Evangelist Joshua Orekhie Ministries

 

EJOM DAILY DEVOTIONAL:

Saturday, November 14, 2026

 

TOPIC: LET YOUR VOICE CARRY POWER IN THE SPIRIT

 

OPENING SCRIPTURES

Psalm 3:4 (KJV)
“I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.”

Isaiah 59:1–2 (KJV)
“Behold, the LORD’S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.”

Genesis 21:17 (KJV)
“And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.”

James 5:16–17 (KJV)
“Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.”

 

MEMORY VERSE

Psalm 5:3 (KJV)
“My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.”

 

PRAISE AND WORSHIP

Use your voice this morning to bless the One who gave it to you. Sing O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing. Sing Blessed Assurance and To God Be the Glory. Let the first sound from your mouth today be praise, not complaint.

 

Let Your Voice Carry Power in the Spirit – EJOM DAILY DEVOTIONAL: November 14, 2026

Your voice carries power and authority. From the very first cry you gave the day you came into this world, heaven took note of your voice.

Beloved, do not take your voice for granted. Your voice is not ordinary. Your voice is not just sound. Your voice is not just air coming out of your mouth. Your voice is a gift from God.

God gave you a voice for a purpose. He gave you a voice for a reason. He gave you a voice to speak, to pray, to decree, to worship, to prophesy, to command, to bless, and to destroy the works of darkness.

Your voice is the instrument God gave you to exercise your authority on earth. Without your voice, you cannot pray. Without your voice, you cannot decree.

Without your voice, you cannot command. Without your voice, you cannot worship. Your voice is your weapon. Your voice is your key. Your voice is your identity in the spirit realm.

Your voice is the first thing heaven registers with your mother and God before others recognize the voice. When you were born, the first thing you did was to cry. You did not come with money.

You did not come with gold. You did not come with a title. You came to the world crying. And that cry was registered in heaven as a sign of your activeness. Heaven heard your cry before any man heard your name.

God heard your voice before your mother heard your voice. Your mother recognized your cry before she recognized your face.

She knew, this is my child, by the sound of your cry. In the same way, heaven recognized you by your voice. In the spirit realm, every man has a voice print. Just as every man has a finger print on earth, every man has a voice print in heaven.

The angels know your voice. The demons know your voice. God recognizes your voice. That is why when you pray, heaven does not need to ask, who is that?

Heaven knows your voice. Heaven says, that is the voice of My son. That is the voice of My daughter. Your voice was registered in heaven on the day you came to this world crying, and heaven has been listening to your voice ever since.

As you begin to grow, your voice begins to grow with you to gain power and authority. When you were a baby, your voice could only cry for milk. When you became a child, your voice or cry could call or attract your mother attention.

When you became a young man, your voice could speak with boldness. When you become a mature man in the Spirit, your voice should be able to command. In the spirit realm, your voice was given grace to grow, mature, gain weight, gain power and gain authority.

A baby’s cry can only attract attention. But a mature man’s decree can move mountains. A baby’s cry can only make his mother run. But a mature man’s prayer can make heaven move. That is why God is not only interested in your voice, He is interested in the growth of your voice.

Has your voice grown? Or is your voice still a baby’s voice? Are you still crying like a baby in prayer, or are you now decreeing like a king? In Job 22:28, the Bible says, Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.

A decree is not a cry. A decree is not begging. A decree is a voice of authority. A decree is a voice that has grown with power.

Do you know that the devil trembles at your voice in their kingdom? Beloved, the devil is not afraid of your title. He is not afraid of your suit. He is not afraid of your church. He is not afraid of your Bible but he is afraid of your voice because your voice carries power in the Spirit.

When a man whose voice carries power begins to pray, demons tremble immediately. When a woman whose voice carries power begins to decree, witches run away from the fire. When a child of God whose voice carries power begins to speak, the kingdom of darkness shakes.

In Acts 19, the seven sons of Sceva tried to cast out demons by saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?

The demons knew Jesus’ voice. The demons knew Paul’s voice. But they did not know the sons of Sceva’s voice. Why? Because their voice had no power. Their voice was not registered in the kingdom of darkness as a voice of authority.

But Paul’s voice was registered. When Paul spoke, demons obeyed. When Paul prayed, chains broke apart. When Paul decreed, things happened immediately. The devil trembles at your voice when your voice is backed by heaven.

Some people’s voice carries power, and while others are empty. Some people decree things with their mouth and that thing comes to pass, and while others refuse to see result.

The questions are: Why does one man pray for one minute and heaven responds, and another man prays for ten hours and heaven is silent? Why does one woman say, be healed, and the sick is healed, and another woman says, be healed, and nothing happens?

It is not because God is partial. It is because one voice carries power, and the other voice is empty. One voice is filled with the Spirit, and the other voice is filled with noise. One voice is backed by obedience, and the other voice is backed by disobedience and pride.

One voice is backed by holiness, and the other voice is backed by sin. One voice is a voice that heaven recognises, and the other voice is a voice that heaven does not recognise.

Beloved, there are two kinds of voices in the spirit realm. There is a voice that scares the enemy, and there is a voice that entertains the enemy. A voice that scares the enemy is a voice that is backed by God. A voice that entertains the enemy is a voice that is empty.

When you pray with power, demons are disturbed. When you pray without power, demons are entertained. They listen to your prayer like a comedy. They say, look at him, he is shouting again, but there is no power. Look at her, she is crying again, but there is no fire.

They mock your voice because your voice has no authority. They laugh at your decree because your decree has no backing. They are not afraid of you, because they know your voice has no power.

But when your voice carries power, the enemy cannot laugh. The enemy cannot relax. The enemy cannot sleep. Your voice becomes a disturbance to their kingdom. Your voice becomes a noise that troubles them. Your voice becomes a thunder that shakes their foundation.

In Acts 16, Paul and Silas were in prison. They were beaten. They were chained. They were locked in the inner prison. But at midnight, they began to pray and sing. Their voice carried power.

And the Bible says, And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed. Their voice shook the prison.

Their voice opened doors and broke chains. The enemy could not laugh at that voice. The enemy could not entertain that voice. That voice was a voice of power.

For example, you can’t hear the voice of Pastor E.A Adeboye and not recognise that voice is from him. Even without watching his service, by listening to his preaching, the power of God will still flow. Because power is not in the sight. Power is in the voice. Power is in the Spirit behind the voice.

Beloved, this is true. There are voices that carry identity. There are voices that carry divine presence. There are voices that carry anointing. You don’t need to see the man to know the man. You don’t need to watch his face to know his voice or to connect to the grace of God upon his life just like you are reading this devotion today.

You can be in another room, you can be in another country, you can be listening on the radio, on the phone, on the television, and the moment you hear that voice, you will know, this is Daddy Adeboye. Why? Because his voice has been consecrated. His voice has been trained in the secret place.

His voice has been soaked in prayer and fasting for many years. His voice has been used to preach salvation, to heal the sick, to deliver the oppressed, to raise the dead, to destroy the works of darkness. His voice is not just a voice. His voice is a voice that carries power.

Beloved, that is what God wants your voice to become. God wants your voice to be recognised in heaven and in hell. God wants your voice to be recognised by angels and by demons.

God wants your voice to be a voice that when you speak, people will know, this is not an ordinary voice. This is a voice that has been with God. This is a voice that has been in the secret place. This is a voice that carries fire. This is a voice that carries authority.

But have you used your voice to preach salvation and to destroy the works of darkness? Or have you used your voice only to complain? Have you used your voice only to gossip? Have you used your voice only to argue?

Have you used your voice only to curse? Have you used your voice only to sing worldly songs? Have you used your voice only to beg for money?

Beloved, God did not give you a voice for entertainment. God gave you a voice for assignment. God gave you a voice to preach salvation. God gave you a voice to win souls. God gave you a voice to destroy the works of darkness.

In Mark 16:15, Jesus said, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He did not say, go with your legs only. He said, go with your voice. Your voice is your evangelism tool.

Your voice is your deliverance tool. Your voice is your warfare tool. If you have never used your voice to preach salvation, you have not used your voice for its main purpose. If you have never used your voice to destroy the works of darkness, you have buried your voice.

If your voice struggles to bring result, then it is a serious problem. Beloved, do not joke with this. If you pray and there is no result, it is a serious problem.

If you decree and nothing happens, it is a serious problem. If you bind and the demon does not leave, it is a serious problem. If you preach and no soul is saved, it is a serious problem. If you speak and nothing changes, it is a serious problem.

Because God did not give you a voice to struggle with it. God gave you a voice to produce results. In John 15:16, Jesus said, I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

Your voice should bring fruit. Your voice should bring results. Your voice should bring testimonies. If your voice is not bringing results, you must check it. You must examine it. You must ask, what is blocking my voice? Is it sin? Is it unforgiveness? Is it a polluted mouth?

Is it lack of faith? Is it lack of the Holy Spirit? Is it lack of the Word? Is it lack of consecration? Do not ignore it. Do not say, it is God’s timing. Do not say, God will answer one day.

If your voice struggles to bring result, sit down and fix your voice quickly. Because a voice without result is a voice without power. And a voice without power is a voice that the enemy will entertain and attack.

God who commands us to pray, knows that the devil will always attack, but He promises to fight for us when it seems we have lost everything. Beloved, God did not promise you a prayer life without attacks. God did not promise you a Christian life without battles.

God commanded you to pray, knowing that the devil will attack you for praying. In 1 Thessalonians 5:17, God said, Pray without ceasing. He knew that when you pray, the devil will fight you. He knew that when you pray, demons will rise against you.

He knew that when you pray, witches will target you. But He still commanded you to pray. Why? Because He has promised to fight for you. In Exodus 14:14, the Bible says, The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

God will fight for you when it seems you have lost everything. When your strength is gone. When your voice is tired. When your tears are finished. When you feel like you have lost everything, God will step in and fight for you.

He will not leave you alone in the battle. He will not abandon you in the war. He will fight for you.

A typical example is a person who prays more, as he increases his prayer, he receives more attacks. Why is it so? It is because his voice carries power. The force or vibration of your prayer is disturbing them.

Beloved, this is a deep mystery. Many people think that when you pray more, attacks should reduce. They think that when you fast more, problems should disappear. They think that when you become more spiritual, life should become easier. But the opposite is true.

The more you pray, the more attacks you receive. The more you fast, the more battles you face. The more you seek God, the more the enemy fights you. Why? Because your voice carries power.

Your voice is disturbing them. Your prayer is a big disturbance to them. Your decree is a thunder to them. Your worship is fire to them. When you were not praying, the enemy was comfortable.

When you were not fasting, the enemy was relaxed. When you were sleeping spiritually, the enemy was sleeping too. But the moment you began to pray, you woke them up.

The moment you began to decree, you disturbed their meeting. The moment you began to worship, you scattered their plans.

Your voice is a noise to the kingdom of darkness. Your voice is a disturbance to their peace. And they know that the best way to discourage you from praying is to attack you.

They know that the best way to discourage you from praying is to attack. They will attack your finances. They will attack your health. They will attack your marriage. They will attack your children. They will attack your job.

They will attack your mind. They will bring confusion. They will bring fear. They will bring discouragement. They will bring disappointment. They will make you feel like praying is causing your problems.

They will whisper to you, see, since you started praying, things have become worse. Since you started fasting, your business has gone down. Since you started going to church, your family is fighting you. Stop praying. Stop fasting. Stop seeking God. Go back to your former life.

That is their strategy. They want to discourage you. They want to silence your voice. They want to stop the noise that is disturbing them. Because they know, if you continue praying, their kingdom will fall.

If you continue decreeing, their plans will fail. If you continue worshipping, their power will break and you will have more chances to fulfil your purpose.

But hear this, the attack is not to kill or destroy you, but the attack is to make you stronger spiritually. Beloved, the devil cannot kill you without God’s permission. In Job 1, Satan had to ask permission before he could touch Job.

In Luke 22:31, Jesus said to Peter, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat. Satan desired to have Peter, but he needed permission. And Jesus said, But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not.

God has guaranteed your safety in this battle. The attack is not to kill you. The attack is not to destroy you. The attack is to make you stronger. The attack is to build your faith.

The attack is to build your character. The attack is to build your endurance. The attack is to make your voice more powerful. Every attack you survive makes your voice louder in the spirit realm.

Every battle you win makes your voice heavier. Every temptation you overcome makes your voice stronger.

God has guaranteed your safety in this battle. In Isaiah 54:17, the Bible says, No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. No weapon shall prosper. Not some weapons. Not a few weapons. No weapon att. That is God’s guarantee.

In Psalm 91:7, the Bible says, A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. It shall not come nigh thee. That is God’s guarantee.

In 2 Timothy 4:18, Paul said, And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom. The Lord shall deliver me. The Lord shall preserve me. That is God’s guarantee.

You are safe. You are covered. You are protected. The enemy can attack, but he cannot kill you. The enemy can fight, but he cannot win. The enemy can roar, but he cannot devour you. Because God has guaranteed your safety.

Some prayed loudly, they see no result. The Bible says, Psalm 5:3: “My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.” Is God hearing your voice? They prayed loudly and cry, the more the attacks.

In Luke 18, the Pharisee prayed loudly, and the publican prayed quietly. The Pharisee’s voice was loud, but it had no power. The publican’s voice was quiet, but it carried power. Because power is not in loudness but power is in the Spirit behind the voice.

You may cry to God, pray loudly, shout Jesus 3 times, if your voice has no power, heaven may not hear it or even if He hears it, there will be no immediate response. Beloved, this is a painful truth. Many people think that shouting is power.

They think that if they shout louder, God will hear faster. They think that if they cry more, God will answer quicker. But shouting without power is just noise. Crying without power is just emotion. Praying loudly without power is just disturbance.

Heaven does not respond to volume but heaven responds to power and authority. Heaven responds to a voice that is backed by the Spirit.

You can shout Jesus three times, you can shout Holy Ghost fire thirty times, you can shout Blood of Jesus three hundred times, if your voice has no power, heaven may hear the sound, but heaven will not respond to the sound.

Because heaven is not moved by noise but heaven is moved by faith. Heaven is moved by righteousness. Heaven is moved by a heart that is right with God.

Ask yourself these questions:  Is God still listening to me? Have I been praying to a closed heaven? Have I been crying to a God who has turned His back on me?

Beloved, David also asked this question. In Psalm 5:3, David said, My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. David was not just praying. David was directing his prayer.

He was not praying carelessly. He was not praying randomly. He was directing his prayer to God in the morning.

He was saying, Lord, in the morning, before any other voice speaks, before the noise of the day begins, before my phone rings, before my business calls, before my problems speak, let my voice be the first voice You hear.

Let my voice go up to You in the morning. And after I pray, I will look up. I will look up in expectation. I will look up in faith. I will look up waiting for an answer. I will not pray and look down in discouragement. I will pray and look up in hope.

Beloved, there is a difference between praying loudly and praying directedly. Some people pray loudly, but their prayer is not directed. Their prayer is scattered. Their prayer is confused. Their prayer is going everywhere, but not to God.

They pray loudly, but their heart is not directed. They pray loudly, but their faith is not directed. They pray loudly, but their mind is wandering. They are shouting, but they are not looking up. They are crying, but they are not expecting.

David said, I will direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. Direct your prayer, your heart, your faith, and your expectation. A prayer that is not directed will not be answered.

A prayer that is not directed will hit the ceiling and come back. A prayer that is not directed will be loud on earth, but silent in heaven.

In Matthew 7:21, Jesus said, Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Not everyone who shouts Lord, Lord will be heard. Not everyone who cries Jesus, Jesus will be answered.

But it is the one who does the will of God whose voice will carry power. Our voice should carry power in heaven, but if that same voice refuses to go out of the ceiling, the forces at that prayer or cry goes back.

Beloved, have you ever prayed and felt that your prayer did not go beyond the ceiling? You prayed, but you felt as if the prayer bounced back to you. You cried, but you felt as if cry to only yourself. You fasted, but you felt as if the fasting did not reach heaven.

That is because your voice did not go out of the ceiling. Your voice hit a barrier around you. Your voice hit a blockage. And the force of that prayer returned to you. In Lamentations 3:44, the Bible says, Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that our prayer should not pass through.

There is a cloud that can block your voice. There is a ceiling that can stop your voice. And when your voice cannot pass through, your prayer cannot be answered. It goes up and comes back down immediately. It goes up and returns empty.

That is why many people are praying and praying, but nothing is happening. Their voice is not passing through. This is the reason you see lots of people crying to God, and praying loudly but heaven didn’t hear.

What could be the major cause of this? Sin. Sin can block your prayer from being heard. Sin is the greatest blocker of the voice. Sin is the cloud that covers heaven. Sin is the ceiling that stops your voice.

In Isaiah 59:1-2, the Bible says, Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.

Your iniquities have separated you from God. Your sins have hidden His face from you. God is not deaf neither is He far from us. But sin has built a wall between your voice and His ear. Sin has built a ceiling between your prayer and His throne.

When you live in fornication and you pray, your voice will not pass through the ceiling. When you live in lying and you pray, your voice will not pass through. When you live in hatred, in malice, in bitterness, in unforgiveness, and you pray, your voice will not pass through.

When you live in stealing, in cheating, in greed, in pride, and you pray, your voice will not pass through. Sin makes your voice empty. Sin makes your voice powerless. Sin makes your voice unrecognized in heaven.

That is why the first step to a powerful voice is repentance. Before you shout, repent. Before you decree, repent. Before you bind, repent. Clean your heart, and your voice will carry power.

The kind of prayer you are praying can also block your voice. Some people pray amiss. In James 4:3, the Bible says, Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

If you are praying for selfish reasons, for lust, for pride, for show, heaven will not hear you. If you are praying to impress people, heaven will not hear you.

If you are praying to compete with another pastor, heaven will not hear you.  If you are praying to destroy an innocent person, heaven will not hear you. The kind of prayer you prayed determines if God should hear you. A prayer that is full of selfishness has no power.

A prayer that is full of hatred has no power. A prayer that is full of unbelief has no power. In Hebrews 11:6, the Bible says, But without faith it is impossible to please him. If you pray without faith, your voice has no power.

If you pray and you do not believe, your voice is empty. You must pray in faith. You must pray according to the will of God. You must pray according to the Word of God.

But when your prayer is aligned with the Word, your voice will carry power. When your prayer is aligned with the will of God, your voice will pass through the ceiling.

The state of your heart also matters. In Psalm 66:18, the Bible says, If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me. If you regard iniquity in your heart, if you keep sin in your heart, if you cherish sin in your heart, the Lord will not hear you.

Your heart is the engine of your voice. Your voice is only the speaker. Your heart is the power source. If your heart is dirty, your voice will be dirty. If your heart is bitter, your voice will be bitter.

If your heart is full of unforgiveness, your voice will be full of unforgiveness. If your heart is full of pride, your voice will be full of pride. God does not listen to the mouth first. God listens to the heart first.

In 1 Samuel 16:7, God said, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.

God looks at the heart before He listens to the voice. If your heart is right, your voice will carry power. If your heart is wrong, your voice will be empty, no matter how loud you shout.

Some people have used their mouth to condemn others, gossip others, and draw others to darkness. Beloved, this is a serious matter. Your mouth is a vessel. What you use your mouth for determines the power of your mouth.

If you use your mouth to condemn others, your mouth will lose power to bless. If you use your mouth to gossip others, your mouth will lose power to pray. If you use your mouth to curse others, your mouth will lose power to decree blessings.

If you use your mouth to lie, your mouth will lose power to speak truth. If you use your mouth to draw others to darkness, your mouth will lose power to draw others to light.

In Proverbs 18:21, the Bible says, Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. Your tongue carries death and life. If you use your tongue for death, you cannot use the same tongue for life and expect power.

If you use your tongue to kill people’s reputation, to destroy people’s marriage, to scatter churches, to spread gossip, your tongue will become polluted. And a polluted tongue cannot carry power.

A polluted mouth cannot pray a powerful prayer. In James 3:10-11, the Bible says, Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing.

My brethren, these things ought not so to be. Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter water? A fountain cannot send forth sweet water and bitter water at the same time.

A mouth cannot bless God and curse men at the same time and still carry power. You must choose what your mouth will be used for. If you want your voice to carry power in the Spirit, you must sanctify your mouth.

You must stop using your mouth for gossip. You must stop using your mouth for condemnation. You must stop using your mouth for lies. You must stop using your mouth for slander.

You must stop using your mouth to draw people to darkness. Your mouth must become a holy altar. Your mouth must become a vessel of honour.

Beloved, how can your voice carry power in the Spirit?

First, your voice must be washed by the blood of Jesus. Repent. Confess your sins. Forsake the sin that blocks your voice. In 1 John 1:9, the Bible says, If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Second, your heart must be clean. Forgive those who offended you. Release bitterness. Release malice. Release hatred. In Mark 11:25, Jesus said, And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

Third, your voice must be filled with the Word. In John 15:7, Jesus said, If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. When the Word is in your mouth, your voice will carry power. When you decree the Word, heaven must respond, because heaven is bound by His Word.

Fourth, your voice must be filled with the Holy Spirit. In Acts 1:8, the Bible says, But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you. Power does not come from shouting but power comes from the Holy Ghost. When the Holy Ghost is in your voice, your voice will tremble at the kingdom of darkness.

Fifth, your voice must be used for God’s glory, not for your glory. When you use your voice to bless, to edify, to encourage, to pray for others, to worship God, your voice will gain more power. But when you use your voice to condemn, to gossip, to curse, your voice will lose power.

Today, God is asking you, does your voice carry power? Does heaven recognise your voice? Does the devil tremble when you speak? Or is your voice empty? Is your voice hitting the ceiling and coming back? Is your voice full of noise but empty of power?

It is time to clean your mouth. It is time to clean your heart. It is time to repent of your sin. It is time to stop gossip. It is time to stop condemnation. It is time to let the Holy Spirit fill your voice again.

When your voice carries power in the Spirit, you will decree a thing and it shall be established. You will pray and heaven will answer. You will speak and demons will obey. You will worship and glory will fall.

Your voice will no longer be an ordinary voice. Your voice will become a voice of thunder. Your voice will become a voice of authority. Your voice will become a voice that heaven honours and hell fears.

PROPHETIC DECLARATION

I declare in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth: my voice shall carry power in the spirit. Every sin that has built a ceiling between my voice and heaven is confessed and washed away by the blood of Jesus. Every unforgiveness blocking my prayers is released. Every wrong motive in prayer is purified, and every doubt is replaced with faith. My voice is no longer empty; it is filled with the Word of God.

When I pray, heaven shall hear me. When I speak the name of Jesus, demons shall recognise the authority behind it. As God heard the voice of the lad in the wilderness, He will my voice. As the Lord hearkened to the voice of Joshua, He will hearken to mine.

As fire fell when Elijah prayed, fire shall fall when I pray. I set a watch before my mouth, and I shall not use the same voice to bless and to curse. I am a voice for God in my generation, in my home and in my community.

My effectual fervent prayer shall avail much, in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen!

 

 

WISDOM FOR TODAY

Heaven does not measure your prayer by how loud you shout but by how clean your heart is. A small voice from a pure heart travels further than a loud voice from a polluted one.

 

 

PERSONAL CHALLENGE

Beloved, today I challenge you to clear the line between your voice and heaven. Spend time alone with God and go through the list of blockages in today’s devotional: sin, unforgiveness, wrong motives, unbelief, pride, ignoring God’s Word, ignoring the poor, mistreating your spouse and idols in the heart. Write down any that apply to you and deal with them before God.

Then, for the next seven days, guard your mouth. Each time you are about to gossip, complain, insult or speak carelessly, stop and replace it with a word of blessing or prayer. Finally, choose three Scriptures that speak to your current situation, and pray them aloud every morning this week, letting your voice carry God’s Word.

 

 

 

EVANGELISM CHALLENGE

Many people around you have been crying out in their pain, but they don’t know who to cry to. Reach out to one person today and tell them that God hears the voice of anyone who calls on Him sincerely. Share Genesis 21:17, how God heard the voice of a dying boy in the wilderness. Tell them that Jesus is listening, and invite them to call on Him for salvation.

 

 

FURTHER STUDY

📖 Genesis 4:10; Genesis 21:14–19; Genesis 27:21–23; Joshua 10:12–14; 1 Samuel 1:9–20; 1 Kings 18:25–39; Psalm 3:4; Psalm 5:1–3; Psalm 34:15–17; Psalm 66:16–20; Psalm 141:3; Proverbs 15:29; Proverbs 18:21; Proverbs 21:13; Proverbs 28:9; Isaiah 1:15–18; Isaiah 40:3; Isaiah 55:11; Isaiah 59:1–2; Ezekiel 14:1–5; Daniel 10:12–13; Jonah 2:1–2; Matthew 4:1–11; Matthew 6:5–8; Matthew 12:36–37; Mark 11:22–26; Luke 10:17–19; Luke 18:9–14; John 1:19–23; John 10:27; John 16:23–24; Acts 4:24–31; Acts 16:16–18; Acts 19:13–16; 2 Corinthians 12:7–9; Hebrews 5:7; Hebrews 12:24; James 1:5–7; James 2:19; James 3:8–12; James 4:3, 7; James 5:16–18; 1 Peter 3:7

 

 

PRAYER ASSIGNMENT – MORNING

Thanksgiving

1. Father, I thank You for the gift of my voice, in Jesus’ name.

2. Lord, thank You because Your ear is not heavy that it cannot hear, in Jesus’ name.

3. Father, thank You for every prayer You have heard and answered in my life, in Jesus’ name.

4. Lord, thank You for the blood of Jesus that speaks better things than the blood of Abel, in Jesus’ name.

5. Lord, forgive every sin that has separated my voice from You, in Jesus’ name.

6. Father, wash away every iniquity hiding Your face from me, in Jesus’ name.

7. Lord, I release every person I have held in unforgiveness, so that my prayers may not be hindered, in Jesus’ name.

8. Father, purify every wrong motive behind my prayers, in Jesus’ name.

9. Lord, deliver me from every idol I have set up in my heart, in Jesus’ name.

10. Father, deliver me from pride that makes me pray to myself instead of to You, in Jesus’ name.

11. Lord, help me to honour my spouse so that my prayers are not hindered, in Jesus’ name.

12. Father, open my ears to the cry of the poor, so that You will open Your ears to my cry, in Jesus’ name.

13. Lord, help me to hear and obey Your Word, so that my prayer will not be an abomination, in Jesus’ name.

14. Every spiritual ceiling blocking my prayers from reaching heaven, break by fire, in Jesus’ name.

15. Every power intercepting my prayers, be arrested, in Jesus’ name.

16. Every prince of Persia withholding the answers to my prayers, release them now, in Jesus’ name.

17. Every evil altar programmed to silence my voice in the spirit, catch fire, in Jesus’ name.

18. Every spirit of prayerlessness and dryness, be cast out of my life, in Jesus’ name.

19. Lord, let my voice carry power in the spirit, in Jesus’ name.

20. Father, let my prayers be effectual and fervent, and let them avail much, in Jesus’ name.

21. Lord, as You hearkened to the voice of Joshua, hearken to my voice, in Jesus’ name.

22. Father, as You heard the voice of the lad in the wilderness, hear my voice where I am, in Jesus’ name.

23. Lord, as fire fell when Elijah prayed, let fire fall when I pray, in Jesus’ name.

24. Father, as You heard Hannah’s silent prayer, hear the cries of my heart, in Jesus’ name.

25. Lord, fill my voice with Your Word, in Jesus’ name.

26. Father, let every Scripture I speak go forth and not return void, in Jesus’ name.

27. Lord, remove every doubt from my heart, so that I pray in faith, nothing wavering, in Jesus’ name.

28. Father, teach me to answer every attack with “It is written,” in Jesus’ name.

29. Lord, let me know Your voice, and let You know mine, in Jesus’ name.

30. Father, deliver me from praying with borrowed words and an empty relationship, in Jesus’ name.

31. Lord, let me be heard because of my reverence and godly fear, in Jesus’ name.

32. Father, deliver me from vain repetition; let my prayers be sincere, in Jesus’ name.

33. Lord, as I submit to You, let my resistance make the devil flee, in Jesus’ name.

34. Father, let the kingdom of darkness recognise the authority of Jesus in my voice, in Jesus’ name.

35. Lord, let every demon I command in the name of Jesus obey, in Jesus’ name.

36. Father, deliver me from the experience of the sons of Sceva, in Jesus’ name.

37. Lord, set a watch before my mouth and keep the door of my lips, in Jesus’ name.

38. Father, deliver me from using the same mouth to bless and to curse, in Jesus’ name.

39. Lord, deliver me from gossip, lies and careless words, in Jesus’ name.

40. Father, let every word I speak today be seasoned with grace, in Jesus’ name.

41. Lord, every negative word I have spoken over my life, I cancel it, in Jesus’ name.

42. Lord, make me a voice for You in my generation, in Jesus’ name.

43. Father, like John the Baptist, let my voice prepare the way of the Lord, in Jesus’ name.

44. Lord, let my voice bring hope to the hopeless and direction to the confused, in Jesus’ name.

45. Father, give me boldness to speak Your truth in my home, workplace and community, in Jesus’ name.

46. Lord, when answers delay, help me to keep praying and not faint, in Jesus’ name.

47. Father, help me to trust You when You say wait or no, in Jesus’ name.

48. Lord, let the voices of my family members carry power in prayer, in Jesus’ name.

49. Father, let Your church lift up its voice with one accord and shake the earth again, in Jesus’ name.

50. Lord, hear the cry of our nation and heal our land, in Jesus’ name.

51. Father, thank You because my voice is heard in heaven, in Jesus’ name.

52. I thank You for answered prayers, in Jesus’ mighty name. Amen.

 

 

 

PRAYER ASSIGNMENT – NIGHT (MIDNIGHT)

1. Father, thank You for hearing my voice today, in Jesus’ name.

2. I cover my mouth, my voice, my sleep and my home with the blood of Jesus, in Jesus’ name.

3. Every midnight power assigned to silence my voice, be destroyed by fire, in Jesus’ name.

4. Every evil hand placed on my mouth in the dream, wither, in Jesus’ name.

5. Every dream where I try to pray or shout and no sound comes out, be cancelled by the blood of Jesus, in Jesus’ name.

6. Every dream of being dumb, gagged or unable to speak, I reject it, in Jesus’ name.

7. Every dream of calling for help and nobody hearing, be reversed, in Jesus’ name.

8. Every spirit that steals my voice in the night, be arrested, in Jesus’ name.

9. Every evil covenant that has bound my tongue, be broken, in Jesus’ name.

10. Every curse spoken against my voice and my words, be cancelled, in Jesus’ name.

11. Every power that wants my prayers to remain on the ground, be paralysed, in Jesus’ name.

12. Every evil voice speaking against me in the dark, be silenced forever, in Jesus’ name.

13. Every ancestral power that has silenced prayer in my family line, be broken, in Jesus’ name.

14. Every spirit of slumber attacking my prayer life at midnight, be cast out, in Jesus’ name.

15. Father, let every prayer I prayed today reach Your throne and receive answers, in Jesus’ name.

16. Lord, let angels carry my prayers and bring back the answers speedily, in Jesus’ name.

17. Holy Spirit, intercede for me with groanings that cannot be uttered as I sleep, in Jesus’ name.

18. Lord, speak to me tonight and let me hear Your voice clearly, in Jesus’ name.

19. Father, let me wake up with fresh fire in my mouth, in Jesus’ name.

20. Lord, cover my children’s voices and let them grow up as voices for You, in Jesus’ name.

21. Father, let my home be a house of prayer, in Jesus’ name.

22. Angels of the living God, encamp round about me and my household tonight, in Jesus’ name.

23. Fire of the Holy Ghost, guard my life, my voice and my destiny all through this night, in Jesus’ name.

24. I shall wake up with a voice that carries power in the spirit, in Jesus’ name.

25. Every dream of my mouth being sealed or my tongue being tied, be cancelled, in Jesus’ name.

26. Every evil food eaten in the dream to weaken my voice, be flushed out by the blood of Jesus, in Jesus’ name.

27. Every evil exchange of my voice in the spirit, be reversed, in Jesus’ name.

28. Every power that has stolen the authority of my voice, return it now, in Jesus’ name.

29. Every witchcraft voice speaking against my destiny, be silenced forever, in Jesus’ name.

30. Every evil voice speaking louder than my voice in my family, be silenced, in Jesus’ name.

31. Every ancestral voice speaking over my life, be overruled by the blood of Jesus, in Jesus’ name.

32. Every evil altar answering against my prayers, catch fire, in Jesus’ name.

33. Every prince of Persia withstanding my prayers, be overthrown, in Jesus’ name.

34. Every satanic interception of my prayers in the heavenlies, be destroyed, in Jesus’ name.

35. Every evil incantation that has neutralised my voice, backfire, in Jesus’ name.

36. Every spirit of heaviness pressing down my prayers, be lifted, in Jesus’ name.

37. Every spirit of sleep that attacks me when I want to pray, be cast out, in Jesus’ name.

38. Every curse of unanswered prayer in my family line, be broken, in Jesus’ name.

39. Every power that says my voice shall not be heard, you are a liar; be disgraced, in Jesus’ name.

40. Every covenant of silence over my destiny, break by fire, in Jesus’ name.

41. My voice, receive fire from the altar of God, in Jesus’ name.

42. Like the shout at Jericho, let every wall of opposition fall flat at my voice, in Jesus’ name.

43. Every strongman resisting my decrees, be bound and cast out, in Jesus’ name.

44. I speak to every dead situation in my life: come forth, in Jesus’ name.

45. I speak to every storm in my life: peace, be still, in Jesus’ name.

46. I command every evil spirit tormenting my family to leave now, in Jesus’ name.

47. Let the voice of my prayers shake every foundation of wickedness against me, in Jesus’ name.

48. Holy Spirit, take over my voice and pray through me, in Jesus’ name.

49. From this midnight, my voice shall be heard in heaven and feared in hell, in Jesus’ name.

50. Every evil word I spoke in anger that is still working against me, be cancelled, in Jesus’ name.

51. Every vow I made carelessly with my mouth, Lord, release me from its consequences, in Jesus’ name.

52. Every negative confession I made over my marriage, be reversed, in Jesus’ name.

53. Every negative confession I made over my finances, lose your power, in Jesus’ name.

54. Every negative confession I made over my health, be nullified by the blood of Jesus, in Jesus’ name.

55. Every bitter word I spoke against my parents or leaders, Lord, have mercy and cleanse me, in Jesus’ name.

56. Every word of mockery I spoke against the things of God, be washed away, in Jesus’ name.

57. Father, let no corrupt communication proceed out of my mouth again, in Jesus’ name.

58. Every strife in my home hindering my prayers, be settled by the peace of God, in Jesus’ name.

59. Every hidden offence in my heart blocking my answers, be exposed and removed, in Jesus’ name.

60. Every vain repetition in my prayer life, give way to Spirit-led prayer, in Jesus’ name.

61. Every prayer I prayed amiss, Lord, correct my motives and redirect my requests, in Jesus’ name.

62. Every unconfessed sin I have forgotten, Holy Spirit, bring it to my remembrance for repentance, in Jesus’ name.

63. Every cold, casual and sleepy spirit in my prayers, be consumed by fire, in Jesus’ name.

64. Every distraction that scatters my mind when I pray, be bound, in Jesus’ name.

65. At the sound of my voice in prayer, let every coven against my destiny scatter, in Jesus’ name.

66. At the sound of my voice, let every evil gathering against my family be dissolved, in Jesus’ name.

67. At the sound of my voice, let every satanic embargo on my progress be lifted, in Jesus’ name.

68. At the sound of my voice, let every captive in my family be released, in Jesus’ name.

69. At the sound of my voice, let every sickness in my body bow, in Jesus’ name.

70. My voice shall be like the voice of the Lord that breaks the cedars of Lebanon, in Jesus’ name.

71. My voice shall be like the voice of the Lord that divides the flames of fire, in Jesus’ name.

 

CLOSING REFLECTION

Beloved, your voice was never meant to be empty. From the day you cried as a newborn, heaven took note of your sound. God designed your voice to bless, to pray, to decree and to wage war in the spirit.

If your prayers have been hitting the ceiling, it is time to check the wall. Confess the sin, forgive the offender, humble your heart, fill your mouth with the word, and guard your lips. Let the coal from God’s altar touch your mouth.

Then lift your voice again. This time heaven will hear, angels will move, mountains will shift, and the kingdom of darkness will tremble. Your voice shall carry power in the spirit, in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen!

Evangelist Joshua Orekhie Ministries (EJOM)
P.O. Box 167, Agege, Lagos State, Nigeria