RESTORATION TODAY
WEDNESDAY 10TH MAY 2017
BY PASTOR DR. G.O. OLUTOLA JP.

THEME: PRAYER CHANGES THINGS!

Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. James 5: 16.

As believers, our confidence lies in the fact that prayer changes things! Indeed, this is our confidence: Anything we pray for that aligns with the Father's plan will be granted.

And the more time we spend with Him, the more we'll come to understand His will and how to pray for it. Remember, prayer doesn't change God's mind, but it does transform the believer's heart. Some requests are granted immediately, simply because our Father is good and He loves to give His children gifts.

Other requests may require time or certain divine preparations before they can be given. We, meanwhile, must simply persevere in prayer. Whatever the Lord's response or timing, we trust that He has only the very best in store for His children. That means we might not receive exactly what we're asking for, but something even better.

Such is God great pleasure, for He alone perfectly knows each heart's desire and wishes to fulfil it. Our most powerful tool for shaping the world and lives around us is always available. Prayer lets us witness God's hand in any situation. And as we give attention, time, and perseverance to conversation with Him, we find there's no limit to what He can achieve in people's hearts and circumstances.

ACTION POINTS
Prayer changes things, so as believers, we must persevere in praying.

SCRIPTURES:
1 Thessalonians 5: 17
Luke 18: 1 8.

PRAYER POINTS:
1. Father, change my financial situation for good in the name of Jesus.

2. O Lord, intervene in my marriage in the name of Jesus.

3. Father, take control of the lives of my children in the name of Jesus.

4. O Lord, unveil the beauty of Your glory in my live in the name of Jesus.

DAILY BIBLE READING:
Number 21
Proverb 18
James 4.