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WHAT ARE PRAYER WARRIORS AND PRAYER PARTNERS?
Pray
warriors are often hidden from the world. Some people have the gift of
being a prayer warrior. This is a person who prays for others, for
world situations, for countries, for churches, for individuals. Each
prayer warrior may have a different prayer mission. For instance, some
prayer warriors only pray for the sick, while others may pray for the
persecuted Christian, or the homeless person. And some prayer warriors
may pray for whatever they feel led to pray for. Another words, they
have a very deep feeling that they should pray for a certain person, or
situation, and they are obedient to God, and pray.
Whatever they pray for they pray with all of their heart and soul. Some may sing their prayers, some may pray in their prayer closet, or prayer groups, or church, or some private, hidden place. Some prayer warriors may fast on occasion, but should only do so wisely, with juice or water and a reasonable time limit. Some prayer warriors, might prayer simple quiet prayers, while other may even prayer loudly in a private place or in a church where this is accepted. Some prayer warriors will pray with candles, some without candles, some on their knees, others standing up with arms raised, some prayer warriors will pray sitting in a chair.
But no matter how these prayer warriors pray, they are honoring Jesus by using their gift, and asking sincerely for Jesus' help. These are who prayer warriors are.
Whatever they pray for they pray with all of their heart and soul. Some may sing their prayers, some may pray in their prayer closet, or prayer groups, or church, or some private, hidden place. Some prayer warriors may fast on occasion, but should only do so wisely, with juice or water and a reasonable time limit. Some prayer warriors, might prayer simple quiet prayers, while other may even prayer loudly in a private place or in a church where this is accepted. Some prayer warriors will pray with candles, some without candles, some on their knees, others standing up with arms raised, some prayer warriors will pray sitting in a chair.
But no matter how these prayer warriors pray, they are honoring Jesus by using their gift, and asking sincerely for Jesus' help. These are who prayer warriors are.
Sometimes prayer warriors do not get much recognition. They are hidden, often praying in secret, but not always. Many also pray in public as the Lord leads. They often are not acknowledged as important, and they may often not see the results of their prayers for long periods of time or maybe never. They may not even know that their prayers have been answered. They pray entirely on faith. Some prayer warriors are so hidden and secret, that no one ever knows they are praying, no one that is except for Jesus, God, and the Holy Spirit!
And yet how very important they are. We see so little of what goes on in the spiritual world. Or even in this world. We do not when one person's prayer has saved the life of another's. Or when a simply said prayer has opened the door to a job, or saved a marriage. We do not know when someone singing a prayer has brought food to a starving person, or has opened someone's heart to salvation. We do not know when someone doing spiritual battle through prayer, has chased away the darkness of Satan and let the light come flooding into a lost and frightened soul, or led a wandering lamb back to the Lord.
So prayer warriors are extremely important and we should pray for the prayer warrior and take the time to say thank you to the person who may not even realize what an important mission they have!
Mr.
John Gosset, a friend of Mr. Howells, says, "A prayer warrior can pray
for a thing to be done without necessarily being willing for the answer
to come through himself; and he is not even bound to continue in prayer
until it is answered." This is from the book, 'Bees Howells
Intercessor'. In other words, a prayer warrior can carry the prayer to
Jesus, but does not have to be a vessel through which the prayer is
answered. I want to emphasize that prayer is still important no matter
who it comes from. Let me give you an example. Let's say there is a
terrible fire, and it is a big one. Before the days when water was
pumped through a fire hydrant, a relay was set up and one person would
fill a bucket full of water and pass the bucket on to the next until
the person standing right by the fire would throw the water on the
fire. The prayer warrior is like the person passing the bucket to the
next person, and the intercessor is like the person next to the fire
who must actually put the fire out. The intercessor is there to finish
putting out the fire long after the prayer warrior is finished;
however, the prayer warrior is just as necessary, because the
intercessor would tire before the fire was completely out, the mess
cleaned up and things put back in order, if the prayer warriors had not
been there to pass on the buckets. All prayer is important and necessary. Bear in mind that sometimes there might not be prayer
warriors for the intercessor, but that the Lord would give the
intercessor extra strength and motivation to pull through. For the most
part though the Lord, prefers that we all do our part, in a coordinated
effort.
GOD'S SERVANTS HAVE PARTNERS TO HELP WITH THEIR MINISTRY!
THIS WAS TRUE IN BOTH THE OLD TESTAMENT AND THE NEW TESTAMENT!
SOME PEOPLE PRAY ON A REGULAR BASIS WITH A PRAYER PARTNER!
THIS WAS TRUE IN BOTH THE OLD TESTAMENT AND THE NEW TESTAMENT!
SOME PEOPLE PRAY ON A REGULAR BASIS WITH A PRAYER PARTNER!
MARK 6:7
THAN HE CALLED TOGETHER HIS TWELVE APOSTLES AND SENT THEM OUT TWO BY TWO WITH POWER OVER EVIL SPIRITS!
THAN HE CALLED TOGETHER HIS TWELVE APOSTLES AND SENT THEM OUT TWO BY TWO WITH POWER OVER EVIL SPIRITS!
2 CORINTHIANS 8:23
23.) Titus is my partner who works with me to serve you. The other two followers are sent by the churches and they bring honor to Christ.
23.) Titus is my partner who works with me to serve you. The other two followers are sent by the churches and they bring honor to Christ.
ACTS 11: 25 & 26
25.) Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul.
26.) He found Saul and brought him to Antioch, where they met with the church for a whole year and taught many of it's people. There in Antioch the Lord's followers were first called Christians.
25.) Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul.
26.) He found Saul and brought him to Antioch, where they met with the church for a whole year and taught many of it's people. There in Antioch the Lord's followers were first called Christians.
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This post was modified from its original form on 13 Jan, 19:24
This post was modified from its original form on 13 Jan, 19:24
