Day 7. Learned from Previous Revivals -Stir Up the Spirit of Revival through the Gifts & Fruit of the Holy Spirit In Expectation of His Second Coming.
Good Evening, dear Family of God
EVENING DEVOTION
Through these past few days, we saw how revival comes through the working of the Holy Spirit to bring reformation in our personal & family lives. This, to ignite revival in the church & society around us as the gifts & fruit of the Holy Spirit start to function through our lives.
KEY QUESTIONS FOR PERSONAL APPLICATION
How can the demonstration of Faith through the Gifts & the Fruit of the Holy Spirit work through us to revive, transform & reform Society?
1. WE are to WAIT on Him
Act 2:1-4
(1) When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. (2) And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. (3) Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. (4) And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
2. We LIVE through His covenant promises, laws written on our hearts & His Spirit poured out on us. (Heb 10:14-16).
Therefore, we are being empowered through the Gifts given & the Fruit of the Spirit kindled to bring about reformation in & about us through His love for us all. (Heb 2:4; 1Cor 12; 14:12, Eph 4:8, Rom 12)
3. The FRUIT links us to the character of Holy Spirit and His working of the gifts through us as He pleases for the good of all.
Heb 2:4
(4) God also bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His own will?
4. The GIFTS empower us to do His will & unlock the ministry, power & offices of Christ to be established on earth through our lives – being His hands & feet, to touch this broken world.
Heb 10:14-16.
(14) For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified. (15) But the Holy Spirit also witnesses to us; for after He had said before, (16) “This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them,”
Eph 4:7-8
(7) But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift. (8) Therefore He says: “WHEN HE ASCENDED ON HIGH, HE LED CAPTIVITY CAPTIVE, AND GAVE GIFTS TO MEN.”
SUMMARY LEARNED FROM PREVIOUS REVIVALS
Through the hearts of sincere believers, there was…
a. A Desperation for the renewal of the church’s mission & purpose.
b. A sincere need to recover the dynamic power of the Holy Spirit & the spiritual power of God.
c. The Body of Christ united beyond denominations, across Pentecostal & Protestant boundaries through an INBREAK of the Holy spirit. Therefore, named “The Charismatic Movement”,- coming from the Greek word ‘Charismata’ :- Please see more in detail on my attached Blog Post.
WHAT IS THE RESULT OF REVIVAL?
Revival stirs up a NEW message of HOPE through the CHURCH,
(1) to the CHURCH itself,
(2) to a NATION, &
(3) to the NEXT GENERATIONS.
As we’ve just learned from the past revivals we now know that revivals came about where there was a renewed outcry for:
(1) “The renewal of Faith’s Mission & Purpose through the church & individual members”, (2) “Sincere believers to recover the dynamic power of the Holy Spirit, which empowered & strengthened the early Christians” – an inbreaking from the Holy Spirit demonstrated over denominations in the speaking in tongues & baptism in the Holy Spirit – that brought “enduement of spiritual power for intensified service” (3) This “inbreaking of the Holy Spirit linked both mainline Protestant & Pentecostal movements to be reveres to as the Charismatic movement – from “charismata”(Gr) referring to 1Cor12:4,30 – Gifts of The Holy Spirit. (Spirit Filled Bible – paraphrased notes)
PERSONAL APPLICATION
– How are we to go about this move of God, in this decisive moment in time to bring about revival?
a. We are in need of this message of revival & reformation to now be amplified across this nation by the AWAKENING of the church to the renewed clarion ‘call’ that God is not ‘dead’. Therefore, a Trumpet-Alarm is to be sounded that Jesus is alive & that God will do what He has intended from the beginning of time!
b. There should arise a desperate outcry – to be heard for the different church denominations & faith movements to unite for the move of God across the globe also in preparation for His second Coming!
c. The Church has to be awakened to this message to GO & spread the NEWS by demonstrating God’s Love, Power & Presence in the world out there. Starting in our neighborhoods’, streets, villages & parks & marketplace.
PRAYER
Rev 12:10-11
(10) “Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down. (11) And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.
Thank you, Lord Jesus,
that we can go & do this in Your Name. For we know that the Church has been destined to overcome our enemy by the Blood of our Savior that was shed for us. Also through the powerful word of our testimony of Jesus, our Lord & Redeemer.
Thank you Lord. In Jesus Name we pray.
Amen & Amen.
Thank you for the privilege to could share from my heart. Alna.
Scriptures:
Act 2:38-39
(38) Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. (39) For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”
Day 6. – Entering by Grace into His PEACE & REST by FAITH & our Secure Testimony of Jesus.
Shabbat Shalom dear Faith Family
EVENING DEVOTION
Tonight, we want to position ourselves afresh in His REST through FAITH as we know that we are being sent to stir up the spirit of revival wherever we are. This be pleasing to God as we go & have our being through our TESTIMONY & declaration of our utmost Faith in Christ alone.
Heb 11:6
But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
1. The following Scripture equates unbelief with having an evil heart.
Heb 3:7-19
(7) Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “TODAY, if you will hear His voice. (12) Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God; (13) but exhort one another daily, while it is called “TODAY,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
2. We are encouraged to walk this road of faith holding on to our confidence in Christ as we partake IN Him, steadfast till the end in order to enter God’s rest through faith.
Heb 3:14,18-19
(14) For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end. (18) And to whom did He swear that they would not enter His rest, but to those who did not obey? (19) So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.
3. This will happen as we keep on believing, and having faith in Who He is, trusting in God alone for what He is about to do in our lives, in our nation through the mighty working of His power.
Heb 4:1-2
(1) Therefore, since a promise remains of entering His rest, let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it. (2) For indeed the gospel was preached to us as well as to them; but the word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it.
4. We all need these encouragements from God’s heart to be revealed to us, that we do not grow weary. To move us towards pursuing ‘the more of God” that we all so long for. We tend to forget and need to be reminded of the excellent ministry of Christ, our perfect Saviour, Master & Redeemer.
Heb 8:6
But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises.
Jer 33:2-3
(2) “Thus says the LORD who made it, the LORD who formed it to establish it (the LORD is His name): (3) ‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’
Heb 4:16
(16) Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
What is your Testimony of Christ?
Rev 19:10 (AMPC) …
I am [only] another servant with you and your brethren who have [accepted and hold] the testimony borne by Jesus. Worship God!
For the substance (essence) of the truth revealed by Jesus is the spirit of all prophecy [the vital breath, the inspiration of all inspired preaching and interpretation of the divine will and purpose, including both mine and yours]. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” (NKJV)
Prayer:
Father,
we kneel before Your Throne in utmost reverence. We come in this day with faith in our Lord Jesus & in the perfect work He did on the Cross. We come with boldness to be helped on the right time. Our nation, social society, the Body of Christ & our personal lives are in desperate need for a move of God to revive us & bring reformation in every sphere of Life. We bring our lives and trust You alone to heal us… to heal our land. We bow before You now, to rise up in Your strength in joy & utmost faith, choosing to GO with our secure TESTMONTY of Jesus, the only Saviour & Redeemer. He is the only answer to this world!
Day 5. – Being Revived through The Working of His Spirit
Shabbat Shalom Prayer Partners & Faith Fellows
EVENING DEVOTION
Rev 22:16 – 18
(16) “I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.” (17) And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely. (18) For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book:
Let us trust God that by His Spirit He will revive this nation, these people and bring His remnant together – to give us a measure of revival, even in this time of uncertainty.
Ezr 9:8
(8) And now for a little while grace has been shown from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a peg in His holy place, that our God may enlighten our eyes and give us a measure of revival in our bondage.
Let us ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to us the things of God. That our faith-life can be relevant & authentic from the heart of God in this day & hour – effective out there where HE sends us.
1Co 2:11-12
(11) For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. (12) Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.
Let us revisit the purpose of the diversity of the Gifts to flow through all of us for the profit of all.
1Co 12:6-7
(6) And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all.
(7) But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all:
Let us stir up the message of repentance, baptism in the Holy Spirit to stand up in a new life in Christ; that many can now come in & be added to the Household of God.
Act 2:38-41
(38) Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
(39) For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”
(40) …”Be saved from this perverse generation.” (41) Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.
Let us pursue God for His message of HOPE to infiltrate the heart of every man, women & child. To experience the joy & peace through the experience of new found revelation of Faith. Now in this time that we seek & petition God for the Revival-Fires to be lit again.
Rom 15:11-12
(11) And again, Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and let all the peoples praise Him! [Psa 117:1]
(12) And further Isaiah says, There shall be a Sprout from the Root of Jesse, He Who rises to rule over the Gentiles; in Him shall the Gentiles hope. [Isa 11:1, 10; Rev 5:5; Rev 22:16]
Psa 117:1-2 (1) Praise the LORD, all you Gentiles! Laud Him, all you peoples! (2) For His merciful kindness is great toward us, And the truth of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD!
Know That The Lord Is Marvelous in All HIs Ways . Faithful to Who He IS.
Isa 11:1-5
(1) There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots. (2) The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD.
(3) His delight is in the fear of the LORD, And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes, Nor decide by the hearing of His ears; (4) But with righteousness He shall judge the poor. And decide with equity for the meek of the earth; He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth. And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked. (5) Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins, And faithfulness the belt of His waist.
Praying a Shabbat blessing over you :
Rom 15:13
May the God of your hope so fill you with all joy and peace in believing [through the experience of your faith] that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound and be overflowing (bubbling over) with hope.
Prayer:
Thank Your Lord, for the sending us the Holy Spirit and the endowment of all His attributes, gifts, helps in strengthening us towards greater faith through the righteousness, peace & joy in the Holy Spirit.
We’ve been sent to “GO” with a GOOD NEWS life-message. What should this consist of?
EVENING DEVOTION
Tonight, we are encouraged to think about the message that goes out from our heart’s meditations, words, & actions to those around us. What is our life-message that we speak about, portrait & live out to the world around us?
As we read the following Scriptures let us consider some leading questions to meditate on.
1. Does my life-message lead others to salvation & individual revival?
Our salvation message has to go along with Scriptures on the assurance of salvation, helping the believer not to base salvation on a feeling or emotion but on the Word of Truth.
Scriptures on Salvation and the Assurance of Salvation:
John 3:16, Rom 5:5-11, Rom10:10-13, John1:12, 1John 5:11-12, Rev 3:20.
2. Does it originate from truth or opinion?
We have to speak about the truth of Christ’s gospel message.
Joh 16:7-11
(7) Nevertheless I tell you the truth. … I will send Him (the Helper) to you. (8) And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: (9) of sin, because they do not believe in Me; (10) of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more; (11) of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
3. Does my message help people making changes towards victorious living & life transformation?
Rom 8:5-6
(5) For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. (6) For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
4. Does our message of revival move people to responsibility for their free will choices?
Time is short… Our message should bring revelation of the consequences of all our choices in this life & lead towards taking responsibility for our choices.
Deu 30:19-20
(19) I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live; (20) that you may love the LORD your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your life and the length of your days…
Heb 3:13
(13) but exhort one another daily, while it is called “TODAY,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
5. Does it bring conviction of God’s love & hope in a better future?
The Holy Spirit is our Guarantee of the better promises, the message that can bring about revival in each heart & hope for a better future because of God’s love.
2Co 1:20-22
(20) For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us. (21) Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, (22) who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.
“LOVE WILL COVER A MULTITUDE OF SINS.”
1Pe 4:7-10
(7) But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers. (8) And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “LOVE WILL COVER A MULTITUDE OF SINS.” (9) Be hospitable to one another without grumbling. (10) As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
Prayer:
Abba Father, thank you for the message of Life to go out to each individual we meet. Help us to know by Your Spirit what Your hearts is for every soul you send on our path. Sharpen our discernment & help us to obey Your voice to bring revival wherever we are. We pray this in Jesus’ name.
Amen
SCRIPTURES as under point 1
Joh 3:16-17
(16) For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. (17) For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
Joh 1:12-14
(12) But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: (13) who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. (14) And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
Rom 5:5-11
(5) Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. (6) For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. (7) For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die.
(8) But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (9) Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.
(10) For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. (11) And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation.
1Jn 5:10-12
(10) He who believes in the Son of God has the witness in himself; he who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed the testimony that God has given of His Son. (11) And this is the testimony: that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. (12) He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.
Rev 3:20-22
(20) Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. (21) To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne. (22) “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” ‘ “
2. Day 2 – Revival Starts With Me, My Household, My Family.
Heb 12:28
“Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear.”
KEY THOUGHTS
Revival starts with the individual & the families in our society. It starts with me, my household and my family sphere. Are we & our families “right with God”?
Scripture : 2 Sam 23:3-5
Last Words of David – A king & a leader to God’s Nation – A Father & Grandfather – The priest of His Household.
(3) The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me: ‘He who rules over men must be just, Ruling in the fear of God. (4) And he shall be like the light of the morning when the sun rises, A morning without clouds, Like the tender grass springing out of the earth, By clear shining after rain.’ (5) “Although my house is not so with God, Yet He has made with me an everlasting covenant, Ordered in all things and secure. For this is all my salvation and all my desire; Will He not make it increase?
Here we have a king who bears his heart about the state of His household. Trusting that God will secure them in a right relationship with Him and make their faith in God grow.
PERSONAL APPLICATION: Leading ourselves before we lead others
Let us consider afresh, where we are with the Lord. Where our families & loved ones are with God and where our next generation is heading in their relationship with God? How are we leading them?
We are encouraged through David’s example to continue in fervent prayer for our children & their children… the next generations.
REFORMATION APPLICATION: Ask the important questions
As a family unit & faith fellows we are also then commissioned to “GO” to the nations, doing our part in having a dynamic & powerful impact in the world out there for His kingdom to come & His purposes to be fulfilled.
It is time that the right questions are being asked again in society & for us to be actively part of God’s army that will bring about change, reformation and align people back to God’s ways. The time is here to become bold in leading ourselves, our neighbors, fellow brothers & sisters & those we encounter on our pathways in much love & grace, to answer to the most important questions of their lives.
WHO DO YOU SERVE?
Jos 24:15
And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”
WHO DO YOU SAY JESUS IS?
Mat 16:16
(16) Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
WHICH REVELATION DO YOU BUILD YOUR LIFE UPON?
Mat 16:17-18
(17) Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. (18) And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.
PRAYER:
Father, we humble ourselves in Your great presence and we ask that through Your Holy Spirit, You will secure us, our families and loved ones in the foundational truth of your Good News & Biblical Principles. By grace we desire to become part of a new move of God across this nation.
We pray this in the mighty name of Jesus, our Lord & Saviour. Amen
DAY 3. We all want revival – The question is, “HOW HUNGRY ARE WE FOR GOD?”
KEY THOUGHTS
REVIVAL Is Birthed When There Is A Total Desperation & A Burning Hunger For God.
REFORMATION may be ushered in as we draw near to God in brokenness & humbled repentance. These are of the most needed conditions of our hearts that breaks the status quo of separation from God & can become the shifting factor to bring a whole nation back to God.
SCRIPTURES
Isa 57:15
For thus says the High and Lofty One Who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy:
“I dwell in the high and holy place, With him who has a contrite and humble spirit, To revive the spirit of the humble, And to revive the heart of the contrite ones.”
Something happens when we call out to God through Spirit-Passioned cries & truthful hearts, that will bring about a move of God – pouring out His Spirit & more of Himself on us.
Psa 145:17-19
(17) The LORD is righteous in all His ways, Gracious in all His works. (18) The LORD is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth. (19) He will fulfil the desire of those who fear Him; He also will hear their cry and save them.
Psa 85:4-13
(4) Restore us, O God of our salvation…(6) Will You not revive us again, That Your people may rejoice in You? (7) Show us Your mercy, LORD, And grant us Your salvation. (8) I will hear what God the LORD will speak, For He will speak peace To His people and to His saints; But let them not turn back to folly.
(9) Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, That glory may dwell in our land. (10) Mercy and truth have met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed. (11) Truth shall spring out of the earth, And righteousness shall look down from heaven. (12) Yes, the LORD will give what is good; And our land will yield its increase. (13) Righteousness will go before Him, And shall make His footsteps our pathway.
PERSONAL APPLICATION:
We can learn from the lives of Charles G. Finny who’s outcry to God was, “‘There has to be more, Lord!”, and the many others like John Wesley that said, “It was like the love & power of God just covered him in warmth… like a blanket.”
From the life of our Lord Jesus, who is our greatest example, we learn that a divine heart-connection between a son, a daughter & the Father is the key to His presence & peace.
Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.
We can enter His secret place in this hour & get into that place where our deepest cries will touch the Father’s heart. We may petition Him for a breakout of revival in our personal lives & to release us forth in His anointing that breaks the yoke, to change a whole society through His presence & power. Breaking our hearts for what breaks His.
PRAYER:
Holy Spirit, We thank You for strengthening us as we cry out in earnest desire after God.
Father, revive us as we call upon Your name. That we will be restored & filled up from Your holy presence. That Your face will shine upon us & Your fire burns in our hearts, never to die down. That our lives will make a difference; to change the world “upside down”.
Jesus, we pray that our testimony of You, will meet the hunger for Your love, salvation & victorious presence in every desperate soul we meet along the way.
Psa 80:18-19
(18) Then we will not turn back from You; Revive us, and we will call upon Your name. (19) Restore us, O LORD God of hosts; Cause Your face to shine, And we shall be saved!
Psa 84:2
My soul longs, yes, even faints For the courts of the LORD; My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
We will focus these devotions on Revival & Reformation as we desperately long for the Gifts & the Fruit of the Holy Spirit to break forth into revival & the transformation of our personal lives, families, society & faith communities through Christ’s example, His authority & manifested demonstrative power.
1. DAY 1 – Revival & Reformation are interconnected to reveal His grace & power
KEY THOUGHTS
REVIVAL & REFORMATION are two concepts of our faith that should go hand in hand. It can not be separated from each other. Both interact together with the Gifts & the Fruit of the Holy Spirit.
THIS pertains to ‘How we get saved?’ & ‘How to live when saved?’
The 1st is the fundamental question that was asked by Martin Luther in 1517 & the latter is the question that should be asked now to bring about the next revival & transformation of society. (Tony Kim – ROAR Academy)
How can society be transformed in this late hour?
How should we live our lives?
These are QUESTIONS that we should seriously consider in the light of the current disarray that society finds itself in.
REVIVAL
It comes as our HEARTS are touched, moved towards repentance which leads to salvation.
REFORMATION
Greek: Diorthosis – to create a new system & a new order, to correct, making straight. It also means to choose to allow the Holy Spirit to re-align our lives with Biblical values.
This happens as we apply our MINDS to a reformational action, changing ourselves & the world around us.
Christians & unbelievers alike are tired of mere words.
We want to see the Gospel of Good News in action (Is40), through the working of His power & might in the manifestation of signs, wonders, healings, setting the captives free & the harvest to come in by the droves.
Let us consider the following Scriptures prayerfully & lift up our voices before our great King & loving Father in this moment.
That by His mercy, through the Spirit & by the POWER of GOD, we might live & have our being. To change the world around us in living out sound doctrine through love that flows into good works by faith through His mighty working power – for His name’s sake.
SCRIPTURES:
Hab 3:2
O LORD, revive Your work in the midst of the years! In the midst of the years make it known; In wrath remember mercy.
1Co 2:4-5
(4) And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, (5) that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
Heb 2:3-8
(4)[Besides this evidence] it was also established and plainly endorsed by God, Who showed His approval of it by signs and wonders and various miraculous manifestations of [His] power and by imparting the gifts of the Holy Spirit [to the believers] according to His own will. (1Co1:4-9)
PRAYER:
Abba Father, we humble ourselves before you to see Your kingdom come & Your will be done on earth through the mighty working of Your Holy Spirit. We believe and pray that You will perform Your word in bringing the believer to maturity in the full knowledge of Christ & the Father’s love, as we move towards sonship & taking ownership. (Col2:10)
We pray that the new wave of desperate outcries before Your throne of Grace will usher in REVIVAL & REFORMATION to change the atmosphere, climate & culture through good works by faith in personal lives & in our nations.
We pray this in Jesus Name. Amen.
2. Day 2 – Revival Starts With Me, My Household, My Family.
KEY THOUGHTS
Revival starts with the individual & the families in our society. Are we & our families “right with God”?
Scripture : 2 Sam 23:3-5
Last Words of David – A king & a leader to God’s Nation – A Father & Grandfather – The priest of His Household.
(3) The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me: ‘He who rules over men must be just, Ruling in the fear of God. (4) And he shall be like the light of the morning when the sun rises, A morning without clouds, Like the tender grass springing out of the earth, By clear shining after rain.’ (5) “Although my house is not so with God, Yet He has made with me an everlasting covenant, Ordered in all things and secure. For this is all my salvation and all my desire; Will He not make it increase?
Here we have a king who bears his heart about the state of His household. Trusting that God will secure them in a right relationship with Him and make their faith in God grow.
PERSONAL APPLICATION: Leading ourselves before we lead others
Let us consider afresh, where we are with the Lord. Where our families & loved ones are with God and where our next generation is heading in their relationship with God? How are we leading them?
We are encouraged through David’s example to continue in fervent prayer for our children & their children… the next generations.
REFORMATION APPLICATION: Ask the important questions
As a family unit & faith fellows we are also then commissioned to “GO” to the nations, doing our part in having a dynamic & powerful impact in the world out there for His kingdom to come & His purposes to be fulfilled.
It is time that the right questions are being asked again in society & for us to be actively part of God’s army that will bring about change, reformation and align people back to God’s ways. The time is here to become bold in leading ourselves, our neighbors, fellow brothers & sisters & those we encounter on our pathways in much love & grace, to answer to the most important questions of their lives.
WHO DO YOU SERVE?
Jos 24:15
And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”
WHO DO YOU SAY JESUS IS?
Mat 16:16
(16) Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
WHICH REVELATION DO YOU BUILD YOUR LIFE UPON?
Mat 16:17-18
(17) Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. (18) And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.
PRAYER:
Father, we humble ourselves in Your great presence and we ask that through Your Holy Spirit, You will secure us, our families and loved ones in the foundational truth of your Good News & Biblical Principles. By grace we desire to become part of a new move of God across this nation.
We pray this in the mighty name of Jesus, our Lord & Saviour. Amen
►The presence of God placed a huge burden upon people to pray. ►Prayer meetings became a regular part of church life, whereas before the revival they were practically non-existent. ►People began to share their faith. ►People were daily being saved. ►Church attendance grew dramatically. ►Remarkable unity among believers was displayed. ►Many families experienced reconciliation. ►Businesses stopped their unlawful practices. ►Working conditions changed for the better. ►Juvenile crime and sexual immorality stopped. ►Slowly the prisons emptied. ►Restitution and payments were made for old debts. ►Missions giving multiplied. ►Renewed emphasis on missions emerged, whereas before the revival there was an “anti-missions stronghold” that gripped the region. ►Not less than 50 young men were called into the ministry (Dutch Reformed Church). ►The Women’s Missionary Union was established. ►Not less than 30 young men started training as missionaries. ►A Missions Training Institute was started. ►Seminaries began to pop up in different locations around the Cape. ►Due to the revival’s influence, the Dutch Reformed Church alone started 12 new mission stations in various nations on the African continent. By 1900 they had 304 missionaries and 72,079 converts. ►The Dutch Reformed Church started 1,147 schools with 2,699 teachers and 96,309 students. ►An orthodox-oriented newspaper was started, which was greatly used by God to counter the liberal-oriented newspapers that were attempting to undermine the work of God. ►The effects of the revival continued for well over 50 years.
Now in 2025 – The Name AZANIA – A Name that was previously used in political circles in the past has been now reinvigorated from the stage of the FNB Prayer & Repentance Event on 22 March 2025 – Apostle Linda Gobodo .
The Hebrew meaning of AZANIA means – God Has Heard”
1.CHRIST OUR CORNERSTONE – Our Rock & FOUNDATION.
He will be Present. He will meet us there.
Eph 2:17-22
(17) And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near. (18) For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father. (19) Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God,
(20) having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, (21) in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, (22) in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit.
Luk 20:17-18
(17) Then He looked at them and said, “What then is this that is written: ‘THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED HAS BECOME THE CHIEF CORNERSTONE’ ? (18) Whoever falls on that stone will be broken; but on whomever it falls, it will grind him to powder.”
1Co 3:9-11
(9) For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, you are God’s building. (10) According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it. (11) For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
2Ti 2:19
(19) Nevertheless the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity.”
Let us stand in the gap & repent for the iniquities coming down through our bloodlines
2. PRAYING for THE UN-BELIEVER, THE LOST, BROKEN & BURDENED, DOUBTING THOMAS
Luk 21:36
(36) Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.”
Act 4:7-14
(7) And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, “By what power or by what name have you done this?” (8) Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders of Israel: (9) If we this day are judged for a good deed done to a helpless man, by what means he has been made well,
(10) let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole. (11) This is the ‘STONE WHICH WAS REJECTED BY YOU BUILDERS, WHICH HAS BECOME THE CHIEF CORNERSTONE.’
(12) Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” (13) Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus. (14) And seeing the man who had been healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.
3. THE BELIEVER
What will move the heart of man to fall before his God in prayer and repentance to become involved in prayer for this nation and not only for themselves but for the corporate picture for our nation and for all those who still need to come in the lost the broken the bound the burdened the compromised the afflicted the poor the weak the sick the lame?
Prayers for all Believers in South Africa:
Called to a pivotal personal revival encounter before, during & after 22 March 2025 .
Attending with great expectation to be touched & changed by God.
A Holy Spirit induced expectation & petition for God to invade time & space.
Outcry for revival with the testimony of signs, wonders & miracles.
Humble, repenting & prepared hearts, increased faith & capacity for more of & for God.
Declaration of our utter dependence on God & total submission as a nation in distress.
NO prejudice, judgement of speakers and/or other believers – to pursue UNITY in One Spirit – the Holy Spirit
To be covered in prayer for protection, availability to pray, business & finances, health, relationships.
Resources, internet connections, time, availability, re-scheduling of agendas to be able to attend on 22.03!
4. THE CORPORATE CHURCH – GOD is BUILDING HIS CHURCH
Zec 10:1-12
(1) Ask the LORD for rain In the time of the latter rain. The LORD will make flashing clouds; He will give them showers of rain, Grass in the field for everyone.
(2) For the idols speak delusion; The diviners envision lies, And tell false dreams; They comfort in vain. Therefore the people wend their way like sheep; They are in trouble because there is no shepherd. (3) “My anger is kindled against the shepherds, And I will punish the goatherds. For the LORD of hosts will visit His flock, The house of Judah, And will make them as His royal horse in the battle.
(4) From him comes the cornerstone, From him the tent peg, From him the battle bow, From him every ruler together.
(5) They shall be like mighty men, Who tread down their enemies In the mire of the streets in the battle. They shall fight because the LORD is with them, And the riders on horses shall be put to shame. (6) “I will strengthen the house of Judah, And I will save the house of Joseph. I will bring them back, Because I have mercy on them. They shall be as though I had not cast them aside; For I am the LORD their God, And I will hear them.
(8) I will whistle for them and gather them, For I will redeem them; And they shall increase as they once increased. (12) “So I will strengthen them in the LORD, And they shall walk up and down in His name,” Says the LORD.
Let no man stand in the way of what the Father is building through His Holy Spirit
Let the church repent of standing in the way of the move of God through the GIFTS of the Holy Spirit.
Let the church repent for her idolatry of pedestals of fame, pride, comfort, prestige, slander, entertainment, business, having a from of life… being dead.
5. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Praying from the legacy of previous spiritual leaders from years ago until now… to call it forth in the next season…
Andrew Murray – Worcester Revival 1860, January 5-13 1861, Graaf Reinet 1822, John G. Lake, & Montagu 1874, Trans World Radio, Evangelical Council of South Africa, Radio Pulpit, Reinhart Bonke, Bennie Mosterd, Ray McCauley, Micheal Cassidy, Janet Brann – S.A. BAck to God, Hallelujah Day 2003 -2008,Global Harvest/24 7 Prayer Ministries, Father’s Heart Ministries, Mighty Men, Angus Buchan, Time to Rise, Patmos Studios, Cindy Jacobs, Suzette Hattingh, Linda Gobodo & the every day believer evangelist on the street…
Anointing of the Holy Spirit – boldness, strength, authority & FIRE of God on them.
Message of personal revival & a nation in dire straits to touch base & reach deep into the hearts of every person.
6. Other topics to be held up in prayer & fasting before the Lord :
i. FINANCES – sponsors, donations, ticket sales ii. STADIUM FASCILITY READINESS & RESOURCES iii. ORGANISERS & SUPPORT TEAMS – strength, courage, wisdom iv. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS v. MEDIA, TECHNOLOGY & COMMUNICATIONS vi. THE UNSAVED, BACKSLIDEN, COMPROMIZED, POOR, BOUND & BURDENED vii. REVIVAL OF THE BELIEVER, THE CHURCH & RELIGIOUS
7. SCRIPTURES
Isa 28:14-29
(14) Therefore hear the word of the LORD, you scornful men, Who rule this people who are in Jerusalem, (15) Because you have said, “We have made a covenant with death, And with Sheol we are in agreement. When the overflowing scourge passes through, It will not come to us, For we have made lies our refuge, And under falsehood we have hidden ourselves.”
(16) Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: “Behold, I lay in Zion a stone for a foundation, A tried stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; Whoever believes will not act hastily.
(17) Also I will make justice the measuring line, And righteousness the plummet; The hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, And the waters will overflow the hiding place.
(18) Your covenant with death will be annulled, And your agreement with Sheol will not stand; When the overflowing scourge passes through, Then you will be trampled down by it.
(20) For the bed is too short to stretch out on, And the covering so narrow that one cannot wrap himself in it. (21) For the LORD will rise up as at Mount Perazim, He will be angry as in the Valley of Gibeon—That He may do His work, His awesome work, And bring to pass His act, His unusual act.
(22) Now therefore, do not be mockers, Lest your bonds be made strong; For I have heard from the Lord GOD of hosts, A destruction determined even upon the whole earth. (23) Give ear and hear my voice, Listen and hear my speech. (24) Does the plowman keep plowing all day to sow? Does he keep turning his soil and breaking the clods? (28) Bread flour must be ground; Therefore he does not thresh it forever, Break it with his cartwheel, Or crush it with his horsemen. (29) This also comes from the LORD of hosts, Who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in guidance.
At the April 18-19 conference in Worcester, there were ministers from the Dutch Reformed Church, the Methodist Church, leaders from the Scotch Presbyterian Church, Wesleyan and Rhenish Mission Society (German). The conference was made up of 347 ministers, elders, deacons, and other church leaders. There were 20 churches represented, 16 of them being from the Dutch Reformed Church. During the conference, firsthand reports of the revival in America were given, as well as how the revival had spread to the British Islands and other locations around the globe. There was also an address presenting a scriptural basis for revival. The Revival Starts in Montagu Following the Worcester Conference on April 18-19, 1860, delegates returned to their hometowns with a renewed desire to pray for revival. They immediately joined the already established prayer groups. These prayer meetings met up to three times daily. People began sharing their faith, and many were saved.
BLESSING
Psa 118:14-29
(14) The LORD is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation. (15) The voice of rejoicing and salvation Is in the tents of the righteous; The right hand of the LORD does valiantly. (16) The right hand of the LORD is exalted; The right hand of the LORD does valiantly. (17) I shall not die, but live, And declare the works of the LORD. (18) The LORD has chastened me severely, But He has not given me over to death.
OPEN The GATES
(19) Open to me the gates of righteousness; I will go through them, And I will praise the LORD. (20) This is the gate of the LORD, Through which the righteous shall enter. (21) I will praise You, For You have answered me, And have become my salvation. (22) The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone.
(23) This was the LORD’s doing; It is marvelous in our eyes. (24) This is the day the LORD has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it. (25) Save now, I pray, O LORD; O LORD, I pray, send now prosperity. (26) Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD! We have blessed you from the house of the LORD. (27) God is the LORD, And He has given us light; Bind the sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar. (28) You are my God, and I will praise You; You are my God, I will exalt You. (29) Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.
12 March 2025 AWAKEN S.A. Week 4 PRAYER & REPENTANCE
Week 4 – Your Message to S.A. What is your message to S.A. right now?
The Holy Spirit has something to say about & to S.A. What is His message to this nation; wrapped in disarray & discord?
Are we positioned aright in Christ’s righteousness? D we clearly hear – to declare, the message from God that South Africa needs to hear right now?
If you have the opportunity to stand before a South African crowd now – What would you like to say to them?
Isa 40:9-31 The Greatness of God
(9) O Zion, You who bring good tidings, Get up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem. You who bring good tidings, Lift up your voice with strength, Lift it up, be not afraid. Say to the cities of Judah, “Behold your God!”
(10) Behold, the Lord GOD shall come with a strong hand. And His arm shall rule for Him; Behold, His reward is with Him, And His work before Him. (11) He will feed His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs with His arm. And carry them in His bosom, And gently lead those who are with young.
(12) Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand. Measured heaven with a span And calculated the dust of the earth in a measure? Weighed the mountains in scales And the hills in a balance? (13) Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD, Or as His counselor has taught Him? (14) With whom did He take counsel, and who instructed Him, And taught Him in the path of justice? Who taught Him knowledge, And showed Him the way of understanding?
(15) Behold, the nations are as a drop in a bucket, And are counted as the small dust on the scales. Look, He lifts up the isles as a very little thing. (17) All nations before Him are as nothing, And they are counted by Him less than nothing and worthless.
TO Whom Do You Compare God?
(18) To whom then will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare to Him? (19) The workman molds an image, The goldsmith overspreads it with gold, And the silversmith casts silver chains. (20) Whoever is too impoverished for such a contribution Chooses a tree that will not rot. He seeks for himself a skillful workman To prepare a carved image that will not totter.
(21) Have you not known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth? (22) It is He who sits above the circle of the earth, And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers. Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.
(23) He brings the princes to nothing; He makes the judges of the earth useless.
(25) “To whom then will you liken Me, Or to whom shall I be equal?” says the Holy One. (26) Lift up your eyes on high, And see who has created these things. Who brings out their host by number. He calls them all by name. By the greatness of His might And the strength of His power; Not one is missing.
(27) Why do you say, O Jacob, And speak, O Israel: “My way is hidden from the LORD. And my just claim is passed over by my God”? (28) Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the LORD, The Creator of the ends of the earth, Neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. (29) He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength.
(30) Even the youths shall faint and be weary, And the young men shall utterly fall. (31) But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings like eagles. They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.
1. God’s Righteousness & Judgement
Joh 16:7-11
(7) Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away. For if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I depart, I will send Him to you. (8) And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment. (9) of sin, because they do not believe in Me. (10) of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more. (11) of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
Psa 94:15
But judgment will return to righteousness, And all the upright in heart will follow it.
Isa 5:16
But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, And God who is holy shall be hallowed in righteousness.
2. God’s Discipline
Act 28:25-27
(25) So when they did not agree among themselves, they departed after Paul had said one word. “The Holy Spirit spoke rightly through Isaiah the prophet to our fathers.
(26) saying, ‘GO TO THIS PEOPLE AND SAY: “HEARING YOU WILL HEAR, AND SHALL NOT UNDERSTAND. AND SEEING YOU WILL SEE, AND NOT PERCEIVE. (27) FOR THE HEARTS OF THIS PEOPLE HAVE GROWN DULL. THEIR EARS ARE HARD OF HEARING, AND THEIR EYES THEY HAVE CLOSED, LEST THEY SHOULD SEE WITH THEIR EYES AND HEAR WITH THEIR EARS. LEST THEY SHOULD UNDERSTAND WITH THEIR HEARTS AND TURN, SO THAT I SHOULD HEAL THEM.” ‘
Jer 4:1-4
(1) “If you will return, O Israel,” says the LORD, “Return to Me. And if you will put away your abominations out of My sight. Then you shall not be moved. (2) And you shall swear, ‘The LORD lives,’ In truth, in judgment, and in righteousness. The nations shall bless themselves in Him, And in Him they shall glory.”
(3) For thus says the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem: “Break up your fallow ground. And do not sow among thorns. (4) Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, And take away the foreskins of your hearts. You men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem. Lest My fury come forth like fire, And burn so that no one can quench it. Because of the evil of your doings.”
3. God’s Restoration – Forgiveness, Mercy & Love
Jer 9:23-24
(23) Thus says the LORD: “Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom. Let not the mighty man glory in his might, Nor let the rich man glory in his riches. (24) But let him who glories glory in this, That he understands and knows Me. That I am the LORD, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight,” says the LORD.
Jer 22:3
Thus says the LORD: “Execute judgment and righteousness, and deliver the plundered out of the hand of the oppressor. Do no wrong and do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, or the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place.
Isa 49:8-9
(8) Thus says the LORD: “In an acceptable time I have heard You. And in the day of salvation I have helped You. I will preserve You and give You As a covenant to the people, To restore the earth. To cause them to inherit the desolate heritages. (9) That You may say to the prisoners, ‘Go forth’. To those who are in darkness, ‘Show yourselves’. “They shall feed along the roads, And their pastures shall be on all desolate heights.
4. Christ – In Covenant with us – His Godliness
Isa 42:6-9
(6) “I, the LORD, have called You in righteousness, And will hold Your hand. I will keep You and give You as a covenant to the people, As a light to the Gentiles. (7) To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the prison. Those who sit in darkness from the prison house. (8) I am the LORD, that is My name. And My glory I will not give to another, Nor My praise to carved images. (9) Behold, the former things have come to pass, And new things I declare. Before they spring forth I tell you of them.”
1Ti 3:16
(16) And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness. God was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the Gentiles. Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.
5. We Regret the Failures of the Body to reach out, love & restore
A big burden on our hearts is that the hope, love & reconciliation that we as Christians have in Jesus, our only hope – by grace given & revealed to us, have not been portrayed accurately to believers, the backslidden & the lost… the leaders & citizens of this nation.
Have we maybe portrayed the Lord Jesus in half measure, in half the gospel for the lack of collaboration & unity amongst the fivefold ministry of Christ? Are we yet so focused on ‘me’ that we look way past the HE that it is all about – The Christ that has come to build His Church on the Five fold SERVICE of Christ to the World…?
Eph 4:10-16
(10) He who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.) (11) And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, (12) for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ,.
(13) till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;
(14) that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, (15) but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ— (16) from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.
Isa 61:6-8
(6) But you shall be named the priests of the LORD, They shall call you the servants of our God. You shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, And in their glory you shall boast. (7) Instead of your shame you shall have double honor, And instead of confusion they shall rejoice in their portion. Therefore in their land they shall possess double; Everlasting joy shall be theirs. (8) “For I, the LORD, love justice; I hate robbery for burnt offering. I will direct their work in truth, And will make with them an everlasting covenant.
6. The Watchmen’s Call – Keep up your Faith, Hope & Trust that God is Who He said He is
Isa 62:6-7
(6) I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; They shall never hold their peace day or night. You who make mention of the LORD, do not keep silent (7) And give Him no rest till He establishes And till He makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
7. Our message & declarations of hope over the peoples of S.A.
Isa 49:22-23
(22) Thus says the Lord GOD: “Behold, I will lift My hand in an oath to the nations. And set up My standard for the peoples. They shall bring your sons in their arms, And your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders. (23) Kings shall be your foster fathers, And their queens your nursing mothers. They shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth, And lick up the dust of your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD, For they shall not be ashamed who wait for Me.”
From : Mathew Henry’s Commentary of the Whole Bible
Those ( kings, nations & individuals) “who stand it out against the church’s interests, will be forced to yield and to repent of their opposition. They shall bow down to thee and lick the dust. The promise to the church of Philadelphia seems to be borrowed from this (Rev_3:9). I will make those of the synagogue of Satan to come and worship before thy feet.
Or it may be meant of the willing subjection which kings and kingdoms shall pay to Christ the church’s King, as he manifests himself in the church (Psa72:11). All kings shall fall down before him.
And by all this it shall be made to appear, (1.) That God is the Lord, the sovereign Lord of all, against whom there is no standing out nor rising up. (2.) That those who wait for him, in a dependence upon his promise and a resignation to his will, shall not be made ashamed of their hope.
For the vision of peace is for an appointed time, and at the end it shall speak and shall not lie.”
Isa 60:1-5
(1) Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you. (2) For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, And deep darkness the people. But the LORD will arise over you, And His glory will be seen upon you. (3) The Gentiles shall come to your light, And kings to the brightness of your rising. (4) “Lift up your eyes all around, and see: They all gather together, they come to you. Your sons shall come from afar, And your daughters shall be nursed at your side. (5) Then you shall see and become radiant, And your heart shall swell with joy. Because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you, The wealth of the Gentiles shall come to you.
Psa 102:12-18
(12) But You, O LORD, shall endure forever, And the remembrance of Your name to all generations. (13) You will arise and have mercy on Zion. For the time to favor her, Yes, the set time, has come. (14) For Your servants take pleasure in her stones, And show favor to her dust. (15) So the nations shall fear the name of the LORD, And all the kings of the earth Your glory. (16) For the LORD shall build up Zion; He shall appear in His glory. (17) He shall regard the prayer of the destitute, And shall not despise their prayer. (18) This will be written for the generation to come. That a people yet to be created may praise the LORD.
Be encouraged to just keep on Believing!
Final Declaration:
Isa 11:2-5
(2) The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and might. The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD. (3) His delight is in the fear of the LORD, And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes. Nor decide by the hearing of His ears. (4) But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, And decide with equity for the meek of the earth. He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth. And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked. (5) Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins, And faithfulness the belt of His waist.
Isa 54:17
No weapon formed against you shall prosper. And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, And their righteousness is from Me,” Says the LORD.
Week 3 – Media, Science & Technology – On the Canvas of Technology
PRAYER POINTERS & SCRIPTURES
SCRIPTURE – Psalm 85
Psa 85:10-11,13
Mercy and truth have met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed.11.Truth shall spring out of the earth, And righteousness shall look down from heaven. 13. Righteousness will go before Him, And shall make His footsteps our pathway.
What is our expectancy from God for S.A.? Let us Prophecy over this Nation
What do you want to see happening before the 22 March 25 ? What do you want to see on 22 March 25? What is your expectation for after the 22 March – the year ahead?
Focusing on the following pointers: The Greatest Billboard Ever
1. That Christ will be lifted on High.
Through our prayers & worship of Him & He be made known to all peoples. Let it be known that God is who He said He is, “I am God, That I am He, That I Am your God” The Lord to be introduced to the world & shown through the love of the brethren for one another.
Isa 5:16 But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, And God who is holy shall be hallowed in righteousness.
2. The Church to seek Christ’s Righteousness
Mat 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled. Joh 16:8 And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
3. To Embrace, confess & declare the Righteousness of Christ into this nation.
Christ our righteousness, leading us to the Father. We are the Righteousness of Christ.
Isa 11:4 But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, And decide with equity for the meek of the earth; He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.
Isa 11:5 Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins, And faithfulness the belt of His waist.
Psa 37:6 He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, And your justice as the noonday.
Psa 45:6-7 (6) Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom. (7) You love righteousness and hate wickedness; Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You With the oil of gladness more than Your companions.
Psa 48:10 According to Your name, O God, So is Your praise to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness.
Psa 50:6 Let the heavens declare His righteousness, For God Himself is Judge. Selah
Isa 56:1 Thus says the LORD: “Keep justice, and do righteousness, For My salvation is about to come, And My righteousness to be revealed.
Hos 10:12 Sow for yourselves righteousness; Reap in mercy; Break up your fallow ground, For it is time to seek the LORD, Till He comes and rains righteousness on you.
2Co 5:21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
4. Jesus to be introduced & shown to the world – To Go Out With Confidence
Mat 28:16-20
(16) Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had appointed for them. (17) When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted. (18) And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. (19) Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, (20) teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.
5. The Church to display His greatness, faithfulness & grace of God.
Eph 2:4-10
(4) But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, (5) even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), (6) and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, (7) that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. (8) For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, (9) not of works, lest anyone should boast. (10) For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
6. The Body of Christ to rise up to display God’s message of Hope & Promises.
2Pe 1:2-4
(2) Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, (3) as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue, (4) by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
7. Christ the Author & Finisher of Our Faith
Heb 12:1-6
(1) Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, (2) looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
8. Declare the Righteousness & Justice of God over S.A.
Isa 16:5
(5) In mercy the throne will be established; And One will sit on it in truth, in the tabernacle of David, Judging and seeking justice and hastening righteousness.”
Psa 89:13-16
(13) You have a mighty arm; Strong is Your hand, and high is Your right hand. (14) Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Mercy and truth go before Your face. (15) Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! They walk, O LORD, in the light of Your countenance. (16) In Your name they rejoice all day long, And in Your righteousness they are exalted.
9. Bringing our Political leaders before the Lord
Christ be revealed to them – conviction of His Sovereignty over all leaders.
Conviction of their inhumane oppression of the poor.
Repentance for the corruption & millions stolen from the fiscus of S.A.
The bloated Government be addressed – stop outrages spending on image
The privilege of having a work is for every human being – stop irrational laws.
10. Repentance: for the lies that are sold as truth
Every spoken, written, message on all forms of media that mislead, misinform, stir up more controversy.
Especially through the voices of those that is been appointed by God govern well, protect the nation & do everything to secure our next generations future.
11. The Apostolic Voice of the Church to be heard in the corridors of Parliament.
Apostles & Prophets to become part of the political councils. Those who would go & impart with righteousness of Christ in government.
The Esthers, Daniels, Jehu’s
Heb 11:30-34
(30) By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled for seven days. (31) By faith the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who did not believe, when she had received the spies with peace. (32) And what more shall I say? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets: (33) who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, (34) quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
12. The Greatest Billboard Ever – The King of the Jews
Joh 19:19-22
(19) Now Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross. And the writing was: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS. (20) Then many of the Jews read this title, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin. (21) Therefore the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but, ‘He said, “I am the King of the Jews.” ‘ “ (22) Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.”
Other topics to be held up in prayer & fasting before the Lord :
MEDIA & ALL COMMUNICATIONS
Advertisements, Billboards,… to be ‘highlighted in the spirit’ for all to notice. TV coverage & broadcasts to be amplified loud & clear. By “word of mouth” to go far & wide.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
¨ Anointing of the Holy Spirit – boldness, strength, authority & FIRE of God on them. ¨ Message of personal revival & a nation in dire straights to touch base & reach deep into the hearts of every person.
ORGANISERS & SUPPORT TEAMS – strength, courage, wisdom
i. FINANCES – sponsors, donations, ticket sales ii. VENUE FASCILITY READINESS & RESOURCES iii. iv. THE UNSAVED, BACKSLIDEN, COMPROMIZED, POOR, BOUND & BURDENED v. REVIVAL OF THE BELIEVER, THE CHURCH & RELIGIOUS
