Victorious Covenant Prayer

Being victorious in prayer is essential to every blood covenant believer and to every church.  It is a driving and sustaining force to see God’s will come to pass.  We, the Haven, are forging into our Blood Covenant Prayer Campaign.  During this time of teaching we will come to understand why a vibrant prayer life is essential to the lives of believers and the power and necessity of having a strong intercessory prayer team for a church seeking to fulfill God’s will. 

This month’s subject unfolds the different types of prayer and how to get results through your prayer life every time.  Two major keys are:

1. You must know upon going into prayer and when you hear from God that it’s a done deal.  It may be delayed, but not denied. 

2. You must follow the pattern of prayer to get desired results. The Word of God clearly tells us that prayer is a must according to Luke 18:1 “And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint.”  Anytime God sends forth a command, He sends the instructions. When building anything you must have instructions. The believer’s prayer life also comes with a set of instructions….

Instructions to Victorious Covenant Prayer

1. You must have a picture or expectation of how the end results should look.
2. You must have instructions on how to accomplish the task.
3. You must have the confidence that the instructions are accurate versus doing it the way and order you see fit.  You need to know what to pray.  Find the scripture that speaks the Word that has your desired results.
4. You must have the necessary tools to accomplish the task.
   1. Bible
   2. People
   3. Fasting
   4. Discipline to follow process step by step to the end

                                                               i.      Follow the sequence of instruction.

                                                              ii.      Ask God before you step.

Types of Prayer

1.          Prayer of Supplication.  Psalms30:8 “I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication”.. A cry of mercy.  It is a heart felt, heated, passionate prayer. 

2.         Prayer of Agreement. Matthew 18:19” Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven”.

There is a promise contained within the prayer of agreement.  When two of you agree on anything, it’s done.

                                                i.      The individuals must have the same type of faith at the same level.

                                               ii.      Must be a prayer on the earth, not somebody in glory!

                                             iii.      The individuals do not have to be in the same geographical location.  Your spirits  just need to be on one accord – praying spirit to spirit.

                                             iv.      Individuals can ask together at the same time or one person can speak for everyone. However, prayer should be done in known language so there may be understanding in the prayer of agreement.

3.          Unified Prayer.  2 Chronicles 20:1-13.  The leadership leads prayer with and for the entire body. Verse 13 states “And all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.”  Here all the people stood together on one accord in unison in prayer.

4.         Intercessory Prayer.  Romans 10:1”Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved”..  Intercessory Prayer is standing in the gap or taking a position for someone else.  There are two major reasons for this type of prayer.  The individual(s) may not know what to pray or how to pray for themselves.  Intercessors cannot be selfish nor distracted by their own circumstances.   Jesus’ life and death is the ultimate example of intercession.  He interceded on our behalf while we were yet in sin.

5.         Prayer of Healing.  James 5:14 “Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord”:

6.         Prayer of Deliverance.  Luke 22:31-37 exposes the devil’s intention of sifting you is so that you have no substance left and you will then be spiritually dead.  When you pray for deliverance, pray that the situation they are going through does not kill them, but that they are strengthened.  Pray and intercede to stop tragedy, just as Jesus did.

7.         Prayer of the Spirit. 

                                                i.      Praying with the Spirit.  I Corinthians 14:14-15 “For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.” When you pray with the Spirit, you come into agreement with the Spirit and flow with an unction from the Spirit. Your prayer will be led by the Spirit for what, who, and how to pray.

                                              ii.      Praying in the Spirit. Ephesians 6:17 ”And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: 18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, 20For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.”  When you pray in the Spirit you speak the Word of God.  The scripture says that the “sword of the Spirit is the Word of God.”  Effective and fruitful prayer must agree with the Word of God.  If not, you will not see the desired results.

8.          Prayer of Thanksgiving. Psalms 116:17 “I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.”  When we pray, angels show up and make sure that the Word we release is carried forth and does what it is sent out to do.  However, when we begin to add praise and thanksgiving to our prayer life, God Himself shows up.  It is in the presence of God that the earth quakes and the flood of God’s power comes in (See Psalms 68:7-9). Therefore, it is absolutely crucial that thanksgiving, praise, and worship to our almighty God be a part of the believers’ prayer life.

Be diligent to activate these ingredients and knowledge into your everyday private prayer time and begin to watch the glory of God unfold in your life and in the lives of those you are praying for as we enter  into our Victorious Covenant Prayer!   Be blessed in the knowledge of God!