Purpose and Prayer

Rom 8:26-28 KJV (26) Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. (27) And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. (28) And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. According to this scripture, it looks like purpose cannot be fulfilled without prayer

Jer 33:3 MSG 'Call to me and I will answer you. I'll tell you marvelous and wondrous things that you could never figure out on your own.' God is saying ‘If you seek me, I will show you purpose.’ Prayer ought to be the priority in the pursuit of prayer

Calling upon God is invitation to God and it is asking God to come and operate in your life. Every move of God is preceded by a time of prayer.

Joe 2:15-18 KJV (15) Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly: (16) Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet. (17) Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God? (18) Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity his people. In Acts 2, preceding the move of God is prayers. The Holy Ghost couldn’t have come but for prayers. Everything that has happened over the ages has been the work of the Holy Spirit. But preceding the coming of the Holy Spirit is prayers.

Jesus told his disciples,
Luk 24:49 KJV And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high. Prayer permits God’s interventions. After discovering purpose, it is time to pray. God monitors His word until it is fulfilled. Prayer is the tunnel through which spiritual things comes to the natural. Prayer is the umbilical cord that links heaven to earth.

Elijah prayed an earnest heartfelt prayer. Elijah expected his prayer to affect elements of nature and it did. You can pray and ask the devil to take his hands off your money. The devil does not have the right to touch your money because you have diplomatic immunity. You are in this world but not of this world. Tell the angels to go forth and bring the money to you. Angels are active in the affairs of men. But what brings angel into activity is prayers and we see an example of that in the life of Daniel.

There will be opposition against your purpose and progress and that is why you must continue to pray. Just like God has plans, the devil also has plans, and they are anti God. But our prayers will advance God’s kingdom and diminish the devil’s activities.

Prayer brought Pentecost, prayer brought renewal of Pentecostal experience. Whenever God wants to take you to another level, he will do it through prayers. Prayers activate the ministry of the Holy Ghost.

Herod killed James and when he saw that the people liked it, he arrested Peter too and wanted to kill him but the people prayed and averted it.
Just like an airplane, it takes a lot of prayers to take off into another level or take off in ministry.