The Purpose and Power of Prayer - Utilizing God’s Gift With Accuracy And Authority

But throughout the tour we operated this way often. Our purpose was not to teach but to discern what God was saying, pray it and decree it.

Therefore, Chuck's prophesying was never truly an interruption, but a welcome accomplishment of our mission. The night we were in San Antonio, Chuck prophesied that if we prayed, Saddam Hussein would be captured within seven days. My first thought was, Why are you handing me the mike? You got us into this situation; you get us out. But it was too late—I had the mike and everyone was looking at me. I did the only thing I knew to do—pray. As I prayed, I began to move from priestly to kingly intercession.

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I discerned that the Holy Spirit was leading me to command and decree that the demonic activity keeping Hussein hidden be broken. Other leaders came to the platform and offered similar prayers and decrees. Kingly intercession is released through decrees. With them we "legislate" God's will on earth, in much the same way an earthly king would dictate his.

In Releasing the Prophetic Destiny of a Nation , Chuck writes the following about prophetic revelation and decrees: He wants us to commune with Him, listen carefully to His voice, gain prophetic revelation, and decree that revelation into the earth. This will unlock miracles and release His blessings. Prophesying is declaring His mind and His heart. As we speak, He forms His will in the earth. There are two types of prophetic activity, and here Chuck alludes to both.

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Prophesying is more than foretelling—predicting the future. It is also forthtelling—speaking forth the plans and will of God for the present and the future. This is still classified biblically as prophetic because of the discernment required for us to know His plans and will. John the Baptist was called a prophet, yet as far as we know he did no foretelling or predicting of future events. He did, however, discern the times and speak forth what God was saying about the present.

While on our tour, we never released the same prophetic words, decrees or strategies for any two states. In the Texas gathering where we decreed Hussein's capture, God had given me a word about the state's prophetic calling and destiny. When I spoke it, saying God's purposes for America would sometimes be declared, launched or pictured from there, Chuck began to receive a prophetic download. He heard the Spirit say, "Go to the platform and prophesy what I give you—and don't think about it.

What prophetic dynamics occurred in the meeting that night? First, there was prophetic discernment of one of God's overall purposes for a state. This prepared the way for a prophetic word concerning His specific desire at that moment. All this worked together to become kingly intercession made by the ekklesia, the legislative body of Christ, ruling for Him on earth.

It was kingdom authority releasing kingdom power, just as Jesus instructed us to do: You can and should release this type of intercession, not only for the world at large but also for your private and immediate world. Do it for individuals, your family, your business, your church and your city.

Sit on the devil's chest! What are decrees, declarations and proclamations? Chuck writes, again in Releasing the Prophetic Destiny of a Nation: A decree is something that seems to be foreordained. This is what makes a decree prophetic. A decree is linked with setting apart or ordaining something or someone.

This statement is what a plaintiff sometimes releases in his complaint, which results in a court action. The power of words is amazing. Job alluded to this power when he said, "How forceful are right words! The word translated "forceful" actually means "to press" in Hebrew.

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Words seal deals and decree laws. They are powerful, even influencing life and death see Prov. Words may be the most powerful conduit of authority and power in the world. God's, "Let there be …," created the world and everything in it. Nails help us build, construct, assemble and hold things together. Luke's Gospel says that even the incarnation—God's becoming human—was caused by a combination of God's words and His Spirit. When Mary asked how she, a virgin, could have a child, the angel informed her that the power of the Holy Spirit would overshadow her and impregnate her with Jesus 1: Then he said, "Nothing will be impossible with God" 1: This translation doesn't do justice to the strength of what the angel actually said.

The most literal and accurate rendering is: What a claim this is, and what ramifications it carries for us! Our all-powerful God infuses transcendent power into His words. They become the carriers of His awesome strength. In the Scriptures, God issues a myriad of decrees or declarations. To violate His command is rebellion against His authority and invites certain judgment. God also calls His Word a sword with which He rules and judges. His declarations not only create and build but also judge and destroy. They are both constructive and destructive. Some of God's decrees are to create or perform something in the present; others are declarations about the future.

As with every spiritual matter, our unwavering standard to distinguish truth from error is the written Word of God. We believe that if Christians correctly understand and properly apply the truths conveyed by these terms, their walk with the Lord will be greatly enhanced. Furthermore, if each Christian knows and uses biblical terminology, it will help to generate more unity among Christians.

The central thesis of this study is that all Christians have been given the same power of God, holy spirit, and each has avenues to utilize that power. Scripture teaches the Body of Christ is like the human body; no part is unimportant; each part has been placed specifically by God and the Lord Jesus; and each part is essential to the fluid working of the whole body. In the Body of Christ, which is the Church, we do not all have the same function, but we can each function with the same power of holy spirit.

We realize there is a lot of confusion about the gift of holy spirit among Christians today, and again we must emphasize that the written Word of God takes precedence over sincere Christian opinion. If you have been confused about holy spirit, it will bless you immensely to learn that when you confessed Jesus as Lord and believed God raised him from the dead Rom.

October 2018

When you were saved, you were once and for all born again, anointed, baptized with holy spirit and forever filled to capacity with holy spirit, which is the divine nature of God. Then we will look at what it means to be born again, and what one receives in his new birth.

We will examine the vital difference between the Giver God, the Holy Spirit and the gift of His divine nature holy spirit. After that, we will see the one gift of holy spirit has a number of manifestations that are readily available to every Christian. In closing, we will set forth from Scripture our completeness in Christ, and upon that basis, exhort all of us to walk boldly in him.

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