Prayer of Agreement

The prayer of agreement is when two or more people come together and agree with one another and with the Word of God that something specific will be done. When we stand together in unity - with one purpose, sharing a joint vision and trusting God's Word to be fulfilled - God can work miracles. 

The Prayer of Agreement is a wonderful one and it is widely popular in Christian circles but before we talk about what it is, let's talk about what it is not. First off, it is not a formula. A formula says: if I do these three things in this order and in this way I'm going to have predictable results like a Pillsbury cake mix that rolls out of the oven the same way every time. The prayer of agreement is not a way to manipulate God into doing things OUR way. It is not a loophole in God's Word so that WE are in control instead of HIM.

History

1.  The reason that this type of prayer is called the prayer of agreement is due to the specific wording being used by the Lord. Notice in the very first sentence it says that if two people can “AGREE on earth concerning anything that they ask.”

In other words, two people have to be in perfect agreement with one another on the specific prayer request they are wanting to put before the Lord. This means that two people are now approaching the throne of God and they are praying for the exact same thing.

2.  The second thing to pick up from this verse is the very last sentence where Jesus says that He will personally be in the midst of two or three believers who are coming together in His name to pray about a particular matter.

If Jesus Himself will actually be in the midst of two or three believers who are praying in agreement and in unison with one another to God the Father, then this means Jesus is hearing their prayer loud and clear. And if Jesus is hearing their prayer loud and clear, then those two or three believers will have a very good chance on getting their prayer answered by God the Father.

What I believe God and Jesus are trying to tell us with the specific wording in this verse is that there is extreme power in united group prayer – where a group of believers all join together in unison, in harmony, and in agreement with one another on what they are going to pray about before the Lord.

If God can be moved to want to answer an individual believer’s prayer if that individual believer is approaching Him with a lot of intensity, passion, and sincerity – can you imagine how much more God may be able to be moved if a group of sincere, passionate, and intense believers all approach Him with the exact same prayer request all at the same time?

This is not to say that one-on-one, individual prayer to the Lord is not powerful and effective. I personally believe that God wants you coming to Him most of the time on a one-on-one basis in your own personal prayer life to Him.

As I have stated numerous times in many of our other articles, God wants more than anything else that you seek to establish a one-on-one, intimate, close, personal relationship with Him.

And in that personal, one-on-one relationship with Him will be the benefit and blessing to be able to pray directly to Him and present any special prayer requests you may have.

However, there will be other times that He will want you to group together and unite with a few other believers in your specific prayer requests to Him.

Again, this is another piece of revelation that is like looking at a two sided coin. On the one side of the coin is where you just pray direct to God all on your own.

You won’t need to pray with anyone else or ask anyone else to pray for you or with you. However, on the other side of the coin is where you will want to join together from time to time with other believers and approach the throne of God with the same prayer request.

And how do you know when to take which approach with God the Father? For those of you who have established a good inside connection with the Holy Spirit, many of the times you will be able to pick it up directly from Him which approach you should be taking with God the Father on a particular prayer request you may have.

You simply tap in, and you should be able feel or sense in your spirit as to which way to go with God on a particular issue.

For those of you who have not got that far with the Holy Spirit where you can pick up those kinds of reads from Him, what you will then have to do is analyze your prayer request. Many of the times, just plain, good, common sense will tell you which approach will be best suited for the specific prayer request you would like to put before the Lord.

The Prayer