded the prayer closet and protected Earnestine and her family.
This story should be a powerful reminder to us on the importance of having a place of daily fellowship with God. It is only when we are dwellers, not “visitors” in the secret place of the Most High, that we can abide under the shadow of the Almighty and He will be our refuge and fortress.
The secret of power in prayer is keeping a daily appointment with God. There’s power in consistency. People miss out on many miracles by not maintaining a daily prayer altar.
Jesus often went to a solitary place to pray daily.
In Matthew 6:6, He said that when we pray we should enter into a closet or inner room, shut the door, and pray to our Father in secret and we shall be rewarded openly.
Maintaining a secluded place of daily fellowship is spiritually critical, because it takes privacy to build intimacy with God.
Therefore, beyond the season of fasting and praying, we need to keep the fire burning daily on our prayer altar to keep breaking forth to higher grounds and scaling to greater heights. Just as you go to your clothes closet to get what to wear in the physical realm, your prayer closet is where you become clothed daily for spiritual warfare and armed for victory. Consistent prayer is a barrier-breaker and obstacle-remover on our path of progress. This year, as we deliberately set aside a time and place to daily communicate with God, we will not only be protected from the storms of life, we will enjoy unending triumphs and inexplicable breakthroughs.

PRAYER: Father, I receive the grace and strength to be disciplined about my prayer life. May the fire of the Holy Spirit continually burn in my life and never go out in Jesus’ Name.
QUOTE: As long as Jesus is in your boat, you cannot sink or fail. God’s Presence always guarantees your victory. WORDBITE 222 .

Shalom!

GOODHEART EKWUEME

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