Thursday, May 20, 2004

Proper Prayers for Power

Mt 18:15 If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you. If he listens, you have won your brother over.

16 But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that 'every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.'

17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, treat him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.

18 I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.

19 Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Jesus tells us how to pray. The key to binding evil and loosing good on the earth is proper prayer that arise when we have proper relationships that have been reconciled in the family of God.

Verse 19 notes that this will produce agreement and what ever we agree on will be done by our Father in heaven. The term used here is symphony. Anyone who has listened to a concert by untrained musicians knows what dis-agreement is for we have all heard the discord.

A symphony is different for the music is beautiful, powerful and unifying. Symphony occurs when all the musicians are flowing under the direction of the Master Conductor. If the violinist is mad at the trumpet player there will be discord not symphonic harmony.

Symphonic prayers allow us to bind evil and let good things loose. So, God's Kingdom comes whenever we destroy evil and replace it with God's good rule. Unified prayer is essential to building His Kingdom.

Simply getting together for prayer is not enough. Discordant music will not please listeners nor will discordant prayer please God. The power of prayer is directly related to our unity /symphony. It may be dangerous to meet for prayer without symphony and the larger the group the more difficult the symphony.

So, meeting in His Name indicates spiritual symphony so asking in always results in success because we have the Father's heart.

20 For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them.




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