"It's very valid to pray for spiritual
passion, for consuming zeal, for a release of
insatiable hunger in your heart, for holy thoughts
and godly desires. It's valid to pray that you
might see and feel what the Father sees and
feels when He beholds His dear Son. It's valid
to cry out for intimacy with the person who
feeds you from His own hand, the person who
guards your soul, the person who gives you wisdom
and revelation, the person from whose mouth
comes knowledge and understanding." Mike
Bickle
24/7
prayer and worship releases the wisdom and the
purposes of God. As we near the end of the
age, there is the increasing necessity to know
God's wisdom in our personal lives and in the
corporate body of Christ. We cannot afford to
live undisciplined, prayerless lives. It's time
to pray for a spiritual passion and zeal to consume
the people of God. We need to cry out to God for
a new level of His wisdom. This will enable us
to live out in a practical way God's will. He
will direct us to do the most important things
at the right time. This will bring a greater increase
of fruitfulness and effectiveness as we move out
of the prayer room with the wisdom and authority
of God in increasing measure. Praying biblical
prayers for wisdom will have a dramatic effect
in your area. Permeate your area with prayers
for the treasures of God to be released in wisdom
and understanding. I encourage you to begin
to pray the following Scriptures over your city
and over the body of Christ.
Pray
for the Release of God's Wisdom
- Pray
that the wisdom of the treasures and mystery
of Christ will be released in your city
- "My purpose is that they may be encouraged
in heart and united in love, so that they may
have the full riches of complete understanding,
in order that they may know the mystery of God,
namely Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures
of wisdom and knowledge" (Colossians 2:2-3).
- Pray
that the wisdom of the Spirit will be released
in our lives - "Send forth your
light and your truth, let them guide me; let
them bring me to your hold mountain, to the
place where you dwell. Then will I go to the
altar of God, to God, my joy and my delight.
I will praise you with the harp, O God, my God"
(Psalm 43:3-4).
- Pray
that the wisdom of God's purposes will be released
in the corporate church - "…
this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles,
the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to make
plain to everyone the administration of this
mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden
in God, who created all things. His intent was
that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom
of God should be made known to the rulers and
authorities in the heavenly realm, according
to his eternal purposes which he accomplished
in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Ephesians 3:8b-11).
- Pray
that the wisdom of God will be released in particular
ministries and churches - "For this
reason, since the day we heard about you, we
have not stopped praying for you and asking
God to fill you with the knowledge of his will
through all spiritual wisdom and understanding.
And we pray this in order that you may live
a life worthy of the Lord and may please him
in every way: bearing fruit in every good work,
growing in the knowledge of God" (Colosians
1:9-10).
- Pray
that the wisdom needed for our personal direction
will be released in our lives - "Show
me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths; guide
me in your truth and teach me, for you are God
my Savior, and my hope is in you all the day"
(Psalm 25:4-5).
Let
us remember that when 24-7 prayer is started in
our cities, God will release His Spirit of wisdom
in increasing measure. We should pray the
above biblical prayers for wisdom individually,
in our church prayer meetings and then in our
24-7 citywide prayer meetings. Began where you
are at present. If you do not have 24-7 prayer
in your city, pray these prayers over your region
so that God can prepare the area for what He wants
to do. Do not be discouraged, but know that God
is more interested in 24-7 prayer than you and
I are. He will bring it about in His timing. Let
us not grow weary. Pray that the Spirit of prayer
would fall on the church regionally and worldwide.
We read in Zechariah 12:10a, "And I will
pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants
of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication."
Practical
Wisdom to Apply in the Prayer Room
"I
keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ,
the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit
of wisdom and revelation so that you may know
him better. I pray also that the eyes of your
heart may be enlightened in order that you may
know the hope to which he has called you, the
riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,
and his incomparably great power to us who believe."
(Ephesians 1:17-19a)
- Pray
specific Scripture - God's Word is filled
with wisdom and so you can pray through most
Scripture. I highly recommend the book called
Praying the Bible by Wesley and Stacey
Campbell.
- Pray
the promises of Scripture - Claim God's
promises in Scripture over your city, church
and families. God's Word will not return void.
When you pray God's promises over your family,
neighborhood or nation, you are planting seeds
of God's Word that will eventually grow and
produce a harvest.
- Pray
the apostolic prayers
- The apostolic prayers
are prayers that we should pray over and over
again. Some good apostolic prayers are: Acts
4:24-31, Ephesians
1:15-20, 3:14-21,
6:18-20,
Philippians
1:3-6, 9-11, Colossians
1:2-6, 4:2-4,
1
Thessalonians 3:9-13, 5:23-25,
2
Thessalonians 1:1-3, Titus
2:11-13, Jude
24-25.
- Pray
for revival in your church, city and nation
- It is wise to bathe your area in prayer for
revival. This releases God's Spirit in the city.
- Pray
for things that are familiar with others in
your geographical area
- Pray for the needs in your area that are common
to those in the prayer meeting. People can best
agree in prayer over common concerns in the
city.
- Don't
pray long prayers
- Realize that 3-5 minute prayers are long enough.
In a corporate prayer meeting, you want many
to be involved. When one person dominates the
prayer room, others who desire to pray can feel
frustrated.
- Don't
inform God or others of the details of specific
circumstances - God know the circumstances
and others do not need to be informed.
- Don't
teach or preach to others in your prayers
- Always remember that you are praying to God
and not others. Concentrate on Him, seek His
face. Pray to Him directly.
"Knowing
God and having Him reside within you is a
treasure of infinite value. Jesus likened
this value to that of a perfect pearl. The
collector would readily sell everything he
had in order to possess this one matchless
pearl (Matthew 13:45-46). Your relationship
with God places an immeasurable value on your
life. The treasure of God's wisdom and knowledge
are available to you through Christ (Col.
2:2-3). His love now fills you. His incomprehensible
peace surrounds your heart and mind (Phil.
4:7). When Jesus dwells in your life, everything
available to Christ dwells within you (Eph.
3:19). Don't focus on outward appearances
and physical strength, for these deteriorate.
Rather, allow the Holy Spirit to convince
you of the infinite treasure that is within
you because of God's presence." Henry
Blackaby
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