God speaks today Sunday | October 10, 2021
And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court,
(2 Chronicles 20:5)Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
(Matthew 18:18) Tie yourself to your confession
King Jehoshaphat publicly and visibly pledged to seek and await an answer from God during a military crisis. He commanded the entire nation to pray and fast, publicly committing to his dependence on divine help. By verbalizing our requests in a public way, we establish a spiritual commitment that adds power and weight to our prayers. This represents a declaration of war on the principalities that seek to overwhelm us and a strong declaration of confidence in God's faithfulness. Jehoshaphat engaged the entire nation in a powerful act of faith, understanding the great power in public and community prayer.
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Cross Reference
And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
(Matthew 16:19)To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ;
(2 Corinthians 2:10)Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
(John 20:23)And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book.
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