Friday, April 29, 2016

Prayer of Petition

Prayer of Petition

Today we will be discussing the second type of prayer which is the prayer of petition.

The prayer of petition must be a prayer of faith.  The prayer of petition is for an individual and their desires, needs and problems. It is you praying for yourself not someone else praying for you or agreeing with you in prayer.


The following scripture gives us examples of the prayer of petition.
Daniel 9:3
So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes.


Philippians 4:6
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.


1 Timothy 2:1
I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people.


Luke 18:1
Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.

When you pray the prayer of petition, believe that you receive.  If you will do that, you will have
what you ask.  God is concerned about your needs and He wants to meet them for us.  We need to claim God's promise for our petition and believe that we will receive it.

If you have any needs whether it is physical, financial, and spiritual pray and the Lord will hear your prayer.  He already knows your needs, wants and desires.  The Lord wants to hear from you.  He waits to hear your prayers.

Psalms 145:18
The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.


Proverbs 15:29
The Lord is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.


 Matthew 7:11
 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him


 Matthew 21:22
And all things, whatsoever shall ask in prayer, believing, shall receive.


Mark 11:24
Therefore I say unto you, what things so ever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.


Seek the Lord and know that He longs to hear from you.  He loves you and wants to meet all of your needs.  Just take a leap of faith and talk to him and watch what He does in your life.


 May the Lord keep you and bless you

Kim

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Prayer of Agreement

Prayer of Agreement


For the past several days I have been speaking about hope and faith.  We need to have hope and faith to pray to God.

My next series I will be discussing the types of prayers there are.  Today we will be speaking about the prayer of agreement.

The prayer of agreement is found in Matthew 18:19-20

Matthew 18:19-20
Again I say unto you that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.  For where two or three are gathered together in my name there I am in the midst of them.
 
We have proof of this scripture in Acts 4:31 that God will honor the prayer of agreement.

Acts 4:31
And when they had prayed the place was shaken where they were assembled together and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost and they spoke the Word of God in boldness.

2 Chron. 5:13
It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sounds to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music and praised the Lord, saying, for he is good for his mercy endureth forever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the Lord.

As we read above one thing stands out is that they gathered together.  They also came together agreeing and praying about the same thing.  You must be in line with what others are praying.

The power of unity is a universal principle, not just a church-principle.  People working together toward an agreed upon goal are unstoppable.

So when you are in need of prayer, call on someone to pray with you.  Remember when two or more gather together He is in your midst.

Have faith and know that He longs to hear from you.  As you are His beloved.

God Bless
Kim