THE POWER OF TWO
Sunday, September 17, 2006
And
this is the confidence (the assurance, the privilege of boldness) which
we have in Him: [we are sure] that if we ask anything (make any
request) according to His will (in agreement with His own plan), He
listens to and hears us. 15 And if (since) we [positively] know that He
listens to us in whatever we ask, we also know [with settled and
absolute knowledge] that we have [granted us as our present
possessions] the requests made of Him.
1 John 5:14-15 AMP
If
you want God to answer your prayers, you must pray in agreement with
his will – you must pray in agreement with His own plan. God won’t give
you anything that is not in His will and plan. His Word is His will and
plan for you. When you know what God’s Word says then you know what to
agree with and what to ask for. There is great power available when two
agree. God’s Word is full of power, but it will only work in your life
when you believe it and act on it. That is how you agree with God’s
Word – you believe it and act on it. When you agree with God and His
Word, then His Word will work in your life and you will be greatly
blessed.
But
I urge and entreat you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
that all of you be in perfect harmony and full agreement in what you
say, and that there be no dissensions or factions or divisions among
you, but that you be perfectly united in your common understanding and
in your opinions and judgments. 1 Corinthians 1:10 AMP
When
we humble ourselves before God, come in agreement with His Word, and
submit to His Holy Spirit, we will automatically come in agreement with
each other and be united in our common understanding and in our
opinions and judgments. This is God’s will for the Body of Christ, but
unfortunately it’s not the way it usually works.
"Again
I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that
they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven.20 For where
two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst
of them." Matthew 18:19-20 NKJV
When
two or more believers are gathered together in the Name of the Lord, He
will be there in their midst. And if they ask God for anything,
standing in agreement with God’s Word and each other, God will answer
their prayers and give them what they asked for. Matthew 18:19 AMP
says, “Again I tell you, if two of you on earth agree (harmonize
together, make a symphony together) about whatever [anything and
everything] they may ask, it will come to pass and be done for them by
My Father in heaven.” Being in agreement is like making beautiful
music. It’s very obvious that musical instruments are not in harmony
with each other when the sound is not pleasing to your ear. When they
are flowing together it is a beautiful sound. When we come together in
harmony and agreement, we make beautiful music, pleasing to God’s ear.
Two
are better than one, Because they have a good reward for their labor.
10 For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who
is alone when he falls, For he has no one to help him up. 11 Again, if
two lie down together, they will keep warm; But how can one be warm
alone? 12 Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand
him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
NKJV
We
need one another. We cannot survive on our own. The devil knows this.
He knows that to conquer us, he must first isolate us. That is why he
is always trying to sow seeds of strife and division among us. He would
like nothing better than to split up marriages and families and friends
and churches. Don’t give him place in your life. Don’t allow him to
manipulate you or make you angry at each other. Recognize that he is
your problem – not people – not your wife or your husband or your
family or your friends. Don’t give him an opportunity to destroy you or
anyone else. Don’t let pride ruin your relationships. Humble yourself
in order to keep the peace and harmony in your relationships. Romans
12:18 AMP says, “If possible, as far as it depends on you, live at
peace with everyone.”
How
could one have chased a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight,
except their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had delivered them up?
Deuteronomy 32:30 AMP
One
can put a thousand to flight and two can put ten thousand to flight.
The power of two people, who are standing in agreement with each other
and God’s Word, is not just multiplied by two – it’s multiplied by ten!
We can do so much more together than we can do apart. Get in harmony
and agreement with each other and see what miracles God will do on your
behalf!
Recent:
Righteous Now
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV
Therefore if any person is [ingrafted] in Christ (the Messiah) he is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old [previous moral and spiritual condition] has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new has come! 2 Corinthians 5:17 AMP
“Therefore if any man be in Christ…” What does it mean to be “in Christ”? Galatians 3:27 says, “For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.” You are baptized into Christ when you receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. Romans 10:9-10 says, “That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” And Romans 10:13 says, “For whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” The moment
Defeating Strife
These six things the Lord hates, indeed, seven are an abomination to Him: 17 A proud look [the spirit that makes one overestimate himself and underestimate others], a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18 A heart that manufactures wicked thoughts and plans, feet that are swift in running to evil, 19 A false witness who breathes out lies [even under oath], and he who sows discord among his brethren. Proverbs 6:16-19 AMP
Faith Facts
Faith is persistent
Luke 11:9-10 AMP
So I say to you, Ask and keep on asking and it shall be given you; seek and keep on seeking and you shall find; knock and keep on knocking and the door shall be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks and keeps on asking receives; and he who seeks and keeps on seeking finds; and to him who knocks and keeps on knocking, the door shall be opened.
John 16:24 AMP
Up to this time you have not asked a [single] thing in My Name [as presenting all that I AM]; but now ask and keep on asking and you will receive, so that your joy (gladness, delight) may be full and complete.
Faith is single-minded
James 1:5-8 AMP
If any of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask of the giving God [Who gives] to everyone liberally and ungrudgingly, without reproaching or faultfinding, and it will be given him. 6 Only it must be in faith that he asks with no wavering (no hesitating, no doubting). For the one who wavers (hesitates, doubts) is like the