Lord, Teach Me to Pray: Recent Episodes
Mmathapelo Mothapo
So Thomas, called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, that we may die with him. John 11:16
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. John 11:25
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, Philippians 2:10
“Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in”. Psalms 24:9
He frustrates the devices of the crafty, So that their hands cannot carry out their plans. Job 5:12
I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name. Revelation 3:8: and
I am the LORD, who opened a way through the waters, making a dry path through the sea. Isaiah 43:16
at midday, O king, along the road I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who journeyed with me. Acts 26:13
God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good? Numbers 23:19
He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. Psalm 91:1
“And ye shall serve the Lord your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.” Exodus 23:25
”If you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, and all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God: that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth.”Deuteronomy 28:1-2
They will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” Mark 16:18
I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live. Deuteronomy 30:19
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds. 2 Corinthians 10:4
There is a set time for the favour of God to manifest in our life and that time is now. You will arise and have mercy on Zion; For the time to favor her, Yes, the set time, has come. Psalm 102:13
Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Luke 10:19
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Philippians 4:8-9
Don’t allow past or present circumstances to dictate who you are. You are who God says you are, and He has a plan that will turn your situation around if you’ll keep the faith.Keep trusting. Hold on looking up. Pro 3:5-8💥💥Have a fruitful and fulfilling day 🙏 Blessing Onome Peru
Ask the LORD for rain in the springtime; it is the LORD who sends the thunderstorms. He gives showers of rain to all people, and plants of the field to everyone. Zechariah 10:1
Through the LORD’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. Lamentations 3:22
But to you who fear My name The Sun of Righteousness shall arise With healing in His wings; And you shall go out And grow fat like stall-fed calves. Malachi 4:2
We have escaped from every agenda of the wicked. They can no longer cage our destinies. We have escaped from every evil pattern and occurrence of poverty, barrenness, struggling, backwardness, lukewarmness. We shall fulfill purpose. We have escaped like a bird from the fowler’s snare; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped. Psalm 124:7
Today is “that day”. It shall come to pass in that day That his burden will be taken away from your shoulder, And his yoke from your neck, And the yoke will be destroyed because of the anointing oil. Isaiah 10:27
Enjoy your freedom
He shields and protects us forever. Because he loves me,' says the LORD, 'I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.Psalm 91:14
In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Matthew 6:9
Freedom from ancestral evil cords: Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: Genesis 12:1-2
And a person's enemies will be those of his own household. Matthew 10:36 The Lord has done it, He is not a man that He should lie. Today, God has destropyed whosoever is related to us, on an assignment and determined to destroy us in the name of Jesus Christ. They will no longer cast spells against us. It is FINISHED
Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, Or the captives of the righteous be delivered? Isaiah 49:24
Through the LORD’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not.They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness! Lamentations 3:22-23
“And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.”(Acts 2:1–4)
And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight (Acts 1:9). We thank God for giving us an opportunity to remember the ascension of the Lord Jesus Christ. He did not leave us hopeless, He left us with a promise that He will come back to take us to be with Him in eternity. What a day of joy and rejoicing that will be in Jesus name, Amen
“For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround him as with a shield.” Psalms 5:12 NKJV
God’s love is amazing. It makes Him to forgive us our trespasses and moves Him to do things for us even when we do not deserve them. It is in the power of this love that God sacrificed His only son to redeem man back to Himself (John 3:16).
God calls us the “apple of His eyes” and delights in having fellowship with us. For thus says the LORD of hosts: “for he who touches you touches the apple of His eye. (Zechariah 2:8)
The love of God towards us is displayed in the death of Jesus Christ. The shed blood of Jesus Christ. But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. (Roman 5:8)
By the stripes of Jesus Christ we were healed (Isaiah 53:5). With His blood stripes we were healed. Had there been no blood in those stripes, we would not have healing. The blood of Jesus Christ purchased my healing. No more affliction. Healing is our bread (Mark 7:27). Himself took our infirmities and bore our diseases. (Matthew 8:17)
In the cross, God has delivered me and given me freedom from sin’s penalty, which is death. Freedom from sin’s bondage. Freedom from sin’s strength which is the law. Freedom from sin’s presence, redemption of the body. Romans 5;6;7;8
We have been justified “by His blood.” The blood of Christ atones for our sin. God declares us “Not guilty! The penalty has been paid by His Son. having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. Colossians 2:14
Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree” ), Galatians 3:13
For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.’ Leviticus 17:11
And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit. Ephesians 5:18
For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. 1 Corinthians 14:14
Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. Philippians 4:8
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds. 2 Corinthians 10:4
No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD. Isaiah 54:17
No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, And their righteousness is from Me,” Says the LORD. Isaiah 54:17
No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, And their righteousness is from Me,” Says the LORD. Isaiah 54:17
And I will put enmity Between you(serpent) and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel.” Genesis 3:15
“Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created.” Revelation 4:11
You alone are the LORD; You have made heaven, The heaven of heavens, with all their host, The earth and everything on it, The seas and all that is in them, And You preserve them all. The host of heaven worships You. Nehemiah 9:6
THE STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA TO A JOINT HIBRYD SITTING OF THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA AT 19:00 ON 10 FEBRUARY 2022 AT CAPE TOWN CITY HALL
THE STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA TO A JOINT HIBRYD SITTING OF THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA AT 19:00 ON 10 FEBRUARY 2022 AT CAPE TOWN CITY HALL
From the rising of the sun to its going down The LORD’s name is to be praised. Psalm 113:3
Thank God Almighty, for His mercies endures forever. Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. Psalm 136:1
“...whatsoever is not of faith is sin,” Romans 14:23. “...without faith it is impossible to please him...” Hebrews 11:6
“…What things soever ye desire, when you pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them,”Mark 11:24
“When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.” Psalm 34:17-18
For our prayers to provokes quick answers we must ask ourselves: Am I operating in faith or unbelieve? Faith is obedience. Faith trusts God. Faith doesn’t ask why.
Faith involves confidence of the mind and the heart and the will, it is an unwavering trust and continual believing.
God has dealt with us a measure(little) of faith on the day of salvation but is our responsibility to develop and strengthen that faith, by using it the same way you require exercise to develop and strengthen your muscle. When you have great faith you will belief and obey the word of God without fear no matter your natural condition even when you are in the lion’s den or facing your Goliath, because you know that God will deliver you. Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised. Romans 4:20-21
““Is this not the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of wickedness, To undo the heavy burdens, To let the oppressed go free, And that you break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out; When you see the naked, that you cover him, And not hide yourself from your own flesh?” Isaiah 58:6-7 NKJV
As you praise God let every spirit of heaviness be destroyed. Receive the oil of joy for the spirit of heaviness (Isaiah 61:3). Begin to praise and worship every time you cannot find joy, because the thief is at work. (John 10:10).
God will rise up as at Mount Perazim. God will show His power against the host of darkness at war to swallow up your life. God will defeat all your enemies. God is making a way for you where there seem to be no way. God is opening gates that have been closed against you. Rejoice. For the LORD will rise up as at Mount Perazim, He will be angry as in the Valley of Gibeon— That He may do His work, His awesome work, And bring to pass His act, His unusual act. Isaiah 28:21
Thank God Almighty, for His mercies endures forever. Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. Psalm 136:1
“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Matthew 5:14
I am the heritage of God, He will never leave me. for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you or forsake you” Deuteronomy 31:6.
We shall walk in the light of God, darkness has been destroyed. We enter into 2022 with the Light of the world, Jesus Christ. We are the sons of the light
For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6
For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. Colossians 1:16
“You are my battle-ax and sword,” says the LORD. “With you I will shatter nations and destroy many kingdoms. Jeremiah 51:20
As the Lord takes you from Lo-debar to the king’s table, it will be as if you’re dreaming. “When the LORD brought back the captivity of Zion, we were like those who dream. Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing. Then they said among the nations, ‘The LORD has done great things for them.’ The LORD has done great things for us, and we are glad” (Psalm 126:1-3).
“Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh that You would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request.”1 Chronicles 4:10
Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.' Jer. 33:3
Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, Jude 1:24
We need to be steadfast, our God is both willing and able. We will struggle with sin as it is written; If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:8–9.
When we fail, we can trust that we will not perish, our God is faithful and able to keep us in His grip as it is written; I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. John 10:28
And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. (Philippians 1:6).
Shalom
In Communion we are proclaiming the Lord’s death until He comes. His death was the payment for our salvation.
“And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.” Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.” Matthew 26:26-28 NKJV
You have been made the righteousness of God by Faith in Christ Jesus. 2 Corinthians 5:21. The blessings of the righteous belong to you.
The righteousness of God, in Christ, means that you are justified, declared righteous because you have had your sins cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ. This is both all of your past sins, and all of your present and future sins. “For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him” 2 Corinthians 5:21
You do not have to measure up to anything. Jesus Christ alone is the basis of and the source from which all your righteousness (both your justification and sanctification) is derived. When you try to establish your own righteousness you will come up short. When you try to maintain your salvation or the feeling of being saved by doing good things, you will fail to receive all that Christ has accomplished through the cross. “But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness” (Romans 4:5).
Obedience to God demonstrates our love, commitment and faithfulness to Him. Blessings will come upon us if we walk in obedience toward God.
One of the ways the enemy deny us from receiving the blessing of God is through the act of disobedience. Disobedience against God always brings a curse. If we walk in stubbornness, pride and disobedience toward God curses will come upon. “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.” Luke 11:28
When God entered a covenant with Abraham, it wasn’t just for Abraham’s benefit. It was recorded for our benefit, too. "Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and him who curses you I will curse, and in you shall all the families of the earth be blessed" (Genesis 12:1–3).
It is God’s will for us to give thanks in every situation: 1 Thessalonians 5:18:“In everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
When we give thanks we are acknowledging the God behind our blessing, the God behind any good thing in our life (gift of life, joy, peace). It doesn't matter whether our blessings are small or big, God is behind it (James 1:17, John 3:27) There are times we need to look back in order not to forget the benefit of the LORD , we need to go down memory lane (Psalm 103:1-8). Count your blessings, name them one by one and it will surprise you what the LORD has done. We need to make a comparison between where we are now and where we used to be. We might not be where we want to be but we are not where we used to be. We might not have what we desire but God has not given us what we deserve. The Bible says in Psalm 130:3 "if the LORD regards iniquity, who will stand?"
Take time to appreciate God in anticipation. Tomorrow will be well. The Bible says in Matthew 6:34, Isaiah 3:10, "...say it to the righteous, tomorrow shall be well." If you know God is not a man to lie, you need to thank God for a better tomorrow (Haggai 2:9, Proverbs 4:18). We are yet to see the best and our best is yet to come in the Mighty Name of Jesus Mighty.
The blood of Jesus gives us protection. All round protection. The blood of Jesus delivers us from death (Hebrews 2:14-15)
When we come to the presence of God, the holy places, we must recognize that we have no right to be there apart from the blood of Jesus. We are invited to enter the presence of God by the reason of being in Christ. God said to come boldly (invitation) to the throne of grace. We enter the presence of God only by the blood and in the name of Jesus. We have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus” (Hebrews 10:19).
And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel. Hebrews 12:24 The blood of Jesus speaks. By the blood of Jesus, we can overrule every satanic verdict of the devil concerning us. The blood of Jesus destroys curses, flushes out evil deposits and can deliver us from every foundational problems. By the blood of Jesus, we can release the rain of blessings upon our destiny. The blood is heavens weapon to us who believes in Christ Jesus.
Praying in the spirit is one of the most powerful tools we have as believers to pray the perfect will of God.
When we are speaking in tongues, we are speaking in a language God has given us to speak to him with. “For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God,”1 Corinthians 14:2
When we speak in tongues we are given the ability to strengthen, the spirit man. “He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself,” 1 Corinthians 14:4“But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit. Jude 20
Your ability to remember your position as seated in Christ and your willingness to rest in and remain in that seated position will be what determines if you will be victorious or not in regards to life’s daily battles. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus…” Ephesians 2:6 Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. Colossians 3:1-3 You are seated together with Christ at the right hand of God the Father. The right hand is a place of authority. It is a place of honor, dignity and rulership. Not only are you at God’s right hand, but also you are above—far above “all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given.” Anything that could oppress you, distress you or possess you and anything that would seek to come against you is under your feet. All things are under His feet.” You are in a place of honor. You are in a place of dominion! You are in a place of authority. “STAY IN YOUR SEAT!” Shalom
An altar is a place of sacrifice, a place of contact with the spirit world. Altars serves to activate covenants and serve existing covenants. It could be a place of worship where the LORD God is worshipped or it could be a place of worship for the devil.
Evil and wicked forces are setting up evil altars in families to work against them. Balaam told Balak to build seven evil altars to enable him to carry out his evil plot against Israel. (Num 23:1-2, 13-14, 27-30.). We must destroy these evil altars. God instructed Jeremiah to destroy all evil things. Uproot, overthrow and tear down. He asked him to build and plant good things in his life and in Israel. (Jeremiah 1:10).
It is needful to destroy the demonic stronghold within our family before we make war on outside altars. This is a compulsory war that each child of God must fight. I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. Luke 10:19
Walking with God can be highly rewarding. To walk with God; we must live a life that is completetly obedient and pleasing to Him. We cannot walk with God and still do our own things. “Can two walk together unless they are agreed? (Amos 3:3).
"Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him" (Gen 5:24) so much so that at the end of his life, he did not see death but was translated out of life. By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, “and was not found, because God had taken him”; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God.(Heb 11:5).
Those who walk closely with God are translated out of Satan's reach, taken out of his kingdom of darkness and put into Christ's kingdom of light (Col 1:13).
God alone is to be worshipped. We are not to worship any god other than the Lord God. Exodus 20:3-6
If we give our ancestors reverence that is due to God, or if we look to our ancestors to provide us with something that only God can give, we are practicing idolatry.
Ancestors do not mediate between God and man. God never uses the dead as mediators. Jesus Christ is the only mediator between man and God (Hebrews 2:17).
The School of Prayer is a strategic guided prayer, dedicated to you. May being part of the School of Prayer be the turning point of your life. Prayer is a delight but a warfare to get there, because prayer helps you to conform into the image of the Lord Jesus Christ and to manifest the life of the Lord Jesus Christ, Satan is against that. You are daily involved in warfare, but your warfare is not chasing evil, your daily warfare is being conformed into the image of the Lord Jesus Christ and manifesting the life of the Lord Jesus Christ through your life. If Satan can move you away from a life of prayer, he has won the warfare for your life and you cannot allow him to win. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Ephesians 6:12
The LORD said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, till I make Your enemies Your footstool.” The LORD shall send the rod of Your strength out of Zion. Rule in the midst of Your enemies! Psalm 110:1-2
Monitoring spirit is a weapon of witchcraft attack to gather information about people and manipulate them. “And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath day, that they watched him.” Luke 14:1
Spiritual blindness is the worst things to experience as a born again child of God. Our physical eyes are made to see things of the physical realm and our spiritual eyes are programmed to see things in the spirit. Isaiah said, “They have eyes, but they see not.”Jeremiah 5:21
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer. Psalm 19:14
Out of your innermost being shall flow rivers of living water and as the river flow your health shall spring forth speedily and your light shall spring forth as the morning. Isaiah 58:8
THEME: The Ekklesia אקלסיה -The Church
SCRIPTURE: Matthew 16:18-19
“Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it. And I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you forbid on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven.”