“Do not store up riches for yourselves here on earth, where moths and rust destroy, and robbers break in and steal. Instead, store up riches for yourselves in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and robbers cannot break in and steal. For your heart will always be where your riches are. Matthew 6:19-21 GNBDK
What guarantees answers to prayers: treasures stored up in heaven. Have us therefore any treasure in heaven?
Never pray without the certainty of having heavenly treasures. Such prayer might rarely receive answers.
Before and after the model to prayer as expounded by our Lord and Master Jesus Christ, the means to developing or building heavenly treasures was exemplified.
Though in that chapter and verses this act of building heavenly treasures was not explicitly stated. But when the Lord our Master and Messiah was addressing a wealthy young fellow, this act in that chapter of scripture was explicitly noted.
Now, prior to praying, do generously to all mankind, in particular, extends this act also to those supposedly by their deeds toward you might be discern as appearing the enemy: do this in love from pure heart and conscious. Generosity is the means to building heavenly treasures. Generosity confers on the generous the status perfect as God is perfect: and qualifies the generous as being the son of God.
The famous legendary apostle, Peter- the Rock upon whom the living church of our Lord and Master Jesus Christ- is built meeting a fellow of this nature- a gentile- holds that God is no respecter of persons, in all places or tribes once mankind by deed recognize God, God also recognize them.
This generous gentile received angelic visitation with the information that God has heard is prayers: for his generosity and prayers has come up as memorial unto God. In consequence, he was instructed to send for Peter, the Rock upon which the living church is built, for further instruction. As Peter on visitation was yet speaking about the Father as recorded in scripture and as soon as the Son of the Father – Jesus Christ- purpose for coming in earth was informed them, the promised of the Father- the Holy Spirit, being the baptism of the Son, came upon them all.
Now, when you pray, consider the following:
- The place of prayer and posture while praying
- Choice of words
- Pattern and model of praying as exemplifies by our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
- And fasting following immediately prayer as exemplifies by our Father and God according to the book of Isaiah chapter 58. Note,before and after praying is fasting. Fasting after praying is in the power of the anointing. Fasting before prayer provokes the coming forth of the anointing.
LORD God Almighty guide us all in all to attain in form and substance the LORD God of Host highest expectancy relative to praying to the intent our thoughts, motive, words and deeds are in absolute alignment and conformity with the LORD’S in all things through the LORD help and comfort in Jesus name amen. Thank You dear heavenly Father for hearing and answering us always in Jesus name amen.