Prayers Of The Spirit: Guarded & Protected Until His Appearing
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1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 (KJV)
And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.
Another important thing that the Spirit of God wants you to understand today is that your sanctification does not just happen automatically! There are things contending for your salvation, and sanctification. There are things contending against the plans and purposes of God for your life. There are principalities, there are powers, there are circumstances, there are symptoms, there are reports—all these things are exalting themselves above the knowledge of God, above the manifestation of the revelation of God’s purposes in your life. This is why the Apostle Paul prays that you would be sanctified and preserved in this way!
τηρέω tēreō preserved – to watch over, guard carefully, observe, keep safe, protect, maintain
Now, the Greek word “tēreō” which is translated preserved means to carefully observe and guard! It means to watch over, to keep safe, to protect, to maintain. So as a child of God it is important for you to know and to understand that you are not left alone to fend for yourself against the attacks of the enemy. You are one that is preserved in Christ! You are one that God watches over, keeps safe, protects and heavily guards! God Himself—as the Lord of Hosts, the Lord of the armies of heaven—stations His angelic forces to guard you, to preserve you, to watch over your spirit, your soul, and your body. Glory to God! Its important for you to know this, to remind yourself of this everyday, to enforce it in prayer and in declarations everyday.
Think about this: some people experience spiritual attacks. Some experience attacks in their minds. Some experience attacks in their bodies. Sickness, symptoms, disease, reports from doctors—these are spiritual things that come to exalt themselves above the plans and purposes of God for your life. Poverty, lack, failure, things that keep occurring that you know are not from God—these are things contending against your destiny! But when you pray this will of God over your life, you give the Lord of Hosts—Jehovah Tzevaot—the rights to activate, to station, to deploy the armies of God, the angels of the armies of God, to stand guard over you! Remember that you are come unto Mount Zion, the city of the living God, in the midst of an innumerable company of angels. (Hebrews 12:22)
צָבָא tzāvā’ hosts/armies – army, warriors, warfare, host of angels, host of heaven, heavenly military service
Also, you need to be aware that the angels respond to the Word of God! So, when you enact the Word, when you summon the Word, when you call upon the Father using the Word of God to fulfill His plans and purposes in accordance with these prayers of the Holy Spirit—those angels are activated! The angelic is activated! There are angels that possess the wisdoms of God. There are angels that possess the knowledge of God. There are angels that possess the understanding of God and angels of war that specializes in security, protection, defensive and offensive attacks! Be aware that as you pray the prayers of the Spirit, those angels are released and activated to act in your life!
And here is the beautiful conclusion of this prayer: “Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.” Haha! This is incredible! God is not asking you to preserve yourself. God is not asking you to sanctify yourself by your own works or efforts. He says, “Faithful is the one who calls you, and He will make it happen!” He will do it! He called you with a holy calling—not according to your works, but according to His own purpose and grace. He sanctified you, He set you apart in your mother’s womb when it pleased Him. And now He says He will preserve you blameless until the day of the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ! Hallelujaaah!
Do you see how these prayers of the Holy Spirit are targeted, precise and critical? They prepare you and position you not only for the catching away of the church, but also for your preservation, health, soundness, prosperity, growth and maturity and safety whilst you wait for the day of the Lord’s appearing. So God thought about what is going to be happening and what we are going to be busy with, and how we are going to be heavily guarded and protected as we wait for the catching away of the church.
That’s why the prayers of the Spirit you’ll find conclude with the declaration – “unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ” or “blameless at the day of His appearing.” So it’s clear to see that these are the prayers that make you rapture-ready! So whether you’ve been a Christian for 50 years or one year, whether you’re a pastor or a new believer—these prayers are for you. Pray them. Contend with them. Lay hold of this will of God for your life, and watch the faithful God who called you make this a reality in your life!
Pray The Word
Heavenly Father, I thank You that You are the Lord of Hosts, the Commander of the armies of heaven. I thank You that as I pray Your will over my life, You activate Your angels to guard me, to preserve me, to watch over my spirit, my soul, and my body. I lay hold of Your provision of preservation today. I contend for Your purposes in my life. Thank You, Father, that You are faithful—You who called me will also do it. You will preserve me blameless until the glorious appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, in Jesus’ name, Amen.
Speak The Word
I am carefully observed and guarded by the Lord of Hosts! The angels of God are stationed around me, preserving my spirit, my soul, and my body. No weapon formed against me shall prosper, for I am preserved by the Almighty God. Faithful is He who called me, and He will do it—He will sanctify me, He will preserve me, He will keep me blameless until the day of the appearing of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I am positioned, I am prepared, I am ready for the catching away of the church, in the name of Jesus!
15 Days Of Prayers Of The Holy Spirit: Day 9: Sanctification