By Pastor Naomi Mitchell
For Carter County Times
The prayer of faith is bold and prayed from a sure foundation of faith. The person praying this prayer is assured of God’s will for the situation or issue at hand. They are confident and hopeful, knowing that it is God’s will to answer their prayer. The prayer of faith has power. The prayer of faith has trust. The prayer of faith has healing for the body and soul.
May believers fear that when we leave things to the “will of God,” that somehow the solution, provision, healing, or deliverance they need will not be given. But they don’t know the will of God for them. According to the model prayer that Jesus gave His disciples in Matthew 6:9-11, we are to pray for God’s will to be done. But people resign their intelligence at that point to the unknown God. It does not say, ‘If it be thy will,’ and stop there. There is a comma there, not a period. The prayer is this, ‘Thy will be done, as in Heaven, so in Earth’ (Luke 11:2). I’d say that is a significant difference!
When we pray the prayer of faith, we are praying God’s will for how things are in Heaven to be done in the earthly realm. Here is where a clear revelation of the Kingdom is very important. Is there sickness in Heaven? Is there a lack in Heaven? Are there any unsaved in Heaven? We must have faith to believe that God wants His will for our health, prosperity, and full salvation to be manifested not only when we go to Heaven but even as we dwell on earth. It’s for His glory. When people see that God’s people have His ear and He is answering their prayers, that is a testimony for Him. People are drawn to God when they can see through His witness that He is a God who hears, and if He hears, they know He will answer.
Jesus said, “I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly” (John 10:10). You must gain the assurance that is God’s will for you, so when you pray, you will pray with confidence and faith that He will answer you.
The Lord wants us to have more faith. When several are praying together for the same petition and one has prayed the prayer of faith, the Holy Ghost will glorify Jesus by witnessing the prayer that is heard. The Lord wants us to know that He has heard us. We need to thank and praise Him for answering and that will help us a great deal when we pray. (Quote from William Seymour)
James 5:15 says, “And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.” Matthew 21:22 says, “And whatsoever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.” Hebrews 1:16 says, “Without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”
Take your faith to another level as you read the Word of God believing that He truly does want you to have life and have it abundantly in every area! Step out in boldness and declare the Lord’s abundance in your life. Thank Him for hearing your prayer and then have bold expectations for the answer to come.
Patience is a weapon to use until your answer comes. Keep proclaiming the Word of the Lord!
Amen! So be it!
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