Mathew 18:18-20 (NKJV) “Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. “Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.”
Many of us today find ourselves navigating the slow economic recovery. When the natural world feels as if it is shifting beneath our feet, the believer does not need to panic or be swayed by the “bad reports” circulating in the marketplace, because we can have a firm footing, a spiritual foundation that enables us to stand courageously and strong after we have sought the will of God for our lives. It is easier to know how to pray when we know God’s will for our lives. Because God has given us free will, how close our walk with God is is up to us. He will draw near to us when we draw near to Him. We will find Him when we seek Him, including His will for our lives.
There is a specific, high-level spiritual weapon that many have heard of, but few have truly mastered: the prayer of agreement. Jesus gave us a “hard saying” in the gospel that seems almost too good to be true, yet it is a foundational law of the Kingdom of God. He promised that if just two people on earth agree concerning anything they ask, it will be done by the Father in heaven. This is not a religious formula or repetitive chant, but a powerful partnership in which the faith of two individuals harmonises to release heaven’s authority on earth. The Bible didn’t say it might be done, but it promises us that for those who agree in prayer, it will be done by the Father in heaven!
Though it is a definite act of God, it takes faith to believe that we will receive what we have prayed for in the prayer of agreement, and that faith must come from knowing God, His revealed will for our lives, and the promises found in the Word. While the promise holds true that it will be done, the challenge is whether we have truly agreed with one another!
Therefore, we should find a prayer partner. Instead of talking about our mountains, we should start speaking to them in agreement. This is how we release the “rivers of living water” through our prayer life. When we move in agreement with the Word and the Spirit, we move with heaven itself.
Reflection: Who is a spiritually mature believer with whom you can genuinely unite your faith in prayer?
Sermon Series： The Power of Two: Unleashing the Heavenly Force of the Prayer of Agreement
两个人的力量
马太福音 18:18-20 我实在告诉你们：凡你们在地上所捆绑的，在天上也要捆绑；凡你们在地上所释放的，在天上也要释放。我又告诉你们：若是你们中间有两个人在地上同心合意地求什么事，我在天上的父必为他们成全。因为无论在哪里，有两三个人奉我的名聚会，那里就有我在他们中间。”
今天，许多人正经历着缓慢经济复苏时期所带来的挑战。当我们所处的自然环境似乎正在我们脚下不断变化时，信徒不需要恐慌，也不需要被市场中不断传递的“负面消息”所动摇。因为当我们寻求神在生命中的旨意之后，我们可以拥有稳固的根基——属灵的根基，使我们能够勇敢且坚定地站立。当我们明白神在我们生命中的旨意时，我们就更容易知道该如何祷告。神赐给我们自由意志，因此，我们与神同行的亲密程度取决于我们自己的选择。当我们亲近神时，祂必亲近我们；当我们寻求祂时，我们必寻见祂，包括寻见祂在我们生命中的旨意。
有一种许多人听过，却很少有人真正掌握的属灵高阶武器，那就是同心合意的祷告。耶稣在福音中给了我们一个看似难以置信、甚至令人震撼的应许，但这却是神国度中的一项基本属灵原则。祂应许说，若地上有两个人在祷告中为一件事同心合意地祈求，天上的父必为他们成全。这并不是一种宗教性的公式，也不是重复性的祈祷方式，而是一种强大的属灵伙伴关系——两个人的信心彼此合一，使天上的权柄能够运行在地上。圣经不是说这件事“可能”成就，而是应许那些在祷告中彼此合一的人，天上的父“必”为他们成全！
虽然这是神主动成就的作为，但我们仍然需要凭着信心相信，我们将领受在同心合意祷告中所求的。而这样的信心必须建立在我们对神的认识、祂向我们显明的旨意，以及祂话语中的应许之上。虽然神的应许是真实确定的，祂说必成就，但真正的挑战在于：我们是否真的与彼此达成了属灵上的合一！
因此，我们应当寻找一位祷告伙伴。不要只是不断谈论我们的“山”（困难与挑战），而是要在信心中彼此联合，向这些“山”宣告神的话语。这就是我们如何通过祷告释放“活水的江河”。当我们按照神的话语，并在圣灵的带领下进入合一时，我们就是与天上的运行同工。
默想：谁是一位属灵成熟的信徒，你可以与他（她）真正联合信心，一同在祷告中寻求神？
讲章系列：两人同心的力量：释放同心祷告的属天大能