Releasing the Ability of God Through Prayer, New Covenant Prayer !

Releasing the Ability of God Through Prayer ,New Covenant Prayer : In the day that Jesus was teaching, they were operating and under the Law of Moses. The prayer that Jesus taught his disciples to pray was under the old covenant. You will notice that it did not include the name of Jesus. New Testament prayer is prayed in the name of Jesus. The new covenant prayer is different, for it is governed by the rules of the new covenant. The new testament is a new contract, between mankind and God. It is the will of the Lord Jesus Christ, sealed with Jesus on blood. It is established on better promises. If the old had been perfect, it will not have passed away; but finding fault with it, God made a new covenant with mankind through the Lord Jesus Christ. (Hebrews 8:6--8). THE WILL OF OUR COVENANT: "And in that day you shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, whatsoever you shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. Hitherto have you asked nothing in my name: ask, and you shall receive, that your joy may be full( (John 16:23-- 24). If your joy is not full, then you need to ask so that you may have the full joy Jesus promised. His will for you under the new covenant is that our joy be full. Jesus taught us to pray To the Father in the name of Jesus. We have authority to use His name, but we are not to pray to Jesus. Somebody says, "Yes, but the Lord knows what I mean." Well, that is true. I am sure the Lord does know what you mean, but He doesn't answer proud just because He knows what you mean; he answered prayer when you pray or say according to His rulebook-- the Bible. You must fulfill your part of the covenant or contract. FAITH MAKES PRAYER WORK ! The one element that makes prayer work is faith. And faith in your head and doubt in your heart won't work. However, faith in your heart and doubt in your head will work ! Faith is a spiritual law designed to unlock the treasures of the unseen. (Hebrews 11:1). Sometimes people will classify this one or that one as a faith teacher. If you teach the Word of God, you are a faith teacher. The Word of God is the Word of faith. (Romans 10:8--9). Prayer gets its power from faith, and faith works by love. In other words, prayer gets its power from the Word, and that faith works by love. Somehow down through the years we have gotten the idea that prayer makes faith work. Maybe it's because of what man and women have been taught in schools of divinity or seminaries. It doesn't. Faith makes prayer work. Faith will work without prayer, but prayer will not work without faith. You can put your faith to work through prayer. And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up (James 5:15). In other words, a prayer of God's Word shall save [deliver, set free, make whole, the sick, and the Lord shall raise him or her up.