DOCTRINE OF PRAYER IV

God knew and answered all your prayers in eternity past. All answered prayer is part of your portfolio of invisiblxe assets. In fact, there is a direct relationship between your prayer life and your portfolio of invisible assets. Prayer is a part of our equal privilege of election, a part of our royal priesthood. However, prayer is also a part of our Christian production. Prayer is a ministry designed for every believer. Each Church-age believer has the privilege and the right to enter into intercessory prayer for others which is an actual ministry. Therefore, prayer is one of the most powerful and effective functions in all of history. Prayer is an invisible power directed toward invisible God in relationship to our invisible assets.
Prayer is most effective when used by invisible heroes, i.e., believers who have attained spiritual maturity.The more you grow in grace, the greater your spiritual growth, the greater your effectiveness in your prayer life. This effectiveness is not measured in terms of your eloquence when praying in public, but on the basis of your spiritual growth when praying in private. So the power of prayer increases as the believer advances in the PPOG for the Church-age.
*Prayer as a Command from God.*
Prayer is mandated for all dispensations. While the command for prayer precedes the existence of the PPOG and the royal priesthood, as in certain Old Testament passages, the New Testament records a separate way to pray related to prayer and the plan of God. The Old Testament command is found in passages like Jer 33:3 "Call upon Me and I will show you great and mighty things which you have not discovered."1Sa 12:23 "Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you;"Prayer was at an all-time low just prior to the Church-age. Our Lord encouraged the disciples to pray during His time on earth so that they could receive power.