Prayer is and should be a very
fundamental part and parcel of the children of The LORD God Almighty (The God
of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; JEHOVAH; YAHWEH; The Great I AM; The Holy One of
Israel).
1-The
First point that we need to note is that we need the mighty Power of The LORD
God Almighty and the strength of The LORD, even as we pray. This is
because prayer is a spiritual warfare; since our struggle is not against the
flesh or the blood, but a spiritual warfare against forces of evil and
darkness. Therefore, we need to put on the Full Armour of God every day and
every moment of our life so that we may take a firm stand on our ground. The
Full Armour of God includes: Faith, Truth, Righteousness, Gospel of Peace,
Prayer in the Spirit, Salvation, and The Word of God.
Meaning that, we need to have
faith that The LORD will answer our prayer according to His perfect plan,
perfect will and perfect timing; because without faith, it is impossible to
please The LORD.
We also need to embrace Truth
even as we pray; and the truth is the pure teachings of The LORD Jesus Christ
which then sets us free from sin, wickedness, evil and a lifestyle of sin. This
therefore calls for Repentance for the forgiveness of our sins. Repentance for
the forgiveness of our sins should thus be the first item when we appear before
The LORD in prayer; because therein is our cleaning, purification, refining,
washing through The Blood of The LORD Jesus Christ, The Holy Fire from the
throne room of Heaven and sanctification through The Holy Spirit.
We then need to walk in
Righteousness (Right before The LORD by following His Ways and Requirements).
We also need the Gospel of The
LORD Jesus Christ; The message of The Blood and The Cross. This is the gospel
of peace whereupon we now need to make every effort to live in Peace with
everyone, and to be Holy; for without Holiness no one will see The LORD.
We also need to Pray under the
guidance and the control of The Holy Spirit; meaning that we need to ask The
LORD to fill us with the power and the anointing of The Holy Spirit. In other
words, we need The Holy Spirit to help us in prayer; on how and what we ought
to pray for.
We also need to be born again;
meaning surrender fully our lives to The LORD Jesus Christ and believe in His
most powerful Name. Receiving Him us our personal saviour, who came to die for
us (individually) on the cross of Calvary, for us to be redeemed through His
Precious Blood that was a sacrifice to atone for our sins.
We also need to be fully
anchored in the Word of God; meaning that The Word of God needs to be
established in our hearts, because it is the sword of The Spirit (The Holy
Spirit) that also sanctifies us.
2-The
Second point that we need to note is that we need to have the joy of salvation,
by rejoicing always in every circumstance.
We do this by singing praises
and worship songs to The LORD. When we worship in Spirit and in Truth (The Holy
Spirit), The LORD cleanses and purifies us by His Mighty Presence. This is very
well captured in the book of Philippians 4:4-5 which states as follows: ‘“Rejoice
in The LORD always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be
evident to all. The LORD is near.”’
The same is also very
powerfully captured in the book of James 5: 13 which states as follows: “………………………Is
anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise.”
3-The
Third point that we need to note is that we should not be anxious about
anything or overtaken or overcome by trouble concerning anything.
All we need to do is to go
before The LORD in prayer; whereupon we present our prayer requests and
petitions before The LORD God Almighty, The LORD Jesus Christ and The Holy
Spirit.
This is very powerfully
captured in the book of Philippians 4:6 which states as follows: “Do
not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition,
………….. present your requests to God.”
The same is also very well
captured in the book of James 5:13 which states as follows: “Is
anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray………”
4-The
Fourth point that we need to note is that, we need always to offer Thanksgiving
to The LORD.
This by thanking Him for
everything He has blessed us with, including prayers answered and even the
prayers not yet answered.
Thanksgiving is a form of
worship, faithfulness and humility. All it involves is going before The LORD,
on ones knees in prayer and saying: “Thank You Abba Father. I don’t deserve
your great love for me and your great move in my life, but your grace is
sufficient for me and I say Thank You My LORD!!!”.
This is very powerfully captured
in the book of Philippians 4:6-7 which states as follows: “Do not
be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with
thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which
transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ
Jesus.”
Actually, thanksgiving brings
more grace, more anointing, more power, more visitation and more blessings from
The LORD. This is very powerfully captured in the parable of the ten lepers as
stated in the book of Luke 17:11-19 which states as follows: ‘“Now
on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and
Galilee. As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They
stood at a distance and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity
on us!” When he saw them, he said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as
they went, they were cleansed. One of them, when he saw he was healed, came
back, praising God in a loud voice. He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked
him—and he was a Samaritan. Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are
the other nine? Has no one returned to give praise to God except this
foreigner?” Then he said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well.”’
5-The
Fifth point that we need to note is that the coming of The LORD is imminent, so
prayer becomes even more critical in preparing the way for the coming of The
LORD Jesus Christ to Rapture His Bide.
Through prayer, we endevour to
embrace Repentance for the forgiveness of our sins and thereby walking in
Righteousness, Holiness, Truth, Wisdom and Complete Surrender to The LORD Jesus
Christ.
Prayer, therefore, is part of
cleansing, refining, purification, washing and cleaning up through The Blood of
The LORD Jesus Christ, The Holy Fire and the anointing of The Holy Spirit. This
is very powerfully captured in the book of 1st Peter 4:7 which states as
follows: “The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober
mind so that you may pray.”
6-The
Sixth point that we need to note is that we should always endevour to walk in
Righteousness before The LORD and to shun evil: because the fear of The LORD,
that is Wisdom and to shun evil, that is Understanding.
When we have submitted
ourselves before The LORD for washing through His precious Blood and are now
walking in Righteousness, The LORD will be pleased with us and our prayer will
be acceptable before Him, because His eyes will be upon us. This is very
powerfully captured in the book of 1st Peter 3:12 which states as
follows: “For the eyes of The LORD are on the righteous, And His ears are
open to their prayers; But the face of The LORD is against those who do evil.”
Likewise, the same is also
very well captured in the book of Proverbs 15:29 which states as
follows: “The LORD is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the
righteous.”
Furthermore, the same is also
very powerfully captured in the book of Proverbs 28:9 which states as
follows: “One who turns away his ear from hearing the law, Even his
prayer is an abomination.”
7-The
Seventh point that we need to note is that we need to continuously be in prayer
i.e. pray without ceasing.
Meaning that, every day we
need to appear before The LORD and present before Him our prayer requests &
petitions and thanksgiving. As we do this, The LORD will continuously cleanse,
refine, purify, wash and sanctify us.
This is very well powerfully
captured in the book of 1st Thessalonians 5:16-18 which states as
follows: “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all
circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
8-The
Eighth point that we need to note is that, prayer draws us closer to The LORD
our God.
Our relationship with The LORD
thus becomes enhanced and becomes a personal walk, just the same way Enoch
walked with The LORD faithfully until he was no more (Raptured/Taken suddenly
into Heaven).
This is very powerfully captured
in the book of James 4:8-10 which states as follows: ‘“Come near
to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify
your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to
mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before The LORD, and he will
lift you up.”’
The same is also captured very
powerfully and very beautifully in the book of Genesis 5:24 which states
as follows: “Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more,
because God took him away.”
9-The
Ninth point that we need to note is that we should always intercede and stand
in the gap in prayer for our Families, Neighbours, Friends, The Bride of Christ
and also Servants of The LORD etc.
This is very powerfully
captured in the book of Ephesians 6: 18-20 which states as follows: ‘“And
pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.
With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all The LORD’s
people. Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that
I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an
ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.”’
SHALOM!!! SHALOM!!! SHALOM!!!
John 8:31-32 ‘“To
the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are
really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you
free.”’
Hebrews 11:6 “And
without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him
must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.”
Hebrews 12: 14 “Make
every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no
one will see The LORD.”
Romans 8:26-28 ‘“In
the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought
to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.
And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit
intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God. And we know
that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been
called according to his purpose.”’
Ephesians 6:10-18 ‘“Finally,
be strong in The LORD and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so
that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is
not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities,
against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil
in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when
the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have
done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled
around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness
that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the
shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the
evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is
the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of
prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying
for all The LORD’s people.”’
NOTE: I
first posted the above Message (Teaching) on 30th April 2015. It remains
relevant today, in the past and forever more. Glory and Honour be to The LORD.
2nd Peter: 1-12 ‘“So
I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are
firmly established in the truth you now have.”’
(‘“For this reason I will
not be negligent to remind you always of these things, though you know and are
established in the present truth.”’).
REPENTANCE PRAYER:
Precious Jesus,
I acknowledge today that you
are LORD and Savior of all mankind,
and today I have recognized my
shortfall,
I Repent and turn away from
all Sin
Please cover me with your
Precious Blood,
and establish your Word in my
life,
that I may be found in
Righteousness and Holiness
and write my name in your Book
of Life
and Baptize me with the Power
of The Holy Spirit
in The Mighty Name of Jesus
Christ
AMEN.
Your Brother in Christ Jesus,
and a Shepherd of The LORD,
Kevin Mirasi
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