Appropriating the Promises (Prevailing Prayer)
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Appropriating the Promises (Prevailing Prayer)
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Appropriating The Promises
By Victor M. Matthews
One who was once bound and enslaved in Satan’s power and was set free through Jesus Christ and His precious blood shed upon the Cross of Calvary, wrote:
"The way to appropriate the promises of God is through prayer. If you are afflicted and oppressed by the enemy of souls, claim the promises of God as your own in the Name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Pray vocally! Claim them audibly! The spoken Word carries weight in the invisible world. The hosts of darkness hear you. They are compelled to obey the Word of God.
"Use the Word of God in your prayers. Claim it for power and protection. Jesus used ‘It is written’ when He overcame Satan in the wilderness.
"We must refuse to give place to the devil. Excessive emotional upsets will give ground to the enemy – worry, grief, bitterness, wrath, clamor, malice, sensuality, evil speaking, hypocrisies, envies. We are told to put these away (Eph. 4:27-32; 1 Pet. 2:1). ‘Neither give place to the devil.’
"When ground has been given to Satan, we must reclaim that ground in the Name of Jesus Christ. ‘When temptations round you gather, breathe that holy Name in prayer.’ These things Satan cannot stand: the Word, the Name, the Cross, the Blood. Use in prayer the Scriptures that contain them, and then praise Him! Sing praises unto His Name."
– Lula Jordan Cheesman
Sample Warfare Prayer
Heavenly Father, I bow in worship and praise before You. I cover myself with the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ as my protection. I surrender myself completely and unreservedly in every area of my life to You. I take a stand against all the workings of Satan that would hinder me in my prayer life.
Satan, I command you, in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, to leave my presence with all of your demons. I bring the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ between us (Jas. 4:7; 1 Pet. 5:8-9; Rev. 12:11).
Heavenly Father, I worship You and give You praise. I recognize that You are worthy to receive all glory and honor and praise. I renew my allegiance to You and pray that the blessed Holy Spirit would enable me in this time of prayer (Rom. 8:26).
I am thankful, Heavenly Father, that You have loved me from past eternity and that You sent the Lord Jesus Christ into the world to die as my Substitute. I am thankful that the Lord Jesus Christ came as my Representative and that through Him You have completely forgiven me. You have adopted me into Your family. You have assumed all responsibility for me (Eph. 1:3-10).
You have given me eternal life. You have given me the perfect righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ. I am now justified (Rom. 4:23 – 5:2). I am thankful that in Him You have made me complete, and that You have offered Yourself to me to be my daily help and strength.
Heavenly Father, open my eyes that I might see how great You are and how complete Your provision is for this day. I am thankful that the victory the Lord Jesus Christ won for me on the Cross and in His resurrection has been given to me and that I am seated with the Lord Jesus Christ in the heavenlies. I take my place with Him in the heavenlies and recognize by faith that all wicked spirits and Satan himself are under my feet (Eph. 1:15 – 2:10).
I am thankful for the Armor You have provided (Eph. 6:10-20). I put on the Girdle of Truth, the Breastplate of Righteousness, the Sandals of Peace and the Helmet of Salvation. I lift up the Shield of Faith against all the fiery darts of the enemy. I take in my hand the Sword of the Spirit, the Word of God. I choose to use Your Word against all the forces of evil in my life. I put on this Armor and live and pray in complete dependence upon You, blessed Holy Spirit.
I am grateful, Heavenly Father, that the Lord Jesus Christ spoiled all principalities and powers and made a show of them openly and triumphed over them in Himself (Col. 2:15). I claim all that victory for my life today. I reject all the insinuations and accusations and the temptations of Satan. I affirm that the Word of God is true and I choose to live today in the light of God’s Word.
I choose, Heavenly Father, to live in obedience to You and in fellowship with Yourself. Open my eyes and show me the areas of my life that do not please You. Work in me to cleanse me from all ground that would give Satan a foothold against me. I do in every way stand in all that it means to be Your adopted child and I welcome all the ministry of the Holy Spirit.
By faith and in dependence upon You I put off the fleshly works of the old man and stand into all the victory of the crucifixion where the Lord Jesus Christ provided cleansing from the old nature. I put on the new man and stand into all the victory of the resurrection and the provision He has made for me to live above sin (Rom. 6; Eph. 4:22-24).
Therefore, today I put off all forms of selfishness and put on the new nature with its love. I put off all forms of fear and put on the new nature with its courage. I put off all forms of weakness and put on the new nature with its strength. I put off all forms of lust and put on the new nature with its righteousness, purity and honesty. I am trusting You to show me how to make this practical in my daily life (Gal. 5:24).
In every way I stand in the victory of the ascension and glorification of the Lord Jesus Christ, whereby all the principalities and powers were made subject to Him. I claim my place in Christ as victorious with Him over all the enemies of my soul. Blessed Holy Spirit, I pray that You would fill me (Eph. 5:18). Come into my life, break down every idol and cast out every foe.
I am thankful, Heavenly Father, for the expression of Your will for my daily life as You have shown me in Your Word. I, therefore, claim all the will of God for today. I am thankful that You have blessed me with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ Jesus (Eph. 1:3). I am thankful that You have begotten me unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead (1 Pet. 1:3). I am thankful that You have made provision so that today I can live filled with the Spirit of God with love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control in my life (Gal. 5:22-23).
I recognize that this is Your will for me and I therefore reject and resist all the endeavors of Satan and his wicked spirits to rob me of the will of God. I refuse in this day to believe my feelings and I hold up the Shield of Faith against all the accusations and distortions and insinuations that Satan would put into my mind. I claim the fullness of the will of God for my life today.
Heavenly Father, in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, I completely surrender myself to You as a living sacrifice. I choose not to be conformed to this world. I choose to be transformed by the renewing of my mind, and I pray that You would show me Your will and enable me to walk in all the fullness of Your will today (Rom. 12:1-2).
I am thankful, Heavenly Father, that the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds, to the casting down of imaginations and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and to bring every thought into obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ (2 Cor. 10:4-5). Therefore, in my own life today I tear down the strongholds of Satan and smash the plans of Satan that have been formed against me. I tear down the strongholds of Satan against my mind, and I surrender my mind to You, blessed Holy Spirit. I affirm, Heavenly Father, that You have not given me the spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind (2 Tim. 1:7).
I break and smash the strongholds of Satan formed against my emotions today and I give my emotions to You. I smash the strongholds of Satan formed against my will today. I give my will to You, and choose to make the right decisions of faith. I smash the strongholds of Satan formed against my body today. I give my body to You recognizing that I am Your temple (1 Cor. 6:19). I rejoice in Your mercy and goodness.
Heavenly Father, I pray that now and through this day You would strengthen and enlighten me, show me the way Satan is hindering and tempting and lying and distorting the truth in my life. Enable me to be the kind of person that would please You. Enable me to be aggressive in prayer and faith. Enable me to be aggressive mentally, to think about and practice Your Word, and to give You Your rightful place in my life.
I pray that You, blessed Holy Spirit, would bring all the work of the crucifixion, all the work of the resurrection, all the work of the glorification, and all the work of Pentecost into my life today.
I surrender myself to You. I refuse to be discouraged. You are the God of all hope. You have proven Your power by resurrecting Jesus Christ from the dead, and I claim in every way this victory over all satanic forces in my life. I pray in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ with thanksgiving. Amen.
From a tract.
Reprinted from an early edition of Herald of His Coming.
http://www.heraldofhiscoming.com/Past%20Issues/2012/April/appropriating_the_promises.htm
By Victor M. Matthews
One who was once bound and enslaved in Satan’s power and was set free through Jesus Christ and His precious blood shed upon the Cross of Calvary, wrote:
"The way to appropriate the promises of God is through prayer. If you are afflicted and oppressed by the enemy of souls, claim the promises of God as your own in the Name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Pray vocally! Claim them audibly! The spoken Word carries weight in the invisible world. The hosts of darkness hear you. They are compelled to obey the Word of God.
"Use the Word of God in your prayers. Claim it for power and protection. Jesus used ‘It is written’ when He overcame Satan in the wilderness.
"We must refuse to give place to the devil. Excessive emotional upsets will give ground to the enemy – worry, grief, bitterness, wrath, clamor, malice, sensuality, evil speaking, hypocrisies, envies. We are told to put these away (Eph. 4:27-32; 1 Pet. 2:1). ‘Neither give place to the devil.’
"When ground has been given to Satan, we must reclaim that ground in the Name of Jesus Christ. ‘When temptations round you gather, breathe that holy Name in prayer.’ These things Satan cannot stand: the Word, the Name, the Cross, the Blood. Use in prayer the Scriptures that contain them, and then praise Him! Sing praises unto His Name."
– Lula Jordan Cheesman
Sample Warfare Prayer
Heavenly Father, I bow in worship and praise before You. I cover myself with the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ as my protection. I surrender myself completely and unreservedly in every area of my life to You. I take a stand against all the workings of Satan that would hinder me in my prayer life.
Satan, I command you, in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, to leave my presence with all of your demons. I bring the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ between us (Jas. 4:7; 1 Pet. 5:8-9; Rev. 12:11).
Heavenly Father, I worship You and give You praise. I recognize that You are worthy to receive all glory and honor and praise. I renew my allegiance to You and pray that the blessed Holy Spirit would enable me in this time of prayer (Rom. 8:26).
I am thankful, Heavenly Father, that You have loved me from past eternity and that You sent the Lord Jesus Christ into the world to die as my Substitute. I am thankful that the Lord Jesus Christ came as my Representative and that through Him You have completely forgiven me. You have adopted me into Your family. You have assumed all responsibility for me (Eph. 1:3-10).
You have given me eternal life. You have given me the perfect righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ. I am now justified (Rom. 4:23 – 5:2). I am thankful that in Him You have made me complete, and that You have offered Yourself to me to be my daily help and strength.
Heavenly Father, open my eyes that I might see how great You are and how complete Your provision is for this day. I am thankful that the victory the Lord Jesus Christ won for me on the Cross and in His resurrection has been given to me and that I am seated with the Lord Jesus Christ in the heavenlies. I take my place with Him in the heavenlies and recognize by faith that all wicked spirits and Satan himself are under my feet (Eph. 1:15 – 2:10).
I am thankful for the Armor You have provided (Eph. 6:10-20). I put on the Girdle of Truth, the Breastplate of Righteousness, the Sandals of Peace and the Helmet of Salvation. I lift up the Shield of Faith against all the fiery darts of the enemy. I take in my hand the Sword of the Spirit, the Word of God. I choose to use Your Word against all the forces of evil in my life. I put on this Armor and live and pray in complete dependence upon You, blessed Holy Spirit.
I am grateful, Heavenly Father, that the Lord Jesus Christ spoiled all principalities and powers and made a show of them openly and triumphed over them in Himself (Col. 2:15). I claim all that victory for my life today. I reject all the insinuations and accusations and the temptations of Satan. I affirm that the Word of God is true and I choose to live today in the light of God’s Word.
I choose, Heavenly Father, to live in obedience to You and in fellowship with Yourself. Open my eyes and show me the areas of my life that do not please You. Work in me to cleanse me from all ground that would give Satan a foothold against me. I do in every way stand in all that it means to be Your adopted child and I welcome all the ministry of the Holy Spirit.
By faith and in dependence upon You I put off the fleshly works of the old man and stand into all the victory of the crucifixion where the Lord Jesus Christ provided cleansing from the old nature. I put on the new man and stand into all the victory of the resurrection and the provision He has made for me to live above sin (Rom. 6; Eph. 4:22-24).
Therefore, today I put off all forms of selfishness and put on the new nature with its love. I put off all forms of fear and put on the new nature with its courage. I put off all forms of weakness and put on the new nature with its strength. I put off all forms of lust and put on the new nature with its righteousness, purity and honesty. I am trusting You to show me how to make this practical in my daily life (Gal. 5:24).
In every way I stand in the victory of the ascension and glorification of the Lord Jesus Christ, whereby all the principalities and powers were made subject to Him. I claim my place in Christ as victorious with Him over all the enemies of my soul. Blessed Holy Spirit, I pray that You would fill me (Eph. 5:18). Come into my life, break down every idol and cast out every foe.
I am thankful, Heavenly Father, for the expression of Your will for my daily life as You have shown me in Your Word. I, therefore, claim all the will of God for today. I am thankful that You have blessed me with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ Jesus (Eph. 1:3). I am thankful that You have begotten me unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead (1 Pet. 1:3). I am thankful that You have made provision so that today I can live filled with the Spirit of God with love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control in my life (Gal. 5:22-23).
I recognize that this is Your will for me and I therefore reject and resist all the endeavors of Satan and his wicked spirits to rob me of the will of God. I refuse in this day to believe my feelings and I hold up the Shield of Faith against all the accusations and distortions and insinuations that Satan would put into my mind. I claim the fullness of the will of God for my life today.
Heavenly Father, in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, I completely surrender myself to You as a living sacrifice. I choose not to be conformed to this world. I choose to be transformed by the renewing of my mind, and I pray that You would show me Your will and enable me to walk in all the fullness of Your will today (Rom. 12:1-2).
I am thankful, Heavenly Father, that the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds, to the casting down of imaginations and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and to bring every thought into obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ (2 Cor. 10:4-5). Therefore, in my own life today I tear down the strongholds of Satan and smash the plans of Satan that have been formed against me. I tear down the strongholds of Satan against my mind, and I surrender my mind to You, blessed Holy Spirit. I affirm, Heavenly Father, that You have not given me the spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind (2 Tim. 1:7).
I break and smash the strongholds of Satan formed against my emotions today and I give my emotions to You. I smash the strongholds of Satan formed against my will today. I give my will to You, and choose to make the right decisions of faith. I smash the strongholds of Satan formed against my body today. I give my body to You recognizing that I am Your temple (1 Cor. 6:19). I rejoice in Your mercy and goodness.
Heavenly Father, I pray that now and through this day You would strengthen and enlighten me, show me the way Satan is hindering and tempting and lying and distorting the truth in my life. Enable me to be the kind of person that would please You. Enable me to be aggressive in prayer and faith. Enable me to be aggressive mentally, to think about and practice Your Word, and to give You Your rightful place in my life.
I pray that You, blessed Holy Spirit, would bring all the work of the crucifixion, all the work of the resurrection, all the work of the glorification, and all the work of Pentecost into my life today.
I surrender myself to You. I refuse to be discouraged. You are the God of all hope. You have proven Your power by resurrecting Jesus Christ from the dead, and I claim in every way this victory over all satanic forces in my life. I pray in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ with thanksgiving. Amen.
From a tract.
Reprinted from an early edition of Herald of His Coming.
http://www.heraldofhiscoming.com/Past%20Issues/2012/April/appropriating_the_promises.htm
If you observe closely, you would see that this powerful prayer has its foundation on 'Who we Are' and 'What we have in Christ.' Unless you know the promises you cannot appropriate them. The word of God says, 'My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.' (Hosea4:6)
To rise to this level of praying, you need to saturate your mind with the word of God and know who you are and what you have in Him.
What you have
https://christian-talk.forumotion.com/t5699-in-him-part2-what-we-have-in-him
Who you are
https://christian-talk.forumotion.com/t5697-in-christ-or-in-him-what-we-are-and-what-we-have-part-1
And if you don't know Him or knew Him but have fallen away from Him, you can find your way back by repenting, confessing your sins and be restored back to fellowshipping with Him
16 But to the wicked God says: " What right have you to declare My statutes, Or take My covenant in your mouth,
17 Seeing you hate instruction And cast My words behind you?(Ps50:16-17)
13 Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists took it upon themselves to call the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, "We exorcise you by the Jesus whom Paul preaches."
14 Also there were seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did so.
15 And the evil spirit answered and said, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?"
16 Then the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
Acts 19:13-16
https://christian-talk.forumotion.com/t5614-salvation-siren-sounds
https://christian-talk.forumotion.com/t5550-dear-friend-seeker-inquirer
https://christian-talk.forumotion.com/t5531-today-i-come-to-the-throne-of-grace
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