Understanding the Purpose and Power of PrayerSample

Becoming a Person of Prayer

Prayer is not an option. It is a necessity!

In this devotional, we have explored many powerful principles in regard to prayer. Prayer is our invitation to God to intervene in the affairs of earth, our agreement with His sovereign will, our request for Him to work His ways in this world. It is a vital part of God’s purpose in creation—and it is something we are called to pursue.

I would like to challenge you to take the principles of this devotional and test them. Begin praying according to the Word of God and in the name of Jesus. Discover your power, your authority, and your rights as an intercessor for the earth.

In short, become a person of prayer.

A person of prayer—

• Knows that prayer is a sacred trust from God.
• Understands their purpose in life as God’s intercessor for the world.
• Has a relationship of trust with the heavenly Father and desires the world to experience the power of His presence and life.
• Knows that the will of God will flow forth from heaven to earth only through their prayers and the prayers of all God’s people.

If we know God’s plan for prayer, yet fail to pursue it, we are like a person who sees his reflection in the mirror but then immediately forgets what he looks like (see James 1:22–25). The absolute necessity of prayer must be like an indelible image upon our hearts and minds. If we want to see God’s will done on earth, we must do our part—we must pray.

God desires you to partner with Him in the great purpose of reclaiming and redeeming the world. The Scripture says, “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land” (2 Chronicles 7:14). God is saying, “If my people...then will I.” Once again, God has called His people to be His priests or intercessors—this refers to the entire body of Christ, not just an elite group of “intercessory prayer warriors” in the local church. All of us have the power to bring God’s will on earth so the world can be healed and transformed by His grace.

Remember, God’s will is executed through the cooperation of mankind on earth. Prayer is this medium of cooperation. Prayer is therefore the most important activity of humanity.

Use the purpose and position God has given you to invite heaven to intervene in the realm of earth. Prepare your heart, mind, soul, and strength to wholly agree that God’s will be done on earth until “the kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ” (Revelation 11:15).

The earth is depending on you to pray. The families of the earth are depending on you to pray. Your children’s children are depending on you to pray. All creation is depending on you to pray. Heaven is depending on you to pray. I challenge you to fulfill your obligation to your generation and to the future of planet earth.

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