TOPIC: FIND AND CONTINUE IN YOUR COMPANY
Bible Reading: 2 Chronicles 29-31; John 18:1-23
“And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.” – Acts 4:23 (KJV)
History and the Bible is replete with accounts of God’s people coming together to pray and overturn the plans of satan and the kingdom of darkness. As believers, we don’t need to be caught napping because we are in a war against the kingdom of darkness. We are warring for souls and territories. Jesus said in Luke 11:23 -24 (MSG), “This is war, and there is no neutral ground. If you’re not on my side, you’re the enemy; if you’re not helping, you’re making things worse. When a corrupting spirit is expelled from someone, it drifts along through the desert looking for an oasis, some unsuspecting soul it can bedevil. When it doesn’t find anyone, it says, ‘I’ll go back to my old haunt.” You will notice that it is always about ‘someone’ because devils and demons are about people – souls. Therefore, whatever you do in life that is about people will be opposed by the devil because of who and whose you are. Prayer is more than asking for things. It is more about souls and their eternal destinies.
If you are serious about souls and taking over territories, then prayer is non-negotiable because the devil doesn’t want to see the kingdom of God established in the lives of people. He will raise evil and wicked men to try to stop you in one form or the other and this is the reason you must have a company that you can unite with in prayer and enforce the victory that is yours in Christ.
When Hamman plotted to wipe the Jewish nation with some form of evil legislation, Esther knew better to return to her own company. The Bible says in Esther 4:15-17, “Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer, Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish. So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had commanded him.” Esther knew that in united prayer evil policies are overturned.
When the church is united in prayer, there is nothing that can stand against us especially when our prayer is coupled with fasting.
When Peter and John were beaten and threatened not to preach the gospel, they didn’t take it laying down. They knew better than to return to their company to strategize! They found a company of people who knew what to do. The Bible says concerning their company in Acts 4:24 (KJV), “And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:”
Do you have a company that knows how to lift their voice to God in ONE ACCORD? As a child of God, you must have this kind of company; the kind that knows how to respond in prayers. If you don’t have one, then it is time to start one of your own and begin to take over territories for Jesus.
Prayer: Father, thank you for the privilege and responsibility to pray and see lives changed and transformed. Help me to start and remain in the company of praying believers who are taking over territories and establishing the kingdom of God in the hearts of people in Jesus’ mighty Name.
Pastor Alfred Samuel