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WALL PLATE OF PROPHETIC BLESSINGS

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TRACK AND CLAIM YOUR YEARLY PROPHETIC BLESSINGS
These are the blessings of the Lord to “Christ Our Wisdom and Power Pentecostal Ministry” and its members over the last seven years. We testify that the Word of God has produced a lot of blessings in our lives. Wonderful blessings! Please read, ponder on each scripture and claim your blessings at the end as the Lord touches your heart. You can also claim all the blessings over the years as yours. For a blessing to stick, you must claim the blessing and work on your life with the scriptures throughout the year. If you want to claim all the years it’s even better. Change your destiny today!

2012: YEAR OF VICTORY AND LIBERTY IN CHRIST
2 Cor 2:14-15a 14 Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of His knowledge by us in every place. 15 For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ.

Gal. 5:1 1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
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2013: YEAR OF UPLIFTMENT & DISTINGUISHED BLESSINGS
Num. 17:8 8 And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds.

Psalm 3:3-4 3 But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. 4 I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and He heard me out of His holy hill. ________________________________________

2014: YEAR OF MANIFOLD INCREASE
Jude 1: 20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, 21Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

Psalm 104: 23 Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening. 24 O LORD, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
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2015: 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.
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2016: NEW EXPLOITS AND EXPANDED BLESSINGS (1CHRON. 4:38-43)
1 Chron. 4:40 ….and they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable…

Psalm 92:10 But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
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2017: YEAR OF INCREASE IN DIVINE WISDOM AND GOD’S FAVOUR (Luke 2:52)
Luke 2:52 ….. Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

Psalm 30:7 LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.________________________________________

2018 THEME: My Year of victorious recovery and glorious testimonies
(aka My year of shaking off all venomous beasts)

Col 2:14-15 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to His cross; 15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, He made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it

Acts 28:3, 5 ….. 3 And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand….. 5 And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.

1 Sam. 30:8 David enquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop (Amalekites)? shall I overtake them? And God answered David, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.

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DEC. 31 2017/2018 NEW YEAR PRAYERS

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2018 THEME: My Year of victorious recovery and glorious testimonies
(aka My year of shaking off all venomous beasts)

Col 2:14-15 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to His cross; 15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, He made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it

The greatest victory that ever occurred since creation was the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. He died for our sins and rose again for our justification. The grave and the principalities and powers could not stop Him. The powers of darkness were all disgraced at Calvary. He died in our place like a criminal but rose up as King of kings and Lord of Lords. He is now seated on the right hand of God the Father and He made us seat together with Him in the heavenly places far above all principalities and powers. He is given you and I victory in all things. It’s my prayer the Lord will give you a revelation of His wonderful feat only made possible by the power of the Holy Ghost.

Acts 28:3, 5 ….. 3 And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand….. 5 And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.

2018 is your year of shaking off all venomous beasts, pursuing and overtaking all enemy troops that have stolen your blessings. To receive such many blessings ahead, you need to be in constant prayer, live a holy life and live in the Spirit throughout the year. Satan is looking for something to cling to in your life to continue to torment you or even harm you, but you have to resist him with all spiritual might since the Holy Ghost resides in every believer who has been filled to overflowing in His power and anointing. That is what Paul had and felt no harm. After that, the people of Malta who thought he was an evil man and destined to die, changed their minds, brought gifts to him and laid garlands on his neck. Paul also prayed for the sick of that Island and they were all healed. What a victorious and glorious testimony: delivered from the sea and delivered from the venomous beast.

1 Sam. 30:8 David enquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop (Amalekites)? shall I overtake them? And God answered David, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.

This is a prophecy for you in 2018 and beyond and you need to receive it by faith accompanied by the works the Holy Spirit directs you to do. The period of losing is over! Now is the time to regain your stolen or blessings. But how do you go about it? You can’t fight the battle or recover by your effort because the enemy is formidable and it is only the name and blood of Jesus that satan fears and bows to. David pursued and did not relent after he heard from the Lord. Similarly, you need to hear the voice of God with assurance and do the pursuing too! The Lord will give you the wisdom, strength and tactics to surprise your enemies; defeat them and without fail recover all your stolen blessings. He has prepared for you His fullness of joy and shouts of victory in your camp all the year round, as you recover one thing after another in Jesus name.

Sunday Dec. 31 2017 – Monday January 1, 2018 (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: Ephesians 4:1-32 Text: Psalm 106:1-48

1. Read Psalm 106 thoughtfully & prayerfully, praising God for His mighty deliverances [Psalm 106:1-48]
2. Thank God for His grace & mercy in 2017, for His unfailing love & your many testimonies in 2017.
3. Worship God for sustaining you and your family through times of tribulation and distress [Rom. 8:35-39].
4. Thank God for choosing you as His child. Ask Him to give you the grace to walk in humility [Eph. 4:1-6]
5. Thank God for ministry gifts He wants to blossom in your life and the church in 2018 [Eph. 4:7-12]
6. Ask the Lord to fill you with His life, perfect you as His Holy vessel, making you to walk in love and unity with the brethren [Eph. 4:13-19]
7. Pray you learn more of Christ in 2018. Pray each verse of Eph. 4:20-32 in the spirit for 15 minutes asking the Holy Spirit to cement the good things in you and uprooting the evil things from your life in 2018.

(New Year Prayer & Fasting starts Monday January 8 to Sunday Jan.14, 2018)

Monday January 8, 2018 (Prayer for mountain top, enemy-defeating experience)

Recovery starts when you know where your blessings are hidden. They are either in heaven secure with God waiting for you to ask for them, or they are blocked by the enemy trapped until you command him to release them. The Lord knows where they are and He can reveal them to you by His Spirit, since the Holy Spirit knows the deep things of God. When the children of Israel were in bondage in Egypt, the Lord brought plagues upon the Egyptians until Pharaoh let them go; and even after Israel left, Pharaoh pursued them until his chariots and his men perished in the red sea. God did signs and wonders in Egypt that overwhelmed the enemy. That is what we should be asking for: overwhelming miracles that will completely destroy the enemy.

Praise Worship Confession Scripture: Mark.16:1-20; Joshua 1:1-18, Psalm 149 Text: Exod. 14:1-31
1. I receive divine strength for exploits. Every giant on my way be subdued and defeated (Heb. 11:30-39).
2. Every spirit of fear, be bound with chains and fetters, and expelled (Exod. 14:10-14; Psalm 149:5-9)
3. Lord, send angelic assistance of the highest order to deliver your blessings to me (Dan. 10:12-13).
4. All my delayed blessings hindered by territorial spirits, be released (Dan. 10:10-14).
5. Lord, perform signs and wonders in my life that will completely overwhelm the enemy (Exod. 14:24-30)
6. Lord, by the power in the blood of Jesus, make my enemy to suffer total destruction like the tenth plague in Egypt, causing them never to recover (Exod. Chapters 12 and 13)
7. We raise the banner of the Lord in this land. We go in the strength of the Lord and conquer (Josh. 1:1-9)

Saturday January 13, 2018 (Healing Prayers, victorious recovery and shaking off all venomous beasts)
Praise Worship Confession Scripture: Psalm 91:1-16 Text: Acts 28:1-31

On this day, Saturday, pray all the prayers of the past 6 days, as many as you can (including the Dec 31, 2017 Thanksgiving prayers) and todays prayers. These prayers are for shaking off all satanic strongholds and you feeling no harm. Vipers are poisonous. It wrapped around Paul’s hand and Paul shook it off into the fire and felt no harm. He was determined that he must fulfil God’s plan and purposes for His life. He must go defend the gospel in Rome and appear before Caesar. The flame of the fire in his heart, fanned by the Holy Spirit couldn’t be quenched. Similarly, in Nov. 2014 a Doctor diagnosed me with terminal cancer of the most aggressive type. He recommended surgery. With revelations from God and faith in my heart, the fire of God inside me was too hot for the enemy to handle. I resisted the poison of the venomous beast in my body. I got my healing and lived to tell this story. So, arise, begin to worship God in the Spirit, muster all spiritual strength you have in Christ and shake all off the enemy poisons in your body, soul and spirit. No matter how venomous these poisons have been in your life and no matter the names of the sickness (high blood pressure, hypertension, cancer, osteoporosis, diabetes, mental illness, impotence, etc.), begin to shake them off in the name of Jesus. Take Holy Communion on this day in the church or with your family and envision the divine exchange of the blood of Jesus in your body. Amen,

1. Every sickness in my body, no matter the name it is called and no matter the severity, I receive divine exchange; be healed by the blood of Jesus (Isaiah 53:4-5; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 Cor. 1:30; 2 Cor. 5:21)
2. Every activity or craftiness of satan, be exposed. The Holy Ghost rules in the zone I dwell (Heb. 12:1-2)
3. Lord, let your approval follow me wherever I go. I shall not be disgraced but honoured (Acts 28:1-10)
4. I receive grace, divine power & confidence as an ambassador of Christ to minister healing (Acts 3:1-10)
5. In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, cause my gradual healing to be complete (Mark 8:22-25).
6. By the word of truth, the name of Jesus, the blood of Jesus and anointing of the Holy Spirit, extinguish all sicknesses and diseases in my body and those of my loved ones (Luke 4:38-41).
7. Any sickness affecting any organ in my body, you are like a venomous beast; your poison is neutralized by the blood of Jesus. I shake you off into the fire lit by the Holy Ghost. Burn, until you are utterly consumed in His flame (Acts 28:5).
8. With great sigh powered by the Holy Spirit, I wake up completely healed from all sicknesses that have troubled me in the past (Acts 28:6).
9. I terminate all sicknesses that bring shame to me. I reach out for Jesus’ garment by faith and receive my healing, praising God (Luke 8:43-48)
10. Oh Lord, heal my wounded heart. Every spirit of fear & discouragement, depart from me (Ezek. 36:26-27)

Begin to thank God for the victory He has given you in Jesus name!!!

DEC. 31 2016/2017 NEW YEAR PRAYERS

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2017 THEME: My Year of Increase in Divine Wisdom and God’s Favour (Luke 2:52)
Luke 2:52 ….. Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
Psalm 30:7 LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled

Saturday Dec. 31 2016 – Sunday January 1, 2017 (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: Ephesians 1:1-23 Text: Proverbs 1:1-33

1. Read Proverbs 1 thoughtfully and prayerfully, praising God for making you His beloved [Prov. 1:1-33]
2. Thank God for His grace and mercy in 2016, for His love, peace and joy unspeakable in 2016 [Eph. 1:2].
3. Worship God for blessing us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ [Eph. 1:3].
4. Thank God for the special things He has prepared for you in 2017 [Eph. 1:4-7]
5. Thank God for prospering your soul, His divine health and His oil of gladness over you [3 John v2]
6. Ask God you want to abound in His wisdom, knowledge and spiritual insight in 2017 [Eph. 1:8, 17]
7. Pray for the eyes of your heart to be open. Pray each verse of Eph. 1:18-23 in the spirit for a about 15 minutes or longer and praise Him for His great power He will display in your life in 2017.

New Year Prayer & Fasting starts Monday January 2 to Sunday Jan. 8, 2017

Prayer Session I : Prayer for a wise heart

Praise Worship Confession Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-22 Text: 1 King 3:1-28

1. Thank God for considering you as a vessel He wants to fill with His wisdom as He did to Solomon (1 Kings 3:1-15; picture Him do it; it may start happening first in your dream life)
2. Lord, give me a new heart filled with your life and Spirit. Guide me by your word (Ezek. 36:26-27)
3. I reject every spirit of fear. Oh Lord, make my heart a citadel of faith, power, and love. (2 Tim. 1:7)
4. Lord, saturate my heart and mind with your wisdom, knowledge and understanding (Prov. 4:7)
5. Lord, give me sound wisdom to make the right choices in all areas of my life: my health, my education, my business, my marriage, my children, etc. (Prov. 16:32)
6. Lord give me your wisdom so I can be able to help others in need (1 Kings 3:16-28)
7. Lord, remove every form of foolishness from my heart. Give me great insight and understanding of what your will is in all areas of my life. Show me things that will propel me forward (Eph. 5:17)
8. Lord, fill my heart richly with the wisdom of Christ. Make my soul a temple of praise (Colossians 3:16)
9. I severe all contacts with satan. I am seated with Christ in heavenly places sustained by grace and faith. I have been created in righteousness, holiness and good works in Christ Jesus (Eph. 2:1-10)
10. Lord, fill my soul with godly fear. Let your wisdom & understanding increase in my life (Prov. 1:1-7)
11. Lord, keep my heart away from the enticement of sin and all deceptions of satan (Prov. 1:8-19)
12. Oh Lord make me wiser this year than ever before. My heart will not be guided by simplicity and foolishness (Prov. 1:20-33).

Prayer Session II: Prayer for strengthening the Family

Praise Worship Confession Scripture: Genesis 49:1-33 Text: 1 Samuel Chapters 1 to 2:11

1. I decree peace, righteousness and holiness. Reign in my family. I subject myself to your word (John 17)
2. Lord, fill our hearts with great reverence and wisdom. We honour and consecrate ourselves to you. (Num. 14; Psalm 91).
3. Lord Jesus, cleanse our homes by your blood; fill our hearts with your agape love (Roman 5:5, 2 Tim 1:7)
4. Lord, shine your face and glory on us. Send your revival fire and start it at our family altars (Zech. 4:6-9)
5. Mighty God have mercy on us. Bless every family member with great blessings. Strengthen us all in our spiritual lives. Send your healing and deliverance to every sick family member (Gen. 49:1-33).
6. Lord, repair my family foundation. We break every ancestral curse; uproot all evil trees, reverse every spell back to their senders and I reject the spirit of failure and poverty. Henceforth only prosperity and good success shall be ours (Ephesians 6)
7. Lord, grant us everlasting testimonies and fill our hearts with songs of deliverance (1 Samuel 2:1-11).

DEC. 31 2015/2016 NEW YEAR PRAYERS

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2016 THEME: NEW EXPLOITS AND EXPANDED BLESSINGS (1 CHRONICLES 4:38-43)

1 Chronicles 4:40 40 ….and they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable…

Psalm 92:10 10 But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.

 

Thursday Dec. 31 2015 (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 63:1-11              Text: Psalm 105:1-45

  1. Read Psalm 105 thoughtfully and prayerfully, praising God for making you His beloved [Psalm 105:1-45]
  2. Thank God for all the great things He did in 2015, for manifesting His power and glory [Psalm 63:2].
  3. Lord, thank you for satisfying the thirst of my soul in 2015. I yearn more of you in 2016 [Psalm 63:1].
  4. Thank God for your successes, His provision, special blessings, and specific testimonies in 2015 [Ps. 63:5]
  5. Thank God for prospering your soul, His divine health and His oil of gladness over you [3 John v2]
  6. Ask God to fill your heart with His word so you flow in Spirit, wisdom & power in 2016 [1 Cor. 1:24; 30]
  7. Ask God for grace to serve Him more faithfully in 2016.

 

PRAYER SESSION I: Re-dedication of body, soul and spirit prayers

Praise Worship               Confession Scripture: Romans 12:1-21          Text: 2 Kings 22:1-23:30

  1. Lord, help us to wait upon you and you alone. Give us wings like eagles in 2016 and onwards (Isa 40:31).
  2. I present my body as a holy and living sacrifice to you Lord. I rededicate my heart to you. I subject my mind to your word and choose to do your will continually (Rom. 12:1-2; Psalm 40:8).
  3. I covenant in my heart to walk in your footsteps and keep your commandments always (2 Kings 23:3)
  4. I bind your word to the fleshly tables of my heart and serve you in holiness (2 Cor. 3:3; Ezek. 11:9)
  5. Lord, move & speak to us by the Holy Spirit. Not my will, but thy will be done (2 Peter 1:21; Matt. 6:10)
  6. Father, I set my heart on your word & obey it diligently. Heal me from every sickness (Exodus 15:26).
  7. Lord, purify my heart with your fire and make it a holy sanctuary always (Psalm 24:3-6).
  8. I dismantle every idol in my heart. I fill my heart with the glorious image of Christ alone (Ezek. 14:4).
  9. Lord, by your grace and love, cause your gifts to flourish in me so I can serve you better (Rom. 12:3-13)
  10. Power of besetting sin, break. Jesus paid for my sin on the cross and I embrace Him wholly (Heb. 12:1)
  11. Lord, guide me so I will not be comfortable with evil and godlessness around me. Show me what to do to promote godliness in my home, workplace, everywhere and to everyone under my care (2 Kings 23: 1-30)
  12. I purge my heart of dead works. I am a vessel of honour; sanctified, holy and fit for Jesus (2 Tim. 2:20-21)

 

PRAYER SESSION II: Destroying evil foundations and deliverance prayers

Praise Worship               Confession Scripture: Colossians 1:1-23           Text: Isaiah 58:1-14

  1. All problems linked to my paternal and maternal lineage undermining my progress, be destroyed I release myself from all generational oaths by my ancestors. I sever myself and my descendants from all witchcraft spirits, incantations, and allegiance made by my parents & forefathers to satan (Deut. 18:11; Psalm 11:3)
  2. I lose all cords of sins binding me by the power in the blood of Jesus. All demonic chains and bondage that has held me down into any sin, be destroyed (Proverbs 5:21-23).
  3. All attraction by the spirit of death & hell, sickness, disease, infirmity and all physical or spiritual malady I am not your candidate. All evil grave clothes, be loosed after the order of Lazarus (John 11:1-45).
  4. Sickness and disease, you are not my portion. You were defeated 2000 years ago by the stripes Jesus took for me. Be uprooted from my life and leave immediately (Isaiah 53:5, John 19:1).
  5. I am the temple of the Holy Ghost. Therefore, I reject all contrary spirits from my being (1 Cor. 6:15-20).
  6. All my privileges in Christ, I receive them. Satan, Jesus defeated you; you cannot rob me (Col. 1:13-14)
  7. I receive God’s power for new beginning, I build new foundations & repair old breaches (Isaiah 58:12)

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)

What is He telling you?

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What is He telling you?

John 5: 1-11

When I read this passage recently, some salient points came to light.

This passage makes us understand that this man at the pool of Bethesda had been there for 38 years.

It is a pretty long time by all standards to be in a mess or difficult situation as his. He may have been mocked at, made jest of, deserted by friends and family. He never knew that his day of redemption was very close.

Jesus is omniscient. He knew that this man had been there for a long time, and walked straight to him.

There may have been many other people by that same pool with different issues and problems, but The Lord picked him.

No matter the situation or condition you are facing, no matter the length of time it has taken, Jesus knows it all, and your own day of recovery and restoration is closer than you have ever anticipated in Jesus Name. Just as He picked this man at the pool, I pray you will find favour before God and He will bring solution to that problem.

Jesus asked the man a question…”do you want to be made whole?” I believe He is also asking each and every one of us today a question.  Your question may be different from mine.

Coming back to this man, do you notice that he did not answer the question directly? I thought the simple answer would have been Yes or No. That was not the case. In his own words,” Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me”

Are we answering the questions that God is asking us or are we like the man by the pool rambling away with inconsequential details? Or are we making excuses why we cannot give a Yes or No answer?

….excuses like, if I had started doing this or that while I was much younger, how I wish my mortgage is all done, how old am I now, that boss in the office, will I continue to work with him this way and for how long, that man coming to the pharmacy where I work provokes me all the time, how do I deal with him or make the situation better?….

Remember Phillip’s story. (John 6: 5-14). Jesus was only expressing His concerns for food for the people. The disciples brought in their own worries and excuses .The question asked by Jesus was” where can we buy bread?”(The message Bible) The answer from Phillip was “Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little” (King James Bible)

The man at the pool did not answer the question directly but Jesus was merciful to him and listened to his ramblings.

Sometimes we miss our opportunity this way. The lord will have mercy on us all in Jesus name.

In John 5: 8, Jesus told the man “Rise up, take up your bed and walk” He obeyed what Jesus told him to do. There was resolution to the problem. Peace and joy came to him.

Jesus is telling you something today. He is also telling me something. What he is saying to me might be different from what he is saying to you because our conditions and situations may be different.

Be calm so you can hear what he is telling you. You may not hear his voice in the quake, fire or turbulence.

May we be quiet in our spirit to hear what he is telling us to do so that we shall have joy and gladness of heart.

This shall be our portion in Jesus name. Amen.

Prayer:

  1. Oh Lord, let your voice be clear to me when you speak.
  2. Grant me grace to be obedient to you Lord.