God has given prayer warriors a great weapon - the command of faith.
But, like any weapon, we need to know when and how to use it.
Wesley Duewel gives us tips in his inspiring book Touch The World Through Prayer.
Duewel's book is all about praying powerfully for the broader world around us. The command of faith is an important part of effective praying.
A former missionary to India and president of OMS International, Duewel had long experience in prayer and a heart for the billions of people in the world who do not know Jesus. He died at 99 in March this year.
Duewel notes that Jesus said in Matthew 17:20: "I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."
Some mountains, writes Duewel, are put there by God to bless us in our growth as believers. But others come from Satan in his attempts to put us down and prevent us from being effective followers of the Lord.
At some point, he says, we may need to stop praying about an issue and simply use the authority God has given us and tell the mountain to move.
Jesus and the apostles often used the command of faith in healing people and delivering them from demonic oppression. So did Moses, obeying God's orders in commanding miracles by stretching out his staff. Other prophets also used the authority gave them to command miracles.
But when is the right time to declare the command of faith?
Duewel says we should not use it just to make life easier for ourselves. The command of faith is intended to give God glory.
"It is a very deliberate exercise of Christ's own authority and name in a situation where his glory is at stake, where his kingdom is being hindered, or where Christ calls you to demonstrate His power to prove He is the living God."
We don't have to be super-saints to use the command of faith. But there are conditions:
"Don't look up at your mountain with fear. Look down on it from your place beside Jesus!"
Then, we are to "go forward and speak boldly to the mountain; command Satan to take his forces and go".
Jesus has given us authority to do what he has called us to do.
It is up to us to act.
But, like any weapon, we need to know when and how to use it.
Wesley Duewel gives us tips in his inspiring book Touch The World Through Prayer.
Duewel's book is all about praying powerfully for the broader world around us. The command of faith is an important part of effective praying.
A former missionary to India and president of OMS International, Duewel had long experience in prayer and a heart for the billions of people in the world who do not know Jesus. He died at 99 in March this year.
Duewel notes that Jesus said in Matthew 17:20: "I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."
Some mountains, writes Duewel, are put there by God to bless us in our growth as believers. But others come from Satan in his attempts to put us down and prevent us from being effective followers of the Lord.
At some point, he says, we may need to stop praying about an issue and simply use the authority God has given us and tell the mountain to move.
Jesus and the apostles often used the command of faith in healing people and delivering them from demonic oppression. So did Moses, obeying God's orders in commanding miracles by stretching out his staff. Other prophets also used the authority gave them to command miracles.
But when is the right time to declare the command of faith?
Duewel says we should not use it just to make life easier for ourselves. The command of faith is intended to give God glory.
"It is a very deliberate exercise of Christ's own authority and name in a situation where his glory is at stake, where his kingdom is being hindered, or where Christ calls you to demonstrate His power to prove He is the living God."
We don't have to be super-saints to use the command of faith. But there are conditions:
- We must be children of God;
- There must be nothing in our lives that grieves the Holy Spirit; and
- The command must be in harmony with the will of God.
"Don't look up at your mountain with fear. Look down on it from your place beside Jesus!"
Then, we are to "go forward and speak boldly to the mountain; command Satan to take his forces and go".
Jesus has given us authority to do what he has called us to do.
It is up to us to act.
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