 Remember this alignment accesses authority Alignment accesses authority. I spoke about this recently. I use this analogy, but I'll use it again because I think it applies here Imagine I get pulled over The best thing for me to do the wise thing for me to do if I get pulled over by a police officer Let's just do what he asks keep my hand on the steering wheel. He wants my driver's license hand it to him Now if he's a good cop he's just gonna Act according to the law if he's trying to hassle me, okay for the time being I'll go along with it And then maybe bring a lawsuit later if that's the case, but that's a whole different story But you know when the officer pulls me over he's acting in accordance with the law now We know most police officers are good people So for the most part it's gonna go along with it I I trust that he's acting within authority now imagine this same police officer Imagine he's not wearing his badge He's off the clock He comes to my house knocks on my door and demands that I give him all my furniture Or demands that I give him all the cash I have in the house Or demands that he be allowed to use my house like his own personal Airbnb All right, if he did that Then I could turn away say what are you doing like I'm gonna call the cops on you Why? Because he's acting outside of his authority When an officer is acting within the law He has the authority to act But the moment he breaks away from the law there's consequence in the same way you and I as believers Have the authority so long as we act within the word so then there is power in praying the word remember this if God promises it you can pray for it if God promises it you can pray for it When God speaks a promise That's mine to claim and I claim it not according to my own creative power I claim it according to his faithfulness knowing that he'll stand by his word now again for example like with healing Okay, we claim the promises of healing which are clearly laid out in scripture What happens if it doesn't manifest like we think it should and when it should That's when you trust in the sovereignty of God But still pray persistently and as I said I'd rather pray the rest of my life for that healing Then it stopped praying prematurely when the miracle would have happened pray every day like the miracle could happen And if it doesn't happen by the end of that day thinking that the miracles coming tomorrow That's the state of faith don't grow discourage, but pray persistently Now as we align ourselves with the authority of God's word as we align ourselves with heaven's backing That's where we see the real power. You see some of us are praying prayers out of selfish ambition Some of us are praying things that God never willed for our lives Some of us are praying for God to bless us in areas. He never wanted us to step Some of us are praying for God to open a door that he himself locked Wow think about that Some of us are praying for God to open a door that he himself locked and Then we push and we plead not realizing that we are trying to pray against God's sovereignty, which never works But if he promised it we can pray it now watch this John chapter 15 verse 7 Listen to what he says. This is for sure 100% You can count on this, but if you Remain in me and my words remain in you. You may ask me for anything you want and it will be granted What a promise But what does it mean? If you remain in me and my words remain in you You may ask for anything you want and it will be granted. Well, I got a question for you. Think about this. Here's my question What happens when his word remains in you? What happens when his word remains in you? I'll tell you When his word abides in you You begin to become transformed Your desires begin to change Your cravings begin to change your habits begin to change your thinking begins to change So if his word abides in me Then I begin to become transformed in my desires and what begins to happen. I begin to pray what he wants and It's in praying what he wants that causes it to be granted. I can't just pray whatever I will whatever I want That's immature But when I align myself with his word what he's promised Then I begin to see The manifestation of those prayers. What does it mean now to remain in me or abide in me now? This is important because here's the condition he laid out if you remain in me. That's the condition So if we want the result We have to meet the condition. So what does that mean if you remain in me? Well, first John 3 24 says this whoever keeps his commandments remains in God And God in him by this we know that he remains in us by the spirit He has given us so it is in living according to the word It's living in righteousness that we find ourselves aligned with God's word first John 3 21 through 22 Beloved if our heart condemn us not then we have confidence toward God and whatsoever Ever we ask we receive of him Because we keep his commandments and do those things that are pleasing in his sight You want to see your prayers answered start living right start aligning your life with the word of God and You will begin to see that your prayers change Your will becomes one with his and the moment you align with heaven you have heavens backing alignment brings access to authority Thank you for watching Encounter TV. 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