Graceman’s Musings

Names are cool….We address those we love by names, nicknames, pet names, titles and all are meant to show some emotion or affection. Annita has 30 ways to say my name. Some I like and some I…let’s get on with the teaching…..

OUR FATHER – Loving and Getting to know our Abba Father – PARENT/POSITION

WHICH ART IN HEAVEN – Preeminence, Surrendering Daily to His Sovereignty.

I love my POSITION as a child of God…..I do not always love the PROCESS I am going through….. ( Amen from All of US ! )

All Great people go through Great TIMES of Process ( Purifying …if you will / Pruning and Purging – John Ch. 15 Vine and Branches…. ) Cutting back unnecessary branches and foliage and forcing the plant to pull from deep within to produce fruit/flora etc. My favorite plant in S. Fla. was the Bouganvilia…..It had the prettiest purple/red/pink flowers. It grew best with little water as it’s constituency caused it to bloom in the desert…whole nother lesson there eh? Not a bloomin onion…stop thinking about food.

Learning to submit to the Potter’s Hand is difficult but so vital. ” The Clay cannot say to he Potter “Why have you made me thus or Why Me Lord ? Really great prople have suffered more than you and  ever will….. The J’s  – Joseph/Jonathan ( David’s Great Friend /Jabez/Job / John Beloved – exiled to Patmos / James ( beheaded ( Acts 12 )  Best of all Our Beautiful JESUS….. I mean if he went through a Gethesemene / Golgotha and a Grave experience ….who am I to say ” I’d like the Calvary Road….. Comfy Lane or Cruise Ship and Not Battle Ship. ” ?

Jesus suffered and he was innocent and perfect….Much of our suffering ( at least mine ) is

Self Induced and Imposed……. ( Remember I always say this…..If my kids say that their dad is Wise….how did you become Wise… ? I tell them I did a lot of stupid things. If my stupidity has hurt or affected anyone reading this. I do ask your forgiveness….. 

Today’s Lesson – Hallowed Be Thy Name – THE PERSON/PRESENCE/ POWER AND PROVISION OF GOD…..

HIS NAME -  ( Be sure to look back at previous lessons as I do have a rhyme to help you remember God’s Names ( Not many Gods …One God , like a diamond many facets…..Ever notice jewelers show diamonds against a black background…under Great lighting so you see the beauty of the gem. I have discovered …How Beautiful God is against the backdrop of my blackest night. The other night I was thinking how God preserved my daughter and her son and my wife from death in a two year period. Nothing too hard for my God. If you lost someone you love through death it doesn’t mean God does not love you or has not heard your prayer. I lost my Jonathan/ only brother and how all of us loved this funny man and love of our lives. I ” lost” him to Jesus….I mean, I teach my kids to share their friends and if I have to share him……I trust him with my JESUS…….My very best friend…..I love the new Worship Song that I sing to myself nightly  my ” Lullaby”

I believe your my Healer, I believe you’re my Portion, I believe You are all I need, Jesus, you’re all I need.. Sometimes My Faith is weak and I need to remember in my STORMS…that HE IS IN MY SHIP/BOAT….If he’s asleep that means he ain’t ( I know not good English….) worried then neither should I be. PS: The Glorified Jesus never Sleeps or slumbers.

If he’s worried that’s when I will panic…Hasn’t happened yet. Not me panicking ( that happens…internally ) I mean I have not seen Jesus panicking nor will I. Sometimes I think/pray ” JESUS, WILL YOU PLEASE STAND UP AND CALM THIS STORM…..”

                        Back to Appropriating God’s Names to our situations

                                              Hallowed Be Thy Name 

Lord Jesus Christ – PRECIOUS ONE

Adonai – PREEMINENT ONE

El Shaddai/El Elyon/ Elohim – POWERFUL ONE   ( Do not forget ALMIGHTY )

Jehovah  Jireh – His Provision Shall Be Seen….. ( Also Alpha and Omega ) PROVIDER

Jehovah Rapha – PHYSICIAN

Jehovah Rohi -POWERFUL SHEPHERD

Jehovah Shammah – PRESENT ONE ( PRESENCE )  Manifest Presence

Jehovah Shalom - PEACE ( My Peace Giver, My PRINCE OF PEACE….)

Jehovah Tsidkenu/ Jehovah M’kaddesh – PURIFIER ( He is our Refiner’s Fire )

Names for the HOLY SPIRIT – Comforter ( PARAKLETOS Gk. One Called alongside to HELP )  Isa. 11:1- read the seven fold character of the Holy Spirit )

When I studied and taught Revelation ( ie: Book of ) my favorite verse ( among 22 chapters of good material )  Rev. 1:10 ” I WAS IN THE SPIRIT ON THE LORD’S DAY”

How Did John the Beloved ( Let’s add him TO OUR J- LIST OF SUFFERING SOULS )

endure Patmos/exile/suffering ( Rev. 1:9-10 ) ? He remained ” In the Spirit ”

I cannot control my circumstances ( like driving on a sheet of ICE ) I can maintain my focus of Faith……

So when you get to this part of the Prayer…..Hallowed Be THY Name

Take each of your daily needs and apply God’s Name and Character and Person to them

                                           Let Me Illustrate

Lord, My body is in pain…I recognize you as Jehovah Rapha…..Please heal me.

I am in financial difficulty…You are my Jehovah Jireh, My Provider

I am in need of purity – Lord, you are Jehovah M’kaddesh/ Jehovah Tsidkeu / My Purifier

I think you get the message…..Now review and get your prayer notebook goin…Stop

reading the B.L.O.G. and go Pray…. Love Ya…..

                                       B.iblical L.ogos O.f G.raceman

Dear Fellow Believers – Forgive me for not writing these lessons sooner. Internet was down and had some problems with unwanted “spammers”.

Keep reviewing the previous prayer lessons and get ready for this  core teaching of prayer taught by Jesus, Our Master.  Look up all of the times that Jesus teaches his disciples to pray in the gospels. I will be using Matt. 6:9-13

First of all it is the Pattern for Prayer and not necessarily a prayer in and of itself. ie: Our Father which art in heaven…… Jesus says “After this manner” – Pattern.  

Here is the outline that I have used for years… Again, I claim no originality…..Jesus is the teacher. We are  his students/disciples.

As you pray use this pattern in your mind and slowly and thoughtfully pray and enjoy time in the presence of God. Pray in FAITH, believing that this Discipline/Delight will have a dramatic and dynamic effect as you pray. Do we ever need prayer ? Yes and Amen as we are living in a post prosperity era and in for some times where we will need the Sovereign Supernatural Intervention of God in our lives on a regular basis.

For this teaching just famliarize yourself  with the PATTERN

Our Father – Spend time getting close to God as your PARENT, He loves you so much and his heart is toward you 24/7. Maybe your earthly parents abandoned you , forsook you or even abused you. NOW, you have a Heavenly Father who according to Ephesians 1 ….LOVES and ACCEPTS YOU. You are accepted in the Beloved. Ever heard the song “How sweet it is to be loved by YOU ?….”

Spend time telling God you love him and appreciate all he has done for you and especially

for your POSITION as his child. ( When I think of all the difficulties in my life, most are the effects of my material world….When someone asks me about my “net worth” I do not talk about my minimal assets. I talk about my ( BLESSINGS IN THE HEAVENLIES …again Eph. 1) and the things that are PRICELESS TO ME ARE THINGS LIKE.. MY POSITION IN CHRIST, THE PRESENCE OF GOD, THE PEOPLE IN MY LIFE THAT I LOVE AND WHO LOVE ME…….PRICELESS.

On your deathbed your money or assets are worthless. Your loved ones are PRICELESS.

So simply…..Pray – Dear Loving Father ( Rom.8:15 Abba Father….Daddy/Father )

then just pour out your heart to HIM….Turn off Cell phones/distractions etc.

Our Father – POSITION/PARENT ( Paternity )

Which Art In Heaven – PREEMINENCE  ( Humbly submit yourself to HIS Sovereignty.

( Read the Books of Daniel and Job and you will get a feel of God’s Sovereignty….It isn’t all about you…It’s all about HIM… ( Jer. 18 HE IS THE POTTER AND YOU ARE THE CLAY ) You cannot twist God’s arm to do your will. Read the last three chapters of Job

where God illustrates His Power by telling JOB that like the massive dinosaurs God cannot be controlled or manipulated….. Unless you understand and submit yourself humbly to the Sovereignty of God. You will be frustrated at the twists and turns of your life. LIFE IS UNFAIR…GOD IS NOT…. ( Joseph ( Book of Genesis B ) was thrown in a pit by his family, lied about by Potiphar’s wife, thrown in Prison and went through some ”STUFF”……

and did not become bitter and like JOB ended up prosperous and it is said that the last half of both of their lives were better than the first. I am believing God for that for my life as well. ( And yours cause I love ya……) So acknowledge and submit to God’s Sovereignty…Remember the old serenity Prayer…..Help me to accept the things I cannot change…..

Next Lesson……Hallowed be THY Name….Review Previous Prayer lessons and familiarize yourself with the names for GOD…….

                                                             O.K, Get off the internet

                                                            Stop reading my BLOG

                                                                    GO PRAY

                                                 B.iblical L.ogos (word) O.f G.raceman

Read previous B.L.O.G. to understand who Jabez was……An honorable man Read I Chronicles 4:1-10

His momma called him Jabez

You caused a lotta pain

In birth you felt like lightning

with a whole lotta rain

He came from the tribe of Judah

He was destined to Praise

But then he encountered some Difficult days

Imagine having a name

Where they thought you were a pain

When folks walked by

They looked away in utter disdain

Well Jabez had a GOD

Who loved him every day

And Jabez called upon His GOD

And really loved to Pray

Bless me O Lord, to you this I say

Enlarge my borders take my past and pain away

Put your hand upon me, I need your POWER

Keep me from evil each and every hour

Well, God looked down from heaven

And heard His child Pray

And Commanded a Blessing

THAT’S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU PRAY…

Written by Graceman 4/3/08

Dedicated to a praying mom, loving wife and wonderful daughters

KJV,SH,CLJ,CKJ and also to Grace…..

The prayer teachings that I will present to you are not “my original” material. The outlines and poems and annotations are but the principles are merely extracted from the wonderful scriptures. The Jabez prayer was brought to the attention to the masses by Bruce Wilkinson, known for Walking through the Bible seminars and a book on Jabez prayer. Purchase and read the book.

” He’ll take the pain away I know, He’ll take the pain away…..” song by Kirk Franklin 

Pain is a necessary part of the landscape of life. It is a part of that ” All things work together for good ” If we had no pain we would not know where we need healing ( albeit physical, emotional or spiritual ). In Philip Yancy’s book ” Fearfully and Wonderfully Made” he uses the analogy of leprosy and the danger of not feeling pain . If you place your hand near a fire you do not feel it and know to pull it out of the flame.

Jesus himself encountered pain and was known as “man of sorrows”. He walked in the joy of the Father but experienced a lot of personal pain so he could be touched with the feelings of our infirmities….

For the teaching on JABEZ Prayer go to I Chronicles 4:1, 9-10

4:1 – Jabez comes from the tribe of JUDAH – PRAISE ( Destined for Praise )

God’s Plan for us is to become a people of Praise ( Read Eph.1…to become to the Praise of the glory of his grace )

4:9 ” Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers and his mother called him Jabez ( meaning to cause pain )” because she bore him in pain.

( Imagine being labeled “PAIN” – read next BLOG “  Ode to Jabez )

Destined for Praise…Present Position Pain…sound like our lives ?

4:10a  Counter Pain with Prayer and Praise ( As Paul and Silas did in prison – Acts ch.16 )  I love when my wife fills the home with CD’s and DVD’s of Live Praise and Worship…..

” And Jabez called upon the God of Israel……. ” – PRAYER

Often people criticize the content of Jabez prayer and do not take into consideration this part of the verse where I am confident that Jabez began his “Bless Me” prayer with times of “ I BLESS YOU, LORD “

So as you pray always take time to “BLESS THE LORD” FIRST

Here are the other four principles of  of the Jabez Prayer for you and I to pray daily…

#1 / Vs. 10b – O, that you would bless me indeed – Pray for Prosperity ( God Blessed Abraham ( Gen.12 ) so that Abraham would be a BLESSING.

#2/ Vs.10c ” And enlarge my territory – Increase my boundaries ( Livin Large for the Lord…out of the Bless me mode…..reach out to others ) Broaden my Boundaries, Lord….. Pray over your Possibilities/Potential ( Read Joshua 1 )

#3/ Vs.10d ” And that your hand would be upon me…( Nehemiah prayed for this as well )  Pray that God takes your natural efforts and gifts and applies His Supernatural touch to what you seek to accomplish so we can do more than we ask or think….

#4/ Vs.10e “Keep me from evil that I may not cause pain”  How many times does our sin and situations we get into cause pain to others ? ( too many )

Here is where we pray for Protection for ourselves and for others….

WHEN WE PRAY THIS WAY IN FAITH BELIEVING THERE WILL BE RESULTS…..PRAYERS ANSWERED/ PROVISION COMES AND PRESENCE AND PEACE OF GOD PREVAILS…..

” So God granted him what he requested ”

                                            B.iblical L.ogos (words) O.f  G.raceman

                                            Love Ya, Live Large for the Lord

                                             Be sure to read my next B.L.O.G.

                                                           ” Ode to Jabez “

You are ALMIGHTY GOD and I trust you with my all.

You are my ADONAI and are Greater than them all

You are my LORD JESUS and I love you so

You are the LION OF JUDAH and I’ll Praise till I go

You’re Elyon,Elohim, My El Shaddai – You’re the POWER of my life and I’ll trust you till I die

You are JEHOVAH JIREH and provide all I need

You are JEHOVAH RAPHA and heal in time of need

You are my loving shepherd JEHOVAH ROHI is your name

You are JEHOVAH SHAMMAH your presence is my flame

When in need of peace I call JEHOVAH SHALOM

When I’m in trouble JEHOVAH NISSI gets me home

My Lord Sabaoth will protect me so I will not fall

I really love MY GOD and on His Name I’ll call…. ( Jer. 33:3 )

                                           Dedicated to the God of my life

                                        B.iblical L.ogos (word) O.f  G.raceman

Review the last few lessons and build upon each one until you are familiar with these prayer principles.

Once you have learned the Triple A Principles … put them into practice

1. Call upon the Almighty ( In all His Glory ) Jer. 33:3 ( He will show you great and mighty things ) Remember to learn and use the many names for our ONE TRUE LORD for whatever the need…. ( In need of HEALING – Call upon Jehovah Rapha – The God who heals. Need of Provision – Call upon Jehovah Jireh – Our Provider….In need of His Presence – Call upon Jehovah Shammah ( The God who is Present )

2. Ask the Lord to dispatch Angels over your situation ( Read Acts 12/ Heb.1 re: Angels ) Do not think of them as “Chubby little Cherubs” . Read Revelation and you will see they can hold back the winds……. Angels are Ministers, Messengers and Mighty…..

3. Ask the Lord to Call His Anointed Ones to help……( Recently a dear saint was really in trouble and praying. My wife felt the Spirit’s prompting to call her. She ( saint in trouble ) could hardly believe the call. Then my wife called me at the exact time I was praying and said I think ______ needs a call. I called and the Lord brought victory to the saint in trouble and joy was restored.

Also From there CALL UPON THE  A TEAM….. ( Your two Advocates…..Counsels for your defence )

Advocate # 1 is JESUS - OUR ADVOCATE IN HEAVEN….. I JOHN 2:1

Advocate #2 is HOLY SPIRIT - ADVOCATE ON EARTH….. Rom. 8:26, John 14-16 ( Word Comforter is parakletos…One called alongside to HELP )

Satan is the Accuser of the Brethren ( Constantly Accusing us and Condemning us before the Father, to Ourselves and to One another….

TONIGHT READ Zechariah Chapter 3 and See HOW SATAN TRIES TO

Bring condemnation and guilt upon us……Do not let HIM…CALL UPON JESUS…..

FREEDOM PRINCIPLE – Conviction of Sin is from the Holy Spirit…..CONDEMNATION is not of the Spirit ( Rom. 8:1 No Condemnation to those in Christ JESUS…….You will get free if you refuse the spirit of Condemnation ANYTIME it rears it’s ugly head…WE ARE ACCEPTED IN THE BELOVED…..God loves us and has accepted us…..People may judge and condemn you and you may do it to yourself . Satan may do it to you….Refuse that mess…. God really loves you with a confirming love .

NEXT – There are two other disciplines that I use in prayer…….

1. Baptize – Flood/Overwhelm

A. Praying for Overwhelmings of the Holy Spirit ( I will explain )

Often we are Overwhelmed and crushed by our circumstances. We need something/Actually Someone ( The Holy Spirit ) to Overwhelm our Overwhelmings ( Read Isaiah 59:19-21 – Enemy comes in like a flood…Spirit of the Lord  fights for us )

Vs. 19 Enemy comes in …Holy Spirit Fights for us…..Our Deliverer ( Jesus comes to our aid…CAPTAIN…..Read the last part of Joshua 5 and see as the Captain comes to Conquer Jericho for JOSHUA…….He is Truly Captain Courageous ) Verse 21 – God Promises with a Covenant to help us overcome by the HOLY SPIRIT…. In prayer I ask daily for the Holy Spirit to Baptize ( Overwhelm me,wife,children,family, friends of Faith and loved ones….so they are not overwhelmed by the enemies FLOODS of attacks. So pray for this over those you care about and watch the Spirit come to your/their aid…

Do not get hung up on semantics/meanings of words….Let’s not fight about words let’s fight the enemy…. You may say  ” I am not trying that”…..OK, then stay Overwhelmed….( Please don’t stay overwhelmed…I love ya )

2. Blood of JESUS

B. Praying the Covering of the Blood of Jesus over you and your loved ones…

Finally, for this lesson Pray for the Cleansing, Conquering Blood of Jesus to Cover you and those you love. I am not talking about Salvation. I am talking about Spiritual Battle. Christ has COMPLETED the Work on the CROSS. His work is a finished work. We simply ask that His Finished work would be appropriated for our particular conflicts……

All for now…Review your Prayer Principles…Put them in a notebook and stop reading about prayer and start Praying…..

                                                               Love Ya,

                                                     B.iblical L.ogos (word) O.f  G.raceman

We are in a Holy War ( Not a flesh and blood war ) but one in the spirit realm….Invisible but real. Like the wind…cannot see the wind but you can see it’s effects. ( Eph. 6:10-19 )

Note : Once we are spiritually armed we must “Pray Always “…Prayer puts the counter pressure on Satan as he tries to crush us. Jesus himself said to Peter…”Satan has desired to have you that he may sift you like wheat. ” Now you understand why you have been under such visious spiritual attack in mind, body, relationships, economics etc. Satan wants you ” to take a hit and say I quit ” I simply think of Jesus ( ref: Passion of the Christ ) and see him as such a courageous warrior, fighting the battle for you and me and therefore I cannot quit. One day I simply want my warrior friend, Jesus ( Captain of my Salvation )

to place his nail scarred hand on my shoulder and I want him to say “Well done my good and faithful servant” I know I have not always been good or faithful as I should but that is my heart of hearts. So as we learn to pray as a Worshiping Warrior we must realize that

we are in a Holy War ( spiritually speaking ) and as you enter this “zone” and come out of the stands …the blood, sweat and tears are real. He wants you “out of the “game” and he fights dirty.

From Lesson #1 Bless the Lord

From Lesson #2 Binding the Devil & Demons via Prayer to LOOSING ( can carry the idea of deliverance through prayer or as we’ll learn..To Unleash our Spiritual Army in Assault against Satan, Adversary and Arch enemy.

Get ready…this kind of prayer is not for the fainthearted or spiritual sissies ( only concerned as when the next church supper or rummage sale will be. ) Oh yeah..Satan really fears Potato Salad and Yard Sales….

Satan doesn’t fear Playing Church …He fears a Praying Church.

Bless the Lord #1 , Bind the Enemy #2, Unleash the Army #3

DO YOU HAVE TRIPLE A ? ( AAA)

1. Pray that the Almighty would be loosed ? ( Over all your situations, stresses etc.)
2. Pray that the Angels ( Majestic, Ministering, Messengers ) will be loosed
3. Pray that the Anointed Ones ( Other believers ) will respond to the promptings of the Spirit and come to your aid and the aid of others in the Body of Christ and those that would be heirs of Salvation.

Here ( Point # 1 ) I make a list of all my struggles, stresses, situations etc. where I need Divine intervention and I claim GOD’S Authority and Attributes over them using God’s many names…..Not Plural gods but His characteristics and conduct….

List struggles, stresses, situations……then…..Ask God to be Loosed/Unleashed over all your “stuff” ( also ask for Angelic and Anointed Ones assistance…..)

I use God’s many names for this…..Print and save this list if you can….OK ?

Almighty, Adonai, El Shaddai, Elohim, El Elyon – Preeminent and Powerful Lord

Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace -Perfect

Lord Jesus Christ – Precious and Powerful

Alpha and Omega, Jehovah Jireh – Provider

Lord of Hosts ( Sabaoth ), Jehovah Nissi – Protector

Jehovah Rohi – Powerful Shepherd of Psalm 23

Jehovah Rapha – Physician ( Lord who heals )

Jehovah Shalom – Peace Bringing Lord

Lion of Judah – Praise of our Lives

Jehovah Shammah – Present Lord

Jehovah Tsidkenu, Jehovah M’kaddesh – Purifier of My Heart

( Use these names for God for each of your situations and ask that THIS ONE AND ONLY TRUE GOD BE UNLEASHED UPON THE SITUATIONS BROUGHT BEFORE HIM.

When I began to learn to Pray this way I began to live in a dimension for DAILY MIRACLES….. ( In January of this year Satan tried to take my daughter and wife’s life through pneumonia and Sepsis……on daughter a Code Blue situation…..Prayer brought them through )

I am taking the time to write these things for more than your intellect’s sake but in these Last Days we will need a God bigger than our situations to intervene for us….I Love ya.

May God Bless You. Be Bold, Be Strong, Be Courageous.

B.iblical L.ogos (words) O.f G.raceman

In lesson #1 on prayer we learned to get our focus on the God we love and serve. We get into stress and distress when we focus on ourselves and our situations. When David was about to slay Goliath he did not compare Goliath with his strengths he compared Goliath with the Greatness of David’s God. When we view our problems etc. we need to compare them to our Miracle working and mighty God. They will then seem small.

We begin with Blessing God ( refer to lesson #1 )

Now we get into the Battle. We learn in Eph. 6:10-12 to be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. We also learn that our battle is not with flesh and blood but in the invisible spirit realm. We are in conflict daily with Satan and evil spirits seeking to mess

up our lives and rob us of the JOY of the Lord which is our strength…. Neh. 8

In Matthew 16: 18-20 We begin with the declaration that the gates ( authorities ) of hell

will not prevail against the people of God. I was reading Daniel 10-12 tonight and you will see a prime example of last days spiritual warfare revealed to us. Daniel receives revelations regarding the Last Days. For the past year or so I have experienced deep emotions like mournings and groanings regarding the spiritual conditions of our day . I believe the Spirit warns His remnant how really close we are to the coming of the Lord.

In Joel we are taught of the last days times and the call to return to the Person of the Lord, Penitent hearts and Passionate Prayer. We have been so focused on this crumbling material world that we have forgotten the Powerful spiritual world around us. We are reminded that the evil spirits will intensify but the Lord will in the Last Days pour out His Spirit and we will dream dreams and have visions. I cannot tell you how many nights in the last few months I have been awakened by the Holy Spirit and called to intercessory prayer. We cannot face these days when men’s hearts will fail them for fear without being prepared spiritually.

Our next prayer point is found in Matthew 16:19-20 ” whatever is bound on earth is bound in heaven and whatever is loosed on earth will be loosed in heaven. ”

After ( lesson #1 Blessing the Lord ) I pray that the LORD himself will bind Satan ( the strong man ) and bind the demonic spirits that are attacking our minds, souls, bodies, families, marriages, governments ( See Daniel 10 )

When Daniel had visions of the Last days he lost strength and felt crushed within. He would pray and God would send angels and strengthen him . Angels will come in answer to our prayers ( they minister, bring messages and are majestic and mighty in battle ) In Acts 12 the church prayed for Peter in prison and God sent an angel to deliver Peter…. Haven’t we all felt a lot of these emotions lately? If you love the Lord you will sense these things. I feel that most believers have anesthetized minds and hearts and spirits. Perhaps pray and fast for a while till you become spiritually sensitive again. Satan would have us to be desensitized and preoccupies our minds with entertaining ourselves into spiritual stupidity.

So step # 2 in Prayer….Do Battle in the spiritual realm. Ask the Lord to Bind Satan and the Demonic spirits that deceive, delude, divide and destroy….. God will answer our prayers…..

Bless the Lord in Prayer/ Bind the Enemy and evil spirits through prayer ( Matt. 16:19 )

Then , Bless the Lord for the Victory and Praise Him in advance ( NO MATTER HOW YOU FEEL….WE WALK BY FAITH AND NOT BY SIGHT )

In II Chronicles 21, Jehoshaphat was surrounded by the enemy. He Prayed and God sent His Word ( The Battle Belongs to the Lord…..My old favorite Worship song and first song I ever learned on the guitar……We sing Glory, Honour, Power and Strength to the Lord. ) The people Praised the Lord and God sent Angels and Almighty God brought the Victory. Let’s stop getting beat up by the enemy and Fight Valiantly and Passionately till The Captain of our Salvation ( Jesus / See Joshua 5 b ) returns…..I want to be a Great Worshipping Warrior and want the same for you and yours cause I love ya….

I hope these lessons help and bless your life….

B.iblical L.ogos ( words ) O.f G.raceman

I want to write blogs for those of you interested in a Real Relationship with God. I do not have the market cornered on the subject. It is simply what interests me and has held my life together and hopefully will bless yours. I have an entire pattern that I go through in prayer and I hope it will help you. Many have prayed the pattern of the Prayer of Jabez. I use this as a part of my daily prayers ( Found in 1 Chronicles ch. 4 )

Bless me…….Enlarge by borders/boundaries…….Place your hand upon me……Keep me from evil…….

I use this but have learned the best way to begin prayer is by Blessing Him…for all of his

“God-ness, Goodness and incredible Grace…..

I also began a habit of taking notebooks and daily making a page of things that I am thankful for and praise the Lord for. This develops a heart of gratitude as you stop and reflect at the daily blessings of God. It may begin with Praise for a good night’s sleep, a good cup of coffee, a roof over your head. Often we think that we have it so bad. If we think of the pain and poverty that most of the world lives in you will realize we live like kings. Let’s always be thankful and praise the Lord for everything that he is, does and provides for us. In the good economic times you might have thanked him for a nice Prime Rib…Now you may thank Him for Rice and Beans…..

So for step one in your prayer life….get a notebook and write all the things you are thankful for and praise God for and then BLESS the Lord for those things. Pray for those without the things that you and I take for granted. We may be in for some really difficult times as the word “recession” looms over the hearts and minds of Americans. If we will focus on the Spiritual Blessings ( as Paul did in Ephesians Ch. 1….He Blessed the Lord for all of the Spiritual Blessings ) Paul learned to walk in Joy even though at the writing of Ephesians 1 he found himself in prison…..

     I do not know your present circumstances but you can walk in JOY if you focus on Blessing and Praising God….Trust me you will feel better….Psalm 37 says Delight in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart. Guess what ? When you begin spending your life pursuing the manifest presence of God all the material stuff ends up looking like a bunch of useless junk. Have you ever walked through a W….Mart and said

” How much of this junk is really unnecessary to real life and joy…..almost everything. ”

Now leave this site…get your notebook and begin Blessing God for everything…..Joy will fill your heart.

                                                                 Till the next “blog”

                                             B.iblical  L.ogos ( words ) O.f  G.raceman