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ENGAGING THE PRAYER ALTAR COVENANT OF FRUITFULNESS Exodus 23:25 – 26 25 And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee. 26 There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil. COVENANT OF LONG LIFE Ephesians 6:1 – 3 1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. 2 Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) 3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. Until your part is played, God is not committed. remain ever blessed Jesus is Lord The BrighterLife Magazine | Page 15 Genesis 32 Only those who travail in prayers, prevail in life. Every believer has a glorious destiny. To attain a glorious destiny you need to contend for it. One way is on the altar of prayer. I Corinthians 16:9 Every enemy of destiny is subdued by prayer. Prayer is the spiritual control room of all happenings in our life. It's where output is determined. When you're in the control room, you are in charge. 1. Prayer isn't a gift; it's a choice. 2. Prayer is a covenant require Luke 18:1; Matthew 7:7 3. Prayer is a spiritual weapon in the hand of a believer Ephesians 6:12 4. Prayer doesn't change God. It changes the one that is praying. Where you are today will be your least place if you pray. It may look as if answers aren't coming. Don't give up. Keep at it and suddenly your long awaited answers will come. No matter the situations around you, keep praying and God will surprise. To doubt God is a capital sin against destiny. What is prayer? Prayer is a spiritual weapon by which you invoke divine intervention in a situation Destiny is God's original plan for your future. Paul & Silas - Acts 16:25-26 Elijah - James 5:17-18 Daniel- Daniel 6:10, 22 Prayers that change things 1. Pray from the heart. Many times we pray from the head. I Samuel 1:13 Prayer from the heart, changes things on the earth Jeremiah 17:10; Isaiah 38:1-2, 5 James 5:17-18 2. Prayer must be specific. Hannah was specific when asking for a son. Jesus asked blind Bartimeus (Mark 10:47). 3. Engage scriptures Isaiah 41:21; 1 John 5:14 Every good thing is the will of God for you (Matthews 7:11). 4. Engage the help of the Holy Ghost Romans 8:26; James 4:2 Learn to pray in the Holy Ghost. 5. The prayer of faith is what guarantees answers from the Lord. Matthew 21:22 Pray believing (Mark 11:24). No matter the situation of your life, God will rescue you on the prayer altar. God is too faithful to fail. God will make you a proof of the liberation mandate.