Last Updated on September 25, 2021 by Pastor Ikechukwu Chinedum
Today, we would be dealing with prayer points against barrenness. But let’s do a quick study at the story of Simon Peter in Luke 5:1.
1 And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God,, (2532) he stood, by the lake of Gennesaret, 2 And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.3 And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon’s, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.
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Jesus was teaching and he needed to make use of Simon Peter’s boat. If Peter had declined his request, maybe it would have been a different story today. What does that teach the believer today. Are we ready to make sacrifices?
Peter was all about making money and doing businesses but was he ready to give in what it takes to see fruitfulness in his business. Yes!!!
For us, are we ready to take that big step? Are we willing to sacrifice our time, energy and resources for God?
The Bible says that we’ve been created for His Pleasure. All that we have belongs to God. Why would we want to take it away from him? What have we that we’ve not received?
Let’s read further.
Luke 5:4-5 Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.5 And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled, all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.
Jesus speaking in verse 3 gave an instruction. That is to tell us that there’s nothing we go through that God is not aware of. No situation or challenge catches God unawares. He knows about it all. There was an instruction. Do this. Do that.
It presents another question to the believer. Are you ready to follow God’s instructions? In families, businesses, academics, as it were. Even after Jesus gave an instruction, Peter was still complaining.
Today, believers spend so much time complaining rather than doing what we are being told. Imagine being offered a solution and you’re still complaining about the problem? Verse 5 of Luke 5 had it that Simon did as he was told. He said “nevertheless” When God speaks, nothing else matters. It doesn’t matter what the situation looks like, it doesn’t matter how long you’ve toiled and toiled, unfruitfulness is not of God. Halleluyah!
Our Father delights to see his Children proper on all sides, as we see in our opening verse above in Psa. 35:27
Believers, we are to shut our eyes to the challenges and focus on who can take care of those challenges. God is more able, responsible and ready to cater for our needs more than we ask Him. But are we willing to focus on God and stop complaining? Luke 5:5b “But at your word I will let down the nets.” It means Peter had trust in the words of Jesus. For someone who wasn’t a stranger to him, he knew Jesus words would not fail. He had been with him before then and had witnessed miracles by the hand of Jesus.
For believers, we say: But at thy word, I’ll trust in you for marital fruitfulness, it doesn’t matter what the Doctor reports, I hold onto what your Word reports. But at thy word, I’ll trust in you for my business growth and expansion, it doesn’t matter what the economy says.
But at thy word, I’ll trust in you for career success, you’ll make a way for me, on this path, I will be fruitful, I’ll prosper.
But at thy word, I’ll trust in you for my academic progress, the odds will be in my favour. That’s the language of the believer. When we know that we are of God, we know that God delights in our Prosperity and all round fruitfulness, it positions our utterance towards the situations around us.
Luke 5:6-9 And when they had this done, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net broke.7 And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink. 8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.9 For he was astonished,, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken:
From these verses, we see that there was plenty, there was expansion, they were even astonished at the results, people saw and came to them.
Glory to God. God’s Word never fails. So we are praying against barrenness in our land, our marriage, families, our academics, businesses, careers and declaring fruitfulness on all sides.
Prayer Points
Heavenly Father we bless your name for you are Father to us. Thank you for your Grace and love over us in Jesus name.- Father we thank you for your plan for us is of good and not of evil, thank you because you care for our needs, in Jesus name.
Father we give you thanks because your Will for us is to bear fruits on all sides and nothing shall be hindered in Jesus name.- Father in the name of Jesus, every negative words spoken against us, we nullify their power in our lives in the mighty name of Jesus.
Father we pray that every word of unfruitfulness sown by the complaining and nagging, they are cancelled and converted for fruitfulness in Jesus name.- Father in the name of Jesus, every power that is not of God working against our fruitfulness in the lives of our children they are destroyed in Jesus name.
- Father we declare fruitfulness, in our businesses, our efforts shall yield increase in the name of Jesus.
- Father we pray for for fruitfulness in our all of our projects, we will not fail, we shall bear fruits, our projects will success and yield fruits for us in Jesus name.
- Father in Jesus name, we pray for for every one looking up to God for the fruit of the womb, in this year, they will carry their bundles of joy in the name of Jesus.
- Father, we come against barrenness in our marriages and we declare fruitfulness in the name of Jesus.
- Father, we declare plenty in every are if our lives in the name of Jesus.
- Father we pray, in our families, all through the year, our endeavors will yield fruits for us in the name of Jesus.
Father we pray concerning our careers, you’ll cause us to flourish in the name of Jesus.- Father we pray that in our steps, plans, we plant seeds of growth and flourishing, so shall it be for us in the name of Jesus.
- Father in the name of Jesus, in our daily walk with you, our lives will bear fruits as we remain doers of your word in Jesus name.
- Father we pray that we shall bear fruits of righteousness unto your pleasing, we live as we ought to in Jesus name.
- Father we thank you because negative deeds are uprooted out of our lives in the name of Jesus.
- Father, we thank you for the year. We thank you because every month shall be marked with testimonies of fruitfulness in Jesus name.
- Father in Jesus name, we thank you for fruitfulness on all sides, blessed be your name Lord.
- Father we thank you for you hear us. All through the year, we thank you for the testimonies that abound for us, in our homes, our marriages and businesses, our careers and academics in the name of Jesus Christ we have prayed.
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