Praying God’s Word and Believing His Promises
Teacher’s Guide Page
A New Covenant was made through the sacrifice that Jesus made on the cross when He lay down His life and shed His blood. Through this covenant we as believers and children of God have inherited all that God has for us. This includes the promises that He gave to Abraham.
Galatians 3:29 “And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.”
We have been given all things because of what Jesus Christ did on the cross! So many people today do not even realize the treasure that is God’s word. They sadly see the Bible as just a good book. In reality when we get deep into the scriptures and begin to seek God in the pages, we find that it is a deep well of promises from our Father that is our life! Without God’s word we will die spiritually.
When we believe God’s word and stand upon His promises, He will always honor that. When we are seeking God to move in our lives, if we will go to His word and find scriptures that speak about the situation that we are in, and we pray God’s word we are putting our faith in action, and if it is God’s word we are praying then the Almighty has declared it and therefore it shall be done. God’s promises are always true…He is not a man and He cannot lie! (Numbers 23:19; Titus 1:2)
When we believe God’s word in our heart, and speak it with our mouth, we are speaking our faith into action. All we have to do is believe. (Mark 11:22-24)
When we pray God’s word, we are praying the will of God, we are focusing on the results instead of the problem or circumstances. There is a saying, don’t tell God how big the problem is, tell the problem how big GOD is!
We must pray for the Holy Spirit to reveal to us those scriptures in God’s word that apply to the situations that we are facing and praying about. Be wise and do not twist God’s word into saying what you want it to say, this is a trick that Satan will use many times if he can to confuse and deceive. Remember we agree with God’s word, not twist it to agree with us. We are on the side of God, not bringing God to our side!
Pick some of the verses that are promises to discuss with the class. (It could be a good idea to find some that apply to some of the things the students may be facing in life at this time.)
There are many, many more promises concerning ANYTHING that we must face in this life. I urge you to get in God’s word and find them, study them, and pray them
Martin Luther said, "What greater insult . . . can there be to God, . . . than not to believe His promises.