Prayer Works Morning Devotion: February 20, 2026

Thus Says The Lord-Who God Says He Is, His Commandments and Promises

"1 Thessalonians 5:17 - Pray Without Ceasing - Friday Morning Prayer"

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A very good morning, a very good morning to you everybody. Happy Friday I hope you had a wonderful restful night and you're well rested and you're ready for an incredible phenomenal day. 

And as you all know today is Friday we get to pray and what we want to do today is we're just going to pray we're going to do some declarations then we are also going to pray the Book of Acts.  

We are going to pray the Book of Acts. The Book of Acts is a wonderful manuscript of how the church started. And the early church, the foundation of the church, you see in the Book of Acts, every chapter has a prayer.  

And to show you how the foundation of the church was really centered around men who knew that prayer was the antidote to every human challenge. So we're going to conduct today, pray the same prayers, and I'll give you chapters and the prayers mentioned in there, and we do some declarations, then we go on to have an incredible, phenomenal day.  

So in Acts 1, we offer God's thanks for sending His only Son to pay the debt of our sins. In Acts chapter number 2 there's a prayer that we pray today for an infusion of the power of God in our lives.  

In chapter 3 we pray today for courage like Peter to recognize opportunities to speak up for Christ. In chapter number 4, we thank God for all faithful believers. In chapter number 5, we pray in confession of sin and ask for God's forgiveness.  

In Acts 6, we pray that the church leaders might know God's love, grace, protection, direction and provision. In Acts 7, In prayer today, give God thanks for the courageous souls throughout history who suffered so we might know Christ.  

We also pray for believers today who risk their lives for Christ and around the world. In chapter number 8, we pray that God will orchestrate chance meetings, one-on-one encounters with others, and for boldness and wisdom to respond.  

In chapter number 9, we pray today for new life, physical, spiritual, emotional, for ourselves and others throughout the power of God's Spirit.  

In chapter number 10, we prayerfully thank God for His love and acceptance of all people from all backgrounds. Chapter number 11, we pray for wisdom and boldness as we seek and find daily opportunities to share our faith.  

In chapter number 12, we pray for hearing and for God hearing and answering our prayers. In chapter 13, we pray for God's hand upon the church missionaries as they boldly set out to demonstrate God's love in a hurting world. 

In chapter 14, we pray that we might be faithful as Christ's followers in the midst of a changing world. Chapter 15, we pray for God's love, grace, patience, as we address our differences.  

In chapter 16, we pray for the young Christians in our lives and for their consistence. In chapter 17, We pray for a better understanding of today's culture and how we might more effectively share what God has done in our lives.  

In chapter number 18, we pray for our homes will be an environment for sharing Christ with family, friends and neighbors. In Acts chapter number 19, we pray today that God will soften people's hearts to hear the Gospel.  

Chapter 20, We pray for a passion for God that tramps our own interest. Chapter number 21, we pray today that you reflect Christ in every situation. 22, we prayerfully thank God for His ongoing work of transformation in our lives. 

Chapter 23 we pray for God's grace as we suffer loss as a result of this faith. 24 we pray today for patience as God's will plays out in our lives. Chapter 25 we pray for God's strength to remain faithful even when faced with the failure of frustrating circumstances.  

Chapter 26. We pray, Lord, for a desire to see others come to Christ that overshadows the problems that we see. Chapter 27, we pray for God's strength to be faithful during the storms of life.  

We pray for faith to believe God's always in control. Chapter 28, we pray today that we would be faithful in carrying the transformational message of Jesus Christ to the next generation. 

Chapter 29, as we end our days of prayer, we also pray that God continue to reveal the role of Christ in the ongoing movement of the Church.  

And we pray, Lord, that as we have prayed these prayers of Acts, chapter number of the Book of Acts, that we are in line with the foundational prayers that the disciples prayed during the foundation of the Church and all that they did.  

Now, let's do some declarations. Lord, we declare that you are our victor. Father, we decree that you are the grace and foundation of our lives. We decree that the kingdom is ours and is our inheritance.  

We decree that we are eternally alive and there is life for us after death. We decree that Lord, we are transformed and we are constantly transforming us. That we are anointed to preach the Gospel and to heal the sick.  

We decree that we are complete in You. That our hope is sure, our lives are secure and our faith will endure, that we are destined to be like Him. We decree that we are holy in righteousness and righteous through Jesus Christ.  

We are full of wisdom. We decree that we are full of knowledge of holy things. We decree that God is giving us revelation and that we are blessed, we are favored, we are destined for greatness.  

We are going through breakthrough and the Kingdom is ours and it is in us. We decree that we are children of God, redeemed from the curse of the law.  

We are forgiven, we are saved by grace through faith, we are justified by faith, we are sanctified, we are a new creation in Jesus Christ, that we are partakers of God's divine nature, that we are delivered, we are set free, He is in us and we are in Him.  

We decree that we are kept secure and safe wherever we go. Divine favor of God in whatever we do. That Jesus is meeting all our needs according to His riches and glory. We decree, Lord, that we have power in His might.  

We decree, Lord, that Christ is our strength. That the blessing of Abraham is on us, that we are observing and doing the Lord's commandments. We decree, Lord, that we are blessed going in and we are blessed going out.  

We decree that we are spiritual people, that we are being healed and we will be healed, that we are made whole by the stripes of Jesus. We decree that we are exercising our authority over the enemy that we are above and never beneath, that we are more than conquerors because of His great love.  

We decree that we have overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony, that we are daily overcoming the enemy. We decree, Lord, that we are walking by faith and not by sight. 

That we are casting down every vain imagination that exalts itself far above the knowledge of who You are. that we are bringing every thought into captivity of Christ, that we are transformed by the renewing of our minds.  

We decree, Lord, that we are the righteousness of God through Jesus Christ, that we are the light of the world. We decree that we are the salt of the earth, and we are head and not the tail, that we are putting on the mind of Christ.  

That we are free from bondage through the power of the shed blood of Christ. We decree that thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, that the kingdom is ours, that the kingdom is eternal, that His kingdom is full of joy and everlasting peace.  

We decree that His kingdom is our true home, and it's ours forever. We decree, Lord, that the kingdom of God overpowers the kingdom of darkness. We decree, Lord, that the kingdom of God is at hand, the kingdom of God is upon us, and it's in us. 

Father, we declare that our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit, and that God is our healer. We declare that the same Spirit that raised Jesus Christ from the dead lives in us.  

We declare that we are complete, we are healthy, and it's God's will for us to be healthy. We declare that we are healed by His stripes. We declare that every single person in our families is healed.  

We declare that we shall not be sick, and there will be no sickness in our families. We declare that we are free from any cancerous cells. We are not dealing with any pulmonary and heart diseases.  

We declare that we don't have any high blood pressure in our midst. We declare, Lord, that we are not suffering from depression. We decree and declare that the Spirit of God is healing every square inch of our bodies.  

We declare that God Almighty is your desire for us to be whole, to be victorious, and to be totally healed even as our soul prospers. Father, we declare that the Holy Spirit is our peacemaker, our reconciler of every broken relationship.  

We declare that the means of the reconciliation is in us. We declare that we will not be part of any damaged or in strained relationships. We declare that we will be faithful at all times, that we are resisting the enemy in our relationship and he is fleeing from us.  

We declare that our family relationships are intact and strong, that love is at the center of our relationships. Father, we declare that God is our financial source, that He provides our riches without measure.  

We declare that we are good stewards of God's resources that come our way. We declare that we are not living in poverty. We declare that there is no lack in our lives, that there is no barrenness in our lives.  

Father, we come against every spirit of barrenness, whether it is generational or otherwise, we come against it. We declare that God will supply all our needs according to your riches and glory, that we are walking in abundance, that we are going to be sowers of good seed, that there is treasure that is found in Christ.  

We declare that we are rich and not poor. We declare, Lord, that our souls are prospering and that we are generous on every occasion. We declare, Lord, that the Most High will rest under the shadow of the Almighty, that God is our refuge and a place of safety, that He is our God, and in Him we will trust. 

He will rescue us from the traps of the enemy, that He will cover us with His feathers, that His shelter, His wings are our shelter. His faithfulness promises are ours forever, that we will not be afraid of the arrow that flies by day or the destruction that wasted at noonday. 

That the Lord is our refuge, that the Most High is our shelter, that no evil will conquer us, no plague will come near our homes, that His angel will protect us wherever we go, that we will trample upon the lions and cobras, the Lord will rescue because He loves us.  

That we will call upon the Lord and He will answer. Whenever we are in trouble, God is rewarding us with long, healthy lives and great way of living salvation-filled lives. We decree, Lord, that we are prospering even as our souls are prospering.  

We decree, Lord, that we are receiving wealth and that we are always going to be givers and sowers. Father, we want to be generous people. And I pray, Lord, that as we open our hearts and our minds to be generous. 

That you give us back in good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, so that we can sow again. With the same measure that we give and sow, it shall be given back to us, that we are sowing cheerfully, that God give us generously. 

And that He blesses us and His blessings to us will add no sorrow. That God will supply all our needs according to His riches in glory. We decree, Lord, that He is our shepherd and we shall not want for anything.  

That Jesus came so that we might have life and have life abundantly. We continue to magnify the Lord because He finds pleasure in our success. We decree that as we seek the Lord with all our hearts, He will make us prosper.  

We decree that God delights in making us profitable servants. That God's workings in our lives are excellent and superior. That the blessing of the Lord will make us rich and adds no sorrow.  

That God is trusting us with wealth, knowledge of inventions, that we are crowned with wealth. We decree that we are growing in God's divine favor, that we are full of blessing, and that we are blessing others.  

The favor of God goes before us. We decree that God is connecting us with great relationships that will fulfill the desires of our souls. We decree, Lord, that that God will do great things in our lives, that you always be the giver of vision in our lives, that God has pleasure in giving us the kingdom.  

Now, Lord, we pray that may our hands be blessed to be builders, that may our feet be prepared through the gospel in the name of Jesus, we thank you for revelation. We thank you that there is authority in your word.  

We thank you, Lord, that you are omnipresent, that you are everywhere, you see everything. We declare that whatever we bind on earth will be bound in heaven. We declare that what we lose on earth will be loose in heaven.  

We bind every work of the enemy that comes to hinder the progress that we have attained, that we have made. We declare through the authority of the word, that we are not walking in any generational curses and they are not holding us back.  

We renounce every demonic attachment that might have attached itself in us or through our bloodline. We take dominion and authority over darkness. We declare that we are wrestling spiritually and we are going to be victorious.  

Lord, we speak the word of the Lord with power, and we are totally covered by the blood of Jesus Christ, that we are walking with a legion of angels, and that they were sent to us as ministering spirits.  

And we declare that there is power in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Now we command the blessing of the Lord to be upon your people, upon every family represented here. That as we walk out our salvation with fear and trembling, that God, you are blessing us and keeping our souls intact with you.  

Because we know it won't profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul. So Father, I pray, above all else, continue to enrich ourselves. We thank you for all that you are doing in our lives and what you are going to do, that you are the restorer of everything the conquer world has stolen.  

And I pray, Lord, for victory for our children, victory for our families, even in the midst of challenges. May you give us the ability to keep our eyes centered on Christ at all times, in spite of what we see, in spite of what we hear, in spite of what we go through.  

We stand firm on Christ, the solid rock, and every other ground is sinking. And we pray, Lord, that as you hide us under the shadow of the mighty, that the blessing of the Lord will be added to us and it will come with no sorrow.  

Bless marriages, bless children, bless the works of our hands. Bless the works of the one who sent us. Bless every spiritual work that we do. And we pray, Lord, that as you bless us, we will be a blessing to others, that we will remain the salt of the earth, the city on a hill that we will be delight in the midst of darkness.  

And I pray Lord that as we follow after Christ, greater works will we do than you did. And we bless every commandment that God has given us. And may we be quick to follow it and do what's right at every given juncture, no matter how difficult it feels. 

Knowing, Lord, that as we hold on to the values and statues of this kingdom, that your Spirit will always remain a safe place in us, continue to transform our minds, change us, grow us in every area of our lives.  

So that we can stand victoriously declaring the word of God wherever we go and in whatever we do. Now as we go out throughout this Friday bless everything that we will do bless the people that we engage with. 

May they see Christ in us may they find hope through the words of inspiration that comes through us. Give us wisdom to continue to live life in these challenging times. And as we hold on to Christ, I pray that we will remain victorious in everything that we do. 

Heal every single one of us. Heal extended family. Bless our children and as we go today, we give you this day back to you and say, Lord, guide us in all things true, in all things right, and may we be quick to take the leading of the Holy Spirit, and may we be quick to act and to run with Him.  

We thank you, Lord, for Jesus, for dying on the cross, so as strangers we can become family. Lead us not into temptation, deliver us from the evil one. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever and ever, Amen and Amen.  

Brothers and sisters, may the Lord bless you. Have an incredible Friday and an incredible weekend, and we'll see you at 6 p.m. Central time for Bible study. And if you can’t join us on Sunday, we'll see you on Monday back here at 7 a.m. Central, 8 a.m. Eastern Standard. May the Lord bless you.