The Foundation of Prayer.....continued

Whenever God speaks, He Himself is willfully obligated to obey His own Word. Therefore, any law of God is a law to God. He is faithful to His Word at all costs. This being understood, we can appreciate the implications and impact of these initial words spoken by the Creator at man’s creation: “Let them have dominion over…the earth: (Genesis 1:26).

Please note that He did not say, “Let us” but rather, ‘Let them.” With this statement, God created seven primary laws:

· The legal authority to dominate earth was given to mankind only.

· God did not include Himself in the legal authority structure over the earth.

· Man became the legal steward of the earth domain.

· Man is a spirit with a physical body; therefore, only spirits with physical bodies can legally function in the earth realm.

· Any spirit without a body is illegal on earth.

· Any influence or interference from the supernatural realm on earth is only legal through mankind.

· God Himself, who is a Spirit without a physical body, made Himself subject to this law.

The following are the results of these laws, which were established by God Himself:

· The legal authority on earth is in the hands of humankind.

· The Creator, because of His integrity, will not violate the law of His Word.

· Nothing will happen in the earth realm without the active or passive permission of man, who is its legal authority.

· The Creator and the heavenly beings cannot interfere in the earth realm without the cooperation or permission of mankind.

· God must obtain the agreement and cooperation of a person for whatever He desires to do in the earth.

These principles are critical for understanding the nature, power, and purpose of prayer. It is from these precepts that we get our definition of prayer. In this work, the following will comprise the definition of prayer, which will become clearer as we progress together in exploring the wonders of this art.