Using Scripture to Establish Petitions

So come before him, friends. Let's go into this together.

Get serious about it. We're entering the courts of heaven, so let's really focus on what he's telling each individual. I guarantee you, if you continue the process, he's going to speak to you — why wouldn't he? You're coming before him in humility, you're coming before him in repentance. We have to understand that's what he wants, and in due time, just like James says in the Book of James, he will exalt you. He will lift you up.

I can only say that from experience. I've shared my testimony before and there's no need to revisit it here, but I was as low as low could be. He had to allow that to happen so that he could build me up the way he wanted to build me up — not the way I wanted. He does that to everyone who humbles themselves before him. He will lift them up. This template prayer has been powerful in my life, which is why we're going over it.

If you have your petitions written down — the things the Holy Spirit is revealing to you — make sure you also have two or three scriptures for each one. Ask the Holy Spirit to lead you to those scriptures, because just as the Holy Bible says, by the mouth of two or three witnesses a matter will be established. That principle is no different in the courts of heaven. We're essentially quoting God his own word back to him. That's exactly what Jesus did when he was tempted by Satan: he said nothing other than "It is written. It is written. It is written." He quoted the word. He gave us an example of how powerful it is. Consider the temptation he faced — the worldly pleasures, the treasures of the world, the whole world offered to him. Scripture tells us the angels had to tend to him afterward because of how severe the temptation was.

So yes, we have an accuser — Revelation 12 tells us he accuses the brethren day and night. But we also have a mediator. We have an advocate. We have Yeshua. We have the power of the Holy Spirit. We have the blood of the Lamb. What we must do is repent, release all unforgiveness, and make sure we are cleansed before coming before him.

I received an email this afternoon from someone who keeps up with these teachings. She said she realized, while reading through some of this material, that there was a little bit of unforgiveness in her heart that she needed to give to the Lord. That's what this is about — we all need to examine ourselves and make sure there is no unforgiveness in our hearts. We have to come before the Lord without our fig leaf, not hiding anything, and say, "Lord, do what you want with me. Clothe me in a white robe." As we approach Yom Kippur in nine days, we want to receive those righteous rendered verdicts — sealed, and brought to pass in his timing, whether this year, next year, or next week. Only God knows that, and he will reveal it to you if you ask him. We just don't want him to be waiting on us.

So get into a very comfortable place. I've disabled the chat so we can focus where the focus needs to be, and I'll turn it back on afterward so we can talk and share what the Holy Spirit is doing.