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DEC. 31 2014/2015 NEW YEAR PRAYERS

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THEME:  2015 MY YEAR OF WALKING IN COMFORT & GREAT GRACE

Acts 9:31 Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.

Hosea 10:12: Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.

Wednesday Dec. 31 2014 (New Year worship/thanksgiving/prayers)

All the prayers should be prayed in Jesus name. Also cleanse yourself regularly with the blood of Jesus.

 Praise Worship:                     Confession Scripture: Psalm 46:1-11                       Text: Psalm 89:1-52

Praise Him for His mercies and loving kindness (Psalm 89:1-2; Psalm 63:3-4)

  1. Thank God for being your present help, your strength and your refuge in the year 2014 (Psalm 46:1)
  2.  Praise Him for showing Himself mighty and strong on your behalf in 2014 (Psalm 40:11-17)
  3. Thank God for your successes, special blessings, and specific testimonies of 2014 (Psalm 68:19)
  4. Thank God for keeping you in divine health and meeting all your needs (Psalm 103:1-5)
  5. Ask God for more wisdom in 2015. Pray that God make your heart wiser in Jesus’ name (Col 3:16)
  6. Ask God for grace to be more diligent spiritually and serve Him more faithfully in 2015 (2 Tim 2:1-7)

 Prayer Session I: Prayer for Forgiveness and Heart Cleansing

Confession Scripture: Matt 6:9-13               Text: Psalms 15:1-5; 24:3-6

  1. Father, I worship and honour you. Hallowed be your glorious and holy name (Matt. 6:9-10)
  2. Father, forgive me all my sins. Cleanse my heart with the blood of Jesus (Isaiah 1:18; 1 John 1-17)
  3. I reject pride and turn away from all unrighteousness. Lord, fill my heart with humility (2 Chron. 7:14)
  4. I reject the spirit of unforgiveness and grudge against anyone. Lord, fill my heart with love (1 Cor. 13)
  5. Lord, purify my heart with your fire and make it a holy sanctuary always (Psalm 24:3-6)
  6. Lord, I dedicate my tongue to you. Make it a channel of praise & speaking of truth always (Psalm 15:3-4)
  7. Lord, help me to overcome all temptations by your Word. Deliver my soul from every evil (Matt 6:12-13)
  8. I break up every fallow ground of spiritual unfruitfulness. I sow to myself righteousness (Hosea 10:12)
  9. Oh Lord, satisfy my hunger and thirst for your righteousness. Fill all my heart completely (Matt. 5:6)
  10. Father, teach me to love the brethren, have bowels of mercy to the needy & portray Christ (Col. 3:12)
  11. Father, thank you for the new heart you gave me and the new spirit you put within me (Ezekiel 36:25-27)
  12. Father, fill my heart with humility & meekness. Purify my heart and show me your glory (Matt. 5:5,8)

Prayer Session II:  Confession Scripture: Philippians 3:7-14                     Text: Acts 9:1-28

  1. Holy Spirit, shake every dust out of my life. Fill me with your resurrection power (Acts 9:1-22)
  2. Father, let your glory shine all around me and remove every scale from my eyes (Exodus 33:11-23)
  3. Father, prepare me as a vessel to do your work. I will not hinder your call upon my life (Jeremiah 1:1-12)
  4. Father, open my eyes to see your glory. Let my fellowship with you be unending (Exodus 34:29-35)
  5. I press towards the high calling you have for me. I submit myself to you completely (Phil 3:7-14)
  6. Father, cover me under your mighty wings. Help me to understand your plan for my life (Isaiah 6:1-10)
  7. Father, make me grow in grace under your watchful eyes. Open my ears to your call (1 Samuel 3:1-21)

Jesus Christ is our wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption (1 Cor. 1:24, 30)

Complete in Christ

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Complete in Christ

Bible Nugget 021114 [Gen. 1:26; Col. 2:9-10]

The above two verses are closely matched in regard to our salvation in Christ.

Genesis 1:26 says ” And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness”.

 Colossians 2:9-10  9For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. 10And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:

From the above verses, you see that there is a resemblance between God and man. That resemblance, not necessarily in facial appearance, was fully expressed in the man, Christ. The risen Christ has God’s full image, therefore has all the wisdom, power and all other attributes associated with the Godhead.

Notice that it was God who said He wanted to create man in his image and likeness. Man did not have a choice in his creation that he should be formed in God’s image just as a baby born of its parents has no choice in its birth.

However, Adam, the first man, sinned and fell short of God’s glory and image, through disobedience, enlisting all of mankind in the fall (Rom 3:23). God sent Jesus, His Son, who is part of the Godhead to restore the full image of God back in man (Rom 6:23).

How does the process of salvation work? By accepting Jesus into your heart you become an adopted son of God because He sees Christ in you. You become an heir of God and a joint heir with Christ (Rom 8:17). As you daily walk with Him, allowing His word to transform your heart, you nature becomes more and more like God’s. Your intimacy with Christ ultimately makes the difference on how closely that resemblance to the Godhead you will have(Gen. 1:26; Col. 2:9-10)

 

Prayer Points 021114

Pray this prayer of appreciation to God for creating you as a human being carrying a body, soul and spirit from the depth of your heart. Also thank him for sending Jesus into the world to die for your sins.

“Lord I bless your holy name. I worship you in the beauty of your holiness. I magnify you Father, Son and Holy Spirit for creating me in your image and likeness. Thank you for giving me the precious gift of your Holy Spirit. Thank you making me complete in Christ who is the fullness of the Godhead. You are my Father, I have the mind of Christ and you have given me the Comforter, the Holy Spirit. I will not allow sin to rob me of your glory in my life. I will attain unto the full measure of Christ in my life in Jesus name. I stand in you complete and reject every accusation of the enemy in Jesus name. I work out my salvation with godly fear in Jesus name. Amen.”

Mercy and Grace

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Grace and Mercy

By David Agbi

Hebrews 10, Hebrews 12

Both mercy and grace are attributes of God which he bestows freely on mankind according to his own will. However, the question is often asked; what is the difference between mercy and grace?

Imagine if you were in school and you are getting back an exam. Some are nervous, some are excited. When your classmates have their exams handed back to them, there are various emotions. Some are happy and some are sad. When you get your exam back, you receive an F. However, your teacher says that he will let you redo the exam so you can obtain a mark better than an F. Another solution though is that he gives a Staples gift card along with a chance to redo your exam. These solutions are examples of mercy and grace being shown to you.

Mercy and grace are often used interchangeably when, in fact, they are not the same. Mercy, in my opinion, is not receiving something that you do deserve (for your own good). For Christians, this means that we would not be punished for our sins because God had mercy upon us, but only if we admit our sins and ask for forgiveness. If we do so, our slate is wiped clean! This occurred to many people in times past, including David (2 Samuel 11). David, after committing adultery with Bathsheba, even attempted to cover up his sins by trying to force Uriah to lie with Bathsheba and when Uriah refused, he put Uriah on the forefront of the battle so he could die (which he did) which would allow David to marry Bathsheba. He should have died for his sin (2 Samuel 12: 5-12). However, the Lord had mercy on him because he asked for forgiveness. Another example would be King Ahab. We all know he was a wicked king and when he wanted the field of Naboth the Jezreelite (1 Kings 22: 1-14), when Naboth didn’t give/sell the field to him, Ahab allowed Jezebel to write in his name and in his name, Jezebel stated that Naboth should be slain. He was to be punished, however, because Ahab humbled himself before God and asked for forgiveness (he put sackcloth upon himself and fasted) (1 Kings 22: 18 – 29), he was forgiven, even with all the evil that he did in his lifetime (however, his son was punished for Ahab’s actions). With all these actions, there was a punishment that was to be charged to them, however, God forgave these people because they admitted their sins and asked for forgiveness. Therefore, admittance is a key part to God forgiving your sins.

I pray that God will give us a humble heart to be able to admit our sins, so that we may be forgiven, in Jesus Name.

Grace, however, is receiving something that we do not deserve (unmerited favour). This is the main focal point of Christianity as the classical example of grace is when Jesus came down for every one of us, so that our sins would be forgiven. God was longsuffering to us, not only by giving us time to repent, but also suffering long on the cross. He wanted us not to perish, but to come to repentance (2 Peter 2:9) and so that everyone should have eternal life (John 3:16). Many others received or were shown grace such as Noah, as he found grace in the Lord’s eyes, as he walked with God (Genesis 6:8 – 9). Because of this, he was saved and he was part of one of the seven main covenants that God established with mankind (Genesis 9). Also, going back to David, when he committed adultery with Bathsheba, he received not only mercy, but also grace when God gave him another son, Solomon (2 Samuel 12:24), who would eventually be the next king of Israel. However, both of these situations cannot be compared to the grace that we received from God. Jesus coming down for us was both mercy and grace that was bestowed upon us. We did not deserve to be saved, as we had fallen short of the glory of God in the Garden of Eden (Romans 3:23), however, his coming allowed for the remittance of sins. Also, because Jesus came, there is now no condemnation for us Christians, as now we walk after the Spirit instead of after the flesh (Romans 8:1) and are no more servants to sin, but are free in him (John 7:34-36). However, just because God bestowed grace on us, it does not mean we should continue in sin (Romans 6:1-2) nor do we frustrate the grace that God has given to us (Galatians 2:21). I pray that we will be able to recognize the grace that God has given to us so that we will not frustrate the grace of God, or grieve the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 4:30) in Jesus Name.

Finally, to conclude, it is important to realize that the Old Testament is based on mercy and the law (Mosaic Covenant) as those are connected. However, the New Testament and the world that we are living in today, is based on grace in the Lord Jesus. This does not mean that there was no grace in the Old Testament, or vice versa. However, grace is better than the law and mercy, because the law was only a shadow of things to come, and by it, the sins were not taken away, but were instead remembered (Hebrews 10 1-4). However, with the grace of God, also came the new covenant, with the Spirit that gives life, unlike the law which killed (2 Corinthians 3:6).

Because of Jesus Christ and the period of grace that preceded his coming, we shall not be lacking (Psalm 23:1), our needs are taken care of (Philippians 4:19) and because God the Father did not spare His Son for us so that we may have eternal life, we also will be given all things freely (Romans 8:32).
I pray that we shall receive grace and mercy from God to guide us and be a lamp to us (Psalm 119:105), in every area of our lives that may displease him or that is lacking in the Name of Jesus.

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Worries? Where is Jesus?

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Worries? Where is Jesus?

1Pet. 5:7

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

From the passage above, we are admonished to bring our cares and place them on Jesus.

What do we mean by cares? Cares could be considered as worries, concerns, distress, disturbances, distractions or anything that steals away your peace.

When I had my baby boy in 2001 in the hospital, there were so many companies representatives who came around with samples of their products. Varied products ranging from diapers, baby formulas, education insurance and the like. They were soliciting for buyers, promoting different brand names, with the intention of moving you from potential buyer to actual customer.

A brand new baby in the arms of his Mom or Dad is usually very relaxed. Do you think he cares about anything or many things like mortgages, education fees, examinations, type of diapers to wear, doctors appointments and getting there on time or late? Your guess is as good as mine.

On the contrary, it is the parents who are worried about the things to be done for the baby.

When you also watch adults transferring babies from one person’s arm to another, it is done with great care so that the baby does not fall down or get injured in the process.

Let’s picture ourselves as the baby in the large arms of the lord Jesus. He is like the parent in this picture. We should be relaxed and not be carried away or consumed by worries and cares around us.

Jesus is concerned about us. When we are in difficulty, we tend to ask, where is Jesus? He has been there all these while. We are sometimes too busy to give him audience until we are over whelmed with issues.

The lord will not allow issues to overwhelm us in Jesus name.

Let Jesus speak peace to any roaring storm in your lives and mine today, just as he did to the raging sea.(Matt 8: 23-27)

“Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go he’s the one who will keep you on track” Prov.3:6 (Message Bible)

Prayer

Oh Lord, speak your peace to every raging storm in my life in Jesus Name. Amen.

Oh Lord, please address all my worries and concerns in Jesus name. Amen.

 

 

NET WORTH

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NET WORTH
God is a wise investor. He created the heaven and the earth which demonstrates His awesome power and majesty. However, His greatest investment was man. He created man in His own image and likeness, breathed into Adam’s nostrils; hence every soul is priceless to Him [Genesis chapter 1].

The soul of man is priceless. However, after death every soul will be valued by God to determine if it was worth His investment. The good souls will be harvested into His kingdom while the rejects will have their portion in hell fire. It is that serious! We determine the fate of our souls here on earth.

Here on earth, the forces of darkness seek to destroy people’s lives as their ultimate goal is to populate hell, but God provided for our redemption through the death and resurrection of his Son, Jesus Christ [John 3:16].

The sum total of the worth of someone to God at death is the fear of God that was in the person’s heart, how wise the person was, the love shown to others and how the person’s life fostered the cause of God’s kingdom.

Paraphrased Jesus said, “Someone’s life or net worth does not consist in the abundance of things the person has” (Luke 12:15].

All souls are valuable to God while alive but at death God weighs or judges the soul. Death is the final curtain in the stage of life which covers one scene and opens another. How prepared are you to face your maker!

Call upon Him today and ask for forgiveness through the blood of Jesus, which provides assurance for your salvation. Only then will you be a useful vessel as you live your life daily to please Him and do the work of His kingdom.

Prayer Point
Oh Lord, open my spiritual eyes and quicken my understanding in Jesus name.