Apasionada y Ferviente 
Perseverancia en la Oración

1970658_1073317269398046_2570439853972211040_n-2“La oración ha de estar revestida con fervor, fuerza, y poder. Es la fuerza que, centrada en Dios, determina la cantidad de Él que se dará para el bien sobre la tierra. Los hombres que son fervientes de espíritu están dedicados a obtener justicia, verdad, gracia, y toda otra gracia sublime y poderosa que adornan el carácter del autentico e incuestionable hijo de Dios.”

¿Estás perseverando apasionada y fervientemente en buscar a Dios en la oración? ¿Eres como Jacob que dijo ‘no te soltaré hasta que me bendigas’? A Dios le gusta cuando luchamos con Él en oración porque es una actividad apasionada. Hagamos de la ferviente perseverancia en buscar a Dios en oración nuestra primera prioridad, nuestro total enfoque y nuestra máxima meta. Si esto está en orden, todo lo demás cae en su sitio. Es increíble el cómo la perseverancia ferviente y apasio ada en la oración pone todo lo demás en su sitio en nuestras vidas. El caos se convierte en paz, la confusión en descanso y la desesperación en gozo.

Ha habido personas que me han preguntado, “¿Dios contesta de verdad las oraciones?”

Hace años, estando en las misiones, un misionero me dijo que realmente no quería orar porque no creía que Dios contestase oraciones. Este individuo no veía las respuestas a las oraciones que estaba esperando porque paraba demasiado pronto. Quiero asegurarte hoy que Dios sí contesta oraciones si no nos rendimos y si somos apasionados y fervientes en perseguirle a Él en la intercesión.

Dios espera para ver lo determinado que estamos en la fe. Él espera para ver si no le vamos a soltar a no ser que nos bendiga. Él anda buscando fervor y perseverancia, una determinación que continúa en fe contra todo pronostico. Él busca a aquellos que son apasionados acerca de Él y aprenden a confiar en Él a pesar de como estén las cosas en el ámbito natural.

“Esperad en él en todo tiempo, o pueblos; Derramad delante de él vuestro corazón: Dios es nuestro amparo” (Salmos 62:8).

¿Que significa ser ferviente en la oración?

E. M. Bounds dice, “‘El fervor es el alma de la oración’. El diccionario Webster dice que fervor quiere decir ‘Ser caliente, hervir, brillar, excitado, empecinado, animado’. Fervientemente significa ‘con ahínco, con celo.'” Dios busca ferviente determinación en nuestras oraciones. Él quiere que estemos encendidos en nuestras oraciones. La oración ferviente puede no siempre ser emocional. Hay momentos de intensidad en silencio y de una pasión interna. Hay momentos en los que oramos en quietud pero con fe que no se doblega. Pero sea que la oración ferviente sea con o sin emociones externas, es apasionada y espera una respuesta de Dios.

“Clamé con todo mi corazón; respóndeme, Jehová” (Salmo 119:145).

Como muchos de vosotros, yo también estoy esperando poderosas contestaciones a grandes peticiones. Éstas son especialmente acerca de un movimiento mundial de oración. Sé en mi corazón que Dios contesta oraciones cuando no nos rendimos. Incluso en mi reciente batalla contra el cáncer, yo sabía en mi corazón que Dios saldría adelante por mí. Así que continúo perseverando en mis peticiones. He determinado en mi corazón que no voy a soltar hasta que Dios me bendiga. Te animo a que hagas lo mismo. Dios busca carácter. Él también está buscando a aquellos que le pedirán cosas grandes para Su gloria porque Él es un Dios grande. Así que asegúrate que le hagas peticiones a tamaño de Dios.

El apóstol Pablo no tenía miedo de pedirle cosas grandes a Dios porque él sabía que Dios era capaz de contestarle en su momento.

“Pablo era un notable ejemplo de un hombre que poseía un espíritu ferviente de oración. Sus peticiones eran consumidoras. Se centraba inamovible sobre el objetivo de su deseo y después Dios era capaz de concedérselo.”


¿Porqué ser apasionado y perseverar fervientemente en oración?

“Las oraciones deben estar al rojo vivo. Es la oración ferviente que es efectiva y aprovechable. La frialdad del espíritu estorba la oración. Hace falta fuego para lanzar las oraciones. Un alma cálida crea la atmósfera favorable para la oración porque es proclive al fervor. La oración asciende al cielo con el fuego.” Citas sin nombrar por E. M. Bounds

  • Dios contesta las oraciones fervientes – La oración ferviente es específica y con una meta clara. A Dios le encanta contestar este tipo de oraciones. “la oración del justo, obrando eficazmente, puede mucho” (Santiago 5:16).

  • Dios está aumentando tu fe y traerá recompensa – Hace falta tener fe para estar orando a veces durante años esperando respuestas a nuestras oraciones. Hemos de creer que Él contestará y que Él es galardonador de aquellos que lo buscan diligentemente.
    “Empero sin fe es imposible agradar á Dios; porque es menester que el que á Dios se allega, crea que le hay, y que es galardonador de los que le buscan” (Hebreos 11:6).
  • Dios te está preparando para la respuesta – La mayoría de nosotros no estamos realmente preparados para la respuesta a algunas de nuestras peticiones, especialmente con respecto a nuestro destino. No podríamos manejar la bendición si llegase de forma prematura. Dios quiere que seamos santos. El carácter es tan importante para Dios.
    “Si no como aquel que os ha llamado es santo, sed también vosotros santos en toda conversación: Porque escrito está: Sed santos, porque yo soy santo” (1 Pedro 1:15-16).
  • A Dios le import – Mi amigo misionero que no creía que Dios contestase oraciones se estaba perdiendo una gran verdad acerca de Dios, y esa es el hecho de que a Dios le importa. Él quiere contestar tus oraciones. Su amor es profundo y no falla.
    “Mas yo en tu misericordia he confiado: Se alegrará mi corazón en tu salud. Cantaré á Jehová, Porque me ha hecho bien” (Salmo 13:5-6).

Hay muchas formas para ayudarte a incrementar tu pasión y ferviente perseverancia en la oración. La alabanza y la adoración proveen la atmósfera para la oración ferviente. Pedirle a los demás que oren específicamente con respecto a tu perseverancia y orar conjuntamente con otros puede activar tu fe y tu fervor. La sensibilidad al Espíritu Santo conforme te guíe en la oración te ayudará a orar fervientes oraciones enfocadas y que den en el blanco. Mi fervor y perseverancia en la oración aumenta cuando busco a los perdidos o salgo en viajes misioneros. Veo las necesidades cara a cara. Vivir una vida equilibrada y conseguir suficiente sueño puede también ayudar.

También ayuda saber el que la oración ferviente y perseverante no es siempre audible o emocional. J. Hudson Taylor, el famoso misionero para China, es un gran ejemplo para nosotros. Él estableció más de 200 emplazamientos misioneros, entrenó a más de 700 trabajadores chinos, desarrolló una iglesia china de alrededor de 125.000, bautizó a casi 50.000 chinos y ayudó a traer a cientos de misioneros al campo de las misiones.

Éste era un misionero que confesaba que su corazón a veces parecía de madera cuando oraba. Su fervor en la oración no era exterior sino perseverante. Su pasión interior y perseverancia en la oración trajo grandes resultados.

Muchos de nosotros estamos viendo las Olimpiadas. ¿Porqué no estar con Dios en las Olimpiadas en tu vida de oración? Aquellos atletas que llegan a las olimpiadas han practicado una y otra vez durante años. Ellos han aprendido a perseverar cuando nadie les estaba viendo. La mayoría de ellos han tenido pasión por un deporte, y se han enfocado en ese deporte sin variar, ya sea patinaje, esquiar, etc.

¿No podríamos nosotros hacer lo mismo con la oración? ¿No podremos llegar hasta el final y conseguir una medalla de oro ante el asiento del juicio de Cristo debido a nuestra ferviente y apasionada perseverancia en la oración?

Quiero afirmar tu llamado a la oración y animarte para que vayas por el oro. Tienes una nube de testigos en el Cielo que ahora mismo te están animando. ¡Ve a por todas! Dios contestará tus oraciones aquí en la tierra, pero la verdadera bendición será cuando llegues a la línea de meta y después te enteres en el Cielo de la forma en la que Dios usó todas tus oraciones para Sus propósitos eternos.

Como Pablo, corramos para asirnos de este momento en oración. Que digamos como Jacob, ‘No te soltaré hasta que me bendigas’. Nuestra ferviente y apasionada perseverancia en la oración nos traerá el premio.

“¿No sabéis que los que corren en el estadio, todos á la verdad corren, mas uno lleva el premio? Corred de tal manera que lo obtengáis. Y todo aquel que lucha, de todo se abstiene: y ellos, á la verdad, para recibir una corona corruptible; más nosotros, incorruptible. Así que, yo de esta manera corro, no como á cosa incierta; de esta manera peleo, no como quien hiere el aire: Antes hiero mi cuerpo, y lo pongo en servidumbre; no sea que, habiendo predicado á otros, yo mismo venga á ser reprobado” (1 Corintios 9:24-27).

“Es un momento para la humildad; un momento para la intercesión; un momento para preparación natural y espiritual; y un momento para que la gloria de Dios brille y haga que la luz venza a las tinieblas. Viene una oleada de la gloria de Dios que sobrepasará a todo lo que hemos visto en la historia reciente de la iglesia. El llamado es para que nos deshagamos de nuestra apatía, nos levantemos como un faro de luz y a través de la oración y obras de compasión de los santos nos hagamos con el momento mientras que aun podamos.” (Palabras de la reunión de los profetas en Colorado Springs)

By Debbie Przybylski
Intercessors Arise International
IHOPOKC

Agenda de Oraciones

12392026_1070672069662566_6742401726963000936_n“Prefiero recordar las hazanas del Senor, traer a la memoria sus milagros de antano. Meditare en todas tus proezas; evocare tus obras poderosas. Santos, oh Dios, son tus caminos; ¿qué dios hay tan excelso como nuestros Dios? (Salmos 77:11-13).

Algunas de las revelaciones y experiencias más profundas proceden de nuestras agendas de oraciones. Dios quiere hablarnos y darnos revelaciones acerca de nuestras vidas. Mantener una agenda trae forma y orden a todo lo que hagamos. He mantenido una agenda de oraciones durante muchos años, y esto me ayuda a mantener mi vida y mis prioridades en orden. Me ayuda a recordar lo que Dios ha hecho. Verdaderamente, ha sido una de las disciplinas más importantes de mi vida de oración.

La agenda de oraciones es una forma de dialogar diariamente con Dios y nos ayuda a mantener un hilo de cómo Dios nos está hablando. Muchas revelaciones en estas cartas de Intercesores Arriba salen de mi agenda de oraciones con el Señor. Lo recomiendo encarecidamente.

Dios quiere dejar caer ideas y estrategias divinas dentro de nuestros corazones, pero las olvidamos pronto si no las escribimos y oramos acerca de ellas. Mantener la agenda de oración ayuda de muchas maneras a mantenernos conscientes de lo que Dios está diciendo. Es una manera de escuchar con atención porque Dios siempre nos está hablando la verdad, y con frecuencia es dentro de ese silbido apacible que lo hace. La agenda de oraciones puede a ayudarnos a recibir la verdad de Dios en lugar de las mentiras del enemigo. La oración es el trabajo más creativo e importante que podemos hacer, porque todo otro trabajo fluye de una vida de oración. Incluye alabanza, acción de gracias, intercesión, peticiones, confesión, oír, fijar metas con Dios, y muchas otras cosas.

Todas estas dimensiones de la oración pueden ser parte de nuestra agenda de oraciones. Con certeza, mantener una agenda de oraciones harán nuestras vidas más profundas y más ricas, conforme escribimos y recordamos lo que Dios esta diciéndonos y lo que estamos trayendo ante Su trono con regularidad en oración.

Los Beneficios de la Agenda de Oraciones

“Traigo a la memoria los tiempos de antano: medito en todas tus proezas, considero las obras de tus manos” (Salmos 143:5).

  • Nos ayuda a dar cuentas personalmente por lo que oímos de Dios – Dios nos habla cuando oramos y meditamos en Su Palabra. Cuando escribimos en la agenda, podemos hacernos responsables de los pasos que El pueda querer que tomemos o sobre lo que El quiere que nos concentremos en la oración durante un periodo de tiempo.
  • Aumenta nuestra interacción con Dios – Puede hacer a Dios más real para nosotros. El añora tener comunión con nosotros, y mantener la agenda puede profundizar nuestra intimidad con El. Nos ayuda a mantenernos alertas cuando estamos cansados.
  • Abre del todo nuestros corazones a Dios – Personalmente he encontrado que puedo abrir mi corazón a Dios de una forma más profunda cuando mantengo una agenda de oraciones, pensamientos e ideas.
  • Nos ayuda a procesar nuestros pensamientos – Ayuda muchísimo a pensar a través de aquello sobre lo que Dios nos está hablando o sobre lo que hemos estado leyendo. Cuando escribimos nuestros pensamientos según pasamos tiempo con Dios, nos ayuda a procesar lo que esta ocurriendo en nuestras vidas.
  • Nos recuerda lo que Dios nos ha dicho – Podemos olvidar con tanta facilidad lo que Dios nos ha hablado a nuestros corazones en Su Palabra si no lo escribimos y nos lo recordamos más adelante. Con mucha frecuencia en la Biblia, se nos dice que recordemos los hechos y los caminos de Dios.
  • Nos permite ver patrones y conseguir claridad – Podemos ver lugares fuertes en nuestras vidas que son recurrentes. Puede que comencemos a ver con más claridad lo que Dios nos esté repitiendo una y otra vez o pasos de acción de obediencia que debamos tomar.
  • Nos permite registrar la fidelidad de Dios en el pasado – La agenda de oración nos permite meditar sobre los recuerdos de la fidelidad de Dios. David mantenía una agenda de oraciones. Escribió muchísimos de los salmos y recordaba de forma continua las bendiciones de Dios del pasado.
  • Nos ayuda a recordar lo que ha pasado – La agenda de oraciones me ha ayudado muchísimo en mis viajes, porque puedo volver a ella y recordar lo que ha pasado. La vida actual es tan compleja. Es fácil olvidar lo que ha ocurrido y lo que hemos aprendido.
  • Cambia nuestra perspectiva – la agenda de oraciones es terapéutica. Es como estar en una sesión de conserjería con Dios cuando escribimos nuestros pensamientos y nuestras oraciones a El. Con frecuencia nuestra perspectiva cambia cuando empezamos a ver las cosas desde Su punto de vista.
  • Lleva a la acción – Con frecuencia podemos tomar acción cuando procesamos nuestros pensamientos a través de la agenda de oraciones. Los pasos de acción a tomar se vuelven claros porque los estamos escribiendo con la ayuda y dirección divina de Dios.
  • Nos ayuda a ver el proceso de crecimiento de nuestras vidas – La agenda de oraciones nos ayuda a crecer más rápidamente porque tratamos los asuntos que conciernen a Dios. A través de la agenda, vemos nuestras vidas con más claridad a través de los ojos de Dios.

Como Mantener una Agenda de Oraciones

“En mi corazon se agita un bello tema mientras recito mis versos ante el rey; mi lengua es como pluma de habil escritor” (Salmos 45:1).

  • Comienza a escribir – hay muchas maneras de mantener la agenda. Dios te dará creatividad. Algunos ejemplos de oraciones, poesía, tus sueños, metas, cargas, delicias, gozos, Escrituras, canciones, cartas o lo que Dios te esté diciendo.
  • Trabajar en la agenda con regularidad, pero no como tarea – Puedes trabajar en la agenda a diario, semanalmente, o con la frecuencia que quieras. Realmente depende de ti. Es importante no ver la agenda de oraciones como una tarea cargante o como un deber. Es un amigo y te ayudara en la vida más que cargarte con otra responsabilidad.
  • Registrar peticiones de oración y fecharlas – Así podrás mirar atrás y ver como y cuando Dios contestó tus oraciones. Esto construirá tu fe en la oración. También te recordara peticiones que requieren más intercesión.
  • Registrar las respuestas de Dios a tus oraciones – Mi esposo hacia eso cuando vivía en el extranjero y vio con que fidelidad Dios contestó sus oraciones. Registró las fechas de las respuestas de las oraciones. Es un testimonio de la bondad de Dios.
  • Vigila para ver el progreso de tu vida espiritual – Siempre miro atrás en mis agendas de oraciones y veo como cambio y me desarrollo espiritualmente de año en año. Me ayuda muchísimo ver desarrollo espiritual en mi vida y el como Dios está trabajando.
  • Escribe lo que Dios te esta diciendo – Esto es importante para que puedas mirar en tu agenda durante las épocas tranquilas de tu vida espiritual. Pregúntate, “¿Como se esta revelando Dios a mi personalmente?
  • Escribe citas bíblicas claves que te hablen durante los tiempos de oración – Dios te guiara y te ayudara en momentos importantes de tomas de decisión a través del uso de Las Escrituras.

Te animo a que hagas de la agenda de oración una práctica regular en tu vida. Creo que tú, también, encontraras que es una increíble bendición en tu vida de oración y devocional.

“Refugiense en el Senor y en su fuerza, busquen siempre su presencia! Recuerden las maravillas que ha realizado, los prodigios yu los juicios que ha emitido!” (1 Crónicas 16:11-12).



By Debbie Przybylski
Intercessors Arise International
IHOPKC

Worship Hymns in the Book of Revelation

  • 12346470_1067355386660901_2081963767527412930_nJohn’s thanksgiving to Jesus for such great love that makes us kings and priests unto God – “To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen” (Revelation 1:5, 6)
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  • The seraphim’s song magnifying the Father’s transcendent beauty “The four living creatures . . . do not rest day or night, saying: ‘HOLY, HOLY, HOLY, LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, who was and is and is to come!'” (Revelation 4:8)
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  • The 24 elders sing to the Father – This is the 1st “worthy song”. Note 3 themes in their praise. “The 24 elders fall down saying: ‘YOU ARE WORTHY, O LORD, to receive glory and honor and power; for you created all things and by your will they exist and were created'” (Revelation 4:10-11).
  • The seraphim and the 24 elders before the Throne sing to Jesus – This is the 2nd “worthy song”. Note the 5 verbs that describe Jesus’ activity in redemption. “. . . the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders sang a new song, saying: ‘YOU ARE WORTHY to take the scroll, and to open its seals; for you were slain, and have redeemed us to God by your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, And have made us KINGS AND PRIESTS TO OUR GOD; And we shall reign on the earth'” (Revelation 5:8-10)
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  • The angelic host, the seraphim and the 24 elders sing to Jesus as the scroll is about to be opened – This is the 3rd and final “worthy song” in the New Testament. Note 7 themes in their praise. “. . . many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand saying with a loud voice: ‘WORTHY IS THE LAMB who was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom, and strength and honor and glory and blessing!'” (Revelation 5:11-12)
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  • The Song of all creation before the Throne as the scroll is opened – Note there are only 3 times that ALL the saints worship together before the Throne (Revelation 5:11-14; 7:9-12; 19:1-7). “And EVERY CREATURE which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying: ‘Blessing and honor and glory and power be to Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, forever and ever!'” (Rev. 5:13)
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  • Worship from all nations as result of the Great Harvest at the end of the age“. . . a great multitude . . . of all nations . . . standing before the throne . . . saying, ‘SALVATION BELONGS TO OUR GOD WHO SITS ON THE THRONE, AND TO THE LAMB!'” (Rev. 7:9-10).
  • The angelic host responds seeing people from all nations worship God – Note 7 themes in their praise. “All the angels . . . and the elders and the four living creatures . . . worshiped God, saying: ‘Amen!’ Blessing and glory and wisdom, thanksgiving and honor and power and might, be to our God forever and ever. Amen’ (Rev. 7:11-12).
  • The tribulation saints worship in context to the end time judgments“I saw . . . a sea of glass mingled with fire . . . standing . . . having harps of God they sing the song of Moses and the song of the Lamb, saying, ‘Great and marvelous are Your works, LORD GOD ALMIGHTY! Just and true are Your ways, O KING OF SAINTS! Who shall not fear you, O Lord, and glorify your name? FOR YOU ALONE ARE HOLY. For all nations shall come and worship before you, for your judgments have been manifested'” (Revelation 15:2-4)
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  • God’s righteousness is declared in light of His end time judgments“. . . the angel of the waters saying: ‘YOU ARE RIGHTEOUS, O LORD, the one who is and who was and who is to be, BECAUSE YOU HAVE JUDGED THESE THINGS. For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. For it is their just due'” (Revelation 16:4-5)
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  • A voice from God’s altar of incense before the Throne“I heard another from the altar saying, ‘Even SO, LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, TRUE AND RIGHTEOUS ARE YOUR JUDGMENTS'” (Rev. 16:7).
  • The Bride worships God in light of the end time judgments – Note 4 themes in their praise. “. . . a loud voice of a great multitude . . . saying, ‘Alleluia! Salvation and glory and honor and power belong to the Lord our God! FOR TRUE AND RIGHTEOUS ARE HIS JUDGMENTS, BECAUSE HE HAS JUDGED THE GREAT HARLOT who corrupted the earth with her fornication; and He has avenged on her the blood of His servants shed by her'” (Revelation 19:1-2).
  • The Bride worships God at the wedding supper of the Lamb“. . . the voice of a great multitude . . . saying ‘Allelulah! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns! Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready'” (Revelation 19:5-6).

Treasures Of Wisdom Released in 24/7 Prayer

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“It’s very valid to pray for spiritual passion, for consuming zeal, for a release of insatiable hunger in your heart, for holy thoughts and godly desires. It’s valid to pray that you might see and feel what the Father sees and feels when He beholds His dear Son. It’s valid to cry out for intimacy with the person who feeds you from His own hand, the person who guards your soul, the person who gives you wisdom and revelation, the person from whose mouth comes knowledge and understanding.” Mike Bickle

24/7 prayer and worship releases the wisdom and the purposes of God. As we near the end of the age, there is the increasing necessity to know God’s wisdom in our personal lives and in the corporate body of Christ. We cannot afford to live undisciplined, prayerless lives. It’s time to pray for a spiritual passion and zeal to consume the people of God. We need to cry out to God for a new level of His wisdom. This will enable us to live out in a practical way God’s will. He will direct us to do the most important things at the right time. This will bring a greater increase of fruitfulness and effectiveness as we move out of the prayer room with the wisdom and authority of God in increasing measure. Praying biblical prayers for wisdom will have a dramatic effect in your area. Permeate your area with prayers for the treasures of God to be released in wisdom and understanding. I encourage you to begin to pray the following Scriptures over your city and over the body of Christ.


Pray for the Release of God’s Wisdom

  • Pray that the wisdom of the treasures and mystery of Christ will be released in your city“My purpose is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge” (Colossians 2:2-3).

  • Pray that the wisdom of the Spirit will be released in our lives“Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your hold mountain, to the place where you dwell. Then will I go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and my delight. I will praise you with the harp, O God, my God” (Psalm 43:3-4).

  • Pray that the wisdom of God’s purposes will be released in the corporate church“… this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles, the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things. His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realm, according to his eternal purposes which he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Ephesians 3:8b-11).

  • Pray that the wisdom of God will be released in particular ministries and churches “For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God” (Colosians 1:9-10).

  • Pray that the wisdom needed for our personal direction will be released in our lives“Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all the day” (Psalm 25:4-5).

Let us remember that when 24-7 prayer is started in our cities, God will release His Spirit of wisdom in increasing measure. We should pray the above biblical prayers for wisdom individually, in our church prayer meetings and then in our 24-7 citywide prayer meetings. Began where you are at present. If you do not have 24-7 prayer in your city, pray these prayers over your region so that God can prepare the area for what He wants to do. Do not be discouraged, but know that God is more interested in 24-7 prayer than you and I are. He will bring it about in His timing. Let us not grow weary. Pray that the Spirit of prayer would fall on the church regionally and worldwide. We read in Zechariah 12:10a, “And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication.”


By Debbie Przybylski
Intercessors Arise International
IHOPKC

The Tabernacle Of David

  • The building of David’s tabernacle.
    Amos 9:11-12; Acts 15:16-17.
    The 3 dimensions to this restoration.
    A priestly dimension – focused on 24 hour a day worship and intercession that follows the Davidic order of worship.
    A prophetic dimension – focused on the release of the prophetic ministry in the church of Jesus Christ – Acts 2:17.
    A kingly dimension – focused on the apostolic ministry that accomplish the tasks of the kingdom with power fulfilling the Great Commission – evangelism, community and equipping.
    The Tabernacle of David in all 3 dimensions had its beginning of restoration in the New Testament church. However, the completion of these 3 dimensions have not yet been fully restored that the nations might know God. The Tabernacle of David is essential in the completion of the Great Harvest of souls promised to the church at the end of the age. We believe that city wide prayer ministries will fill the earth before the Lord returns.
  • David’s Tabernacle is a picture of ministry to God in spirit and truth (John 4:24)Revelation 45 – The 2 primary activities are seen in Revelation 5:8. The harp – speaks of God’s songs and God’s music in the heavenly court. The bowl – speaks of God’s prayers that are imparted into the heart of the saints.

A General Overview of the Tabernacle of David

Important Scriptures Relating to David’s Tabernacle

The Tabernacle of David in History of the Kings of Israel

  • Each time one of the kings of Israel reinstituted the Davidic order of worship in the temple then spiritual break through and military victory came soon afterwards. 8 specific leaders embraced the Tabernacle of David dimensions of the priestly ministry of David. The 8 specific periods of Israel when the Tabernacle of David was established.
    David – 1 Chronicles 1516 – 1050 B.C.
    Solomon – 2 Chronicles 5, 6, 7 – 1010. B.C.
    Jehoshaphat – 2 Chronicles 20 – 896 B.C.
    Joash – 2 Chronicles 2324 – approximately 835 B.C.
    Hezekiah – 2 Chronicles 2930 – 726 B.C.
    Josiah – 2 Chronicles 35 – 623 B.C.
    Ezra – Ezra 3:10-13 – 536B.C.
    Nehemiah – Nehemiah 12:28-47 – 446 B.C.

The Roots Of The 24/7 Prayer Movement


”The very zealous Moravians had found a worthy leader in Zinzendorf. He was a man of serious devotion, fervent prayer, and was known for his commitment to radical holiness. In modern terminology, we would say that he had a tremendous hunger for God.” Unnamed quotes by Pitts Evans

As we arise in 24-7 prayer, it is important that we look at our historical roots. Understanding the historical beginnings of day and night prayer should challenge us for the future. The prayer movement is quickly spreading around the world, but it is not without commitment and hard work. As we begin establishing 24-7 prayer in our cities and see the largeness of the task, we may be tempted to ask ourselves several questions. “Is 24-7 prayer possible for our city?” “Has this ever been done before?” “Can we have faith for such a big venture as day and night prayer? “Will it be worth it? “What is the value of such intensity in prayer hour after hour and day after day?” These questions are legitimate because we need to really believe in prayer in order to pay the price. It will cost each one of us time and effort. We can’t begin and then quit. We are in this for the long haul.

These questions have an answer that should motivate each one of us to continue. Yes, this has been done before. In fact, there has already been a 100-year, non-stop prayer meeting with absolutely fantastic results. Day and night prayer is certainly possible. The way has been paved before us in the spiritual realm. It has been done in a place called Herrnhut (meaning “on watch for the Lord”) in Germany. It can, therefore, be done in your city. It is going to be worth more than we can right now comprehend. And it is of the highest value. This 24-7 prayer meeting launched a worldwide missionary movement! The results of the 24-7 prayer movement that you and I are entering into will shake the entire world and will reach from one nation to another. There will not be a place on earth that will not be touched dramatically by 24-7 prayer. Therefore, we must not give up because of the difficulties. We must look forward with anticipation to what God is going to do through united prayer and fervent devotion.

“For more than one hundred years, beginning on August 26, 1727, there was a Moravian brother or sister somewhere engaged in prayer, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Among the brethren this meeting was known as the ‘Hourly Intercession.’ There was literal prayer without ceasing for one hundred years. The prayer focus soon moved from those at Herrnhut to lost souls in Europe and around the world. The Lord gave the entire community a burning desire to see sinners come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ and this fueled young Zinzendorf’s fire for evangelism.”

An Intense Devotional Life

The Moravian 100-year, continuous prayer meeting was started in 1727 by Count Zinzendorf. He was a deeply spiritual man and traced his intense devotional life to one event on a single day when he visited an art gallery and saw a portrait of Christ wearing a crown of thorns on his head. At the bottom of the picture was written, All this I did for you, what are you doing for Me?” “The nineteen year old Count was powerfully touched in a very personal way by the Holy Spirit. From that moment, Zinzendorf realized that he could never consider himself a follower of Jesus Christ and continue to live the carefree life of a European nobleman. To the horror of friends and family, he dedicated the rest of his life to the service of Jesus Christ.”

Count Zinzendorf gave inspirational leadership through the love that he had for the church and for prayer. His acceptance of even strangers, his selflessness and the great love for the Lord and people inspired others. He had a powerful interest in prayer. He would set aside whole days and nights to fast and pray when he was a university student. This 100-year, non-stop prayer meeting began because of his faithfulness in prayer in his small corner of the world called Herrnhut. The group of men and women he led in this 100-year prayer meeting were called the Moravians. The Moravians followed the example of Zinzendorf in living a holy and loving life. “In every detail of their lives – in business, pleasure, in Christian service, in civil duties – they took the Sermon on the Mount as a lamp to their feet.” Their powerful motto was “In essentials, unity; in nonessentials, liberty; and in all things, love.” Their testimony has spread all around the world but it began during one Communion service.

“The Holy Spirit fell on the group as on the day of Pentecost. Hearts were radically changed, and prayers were answered beyond expectations. Many more villagers began to set aside time for earnest prayer. Soon, prayer was gong on 24 hours a day. Even the children organized prayer circles. This wave of prayer did not cease for a hundred years. So transformed was the village that John Wesley, visiting in 1738, called it the happiest place on earth!” Joe Martin

The Moravian Mission Movement

“The focus of prayer at Hernnhut became world missions. The Lord gave the entire community a renewed call of the Great Commission, to go into all the world and preach the gospel. This resulted in the greatest concentration of Christian workers being sent out into foreign missions since the first century. ‘In the two decades that followed, the Moravians sent out more missionaries than all Protestants and Anglicans had sent out in the previous two centuries.'”

Shortly after this 100-year prayer meeting started, Count Zinzendorf felt strongly that they were to spread the gospel of Jesus to the unreached people around the world. The focus of prayer became world missions. They all felt the call of the Great Commission. So many workers were then sent out to the nations.

The continuous prayer meeting that God is presently initiating around the world will have the same focus. This is the time to bring in the harvest in every nation of the world. As we pray we will receive the heart of God for the nations. We will receive the burden of the Great Commission, and we will receive the anointing to reach our neighbors. We will no longer be able to contain or restrain the empowering and convicting force of the Holy Spirit. This is where we are headed.

I would like to tell you my experience in the harp and bowl prayer meetings that I am involved with in my church. I believe that we are beginning to move into more prayer for the nations and for the lost. Last week almost every prayer was concentrating on the lost. As we were praying Scripture, there was a harmonious direction in prayer towards the harvest and towards lost souls. God is directing our intercession. His heart is towards the lost and the nations. This prayer meeting was very powerful, and I believe it is because God is saying something. He seems to be showing us that it is time for all of us to open our eyes and look onto the fields, for they are ripe for harvest (John 4:35). He is beginning to focus us onto the lost just as he did with the Moravian prayer movement. This prayer movement that we all are becoming part of is going to usher in the second coming of Christ.

Ways to Apply the Moravian Example in 24-7 Prayer Meetings

Let the Moravian example challenge you to rise up higher in prayer than you have ever been before. The following quotes taken from the Moravian prayer movement are ways to apply this in your prayer meetings.

  • “He dedicated the rest of his life to the service of Jesus Christ.” – Pray that those in your prayer meeting will grow in an intense devotional life personally. Expect God to deepen everyone’s dedication to the point of sacrificial living.
  • “The Lord gave the entire community a burning desire to see sinners come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ” – Open your heart to those who do not know Christ. Be a witness and shine God’s light outside of the prayer meeting.
  • “The Lord gave the entire community a renewed call of the Great Commission, to go into all the world and preach the gospel” – Incorporate times to pray for the lost and for the nations. Be willing to reach out to the lost where you live.
  • “This resulted in the greatest concentration of Christian workers being sent out into foreign missions since the first century.” – Expect that God will call some from your prayer meeting to go to the nations. Be willing to go or to send as God directs.
  • “This fueled young Zinzendorf’s fire for evangelism.” – Expect God to burden those in the prayer meeting for evangelism and for your city. Cry out to God for your city. The Moravians had a burden for the lost.
  • “He was a man of serious devotion, fervent prayer, and was known for his commitment to radical holiness.” – Expect God to move those in your prayer meeting into radical holiness. There is no room for sin in one who is hungry for holiness. Confess all known sin on a daily basis.
  • “In essentials, unity; in nonessentials, liberty; and in all things, love” – Let unity and harmony be a high priority in all of your prayer meetings. Do all things in love.
  • “In every detail of their lives – in business, pleasure, in Christian service, in civil duties – they took the Sermon on the Mount as a lamp to their feet” – Live out the Sermon on the Mount as best you can as a group and individually. Let your life shine for Christ in the marketplace.
  • “Prayers were answered beyond expectation” – Expect God to answer prayer. Look forward with anticipation for the answer to your united prayer. Expect souls to come to Christ in your city.
  • “I have one passion; it is he and he alone.” – Narrow your life down to a passionate pursuit of Christ.

“Zinzendorf’s motto, ‘I have one passion; it is He and He alone,’ would fan into a move-ment that God would use to change the history of His church.” Joe Martin

New Testament Apostolic Prayers of Jesus, Peter & John

12376411_1069630333100073_4744088413570753451_nNew Testament Apostolic Prayers of Jesus, Peter & John

The Apostolic Prayers of Jesus

“Consider the Apostle…of our confession, Christ Jesus.” (Hebrews 3:1)

  1. The Lord’s Prayer.

    “In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. YOUR KINGDOM COME. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. GIVE US this day our daily bread. And FORGIVE US our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And DO NOT LEAD US into temptation, but DELIVER US from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen” (Matthew 6:9-13).

  1. Prayer for anointed laborers in the Harvest.

    “Then He said to His disciples, ‘The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore PRAY THE LORD OF THE HARVEST TO SEND OUT LABORERS into His harvest'” (Matthew 9:37-38; Luke 10:2).

  1. Prayer for the release of the Holy Spirit’s ministry.

    “If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, HOW MUCH MORE WILL YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER GIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT TO THOSE WHO ASK HIM!” (Luke 11:13)

  1. Prayer of strength in temptation.

    “Then He came to the disciple, ‘What? Could you not watch with Me one hour? Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation'” (Matthew 26:40-41)
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Jesus’ High Priestly Prayer – John 17

  1. Jesus prays to keep the saints in the Father’s name.

    “I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are” (John 17:11).

  1. Jesus prays to keep the saints from the evil one.

    “I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one” (John 17:15).

  1. Jesus prays that the saints might be sanctified by truth.

    “Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth” (John 17:17).

  1. Jesus prays that the saints would experience the fulness of God’s glory.

    “that they ALL MAY BE ONE, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also MAY BE ONE IN US, that the world may believe that You sent Me. The glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they MAY BE ONE JUST AS WE ARE ONE: I in them, and You in Me; that they MAY BE MADE PERFECT IN ONE, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them AS You have loved Me. Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, THAT THEY MAY BEHOLD MY GLORY which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world. O righteous Father! The world has not known You, but I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me. And I have declared to them Your name, and WILL DECLARE IT, THAT THE LOVE WITH WHICH YOU LOVED ME MAY BE IN THEM, and I in them” (John 17:21-26).

The Apostolic Prayer of Peter and John

  1. Prayer for the impartation of Holy Spirit boldness through the release of signs and wonders.

    “they raised their voice to God with one accord and said: ‘Lord, You are God, who made heaven and earth and the sea, and all that is in them, who by the mouth of Your servant David have said: Why did the nations rage, and the people plot vain things? The kings of the earth took their stand, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against His Christ. For truly against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose determined before to be done. Now, Lord, look on their threats, and GRANT TO YOUR SERVANTS THAT WITH ALL BOLDNESS THEY MAY SPEAK YOUR WORD, BY STRETCHING OUT YOUR HAND TO HEAL, AND THAT SIGNS AND WONDERS MAY BE DONE through the name of Your holy Servant Jesus. And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness” (Acts 4:24-31, Ephesians 6:19).

The New Testament Apostolic Prayers of Paul

 

  1. Prayer for revelation of Jesus’ beauty and the Bride’s destiny unto transforming our heart

“… the Father of glory, may give to you the SPIRIT OF WISDOM AND REVELATION IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIM, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the HOPE OF HIS CALLING, what are the riches of the GLORY OF HIS INHERITANCE IN THE SAINTS, and what is the exceeding GREATNESS OF HIS POWER TOWARD US…” (Ephesians 1:17-19).

  1. Prayer for the release of supernatural strength in the heart unto experiencing God’s emotions.

“that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, TO BE STRENGTHENED WITH MIGHT THROUGH HIS SPIRIT IN THE INNER MAN, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, MAY BE ABLE TO COMPREHEND with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height – to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God” (Ephesians 3:16-19).

  1. Prayer for God’s love to abound in our heart resulting in discernment and righteousness.

“And this I pray, that YOUR LOVE MAY ABOUND still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, that you may APPROVE THE THINGS THAT ARE EXCELLENT, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ, being FILLED WITH THE FRUITS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God” (Philippians 1:9-11).

  1. Prayer to know God’s will, to be fruitful in ministry and strengthened by intimacy with God.

“We… do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WILL in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that you may have a WALK WORTHY OF THE LORD, fully pleasing Him, BEING FRUITFUL in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; STRENGTHENED WITH ALL MIGHT, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy; giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light” (Colossians 1:9-12).

  1. Prayer for unity in the church across a city or region.

“Now may the God of patience and comfort GRANT YOU TO BE LIKE-MINDED toward one another, according to Christ Jesus, THAT YOU MAY WITH ONE MIND AND ONE MOUTH glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus” (Romans 15:5-7).

  1. Prayer to be filled with supernatural joy, peace and hope.

“Now may the God of hope FILL YOU WITH ALL JOY AND PEACE IN BELIEVING, THAT YOU MAY ABOUND IN HOPE by the power of the Holy Spirit” (Romans 15:13).

  1. Prayer for Israel to be saved through Jesus.

“Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for ISRAEL is that they may be saved” (Romans 10:1).

  1. Prayer for the release of apostolic ministry and to abound in love and holiness.

“We rejoice for your sake before our God, night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face and perfect what is lacking in your faith. Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you. And may the Lord make you increase and ABOUND IN LOVE to one another and to all… so that He may ESTABLISH YOUR HEARTS BLAMELESS IN HOLINESS before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints” (I Thessalonians 3:9-13).

  1. Prayer for the release of the Holy Spirit’s power unto mature holiness.

“Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it” (I Thessalonians 5:23-24).

  1. Prayer to be equipped and prepared to receive the fullness of God’s destiny for the church.

“Therefore we also pray always for you THAT OUR GOD WOULD COUNT YOU WORTHY OF THIS CALLING, AND FULFILL ALL THE GOOD PLEASURE OF HIS GOODNESS AND THE WORK OF FAITH WITH POWER, that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ” (II Thessalonians 1:11-12).

  1. Prayer for the Word to increase by the release of God’s power to win unbelievers to Jesus.

“Finally, brethren, pray for us, THAT THE WORD OF THE LORD MAY RUN SWIFTLY AND BE GLORIFIED, just as it is with you, and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men; for not all have faith. But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one. And we have confidence in the Lord concerning you, both that you do and will do the things we command you. NOW MAY THE LORD DIRECT YOUR HEARTS INTO THE LOVE OF GOD AND INTO THE PATIENCE OF CHRIST” (II Thessalonians 3:1-5).

  1. Prayer that God would open a door of evangelism through releasing His power on the Word.

“Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving; meanwhile praying also for us, THAT GOD WOULD OPEN TO US A DOOR FOR THE WORD, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in chains, that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak” (Colosians 4:2-4).

  1. 1 Prayer to enriched with the supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit leading unto righteousness.

“I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you by Christ Jesus, THAT YOU WERE ENRICHED IN EVERYTHING by Him in all utterance and all knowledge, even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you, so THAT YOU COME SHORT IN NO GIFT, eagerly waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will also confirm you to the end, THAT YOU MAY BE BLAMELESS in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ” (I Corinthians 1:4-8).

 

The New Testament Apostolic Prayers of Paul

 

  1. Prayer for revelation of Jesus’ beauty and the Bride’s destiny unto transforming our heart

“… the Father of glory, may give to you the SPIRIT OF WISDOM AND REVELATION IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIM, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the HOPE OF HIS CALLING, what are the riches of the GLORY OF HIS INHERITANCE IN THE SAINTS, and what is the exceeding GREATNESS OF HIS POWER TOWARD US…” (Ephesians 1:17-19).

  1. Prayer for the release of supernatural strength in the heart unto experiencing God’s emotions.

“that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, TO BE STRENGTHENED WITH MIGHT THROUGH HIS SPIRIT IN THE INNER MAN, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, MAY BE ABLE TO COMPREHEND with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height – to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God” (Ephesians 3:16-19).

  1. Prayer for God’s love to abound in our heart resulting in discernment and righteousness.

“And this I pray, that YOUR LOVE MAY ABOUND still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, that you may APPROVE THE THINGS THAT ARE EXCELLENT, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ, being FILLED WITH THE FRUITS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God” (Philippians 1:9-11).

  1. Prayer to know God’s will, to be fruitful in ministry and strengthened by intimacy with God.

“We… do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WILL in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that you may have a WALK WORTHY OF THE LORD, fully pleasing Him, BEING FRUITFUL in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; STRENGTHENED WITH ALL MIGHT, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy; giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light” (Colossians 1:9-12).

  1. Prayer for unity in the church across a city or region.

“Now may the God of patience and comfort GRANT YOU TO BE LIKE-MINDED toward one another, according to Christ Jesus, THAT YOU MAY WITH ONE MIND AND ONE MOUTH glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus” (Romans 15:5-7).

  1. Prayer to be filled with supernatural joy, peace and hope.

“Now may the God of hope FILL YOU WITH ALL JOY AND PEACE IN BELIEVING, THAT YOU MAY ABOUND IN HOPE by the power of the Holy Spirit” (Romans 15:13).

  1. Prayer for Israel to be saved through Jesus.

“Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for ISRAEL is that they may be saved” (Romans 10:1).

  1. Prayer for the release of apostolic ministry and to abound in love and holiness.

“We rejoice for your sake before our God, night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face and perfect what is lacking in your faith. Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you. And may the Lord make you increase and ABOUND IN LOVE to one another and to all… so that He may ESTABLISH YOUR HEARTS BLAMELESS IN HOLINESS before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints” (I Thessalonians 3:9-13).

  1. Prayer for the release of the Holy Spirit’s power unto mature holiness.

“Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it” (I Thessalonians 5:23-24).

  1. Prayer to be equipped and prepared to receive the fullness of God’s destiny for the church.

“Therefore we also pray always for you THAT OUR GOD WOULD COUNT YOU WORTHY OF THIS CALLING, AND FULFILL ALL THE GOOD PLEASURE OF HIS GOODNESS AND THE WORK OF FAITH WITH POWER, that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ” (II Thessalonians 1:11-12).

  1. Prayer for the Word to increase by the release of God’s power to win unbelievers to Jesus.

“Finally, brethren, pray for us, THAT THE WORD OF THE LORD MAY RUN SWIFTLY AND BE GLORIFIED, just as it is with you, and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men; for not all have faith. But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one. And we have confidence in the Lord concerning you, both that you do and will do the things we command you. NOW MAY THE LORD DIRECT YOUR HEARTS INTO THE LOVE OF GOD AND INTO THE PATIENCE OF CHRIST” (II Thessalonians 3:1-5).

  1. Prayer that God would open a door of evangelism through releasing His power on the Word.

“Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving; meanwhile praying also for us, THAT GOD WOULD OPEN TO US A DOOR FOR THE WORD, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in chains, that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak” (Colosians 4:2-4).

  1. 1 Prayer to enriched with the supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit leading unto righteousness.

“I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you by Christ Jesus, THAT YOU WERE ENRICHED IN EVERYTHING by Him in all utterance and all knowledge, even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you, so THAT YOU COME SHORT IN NO GIFT, eagerly waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will also confirm you to the end, THAT YOU MAY BE BLAMELESS in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ” (I Corinthians 1:4-8).

 

Additional 24/7 Prayer Resources

  • 24/7 Prayer Main Page
  • 24/7 Prayer Advances the Gospel
  • 24/7 Prayer Prepares the Church for Revival
  • Harmony in Song and Intercession
  • Prayer Formats for International Houses of Prayer
  • Prayer Requests for the Nations
  • Prayers for More Personal Revelation of God
  • Scriptural Theophanies – God Revealing God to Humans
  • The Central Role of Singing Prayers
  • The New Testament Apostolic Prayers of Paul
  • The New Testament Prayers of Jesus, Peter and John
  • The Roots of the 24/7 Prayer Movement
  • The Tabernacle of David
  • Treasures of Wisdom Released in 24/7 Prayer
  • Worship Hymns in the Book of Revelation

Additional links for Websites and Prayer Networks.

 

The Central Role Of Singing Prayers In The New Testament

12391980_1071090049620768_1484740700338134049_n1. The vital place of making melody and singing from the heart in Spirit filled living.

“…be filled with the Spirit, (by) speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and SPIRITUAL SONGS, SINGING AND MAKING MELODY IN YOUR HEART to the Lord . . .” (Eph.  5:18-19).

  1. The necessity of singing the Word in our spiritual songs. 

    “Let the WORD OF CHRIST dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and SPIRITUAL SONGS, SINGING WITH GRACE IN YOUR HEARTS to the Lord.”
    (Colossians. 3:16).

  1. The central role of singing with our spirit (singing in the Spirit). Note its value and importance in the apostle Paul’s life. 

    “For if I pray in a tongue, MY SPIRIT PRAYS, but my understanding is unfruitful. I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the understanding. I WILL SING WITH THE SPIRIT, and I will also sing with the understanding” (1 Corinthians 14:14-16). 

  1. The necessity of praying in the Spirit with all perseverance. 

    “…praying ALWAYS with ALL PRAYER and supplication IN THE SPIRIT, being watchful to this end with ALL PERSEVERANCE and supplication FOR ALL the saints” (Ephesians 6:18).

  1. The central role of singing the Word in the spiritual songs in the Tabernacle of David in the Old Testament. 

    King Hezekiah and the leaders commanded the Levites to sing praise to the lord WITH THE WORDS OF DAVID AND OF ASAPH the seer. So they sang praises with gladness 
(2 Chronicles 29:30).