PRAYER WARRIORS great of the PAST FREDI TRAMMELL

PRAYER WARRIORS great of the PAST FREDI TRAMMELL

• To keep the revival vibrant in our hearts, we must continue the fervent, effectual, prayer meetings that initiated the fire of revival in our souls! • To the soul that finds God to be real, will grow depressed, disillusioned, and disappointed without a consistent prayer life.

• Isaac’s prayer closet was a field: “And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at eventide. . . ” • Had he not been out in the field, he would not have met his bride. • It is important to seek the Lord and His will in decisions; including once such as making the right choice for a lifetime companion. • This prayer takes patience

• David’s closet of prayer was his bedroom (Psalm 4: 4) • The last thought before we fall asleep and night and the first though when awakening in the morning should be about the Lord. • He is, after all, is the first and the last, the beginning and the end, the alpha and omega.

• Peter’s prayer closet was a housetop: “Peter went upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour” (Acts 10: 9) • Peter had a busy schedule and was on a mission for the Lord. • Yet he took the time out of the hectic schedule to find a place of solitude with his Lord.

• Hezekiah’s closet was turning his face towards the wall. (2 Kings 20: 3) • He had an illness that would take his life. • He found a place to take his fears and disappointments. • God added 15 years to his life.

• If we made the time to find God when life is going well, we will feel much more comfortable approaching Him in unwelcome circumstances. • It is great to have am praying friend or minister we can lean on, but scripture gives us instances where people wrestled with God, alone. • There are times we must wrestle in the spirit world for ourselves.

• Moses, alone with God for 40 days and nights, received specific instructions from the Lord God to lead the children of Israel. (Exodus 24) • During these days spent alone in His presence that we receive clear direction and supernatural strength to carry out God’s plan for our life.

• The “weeping prophet” of the Old Testament prayed a prayer and then received a gracious answer from God. • No matter where we are (work, home, crowd, etc. ) we may find ourselves standing alone and will need to lean heavily on the Word of the Lord. • Becoming strong in prayer and the Word will enable to stand for righteousness and purity, even when you stand alone.

• Daniel was also another prayer warrior of the past. (Daniel 6: 10. ) • Daniel made it a habit to open his widows and pray, unashamedly, 3 times a day. • The result was deliverance from a den of lions without any injury. . • In the midst of heathens and with no temple in which to worship and no word of God to read, he purposed in his heart he would not eat the king’s meat nor drink the king’s wine.

• The Lord honors those who are sincere in seeking truth. • New converts must continue reading the bible when they do not understand because in its pages are Spirit and life. • It is a good and blessed ministry to have those that are well seasoned and mature in God, to take the time to teach and explain the scriptures to new converts. • Psalm 119: 73, Psalm 119: 169, Psalm 51.

• After his miraculous conversion on the road to Damascus to persecute Christians, Paul was a man of prayer. • He cruelly persecuted Christians, and people were still skeptical of his change. • In order to convince Ananias that Saul was now Paul, God said to him “Behold, he prayeth. ” • Because of prayer, Paul became a great leader and writer.

• Abraham was a friend of God. • He faithfully erected an altar to the Lord if he stayed more than one day and night in on place on his way to an unknown country. • Abraham “fell on his face before God, ” and prayed consistently as an older man.

• Hannah was a woman that prayed in the house of the God for a son. • She was mistaken for a drunkard and was even reprimanded by the man of God because her prayers were silent and desperate. • God gave her a son she longed to have and through her silent prayers.

• Rebekah talked with God about the most intimate of situations. • She was having a difficult pregnancy and thought she was losing her child and questioned why He would take her promise away from her. • God answered her question and told her there were two great nations in her belly and that she was having twins.

• Jesus is the world’s greatest example in prayer. • Robert G. Lee’s book THE BIBLE AND PRAYER, writes a profound example of “Jesus’ Prayer Example. ” • He used many verbs to set forth His mission, truth, love, life, death, work, nature, His hatred of wrong, and His approval of right. • “I make, ” “I say, ” “I profess, ” “I knew, ” “I seek, ” etc. The most outstanding verb He used was “I pray” which He used four times in the 17 th chapter of John during His prayer of intercession.

• He taught His disciples to pray. • Matthew 14: 23, Matthew 26: 36, Mark 1: 35, Luke 5: 16, Luke 9: 18. • Jesus prayed in public (Matthew 11: 25, Matthew 26: 26, Luke 11: 1) • Jesus prayed publically before eating. (Matthew 14: 19) • He prayed privately before eating (Matthew 26: 26)

• He prayed short prayers (Matthew 27: 46. ) • Jesus prayed for His friends (Luke 23: 34) • He made portion for Himself (John 17: 1 -2, 5 Colossians 1: 17) • Jesus even prayed for His followers in John 17 • He prayed for their security, sanctification, perfection (or maturity), and for their final destiny in heaven with him.

• Jesus prayed alone in the garden of Gethsemane • He rose up early and went into a solitary place to pray. • When He was asked to teach His disciples how to pray, he gave them a formula of how this should be done • The Lord’s Prayer (Luke 11: 2) • Praise, worship, repentance, forgiveness, petition, intercession, and also praying the word.