Discovering my New Life in God
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Ps Jeff Daly – National Day of Repentance
What is the Posture of a Believer?
He or she is submitted to the Living God who has ALL authority in heaven and on earth. (Matthew 28:18)
Daniel 7:13,14 and Daniel 7: 20-22 shows that God is Sovereign and, as the Lamb without spot, Jesus/Yeshua, triumphed at the Cross. Repent to join His Kingdom today; it’s either “repent or perish” for all of eternity! (Luke 13:1-5).
Once in His Kingdom He gives you His Holy Spirit; ask that Holy Spirit, your Teacher, the life purpose He has for you by which you can advance His Kingdom in this spiritual battle, loving others! John 15:16,17.
Also, follow 1 Thessalonians 5:16-22 : ” rejoice!! ; pray without ceasing; don’t quench the Holy Spirit; don’t despise prophecies; test all things, hold fast what is good; abstain from every form of evil” ……..and as one of His saints you will fulfill Luke 24:47—preach, in Yeshua/ Jesus’ Holy Name, repentance and remission of sins to all nations starting at Jerusalem.
Pentecost still continues !
Hallelujah!
More information at www.globalrepent.com and the Canberra House of Prayer for All Nations.
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According to eyewitnesses, a man named Jesus Christ demonstrated his power over death. They tell us that after he died on a cross and was buried, Jesus suddenly appeared to them alive on the third day. Then he was seen by other followers, including 500 people on a single occasion.
Soon word spread everywhere that Jesus had risen from the dead. But could Jesus’ resurrection simply be a 2000 year old legend? Or is it based upon verifiable historical evidence?
If Jesus didn’t rise from the dead, then the foundation for the Christian Faith would forever be destroyed.
Jesus Predicts His Own Death and Resurrection
Seven hundred years before Christ, the prophet Isaiah had written about a future Messiah, who would suffer and die for our sins, but later be restored to life.
Echoing the prophecy in Isaiah 53, Jesus claimed that he was the Messiah who would be betrayed, arrested, condemned, spit upon, scourged, and killed. But then three days later he would come back to life. (See Mark 10:33).
Everything Jesus taught and claimed depended on his resurrection from the dead. If Jesus didn’t rise as he promised, his message of forgiveness and hope for eternal life would be meaningless. Jesus was putting his words to the ultimate test of truth.
Bible scholar Wilbur Smith explains, “When he said He would rise again from the dead, the third day after He was crucified, He said something that only a fool would dare say if He expected the devotion of any disciples – unless He was sure He was going to rise.”[see the End-Notes: 1]
So what happened?
A Horrific Death And Then . . . ?
Exactly as Jesus predicted, eyewitnesses report he was betrayed by one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot. Then in a mock trial under the Roman Governor, Pontius Pilate, he was condemned, scourged, kicked, spat upon, brutally whipped, and finally crucified on a wooden cross.
Jesus suffered on the cross for approximately six hours. Then, at 3:00 in the afternoon Jesus cried out, “It is finished” and died.[see the End-Notes:2] Suddenly the sky went dark and an earthquake shook the land.[see the End-Notes:3]
Pilate wanted to verify that Jesus was dead before allowing his crucified body to be buried. So a Roman guard thrust a spear into Jesus’ side. The mixture of blood and water that flowed out, according to eyewitnesses, was a clear indication that Jesus was dead. Once his death was certified, Jesus’ body was taken down from the cross, tightly wrapped in linen and buried in Joseph of Arimathea’s tomb. Roman guards then sealed the tomb with a large stone and were under strict orders to watch the tomb 24 hours a day.
Jesus’ disciples were so utterly devastated by his death on the cross that they fled for their lives, fearing they too would be captured and killed. But then something happened . . .
According to a New York Times article,
“Shortly after Jesus was executed, his followers were suddenly galvanized from a baffled and cowering group into people whose message about a living Jesus and a coming kingdom, preached at the risk of their lives, eventually changed an empire. Something happened … But exactly what?”[see the End-Notes:4]
A Skeptic Examines the Evidence
English journalist Frank Morison believed Jesus’ resurrection was mythical and began research for a book proving his case. Morison wanted to know what actually happened that changed Jesus’ followers and started a movement that has made such a profound impact on our world.
He realized there were five possible explanations:
- Jesus didn’t really die on the cross.
- Jesus’ body was stolen.
- The disciples were hallucinating.
- The account is legendary. Or,
- It really happened.
Morison began examining the facts patiently and impartially to see where they would lead him.
1. Was Jesus Dead?
Morison first wanted verification that Jesus was really dead when placed in the tomb. He learned that Jesus’ death was considered factual for nearly 1800 years. Then about 200 years ago, a few skeptics postulated that Jesus didn’t die on the cross, but merely lost consciousness, and was revived by the cool, damp air of the tomb. This became known as the “swoon theory.”
Morison wondered if Jesus could have survived the cross. He researched both Jewish and Roman contemporary history and discovered the following facts supporting Jesus’ death:
- All the accounts affirm he died.
- Pilate verified he died.
- During the lifetime of the eyewitnesses no one disputes his death.
- Secular and contemporary historians, Lucian,[see the End-Notes:5] Josephus,[see the End-Notes:6] and Tacitus[see the End-Notes:7] cite his death as factual.
Morison became convinced that Jesus was truly dead, a fact almost universally accepted as true by trusted scholars and historians.
Morison concludes, “That Jesus Christ died on the cross, in the full physical sense of the term…seems to me to be one of the certainties of history.”[see the End-Notes:8]
But maybe Jesus’ body was stolen?
2. Was Jesus’ body stolen?
Morison wondered if the disciples faked the resurrection story by stealing Jesus’ body, and then claiming he was alive. That might be plausible if the tomb was in an obscure area where no one would see them.
However, the tomb belonged to a well-known member of the Sanhedrin Council, Joseph of Arimathea. Since Joseph’s tomb was at a well-known location and easily identifiable, any thoughts of Jesus being “lost in the graveyard” would need to be dismissed.
Not only was the location well known, but the Romans had assigned guards to watch the tomb 24 hours a day. This was a trained guard unit comprised of four to 16 soldiers.
Former atheist and skeptic Josh McDowell spent more than seven hundred hours researching the evidence for the resurrection. McDowell notes, “The Roman Guard unit was committed to discipline and they feared failure in any way.”[9] It would have been impossible for anyone to have slipped by the guards unnoticed and then move the stone. Yet the stone was rolled away, making it possible for eyewitnesses to enter the tomb. And when they did, the body of Jesus was missing.
If Jesus’ body was anywhere to be found, his enemies would have quickly exposed the resurrection as a fraud. Tom Anderson, former president of the California Trial Lawyers Association, summarizes the strength of this argument:
“With an event so well publicized, don’t you think that it’s reasonable that one historian, one eye witness, one antagonist would record for all time that he had seen Christ’s body? … The silence of history is deafening when it comes to the testimony against the resurrection.”[see the End-Notes:10]
So, with no body of evidence, and with a known tomb clearly empty, Morison accepted that Jesus’ body had somehow disappeared from the tomb.
Perhaps the disciples were just hallucinating and only thought they saw Jesus?
3. Were the Disciples Hallucinating?
Morison wondered if the disciples might have been so emotionally distraught that they hallucinated and imagined Jesus’ resurrection.
Psychologist Gary Collins, former president of the American Association of Christian Counselors, explains that, “Hallucinations are individual occurrences. By their very nature, only one person can see a given hallucination at a time. They certainly aren’t something which can be seen by a group of people.”[see the End-Notes:11]
Hallucination is not even a remote possibility, according to psychologist Thomas J. Thorburn. “It is absolutely inconceivable that … five hundred persons, of average soundness of mind … should experience all kinds of sensuous impressions – visual, auditory, tactual – and that all these … experiences should rest entirely upon … hallucination.”[see the End-Notes:12]
The hallucination theory, then, appears to be another dead end. What else could explain away the resurrection?
4. Is it just a Legend?
Some unconvinced skeptics attribute the resurrection story to a legend that began with one or more persons lying or thinking they saw the resurrected Jesus. Over time, the legend would have grown and been embellished as it was passed on. ?But there are three major problems with that theory.
- Legends simply don’t develop while multiple eyewitnesses are alive to refute them. One historian of ancient Rome and Greece, A. N. Sherwin-White, argued that the resurrection news spread too soon and too quickly for it to have been a legend.[see the End-Notes:13] Even skeptical scholars admit that Christian hymns and creeds were recited in early churches within two to three years of Jesus’ crucifixion.[see the End-Notes:14]
- Legends develop by oral tradition and are not supported with contemporary historical documents. Yet the Gospels were written within three decades of the resurrection.[see the End-Notes:15]
- The legend theory doesn’t adequately explain either the empty tomb or the fervent conviction of the apostles that Jesus was alive.[see the End-Notes:16]
Morison’s original assumption that the resurrection account was mythical or legendary didn’t coincide with the facts.
So what really happened?
5. Did the resurrection really happen?
Having eliminated the main arguments against Jesus’ resurrection due to their inconsistency with the facts, Morison began asking himself, “did it really happen?” Instead of looking for evidence against Jesus’ resurrection, he wondered how strong the case was for its actual occurrence. Several facts stood out.
Women First
Each eyewitness account reports that Jesus suddenly appeared bodily to his followers, the women first. Morison wondered why conspirators would make women central to the plot. In the first century, women had virtually no rights, personhood, or status. Morison reasoned that conspirators would have portrayed men, not women, as the first to see Jesus alive. And yet we read that women touched him, spoke with him, and were the first to find the empty tomb.
Multiple Eyewitnesses
The disciples claim they saw Jesus on more than ten separate occasions. They say he showed them his hands and feet and told them to touch him. He ate with them and later, on one occasion, appeared alive to more than 500 followers.
In Caesarea, Peter told a crowd why he and the other disciples were so convinced Jesus was alive.
“We apostles are witnesses of all he did throughout Israel and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by crucifying him, but God raised him to life three days later … We were those who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.”[see the End-Notes:17]
Morison realized that these early sightings of a risen Jesus by so many of his followers would have been virtually impossible to fake.
Then what else could have happened?
Consistent to the End
As Morison continued his investigation, he began to examine the motives of Jesus’ followers. He reasoned that something extraordinary must have happened, because the followers of Jesus ceased mourning, ceased hiding, and began fearlessly proclaiming that they had seen Jesus alive.
As if the eyewitness reports were not enough to challenge Morison’s skepticism, he was also baffled by the disciples’ behavior. These eleven former cowards were suddenly willing to suffer humiliation, torture, and death. All but one of Jesus’ disciples were slain as martyrs. If they had taken the body, would they have sacrificed so much for a lie? Something happened that changed everything for these men and women.
It was this significant fact that persuaded Morison the resurrection must have really happened. He acknowledged, “Whoever comes to this problem has sooner or later to confront a fact that cannot be explained away … This fact is that … a profound conviction came to the little group of people – a change that attests to the fact that Jesus had risen from the grave.”[see the End-Notes:18]
Professor J. N. D. Anderson and author of “Evidence for the Resurrection” concurs, “Think of the psychological absurdity of picturing a little band of defeated cowards cowering in an upper room one day and a few days later transformed into a company that no persecution could silence – and then attempting to attribute this dramatic change to nothing more convincing than a miserable fabrication … That simply wouldn’t make sense.”[see the End-Notes:19]
Why Did It Win?
Finally, Morison was bewildered by the fact that “a tiny insignificant movement was able to prevail over the cunning grip of the Jewish establishment, as well as the might of Rome. He explains,
“Within twenty years, the claim of these Galilean peasants had disrupted the Jewish church… In less than fifty years it had begun to threaten the peace of the Roman Empire. When we have said everything that can be said… we stand confronted with the greatest mystery of all. Why did it win?”[see the End-Notes:20]
By all rights, if there were no resurrection, Christianity should have died out at the cross when the disciples fled for their lives. But the apostles went on to establish a growing Christian movement.
Whatever one believes about the validity of Jesus’ resurrection, clearly “something happened” after his death that has made a lasting impact on our world. When world historian H. G. Wells was asked who has left the greatest legacy on history, the non-Christian scholar replied, “By this test Jesus stands first.”[see the End-Notes:21]
What is that legacy? Let’s look at just some of Jesus’ impact:
- Time is marked by his birth, B.C.– before Christ; A.D. – in the year of our Lord.
- More books have been written about Jesus than about any other person.
- About 100 great universities were established to spread his teaching — including Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth, Columbia, and Oxford.[see the End-Notes:22]
- Jesus’ teaching that all people are created equal laid the bedrock for human rights and democracy in more than 100 countries.[see the End-Notes:23]
- The high value Jesus placed on each person regardless of sex or race led his followers to promote the rights of women as well as abolish slavery.
- Humanitarian works such as the Red Cross, World Vision, Samaritan’s Purse, Mercy Ships and the Salvation Army were founded by his followers.
A Surprise Conclusion
In a reversal of his skepticism, Morison changed the title of his book to, Who Moved the Stone, which documents the evidence that persuaded him the resurrection of Jesus Christ was a true historical event.
Another scholar who wrote about evidence for Jesus’ resurrection was Dr. Simon Greenleaf, founder of the Harvard Law School. Greenleaf wrote the rules of evidence still used in our legal system today. Applying those rules to the events surrounding Jesus’ death, Greenleaf concluded that any honest jury would render a verdict that Jesus’ resurrection really happened. As with Morison, it was the sudden change in the disciples’ behavior that persuaded him. He writes,
“It would have been impossible for the disciples to persist with their conviction that Jesus had risen if they hadn’t actually seen the risen Christ.”[see the End-Notes:24]
Jesus’ resurrection convinced his disciples that he was the Messiah who had died for our sins. He was “the only way to God,” and “the resurrection and the life.”
They now knew Jesus alone had the power over life and death, and they gave their lives proclaiming him as the risen Lord.
Although he was originally a skeptic, Oxford scholar C. S. Lewis explains how Jesus’ resurrection was unique among all events in human history.
“Something perfectly new in the history of the Universe had happened. Christ had defeated death. The door which had always been locked had for the first time been forced open.”[see the End-Notes:25]
So, what does Jesus’ resurrection mean to you and me today?
The apostle Paul, who had also initially been a skeptic of Jesus’ resurrection, explains its impact on our lives.
“For Christ has completely abolished death, and has now, through the Gospel, opened to us men the shining possibilities of the life that is eternal.” —2 Timothy 1:10, Phillips
In other words, Jesus’ death and resurrection opened the door for us to have eternal life with Christ. But, there is an obstacle preventing us from going to heaven. The apostle Paul explains.
“You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions…” —Colossians 1:21, NLT
The obstacle to us having eternal life with Christ is that we have sinned and rebelled against a holy God. Although God loves us beyond our understanding, his perfect justice requires payment for our sins. The penalty is death.
Many wonder why an all-powerful, loving God can’t just forgive us without punishing us for our sins. Why does he demand justice?
Imagine entering a courtroom and you are guilty of murder. As you approach the bench, you realize that the judge is your father. Knowing that he loves you, you immediately begin to plead, “Dad, just let me go!”
With tears in his eyes he responds, “I love you, son, but I’m a judge. I can’t simply let you go.”
Presenting the evidence against you, he bangs the gavel down and declares you guilty. Justice cannot be compromised, at least not by a judge. But because he loves you, he steps down from the bench, takes off the robe, and offers to pay the penalty for you. And in fact, he takes your place in the electric chair.
This is the picture painted by the New Testament. God stepped down into human history, in the person of Jesus Christ, and was crucified on the cross for us. Jesus is not a third-party whipping boy being punished for our sins, but rather he is God himself. Stated more bluntly, God had two choices: to punish us for our sin, or to receive the punishment himself. In Christ, he decided to pay the penalty for us.
In other words, God’s perfect justice is completely satisfied by the death of his Son, Jesus Christ. All of our sins—no matter how bad they are or have been—are completely paid for by the blood of Christ. Paul writes,
“…yet now he has brought you back as his friends. He has done this through his death on the cross in his own human body. As a result, he has brought you into the very presence of God, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault.” —Colossians 1:22, NLT
But wait a minute, you say, “Don’t I have to do good deeds to get into heaven?”
“Don’t I have to do good deeds to get into heaven?”
Since eternal life is a gift from God, you and I can’t do anything to earn our way into heaven. Paul, in his letter to the Ephesians, explains God’s amazing grace.
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast.” —Ephesians 2:8-9, NIV
For a gift to be ours, we need to actually receive it. Like any gift, you can choose to accept or reject Jesus Christ’s pardon for the penalty for your sins. This was made clear by the apostle John.
“This is what God told us: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life, but whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.” —1 John 5:11-12, NCV
To become a Christian you must place your faith in Jesus’ death for your sins on the cross, and trust in His resurrection for your eternal life. It is a choice that you alone must make. No one else can do it for you.
You must honestly admit you have sinned and want the forgiveness Jesus Christ offers you. The apostle John tells us that,
“If we freely admit that we have sinned, we find God utterly reliable . . . he forgives our sins and makes us thoroughly clean from all that is evil.” —1 John 1:9, Phillips
John tells us that whoever receives Jesus Christ becomes his child.
“Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God”. —John 1:12, NIV
You can receive Jesus right now by asking him to come into your life and forgive your sins.
If you haven’t ever invited Jesus into your life, simply pray the following words. But remember, it’s not the words you say but the attitude of your heart that is important.
“Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for dying for all my sins—past, present, and future. Thank you for giving me eternal life. I receive you as my Savior by faith, and desire you to be Lord of my life. Make me the kind of person you want me to be.”
If you have made this commitment to Jesus Christ, he actually entered your life. He will help you to become the brand new person he created you to be. He is freeing you to experience a life of meaning, purpose and power. And there’s even more. . .
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10 Days of Prayer leading up to Pentecost for the Jewish Nation – Started on Ascension Day – Continuing this week until Pentecost Sunday
10 Days Pentecost is kicking off this Thursday, May 9-19th around the globe. We’ve received reports of hundreds of locations that are joining in prayer during these days. We’ll also be kicking off a USA Summit and Africa Summit on Thursday as well.
As in past years, there is a 24/7 online virtual expression (Registration) for 10 Days Pentecost. We are partnering with 2BC (2 Billion Children) to cover 24 hours of prayer.
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Praying for Israel and the Jewish People
This year, on Pentecost Sunday (May 19th), millions of believers around the world will be joining in a Global Day of Prayer for the Jewish World. During 10 Days Pentecost (May 9-19), hundreds of locations are joining in 10 Days of Prayer for the Middle East and Israel.
On this occasion, I wanted to share both why we should pray for Israel and the Jewish people, and how to have our hearts transformed so we can pray effectively. I’ll be drawing out three principles from Romans chapters 9-11.
God’s Heart Longs for the Jewish People to be Saved
There’s something special about your firstborn child. While parents love all their children, the firstborn holds a special, enduring place in their hearts. God the Father calls the nation of Israel His firstborn son. So, we can imagine His anguish of heart over their rejection of Him.
Think about it from God’s perspective. After thousands of years of preparation and prophecy, He sent His only begotten Son to be the Messianic King and savior of the nation of Israel, and through them, to bless all the nations of the earth. And yet, in their moment of visitation, the majority of the nation rejected the very Messiah they were longing to see. Thousands of years of preparation were seemingly squandered. Tragically, most missed their hour of visitation.
In Romans 9:1-5, the Apostle Paul shares his heart for unbelieving Jews, which reflects the heart of God.
24hrs Global Prayer
UNITED PRAYERS FOR REVIVAL!
18th and 19th May 2024
Global Day of Prayer for the Jewish World
May 18 (8pm JT) – May 19 (8pm JT). 2024
Repentance unto a John 10 Sensitivity to the Voice of the Good Shepherd:
1) ENCOUNTER
Pray for the LORD to deepen all believers’ desire for Jewish people to come to an encounter with Yeshua (Jesus), their Messiah, the True and Good Shepherd.
Romans 10:1, Romans 11:25-27, Ezekiel 34:11-16, John 10:14-16
2) UNDERSTANDING
Pray the nations would understand the depth of God’s zeal for Zion.
Isaiah 60:12, Isaiah 62:1-7, Zechariah 8:1-3.
3) HUMILITY
Pray for a spirit of humility and fear of God in the body of Christ, repent for hardness of heart, arrogance, and ignorance toward the Jewish people.
Romans 11:18, 20, 25
4) RETURN
Pray for the Jewish people to return to the LORD, and for the veil to be taken away so they may see Yeshua’s lovingkindness toward them.
2 Corinthians 3:16, Joel 2:12-13
5) REVELATION
Ask the LORD to pour out a spirit of grace and supplication so that many will see Yeshua, mourn for Him, having a full revelation of His lovingkindness, everlasting mercy, and desire to comfort them.
Zechariah 12:10, Zechariah 13:1, Isaiah 40:1, Hosea 14
6) FORGIVENESS
Pray for Israel to repent (teshuvah) and for God’s promise of forgiveness to be fulfilled.
Isaiah 1:18, Isaiah 9:2, 2 Corinthians 4:3-6, Micah 7:18-20, Ezekiel 36:22-38 (heart of flesh and the indwelling Spirit)
7) DELIGHT
Pray for the Jewish people to delight in the LORD alone.
Psalm 37:4, 39-40, Isaiah 55:6-7
8) SHALOM
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.
Psalm 122:6
9) PASSION
Pray for all believers to have from the LORD a spirit of remembrance and conviction for God’s desire for Jerusalem.
Psalm 137:4-6, Zechariah 2:8, 12, Psalm 48:1-3, Zechariah 1:26, Zechariah 8:3, Psalm 132:13-14
10) SECURE
Pray for Israel’s borders to be secure and for Jerusalem and the land to be protected from being divided. Joel 3:2 Revival unto a John 15 Abiding Intimacy with Yeshua (Jesus)
11) POWER
Pray for believers to be strengthened with power through the Holy Spirit within, that Christ may dwell in their hearts through faith; that they being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height – to know the love of Christ, that they may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Ephesians 3:16-19
12) WISDOM
Pray believers are filled with God’s will, wisdom, and understanding to live lives worthy of Him and to bear fruit in every good work.
Colossians 2:6-7
13) AWAKENING
Praying for the outpouring of the Spirit upon the people of Israel and for a youth awakening to the character, plans, and purposes of God..
Isaiah 44:3-5, Joel 2:28-32
14) SHARE
Pray for believers to share the gospel boldly and its saving power with everyone, Jewish people first and the Gentiles also, so they have opportunity to believe. May we be filled with urgency for those who are in darkness and unrepentant.
Romans 1:16, 2 Peter 3:9
15) WATCHMEN
Pray that God would post watchmen on the walls of Jerusalem until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, and she becomes a praise on the earth!
Isaiah 62:1, 6-7, Isaiah 19:23-25
16) LABORERS
Pray for God to send forth laborers like the apostle Paul to proclaim the gospel for a revelation of Messiah.
Romans 11:13-14, Matthew 9:36-39, Romans 1:16
17) PROVOKE
Pray that Gentile believers will live with such love and sincerity, concern and joy that they provoke Israel to jealousy..
Romans 11:11 Restoration unto a John 17 Unity, Oneness and Love
18) MESSIAH
Pray for the Jewish people to know their Messiah, Yeshua, the Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 40:9, Isaiah 53, Micah 5:2, Zechariah 9:9, Matthew 23:37-39, John 19:6
19) CALL
Pray for Jewish people to call on the LORD, the Creator, the Holy One and be saved.
Romans 10:12-13, Isaiah 44:24, John 1:1-5, Colossians 1:16
20) GLORY
Pray for God’s favor to shine on His people and His glory to be seen on them.
Isaiah 60:1-2
21) RESTORATION
Pray for the restoration of the Tabernacle of David – for worship saturated day and night prayer to arise throughout the earth longing for God to fulfil His word.
Malachi 1:11, Amos 9:11-12, Isaiah 62:6-7
22) PRAISE
Pray for Jerusalem to be a praise on the earth.
Isaiah 62:6-7
23) UNITY
Pray for protection for believers in Israel and that the body of Messiah would be in unity and their love for Him and for one another would reveal Yeshua (Jesus).
John 17:11, 23
24) JESUS
Pray for the Spirit and the Bride to be continually crying, “Come, Lord Jesus,” who is the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.
Revelation 22:16-21
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Ps Jeff’s Special Today: “Failure to bear fruit worthy of repentance ”
Today’s issue is failing to display fruits worthy of repentance. The Word is clear: ” display fruit worthy of repentance.” (Matthew 3:8). Jesus/Yeshua is clear: “ If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit, so you will be My disciples.” (John 15:6-8).
Clearly it’s time to change your thinking, really repent, turn fully to Almighty God to enter His Kingdom (Matthew 4:17) and then with His indwelling Holy Spirit, follow His Word on His narrow path, advance His Kingdom, bearing His fruit to others.
Being candid with yourself and the Holy Spirit, is there any remnant of your old pattern, thinking repentance was a punishment or something suitable for someone else? Is there any old vow you made in this area that now needs to be removed? Do you think this is only applicable to the first disciples years ago? Do you have any residue of a residue of this issue for such a time as this? Was it connected to your upbringing as a child? Was it a family pattern in any way?
God bless you as you seek His Holy Spirit Wisdom and Comfort on this issue. May you go forward on His path, “perfecting holiness in the fear of God.” (2 Corinthians 7:1).
