We will be looking at Matthew 18:19 today. The KJV Bible says this:
19Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
We talked a little about this yesterday in Adult bible Study at The Spoken Word church. We talked about what "agree" means, and the fact that the prayer of agreement is only as effective as it's weakest link! A look at these same verses in the Amplified Bible will shed some light on this:
19Again I tell you, if two of you on earth agree (harmonize together, make a symphony together) about whatever [anything and everything] they may ask, it will come to pass and be done for them by My Father in heaven.
To "agree" in God's eyes is to be harmonious and in complete accord. The dictionary definition of harmonious says to have equivalence and equilibrium, to be perfectly balanced. Two people cannot "make a symphony" together in prayer for healing if one person has strong faith for healing and the other is "a hoping and a praying". The prayer of agreement will be as strong as the weakest link. There is no shortcut for developing strong faith. Romans 10:17 tells us where to get strong faith for any situation! We need to find out what the Word of God says about each situation we face, and then continue to hear the Word on it until faith grows strong. How long will that take? As long as it takes! Only YOU will be able to know when it's enough and faith is strong for you. THEN, in order to STAY strong in faith, you must CONTINUE hearing the Word!
What a wonderful God we have! He hides everything in the Word FOR us to find out. When we do, we can have the same results that Jesus had when He spoke the Word! Let's be doing it! AMEN!!!
Shalom in Him!
