The Conclusion of Lesson 24: The Will of God in Prayer (Part 1) AUTHORITY TO CLAIM YOUR FAMILY !

The of Lesson 24: The Will of God in Prayer (Part 1) AUTHORITY TO CLAIM YOUR FAMILY: Every believer has authority in his own household. We have more authority there than we have anywhere else. (Acts 16:31) tells us, ". . . Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shall be saved, AND THY HOUSE." Too many people, in praying for their family, have struggled and begged God to save them, but they have not backed up their prayers by claiming the promise. Theoretically, God has already saved them. However, they because they have a will have to accept or choose to live for the Lord or for the god of this world. Thus, they have prayed in darkness instead of in the light of God's Word. Our text says, ". . . If we ask anything according to his will [we] know that salvation for our children and our families is God's will, he heareth us: and if we know that he hears us. . . We know that we have the petitions that we desired of him" (1 John 5:14- 15). Notice, in the text the word "know" this word in the Greek and Hebrew is the word Ginosko, which means an intimate knowledge. When you know something you have confidence or boldness ! Knowledge not acted upon will not bring results however, knowledge acted upon in faith brings results. If we know God heard us, we don't have to keep begging Him to save our loved ones or our children. This doesn't mean that the whole family will come to Christ overnight, but as we stand in faith, thanking God, they will be saved. God in all his infancy will not come against anyone's will, they have to choose his will for their lives. On the other hand I will adversary forces men and women Boys and Girls to choose evil because it looks good. For us to continue asking and begging God is a confession that we don't believe we have our petition. If we really believe we had the petitions we desired of the Lord, as the Scripture says, we would be thanking Him for it ! Sometimes, you see, we go through the right motions but without the right believing. We can go through the motions because someone told us to do so or because someone else did it, but for it to work, we must have faith for the answer down in our hearts. Remember what Jesus says in (Matthew 12:33- 34) Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or else make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by its fruit. Old generation of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things ? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh." The thought never should in her your mind that your children would not be saved, because you have authority and power in that area. You should pray for your children and claim their salvation on the basis of the Word. When the thought would come to you that they might not be saved, you should reject it immediately in the name of Jesus. You should have confidence and boldness that your children would be saved because you had prayed according to God's will. Knowing what the will of God is concerning lost souls, we never should pray, "Lord, if it be your will, save this person or that person." We know it is His will that none should perish ! "And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us: and if we know that he heareth us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him" (1 John 5:14- 15).