Author: Pastor David A. Kamanga

THE POWER OF PREVAILING PRAYER

A prevailing  prayer is a prayer that generates answers that overshadow the problems that existed before it was offered. It is  a prayer that conquers, overcomes and delivers answers.

Prayer has so much power which many children of God have not harnessed.

There is too much theoretical knowledge about prayer but very little practice of it.

Christians have had problems because they lack knowledge.

Characteristics of a prevailing prayer

1.It must be born out of a strong desire (Proverbs 18:1, Mark 11:24)

   This desire should have been motivated by the promises of God’s word.

   A strong desire that turns into desperation to meet God.

   Don’t pray until you have a strong desire towards God.

2. It must be faith-filled (Matthew 21:21- 22)

   To pray without faith is a waste of time.

3.It must be specific (Mark 11:23-24, Philippians 4:6)

   Don’t generalize things, be specific

   Not being specific in prayer is similar to playing football without goal posts.

4.It must have a right motive (1 Kings 18:19, John 3:16)

   Our prayers must be rooted in the right motive.

5.Persistence and perseverance (Luke 18:1)

6.Pray fervently (James 5:16-17)

What are some of the effects of a word based, fervent, prevailing prayer?

1.Enhances spirituality (a God consciousness) and fellowship with God (John 4: 24)

   Carnality is traceable to prayerlessness and lack of word content.

   Carnality leads to death (Romans 8:6)

      How does prayer enhance our fellowship with God.

      a) leads us to brokenness of heart which is nearness to God (Isaiah 57:15, 1 Corinthians 6:17)

       Your spirit gets joined to God in prayer and there is a seamless flow.

      b) access to the voice of God (Acts 10:9)

2.Facilitates fulfilment of prophecies into tangible realities (1 Timothy 1:18)

   God may give you a prophecy but it will require prayer in order for it to become a reality.

   In prayer your limitations are exchanged with God’s unlimited strength.

   Only the humble need God and express their needs to him through prayer.

   Whatever prayer can not do, much prayer can do.

3.Facilitates divine preservation and exemption

      How is this accomplished?

       a.by building a hedge (Ezekiel 22:30, )

       b.Prayer mobilizes angelic covering and activities that lead to protection (Psalm 103:20)

        When you give voice to the word in prayer, you mobilize angels.

4.brings about breakthroughs

      a.by divine intervention (Revelation 5:8)

      b. by overturning enemy embargos and sieges (Matthew 17:21,Ezekiel 21:27

      c.reversal of unpleasant decrees (Isaiah 38:2,5)

5.prayer facilitates the superimposition of blessings over curses leading to a fulfilled life

   1 Chronicles 4:9-10, Galatians 3:9, Genesis 32:24-28

6.Facilitates the acquisition of grace needed in every area of our lives (Hebrews 4:16)

7.Facilitates possession of our desired inheritance from God (Luke 18:1-8)

8.Prayer is a powerful form of kingdom service which births God’s purposes into manifestation (Daniel 6:10, 16, Luke 2:36-37)

   Prayer is service to God.

9.transformation (Luke 9:29)

10.Healing of broken nations and people

11.Facilitates termination of captivity (Psalm 126:1,4)

12.Platform for accessing divine wisdom (James 1:5, Proverbs 2:6)

God stays in an environment where He is celebrated and not tolerated.

Your hunger and desperation to meet God is what will take you to the place where you can meet Him.

Challenge God to fulfil His word in this special month of the 30th anniversary of the Healing and Prosperity Mandate.

Many people have missed the power of the night.

The person that controls the night will control the happenings during the day, because they took control during the night.

It was in the night that God decided to rescue the children of Israel from Egypt and it is at night when He told them to collect articles of gold and silver from the Egyptians.

Power changes hands at night.

If you are not in charge of the night, those that are in charge of the night will decide what happens to you during the day.

Don’t allow anyone else to have charge over the night of your life, be in charge of both the day and the night.

God did not give dominion to man’s body but to his spirit.

When your spirit is in charge it does not matter whether your body is asleep or not, you will be in charge of affairs.

1 Samuel 30:1-8, Romans 8:14

There is no true recovery which will take place in which God is not involved by telling you what to do.

Hearing God is not a privilege for pastors only, every child of God must hear God.

Ability to hear God will place you far above your peers.

If you don’t hear God you will make mistakes, some mistakes are fatal; they lead to death.

Do all you can to hear God. God wants you to hear and depend on Him.

Ambitions are for those who are not born again, a child of God should not have ambitions of their own because what matters to them is what God is saying.

John 5:19, 30, Hebrews 11:19

God considers it as pride when we do not consult Him.

To be led by God requires humility and being yielded.

It is dangerous to lead yourself (Proverbs 16:25).

To hear God is a great empowerment.

Ezekiel 21: 27, Luke 11:21, Isaiah 45:1-2

Psalm 47:7, 1 Chronicles 16:4-8, Lamentations 3:22

Our thanksgiving should be comprised of the things God has done.

Mercy is the triumph that we need over judgement of our enemies.

Luke 7:13, Hebrews 4:16, 2 Chronicles 20:21, Romans 5:17

Without mercy you cannot access the grace of God, neither can you qualify to meet God.

People with a revelation of mercy have cheap victories in life and destiny.

What does thanksgiving do?

1.Establishes the goodness of God and connects you to good things (Psalm 92:1-2,34:10)

   Murmuring will cause the little you have to dry up 

2.Prepares a platform for answered prayer (Philippians 4:6-7 , Psalm 50:14, Lamentations 3:22-23)

3.Protects what God has done (Malachi 2:1-2)

   Thanksgiving secures what God had done in your life and makes it permanent.

   If you don’t give thanks, even your blessing can turn to a curse.

4.It magnifies God (Psalm 69:30, 1 Samuel 17:34)

   If God is magnified the enemy’s minimised.

   If you want your problem to join the list of what God has done, magnify him with thanksgiving.

   Comparisons hinder quality thanksgiving and praise.

   Be careful with the sins of comparisons and competition.

5.It completes the blessing (Luke 17:11-17)

   Thank God for the requests He has answered and even the requests that haven’t yet been answered will be.

6.It’s a gateway to multiplication and glory ( Jeremiah 30:19, Psalm 67:6, Romans 8:29 )

7.It speeds up miracles (John 6:10-12)

8.Connects us to God’s mercies (Psalm 118:1, 106:1-2)

9.Cures every form of dryness (Isaiah 51:3)

10.Establishes thanksgiver into God’s presence (Psalm 95:2, 100:4)

What is the focus of thanksgiving?

1.What God has done in the past (Psalm 103:1-5)

2.The things God is doing now (Psalm 126:3)

3.The things God will do (Jeremiah 29:11, John 6:11,11:41)

4.What God has done in the lives of others

Revelation 22:3

A curse can draw (manipulate) you out of the presence of God where you are safe in order to destroy you. (Abiathar in 1Kings 2:27)

Curses will  manipulate people to leave bible-believing churches to  go to churches which are not on fire for the Lord.

When plagues and calamities strike a land, those who are under curses are usually cleared out, because curses take advantage of such opportunities.

Remedies for curses

1.The blood of Jesus (Galatians 3:13-14, Colossians 2:14)

   This is the most powerful tool for the rescue of anyone that is under a curse.

   Breaking covenants leads to curses (2 Samuel 21:1.

2. The blessing (Deuteronomy 28:2-3, Genesis 9:1)

   When a person enters into a blessing zone or a blessing is spoken over s person’s life, the blessing swallows up any curse that might have been operating in their life.

   The abundance of blessings swallows up curses(Genesis 49:28)

3.Revelation (John 8:32, Isaiah 60:1-3)

   Revelation is light.

   Anything that connects you to the blessing breaks the curse.

4. Prayer and fasting (Isaiah 58: 6-12, 1 Chronicles 4:10)

5.By the prophetic grace (Hosea 4:12, Numbers 6:23-24, Ezekiel 44:30)

6. The force of sacrifice 

   Jesus’ sacrifice broke curses in (Galatians 3:13) , Noah’s sacrifice did likewise in (Genesis 8:20-23) ; the king of Moab in (2 Kings 3:20-27) also turned the battle in his favour.

   The curse brought about by David numbering the Israelites was broken by sacrifice in (2 Samuel 24:24).

   The curse Saul brought on the Israelites my slaughtering the Gibeonites was broken by a sacrifice in (2 Samuel 21:6).

1 Samuel 17:34-37, Isaiah 43:10 

Testimonies have power, they are a clear sign of the raw power of God at work.

Even Jesus’ disciples believed Him because of testimonies ( John 2:10).

Satan will do anything to make people to conceal testimonies, that is why God punishes those who hide testimonies.

What do testimonials do?

1. They are tools of encouragement (2 Corinthians 1:3-4, 1Corinthians 14:26)

   When you hear of what God did for another person you are encouraged.

2.Testimonies birth testimonies (Mark 5:28, 6:56)

3.They defeat the enemy’s plans (Revelation 12:11)

   You can use the testimonies of what God has done for you to defeat the enemy.

4.They prophesy of the future (Psalm 119:111, Revelation 19:10)

5.They are reminders of God’s goodness (Mark 13:37)

   Testimonies are ordained to reproduce themselves in the lives of those that believe.

   A testimony tells you that what God has done for one person he can do for anyone else.

6.They are confirmations that God’s word works (Mark 16:20)

How can I reproduce testimonies in my life? (John 11:40)

You must  :

1.Believe that the testimonies you’re hearing are true ( Acts 22:18)

2.Believe in the power of God that brought about the testimony (Psalm 28:5)

3.Believe that the testifiers are true

4.Believe in the steps (pathways) the testifiers took in order to have the testimony (Jeremiah 6:16-17, Hebrews 6:12)

5.Believe God to reproduce the testimony in your own life (Hebrews 4:2)

6. Give thanks to God genuinely for the testimony you heard 

Revelation 22:3, Joshua 24:15

There is no middle ground when it comes to serving God

Every curse has a cause (Proverbs 26:2).

It is essential to understand what causes curses so that we develop a healthy respect for them, which will help us to avoid them. It’s similar to how we avoid snakes because

we know how dangerous they are.

Our life goes either in the direction of the curse or the blessing.

The best way to succeed in life and destiny is to steer your life away from curses by doing what is necessary in order to have the blessing operate upon your life.

Deuteronomy 27:11-13, 30:19, Proverbs 18:21

To choose the blessing is to choose life while to choose the curse is to choose death.

If you want to live long you have to be mindful of what comes out of your mouth (Proverbs 34:13)

General causes of curses

1.Curses from disobedience and sin (Deuteronomy 28:15)

   Doing contrary to what God has commanded automatically opens the door for curses

2.Word curses (Proverbs 18:21)

   These are spoken words by others that have power over the life of a person.

   Don’t stay quiet when a witch releases words over your life, you have to reply those evil decrees.

   Psalm 94:1, 1 Samuel 22:23, Proverbs 11:9, Numbers 22:4-6

   There are powers behind every occurrence in a particular society.

  Use the knowledge of the scripture to neutralize every curse that is spoken over your life

   When we speak in agreement with words that have been spoken over our lives that do not agree with the word of God concerning our lives, we give curses license to take hold over our lives.

   We can also curse ourselves by the words that we speak (Genesis 27:13).

3.Curses from self-centred life (Deuteronomy 27:6-16, Jeremiah 48:10, Acts 5:3, Joshua 7:1, Jonah 2:11)

   We will only find rest if we are in God’s purpose for our lives.

Association with someone who has broken the covenant of God automatically brings you under the same curse.

4.Curses from generational sin

(Genesis 20:2, 27:2, Deuteronomy 23:2-3, Matthew 27:25, Daniel 9:16, Nehemiah 9:1-3)

   These are curses that affect everyone in the bloodline of those that committed the sin.

   The sin of Adam and eve is one such generational curse.

   God visits iniquity up to the fourth generation (Deuteronomy  5:9).

5. Occultic involvement (Deuteronomy 5:6-10)

   This is a primary cause of curses.

Some top bible curses

1.The curse of idol worshippers

   God is always angry when you have an alternative to him (Leviticus 26:1, Exodus 20:4-5 )

   Anything that you value more than God is an idol.

2.The curse of those who dishonor fathers and mothers (Deuteronomy 27:16,Proverbs 20:20, Mark 7:10)

3.The curse of those who cheat and deceive (Malachi 1:14, Acts 5:2-3, Joshua 9:22)

4.The curse of stealing (Zechariah 5:3-4)

5.The curse of lying and swearing (Zechariah 5:3-4)

6.The curse of armed robbers (Job 24:14-18)

7.The curse of non-tithers (Malachi 3:8-10)

8. The curse on disobedient people ( Deuteronomy 28:8-15)

9.The curse of those who mistreat the handicapped (Deuteronomy 27:8-19

10.The curse of those who neglect the weak and vulnerable in our society (Matthew 3:18)

11.The curse of those who trust in men (Jeremiah 17:5-6)

12.The curse of false preachers and false priests (Galatians 5:8, Malachi 2:1-2)

13.The curse of those who don’t listen to prophets (Jeremiah 29:15-19)

14.The curse for wickedness (Proverbs 3:33)

15.The curse of those who don’t help in the Lord’s work (Judges 5:23)

16.The curse on leaders who make people  go into difficulty and hunger (Proverbs 28:27)

17.The curse on those who mislead the public (Proverbs 24:24)

18.The curse on those who commit adultery (Job 24:15-18)

19.The curse of possessing an accursed thing (Joshua 6:18)

   If you bring an accursed thing into your home, the blessing will cease and a curse will take over.

   Have the wisdom to dedicate everything that comes into your possession to God.

20.The curse of those who commit incest (Deuteronomy 27:22)

21.The curse of those who have sex with animals (Deuteronomy 27:21)

22.The curse of certain locations ( Job 5:1-5, 2 Samuel 1:17-27)

   If you don’t remove the curse operating in certain locations it will also affect you.

   Finding yourself at a witchdoctor’s shrine as a christian is an automatic acquisition of a curse.

23.The curse of those who destroy the earth (Isaiah 24:4-6, Revelation 24:18)  

Isaiah 60:1-3

A curse is operating in darkness. Your potential cannot fully manifest and your effort doesn’t amount to much because you’re working against the tide.

A curse is the very opposite of a blessing.

Proverbs 10:22, Genesis 1:28

Material possessions can be an indication of a blessing or a curse, but that is not all there is to it.

A blessing therefore, is the Lord’s empowerment that makes one to succeed without sorrow or toiling.

Increase and multiplication are part of the blessing.

One of the ways to neutralise a curse of to release a blessing that will swallow the curse.

The blessing is superior to the curse.

Blessings and curses are  introduced in the same way.

Hebrews 7:9, Genesis 11:28, Joshua 24:2, Proverbs 26:2

A curse without a cause can not stand.

Sources of curses

1.God (Genesis 12:3)

2.Men pronouncing curses on behalf of God (Joshua 6:26, 2 Samuel 3:28-29, 2 Kings 5:26-27)

3.People with relational authority e.g. parents, husbands (Genesis 31:30-32)

4.Self imposed curses

Ways in which curses manifest themselves (Deuteronomy 28:16-28)

1.Premature death

2.Diseases

3.Phobias (people under a curse are constantly afraid)

4.Perpetual struggle

5.Sexual immorality

6.Closed wombs 

7.Deformities

8.Addictions

9.Unfaithfulness

10.Hostility

11.Manipulation and unforgiveness

12.Divorce

13.Anger

14.Hated

16.Greed

17.Death from trauma/tragic incidences

18.Incest

19.Lust

20 Abortion

21.Pornography

22.Tragic accidents

How to break free from generational curses (Galatians 3:13-15)

Jesus paid the price for our redemption through his blood.

The curse came about  by not listening to God and doing what he says. The blessing similarly can be maintained by listening to God and doing what He says.

Tools for eliminating curses

1.Blood of Jesus (Colossians 2:13-14, 1 Peter 1:18)

2.Messenger of God

3.Sacrifice

Proverbs  2:4-15, 1:21-27

1.Desire and separation (Proverbs 18:1, Mark 11:22)

2.Prayer (James 1:5, 1Kings 3:3-5, Daniel 2:16-19)

3.Study (Daniel 9:2, Proverbs 27:27-19, Psalm 119:98)

4.Fear of the Lord (Psalm 25:12-14, 111:10, Job 28:28)

5.Meditation (Joshua 1:8, Habakkuk 2:1-2, 1 Timothy 4:15)

    Meditation is reflection, it goes beyond reading or just hearing something 

    Meditation will provoke direction and revelation.

    Meditation helps you see what God is saying and also produces a harvest of ideas.

    God speaks to people who think.

Deuteronomy 12:10, Joshua 21:44

It is possible to have rest in one area but not have it in so many other areas.Therefore, rest round about connotes having rest in each and every area of your life.

Exodus 3: 2,6-8, Hebrews 12:22

For most people, the main struggle is for which altar to serve, the altar of God or the altar of satan.

Be careful  with alternatives that come your way while you’re waiting on the promise of God.

Every assignment from God to you also has a geographical location attached to it.

You can have the right vision but if you’re in the wrong place it will not manifest.

The garden of Eden represents God’s rest.

Abraham was God’s first attempt to bring man back  to the garden.

Exodus 3:7, Deuteronomy 11:7-21

To have long life outside the will of God is a waste of time.

What does it mean to enter rest?

1.A time to cease from our own works, or own wisdom and depend on Him (God).

2.An invitation from God to participate in His own rest.

3.To be in fellowship with God and His presence

4. Carrying God’s presence and enjoying in God’s presence

5. Return to the garden of Eden

6.Coming to a land flowing with milk and honey

7.A state of being free from slavery and oppression you once experienced.

   God’s rest is a state or place where God rules and manages his creation free from chaos and disorder brought about by sin and rebellion.

How do I access rest round about?

1.Return to the living God and be connected (Genesis 31:3,13)