Chapter 01 / Summary
1. Prayer: Earth's License for Heaven's Interference.
Prayer is man giving God the legal right and permission to interfere in earth’s affairs.
God''s established order.At creation, God gave mankind dominion and legal authority over the earth, stating, "Let them rule" (Gen. 1:26). Because God respects His own Word and integrity, He limited His direct interference in the earthly realm without man''s cooperation. This divine arrangement makes prayer necessary.
Man''s essential role.Nothing will happen in the earth realm without the active or passive permission of man, its legal authority. God and heavenly beings cannot interfere without mankind''s cooperation or permission. Prayer is the mechanism by which man exercises his legal authority to invite heaven''s influence.
Terrestrial license.Prayer is essentially a terrestrial license for celestial interference. It is man exercising his legal authority on earth to invoke heaven''s influence on the planet. Heaven depends on man''s prayer to impact earth, and earth needs heaven''s influence.
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