| I know by now you would have been receiving the | | | | not fail. Now, let's get into the third immutable principle. |
| signals of victory in your situation. No power can | | | | Prayer |
| withstand the word of God when activated. The | | | | Prayer is the hub that holds the other principles of |
| difference between a failing and a winning Christian is | | | | divine battle together. It is also what fires and gives |
| just the amount of the word of God each of them | | | | dynamism to them. I see prayer simply as |
| assimilates and applies to their lives. There is no magic | | | | communicating with God. This particular principle looks |
| about successfully serving God and overcoming the | | | | very simple at definition, but too vast that no individual |
| battles of life. What you need is to absorb the | | | | can authoritatively claim to be a master of it. But here, |
| promises, covenants and instructions of God and stay | | | | we want to simply relate it to what we've been talking |
| permanently in them. When you do this, you would be | | | | about. |
| automatically turning yourself into a supernatural being | | | | The phenomenal power and glory of God are |
| on earth! You will begin to flow on a high-level divine | | | | released in a Christians life when he or she learns to |
| plane. Then, tell me the enemy that will risk coming | | | | personalize and appropriate the promises in the word |
| against such a Christian. | | | | of God, by offering them back to God through prayer. |
| You will believe with me that Christians of our | | | | No prayer made accurate and timely on the word of |
| generation are not operating fully in the power of God. | | | | God ever failed. May be, you did not received any |
| Or, how do you compare the prophets of old | | | | answer to your previous prayers because you prayed |
| testament and the apostles of the new testament with | | | | out of the will and promise of God for your life. Prayer |
| today's Christians? Even our today church leaders are | | | | is the most dynamic force on earth. When properly |
| not talking and exhibiting the power of God, simply | | | | used, it does not fail. And no power, mountain or |
| because they don't understand it. They don't talk about | | | | opposition can withstand it. Then, we also need to be |
| it because they don't operate on that level. | | | | upgraded to the strategic and cosmic-levels of spiritual |
| Consequently, the church is left in the cold - powerless. | | | | warfare. Our God has enormous power and is waiting |
| There are promises, covenants God made with us in | | | | for us to tap from it. |
| His word and these are our weapons to fight and win | | | | Again, look at the way king Jehoshaphat prayed, "And |
| the battle of this life. Look at Jesus at the battle in the | | | | now see what the armies of Ammon, Moab and |
| wilderness. The devil planned to defeat Him even | | | | Mount Seir are doing. You would not let our ancestors |
| before He (Jesus) could kick-off His ministry. He won | | | | invade those nations when Israel left Egypt, so they |
| the whole battle with the word of God and nothing | | | | went around them and did not destroy them. Now see |
| else. He will always reply Satan with what the word of | | | | how they reward us! For they have come to throw us |
| God said, "The scriptures say". (Luke 4) He effectively | | | | out of your land, which you gave us as an inheritance. |
| used what the Ephesians 6: 17 described as the "the | | | | O our God, won't you stop them? We are powerless |
| Sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God". And | | | | against this mighty army that is about to attack us. We |
| predictably He won that battle; emerging from it highly | | | | do not know what to do, but we are looking to you for |
| anointed and favoured by heaven; which made the | | | | help." |
| angles scrambling to minister to Him. | | | | And immediately, God replied that they should not fear, |
| Back to our main text, Jehoshaphat 'reminded' God | | | | that the battle is His battle and not theirs. He told them |
| that His promises (covenants) to them covered war, | | | | to go to the battle field the next day taking their |
| disease and famine. I don't think that there's any | | | | positions; then stand still and watch the Lord's victory. |
| situation we're going through in life that will not | | | | Promptly, the generalissimo of the universe went and |
| conveniently fit into any of the above sub-titles. It is | | | | laid ambush against their enemies and cleared them |
| either the enemy is battling against your destiny and | | | | off. Jehoshaphat and Judah only came to pick the |
| blessings, or you are struggling with diseases and | | | | spoils of war. They were so much that it took them |
| sickness, or your economic life has been tampered | | | | three whole days to finish - equipment, clothing and |
| with by Satan and his agents. Which ever, God has | | | | other valuables. And the place was named "valley of |
| promised (by covenant) to rescue you. To wars in | | | | Blessing." |
| your life, He said, "I will fight against those that fight | | | | This is exactly what God is going to do in your own |
| you." To sicknesses, He said, "I am your heale." To | | | | situation. He has taken over your battle. You will only |
| famine, He said, "I will bless you, it shall run over until | | | | go to that battle field to pick blessings.Don't fear any |
| you will become a blessing to others." These are just | | | | more. Move forward! Put these immutable principles of |
| very few of His promises to you. Search out more | | | | battle (praise, promise, prayer) into practice today and |
| from the scriptures today. As you're doing these, also | | | | see how victory will flood into your life. I anxiously wait |
| have at the back of your mind that His promises do | | | | to hear your testimonies. God bless you! |