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89. Devotion 8 – The Lordship of Christ

The Lordship Of Christ no 1

The Lordship of Christ is also discovered as we come… “to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.”

Eph 3:19

[That you may really come] to know [practically, through experience for yourselves] the love of Christ, which far surpasses mere knowledge [without experience]; that you may be filled [through all your being] unto all the fullness of God [may have the richest measure of the divine Presence, and become a body wholly filled and flooded with God Himself]!

We have no right on ourselves. We belong to Christ. Let this sink in.

We have to allow Him to move us unto living through Him, daily. Him, having His being through us. On earth as it is in heaven – in us & through us. Having the fulness of who He is – flooding though our whole existence… our whole being.

Therefore, our emotions, walk & talk, our regular conduct… our mindset in the daily situations in life should actually display this unequivocally because of this wonder & awe of Him in us. Without a doubt. To be a testimony of our witness & testimony of Christ that lives within us.

Through life we experience our ebb & flow in life’s different & various situations. We even experience that in our faith-life. We have these moments of victory, faith & hope just to be down casted in our soul dimension when the frustration of not being able to break through in our faith-walk, or in life’s physical realm stares us in the face.

In these real moments in life, we tend to look within and revisit our own limitations, shortcomings, weakness and even go back to that sunken feeling of our failures old & recent ones…

What the Lord asks of us is to re-focus… re-align… adjust ourselves towards the reality of Him in us.

We ought to take the focus & attention off from ourselves on the horizontal focal points that we are bound to; not able to breakthrough those thought patterned visuals in our minds.

As He steps into the scene… There is an immediate BIG “IF” before us. IF we do allow His presence to become the main attention. For He is indeed always with us, always present everywhere & eternally the presence in everything.

Instead of positioning ourselves as main character, we now turn and focus on Christ in the scene. Him asking us to allow Him ‘TO BE’!

If we embroider further on this thought… we can say that Christ wants us to allow (to will, desire, want, to understand it to be of utmost need), Him ‘to be’ who He wants (desires, all knowingly will to be) , through our lives.

Allowing Him to be God in our lives. He nudges us to thoughtfully ‘give over’. This meaning for us to really trust Him, have faith in Him that He can be God through & in our lives.

That is what He came to give us – to be God Himself in & through us.

Prayer:

Father God,

it is our deepest desire & quest to surrender ourselves to You in such a way that allows the manifested presence in the fulness of Who You intended to reveal Yourself in this world. That this will have an effect in the physical realm where we move & have our being through our lives & through Your kingdom here on earth..

Thank You, Lord, that we may pursue to know You more – the great I am, the Lord of all of creation!

Thank you, Lord, that this can become our faith reality through knowing Your love, the love that You have for each and every thing created. It is so immeasurable. It surpasses all understanding.

Help us to know & belief that Your love for us is flawless, pure, constant, eternal and of a divine caliber.

Your love is supreme and the rule and standard to all that love is.

Amen

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87. Hallelujah Devotional Nr 6 & 7 – Attributes of the Blood of Christ & the Spirit of God

JUNE 1 Sun 2025

The Blood PROVIDES & the Spirit SEALS the complete redemptive plan of God to mankind.

A> ATTRIBUTES of THE BLOOD OF CHRIST

The BLOOD of CHRIST has :

(1) REDEMPTIVE power,
(2) PURIFYING & Cleansing power.
(3) It gives LIFE to the soul to bring forth
(4) WORKS by FAITH.

Heb 9:14

How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

(5) It RECONCILES all things back unto God Himself and
(6) Restore PEACE in our relationship with God & man
(7) SANCTIFIES us unto
(8) RIGHTEOUSNESS in Christ.
(9) It restores BOLDNESS to come near to God’s throne of Grace to obtain mercy.

(1Jh 1:7, Col 1:20, Eph 2:13, Heb 4:16, Heb10:19-22 – See below)

And of this the Holy Spirit is the witness to us of that sanctification & redemptive power of the Blood.

Heb 10:14-15

14. For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.
15. Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us…
Of the new & gracious covenant now written upon our hearts and sealed by the blood.

(10) The BLOOD has OVERCOMING power. (Rev12:11)

Rev 12:11

(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.

B> THE HOLY SPIRIT AS GUARANTEE OF OUR ETERNAL INHERITANCE IN CHRIST

The Holy Spirit is the guarantee of our eternal inheritance through the righteousness of Christ that we received by the outpouring of the Holy Spirit unto us.

Surely this is the part of the Kingdom of God that we supernaturally receive as we receive Christ into our hearts.
He did not leave us without His presence. He deposited His Spirit within.
He gave gifts of Himself for us to execute His kingdom’s mighty plans.

He gave us Christ’s FIVEFOLD GIFTS, wanting to present and equip us through the FULNESS of Christ. If we leave any of these ATTRIBUTES of GOD – of His Christ – out of the faith experience we are giving the church & the world out there “half a Christ”
The Spirit is the promise of the Father fulfilled.

SCRIPTURES on the HOLY SPIRIT AS GUARANTEE

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.

2Co 5:5-7

(5) Now He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee. (7) For we walk by faith, not by sight.

Luk 24:49

(49) Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.” (Act 1:4-5)

Act 1:4-5

(4) And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me;
(5) for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

Act 2:32-33

(32) This Jesus God has raised up, of which we are all witnesses.
(33) Therefore, being exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He poured out this which you now see and hear.

Eph 1:13-14

(13) In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,
(14) who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.

Epaggelia – Guarantee (Thayer’s Greek Lexicon)

1) announcement
2) promise
2a) the act of promising, a promise given or to be given
2b) a promised good or blessing

Rev 12:10

Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, “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.

This complete narrative is typified by the Passover, as we are granted to go from death to life in His deliverance from eternal damnation through the perfect sacrificial offering of God’s Son, Jesus Christ of Nazareth & the sending of His Spirit as our Helper until the Promise of the Father reveals the living Christ here & now at His second coming.

PRAYER

Father,

Words fail us to thank & love you enough! How we love You! How we worship & adore You with everything within us. For truly there is nothing more that You we desire, but You.

Our cup runneth over. You have anointed us with Your oil of gladness. Our hearts overflow with a good theme, reciting a love song concerning our King. We will make known Your name to be remembered by all generations. The people will praise You forever & ever.

(Ps 45 – See below)

“For Yours is the Kingdom, The Power & the Glory, For EVER & EVER.
AMEN & AMEN !!!”

Thank you family of God!

What a great privilege to love & serve our God together in a time like this; in this very late hour.

Praying a blessing over you:

Rom 15:13

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

ADDITIONAL SCRIPTURES:

1Jn 1:7

(7) But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.

Col 1:19-22

(19) For it pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell,
(20) and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, having made peace through the blood of His cross.
(21) And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now He has reconciled
(22) in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight—

Eph 2:13-14

(13) But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
(14) For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation,

Heb 4:14-16

(14) Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.
(15) For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.
(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.

Heb 10:19-24

(19) Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus,
(20) by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh,
(21) and having a High Priest over the house of God,
(22) let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
(23) Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.
(24) And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works,

Psa 45:1-8

(1) To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Lilies.” A Contemplation of the Sons of Korah. A Song of Love. My heart is overflowing with a good theme; I recite my composition concerning the King; My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
(2) You are fairer than the sons of men; Grace is poured upon Your lips; Therefore God has blessed You forever.

(3) Gird Your sword upon Your thigh, O Mighty One, With Your glory and Your majesty.
(4) And in Your majesty ride prosperously because of truth, humility, and righteousness; And Your right hand shall teach You awesome things.
(5) Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the King’s enemies; The peoples fall under You.
(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.
(8) All Your garments are scented with myrrh and aloes and cassia, Out of the ivory palaces, by which they have made You glad.

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85. Devotion 4 – God the Everlasting Ruler

Hallelujah Devotional Nr 4  – Focusing on the Attributes of God   

God the everlasting Ruler Who REIGNS over all the earth. He who was & is & is to come.

Rev 1:4-8

(4)  John, to the seven churches which are in Asia:

Grace to you and peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven Spirits who are before His throne,

(5)  and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood,

(6)  and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

(7)  Behold, He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so, Amen.

(8)  “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,” says the Lord, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

WHAT WILL GOD’S KINGDOM RELATE TO HERE ON EARTH?

The kingdom of God pertains to, incorporates & involves many things.

WHAT IS THE KINGDOM OF GOD?

The kingdom of God is wherever God reigns

1Co 4:20 

For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power.

The Kingdom has laws, precepts, principles & standards for just living

1Th 2:12 

that you would walk worthy of God who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.

2Th 1:5 

that you may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you also suffer;

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.

It pertains to His Christ, coming again to seal the reward of those found in Him.

He made us kings & priests to HIs God. To Him be the glory

It is a kingdom where some will SEE the Kingdom of God, some will ENTER it, and some will INHERIT the kingdom of God – the new Jerusalem.

Joh 3:3 

Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot SEE the kingdom of God.”

Mat 7:21 

“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall ENTER the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.

Luk 18:17 

Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means ENTER it.”

Mar 10:24 

“Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to ENTER the kingdom of God!

Joh 3:5 

Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot ENTER the kingdom of God.

Act 14:22 

strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, “We must through many tribulations ENTER the kingdom of God.”

Mat 25:34 

Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:

1Co 6:9-10

Do you not know that the unrighteous will not INHERIT the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites,  

nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will INHERIT the kingdom of God.

1Co 15:50 

Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot INHERIT the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption.

PRAYER

Father,

in this time we come to you in all humility, brokenness in spirit, with contrite hearts and clean hands because of the Blood of the Lamb of God, washing us. We pray that we will be led by Your Spirit to obey unto inheritance of the covenant promises of Your kingdom. By grace we are born of the water & Spirit.

We come tonight to be reminded of Your complete work on the cross & the power of redemption to be shared with this broken world. May we never falter to lift You up, confess You boldly & not shun away where we are rejected or ridiculed for Your name’s sake.

Amen & amen.

“By Grace there we go”

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86. Devotion – The Righteousness of Christ

Hallelujah Devotional Nr 5 – Focusing on the Attributes of God

The RIGHTEOUSNESS of CHRIST

The Kingdom of God is ruled & founded on Christ’s righteousness attained by faith in Him.

Heb 1:8 But to the Son He says: “YOUR THRONE, O GOD, IS FOREVER AND EVER;
A SCEPTER OF RIGHTEOUSNESS IS THE SCEPTER OF YOUR KINGDOM.

“What you believe about righteousness will affect your heart more than any other thing you believe!” (Richards, 1993)

The most dangerous thing is the truth we believe that’s bended to suit our own preferences.

God is a God of righteousness.

To understand righteousness, we can look at understanding light. As light is bended, it changes, and the different colors are revealed.

That is what often happens with the Word of God. As it comes into our own hearts as pure light, “A Lamp unto my feet”, – a heart contaminated with prejudice, tradition, hurt or deceit can turn that very truth into something completely different.
In this world we are also subject to so many lies, half-truths & deception – for us then to be extra vigilant to guard our hearts.

What you believe about righteousness will determine whether the Word of God will work in your life unto the power of God, salvation & righteous living.

Rom 1:16-17

(16) For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes…
(17) For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH.”

Rom 1:18-23

(18) For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,
(19) because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. (20) For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse,

(21) because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened.
(22) Professing to be wise, they became fools,
(23) and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man—and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things.

FAITH in the Gospel is the Power of God Unleashed in Our Lives

The power of God works through the gospel of Christ.
Therefore, if I believe the gospel correctly, the power of God should be evident in my life. “If the power if God is not evident in my life, I must examine my version of the gospel.” (Richards, 1993)

1Co 1:30

(30) But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption—

WE MUST JUST BELIEVE

The gospel that we believe reveals the righteousness of Christ in our lives, from faith to faith – not faith to work harder on your own righteousness.
Christ obtained righteousness by faith.

If faith is not founded in Christ’s righteousness – the Good News Gospel is possibly thwarted in our believe-doctrine, and still subject to law & works unto faith.

Christ is our righteousness unto salvation.
Start trusting in your righteousness in Christ alone.
No works or abiding to laws & customs can attain that. The law was only the safety net unto salvation. My own righteousness is fatal, for it cancels grace. (Gal2:21)

[Extracts from GRACE -The power to Change. J. Richards. Paraphrased/quoted]

Gal 2:20-21

(20) I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God , who loved me and gave Himself for me.
(21) I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain.”

Php 3:9

(9) and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;

PRAYER:

Our Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of our Holy Father – How we love You & thank You for salvation, redemption & sanctification through You righteousness as we come to believe – faith to faith – in Your Good news gospel.

Thank You, that we can surrender completely unto YOUR righteousness, not having to pursue any in our own. You are our sole Mediator unto eternal redemption and the power of the Gospel in & through us.

Hallelujah. 1000 praises to You alone!

Amen & amen.
Grace Alna

For further studies Book : GRACE – The power to Change. J. Richards.

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84. Devotional – Y-hw-h Y-r-h – The Lord will Provide

MAY29 Thu 2025 Hallelujah Devotional 3 – Focusing on the Attributes of God

TODAY we celebrate the ASCENSION of our Lord Jesus Christ. His ascension provided for us the assurance of a High Priest at the right hand of the Father Who intercedes for us constantly & the evidence of a Helper that is with us to help us in every area of life.

Luk 24:49-53

(49) Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.”
(50) And He led them out as far as Bethany, and He lifted up His hands and blessed them.
(51) Now it came to pass, while He blessed them, that He was parted from them and carried up into heaven.
(52) And they worshiped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,
(53) and were continually in the temple praising and blessing God. Amen.

YAHWEH-JIREH – THE LORD WILL PROVIDE BY HIS SPIRIT

“GIVE us this day our daily bread” – for our daily spiritual & physical needs.

Mat 6:6-8
(8) For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him.

PRAYER:

FATHER, You know what we need to sustain our body & soul’s for this day.
We receive our healing for today from You right now.
We receive the provision, the protection, the favour, the wisdom & blessing that You bestow upon us for this day.
Tomorrow we will come again and receive from Your hand & goodness enough for each new day.

THANK You, Lord. Your mercies are new every morning. Not one day You have failed us.

Jos 23:14

“Behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth. And you know in all your hearts and in all your souls that not one thing has failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spoke concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one word of them has failed.

PRAYER:

FORGIVE us that we seek assurance of Your faithfulness in the figure in our bank account or the report from human sources instead of believing that You will never fail us.
According to Your promises, Your plans, Your purposes & Your complete & perfect will, You have already instructed our pathways & destiny as we follow You.

Psa 16:5-9

(5) O LORD, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You maintain my lot.
(6) The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; Yes, I have a good inheritance.
(7) I will bless the LORD who has given me counsel; My heart also instructs me in the night seasons.
(8) I have set the LORD always before me; Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved.
(9) Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; My flesh also will rest in hope.

THANK YOU, Lord for the gift of repentance and the forgiveness of sins. That You forgive us, as we forgive others.

Luk 24:46-47

(46) Then He said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day,
(47) and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

PRAYER:

FATHER, we confess tonight that according to Your word a lack of forgiveness, unbelief & repentance blocks access to the kingdom & its marvelous power.

(Matt. 6:5-15; Mark 11:22-26)
We come to cleanse our hearts of all fear, bitterness, doubt & unbelieve.

In Jesus name we pray

Amen
Grace 2 you

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83. Devotional – God as Creator & King

Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat One like the Son of Man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle. Rev 14:14

Hallelujah Devotional nr2 – Focusing on the Attributes of God

God as Creator & King with a Kingdom

His kingdom is not of this world (Jh 18:36). It is an everlasting kingdom (2Pet1:11) and a kingdom residing in the hearts of His creation (Luk17:21)

Satan also attempts to live & take hold of the souls of a man. But man does not belong to him, for they are not His idea or has not been CREATED by him. Man & all created things belong to God… and yet He has given us the freedom to choose Him as our God.

Joh 18:36

(36) Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here.”

2Pe 1:8-12

(8) For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
(9) For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.
(10) Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble;
(11) for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
(12) For this reason I will not be negligent to remind you always of these things, though you know and are established in the present truth.

Luk 17:20-21

(20) Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with observation;
(21) nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you.”

WHAT DO WE THEN ACTUALLY ASK IF WE PRAY THAT “HIS KINGDOM COME”?

“Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done “ refers to God being all powerful in reign, rule, dominion, council & counsel…

“ON earth As It Is In Heaven“ refers to His dominion & authority that surpasses & includes all realms, territories, cosmic, angelic, atmospheric & celestial spheres.

THE more of God’s kingdom principles that are evident in our lives, the more of His kingdom rule will have an effect on us personally & therefore effect our daily decisions & way of living.

Therefore, the principles that God has intended for us to live by, will have a direct effect in our daily living, work, relationships, health, welfare & well-being especially as it is just founded in the worship of God, in relation with the One who CREATED us.

A lot of people are more busy seeking the kingdom of the world than the Kingdom of God. Even just the normal activities of life lure us consciously & subconsciously to be “80/20” busy with the business of life.

1. BUT God’s heart for His special covenant people was one of blessing through relationship – His Kingdom principles applied:

Exo 19:5-6

(5) Now therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is Mine.
(6) And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.”

2. HIS weighty presence & glory is here to touch & reside in us – HIs Kingdom presence within:

WHEN God speaks, instructs & teach His kingdom principles to His kingdom people here on earth, there is evidence of His weighty presence. We cannot mistake His presence for a light, obscure co-incidence of natural forces.

Exo 19:9-11

(9) And the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I come to you in the thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with you, and believe you forever.” …
(10) Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their clothes. (11) And let them be ready…

When was the last time that you felt the weightiness of His presence touch you? Do you give God time to invade your space & time… to touch you here in this physical realm with HIs presence? Do you wait long enough on Him so His presence can fill you with His glory & peace that surpasses all understanding in all your trials, tribulations, through your many questions and earthly experiences?

When last did you allow Him to instruct you as you tolerated the season of cleansing, waiting, discipline, being changed… only in Him.

PRAYER:

FATHER,

tonight we honour You as our great King. We ask that You help us by Your Holy Spirit to obey, to walk in the precepts, laws & guiding principles of Your kingdom. For then we will surely live from that place of intimacy & peace in the presence – within the boundary of the blessing of our King.
WE pray that You will move us to seek Your presence, be consecrated to You alone & ready to meet with You daily, waiting… until we are changed in the GLORY-PRESENCE of who You are & changed by Your HOLINESS.

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82. Meditations & Devotion – Attributes of God

27 MAY 2025 Hallelujah Devotional – Focusing on the Attributes of God

This week we will focus on a few of the Attributes of God in the light of our Lord’s Prayer.

Good evening Precious Hallelujah Family, Prayer @ the Gates Partners & Fellows.

1000 Praises to His Name. Hallelujah!

It is a great privilege again to be part in sharing these Devotions unto our Lord.

If there is one thing that keeps our faith going from strength to strength it will be through heartfelt thanksgiving to God for having Him as the eternal, only true God, our Creator, Father, Savior & perfect Redeemer in our lives.

Introduction

SO many of us, even soaked & mature Christians still try to navigate our personal areas in life on our own. WE still attempt to make the bank account balance on our own, or to restore the relationship with a spouse, loved one or co-worker all by human effort. We attempt to keep ourselves happy & healthy by often fanatically employing our limited knowledge of & to the systems of this world, the complex highs & lows of human souls and/or the intricate complexity of the human body… in mentioning a few areas of life.

IT goes without saying that we, ourselves have definitely a major role to play in taking responsibility for our own lives and work out our salvation with fear & trembling… every decision count, the consequences thereof we will bare… and the list goes on.

YET, there has to come a point when we realize that ‘when it is all said & done’… it is in our trusting, in faith in God alone, in hope, in believing, in our going ‘In Christ’ that we truly live & have our being. It is in the Presence & through the guidance of His Holy Spirit we live.

IN Deuteronomy it says,: “that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the LORD”. Deut 8: (3)

SCRIPTURES:

As the Ecclesiast meditates in Ecclesiastes 5 & Ecclesiastes 9…

Ecc 5:2

Do not be rash with your mouth, And let not your heart utter anything hastily before God. For God is in heaven, and you on earth; Therefore let your words be few.

Ecc 5:19-20

(19) As for every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, and given him power to eat of it, to receive his heritage and rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God. (20) For he will not dwell unduly on the days of his life, because God keeps him busy with the joy of his heart.

Ecc 9:7-10

(7) Go, eat your bread with joy,… For God has already accepted your works.
(8) Let your garments always be white, And let your head lack no oil.
(9) Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your vain life which He has given you under the sun, all your days of vanity; for that is your portion in life, and in the labor which you perform under the sun. (10) Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might;…

Psa 42:11

(11) Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? HOPE in God; For I shall yet PRAISE Him, The help of my countenance and my God.

MESSAGE for DEVOTION:

THEREFORE, as we pray tonight, let us think what this prayer is all about & what are we actually saying…

1. Our Father who art in heaven:

Father , we acknowledge that you are loving, compassionate & caring. You are all knowing, above all earthly restrains, limitations & boundaries. That You hold it all in Your hands and will perform Your will through Your mighty right arm.

2. Hallowed be Thy name:

Your Name & Your Word are above all things created.

3. By addressing God as “Our Father….”, we allow ourselves then to become:

3.1 Dependent upon His LOVE – His love is the only resource that will completely satisfy, replenish, restore, heal, refresh & revive you in spirit, soul & body.

3.2 Subject & yielding to His :- authority, discipline, guidance & need for His wisdom

If we “dare” to call Him “Father”, we should relinquish all ability or self-will to break away from His wisdom, guidance, correction, teaching (through HIs written & spoken Word) but be given over to Him in acknowledgement of our utter need for His wisdom & lead in all areas & arenas of our lives.

Deu 8:17-19

(17) then you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth.’
(18) “And you shall remember the LORD your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.
(19) Then it shall be, if you by any means forget the LORD your God, and follow other gods, and serve them and worship them, I testify against you this day that you shall surely perish.

We will commit the ‘sin of idolatry’ if we expect any human being, event, institution or experience to satisfy, counsel, help, heal, comfort or sustain us in full and/or our need for relevance, purpose, worth, happiness or joy.

Our emotionally & soulish needs have to be nourished, guided & directed through the Holy Spirit’s presence, intervention, God’s wisdom & authentic manifestation of God’s PEACE.

OUR physical and temporal necessities are governed by His will as ours are relinquished into His in utmost trusting faith in God alone.

PRAYER:

Father,

By addressing You, God, as our Father, we declare Your positioning in a higher abode, realm beyond our human understanding.

We therefore position ourselves as Your children, in submission to You as our Father, & hereby make declarations of honour, worship, respect, deep affinity in our relationship with you. Hereby, indicating to You that we are willing & utterly aware of the necessity of entering into a continuous relationship with You & therefore positioned in You for our own God-given inheritance, favour & a beneficial existence in You as our parenting guide in an affectionate relation to establish us daily in all of lives’ alleys & valleys – IN YOUR LOVING ARMS of PEACE.

Thank you, God,  for being my Father.

Grace & Fire

Alna

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79. Entering Into Peace& His Rest -Testimony of Christ

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!

We pray & declare this in Jesus Name.
Amen

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78. Devotional Thoughts – Be Revived through the Holy Spirit

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 pray & receive this in Jesus’ name.

Amen

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77. Meditations & Devotion – What is your life-message?

Day 4. – What is our LIFE-MESSAGE?

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.” ‘ “

10. THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION ? SALVATION
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75. 2 Revival Starts With Me, My Household, My Family

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

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75. Day 1 & 2 Key Thoughts & Devotions on Revival & Reformation

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

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60. 4th WK – Prayer@The-Gates – EDUCATION Gate

EDUCATION GATE – 05.05.24

PRAYER GUIDELINES & PRAYER POINTS

Christ’s teachings are the eternal truth & the whole truth.
The Holy Spirit is the ultimate teacher leading us into those truths.
Pro 8:35
“For whoever finds me (wisdom) finds life, And obtains favor from the LORD.”

“In Biblical times and in the 1st century…a disciple’s goal was
to learn by emulating his Rabbi’s every move—not only
by listening and learning about the Rabbi’s instructions.
There was a popular blessing back then that stated,
“May you be covered in the dust of your Rabbi.”
This means that a disciple would follow so closely behind his teacher
that they’d catch the dust kicked up behind their rabbi’s feet.”
From: An East-West stateside missionary – Covered in the Dust of Your Rabbi

“The ultimate message to be taught to all of creation, is the message that Christ taught.” M. Munroe

Strategic Prayer Points – Education Gate –The Education & Calling of a God-fearing nation.

Thank you everyone, for taking hands, uniting His body in Prayer. Especially over this precious precious Nation of us. You are highly valued & deeply appreciated.

PRAYER POINTS SUMMARY:

1) PRAISE & Adoration.
2) PERSONAL REPENTANCE – “Let us be serious being set apart for Him …”
3) COMMUNION.
4) THANKSGIVING for HIS TEACHINGS of Wisdom & Knowledge.
5) Identificational REPENTANCE .
6) Prayers : EDUCATION LAWS, SYSTEMS, STRUCTURES & EDUCATORS. INFO re. this
7) Prayers : RESTORATION of a whole nation’s identity in Christ
8) Prayers : PURPOSE & CALLING – individuals, leaders (government & faith)
9) Own declarations / Words / Prophecies by the Holy Spirit.
10) Thanksgiving & Praise: Shofar blast in Worship of Him.
11) The Lord’s Prayer.
12) Thank you for Praying with us.

QUESTIONS to lead our meditations, prayers & discussions:

a) What does the Bible teach us about learning, wisdom, God’s statutes…, laws for living?
b) What was the purpose for growing in wisdom, knowledge, impartation & education how God intended it to be primarily?
c) Understanding that our complete character-“make-up”, upbringing, education, gathering of knowledge, skills & pursuing maturity through grace & faith were meant to form, attain, equip, & develop God’s purposes & the call of God on our lives…
d) Assessing: Where are we now regarding the “education of a Nation”/ knowing God?
e) What is the current situation on the current laws & challenges in education?

A. INTRODUCTION – Week 4 – The number 4 represents the following:

• The 4 wind directions, the Earth / material creation – air, fire, water, earth, unity… (See Rev8:12 – 4th angel; Rev7:11; 14:3, 19:4 – 4 living creatures)
• From the East, West, North & South, we come to STAND in agreement/unity: declaring God’s Promises, His Faithfulness & sufficient Grace over us & this Nation.


Luk 13:29 And [people] will come from east and west, and from north and south, and sit down (feast at table) in the kingdom of God.
Jos 1:3 Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you,..
Deu 4:10 … ‘Gather the people to Me, and I will let them hear My words, that they may learn to fear Me all the days they live on the earth, and that they may teach their children.

B. PREPARATION GUIDELINES.

Please refer to PREPARATION doc of Week 1– (PREP)

Introduction to the EDUCATION SPHERE

I want to encourage you to take note of the guidelines and information for week 4 re. the Education Gate. Especially that this does not only pertain to the general concept of education, but what the Lord laid on my heart is that we need to fervently pray for the redeeming of mandates and callings – so to speak – of His sons & daughters. As Father desires to position His Bride firmly in her authority, “to know what is the hope of her calling, the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints” (Ephesians 1)

Mandates and Callings

This is the season that the believers in Christ are arising to take up their mandates, standing their ground, overcoming evil by the blood of the Lamb & the daily words of our testimonies & in doing God’s bidding as He releases us by His Grace… Not by human strength but the power of God, by His Spirit alone… For all will know that man does not live by bread alone but from every word that proceeds from the mouth of the Lord… For indeed every knee will bow to Him & every tongue will confess to God.. AS He decrees in Isaiah 45 “Look to Me, & be saved, all you ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.

Our Father gave me a glimpse of His love… His omni-benevolent love for all things created, and His deep affection for His children, for you, to strengthen you, to encourage you & move us also to bow our knees before His greatness – for He alone is worthy!

C. STRATEGIC PRAYER POINTS:

1) PRAISE & ADORATION

Lift His Name on high! He is worthy to be praised! All of creation shall worship Him!

  • Every created thing will bow before His greatness & might! Worship Him!
  • He deserves all our awe & wonder!
Psa 98:1-4

(1) Oh, sing to the LORD a new song! For He has done marvelous things; His right hand and His holy arm have gained Him the victory.
(2) The LORD has made known His salvation; His righteousness He has revealed in the sight of the nations.
(3) He has remembered His mercy and His faithfulness to the house of Israel; All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
(4) Shout joyfully to the LORD, all the earth; Break forth in song, rejoice, and sing praises.

2) PERSONAL REPENTANCE – “Let us be serious being set apart for Him …”

Our God is the only God that requires “holiness” from His followers – for He is Holy!

  • Idols cannot claim holiness! Therefore, no other self-proclaimed deity or man-made idolatrous obsession has demanded holiness from its subjects/followers…
  • Only our God is Holy & worthy to be worshiped!
The truth about Christ will either lead us to draw closer or turn away from God

(11) He who is unjust, let him be unjust still; he who is filthy, let him be filthy still; he who is righteous, let him be righteous still; he who is holy, let him be holy still.”
(12) “And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work. (13) I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.” (14) Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city. (Rev22:11-14)

PRAY FOR :
• His holiness to become a hearts cry & pursuit, forgive us…
(15) but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct,
(16) because it is written, “BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY.” (1Pe 1:15-16)

• Revive this generation to seek Him… forgive where we lost our 1st Love (Psa 24:3-10)
(6) This is Jacob, the generation of those who seek Him, Who seek Your face. Selah

• Allow Christ to sanctify us, to be presented one day before the Father… (Eph 5:26-27)
(26) that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word,
(27) that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish.

• Forgive us Lord, where we fail you… Your statutes & ways not adhered to & obeyed…
(6) By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil. (7) When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. (Pro 16:6-7)

3) COMMUNION – He is our life & sole existence as He gave Himself as an offering to God.

“The things signified by these outward signs; are Christ’s body and blood, His body broken, His blood shed, together with all the benefits which flow from His death and sacrifice: it is the New Testament in His blood.

  • His blood is the seal and sanction of all the privileges of the new covenant; and worthy receivers take it as such, at this holy ordinance.
  • They(we) have the New Testament, and (our)their own title to all the blessings of the new covenant, confirmed to them by His blood.”
    From: M.H. Commentary of the Whole Bible
1Co 11:24-26

(24) and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
(25) In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.” (26) For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes.

4) THANKSGIVING for HIS TEACHINGS of Wisdom & Knowledge

Pro 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go, when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Thank You, Lord :-
• Your every word guides us into all wisdom to walk, live & have our being in You.
• All created things exists IN You & provides all things pertaining to life.
• God’s Presence, Pre-eminence, Power, Authority… will be revealed over all the earth, also in our lives & over this area / Nation…
• All wisdom & knowledge, all powers & thrones, will come together FOR & IN You, for Your glory, purposes & plans.
• Your Word and truth will bring Your peace, rest, favour & counsel as we follow You close;
“May we be covered in the dust of our Rabbi, Jesus Christ our Lord”

Exo 18:20 And you shall teach them the statutes and the laws, and show them the way in which they must walk and the work they must do.
Col 1:15-17 (15) He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
(16) For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. (17) And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.
Ecc 2:26 For God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy to a man who is good in His sight; but to the sinner He gives the work of gathering and collecting, that he may give to him who is good before God. This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.

5) IDENTIFICATIONAL REPENTANCE

Psa 90:12 So teach us to number our days, That we may gain a heart of wisdom.

We REPENT FOR :-

• Those who disobey & reject the light , the wisdom, knowledge, ways, and statutes & salvation message of God that will perish in the dark…
• The prominence of the church that has been compromised in its relevance, influence, impact & standing in society? Yet God will build His Church!
• All hurt, harm, abuse, children, we ourselves led astray by error, false doctrines…

Hos 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you that you shall be no priest to Me; seeing you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.
Mar 9:42 “But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and- thrown into the sea.

Psa 51:13 I will teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners shall be converted to You.
Psa 143:10 Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God Your Spirit is good.
Lead me in the land of uprightness.
Psa 94:12 Blessed is the man whom You instruct, O LORD, And teach out of Your law

Deu 10:12 And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you but [reverently] to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, and to love Him, and to serve the Lord your God with all your [mind and] heart and with your entire being

“We must fear the Lord our God, We must adore His majesty, acknowledge His authority, stand in awe of His power, and dread His wrath.” M.H. Commentary (Deu10:12,20).

6) EDUCATION LAWS, SYSTEMS, INSTITUTIONS & EDUCATORS

Mat 19:14 But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.”

PRAY For :-

• Educational institutions purposed to be places of learning; to educate people to attain and contribute to society God given intellectual development & wisdom.
• Enabling tutoring to guide learners in living well-balanced, wholesome lives.
• Instilling God-fearing principles & foundations on which all of creation should function.

PETITION AGAINST / RESIST & DIRECT our Prayers :-

• Reversing the works of the evil one that distort and corrupt the education institutions by removing its self-governance, being used to indoctrinate young, eager minds with sinister, hidden agendas of the elite powers in this world.
• Reversing these agendas by declaring God’s agenda by Truth, Hope & Love through declaring the two-edged sword of the Word over this.

INFO re. current legislation challenges to give perspective:

Prayer for the protection of : Biblical education laws, parental & educators rights in SA:

  • Family values
  • Parental rights
  • Well-being of children
  • Right to fundamental Biblical rights & education
  • Right to home schooling

Prayer for exposing the hidden agenda behind the proposed :

  • Comprehensive sexuality education
  • Management of learner pregnancy education = abortions on demand

Prayers to reveal the true agenda’s behind Bela Bill

  • Criminalizing parents
  • Flawed public participation process
  • Undermines parental rights: extermination of their authoritative intervention in children’s lives
  • Small school closures
  • Limits SGBS power
  • Give the state power overreach
  • Makes children vulnerable
  • Gives HOD undue power
  • Makes homeschooling complicated & un-affordable

ECD Toolkit ( Early Childhood Development agenda) – aimed at children 0- to 9-year-old

  • Promotes ideas that conflicts with our faith-based values & beliefs : encourages children to question their gender & promotes transgender ideologies
  • Normalizes uses of pronouns -they, them instead of he & she
  • It teaches that gender is a choice – toilets to correspond
  • Encourages hosting LGBTQ speakers at nursery & primary schools to expose learners to this

7) RESTORATION of a whole nation’s identity in Christ (Eph 1)

Eph 1:17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the
spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,
Luk 2:40 And the Child grew and became strong in spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.

PRAY FOR :- Hearts of the “Fathers & children”/ God’s heart & His children… P.6

• Restoration of Godly generational relationships & teachings/impartation… of the ways of God to be taught to the next generations through parents, grandparents, families, … church families & healthy social/society initiatives. (Mal3:6, Titus2)

• Supernatural hunger after the knowledge of God stirred up in our hearts – to know Him who is true.
• Flee from idolatrous ways & trusting in ourselves or the things of this world.
• The fear and reverential awe of God printed deep into the hearts of man
• The redeeming of THE MOUTH; our WORDS & SPEECH to come in line with the TRUTH of God – the truth that He declares & speak over our lives

1Jn 5:19-21

(19) We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one. (20) And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life. (21) Little children, keep yourselves from idols.

Psa 34:11 Come, you children,…; I will teach you to revere and worshipfully fear the Lord.
Pro 15:33 The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, And before honor is humility.
Pro 22:4 By humility and the fear of the LORD Are riches and honor and life.

Deu 6:7 & Deu 11:18-21
(7) You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.

Deu 6:9, 25 You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
(25) Then it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to observe all these commandments before the LORD our God, as He has commanded us.’

1Co 4:15-16: – “Father’s” can teach sons to follow in their footsteps.
(15) For though you might have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.

8) Prayers : PURPOSE & CALLING – individuals, leaders (government & faith)

All accumulated knowledge, educational systems, curriculums, social & faith education/structures … are supposed to provide, equip & steer into knowledge & truth- based facts that will educate/direct people finding their natural God-given talents & gifts.
Thus, to equip & enable people to live their lives – fully purposed in their God-ordained mandate – to live for the glory of God and to fulfil our missions!!

  • Churches & faith communities are supposed to help develop our God-given gifts, train in character and callings to endorse believers into purpose & calling…
  • Many people have lost or never stepped into their divinely ordained, purposed callings.

Our God given personality, character traits, intrinsic “make-up”, aptitude, and capabilities form all part of God’s equipment to enable us to fulfill our God ordained purpose & calling in Him – for the honor & glory of His name.

Pray for :

• Healing of emotional wounds, self-confidence/image damage that many people walk with today…. (resulting from educational system, regulations & policy’s shortcomings, human/educator’s dispositions, personal challenges, compromised agendas…)
• Supernatural release of mandates, stepping into callings in the knowledge, all things given in God’s divine nature withing to make our salvation election sure… entering into His divinely ordained purposes, calling… anointing & plans for us.

2Pe 1:2-3,-9

(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…

2Pe 1:4

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.

2Pe 1:10-11

(10) be even more diligent to make your call and election sure,… (11) for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom…

Eph 1:18

(18) the eyes of your understanding being enlightened;
that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints…

9) Own declarations / Words / Prophecies by the Holy Spirit

  • God’s Wisdom to fill/lead our Nation forth…
  • Changing the heart, mind & utterances of man to align with His wise counsel through His holy spirit.

Ecc 12:9-14

(9) And moreover, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yes, he pondered and sought out and set in order many proverbs.
(10) The Preacher sought to find acceptable words; and what was written was
upright—words of truth.
(11) The words of the wise are like goads, and the words of scholars are like well-driven nails, given by one Shepherd. (13) Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, For this is man’s all.
(14) For God will bring every work into judgment, every secret thing, Whether good or evil.

Eph 3:10 to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places.
1Co 2:5 that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.

10) Thanksgiving & Praise: Shofar blast in Worship of Him!

Ps 98:5-9
(5) Sing to the LORD with the harp, With the harp and the sound of a psalm,
(6) With trumpets and the sound of a horn; Shout joyfully before the LORD, the King.
(7) Let the sea roar, and all its fullness, The world and those who dwell in it;
(8) Let the rivers clap their hands; Let the hills be joyful together before the LORD,
(9) For He is coming to judge the earth. With righteousness He shall judge the world, And the peoples with equity.

11) The Lord’s Prayer

12) Thank you for Praying with us! Amen & amen!

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57. Prayer@The-Gates GUIDELINES : BELIEF Gate

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2nd WK – 21April24 – Prayer@The-Gates (P@G) COMPREHENSIVE Prayer GUIDELINES & Biblical perspective for the BELIEF Gate.

See Blog post Nr. 58 for summarized PRAYER POINTS.

“The Church of the Lord Jesus Christ is supposed to be the conscience of the world bringing to light the purposes and the plans that God has for humanity. The church is currently sick. A torn and hurt church cannot heal hurt and a torn world. It is through a revival that the church will be restored to its central position of being a channel for the healing of all social ills. Dr. Elijah Mashanganyi ”

Greetings all P@G Partners NB : We share in part

A. WEEKLY PREPARATION guidelines. Please see last page of this document – (PREP)

B. INTRODUCTION: P@G – BELIEF GATE – Week 2 – WITNESS of TWO!
(See also introduction from Week 1 : Deut 6:4 & Psalm 2)

“Revival in all spheres of society is needed now. The church should take the lead in this. Unfortunately, the church has grossly failed society in its assignments. Most of the organized church has become like the secular world, enticed by enmity for wealth, position, power, platforms, prestige, and politics in its corridors.” And yet God is building His church through it using ordinary people like us… @A.T.”

1st Key Scripture – The Great Commissioned given by Christ is clear –

Mat 28:18-20
(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.

2nd Key Scripture – The Church is built on what it declares about Christ –

Mat 16:16-19
(16) Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
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.
(19) And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

3rd Key Scripture – The Church is built on Christ, the Cornerstone –

Act 4:7-12
(7) “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: (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.”

C. Strategic comprehensive PRAYER GUIDELINES for Prayer@the-Gates

1. Thanksgiving, Praise & Adoration of our God, Creator, Father & Redeemer.

Rev 5:11-14 (11) Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands,

12) saying with a loud voice: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain To receive power and riches and wisdom, And strength and honor and glory and blessing!”
(13) And every creature … I heard saying: “Blessing and honor and glory and power Be to Him who sits on the throne, And to the Lamb, forever and ever!” (14) Then the four living creatures said, “Amen!” And the twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped Him who lives forever and ever.

2. Welcome Father, our loving Father, Christ Jesus the Holy Lamb of God:

On Christ, Whom the 7 Spirits of the Holy Spirit reside upon.
Isa 11:2 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.


The 7 “I AM” statements of Christ.
I AM – the BREAD of life (6:35), the LIGHT of the world (8:12), the DOOR (10:7), the GOOD SHEPHERD (10:11, 14), the RESURRECTION and THE LIFE (11:25), the WAY, the TRUTH, and the LIFE (14:6) and the TRUE VINE (15:1).

https://thecrossing.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Come-See_Book_Week-8-I-AM.pdf

3. Personal Repentance: Lead group in personal repentance & humbling.

(Ps24, 51, Jam 4:7)
Rev 3:19-21 (19) As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore, be zealous (have desire.1, fervent mind.2) and repent. (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. (1-G2206,2-G2205)

Act 17:30-31 (30) Truly, these times of ignorance God overlooked, but now commands all men everywhere to repent, (31) because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead.”

1Jn 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

4. Communion: In remembrance of Christ’s perfect redemption for our sins.

-reconciling us back into the Father’s presence. His body broken. By the Blood we enter through the veil. (Mat26:26-29, Heb.9:11-12, Is53, Jhn12:1)

5. Prayer for the Protection of all praying for the Nation:

(Ps91,121, 68)

From Job 1:10, pray for God’s hedge of protection – yourself/prayer partners.
Eph6:10-20; –Put on the whole armour of God; stand, keep on standing.

Week TWO – BELIEF GATE

“Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as in heaven”

TWO speaks of two witnesses, communion in His divine presence, sent out 2 by 2…

Exo 25:22 And there I will meet with you, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the Testimony, about everything which I will give you in commandment to the children of Israel.

2Co 13:1 “BY THE MOUTH OF TWO OR THREE WITNESSES EVERY WORD SHALL BE ESTABLISHED.”
Mat18:20 For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.”
Luk 10:1 … the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to go.

6. Identificational Repentance for the BELIEF GATE/sphere
– “TURNING BACK TO GOD!”

2Ch 7:14-16 (14) (MSG)

[If] my people, my God-defined people, respond by humbling themselves, praying, seeking my presence, and turning their backs on their wicked lives, I’ll be there ready for you: I’ll listen from heaven, forgive their sins, and restore their land to health.
(15) From now on I’m alert day and night to the prayers offered at this place.
(16) Believe me, I’ve chosen and sanctified this Temple that you have built: My Name is stamped on it forever; my eyes are on it and my heart in it always. (MSG)

We stand in the gap to do identificational REPENTANCE for the Church for where we HAVE FAILED:-

a) Society:

Church to SERVE this nation with God’s Gospel Bread!

Rom7:4, 8:6 Therefore,… you also have become dead to the law through the body of Christ, that you may be married to another—to Him who was raised from the dead, that we should bear fruit to God.

1) Judging the world instead of reaching out to a lost & broken world. 2) Idolatrous worship of self, own agendas, earthly or carnally minded…. Acting like the world. 3) Not “GOING”, but stayed in the comfort as our own salvation that is secured…. not being Christ out there. Therefore, 4) Lack of faith & fearful to go out… to correct, serve, be an example. 5) Not being set apart but tempted by the world, looking like the world … 6) Lured by the lust of the flesh and eyes, the pride of life,.. 7) Not taking ownership of the conditions around us praying God’s plans into being – perhaps intimidated… backing off instead of standing our ground.

b) Body of Christ:

Church to TURN back to God – God’s Kingdom 1st!

Act 20:28 Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood. (Ez34, Heb4:17)

1) Lost our 1st Love-Ephesus, 2) Corrupt doctrines & corrupt worship, sexual immorality-Pergamum. 3) Spirit of Jezebel that seduces-Thyatira. 4) Hypocrisy: Dead works by the flesh-Sardis. 5) Lukewarm-Laodicea… 6) Not walked in love; 7) not bearing the fruit of the Holy Spirit.

Eph 5:2 And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma…

7. SCRIPTURE declarations on the Belief Gate – The Church / Body of Christ / His Bride

THANK God for:

Eph 1:22-23 Christ’s HEADSHIP over the church.

To Him all authority belongs. His Blood covenant and the redemption of all who chooses to accept Him as Lord & Savior…
(22) And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, (23) which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.

Act 2:46-47 The COMMUNITY of Believers. Unity in Him.

(Eph 2:11 – 22; 4:1-16, Jh17)
(46) So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart,
(47) praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.

Eph 3:19-21 His LOVE, the FULNESS of God in us, His POWER, spiritual strength…. To arise!

(Ps68)
(19) to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. (20) Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, (21) to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

1Co12:28 The GIFTS of Christ through the Holy Spirit/9 gifts of Holy spirit…

(Ef 4:11, 1Cor12 & 14)
And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues.

Eph 1-6 1) The spiritual blessings in Christ. 2) The greatness of His power. 3) For faith 4) Forgiveness of sin, 5) Salvation received through faith, by 6) the exceeding richness of His grace & kindness. 7) His manifold wisdom. 8) Equipping of the saints for the work of ministry. 9) New Life (by the newness by the Spirit, Rom7:6) . 10) His spiritual armour…

8. DECLARATIONS into the Belief Gate – “I am the Alpha & the Omega, the 1st & the Last”

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE HAPPENING in & through the church?:

[The organized church, the Body of Christ, the assembly of saints, voice in the street in the last days? (Rev1:11-b)]

UNITY of the Body over denominations:

Stop dividing quarrels over grey doctrinal areas, serve each other in Love, take hands & love over all spheres extended. To live in His Glory. (Joh17:11,21-23)
Rev 5:9-10 (9) And they sang a new song, saying: “You are worthy to take the scroll, And to open its seals; For You were slain, And have redeemed us to God by Your blood Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, (10) And have made us kings and priests to our God; And we shall reign on the earth.”

FELLOWSHIP:

Having fellowship with the Father & Son through the Holy Spirit & one another (1Jn1:1-7).

GLORIFYING the FATHER in the Son:

Joh 14:12,13 (12) “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. (13) And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

LABOUR for Christ’s Name sake:

Not became weary, had patience, hated those who were evil, tested the self-proclaimed apostles. (Rev2:Ephesus).

TO OVERCOME:

Be faithful until death & will be given the crown of life. He who overcomes will have eternal life. (Rev2:Smyrna)

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.

GOD’S PROMISES fulfilled:

His Kingdom come, His will be done…The church/next generation to arise!

Mic 4:1-2 (1) BUT IN the latter days it shall come to pass that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains; and it shall be exalted above the hills, and peoples shall flow to it. (2) And many nations shall come and say, Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob, that He may teach us His ways, and we may walk in His paths. For the law shall go forth out of Zion and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

READY to meet Him at His 2nd coming:

Luk 12:35 “Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning…;
Luk 12:37 Blessed are those servants whom the master, when he comes, will find watching.

SEVEN SPIRITS: Prayer for all His sons & daughters to receive:

Isa 11:2 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 to become the foundational Spirit of God on which we build our relationship with God.

9. The Lord’s Prayer – All pray this together.

Leader led, pray it at a slow rhythmic pace. (Mat6:9-13)

10. Thanksgiving, Praise & Celebration – of Christ’s victory on the cross.

Release your testimony of what Christ did, who He is that seals the overcoming spirit of the Bride over all. (Rev12:10-11)

11. Shofar blast, anoint the streets with oil, salt… and last farewell Prayer

Pray for God’s Peace, Presence, Power, Protection to ENTER the GATES of TZANEEN. (Ps24)

12. Thank YOU for placing your STAKE of Faith in the soil Praying@The-Gates with us!

God keep, bless & guard you in His peace as you stand
in the gap for our Nation in
Prayer@The-Gates.

Additional INFO IN PREPARATION FOR PRAYER A@THE GATES

A. PREP: Strategic Preparation BEFORE we go praying at the gates:

Through the 7 weeks P@G, a 7-step strategy is rolled out building up to the 7th week for
GOVERNMENTAL prayer. We therefore start by praying for the other areas/spheres first.
We will therefore, have added focus per week on one of the 7 Gates/Spheres of Society as follows:

1. Family (14/4) 2. Belief (21/4) 3. Economy 4. Education 5. Media, Science & Technology 6. Arts, Sports & Culture 7. Government.

Please PREPARE the following: (as you feel led by the Holy Spirit):

  • Communion elements served at the gate: take along water/grape juice/crackers and plastic cups.
  • Salt (symbolic of cleansing and preservation the gate/road)
  • Oil (symbolic to anoint the gate/road for a sign of sanctification).
  • Shofar, trumpet, or recording of shofar blasts at the end (symbolic of the trumpets of heaven…).

Come with prepared hearts

  • Come with prepared hearts according to these suggested guidelines: (C. Jacobs, 2006)
  • Yield to the leading of Holy Spirit. (Rom 8:5, 7-11)
  • Be mature in the Spirit. (Php 3:14-16,20, Eph3:8-12)
  • Be free from known sin. (Rom 6, 1Pet2:11-12)
  • Sever unbelief and fear, come full of faith in God & Christ our victorious King. (Col 1&2, Heb10:35-39)
  • Be under submission to a local church/ministry. (Num 27:15-23; 1Pet2:4-10,Heb13:17)

Explaining GATES : What do we mean by ‘Gate’?

(Nahum3, Is.26:2, Ps87:2, 24:9, 147:12-15, 118:19)

  • ‘Gates’ here refer to entry points of towns and the 8 spheres of Society as we found it in the Bible.
  • At the Gates of the Cities everything happened. From betrothals, healings, councils, elder counsels, stoning/discipline, signing of contracts & here agreements were made for business, marriage… (Rev21)

Initial guidelines preparing ourselves for this time of Prayer in foundational positioning:

-The Armour of God. (Eph6, Ps91)

  • Before you leave for the time of prayer, clothe yourself, your family and those praying with you & the whole (P@G) initiative with the armour of God – to all areas of your life: relationships, house, vehicles, finances/business/job, health…

–Repentance. (Ps24, Ps51 & Is59:1-2)

  • As we repent, we take responsibility for our own thoughts, words, and actions and any known sin.
  • Ask God to show you specific sins that give demons the right to establish strongholds.
  • Involvement in Witchcraft & New Age may require fasting and declaring the Word as Jesus did in the wilderness. (C. Jacobs, 2006)
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45. What do others think of us?

Reading 163.  New Spirit Filled Life Daily Bible (NKJV) (ODH)

What others think of us?

Proverbs 18:17

“The first in his cause seems just, but his neighbor comes and searches him.”

“His neighbor cometh and searcheth him out.”

It is easy to boast of what we are or are not, but the real question is as to what others think of us?

Would that credit us with the highest attainments in Christian living? Would they concede the reality and beauty of our characters?

After all, might not we be mistaking our ideals for our attainments, and judging ourselves by a lower standard than we apply to others?

Might not our wives and sisters, our husbands and brothers search us?

It is so much easier to plead our own cause in a meeting than to stand clear in the searching scrutiny of the home.

And if our neighbors search us, what does God think of us as the fierce light of His eyes scans us and reads our deepest secrets?

What should we do… were it’s not for the blood of Christ?

I used to hesitate once to call myself a miserable sinner, but as I know myself better, I begin to feel that it is a reasonable designation.

That is what we are by nature, though we have been made by divine grace, children, heirs, joint heirs with Christ.

Job, the righteous man confessed himself vile when God’s light revealed him.

F.B. Meyer, Our Daily Homily.

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44. Ignorance of our Depravity

Reading 161. New Spirit Filled Life Daily Bible (NKJV)

(SOCS)

2 Kings 8 verses 12, 13

Our ignorance of the depravity of our own hearts is a startling fact.
Hazael did not believe that he was bad enough to do any of the things here anticipated.
“Is thy servant a dog that he should do this great thing.”
He might have been conscious enough that his heart was none so pure, but it might consent to do many an evil thing, yet crimes so flagrant as those the prophet had foretold of him, he thought himself quite incapable to commit…
Ah, my brethren, the ignorance of Hazael is ours to a greater or less degree.
In our natural state we are oblivious of the depravity of our own hearts…
Ay, but, my brethren, we were, to a great degree, cured of this our ignorance when the Spirit of God brought us under conviction…
Much of our ignorance was taken away; but alas! how much remained!…
None of us know, after all, much of the baseness of our hearts…
The depravity of our nature forbids… a venturing or presuming to play and toy with temptations…
He who carries gunpowder about him had better not stand where there are many sparks…
I implore thee, therefore, as thou wouldst honor thy God, and thou wouldst stand in brightness, go not I beseech thee where the temptation to sin is glaring, and flatter thyself that thou will come out guileless…
God grant that we may not… be as Hazael, the perpetrators of crimes of which we never suspected ourselves capable.

Charles H. Spurgeon, Sermons of Rev. C.H. Spurgeon

1993 by Thomas Nelson, Inc

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36. BEING SET APART FOR JOY

SET APART FOR JOY – His joy is found in Truth

When thinking about being set apart for Joy that is found in God’s truth – in His reality, we need to ask ourselves some questions to get to a clear and transparent answer.

Are we perhaps sometimes finding ourselves in an unhappy state… because we (sometimes) live in untruth, not being completely honest with ourselves or others?

IN different situations, good or bad, what do we tell ourselves? Do we say it as God says it in His Word and as He sees it by His almighty power of possibility? Or do we keep on repeating the negative… the UNTRUTH according to our fleshly observation? Do we see and speak from the temporary realm on what our REALITY dictates and not what we SEE and know to discern in the spirit?

Do we measure things according to the truth or according to what we want to believe or want it to be…..Are we sometimes forced by our unbelief to speak along with our enemy?

Do we speak His truth into situations or tag along with the lie of the enemy ? Do we bring our flesh into subjection to the spirit or does the flesh dictates?

Do we live as being set apart or being subject to?

Flesh needs to come to the end of its temporal ability in order to start functioning by the ability of the all powerful Holy Spirit.

We have been SAVED, REDEEMED and SET APART by God for Himself to live for the Praise of His Name for an hour like this in the JOY of His Glory.

SET APART for Joy – for God

Rev 22:21  The grace (blessing and favor) of the Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) be with all the saints (God’s holy people, those set apart for God, to be, as it were, exclusively His). Amen (so let it be)!

2Ti 2:21  So whoever cleanses himself [from what is ignoble and unclean, who separates himself from contact with contaminating and corrupting influences], will be a vessel set apart and useful for honorable and noble purposes, consecrated and profitable to the Master, fit and ready for any good work.

Heb 3:1  SO THEN, brethren, consecrated and set apart for God, who share in the heavenly calling, [thoughtfully and attentively] consider Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest Whom we confessed [as ours when we embraced the Christian faith].

1Th 4:3  For this is the will of God, that you should be consecrated (separated and set apart for pure and holy living): that you should abstain and shrink from all sexual vice,

Eph 1:4  Even as [in His love] He chose us [actually picked us out for Himself as His own] in Christ before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy (consecrated and set apart for Him) and blameless in His sight, even above reproach, before Him in love.

Zep 1:7  [Hush!] Be silent before the Lord God, for the day [of the vengeance] of the Lord is near; for the Lord has prepared a sacrifice, and He has set apart [for His use] those who have accepted His invitation. [Hab. 2:20.]

Psa 4:3  But know that the Lord has set apart for Himself [and given distinction to] him who is godly [the man of loving-kindness]. The Lord listens and heeds when I call to Him.

HE HAS CHOSEN US – a HOUSE of SACRIFICE to be HOLY – For His NAME

2Ch 7:12-17

12  And the Lord appeared to Solomon by night and said to him: I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice.

13  If I shut up heaven so no rain falls, or if I command locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among My people. 14  If My people, who are called by My name, shall humble themselves, pray, seek, crave, and require of necessity My face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.

15  Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to prayer offered in this place.

16  For I have chosen and sanctified (set apart for holy use) this house, that My Name may be here forever, and My eyes and My heart will be here perpetually.

SET APART as HIS COVENANT PEOPLE – To Live in AWE

Deu 10:12-21  

12  And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you but [reverently] to fear the Lord your God, [that is] to walk in all His ways, and to love Him, and to serve the Lord your God with all your [mind and] heart and with your entire being,

16  So circumcise the foreskin of your [minds and] hearts; be no longer stubborn and hardened.

20  You shall [reverently] fear the Lord your God; you shall serve Him and cling to Him, and by His name and presence you shall swear.

21  He is your praise; He is your God, Who has done for you these great and terrible things which your eyes have seen.

SET APART FOR JOY – requires a BATTLE CRY

Psa 27:6  And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me; Therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy ( A BATTLE CRY ) in His tabernacle; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD

Psa 21:1   THE KING [David] shall joy in Your strength, O Lord; and in Your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

Psa 21:6  For You make him to be blessed and a blessing forever; You make him exceedingly glad with the joy of Your presence.

1Ch 16:27  Honor and majesty are [found] in His presence; strength and joy are [found] in His sanctuary.  – in your inner self

Neh 8:10  Then [Ezra] told them, Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet drink, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. And be not grieved and depressed, for the joy of the Lord is your strength and stronghold

SET APART FOR JOY – REQUIERES FAITH – trusting him regardless

Hab 3:17-19

17  Though the fig tree does not blossom and there is no fruit on the vines, [though] the product of the olive fails and the fields yield no food, though the flock is cut off from the fold and there are no cattle in the stalls,

18  Yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will exult in the [victorious] God of my salvation!

19  The Lord God is my Strength, my personal bravery, and my invincible army; He makes my feet like hinds’ feet and will make me to walk [not to stand still in terror, but to walk] and make [spiritual] progress upon my high places [of trouble, suffering, or responsibility]!

Jer 33:9  And [Jerusalem] shall be to Me a name of joy, a praise and a glory before all the nations of the earth that hear of all the good I do for it, and they shall fear and tremble because of all the good and all the peace, prosperity, security, and stability I provide for it.

Psa 5:11  But let all those who take refuge and put their trust in You rejoice; let them ever sing and shout for joy, because You make a covering over them and defend them; let those also who love Your name be joyful in You and be in high spirits.

SET APART FOR JOY – BECAUSE OF HIS FAITHFULNESS

Psa 16:11  You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy, at Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.

Mal 4:2  But unto you who revere and worshipfully fear My name shall the Sun of Righteousness arise with healing in His wings and His beams, and you shall go forth and gambol like calves [released] from the stall and leap for joy.

Joh 16:24  Up to this time you have not asked a [single] thing in My Name [as presenting all that I AM]. But now ask and keep on asking and you will receive, so that your joy (gladness, delight) may be full and complete.

Joh 17:13  And now I am coming to You. I say these things while I am still in the world, so that My joy may be made full and complete and perfect in them. [That they may experience My delight fulfilled in them. That My enjoyment may be perfected in their own souls, that they may have My gladness within them, filling their hearts].

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.

Rev 19:7  Let us rejoice and shout for joy [exulting and triumphant]! Let us celebrate and ascribe to Him glory and honor, for the marriage of the Lamb [at last] has come, and His bride has prepared herself. [Ps. 118:24.]

Jud 1:24  Now to Him Who is able to keep you without stumbling or slipping or falling, and to present [you] unblemished (blameless and faultless) before the presence of His glory in triumphant joy and exultation [with unspeakable, ecstatic delight]–

STAND IN HIS JOY AND TRUTH

3Jn 1:4  I have no greater joy than this, to hear that my [spiritual] children are living their lives in the Truth.

1Pe 4:12-14

12  Beloved, do not be amazed and bewildered at the fiery ordeal which is taking place to test your quality, as though something strange were befalling you.

  • ‘Strange‘ : unusual and alien to you and your position

13  But insofar as you are sharing Christ’s sufferings, rejoice, so that when His glory [full of radiance and splendor] is revealed, you may also rejoice with triumph [exultantly].

14  If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. On their part He is blasphemed, but on your part He is glorified.

1Pe 5:6-11

6  Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time,

7  casting all your care (DISTRACTION, DISUNITY, DIFFER) upon Him, for He cares for you.

8  Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. (TO DRINK DOWN, GULP ENTIRELY, DROWN, SWALLOW)

  • ‘Devour’ :TO DRINK DOWN, GULP ENTIRELY, DROWN, SWALLOW)

9  Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world.

  • ‘Resist ‘: STAND AGAINST, OPPOSE, WITHSTAND

RESIST is also TO STAND which also means to ABIDE, APPOINT, BRING ABOUT, CONTINUE. To stand in the authority by COVENANT, to ESTABLISH, to HOLD UP, to LAY. To PRESENT, SET (UP), STANCH, STAND (BY, FORTH, STILL, UP).

10  But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.

11  To Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

God BLESS and KEEP you in His TRUTH and GRACE

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35. BEING SET APART / CONSECRATED / SANCTIFIED

We are being set apart, consecrated and sanctified:-

1. Firstly by HIS EXTREME LOVE for US

IN this blog we are doing a brief study from scripture on the principles of being set apart, consecrated and sanctified. If we look at PALAH, the Hebrew word for being “set apart” the following descriptions are linked to this word. PALAH stands for ‘to be distinguished’, ‘to be shown to be marvelous’, ‘to be separated’, ‘severed’ and ‘to be made wonderfully‘.

Luk 15:7

(7)  I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance.

Luk 15:21-24

(21)  And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

(22)  “But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe(anointing) and put it on him, and put a ring(covenant) on his hand and sandals(calling) on his feet.

(23)  And bring the fatted calf(abundant provision) here and kill it (by Christ’s sacrifice), and let us eat and be merry(joy of the Lord-our strength);

(24)  for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost(destroyed, perish, marred, die) and is found(find, get, obtain, perceive, see).’ And they began to be merry.

2Ch 16:9 

For the eyes of the LORD run to and for throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal(full, just, made ready, peaceable, perfect, quiet, whole, complete) to Him.

2. WE ARE SET APART TO FULFILL GOD’S PURPOSES AND PLAN; TO UNITE IN HIS PURPOSE

Psa 4:3  But know that the LORD has set apart (PALAH; to distinguish, show to be marvelous, separate, sever, make wonderfully) for Himself him who is godly; The LORD will hear when I call to Him.

Exo 28:3  So you shall speak to all who are gifted artisans, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron’s garments, to consecrate (KAWDASH; to be/pronounced/observed to be clean, purify, sanctify, keep holy, proclaim) him, that he may minister to Me as priest.

Jer 29:11-14

(11)  For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of PEACE (well, safe, happy, friendly, favor, prosperity, safe at mind, full, wholly, welfare, rest, health, perfect, salute) and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

(12)  Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.

(13)  And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.

(14)  I will be found by you, says the LORD, and I will bring you back from your captivity; I will gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you, says the LORD, and I will bring you to the place from which I cause you to be carried away captive.

Php 1:6  being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ; 

Php 1:10-11

(10)  that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ,

(11)  being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

3. WE ARE SET APART TO MINISTER UNTO THE LORD

WE come to the Lord to offer a sacrifice on the altar by fire. The offering we bring to the altar is ourselves. We are called by the Lord to bring ourselves as a living sacrifice. This means that we lay down our lives and this presents a sweet smell to the Lord. As the bread is pleasing to our pallets, just the same is our consecration a sweet smell to our Father.

Exo 28:41  So you shall put them on Aaron your brother and on his sons with him. You shall anoint them, consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister to Me as priests.

Lev 20:7  Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am the LORD your God.

Lev 21:6  They shall be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God, for they offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God; therefore they shall be holy. 

Lev 21:8  Therefore you shall consecrate him, for he offers the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you, for I the LORD, who sanctify you, am holy.

John Gill: “and the bread of their God do they offer; the shew-bread, which they set every week before the Lord on the shew-bread table, …, the “minchah”, which they continually offered along with the sacrifices: or the word “and”, being a supplement, may be left out; and so this clause is put by way of apposition, and as interpreting the fire offering to be the bread of their God, which being wholly burnt on the altar, and devoted to God, was his meat and food, and accepted by him, see Lev 3:11,” FOOD:(battle, overcome, make war, prevail)

Therefore they shall be holy; separate from all others, and abstain from all impurity both of flesh and spirit, from all uncleanness, moral and ceremonial; it being highly fit and proper that the bread of God should be offered by holy persons.

But God would not permit the blood, that made atonement, to be used as a common thing (Heb 10:29), nor will he allow us, though we have the comfort of the atonement made, to assume to ourselves any share in the honor of making it. He that glories, let him glory in the Lord, and to his praise let all the blood be poured out.

John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible

Lev 3:16 the priest shall burn them on the altar as food, offered by fire, for a sweet and satisfying fragrance. All the fat is the Lord’s.

1Ch 15:12  He said to them, “You are the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites; sanctify yourselves, you and your brethren, that you may bring up the ark ( presence) of the LORD God of Israel to the place I have prepared for it.

4. WE ARE SET APART TO PURIFY AND CONSECRATE ONE SELF

IN YOUR WOUNDEDNESS and AFFLICTION / SICKNESS & DISEASE

– An example of being set apart, consecration and sanctification is when A BABY BOY is being circumcised on the eight day

– A LADY AFTER CHILDBIRTH and IMPURITY has to sanctify herself

Exo 13:2  “Consecrate to Me all the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and beast; it is Mine.”

Exo 19:10  Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their clothes.

Jos 7:13  Get up, sanctify the people, and say, ‘Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, because thus says the LORD God of Israel: “There is an accursed thing in your midst, O Israel; you cannot stand before your enemies until you take away the accursed thing from among you.

5. WE ARE SET APART AND CONSECRATED FOR WAR AND AT SPECIAL OCCASIONS

Jdg 7:5  So he brought the people down to the water. And the LORD said to Gideon, “Everyone who laps from the water with his tongue, as a dog laps, you shall set apart by himself; likewise everyone who gets down on his knees to drink.

Joe 2:13-17 

13 So rend your heart, and not your garments; Return to the LORD your God, For He is gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, and of great kindness; And He relents from doing harm. 

14  Who knows if He will turn and relent, And leave a blessing behind Him—A grain offering and a drink offering For the LORD your God? 

15  Blow the trumpet in Zion, Consecrate a fast, Call a sacred assembly; 

16  Gather the people, Sanctify the congregation, Assemble the elders, Gather the children and nursing babes; Let the bridegroom go out from his chamber, And the bride from her dressing room. 

17  Let the priests, who minister to the LORD, Weep between the porch and the altar; Let them say, “Spare Your people, O LORD, And do not give Your heritage to reproach, That the nations should rule over them. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’ ” 

Mic 4:13  “Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion; For I will make your horn iron, And I will make your hooves bronze; You shall beat in pieces many peoples; I will consecrate their gain to the LORD, And their substance to the Lord of the whole earth.”

Jos 3:5  And Joshua said to the people, “Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you.”

New King James Bible

6. GOD SANCTIFIES HIS OWN NAME and SETS US APART FOR HIS NAMES’ SAKE

I Will Put My Spirit Within You

Eze 36:22-27

22  “Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “I do not do this for your sake, O house of Israel, but for My holy name’s sake, which you have profaned among the nations wherever you went. 

23  And I will sanctify My great name, which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in their midst; and the nations shall know that I am the LORD,” says the Lord GOD, “when I am hallowed in you before their eyes. 

24  For I will take you from among the nations, gather you out of all countries, and bring you into your own land. 

25  Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. 

26  I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. 

27  I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them. 

7. JESUS’S PRAYER TO THE FATHER TO SANCTIFY US – FOR US TO BE ABLE TO MINISTER & LIVE BY HIM; WHO IS THE TRUTH

Joh 17:17-19

(17)  Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.

(18)  As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world.

(19)  And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth.

Heb 10:29 Welcomed into His presence by the Blood

(29)  Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace?

8. WE ARE ENCOURAGED TO START FULFILLING OUR LIFE’S PURPOSE BY LOVING GOD FIRST & OURSELVES IN ORDER THAT WE CAN LOVE OTHERS

Mat 22:37-40

(37)  Jesus said to him, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.’

(38)  This is the first and great commandment.

(39)  And the second is like it: ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.’

(40)  On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”

9. WE ARE SET APART IN OUR OWN ‘DYING TO SELF’; TO RISE UP THROUGH REBIRTH IN FAITH UNTO LIFE

1Th 5:23  Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Heb 13:12-14

(12)  Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people with His own blood, suffered outside the gate.

(13)  Therefore let us go forth to Him, outside the camp, bearing His reproach.

(14)  For here we have no continuing city, but we seek the one to come.

10. WE ARE SET APART IN OUR DAILY MISSION

GO AND DO WHAT GOD HAS CALLED YOU TO DO TODAY. ONLY YOU CAN PERFORM THAT TASK

HEBREWS 13:15-16

(15)  Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.

(16)  But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

:20-21

(20)  Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,

(21)  make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

:19-24

(19)  Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus,

(20)  by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, (21)  and having a High Priest over the house of God,

(22)  let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

(23)  Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.

(24)  And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works.

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33. LIVING AMONGST the LIVING

Upper Room Fellowship – Wednesday 02 FEB 2022

THE DEPTH of JESUS BLOOD – 1

1. HIS CONQUERING BLOOD ASSURES US RESURRECTION LIFE – That is to live an enfused SPIRIT-LED LIFE

LIVING AMONGST THE LIVING

IF….

IF LOVE covers a multitude of sins and …. and GOD IS LOVE – which HE IS!!!

If His MERCIES are NEW every morning… enabling us then to receive our Healing, Wisdom, Strength, Hope, Faith, Grace…. for each New Day afresh…

If the WORD is the TRUTH and ALIVE IN US…

2Jn 1:2
(2) Because of the Truth which lives and stays on in our hearts and will be with us forever:

IF….

If THANKSGIVING is the KEY to ENTER the Gates of His kingdom…

Psa 100:4 Enter into His gates with THANKSGIVING, And into His courts with PRAISE. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.

If PRAISE gives me the AUTHORITY to stand in His Courts to execute His Will…

2Co 4:15 For all things are for your sakes, that grace, having spread through the many, may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.

If GRACE abounds where sin increases… for us to be SAVED from Utter destruction BY GRACE….

Rom 5:20 Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more,

THEN SURELY HIS BLOOD has then…:

COMPLETED the UTMOST QUEST for LIFE!!!


Deu 32:4 He is the Rock, His work is perfect; For all His ways are justice, A God of truth and without injustice; Righteous and upright is He.

  • His Blood ANSWERED all the accusations
  • It reaches the deepest deep
  • It Satisfies all the charges that the enemy can ever bring into the courts against us
  • It places us in an unassailable bond with the Father

1Sa 12:24 Only fear the LORD, and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you.

  • It provides All provision needed to live this live IN Full, To His Glory!

2Co9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.

HIS Blood has power to cover the most adverse of situations, sins, losses, failures, difficulties, trials, challenges… in people’s lives

HIS CONQUERING BLOOD ASSURES US RESURRECTION LIFE

Mar 5:41 Then He took the child by the hand, and said to her, “Talitha, cumi,” which is translated, “Little girl, I say to you, arise.”
Luk 8:54 …took her by the hand and called, saying, “Little girl, arise.”

ARISE CUMI – Hebrew H6965 qûm koom
A primitive root; to rise : – abide, accomplish, confirm, continue, decree, endure, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, ordain, perform, raise (up), rear (up), remain, (a-) rise (up) (again, against), rouse up, set (up), (e-) stablish, (make to) stand (up), stir up, strengthen, succeed, (as-, make) sure (-ly), (be) up (-hold, -rising).

ARISE – Greek G1453 egeirō eg-i’-ro
collecting one’s faculties; to waken, that is, rouse (literally from sleep, from sitting or lying, from disease, from death; or figuratively from obscurity, inactivity, ruins, nonexistence): – awake, lift (up), raise (again, up), rear up, (a-) rise (again, up), stand, take up.

IT TRANSFORMS the LOWEST LOW to the HIGHEST HIGH

Rev 1:18 And the Ever-living One [I am living in the eternity of the eternities]. I died, but see, I am alive forevermore; and I possess the keys of death and Hades.

IT CONQUERS THE DARKEST DARK –
Those who are hell-bound, sickness stricken can say

Isa 61:1 “The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, Because the LORD has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the broken-hearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;

IT REVERSE & REBUILD, IT STRENGTHEN

Jer 33:7-8
(7) And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to be reversed and will rebuild them as they were at first.
(8) And I will cleanse them from all the guilt and iniquity by which they have sinned against Me, and I will forgive all their guilt and iniquities by which they have sinned and rebelled against Me.

IT CURES 12 years of unnecessary blood flow

Luk 8:43-48
(43) And a woman who had suffered from a flow of blood for twelve years and had spent all her living upon physicians, and could not be healed by anyone,
(44) Came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His garment, and immediately her flow of blood ceased.
(45) And Jesus said, Who is it who touched Me? When all were denying it, Peter and those who were with him said, Master, the multitudes surround You and press You on every side!
(46) But Jesus said, Someone did touch Me; for I perceived that [healing] power has gone forth from Me.

Christ knows when you draw near & trust Him; when you make Him your ONLY HELP to do something for you

(47) And when the woman saw that she had not escaped notice, she came up trembling, and, falling down before Him, she declared in the presence of all the people for what reason she had touched Him and how she had been instantly cured.
(48) And He said to her, Daughter, your faith (your confidence and trust in Me) has made you well! Go (enter) into peace (untroubled, undisturbed well-being).

IT REMOVES THE BLINDNESS OF SIN ( mud) from our eyes

  • Nehemiah petitions God

Neh 1:6 please let Your ear be attentive and Your eyes open, that You may hear the prayer of Your servant which I pray before You now, day and night, for the children of Israel Your servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel which we have sinned against You. Both my father’s house and I have sinned.

  • Our OWN STATE of Blindness (LACK of REVELATION)

Eph 4:18-22
(18) Their moral understanding is darkened and their reasoning is beclouded. [They are] alienated (estranged, self-banished) from the life of God [with no share in it; this is] because of the ignorance (the want of knowledge and perception, the willful blindness) that is deep-seated in them, due to their hardness of heart [to the insensitiveness of their moral nature].
(19) In their spiritual apathy they have become callous and past feeling and reckless and have abandoned themselves [a prey] to unbridled sensuality, eager and greedy to indulge in every form of impurity [that their depraved desires may suggest and demand].
(20) But you did not so learn Christ!
(21) Assuming that you have really heard Him and been taught by Him, as [all] Truth is in Jesus [embodied and personified in Him],
(22) Strip yourselves of your former nature [put off and discard your old unrenewed self] which characterized your previous manner of life and becomes corrupt through lusts and desires that spring from delusion;

ARISE!!!

THE VICTORIOUS BLOOD of the LAMB ENCOURAGES US TO ARISE

2. WHY DO YOU LOOK FOR THE LIVING AMONG DEAD?

Luk 24:1-7
(1) BUT ON the first day of the week, at early dawn, [the women] went to the tomb, taking the spices which they had made ready.
(2) And they found the stone rolled back from the tomb,
(3) But when they went inside, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
(4) And while they were perplexed and wondering what to do about this, behold, two men in dazzling raiment suddenly stood beside them.
(5) And as [the women] were frightened and were bowing their faces to the ground, the men said to them,
Why do you look for the living among [those who are] dead?

(6) He is not here, but has risen! Remember how He told you while He was still in Galilee
(7) That the Son of Man must be given over into the hands of sinful men (men whose way or nature is to act in opposition to God) and be crucified and on the third day rise [from death]. [Psa_16:10]

JESUS IS ASKING….

Why do we look for HIM among things that are worthless, stresssing about the things mortal and callous – (without the heart of God) – try to fill your lives with frivolity (superficial) & feeble things…

Why do you labour so hard at things of the spirit that is not spirit led…???

Why do you look for Christ – to experience Christ – amongst the things, programs, entertainment, pleasure, religious activities, things naturally discerned and seen or that is of the world…???

PRAYER TIME :

SHOW US LORD the things that we are wasting our time, energy, resources, talents, that is steering us away from your REAL PURPOSE for our lives
• Personally
• Church life
• Society
• Relationships
• Careers

FOR HIS BLOOD LEAD US TO OVERCOME

Rev 12:11 And they have overcome (conquered) him by means of the blood of the Lamb and by the utterance of their testimony, for they did not love and cling to life even when faced with death [holding their lives cheap till they had to die for their witnessing].

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31. PRAYER POINTS/GRACE to see YOUR GLORY

9 PRAYER POINT/S for Corporate PRAYER – 22.11.20


Rev 1:6 CHRIST made us kings and priests to
His God and Father, to Him be glory and
dominion forever and ever.

Nine Prayer Point/s : “GRACE to see YOUR GLORY”

  1. We HUMBLY PURSUE YOU in this late hour.
  2. We PURPOSEFULLY DRAW NEAR to ENCOUNTER YOUR GREATNESS.
  3. We REPENT of all IDOLS – all other god’s… things.
  4. We REPENT of all things DISTRACTING from God.
  5. We have A GLOBAL NEED for GOD’S GLORY as we go into 2021 !
  6. We NEED Your GRACE to STAY IN FAITH & TRUTH.
  7. We STAND in the GAP for sin & evil in this Nation…
  8. We PRAY for the SERVANTS of God in this House.
  9. TODAY! We COME back to YOU, our 1st LOVE.

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PRAYER POINT ONE

(1) 2Pe 1:3

“For His DIVINE POWER has bestowed upon us
ALL THINGS that pertain
to LIFE and (A SPIRIT‐LED‐LIFE)
GODLINESS (reverence, piety, holiness)
through the FULL, PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE OF HIM,
Who called us by and to His own glory and
excellence (His virtue).”

WE ARE TO BE ACCOUNTED in HIM – to be
DEFINED in HIM!
All things WILL BE GLORIOUS unto HIM !

1. We HUMBLY PURSUE YOU in this late hour.

Father, You have given us ALL THINGS that can
help us to live a godly and Holy Spirit‐led LIFE.
We realize THIS is only possible through a
“FULL, PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE of YOU”
We repent for NOT taking THIS SERIOUS
‐ often living a “lackadaisy” FAITH‐LIFE.
Mixing up the PURSUIT of YOU & YOUR GLORY
with our own ‘more urgent or important’ STUFF
We aught to be ACCOUNTED in YOU;
NOT in our flesh‐life striving.
We COME to WANT to KNOW YOU more!

PRAYER POINT TWO

(2) Exo 33:7 COME MEET WITH GOD!

” Moses took his tent and pitched it
outside the camp, far from the camp,
and called it the
TABERNACLE OF MEETING.
And it came to pass that
everyone who sought the LORD,
WENT OUT
to the tabernacle of meeting
which was outside the camp.”

2a. Father, we PURPOSEFULLY DRAW NEAR
TO ENCOUNTER YOUR GREATNESS

Our PRAYER today is that the BODY of CHRIST:
Will RISE UP IN FAITH as we SEEK You daily,
by Your Spirit ‐ not through our fleshly
anguish or reasoning. (Rom 8)

Will SEPERATE themselves from worldly
councils to pursue YOU’RE YOUR WILL &
purpose.
Will pursue being SET‐APART for You.

Psa 63:1-5

1. O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water.
2. So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory.
3. Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You.
4. Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name.
5. My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips.

2b. Father, as we SEEK Your Face

Our PRAYER today is that the BODY of CHRIST:
Will RECEIVE Your DIVINE HEALING in SOUL &
BODY through the Spirit; TO ENTER YOUR PEACE.

Will TRUST in Your Protection, Wisdom, Provision
& HS Guidance TO RECEIVE Your GLORIOUS REST
in this late season.
Will SEEK YOUR FACE NOW for our lives; our
Towns, Churches, this Nation, Your Kingdom…
Will be STRENGTHENED TO GO and PREACH the
GOOD NEWS; to GO & make disciples!!

PRAYER POINT THREE

(3) Exo 33:9‐11 A DISPLAY of GOD’S GLORY!!

“And it came to pass, when Moses entered the
tabernacle, that the pillar of cloud descended
and stood at the door of the tabernacle,
and the LORD talked with Moses.

All the people saw the pillar of cloud
standing at the tabernacle door, and ALL the
people ROSE and WORSHIPED, each man in his
tent door. (taking ownership)

So the LORD spoke to Moses face to face,
as a man speaks to his friend…”


3a. Father, we Repent of DISTRACTIONS

We REPENT & strip ourselves today of
all that DISTRACTS from Your GLORY &
pre‐eminence.
We REGRET for allowing FEAR, DOUBT,
UNBELIEF ‐ in all forms, to drive us after
WORLDLY wisdom, securities, sensation,
carnal comfort & significance…
We BIND all FAMILIARITY (familiar spirits);
that debase and demean Your NAME, Holiness,
Judgement, Grace, Justice & SOVEREIGNTY!
We HUMBLY YIELD to WORSHIP You ALONE!

3b. Father, we Repent of all IDOLS


For running after so many other things in
seeking meaning and purpose for this life:
the lusts of the world & power (1 Jh 2:16)
our own carnal desires that provokes to
jealousy, strife.. (Ez 8:3)
Idols: ‐ idolatry of self, own worth, fame,
significance, prestige, position, wealth,
things, public status… (2 Pet 1:4)
For placing our daily issues; the pride of
life, the temporary things 1st‐ in Your stead!

PRAYER POINT FOUR

(4) Exo 33:13‐15 A GLOBAL NEED for GOD’S GLORY!!

“Now therefore, I pray, if I have found
grace in Your sight, show me now Your
way, that I may KNOW YOU and that I may
find grace in Your sight…

And God said, “MY PRESENCE WILL GO
WITH YOU, AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST.”

Then Moses said to Him,
“If Your Presence does not go with us,
do not bring us up from here.
(4…) Exo 33:17‐18

So the LORD said to Moses,
“I will also do this thing that you have
spoken;
• for you have found grace in My sight,
• and I know you by name.“

4. Father, we have A GLOBAL NEED for
Your GLORY to MANIFEST !!

We Pray for Your MERCY, COMPASSION &
GRACE in CHRIST as we enter into 2021.
To find grace in Your sight;BY the Son’s Blood.
To show us YOUR WAY, not to take our own.
That You may KNOW US BY NAME. (Rev1:5‐8)
That the Holy Spirit will INVADE the Earthly realm
to strengthen and REFRESH the

MANDATE of the CHURCH for Your Sovereign WILL,

GLORY and ETERNAL FAME to prevail.

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PRAYER POINT FIVE

(5)a. Exo 33:19 COME MEET WITH HIS GOODNESS!

Then God said,

“ I will MAKE all My GOODNESS pass
before you,
I will PROCLAIM the NAME of the LORD
before you.
I will be GRACIOUS to whom I will be
gracious, and I will have COMPASSION
on whom I will have compassion.”

(5)b. Exo 34:2 BE PERSISTANT in FAITH!!

So BE READY in the morning, and come up in
the morning to Mount Sinai, and present
yourself to Me there on the top of the mountain.

5. Father, we need Your GRACE to KEEP us IN
FAITH & REMAIN STANDING in YOUR TRUTH ALONE

We will SEEK You EARLY, and seek You as the
1st MOST important thing in our life.
We will go up ‘higher’ to seek You out
amongst all the other things that life calls for.
We PRAY in REVERENCE of Your Holy Name.

PRAYER POINT SIX


(6)a. Rev 2:2 “I know your works, your
labor, your patience, and
that you cannot bear those who
are evil…

(6)b. Rev 12:11 Look at our mandate IN Christ…

And they OVERCAME him (Satan, EVIL)
by the blood of the Lamb and by the
word of their testimony, and
they did not love their lives to the death.
SELAH in this!

Let’s look at what GOD SAYS about evil!

(6)c. Psa 97:10
You who love the LORD, hate evil!He preserves the souls of His saints; He
delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.
(6)d. Pro 8:13
The fear of the LORD is to hate evil;
Pride and arrogance and the evil way and the
perverse mouth I hate.
(6)e. Amos 5:15
Hate evil, love good; Establish justice in the gate.
It may be that the LORD God of hosts will be
gracious to the remnant of Joseph.

6. Father, We STAND in the GAP by the
POWER of the Blood to REPENT for SIN & EVIL


We take responsibility for ourselves, our
Families, Churches, Towns & Nation; TO
STAND in the GAP.
We repent for all the sin, evil & bloodshed,
rivalry, discord & injustice… lack of love,
LIES, greed, apostasy to Your Sovereignty.
We pray Your Glory will manifest to ROOT
OUT sin, expose corruption & the works in
darkness; AS YOU GO BEFORE us…
We pray for God‐fearing LEADERS!

PRAYER POINT SEVEN

(7) Rev 2:3
…and you have persevered and
have patience,
and have laboured
for My Name’s sake
and have not become weary.

We THANK You God, for all the
SERVANTS of GOD in this House;
praying in all humility.

7. Father, We PRAY for the SERVANTS
of God in this house

We Pray for PROTECTION, Strength,
Perseverance, Servanthood & Godly Unity
to prevail.
We Pray for REVELATION, Council,
Wisdom, Strategy, Plans, Influence,
Favour, PEACE & Your REST in all areas.
We pray that Your Kingdom GLORY will
CHANGE this area also through us;
For Your NAME’S SAKE!

PRAYER POINT EIGHT

(8) Rev 2:4‐5 LET it BE about GOD!!!

Nevertheless, I have this against
you, that
you have left your first love.

Remember therefore from where
you have fallen; repent and do the
first works, or else I will come to you
quickly and remove your lampstand
from its place—unless you repent.

8. Father, TODAY! We COME back to YOU,
our 1st LOVE

We repent, LORD, of our personal & corporate
decline allowing pride, lethargy, weariness,
laziness, sluggishness to numb
and tempt us away from sincere, truthful
REVERENTIAL AWE & HOLY LOVE for YOU.
We repent for loosing our fervent zeal &
standard of LOVING YOU 1st and MOST of all!
– To love You FOREMOST. (Mrk12:30)


Open our eyes TO SEE!: ‐ in the MIRROR of
Your Word where we are tempted to go astray.
We ask forgiveness for taking Your honour
and making it about us.
We repent for IGNORING YOUR HOLY SPIRIT;
We regret our stubbornness in NOT adhering to Your lead & wise council BUT
following our own will.

We ASK ‐ in YIELDING to Your Spirit, for
leading us to PURITY, FERVENT DEVOTION,
HOLY OBEDIENCE & REVERENTIAL AWE.
We humbly come to seek YOUR PRESENCE
to REVEAL Your GLORY
here in this PLACE!

BLESSING

Rom 5:1‐2,5

YET, BY GRACE WE can REJOICE
in THE HOPE of HIS GLORY

Therefore, having been JUSTIFIED by faith,
WE HAVE PEACE WITH GOD
through our Lord Jesus Christ,

through Whom also we have ACCESS by faith
into this GRACE in which we STAND,
TO REJOICE in HOPE of the GLORY of God.

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.

THANK You LORD, JESUS!!! AMEN!!!

LET’S THANK & WORSHIP HIM NOW