PRAYER – OUR INESCAPABLE, GLOBAL & SUPREME TASK

PRAYER – OUR INESCAPABLE, GLOBAL & SUPREME TASK: THE ANTIDOTE TO PERSONAL, FAMILY, LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ILLS! 

“And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that MEN OUGHT ALWAYS TO PRAY, AND NOT TO FAINT (LOOSE HEART, GIVE UP, BE WEARY)” Luke 18:1 (Emphasis Mine). 

FOR NO RAIN, MEANS NO RAINBOW — 
indicating the essence of PRAYER as the ANSWER to human quest with God, in Christ Jesus’ stead. 

AND THIS IS ABOUT INVOLVING HEAVEN IN OUR EARTHLY AFFAIRS — 
and it is a MUST for you and I, who are the BELIEVING ONES, in Christ Jesus’ stead. Amen. 

LET’S DO IT NOW AND NOT TOMORROW, knowing that the present and current WARS, HUMAN DISPLACEMENTS and THE UNSTABLE ECONOMIC EFFECTS in the world may OUTWEIGH the PANDEMIC of any sort. 

And many are dying, and will die, of STARVATION and from the INHUMANITY in displacements by wars, 
especially in a FAILED STATE ECONOMY. 

POVERTY and UNEMPLOYMENT are already ILLUMINATING throughout the world — 
and even in the very place you are at the moment, if you look closer and closely within. 

The current atmosphere of challenges around us in human history KNOWS NO BOUNDS. 
And it is an AWAKENING, TIMELESS TIMELINE CALL to change the course and trajectory of our LIFE, FAMILY and NATION through PRAYERS. 

PRAYER is the BELIEVER’S in Christ — GLOBAL, INESCAPABLE and SUPREME TASK in THE GRACE. 

And knowingly and unknowingly, we are to BY PRAYER effect the changes we earnestly desire to take place. 
For PRAYER is the ANTIDOTE to personal, family, local, national and international ills! 

For our God WILL DO EXCEEDINGLY ABUNDANTLY as we pray in THE GRACE. 
For He is NO RESPECTER OF PERSONS, and His doings are free of SENTIMENT, PREJUDICE and DISSIMULATION. 

“I exhort therefore, that, FIRST OF ALL, SUPPLICATIONS, PRAYERS, INTERCESSIONS, and GIVING OF THANKS, be made for ALL MEN; 2 for KINGS, and for all that are in AUTHORITY; that we may LEAD A QUIET AND PEACEABLE LIFE in all godliness and honesty. 3 For this is GOOD AND ACCEPTABLE in the sight of God our Saviour; 4 who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth” 1 Timothy 2:1-4. 

“Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is NO RESPECTER of persons: [35] but in EVERY NATION He that FEARETH [REVERENCE] him, and WORKETH RIGHTEOUSNESS, is ACCEPTED with Him” Acts 10:34-35. 

I therefore EMPLOY YOU to ENDEAVOUR to make this awakening a PERSONAL, FAMILY, LOCAL and NATIONAL PRAYER WALL — a SET TASK. 

I DO BELIEVE it will TURN THE HEARTS of kings and leaders, and all in respective places of governance, to DO GOOD. 
Then we can stop complaining and blaming only the POLITICIANS and OTHERS ALIKE for all our uncontrollable human troubles. 

Knowing that they are HUMANS who are equally subject to natural causes and to changes beyond human control. 
And they are LIMITED in many phases, being human, to meet the challenging needs of everyone at the same time — which is often beyond their reach and sometimes hindered by SELF-CENTRED and SELFISH ENDS. 

There is the NEED TO BE AWAKENED to this PRAYER TASK if we MUST make a REMARKABLE ETERNAL EFFECT and the difference we care about in our earthly life, before our God, our community and humanity. 

It is OUR TIME to beckon on HEAVEN to intervene in our EARTHLY AFFAIRS, in order to make it GOOD BEYOND BORDERS AND WALLS OF DIFFERENCE. 

It is all about MAKING A DIFFERENCE AND IMPACT through PRAYERS, as it is written in the Holy Writ: 2 CHRONICLES 7:13-15 

“If I SHUT UP HEAVEN that THERE BE NO RAIN, or if I command the LOCUSTS TO DEVOUR THE LAND, or if I send PESTILENCE AMONG MY PEOPLE; 14 if my people, which are CALLED BY MY NAME, shall HUMBLE THEMSELVES, and PRAY, and SEEK MY FACE, and TURN FROM THEIR WICKED WAYS; then will I HEAR from heaven, and will FORGIVE their sin, and will HEAL their land. 15 Now mine EYES shall be open, and mine EARS attent unto the PRAYER that is MADE in this place” 2 Chronicles 7:13-15. 

“. . . [18] And I say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades (death) will not overpower it [by preventing the resurrection of the Christ]. [19] I will give you the keys (authority) of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind [forbid, declare to be improper and unlawful] on earth will have [already] been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose [permit, declare lawful] on earth will have [already] been loosed in heaven . . .” Matthew 16:18-19 [13-20]/Amplified. [Ephesians 1:22; 4:15; 5:23; Colossians 1:18] [Isaiah 22:22; Matthew 18:18] 

Herein is my summary from the Scripture of 2 Chronicles 7:13-15 in respect to why we need to earnestly pray to welcome Heaven into our earthly affairs, as a demand upon us to bring about an answer to the world’s challenging and difficult times — as the Believing ones — the people who are called by God’s precious name. Amen. 

• WHEN THERE’S NO RAIN (PRODUCTIVITY and ECONOMIC MISHAP) — to enable one to thrive, blossom and flourish towards growth.

• WHEN THE LOCUSTS (Economic recessions and Austerity Measures) — invade, ruin and rule the land (personal and national economy).

• WHEN PESTILENCE (Diverse kinds of continuous PANDEMIC Diseases and Sicknesses) — invades the land (Nations) despite all the research and technology in medical science. 

Just know full well that NO RAIN means NO RAINBOW — and PRAYER is the ANSWER. And it’s about involving the HEAVENLY in our EARTHLY AFFAIRS — and it’s a must for you the BELIEVING ONE in CHRIST JESUS’ stead. 

Let’s do it now. Not tomorrow. The ECONOMIC EFFECTS may outweigh the PANDEMIC and WARS, for many will die of starvation. POVERTY and UNEMPLOYMENT just as SICKNESSES and DISEASES, are already alarming both locally, nationally and globally. 

DEAR FRIEND, KNOW FOR SURE THAT — PRAYER IS OUR INESCAPABLE, GLOBAL AND SUPREME TASK — IT’S THE ANTIDOTE TO PERSONAL, FAMILY, LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ILLS FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW. 

SELAH – PAUSE AND THINK. 

SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT: 

“And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that MEN OUGHT ALWAYS TO PRAY, AND NOT TO FAINT (LOOSE HEART, GIVE UP, BE WEARY)” Luke 18:1 (Emphasis Mine). 

“If I SHUT UP HEAVEN that THERE BE NO RAIN, or if I command the LOCUSTS TO DEVOUR THE LAND, or if I send PESTILENCE AMONG MY PEOPLE; 14 if my people, which are CALLED BY MY NAME, shall HUMBLE THEMSELVES, and PRAY, and SEEK MY FACE, and TURN FROM THEIR WICKED WAYS; then will I HEAR from heaven, and will FORGIVE their sin, and will HEAL their land. 15 Now mine EYES shall be open, and mine EARS attent unto the PRAYER that is MADE in this place” 2 Chronicles 7:13-15. 

“I exhort therefore, that, FIRST OF ALL, SUPPLICATIONS, PRAYERS, INTERCESSIONS, and GIVING OF THANKS, be made for ALL MEN; 2 for KINGS, and for all that are in AUTHORITY; that we may LEAD A QUIET AND PEACEABLE LIFE in all godliness and honesty. 3 For this is GOOD AND ACCEPTABLE in the sight of God our Saviour; 4 who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth” 1 Timothy 2:1-4. 

“Do not be ANXIOUS or WORRIED about anything, but in EVERYTHING [every circumstance and situation] by PRAYER and PETITION with THANKSGIVING, continue to make your [specific] requests known to God. 7 And the PEACE of God [that peace which reassures the heart, that peace] which TRANSCENDS all understanding, [that PEACE which] stands GUARD over your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus [is yours]” Philippians 4:6-7 Amplified. 

“CAST thy bread UPON the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. 2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. 3 IF THE CLOUDS BE FULL OF RAIN, THEY EMPTY THEMSELVES UPON THE EARTH: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be. 4 He that OBSERVETH the wind shall not sow; and he that REGARDETH the clouds shall not reap. 5 As thou KNOWEST not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do GROW in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou KNOWEST not the WORKS of God who maketh all. 6 In the morning SOW thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou KNOWEST not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good” Ecclesiastes 11:1-6. 

Further Scripturally Reading Text: Isaiah 38:1-8; 

SUMMARY:  

The message is a prophetic, urgent charge for THE BELIEVING ONES in Christ Jesus’ stead. It teaches that in a season of WARS, ECONOMIC MELTDOWN, PANDEMIC, POVERTY and HUMAN DISPLACEMENT, the only true solution is to INVOLVE HEAVEN IN OUR EARTHLY AFFAIRS THROUGH PRAYER. Prayer is not an option — it is the believer’s GLOBAL, INESCAPABLE and SUPREME TASK. When we pray, we create the conditions for God to HEAR, FORGIVE, HEAL and TURN THE HEARTS OF LEADERS, so that what we once chased will now come to us. 

KEY POINTS: 

1. The Biblical Mandate for Unceasing Prayer

• Luke 18:1: MEN OUGHT ALWAYS TO PRAY, AND NOT TO FAINT — not to lose heart, give up, or be weary. 

• 1 Timothy 2:1-4: FIRST OF ALL, SUPPLICATIONS, PRAYERS, INTERCESSIONS, and GIVING OF THANKS be made for ALL MEN and for KINGS and AUTHORITY — so we may LEAD A QUIET AND PEACEABLE LIFE. 

• Philippians 4:6-7: In EVERYTHING by PRAYER and PETITION with THANKSGIVING, the PEACE of God will GUARD our hearts and minds.

2. The Present Condition: “FOR NO RAIN, MEANS NO RAINBOW”
   The world is in crisis and this signals a need for prayer:

• NO RAIN — PRODUCTIVITY and ECONOMIC MISHAP. People cannot thrive, blossom or flourish towards growth. 

• LOCUSTS — Economic recessions and Austerity Measures that invade, ruin and rule personal and national economies. 

• PESTILENCE — Diverse kinds of continuous PANDEMIC Diseases and Sicknesses despite medical advancement. 
  The ECONOMIC EFFECTS may OUTWEIGH the PANDEMIC and WARS. POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT, STARVATION and INHUMANITY are ILLUMINATING globally, even in failed state economies.

3. The Divine Principle and Promise: 2 Chronicles 7:13-15
   When God shuts heaven, sends locusts or pestilence — the answer is not protest or panic.
   IF MY PEOPLE, WHICH ARE CALLED BY MY NAME, SHALL HUMBLE THEMSELVES, AND PRAY, AND SEEK MY FACE, AND TURN FROM THEIR WICKED WAYS; THEN WILL I HEAR FROM HEAVEN, AND WILL FORGIVE THEIR SIN, AND WILL HEAL THEIR LAND. 
   God is NO RESPECTER OF PERSONS [Acts 10:34-35]. He WILL DO EXCEEDINGLY ABUNDANTLY as we pray in THE GRACE. 
    
4. The Believer’s Authority and Assignment

• Matthew 16:18-19: We have the KEYS of the kingdom — whatever we BIND on earth is bound in heaven, whatever we LOOSE is loosed. 

• Ecclesiastes 11:1-6: In the morning SOW thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand — we must keep praying though we do not know the outcome. 

• Our Task: To make this awakening a PERSONAL, FAMILY, LOCAL and NATIONAL PRAYER WALL — a SET TASK. 
  By PRAYER we effect changes and TURN THE HEARTS of kings and leaders to DO GOOD, so we stop blaming POLITICIANS for troubles beyond human capacity.

5. The Goal: Eternity Intervening in Earth
   It is OUR TIME to beckon on HEAVEN to intervene in our EARTHLY AFFAIRS — to make it GOOD BEYOND BORDERS AND WALLS OF DIFFERENCE.
   PRAYER is the ANTIDOTE to ills for TODAY and TOMORROW. 

CALL TO ACTION: 

1. LET’S DO IT NOW. NOT TOMORROW. The time to pray is urgent.
2. ESTABLISH PRAYER WALLS. Make prayer a PERSONAL, FAMILY, LOCAL and NATIONAL SET TASK.
3. PRAY SCRIPTURALLY. 
   Pray for healing of the land 2 Chronicles 7:14
   Pray for kings and all in authority 1 Timothy 2:1-4. 
   Pray do not faint or grow weary Luke 18:1
4. PRAY WITH THANKSGIVING. Present every circumstance to God [Philippians 4:6-7] and trust Him for PEACE that transcends understanding.
5. SOW IN PRAYER CONSISTENTLY. Ecclesiastes 11:6 — Morning and evening, keep praying. You do not know which will prosper.
6. SHARE AND MOBILISE. Call others to join the PRAYER WALL for our community, nation and humanity. 

REV. CHUKIE MORSI