PRAYING THE WORD FOR THE CHURCH

We who have entered into a covenant with God through the blood of Jesus Christ are partakers in the promises of God, found in His Word, the Bible. We have given our life to God and promised to obey His Word. He in turn not only gives us the power to obey His commandments, but also is ready to pour His blessings upon us because we are now His children. Everything His Word promises is for us to receive. We must appropriate these blessings by faith.

Praying the Word for the church is one way of expressing the kind of faith which pleases God. We can be sure we are praying God's will when we pray His word, and we have confidence that He does what we ask. (1 Jn 5:14,15)

In confessing our obedience to a commandment of God we are boldly declaring our allegiance to God. By thanking God for the resultn we are boldly stating that we are the ones that it applies to. We definitely express faith that we are the ones who are going to receive the blessing.