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Mahesh and Bonnie Chavda: The Prayer God Answers


by Mahesh and Bonnie Chavda
Sep 11, 2011

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Lots of prayer is important these days and the words out lately are to "PRAY." Yes, God is telling His people to pray. Our prayers as His saints are of the uttermost importance. We are lifting our petitions before God to move on our behalf as we come into agreement that His will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Just read Matthew 6 as Jesus explains how we are to pray.

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Jesus' first mention of the Church also gives us His first description of His intended action of the Church: the authority to bring the Kingdom of Heaven to earth through prayer! "I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in Heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in Heaven" (Matthew 16:19).

Jesus intended for the Church to be His ruling Body on the earth – His ekklesia, governing and advancing His Kingdom through prayer. He is the Rock, and the praying Church is the vehicle through which the Rock – to whom and through whom all authority in Heaven and earth has been given – reigns and rules on the earth.

Therefore, initiative in all world affairs is with the Church! Christians are the only people personally and directly in relationship with the One who rules from the Throne of the universe. He has appointed us as His representatives on earth where we live. He hears our prayers and answers.

God is Willing

Prayer is not so much a duty as a delight for God and His creation. It is the place where we get to fellowship with Him, know His heart and He ours, and participate with Him in the affairs of His creation. Proverbs 15:8 says, "The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright is His delight." In Song of Songs, the King speaks to His beloved, "O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely" (Song of Solomon 2:14).

When we pray, we are turning our eyes to our Father and communicating our love, our joy, our faith and expectation in Him. We are calling on His name that is the fullness of every covenantal promise and blessing and delighting in Him. In prayer there is an exchange, like the kiss of Heaven. We breathe Him in and exhale out His answer to the earth.

It is His delight to answer us. When we come, we should come expecting His open arms and open door: "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened" (Matthew 7:7-8). This is the posture Jesus tells us to take when we come, "Whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive" (Matthew 21:22, see also Mark 11:24).

His prayer life is not the exception, but the model for all who would come to His Father in His name: "And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it" (John 14:13-14). The result of all prayer is joy – in His presence is fullness of joy, and a life of prayer necessarily will draw us closer and closer into abiding relationship with Him (See John 15:7, 16:24; Psalm 16:11).

How We Pray

1. The Name of Jesus: First and foremost we pray in the name of Jesus. He is the access through the veil to the Throne of Heaven (Hebrews 10:20). It is the name above every other name (Philippians 2:9). It is His instruction to His disciples, "If you ask anything in My name, I will do it" (John 14:14). His name carries the riches of Heaven and every blessing and promise there, "And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:19); "For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us" (2 Corinthians 1:20).

2. With Praise and Thanksgiving: "Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name" (Psalm 100:4). Our focus will determine the effectiveness of our prayer. Thanksgiving sets your eyes and your heart on the awesome certainties of God. It brings you into harmony with His glory and directs your heart and prayers with the authority there: "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:6-7). We guard our gates with praise (see Isaiah 60:18). Praise and thanksgiving enthrone the King of the Universe over our lives, our circumstances and our world (Psalm 22:3).

3. Without Condemnation: Jesus, our great High Priest, has gone before us with His cleansing Blood. He paid your debt in full, and there is now no condemnation for you (see Romans 8:1). His righteousness is now yours, and you can boldly enter before the Throne in full confidence: "Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need" (Hebrews 4:16). The Apostle Paul instructs Timothy, "I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands without wrath or doubting" (1 Timothy 2:8). Our assurance is in Christ, and that is how the Lord expects us to approach Him in prayer.

David writes, "If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear" (Psalm 66:18). When we pray from the standpoint of our own limitations and failures, we are putting ourselves in slavery to what we alone can do. Let go of your doubts and fears, shut out the accusation of the enemy and step into faith to receive the boundless power and generosity of God: "If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?" (Romans 8:31-32).

4. Right Motive: Effective prayer is prayer that glorifies God. Jesus promised, "Whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son" (John 14:13). In Jesus, "all the promises of God are Yes and Amen, to the glory of God through us" (see 2 Corinthians 1:20). On the flip-side, prayer that is from the wrong motives, goes unanswered: "You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures" (James 4:2-3).

5. Right Relationships: When it comes to prayer, our relationship with one another is as important as our relationship with God. Jesus includes it in His model prayer, "Father...forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors" (Matthew 6:12). It is so integral to prayer that He makes sure that "whenever you stand praying," if we realize we have an out of kilter relationship with someone, we should forgive them (see Mark 11:25-26). Peter writes to husbands to be in harmony with their wives so their "prayers may not be hindered" (1 Peter 3:7). Let Jesus stand between you and every other person, between you and even yourself to bring wholeness, forgiveness and love as you release forgiveness and receive grace to fill that empty and broken place.

6. Directed by the Holy Spirit: True prayer is like slow-dancing with God. As He leads us and as our hearts are joined to His, our steps follow His. We come into alignment with His will. Being led means being governed by the Holy Spirit day to day, finding moment to moment fellowship with God (see Romans 8:14). The Holy Spirit will direct our prayers, dropping His thoughts and desires into our hearts. And when we do not know what to pray, we can pray in the Spirit, and He will pray through us:

"Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God" (Romans 8:26-27).

His power working in us and directing us will bring God glory through prayer: "Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the Church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen" (Ephesians 3:20-21).

7. According to God's Word: When we pray God's Word, we pray the will of the One who committed it to us. His Word is living and active, discerning, a powerful spiritual weapon and everlasting (see Hebrews 4:12; Ephesians 6:17; Isaiah 40:8). One of the most powerful prayers is that of Mary, "Be it unto me according to Thy word" (Luke 1:38). Her agreement with God's Word made her the vessel for the Son of God to come into the world and answer every heart's cry. When you make your heart's cry align with His, your prayers will do the same. Daily time spent meditating on and reading Scripture will breathe life into your prayers. Take note of particular verses that stand out to you, or that the Holy Spirit highlights for you, and begin to pray those words of God as your own.

You can also pray the great prayers of the Bible; the prayers of Daniel, the prayers of Moses, the apostolic prayers of Paul all are examples. When you do so, you are praying for the desires of God's heart as they appear in Scripture. Two of these are God's specific commands:

A. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem (Psalm 122:6). His covenant promises for Israel, her land and people have not passed away, but are still being fulfilled to this day. When you pray for the restoration and peace of natural Israel, you are praying the will of God (see Zechariah 10:9-10; Isaiah 11:11; Hosea 1:10; Ezekiel 36:24-28).

B. The other is, "Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth" (1 Timothy 2:1-4).

Good government is the will of God – it gives us a secure, blessed and morally upright society. It facilitates the advance of the Gospel, and thus the praying Church is fulfilling the great commission to preach the Gospel. Good government will harmonize with God's will for His people Israel. Good government is an example of God's Throne as central government over all. Good government and the Church are divinely connected. Praying for good government is the primary responsibility of Christians when we come together in prayer.

Symphony of Prayer

"Again I tell you, if two of you on earth agree (harmonize together, make a symphony together) about whatever [anything and everything] they may ask, it will come to pass and be done for them by My Father in Heaven. For wherever two or three are gathered (drawn together as My followers) in (into) My name, there I AM in the midst of them" (Matthew 18:19-20 AMP).

Effective prayer is like a symphony. The Holy Spirit is the Conductor, God's will revealed in His Word is the score, the instruments are you and me, each with a part to play, and the voice of many giving sound together is the music. Jesus said that if two of us will harmonize together as touching anything, it shall be done for us! Prayer is where everything begins and ends in the realm of the Spirit. God is calling the Church today to corporate prayer and intimate communion with Him.

Be assured, if we call, He will answer. Prayer is our true genetic code and God's original design for His Kingdom advance. All authority was given to Jesus, and He has released that authority to us, His followers, to wield that authority through prayer.

Mahesh and Bonnie Chavda
Chavda Ministries International

Email: info@chavdaministries.org

Mahesh and Bonnie Chavda's Itinerary:

Note: Events are subject to change at the ministry's discretion. We suggest you always check first with the event contact listed here and/or directly visit their website for latest updates on each event.

September 20-25, 2011
Global Fire Supernatural Life 1
with Jeff and Jan Jansen, Mahesh Chavda, Heidi and Rolland Baker, James Goll and Jason Hooper
Murfreesboro, TN
Contact: 615-867-1124

September 22-25, 2011
Advance: Now is the Time! Conference
with Mahesh & Bonnie Chavda, Heidi Baker, Jane Hamon and Rita Springer (worship)
All Nations Church — Charlotte, NC
360 Hammond Road, Fort Mill, SC 29715
Contact: 704-543-7272

October 16-22, 2011
Transformation Summit
with Mahesh & Bonnie Chavda, Larry Randolph, Gary Oates and Bob Jones
1472 Price Road, Moravian Falls, NC 28654
Contact: 336-981-7001

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