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Bible & Prayer Nugget 0208

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Hear from God and Grow

Bible Nugget 0208 [Gen 32 v 28, v30]

28And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

30And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

 

Hearing from God is better as a firsthand experience and not a second hand experience. By firsthand experience I mean hearing from God yourself. By second hand experience, I mean hearing from God through another person, e.g. a pastor, prophet, etc. When you begin to hear from God you begin to grow. All Christian can and should hear the voice of God. If you do not hear from God your spiritual life will be stunted. There is no way you will not remember something happened to you after meeting the Almighty. Jacob had this experience and his life was changed forever. Before this experience, he was known as a deceiver, his days were full of evil and these early years experience shortened his lifespan compared to his grandfather Abraham and his father Isaac [Gen 47:9]. Twenty years earlier in Gen 28, running from his brother Esau whom he had deceived for the birthright, he slept and put his head on a rock. He saw in a dream, angels ascending and descending from heaven he saw the LORD and God reassured him of the Abrahamic covenant. He lived a hard life with his uncle in Haran. But for the children whom God blessed him with in Haran, he did not have anything to show for his sojourn in Haran.  In this second encounter with the Almighty, he fought with the angel until the breaking of dawn, and when the angel saw the importunity of Jacob, he touched the hollow of Jacob’s thigh, dislocated the joint which made him to limp for the rest of his life.  He prevailed as a prince with God and man.  Hearing from God is a right of every Christian saved by the blood of Jesus. It is not for spiritual giants alone. Jesus said;

“my sheep hear my voice, and I know them and they follow me.” John 10:27. Also, read John 10:4-6

God wants us to communication with him no matter how you think you are busy or you draw up a schedule that completely, choke your time that so that you have no room for daily fellowship with God. This is the sin in the developed world when you have to crowd your time with work or work-related schedule and no time for God. If you are not born again, ask Jesus into your life. If you are a christian, pray with me as follows:

 

Prayer Nugget 0208

Oh Lord, strengthen me in your school of prayer. Open my ears to hear from you. I shall not be dull of hearing. Let your Holy Spirit guide me into all truth. I will hear your voice and follow you. The devils voice I will not obey. Teach me to discern between good and evil always. Help me to prevail in prayer and wait solely on you until you bless me. I shall not have feeble knees in prayer. Lord, help me control my schedule with sufficient time for fellowship with you in Jesus Name. Amen.

Bible & Prayer Nuggets 0207

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Repentance then Revival
 
 Bible Nugget 0207 [Hosea 6 v1-3 NKJV]

1 Come, and let us return to the LORD;
      For He has torn, but He will heal us;
      He has stricken, but He will bind us up.
       2 After two days He will revive us;
      On the third day He will raise us up,
      That we may live in His sight.
       3 Let us know,
      Let us pursue the knowledge of the LORD.
      His going forth is established as the morning;
      He will come to us like the rain,
      Like the latter and former rain to the earth.  

The Holy Spirit is on earth today convicting men of sin, righteousness and judgment.  God will accept any man or woman who genuinely repents. You first have to see yourself as unworthy because God is a Holy God whose eyes will not behold iniquity.  In Isaiah 6: 1-8, the prophet before his calling sought the face of God in prayer and had an open vision of God in Heaven in His Holiness and majesty. Isaiah saw himself in his depravity.  Isaiah 6:5

5Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.

After this experience Isaiah was not the same person again. The Lord touched his tongue and then sent him to take His Word to the nations. He became a powerful prophet, and is classified by Bible scholars as one of the Major Prophets. In his first assignment to an unbelieving King Ahaz of Judah, confronted by war with the King of Syria and the King of Israel, God revealed through the prophet the virgin birth of Jesus which would occur some 18 generations after. Isaiah 7:14

14Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Ahaz had refused to see the defeat of his enemies even before the war started. There is an abundance of rain of revival. Ask for it in your life and the heart of others in Jesus Name.

 

Prayer Nugget 0207

Lord I come to you with all my heart. I shall not follow my own ways or depart wickedly from my God. Lord, make my life whole again. Repair all the broken breaches of my life and send the fire of revival into my bones in Jesus Name. Oh Lord do not tarry to send your revival in abundance. Open my eyes to behold you in your Holiness and transform every area of my life until I am fully yielded to your will. Also, Lord let the heart of men yearn and thirst for your word in Jesus Name.  Let your glory cover the earth as the waters cover the sea. Open hitherto closed doors to the gospel and let your word mightily prevail.  Let revival take root in the nations of the earth in Jesus name. Amen.

Bible & Prayer Nuggets 0206

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Trust in the Lord

Bible Nugget 0206 [Jeremiah 17 v 5-8 NKJV]

5 Thus says the LORD:

      “Cursed is the man who trusts in man
      And makes flesh his strength,
      Whose heart departs from the LORD.
       6 For he shall be like a shrub in the desert,
      And shall not see when good comes,
      But shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness,
      In a salt land which is not inhabited.
       7 “ Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD,
      And whose hope is the LORD.
       8 For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters,
      Which spreads out its roots by the river,
      And will not fear when heat comes;
      But its leaf will be green,
      And will not be anxious in the year of drought,
      Nor will cease from yielding fruit.

 

The Word of God is Yea and Amen.  The curses upon the evil person and the blessings upon the righteous described in the above verses are similar in context to that described in Psalm 1: 1-6, confirming the blessings of God upon our lives for obedience and curses for disobedience, for in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word shall be established [2 Corinthians 13:1]. The punishment of the sin of Judah is lamented by the wailing prophet, Jeremiah in the first four verses of Jeremiah Chapter 17. However, God being righteous, judges both Nations and individuals. He punishes collectively and individually. Likewise, he blesses collectively and individually. He told Abraham that Sodom and Gomorrah would not be destroyed if there were ten righteous people in the City [Gen 18:10-32].  Lot was the most righteous person in the City, and escaped with his two daughters because of the mercy of God, and God’s answer to the prayer of Abraham, Lot’s uncle [Gen 19: 12-29].  Pray for your nation, that God should show mercy and pray for yourself as follows:

 

Prayer Nugget 0206

Lord have mercy upon our land. Redeem the souls of those who put their trust in you. Lord, I pray for myself. Thank you for sending Jesus to redeem me from the curse of the law. I put my trust in you and not in any man or the arm of flesh. You are my hope and stay. I trust in your ability to watch over me and protect me from every evil. Open the eyes of my mind to behold the wondrous promises in your Word destined for my life. Plant my feet by your Rivers of Living water. Famine, destruction and wastage are not my portion in Jesus Name. Make my feet to have roots and cause me to stand solid on your Word not shaken or blown around by any evil wind and difficulties of life in Jesus Name.  Make my life evergreen and flourishing so I will be immune in the year of drought. I inherit all my divine blessings in Jesus Name. Amen.

Bible & Prayer Nuggets 0205

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Great Restoration

Bible Nugget 0205 [Joel 2 v23-27, NKJV]

23 Be glad then, you children of Zion,
      And rejoice in the LORD your God;
      For He has given you the former rain faithfully,
      And He will cause the rain to come down for you—
      The former rain,
      And the latter rain in the first month.
       24 The threshing floors shall be full of wheat,
      And the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil.
       25 “ So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten,
      The crawling locust,
      The consuming locust,
      And the chewing locust,
      My great army which I sent among you.
       26 You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied,
      And praise the name of the LORD your God,
      Who has dealt wondrously with you;
      And My people shall never be put to shame.
       27 Then you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel:
      I am the LORD your God
      And there is no other.
      My people shall never be put to shame. 
 

 

God in His faithfulness, promised to restore all the wasted years in your life caused by the havoc of the enemy.  When you ask God for full restoration by faith in the name of Jesus, God will answer your prayers because it is His will that your joy be full [John 16:24, KJV]

24Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. 

Claim the above promises and pray as follows: 

 

Prayer Nugget 0205

Thank you Lord for creating in me a hunger for your righteousness.  Thank you because your shower of blessings shall burst forth upon my life and the years of wastage are gone forever in Jesus name. The floors of my life are wheat and the cellar of my heart shall overflow with the oil and wine of your spirit. I shall eat and be satisfied because of the favour the Lord has showed to me in Jesus Name. Thank you Lord for removing shame from my life. Amen.

Bible & Prayer Nuggets 0204

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Affections of Heaven

 

Bible Nugget 0204 [Colossians 3 v 1-4, KJV]

1If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

 2Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

 3For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

 4When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.

Heaven is splendid in beauty as described in Rev 21:10-23. Heaven has no sun because the Glory of God is the sun. It is well decorated with all types of precious ornaments; gold, jasper, sapphire, topaz, emerald to name a few. That is the home and permanent address Jesus says he wants us to dwell in John 14: 1-3. To get there a Christian needs to be focused on pleasing the owner and Land Lord of Heaven, God Almighty by living a life pleasing to him on earth here. Pray the following prayer with me.

 

Prayer Nugget 0204

Lord thank you for saving me and making me to sit in heavenly places with Christ Jesus. Thank you for the authority I have in the name of Jesus over all principalities and powers and the rulers of darkness. Thank you for the visions and raptures of heaven and the better life and hope I have in Christ Jesus. I affirm in the Name of Jesus that I am dead to sin and alive to righteousness in Jesus Name. Thank you for Jesus who is my life, and thank you for reserving a place for me in your heavenly kingdom in Jesus Name. Amen.

Bible & Prayer Nuggets 0203

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All Encompassing Grace

Bible Nugget 0203 [2 Corinthian 9 v 8, KJV]

8And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

  

We can attract the blessings of God into our lives through obedience to the Word of God. Unmerited favour, we earn by the Grace of God in Christ. Pray for great grace from God [Acts 4:33] as you profess your Christian faith and for you to be strong in that grace [1Tim 2 v1].

Prayer Nugget 0203

Lord I thank you for your Grace that is sufficient for me in all things so that I do not lack behind in any good work. Thank you for your word which makes me perfect in my weakness, because when I am weak that is when I am strong. Let your abundant Grace redound in my life in Jesus name. By your grace I am what I am and my life will be better everyday in Jesus Name. Your grace is sufficient for me spiritually, maritally, physically, emotionally, socially, and in every aspect of life. Those areas of my life that are imperfect, perfect them in Jesus name. Strengthen me in my inner man, and conform me to the image of Christ in Jesus name. Let your grace bring out every good work in my life in Jesus Name. Amen.