Fighting in prayer (Part 3)
Verse of the day: Matthew 18: 19-20 "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. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, I am there in the midst of them."
In some of my teachings, I insist that a Christian must have a secret place for prayer alone with God because intimacy with God is very important. But in this teaching, I want to show you that in addition to intimacy with God, we need second person to fight together in prayer. I have heard Christians say that individual prayer is enough but the verse of the day shows the importance of a prayer made by more than one person. That's not to say that the two are necessarily physically in one place but it is the union of the spirits that counts because prayer is a spiritual act.
In the verse of the day (Matt 18: 19-20), Jesus reveals an extremely important principle for every Christian. He says that if TWO Christians on earth agree concerning anything that they ask, it will be done by God the Father who is in heaven. At the end of the passage he clarifies things by saying: " For where two or three are gathered together in my name, I am there in the midst of them". In other words, if two Christians agree about anything they ask in prayer, they invite Jesus in their midst, and if Jesus is in their midst, prayer becomes very strong as the Bible describes Him as our High Priest who always lives to intercede for those who come to God through Him (Hebrews 7: 25).
Do not misinterpret my thought ... God hears and answers your individual prayers but there's a high efficiency when you share a prayer request with TWO or more, even if you are not physically together.
Some of you may wonder why I insist on the number "TWO!" The explanation is in the Bible. By principle, God made strength to be defined by unity and when someone agrees with a brother / sister in prayer, there are two united forces. If we unite in prayer, your faith is united with mine and we are a force. This is why the devil always wants to create division because division reduces the striking force.
Here is what says the Ecclesiastes: “Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor” (Ecclesiastes 4: 9). This is not to say that one does not count but TWO are better than one. He continues by saying: “For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, for he has no one to help him up" (Ecclesiastes 4: 10).
To be continued in the fourth part
Chris Ndikumana
