[Faith-talk] FW: [URCTCPrayerGroup2] Open their eyes to the Light by Kenneth Copeland

[Eric Calhoun]

Original Message: 
From: Donna Kiser <kiserdonna5 at gmail.com>
To: URCTCPrayerGroup2 at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [URCTCPrayerGroup2] Open their eyes to the Light by Kenneth
Copeland
Date: 
Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:24:44 -0400

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Open Their Eyes to the LightKenneth Copeland

If our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of
this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the
light
of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine
unto
them.

- 2 Corinthians 4:3-4

Since God doesn't save anyone against their will, does it really do any
good
to pray for people who consciously refuse to receive Jesus as Lord?

Yes. Yes! YES! IT DOES!

You see, in spite of the fact that most all unbelievers who have
purposely
refused to receive Jesus as Lord think they've made that decision of
their
own free will, the truth is, they haven't. The Word of God says they've
been
blinded by Satan. He's blocking their perception of the truth. So their
decision hasn't been freely made at all.

That's important for you to grasp. Because through the prayer of
intercession, you can interfere with the satanic forces and help take
those
blinders off! You can also change circumstances with your prayers and
help
create situations that will bring them in contact with the Lord. You're
well
within your spiritual rights when you do that.

I prayed with a friend of mine once who'd been praying for his lost
brother
for years. Jesus said in Matthew 12:29 to first bind the strong man and
then
enter his house and spoil his goods. So we said, "You spirit blinding the
eyes of ______________, you stop what you are doing to keep him out of the
kingdom of God. In Jesus' Name, you stop NOW!"

Jesus also said in Matthew 9:38, "Pray ye therefore the Lord of the
harvest
that he will send forth labourers into his harvest." So we prayed, "Lord,
send someone to ____________ with the Word of God. You know who he will
listen to. We claim _____________ for the kingdom of God. We believe we
receive his salvation and deliverance. In faith we praise You for it."

In almost no time at all his brother called him. "What have you been
doing
up there?" he asked. "In the past few days, everybody I've come across
has
started preaching to me!"

Our prayers had interfered with the forces Satan had been using to blind
this man to Jesus and created the circumstances to bring him into the
kingdom. Sure enough, within a few days, he was born again.

Use this same prayer for your loved ones and believe when you pray and
you'll see the same results.

Don't sit by and let the devil take your friends and loved ones without a
fight. Pray. Pray! PRAY! Come against the "god of this world." Take off
the
blinders and open their eyes to the glorious gospel of God.

Scripture Reading: 2 Corinthians 4:1-7

Praying for you,

Donna K.
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-- 
*He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall remain stable
and
fixed under the shadow of the Almighty [Whose power no foe can withstand]
Ps
91:1*