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MATCH UP YOUR PRAYERS WITH EFFORTS

TIMES OF REFRESHING ONLINE DAILY DEVOTIONAL www.thefountspring.org

DATE: WEDNESDAY, 4 JANUARY 2023

The insights and experiences of people have shown that one of the reasons many people are so prayerful, but a very few are truly successful is owed to the fact that they don’t match up their prayers with the corresponding efforts. And this anytime negates and has dearly contradicted the counsel of brother James in chapter 2:26, it says,

SCRIPTURE: For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. (James 2:26 NKJV)

REFRESHING FOR THE DAY: So beloved, just like faith, prayer without work is dead. We often substitute efforts for prayers. Please don’t get me wrong; prayer is good, but when used as a replacement for work, it amounts to naught. Therefore, in as much as we meet to pray, the fact remains that, we likewise need as many meetings for actions as for prayers, possibly more. So, my counsel to you is, as you labor in prayer in this new year, also learn to match up your prayers with resultant works. Stay Refreshed!

NOTE THIS: Great successes are the function of thoughtful prayer-plans matched up with the corresponding efforts.

RESPONSIBILITY: So, as the year set out, pray, and match up your prayers with works.

PRAYER: O LORD, give me the grace to match up efforts with my prayers, in Jesus’ name, Amen!

PROPHETIC WORD: May the Lord bless you and crown all your efforts with great success, in the name of Jesus’ Amen!

BIBLE TEXTS: James 2:14-26

As always, thanks for reading and until next time. May today’s Times of Refreshing refresh, encourage and empower you! For more please visit: www.thefountspring.org or contact on email contact@thefountspring.org for prayers and counselling.

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Obiorah, Emeka Prince is a Gospel Servant, an author, a counsellor, a teacher and a minister of the Word. He is a versatile writer and a blogger. He has written many articles published online. He is a member of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal of Nigeria, (CCRN). He is the author of Times of Refreshing Online Daily Devotional, a daily online devotional that was borne out of the inspiration and direction of the Holy Spirit. It ushers fresh breath into the souls of men, while refreshing and nourishing his spiritual wellbeing. He is the Founder and the Chairman Board of Trustee of The Fount Spring Empowerment Foundation, a non-governmental Organization formed to be a source of help to humanity towards empowering the people. He is happily married to Vivian and proud father to Testimony and Thanksgiving.