“Yes, praise God! Let’s go get it,” I said.
Some hours later I got a call from a man I knew very well. He said The LORD had told him some time ago to send me some money to buy a car. After asking me to forgive him for not getting the money to me sooner, he told me the amount God had instructed him to give me.
It was $3500. Exactly the amount I needed! We put that with what we already had, and the next day we went down and bought the Buick.
Use the Sword of The WORD
The fourth step to prayer that brings results is this: Use the scriptures to “fight the good fight of faith” (1 Timothy 6:12). Drive out with the truth of God’s WORD every trace of doubt and fear that tries to enter your consciousness.
When the devil tells you that you’re not going to get what you’re believing for, remind him of the verses you have posted on your mirror and your refrigerator. Shut him down like Jesus did when He was tempted by the devil in the wilderness by saying, “It is written!”
Ephesians 6:17 calls the spoken WORD “the sword of the Spirit.” It’s “quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword” (Hebrews 4:12), and the devil has no defense against it. It will not only whip him every time, it will keep you standing strong while you’re waiting for what you’re believing for to manifest.
“I thought you said God doesn’t make us wait to receive from Him!”
He doesn’t. He responds instantly to our prayer of faith. But the devil still has to be dealt with. He, along with his principalities, powers, rulers of the darkness of this world, and spiritual wickedness in high places (Ephesians 6:12) are always trying to keep us from receiving from God. Even though Jesus has already defeated them, they do whatever they can to delay things and undermine our faith. Many times, however, The LORD’s response will be instant or very close to it.
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