Oikos

#18 – Warfare Prayer, Part 6

Podcast Audio and Video:

 

Warfare Prayer, Part 6 – YouTube 

 

 

Show Notes:

We have been discussing how to build a spirit of prayer and have such a prayer agreement among us that God hears our prayer and we start to see great things. We need to have such a communion with God that the Spirt of God shows us the heart of God.

 

If we are willing to hear, He wants to show us the very throne room of God.  If we are willing to enter His presence and stay there, He will show us what is going on in heaven and we can pray for it to come down to earth.

 

As Christians, we can expect to see a manifestation of the power of God that is different than the world experiences. Christians should expect to see that we serve a powerful God and His power is for today.

 

The answer to all prayer is the presence of God manifested in such a way that the Holy Spirit is among us. Let’s find the will of God and not take no for an answer.

 

The spirit of antichrist wants to scatter the power of the holy people.  This is easy to do if we have unforgiveness in our hearts.  A sign of the last days is many will be offended.  Our unwillingness to lay down offenses is one of the key factors as to why we see so few prayers answered.  We live in an offended generation and blame everyone else for our offenses.

 

We want God to forgive us, but we are not willing to forgive.  This is ingratitude.  We need to pray for God to forgive us no more and no less than we are willing to forgive others.

 

We have to settle our own offenses in order to overcome.  We have to trust one another enough to begin gathering together to build a prayer agreement.

 

Is it possible for a Christian to be overcome?  There is a huge group who believe that is impossible to happen. But we have to ask if Scripture tells us if it is possible to grieve, quench, insult, blaspheme the Holy Spirit? Is it possible to choke God’s Word where it becomes unfruitful?  Could the enemy take away our knowledge of salvation?

 

There is not one external thing, working from the outside in, that can separate us from the love of God.  But, however, that which is working from the inside out, and dealing with you in the thoughts and imagination of your heart and head, this can separate us from God.  A demon spirit can begin a discussion in your head and take your armor away. This is the inner struggle where we have the inside voice rising up to exalt itself against the knowledge of God.  It is the inside voice trying to lure you back to the life you had.  It’s called temptation.

 

If we are going to be effective in our generation, it’s time to come out swinging and fighting.  Prayer, fasting, repentance.  Let your heart be torn before God.  Recall your first love.

 

If you want it, there’s a way back to God.  He will heal and restore.

 

It’s time to fight your way back to God.  Whatever it takes.  Put away whatever has you down.  Put away your idols.  Put away your sin.  Humble yourself.  Find our way back to God.  Find your way back to the joy of your salvation.  Find your way back to the fullness of God.   He’s a good God.  He loves us and wants us back.