PRINCIPLES OF PRAYER James 5:15-17;Heb 4:6 15And the prayer of faith will save [heal] the sick, and the Lord will raise him up…16Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. 17Elijah…prayed earnestly… (Jas. 5:15-17) 16Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. (Heb 4:16) Prayer is God’s brilliant strategy to include the saints in ruling with Him in power. It also impacts us greatly: draws us into intimacy with Him, protects with humility, anoints with power, transforms with holiness, unifies in community, releases revelation, increases our inheritance, and trains us to rule with His wisdom - Here are a few principles I learnt about prayer:- 1-ANY CHILD OF GOD CAN PRAY! 2-The value of 90-second prayers: Short prayers are effective. Even 90-second prayers matter and can connect our heart with God and release the answer to us. Do not put off praying until you have an hour to pray. Even while we are rushing to an appointment, waiting at a stop light, or standing in line at a store we can offer 90 second prayers that will make a difference in your life. 3-The value of “unanointed” prayers: Some assume that if they do not feel anything when praying, then God does not feel anything either. They conclude that such prayers are ineffective. The good news is that though we offer our prayers in weakness, they ascend to God in power because of the sufficiency of the blood of Jesus and because they are in agreement with God’s heart. Instead of measuring the effectiveness of our prayers by the emotions that we feel when we pray, we must measure them by what God says about them in His Word. 4-The value of poorly worded prayers: God values our prayers even when we do not say them in just the right way. Some assume that they must have perfect theology and terminology when praying, but we come to the throne of grace, not the throne of literary accuracy (Heb. 4:16). The Lord hears the groan of the prisoner, not just the prayers of eloquent Bible scholars (Ps. 102:20). 5-There are blessings that God has chosen to give, but only as His people ask Him in faith. It is easy to think of our need without actually verbalizing it, but the Bible makes it clear that we have to say it. We can whisper it, mutter it, or even groan it—these are all forms of asking. God protects His relationship with us by not answering our needs until we ask Him for them. 18The Lord will wait, that He may be gracious to you...19He will be very gracious to you at the sound of your cry; when He hears it, He will answer you. (Isa. 30:18-19) TODAY PRAY ON ALTAR OF PRAY ANYTHING AS YOU FEEL LED: In everything by prayer…let your requests be made known to God… (Phil. 4:6).Have an awesome day!
Posted on: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 02:35:03 +0000
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