EFFECTIVE, FERVENT PRAYER

Psalm 119:41-43,

Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even Thy salvation, according to Thy Word. So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me; for I trust in Thy Word, and take not the Word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thine ordinances... And I will walk at liberty; for I seek Thy precepts.

"FREEDOM COMES WHEN WE CALL HIM LORD"

I quoted the words of a song in the title, because it seemed fitting at this time of life in our world. The words of Psalm 119: 43 declares that we walk in liberty when we keep the precepts of the LORD. There is freedom of the body and then there is freedom of the Spirit. A body may be in captivity and yet the Spirit soars like the eagle, on the wings of the Word of GOD. JESUS came to set captives free and to break every yoke of bondage; the WORD of the LORD opens the doors to the freedom within.

When we pray, in order to be effective and fervent we should pray according to the Word of the LORD, trust in the Word of the LORD, and speak His Word boldly. GOD moves mightily at the Word He has spoken into being. What do I mean by, "spoken into being"? The spoken word creates, therefore, what we say sets in motion a created fact. When we speak the Word of the LORD, we create the fact that GOD reigns sovereign over that situation. For an example: When a person is sick, if we speak sickness, then that person will continue in the reality of their sickness. However, if we speak, "By the stripes of JESUS we were healed; therefore you are healed according to His Word." then healing becomes the reality. 

"The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much". When we walk in liberty, we are free to speak boldly the Word of the LORD and create the reality that the Kingdom of GOD is at hand. JESUS said that we should pray, "Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven." This is the Word of the LORD, therefore we should speak it into being where ever we are. 

KNOW THE WORD OF TRUTH AND THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE