We all learned how to pray when we were all little & growing up with the essence of prayer as a lifestyle. Prayer is a very powerful tool that God gives to us to use day in and day out! But have you ever wondered have I seen or felt the effects of prayer??
Today I will show you the 6 Effects of prayer! Praise God! Well lets get started.
The Effects Of Prayer
1. Life Changing
Through prayer God can show you what is to come later down the road. Also God can forewarn you about something that hasn’t yet happened that u need to know about to be prepared!! He can reveal things to you that you need to change about yourself. God can show you gifts & talents that he is going to give you.
1 Cor 2:10 1Sam 10:6 Philippians 4:6
2. Power
Healing can come by prayer if you have the faith & believe that god is going to heal that person or you. But in order to receive the healing you 1st have to believe that God is going to heal you. – faith without believing is dead.
Pro 12:18 Pro15:4 Luke 6:19 Acts 10:37-38
3. Heavenly Action
By prayer you can dispatch angels to situations. When you are praying heaven is in action motion. Heaven & the angles are on stand-by intill you start to pray! You call God ( pray) God Hears God answers ( in his time).
Deu 32:30
4. Spiritual Warfare
You can make the devil flee from you all you have to do is start to pray! Proclaim, Declare Gods word over the city & dispatch warrior angels to protect people , cities & churches. By doing this the devil has to flee from wherever you are proclaiming ,Declaring Gods word over. Especially when you pled the blood of Jesus over anything! He (the Devil) has to flee from it!
Deut 32:3 1Chro 16:23 Ps 19:1 PS 68:34 Luke 12:3 Acts 20:27
5. Intercession
A lot of ground is covered by intercession from praying for the US President –US Government – City- City’s Councils – Church’s Pastors – Leaders of the church- young people –etc. On thing about intercession that I find is interested is that you can intercede on someone’s behalf! You can actually do warfare in intercession & dispatch warrior angels & all that good stuff! Prayer is soo powerful that it can change lives , cities, states & nations!!!
1 Tim 2:1-3 Philippians 4:6 Eph 6:18 Mark 9:25-29
Prayer is like sweet smelling incense to God! The more prayer goes up to heaven about someone or something the more God is going to notice it.
Matt 21:22 James 5:15-16 Matt 18:19-20
6. Presence Of God
After a while you will fell the presence of God & the peaceful atmosphere. You wouldn’t want to leave that atmosphere so peaceful & filled with the presence of God that you would just stay in that atmosphere & soak in Gods presences! Even more so you might see Gods glory come down into this atmosphere!
Matt 18:20 Ps 41:12 Nahum 1:5 Ex 33:14 Ex 40:34 Ps 3:3 Ps 63:2 Ps 97:6
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Friday, December 18, 2009
Christmas - The True Meaning Behind Christmas
Everything that is done during Christmas has a meaning behind it. The Christmas tree reminds us of what Jesus did for us on the cross.
Just look at :
1 Peter 2:24
24He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.
Galatians 3:13
13Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree."
As for the presents under the tree they are another reminder to us as to why God sent he’s son down here.
John 3:16-18
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son.
We’ve not only reminded of what he did but we are also celebrating the born of Jesus!!!
He gave his life as a gift to us that nite so that we may live forever in righteousness with him & to rule along the side of his throne when he returns to get his people!!!! Amen? AMEN!
Have a Merry CHRISTmas this yr !!!!
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
When God Gives U A Promise
16Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham's offspring—not only to those who are of the law but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.
148 My eyes stay open through the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promises.
PS 106:12
12 Then they believed his promises and sang his praise.
116 Sustain me according to your promise, and I will live; do not let my hopes be dashed.
You might what to ask God to give u something so that u don’t lose hope in the promise that he has given u (EX : a word , dream or even a physical thing so that u can actually see everyday! ) In my case I asked God to give me something physical that I could look at every time I started to lose hope & remind myself of the promise God has made to me.
Ps 119:148
25 "And now, LORD God, keep forever the promise you have made concerning your servant and his house. Do as you promised,
28 O Sovereign LORD, you are God! Your words are trustworthy, and you have promised these good things to your servant.
Ps 119:140
140 Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and your servant loves them.
15And so AFTER waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.
12We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
This is a promise guarantee that its going to come to past!!!
12 Then they believed his promises and sang his praise.
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Thursday, August 6, 2009
How To Tell When Time Is Near Of Jesus' Return
Welcome back to Sudden Fire Impact.
OK so i have to say something/ confess i haven't been studying like i should have. I hope all of you would forgive me of this.
We are going to be talking about the signs before the return of Jesus Christ. Now i know that it may not be for a few years or 20 or 50 yrs but i though it would be good to discuss all of this so when u do start to see these thing you would know how far we are into the prophecy which is the whole book of Revelations but through out the gospels we find in Matt , Luke, and Mark section of information about the end of times.
Lets Dig into Gods word!
Signs to look for :
1. Nations against nations
Mark 13:8
8Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.
2. Antichrist
Matt 24:4-5/ 1 john 2:18 / 1 john 4:3/ 2 john 1:7
Jesus is warning us of the antichrist because as u can see below as the scripture goes on he also warns us of people coming in his name that is not from him or of him!!!!! & Jesus wants all of us Christians to be a where of what is going to come so that we don’t get deceived.
4Jesus answered: "Watch out that no one deceives you. 5For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Christ, and will deceive many.
To make it clearer God is telling us that this is one of the signs that will be shown in the last days. But this is just one of the 9 signs tho.
18Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour.
To more fully understand this scripture below look at the last scripture on this subject.
3but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.
7Many deceivers, who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh, have gone out into the world. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist.
3. False teachers / False Prophets
Mark 13:22
We have to be on our guard when false teachers & prophets start to perform signs & miracles just to deceive people thinking this is of God !!! We have to guard our hearts & pray & ask God if this is really of him so it could be God then it could not that’s why I would urge you if u see signs & wonders to pray & ask God if that is really him or not.
22For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform signs and miracles to deceive the elect—if that were possible.
4. Storms / Disasters that doesn't happen in a specific state or region
( like tornadoes are usually in Texas - the tornado valley)
Luke 21:11 Luke 21:25
When you start seeing storms or disasters in places where they don’t usually take place than that is a sign( & another sign of Jesus Christ return) just like it says in Luke 21:25
11There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.
25"There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea.
5. Sickness
Luke 21:11
You will see sickness in a state that wouldn’t spread – wouldn’t be a danger to these who lived out outside that one state but there will be sickness what would be globe wide. So I urge you to just think about praying over your food & drinks before chowing down on food & whatever u all drink.
11There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.
6. Famines
Mark 13:8 Luke 21:11
Famines could be a globe impact. But like it says in various places that could mean example Africa or China or in the USA states. Just keep an eye on these things. For when they start to show u would know that it wouldn’t been very long intill Jesus came back for all of us Christians.
8Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.
11There will be great earthquakes, famines and pestilences in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.
7. Wars
Mark 13:7 Luke 21:9
This sign is well a highlighted Sign its like a electronic Sign that is well brighter then the rest of the signs if not all.
7When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.
9When you hear of wars and revolutions, do not be frightened. These things must happen first, but the end will not come right away."
8. Jerusalem
Luke 21:20
When there are armies all around Jerusalem that’s another sign of the times!
20"When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you will know that its desolation is near.
9. Persecution
Luke 21:12-15 Rev 2:10
In the End times we ARE going to be persecuted but God has encouragement for us look at Rev 2:10 if we get persecuted to the point of death ( the key is to be faithful within this persecution) God will give us the crown of life!
Example of Persecution just look at what happen at columbine High school where that Gunman when onto the campus & remember that young lady ( student) in the library that the gunman approached her & told her to repronounce that Jesus Christ is King! Well she was faithful to the very end! She still inspires me to this veryday!Im impessed on how she handled the whole situation & stood up to the Gunman!!!
12"But before all this, they will lay hands on you and persecute you. They will deliver you to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors, and all on account of my name. 13This will result in your being witnesses to them. 14But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves. 15For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict
10Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life.
10. Betrayal
Luke 21:16 -19
we should be discerning at this point of time .( end times) If someone is betraying us we should be able to discern & pick that up right away! But like God is saying here ( even parents , brothers, relatives & friends) If it gets to the point of death god says that by standing firm you WILL gain life! Isn’t that awesome or what?
16You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death. 17All men will hate you because of me. 18But not a hair of your head will perish. 19By standing firm you will gain life.
If God has promised you something & didn't get it yet don't worry he will give it to you! We will be discussing this in the next time more in depth. Be Blessed
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Monday, December 8, 2008
Faith vs. Doubt Battles out
Welcome to Sudden Fire Impact. I hope everyone had a great thanksgiving & hope you are going to have a great christmas ! Sorry that i haven't been postin the monthly devotionals i just was going through somethings . Well lets find out which one wins
Battling between having faith & doubting in different situations or in hard times in your life when things seen to not get answered, fixed, and shown to you what’s happening in your life for this or that reason. To some this is easy as ABC to others it might be very hard or it may vary by situations in a person’s life.
Times when we don’t get answers from God sometimes the devil brings in fear & worry when u don’t even have to fear or worry about the situation or problem that God has either told u the solution ( what he’s going to do) too or God has a bright ending for that problem or situation but didn’t tell u yet.
If u are thinking believing that u are gonna get something from God but don’t have the faith that u are gonna one day get it u are living out James 2:26 , James 2:17. If this is kinda confusing just look @ James 2:20-22 , James 2:14-17.
With Faith nothing is impossible! But with doubting everything is soooo limited to what u can actually do! Surprising isn’t it?!?!?!
In the scriptures faith is mentioned 402 times in the Bible more than the word doubt. Do u what to know why? Yeah. Well glad to hear that. Its cause God what’s u to grow up spiritually knowing that U CAN do this & that because of your faith in him!!! Do I hear an amen in the house?
Faith - trusting commitment of one person to another, particularly of a person to God. Or look @ Hebrews 11:1 tells u what faith is. Hebrews 11:1 ( 1Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.) .
Faith - Trusting commitment of one person to another, particularly of a person to God. heb 11:1
One thing I can tell u right now is that faith can build you up spiritually & all so by praying in the holy spirit. but doubt is another thing. What Doubt does to u is this the more u doubt the more u worry the more it debuilds ( means to un build what has been already built) your spiritual faith in God!!! Jude 1:20 We all have to go through different things & suffer under different circumstance but if we stand firm in faith we know that we know that we will make it out ok! 1peter 5:9.Now turn your bibles to 1 Peter 1:5. Once we became born again God is protecting us intill the coming of Christ! Now this is one of the things that is included when you get born again. Later I’ll give u a list of what u get when u accepted Gods gift.
Now if someone is sick or has something wrong with them all they got to do is pray a believing-prayer & proclaim & declare to the Lord that he / she is healed. God said that he WILL restore the them. God can’t lie because he is perfect! When he says it he means it too!!! Isn’t that awesome or what?!?!? Just look at Jesus that when he healed the blind yes he had the power but he also had to have the faith to heal the blind! See Faith & power have to be combined into one! Just look at James 2:22.
Here is some Examples of people in the bible that had faith & trusted God & the outcome of it all. :
Hebrews 11:4 -5 Hebrews 11:7-12 Hebrews 11:17-31
Here’s the two keys to all of their outcome :
Hebrews 11:6 & James 2:17
This next scripture kinda falls under 1 peter 1:5. God is God! He is perfect in all he does & there isn’t one fault thing at all. He is all ways faithful & with that been said he is going to stay true to the words that he wrote! He will protect you from the devil & strengthen you too! That’s kinda like a bonus that u didn’t know intill u have read 2 Thessalonians 3:3!!!!
God does equip us with the right type of tools for all different situations!!! Just look at Eph 6:16 . Even tho like in the last scripture God told us that he would protect us from evil but get this not only does he do that he also equips us with the shield of faith to duck under then we are getting attacked left & right ! He does let the devil do whatever he wants BUT he has to have it approved BY GOD be for he can go & do it . Let switch the view here for just a second. What God approves of that the devil can do is simply just tests for us!!! Plus here’s another scripture to back that up : God doesn’t give us anything we cant handle! Amen!?!?!
If u look at this scripture Eph 4:5 a little differently u will see the trinity :
There is one Lord one faith one baptism
God (Jesus) – came down to die so that we will be the salvation to be able to have the faith The holy Spirit !
Isn’t that awesome or what?
Before Jesus came down to earth to give us the gift of salvation that gives us the faith to believe in him & to go to God . If a person would think they had the boldness & the confidence to go into the presence of God & when they would get in there God would strike them dead!!! But now what Christ did what he did we now have the boldness & the Confidence to go to God! Like it says in Eph 3:12.
The blessing that the scripture is talking about is when God declares the gentiles ( that’s us) to be righteous because of their faith. Isn’t that cool or what!!! In Gal 3:9. I love is next scripture cause I think its our motto don’t u? 2 Cor 5:7 For we live by believing and not by seeing. Or if its not then lets make it ours!!!
if u are righteous by God & it is through faith by Jesus Christ. It doesn’t matter who u are( green, pink , blue , short , tall etc) as long as u are believing . Rom 3:22
Here is an example of faith in action:
Luke 17:6 / Mark 10:52 / Matt 17:20
Here is cause & effect of being faithful:
Prov28:20
Here is the list I was talking about earlier on . This is the list of things will you will have access to by faith:
1. Righteous through faith
2. Healing through faith
3. Justified through faith
4. Sons & Daughters of God through faith
5. By grace that u were saved through faith
6. Approach God with freedom and confidence through faith
7. Shielded by God's power through faith
8. Conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised through faith
9. Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith
10. Receive what we ask for in prayer through faith
11. blessed through faith
Doubt – to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe. / to fear; be apprehensive about./ To tend to disbelieve; distrust/ worry & stress about something. Doubting is the opposite of faith.
If u ask in faith but start to doubt lets say about hearing from God about this problem & u are thinking u are hearing Gods voice & its either your own voice or the devils voice u are going to start to tossed over here & there & then u will be soo confused & u will be tossed around like a stick in the ocean that keeps blowing it this way & that way. Here’s what u do if u start to doubt u start to declare & proclaim what u are asking for & u pull down whatever is causing u to be tossed around in the ocean. James 1:6
Here is another cause & effect:
Romans 14:23
Here is an example of what we shouldn’t be like in our faith:
John 20:27
Here Jesus is saying if u have faith &here’s the big key word DON”T DOUBT u can move mountains!! Plus when u speak the words (move aside mountain in the name of the lord) it has to obey & move!!!! Plus Jesus also said that u will get what u pray for if u don’t doubt! Matt 21:20-22
Here is a list of things that come with doubting that can limit u to your ability :
1. U can’t do what God has told u what u can do through doubt - matt 21:21
2. Condemnation comes through doubt – Rom 14:23
3. U will not receive anything u ask for in prayer from God through doubt – James 1:5-7
4. through doubt comes fear
5. through doubt comes worry
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Saturday, August 2, 2008
HOLY FIRE- HOW YOU CAN KEEP IT BURNING IN YOU
Holy Fire
How you can keep it burning in you
Welcome to the Sudden Fire Impact
I hope everyone who reads these devotions will be blessed & have a life changing & a God encounter by them. You know as well as I do that today’s’ world is full of technology & can’t wait to see what comes out next! Well I’ll tell ya something. The devil trys to make us busy with the technology (Internet, TV, ECT) to keep us all soo focused on doing this & doing that. But the technology is good too if you know how to limit it to a point to where u can still have time for God. I’ve been there where all I do is be busy with this & that, that I just didn’t have time for God anymore! A Real Shocker there people!
SO the solution is to unbusy your world or lifestyle & make time for God. Im not just talking about leaving Sundays open for that’s my time with God. It should be daily that we spend time with him so start looking at your schedules & make time!
To keep a fire burning u must continue to fuel it. Keep the focus on God. If u have to rearrange ur lifestyle or schedule so u will have that focus.
Here are some fuel for the fire:
Flame Fuel : Read the word daily
Matt: 4:4 (Jesus answered by quoting Deuteronomy: "It takes more than bread to stay alive. It takes a steady stream of words from God's mouth.”). You have to feed your spirit just like u eat when you are hungry. If you don’t eat eventually you will slowly but surely die. That is the same thing if u don’t feed your spirit the word of God. To feed your spirit all you have to do is read the word of God & study it too. Besides going to church & sitting there for one hour or what ever time length the service is.
Flame Fuel : Have your own worship
Go in your room turn off the lights or if you have a dimmer like me dim the lights in the room & put on worship music & go into the presents of God.
Ps 29:2 (2Give to the Lord the glory due to His name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness or in holy array. )
John 4:23-24 (23-24"It's who you are and the way you live that count before God. Your worship must engage your spirit in the pursuit of truth. That's the kind of people the Father is out looking for: those who are simply and honestly themselves before him in their worship. God is sheer being itself—Spirit. Those who worship him must do it out of their very being, their spirits, their true selves, in adoration." )
God made us to worship him. It has always been in us & we can’t get away from it. Worship is just part of us. We can’t remove it or replace it. Its just who we are as Christians & part of the body of Christ. But when we sing songs sometimes we don’t really really mean when we are singing. So we got to sing it like we really mean it. Be true & pure in worship. If u don’t mean what u sing don’t sing it @ all.
Flame Fuel : If u are called to a specific ministry get involved in that ministry at your church. If not pray & seek God’s face & see if God wants u to start it in your church
1Cor 12:8-11 (4-11God's various gifts are handed out everywhere; but they all originate in God's Spirit. God's various ministries are carried out everywhere; but they all originate in God's Spirit. God's various expressions of power are in action everywhere; but God himself is behind it all. Each person is given something to do that shows who God is: Everyone gets in on it, everyone benefits. All kinds of things are handed out by the Spirit, and to all kinds of people! The variety is wonderful:
Wise counsel / clear understanding / simple trust / healing the sick miraculous acts / proclamation / distinguishing between spirits / tongues / interpretation of tongues.
All these gifts have a common origin, but are handed out one by one by the one Spirit of God. He decides who gets what, and when. )
Some might be called in the arts ministry in the church. What I mean by that is this : Dancing , Singing , Drama , Bannering or Flag ministry , Twirling flags which would be part of the bannering or flag ministry also included in this ministry would be streamers too & painting. Some might be called to lead a bible study for young people or to be a youth leader. Some to the intercession prayer. Everyone has a gift that will glorify God. Some don’t know they have it – for those folks I would say just pray & God will show u what your calling is if it is in his WILL.
Flame Fuel : Pray
Matt 6:6 (But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.)
Prov 15:29 (God keeps his distance from the wicked; he closely attends to the prayers of God-loyal people.)
Jude 1:20-21 (But you, dear friends, carefully build yourselves up in this most holy faith by praying in the Holy Spirit, staying right at the center of God's love, keeping your arms open and outstretched, ready for the mercy of our Master, Jesus Christ. This is the unending life, the real life! )
Prayer can strength ur faith as well as ur fire for God. Let me explain :
Lets say that u are praying & God shows u this totally awesome awesome vision or tells u something that is totally COOL then u would what to press in more & more & more!!!!!!
OR
If u had a God encounter or went to a conference or acquire the fire then u will what to change ur lifestyle or ur schedules so u can have time with God But never lose that hunger & passion for GOD!!!!
KEEP THE FIRE BURNIN!!!!
GOD'S GIRL
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