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Matthew 26:41 “Keep alert and pray. Otherwise temptation will overpower you. For though the spirit is willing enough, the body is weak!”A CALL TO EFFECTIVE PRAYER — Part 2 by Barbara Gould of Emmanuel Ministries International of Rio Rancho, NM
The Call To Prayer is a call for God’s people to take responsibility, not just for ourselves, not just for our “church” or the Body of Christ at large, but for our cities, states, nation, and the world. Now, more than ever, we must heed the call of God to pray, but before we can be truly effective in our praying there are prerequisites — essential things we must understand before we can be effective.
Last week, we talked about the first prerequisite to praying effectively, which is KNOWING WHO GOD IS. This week, we’ll talk about the second and third prerequisites:
PREREQUISITE #2: KNOW WHO WE ARE
God says to us in 2 Chronicles 7:14 (KJV), “If My people who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, and forgive their sins and heal their land.”
God says, “IF MY PEOPLE…” First, we must know who we are so we can fully understand our level of responsibility. In 1 Peter 2:9 (KJV), the Holy Spirit lets us know who we are: “You are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people, that you should show forth the praises of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.”
We are a “chosen generation” — a select people, God’s very own people, bought out of Satan’s slavery with the precious Blood of Jesus. We belong to God. We are sons of God. We are accepted and loved of God. We are seated in heavenly places with Christ, our Blood Covenant Brother. We could shout about this.
We are a “holy nation” — a sanctified, set apart nation, within a nation — within the nations of the world. Yes, a nation above all nations — with authority invested in us by Jesus Christ, the King of Kings. We carry the authority above all authority in the Name of Jesus and indeed, we are the Nation with the power to bring change to the nations in JESUS’ NAME!
We are a “royal priesthood” — priests with royal status to stand in the presence of God on behalf of others.
We are a “peculiar people” — God’s precious treasure — to be displayed by Him to a lost, hurting and dying world
All of this is who we are! We are called all this by God. Whatever God calls us, that is who we are and He expects us to live up to who He says we are. That is, our Father God has set His standard for us and as His people, bought with the precious Blood of Jesus, we do not belong to ourselves. As the Holy Spirit tells us in 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, “Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?
“For you have been bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body.”
With this “mantle” upon us and the Godhead within us, the world should see Him displayed in and through us and thereby give Him praise.
PREREQUISITE #3: HUMILITY:
1 Peter 5:5 (Amplified) says: “…clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility [as the garb of a servant so that its covering cannot possibly be stripped from you, with freedom from pride and arrogance] toward one another, for God sets Himself against the proud (the insolent, the overbearing, the disdainful, the presumptuous, and the boastful)…[and He opposes, frustrates and defeats them], but gives grace (favor, blessing) to the humble.”
Also, Proverbs 3:34 (Amplified) says: “Though He scoffs at the scoffers and scorns the scorners, yet He gives His undeserved favor to the low [in rank], the humble, and the afflicted.”
Psalm 51 demonstrates a classic example of a man who has humbled himself. In verse 17 (KJV), David cried out: “…a broken and a contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise.” David was very aware that, based God’s standard of righteousness, he needed to repent and seek God for His mercy. He was aware of his sinfulness, his failures and weaknesses in the presence of a holy God and he cried out from a heart of repentance and brokenness.
One who humbles himself must, indeed, ever be aware that there is need to change, Hence, with this realization — in this place of humility — one is forever changing.
With this humble attitude, we are now in a position as God’s people to:
pray
seek His face, and
turn from our wicked ways
When we know who God is, who we are in Christ and choose to walk in humility before God, then we are postured to “draw near with confidence to the throne of grace that we may receive mercy and may find grace to help in time of need.” (Hebrews 4:16)
In my next writing, we will talk about these three areas: praying, seeking His face and turning from our wicked ways.
Shalom!!! Barbara Gould of Emmanuel Ministries International Rio Rancho, NM
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Thanks so much for sending this post in Barbara! What a gift from God you are! I was at Barbara’s House of worship last night it was AWESOME!!!! Sharon and I are are so very thankful to have Barbara as a Board Member of FGGAM! We got many comments on Barbara’s first posting on prayer!
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We pray for Becky Franks who is ill. We pray for complete healing.
I will also add this on prayer……….everyday now I pray over Sharon, I hold her in my arms and pray for God’s peace, strength and protection for her. Men, pray over your wife and children everyday! AMEN! Even if the kid’s no longer live at home pray for them, pray over them, text them, email them, call them, let them know you are praying for them! AMEN!
I have shared this many, many times, but it never grows old………..
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Prayer…
Prayer is the essence of the Spiritual life without which all ministry loses its meaning. It is the fulfillment of the great commandment to love the Lord with all our heart, all our soul and all our mind…..To pray is to unite ourselves with Jesus and lift up the whole world through Him to God in a cry of forgiveness, reconciliation, healing, and mercy….Most of all, prayer is the way to become and remain part of Jesus mission to draw all people to the intimacy of God’s love.” by Henri Nouwen, The Only Necessary Thing: Living a Prayerful Life
May 23, 2013. Making declarations of My truth, in faith believing, can work miracles. You have every right to use My word to gain My intended blessings for your life. Think of it like a shovel in a grain bin to load the grain for your consumption. I want to transfer Heaven’s blessings to you. Positive declarations might just be a revelation to change your life forever. Declare the quality of goodness (state of being good) to be yours. Declare lovingkindness (tender and benevolent affection). Declare your dwelling in God’s house or temple forever.
Psalm 23:6 (NASB) “Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.” Ras Robinson
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