This quote powerfully reminds us, as the people of God, that we have been positionally placed in a place of great authority.

Through Jesus and His shed blood, we have been named ambassadors of the Kingdom of God. There is authority in your declaration and decree to change situations and release life where everything seems dead.

Scripture teaches us that there is the power of life and death in our words.

When you, as an ambassador of heaven, speak and pray the words of the King, all things of the enemy must begin to obey. They have no choice. The devil and demons are subject to kingdom ambassadors.

As you pray, you have an audience with the very King of Heaven Himself.

The King listens and responds. He sends forth His Spirit. The angels move in response to your faith-filled prayer declaring the words of the King.

What this means for us in a practical sense is that we are no longer to approach prayer like beggars striving to gain just a morsel or scrap of food. Instead, we approach our prayers as avenues of connection to the Kingdom of God, knowing that the King Himself has granted you authority and that He longs to hear from you.

What a difference it will make as you pray for your children, your home, your spouse, your job, your resources, and more when you see yourself the way Jesus sees you. Jesus told the disciples He sent out, “Do not rejoice that the spirits are subject to you, but rather that your names are written in heaven.”

Friend, your name is not only on Heaven’s entrance list, but it is also recorded as a duly appointed and qualified ambassador with all the rights and privileges of praying to the King and expecting a response.

How you view your life of prayer matters.

Your perspective is a direct reflection of your faith and how well you listen to the Lord. If Jesus has filled you with His own Holy Spirit, and if the Holy Spirit intercedes for you and on your behalf, how will the Lord NOT listen to your prayer?

The answer is, He always listens. Because He has placed you in a position of authority, not only as an ambassador but also as one of His own sons and daughters, the King of Heaven cannot wait to hear and respond to your prayer.

• Pray in faith today.

• Pray with the deep-seated belief in your heart that God hears you and will answer you. In fact, He longs to do what you are seeking of Him.

Jesus issues a powerful challenge to us as His ambassadors in the book of Mark.

Mark 11:22-24 AMP—Jesus replied, “Have faith in God [constantly]. [23] I assure you and most solemnly say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea!’ and does not doubt in his heart [in God’s unlimited power], but believes that what he says is going to take place, it will be done for him [in accordance with God’s will]. [24] For this reason, I am telling you, whatever things you ask for in prayer [in accordance with God’s will], believe [with confident trust] that you have received them, and they will be given to you.

Will you trust Him today and begin to speak and pray with authority? Remember, you are God’s ambassador—pray like it’s true.

“Satan has effectively disarmed us when he can keep us too busy doing things to stop and pray.” — E.M. Bounds

Friend, here is my plea to the people of God today: “Never surrender your weapons!” What are your weapons? The Word of God flooding into your heart, mind, and spirit as you read it. The Word of God coming from your mouth as you SPEAK it. And your life of prayer.

Often, we read the Word but do not pray.

Looking for wisdom to navigate our situations or strength in times of weakness, we turn to the Word, as we should. However, the connection point between heaven and earth is a praying man, a praying woman, and the praying church.

Prayer is the weapon that moves heaven on behalf of your family, your unsaved friends and neighbors, your sickness that God longs to heal, and your problems that God desires to solve.

Prayer is the Master’s weapon of choice that destroys the works of the devil as it draws men and women closer to the heart of God and develops in us the qualities and fruit of Jesus Himself.

Our cunning enemy has always tried to deceive us, making us think it is more effective and noble to do things for God than to spend time in prayer with God.

But the secret place is the place of power!

The Holy Spirit unleashes His anointing and fire upon praying people.

Do not allow your enemy to trick you into believing that serving is more important than praying. In fact, do not believe the reverse of this lie either. Prayer that does not lead us to humbly serve is rooted in selfishness.

Real prayer that touches the heart of God strengthens us and weaponizes our humility, releasing us to serve others while keeping our focus on Jesus and refusing to neglect the importance of time in His presence.

Every minute you spend in prayer, seeking the face of God, is a transformational moment in which the Lord works into you those things that please Him. Prayer is not transactional; it is transformational! Prayer molds and shapes you into the image that most pleases the Lord.

Our praying equips us with every weapon we need to overcome the powers of hell bent on the destruction of our families and the Remnant of God’s people.

So friend, do not neglect your most potent and powerful weapon—prayer.

Let me challenge you today:

1. Spend 10 more minutes in prayer than you usually would.

2. Pray in the Spirit (in tongues) for 90% of your prayer time.

3. Worship the Lord in prayer instead of only asking for things.

These three practices alone will bring transformational change to your spirit and provide you with the weapons built for overcoming the devil’s schemes.

2 Corinthians 10:3-6 AMP—For though we walk in the flesh [as mortal men], we are not carrying on our [spiritual] warfare according to the flesh and using the weapons of man. [4] The weapons of our warfare are not physical [weapons of flesh and blood]. Our weapons are divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. [5] We are destroying sophisticated arguments and every exalted and proud thing that sets itself up against the [true] knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought and purpose captive to the obedience of Christ, [6] being ready to punish every act of disobedience, when your own obedience [as a church] is complete.

“We need to receive daily new grace from heaven through fellowship with the Lord Jesus. This cannot be obtained by a hasty prayer or a superficial reading of a few verses from God’s Word. We must take time to come into God’s presence, to feel our weakness and our need, and to wait on God through His Holy Spirit to renew our fellowship with Him.” — Andrew Murray

This quote drives right the point of our deepest need.

Spending time in the presence of the Lord is the place of renewing and fellowship with Him. This time is an investment in the life of our souls. It carries a wealth of dividends that richly equip us to fight every battle and weather every storm.

Withholding this life of prayer we cease to fight. Prayer IS the fight. It is the great battle of the believer’s life. All the combined schemes of the evil one will unite under this one banner—stop the Christian from praying.

When you prayer it releases the power of heaven on earth. God is in heaven, but His Spirit empowers you upon the earth to receive and accomplish the will of heaven.

Prayer is not simply a tool to request what we want from the Lord, it is much more a revelation of our deep need of God. We need to be humbled and emptied of self in our time of prayer, realizing our need for the formative hand of God to change us and shape us into the image of His Son.

This does not happen quickly, but over time and through fellowship, Jesus Himself works into us the things that are well-pleasing in His sight.

Be encouraged to take up the mantle of daily fellowship with the Father today. He loves you and cannot wait to be with you.