Even though this prayer meeting landed on Tax Day, that was not our topic. LOL! This is actually the week before Easter Sunday. If you have been praying along in order of the dates, you are aware that we are spending time “fortifying” the church which includes prayer for families and individuals. Remember, fortifying is the act of strengthening against attack among other things. We do this by coming together in a corporate environment (praying together in His name) and praying God’s Word in agreement. This is the place of breakthrough for us…for you.
OUR TOPIC THIS WEEK…
If you pray with us this week, you will be coming into agreement with the Word of God concerning moving in the miraculous power of the Holy Spirit through us. We prayed about the fact that it is God’s will to use us the way He used Jesus in the world.
1 John 4:17 (NKJV)
17 Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world.
In fact, Jesus was clear that we would do what He did because the Holy Spirit would be sent to fill us with the power to do it.
John 14:12-14 (NKJV)
12 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. 13 And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.
AREN’T YOU GLAD YOU SAW THAT VERSE?
These are such great verses that we used them in prayer as we began to fortify the church for the up-coming Easter weekend. We want to be used by the Holy Spirit to help people, so we are asking and declaring what God has said is so.
We also prayed through the “gifts of the Holy Spirit”. Here is that scripture if you would like to have the reference.
1 Corinthians 12:7-11 (NKJV)
7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: 8 for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, 10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.
WE FINISHED UP WITH SOME SPIRITUAL WARFARE
As you get to the end of the prayer time, you will enter into some warfare. Just pray that over you and your family…or your church. We also declare the scriptures concerning Jesus’ victory over dark powers. Here is one of the references.
Colossians 2:13-15 (NKJV)
13 And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, 14 having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. 15 Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.
THESE VERSES ARE SOME OF THE MANY REASONS YOU CAN DO WARFARE
Basically, our warfare is not a new battle, it is a won war. We are enforcing the victory that Jesus won on the cross and by the resurrection (the very thing we celebrate this coming weekend). The darkness has been disarmed concerning you! Are you a believer in Christ and a follower? Then that means YOU! Verse 15 uses the language of a triumphant entrance into a city after winning a war. The winning king would drag the losing king through the streets of the city and humiliate them. Jesus overcame the darkness on the cross and has humiliated those dark spirits thoroughly. You LIVE in that victory. YOU pray in the victory! You ENFORCE all that Jesus accomplished.
I hope you will hang out with me in prayer. If you like you can always join us on line with live stream. Mondays 7 pm. Gateway Church Midlothian, Tx.
Blessings,
lisa
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