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Using a Prayer Strategy for Victory in Spiritual Warfare — Part 1
You Need a Battle Plan Using a Prayer Strategy for Victory in Spiritual Warfare — Part 1 Spiritual warfare requires spiritual weapons. Ephesians 6:12 tells us that we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, powers and spiritual forces of wickedness. This means one of the enemy’s greatest victories occurs when he…
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King Solomon’s Prayer — Part 5: Make Room for His Glory
WHEN THE FIRE FALLS King Solomon’s Prayer — Part 5: Make Room for His Glory Throughout this series, we have walked through Solomon’s extraordinary prayer at the dedication of the temple. We saw Solomon approach God with open hands and a surrendered heart. We heard his repeated cry: “Hear from heaven.” We discovered the importance…
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King Solomon’s Prayer — Part 4: The God of Mercy and Restoration
WHEN YOU’VE WANDERED, COME HOME King Solomon’s Prayer — Part 4: The God of Mercy and Restoration One of the most beautiful aspects of Solomon’s prayer in 2 Chronicles 6 is its honesty. Solomon does not pray as though God’s people will never fail. Instead, he anticipates times of sin, defeat, drought, hardship, and even…
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King Solomon’s Prayer — Part 3: The Power of Faith’s Confession
Solomon’s great prayer of dedication teaches us another powerful principle in 2 Chronicles 6:24. Solomon describes a future situation in which Israel has been defeated because of sin. He prays that when God’s people return, “confess Your name, and pray and make supplication” before God, the Lord would hear them from heaven. That word confess…
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King Solomon’s Prayer — Part 2: The God Who Hears
One phrase echoes throughout Solomon’s magnificent prayer in 2 Chronicles 6: “Hear from heaven.” Solomon knew Israel would face difficult days. There would be sin, enemies, drought, disease, war, captivity, failure, repentance, and restoration. So Solomon asked God to establish something that His people could always depend upon: when they turned toward God and prayed,…
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King Solomon’s Prayer — Part 1: The Posture of Powerful Prayer
When Solomon stood before Israel to dedicate the temple, Scripture gives us a powerful picture of prayer. Second Chronicles 6:13 tells us that the king knelt before God and spread his hands toward heaven. Think about the significance of that moment. Solomon possessed extraordinary wealth, authority, wisdom, and influence, yet before Almighty God he became…
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Yes and Amen: Praying From Victory, Not Defeat
“For all of God’s promises have been fulfilled in Christ with a resounding ‘Yes!’” — 2 Corinthians 1:20 (NLT) Many believers struggle in prayer because they unknowingly pray from a position of lack, fear, or uncertainty. Yet Scripture teaches us that all authority belongs to Jesus (Matthew 28:18), and through His finished work, victory has…
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Spiritual Authority Comes From Submission
Spiritual Authority Comes From Submission James 4:7 establishes a spiritual law: submission precedes resistance. Too many attempt spiritual warfare without spiritual surrender. The centurion in Matthew 8 understood authority because he lived under authority. Alignment produces weight. Obedience produces backing. Authority weakens where compromise remains. Submission is not weakness — it is positioning yourself under…
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Bring Your Requests: Partnering with the Holy Spirit in Prayer
Nehemiah’s bold request in Nehemiah 1:11 teaches us a powerful spiritual principle. Before asking for success and royal favor, he worshiped God, repented, and remembered God’s covenant faithfulness. Only then did he make his specific request. Rebuilding always begins with prayer. Many believers quote Romans 8:28, but forget that verses 26–27 come first. The Holy…
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How to Pray Bold Prayers That Move Mountains Part 2
A Call to Faith, Authority, and Breakthrough There is a difference between praying and praying boldly. Many believers pray careful prayers. Safe prayers. Polite prayers. But Jesus never instructed us to approach mountains cautiously. He commanded us to speak to them. In Mark 11:23, Jesus declared: “Whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and cast…