I want to highly recommend Derek Prince’s book “Shaping History Through Prayer and Fasting.”  As I said in a previous blog I am reading through it for the second or third time now.  I will be sharing some gems as we go along to encourage everyone in this season of prayer and fasting.

In the current sermon series “Sit Walk Stand” we began with an understanding of the fact that we are seated with Christ in heavenly places.  (Ephesians 2:6)  Derek takes pains to develop the scriptural basis for the authority and power God has invested in us believers.  Psalm 110 is the most read Messianic Psalm.  It says Jesus rules in the midst of His enemies.  Jesus has a dual role in heaven — a Kingly role and a Priestly role.  As King He rules and as a Priest He intercedes.  We then are enthroned with Christ in heavenly places.  We are members of a royal priesthood enthroned in Heavenly places with Him.  We too have this dual role now ruling through our prayers and intercessions.

Jeremiah was commissioned by God as follows:  “See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out and to pull down, to destroy and to throw down to build and to plant.”  (Jeremiah 1:10)   Amazing!  Verse 9 gives us the key as to how this could be possible:  “The the Lord put forth His hand and touched my mouth and the Lord said to me:  ‘Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.’”

God wants to use His Church to work and co-labour with Him now.  Let us seek the Lord for His will and His purposes in matters and then arise with the confidence, authority and boldness of being seated in heavenly places to rule and reign with him, praying and interceding for His will and purposes.