RULES THAT GOVERN PRAYER !

RULES THAT GOVERN PRAYER ! Sometimes people give Satan valuable information while praying. People prayer will get them into more trouble than you know how to handle, if it is not in line with the Word of God, or if it is not done accurately. The effectiveness of prayer is governed by spiritual law. Sometimes people say that prayer couldn't hurt anyone. That is like saying, "Electricity cooks my food and washes my close and no one could get hurt by electricity." Well, as long as you use it wisely and obey the laws that govern that power, it will work for you. But the same force that washes your closing cooks your food can also destroy you if you violate the laws that govern that force. Prayer is designed to work for you, not against you. The Word of God was designed to work for you; but when you cross up the rules, is like trying to play baseball with football rules. It doesn't work. Trust me I know what I'm talking about. Sometimes we use the wrong rules in prayer. There are different kinds of prayer and there are different rules for each kind. That is the prayer of Dedication, the prayer of Thanksgiving and praise, the prayer of Intercession, and the prayer of petition. In these lessons I will be talking about the prayer of petition. Don't get the rules for the prayer of dedication and worship mixed up with the prayer of petition. When you do, you get the thing shorted out and it won't work. Rightly dividing the Word of Truth; search out these rules for yourselves and apply them correctly. Then your prayer will move heaven and earth in your behalf. In fact, we read in the word of God in (Philippians 2:9-10), (John 16:23), and (Mark 16:17-18) that Jesus has been highly exalted and has been given a name above every name, and He has given that name to us to control the forces of evil. If you will look at (Revelation 19:13). "And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood; and his name is called The Word of God." John the apostle also describes Jesus in (John 1:1-5) as God The Word. The authority of this earth has been given to man. We have authority to petition God by proud and move the forces of heaven in our behalf. We have authority prayer by the words of our mouths to bind evil forces -- the powers of darkness -- and render them harmless and ineffective against us. We do not need more power; we just need to apply the spiritual laws that God has given us. And that power is in It Is written.