in
strategic warfare
Prayers can
be boring when they lacked the anointing. Though
our aim for praying is not the excitement, we
must pray in the unction of the Holy Spirit
and the excitement is part of the prayer
package.
Prayer
is a relationship. We pray to relate with
God. And there is no other way.
He loves to communicate with us and so when
we love Him, we also love to communicate
with him. It’s exciting!
I have experienced God as one who loves to
talk. He shares His heart and mind in a
language we understand. When He
introduces deep things and mysteries, He
leads us to experience them then
understand. That is why
without faith, it is impossible to please
God ( ). And faith comes from hearing His
voice. Romans 10:17 is being preached that
‘preaching of the Word of God’ brings faith
to listeners. This statement is true when
the word of God is preached and we hear the
voice of the Holy Spirit. When we read the
Scriptures, we hear the message. The message
is heard because we hear
God's voice speaking to us through the
Scriptures.
Whether praying alone, by 2s, 3s, or
in groups, small or great, young or old, here
is a prayer strategy that prayer leaders can
use:
- Prayer
of Repentance.
This is the door to authority
in the heavenly places. The prayer of a
righteous man is powerful and effective (
James 5:16 ). If anyone is not right before
God, he/she must repent and restitute. There
are common areas of sin and this is a common
situation among God’s people for centuries.
They are:
- Hurts
& Bitterness. This sin is so common that it
is ignored and shelved most of the time.
Let the Holy Spirit expose them to you
and repent. Forgive those who hurt you
and also ask for forgiveness from those
you have hurt, knowingly and
unknowingly. I suggest that in groups,
ask publicly if someone had been hurt by
you. Make public confessions asking for
forgiveness and forgiving one another.
- Lust.
This is an
embarrassing sin yet so common to all.
The leader of the prayer group can
facilitate repentance of this sin
discreetly by asking everyone to close
their eyes. The leader then enumerates
the kinds of lust and asks those who
have sinned to raise their
hands quickly. The importance of a
public confession is to develop
humility through openness and honesty.
And this is also to expose the deeds
of darkness, serving as a warning to
others. The honesty and humility to
confess publicly will also catalyze
other sinners to come out and repent.
- Gambling.
Buying TO WIN raffle promo
is also gambling. But buying needed
commodities with raffle
promo is not wrong. Buying
sweepstakes and lotto tickets and
similar numbers games is regarded as
gambling. One who is guilty of this sin
does not have the authority to combat
demons of gambling in the Philippines.
Repent if you are guilty of this sin
then sin no more.
- Sin of Omission.
This is one of the most
ignored sins. This may be a result of
laziness or lack of discipline and
lack of knowledge. Some Christians are
good in groups, teams and community
living submitting to leadership and
observing rules and regulations. But
when left alone where there are no
imposed rules and restrictions, their
self discipline and godliness
drops. Repent of this sin.
- Blaming and
Ungrateful. The right to self
preservation and the right to be
served are a snare at times, it drags
one to murmur and blame. The joy of
the Lord is our strength. This is a
powerful principle to apply when
situations are not comfortable nor
convenient. One has to rise up above
distress by switching to gratitude and
thanksgiving to God.
- Prayer
of
Thanksgiving. This prayer attitude leads to
worship. It opens your spirit to see the
goodness of God, what he has done and what
he is going to do. It opens your eyes to see
how much he loves and cares for you.
- Worship.
This is a powerful time &
moment of holiness and purity. Be soaked in
God’s presence and enjoy his love and
intimacy.
Intercede. This is 1st
& 3rd
heaven experience. In the 1st
heaven, you see people and pray for
them. If you are praying for people who need
God’s love and forgiveness, God may fill you
with love and compassion.
Your spirit will experience brokenness and
deep groaning of repentance and forgiveness.
In some cases, you may be filled with the
knowledge of God’s will for them. So you may
find yourself declaring scriptures and
revelations to their lives, environment,
current situation and future.
Wage
warfare. The
Holy Spirit may ignite you to a mighty war cry
of the Lion of Judah or to a silent authority
establishing truths in the air, securing the
gates and walls of cities and nations.
Rhema and logos truths are unleashed on the 2nd
heaven where principalities and rulers
hold tribes, nations and kingdoms captives.
The Holy Spirit reveals the logos & rhema
word of God coming out of the mouth of the
warrior.
Yes you can be soft or loud in warfare. Your
authority is not in the volume of your voice.
Only when the Spirit of God burns within you
with a battle cry will your voice sound like
thunder. In places or with groups alien to
this manner, the Lord may want you to wage
battle silently, like commandos hitting the
guards of the enemy’s camp at night.
Consider
guarding our gates. Speak to our gates to open for
wealth, treasure, and financial blessings to
flow. The curses, evil schemes and ways of our
Filipino people bitter enough to pressure Erap
to resign is opening our gates to the
invasion of evil spirits. rulers and
principalities. Our spiritual warfare
must suppress, subdue, and completely
neutralize the influence and powers of
darkness upon our nation.
Pray against
rebellion and bitterness. Whether
Erap resigns or not, our nation must not
dwell on bitterness and rebellion. Christians
must be on prayer alert to guard the gates and
walls of our nation.
Strategizing Prayer Groups.
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