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Prayer...the Last Best Thing

10/20/2015

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              I hear people say this phrase all the time: “All we can do now is pray.” It makes it sound like prayer is the last resort and the very least we can do. Never underestimate the power of prayer. One man sought for Jesus to come and pray for his sick daughter. Before Jesus could make His way to his home, the little girl died. The family told Jesus not to bother coming to their house, it was too late. But Jesus had committed Himself to go and pray for the girl. I love what He told the father; “Don’t fear, only believe.” Jesus went to the house and put out all the unbelievers and prayed for the little girl. Immediately, she got up and walked, totally healed.
 
 
Philippians 4:6
Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. Ifyou rightly discern this Scripture, you will live your entire life in prayer. The Lord wants us to pray about everything. He wants us to invite Him into our lives. Far too many Christians take God for granted. They believe that as long as He knows their situation that He’s involved! Look at that Scripture again! It says you let your requests be known to God. God wants to be involved with our lives, but He needs an invitation. He works with the “will” of man. Prayer isan invitation to God to partner with you in all your endeavors.
 
1 Timothy 2:1
I exhort you to first of all, make supplications, prayers, intercessions and thanksgiving be made for all men.
 
We are encouraged by the Word of God to pray for all men, whether they be good, bad, or in authority. The devil targets key people in a church or in a ministry. If he can knock out key people, he can have an affect on the rest of the body. It took me awhile, but I caught on to his scheme long ago.  When  good people die early, it weighs heavy on my heart. Knowing they are in heaven, keeps me from depression. But when good people submit to the devil and turn against me and the vision, the pain is almost unbearable. This is the reason God instructs us to pray for all men who are in key positions. It is easier to deal with the death of a friend than it is to deal with the scorn and rejection of a friend.
 
1 Corinthians 14:4
He that prays in an unknown tongue builds himself up.
 
When we have exhausted every avenue in our thinking and we still have a problem we can pray in tongues. Praying in
 
tongues empowers us to deal with lingering issues that try to overpower us. When we pray in tongues, the Holy Ghost speaks the Word we need over our lives. If we would pray often, perhaps we could keep ourselves from becoming unequipped to deal with our problems. I liken prayer to a football game. All the players get together in a huddle and the coach sends in a play. We are the team, God is the coach and the devil is the opposition. When we come out of the huddle, we have a plan but the devil doesn’t know what we are going to do. There is a plan called the “jail break”. One player takes the ball, which is the vision and follows all of his brothers into the end zone. Then they get together and do a victory celebration.
 
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    OFFERING DECLARATION
    I gave God His tithe
    and He has opened Heaven over me.

    Now I sow the seed He gives me, the devil cannot eat my seed.

    The curse cannot stop my harvest and God will never forget my seed.

    I am truly blessed like Abraham and I give God all the glory.

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    “Declarations Continued”
     
    JOB 22:28
    You will declare a thing, and it will be established for you
     
    Declarations over our children:
    I declare my child(ren) shall be taught of the Lord
    I declare great is the peace of my child(ren)
    I declare my child(ren) hear God’s voice and walk in truth
    I declare my child(ren) serve God all the days of their lives.
        
    Declarations over America:
    We declare that the power of Christ’s redemption is greater than the power of sin and death in America
    We declare that America will be saved
    We declare that truth will win in America. Lord send revival
    We declare that life and decency will prevail in the United States
    We declare that the Supreme Court will honor truth and justice, not their own ideals and desires
     
    Declarations over our church:
    We declare that FOJ will have a platform for the Holy Spirit to work from
    We declare we are making room for the gifts of the Spirit to flow
    We declare the spirit of boldness is replacing the spirit of fear
    We declare we are putting every distraction, anything that would entangle us and we run with endurance in our vision.
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