Praying for Finances in the Name of Jesus

The following is an excerpt from Kenneth Hagin’s Bible Prayer Study Coarse and it was too powerful for me to not put here…

“If you’re praying for money, let me say it again, bind Satan over your finances and command the money to be loosed in the Name of Jesus. You are to command money to be loosed because the money you want or need is here on this earth. God is not a counterfeiter; He’s not going to make money and send it down from heaven. All the money is here in this realm.

God put all the silver and gold (Haggai 2:8), and the cattle upon a thousand hills (Ps 50:10), and the world and the fullness thereof (Ps. 24:1; 89:11; 50:12) on this earth for you and me. He didn’t put it here for the devil and his crowd.

God put it here and then gave Adam dominion over all of it. Then Adam committed high treason and sold out to the devil, and the devil became the god of this world (2 Cor. 4:4). Actually, Adam had dominion (Gen 1:26-30), but he sold out to Satan and now Satan is the god of this world. The devil is the one who is controlling the finances on this earth.

But, thank God, Jesus came and defeated the devil. Jesus gave us the right to use His Name. If you want deliverance, the Bible tells you how to obtain it. The Lord taught me this.

I was poverty-stricken and my nose was to the grindstone. I began to see this truth, and the Lord told me to never pray for money anymore. In other words, I was not to ask God to give me money. He said that He would not send it from heaven; it is already down here on earth. He said that in the Name of Jesus, I should command the money I need to come to me, because it is already here in this earth.

Jesus said that whatever amount of money I needed or wanted, I should claim. It’s Satan, the god of this world, who is trying to withhold money from us. But God said that He wanted His children to have the best. He said His Word declares “If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land” (Isa. 1:19). God says in His Word that He would give good gifts (Matt. 7:11; James 1:17).

We need to realize the principles by which God works. He has given us the Name of Jesus to use. The Lord told me He was not the one who was withholding finances from me. He said He wasn’t the one who was withholding finances from me. He said he wouldn’t be the right kind of father if He wanted this for His children. He said that even any sinner who has a heart is concerned about his children. Even an animal is concerned about his offspring.

The Lord said He would be out of step with His whole creation if He wanted less than the best for His children. He said there never was an earthly parent who desired to do more for his children than He did for his children. But He said most of His children wouldn’t cooperate with Him.

God told me to command the devil to take his hands off my finances. You see , God can’t do anything for believers if we don’t cooperate with Him. And we can’t pray for God to do something when we are not doing our part my standing in our place of authority in the earth- in the Name of Jesus.

You see, if we just pray for the Lord to do everything, when God is actually waiting on us to stand in our place of authority with the Name of Jesus, then we are putting all the responsibility on God. That is not where the responsibility is. We have a part to play because through Jesus Christ deliverance has already been obtained for us. Now we are to stand in our authority against the devil and circumstances which do not line up with God’s Word. God will do His part, but we must do our part.

I immediately began to do what the Lord said to do, and from that day to this, I never prayed anymore about money. I just always tell Satan to take his hands off my money, and I claim whatever amount of money I need in the Name of Jesus. You see, when I am standing in my place of authority in that Name, then I am doing my part. (For further study, see Rev. Kenneth E. Hagin’s minibook How God Taught Me About Prosperity).

Angels Are Ministering Spirits For Believers

Hebrews 1:14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?

Angels are ministering spirits that are sent to minister for those who are heirs of salvation. The word “to minister” means to wait on or to serve. I used to think that Hebrews 1 :14 said that the angels would minister to those who were heirs of salvation. That means that angels- ministering spirits – wait on or serve those who are heirs of salvation. If you go into a restaurant, a waitress waits on you and serves you. This is an illustration the Lord once gave me while I was praying in the Spirit.

Actually I had a vision and I saw an angel. I asked the Lord who it was. He related what His Word says about the time He was on earth and some families brought their children to Him to be blessed.

The disciples thought Jesus was tired, so they rebuked the parents. “But Jesus said, suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me; for of such is the kingdom of heaven” (Matt. 19:14; Mark 10:14; Luke 18:16). Then Jesus said that the children’s angels were ever before His Father’s face (Matt. 18:10). He told me that just because you grow up, you don’t lose your angel.

Jesus also said if Christians, those who are heirs of salvation, would learn to read and study the Bible, they could put their angles to work for them according to God’s Word.

Jesus said the angel of the Lord told Philip to go to Gaza (Acts 8:26). And the angel of the Lord appeared to Paul when he was on board a ship (Acts 27:23). The Lordhad been talking to me about prosperity when He told me this.

So, the Lord told me to say, “Ministering spirits, go and cause the money to come in Jesus’ Name.” I’ve been doing this ever since and it has been working because there is authority in the Name of Jesus – authority that the Church has yet to fully utilize!”

ANOTHER Great Testimony...

Meahgan Whatley submitted the following testimony! Thanks for sharing with others...

When I was about 7 or 8 I was bound by a Spirit of fear that took over my life. Being afraid of practically everything especially death. God delivered me from that spirit of fear after a long battle. This past year as a College student,20 years old, I was spiritually attacked by fear again. This time much worse affecting my body physically and mentally, battling tears and unhappiness. I trusted God and spoke His promises daily knowing I was Healed. Pastor Chris and his wife as well as others prayed over me after a Sunday service. A couple nights later I had this crazy dream that encompassed so much fear and anxiety where everything was out of my complete control. The dream ended with a Giant Piece of glass shattering! The next morning I remembered the dream vividly and God spoke to my Heart and I knew I had been set Free! Thank God! He is Amazing! I am a Victor and Not a Victim and I know that I am Destined to Reign in this Life full of Purpose! I hope that my testimony can help others! If there is one thing I could tell others battling fear it would be that God will Complete His perfect work in You, no matter your struggle He is and Does what He says He will!

Love, Meahgan

The Power of Prayer Testimony!

Teresa Crockett submitted the following testimony to the FLC website. Thanks Teresa!!!

"My father was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer about 10 years ago. After many tears and a lot of prayers, my father had surgery and five years later we were having his first five years of remission celebration. That was about five years ago. About two years ago, he was told that his cancer was back but that they did not know where it was so he went through six weeks of radiation. About a month ago, we were told once again that his blood tests indicated that his Cancer had probably returned. After filling out a connect card asking for prayer (i love you all!) i received the news this past Sunday that his bone scan revealed that there was nothing to be seen! Praise God! Now we can go on vacation and enjoy our entire family this month and savour every moment that God has blessed us with! Thank you Lord! You are the Healer and are in control of ALL!. Thank you all for your prayers."

I was amazed by the POWER OF THE WORD Testimony...

The following is an awesome testimony from my friend, Charis Blacka. I asked her if she would email it to me after telling me what had happened. Thanks Charis! I pray that this will empower others to do the same...

"I was feeling frantic about a training class for work and the day ahead. I thought back to the verses you gave me regarding my finances. I figured if reading and saying those verses out loud helped me with the worries of my finances, I would try it over my fears of the day.

I went to the computer and pulled up www.biblegateway.com. I typed in 'fear' in the topic search and tons of scriptures came up in reference to fear.

I began writing them down and saying them as I went. I read them on the way to work and I read them again before I got started on the phones that morning. It totally worked! My fears were calmed and I had a great day. I truly believe that repeating God's word to myself and knowing that His word is truth got me through that morning. I was amazed by the power of the word."

Testimony of Using the Power of God's Word!!!

The following is a testimony from Yvonne Klich, Reflection's Women's Ministry Leader. She finally had the time to type it up since I have been bugging her to do so after I heard a shortened version of it one Wednesday night at women's ministry. I found it very powerful and something others needed to hear about. Thanks Yvonne!

"Fear had been a part of my life since I could remember. As a young child my dad would sit on the end of my bed until I fell asleep, because I didn’t want to be left alone due to my fears. I was afraid of the dark and I often sensed an evil presence. I can express it now, but as a child it just felt like someone bad was in my room or outside my window. It got a little better as I got older, but if I read a book with some sort of evil in the story line, I wouldn’t sleep in my room, so I would have to sleep on the floor of my older sister. None of my four sisters were tormented by fear, just me. Sometimes even now when we get together and the subject of fear comes up, they will all reminisce about my various episodes of fear and me ending up in my sister’s room.

When I was 23 years old, I had just moved back to my parents’ house after graduating from college. On one particular night I was getting ready for bed as usual, but when I attempted to go to sleep, I couldn’t, because of fear. I felt an evil presence around me and I was afraid to close my eyes. It was so tangible, it felt as if I could almost touch it, and the hairs on my arms were standing on end. This was a familiar battle, but the evil presence seemed to be increasing in intensity. I knew it was a demonic attack and I began to sing praises to God. As I sung, I felt the presence of God and I felt His strength, but the evil was still present and very palpable. I kept singing and speaking to the evil spirits rebuking them in the name of Jesus and using the word against them. The demonic presence was so great and I knew who was behind it, so at one point I even spoke to it and said, “Satan, I know you’re here, so you might as well manifest yourself.” He didn’t appear, but I felt bolder and more peaceful as the night progressed. This went on for two or three hours, I can’t remember, but it was at least that much. I recall the hour, but at the culmination of the battle, and after much speaking of scripture and singing praises to God, the evil presence broke. I felt the Holy Spirit flood me with peace and the demonic force left. The evil left, it did not gradually go, it left all at once, and broke as if a large chain had been snapped. I know that battle was a decisive victory in the heavenlies, because, ever since that night, I have no longer been tormented by a spirit of fear. That’s not to say that I don’t sometimes feel a little fearful, but I am no longer tormented at night by demonic spirits of fear."

Please email prayer@freedomlifechurch.com any testimonies of your walk with God and the tangible way that He is involved in your life; we would like to share them here to empower others...

Praise, Petition & Persevere!

What's New with Interface???? The old but new is returning to FLC...

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6:30-8PM, live praise & worship.
Beginning Thursday August, 14th
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Did you know that praise & worship is a powerful form of intercessory prayer? Once our complete focus is on God, then everything else just takes care of itself. Once your relationship is straight, then you become refreshed. Your cup gets full and out of the overflow you have strength to do anything you are called to do!!! Please join us, you WILL leave refreshed, we promise! Feel free to worship extravangantly, or to grow in your intimacy at your own pace. Prayer sections will also be available for a little quiet space.

QUESTION MARK

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Okay, as many of you know by now, I am only having 1 baby! OUCH!!! I was totally expecting to see twins at my appointment. BUT all I can say is SHEEEEEEEEEEW… (that is supposed to be a BIG sigh of relief).

It was crazy because everything in my dream happened in the doctor’s office! They did a regular belly ultrasound and only saw 1 heartbeat. Then they also did a 2^nd internal ultrasound which would verify for sure if there were multiples. They stick a long thing up you know where… and when they did in the office, the equipment malfunctioned! They could not get the picture to show on the screen. The malfunction was not in my dream. So the doctor said she only 1 heartbeat with the other ultrasound and she was pretty sure there was only one baby!

So now what? I know I was hearing you clearly God. So I have been searching for the answer. This thing with twins HAS to mean something!!!! So what does it mean? I have been extremely busy so I have not even had time to seek Him for the answer. Jesus always spoke in parables. Why can’t God just speak to us in a clear and precise way? Then I guess it would not require time and effort to seek His voice.

I was hoping to post this blog sooner because now I do know what the TWINS thing is about but I cannot reveal it until about 1 month from now. I got revelation of the whole picture while I was driving back from a church in Virginia Beach on Wednesday night. We have been going there with my brother-in-law to try to get him connected to a church home. It just all came to me at once, this big light bulb went off! All I can say is that a major thing has happened during the 14^th week of my pregnancy (which ended Thursday) and will continue during my 17^th week… I promise to post all the details in about one month.