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99. Passover in 2026

The Meaning of Passover in 2026 and where it takes us

The Meaning of Passover in 2026 viewed in the light of our current world, country & social environment. Where does it take you & me? What is our role to play in this crucial hour that we are living in?

The Passover of The Lord

Scripture Reading – Exo 12:11-17

(11) And thus you shall eat it: with a belt on your waist, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. So you shall eat it in haste. It is the LORD’s Passover.
(12) ‘For I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD.

(13) Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.
(14) ‘So this day shall be to you a memorial; and you shall keep it as a feast to the LORD throughout your generations. You shall keep it as a feast by an everlasting ordinance.

(15) Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. On the first day you shall remove leaven from your houses. For whoever eats leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that person shall be cut off from Israel.
(16) On the first day there shall be a holy convocation, and on the seventh day there shall be a holy convocation for you. No manner of work shall be done on them; but that which everyone must eat—that only may be prepared by you.

(17) So you shall observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this same day I will have brought your armies out of the land of Egypt. Therefore you shall observe this day throughout your generations as an everlasting ordinance.

The Passover Sacrifice has been remembered for 2026 years.

The middle piece of the Matzah Bread has been “hidden” for a brief moment and “found” again.

For us this means He has risen! He is alive! He lives! Christ has overcome death and hell! He holds the keys of hades in His hands.

After three days the Risen Lamb of God showed Himself to the world! He walked amongst men and touched their hearts afresh!

The whole universe now had to acknowledge and acclaim, ‘He is the Son of God”!
Documented in history books and centuries’ old renowned scrolls. For us to become part of this as the Truth is alive, for all to know. To “taste and see that the Lord is good”. (Ps34)

Personal Faith

Therefore, for those whose heart’s have been opened, this faith in the only Son of God, is very intentional and personal.

For this Son has been sent. To become flesh and bone. The Lamb who was slain was The Last Adam Who was send by the Father to redeem each – and also this, living soul from hell.
From the destruction the world so gladly offers us on the silver plate of deception, false peace and temporary happenings to alude happiness.

We have been redeemed through this message of eternal salvation through One Truth, God’s only Son!

Brought from death to eternal life. We have been given the Answer to brokenness, shame and guilt, deep within our souls. Our minds are being renewed constantly.

In our mouths we have been given the two-edged sword to bring hope, declare victory and announce the Kingdom of God is at hand!

Enter Through the Door of Passover – Where to now in 2026

‘The world in chaos”, is an understatement.

We see this, but we are not deterred from our mission. Our souls get weary but we know that “man does not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the Lord”. (Deut 8v3)

Our strength does not come from flesh, but our resilience is by “life in the Spirit”. (Rom 8)
By the life that’s is in the BLOOD shed for us. (Lev 17v11)

Take up our posts at the 8 GATES of society:

Family (all relations), Faith, Government, Education, Economy, Science and Technology, Arts & Culture, Media

Through our Prayer@the-Gates we gather by one Spirit, one faith and one baptizm. Standing our guard and choosing our weapon of PRAYER; contemplation, seeking His face, petitions, groanings and fasting in His presence according to the Holy Spirit lead.

As Christ spoke, and went forth , only did the Father’s bidding as He saw the Father moved, so we are led by the Holy Spirit. Not to move, speak or do out of our own wisdom or familiar ways.
But as He leads us. This takes the responsibility from our weak flesh and comfort us in the sole reliance on His grace, wisdom and council as we start counting our days.

Be ENCOURAGED By this Passover massage in this moment in time

Your redemption is drawing nigh. The Captain of the Hosts of Heaven is ready to fulfill His Father’s call.

Let us bring into remembrance the Salvation He brought for Israel at the Red Sea

Scripture Reading – Exo 14:13-16

(13) And Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever.
(14) The LORD will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.”
(15) And the LORD said to Moses, “Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward.
(16) But lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it. And the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.

Lift Up His Banner Stretch Forth The Sword in Your Hand.

We are here to hoist up the Banner of His presence in every place we enter. He is Yehovah Nissi, His banner over us is Love!
We have the immense, unfathomable privilege of knowing Him by revelation.
Not only knowledge, but having experiential knowledge by FAITH.

This faith is in a Living God, the Only true God. Who can acclaim to be named, the Creator, only Saviour. El Shaddai the One Who exists to fulfill the redemption of all of creation.

The Logos of His Word has become Rhema in our hearts. If you once knew the Truth, never to let go.

The choice to choose the Truth, He has kindly left into the free will of each living soul.

Take up the Armor of The Lord and Be Divinely Clothed In His Might

Therefore, let us take up the Armor of God (Ef 6), stand guard at the post of our own hearts, loved ones and society.

Ephesians 6:10, 13 NKJV

[10] Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.
[13] Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

We have the answer. We know how the story ends.

Our God has come to bring us life, and that in abundance.

Let us open our lips and pray!

I pray that God may keep and bestow upon you the revelation of His power, love and sound wisdom to guide you in all He has for and has placed IN you.

Grace 🔥 Alna

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98. Reverential Awe & Fear of God -Prayer Pointers

Reverential Awe & Fear of God

Focus : Intentional Submission – A Time for Reverence, Consecration & Yielding as we draw closer in reverential awe & fear of God.
Personal Aim : Revering Him to Whom all Glory’s due
Expectation : Being changed into His glory, one prayer at a time – for His kingdom come in me 1st.
Kingdom Goal : The Testimony of Christ to impact the whole of society; through our lives [thoughts, words & actions].
In true submission for His Name be Glorified & revered.
Hear O, Israel / South Africa / House of ‘David’… / Child of God …: The Lord is the only One true God.

What is PRAYER ?

Prayer is a truthful encounter between a sinful, humble soul
And a HOLY, compassionate, loving GOD. For Him. Unto Him.
As we are graced in Christ. Praying His Word back to Him. @T
“Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know” – Jeremiah 33:3

“Thoughts and reasonings may be like the steel wedges that may open a way into truth, but prayer is the lever that forces open the iron chest of sacred mystery. There are the common frames of repentance and faith, but there is also an upper realm of rapture, communion, and conscious union with Christ. All believers see Christ, but not all believers put their fingers into the prints of the nails. Not all have the privilege of leaning upon Jeshua’s bosom or being caught up into the third heaven.“
From: Prayer’s Golden Key – Charles Spurgeon

Intro : Eternal life is to know God

John 17:3 And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.

Who is this God we revere? God identifies Himself as:

Exo 3:13-14 And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.”….
‘ I AM has sent me to you.”
Rev 22:13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and
the End, the First and the Last.”
Rev 21:6-8 I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to
him who thirsts. Jh 9:5 I am the light of the world…

1. EXALT God in Thanksgiving. ACKNOWLEDGE Who HE is

Isa 43:10 “You are My witnesses,” says the LORD, “And My servant whom I have chosen, That you may know and believe Me, And understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, Nor shall there be after Me.
Rev 1:18 I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. And I have the keys of Hades & of Death.

THANK Him for His name that is above every other name, For Christ’s obedience to the Father, to suffer for us…to overcame sin & death… that in Him we may have eternal life, living in His presence & have joy forevermore.

2. TODAY is the day to make right with God

Today when you hear His voice, do not resist the Holy Spirit. Today is the day of an opportunity to forgive, come clean, repent & turn from our wicked ways.
Today we also stand in the gap – in repentance, for this perverse generation.
To ask God to forgive us & save this nation.

Heb 3:15 “TODAY, If You Will Hear His Voice, Do Not Harden Your Hearts As In The Rebellion.”
Psa 95:7 For He is our God, And we are the people of pasture, And the sheep of His hand. TODAY, if you will hear His voice.

Declare your willingness to hear God speak to you.

3. HUMBLE yourself in the presence of God in reverential awe & fear of the great I am

Jas 4:6 But He gives more grace. …”GOD RESISTS THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE.”

1Pe 5:5-6

Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for “GOD RESISTS THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE.”
(6) Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time,

Choose to humble yourself before God. He is your Creator. He knows you. He holds your life & eternity in His hand. Choose to revere Him in awestruck fear & wonder.

4. Understand the CONSEQUENCES of sin and rejecting true conversion to Christ by His blood shed for us.

ASK God to sanctify you in the washing of His Word.
God is not mocked. Faith in God is not part of a ritual or game on the stages of the world’s idols & cultures.
His Word is the final authority over all life & creation.

Rev 21 : 7-8

(7) He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he shall be My son. (8) But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”

Joh 17:17 Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.

5. REPENT now for SINS, transgressions, trespasses &
iniquities, own beliefs. Allow the Spirit to convict you:

lies, deception, hypocrisy, manipulation, corruption, theft…

Rom 3:20-24

(20) Therefore… no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin. (21) But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, (22) to all who believe…
(23) for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, (24) being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.

Many who call themselves Christian, are worshipping
their own ideology of God and not what the Scriptures teach.

6. Bring all TEMPTATIONS before Him.

Many temptations come through an open door of/from a WRONG belief system, wrong nurturing habits and / or empty human imparted traditions that one follow blindly, without asking a very important question, ” Why am I doing this? Why is this habit/tradition/belief in my life? What familiar spirit is attached to it?

What is the spirit behind my thinking, my words & actions?

Which spirit drives me? Which part of me – my spirit, soul or body controls my life? Has my spirit been reborn in the Spirit of God, – the Holy Spirit who desires to live & abide within me? Who has created me with a cavity that can only be filled by Him. All other spirits will be part of my demise & left me feel empty, unfulfilled, tormented and dissatisfied with all things pertaining to this world, life & ignorant or irreverent of the life hereafter, which is our eternal destiny either in hell or ruling and reigning with Christ from heaven.

Examples of temptations that come to us – sometimes unnoticeable:

Depression (often linked to strife or a spirit of perfectionism).

Instead we should embrace the Truth (He is a Person), that we will only reach or achieve in this life our full potential and become who we desire to be with the excellence that we find in & through a Holy Spirit led relationship with the Father and His Son, Yeshua Hamashiach (Jesus Christ of Nazareth). The One Who created you, is the One Who also wrote the manual for your personally & for your life.

Unbelief, shame, soulish regret (instead of truthful remorse for or sins),

Idolatry (money, prestige, fame, possessions, positions), lust of the flesh…

Mar 7:6-13

(6) ‘this people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. (7) and in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ (8) for laying aside the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men… (13) making the word of God of no effect through your tradition which you have handed down.

ASK God to forgive this & remove the bondage from your soul

7. REPENT of UNBELIEF, not trusting God, unholy fear, and of ‘self’

Fears often originate from misplaced pride leading to a superior spirit (expecting and/or thinking of ourself higher). Hypocrisy, perfectionism, self-preservation & self-realization causes often inferiority, unrealistic pressure & anxiety.

Instead: Trust & yield to God.

The One who desire to manifests Himself through the gifts of the Holy Spirit – as He chooses in/through you/Body of Christ.
For the glory of His name, His kingdom, His church.
Fear of man, fear of lack, fear of death, insignificance in this life, harm, failure, destitute, false humility… often lead to overprotection of ourself, distrusting God to keep us.

8. REPENT of all forms of SELF-PITY, lack of worth, allowing rejection to identify us.

Not accepting ourself. Not appreciating how God made us. Not embracing God who lives in us therefore, striving with God & man.

1Jn 4:16-21

(16) we have known & believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. (18) There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.

We should love ourselves & others as ourselves:

Heb 12:14 Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.

Also, peace in yourself.

9. Stand in the gap for your BLOODLINE, TRIBE & CULTURE

Mal 2:2
If you will not hear, if you will not take it to heart, To give glory to My name,” Says the LORD of hosts, “I will send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings. I have cursed them already, Because you do not take it to heart.

Sever yourself (break away) from all ungodly altars: ancestral, demonic, unrighteous / idolatrous beliefs, cultural customs, organizations, religious actions / deeds.

Rev3:5 He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, & I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; I will confess his name before My Father, before His angels.

10. RECEIVE His complete FORGIVENESS through the sacrificial death of Christ in our place on the cross.

Through the power of His own blood, we are set free.

Rom 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit
Heb 9:28 so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.

Heb 12:24-25 (24)… you have come to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel. No other bloodshed /sacrifice is needed!

11. By faith receive & DECLARE what God says ABOUT YOU

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.
Eph 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
2Co 12:9 And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.

I am fearfully and wonderfully made. If God declared me whole, healed, forgiven, blessed & favoured… I should not diminish His truth. I should agree with His words over me.

Psa 139:13-18

(13)  For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb.
(14)  I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well.
(15)  My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

(16)  Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, The days fashioned for me, When as yet there were none of them.
(17)  How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them!
(18)  If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; When I awake, I am still with You.

12. CONFESS JESUS (Jeshua Hamashiach) as your LORD

Open the door of your heart afresh. Invite Him into ALL doors, rooms & areas of your life in utmost trust, faith & dependency upon Him. Nothing is hidden from His sight.

Isa 57:15 For thus says the High and Lofty One Who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy:
“I dwell in the high and holy place, With him who has a contrite and humble spirit, To revive the spirit of the humble, And to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
2Co 6:2 For He says: “in an acceptable time I have heard you, and in the day of salvation I have helped you.” Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.

13. ASSURANCE of Salvation

Understand that assurance of your salvation is based on Scripture, NOT on how you feel or based on your emotions or the circumstances in your life.

Rom 10:13 Whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Joh 1:12-13 (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 born of God.

1Jn 4:2 By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God,

Rom 5:1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

14. KNOW what is the Father’s MISSION through HIS SON

To restore all mankind back into the Father’s love

Joh 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
Joh 15:9 “As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love.

To show us the Father. To know God into eternity

1Jn 5:20 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.

To restore us in the glory through His covenant in Jesus Christ. He gave us all things. He builds His church.

2Pe 1:2-4
(2) Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,
(3) as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue,
(4) by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

15. Receive His HOLY SPIRIT for the REBIRTH of your spirit

He knows you. By the spirit of truth, the Father & Son live inside you & abide in you & He leads us in His truth.

Joh 3:3-5 (3) “I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” (5) unless born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
Joh 4:17,20-21,23 We will come… and make Our home with him.
Eph 5:26 that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word,
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.

Ask God to continue the process of sanctification in you.

16. Choose & Confess LIVING by the SPIRIT within you

Gal 5:16-21

(16) I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. (17) For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, so that you do not do the things that you wish. (18) But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

(19)Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness,(20) idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, (21)envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like;… those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

17. UNDERSTAND Who the HOLY SPIRIT of Christ is:

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.

Gal 5:22-26

(22) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, (23) gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. (24) And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. (25) If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. (26) Let us not become conceited (vain), provoking one another, envying one another.

18. EMBRACE Who this Christ is Whom we revere?

Isa 9:6-7

(6) For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
(7) Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end,… To order it and establish it with judgment and justice From that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

Rev 1:8 “I am… “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”

The Lord Yeshua Hamashiach is the Prince of peace.

19. KNOW WHO IS this GOD that we revere & worship through His NAMES?

Adonai – The Lord, owner & Master of all I am & have.

Elohim – The Creator. My strong tower, my unshakable refuge. My Father, the Son & Holy Spirit. One God. 3 in 1.
El Elyon – God Most High. You are Sovereign. Ruler of the universe. You establish everything. You alone give us purpose & destiny – unto You, for You, through & in You.
El Roi – The God who sees. You know my destiny, my future. My sins are not hidden from you. You turn all things around for good. You will vindicate me. I seek & trust You.

El Shaddai – God Almighty. You pour forth blessings
temporal & eternal. My comforter, unconditional lover of my
soul. My very present help. My God holding me close.

Immanuel – God with us

Yehovah – I Am That I Am

Yehovah Shalom – The Lord is Peace. He always has an answer. He is the answer to my every path & need.

Yehovah – YHVH – Yud Heh Vav Heh. The most sacred name You made yourself known. Most holy, glorious One. The very essence of all things existing. Covenant God.

Yehovah Yireh – The Lord ’ll provide. Yeshua is all I need
He sees every need & has already set creation in motion to provide.
Yehovah Rapha – The Lord Who Heals; soul & body
He declares by His stripes I am healed. His blood speaks life to me.

Yehovah Nissi – The Lord is my banner – over me is love
HE sings a love song. A song of hope, written on His heart for my life
Yehovah Mekaddishkem – The Lord Who Sanctifies me
He leads me through the process of holiness to become more like Him
Yehovah Raah – The Lord my Shepherd. Leading me
He looks out for me, shield me in safety. Who will I fear. God is for me.

Yehovah Tsidkenu – The Lord our Righteousness
The Blood of Christ declares me forgiven & positioned in righteousness
Yehovah Shamah – The Lord is There where I am going
The Lord is here, and He is there where I will be. He is present with me.

Yehovah Shavuot – The Lord of Hosts. Christ is the Captain of the heavenly armies.


Now Declare Who He is to you:
My Saviour, Redeemer, Son of God, Master, Grace, Truth, a Just God, Bridegroom, Judge, soon coming King, Lion of Judah, glorious Majesty.

20. DECLARE your love, honor, awe, adoration, praise & worship to Him…:
“I love You, Lord, for Your love & mercy never fails me!”

Psa 145:1-13 ( READ & PRAY aloud)

(1) A Praise of David. I will extol You, my God, O King; And I will bless Your name forever and ever.
(2) Every day I will bless You, And I will praise Your name forever and ever.
(3) Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; And His greatness is unsearchable.
(4) One generation shall praise Your works to another, And shall declare Your mighty acts.
(5) I will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty, And on Your wondrous works.
(6) Men shall speak of the might of Your awesome acts, And I will declare Your greatness.

(7) They shall utter the memory of Your great goodness, And shall sing of Your righteousness.
(8) The LORD is gracious and full of compassion, Slow to anger and great in mercy. (9) The LORD is good to all, And His tender mercies are over all His works.
(10) All Your works shall praise You, O LORD, And Your saints shall bless You.
(11) They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom, And talk of Your power,

(12) To make known to the sons of men His mighty acts,
And the glorious majesty of His kingdom.
(13) Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
And Your dominion endures throughout all generations.

Son 2:4,16 He brought me to the banqueting house, His banner over me was love. (16) My beloved is mine, and I am His.
Son 8:6
Set me as a seal upon your heart, a seal upon your arm;

Psa 89:14-16
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Mercy and truth go before Your face. Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! They walk, O LORD, in the light of Your countenance. In Your name they rejoice all day long, in Your righteousness they are exalted.

21. Declare your faith, Hope & trust in the lord of your salvation

Psa 85:6-13
(6) Will You not revive us again, That Your people may rejoice in You?
(7) Show us Your mercy, LORD, And grant us Your salvation.
(8) I will hear what God the LORD will speak, For He will speak peace To His people and to His saints; But let them not turn back to folly.
(9) Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, That glory may dwell in our land.

(10) Mercy and truth have met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed.
(11) Truth shall spring out of the earth, And righteousness shall look down from heaven.
(12) Yes, the LORD will give what is good; And our land will yield its increase.

(13) Righteousness will go before Him, And shall make His footsteps our pathway.
Pray for His grace, peace, hope, joy & true reverence to fill you in these last days. To be able to stand in faith. Being sanctified by His grace.
From glory to glory!

22. A message from Christ to His latter-day Church

Rev 22:12-14
(12) “And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work.
(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.

23. WHAT is our role then? What should the Body be?

Psa 100:3

Know that the LORD, He is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
We are the Body of Christ, unto Him!

24. PRAY the reverential awe & fear of God into the local church, Body of Christ & your own life for eternal value.

TRUST GOD for all things pertaining!

2Pe 1:5-11

(5) But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge,
(6) to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, (7) to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.
(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.

• Pray for all Pastors, leaders & members/new believers & the Body of Christ
• Pray for God’s wisdom, protection, provision & strength
• Pray for His kingdom purpose to prevail in our church

25. TESTIFY! GO and tell others! Pray! Make disciples!

Pray into the 8 Spheres of Society. Pray 4South Africa:

Family & all relationships, Faith, Government, Economy (Business Finance), Education, Science & Technology, Media. Arts, Sport, & Culture to be governed by God.
PRAY for: – FAMILIES: Marriages, children, youth, elderly.

  • FAITH in the Body of Christ to spread the Good News
    Gospel through the Five-Fold ministry of Christ. The lost
    accepting Christ, backslidden to return, be set free, be healed.
  • GOVERNMENT, all leaders, authorities, for South Africa.
  • BUSINESS/Economy in TZN, surrounding areas, SA.
  • SOCIETY – the good functioning of all of social society

26. PRAY & RECEIVE His BLESSING OVER YOU

Psa 146:5-10

(5) Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in the LORD his God,
(6) Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that is in them; Who keeps truth forever,
(7) Who executes justice for the oppressed, Who gives food to the hungry. The LORD gives freedom to the prisoners.

(8) The LORD opens the eyes of the blind;
The LORD raises those who are bowed down;
The LORD loves the righteous.

(9) The LORD watches over the strangers;
He relieves the fatherless and widow;
But the way of the wicked He turns upside down.
(10) The LORD shall reign forever—Your God, O Zion,
to all generations. Praise the LORD!

Psa119:73 Your hands have made me and fashioned me; Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.

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.

Amen and AMEN!

Psa 19:7-13 The Reverential Awe & Fear of The Lord is clean & enduring

(7)  The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul; The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple;
(8)  The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes;

(9)  The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.
(10)  More to be desired are they than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

(11)  Moreover by them Your servant is warned, And in keeping them there is great reward.
(12)  Who can understand his errors? Cleanse me from secret faults.
(13)  Keep back Your servant also from presumptuous sins; Let them not have dominion over me. Then I shall be blameless, And I shall be innocent of great transgression.

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95. Devotion 14 – HE is Above All to be Worshipped

DEVOTION 14. Sunday – The Lordship of Christ (7.1) – He is Above All Others

The Lordship of Christ brought into effect the manifold wisdom of God to be known to all rulers, principalities & powers.

The Lordship of Christ (7.1) – Above All Others

Eph 3:10-11

(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,
(11) according to the eternal purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord,

The Lordship of our Lord Jesus Christ is far beyond any other.

But even more so; it is demonstrated on a cosmic, celestial & ethereal scale and platform for all of creation to become aware of who He is, what He is about & how He deals with those who do not bow to His Lordship & accept the free gift so graciously offered to all things created.

Philippians 2:9-11 – “Christ is Lord – to the glory of the Father”

(9) Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name,
(10) that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth,
(11) and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Even Satan is well aware of what the Lordship of Christ is. He is even still bound to worship Him, and Him alone.

Luke 4:8

And Jesus replied to him, Get behind Me, Satan! It is written, You shall do homage to and worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve. [Deut. 6:13; Deut. 10:20]
And we all know what happened to him…

The Lordship of Christ (7.2) The Lordship of Christ demands worship for He is Who He is.

He is God and there is no other. He is the all-superior Creator of everything ever created. The mercy He gave & granted mankind deserves all that worship entails unto Him alone.
Given then this merciful act granted to us – (who should have died for our own sins), there should surely then come the humble gesture of what I can & should give back for such an all-surpassing act of grandeur.

It is therefore just fitting to give worship, adoration, thanksgiving & praise back to Him. To honour & exalt Him in His position & honour due to His entitlement as Lord of all of creation.

Rev 5:12-14

(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 which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, 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.

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=D0dorpOItug&si=lybVKfbsSfv1G2h0

Prayer:

Lord,

words are utterly inadequate to express our love & gratitude. But with our hearts we surrender all we are in body, soul & spirit to bring You our utmost praise, honour & adoration.
To You alone our hearts desire to sing & declare praise to the honour of Your Name.
Amen

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94. Devotion 13. Through the miracle of Salvation

DEVOTION 13. The Lordship of Christ (6) – Through the miracle of Salvation

The Lordship of Christ is demonstrated through the gift, the miracle of Salvation is made available to all nations, tribes & tongues.

Only someone that knows their mandate, superior position & authority can present something on a global scale & platform. Therefore, only God can – in His Sovereignty, offer salvation to the whole world!

LET US CONSIDER tonight ‘how much’ Grace, Power & Benevolence of God it took to get us into the kingdom! And how much it takes to prepare us for His Kingdom. How Great a King & Lord of all He is!

Christ made redemption available to all- the miracle of Salvation to all

Joh 1:12-13

(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.

Will it be obtained by all? No

Act 8:20-22

(20)  But Peter said to him, “Your money perish with you, because you thought that the gift of God could be purchased with money!

(21)  You have neither part nor portion in this matter, for your heart is not right in the sight of God. (22)  Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.

Joh 3:27

(27)  John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.

Joh 6:44

(44)  No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

Joh 3:5, 36

(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. (36)  He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”

Rom 8:30 

Moreover whom He predestined, these He also called; whom He called, these He also justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorified.

The Trinity God, all Three Persons are involved in Redeeming us back to the heart of the Father.

How do we enter the Kingdom?

Rom 5:9 

Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him.

1Co 6:11 

And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.

Prayer:

Lord, in allowing ourselves to reset our foundational stance we are left stunned to think of such immense grace that I can be called ‘child’ of the Most High God. That You have called & drawn me back to You.

A moment of utter humility grant us now to bend our knees & thank you from our hearts that we have received the gift of salvation & may trust fully in Your Holy Spirit to prepare us to enter Your kingdom.

Oh, How we love You, Lord of all!

Amen

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93. Devotion 12. His Law of Love Upon Our Hearts

HIS LAW of LOVE RECEIVED THROUGH FAITH

WE OUGHT to understand here that His law of love, has now been written on our hearts through this new covenant relationship that we have with God. We receive it BY FAITH, through Christ’s blood being shed for our atonement into this eternal relationship with God for our redemption.

The Lordship Of Christ (5). Receive His Law Of Love Upon Our Hearts

His Law of Love – His love letter to us; now fulfilled by grace and not works of the law.

Jer 31:33

But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel: After those days, says the Lord, I will put My law within them, and on their hearts will I write it; and I will be their God, and they will be My people.

THEREFORE, Christ dwells in our hearts by faith – through the written word on our hearts. The written Word, Christ Himself, dwells in us through Himself living in us. This is all possible through His Holy Spirit’s indwelling in our spirit man.

WE HAVE now understanding of His love, His ways & His being (character, power & presence) as we exercise continually our faith upon Him.

BY FAITH we have received Him into our lives. By faith we concede Him to capture our hearts, soul, mind & spirit being. By faith we submit to His LORDSHIP. Through the experience of His love,- allowing Him & trusting Him to love on us. Our lives are now being changed – from glory to glory.

AND… this testifies of His love – having the experience OF His love. His divine presence flooding us with God Himself enabling us to become rooted, in soul & spirit… grounded IN LOVE!

THIS TESTIFIES of His Lordship over us – He becomes our Lord as we allow His Holy Spirit to fill us with the Living Word, to engrave it on our hearts as He reveals the Truth of our Lord & Saviour by His divine expositions deep within our spirit. Not by power or by might BUT by His Spirit we come to know Him, to make Him truly Lord – Adonai in our lives.

HEREBY then to receive His Love & embrace His Lordship in our lives is to experience and to come to know Him as Lord.
NOT Him wanting ‘to lord’ over us, but to flood us with the love & presence of Himself. Without the Spirit within we cannot know Him. Without the Helper we cannot live.

1Co 2:12-14 (Rom 8)

(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.
(14) But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.


Prayer:

Thank you Lord, For giving us Your Holy Spirit through Whom all power & revelation comes. By Faith we receive afresh Your Law of Love upon our hearts & You as Lord – Adonai, my Lord into my life.
Amen

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92. Devotion 11. Through Receiving His Love

The Lordship Of Christ (4) Through Receiving His Love

CHRIST demonstrates His love in many ways to His creation. Him being the totality of all that love means, shows His Lordship through how He loves, care, guides…

THEREFORE, the way He loves also positioned Him in power to conquer & reign over all things.

If we look at the following two Scriptures, we can see how powerful the forgiving love of Christ really is, that we also have to walk in.

Pro 10:12 Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all sins.
Pro 17:9 He who covers a transgression seeks love, But he who repeats a matter separates friends.

WE also see that the LOVE of Christ is so powerful that it came to overhaul all the restrictions of the law. This love that moved Him to give His life for us & become our Lord.
THE Lordship of Christ over us came at a tremendous cost. We should therefore consider His love daily in prayer for authenticity to receive it afresh – in an authentic way & NEVER allow it to become a familiarity.

THE power behind His love is that which saves a whole world! His love is powerful. It should be treated with respect and NOT be taken for granted or become a familiar word on our tongues. WE should purposefully receive His love continuously & into every situation & area in our lives.

PRAYER:

OUR prayer tonight, for ourselves & others flow then from the following:

Eph 3:17-18

(17) May Christ through your faith [actually] dwell (settle down, abide, make His permanent home) in your hearts! May you be rooted deep in love and founded securely on love,
(18) That you may have the power and be strong to apprehend and grasp with all the saints [God’s devoted people, the experience of that love] what is the breadth and length and height and depth [of it]

THANK You, Lord Jesus,

That Your love is meant to change our lives continuously so that we may reap from the supernatural power of it & be filled to be able to pour it onto others.
WE receive Your love now into every area & the deepest fibre of our being for healing, for strength, for wisdom & glory.

Amen & amen!

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91. Devotion 10 – He Comes First

The Lordship of Christ (3). He Comes First

Our quest here on earth suddenly becomes easier as we place the focus on Him! When He comes First

When we focus on what HE wants to achieve and when focusing on what & where God is busy working, we realize that He has ‘weaponized’ & empowered us through His all-surpassing love-power; to love, care & share Him with this lost & broken world.

Suddenly this heavy load that we felt we had to carry becomes a joy & His Word truly becomes a light to our own paths as we come to realize – BUT the onus is on Him!
For He is the Lord of all of this that we are busy with; for Him. It is His name that is at stake! That He will make sure it to be glorified. The one Who’s name will be amplified & lifted up is His! And the pressure is off from us to do ANYTHING in our own strength.

Our mission is to surrender to the Lordship of Christ and have our spirit-eyes opened up to see His strategic ways for all things to flow into convergence for the honour of His glory – as He is first & foremost the conductor of this comprehensive event.

If we look at our own significance, importance, – even in our striving to do things for God in an excellent fashion, the attention often falls on us & our ability, and that warns us out. In our own strength & by following our own ways cannot endure very long.

In our realignment under the Lordship of Christ our eyes are set to follow & heed to His every move. The stress disappear for we cannot move without Him moving first.

Scriptures for Devotion:

Psa 119:1-2

(1) BLESSED (HAPPY, fortunate, to be envied) are the undefiled (the upright, truly sincere, and blameless) in the way [of the revealed will of God], who walk (order their conduct and conversation) in the law of the Lord (the whole of God’s revealed will).
(2) Blessed are they who keep His testimonies, and who seek, inquire for and of Him and crave Him with the whole heart.

Psa 119:28

My life dissolves and weeps itself away for heaviness; raise me up and strengthen me according to [the promises of] Your word.

Pro 3:5-6

(5) Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding.
(6) In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths.

Prayer:

Thank You Lord! Thank You, that You are God & we your servants who may follow you blindly. Knowing that if You are leading, we will enter the promises of Your Covenant-Word to us. As You are placed first, all other things will fall in place.
You are the Lord, our God and the One Who captures all our love & attention.
We love You Lord. You are the Lord of our lives.

Amen

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90. Devotion 9 – The Lordship of Christ. (2)

The Lordship of Christ (2) – Jesus Christ ; HE gave us His all

Psa 103:19
The Lord has established His throne in the heavens, and His kingdom rules over all.

Through His journey of becoming man, equal to the very beings He created, living among them, bearing their scorn, arrogance, rebellion & dissention and then in embracing the real understanding of their humanity & lives on earth – He has set the stage for His Lordship & kingdom to be manifested on earth as it is in heaven! The Lordship of Christ is eternally set.

Further through His sacrificial death, resurrection & ascension and fulfilling the Promise of the Helper – He gave us His all in all! He fulfilled the heart’s desire of the Father!

He provided all that is needed for this covenant with God’s chosen people to be completely fulfilled in time. He appropriated all things to align & flow into the sovereign completion of His reign.

Therefore, the main focus point that we can receive through this message is that Christ wants ‘to Be’ & have His being on earth through man. That is the reason He made us – to rule in all His sovereignty through us on earth.

You & I are one of those human beings that He would delight to express His Lordship through in His kingdom, His kingdom reign, His power, His faithfulness, His wholeness in & for humankind in the midst of chaos, anarchy & turmoil in this life.

Especially in these days where we at times do sense that the wheels could easily come off. Yet we as believers in Christ know & we can say in all humility & dependency upon Him:

“But for the grace of God, there I go…! But for the Lordship of Christ over my life, there I go!

Therefore, we know our lives really matter to Him. He has demonstrated & communicated it in so many ways that we are to receive from Him all things pertaining to this live, embrace His power, love and Spirit-presence.

We are then set to live through this package of the fulness of Who He is to fulfil His mission & bring glory to His name. We are set to live under His Lordship for indeed he DOES REIGN over ALL things!

2Pe 1:2-3

(2) Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,(3) as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue

Prayer:

Lord Jesus,
We have come to realize that you are sincerely acquainted with all our dispositions. We therefore step into that place of leaning over & aligning ourselves to Your lead & Lordship in our lives.

Helps us to purposefully re-focus on Your all-powerful abilities, know how, supreme wisdom & eternally purposed plan which will bring all things together in cohesion as we then follow after You through Your life-giving presence within us.

We love You Lord with every fiber of our being and we thank You that Your Lordship also means that we can follow You as You lead and not as we have planned it!
Amen

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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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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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80. Revival – Learning from Previous Revivals

Day 7. Learned from Previous Revivals -Stir Up the Spirit of Revival through the Gifts & Fruit of the Holy Spirit In Expectation of His Second Coming.

Good Evening, dear Family of God

EVENING DEVOTION

Through these past few days, we saw how revival comes through the working of the Holy Spirit to bring reformation in our personal & family lives. This, to ignite revival in the church & society around us as the gifts & fruit of the Holy Spirit start to function through our lives.

KEY QUESTIONS FOR PERSONAL APPLICATION

How can the demonstration of Faith through the Gifts & the Fruit of the Holy Spirit work through us to revive, transform & reform Society?

1. WE are to WAIT on Him
Act 2:1-4

(1)  When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
(2)  And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. (3)  Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. (4)  And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Acts1:8, Acts2:4, 17-18, 33, 38; Acts4:8-13, 19-22, 24, 28-31 . See Scriptures below

2. We LIVE through His covenant promises, laws written on our hearts & His Spirit poured out on us. (Heb 10:14-16).

Therefore, we are being empowered through the Gifts given & the Fruit of the Spirit kindled to bring about reformation in & about us through His love for us all.
(Heb 2:4; 1Cor 12; 14:12, Eph 4:8, Rom 12)

3. The FRUIT links us to the character of Holy Spirit and His working of the gifts through us as He pleases for the good of all.
Heb 2:4

(4) God also bearing witness both with signs and wonders, with various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to His own will?

4. The GIFTS empower us to do His will & unlock the ministry, power & offices of Christ to be established on earth through our lives – being His hands & feet, to touch this broken world.
Heb 10:14-16.

(14) For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.
(15) But the Holy Spirit also witnesses to us; for after He had said before, (16) “This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them,”

Eph 4:7-8

(7) But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift.
(8) Therefore He says: “WHEN HE ASCENDED ON HIGH, HE LED CAPTIVITY CAPTIVE, AND GAVE GIFTS TO MEN.”

SUMMARY LEARNED FROM PREVIOUS REVIVALS

Through the hearts of sincere believers, there was…

a. A Desperation for the renewal of the church’s mission & purpose.
b. A sincere need to recover the dynamic power of the Holy Spirit & the spiritual power of God.
c. The Body of Christ united beyond denominations, across Pentecostal & Protestant boundaries through an INBREAK of the Holy spirit. Therefore, named “The Charismatic Movement”,- coming from the Greek word ‘Charismata’ :- Please see more in detail on my attached Blog Post.

WHAT IS THE RESULT OF REVIVAL?

Revival stirs up a NEW message of HOPE through the CHURCH,

(1) to the CHURCH itself,

(2) to a NATION, &

(3) to the NEXT GENERATIONS.

As we’ve just learned from the past revivals we now know that revivals came about where there was a renewed outcry for:

(1) “The renewal of Faith’s Mission & Purpose through the church & individual members”,
(2) “Sincere believers to recover the dynamic power of the Holy Spirit, which empowered & strengthened the early Christians” – an inbreaking from the Holy Spirit demonstrated over denominations in the speaking in tongues & baptism in the Holy Spirit – that brought “enduement of spiritual power for intensified service”
(3) This “inbreaking of the Holy Spirit linked both mainline Protestant & Pentecostal movements to be reveres to as the Charismatic movement – from “charismata”(Gr) referring to 1Cor12:4,30 – Gifts of The Holy Spirit. (Spirit Filled Bible – paraphrased notes)

PERSONAL APPLICATION

– How are we to go about this move of God, in this decisive moment in time to bring about revival?

a. We are in need of this message of revival & reformation to now be amplified across this nation by the AWAKENING of the church to the renewed clarion ‘call’ that God is not ‘dead’.
Therefore, a Trumpet-Alarm is to be sounded that Jesus is alive & that God will do what He has intended from the beginning of time!
b. There should arise a desperate outcry – to be heard for the different church denominations & faith movements to unite for the move of God across the globe also in preparation for His second Coming!
c. The Church has to be awakened to this message to GO & spread the NEWS by demonstrating God’s Love, Power & Presence in the world out there. Starting in our neighborhoods’, streets, villages & parks & marketplace.

PRAYER

Rev 12:10-11

(10) “Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down. (11) And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.

Thank you, Lord Jesus,

that we can go & do this in Your Name. For we know that the Church has been destined to overcome our enemy by the Blood of our Savior that was shed for us. Also through the powerful word of our testimony of Jesus, our Lord & Redeemer.

Thank you Lord. In Jesus Name we pray.

Amen & Amen.

Thank you for the privilege to could share from my heart.
Alna.

Scriptures:

Act 2:38-39

(38)  Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
(39)  For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.”

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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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63. WK 7 Governance & Culture

7th WK – 26.05.24 – (P@G) – Governance & Culture Gate – Prayer GUIDELINES


Kingdom Governance through His divine laws changes governments from carnal mindsets to Christ-culture-reign.

“Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the Law of the LORD, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel.” Ezr 7:10

Dear Prayer @ The Gates Partners

THANK YOU, for praying together on this platform. We will continue in prayer as the Holy Spirit releases His mandate & anointing, and trust to embark with prayer once a month at the Gates that Father leads us to attend to and/or on either of the many platforms that we have the privilege of accessing through technology & media.
We are also (DV) trusting to link with other ministries on the national & international platforms to advance prophetic intercession in taking hands with all.

Through the 7 weeks P@G, a 7-step strategy has been rolled out building up to this 7th week for GOVERNMENTAL prayer. 1. Family 2. Belief 3. Economy 4. Education 5. Science & Technology 6. Media, Arts, Sports 7. Government & Culture.
We focus this last week on the 7th Gate of the 7 Gates/Spheres of Society:

SEVEN is the number of God – fullness, wholeness, abundance, completeness & REST

Strategic Prayer Points – Governance & Culture Gate
“Your Kingdom reign & rule in changing cultures”

PRAYER POINTS SUMMARY:

  1. THANKSGIVING, PRAISE & ADORATION.
  2. PERSONAL REPENTANCE
  3. COMMUNION.
  4. DEFINITIONS OF GOVERNMENT
  5. DEFINITION OF & PRAYER FOR CULTURE
  6. RIGHTEOUS LEADERS & GOVERNMENT – TO BE ELECTED.
  7. IDENTIFICATIONAL REPENTANCE PRAYERS – GOVERNANCE
  8. DECLARATIONS – TRANSFORMATION & RESTORATION OF SOUTH AFRICA
  9. CHRIST’S AUTHORITY, GOVERNANCE & REIGN
  10. REVERENTIAL FEAR & AWE OF GOD
  11. FINAL DECLARATIONS OVER SOUTH AFRICA
  12. THANKSGIVING & PRAISE: SHOFAR BLAST IN WORSHIP OF HIM.
  13. THE LORD’S PRAYER.
    Thank you for Praying with us.

A. Introduction

“Biblical doctrine of government emphasizes a multifaceted governmental structure of FAMILY, CHURCH, and STATE—each grounded in self-control under God.” (1)
There are two kingdoms, and they are in conflict with each other. One is the Kingdom of God and the other the kingdom of Satan’s abode of darkness.
In God’s Kingdom God sends His angels as messengers to those who will SEE, ENTER, & INHERIT His Kingdom. “Satan’s one major strategy is to assign ruling spirits to influence governmental leaders. Once leaders are conquered, evil spirits endeavor to get them enact laws prohibiting any further advance of the Kingdom of God.”

Evidence & example in Scripture of leaders that have been subjected to these are the prince of Tyre & king of Babylon (Ez28:11-14-15-19, Is14:3-27). Also, Nebuchadnezzar affected by the prince of Persia, and also Daniel. There are many more, of which Esther’s obedience in calling her nation to fasting and national prayer executed the destruction of wickedness perspired through Haman’s territorial reign.

In recent examples we can refer to Hitler, Sadam Hussein, Putin, Hezbollah, Hamas…, & the government of Iran who is the face of threatening the world with nuclear warfare.
(Cindy Jacobs, 2006),Paraphrased.

B. Strategic Prayer Points – Governance & Culture Gate

SEE bottom of page for specific info re. SA GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES & FUNCTIONS of the South African Government.

1. THANKSGIVING, PRAISE & ADORATION.

Psa 97:9-12
9) For You, LORD, are most high above all the earth; You are exalted far above all gods. 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.
11) Light is sown for the righteous, gladness for the upright in heart.
12) Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous, give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name.

2. PERSONAL Repentance – being God’s hands & feet.

Rom 6:21-22
(21) What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death. (22) But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life.

Rom 12:17-21
(17) Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men.
(18) If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men.
(19) Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, “vengeance is mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.(20) therefore “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if thirsty, give him a drink; for in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head.” (21) Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

• Father, we stand today before You as citizens of this nation, 1stly take responsibility for our own thoughts, words & actions as the Word convict us of sin in His righteousness… Repent…

3. COMMUNION

Joh 1:29 “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! Thank You Lord Jesus. Today we remember Your sacrifice, receive forgiveness, salvation in Your love.

4. DEFINITIONS OF GOVERNANCE

Good governance results in word and action demonstrating:- accountability; leadership; integrity; stewardship; and transparency. https://www.bcauditor.com (2)

God’s principles of governance result in accountability for good & evil thoughts, words & actions.
Good governance includes a love for justice, …ensuring that people are judged correctly, according to the Biblical standards of what is right and wrong; treating the poor fairly; defending the poor, helping the children of the poor and punishing their oppressors. “ https://caribbeannewsglobal.com/ (3)

A Biblical format of Government is found in in 1 Pe 2:13-17 :

  • 1. Submission to authorities,
  • 2. Punishment for evildoers &
  • 3. Praise for good-doers – that will silence foolishness,
  • 4. Respecting of human rights for all,
  • 5. Love for fellow believers,
  • 6. Reverential fear & awe of God and
  • 7. Honor the institution of governance.

Biblical Meaning of Governance:

“Good governance is shown based on the principles of justice, righteousness and compassion, defending the rights of the poor and marginalized and protecting the people from conflict.” https://anglicanalliance.org/ 6)

• PRAY: that accountability, justice & the righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ will become the standard of Governance in this nation.
• PRAY: that the citizens of this nation will cry out for justice & not accept anything else BUT the standard for Governance from the Scriptures.
• PRAY: that God’s ordinances (decrees, rules, orders, regulations & laws), – the way in which He wills to rule the world in His Sovereign wisdom by the 7 Spirits of the Holy Spirit & angelic hosts, will become the standard of our nation’s governmental rulers.
• PRAY: that the new elected will turn from any unjust ways – to become compelled by the 7 Spirit’s interventions of the Almighty to repent and start serving this nation in righteousness & justice.

DEFINITION of & PRAYERS for CULTURE GATE

The set of norms, behaviors, beliefs, customs, and values shared by the population of a sovereign nation. Also refers to specific characteristics such as language, religion, ethnic and racial identity, and cultural history and traditions. https://www.igi-global.com/ (4)

Jer 1:10

See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, To root out and to pull down, To destroy and to throw down, To build and to plant.”

• PRAY that every tribe, tongue & culture will be treated fairly by a new dispensation of rulers.
• PRAY that the wickedness transpiring from the different cultures in this nation will become subject to the judgment of God, His JUSTICE & UPRIGHTNESS to uproot, dismantle & change the cultures of this nation to adhere to the JESUS CULTURE we INVOKE now over South Africa!

2Ch 14:2-7
(2) Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God,(3) for he removed the altars of the foreign gods and the high places, and broke down the sacred pillars and cut down the wooden images. (4) He commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandment. (5) He also removed the high places and the incense altars, and the kingdom was quiet under him.
(6) And he built fortified cities he had no war…, because the LORD had given him rest.
(7) “Let us build these cities and make walls around them, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us, because we have sought the LORD our God; we have sought Him, and He has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.

•Father, we ask forgiveness where we have actually allowed – by our own negligence, lethargy, lack of prayers or commitment… – the building of demonic altars from inherited witchcraft, idols, secret societies, all evil practices & agendas, NA groups & foreign cultures.

WE PRAY for law & order – a renewed structure for Godly Divine Order & stability to return to our nation.

6. RIGHTEOUS LEADERS & GOVERNMENT – TO BE ELECTED

Neh 9:13 “You… gave them just ordinances & true laws, good statutes & commandments.

• PRAY: for KINGDOM GOVERNANCE in His RIGHTEOUSNESS to come through the knowledge and wisdom from His Word, ordinances, statutes, His ways, TRUTH…
• PRAY: Father, Your will is for us to lead a quiet & peaceable life by good governance:

1Ti 2:1-2, 3:1

I exhort 1st… that supplications, prayers, intercessions, giving of thanks be made for all men, (2) for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.
Rom 13:1 Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God.

Dan 2:21 And He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise And knowledge to those who have understanding
Exo 19:5-6, 10-12 …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.’…

• Father, we pray for YOUR RIGHTEOUS RULERS to be elected in our nation for as we come to bow our knees in repentance before you.
• Father, we petition You for the council of the Trinity God to determine & execute the outcome of South Africa’s elections for May 2024 as per Your Scriptures.

Pro 29:25-26
(25) The fear of man brings a snare, But whoever trusts in the LORD shall be safe.
(26) Many seek the ruler’s favor, But justice for man comes from the LORD.
• We break the power of intimidation over the masses through lies & empty promises & ask that it will be exposed & the innocent’s eyes will become open & vigilant to the schemes of deceit.

7. IDENTIFICATTIONAL REPENTANCE PRAYERS – GOVERNANCE

a) We take responsibility for the state of the nation – have mercy on us.

Php 3:18-20 we know that
(18) For many .. are the enemies of the cross of Christ:
(19) whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame—who set their mind on earthly things.
(20) For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.

• Farther, we stand in the gap for our Nation through REPENTANCE in repairing the broken walls of our SOCIETY, our Villages, Towns & Cities – of our Nation. Ps78
• As Believers in Jesus Christ, we trust in the complete redemption our Nation can receive at the FEET OF THE CROSS… we come & take responsibility for the state our Nation is in…:

2Ch 16:9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show
Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. In this you have done
foolishly, therefore from now on you shall have wars.”

• PRAY: For the unrighteousness, idolatry & sin in governance, that has stripped the nation of South Africa from her mandate as a sheep nation & becoming more prone to resist everything pertaining to a Christ-like culture.
• For South Africa’s Government’s stance against Israel as a nation – because of their hatred of the God of Israel and rather relying on other alliances with Palestine, Iran, Hamas, Islam…
• For South Africa’s hostile attitude in concept of ‘Israel’ (those who belong to God, through Christ His Son by rebirth into commonwealth of Israel’s new covenant with God). SA is now in ignorant defiance of God’s laws and therefore under God’s judgement – UNLESS we repent!

b) Father, we repent for mishandling of our nation’s resources.

Pro 28:2, 4-5
(2) Because of the transgression of a land, many are its princes; But by a man of understanding and knowledge right will be prolonged. (4) Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, But such as keep the law contend with them. (5) Evil men do not understand justice, But those who seek the LORD understand all.

• PRAY: for the unrighteous way the leadership, cultural & spiritual structures in South Africa have STRIPPED this nation of its wealth, resources, integrity, people & intellectual wealth…

Pro 29:2-16
(2) When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan.
(4) The king establishes the land by justice, But he who receives bribes overthrows it.
(7) The righteous considers the cause of the poor, But the wicked does not understand such knowledge. (8) Scoffers set a city aflame, But wise men turn away wrath.
(9) If a wise man contends with a foolish man, Whether the fool rages or laughs, there is no peace. (10) The bloodthirsty hate the blameless, But the upright seek his well-being.
(12) If a ruler pays attention to lies, All his servants become wicked. (14) The king who judges the poor with truth, His throne will be established forever. (16) When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increases; But the righteous will see their fall.

• We repent for ALL bloodshed in our nation, also driven politically – lust after MONEY, power, greed, through lawlessness, hatred, pride & utter wickedness, lack of reverence for life.
“Forgive them for they do not know what they are doing.”


c) PRAYER FOR SOUTH AFRICA against the spirit of MAMMON – “the LOVE of money is the root of ALL evil!!!

Pro 28:19-20 (19) He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, But he who follows frivolity will have poverty enough! (20) A faithful man will abound with blessings, But he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.
Lev 25:17-19 (17) Therefore you shall not oppress one another, but you shall fear your God; for I am the LORD your God. (18) ‘So you shall observe My statutes and keep My judgments, and perform them; and you will dwell in the land in safety.
(19) Then the land will yield its fruit, and you will eat your fill, and dwell there in safety.

Eze 34:2 “Son of man, PROPHESY against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD to the shepherds: “Woe to the shepherds of Israel who feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed the flocks?

Pro 28:16 A ruler who lacks understanding is a great oppressor, But he who hates covetousness will prolong his days.

• PRAY that our nation’s citizens & leaders will shun from lust after prestige, fame & greed… the lust of the eyes, the pride of life…BUT that they will CHOOSE GOD FIRST!
• PRAY that the lust after power, control & manipulation of information & resources will be exposed & the oppression of subordinates & citizens will be shouted from the roof tops.
• For Godly RULERS to come into power that will be good stewards of our nation’s wealth, mandate – responsible & accountable to the people they ought to serve!

d) WORKERS of INIQUITY

Isa 22:19-23

(19) So I will drive you out of your office, And from your position he will pull you down. (20) ‘Then it shall be in that day, That I will call My servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah; (21) I will clothe him with your robe And strengthen him with your belt; I will commit your responsibility into his hand. He shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem And to the house of Judah. (22) The key of the house of David I will lay on his shoulder; So he shall open, and no one shall shut; And he shall shut, and no one shall open. (23) I will fasten him as a peg in a secure place, And he will become a glorious throne to his father’s house.

Psa 14:4-5
(4) Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, Who eat up my people as they eat bread, And do not call on the LORD? (5) There they are in great fear, For God is with the generation of the righteous.

Psa 36:9-12
(9) For with You is the fountain of life; In Your light we see light.
(10) Oh, continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You, And Your righteousness to the upright in heart. (11) Let not the foot of pride come against me, And let not the hand of the wicked drive me away. (12) There the workers of iniquity have fallen; They have been cast down and are not able to rise.

• PRAY: that the unrighteous workers of iniquity who occupies the seats of influence in this nation’s GOVERNMENTAL OFFICES and the CULTURE of SOCIAL SOCIETY will be removed from positions, scrapped from the roll & not find any influence elsewhere unless they repent & turn from their wicked ways of the utter detriment of this nation’s good standing before God.

• PRAY: that our Lord – the Fountain of life, the kingdom of His righteousness will invade the building, occupy the seats & walk the corridors or SA’s parliament, courtrooms & administrative hallways through His righteous servants.

8. DECLARATIONS – Transformation & Restoration of South Africa
A Nations/individual well-being comes from God…

Deu 7:9 “Therefore, know that the LORD your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments.

As Believers in Christ Jesus our Lord we step into the promises & the fulness of Christ in us & in all things by the power of the Holy Spirit… in the authority we have in Jesus’ name.

We declare over South Africa – that this nation will stand or fall – “Not by power or by might but by the Spirit of the only Living God of EL ELYON – THE MOST HIGH GOD! (Deut8)

READ & DECLARE SCRIPTURES aloud :

Psa 85:4-13
(4) Restore us, O God of our salvation, And cause Your anger toward us to cease.
(6) Will You not revive us again, That Your people may rejoice in You?
(7) Show us Your mercy, LORD, And grant us Your salvation.
(8) I will hear what God the LORD will speak, For He will speak peace To His people and to His saints; But let them not turn back to folly. (9) Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, That glory may dwell in our land.
(10) Mercy and truth have met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed.
(11) Truth shall spring out of the earth, righteousness shall look down from heaven.
(12) Yes, the LORD will give what is good; And our land will yield its increase.
(13) Righteousness will go before Him, And shall make His footsteps our pathway.

Isa 33:5-7
(5) The Lord is exalted, for He dwells on high; He will fill Zion with justice and righteousness (moral and spiritual rectitude in every area and relation).
(6) And there shall be stability in your times, an abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge; the reverent fear and worship of the Lord is your treasure and His.
(7) Behold, their valiant ones cry without; the ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.

Isa 45:1-13
God gives victory to His anointed for God to receive all the GLORY & HONOR- be glorified!

(1) “Thus says the LORD to His anointed, To Cyrus, whose right hand I have held—To subdue nations before him And loose the armor of kings, To open before him the double doors, So that the gates will not be shut:
(2) ‘I will go before you And make the crooked places straight; I will break in pieces the gates of bronze And cut the bars of iron.
(3) I will give you the treasures of darkness And hidden riches of secret places, That you may know that I, the LORD, Who call you by your name, Am the God of Israel.
(4) For Jacob My servant’s sake, And Israel My elect, I have even called you by your name; I have named you, though you have not known Me.
(5) I am the LORD, and there is no other; There is no God besides Me. I will gird you, though you have not known Me,
(6) That they may know from the rising of the sun to its setting That there is none besides Me. I am the LORD, and there is no other;
(7) I form the light and create darkness, I make peace and create calamity; I, the LORD, do all these things.’

9. Christ’s authority, governance & reign

Isa 61:1-11

(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;
(2) To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn,(3) To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.” (4) And they shall rebuild the old ruins, They shall raise up the former desolations, And they shall repair the ruined cities, The desolations of many generations.

• Therefore, we Pray FOR the RIGHTEOUSNESS of the only Saviour of all peoples, people groups, tribes, tongues, and Nations, to infiltrate this NATION in all areas of governance….
• We pray that the 7 Spirits of God, will come and stand at our NATIONS GATES…as judge, in justice for equity, for righteousness & righteous governance & Your glory.

Isa 11:2-5

(2) The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon Him (SA) , 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 (SA’s) 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.

10. Reverential Fear & Awe of God

Lev 10:3 “This is what the LORD spoke, saying: ‘By those who come near Me I must be regarded as holy; And before all the people I must be glorified.’
Deu 9:3 Therefore understand today that the LORD your God is He who goes over before you as a consuming fire. He will destroy them and bring them down before you; so you shall drive them out and destroy them quickly, as the LORD has said to you.
Heb 12:29 For our God is a consuming fire.

• PRAY: the reverential fear & awe of God to fall on the people & leaders of this nation.
• PRAY: that the altars erected for wickedness – rebellion that is as witchcraft, sorcery, idolatrous practices & altars, demonic councils & practices, the altar of mammon & all its cohorts will come under the judgement of the Almighty God of Israel.
• That the reverential fear & awe of God will fall in the highways & byways, in the corridors & hallways, the lobbies & courtrooms – the holiness of God will convict & expel unrighteousness.
For you have… …delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins. Col 1:13-14

• We step into the AUTHORITY that we have in the Name of Christ to pray & ask for Your salvation, transformation & total redemption (renewal), for our Nation….

Eph 3:10-12 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,(11) according to the eternal purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord, (12) in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him.

• PRAY: We came to pray Lord, for the working out of the salvation for SA in fear & trembling. We TRUST & BELIEF on YOU for the REBIRTH of a Nation as You did in 1948 for Israel!

• PRAY: With repentant, humbled, desperate hearts we ask Lord Jesus that You will come again and TAKE HOLD of this Nation, as the Father has given SA to You in Psalm 2!

Psa 2:1-12

(1) Why do the nations rage, And the people plot a vain thing?
(2) The kings of the earth set themselves, And the rulers take counsel together, Against the LORD and against His Anointed, saying, (3) “Let us break Their bonds in pieces And cast away Their cords from us.” (4) He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; The LORD shall hold them in derision. (5) Then He shall speak to them in His wrath, And distress them in His deep displeasure:

(6) “Yet I have set My King On My holy hill of Zion.”
(7) “I will declare the decree: The LORD has said to Me, ‘You are My Son, Today I have begotten You. (8) Ask of Me, and I will give You The nations for Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth for Your possession.
(10) Now therefore, be wise, O kings; Be instructed, you judges of the earth.
(11) Serve the LORD with fear, And rejoice with trembling.
(12) Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, And you perish in the way, When His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.

• As citizens of this Nation… we come with repentant & humble hearts to call forth a TURNAROUND of this Nation from our wicked ways in returning to GOD! 2 Chron 7 V14…
• Thank You Father that You incline Your ear towards us & forgive us our sins & that You will heal our Land.

11. FINAL DECLARATION OVER SOUTH AFRICA

We therefore now declare :

• That Jehovah Elohim the Almighty God, Yahweh, El Elyon, the Most High God is the only SOVEREIGN GOD over this Nation.
• That He is the only Divine, God Almighty, the Almighty Creator of Heaven & earth, the all-powerful & the only Authority that we invite, welcome, rejoice over and the only Sovereignty we ACKNOWLEDGE & ACCEPT to rule in & over this Nation.
• We declare that all other gods are man-made idols & in due time ALL eyes will see, all knees will bow & all tongues will confess that Christ is the Son of the only living God, who came to earth for the redemption of all of creation & all nations will bow before His throne & greatness.

• That Christ the Son, died, & rose again on the 3rd day, ascended on High & is now seated at the right hand of the Father from where He intercede for us for the redemption & salvation of every soul, tribe, tongue & of this Nation, South Africa! Our Nation! South Africa belongs to God & His people in His righteousness in His Kingdom rule & reign!

Psa 89:13-18

(13) You have a mighty arm; Strong is Your hand, and high is Your right hand.
(14) Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Mercy and truth go before Your face. (15) Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! They walk, O LORD, in the light of Your countenance. (16) In Your name they rejoice all day long, And in Your righteousness, they are exalted. (17) For You are the glory of their strength, And in Your favor our horn is exalted. (18) For our shield belongs to the LORD, And our king to the Holy One of Israel.

12. THANKSGIVING & PRAISE – SHOFAR BLAST in exuberant honor, praise & glory of our God & KING.

Psa 68:1-4

(1) Let God arise, Let His enemies be scattered; Let those also who hate Him flee before Him. (2) As smoke is driven away, So drive them away; As wax melts before the fire, So let the wicked perish at the presence of God. (3) But let the righteous be glad; Let them rejoice before God; Yes, let them rejoice exceedingly. (4) Sing to God, sing praises to His name; Extol Him who rides on the clouds, By His name YAH, And rejoice before Him.


Rev 12:12 Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short time.”

Rev 7:17 for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

Psa 126:2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing. Then they said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.”


Mar 12:29-31(29) Jesus answered him, “The first of all the commandments is:

‘HEAR, O ISRAEL, HEAR SOUTH AFRICA!!! THE LORD OUR GOD, THE LORD IS ONE!!!

(30) and you shall LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment.
(31) And the second, like it, is this: ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

12. The Lord’s Prayer.

Thank you ALL for your prayers & faithfulness …
Words are few…Only to God all Honour& Glory. Only He deserves all the Praise.
• I thank Him for each one of you who stood & will keep on standing in the gap for the glory of HIS Name… And thank you for your sacrifice of self – in praising & service of our God.

Isa 6:8 I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: “Whom shall I send, And who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION on GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURES

Prayers : for specific STRUCTURES, institutions, systems, social dynamics.

SA GOVERNMENT STRUCTURES & FUNCTIONS of the South African Government
https://www.gov.za/about-government (5)

“South Africa is a constitutional democracy with a three-tier system of government and an independent judiciary. The national, provincial, and local levels of government all have legislative and executive authority in their own spheres, and are defined in the Constitution as distinctive, interdependent and interrelated.

Operating at both national and provincial levels are advisory bodies drawn from South Africa’s traditional leaders. It is a stated intention in the Constitution that the country be run on a system of cooperative governance. Government is committed to the building of a free, non-racial, non-sexist, democratic, united and successful South Africa.”

Structure and functions of the South African Government

A. Legislative authority – Parliament (national): National Assembly (350 – 400 members), • National Council of Provinces (90 delegates). Provincial Legislature

B. Executive authority – Cabinet (national): • President, • Deputy President, • Ministers. Provincial: Premier & Members of Executive Council

C. Judicial authority – Courts : • Constitutional Court, • Supreme Court of Appeal, • High courts, • Magistrates’ courts. Judicial Service Commission who appoints judges.

D. State institutions supporting democracy: • Public Protector, • Human Rights Commission, • Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities, • Commission for Gender Equality, • Auditor-General of South Africa, • Independent Communications Authority of South Africa, • Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC)

E. Government clusters: groupings of government departments with interactive programs aimed at improving “government planning, decision-making and service delivery.”

i. Economic Sectors, Investment, Employment, and Infrastructure Development
ii. Governance, State Capacity, and Institutional Development
iii. Social Protection, Community and Human Development
iv. International Cooperation, Trade and Security
v. Justice, Crime Prevention and Security

F. National Development Plan (NDP) – The NDP is South Africa’s socio-economic policy blueprint that focuses, among other things, on:
i. Eliminating poverty,
ii. Increasing employment,
iii. Broadening the country’s ownership of assets (historically disadvantaged groups),
iv. Ensuring two years of pre-school education, all children can read and write by Grade3.
v. Providing affordable access to healthcare,
vi. Ensuring effective public transport.

G. Monitoring and evaluation – This function monitors the quality of management practices in government departments through the Management Performance Assessment Tool.

H. Government priorities
• Economic transformation and job creation;
• Education, skills and health;
• Consolidating the social wage through reliable and quality basic services;
• Spatial integration, human settlements and local government;
• Social cohesion and safe communities;
• A capable, ethical and developmental state; and
• A better Africa and World.

Prayer for RSA: Prayer for transformation from the former to new, from familiar to a Divine dispensation where Godly leaders will serve this nation with integrity

Deu 16:18-20
(18) “You shall appoint judges and officers in all your gates, which the LORD your God gives you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
(19) You shall not pervert justice; you shall not show partiality, nor take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
(20) You shall follow what is altogether just, that you may live and inherit the land which the LORD your God is giving you.

Jer 29:7
(7) And seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to the LORD for it; for in its peace you will have peace.

Pro 11:10-11, 14
(10) When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices; And when the wicked perish, there is jubilation. (11) By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted, But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. (14)
(14) Where there is no counsel, the people fall; But in the multitude of counselors there is safety.

Pro 11:30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who wins souls is wise.

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61. WK 5 Science & Technology

5th WK – 12.05.24 – Science & Technology Gate – Guidelines & Strategic Prayer Points

This blog post is dedicated to my father, Dr. S.J.P.K. van Heerden who was the vice-chair of the 1st Scientific Advisory Council to the P.M. of S.A.

“Research, Discover & Invent” –

God revealed & expressed Himself in the Scriptures through relating to different fields of creation & our human existence on earth

Heb 11:3

“By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.”
Through the 7 weeks P@G, a 7-step strategy is rolled out to summit in week 7 for the
GOVERNMENTAL prayers. Weeks 5, 6 & 7 are sequential ending at the Governmental sphere!
We focus this week on the 5th Gate of the 7 Gates/Spheres of Society:

The 7 GATES : 1.Family 2. Belief 3. Economy 4. Education 5. Science & Technology 6. Media, Arts, Sports 7. Government & Culture

Strategic Prayer – Science & Technology Gate
“ How wonderful You have created this world, Oh God!”

STRATEGIC PRAYER POINTS SUMMARY:

Introduction : Grace – Scriptures on Creation & Definitions of S&T

1) THANKSGIVING for HIS GRACE upon our lives
2) PRAISE & ADORATION – to God our Creator
3) COMMUNION
4) CONTEXTUAL SCRIPTURES
5) IDENTIFICATIONAL REPENTANCE & PETITIONING PRAYERS
6) TOPICAL PRAYER ISSUES : Science & Technology (S & T)
7) DECLARATION – The Lord’s case for humanity…
8) OUR CASE for South Africa before the only true God, who is OUR God!
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.

A. INTRODUCTION – Week 5 – No. 5 = GRACE

Week 5 – The number 5 in Scripture relates to “GRACE”. (see Zech 4:6-7)
Grace G5485: – Divine influence upon the heart, its reflections in life:- benefit, favour, gift, joy
It is also the number by which the whole Tabernacle was built on in multiples of the number 5.
It pertains to the hand through which work is done, anointing is transferred, ordained & blessed.
It pertains to the fivefold offices (apostle, prophets, evangelist, shepherd, teacher) of Christ’s ministry – to equip the church in this five-pillar structure of the ministries of officers, elders & leaders. (Eph4:11)

1) SCRIPTURES – DISCOVERING CREATION – Science & Technology

Pro 1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge
Pro 2:3-6
(3) Yes, if you cry out for discernment, lift up your voice for understanding, (4)… And search for her as for hidden treasures.
(5) Then you will understand the fear of the LORD, And find the knowledge of God.
(6) For the LORD gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

Knowledge:

H1847, DA’ATH – cunning, know(ledge), [un-] awareness (wittingly)
H5234, NAKAR – to scrutinize, look intently, acknowledge, revere, respect, care for
H4093, MADDA – intelligence, consciousness.
H3045, YADA – to know; ascertain by seeing; observation, recognition, discover, comprehend, discover, discern, be diligent, be aware, consider, perceive, teach, have respect, be learned, understand, endued with, declare… [figuratively, literally, indirectly, inferentially (a guess/an opinion based on knowledge/info at hand)]

2) DISCOVERING CREATION through SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH:

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH and DISCOVERY of the greatness of God’s creation

This was of the first instructions God gave to man – helping us to “live this life & have our being” on earth; to know Him & His formidable love, salvation & redemption – returning to Him – for His glory!

THE WISDOM & KNOWLEDGE FROM and OF God should lead us TO God.

Luk 3:4-6

(4) Prepare the way of the Lord, make His beaten paths straight.
(6) And all mankind shall see (behold and understand and at last acknowledge) the salvation of God (the deliverance from eternal death decreed by God). [Isa 40:3-5]

UNFORTUNATELY, instead of following God’s lead & wisdom… man soon start to follow his own wisdom and defying that opportunity to experience the wonders of creation 1st hand, exchanging through sin for struggling with the challenges of living life in a fallen world.

BUT GOD…!!!:- Made a way for us to re-discover the WONDERS of this world that He created for us, to steward, cherish, respect, and enjoy… FOR the purpose of the honor of His Name!

Col 2:2-3

[knowledge: G1108, GNOSIS – knowing, science, be resolved, can speak, be sure, resolved]

(2) that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ,
(3) in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

MIRACLES AND SCIENCE are both workings of God.

The one where man are witnessing the miracles of God through His works & wonders, and the other where man inspect & discover the wisdom of God to apply into inventions & ingenuity what God has created from the very start of all things in existence.

3) Definitions: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY = DISCOVERIES & INVENTIONS

“SCIENCE explores new knowledge methodically through observation & experimentation.”
and “TECHNOLOGY is the application of scientific knowledge for various purposes.” (1)

“From the beginning, God encouraged the scientific exploration of the world when He
commanded us to rule over and subdue the earth (Genesis 1:28).
Scripture speaks of the fixed nature of the universe that makes scientific discovery possible (Jeremiah 31:35-36; Colossians 1:17).”

DEFINITIONS of SCIENCE:

  • Science is the STUDY of the NATURE and BEHAVIOUR of natural things and the knowledge that we obtain about them. The best discoveries in science are very simple.
  • Science CONSISTS of OBSERVING the world by watching, listening, and recording. Science is curiosity in thoughtful action about the world and how it behaves. Anyone can think like a scientist. (2)
  • A SYSTEM of KNOWLEDGE about the physical, chemical, and biological universe and the things that occur in it is called science. It is an objective observation…
  • 10 types of scientists: business, communicator, developer, entrepreneur, explorer, investigator, policy, regulator, teacher, technician. (ref. science council)

DEFINITIONS OF TECHNOLOGY:

  • TECHNOLOGY : “is a tool that helps us live out our God-given callings… this is most important for us to learn as we engage the topic of technology and artificial intelligence.
    Scripture shows that technology and tools can be used for both good and evil. Even if a tool was designed for evil, the tool itself isn’t evil.” (3)
“What is sinful isn’t the sword but how people choose to use it.”
  • TECHNOLOGY is the practical application of scientific knowledge to solve real-world problems and improve human welfare. (4)
  • DIFFERENT TYPES OF TECHNOLOGY: each with unique functions that aim to make certain processes more efficient. (5)
  • TYPES OF TECHNOLOGY include mechanical technology, medical technology, communications technology, electronic technology, and industrial and manufacturing technologies… All serve different purposes, range in design, and are applied in different ways, they all have one thing in common: they all solve a problem. (6)

B. PREPARATION GUIDELINES.

Please refer to PREPARATION DOC. of Week 1– (PREP)

C. STRATEGIC PRAYER POINTS:

NB: Where Israel is mentioned in Scripture (NT), it mostly refers to the believers who have become part of the “commonwealth of Israel” – as we have been grafted in by our salvation & faith in Christ.

There is no more division as we are now all part of the New Covenant through the perfect redemption that Christ attained for us through the shedding of His Blood & entrance through the veil into the Holiest Presence of God, where He is now seated at the right hand of God interceding for us…

(Gal3:10-14-19,-24-26-29; Rom11, 15:8-13, Hebr.8, 9, Rev5:9-10, 7:9,17)

1) THANKSGIVING for HIS GRACE upon our lives

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, godly fear.
Heb 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy
and find grace to help in time of need.
2Co 8:7 But as you abound in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in all diligence,
and in your love for us—see that you abound in this grace also.

Zec 4:6-7

(6) So he answered and said to me: “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel:
‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the LORD of hosts.
(7) (Ampl) For who are you, O great mountain [of human obstacles]? …you shall become a plain [a mere molehill]! And he shall bring forth the finishing gable stone [of the new temple] with loud shoutings of the people, crying, Grace, grace to it!

2) PRAISE & ADORATION – to God our Creator

Rom 1:20 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,
Col 3:10 and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him,
Rev 4:11 “You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power.
For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created.”

3) COMMUNION

– He has redeemed us to the original sonship position – of whom He is the 1st fruit-an offering through the Blood of the perfect Lamb.

Personal time of Repentance:

2Co 7:1 THEREFORE, SINCE these [great] promises are ours, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that contaminates and defiles body and spirit, and bring [our] consecration to completeness in the [reverential] fear of God.

1Ti 6:11 But as for you, O man of God, flee from all these things; aim at and pursue righteousness (right standing with God and true goodness), godliness (which is the loving fear of God and being Christlike), faith, love, steadfastness (patience), and gentleness of heart.

Job 4:6 Is not your [reverent] fear of God your confidence, and the integrity and uprightness of your ways your hope?

4) CONTEXTUAL SCRIPTURES:

Gen 1:26-31

(27) So God created man in His own image; …male and female He created them.
(28) Then God blessed them…”Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish…, over the birds…, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
(29) “See, I have given you every herb that yields seed…, and every tree whose fruit yields seed; to you it shall be for food. (30) to every beast… I have given every green herb for food”…31) Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good.

Psa 8:3-9

(3) When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,
(4) What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him?
(5) You made him a little lower than the angels,
And You have crowned him with glory and honor. (6) You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet,
(7) All sheep and oxen—Even the beasts of the field,
(8) The birds of the air, And the fish of the sea That pass through the paths of the seas.
(9) O LORD, our Lord, How excellent is Your name in all the earth!

5) IDENTIFICATIONAL REPENTANCE & PETITIONING PRAYERS

Jer 42:10 ‘If you will still remain in this land, then I will build you and not pull you down, and I will plant you and not pluck you up. For I relent concerning the disaster that I have brought upon you.

a) Prayers of REPENTANCE:

• Father, we ask forgiveness for all the negativity, hopelessness & unbelieve we speak out as we witness the mayhem in society; the heartache & brokenness in your creation…we trust…
• We come in repentance for neglecting to preserve & care for that which You have entrusted to us & pray that God will bring the people of this nation to repent for their sins…
• We pray for a return to God – that all flesh will hear Your voice, & flee from wicked ways…
• We repent for the abominations of gender, abortion, & sexual perversions…

b) PETITIONING prayer for the transformation & redemption of S.A. to become a SAFE HAVEN & a BLESSED DIADEM… to the GLORY of God:

• Pray that the ways & precepts of God will be RECEIVED as Godly counsel by our nation’s leaders – instead of following their own wisdom, traditions & ways of the flesh…
• Pray that the miracle power of God will become evidential – that people will start to believe as God perform His signs & wonders as evidence to the preaching of the gospel.
• Pray that God will build this nation up again, to be able to function as a blessed nation dedicated to the call & purposes of God yielding to His truth, wisdom & knowledge.
• Pray that we will not be put to shame any longer – allowing heathens to trample on God’s glory & name, asking – “Where is the God of the Christians?”
• Pray that Father will grant S.A. to step into this NATION’S end-time mandate as a SHEEP nation to fulfil all – “every good work” – that God has destined for us from the beginning of time

6) TOPICAL PRAYER ISSUES : Science & Technology (S & T)

Heb 4:12-13
(12) For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
(13) And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.

Only a few topics of concern here mentioned to address in prayer:-

a) RESPECT FOR LIFE:

Life is in the blood…human life to be seen as sacred.

  • S&T to be used to benefit humans & nature – not to harm either.
  • Human safety, surveillance & protection.

b) CLIMATE CHANGE:

  • Science to be used to address this effectively providing a sustainable environment.
  • SA / World scientists/academics working together to bring wisdom & solutions not domination, control, fear & destruction through AI involvement in the biodiversity of species, genetics & the ecosystem, especially in weather patterns.

c) AGRICULTURE/NATURE:

Isa 40:24-26 & Gen 1:11-12 / Job26 & 28

  • S&T to remove harmful elements from GMO products for humans & nature.
  • S&T to provide healthy sustainable production of food sources v causing scarcity.
  • S&T to be effectively used for markets, trade, export(harbours) & transport.

d) AI & TECHNOLOGY:

Dan12:4, Gen11:6, 2Chro26:15, 1Co6:12, 10:31, Mat24:14, Ex31:1-5, Eph 2:10.

  • Artificial Intelligence: (AI) to be managed by humans, NOT humans managed by AI/T.
  • Gov. to enforce laws to protect us from risks re. A.I.
  • Syber security
  • Scientific fraud

e) DATA PRIVACY:

  • Misuse of personal date records & info of people & institutions by Gov’s, Financial institutions.
  • Consumer privacy / fraudulent misuse of personal
  • Relational challenges through diabolic use of technology & harmful information capabilities

f) SOCIAL MEDIA:

  • S&T to protect us from the harm caused by SOCIAL MEDIA influencing/ruling people’s lives.
  • Utter distortion of factual information & confusion caused by “mixing up” of information

g) WORKPLACE – JOB CREATION / DISPLACEMENT:

Gen2:2, 5, Ex35:2, 1Ch20:3, 22:15

  • Addressing the loss of jobs due to making use of machines instead of humans. 2Th3:10,12
  • Health & Safety compromised by unethical use of technology.

h) MEDICAL field – S&T

Psa 139:13-17, Jer 1:4-12, Isa 44:21, Mar 10:51-52, Mar 16:17-18

  • Redeemed by Godly intervention for ethical & sustainable healthcare.
  • Ethical dilemmas, patient rights, privacy issues in emerging technologies.
  • 3-D printing of human organs.
  • Safety & integrity – Emergency services

i) PHARMACEUTICAL Industry:

  • Scientific research, manufacturing, distribution integrity.
  • Sustainable provision of core services & medicines.

j) ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION/INFRASTRUCTURE:

– maintaining of safety regulations & integrity
Psa 127:1, Jer 31:35-39, Isa 62:10, Isa 65:21-22, 1Ch20:3, 22:15, 23:4

k) MANUFACTURING & SUSTAINABILITY:

– all spheres of society. Psa 104:1-13

l) NATIONAL SECURITY:

  • compromised AI surveillance & spyware
  • escalation of crime through use of AI technology

7) DECLARATION – The Lord’s case for humanity… (Read aloud)

• Pray for God’s divine interventions in the affairs of humanity…

Isa 45:11-14 !
(11) Thus says the LORD, The Holy One of Israel, and his Maker: “Ask Me of things to come
concerning My sons; And concerning the work of My hands, you command Me.
(12) I have made the earth, And created man on it. I—My hands—stretched out the heavens, And
all their host I have commanded.
(13) I have raised him up in righteousness, And I will direct all his ways; He shall build My city…
(14) …men of stature, Shall come over to you, …They will make supplication to you, saying,
‘Surely God is in you, And there is no other; There is no other God.’ “

• Pray for Godly wisdom & the fear of God to direct our steps as we draw to Him who created all things…

Isa 45:18-25 !
(18) For thus says the LORD,
Who created the heavens, Who is God, Who formed the earth and made it, Who has established it, Who did not create it in vain, Who formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.
(19) I have not spoken in secret, In a dark place of the earth; I did not say to the seed of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in vain’; I, the LORD, speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.
(20) “Assemble yourselves and come; Draw near together,

8) OUR CASE for South Africa before the only true God, who is OUR God!

Isa 45:18-25 (continue)

(21) Tell and bring forth your case; Yes, let them take counsel together. Who has declared this from ancient time? Who has told it from that time? Have not I, the LORD?
And there is no other God besides Me, A just God and a Savior; There is none besides Me.
(22) “Look to Me, and be saved, All you ends of the earth! / SOUTH AFRICA!!!
For I am God, and there is no other.
(23) I have sworn by Myself; The word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness,
And shall not return, That to Me every knee shall bow, Every tongue shall take an oath.
(24) He shall say, ‘Surely in the LORD I have righteousness and strength.

• Let us have faith & PRAY that:
(25) In the LORD all the descendants of Israel/SOUTH AFRICA Shall be justified, and shall glory.”

9) OWN DECLARATIONS / Words / Prophecies by the Holy Spirit

Psa 85:12-13 Thank You, Lord that we know….
(12) Yes, the LORD will give what is good; And our land will yield its increase.
(13) Righteousness will go before Him, And shall make His footsteps our pathway.

Isaiah 40:28-31 – The Last Blessing

(28) Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the LORD, The Creator of the ends of the earth, Neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable.
(29) He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength.
(31) …those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.

10) THANKSGIVING & PRAISE: Shofar blast in Worship of Him!

Psa 47:4-9
(4) He will choose our inheritance for us, The excellence of Jacob whom He loves. Selah
(5) God has gone up with a shout, The LORD with the sound of a trumpet.
(6) Sing praises to God, sing praises! Sing praises to our King, sing praises!
(7) For God is the King of all the earth; Sing praises with understanding.
(8) God reigns over the nations; God sits on His holy throne.
(9) The princes of the people have gathered together, The people of the God of Abraham. For the shields of the earth belong to God; He is greatly exalted.

11) The Lord’s Prayer

12) Thank you for Praying with us!

Hallelujah! A thousand praises to Him, the Lord! The only true God & Saviour of the world!

Appendix A – Citation & References:

SECTION 3

Definitions of SCIENCE:

(1) https://byjus.com/physics/difference-between-science-and-technology/#:
(2) https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/science/en/

Definitions of TECHNOLOGY:

(3) https://jasonthacker.com/category/technology/. (4) http://www.founderjar.com>what-is-technology
(5) https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/types-of-technology
(6) https://study.com/academy/course/sciencefusion-intro-to-science-technology-online-textbook-help.html

SCRIPTURES references on Science & Technology:

https://www.openbible.info/topics/science_and_faith
https://www.biblestudytools.com/topical-verses/bible-verses-about-science/
https://biblegen.com/technology/
https://www.joyfulexile.com/verses/technology/kjv

See post on Blog Post 62 fro more SCRIPTURE references