THE IDENTITY-CHANGING FACTOR

SCRIPTURE: And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed. – Genesis 32:28
 
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: When a man decides to engage God in the place of prayer, his identity is changed.
 
It has been established that prayer changes the identity, personality and destiny of a man. When a man decides to engage God at the place of prayer, his identity is changed. Therefore, prayer is the identity-changing factor 
 
One man whose destiny was changed by prayer was Jacob. He was a supplanter, deceiver or fraudster. However, one night he was praying and encountered the Lord, and the Lord asked what his name was. He said his name was ‘Jacob.’ And the Lord said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob but Israel. And from today, you are no longer a person, you are a nation.” (Genesis 32:28 paraphrased). You know, Jacob is a person but Israel is a nation.
 
Jabez had a similar experience of a change of identity and transformation of destiny. He struggled with the issue of a negative (sorrowful) identity. As a result of that, in the First Book of Chronicles Chapter Four and in Verse Ten, he prayed a prayer for a change of story and God granted him that which he asked for. 
 
Beloved, engage in persistent prayer until any negative identity about your life changes positively.
 
Remember this: When a man decides to engage God at the place of prayer, his identity is changed.
 
ASSIGNMENT(S):
1. Engage in destiny-changing prayer until any negative identity about your life changes.
2. Endeavour to persist with God at the place of prayer.
 
PRAYER: O LORD, give me the grace to pray without ceasing until my life and situation change in Jesus’ Name.
 
FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: THE NECESSITY OF PRAYER
 
QUOTE: The Company of the Almighty changes human identity. Culled from THE PRINCIPLES AND POWER OF PRAYER by Dr Paul Enenche.
 
TODAY IN HISTORY – 16TH MAY 1991: Queen Elizabeth II became the first British monarch to address the U.S. Congress
 
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DAILY READING: 1 Samuel 18:5 to 19:24, John 8:31 to 59, Psalm 112:1 to 10, Proverbs 15:12 to 14.