“ “And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My Church, and the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it.” ”
The bride of Christ was purchased by the blood of Jesus once and for all. The devil can fight as he wants but the church is here to stay. However, we must push back daily to knock down the gates of the devil and free every captive behind his gates. The church must embark on fervent prayers- James 5:16 “
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. 17 Elijah was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.” We must first of all confess our sin and come before God with a clean heart. 1Peter 3:12 “For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil."
2 Chronicles 7:14-15 “14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hearfrom heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 15 Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.”
We are the people called by the name of the Lord.
Pray that the church will come to the understanding of humility and pray.
Pray that the church will desire to seek God again
Pray that God will forgive his church.
Pray for the healing of the church.
God is ready to hear our cry.
2 Corinthians 10:4-5 “4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”
Pray against the strongholds- mind set, ideology- wrong influence, misinformation and lies that has taken captives the minds of people and they cannot see beyond that.
Pray against arguments and every thing that the devil has built in the mind to challenge the authority of the truth of God’s word. Psalm 107:20 “He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.”
Pray that the thoughts of evil must surrender to the authority of the name Jesus. It is such thoughts that pushes a man to wake up in the morning with high degree wickedness. Psalm 36:4 “Even on their beds they plot evil; they commit themselves to a sinful course and do not reject what is wrong.” We must pray because these thoughts leads to death of people, wrong decisions making, and manipulation of destinies etc.
Jeremiah 33:3 “Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.”
Easy request but less response. Pray for strength and a mind set to arise again and call on the Lord.
Prayer is our weapon and must be used continuously but the church has gotten cold in the application of this weapon. Pray that the passion for prayer will come upon the church again- 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 “16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”
Pray that every mask blinding the minds of the people must catch fire so that they can see the light of Jesus. 2 Corinthians 4:4 “The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.”
The church carries the anointing needed to open the eyes of those living in darkness. Pray for the church to arise in its authority and power. Acts 26:18 “to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.”
Prayer is highly needed for the revelation of the glory of God in the church. Pray that the church will come to the understanding that prayer is needed.
Isaiah 40:5 “And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all people will see it together. For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.”
Habakkuk 2:14 “For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.”
There is help in the presence of God but we need to invite ourselves there. Pray that the church will arise in confidence to approach the throne of God.
Hebrew 4:16 “Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”