[Faith-talk] FW: [URCTCPrayerGroup2] URCTC Prayer Group 2 Devotional: Open Their Eyes to the Light by Kenneth Copeland

[Eric Calhoun]

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Subject: [URCTCPrayerGroup2] URCTC Prayer Group 2 Devotional: Open Their
Eyes to the Light by Kenneth Copeland
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Fri, 20 May 2011 22:38:18 -0500

Open Their Eyes to the Light 
by Kenneth 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