My name is Michelle Steele, and I’m so excited to have this opportunity to share with you the truths that are in the book, Intervention Prayers. I have written this book because I’ve encountered a lot of people over the years who’ve come to me with prayer requests. They hear my testimony, and my testimony is one of being caught in addiction, a life of crime.
For years, in drug addiction and prostitution. And God supernaturally set me free. And when I tell my testimony, a lot of times people come to me and they say, “My daughter is in the same situation,” or “My grandchild is fighting some of the same addiction.” They’ll bring their prayer requests, and as they begin to repeat these difficult situations that are going on in their loved one’s life, I recognize that their prayers are desperate. Their prayers are hopeless prayers, just begging God to do something. My heart goes out to them, and that’s why I’ve written this book.
It’s possible for us to make a faith connection by building our faith in God’s will and coming to Him, already established in what God wants to do in that situation. That’s the purpose of this study that we’re going to go through over the next few weeks. I’ve chosen some of the fundamental chapters to establish you in making that faith connection.
When a person calls 9 1 1, they become a lifeline; they become a connection for that person whose heart has stopped, or they are unconscious, or they’ve been in an accident. The person on the phone is not only relaying the message and calling for help, but often they will tell that person, “I need you to do something until help arrives.”
We are in the situation, interacting with God in prayer. When we are making that 911 call to heaven and saying, “God, I need you to minister life-saving help to my loved one,” There are things that God will instruct you to do, saying, “I need you to ask for the wisdom in this situation. I need you to pray for the light to shine. I need you to take authority over what the enemy is doing in their life.” There may be things that God wants us to say and do in prayer that will establish His will in their life. The first thing that we need to do is to establish the basis of our claim. We need to know the will of God. We’ve got to know that He’s already on board. God is already willing to help our loved ones.
If you have a life insurance policy or a warranty on a car, you have benefits or provisions you can claim. For instance, you would say, “The warranty says you cover this repair. I need to make a claim.” They will want to see if you have a basis for that claim. Are you legally in a position to make that claim?
When we go to God for the salvation of our loved ones, for God to help them in their situation, we must have our claim clearly established because our faith is the vehicle through which God is driving into that situation. Our faith is making the connection.
Second Peter 3:9 reveals God’s willingness to help us. The Weymouth translation says, “God’s desire being that no one should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” The King James version says, “The Lord is not slack concerning His promise as some men count slackness, but he is long suffering towards us, not willing that any should perish.”
God’s not willing that any should perish. He’s already on board for your loved one to be rescued, to be saved from the life of destruction that they’re living. He’s not willing that any should perish, but he is willing that all should come to a place of change, a place of repentance. The Bible in Basic English says, “God is not desiring the destruction of any…..”
When you’re praying for someone who is living like the devil, who is living a life so raunchy and wrong, you look at them and say, “Oh my, I’ve got to talk God into this. I’ve got to get God to see my point of view here.”
But that’s the wrong approach. The Lord is already more willing than you are to save them. He’s desiring even more than you’re desiring to see your loved one turn from the wrong direction and change. God desires it more than you do.
God’s Word translation says, “He doesn’t want to destroy anyone, but He wants all people to have an opportunity to turn to Him and change the way they act and think.” That’s the basis of your claim. You don’t have to talk Him into it. Instead, you are coming into agreement with Him.
You’re saying, “Father, according to Your will, You want to save my loved one. So I’m bringing my faith to the table concerning it.”
When we pray for our family members, we have another legal aspect on which to place our claim. God promises the salvation of our family member as part of our covenant agreement.
Genesis 17:7 shows you this legal promise you have. God said, “I will establish my covenant between you and me and your seed after you in their generations for an everlasting covenant to be a God unto you and to your seed after you.” Isaiah 49. 25 “Thus saith the Lord. Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered for I will contend with him that contends with you and I will save your children.” Isaiah 54:13 (AMPC) says, “All your spiritual children shall be disciples taught of the Lord, obedient to his will, and great shall be the peace and undisturbed composure of your children.” And then we have Acts 16:31, which declares. “Believe on the Lord and you shall be saved and your house.”
These are not just scriptures from the Bible to provide information. These are promissory notes! These are established declarations of God’s will that we bring into the throne room before God. And we say, “Father, according to Your will, You said You will contend with him who contends with me, and You will save my children. Father, I’m standing in faith for that. I’m releasing my faith for that. You will save my children.”
That declaration of faith in prayer, bringing the will of God in prayer is engaging, activating, and putting into play the power of God to move in that situation.
These scriptures provide the basis for our faith. When we pray, we’re not trying to get God to do something He doesn’t want to. We already know He wants to. When we say, “Lord, you want it and I want it, and we’re in agreement,” the faith flows because we know the will of God in this situation. We begin to use our faith, prayers, and authority as tools that the Lord can work through in the situation.
You’ve got to see yourself working with the will of God. You’re not trying to convince God or twist His arm to make Him do something. You are coming in, saying, “Lord, I’m with you. I know what You want in this situation.” You’re working with the will of God. Jesus came for the purpose of saving your loved one, but you must take this personally.
Jesus died, providing the sacrifice to free your loved one from the bondage that they’re in. Luke 19 shows us a picture of this in verse 10. It says, “Indeed, the Son of man has come to seek and to save the people who are lost.” In Acts 10:38, it says, “How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power who went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed.”
He’s interested in healing all that is oppressing your family member. Moffatt’s translation of Acts 10:38 says, “He healed all who were harassed by the devil.”
That’s what’s taking place in your loved one’s life! If it’s bulimia, anorexia, thoughts plaguing their mind, if they’re involved in gangs, drugs, or whatever it is that the enemy is using as a tool to destroy them, they’re being harassed by the devil. Jesus is the One who was sent to set them free.
Jesus will free them from that destruction! The Berkeley translation says, “Healing everyone overpowered by the devil.”
Build the basis of your claim in your heart by taking these scriptures that we’ve talked about concerning God’s will to save your children. You can make it personal. Put their name in the verse. That will help you connect with God through His Word with confidence in His will.
