Thursday, March 29, 2012

Prayers That Route Demons And Break Curses

Have you ever wondered how to pray for the nation? Have you ever felt that you needed the delivering power of God in your life and didn't know how to get it? In his book, John Eckhardt, gives us clear and concise answers to these questions, and many other prayers that give us directions that we should move in during our times of prayer. As I read through these prayers I gained revelation to some areas in my life that I didn't even realize were attacks against me. He brings forth the fact that as animals were what attacked physically we have spiritual types of animals that we encounter. There are prayers to break the power of these over our lives.

This book is choked full of life giving declarations and other key points that will help us to develop a battle plan for our lives, nation and families. There are some things he addresses here that I must admit sounded a bit far-fetched, but after close examination I knew he had great revelation into the things of spiritual warfare. He gives examples of the way king David fought his battles that are recorded in the Psalms.

In conclusion this book is a must for those that desire that their prayer lives take on the battle cry of the redeemed of the Lord and are set forth to battle.

Saturday, October 1, 2011

100 Days Of Favor

Do you want the steak dinner or the bag of peanuts? In his book here Joseph prince is giving us deep things to reflect on. They are the spiritual truths that will help us reflect each day on the goodness of God. God is offering us a steak dinner and most of us want a bag of peanuts. In the book he gives us the thoughts that God has towards us. It is set up in short  lesson form with a prayer and a thought to meditate upon during the day. These lessons each day will help us to draw closer into the love and blessings of God. So for the next 100 days of our lives he invites us to sit at  the feet of Jesus and learn by the Spirit of God what is being said to he children of God.

He gives us contrast between living by the law to where all is dependent upon ourselves and upon grace which is given us by the finished work of Christ. Back to the steak or peanuts. The reflections are meant to help us not mix a little bit of the law and grace, they are like oil and water, they don't mix. We are so programmed to believe if we have had a good day with no sin in our day then we are able to expect good things from God. If we have not been so perfect then we don't believe God will love us and do for us. As he states in the book the best under the law fail and the worst can come to Jesus. So let us take a few moments each day and read a chapter and apply it to our lives for that day. It will have us looking to Jesus and what He has done for us to be blessed and favored of God, and not what we can do to be favored. It has already been done at the cross, so let us just believe it with our hearts.

I do believe that each and every child of God can benefit from this book and if taken in each day it will help us to truly see what God has planned for our lives. The title headings for the day have much impact and excitement in them. It is a must read for the christian seeking the favor of God.

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Prayers That Bring Healing & Activate Blessings

Do we desire to take the word ad let it work in us? Do we believe that it can make a difference in our lives? These and other answers to our questions are given in this book by John Eckhardt. He has given in the book a message of explaination on each subject chosen, then has taken many of the scriptures and and formulated them into easy to understand and concise, confessions and prayers. These are prayers that can help mold and bring forth the will and desire of God for our individual and corporate lives. There are many topics and confessions in each chapter.

The author has taken subjects dear to all christians, whether they be male or female, and just a few of the titles and prayers should cause us to desire with much spiritual hunger to see these blessings manifest in our lives. He has taken the book and divided it into 2 sectionds the first deals with healing. Tehre are chapter headings such as, " Expect to be healed and, How much is it worth. He then gives different scriptures that have been turned into prayers. A couple of these confessions from the healing chapter are, " In the name of Jesus, I break every curse, of infirmity, sickness, and premature death off my body."  No sickness or plague shall come near my dwelling." Psalm 91:10.

In his 2nd part he deals with activating the blessings that God provided in Jesus. " The blessing of obedience and the Blessing of giving are a couple of chapter headings in the section. He lists many scripture references and has given us much insight to the will of God for our lives. It is a book that can be studied and many golden nuggets of truth drawn forth from it. I say it is a must read for those wanting scripture foundation...

Monday, August 8, 2011

10 Lies The Church Tells Women

In this book" Ten Lies The Church Tells Women", J. Lee Grady has sent forth a battle cry to men and women alike. This book calls for men to lay down their prejudices against women and their peconceived notions and teachings of the role of a woman in the church, the family and in general, being a woman. It is a call for women to take their place upon the earth as equal partners to the grace of God along with men. He goes through many of examples bringing line upon line, precept upon precept. The way Grady wrote this book it is a master builder of a house starting with the foundation and building upward. We have for humanity thought of women as the evil one of the curse and that she plays a role as less than human and has no authority in the church or anywhere else for that matter. He gives examples of women and the abuse they have suffered at the hands of a male dominated world. He points out that women were redeemed from the fall just as men were. They can preach, teach and do as men, for in the kingdom of God their is neither male nor female. He calls forth women to obey God and for men to repent and loose women to be all that God has called them to be.

He has cleared up some thought I had about the bible and certain scriptures that say women can't excercise authority over men. It is refreshing and a revelation that would serve the kingdom of God tremendously for men and women alike to read this book and do it with a heart of prayer. Women can be equal partners with men in the work of God. He gives clear examples from the bible on women being used of God to change the course of history for the good of a nation. As he points out, " We are only 50 percent strong in the kingdom when we don't allow women to take their place that God has called them to. There are many women who have obeyed the call who were single and also married, and were able to bring forth the will of God upon the earth. There are horrific examples of how we have used the bible to excuse abuse of women and holding them back from doing what God has called them to do. We must break out of the terrible lie of the enemy and set the women of the earth to do as God has called them and not what we as the church think should be. I strongly desire all to read this book as it can liberate both men and women.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Book Review: THE POWER OF HUMILITY

 Most books claim that they have something for everyone, that can be  a misleading point. This is not the case in R.T. Kendall's book, " The Power Of Humility." It does have something for everyone, of every class, whether you are a man or woman. A student or a businesswoman. No matter who you are it is a book that will convict and at the same time give you hope for your future. There is the enemy of the soul called pride and each one of us deals with it in some measure. This book identifies the different areas of pride, whether it is in judging others, self righteousness, hypocrisy, whatever it may be is covered in the pages of this book. He candidly uses examples of his own life where pride has gotten in the way of his walk with the Lord. He also points out though, there is a place for forgiveness in Christ and a place to come to namely knowing all we have and are depends on the work Jesus did for us on the Cross.

There is wonderful news pointed out in the book and that is even though we as humans do deal with pride and it even got great people of faith in trouble at times in the bible, God still used them to accomplish His work on the earth. He can also use us, but we must turn all things over to Him so as He can use it. The book has many, many examples of how we get in pride and get twisted up by it at times. I believe this book would help everyone that was to read it. I have read it twice and gained much both times.

Saturday, May 21, 2011

PURGING YOUR HOUSE, PRUNING YOUR FAMILY TREE

In this book Perry Stone has put together quite a bit of information and also some practical applications to dealing with things that could be hindering a closer walk with Jesus. There are things in peoples background of generations that can either be causing curses or blessings on a persons life. He shows how the word of God tells how curses are brought on people and how they can be broken, so as to have a better spiritual life. He gives examples of those that had great blessings and those that had curses.

He also answers on of the questions I have had for years. Why is it that children are abused and attacked when they are so young? In this book he gives candid explainations and he answers many questions a person may have about why things are going on in their lives. He takes sound biblical principles that were given to the children of Israel for ways that they were to live and worship and gives us the spiritual application for today. There are in depth looks at why things may be happening in our lives and the biblical ways to get them resolved. We can stop what may be a curse in our family tree and cause blessings to flow for generations to come. We don't know what an impact a family member may have on the world scene by us getting rid of the problem areas of our lives.

There are answers in the book as to the significance of the moons and how they affect our lives. The fact of what effect it has on the spiritual world when we watch and pray at the fourth watch. There is significance in this time frame as Jesus even prayed during this early morning time. There is also a section on how Perry was in warfare and how God dealt with the situation. This book has many answers and I was enlightened by it much and believe others will be also.

Monday, April 11, 2011

BOOK REVIEW: TEN LIES MEN BELIEVE

Are you a real man? That is a question that needs an answer. In this book we men are challenged with that question. There are definite truth that will help you answer that question. In this book J. Lee Grady points us to how male dominance prevails in the world, even in the church. He explains that we men are driven in our society to look at what we can acheive and what we possess as our measuring stick of success. This book is a call for men to look at their lives and relationships, and to repent in areas where it is needed. The issues of how we perceive our relationship with our earthly father causes us to view our heavenly father in the same manner. The issues of sexual traps we men fall into are also covered quite candidly. The way a man should look at his wife and her role in the church is also in this book. The book has answered some tough questions I have had on the issues of a woman and her role in the church. I believe women would also benefit from this book. It would give them insight into why their husbands may act as they do. It has helped me, and I say this book is a great find.