“To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am sat down with my Father in His throne. He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.” Revelation 3:21-22
The purpose of this segment of the e-mail ministry is to help those that will, to grow. We grow and mature by being exposed to things that are beyond our normal scope. As saints of God, we can only grow up by learning more and more about Him. Often times we are not exposed to teaching outside of our normal church experience, not to belittle anyone. No one person has all the knowledge of the Word.
I endeavor to expose you to teaching and commentary on a wide variety of topics. It is not for you to just read and agree with or not agree with, but it will be fo you to print out and study. Read the scripture references and see how it applies to the subject matter. Do word study if needed so that you can understand the original text. Pray about what you read and study. The Holy Spirit, after all, is the real teacher. We need to be open to new ideas and allow the Holy Spirit to teach us (1 Corinthians 2:12-13) in the areas that we find difficult to understand and/or receive. Any questions that you may have can be sent to the e-mail address and I will respond. Just mention the Ovecomer’s segment.
This week we will start with a commentary on prayer. I found it very interesting and would like to hear your comments after you have studied out the scriptures. Here we go students and learners. God’s desire is that we grow up in Him and be no longer children tossed to and fro with every wind of doctrine. Ephesians 4:13-14
THE SOLE REASON FOR PRAYER
Here is the sole reason for the conception, initiation and operation of the system and practice of prayer. It is God’s master plan to produce overcomers for the throne. I believe this is God’s exclusive and sole purpose for the system and plan of prayer. Prayer is never to persuade or assist God. It is totally and entirely to give the Church exercise in overcoming in order to increase her eternal rank and efficiency. Therefore, prayer is wholly for the purpose of on-the-job-training. It can be understood in no other context. A clear illustration of this is found in Ezekiel 22:30-31, “And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before Me for the land, that I should not destroy it but I found none. Therefore, Have I poured out mine indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way I have recompensed upon their heads saith the Lord God.”
Why should God seek for a man? Can a man do something that God cannot? Can a man help God except in his training program? The answer is no. God ordained the plan of prayer entirely for man’s sake. As soon as a person is born again he enters apprenticeship for rulership in the ages to come. Every born again believer is a candidate for the highest office in the universe-Bridehood, and therefore rulership with Christ. Prayer is God’s method of teaching overcoming to candidates for the throne of the universe. God could have removed Satan by incarcerating him at the moment of his fall, but He is using him to train His future co-rulers. “To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with Me on my throne, even as I also overcame and am set down with My Father in His throne.” Revelation 3:21-22. This is why Jesus said that he has given believers authority over all the power of the enemy. Luke 10:19. To many of us, Satan is invincible. Not so! He is only a created being. Learning progressively to overcome Satan in time is the primary qualification for rulership in eternity. This is why God looked for a man to overcome Satan instead of doing it Himself. This also explains why God permits Satan to contest the believer – to give him exercise in overcoming.
Excerpt from “Behold I Give Unto You Power” By Paul E. Billheimer
Pastor Rosita Dozier
