Edward R Dufresne - Praying Gods Word

Contents

Preface

This book has been written by the Holy Spirit, because it is all the Word of God. I believe in giving honor where it is due by thanking Kathy Palmer, Cathy Wendell, and the staff at Ed Dufresne Ministries for all their hard work and time spent in putting this book together.

The purpose of this book is to help you develop an accurate prayer life that's based on God's Word and to help you grow spiritually and benefit the Body of Christ. Now get ready to enter into an exciting time of prayer.

Ed Dufresne

Introduction

Under the New Covenant in which we are living, God has given us a new life and a new way we believers are to live.

First of all He tells us, For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith (Rom. 1:17). So, faith is a way of life to the believer.

He also tells us, "Pray at all timeson every occasion, in every seasonin the Spirit, with all [manner of] prayer and entreaty. To that end keep alert and watch with strong purpose and perseverance, interceding in behalf of all the saints (God's consecrated people)" (Eph. 6:18 amp).

We can see from the preceding scriptures that faith and prayer are to be a way of life for us as believers.

In this book we will endeavor to help you develop a consistent and accurate prayer life. Only as the Church prays will she take her rightful place in the earth. Only as Christians pray will we see God move in the way we desire and, also, in the way He desires. With our prayers we will have to give birth in the spirit to the great moves and manifestations of God's Spirit in these last days.

Ephesians 6:18 in the King James Version says, Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit. God's Word tells us to pray with all manner of prayer. In the light of the above scripture, we will endeavor to cover all kinds of prayer in this book.

The prayer of intercession, or intercessory prayer, has been an almost lost art to the Church. But in this end time God is bringing it to the forefront and bringing much enlightenment on this subject. Intercession will cause God's will, which is His Word, to be established on the earth. So, along with praying God's Word we must apply the prayer of intercession to bring the will of God to pass on the earth.

Ephesians 6:12 says, For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Second Corinthians 4:3 ,4 says, But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

First John 5:19 says, And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.

The Scriptures call Satan the god of this world. He rules over nations, cities, towns; over people who are not born again. In the spirit realm just above the earth, Satan has built spiritual fortresses, strongholds from which he rules over nations, cities, and kingdoms of this world.

But, praise God, the good news for the Church is that he doesn't rule over us! Colossians 1:13 amp states, "The Father has delivered us and drawn us to Himself out of the control and the dominion of darkness and has transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love."

Ephesians 2:6 amp states, "And He raised us up together with Him and made us sit down togethergiving us joint seating with Himin the heavenly sphere" (that is, far above Satan's kingdom) "[by virtue of our being] in Christ Jesus, the Messiah, the Anointed One ."

Now Jesus has given the Church His authority, His name, and His power. It is up to us to use that authority against Satan. Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house (Matt. 12:29).

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds) (2 Cor. 10:3 ,4 ).

The Word of God is talking about satanic strongholds. It is the responsibility of the Church to bind Satan up and cast him down so that the will of God, which is His Word, can be established in the earth.

Praying God's Word and interceding for the will of God to be established will cause changes in our communities, churches, and homes. This will cause changes not only in our nation, but in the other nations of the world as well.

To bring forth the manifestation of God's will on the earth, we're going to have to battle with the spirit forces of evil in the realm of intercession, then speak God's creative Word over situations that need to be changed.

As we do this, the Spirit of God will have the liberty He needs to move in the earth. Then we will see the light of God begin to penetrate the areas of darkness.

In Jesus' name, our prayer is that the Holy

Spirit will use this book as a tool for uniting the members of His Body with one another and with Him to bring faith and give birth to the greatest revival this world has ever seen.

The Staff of Ed Dufresne Ministries

Abbreviations

AMP The Amplified Bible.

ASV American Standard Version.

Bar The New Testament: A New Translation. (William Barclay.)

Knox The New Testament in the Translation of Monsignor Ronald Knox.

Mof The Bible. A New Translation. (James Moffatt.)

Phi The New Testament in Modern English. (J. B. Phillips.)

TLB The Living Bible.

TCNT The Twentieth Century New Testament.

Wey, Harp Weymouth's New Testament in Modern Speech. (Richard Francis Weymouth. Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. and James Clarke and Company Ltd.)

Wey, Kreg New Testament In Modern Speech. (Richard Francis Weymouth. Kregel Publications.)

Wuest The New Testament: An Expanded Translation. (Kenneth S. Wuest .)

Prayers of Praise and Worship

Spiritual Preparation for Prayer: Developing a Spirit of Prayer by Fellowshipping with the Father.

As believers it is extremely important that we develop good spiritual habits. We must learn to discipline ourselves and become diligent seekers of God.

The Word of God and the practice of prayer must be foremost in our lives and something that we look forward to and enjoy every day. Prayer should be the most enjoyable part of our day because it is the time that we visit with the

Father, the Lord Jesus, and the Holy Spirit.

Just being in the presence of God changes us. There is peace and tranquility that surrounds and flows from us which even others can sense.

Every Christian should develop his own prayer life and daily set aside a certain time to visit with the Father. Doing this is a key to a victorious walk with God.

The early Church set a time apart for daily prayer. Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour (Acts 3:1).

When we study the Gospels, we see that Jesus sometimes spent all night in prayer. But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word (Acts 6:4).

As we attend to God's Word and prayer, more and more enlightenment will come on the subject. The Spirit of God has shown us some important things in the area of spiritual preparation for this kind of prayer life. These things have been a blessing to us. We believe that you will be able to apply them in your prayer life and that they will bless you, also.

We have found fellowshipping with and ministering to the Lord to be the most enjoyable and satisfying part of our lives. There is something about fellowshipping with God that seems to translate us right into His holy presence, right into what seems to be the very atmosphere of heaven.