THE PRAYERS

   Growing up in the village, I physically observed the open display of magical/ witchcraft powers by people who were referred to as rain makers, these characters were so notorious in the act of summoning of rain to disrupt the social events of people who failed to consult them and when they are consulted and properly settled, they stand in the gap to ensure that the rain does not fall. One common practice that I observed about these so-called rainmakers is that in a bid to prevent the rain from falling, they end up diverting it to somewhere else.     Haven observed how rain is magically diverted by the rain doctors, I came to a conclusion that if the physical rain can be so diverted, it also means that the spiritual rain of glory can equally be diverted as the devil possesses the capacity to frustrate the heavenly release of God's grace and mercy in a man's life particularly if such an individual is not prayerful enough. Some often wonder why their cloud will be so ...

    According to the Oxford Advanced Learners' Dictionary, rain is the water that falls from the sky in separate drops but it's a known fact that most rains are usually preceded by the gathering of cloud which sometimes serves as an indicator to how intense or otherwise the rain could fall. Growing up as a child, I remember how excited I used to be whenever the cloud of rains gathered so heavily as I saw it as an opportunity to escape trekking long distance in search of water, I remember how I will quickly gather all the drums and buckets in anticipation for the rain considering how heavy the cloud has gathered, however, my excitement sometimes ends abruptly as the heavy cloud suddenly disappears and the rain refusing to fall.      Rain in the spiritual realm represents God's glorious heavenly downpour of grace, mercy and favour which in my opinion remains the platform upon which every other miracle stands. Just like, what happens in the physical when the cloud ...