Without sincere faith in God, His Savior and His Word, we have no standing before God—He does not recognize us as His own and we are still lost in our sin and disbelief despite claiming what really is a self-defined faith in God and not faith that is biblically defined.

        But once we understand these things and are in fact living each day with our faith in God as our foundation, according to how it is described to us in the Word, it is only then that we can approach God in true-believing and effective prayer.

        One’s true faith does more than these two things for the believer: True faith in God through Christ helps us recognize our sin, confess it, be forgiven and cleansed of it, and promised the gift of eternal life, and continues to be a constancy in our lives; this aspect of faith must be ever influencing and empowering us to live an overcoming life in this present world.

        And although there are other benefits of an active and increasing faith, a second thing our legitimate faith does for us is to give us each power to pray, petition, intercede and worship before our eternal and holy God—literally “our lips to His ears”!

        Unlike hoping and depending on an earthly high priest to adequately represent us before God in a small room, we do it for ourselves in His very throne room, if we will! Many calling themselves Christians exist before God by the first thing faith does for us but fail by faith at this second very powerful reality of our Christian walk—faith-based and therefore powerful prayer.

What does such faith do for us with prayer in mind? 1. If we have no sin standing in the way, He hears us. God hears us! † Psalm 66:18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me: 19 But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer. 20 Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me. † John 9:31 Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth. 2. If we pray according to His will, God hear us and answers. † Luke 11:2 And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. † 1 John 5:14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: 15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. † Hebrews 10:35 Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward. 36 For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. 3. The prayer of faith brings healing to the sick, sets the demonized captives free, and can also raise the dead when we are so inspired by the Holy Ghost. † James 5:14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: 15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. 16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. † Matthew 17:19 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out? 20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. 21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting. [Fasting adds a warhead to demolish the resistance of the enemy.] † Acts 9:40 But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up. 4. Faith-filled prayer releases more grace and resources to save the lost. † Matthew 9:37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; 38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest. † Luke 18:25 For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. 26 And they that heard it said, Who then can be saved? 27 And [lest we be discouraged] he said, The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.

        I hope that by now you would understand and agree that faith and prayer are supernatural, as are other things that give us access to the kingdom of God, including especially things given us to use that affects fallen angels, defeat demons, and as God’s Spirit inspires us to act, even to influence things of this earthly plane.

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† Luke 10:19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. 20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

† James 4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

† Matthew 8:24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. 25 And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. 26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

† Matthew 21:21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. 22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.