Exodus 14:15–16 15And the Lord said to Moses, “Why do you cry to Me?
Tell the children of Israel to go forward. 16But lift up your rod,
and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it...
The problem with the body of Christ today is not that we are
not praying. We are praying. But many of us are praying
desperate prayers. We are praying, “God, help… God, please…
God, do something about my problem!”
If you are smiling a little by now, most likely, you know
about such prayers and might have prayed a couple yourself. My
friend, God does not want you to pray pleading prayers all the
time. He wants you to use the authority He has given you to
pray powerful prayers, to boldly command and to “stretch out
your hand” and see miracles happen.
When Moses stood before the Red Sea with Pharaoh’s army in
hot pursuit, the Bible tells us that he cried out to God. But
God told him, “Why do you cry to Me?”
There is a time for you to cry out to God and there is a time
for you to use your authority. God told Moses, “Tell the
children of Israel to go forward. But lift up your rod, and
stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it.”
The “rod” you have today is the name of Jesus. As you command
in Jesus’ name, your “sea” will open and you will go on dry
ground through the midst of your problem.
Do you realize that Jesus did not say, “Go and pray for the
sick”? He said, “Go and heal the sick.” (Matthew 10:8) So stop
pleading and asking all the time, and start using the
authority you have in Christ.
Jesus told the church, “All authority has been given to Me in
heaven and on earth. Go therefore…” (Matthew 28:18–19)
My friend, God wants you to go and use the authority that He
has given you. And as you go, miracles will flow!
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