Friends if prayer does not give way to manifestation, then prayer becomes the goal, not answers. Prayer is not the goal, prayer is the vehicle that leads to the goal, called manifestation or answers to prayer. If prayer is the goal, then we become people who pray but never see, look for, or expect an answer to the prayers God has asked us to pray.

Prayer becomes religious when prayer is the goal. We have made prayer the goal in many ways, for some believe they are spiritual because they pray all night, or pray, pray, pray. We must be people of prayer, but prayer is about communing with God, not staying up all night making requests continually.

Why do I bring this up? Because Intercessors are exhausted. Watchmen are weary. This does not mean we stop praying, but when prayer is all we do, it becomes religious, rather than relational.

In Acts 12 it says, “Peter was kept in the prison, but prayer for him was being made fervently by the church to God.” The prayers of the church set Peter free from prison, but the ones praying were not expecting Peter to be released, so why were they praying?

Prayer must become manifestation or prayer become religious. God doesn’t answer prayer because of how long we pray, but because our hearts are joined to His in agreement. Jesus said, I only do what I see my Father doing. The prayers of Jesus were about thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Acts 12 goes on to say, “Peter went to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was also called Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.”

Peter is out of jail, prayers answered, but manifestation not expected. “Rhoda came to answer. When she recognized Peter’s voice, because of her joy she did not open the gate, but ran in and announced that Peter was standing in front of the gate. They said to her, “You are out of your mind!” But she kept insisting that it was so. They kept saying, “It is his angel.”

Friends, we must pray for our nation, our leaders, our churches, our families, yes, yes, yes and yes again. But prayer is not for prayers sake, it is for bringing heaven to earth and God is not answering because we are laboring, He is answering because of love. Prayer is relational and it must manifest, it is not duty. Www.apostolicresourcecenter.org