Pray in the power of the Holy Spirit
Ephesians 6: 18 ‘Pray…at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere’
Wow! ‘…all times…every occasion…all believers…everywhere…’
That’s impossible!
Can you pray like that? No
Can I pray like that? No
Can any Christian today or who has ever lived pray like that? No
The only way we can pray like that…
Is with God’s help!
Ephesians 6: 18 ‘Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere’
What does it mean to ‘…pray in the Spirit…’?
1 Corinthians 14: 1-5 ‘…you should also desire the special abilities the Spirit gives…for if you have the ability to speak in tongues, you will be talking only to God, since people won’t be able to understand you…I wish you could all speak in tongues…’
We can pray in our own language (English – Chinese – Tagalog) and when
we run out of words we can pray ‘in the Spirit’ (Other tongues) not knowing what we are praying about and when we are unable to pray at all, because of exhaustion, or we need to sleep, the Holy Spirit will continue to pray through us.
Romans 8:26 ‘…the Holy Spirit helps us where we are weak. We do not know
how to pray or what we should pray for, but the Holy Spirit prays to God for us
with sounds that cannot be put into words’.
Pray in the will of God
1 John 5: 14-15 ‘And we are confident that He hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases Him. And since we know He hears us when we make our requests, we also know that He will give us what we ask for.’
We get angry with God and turn away from Him if our prayers are not answered
God will not answer our prayers if we pray for things that please us
The only way our prayers will be answered is when we pray in the will of God
“Pastor David, how do I know the will of God”?
Read the Book!
Pray in Jesus Name
John 16: 23-24 ‘…I tell you the truth, you will ask the Father directly, and He will grant your request because you use My name. You haven’t done this before. Ask, using My name, and you will receive, and you will have abundant joy’.
Today Christians are using Jesus Name in prayer, less and less. They will end their prayer with…Amen
Why?
Because they don’t want to offend non-believers!
Did Jesus tell us to end our prayers with “Amen”?
No, He told us that if we want our prayers answered we must end our prayers and ask in His Name!
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