Decades ago, I was participating in an all-night prayer meeting bombarding the gates of heaven. I remember beating the wall and yelling, "God, if You loved the people in Arlington, Texas, half as much as I do, we'd have revival!" Immediately, my lightning-fast mind realized that something was seriously wrong with my theology. What was I thinking?
Satan is behind much of the wrong teaching on "prayer." Consider how crafty his plan is and the fruit it produces. He has convinced believers to stay in their closets, taking the place of Jesus in intercession. They spend hours pleading with God to turn from His wrath, to pour out His Spirit, and to meet the needs of the people.
Meanwhile, families, coworkers, and neighbors are going to hell and dying from disease. The Bible doesn't say that salvation comes through intercession but by the foolishness of preaching (1 Cor. 1:21). And we are not told to pray for the sick but to heal the sick (Matt. 10:8) by commanding healing into their broken bodies.
We have been deceived into believing prayer is all about persuading God to release His power. We believe that He can save, heal, and deliver but that He is waiting on us to shape up and earn it. The truth is, we don't deserve it and we will never be good enough. Because of Jesus, all that God has is ours. That's good news. We no longer need to beg or plead; we need to exercise the authority He has given us and receive His blessings.
Learn what the Bible really says about prayer in my free teaching, A Better Way to Pray, and start getting the results you know God wants you to have when you pray!
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