ever interceding written by Diana Echezabal, www.faithfitlife.net
Because We Prayed We are in a war. It is the most important battle of our life and prayer is the way we fight. We, in the ministry of Women World Leaders, want to pray (or intercede) for you specifically and strategically. We desire and strive to be faithful and persistent in our prayers for you, ever interceding on your behalf. The Lord has chosen prayer as the vehicle that drives His activity in people’s lives. It is what He allows us to use to collaborate with Him in the fulfilling of His will. Prayer is the portal that brings the power of Heaven down to Earth. It is the “Kryptonite” to the enemy and to all his ploys against you. Ephesians 6:11 encourages us as God’s children to “Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil.” (NLT) We are also instructed in Ephesians 6:18,19 to “pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere. (NLT) Prayer is the fuel that drives everything. Isaiah 37 tells about a time when the enemies of God’s people in Judah both mocked God and the ruler of His people, King Hezekiah, and declared war on them. Isaiah 37:21 reveals to us that King Hezekiah saved Israel by one act. He prayed. Because he prayed, God moved on his behalf. In fact, God moved so powerfully that Hezekiah did not even have to fight the battle. “Then the angel of the Lord went out and put to death a hundred and eighty-five thousand men in the Assyrian camp. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!” (Isaiah 37:36, NIV) The king of Assyria was even murdered by his own sons. Imagine seeing your enemy destroyed without one hand raised in battle! God wants to act on behalf of His children if they will call on Him. One of the motives Hezekiah had in seeking God’s help was “so that all kingdoms on earth may know that You alone, O Lord, are God.” (Isaiah 37:20, NLT) This is what happened. God was glorified. God wants to let us know that He is a living God. He can deliver us. Let us seek Him today for all things in our life. Whenever we seek God, He will surely answer. Things change because of prayer. That is why we are a ministry of prayer. We desire for you to share your prayer needs with us so that we can be interceding to our living God on your behalf. Commit yourself to prayer and let us pray for you. Then watch what the Lord will do.
Heavenly Father,
Thank you for who you are and what you represent in our life. Father, help us to be people of prayer. Because of our prayers, we know you will do “exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us.” (Ephesians 3:20-21, NKJV) In the name of our precious Jesus,
Amen.
Please go to www.WomenWorldLeaders.com to share your prayer needs with us so that committed prayer warriors on the Women World Leaders team can be interceding for you!
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. 2 Cor. 1:3-4 NIV
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