PRAYER OF FAITH: AUTHORITY OF GOD’S FAMILY

“Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit…for all saints” (EPHESIANS 6:18)

Do you think the Christian Church genuinely believes God’s promises that He will respond to our prayers raised to Him in true faith?

 

This matter of prayer really bears in on the great privileges of the common people, the children of God. No matter what our stature or status, we have the authority in the family of God to pray the prayer of faith, that prayer that can engage the heart of God and that can meet God’s conditions of spiritual life and victory.

 

Our consideration of the power and efficacy of prayer enters into the question of why we are a Christian congregation and what we are striving to be and do.

 

Are we just going around and around—like a religious merry-go-round? Are we just holding on to the painted mane of the painted horse, repeating a trip of very insignificant circles to a pleasing musical accompaniment? We are among those who believe in something more than holding religious services in the same old weekly groove. We believe that in an assembly of redeemed believers there should be marvelous answers to prayer.

 

We believe that God hears and actually answers our praying in the Spirit! Let it be said that one miraculous answer to prayer within a congregation will do more to lift and encourage and solidify the people of God than almost any other thing.

 

Answers to our prayers will lift up the hands that hang down in discouragement and strengthen the feeble spiritual knees!

 

  1. W. Tozer