40 DAYS OF PRAYER

How to Pray About Your Problems
January 24, 2021

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John 14:14 – “You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.”

The question is, why don’t the promises always work?

1. There is a misconception people have about the promises of God. It’s this: you cannot automatically claim a promise that’s been given to somebody else in the Bible unless the Holy Spirit gives it to you.

A. UNIVERSAL - to EVERYONE (logos)

B. PERSONAL – to INDIVIDUALS (rhema)

LOGOS = the word of God to everybody

RHEMA = the word of God personally to you

• Getting a personal promise of God like that is the key to miracles. It’s the key to answered prayer.

John 15:5-8 - “I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. 7 If you remain in me and my words (RHEMA) remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you. 8 This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.”

2. “If you remain in Me and My personal word remains in you…”“

Matthew 14:28-29 - “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.” 29 “Come,” he said.

Matthew 4:6 - “‘He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’”

3. How does God speak to ME personally?

• It is the key to miracles in life, it is the key to understanding God’s will, it is the key to difficult decisions, it is the key to having faith in a hopeless situation.

John 14:26 - But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.

John 16:13 - But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth.

The spirit of God will…

• TEACH US

• REMIND US

• GUIDE US

4. He takes the logos (a universal word), and turns it into a rhema (a personal word).

We call that ILLUMINATION.

5. How do you know when it’s God giving you those impressions?

A. It will always AGREE with the Bible.

B. Scripture comes ALIVE.

C. It produces FAITH.

Romans 10:17 - Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the of Christ.