LIVING STREAMS DEVOTIONAL
By Pst. Ezekiel Atang
JUNE 2025
BREAKTHROUGH BY PRAYER
(James 5:16 NIV)
Sunday, 8th June
MORTALITY IS SWALLOWED UP IN PRAYER
2 Corinthians 5:2,4 KJV
“For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life”.
Mortality refers to our human nature that is subject to corruption, degradation, pain, sickness, and sin. God is saying here that when we pray, something happens to our mortality. The act of praying is entering the realm of immortality, because it is fellowship with the one who is not subject to mortality, and, you cannot commune with the one who cannot die and be subject to death and corruption.
In the place of prayer your mortality is swallowed up by immortality. The weaknesses in your life and body are swallowed up by the presence of God, and as such the effects of the weaknesses of the flesh are automatically suspended. In the presence of God via prayer fellowship, the things that cause death are arrested and swallowed up.
This means that sickness is handled, pain is swallowed, death is postponed, sin is demobilized and curses are broken! That is why satan will do anything to keep you away from the place of prayer. The next time you are tempted not to pray, or distracted from praying, then know that the enemy has plans to ruin you directly or indirectly.
Receive grace to not just visit the place of prayer, but to dwell in the presence of God in Jesus Name.
Action Points
i. Never forget the fact that moments of prayer are moments of immortality dressing.
ii. Determine to keep your times of prayer Fellowship with God no matter what.
Prayer
-Lord I receive grace for consistent prayer fellowship with you in Jesus Name.
-I receive grace for intense moments of prayer fellowship with you in Jesus Name.
Nugget
The weaknesses in your life and body are swallowed up by the presence of God, and as such the effects of the weaknesses of the flesh are automatically suspended.
For Further Reading and Meditation
MORNING
Genesis 42; Luke 12
EVENING
Ecclesiastes 12
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