TRIUMPHANT ENTRY

TRIUMPHANT ENTRY

MEDITATION SCRIPTURE: Psalm 2:1-8

Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine 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 bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. 4  He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. 5  Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.  6  Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. 7  I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.  8  Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

This Psalm is definitely referring to Jesus. But If you have given your life to Jesus, you are a joint heir with him and a heir of God (Rom 8:27) so you can appropriate the words of God to him here to yourself. Furthermore,  you are one with Jesus (Gal 3:26-29) and he is prolonging His days in you. You bear His name. That's why you pray in the name of Jesus.

Now the fact that Jesus has given you victory does not mean that the enemy will not try to undermine your dominion in the new year with the hope that you are ignorant of it. You must declare the decree. You must enforce the judgement that is written and the Lord will give you a triumphant entry into 2015 in Jesus Name. The Lord is going before you to break every gate of brass opposing you in Jesus Name.

PRAYER
Visit our blog for your prayer of faith and thanksgiving at:
http://pastorsamprayer.blogspot.com/2014/01/daily-declaration-of-faith-and.html

Now pray as follows

Oh Lord my Father thou God of peace, arise and bruise the devil underneath my feet in 2015 in Jesus Name (Rom 16:20)

My Father, behold the rage of the enemy, destroy them in your sore displeasure

Father, go ahead of me into the new year and manifest my victory always by all means

I declare that I am triumphant in every way

I command every crooked way before me in 2015 to become straight.

Father I set you before me into the New Year, break every gate resisting my ( financial, spiritual, health wise) Dominion

Every enemy of my dominion, I bind you forever in Jesus Name

I have received the abundance of grace and the gift if righteousness, I declare that I'm reigning in life in Jesus Name

I subdue every rage of the enemy in 2015 in the name of Jesus

Father I ask for the wealth of the earth in 2015 in the name of Jesus

Father I ask for the nations in 2015, give me a harvest of souls into you kingdom in Jesus Name

Let the riches of the heathen be converted to me in Jesus Name.

Let the gates of the nations be opened to me in Jesus Name

Let the gates of the nations be opened to the good news in my mouth in Jesus Name

Worship God for answers.

REDEEMING THE YEAR

REDEEMING THE YEAR

MEDITATION SCRIPTURE: Eph 5:15&16

15  See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
16  Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
17  Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is

The year 2015 is a matter of hours from now. But you still have the opportunity to determine how it will look like for you. It is common knowledge that our country is facing a hard time. Even the government claim that its going to be a trying year. Even then, You don't need to panic about the economic forecast for the year. Not even the prophetic forecast you see in some soft sale paper should shake you. Why? Because you can determine how the year will be for you. You can redeem the year. What if you knew where to be and what to do just at the right time? You'd not be affected by sudden ills and you'd take advantage of unprecedented opportunities. Now God has made it possible for you to share in His knowledge and wisdom. They are contained in the will of God for us. These prayers will open you to the counsel of the WONDERFUL COUNSELOR and when men are complaining, you'd be rejoicing next year in Jesus Name.

PRAYER
Firstly take out time to worship the Lord and make declaration of your faith giving thanks to the Father by Jesus. if you need help along this line, pls visit our blog on
http://pastorsamprayer.blogspot.com/2014/01/hello-friends-today-is-our-4th-day-of.html

I humble myself before you dear Father and I ask that you will
multiply grace unto me in the name of Jesus (1 Pet 5:5)

Father, search me oh Lord and reveal to me where I need to make amend in the new year in the name of Jesus (Psalm 139:23-24)

I redeem my year from the powers of the wasters in the Name of Jesus

I redeem the year from devourers in the Name of Jesus

Thus says the Lord, I shall rebuke devourers for thy sake. I stand in the authority of Jesus and I rebuke every devourer in my life (finance, ministry, family health et.c) In Jesus Name

I redeem my year from wasters of time and resources in the Name of Jesus

I receive grace to know the will of God per time in the Name of Jesus

I refuse to be conformed to the partern of this world in the Name of Jesus

Let the word of God transform my mind that I may descern the good, acceptible and perfect will of God for my life in Jesus Name

I come to the throne of grace boldly and I obtain mercy and receive grace to help me the new year in the name of Jesus

In the name of Jesus, I declare that the weapon of my warfare are not canal but mighty through God to pulling down the strongholds of darkness.

I declare that the gospel is the power of God unto salvation unto me who believe.

 By the word of God which is the weapon of my warfare, I destroy every stronghold of ( chose from the list below) that the enemy has built in my life and mind in the name of Jesus.
- complacency - lukewarmness - Mammon (love for money) - laziness -slothfulness - inconsistency -procrastination -wrong doctrine e.t.c. -any other sin or habit.

The word of God is Harmer. In the name of Jesus, I decree, let the word of God destroy every stronghold of the enemy in my heart in the name of Jesus Christ

In the name of Jesus, I submit my heart and thought to the Lord I command my thought to be in obedience to the word of God in the name of Jesus

Oh Lord my Father, I buy salves from you for my eyes! Anoint my eyes. Open my eyes  to see you, your will, your glory and the revelation of your truth in your word in the name of Jesus

Father, cause me to see wondrous things in your words in the name of Jesus

Heavenly Father, quicken me by thy truth in the name of Jesus

I receive the grace of recovery in the name of Jesus

Father, let the spirit of grace and supplication fall upon me in the name of Jesus

I have set the Lord always before me and because He.'s at my right hand thus shall I not be shaken

Fire goeth before the Lord and consume His enemies round about. Let the fire that goes ahead of God go ahead of me to consume every evil in the year in the Name of Jesus

By the grace of God, I command every mountain before me to
rooted out of my life in the name of Jesus

Father, I stand on the grace that is in Jesus Christ and I request for a greater revelation of you in the name of Jesus

I receive grace to walk in the wisdom of God in the name of Jesus.

I declare that Jesus  is made unto me both power and wisdom in the name of Jesus.

I appropriate the power and wisdom of Jesus for my life in the year 2015 in the name of Jesus

This year I walk in perfect wisdom. I know what to do and what to say .

I receive grace to be at the right place in the right time in the name of Jesus

Father, I stand on grace and ask that you will strengthen me with might by your spirit in the inner man in the name of Jesus

Father open me up to divine inspiration in the name of Jesus.

I receive the grace for angelic ministration in the name of Jesus

Every power of set back and retardation I command lose your
hold form my life and get out in the name of Jesus.

NOW PRAY FOR THE CHURCH AND THE NATION

PRAY FOR ME TOO.

WHEN I SEE THE BLOOD

Friends, the remaining three days of the year would see us praying some aggressive and definite prayers. I and other believers in my church will be observing a fast these three days as well and we invite you to join us. Hence for the next three days, I'd simply post our prayer points. I hope you find them useful. Forth this and other prayer points please visit our blog @ http://pastorsamprayer.blogspot.com

MEDITATION SCRIPTURE
Exodus 12:13
And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.

Many people have prophesied evil for the rest of the year and the year 2015. All they can see is doom. I do not intend to join issues with them but even if there was, the blood of Jesus has ensured complet victory for us.

At the time of national calamity in Egypt, Israel was saved because they applied the blood of the Passover Lamb on their homes. Jesus is our Passover Lamb and if you will apply His blood, you will be saved from every evil that remains in the year and whatever the devil might have in his arsenal for 2015. The blood of Jesus will exempt you from judgment

The blood of Jesus is the secret of victory over the devil.  The bible says And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. (Rev. 12:11)

These prayers will help you to properly engage the power of the blood on specific areas of your life.

PRAYERS
First worship and thank The Lord and Make your declarations by faith. If you need help on that, You can get a template prayers of Thanksgiving and prayers of faith from our blog @ http://pastorsamprayer.blogspot.com/2014/01/hello-friends-today-is-our-4th-day-of.html

Now pray as follows:
1. Make the following declaration 7 or 14 times as long as it takes to sink into your Spirit
- By the blood of Jesus I'm redeemed from the power and authority of the devil (col 1:13)
- by the blood of Jesus I'm redeemed from my kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; (Rev. 5:9)
-I am sanctified by the blood of Jesus, the life of God is in me
-i share in the divine nature of God
- I walk in the light and the blood of Jesus is cleansing me from all sins

[ 2.] Make the following declaration 7 times
By the blood of Jesus
- I conclude 2014 in health wealth and life
-I obtain victory over the devil 2014 and 2015
-I multiply in 2015
-I am fruitful in 2015
-I subdue the earth in 2015
- I have dominion over the earth in 2015
- I subdue 2015

[3. ] Let the blood of Jesus speak for my protection through out the remaining days of the year

[4.] Let the blood of Jesus speak for my safety and security in 2015

[ 5.] By the blood of Jesus I paralyse every evil hand stretched against my life this year and 2015

[ 6.] By the blood of Jesus, I redeem my life, and all that belong to me from the evil in 2014

[ 7.] By the blood of Jesus, I redeem my life and all that belong to me from the evil in 2015

[8. ] By the blood of Jesus, I obtain victory over the devil and all agents of darkness

[ 9.] By the blood of Jesus I frustrate every devourer programmed against ... (choose from the list)
-me -my job -ministry -my health -my loved ones

[10. ] By the blood of Jesus I condemn every tongue that rise up against...
-my life -my health -my job -my prosperity -my family -my spirit soul and body -my loved ones

[ 11.] I hold the blood of Jesus against every inherited and incurred curse and condemnation working against me

[12. ] By the blood of Jesus, I nullify every curse and condemnation programmed against me now and in 2015

[ 13.] I prophesy safety and security over .... (Choose from the list) from now and through out 2015
-my life -my health -my job -my prosperity -my family -my spirit soul and body -my loved ones

[ 14.] By the blood of Jesus, I delete my name from the list of ... In 2015
failure -mishap accident -disappointment calamities

[15. ] By the blood of Jesus I prophesy that I'm redeemed from all the evil in 2015
[16. ] By the blood of Jesus, I close the door of evil opened against my life

[ 17.] I paralyse every force delaying my miracle by the blood of Jesus

[ 18.] Every evil cycle manifesting in my life. I stop you now by the blood of Jesus

[ 19.] By the blood of Jesus I command, you inherited sickness and any form of oppression in my life, stop now!

[ 20.] Every demon working against my life, health and prosperity, I obtain victory over you by the blood of Jesus. Get out now

[21] By the covenant in the blood of Jesus, I nullify every ancestral and personal covenant working against my life, health and wealth

[ 22.] Every demon standing on inherited, incurred or inflicted curse, By the blood of Jesus I command loose your hold and get out now

[ 23.] I'm hidden in the secret place of the Most High. I abide under the shadow of the Almighty, no evil shall come near my dwelling

[ 24.] Now lift up your hands and thank God for answers to prayers

Safety in the Storm

Dearly beloved, I wish to speak to someone out there who is experiencing a storm.

I don't know how you got in there. You might be in a path you felt was right, but suddenly there is a storm. All things don't just feel right. You wake up sometimes sad and you think, long--longer than the disciples expected. The disciples were not as bad as the Israelites at Sinai. They did not make any golden calf. They did not sin against the Lord. Rather, they felt in a circumstance like this, Jesus expected them to go to the other side of the lake and they started out to go. But not too long into that journey they experienced a storm

You see, storms don't always arise because you had sinned. You might have thought you heard God before you started out into what you are doing. You might have even heard him--though the storm might be have risen some doubts in your heart by now. Or maybe you did not hear clearly. You just felt it was a noble thing to do for the Lord. Whatever be the situation, But now you are in the midst of the storm. For a while you have done your best on the row. You have done all you know to do--fasting, praying, declaring the word, listening to or reading motivational materials, etc. they don't seem to be working. The situation seem to have turned all your wisdom to foolishness. Well friend, you are not alone

Yes. you are not alone. Just look up and see. Jesus is with you. He said he will not leave us nor forsake us. The disciples suddenly saw Jesus in the midst of their crisis (John 6:19, NLT) . That shall be your testimony in Jesus Name. Suddenly the Lord you are waiting for will appear. You don't need to give up. He can't let you drown in your crisis. He cares too much about you to allow that. You might have set out alone and now you realize how foolish it is not to wait and have the Lord on your boat. Well that is not the end of the road. Jesus is still with you.

The scriptures says in verse 21 (NLT) "Then they were eager to let him in the boat...." The storm has sure achieved a purpose. It has put eagerness in the heart of the disciples. Now your crisis must have sufficiently pummeled you till you are now desperate for God. Hallelujah! The good thing now is that all you now want is all of God. Nothing is satiates you any more. You know it is not by wisdom of men or intelligence. You are hanging on God and him alone. If he will not save, you are as good as dead. Yes that is the mindset needed for an explosive miracle--an accelerated miracle. Seeking God with that type of heart is what God referred to as seeking him with the whole of your heart (Jer. 29:13). With such mindset, you must find God. Then something spectacular happened

When they eagerly accepted Jesus into the boat (KJV says "they WILLINGLY received him into the ship"), A dramatic miracle happened. the storm did not just calm as they had expected and experienced at other times. Rather, they arrived at their destination! They recovered lost time. they reached safety. They achieved their purpose.

Friend, it does not matter how long you have been in the wrong. If you will willingly or EAGERLY accept Jesus into your boat leaving all for him, you shall recover. You shall reach safety. You are not too wrong for Christ to correct. You are not too bad for Him to repair. You are not too wounded to be healed. Just turn all your attention on Him. the very storm that buffets you is bearing the Lord to your boat. It is building an eagerness for the Lord in your heart. ALL THINGS ARE WORKING FOR YOUR GOOD--eHow did I get here?" You may look around and notice that all those you started with have gotten very far ahead of you. Not because you had not boat neither are you such a bad sailor; but the storm has inhibited your movement and now is threatening every aspect of your life. Well, cheer up. I have a News for you. Jesus is coming to you today. He's walking on the very storm that threatens you. the very waves that is your challenge is bringing Jesus to your boat

Once upon a time in John 6, Jesus' disciples felt they knew what Jesus would expect them to do and they did it. Jesus had just gone up the mountain to avoid being derailed from his mission into becoming a physical and political king. But he stayed there for a bit too  the storm.

I believe someone is praying right now. You can just start telling Jesus that you surrender to Him. tell him nothing else matter. Tell him you know you are not too embattled to be saved. Jesus I trust in you! I'm not gonna drown in this storm. I might have moved out before time and without you. but you can right my wrong. If there is hope for a tree that is cut down such that at the scent of water it sprouts again, there is hope for me. though I am tried in the furnace, I am coming out as gold. The Lord is listening to your prayers friends, feel free to pour out our heart to the Lord. A prayer from a willing, eager and single heart can not go unheeded.

STAY CONNECTED TO GOD

THE HOLY SPIRIT OUR TEACHER

YOUR EYES SHALL SEE YOUR TEACHER

Isaiah 30:20-23

20Though the Lord gave you adversity for food

and suffering for drink,

he will still be with you to teach you.

You will see your teacher with your own eyes.

21Your own ears will hear him.

Right behind you a voice will say,

“This is the way you should go,”

whether to the right or to the left.

22Then you will destroy all your silver idols

and your precious gold images.

You will throw them out like filthy rags,

saying to them, “Good riddance!”

23Then the Lord will bless you with rain at planting time. There will be wonderful harvests and plenty of pastureland for your livestock.

So many things to learn from the above scriptures but one thing caught my attention and that is the wonderful phrase "But thine eyes shall see thy Teacher.

In the body of Christ, so many of us have professed to be teachers of the Scriptures--and rightly so. But I am coming to a realization that only one is our Teacher--Even the Christ.(See Matt 22:8). When he was to leave the earth He said He will send the Spirit of Truth who is to teach us the truth. This He has since done.

Thus I believe that the best thing we can do for the body of Christ is to point all to our Divine Teacher who is the Holy Spirit. The major task of everybody appointed by God to be teachers in His house is to teach God's children how to listen to the Holy Spirit and to be sensitive to Him. As we see in our Text, sensitivity to the Holy Spirit is the cause of true repentance which is the prerequisite for the out pour of the rain of God resulting in abundant fruitfulness.

I pray that our eyes may be opened to see our Teacher in the name of Jesus

LET US PRAY

1. Dear Father, thank you for the Spirit of Grace sent to teach us your will

2. Thank you Lord because as your son I am entitled to the instructions from the Holy Spirit.

3. Thank you for as I turn to the Lord the veil over my eyes is taken away

4. Thank you Lord for up here on Mount Zion (which is the Church of Jesus Christ (Heb 12:22-24),  thou Lord are destroying the face of covering cast over all people and the veil that is spread over all nations (Isaiah 25:7)

5. For the Lord is that Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is Liberty. Thank you Lord for by the Presence of the Spirit of grace in my life, I am delivered from every form of delusion and lies of the devil

6. Father Open my eyes to see my Teacher whom you have appointed unto me--Even the Spirit of Grace

7. Every dullness in my ears, keeping me from hearing from the Holy Spirit, In the name of Jesus I command get out now

8. For the weapon of our warfare are not canal but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds(2Cor 10:4). Every stronghold of arguments built in my mind to keep me from the knowledge of God and of His grace, by the word of God which is a Hammer (Jer 23:29), I crush you to pieces now in the name of Jesus

9. It is written that Jesus shall thoroughly purge His floor...and he shall burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire. Every chaff of wrong doctrine in my heart be consumed by the fire of the Holy Spirit in the name of Jesus

10. It is written, '...hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding places (Is. 28:17) Every refuge of lie erected to protect the interest of the enemy in my life, let the Truth which is the Word of God sweep them away in the name of Jesus

11. Father Open my eyes to the revelation of your grace

12. Father by the Spirit of Grace teach me to progressively become more sensitive to you and less sensitive to the world and the flesh

13. Father cause your church to grow up into Christ in all things.

14. Father foil and avert further plans of terror and violence by the Boko Haram sect and every other terror group

15. Father, Because of the Elect, give Nigeria Peace, in all ways by all means.

Day 18 of 21

HAWLLOWED BE THY NAME
Meditation:
1Cor 6:20
For ye are bought with a price therefore glorify God in your body...

Hallow thy name in my body
Worship the Lord with all your heart
Plead the blood of Jesus and ask for mercy for all your sins.
Pray as follows:
Oh Lord my Father I present my body to you ad a living sacrifice holy and acceptable which is my offering to you. In the name of Jesus. (Rom 12:1)
Father let your name be glorified in my body in the name of Jesus (1cor 6:20)
Today I receive grace to glorify God in my body in the name of Jesus. (Heb 4:16)
Oh Lord my Father sanctify my body to the glory of your name (1These 5:23)
Father I have the assurance of Jesus that I have heaven's backing in whatever I refuse on earth. Therefore with the backing of heaven I refuse to heed the flesh in the name of Jesus (Mat 18:18)
The word of Jesus in my heart is spirit and life and in my mouth it is the sword of the spirit. By the word of the spirit In my heart and the sword of the spirit in my tongue I mortify and crucify the flesh and it's deeds in my life in the name of Jesus.
I forbid any manifestation or manipulation of the devil and his demons in my body in the name of Jesus.

Day 14 of 21: NOW IS THE TIME FOR REVIVAL

NOW IS THE TIME FOR REVIVAL

Meditation:

And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred; and all their brethren were at their commandment.

1Chronicle 12:32

Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: Neh 2:20

(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)

2Cor 6:2

Friends, We are in a generation that needs God’s intervention. In our time is clearly fulfilled the scriptures concerning the perilous times. We are in t he last days. The love of many are waxing cold. Hell is really enlarging its frontiers. The devil seems to realize, clearly more than Christians do, that THE TIME IS SHORT. I see the church reeling in stupor—mostly majoring in the minor. We have left the one thing needful and are pursuing the other things that should be added to us. Now is the time when the sons of God must arise and build. The past generation of the church witnessed the first wave of financial blessing just in the wake of the revelation of the message of faith. However, the church "have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon" (Luke 16:11). We have left God and really worshipped mammon. We have said we are rich and are in need of nothing whereas we were poor, wretched, naked and blind. I know that there may be some that will say to me: 'what a faithless fellow. We are the king's kid and we are enjoying the riches of the Gentiles. The church is doing well!' No qualms. But woe to him who is complacent in Zion. But for those who understand the times,  Now is the time for a revival. Now is the time for a mighty awakening. Have you taken a walk dear brethren? Have you taken a walk round the ruins of the wall of Zion? Have you seen how that jackals and wild animals now reside in her palaces. Have you seen how the walls are broken and burnt down? Can't you hear the echoes of your own voice in the once busy street of Zion? Our streets are deserted, where are the mothers in Israel? Our walls are broken, where are the Nehemiahs? Now is the time to arise and building. Now is the acceptable time--the time of salvation. Can't you see the sign? Who now can withhold his sword from battle? Who now can be complacent in Zion? Of a truth, many will. But as usual God needs a man--just a man.

Most times when we realize that there is a need for a great move of the Lord or for the advancement of the work of God, we tend to look up and wait for God to act when indeed God is waiting for us to act. One day while praying to the Lord for His church, I cried in great desperation “Turn unto us oh Lord, cause thy face to shine and we shall be saved” I thought I was speaking God’s word back to Him. Then I heard the Holy Spirit say “ I never turned my back on you. It is my people that usually turn away from me and always will need to turn back to me. Even when they turn from me, I never turn from them” I was startled and cried back “But Lord, even the Psalmist in Psalm 80 asked you to turn to your people” then I heard “Read the scriptures again. He never asked me to turn to the people rather, he, by my spirit asked me to turn them  to me” . I rushed for my bible and found it was true. God has been facing us all the while. He never turns from us. "for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee….and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world."(Heb  13:5b, Matt 28:20b).  Even now, he says, “if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land”. The ear of the Lord is open to us friends, "it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you". The issue has alwaya been that "there was none, To call upon [ God's] Name, To rouse himself to lay firm hold on [Him] (Isaiah 64:7 EBR). To the point that God wonders that there is no intercessor (Isaiah 59:16). Friends do you feel what I feel? Is your heart panting for a revival. Are you tired of the status quo? now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. (Rom 13:11). In fact I don't care what you think. What I know is that my generation shall  praise the Name of the Lord. I know that I shall see Him. I know that the move of the Spirit that is being indicated in my Spirit shall come in my generation. I might not be able to describe it because I have not experience it. But my spirit is sensing it. We've read about it in the scriptures, but I know that when it comes we shall say, like the queen of Sheba, "behold, the half was not told me" (1kings 10:7)

Brethren. Let us pray

1. Father, by your infinite grace, open the eyes of your church to the understanding of the time
2. Father by your endless grace cause us to key into your move of the spirit 
3. Father by your Endless grace, prepare us that  we may not miss the time of our visitation.(Luke 19:44)
4. Father, by your Endless grace, let the blood of Jesus permanently silence every iniquity and sin that arises at the point of your visitation  (Hoseah 7:1, Hebrew 12:24)
5. Father by the multitude of our grace, let the blood of Jesus silence every sin and iniquity that arises to disqualify us of your visitation and our manifestation. (Hoseah 7:1, Hebrew 12:24)
6. Father, by your matchless grace prepare us for this time of refreshing that is coming from you
7. Father baptize us with the spirit of Grace and supplication (Zech 12:10)
8. Father, by your grace, grant us true repentance unto life (Act 11:18)
9. Father, by your loving grace, Give us true hunger for your presence and the move of your spirit
10. Oh Lord our Father, in your infinite grace, Turn us again Oh Lord of host. Shine forth: Cause now thy face to shine on us oh Lord, Shine fort and we shall be saved (Psalm 80)

DAY 10 OF 21: Raising the Repairers of breach

Isaiah 61:1-4

1. The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; 2To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; 3To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified. 4And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.

Hi friends today is our 9^th day of prayers.  The Lord has been dealing with us recently on the need for His children to arise and be whom he has called them to be.  God has called us to be lights—trees of light that bear fruits of light to illuminate this world. But we look around us and see darkness. The people are helpless and seemingly without hope. Are we surprised? Were we not told that darkness shall cover the earth and gross darkness the people? (Isaiah 60:2). We are the lights of the world. We should to be “shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people.” (Phil 2:15NLT). We are God’s answer to the expectation of creation. We are the salt of the earth.  That’s whom we are—Sons of God!

But we look at the church today and the reverse seem to be the case. A lot of vices have taken their roots in the church and the children of Balial have come in and enthroned Marmon. Many of them have become leaders in our churches. They go astray and lead many astray. The church now looks weak and powerless. I can almost hear your heart cry, “Where are the testimonies our fathers told us of?” we hardly look like God’s answer. Where is the power we were told of? Our hall of fame is filled with great names. The likes of Paul in the bible, and after the bible, we heard of men like Wigglesworth; Osward J Smith; Charles Finney; Joseph Ayo Babalola;  Kenneth E Hagin e.t.c . rose up and were mightily used of God. They may fit the picture of the person God refers to. But what about now? Where is the church where is the light. Are we not now hiding from the Medianites who have ravaged our lands? Don’t we now look like men singing the Lord’s song in a strange land? Yes. Gideon too felt like us. Even then, the angel of the Lord called him a mighty man of valor. That he was threshing wheat in a wine press for fear of the Midianites does not change that fact. The fact that are now afraid to preach Christ because we are not sure if heaven will confirm our message with signs and wonders does not change this fact.

Friends, with all these, something inside me tells me that my generation shall glorify the name of the Lord. Something tells me that my generation shall usher in the Revival and move of God like Apostle Paul did not see. Yes, Revival that will dwarf the ones Charles Finney championed. Brethren, God still counts on us. God still believes in us.  Our salvation is proof of that. He says of us; Surely they will not betray me again." And he became their Savior.” ( Isaiah 63:8 NLT). Friends it is time for us to take our place.

Jesus quoted our opening Sripture as referring to him. He went on to state his mission. It includes to “declare the acceptable year of the Lord”. This apostolic ministry he has fulfilled.  So the Spirit of the Lord declares “I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation” (2Cor 6:2). The acceptable time is the time in which the Lord is favourably disposed to our prayers. Now is the time to arise and shine. This is your day brethren. This is the hour. Arise, mighty man of valor. We must build the old waste and the ruins of much generation. However, it is neither by power nor by might but by my Spirit says the Lord.  Thus from now on till the end of this 21 days of prayers we shall be seeking the Lord for an unusual outpour of the Holy Spirit. We are counseled thus: “Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field” (Zech 10:1)

LET US PRAY

1.      Praise and worship the Lord from the bottom of your heart (you can make use of our prayer of declaration and thanksgiving)

2.      Confess any known sin and ask the Lord for mercy

3.      Ask the Lord for the out pour of the RAIN of His Spirit

4.      Stand on the grace that is available in Christ and like Moses, ask the Lord to show us His glory.

5.      Pray earnestly for the fire of the passion for souls to consume our hearts

6.      Ask the Lord to make His will supplant our will

7.      Declare that we have His gift working in us