Executors of God’s Will on Earth
by Terri Copeland Pearsons
“The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available [dynamic in its working]” (James 5:16, "Amplified Bible, Classic Edition").
Let’s be honest. Every one of us has prayed prayers we felt weren’t answered. We’ve known people who prayed...and prayed...and prayed, but nothing happened.
Those prayers didn’t make tremendous, dynamic power available. Somehow they missed the mark.
We can’t afford to miss the mark in prayer because prayer is what makes God’s power available to us. We desperately need the power of God released in mighty ways to bring salvation, deliverance, healing and restoration into our lives, our families, our government and our world.
We must learn to stand up in the power of prayer and take dominion, bringing the will of God to pass on earth as it is in heaven.
“I’m supposed to take dominion?” you ask.
Yes, you were destined and designed by God to be a ruler on this earth, not a victim of circumstance. If you’re born again, you have dominion through Jesus Christ. Circumstances must bow the knee when you pray—but only if you pray accurately.
To pray accurately, first find the will of God in a situation. First John 5:14-15 says, “If we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us…we have the petitions that we desired of him.” You can know God’s will through His Word—His written will and also by the Holy Spirit revealing it to you.
Once you receive a revelation of God’s will, take hold of it in faith. The Spirit actually takes hold with you, strengthens you and helps you pray “according to the will of God” (Romans 8:27).
Now, refuse to let go until this natural world submits to spiritual truth and God’s will is carried out in that situation. That’s when you’ll discover firsthand that your prayers really are powerful. You might say that through prayer, you are to be the executor of God’s will on the earth! V
Terri Copeland Pearsons
is the chief of staff for Kenneth Copeland Ministries. The eldest daughter of Kenneth Copeland, she and her husband, George Pearsons, also serve as senior pastors of Eagle Mountain International Church at KCM in Fort Worth. For information or ministry materials go to terricopelandpearsons.com.
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Right away I could tell the difference. Even though I hadn’t thought about that man in years, forgiving him just brightened me up. What’s more, The LORD began to talk to me about him. He told me some things that helped me. Things I needed to understand.
This is very, very important!
You may have something against a city. You may be mad at San Francisco because it’s so liberal. You may have something against certain politicians. If so, you’d better go before God and deal with those issues. You’d better forgive San Francisco. Forgive those politicians if they’re a problem for you.
“Well, I just don’t like those people!”
You don’t even know them! You may not like their politics, and that’s fine. You’re not required to like their politics. But if you want to walk in the fullness of THE BLESSING, you’d better do something about the hatred you have toward them as individuals.
“But I don’t really hate them!” you might say.
If you haven’t forgiven them, you do.
“Well, now you’re just being hard on me.”
No, I’m just telling you the truth. Unforgiveness in any form is a step out of love and into hatred, and it will open the door to destruction in your life. It will cost you more than you want to pay, and it’s not worth it!
Sometime, in the middle of the night, you’re going to be hit with a situation where you need your faith. Something will happen that turns you absolutely upside down, and you’ll need to respond instantly by believing God and speaking faith-filled words.
You won’t be ready to do that if you’ve been harboring unforgiveness. You’ll be too spiritually weak. Because of the spiritual poison in your system, your faith will fail you just when you need it most.
This is what makes unforgiveness such dangerous business.
You might just be going along, assuming everything is all right. You might not even be thinking about the people you’ve refused to forgive. Yet all the while, even while you’re not aware of it, that unforgiveness is working in you. It’s making you spiritually sick.
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