Day 8 of 10 Days Of Prayer January 2025
Day 8 of 10 Days Of Prayer January 2025
Isaiah 2:1-5
“O house of Jacob, come and let us walk In the light of the Lord.”
People need to encounter God!
We will be a people of the manifest presence of God!
Psalm 139:17-18
“How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them!
If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand;…”
2 corinthians 3:16-18
“Whenever, though, they turn to face God as Moses did, God removes the veil and there they are—face-to-face! They suddenly recognize that God is a living, personal presence, not a piece of chiseled stone. And when God is personally present, a living Spirit, that old, constricting legislation is recognized as obsolete. We’re free of it! All of us! Nothing between us and God, our faces shining with the brightness of his face. And so we are transfigured much like the Messiah, our lives gradually becoming brighter and more beautiful as God enters our lives and we become like him.”
Three Reasons We Need and ENCOUNTER
- we need power not words
1 Corinthians 2:4-5
“And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.”
If sermons would have changed the world it should be complete by now!!
- We need an encounter not an explanation
get people in the presence of God … best witnessing technique
people who need an argument are hardcore down a bad road
John 5:39-40
“You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me. But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.”
John 9:25
“Whether He is a sinner or not I do not know. One thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see.”
Man born blind … all I know is I was blind and now I see … he accepted Jesus.
- We Need Presence And Not Just Practice
Ephesians 3:19 (AMP)
“[That you may really come] to know [practically, through experience for yourselves] the love of Christ, which far surpasses mere knowledge [without experience]; that you may be filled [through all your being] [g]unto all the fullness of God [may have the richest measure of the divine Presence, and [h]become a body wholly filled and flooded with God Himself]!
Romans 8:11 (The Message)
“It stands to reason, doesn’t it, that if the alive-and-present God who raised Jesus from the dead moves into your life, he’ll do the same thing in you that he did in Jesus, bringing you alive to himself? When God lives and breathes in you (and he does, as surely as he did in Jesus), you are delivered from that dead life. With his Spirit living in you, your body will be as alive as Christ’s!”
Jacob {supplanter} :– to take the place of (another), as through force scheming, strategy, or the like.
Jacob … wrestled with his brother in the womb … 2nd … heel holder … didn’t get 1st born blessing
Dad favoured his brother … confusion … stole his brothers birthright … tried to be him to get his fathers touch
Stole it and ran for his life …. ran a long way … many miles
Got an encounter with god not because he wanted it but because he needed it
Genesis 28:10-19
“Then he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. And behold, the LORD stood above it and said: “I am the LORD God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants … Then Jacob awoke from his sleep and said, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I did not know it.” And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven!”
This was not a special light show to wow Jacob … God pulled back the viel of the natural realm and showed him what is really going on.
The unseen realm is where things are really happening.
We need to ENCOUNTER!!
Matthew 3:16-17
“…the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
John 1:51
“He then added, “I tell you the truth, you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
Luke 24:30-31
“Now it came to pass, as He sat at the table with them, that He took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they knew Him; and He vanished from their sight.”
Taste and see that the Lord is good…
Amen, Lord … encounters today!
Head on collisions with the living God.
Amen!
I look forward to the day and sharing his light to the world.
I pray that we may have an encounter with your presence in the good times, times of struggle, and everything in between.
Amen
Lord that all would seek an encounter with You. I pray that people open their bibles and read and hear the good news you have for all of us. Praise be to God. Amen!
Yes, Lord, we welcome and embrace Your sweet presence. Come, Holy Spirit!
Yes, in agreement. Amen
Pastor Karl, Wow! Wow! WOW! I felt Holy Spirit all over these three statements: We need POWER not words. We need an ENCOUNTER not an explanation. We need PRESENCE and not just practice.
Jesus, we need, individually and corporately, Your power, Your encounter and Your Presence! We open our hearts to You afresh and anew today, and as we begin 2025, to empower us, to encounter us and to invade our lives with Your Presence. We welcome You into every part of our lives and declare that YOU ARE OUR LIFE! We have nothing and are nothing without You! Thank You for saving us and setting us on the path of Your Great Commission to us. May we love well today and demonstrate to the world around us that You are their living hope. We love You, Father, Jesus and Holy Spirit and are so grateful! In Jesus’ Mighty Name, Amen!
I was feeling the wow too
Lord let us carry your presence in power and see what you see and do what you do! May we have the revelation to see that God is residing within us and nothing is impossible for Him! Amen!
Amen
When Jesus is lifted up, people are drawn to Him.
There is a longing for the presence of God. Just imagine his thoughts for us are more than the sands. Expectation in the year ahead. What wonderful things has He planned for us to be a very integral part. God is so awesome. I expect promptings and new things.
The tangible presence of God is what every person longs for. We are designed by Him for encounter and religious practice is a poor substitute. Father we lean into you, your presence and glory! May it be a daily reality that your children live out of. May it be a drammatic sign to the world around us that makes everyone wonder and seek you for themselves!