Tabernacle Prayer
Tabernacle Prayer
Tabernacle Prayer
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This is not a family prayer book or any sort of a prayer book, but only a model meant only for individual reflection, not group
prayer. As prerequisite, please read Exodus 25 to 31 and 35 to 40. We DO NOT have to follow any of the required rituals that you read
there, but we need to know what the tabernacle of Moses is and what goes on there.
To understand why God asked Moses to set up a temple for Him, all the 6 main items in the tabernacle are explained scripturally to
show its relevance to us now. This section is then followed with detailed instructions on what we can do to stand in the victory that
Christ won for us.
Always remember that as born again believers, our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit (1Cor 6:19), and that God, who is rich in mercy,
because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, has made us alive together with Christ (by
grace you have been saved), and has raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus (Eph 2:4-6).
This means that we are already seated with Christ in the throne room of God.
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SUNDAY ............................................................................................... 19
For my Children ........................................................................... 19
For my Pastor ............................................................................... 19
For our Church ............................................................................. 19
MONDAY ............................................................................................. 19
For my Children ........................................................................... 19
For my Pastor ............................................................................... 19
For our Church ............................................................................. 19
TUESDAY.............................................................................................. 19
For my Children ........................................................................... 19
For my Pastor ............................................................................... 20
For our Church ............................................................................. 20
WEDNESDAY ...................................................................................... 20
For my Children ........................................................................... 20
For my Pastor ............................................................................... 20
For our Church ............................................................................. 20
THURSDAY .......................................................................................... 20
For my Children ........................................................................... 20
For my Pastor ............................................................................... 20
For our Church ............................................................................. 21
FRIDAY ................................................................................................. 21
For my Children ........................................................................... 21
For my Pastor ............................................................................... 21
For our Church ............................................................................. 21
SATURDAY ........................................................................................... 21
For my Children ........................................................................... 21
For my Pastor ............................................................................... 21
For our Church ............................................................................. 21
FOR ISRAEL.......................................................................................... 22
FOR COCHIN (YOUR TOWN OR CITY) ........................................... 22
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The altar was an acacia wood box covered with bronze sheets, about 7.5
feet square and 4.5 feet high, topped by a grate, filled with earth, with
horns at each corner. Here offerings were made to the Lord, both
animals and grain.
For sinful man to even approach a holy God, there must be a blood
sacrifice. Jesus died as atonement for our sins. The brazen altar is where
we repent and rid ourselves of our sinful deeds and desires.
When Jesus Christ was put to death by being nailed to a wooden cross,
those men thought they were just executing a man who was disturbing their way of life. They did not realize that the Cross was
planned by God from the beginning of the world.
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The shedding of Jesus Christ's blood on the cross was a factor in order for us to receive forgiveness for our sins and acceptance into
the presence of God.
........"without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness" (Heb 9:22).
1. Fellowship is Restored
"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners Christ died for us. Since we have now been justified by
his blood how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him (Rom 5:8, 9).
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1. Purity of Heart
"But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from
all sin" (1 Jn 1:7).
2. Eternal Life
Then Jesus said to them, Most assuredly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life
in you. Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. (John 6:53-54)
3. Approach to God
"But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ" (Eph 2:13).
I now understand what the shed blood of Jesus means to God, to Satan and to me. I make my commitment to share with others the
truth concerning the blood of Christ. I will remind myself often of the covenant God has with me, to forgive my sin and cleanse me from
sin and protect me from Satan's harm.
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After understanding the benefits of what our Lord and Savior Jesus did for us at the Cross and understanding that the precious blood
of Jesus has completely restored us to God, and because of that we have become His righteousness in Christ, make the following
declarations of who you are in Christ our Lord daily.
I Am A Child Of God.
In the name of Christ Jesus I declare that I am a child of God and I am washed by the blood of Jesus Christ. I have been chosen by God
almighty to carry-out His commands and His will in the cities of Cochin and Ooty and in the nations I have been called to go to.
I Am A Minister Of God.
In the name of Jesus Christ I declare that I am a minister of God to fulfill the desire and intent of the Word of God in the cities of Cochin
and Ooty and in the nations I have been called to go to.
I Am An Ambassador Of Christ.
In the name of Jesus Christ I declare and identify myself that I am an ambassador of Christ. By virtue of the appointment, I represent
the Kingdom of God. The Word of God says that among us is the Kingdom of God. As I speak, the perfect will of God will be established
in the cities of Cochin and Ooty and in the nations I have been called to go to.
I Have Authority.
In the name of Jesus Christ, I have all authority in heaven and earth to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the
enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt me. What I bind in the earth will be bound in Heaven, and anything that I release in the
earth will be released in Heaven.
Right now I stand in the victory stand where Jesus stood, because God put all things in subjection under the feet of Jesus and gave Him
as head over all things to the church, which is His body, to which I belong. I live the victory of Jesus in its fullness which He won on the
cross of Calvary.
In the name of Jesus Christ I declare that, due to the righteousness of Christ in me, Satan and his associated demons have nothing in
me or on my family or in my ministry or on my anointing in Jesus Christ name.
My property, works of my hands and all our belongings, health, our future and our generations are protected by the wall of salvation.
My steps are ordained by God.
In the name of Jesus I reject every spirit of fear; fear of failure, fear of people, fear of evil attacks, fear which enters through bad
dreams, accidents, sickness, or fear of untimely death or any weakness or financial embarrassments .I reject them all right now in
Jesus might name.
The LORD blesses and keeps me and my family.
The LORD makes His face shine upon me and my family. He is gracious to me and my family.
The LORD lifts up His countenance upon me and my family and gives me and my family peace.
Holy angels are in ministration for me and my family.
My God shall never sleep nor slumber. I receive all this in Jesus Christ of Nazareth name Amen.
I believe that I will live and not die to declare the works of the Lord in this earth - Psalm 118:17.
God has given me the strength to live eighty years or more in perfect health - Psalm 90:10.
I believe God's Word that with long life He satisfies me and shows me His salvation - Psalm 91:16.
Jesus went about doing good and healing all oppressed of the devil - Acts 10:38.
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Gal. 3:13 - Christ has redeemed me from the curse of the law
(Poverty, sickness, and death)
2 Cor. 8:9 - For poverty He has given me wealth, for sickness
He has given me health
Psalms 119:25 - And my soul is revived according to Your
word.
John 16:13 - The Spirit of Truth abides in me and teaches me
all things. He guides me into all truth
Prov. 3:5 - I trust in the Lord with all my heart and lean not to
my own understanding
Prov. 3:6 - In all my ways I acknowledge Him and He directs
my path.
Neh. 8:10 - The joy of the Lord is my strength
Psalms 27:1 - The Lord is the strength of my life
1 John 4:4 - Greater is He that is in me, then he that is in the
world
now
Phil 4:7 - I have the peace of God which passes all
understanding
Phil 4:13 - I can do all things through Jesus Christ who
strengthens me.
Phil 4:19 - I have all my needs met by God according to his
glorious riches in Christ Jesus
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Col. 2:12, 13 - I have been buried, raised, and made alive with
Christ
Col. 2:6 - I walk in Christ Jesus
Col. 3:12 - I am chosen of God, holy, and dearly loved
Col. 3:1-4 - I have been raised with Christ. I died with Christ.
My life is now hidden with Christ in God. Christ is now my life
Col. 3:3 - I am hidden with Christ in God
Col. 3:4 - I am an expression of the life of Christ because He is
my Life
1 Thes. 1:4 - I am chosen and dearly loved by God
1 Thes. 5:5 - I am a son of light and not of darkness
2 Tim. 1:7 - I have been given a spirit of power, love, and selfdiscipline
2 Tim. 1:9 - I have been saved and called (set apart) according
to Gods doing (Titus 3:5)
This is also a time where we can offer up free praises from our heart. Lift up the name of Jesus; give Him credit and Glory for what He is
done for you. Continue to offer up praise to the Lord. Be thankful for what He has done for you (in general, this year, this month, this
week, yesterday, and today) and what He is continuing to do.
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The word Laver means wash basin. The English derivative of this word is lavatory which
carries the meaning of place of washing in addition to wash basin.
The BRAZEN LAVER, or basin made of brass, is positioned between the altar and the
Holy Place. The brass was as polished as to function as mirrors.
At the Brazen Altar, the blood of the animal was taken and mixed with hyssop, which
must eventually go into the Holiest of All and be sprinkled before the Lord. Now the
priest must wash his hands of the stains of the Brazen Altar. This depicts the work of
sanctification - the removing of the very stains of sin.
Just as the priests cleansed themselves, this is the time to check our lives.
1Jo 1:10 If we say (claim) we have not sinned, we contradict His Word and make Him out to be false and a liar, and His Word is
not in us [the divine message of the Gospel is not in our hearts].
Isaiah 57:15-21 (NLT) The high and lofty one who inhabits eternity, the Holy One, says this: "I live in that high and holy place
with those whose spirits are contrite and humble. I refresh the humble and give new courage to those with repentant hearts.
Act 24:16 Therefore I always exercise and discipline myself [mortifying my body, deadening my carnal affections, bodily
appetites, and worldly desires, endeavoring in all respects] to have a clear (unshaken, blameless) conscience, void of offense
toward God and toward men.
1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
James 1:21-Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which
is able to save your souls. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the
word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately
forgets what kind of man he was. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful
hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does
Pro 6:23 For the commandment is a lamp, and the whole teaching [of the law] is light, and reproofs of discipline are the way of
life. [Ps. 19:8; 119:105.]
Rom 3:20b For [the real function of] the Law is to make men recognize and be conscious of sin [not mere perception, but an
acquaintance with sin which works toward repentance, faith, & holy character].
Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; test my heart and my mind (Psalm 26:2).
1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
John 15:3 You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. (The word of God cleanses you)
Do this by yourself when youre alone. Remember, this is not a family prayer but a time of deep personal reflection.
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Go through the Ten Commandments. Let them be a mirror to check your life and status with God with. In John 15:3 Jesus says You
are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. It is the word of God that cleanses us.
Exodus 20:1-17
1 And God spoke all these words, saying:
2 "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
3 You shall have no other gods before Me.
Do I worship any other Gods? Do I put myself ahead of God?
4 "You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath,
or that is in the water under the earth;
5 you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers
on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
6 but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.
Do I bow down to any idols? Are there idols in my heart, anything I value above Jesus or my walk with Him?
7 "You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.
Have I been a good ambassador of Christ? Have I represented the name of Jesus in vain today? Do I use Gods name in vain?
Do I call on Him as a habit without thinking about what I am saying? .
8 "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
10 but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter , nor
your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates.
11 For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Th erefore
the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it.
Do I honor God by keeping Sabbath Holy? Do I conduct business that is not of the Lord? Is it just another day to make
money?
12 "Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God is giving you.
Do I honor my parents? Do I honor those in authority over me? Have I provoked and offended them? Have I been
impatient with their parental discipline, have I been resentful and scornful of their loving admonition?
13 "You shall not murder.
Do I kill by hating? In what ways am I programming my mind and the mind of my children to hate and to be angry or to hold
prejudice? Do I lose my temper often?
14 "You shall not commit adultery.
Have I looked at a woman/man with lust for her/him recently? Do I silence the idle and lustful thoughts in my head or do I
let them entertain me?
Have I physically broken the covenant of marriage I made with my heavenly Father and my spouse by committing adultery?
Do I assist, save, protect, and guard marriage and decency to the best of my ability? Do I keep company with those who have
no regard for this commandment and lust after sexual sins?
15 "You shall not steal.
Have I stolen? Have I taken my neighbors property from him or possessed it against his will, either in secret or openly?
Do I cheat on my taxes? Do I have pirated software/movies/songs in my computer?
Have I been false or dishonest in business, service, or work?
Am I stealing from the Lord? Am I squandering your gifts to me?
16 "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
Have I been a truthful person who has shun lies and defamations? Do I boast or exaggerate? Am I witnessing falsely?
17 "You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant,
nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's."
Am I coveting my neighbors stuff? Am I coveting anothers wife? Am I greedy?
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Take time out to sing in the Sprit, a new song unto the Lord. Pray in other tongues. Spend as much time as you are able or want to here
with the Holy Spirit, fellowshipping with Him, loving and listening.
If you are not able to speak in tongues yet, sing a new song with your own words. You can also use the prayer below as a guideline to
fellowship and commune with the Holy Spirit.
Dear Father in heaven, in Jesus name I ask you for the Holy Spirit, that through your anointing, give me your wisdom. Help me to solve
all the problems I face through your wisdom.
I welcome you Holy Spirit into my life, into my day. I welcome a deeper more intimate relationship with you today. Holy Spirit, You are
a Holy Person with a will, and emotions, not a genie or some mysterious thing or vapor Please forgive me if I have ever treated you
impersonally. I will always welcome you and love you.
My Heavenly Father worked in the forefront during the Old Testament and Jesus made the New Covenant with His blood so that I can
live in the Age of the Holy Spirit.
Give me your understanding so that I may understand the deep truths of God, and I may live those truths and pass them on to my
children.
Give me counsel so that I will follow your narrow path. If it pleases you, allow me to advise others how to solve their problems.
Give me tremendous might so that I might be used by you to heal the sick and cast out the devil. You are the same yesterday, today,
and forever.
Holy Spirit, I yield to you as I read the Bible. Increase my intimate knowledge of Jesus my Saviour. Give me a keen fear of the Lord so
that I walk very softly before you and not commit any sin. Give me holiness though your presence, O Lord!
I want to depend on you, Holy Spirit, not my own strength.
You are my senior partner, you are my Lord. I depend upon you. Lets go, Holy Spirit. Thank you for your anointing. Lets work
together. I will follow you.
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The table of showbread or showbread was a small table made of acacia wood and overlaid with pure gold. It measured 3 feet by 1.5
feet and was 2 feet, 3 inches high. It stood on the right side of the Holy Place across from the lampstand and held 12 loaves of bread,
representing the 12 tribes of Israel.
The priests baked the bread with fine flour and it remained on the table before the Lord for a week; every Sabbath day the priests
would remove it and eat it in the Holy Place, then put fresh bread on the table. Only priests could eat the bread, and it could only be
eaten in the Holy Place, because it was holy.
Showbread also was called bread of the presence because it was to be always in the Lords presence. The Showbread is the symbol
of the Word of God.
The Lord can speak you from that, or bring to your remembrance a word that you have memorized before. Remember that God can
only use what you know. So it is important to study the word of God.
Ask the Lord for Rhema. Give my Lord, your specific word your Rhema Word for my life today. Give me this day my daily bread. Do
your daily Bible reading portion now.
Thank the Lord for the Logos word and His Rhema word. Thank Him for the written word and the inspired Word of God. All the 7,000+
promises of God are written in the scriptures. All those promises (logos - written word) are potentially mine, but not necessarily
practically mine today. Rhema is inspired word made alive in my heart today for a specific application.
Peter never walked on water by reading about the Israelites crossing the Red Sea. He requested Jesus to command him to walk on the
water. And Peter answered Him, Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water. And Jesus, you did that one time. A
specific Rhema word came directly from the Lord to Peter for a specific situation. He heard, faith came to Peter and just to Peter, by
hearing hearing the Rhema Word from the Lord Jesus to his specific request.
The other disciples did not respond; the Rhema word was not for them. Jesus did not call them to walk on the water. They didnt have
the faith or necessarily the desire to do that which Peter did at that moment. Even Peters faith wavered as he saw himself
miraculously walking on the water. (Mat 14:28)
As his faith in that Rhema Word wavered, he became as a wave driven and tossed by the sea double minded, lacking in faith and he
sank. As he cried out, Jesus, he saved him and brought him into the boat. And so that miracle was over for that specific time.
Peter did not step out of the boat by the written word but by the specific spoken word of the Lord he heard.
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The altar of incense was placed at the far end of the holy place, immediately in front of the veil which partitioned off the most holy
place. Like the table of showbread, the altar of incense was made of acacia wood overlaid with pure gold. It was one cubit long and one
cubit wide. The height was two cubits, or about three feet. Like the brazen altar, it was foursquare and it had four horns, one on each
corner. The two poles with which it was carried, were also made of wood overlaid with gold, and the four rings, that held the poles
were of pure gold (Ex. 30:1-10).
Nothing but the sacred fire and the prescribed incense was ever placed upon it. (Ex 30:9, 10). In offering of incense the priest was
brought more directly into the presence of God than in any other act of his daily work.
Exodus 30:7, 8 "Aaron shall burn on it sweet incense every morning; when he tends the lamps, he shall burn incense on it.
"And when Aaron lights the lamps at twilight, he shall burn incense on it, perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your
generations.
Note: Each day the priest was to conduct a service of consecration on behalf of the people, and this service was called the Daily.
This service was performed at the altar of burnt offering in the court of the tabernacle and in the holy place. The daily service
consisted of the morning and evening burnt offering (A lamb each time), and the offering of sweet incense on the golden altar.
Upon this altar the priest was to burn incense every morning and evening.
Hebrews 7:24, 25 But He (Jesus), because He continues forever, has an unchangeable priesthood. Therefore He is also able
to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.
1 Titus 2:5 For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus.
Note: The altar of incense is a call to Gods people to start day and end each day with prayer. Here Jesus brings our prayers to the
Father pleading His blood for each one. Thus, the altar of incense is a call to prayer.
Hebrews 4:14-16 Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God,
let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all
points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and
find grace to help in time of need.
1Pe 5:7 Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.
Note: The altar of incense is the third step in sanctification, our Christian growth. As the oil of the lampstand represented the Holy
Spirit, and the bread at the table of showbread represented the Word of God, so the incense represents prayer which is essential
to our growing up in Jesus.
Matthew 7:7, 8 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.
James 4:2 Yet you do not have because you do not ask.
Note Prayer is not the overcoming of Gods unwillingness to help us, but rather it is taking hold of Gods willingness to do so.
Prayer is the opening of the heart to God as to a friend.
Philippians 4:19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
Note: There is a difference between need & greed. All that the child of God needs is theirs for the asking. What we cannot do in
our own strength can be accomplished when our efforts are united with divine power. Those who ask according to the Word of
God will not be disappointed. Jesus can be trusted to answer our request the way we would want them answered if we knew the
end from the beginning. In short He knows what is best for us.
James 1:6, 7 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the
wind. For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;
Heb 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a
rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
Note: When we come to God with our needs we must believe that He cares of us, and has our best interest in mind. However,
disbelieving is love, and power jeopardizes our request.
1 John 3:22 And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are
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Palms 66:18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, The Lord will not hear. (See Isaiah 59:1, 2 James 4:3)
1 Peter 3: 7 Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as
being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered. (See 1Peter 3:1-7)
Note: Rebellion, contention and discord quench the spirit of prayer. Many grieve the Spirit and wound Jesus by giving into
impatience, unkind words, disobedience, strife, and an unforgiving attitude.
Mark 11:25 And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven
may also forgive you your trespasses.
Note: If Jesus is so ready and willing to forgive us our sins, how can we be unwilling to forgive another? (See Matthew 18:23-35)
11. What example did Jesus give of how to start each day?
Mark 1:35 Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and
there He prayed.
Matthew 6:6 "But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in
the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.
Philippians 4:6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be
made known to God.
Note: Prayer does not change God, but it does change us and, our relation to Him. It places us in a frame of mind where God can
consistently and safely grand our requests.
Ephesians 6:18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit.
Note: This doesnt mean we should be always on our knees, but that we should live in an attitude of prayer. We must remember
too, that prayer does not change God, but it does change us and, our relation to Him. It places us in a frame of mind where God can
consistently and safely grand our requests.
15. If an answer does not come at the time and in the manner expected, what should be our attitude?
Psalms 37:7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him
16. What if I dont pray just right or worse, I dont know what to pray for?
Romans 8:26 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.
Note: This is what happens when we pray in tongues. Ask, and you will receive. What a joy to know that our prayers are delivered
to the throne without corruption through the power of the Holy Spirit.
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This is the time to pray. You can pray for yourself, your spouse, children, extended family, your pastor and his family, brothers and
sisters in the church.
However, when you pray do you believe? Or do you just wish? We must believe that God hears us when we pray.
Most of the good things that you are missing in your life today are the direct result of your own belief system. You say that you believe
God, but when you go to Him in prayer you must believe that you will receive what you pray for. In the last week of Jesus life he taught
his disciples a great object lesson to illustrate this truth. This is the key to unleashing the power of God in your life on a regular basis.
When you pray through the list below, simply believe that you will receive. Pray all the things you want to receive from the Lord and
thank Him for them.
Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. Mark
11:24
And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive. Matthew 21:22
I pray that I love and treat _____________ with respect and as heirs with me in eternal life so that my prayers would not be hindered.
Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and
as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers. 1 Peter 3:7
2.
3.
I pray for _____________ to have wisdom to choose the God honoring option in every decision.
By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; Proverbs 24:3
4.
I pray for _____________ to have the discretion to steward the resources God has given him/her.
Moreover, when God gives any man wealth and possessions, and enables him to enjoy them, to accept his lot and be happy in his
workthis is a gift of God. Ecclesiastes 5:19
5.
6.
I pray for _____________ to take the way of escape God provides in temptation.
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what
you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it. 1 Corinthians 10:13
7.
I pray for _____________ to have spiritual victory in trials and over worry, discouragement and doubt.
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith
develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
James 1:2-4
8.
I pray for _____________ to grow in faith and bear fruit in his/her walk with Christ.
And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every
good work, growing in the knowledge of God Colossians 1:10
9.
10. I pray that my relationship with the Lord & with _____________ would be ever deepening in intimacy, respect, & love.
In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. After all, no one
ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church Ephesians 5:28-29
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Salvation"Lord, let salvation spring up within my children, that they may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal
glory." Isa. 45:8; 2 Tim. 2:10
Growth in Grace"I pray that my children may grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." 2 Pet. 3:18.
Filled with the Holy Spirit. I pray that my children may be filled with the Holy Spirit and move in His power. Eph 5:18, Acts 1:8
Love"Grant, Lord, that my children may learn to live a life of love, through the Spirit who dwells in them." Gal. 5:25 Eph. 5:2.
Honesty and Integrity"May integrity and honesty be their virtue and their protection." Ps. 25:21.
Prayer for Faithfulness: Dear Heavenly Father, Your word says many things about faithfulness, I pray now that Pastor John
Kodiyil will continue to be faithful to You and to Your church. Help him to always seek Your direction in his life and the life of
Your church. I pray that he is faithful in all that he does, faithful to his commitments, faithful to his wife and family, but most
of all I pray that he is always faithful to You in what You would have for him to do to accomplish Your plan for his life. Lo rd
help him to be faithful to proclaim Your name in all the earth. I praise You for this time that I have to offer up my prayer for
faithfulness Lord and ask that You grant it in the name of Jesus, Amen.
Praying for our Church is very important.
1Pet 5:6
1Jn 1:9
Heb 10:22
Heb 10:22
Heb 10:22
Self-Control"Father, help my children not to be like many others around them, but let them be alert and self-controlled in all they
do." 1 Thess. 5:6.
Love for God's Word"May my children grow to find Your Word more precious than much pure gold and sweeter than honey from
the comb." Ps. 19:10.
Justice"Dear heavenly Father, help my children to love justice as You do and act justly in all they do." Ps. 11:7; Mic. 6:8.
Mercy"May my children always be merciful, just as you my heavenly Father are merciful." Luke 6:36.
Respect (for self, others, and authority)"Father, grant that my children may show proper respect to everyone, as Your Word
commands." 1 Pet. 2:17.
Prayers for time to Study the Word and worship: Dear Heavenly Father, I ask that You give Pastor John Kodiyil the time that he
needs to be in Your word. Grant Pastor John Kodiyil fresh revelations of Jesus Christ, and the power of His resurrection
message, that we may flow in the river of God. Help us to remember that we can do the things that need to be done that do
not require the assistance of Pastor John Kodiyil. Help us to give of our time and talent and to encourage others to do the
same. Keep Pastor and his family bathed in anointed worship. Renew Pastor John Kodiyil and his family in the Holy Spirit.
Keep them from the traditions of men and religion which deny the full presence and power of God. You promised to make
Your ministers a flame of fire. Do so with our shepherd (Psalm 104:4). Grant Pastor and his family a fresh revelation of
heaven and hell that they may preach with increased unction (Isaiah 6; Revelation 4). I pray in Jesus name, Amen.
Heavenly Father, in Jesus name we ask that You
Col 3:16
Col 1:9
Col 1:9
Col 1:10
Col 1:10
Biblical Self-Esteem"Help my children develop a strong self-esteem that is rooted in the realization that they are Your
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Generosity"Grant that my children may be generous and willing to share, and so lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation
for the coming age." 1 Tim. 6:18-19
Peace-Loving"Father, let my children make every effort to do what leads to peace." Rom. 14:19
Joy"May my children be filled with the joy given by the Holy Spirit." 1 Thes. 1:6.
Perseverance"Lord, teach my children perseverance in all they do, and help them especially to run with perseverance the race
marked out for them." Heb. 12:1.
Humility"God, please cultivate in my children the ability to show true humility toward all." Titus 3:2
Prayer for Rest & Good Health: Dear Heavenly Father, I ask for You to heal Pastor John Kodiyil of Diabetes and all its
symptoms. I pray that he is able to eat right and get proper exercise so that he can remain healthy for Your work. We ask for
Your blessing upon Pastor John Kodiyil that he might receive the rest that he needs from his long hours of work. Help me to
remember that I can help Pastor John Kodiyil by offering to volunteer my time and talents to do the things that God has
gifted me to do so Pastor John Kodiyil does not have to take on that task. Help me to remember to let him know how much I
appreciate the time and energy that he puts into each and every thing that he does. I raise up this prayer in the name of You r
Son, Jesus, Amen.
Heavenly Father, in Jesus name we ask
Jude 1:16
1Tim 6:18
Eph 4:16
Eph 4:16
1Pet 4:10
Phil 2:4
That we're not murmurers, complainers, walking after our own lusts,
but are rich in good works, ready to give and willing to share.
I pray that the whole body be knit and joined together,
and that every part does its share causing growth to the body.
As each one has received a gift, let him minister it,
looking out for the interests of others.
Compassion"Lord, please clothe my children with the virtue of compassion." Col. 3:12.
Responsibility"Grant that my children may learn responsibility, for each one should carry his own load." Gal. 6:5.
Contentment"Father, teach my children the secret of being content in any and every situation, through Jesus who gives them
strength." Phil. 4:12-13.
Prayer for Provision: Dear Heavenly Father, I love You and know that Your promises in the Bible are true. Please hold Pastor
John Kodiyil and his family in the palm of Your hands as he continually walks by faith, knowing that You will provide for his
every need as well as the needs of his family. Please help him to remember what Jesus said about Your generosity and loving
kindness. Help him to know that You know every hair on his head and that he is much more than any sparrow. I praise You for
all that You have already done for Pastor John Kodiyil and pray that You will continue to bless him with everything that he
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needs, and more, that You grant him the desires of his heart as he takes delight in You. I pray in the precious name of Jesus,
Amen.
Heavenly Father, in Jesus name we declare that we as a church we
1Pet 1:22
2Jn 1:8
1Pet 4:7
Eph 5:16
Hope"May the God of hope grant that my children may overflow with hope and hopefulness by the power of the Holy Spirit." Rom.
15:13.
Faith"I pray that faith will find root and grow in my children's hearts, that by faith they may gain what has been promised to them."
Luke 17:5-6, Heb. 11:1-40.
A Servant's Heart"God, please help my children develop servant's hearts, that they may serve wholeheartedly, as if they were
serving the Lord, not men." Eph. 6:7.
Prayer for Wisdom &Direction: Dear Father in Heaven, I ask that You grant Pastor John Kodiyil the wisdom and direction for
Your church. Please grant him the cloak of humility and holiness. Grant him the perfect wisdom and understanding that he
needs. Help him to spiritually discern information offered by others. Grant him as You did to Solomon the wisdom to
shepherd Your people. I pray this in Jesus name, Amen.
Heavenly Father, in Jesus name we ask that you help us
Heb 12:1
Col 3:2
Phil 3:14
Eph 6:11
Acts 4:29
Willingness and Ability to Work"Teach my children, Lord, to value work and to work at it with all their heart, as working for the Lord
and not for men." Col. 3:23.
Passion for God"Lord, please instill in my children a soul that 'followeth hard after thee,' one that clings passionately to You." Ps.
63:8.
Self-Discipline"Father, I pray that My children may acquire a disciplined and prudent life, doing what is right and just and fair." Prov.
1:3.
Prayerfulness"Grant, Lord, that my children's lives may be marked by prayerfulness, that they may learn to pray in the Spirit on all
occasions with all kinds of prayers." 1 Thess. 5:17.
Gratitude"Help my children to live lives that are always overflowing with thankfulness and always giving thanks to God the Father
for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." Eph. 5:20; Col. 2:7.
A Heart for Missions"Lord, please help My children to develop a desire to see Your glory declared among the nations, Your
marvelous deeds among the peoples." Ps. 96:3.
Prayer for Fellowship & Good Godly Friends: Dear Father in Heaven, I pray that You will provide good and godly friends for
Pastor John Kodiyil; friendships that will allow him to just be himself and will allow him to be held accountable as a brother in
Christ. God he needs time away from the ministry to enjoy the fruit of his labor, I pray that You will provide good friends that
will be his for a lifetime so that he may dwell together with them in unity. I pray that he is able to talk about the things of the
Lord and that they may be able to encourage each other on how to remain faithful, committed and loving men of God. I pray
these things in Jesus name, Amen.
Dear Heavenly Father, in Jesus mighty name
1Cor 1:10
Phil 1:27
Heb 13:9
2Tim 2:15
Acts 4:30
Matt 10:1
Matt 10:1
Acts 4:30
I pray as an united church, your body, we all speak the same thing, with no divisions among us,
standing fast in one spirit, striving together for the faith.
That we're not carried about with various and strange doctrines,
But we study, rightly dividing the word of truth.
and that in your name we will stretch forth Your hand to heal,
that in Jesus name we exercise power over unclean spirits, to cast them out,
that we heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease to bring glory to you,
that signs and wonders may be done in the name of Your Son Jesus.
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Lord our God, we ask You to bring peace and well-being to Jerusalem, Your special city (Psalm 122:6). Enable all those who live there
find the wholeness and peace that only Yeshua, the Prince of Peace, can give. May it continue to be the undivided political capital of
Israel. Raise up intercessors for Israel. Put more watchmen on the walls of Jerusalem, who would give You no peace day or night until
You establish Jerusalem and make her the praise of the Earth (Isaiah 62:6-7).
For Zion's sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not keep quiet, until her righteousness goes forth like brightness,
and her salvation like a torch that is burning (Isaiah 62:1). Righteous and Holy Father of Messiah Yeshua, make Israel once again
righteous, holy, victorious, beautiful in Your sight, a delight and a joy to You.
Our Father and our King, we pray for the current leaders in Israel, including the Prime Minister and his cabinet, the mayor of Jerusalem
and the other cities, all those in the military, that they make good decisions based on the Word of God. Grant wisdom and
understanding to the members of Israel's Knesset and Supreme Court.
Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion. Let them be as grass upon the housetops, which withers before it grows up
(Psalm 129:5-6). King of kings and Lord of lords, deal justly and swiftly with Your enemies. Confuse and divide the tongues of those
who would incite violence against Israel (Psalm 55:9).
We know that it is good and pleasant for brothers to dwell together in unity (Psalm 133), and so, God of peace, we pray for a spirit of
peace between religious and secular Jews, and for peace to exist among Messianic Believers in the Land.
Our Father and our God, remove the veil You have placed over the eyes of Israel, that we would recognize Yeshua as the King and
Messiah and Savior (2 Corinthians 3:14). We ask that effective doors be opened for us to bring the Good News of your son Jesus our
Messiah to the Jewish community according to Your Word (Romans 1:16).
Dear Father in Jesus mighty name we pray for Cochin (Ernakulam) _______________________________________________________. We know that
You love this city, and have a great plan for it.
1.
We ask that you meet the needs of all in this city for food, shelter, work, justice, dignity and peace.
2.
Teach us to minister to the needs of this city; to seek and save the lost, to feed the hungry, to heal the sick, and to comfort the
sorrowing.
3.
We ask that You call the leaders who are in spiritual darkness into Your marvelous light.
4.
5.
We pray that this citys leaders will desire understanding and find it in God's Word, that they will govern in mercy and truth.
6.
We pray that corrupt leaders will recognize their evil ways and repent, or else be removed from office, that leaders who despise
You will fall from power.
7.
We agree with You and pray that decisions against the Gospel of Christ will be brought to confusion and made ineffective.
8.
We pray that all the people of authority in the communications media would be drawn to You and to Your truth.
9.
We pray that the media would report the news fairly, including the good news of Gospel work, that we would have favor from you
and in their sight.
10. We pray for their eyes to be opened that they would understand what really is happening, and for them to have the courage to
report it truthfully.
11. We ask for the promotion of Spirit filled people to positions of authority and influence in the media industry.
12. We pray for free and fair communications media that proclaims the full truth.
13. We pray for the schools in this city and ask that the students, teachers, administrators and school boards would hunger to know
You the only true God and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
14. We pray that those responsible for writing and choosing textbooks would be guided by Your Holy Spirit.
15. We ask for Your protection of our childrens schools, send Your angels to guard and protect our children.
16. We ask that You anoint us to bring a holy spiritual awakening in our high schools and colleges.
17. We pray that You enable our ministry to start Holy Spirit filled Christian Schools and Colleges.
Through Jesus Christ, Let it be! Amen.
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As the veil was torn, the Holy of Holies was exposed. Gods
presence was now accessible to all. Shocking as this may have
been to the priests ministering in the temple that day, it is
indeed good news to us as believers, because we know that
Jesus death has atoned for our sins and made us right before
God. The torn veil illustrated Jesus body broken for us,
opening the way for us to come to God. As Jesus cried out It is
finished! on the cross, He was indeed proclaiming that Gods
redemptive plan was now complete. The age of animal
offerings was over. The ultimate offering had been sacrificed.
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This is where Spiritual communion happens. This is where we make things happen with our God given authority. Say the following
scriptures out loud and make the declarations that follow by faith.
Ephesians 2:4-10 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in
trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together, and made us sit
together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His
kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of
God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God
prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
Hebrews 4:14-16 14 Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let
us hold fast our confession. 15 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points
tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find
grace to help in time of need.
1 Corinthians 2:9-16 9 But as it is written: Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things
which God has prepared for those who love Him.[a]
10 But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. 11 For what
man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the
Spirit of God. 12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things
that have been freely given to us by God.
13 These things we also speak, not in words which mans wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual
things with spiritual. 14 But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor
can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly
judged by no one. 16 For who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him? But we have the mind of Christ.
Isaiah 45:11 Thus says the Lord, The Holy One of Israel, and his Maker: Ask Me of things to come concerning My sons; And
concerning the work of My hands, you command Me.
Ecclesiastes 8:4 Where the word of a king is, there is power; And who may say to him, "What are you doing?"
I stand in solemn authority of God almighty in the name of Jesus Christ and decree that all created things (which are in heaven or on
earth, or under the earth, under water, in the air, visible and invisible, thrones or dominions, principalities, powers or angels, death or
life, things present, or things to come, height or depth, or any other created thing) must be subject to my God given authority. You
cannot deny nor oppose the commands which come through my mouth with the authority of the Word of God, but you have to obey in
the name of Jesus Christ.
The LORD blesses and keeps me and my family.
The LORD makes His face shine upon me and my family. He is gracious to me and my family.
The LORD lifts up His countenance upon me and my family and gives me and my family peace.
Holy angels are in ministration for me and my family.
My God shall never sleep nor slumber. I receive all this in Jesus Christ of Nazareth name Amen.
John 14:30 "I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me.
Isaiah 60:18 Violence shall no longer be heard in your land, neither wasting nor destruction within your borders; But you
shall call your walls Salvation, And your gates Praise.
Job 1:10 "Have You not made a hedge around him, around his household, and around all that he has on every side? You have
blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
Romans 8:31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
In the name of Jesus Christ I declare that, due to the righteousness of Christ in me, Satan and his associated demons have nothing in
me or on my family or in my ministry or on my anointing in Jesus Christ name.
My property, works of my hands and all our belongings, health, our future and our generations are protected by the wall of salvation.
My steps are ordained by God.
Psalm 18:29 For by You I have run through a troop, By my God I have leaped over a wall.
Isaiah 54:17 No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall
condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, And their righteousness is from Me," Says the LORD.
In the name of Jesus I declare and confess in the presence of God, in the presence of Holy angels and among the company of witness of
Jesus Christ that I reject every spirit of fear in the name of Jesus Christ. Fear of failure, fear of people, fear of evil attacks, fear which
enters through bad dreams, accidents, sickness, or fear of untimely death or any weakness or financial embarrassments I rebuke and
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In Jeremiah 1:12 you have written; I am ready to perform My Word. Do the same with all the scripture below.
"I am ready to perform My Word."
"Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full."
"...whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive."
"Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things..."
"If you ask anything in my name, I will do it."
"...whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you."
"The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much."
"You will make your prayer to Him, He will hear you..."
"Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us."
"And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him."
"And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son."
"So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; it shall not return void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it
shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it."
"If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you."
"Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be
loosed in heaven."
"Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My
Father in heaven."
"You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should
remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you."
"Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you."
"It shall come to pass that before they call, I will answer, and while they are speaking I will hear."
"He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him."
"Let my prayer be set before You as incense, the lifting of my hands as the evening sacrifice."
Dear heavenly Father, I remind you of the covenant we have through the blood of your Son Jesus and I claim all the above
promises to me in Jesus mighty name.
Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God and receive from him anything we ask, because we obey
his commands and do what pleases him. I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul
prospers. (1 John 3:21-22; 3 John 1:2)
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