Ancient Landmarks of Prayer - Deacon Richard Tesla

I trust God to teach us tonight. Remove not the ancient landmark, Which thy fathers have set.

Proverbs 22:28 KJV

A lot of work has been done by various teachers on the Definition of Ancient Landmarks

So you can refer to other Teachings Minister Seun will upload the files

*That Something is Ancient Doesn't Mean it is  outdated*

For example one of The Ancient Administration of God towards Men is His Mercy see Lam 3:22-23

 and it is never outdated, As Ancient as The Ministry Of Mercy 

It is still required and relevant in our walk with God

and this one of the secrets of the Fathers*

 know how to leverage on God's Mercy,Most will pray long hours seeking His Mercy, because they understand that Mercy is not only available for Sinners but it is one of the Preservative systems for believers. Praying for power is good but if I can choose between Power and Mercy, I will rather pray for God's Mercy, cos it is the one who He shows Mercy that can Manifest his Power.

There are various Ancient Landmarks, Seun did an excellent job on Friday by telling us about the various Ancient Landmarks

The Ancient Landmark of Prayer

This will be my focus tonight

There is a simple instruction in 1 thes 5:17: Pray without ceasing.

1  5:17 KJV

And

Also Luke 18: 1 says And he spake a parable unto them to this end, *that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;*

Luke 18:1 KJV

[30/01/2023, 21:51:16] Deacon Richard Tesla: Jesus Understands that If we are not careful we can be frustrated 

*Especially if you're a Nigerian LOL, it is easy to lose steam when you don't have an Active Prayer Life.*

Fainting is an indicator that you've not been praying consistently 

Fainting is a demonstration of a slow down in Spiritual Activities 

The Fathers knows this, Men who faints cannot change their World.

Fainting can be that you used to have a track record of fasting for days waiting on the Lord for a single Ministration no matter how small but you stopped because you're now very busy.

Remember the times where you just spend solid Hours with God and you receive revelations 

*But you stopped because you are used to Spiritual things*

Whether you Pray you or not God will still show up

What are things you started with God with 

Are you still doing them?

You know recently I was praying and the Lord reminded me of how I used to evangelize on the streets

And pray long hours for souls

But I stopped

 I wept like a baby

The Lord is saying to us Here Tonight 

Forsake Not the Ancient Landmarks

Prayers outlive the lives of those who uttered them; outlive a generation, outlive an age, outlive a world.” – E.M Bounds*

You see if you would be a lasting believer don't trivialise the issue of Prayer. The Revival you are enjoying today I Nigeria 

People prayed for it. Most of them are not Alive

Prayer is the union of the believer’s thought with the will of God.

 One of the ways to enforce the will of God on Earth is Prayer

The prayer which a believer utters on earth is but the voicing of the Lord’s will in heaven.

It is simple the Less you Pray, the more you faint

I saw a video on Pastor Benny inn's page on Instagram 

He said "You give room to the Devil when you don't pray"

They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God. PS 84:7

 Some cannot carry out effectively Kingdom Assignments 

Because they lack strength, They are fainting

When your prayer life is not active many things can go wrong

 The true meaning of prayer is for the one who prays to pray for the fulfillment of the will of the One to whom 

he prays

You see it is funny how we think we should pray just for needs

His will is for Men to be saved

So when last did you Pray His Will?

Prayer is the conduit pipe for God's work.

Any one in Ministry who does not Pray cannot be effective

Believers have been called into two fundamental Ministries

Which are:

The Ministry of Intercession

I Tim 2:1 Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men

 And *The Ministry of Reconciliation*

Mark 16:15-16: And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

I hear in my Spirit

" Dry Bones Shall come Alive"

No wonder Acts 6:4 says but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

*A praying believer is an early riser, if you see yourself sleeping too much rather than praying please go for a retreat, don't wait till you're attacked*

[My Friend would always say

No matter how far you've gone 

You can experience a reroute back to God

 The Agenda of God must Manifest through you

You are a Carrier of God's Mandate

The Gospel prospers in your Hands

 God’s servants(Fathers) in the Bible were all early risers. Let us note some of them:

*1. Abraham*

And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he had *stood* before Jehovah. 

Gen. 19:27 

And Abraham rose up early in the morning . . . 

Gen. 21:14 

And Abraham rose early in the morning . . . 

Gen. 22:3

[30/01/2023, 22:19:34] Deacon Richard Tesla: *2. Jacob*

And Jacob rose up early in the morning . . . 

Gen. 28:18

[30/01/2023, 22:20:02] Deacon Richard Tesla: *3. Moses*

And Jehovah said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh . . . 

Ex. 8:20 

And Jehovah said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning. . . 

Ex. 9:13 

And Moses wrote all the words of Jehovah, and rose up early in the morning . . . 

Ex. 24:4 

. . . and Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up unto mount Sinai . . .

[30/01/2023, 22:20:55] Deacon Richard Tesla: *4. Joshua*

And Joshua r ose u p e arly i n 

the morning . . . 

Josh. 3:1 

And J oshua r ose e arly i n t he 

morning . . . 

Josh. 6:12 

So Joshua rose up early in the 

morning . . . 

Josh. 7:16 

And J oshua a rose up e arly i n 

the morning . . . 

Josh. 8:10

 *5. The Apostles*

. . . they entered into the temple about daybreak . . . 

Acts 5:21

*6. The Lord Jesus*

And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose up and went out, and departed 

into a desert place, and there prayed. 

Mk. 1:35

There are alot of them

[30/01/2023, 22:22:54] Deacon Richard Tesla: You see, Our Fathers would pick prayer time around 12.am 1.am 3.am 5.am

[30/01/2023, 22:23:06] Deacon Richard Tesla: Why do you think they are doing so?

[30/01/2023, 22:24:19] Deacon Richard Tesla: My Friend @2348148453579 said to me one time 

"Richard the time to speak into the Spirit of Men is when they are sleeping"

[30/01/2023, 22:24:28] Deacon Richard Tesla: Omo I shouted

[30/01/2023, 22:25:13] Deacon Richard Tesla: Some of you by the time you woke up by 8.am

People have already decided alot of matters with God

[30/01/2023, 22:26:15] Deacon Richard Tesla: I'm not sure if the message is on his YouTube page 

Look for the Message "the invitation" by Apostle Imumohi Emmanuel

[30/01/2023, 22:26:25] Deacon Richard Tesla: So much to learn there

[30/01/2023, 22:27:10] Deacon Richard Tesla: I know this message is not deep😅

But I have communicated the Heart of God

[30/01/2023, 22:27:21] Deacon Richard Tesla: Pray Everywhere and Everytime

[30/01/2023, 22:27:41] Deacon Richard Tesla: As Believers the Will of God should be your topmost priority

[30/01/2023, 22:28:00] Deacon Richard Tesla: Not even your "needs"🌚

[30/01/2023, 22:28:33] Deacon Richard Tesla: Until His will be done His Kingdom cannot come

[30/01/2023, 22:29:15] Deacon Richard Tesla: The Agenda of God is beyond that car you want to ride

[30/01/2023, 22:29:30] Deacon Richard Tesla: Beyond that House you want to Buy

[30/01/2023, 22:29:59] Deacon Richard Tesla: He wants to transform the lives of Men through You