Dr. Wesley L. Duewel- To be a Christian is to be a praying person; certainly all Christians pray at times. Such ordinary praying is a joyous blessing, but there are times when extraordinary praying is called for.
And even more mature Christians often do surprisingly little of this kind of praying. It is the person who practices prevailing prayer, however, who wields power with God and with men. (Google image, A righteous person praying has great power)
There is an essential interrelatedness between prevailing prayer, prayer warfare, the binding of Satan in prayer, and using the command of faith to move mountains for God. All may be involved in a given situation. All are related to Christ's victory at Calvary and to the power of the Holy Spirit.
In some situations the Holy Spirit guides into one level of prayer and then may deepen and intensify the praying as one moves from level to level. Paul, in his challenge to spiritual warfare, urges believers to "pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests" (Eph. 6:18). Christ would teach you each of these divine strategies to use at His direction.
Why is prevailing prayer necessary? What experience have you had with prevailing prayer? When have you prevailed in prayer? How much do you desire to learn how to prevail in prayer? These are very important questions. Your success in prayer will be determined by the depth of your desire to practice prevailing prayer.
[The following posts will explain Why and how to prevail in prayer]
(Chapter 26, p. 193, italics added for emphasis)
"Dear Jesus, You're the true King. Forgive me for wanting You to only fix the problems in the world around me and not to confront the sin in my heart. Show me where I'm prone to wander and expose the ways I want to run my own life."
Today's Bible verses-
Psalm 33:18 (NIV) “. . . the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love.”
~ Are there possessions, attitudes and activities that keep you from experiencing joy? Maybe it's time to consider that you need to give up what displeases the Lord. Make a decision today to examine things that may be hindering your freedom to fellowship with Him. He will help you give them up and let them go.
Today's Popular post-
#92 Prevailing Prayer Involves Time
Any prayer answer worthy of prevailing prayer is worth all the time that you can invest in it. It may involve time spent in prayer on repeated occasions as well as priority on your heart, so that you return to this special petition whenever you have free time.
The North Country Christian Fellowship Center Churches,
located in the St. Lawrence county of NY,
broadcast their Sunday services at 10 or 10:15
You can view past services too.
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