7 Elements To The Power Of Prayer

a. As Moses prayed, Israel won over enemy. But when Moses stop praying, the enemy was winning

b. God’s will can be enforced only by prayer. We can write the future history of our world through prayer

The example of Daniel

Dan 9:1-3 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the descendants of the Medes, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans; In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood from the books the number of the years, of which the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem. And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:

Dan 9:19 O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for your own sake, O my God: for your city and your people are called by your name.

a. Daniel knew the will of God by reading the book of Jeremiah

b. Daniel enforce the will of God by praying

c. Daniel is very bold in praying because he knew God’s will (v19)

The will of God for the salvation of men

1Ti 2:3-4 This is good, and pleases God our Saviour, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.

God is powerful, He save all people without us. But he chooses to use us as His instrument and we can enforce his will to our own world through prayer.

3. The power to resist and defeat Satan

Mat 26:41 Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.

1Pe 5:8-9 Be self- controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings.

Jas 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

a. Prayer can bring the presence of God into manifestation

Joh 18:6 As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground.

b. Prayer can overthrow the plan of Satan (1Jn 3:8)

1Jn 3:8 …For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

4. The power to transcend the laws of nature

Luk 18:27 And he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.

a. His normal ways of working we call law of nature

b. Lower laws can be transcend by higher laws (law of gravity and law of force)

c. When God overrides his usual way of workings – we call it a miracle.

5. The power to obtain angelic assistance

Heb 1:14 What are all the angels? They are spirits sent to serve those who are going to receive salvation.

a. They protect from danger (Elisha – 2 Ki 6:16)

b. They deliver God’s children (Paul Acts 27:23, Peter Acts 12:1-11)

c. They bring message to God’s children (Shepherd – Lk 2:9-13, Mt28:2-7 Women, Acts 10:1-7 Cornelius)

d. They renew physical strength (Lk22:43 – Christ in Gethsemane)

6. The power to move mountains

Mat 21:21-22 At sumagot si Jesus at sinabi sa kanila, Katotohanang sinasabi ko sa inyo, Kung kayo’y may pananampalataya, at di mangagaalinlangan, hindi lamang mangagagawa ninyo ang nangyari sa puno ng igos, kundi maging sabihin ninyo sa bundok na ito, mapataas ka, at mapasugba ka sa dagat, ay mangyayari. At lahat ng mga bagay na inyong hihingin sa panalangin, na may pananampalataya, ay inyong tatanggapin.