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October 26
THAT YOUR PRAYERS BE NOT HINDERED – PART 5

Scripture: 1 Peter 3:7, “Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.”  

    The final hindrance of prayer that we will consider is a wrong relation between husband and wife. “In many a case the prayers of husbands are hindered because of their failure of duty toward their wives.  On the other hand, it is also doubtless true that the prayers of wives are hindered because of their failure in duty toward their husbands.  If husbands and wives should seek diligently to find the cause of their unanswered prayers, they would often find it in their relation to one another.
    There are other things in the relations of husbands and wives which cannot be spoken of publicly, but which doubtless are often times a hindrance in approaching God in prayer.  There is much sin covered up under the holy name of marriage that is a cause of spiritual deadness, and of powerlessness in prayer.  Any man or woman whose prayer seem to bring no answer should spread their whole married life out before God, and ask Him to put His finger upon anything in it that is displeasing in His sight.”   
     In marriage, men and women join hearts and hands and become one flesh, pledging to each other their undying devotion. So many husbands and wives are breaking their promises.  God says this hinders prayer.”
    When the relationship is wrong because the duties of either the husband or the wife are not being performed, then their prayers will be hindered. Until differences and disagreements and unperformed duties are corrected in the home, there can be no power in prayer.
    So many things hinder our prayers and serve as stumbling blocks, keeping our prayers from the throne of grace.  If we are to find access at God’s throne and prevail in prayer with Him, these hindrances must be removed.  Would you ask God to remove these hindrance right now?