Prayer sites God? or Not?

Hello everyone,

I recently received a question from Sandra J. regarding some of the various prayer sites on the internet.

One in particular that she referred me to had "prayer readers". Though I agree with prayer and having people to stand with us in prayer we are cautioned by the word of God to know who we are standing with.

12. And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; 1Thess. 5:12

We are also admonish to try the spirits to know whether or not they are of God. What do I mean by that?

Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; 1 Timothy 4:1

1. Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
2. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:
3. And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. 1 John 4:1-3

Even Jesus was testing the hearts of the people who were following Him.

13. When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?
14. And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
15. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
16. And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
17. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. Mttw 16:13-17

There are some main points to keep in mind when asking people to stand with you in prayer.

• Who do they say Jesus is?
  
• What kind of lifestyle do they lead? Holy? Sanctified?
  
• Are they men and woman of prayer and faith?
• Can they agree with you or are they going to doubt that you can receive the answer to your prayers.
• Do they pray scriptural prayers? Are they praying the Word of God?

Additionally, there should not be a charge for someone to pray for you. If they have the heart of God they will naturally out of the Love of God want to pray for you.

Yes, there are administrative costs to running a ministry, however, people of prayer know who their Source is and they don't have to rake the sheep of God to get their needs met.

Most importantly, we who are God's know His voice. When someone is saying something or doing something that isn't right the Holy Spirit is able to lead us and guide into Truth.

Praise God that through the Blood of Jesus we all have access to Father God. We can go to Him personally with our petitions and He will hear us.

14. And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
15. And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. 1 John 5:14-15

Please note, He did say we had to ask according to His will. How do will we know His will unless we study His word, the Bible. It is very important for us to study the Bible for ourselves. How will we know if someone is leading us astray if we don't know the Word of God for ourselves and what it says?

Thank you Sandra for your question and I pray this has helped.

If you ever need prayer, we will stand and agree with you. God Bless You.

THEY WILL RECOVER

THEY SHALL RECOVER
By: Cherie Sheridan
http://www.ontrackrp.com
12/17/2010

17. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
18. They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. Mark 16:17-18

The Lord had me read Mark 16: 18 and “they shall recover” jumped off the page at me.

It suddenly occurred to me, the “they” that is being spoken of here are the believers.

I don’t know if anyone else has interpreted this scripture as saying “they (the believers) shall lay hands on the sick and they (the people the believer’s were praying for) shall recover.”

This time when I read it, the Lord opened my eyes to something I had not seen. Let me explain this scripture the way the Lord showed me.

vs. 17 And these signs shall follow them that believe;
This tells me that He is talking about believers here.
In my name shall they (the believers) cast out devils; they (the believers) shall speak with new tongues;
18. They (the believers) shall take up serpents; and if they (the believers) drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they (the believers) shall lay hands on the sick, and they (the believers) shall recover. Mark 16:17-18


The Lord pointed out to me here, that “they shall recover” is an act of repossession. That we as believer’s are to perform.

This is a separate act from laying hands on the sick.

This is an act of recovery.


A good example of this is when David came back to the camp and everything and everyone was taken.


8. And David inquired at the Lord, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all. 1Sam30:8

18. And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.
19. And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all. 1Sam 30:18-19


I know I have heard teachings about David recovering all in the past. I don’t remember hearing that we “the believers” were to recover, in the same manner that we lay hands on the sick. This should be a deliberate act of warfare and pursuit on our part with the Lord’s instruction. I’m having difficulty explaining what is going off inside of me. We’ve already been warfaring and taking back territory and praying for our families and such. I can hear some people saying, “Cherie we know this.”. This is something more that hit my spirit. This is the command, this is the backing of heaven. This is a statement from God that says. YOU WILL RECOVER. There is not an option here. This is a directive from God.

I believe there have been many in the body of Christ that have been standing and believing for healing, restoration in families, restoration of fortunes and everything else that the devil has stolen.

26. And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will. 2Tim2:26


We have to recover ourselves out of the snare of the devil! I believe it is time! Now is the time to RECOVER ALL!!!

Here’s some definitions of recover from American Heritage Dictionary.

. (v.) To get back:
· regain
· buy back
· make back
· reacquire
· recapture
· reclaim
· recoup
· repossess
· repurchase
· retake
· retrieve
· take back

(v.) To regain one's health:
· convalesce
· get back on one's feet
· get well
· heal
· mend
· pull through
· bounce back
· get over
· recuperate

Do you have family the enemy has stolen from you? Do you have opportunity that were stolen? Goods? Finances? Health? Relationships? Promotions? Houses? Cars? Lands? Camels? Your Nation? City? County? State? It’s time to recover them!

The Lord wants us to recover His people!

11. And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
12. And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
Is 11:11-12


“They will recover” is part of the “GO” command. We are to be recovering the lost. Giving recovery of sight to the blind. Bringing people into the Kingdom of God.

As I’m writing this my spirit man is just jumping around in me. An excitement! A time release! It’s time for the believers to recover!

It’s time to go up. It’s time to pursue. It’s time to overtake them. It’s time to recover all!

It’s time! It’s time! It’s time! COME ON, LET’S GO!

What are the languages you dream?

I was reminded of something other day when discussing the topic of our dreams.

In my teens I was learning the Spanish language. I lived in Florida and Spanish was all around me. I, like many others, took Spanish as a second language in school. I was drilled on the conjugations, vocabulary and pronunciation. Really, only the basic fundamentals were taking root, like how to count and the alphabet. Oh yeah, and how to pass the test. I wasn't however, learning to speak the language.

In my second year of college I decided to go to Spain as an exchange student. It was quite an experience. A bunch of American's went to school to study more Spanish. If we all hung out there was no motivation to speak Spanish, so a friend of mine and I, armed with our little English/Spanish dictionary made it a point to meet people. Of course being only 18 most of those people were young men; but we were speaking Spanish.

At some point during my time in Spain I began to dream in Spanish! Imagine that. That's when I knew what I was learning was becoming a part of me, a part of my thinking and a part of my expression.

Now I am much older. I am a minister of the gospel. A child of the Kingdom of God. I began to examine my dreams in relation to the language of God's Kingdom.

There is a language for a child of a King. I'm not talking Christianese. I'm talking a language of faith, a language of Truth. A language that has authority. A language that defies sickness, that defies poverty and lack. A language that speaks to the storms and commands them to cease.

When I was in Spain I had to not only immerse myself in the culture of the language, but I had to be with people of the language for me to learn it.

Are you immersed in the culture of the Kingdom of God? Do you surround yourself with people who speak the language of the Kingdom?

When you sleep at night, what enters your dreams? Fear? Anxiety? Perversions? Anger? Hatred? These things are not from the Kingdom of God. We do have authority to command them to cease.

God said He would give His beloved peaceful sleep. Are you His beloved? Do you have the language of the Kingdom of God in you. Who are the people you surround yourself with? What or Who visits you when you sleep?

If Jesus is not your Lord and Savior you cannot experience the Kingdom of God. You will not understand His language. His language is a language of Love, Truth, Peace and Righteousness. He died so you may enter the Kingdom of God. Ask Him to be your Lord, receive Him as your Savior.

What does the Kingdom of God sound like. FREEDOM AND LIBERTY from oppression, sickness, disease, poverty and eternal separation from God. Joy and peace in the midst of crisis. Reassurance that you are never alone and the God is for you.

Let us make it an objective to immerse ourselves in the language, the culture and with the people of the Kingdom of God!

Who am I?