03 – Prayer – Conduits
Conduits of His Power, March 24, 2021
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Why is persistence in prayer required?
- Does God have a certain number of prayers required for different situations?
- Do we talk Him into doing things?
- Does God ever finally decide to do something?
- Do we earn answers through hard work or perseverance?
- The answer to all these questions is NO.
The purpose for persistence in prayer is never for overcoming God’s reluctance or to persuade God.
- Persistence in Luke 11:8 should be without shame (boldness).
- Same as Hebrews 4:16.
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 4:16 KJV
- We are to approach the throne with boldness rather than a sense of unworthiness or shame.
Our prayers actually release the power of Holy Spirit from us to accomplish things.
- Praying in the Spirit releases great power.
- Where spiritual opposition is involved, speaking the Word of God becomes a powerful sword against those powers.
- Spirit led declarations or commands release power of Holy Spirit.
- The laying on of hands imparts power.
There is literal power in us that Holy Spirit desires to release from us.
- The power of God that brings life, healing, and wholeness flows from us, the Ekklesia.
- Not only from His heavenly throne.
- He is now enthroned in our hearts.
- We are the temple of the Holy Spirit.
- Temple: The Holy of Holies.
- We are now the Holy of Holies, the dwelling place of God and His glory on the earth.
- His power emanates from us, His people, the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit.
- Whether through speaking, touching, laying hands on the sick, declaring, or even worship.
- God’s power flowing on earth is through human vessels.
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
John 7:38 KJV
- Heart, innermost being, womb (literally).
- Bringing forth life.
- Same phrase as “river of water of life” in Revelation 22:1-2.
- Flowing from us is the Spirit of God.
- It does not originate with us.
- It is Holy Spirit in us, wanting to flow out from us.
- We do the action and Holy Spirit allows His power to flow from us.
- We also wield the sword of the Spirit, the spoken Word of God.
- He speaks through His people.
- Up from our spirits, out of our mouths.
- This releases God’s power.
- We are the mouth of God from which power and life flow.
- He speaks through His people.
“For verily I say unto you, ‘That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things
which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.’ Therefore I say unto you, ‘What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have
them.’”
Mark 11:23-24 KJV
- We are to release God’s power.
- It is Christ’s provision.
- It is Holy Spirit’s power.
- It is God’s word and strategy.
- We have to release it.
- It is our action, act of faith.