What Is Hindering Your Prayers?
There can be hindrances to receiving answers to prayer and healings. If you are not seeing results, either you have not persevered long enough or there is a hindrance blocking it.
Do not allow doubt to invade your conversation, or into your heart. Believe, and give it time, knowing that God will not let His Word return unto Him void.
REMEMBER
There are immediate answers. “And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear” (Isaiah 65:24).
There is waiting patiently, believing, and thanking God every day for the answer which came the moment you asked, but sometimes we have to wait, like Daniel did. God’s time and His way of answering may not be the way or time we expect it, but the answer will come, for “nothing is impossible with God” (Luke 18:27; Ezekiel 12:21-28).
If there never is an answer, maybe God has a reason for not answering this prayer. Many have had the experience of thanking God that He sees ahead, knowing that if we had knowledge of the future, we would not pray that prayer.
We should not apply this to a salvation request, for “God is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance” (II Peter 3:9).
Doubt is a robber! (James 1:6-7) Doubt is an outright distrust of the love and care of the Heavenly Father and this is a SIN! “Cast thy burden upon the lord, and He shall sustain thee: He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved” (Psalm 55:22).
The devil would like to rob you of every blessing: disbelief, fear, worry, and confusion are all mixed up with doubt. “Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the lord, which He will shew to you today...” (Exodus 14:13).
“God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind” (II Timothy 1:7).
Reverend Calvin Wyatt /email: /calvincosmo30@gmail.com /calvincosmo@facebook.com.
There can be hindrances to receiving answers to prayer and healings. If you are not seeing results, either you have not persevered long enough or there is a hindrance blocking it.
Do not allow doubt to invade your conversation, or into your heart. Believe, and give it time, knowing that God will not let His Word return unto Him void.
REMEMBER
There are immediate answers. “And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear” (Isaiah 65:24).
There is waiting patiently, believing, and thanking God every day for the answer which came the moment you asked, but sometimes we have to wait, like Daniel did. God’s time and His way of answering may not be the way or time we expect it, but the answer will come, for “nothing is impossible with God” (Luke 18:27; Ezekiel 12:21-28).
If there never is an answer, maybe God has a reason for not answering this prayer. Many have had the experience of thanking God that He sees ahead, knowing that if we had knowledge of the future, we would not pray that prayer.
We should not apply this to a salvation request, for “God is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance” (II Peter 3:9).
Doubt is a robber! (James 1:6-7) Doubt is an outright distrust of the love and care of the Heavenly Father and this is a SIN! “Cast thy burden upon the lord, and He shall sustain thee: He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved” (Psalm 55:22).
The devil would like to rob you of every blessing: disbelief, fear, worry, and confusion are all mixed up with doubt. “Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the lord, which He will shew to you today...” (Exodus 14:13).
“God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind” (II Timothy 1:7).
Reverend Calvin Wyatt /email: /calvincosmo30@gmail.com /calvincosmo@facebook.com.
EMP0WERMENT
"Dear children, keep yourselves from idols” (1 John 5:21).
We don’t have wooden or stone gods in our homes today, do we?
So, we don’t have to worry about idols today, do we?
Wrong.
We so easily give our devotion to things that are lower than God. Idolatry means loving anything more than God.
If you took an hour to go through the register of your checkbook and your credit card statements, you would find out what some of your idols are.
What do you spend your money on and what do you save your money for? What do you spend your time on?
What do you think about when you wake up in the morning and when you go to bed? What is most important to you?
Whatever it is, that is your god. If your god is not God Himself, you are practicing idolatry.
For some of us, our god may be self-love, self-centered ambition and an obsession with success or self-beautification; of having others admire, desire, or envy us for our beauty or our lovely possessions.
For some of us, our god may be love and sex; or revelry and pleasure, eating and drinking, substance abuse, and mind-altering drugs. For some of us, our god may be war and competition, vanquishing the opposition, winning at all costs, or cutting the throats of those who oppose us
.
What is your idol? The danger of idolatry is no less real for us today than it was for Believers in the first century to whom Apostle John wrote.
Let us be vigilant against the reality of idolatry in our own lives.
Can I Buy That
(COUNTERFEIT CHRISTIANS)
(Acts 8:9-25)
1 The Sorcerer’s Profession
2 The Sorcerer’s Sin
In the previous verses we saw city wide revival. Miracles were performed, souls saved. Here’s a Scriptural principle: Wherever God sends genuine revival, Satan attempts to send counterfeit revival. For all God has, Satan has a counterfeit. Simon is a classic example of a counterfeit Christian.
Acts 8:9-12
A counterfeit Christian…
1. Takes care of themself first.
He promoted himself. He had a following from the power of what he had done. His life was centered upon himself and what he could do. He was making a living off of a lie.
Acts 8:13, 21-24
A counterfeit Christian…
2. Talks about their profession of faith.
Just because someone walks the aisle and says that they have made a profession of faith doesn’t mean they really did. Only God knows our hearts. Jesus said that the evidence of our salvation is by the fruit of our lives; but before we go to judging people’s salvation, we need to be reminded that there will be people that make it into Heaven as by fire which means there was no evidence of salvation in their life, but they were saved.
We need to notice that Simon didn’t seem concerned about living a Christian life, he just wanted to avoid something bad happening to him.
Acts 8:14-20
A counterfeit Christian…
3. Tries to work or pay for their salvation.
When Simon saw that these new believers had received the Holy Spirit, he wanted the same. When a person is saved, they receive the Holy Spirit. Just saying you believe and being baptized in water will not save you. This is the only time we see the laying on of hands by the Apostles to receive the Holy Spirit.
We must be careful not to think that a person cannot receive the Holy Spirit unless an Apostle lays hands on them. In this instance, this happened, (I believe) in order to show Simon’s heart and intent. Simon wanted to buy the power to give others the Holy Spirit. Simon shows who he is. He wants this to be about him and not the power of God.
There are still many who are trying to buy their way into Heaven. If they just give enough money to the Church, or to the needy, or to charities; they will be saved.
There are still many who are trying to work their way into Heaven. If they do enough ministry or they are just a good person; they will be saved.
Conclusion:
Is your relationship with Jesus real? Only you and God know your heart. I am not here to judge that. I am called to ask you the question and encourage you to consider your salvation with fear and trembling.
Philippians 2:12-13
Take your salvation serious. Do not play “Russian Roulette” with your salvation. Christians, we need to do what Peter and John did after this experience- Keep lifting up Jesus and proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ.
We don’t have wooden or stone gods in our homes today, do we?
So, we don’t have to worry about idols today, do we?
Wrong.
We so easily give our devotion to things that are lower than God. Idolatry means loving anything more than God.
If you took an hour to go through the register of your checkbook and your credit card statements, you would find out what some of your idols are.
What do you spend your money on and what do you save your money for? What do you spend your time on?
What do you think about when you wake up in the morning and when you go to bed? What is most important to you?
Whatever it is, that is your god. If your god is not God Himself, you are practicing idolatry.
For some of us, our god may be self-love, self-centered ambition and an obsession with success or self-beautification; of having others admire, desire, or envy us for our beauty or our lovely possessions.
For some of us, our god may be love and sex; or revelry and pleasure, eating and drinking, substance abuse, and mind-altering drugs. For some of us, our god may be war and competition, vanquishing the opposition, winning at all costs, or cutting the throats of those who oppose us
.
What is your idol? The danger of idolatry is no less real for us today than it was for Believers in the first century to whom Apostle John wrote.
Let us be vigilant against the reality of idolatry in our own lives.
Can I Buy That
(COUNTERFEIT CHRISTIANS)
(Acts 8:9-25)
1 The Sorcerer’s Profession
2 The Sorcerer’s Sin
In the previous verses we saw city wide revival. Miracles were performed, souls saved. Here’s a Scriptural principle: Wherever God sends genuine revival, Satan attempts to send counterfeit revival. For all God has, Satan has a counterfeit. Simon is a classic example of a counterfeit Christian.
Acts 8:9-12
A counterfeit Christian…
1. Takes care of themself first.
He promoted himself. He had a following from the power of what he had done. His life was centered upon himself and what he could do. He was making a living off of a lie.
Acts 8:13, 21-24
A counterfeit Christian…
2. Talks about their profession of faith.
Just because someone walks the aisle and says that they have made a profession of faith doesn’t mean they really did. Only God knows our hearts. Jesus said that the evidence of our salvation is by the fruit of our lives; but before we go to judging people’s salvation, we need to be reminded that there will be people that make it into Heaven as by fire which means there was no evidence of salvation in their life, but they were saved.
We need to notice that Simon didn’t seem concerned about living a Christian life, he just wanted to avoid something bad happening to him.
Acts 8:14-20
A counterfeit Christian…
3. Tries to work or pay for their salvation.
When Simon saw that these new believers had received the Holy Spirit, he wanted the same. When a person is saved, they receive the Holy Spirit. Just saying you believe and being baptized in water will not save you. This is the only time we see the laying on of hands by the Apostles to receive the Holy Spirit.
We must be careful not to think that a person cannot receive the Holy Spirit unless an Apostle lays hands on them. In this instance, this happened, (I believe) in order to show Simon’s heart and intent. Simon wanted to buy the power to give others the Holy Spirit. Simon shows who he is. He wants this to be about him and not the power of God.
There are still many who are trying to buy their way into Heaven. If they just give enough money to the Church, or to the needy, or to charities; they will be saved.
There are still many who are trying to work their way into Heaven. If they do enough ministry or they are just a good person; they will be saved.
Conclusion:
Is your relationship with Jesus real? Only you and God know your heart. I am not here to judge that. I am called to ask you the question and encourage you to consider your salvation with fear and trembling.
Philippians 2:12-13
Take your salvation serious. Do not play “Russian Roulette” with your salvation. Christians, we need to do what Peter and John did after this experience- Keep lifting up Jesus and proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ.
A Clarion Call:
If you have not yet received the Lord Jesus into your life, or you once received Him but backslid, make yourself available of this opportunity and pray this prayer: There is no degree of sin the Lord cannot blot out. Do not postpone, for tomorrow may be too late.
Father I come before you as a sinner (Romans 3:23)
I sincerely repent of my sins (Acts 3:19)
I believe that Jesus died and was resurrected to grant me salvation
(John 3:16)
Today, as I receive Him into my heart by faith, grant me grace,
not to go back to my old sinful ways (Proverbs 28:13)
Thank you Lord for saving me.
