Prayer: Practical Applications
There are a few things to keep in mind as you build a powerful prayer life. These are your principles for victory as you execute effective prayer. Let’s examine the practical application of the different types of prayer:
Prayer of Faith
The prayer of faith is the prayer of petition to change things. Matthew 21:22 KJV tells us, “And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.” This prayer is always to be based on God’s revealed will in His Word.
For example, 3 John 2 reveals, “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health even as thy soul prospereth”.
Here we know for certain God says it is His WILL for you to have material prosperity, your bodily healing and health, and for your soul to prosper. So, when you get sick… HOW do you pray?
You pray the prayer of faith. Not, “IF it be your will, heal me.” It is already God’s WILL for you to be healthy. God does not change. His WILL does not change. You stand on the Word of God believing! Here is what you pray:
“Thank you for my healing, Lord. Your WORD says: You are the God that healeth thee. You gave us power to heal all manner of sickness (Matt 10:1). You were wounded for our transgressions, bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement of our peace was upon you and by your stripes I am healed.”
Prayer of Consecration
This is the prayer of dedication of our lives for God’s use. To CONSECRATE means: “To make or declare sacred or holy, to set apart or to devote to the service or worship of God”. It means to go anywhere and do anything for God.
This is the type of prayer Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane. “Saying, Father if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless, not my will but thine be done” Luke 22:42. In other words, Jesus was saying: “I don’t want to go through with this Father,”
He asked three times for the Father to take this cup from him. Can’t you hear him? “I don’t want to do this – BUT not my will… YOUR WILL be done. When do we pray this?
We pray this for personal dedication and devotion to God. For example, sometimes you want tall, dark and handsome, but God wants you set aside for this season. The prayer of Consecration is to die to self desires for His WILL. When John said in John 3:30 KJV, “He must increase, but I must decrease,” we see this principle at work. John wasn’t praying here, of course, but he was illustrating the principle of consecration and of dying to self before receiving what God has promised. The prayer of consecration is for personal dedication and devotion to God.
Prayer of Commitment
This prayer is to give it all over to God. 1 Peter 5:7 comforts us, “Casting all your care upon Him, for He careth for you”. Also, Phillipians 4:6-7 KJV encourages us:
When you do, the Bible says He will give you a peace that passes all understanding. Let’s break down what this means. The word “peace” in the Greek means “to join, peace, by implication prosperity”. The phrase “that passes” in the Greek means “to hold oneself above, superior, higher, supreme”. The words “all understanding” in the Greek means “intellect, the mind, meaning.”
Prayer of Worship
Intercessory Prayer
GOD HEARS OUR PRAYERs. GOD CHOOSES THE HOUSE OF THE LORD TO COMMIT HIMSELF TO. HE WILL REVERSE HIS OWN DOING IF WE PRAY. IF WE REPENT HE WILL HEAL THE LAND. IF WE HUMBLE OURSELVES HE WILL HEAL OUR LAND. IF WE SEEK HIS FACE, HE WILL HEAL OUR LAND AND FORGIVE OUR SIN. God is attentive and opens His ears to prayers that come from His House of Sacrifice.
Here are specific intercessory prayers that your prayer is desperately needed for:
The prayer of faith is the prayer of petition to change things. Matthew 21:22 KJV tells us, “And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.” This prayer is always to be based on God’s revealed will in His Word.
For example, 3 John 2 reveals, “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health even as thy soul prospereth”.
Here we know for certain God says it is His WILL for you to have material prosperity, your bodily healing and health, and for your soul to prosper. So, when you get sick… HOW do you pray?
You pray the prayer of faith. Not, “IF it be your will, heal me.” It is already God’s WILL for you to be healthy. God does not change. His WILL does not change. You stand on the Word of God believing! Here is what you pray:
“Thank you for my healing, Lord. Your WORD says: You are the God that healeth thee. You gave us power to heal all manner of sickness (Matt 10:1). You were wounded for our transgressions, bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement of our peace was upon you and by your stripes I am healed.”
Prayer of Consecration
This is the prayer of dedication of our lives for God’s use. To CONSECRATE means: “To make or declare sacred or holy, to set apart or to devote to the service or worship of God”. It means to go anywhere and do anything for God.
This is the type of prayer Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane. “Saying, Father if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless, not my will but thine be done” Luke 22:42. In other words, Jesus was saying: “I don’t want to go through with this Father,”
He asked three times for the Father to take this cup from him. Can’t you hear him? “I don’t want to do this – BUT not my will… YOUR WILL be done. When do we pray this?
We pray this for personal dedication and devotion to God. For example, sometimes you want tall, dark and handsome, but God wants you set aside for this season. The prayer of Consecration is to die to self desires for His WILL. When John said in John 3:30 KJV, “He must increase, but I must decrease,” we see this principle at work. John wasn’t praying here, of course, but he was illustrating the principle of consecration and of dying to self before receiving what God has promised. The prayer of consecration is for personal dedication and devotion to God.
Prayer of Commitment
This prayer is to give it all over to God. 1 Peter 5:7 comforts us, “Casting all your care upon Him, for He careth for you”. Also, Phillipians 4:6-7 KJV encourages us:
“Be careful for nothing; but in everything
by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made
known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding,
shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”
This scripture commands us, “Be anxious about nothing, take no
thought”. It means you are not to tolerate anxiety or worry – God alone
will and can help you if you give it all over to Him. It is not
biblical to worry – give it to God. This is the prayer of commitment!When you do, the Bible says He will give you a peace that passes all understanding. Let’s break down what this means. The word “peace” in the Greek means “to join, peace, by implication prosperity”. The phrase “that passes” in the Greek means “to hold oneself above, superior, higher, supreme”. The words “all understanding” in the Greek means “intellect, the mind, meaning.”
Prayer of Worship
“As they ministered to the Lord, and
fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work
whereunto I have called them. And when they had fasted and prayed, and
laid their hands on them, they sent them away.”
Acts 13:2-3 KJV
Acts 13:2-3 KJV
“And they worshipped him, and returned to
Jerusalem with great joy: And were continually in the temple, praising
and blessing God. Amen.”
Luke 24:52-53 KJV
The prayer of Worship is to give Him honor, homage, respect and exalt
Him for His worth. We can find prayers and confessions of worship
throughout the Psalms: Luke 24:52-53 KJV
“Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised in the city of our God”
(PS 48)
(PS 48)
“Blessed be the Lord our God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things”
(PS 72)
(PS 72)
“The Lord reigneth, let the earth rejoice, let the multitude of the isles be glad”
(PS 97)
The Psalmist is saying.. “I exalt You God, I worship You, Praise You”. (PS 97)
Intercessory Prayer
“ And the LORD appeared to Solomon by
night, and said unto him, I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this
place to myself for an house of sacrifice. 13If
I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to
devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people; 14If
my people, which are called by my name, shall 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.
Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.”
2 CHRON. 7:12-15
The prayer of intercession is when you “stand in the gap” on behalf
of someone else, an entire family, community, city, country or
organization. You pray the prayers for them that they cannot pray but
desperately need to pray for themselves or for an entire community,
country or organization. Christ stands in the gap for you and
intercedes for you day and night, but there are times when He calls us
to intercede on behalf of someone else, or a group of people. 2 CHRON. 7:12-15
GOD HEARS OUR PRAYERs. GOD CHOOSES THE HOUSE OF THE LORD TO COMMIT HIMSELF TO. HE WILL REVERSE HIS OWN DOING IF WE PRAY. IF WE REPENT HE WILL HEAL THE LAND. IF WE HUMBLE OURSELVES HE WILL HEAL OUR LAND. IF WE SEEK HIS FACE, HE WILL HEAL OUR LAND AND FORGIVE OUR SIN. God is attentive and opens His ears to prayers that come from His House of Sacrifice.
Here are specific intercessory prayers that your prayer is desperately needed for:
- Pray for the people of our nation to humble themselves
- Pray for repentance to come to our nation
- Pray for our president, his cabinet and all those in authority
- Pray for revival to come to america
- Pray for the advancement of the vision god has given ndcc
- Pray for the people of ndcc to catch the vision and run with it
- Pray for our city that god would be glorified in Orlando
- Pray for the healing of families in our land.
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