Prayer And Covenant Practice

Prayer is the main way covenant partners communicate, align and enforce the terms of the covenant. (Gen 15:2-6)

Therefore, prayer is the platform where you and God meet to straighten and strengthen your covenant terms, responsibilities and benefits.

Prayer is the voice of every covenant practice.

Definition of prayer in covenant practice

1. Communication – speaking to God and hearing from him: (Gen 18:22-33)
2. Alignment – bringing your will into agreement with God’s covenant will – (Mtt 6:10)
3. Enforcement – standing on covenant promises to demand fulfillment –
4. (Isaiah 43:26) Fellowship – we maintain intimacy with the God of Covenant. – (Exd 33:11).

The importance of prayer in covenant practice

1. It activates covenant promises – (Ezek 36:37)
2. It preserves covenant relationship – (psalm 25:14)
3. Prayer repairs broken covenant paths through repentance – (2Chron 7:14)
4. We release covenant blessings through prayer – (Duet 28:1-2)
5. It’s during prayer that we establish warfare – (Eph 6:11-12)

Consequences of neglecting prayer in covenant practice

1. You will begin to lose covenant awareness and responsibility – (Hos 4:6)
2. You will become vulnerable to attacks –
3. Could lead to Delay of Covenant benefits – (Jam4:2)

How to pray covenant-based prayers

1. Acknowledgment to the covenant – (Deut 7:9)
2. Stand on God’s word – pray scriptures and not feelings (Jer 1:12)
3. Confess your obedience, repentance and loyalty to God (Psalms 119:60)
4. Boldly make covenant demands from God as promises not entitlement; (Heb 4:6).
5. Give thanks in advance because thanksgiving seals Covenant. (Phil 4:6).
6. Always seal your prayers with the blood of Covenant (John 14:13-14, Heb 9:14-15)