STUDY SCRIPTURE:
And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired [to have] you, that he may sift [you] as wheat
- Luke 22:31 (KJV)
In this series so far we have treated the law of ‘wrong heart for God and His things’ as the first law of spiritual powerlessness. A wrong heart deprives a man from accessing spiritual power needed for impact (Acts 8:21). Today, we will start by understanding the two types of spiritual power. They are:
- Power to live daily: this is the power that enables you to be an example to believer (1 Timothy 4:12). It is the power to embrace sanctification (1 Thessalonians 4:3-4). It is the power that exempts a believer from personal condemnation (Romans 8:1-2).
- Power to win daily: this is that enables you to suppress the power of the enemies attacking any area of your life. It destroys the oppression of the devil over your health, academics, finances, family and marriage.
The absence of the power to live daily and the power to win daily can deprive a believer of his love for God and cause him to backslide.
LAW #2 – SPIRITUAL CARELESSNESS
The second law of spiritual powerlessness is the spirit of carelessness (Luke 22:31). When you think that you have grown in the area of spirituality, you are bound to fall therefore you need to take heed.
The manifestations of spiritual carelessness
- It manifests in the over confidence of oneself. You need to be spiritually sensitive in order to checkmate this attitude.
- It also manifests in lack of consecration. You must be sober and prayerful in order to preserve your consecration (1 Peter 5:6)
- It manifests when you are ignorant of spiritual shortage of oil. To escape spiritual shortage of oil you need to activate or develop;
- Your prayer alter
- Your consecration
- Your worship lifestyle
Prayerlessness is as a result of carelessness (2 kings 4:1-33).
Prayer Line: Oh LORD ignite my prayer alter, to burn for you in Jesus Name Amen.