“With the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD, and he dug a trench around it large enough to hold two seahs of seed. He arranged the wood, cut the bull into pieces and laid it on the wood. Then he said to them, Fill four large jars with water and pour it on the offering and on the wood”.
– 1 Kings 18:32-33
Glory to Jesus. Today we will look at a prayer of power.
Elijah was ready to take his turn to prove to the people that the Lord indeed is God. Before he prayed, he prepared the altar of the Lord (which was torn down) with twelve stones signifying the covenant God had with the people of Israel. He also took the sacrifice, which was the bull, and laid it on the altar. With this, Elijah lifted up a powerful prayer and God honoured the words of Elijah.
God responds to a prayer based on the power and the authority of His Word. He said in 2 Chronicles 2:14 that “if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land”.
There are two things attributed to a powerful prayer. It must be made on a powerful altar and it must be backed by sacrifice.
We must seek an altar that has a proven history of God’s manifestation. An altar which is not associated with evil like the altar made for Baal. We must also bring a sacrifice which is worthy. Christ was the ultimate sacrifice which took away our sins and today, based on that sacrifice, we can lift up our prayers to God and He will answer us.
Today I want you to lift up a prayer of power unto God. Invoke the altar of your father Sam Korankye Ankrah. Offer a worthy sacrifice unto God and I assure you that the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will take over all your battles in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Apostle General Sam Korankye Ankrah