Doctrinal Prayer 


			Dear Lord and heavenly Father.
			Humbly I approach the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
			the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of promise, hope, 
			love, and grace.  I come before You in the merit, the holiness,
			and the righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ.  I appropriate
			by faith the blessed ministry of the Holy Spirit to intercede 
			for me and in me during this time of prayer.  I desire to pray
			only in the Spirit.

			I praise You and I am united with the Lord Jesus Christ in all
			of His life and work.  By faith I desire to enter into the
			victory of the incarnation of my Lord today.  I appropriate by 
			faith the victory He achieved for me in living His sinlessly 
			perfect life as a human being.  I claim all of His perfection
			and holy living.  I invite Him to live His victory in me today. 
			Thank You, Lord Jesus Christ, that You experienced all 
			temptations I experience and yet never sinned.  Thank You for
			defeating in Your incarnation all temptations and attacks
			that Satan and his kingdom were able to address against You.
			I claim Your victory over Satan as my victory today.

			I enter by faith into the mighty work of the crucifixion of
			my Lord.  Thank You that through the blood of Jesus Christ 
			there is not only cleansing from the penalty and guilt of 
			sin but moment-by-moment cleansing, permitting me to 
			fellowship with You.  Thank You that the work of the cross 
			brings Satan's work to nothing.  Deliberately and by faith,
			I bring all of the work of my Lord on Calvary directly 
			against Satan's workings in my life.  I will accept in my
			life only what comes by way of the cross of Christ. 
			I chose to die to the old man.  I count him to be dead 
			with Christ on the cross.  Grant to me the discernment 
			and wisdom to see when the old man attempts to resurrect
			his activity in my life.

			I enter by faith into the full power and authority of my 
			Lord's resurrection.  I desire to walk in the newness of 
			life which is mine through my Lord's resurrection.  Lead me
			ever more into a deep understanding of the power of the 
			resurrection.  I bring the mighty truth of my Lord's 
			victory over the grave against all of Satan's workings
	 		against Your will and plan for my life.  The enemy is 
			defeated in my life because I am united with the Lord 
			Jesus Christ in the victory of His resurrection.

			By faith I appropriate and enter today into my union with
			the Lord Jesus Christ in His ascension.  I rejoice that my
			Lord displayed openly His victory over all principalities 
			and powers as He ascended into glory through the very
			realm of the prince of the power of the air. 
			I rejoice that He is seated in victory far above all
			principalities and powers and that I am seated there
			with Him.  Because of my union with my Savior, I affirm
			my full authority and position of victory over Satan and
			all of his kingdom of darkness.

			By faith I enter into the benefit and blessedness of my 
			union with Christ in His glorification.  It is my joy to
			choose to obey Him who is my Shepherd.  I ask for You to
			lead me in Your path today.  As my great High Priest,
			I appropriate your high priestly work into my life today.
			Thank You, Lord Jesus Christ, for interceding for me and 
			being my advocate with the heavenly Father.  Thank You 
			for watching over me and leading me, that Satan may gain
			no advantage over me.  Grant me wisdom to discern all of
			the devil's deceivings and temptations. 

			By faith I invite the Person of the Holy Spirit to bring
			the fullness of all of His person and my Lord's work into
			all areas of my being.  I ask the Holy Spirit to fill my
			mind, my will, and my emotions with His control.  I choose
			for Him to bring all parts of my being into wholeness and
			submission to the Lordship of Christ.  I give my body in 
			all of its parts and appetites to the Holy Spirit's control
			and transformation.  I desire that He enable my spirit to
			be in fellowship with the Father, the Son, and the Holy
			Spirit throughout this day.  I offer up this prayer to the
			heavenly Father in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ with
			thanksgiving.  Amen.