Day# 3 of 10 Days Of Prayer
Day# 3 Of 10 Days Of Prayer
September 3, 2015
Welcome to Day 3 of ten days of prayer. Appreciate seeing the comments by folks praying together. Please do leave us a comment. I know many of you read and pray with us but seeing your comments is such a blessing to others. So “FEAR NOT!” and leave us a note. If you are just joining us catch up on the previous few days as the posts build on each other.
We are going to get results as we pray!!!
The first thing we do is: Focus On The Lord — Magnify His Great Name!
The second thing we do is: Get A Proper Perspective Of Our Adversaries.
Introduce every challenge to His promises and your testimonies of His faithful execution of His Word.
“There is no panic in Heaven, only plans.” Plans for you. Plans for your prosperity. Plans for your hope and future. God works through opposition! His kingdom will come and what He wants to happen will happen, regardless of the enemy’s efforts to oppose Him.
Acts 4:29 “Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness …”
We see that the Peter and John were manifesting great boldness in Acts 4:13 “Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus.”
Scholars and historians have compared the high priest Annas, Caiaphas, and others in the 1st century jewish leadership to today’s organized crime. A scary group of religious thugs. It really wouldn’t be that difficult for the high priest to use his power and influence to end the lives of the followers of Jesus. So their fears were not unfounded. Yet in the face of tangible and potent opposition they moved ahead with the commission that Jesus gave them. (Our commission too … by the way … disciple the nations)
Grant us ALL BOLDNESS
Jesus operated in boldness. “For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak.” Isaiah 59:17
We are not here to co-exist with evil, we are called to pick a fight. God is a warrior.
Exodus 15:3 ““The Lord is a Man of War; the Lord is His name.”
Isaiah 42:13 “The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.”
Psalm 24:8,10 “Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. “The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory.”
Here are the two hebrew words for might used above: gibbowr:— mighty, brave tsaba:– goes forth to war.
It is a good thing for us to ask for boldness. Boldness gets results.
1 John 5:14 “And this is the confidence (the assurance, the privilege of boldness) which we have in Him: [we are sure] that if we ask anything (make any request) according to His will (in agreement with His own plan), He listens to and hears us.” SEE boldness has privileges.
2 Corinthians 3:10-12 “For even what was made glorious had no glory in this respect, because of the glory that excels. For if what is passing away was glorious, what remains is much more glorious. Therefore, since we have such hope, we use great boldness of speech.”
Our New Covenant relationship gives us even greater boldness.
New Covenant — New Direction For Prayer
John 16:23-24 “And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you. Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.
Now there is a new way to get things done. From now on operate in my NAME. When you use the NAME of Jesus all of heaven will back you up.
This whole conflict began when Peter and John healed the lame man at the gate beautiful by faith in the NAME of JESUS.
Acts 3:6 “In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.”
Acts 3:16 “And His name, through faith in His name, has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.”
When asked by what authority they did this, again the brought attention the NAME of Jesus.
Acts 4 :8-10 “And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, “By what power or by what name have you done this?” … by what means he has been made well, let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, … this man stands here before you whole.”
They were then released with this single instruction. Stop using the NAME of Jesus.
Acts 4:18 “So they called them and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.”
Instead they prayed for ALL BOLDNESS to operate in the NAME of Jesus.
Acts 4:30 “…by stretching out Your hand to heal, and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of Your holy Servant Jesus,”
Prayer is:– constantly ABIDING in Him and ASKING for the things He reveals to come into manifestation with great ASSURANCE that it will come to pass because you have AUTHORITY in His Name to execute each of His ASSIGNMENTS.
This is one of my favourite quotes form Bill Johnson: “I’m not impressed with anyone’s life unless they have integrity. But I’m not happy with their life unless they are dangerous. As much as I have the ability to do so, I’ll not let those around me get away with just being nice people!”
ARE YOU DANGEROUS!!!!
John 15:7 “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.”
PRAYER DIRECTIVES:
Spend some time making God big in your life. Proclaim His greatness!!!
Now with your position In Him firmly established, confront your enemies with one of the most powerful weapons — Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha!!! Yes your situation may be very serious and it may be threatening to you … BUT God is bigger and He has better plans for you. His purpose cannot be overcome. REJOICE!!!
Pray with me for ALL BOLDNESS to come upon God’s people!
Pray for for many of those coming to the city in this time of transition to make IMPACT CHURCH home.
Pray for the boldness to result in supernatural expression of the Presence and power of God. Supernatural health. Supernatural provision. Supernatural wisdom.
Pray for governments. Elections are coming up.
Pray for families … household salvation.
Say thank you Jesus. I receive!!!
Father I declare that ALL BOLDNESS come upon your people right now. It’s going to take great boldness to walk in the explosive growth that’s upon us now….we receive!
Father I declare that people transitioning into the London and surround areas will hear of Impact Church and be drawn like a Supernatural magnet right through our church doors. I declare that these new people & families will be so at home in our church that they will make it their home church and be totally invested in it’s growth.
Father I declare that such a boldness will reside in our church that we will see supernatural expressions of your presence and power in every area and in every service…….I also declare that this will lead to multiple services a day and we receive new debt-free facilities to embrace all the growth that is taking place from this day forward!
Father I declare that the up coming Elections will go according to your will, that the right people will be put in place locally and nationally to cause your plans to go forth without delay. Father I declare Supernatural Wisdom, Knowledge & Revelation to fill the Spirit, Soul & Bodies of all government leaders right now, that they hear the Holy Spirit clearly and make decision according to your will…..salvation’s and great fruit will come forth!
Father I declare that household salvation’s are happening right now. I thank you Father that your presence and power is so radiating from us in our homes and families that it breaks down every resistance and they are drawn to receive Jesus into their hearts and lives. We praise you for their Salvation’s….it’s done!!
Father I thank you for all that you have done and are doing right now…massive changes are happening around us and for us right now….we may not understand how it will all play out but it’s so exciting to witness all of it in real time…amazing!
Get ready for instant changes….we have stood and believed for what seems like forever, not seeing the changes we expected, now is our time……expect to see things turned around in an instant….gone are the days of slow gradual changes…..there is work to be done in the earth and God needs all hands on deck, that takes changed circumstances, changed mindsets and finances…..Father, we receive!!!
We receive, it’s done, in Jesus name according to Jn. 16:23-24, thank you Lord…you’re Awesome!!
WOW! That is some good praying Sue … I can join you in solid agreement for that!!!
Father, we see you first of all this morning for indeed you are the First cause of everything, the First authority in all the universe, the First and only source of all that is good and holy because you are good and holy. We magnify your Name and declare your preeminence over all things. We thank you today that your people who are called by your Name are standing up, rising up in the Name of Jesus with potent spiritual weapons and overcoming authority to deal quickly with evil and injustice in the world we walk in today. Increase is on our house, increase is in the land for the kingdom never retreats – there is only advancement and increase. You are adding daily to your church as people are drawn by your goodness and the brightness of your presence.
Train us as warriors, lead us in victory and work miracles and salvation so through us today for Your Glory! Amen!
Amen! People are rising up. People are being stirred up. People are recognizing the times and engaging God’s purpose as trained warriors. Today! For your Glory! Amen!
So timely that this boldness prayer came today, wink wink. I thank God that boldness flows from a true and clear understanding of our relationship with the God of heaven and earth. When we are aware that the creator of the universe intercedes for us, our identity and manner in which we pray we be very bold. Lord we declare boldly that whole families will come to a relationship of reconciliation with you. We thank you Lord that leadership is established by you and we thank you that you work all things out for good for those whose hearts are fixed on you so Lord we thank you in advance for good government and leaders that will lead our nation with a heart for its people.
Amen
Father I thank you for the boldness that was represented in the early church! I thank you for their example of how to lay the groundwork to change a nation through the supernatural wisdom, power and grace of God! Thank you that as the church prayed for Peter you opened that door that no one could shut!
We know Lord that the glory of the Lord in these last days will be greater than the glory of the former days; therefore the power and boldness of the church will be greater than ever before!
We thank you that there is no wisdom, no plan, no insight that can succeed against the plan of the Lord. Pro 21:30
Therefore we declare with boldness and decree with authority that every plan you have for Impact Church and every desire that you have for the city of London to experience a full blown revelation of your goodness, grace and wild demonstrations of your awesome supernatural power would be realized with divine acceleration in the days that lay ahead for us!
All of those verses about God being mighty makes me think of Zephaniah 3:17 where it says GOD IS MIGHTY TO SAVE! We do believe for families and households to come to You. We thank you that it is Your will for none to perish (2 Peter 3:9). We thank you that the whole earth will acknowledge and return to You (Psalm 22: 27). Right now we thank You for boldness and opportunities to tell others about Your great love. We thank You for Divine appointments with people. We thank You that even now You are removing blinders from people’s eyes and preparing their hearts to hear the Good News – Jesus! We thank You that You are sending labourers. Thank You for the boldness to shine. Thank You for people. Amen!
As my son Zac opened my eyes to a truth and Sun Tzu educated it. A warrior swordsman needs to be light on his feet, smooth and swift with his hands and sharp in his mind and prepared to die in battle. So Dad, we need to be like Jesus – all that and more. Purposeful, fully trained for the day that is upon us and prepared to pay ultimately to accomplish your goals. To live passionately and willfully as point men in a battalion ready to take it on the chin for the benefit of those who come behind us. To not live so much as recklessly but as fully abandoned to the cause, giving our life of great value to ourselves and to you – and deliberately placing it hanging upon the line that leads to life, yet spans the chasm of death, unafraid to die so that the work we can do can be done – not selling ourselves short due to the fear within us – but forging ahead “stepping out in boldness and courage, taking our knocking knees and quivering lips with us”.
I too want to see forceful men(and women) taking hold and advancing the kingdom forcefully. People, that when they show up, the enemy knows back off or risk loosing arms and legs or much worse. People who will be fearless in walking out what you would have them do in each and every unique situation. Where are these people? I want more of them, I want to be counted among them. I’ve been asking for 20+ years for these people and I’m prepared to ask for another 20+ years. But Bill Hermiston said in January, “It’s Time” and those words resonate in many areas of my heart. Therefore I say: It’s Time for an army of committed visionaries and soldiers and lover’s of you to rise up and see this City take hold of and resound in it’s destiny as spoken by Governor Simcoe at this city’s inception as only an idea starting to happen.
I ask for a people who have looked long and asked many answered questions at the many ways of how and why you do things so that we may know you, even as Moses asked and seen you face to face. We want to be carriers of your heart and motives so that what we ask is according to your will and purposes. So that none of our words fall to the ground, but are upheld by you – even as Samuel’s words were. There are so many way of intercession that have an IMPACT or create a place of IMPACT where the fullness or a part of your world breaks in on our natural world and change comes. The areas of needed change – where divine order is desired to be established are too numerous for me to list or even see. But all of us together are able to see and speak to.
So I ask.
Help each one of us be part of a people who live up to our name. Impact Church. And together see the transformation of our homes and communities and city and world.
For myself I ask. Dad, I see a decent sized picture of how you order things. And I see many things out of order, like Peter and John did in Acts 4. I also am growing in making demands upon you and upon myself in a way that is full of grace and not mixed so help me get out of the way, yet be fully and properly in the way. Show me clearer and more directly how and what to do, that I may do as my Beloved did, walking and doing only what He seen you doing. You know me, I’m not afraid to pay the big prices to get the best stuff and that excellently, and I know the best stuff is almost always given to be shared. Show me how to be a spigot tapped into the river much more than I am now for I want to be another one who upsets this world onto it’s side, bringing the disruption to what is called normal everyday life by bringing Your Kingdom into it’s midst in a visible and tangible and inarguable way.. Actually start me as a spigot, but I want to be a powerful 20 inch firehose with a rheostat.
Please and Thank You.