RiseUp Canada & Pray
Please join us and thousands of people fasting & praying, nationwide. We have included below the theme for each day, some Scriptures and prayer points to help guide you. Note, there is a special event each day for us to join together with others. We look forward to your participation in these next three days of fasting and prayer for repentance, righteousness, and revival.
Three Days of Fasting & Prayer
Please join us and thousands of people fasting & praying, nationwide. We have included below the theme for each day, some Scriptures and prayer points to help guide you. Note, there is a special event each day for us to join together with others. We look forward to your participation in these next three days of fasting and prayer for repentance, righteousness, and revival.
Thursday, September 16
THEME: REPENTANCE (Yom Kippur: Day of Atonement)
6:30 pm – Special Prayer Meeting with guest Rev. Dr. David Wells (PAOC General Superintendent)
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7676565454
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsvlUcixJEwbjrdQcbY52sA
Scriptures
Jeremiah 14:20 (NLT)
Lord, we confess our wickedness and that of our ancestors, too. We all have sinned against you.
Numbers 14:19 (NLT)
In keeping with your magnificent, unfailing love, please pardon the sins of this people,
just as you have forgiven them ever since they left Egypt.
2 Chronicles 7:14 (NLT)
Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land.
Prayer Points
O God, as we humble ourselves, seek your face and turn away from our wicked ways, please hear our prayers.
O God, we cry out to you to forgive the people of this nation for backsliding and denying Your supremacy as the ruler over Canada.
O God, we ask forgiveness for turning away from the biblical foundations and following material prosperity.
Friday, September 17
THEME: RIGHTEOUSNESS
8:00 pm – Upper Room Prayer Meeting (with Pastors Barry & Debbie Risto)
Conference Call
Dial: 647-977-2648 (Canada) / 202-602-1295 (USA)
Code: 827-220-552#
Scriptures
Psalm 89:14 (NLT)
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Unfailing love and truth walk before you as attendants.
Proverbs 21:21 (NLT)
Whoever pursues righteousness and unfailing love will find life, righteousness, and honor.
Ezekiel 22:30 (NLT)
“I looked for someone who might rebuild the wall of righteousness that guards the land. I searched for someone to stand in the gap in the wall so I wouldn’t have to destroy the land, but I found no one.
Prayer Points
Father, cleanse our churches by the blood of Jesus Christ. Let your Word and the Holy Spirit bring a true transformation in holiness and purity. Help us to not be blinded by the gods of this age.
Father, we cry out to you to deliver our people from hurt, rejection, unforgiveness and revenge which are major obstacles to spiritual growth.
Father, we pray for revelation and inspiration in the hearts of people to see and speak as David, and to conquer the enemies as he conquered Goliath.
Saturday, September 18
THEME: REVIVAL
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
7-hours Fasting & Prayer (From Bethel Pentecostal Church, Ottawa)
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7676565454
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsvlUcixJEwbjrdQcbY52sA
Scriptures
Psalm 85:6 (NLT)
Won’t you revive us again, so your people can rejoice in you?
Isaiah 57:15 (NLT)
The high and lofty one who lives in eternity, the Holy One, says this:
“I live in the high and holy place with those whose spirits are contrite and humble.
I restore the crushed spirit of the humble and revive the courage of those with repentant hearts.
Acts 3:19-20 (NLT)
Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away. Then times of refreshment will come from the presence of the Lord, and he will again send you Jesus, your appointed Messiah.
Prayer Points
Father, we pray that churches will experience a spiritual renewal and revival across our nation as you ignite a spiritual awakening in Canada.
Father, we pray You will raise up leaders and churches who will earnestly fast and pray and hear the voice of God for direction and growth.
Father, we ask that you would raise-up spiritual leaders who have a burden to plant churches across the nation of Canada and send and support missionaries to bring revival with signs and wonders.
Day of Fasting & Prayer - September 3, 2021
We are living in unprecedented days of challenges, conflict and changes. The growing spiritual warfare is so apparent as the kingdoms of this world clash in direct conflict with the kingdom of God. The world stage is being set for the domination of a new world order—aligning a global political, religious and economic system that will be led by a world dictator. The church of Jesus Christ is being called to arise in prayer, power and presence as a witness to our world. Unprecedented times call for unprecedented prayer.
For such a time as this.
We are living in unprecedented days of challenges, conflict and changes. The growing spiritual warfare is so apparent as the kingdoms of this world clash in direct conflict with the kingdom of God. The world stage is being set for the domination of a new world order—aligning a global political, religious and economic system that will be led by a world dictator. The church of Jesus Christ is being called to arise in prayer, power and presence as a witness to our world. Unprecedented times call for unprecedented prayer.
Our prayer theme for the month of September is “for such a time as this” (Esther 4:14). As we move forward under the sovereign plans and purposes of God we need to understand our role. Like Esther, God has placed us in this moment of time, in the positions of His choosing, and right where He wants us to be. We need to wake up each morning realizing that each of us as believers have an essential role to play in the ongoing plan of God. We have a God-given circle of influence and opportunity. Whatever our circumstances, we can trust God as we live out our “for such a time as this” each moment of each day, right where we are.
To more fully understand this, we will be leading a Bible study through the book of Esther every Wednesday night on Pastor’s Chat throughout the month of September. We hope you will tune in and join us!
We will also be joining fellow churches and believers nationwide for three days of fasting and prayer (Rise Up Canada & Pray) from Sept 16-18 beginning on Yom Kippur (the day of atonement). We will have special times of prayer together and the opportunity to participate in several online services. You will hear more about it this coming Sunday.
You were born, saved and called of God “for such a time as this.” So let’s rise up and fulfill our destiny in God’s unfolding plan!
Scriptures
Esther 4:13-17 (NLT)
13 Mordecai sent this reply to Esther: “Don’t think for a moment that because you’re in the palace you will escape when all other Jews are killed. 14 If you keep quiet at a time like this, deliverance and relief for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your relatives will die. Who knows if perhaps you were made queen for just such a time as this?”
15 Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai: 16 “Go and gather together all the Jews of Susa and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will do the same. And then, though it is against the law, I will go in to see the king. If I must die, I must die.” 17 So Mordecai went away and did everything as Esther had ordered him.
Exodus 3:1-15 (NLT)
1 One day Moses was tending the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock far into the wilderness and came to Sinai, the mountain of God. 2 There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a blazing fire from the middle of a bush. Moses stared in amazement. Though the bush was engulfed in flames, it didn’t burn up. 3 “This is amazing,” Moses said to himself. “Why isn’t that bush burning up? I must go see it.”
4 When the Lord saw Moses coming to take a closer look, God called to him from the middle of the bush, “Moses! Moses!” “Here I am!” Moses replied.
5 “Do not come any closer,” the Lord warned. “Take off your sandals, for you are standing on holy ground. 6 I am the God of your father—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” When Moses heard this, he covered his face because he was afraid to look at God.
7 Then the Lord told him, “I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their cries of distress because of their harsh slave drivers. Yes, I am aware of their suffering. 8 So I have come down to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and lead them out of Egypt into their own fertile and spacious land. It is a land flowing with milk and honey—the land where the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites now live. 9 Look! The cry of the people of Israel has reached me, and I have seen how harshly the Egyptians abuse them. 10 Now go, for I am sending you to Pharaoh. You must lead my people Israel out of Egypt.”
11 But Moses protested to God, “Who am I to appear before Pharaoh? Who am I to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt?”
12 God answered, “I will be with you. And this is your sign that I am the one who has sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God at this very mountain.”
13 But Moses protested, “If I go to the people of Israel and tell them, ‘The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,’ they will ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what should I tell them?”
14 God replied to Moses, “I am who i am. Say this to the people of Israel: I am has sent me to you.” 15 God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel: Yahweh, the God of your ancestors—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you. This is my eternal name, my name to remember for all generations.
Deuteronomy 31:1-8 (NLT)
1 When Moses had finished giving these instructions to all the people of Israel, 2 he said, “I am now 120 years old, and I am no longer able to lead you. The Lord has told me, ‘You will not cross the Jordan River.’ 3 But the Lord your God himself will cross over ahead of you. He will destroy the nations living there, and you will take possession of their land. Joshua will lead you across the river, just as the Lord promised.
4 “The Lord will destroy the nations living in the land, just as he destroyed Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites. 5 The Lord will hand over to you the people who live there, and you must deal with them as I have commanded you. 6 So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you.”
7 Then Moses called for Joshua, and as all Israel watched, he said to him, “Be strong and courageous! For you will lead these people into the land that the Lord swore to their ancestors he would give them. You are the one who will divide it among them as their grants of land. 8 Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; he will neither fail you nor abandon you.”
Prayer Points
Thank God that you are alive to partake in this month’s fasting program.
1 John 1:9 - Confess any known and unknown sins.
Thank God for making it into the second half of the year.
Ask God to let His favour, goodness and mercy run after you and your household for the second half of the year.
Esther 4:14 – Father, I thank You that You have allowed me to live in this world for such a time as this.
Esther 4:14 – El-Elyon, I thank You that PPT and the church exist for such a time as this in our culture. (praise Him earnestly)
Esther 4:13 – Lord, let the Mordecai(s) of this generation arise and take their rightful place(s) in our homes, churches and communities in Jesus’ name.
God, let the spirit of Mordecai, rest upon us as a church in Jesus’ name.
Esther 4:14 – Jehovah, let my helpers for this season and space locate me in Jesus’ name. (pray fervently)
Almighty God, the great I AM, let the helpers of my household (mention them) and PPT shall locate them in this season and space.
In Jesus’ name I will advance the cause of God’s Kingdom for such a time as this.
Jehovah Nissi, release boldness into the church to advance the cause of the kingdom in this generation.
Exodus 3:4 – Father, like Moses, let me stand up and be counted in this time and season in Jesus’ name. (pray fervently)
In Jesus’ name let the church including PPT stand up and be counted in this time and season. (pray fervently)
Exodus 3: 8, 14 - The I AM God rescue, me from my enemies in and around my life. (pray fervently)
Deut 31:6,8 - Lord, go ahead of me in this time and season; Like David, do not fail me or abandon me because of my shortcomings. (pray fervently)
Lord, go ahead of the church including PPT in this time and season; Like David, do not fail us or abandon us because of our shortcomings. (pray fervently)
Jehovah, break the stronghold of COVID-19 in any form over communities, towns, cities and nations in Jesus’ name.
Pray for the persecuted church globally.
Declaration
(Say it aloud and repeat it three times.)
Father, I declare and decree that, like Esther, You have placed me in this moment of time, in the positions of Your choosing, and right where You want me to be. Destiny changer, change my destiny for Your glory. I have a God-given circle of influence and opportunity. Jesus, use me to change my circle of influence. Whatever my circumstances, I can trust that the I AM God will go ahead of me each moment of each day, right where I am. You will never fail or abandon me therefore, I am strong, I am courageous because my helper will always locate me, favour shall locate me in this time and space in Jesus’ name. So shall it be.
Upper Room Prayer Gathering at 8:00 pm Friday evening.
Conference Call
Dial: 647-977-2648 (Canada) / 202-602-1295 (USA)
Code: 827-220-552#
Day of Fasting & Prayer - August 6, 2021
We are currently watching thousands of athletes from around the world, representing their county, participate in a variety of sports competitions in the Tokyo Olympics. We are witnessing the remarkable skill, ability and strength that these athletes have for their sport. One particular sport is that of running races.
Run Your Race
We are currently watching thousands of athletes from around the world, representing their county, participate in a variety of sports competitions in the Tokyo Olympics. We are witnessing the remarkable skill, ability and strength that these athletes have for their sport. One particular sport is that of running races.
We too are called to run in a race. It’s a spiritual race called, ‘the life of faith’. We are inspired by God to enter this race by believing that He exists and that He rewards those who sincerely seek Him. The qualifying factor to enter this race is believing in Jesus and receiving Him as our Saviour and Lord. This is how the race begins by focusing on Jesus, the champion who initiates our faith. God has also given a huge crowd of witnesses to inspire us in this journey. The have given us the example of what it means to live the life of faith and run this race. Just read their names and stories in Hebrews 11.
Like any race, there will be obstacles we must overcome. There will be hurdles of setbacks that will try to discourage us. There will be hindrances of sin that will try to trip us up. There will be the hurts of offences that will come at the hands of others that will require us to forgive people. Jesus’ life sets the example for us. We are to consider the hostility that Jesus endured from sinful people, so that we will not become weary in our race and give up as we face these hurdles, hindrances, and hurts.
So let’s be ready to run this race of faith. God has a customized race marked out for each one of us. We don’t get to choose the course in life either as God has customized a race for us. We can only run this race and not someone else’s. So we must learn to ‘stay in our own lane’ and not compare ourselves to others and their race. Jesus is our focus and will help us champion our own race. So let’s run to win and faithfully finish the course He has set out for each one of us. There is no greater joy nor sense of satisfaction in life like running your race!
Scriptures
Hebrews 12:1-3 (NLT)
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne. Think of all the hostility he endured from sinful people; then you won’t become weary and give up.
1 Corinthians 9:24-27 (NLT)
Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize. So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadowboxing. I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified.
Luke 17:1 (NLT)
One day Jesus said to his disciples, “There will always be temptations to sin, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting!
Matthew 6:12 (NLT)
and forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us.
2 Timothy 4:7 (NLT)
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful.
Prayer Points
Thank God that you are alive to partake in this month’s fasting program.
1 John 1:9 - Confess any known and unknown sins.
Thank God for making it into the second half of the year.
Ask God to let His favour, goodness and mercy run after you and your household for the second half of the year.
Heb 12:1 – Father, I thank You that I am called to the life of faith in Jesus’ name.
Heb 12:1 - Father, break any stronghold of sin in and around my life. (mention them).
Heb 12:1 – Jesus, remove every weight of distraction, fear, laziness, worldliness from my life. (pray this seriously)
Jehovah, remove any evil plantings in my life and my household in Jesus’ name.
Heb 12:1 – Father, release a spirit of endurance and tenacity upon me as I run the race of life. (pray this seriously)
Heb 12:2 - Jehovah Ebenezer, the God of my help; help me to focus on Jesus at all times in the race of life.
Heb 12:3 - Father, break and scatter any spirit or power that has been assigned to work against me to give up in my race of life. (pray this seriously)
1 Cor 9:25 – Lord, give me insight about the attitude of an athlete.
1 Cor 9:26 – Jesus, help me to run this race of life with purpose every day.
Luke 17:1 – Holy Spirit, overwhelm me with Your presence so that I will not yield to any temptation of any form. (pray this seriously)
Matt 6:12 – God of mercy help me to show mercy to others in Jesus’ name.
2 Tim 4:7 – Father, Like Paul, let me end well in Jesus’ name.
Jehovah, break the stronghold of COVID-19 in any form over communities, towns, cities and nations in Jesus’ name.
Pray for the persecuted church globally.
Declaration
(Say it aloud and repeat it three times.)
Father, I thank You that You have called me to the life of faith. Jesus, break any stronghold of sin in and around my life. In Your name which is above any other name, scatter any opposing spirit assigned to my life. Every weight of sickness, fear, financial lack, worldliness, confusion and laziness will be stripped away by the power of God at work in me. Jesus, remove any evil plantings in my life. Therefore, I will not yield to any temptation in Jesus’ name. As an athlete of Jehovah, I run with purpose. I run the race of life to win and I will end well because the one who lives in me is greater and powerful than the devil.
Upper Room Prayer Gathering at 8:00 pm Friday evening.
Conference Call
Dial: 647-977-2648 (Canada) / 202-602-1295 (USA)
Code: 827-220-552#
Day of Fasting & Prayer - July 2, 2021
There are seven key principles that govern the kingdom of God. As we practice these principles we reflect God and His kingdom to the world around us. We will also find that these kingdom principles will collide with the culture of our world and our own carnal nature. But remember these are the principles that are to govern our lives here and now and in the age to come.
When Faith and Culture Collide
There are seven key principles that govern the kingdom of God. As we practice these principles we reflect God and His kingdom to the world around us. We will also find that these kingdom principles will collide with the culture of our world and our own carnal nature. But remember these are the principles that are to govern our lives here and now and in the age to come.
The principle of love reflects God’s unconditional love. Through love for God, our neighbour and other believers, we focus on loving, serving and blessing others and defeat the culture of selfishness. (Matthew 22:37-40)
The principle of mercy reflects God’s abundant mercy. Through being compassionate and forgiving we reflect God’s mercy to others. This often collides with the culture of unforgiveness and holding on to past hurt and offences. (Micah 6:8)
The principle of giving reflects God's grace. Through generous giving of ourselves and of our resources we defeat the culture of selfishness. (2 Corinthians 8:7)
The principle of faith reflects God as faithful and true. Through our faith in God and His Word we demonstrate that we are living in a relationship of trust in God.
We defeat the culture of focusing on own reasoning, feelings and circumstances, rather than on faith in the Word. (Hebrews 11:1)
The principle of authority reflects God as Lord of our lives. Through our submission to God’s authority, His Word and by honoring leaders, we defeat the culture of independent, disobedient and even rebellious attitudes. (Ephesians 1:22)
The principle of power reflects God as Almighty. Through our dependence on the Holy Spirit we obey the Lord and reveal His power. This defeats the culture of depending on ourselves and our natural ability rather than on the anointing. (Acts 1:8)
The principle of unity reflects God as One: The Father, The Son & The Holy Spirit. Through the unity of our relationship with God in prayer and worship and with others in the Body of Christ, the kingdom of God impacts the world. This defeats the culture of division which seeks to weaken the witness of the church and its ability to impact the world with the gospel. (John 17:23)
God’s light shines out of our individual lives as believers and also the corporate body of the church when these principles are expressed through our lives. The light shines into the spiritual darkness of the world, enabling the Kingdom to advance and the devil’s dominion of darkness to retreat.
By living by the principles of the kingdom of God, we as believers are able to live at peace with God, with others and with ourselves. There is a joy that fills our hearts and radiates from our lives. Living by these principles gives glory to God because of the fruit that it produces.
So let’s be thankful for the gift of God’s Kingdom and for the gift of the Holy Spirit who enables us to live by these principles of the Kingdom, and so express the life of Jesus in and through our lives!
Prayer Points
Scriptures: Matthew 22:37-40; Micah 6:8; 2 Corinthians 8:7; Hebrews 11:1; Ephesians 1:22; Acts 1:8; John 17:23
Thank God that you are alive to partake in this month’s fasting program.
1 John 1:9 - Confess any known and unknown sins.
Thank God for making it into the second half of the year.
Ask God to let His favour, goodness and mercy run after you and your household for the next half of the year.
Matthew 22:37 – Jesus, my Lord help me and my household to love the Father, with all that is within us, about us and around us. (spiritually and physically). (pray seriously)
Matthew 22:39 - Jesus, help me to be Your extended hand to someone in need.
Lord, let PPT be an extension of Your hand in our community in Jesus’ name.
Micah 6:8 – Lord, let our lives (myself, household, PPT) be about doing what is right at all times in Jesus’ name.
Micah 6:8 – Jesus, help me to show Your mercy to the world around me as I humbly walk before You.
2 Corinthians 8:7 – God Almighty, help us (myself, PPT) through the generous giving or ourselves and resources to defeat the culture of selfishness around us in Jesus’ name. (pray this fervently)
Hebrews 11:1 – Father, increase our (myself, household, PPT) faith in Jesus’ name.
God remove any faith hindrance(s) from my life. (mention them)
Ephesians 1:22 – Jehovah, give us (myself, PPT) a deeper understanding of Your authority to be able to defeat the culture of independent, disobedient and rebellion attitudes prevailing today.
Acts 1:8 – Like the early disciples, Father God, let the power of the Holy Spirit fall afresh and mightily on us (myself, household, PPT, The Church) every day as we wake up.
John 17:23 – Father in Jesus’ name we break any form of dissension, division in the body of Christ. (pray seriously)
Elohim, purge and use the church to confront the culture of division in communities and society in Jesus’ name.
Jehovah, bring back to life in our communities (cities, nation, world) the aftermath of the pandemic (COVID-19).
Pray for the persecuted church globally
Upper Room Prayer Gathering at 8:00 pm Friday evening.
Conference Call
Dial: 647-977-2648 (Canada) / 202-602-1295 (USA)
Code: 827-220-552#
Day of Fasting & Prayer - June 4, 2021
Lately, we have been teaching and preaching about the Holy Spirit. We are living in the epoch of time or dispensation known as the Church Age. It was inaugurated by the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2) and will continue until the rapture of the church (1 Thess. 4:13-18). The key feature of the Church Age is the working of the third person of the Trinity, the Holy Spirt. So understanding who He is, what He does and is doing is paramount.
The Holy Spirit is at Work.
Lately, we have been teaching and preaching about the Holy Spirit. We are living in the epoch of time or dispensation known as the Church Age. It was inaugurated by the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2) and will continue until the rapture of the church (1 Thess. 4:13-18). The key feature of the Church Age is the working of the third person of the Trinity, the Holy Spirt. So understanding who He is, what He does and is doing is paramount.
Let me illustrate. You see it’s the Holy Spirit who initially draws us to want to know about Christ. Then as The Spirit of Truth, he reveals God’s Word to our hearts. When we make the choice to believe in Jesus, it’s the Spirit’s power that regenerates our dead spirit and makes us spiritually alive (born again) and comes to take up residence in our hearts and lives. Then at our request, He comes to immerse us in Him (baptism of the Holy Spirit) so that we are empowered to live righteously for Christ and to be his witnesses and ambassadors of the gospel message to others. Everything that happens spiritually in our lives as believers and the church is a work of the Holy Spirit. That’s why His presence and power is so important, valuable and to be sought after!
As we fast and pray, let’s seek the Lord for a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon our lives. We need the ‘fire’ of the Holy Spirit to purify our lives of sin and ungodliness. We need the ‘wind’ of the Spirit, His unseen power, to blow and to take us to new places spiritually in our lives, and corporately as His church. We need the fresh ‘oil’ of the Spirit to anoint us to do the work of the ministry in these challenging days. We need to experience afresh God’s glory, descending upon us like a cloud that we might experience the fullness of God’s presence. Let’s pray into these dimensions of the Holy Spirit’s workings, and believe together for fresh touch of the Spirit’s presence and power in our lives and the church!
Prayer Points
Scriptures: Acts 2:1-4; Isaiah 6:6-7; John 3:8; Luke 4:18-19; Exodus 40:34-35
Thank the Lord for giving you life / sustaining you and your household this year.
Thank the Lord you are able to participate in today’s prayer and fasting.
Ask the Lord, to let His goodness and mercy follow you in this month of June.
Acts 2:1-4 – Lord, we worship you and thank you giving us the Holy Spirit
Acts 2:1-4 – Holy Spirit, baptize us and families with your glorious presence
Acts 2:1-4 – Holy Spirit fill the church with your presence
Isaiah 6:6-7 – Confess any know/unknown sins asking Holy Spirit to reveal them
Isaiah 6:6-7 – Lord, break the power of any sin/ungodliness in my life
Isaiah 6:6-7 – Lord, cleanse my life by the fire of the Holy Spirit
John 3:8 – Holy Spirit, come and blow afresh in my life and family
John 3:8 – Holy Spirit, may your wind blow stronger in the church
John 3:8 – Holy Spirit, bring people to Christ
Luke 4:18-19 – Holy Spirit, anoint my life for ministry for you
Luke 4:19-19 – Holy Spirit unleash an anointing for breakthrough and deliverance
Luke 4:18-19 – Holy Spirit, unleash an anointing for healing and miracles
Exodus 40:34-35 – Holy Spirit, may your glorious presence fill our lives/families
Exodus 40:34-35 – Holy Spirit fill your church as we gather again
Exodus 40:34-35 – Holy Spirit make us sensitive to your moving presence
Unleash Your protection/providence upon the persecuted church globally in Jesus’ name.
Upper Room Prayer Gathering at 8:00 pm Friday evening.
Conference Call
Dial: 647-977-2648 (Canada) / 202-602-1295 (USA)
Code: 827-220-552#
Day of Fasting & Prayer - May 5, 2021
We live in a world which is broken, hurting, in pain, suffering, whether it is physical pain, like cancer, arthritis; or emotional pain, like the loss of a loved one, divorce, job loss; or whether it is the greatest of all brokenness, the spiritual pain of being separated from God because of our sin. Many times this hurt and pain is intermixed together. Whatever the pain and suffering, out of love for us, the Lord wants us to be whole people. He desires to mend our broken bodies, fix our wounded heart, restore our relationships, and forgive our sin.
A healing that only God can give.
Many of you are probably familiar with the story of the Exodus when God delivered the Israelite people from slavery. They fled from Egypt and with the Egyptian army at their back they arrived at the Red Sea and the Lord prompted Moses to raise his staff, and as he did so the waters parted, and the people of Israel passed through on dry land. After the Israelites went safely through, Moses raised his hand and the waters rushed back over the Egyptian army. After that event the people of Israel traveled for three days into the desert. For three days they went without water, until they came to a place called Marah which means bitter because the water found there was bitter, undrinkable. And so the people complained to Moses who then went before God to plead on their behalf. And God told Moses to throw a specific kind of stick in the water. Moses threw the stick in and the water became good to drink. Right after this occurred, God spoke to Moses, and Moses shared this with the people: He said,
“If you will listen carefully to the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in his sight, obeying his commands and keeping all his decrees, then I will not make you suffer any of the diseases I sent on the Egyptians; for I am the Lord who heals you.”
(Exodus 15:26, NLT)
God revealed himself as Yahweh (Jehovah) Rapha which means the “Lord who heals.” God’s very nature is healing and God wants to provide healing and wholeness for his people.
It is through the redemption of Jesus that God brings total healing. The prophetic words of Isaiah predicted the purpose was of the coming Messiah.
But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed.
(Isaiah 53:5, NLT)
Later, Jesus’ disciple Peter pointed back to Isaiah, showing that Jesus Christ was the fulfillment of this prophecy.
“He personally carried our sins in his body on the cross so that we can be dead to sin and live for what is right. By his wounds you are healed.
(1 Peter 2:24, NLT)
We live in a world which is broken, hurting, in pain, suffering, whether it is physical pain, like cancer, arthritis; or emotional pain, like the loss of a loved one, divorce, job loss; or whether it is the greatest of all brokenness, the spiritual pain of being separated from God because of our sin. Many times this hurt and pain is intermixed together. Whatever the pain and suffering, out of love for us, the Lord wants us to be whole people. He desires to mend our broken bodies, fix our wounded heart, restore our relationships, and forgive our sin.
Let’s reach out to God in prayer and fasting this month and especially for this Day of Fasting and Prayer, for “a healing that only God can give.”
Prayer Points
Scriptures: Psalm 103:2-3, Exodus 15:26, Isaiah 53:5, 1 Peter 2:24
Confess any known and unknown sins.
Lord, I thank you for giving me life and sustaining me and my household this year.
Father, I thank You that I am able to participate in today’s fasting program.
Lord, let Your goodness and mercy follow me in the month of May.
Psalm 103:2 – Praise the Lord, that healing is part of his nature and character
Psalm 103:2 – Thank the Lord for the good things he does for us, our families, church
Psalm 103:2 – Thank the Lord that He forgives all our sins when we confess them
Exodus 15:26 – Jehovah Rapha, I thank you that you are a healing God.
Exodus 15:26 – Jehovah Rapha, I worship you because you are a healing God.
Psalm 103:3 – Thank the Lord that He heals all our diseases
Isaiah 53:5 – Jesus, my Messiah, thank you that you were whipped so we could be healed
Isaiah 53:5 – Jesus, my Messiah heal us spiritually – forgive our sin (pray for lost souls)
Isaiah 53:5 – Jesus, my Messiah heals our souls – our broken minds, emotions and will (mention specific people by name)
1 Peter 2:24 – Jesus thank you that by your wounds I am healed
1 Peter 2:24 – Jesus heal our broken bodies and those of our family, friends, church
Pray for those afflicted by COVID for a full and complete recovery (mention by name)
Pray for the sick among us for total and complete divine healing. (mention by name)
Pastor Kim will be having surgery on Fri, May 14 to remove a brain tumour
Unleash Your protection/providence upon the persecuted church globally in Jesus’ name.
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Day of Fasting & Prayer - April 7, 2021
The women who came on that first resurrection morning sought to perform their duties by anointing the dead body of Jesus. Yet as they came near the place of burial, the practical difficulty of moving the heavy stone that sealed the tomb brought them unnecessary anxiety. Our key verse today tells us how God rolled away the stone from the tomb of Jesus. That stone was a wheel of granite, eight feet in diameter and one foot thick. It was rolled into a groove and perhaps weighed more than 4 tons which is over 8,000 lbs. The women’s fears were groundless; it had already been moved.
God will move the stone.
Mark 16:3-4 (NLT)
On the way they were asking each other, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?” But as they arrived, they looked up and saw that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled aside.
While we may throw stones, God rolls stones. And He rolls the right stones, in the right direction and at the right time.
The women who came on that first resurrection morning sought to perform their duties by anointing the dead body of Jesus. Yet as they came near the place of burial, the practical difficulty of moving the heavy stone that sealed the tomb brought them unnecessary anxiety. Our key verse today tells us how God rolled away the stone from the tomb of Jesus. That stone was a wheel of granite, eight feet in diameter and one foot thick. It was rolled into a groove and perhaps weighed more than 4 tons which is over 8,000 lbs. The women’s fears were groundless; it had already been moved.
Have you ever tossed and turned all night unable to sleep worried about something that might go wrong the next day due to a daunting task you had to face. Ask yourself two questions. Did God rule the world before we were born? Will He rule it after we are dead? Then, why not let Him rule the present, too? How often have we found that God has gone before you and removed the obstacle or made a way in the situation?
When God rolls stones He does a really good job of it. Just as He rolled away that stone, He can also roll away the stones in our lives. Max Lucado wrote, “The stone was moved – not for Jesus – but for the women. Not so Jesus could come out, but so the women could see in.” The stone was rolled away so that witnesses might see the evidence of an empty tomb.
All of us need certain stones rolled away in our lives. Stones of doubt, stones of fear, anxiety, addiction, sickness, depression, etc. All of us have needs in our lives. Needs that can only be taken care of by our all-powerful God. There are times when it seems like we have done everything humanly possible to solve our problem and then we just have to “let go and let God move the stone.”
What stones are you trying to move? Why not trust God with them? Let your heart be encouraged by the certainty that whatever difficulty you may face, God will move the stone or He will help you find a way around it. He will most certainly do what is best for you and for His glory.
Prayer Points
Scriptures: Mark 16:1-8; Matthew 28:1-8, Job 42:2; Numbers 11:23
Thank God that you are alive to partake in this month’s fasting program.
1 John 1:9 - Confess any known and unknown sins.
Pray and commit the month of April 2021 into God’s hands.
Mark 16:4 - Decree that God will move the stone(s) that is before you in Jesus’.
Matthew 28:2 - Father send Your angel(s) to remove the stone(s) in my life. (mention them)
Lord, remove the stone(s) in the lives of my household in Jesus’ name.
Mark 16:6 – Elohim, may the resurrection power that rose Jesus from the dead bring back life into my dead situation(s). (mention them)
Father, bring back life into the dead situations at PPT. (pray fervently)
Matthew 28:6 - I decree that because Jesus rose from the dead my hope and expectations will not be cut off. (pray fervently)
Job 42:2 – Lord Jesus may Your sovereign rule be experienced in our world today. (pray fervently)
Job 42:2 - Father, I thank You that You can do anything and no one can stop You. (praise Him)
Numbers 11:23 – God Almighty, I thank You that You are still powerful and Your words spoken over my life will come to pass in Jesus’ name. (pray fervently)
Numbers 11:23 – Lord, bring to pass Your word concerning my household. (pray fervently)
Numbers 11:23 – Lord, bring to pass Your word concerning every household in PPT.
Jehovah, bring back to life in our communities (cities, nation, world) the aftermath of the pandemic (COVID-19).
Pray for the persecuted church globally
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Day of Fasting & Prayer - March 3, 2021
One of the best ways for us to grow in purity is by reading the scriptures. His Word is alive and a guide for us to learn how to live a life that is not only pleasing to Him but also best for us.
What is Fasting?
Acts 13:3 (NLT)
So after more fasting and prayer, the men laid their hands on them and sent them on their way.
To 'fast' is to abstain from something specific for a particular reason. When we fast as Christians, we often do it to develop depth in our relationship with God. By denying our flesh something it craves, we can allow communion with God to satisfy us instead.
Legalism around fasting is pointless, as fasting is never an end to itself but an opportunity for us to put our God of grace first. Nonetheless, fasting can be a great tool for us to use to seek Him, and to set aside something that may be becoming a distraction to our time spent with God in prayer.
In the early church, we see that they fasted and prayed to hear from God and to intercede for Barnabas and Saul (Paul).
It is told that William J. Seymour, leader of the Azusa Street Revival in California in 1906, gathered with a small group of believers regularly to pray and fast to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit. A few days into the fast and after praying all night, William began to speak in tongues. News of this spread and attracted people from everywhere.
Fasting looks different for each person, with the Holy Spirit at different times asking us to give up different things for a period of time. This could be social media, TV, movies, coffee, sugar etc. Fasting something is humbly saying no to the flesh and yes to the spirit. It should put our focus on God and not the thing we are giving up.
Allow God to prompt you regarding whether He would like you to fast from something for a while. Determine to use the extra time in prayer and in His presence, as we believe for people to come to know Him.
The Process Of Purity Involves The Scriptures
Hebrews 4:12 (NLT)
For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.
One of the best ways for us to grow in purity is by reading the scriptures. His Word is alive and a guide for us to learn how to live a life that is not only pleasing to Him but also best for us.
The great preacher Charles H. Spurgeon explained Psalm 119 and his Treasury of David saying, 'God's Word is His witness or testimony to grand and important truths which concern Himself and our relation to Him. If we keep God's testimonies they will keep us right in opinion, comfortable in spirit, holy in conversation and hopeful in expectation.'
Spending time reading God's Word - allowing it to flood our hearts with a revelation of His character and His love - will affect the way we speak, think, and live. It will produce in us a life that reflects who He is... one of purity.
The honest truth is that it's a challenge to find time and motivation to read the Bible every day but let's not allow the challenge to beat us down. Make a plan today to set aside time every day to be in the Word, whether that be starting a reading plan or listening to an audio reading of the Bible.
Prayer Points
Scriptures: Hebrews 4:12; John 17:17; Psalm 119:9-11;105
Thank God that you are alive to partake in this month’s fasting program.
1 John 1:9 - Confess any known and unknown sins.
Decree that no plan of the enemy shall hinder you in today’s fasting program.
Pray and commit the month of March 2021 into God’s hands.
Hebrews 4:12 – Jehovah, let Your word change me as I read, study or memorize it. (pray this fervently)
Hebrews 4:12 – Lord, let Your word change PPT as we read, study or listen to it.
Hebrews 4:12 – Jesus, strengthen me with and by Your word through my weaknesses. (pray this fervently)
Hebrews 4:12 – Father, strengthen PPT and the ecclesia by and with Your word in Jesus’ name.
Hebrews 4:12 – Lord, give me insight into Your word. (pray this fervently)
John 17:17 – Lord, as I read, study and meditate on Your word sanctify me.
John 17:17 - Jesus, sanctify the church (ecclesia) by Your word.
Psalm 119:9 – 11 – Lord, help me to obey Your word at all times. (pray this fervently)
Psalm 119:9-11 – Jesus, help PPT and the ecclesia to obey Your word at all times.
Psalm 119:9-11 – Jehovah, hide Your word in my heart. (pray this fervently)
Psalm 119:105 - Father, through Your word show me the way forward in Jesus’ name.
Psalm 119:105 – God Almighty, through Your word give me understanding and good judgement. (pray this fervently)
Pray for the persecuted church globally
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Day of Fasting & Prayer - February 3, 2021
Do you find that spending consistent time alone each day with the Lord in the Word and in prayer a difficult duty, not a joyous delight? Is your spiritual life often dry and routine? Are you often defeated by temptation and sin?
What The Heart Craves.
Do you find that spending consistent time alone each day with the Lord in the Word and in prayer a difficult duty, not a joyous delight? Is your spiritual life often dry and routine? Are you often defeated by temptation and sin?
At the risk of being overly simplistic, I believe that all of these problems stem from a common source: You do not experientially know the love of Jesus Christ as deeply as you should.
A young man who has just fallen in love doesn’t regard spending time with his new love as a difficult duty! He doesn’t think, “I really should spend time with her today but, nah, I think I’ll skip it.” Why not? Because he is motivated and captivated by love. He rearranges everything else in his schedule to make time to be with her. Such love is a powerful force that literally changes your life. It motivates you in ways that you do not understand.
But as we all know, it’s one thing to fall in love, but it’s another thing to sustain it and cause it to grow deeper over the years. It doesn’t run on auto pilot! It requires focus and effort. The same is true with regard to knowing the love of Christ. You come to know it at salvation, but you’ve got to work at growing to know Jesus and His love in deeper and deeper ways.
The Christian life is rooted and grounded in love (Eph. 3:17) Being built on love, we must have God’s power to lay hold of Christ’s love (Eph. 3:18). Because comprehending this love does not come naturally, but rather supernaturally. Comprehending His love is the need of all believers and it must happen in community with one another (Eph. 3:18b). Knowing Christ’s love is a never-ending process (Eph. 3:19) but as we seek to know Christ’s love it results in spiritual maturity.
Today, let us seek in fasting and prayer what our hearts truly crave—an experience with the love of God. Let’s also seek it in intercession on behalf of our loves ones and others in our circle of influence. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God. (Eph 3:19).
Every blessing,
Pastor Barry Risto
Lead Pastor
Prayer Points
Scriptures: Ephesians 3:17-19, Ephesians 1:4-5, 1 Corinthians 13:3, Romans 8:29
Thank God that you are alive to partake in this month’s fasting program.
1 John 1:9 - Confess any known and unknown sins.
Decree that no plan of the enemy shall hinder you in today’s fasting program.
Mark 12:30 – Jehovah help this year and beyond to LOVE You with all of my heart, soul, mind and strength in Jesus’ name. (pray this fervently)
Rom 8:29 – God Almighty, I thank You for adopting me into Your family.
Ephesians 1:4 – Lord, continue to make me holy in Your sight.
Ephesians 1:5 – Father, I thank You for bringing me into Your kingdom family. (praise Him fervently)
Ephesians 3:17 – Jehovah, make Your home in my heart. (pray this fervently)
Ephesians 3:17 – Father, in Jesus’ name let my roots grow in Your love and make me strong in 2021 and beyond.
Ephesians 3:18 – Elohim, give me the power to understand how wide, how long, how high, how deep Your love is for me and my household.
Ephesians 3:19 – Jesus, make my life complete with the fullness of life and power from above (good health, providence, protection) (mention them)
Ephesians 3:19 – Lord, make the life of my household complete with the fullness of life and power from above.
1 Corinthians 13:3 – Jesus, let Your love flow through me to the world around me. (pray this fervently)
Pray for the persecuted church globally
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Day 21 - 21 Days of Fasting & Prayer
Welcome to Day Twenty One of the 21-day Fast of this year. You made it! You did it and I’m so proud of you! I believe God is saying, “I’m well pleased and I’ve received your fast and I’ve received your prayers,” and God is opening your eyes to the wonderful things, to the mighty things. I pray you have experienced God’s presence in ways you will never forget. I pray that the Lord has opened your eyes to things you never saw before. I pray that you have been changed forever and that the ramifications of this 21 days will be felt all around the globe.
Day 21 – Seeing Your Purpose (Part 2)
Welcome to Day Twenty One of the 21-day Fast of this year. You made it! You did it and I’m so proud of you! I believe God is saying, “I’m well pleased and I’ve received your fast and I’ve received your prayers,” and God is opening your eyes to the wonderful things, to the mighty things. I pray you have experienced God’s presence in ways you will never forget. I pray that the Lord has opened your eyes to things you never saw before. I pray that you have been changed forever and that the ramifications of this 21 days will be felt all around the globe.
If you can see it, you can be it. Get a picture in your mind of where you are going.
As you finish your twenty-one day fast I want to challenge you to take a moment right where you are and think of one thing you would like to see the Lord do in the next thirty days. Now I want to ask you to take that something and get a picture in your mind of what it looks like if it were to happen. See it with as much detail and clarity as you possibly can.
Do you have enough faith to actually see what you need or are asking for? I believe opening the eyes of your mind to see what’s possible is a missing ingredient for far too many people doing their best to stand on faith and belief, but not daring to actually see it in their mind’s eye. If you truly desire that something in the Lord, paint that picture in your mind today – and watch to see the miracle that is possible when faith takes a picture and allows it to develop over time. You can’t get somewhere you can’t see. You won’t find acres of diamonds until you get a divinely-inspired image of what it might look like.
Prayer:
God, I thank You so much for getting me through the end of this fast. I praise You for the strength and willpower You have given me. I praise You for helping me overcome the hungers and aches, the temptations and trials. I ask You to help me continue to see the bigger picture for my future, to continue for me to believe in greater things to come. I thank You for everything.
Prayer Points
Scriptures: Luke 17:5-6, Hebrews 11, Ephesians 3:14-21
Luke 17:5-6 – Lord, increase my faith as I read, believe and stand upon your Word.
Hebrews 1:1 – Lord, l exercise my faith to continue to believe for what you have promised.
Hebrews 1:6 – Lord, I want to operate in faith this year, so I choose to believe in you and will diligently seek You knowing you will reward me.
Hebrews 1:13 – Lord, help me to continue to believe in all your promises this year and lay hold of them by faith.
Hebrews 1:39 – Lord, keep me faith believing so that I might earn a good reputation for my faith in You.
Ephesians 3:14,15 – Lord, I fall on my knees before you in worship of you, the Creator of all.
Ephesians 3:16 – Lord, from your glorious unlimited resources, empower me with inner strength through your Holy Spirit.
Ephesians 3:17 – Lord, make your home in my heart in a greater way this year than ever before as I trust in you.
Ephesians 3:18 – Lord help me comprehend the vastness of your great love for me as manifested in and through Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 3:19 – Lord, make me complete with the fullness of life and power that comes from you.
Ephesians 3:20 – Lord, may you receive all the glory for the mighty power that is at work within me.
Ephesians 3:20 – Lord, accomplish infinitely more than I could ever ask or imagine.
Ephesians 3:21 – Lord, may you receive all the glory through your church both now and through all generations.
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Day 20 - 21 Days of Fasting & Prayer
For most people on this 21-day journey, it’s the end of the final week and you are at the end of your fasting time. I believe you will see results that continue to happen throughout the rest of the year and even into next December as we have witnessed every year from so many people. The fast isn’t just about what happens during these 21 days. I’m going to pray for you today and for your family and for your life as you’re fasting and as you’re praying. Just release your faith now.
Day 20 – Seeing Your Purpose (Part 1)
For most people on this 21-day journey, it’s the end of the final week and you are at the end of your fasting time. I believe you will see results that continue to happen throughout the rest of the year and even into next December as we have witnessed every year from so many people. The fast isn’t just about what happens during these 21 days. I’m going to pray for you today and for your family and for your life as you’re fasting and as you’re praying. Just release your faith now. Make up your mind that this is going to be a year of prayer. I have been fasting right along with you every step of the way and have felt the things you have felt physically and worshipped right along with you under that same set of stars. I never regret one single second I have fasted and the rewards have been too many to count. I will be praying that the Lord gives you extra strength these last few hours until the fast ends.
What if your purpose was everything you can imagine? Trust your kingdom desires.
I have a question for you. What if the very thing God has for your life is exactly what you would love to do the most? The problem with that for so many people is that they really don’t know what that is. What about you? When you dream a dream, what do you see? Who is there with you? What kinds of things are you doing? Who are you helping? Psalm 37:4 says to “Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.” What are the desires of your heart? I believe that God wants us, as New Testament believers, to establish this year in prayer. Drive a stake down and say I will pray this year! You need a place of prayer and you need a time of prayer if you’re going to have the power of consistency in prayer. So just make up your mind that you’re going to have a time of prayer and a place of prayer this year. The thing about prayer is that even if you don’t feel like praying, when you have an appointment with God, you can go and be silent. Your very presence says, “I’m here for you, Jesus. I’m here to be with you. I’m here, just in the silence.” Sometimes when I go to my prayer place, I pray out loud. I like to walk through the woods and if you came up on me, you would think I was talking to myself, but I’m really talking to God. But other times I just walk those trails. The moment that my feet hits those trails, I sense and I know and I believe God knows that I’m there for Him. Sometimes I don’t talk at all. I just walk and think. I just say, “I’m here, Lord, and I worship you.” Sometimes I’ll put on some music in my ears and just listen to worship and walk through those woods and give God praise and give God thanksgiving. You decide in those moments what you will do – but make that appointment – pick that place and designate that time. He will meet you there every time.
Too often we wrestle with the question, “Is this from the Lord or from my own mind?” But I have come to learn that when I am walking with Jesus, I can trust the desires I have as seeds He is planting in me; desires He is giving me just like the passage says. But I also believe that God helps us by confirming what we think we have heard from the Lord through His Word, His people, or by revelation.
Prayer:
Lord, from this powerful place of prayer, I humbly acknowledge You, Jesus, as Lord. And I praise You. I pray this prayer over the people who have fasted and prayed for 20 days. Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation in this year, deliver us from the evil one in this year. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer Points
Scriptures: Psalms 20:4; Psalms 37:3-7; Proverbs 3:1-7; Matthew 6:33; Matthew 7:7-11; Romans 8:28
Lord our desire is to be more consistent in our prayer life throughout 2021: we cannot stop now; we will continue to make this year, a year of Prayer (Devotional)
Lord, this prayer and fasting has been a turning point for me (personal), I will have a PLACE and TIME of prayer (Devotional)
Help us to delight in you Lord and you will give us the desire of our hearts - Psalms 20:4
Help us to commit our way to the Lord- Psalms 37: 3
Lord, as we move through 2021, help us to be still; finding that place to be settled and quiet; waiting patiently on you – Psalms 37: 7
Let’s pray that love and faithfulness will never leave us; holding on to them because they will win favor and be a good name before God- Proverbs 3:4-5
Lord, we are frail and weak, therefore help us to trust you with all our hearts, and lean not on our own understanding – Proverbs 3:6
Lord, our vison and understanding are limited, so help us not to be wise in our own eyes; help us to see things the way you see them - Proverbs 3:7
Lord, help us not to be about our own priorities, but to seek you first and your Kingdom - Matthew 6:33
Lord we pray that you will add “All These Things” to our lives throughout 2021 – Matthew 6:33
Lord as PPT family and staff journey throughout this year, help us to be consistent in prayer: to keep Asking, Seeking and Knocking because you will open the door of possibilities - the ones who asks receives, the ones who seeks finds, and the ones who knocks, the door opens – Matthew 7:7-8
Lord help us to understand that you are the Good Father who will give us what we need (the good gifts) when we pray- Matthew 7:9-11
Lord help us to walk/live according to your purpose as your plans for us will succeed throughout 2021 and beyond- Romans 8:28
Lord, help us to see your dream/plan for our lives more clearly (Devotional)
Lord we pray that we will remember always, “that in all things God works out for the good” for those who loves Him - Romans 8:28
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Day 19 - 21 Days of Fasting & Prayer
It’s Day Nineteen of the Fast. By now, you’re craving a hamburger, you’re craving some steak, you’re craving a lot of things. For some people these past 18 days have just been normal days. The question is: Will the normal days do for them what these 18 days of sacrifice did for you? Will putting God first for this season of your life, and this year of your life matter? What will it do for you? His Word says in Matthew chapter 6, “If you seek me first, I’ll add all the rest that you will ever need.” And that’s exactly what we’re believing for.
Day 19 – The Unseen Road Ahead
It’s Day Nineteen of the Fast. By now, you’re craving a hamburger, you’re craving some steak, you’re craving a lot of things. For some people these past 18 days have just been normal days. The question is: Will the normal days do for them what these 18 days of sacrifice did for you? Will putting God first for this season of your life, and this year of your life matter? What will it do for you? His Word says in Matthew chapter 6, “If you seek me first, I’ll add all the rest that you will ever need.” And that’s exactly what we’re believing for. Today, I just want to challenge you to submit the choices and the decisions that you have to make to God in prayer and in fasting. That in every decision, moment, and every crossroads you come to, His will will be apparent to you. Even when you have to make a quick decision, you don’t have to do a lot of praying because you have been with Him – and His will reveals itself to you in a way that brings peace and confirmation. The Bible says in Proverbs 3 to “Acknowledge Him in all of your ways, and He’ll direct your path.” What we’re doing on this fast is saying again and again “Lord, lead me.”
God has a plan for your life – and total surrender is the quickest road to your future.
You may have heard the comment that if you want to make God laugh, make plans. There is actually more truth to that than meets the eye. There is a plan and a purpose for your life, whether you can see it right now or not. Here’s another shocker. Even if you have a dream you see out in the future, more often than not, what lies ahead is far greater than you even imagined. I believe there is an assignment on every life and yours is the one requiring your DNA. Imagine Moses or David…Peter or Paul. Could they have ever even imagined the directions their lives would go once they committed to walking with Christ? No way. And neither can you.
I have a challenge for you. If you truly want to give God permission to do anything with your life He wants, then simply proclaim these three simple statements: I’ll go anywhere. I’ll go anytime. I’ll do anything. There is no telling all the Lord will do with the person who says those three things.
Prayer:
And Father, I pray today for every decision that we will face this year. We need Your wisdom, Lord. We need Your divine help. We need Your direction. We submit to You today in fasting and in prayer. Guide our steps. Lead our children and our children’s children to the right schools, to the right people, to the right friends, right choices, right voices, right decisions. In Jesus’ mighty name.
Prayer Points
Scriptures: Jeremiah 29:11-13, 1 Corinthians 2:9, John 4:23-24, Romans 12:1-2, Galatians 2:20-21, James 4:1-12, 1 Peter 5:6-10
Jeremiah 29:11-13 – Lord, I enter your presence today thanking you that you have good plans for my life and future. I seek you wholeheartedly, claiming your promise that when I do, I will find you.
1 Corinthians 2:9 – Lord, I worship you because of the truth that, “No eye has seen, nor ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.
John 4:23-24 – Father, help me to be worshipper of You. Worship that flows from truth and my spirit to Your spirit.
Romans 12:1 – Lord, we present our bodies to you today and everyday, as living and holy sacrifices as a spiritual act of worship.
Romans 12:2 – Lord, help me to not copy the behaviour and customs of this world by allowing you to change my mind by the truth of Your Word.
Romans 12:3 – Lord, teach me, by Your Word and Holy Spirit, your will and may I submit to it, knowing it leads to Your good, pleasing and perfect will for my life.
1 Peter 5:9 – Lord, help me stand firm against the Devil and His schemes and be strong in my faith in You.
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Day 18 - 21 Days of Fasting & Prayer
The final weekend is at hand and so is food around every corner. You’ve come too far to turn back now. Don’t settle for anything less than the full 21 days. Remember also that if you slip up here or there, jump right back in. You are never disqualified from setting yourself apart to be with Jesus. If you have learned anything by now, I pray you have learned that advancement in the kingdom is a spiritual process – not a physical one. Greater is He that is in you then he that is in the world – and most importantly, we win – not by might and not by power, but by His Spirit in us.
Day 18 – How You Win Everyday
The final weekend is at hand and so is food around every corner. You’ve come too far to turn back now. Don’t settle for anything less than the full 21 days. Remember also that if you slip up here or there, jump right back in. You are never disqualified from setting yourself apart to be with Jesus. If you have learned anything by now, I pray you have learned that advancement in the kingdom is a spiritual process – not a physical one. Greater is He that is in you then he that is in the world – and most importantly, we win – not by might and not by power, but by His Spirit in us. Today I want to focus on staying sharp through the daily disciplines of the faith. In some parts of the country there are lumberjack competitions where the biggest and strongest compete by chopping down trees and sawing through thick logs. In one such competition, there was a match between a young, strong ax man and an older, slimmer one. By the end of the day of competition, the old man had cut down double the amount of trees that the young man had cut down. Frustrated the younger ax man finally confronted the older and said, “I don’t understand. I never stopped swinging. I never stopped. You know, I never stopped cutting down trees and yet you took two breaks every hour. How could you cut down more trees?” The older man, with humble eyes and a kind reply said, “Every time I stopped, I sharpened my axe.” A lot of people are swinging, but they don’t have the edge. You can chop all you want, but if you’ve lost the edge, it won’t matter. You will feel defeated and worn out, swinging as hard as you can, all day every day, only to feel defeated with winning always just out of reach.
Your Enemy Isn’t Human – Your Weapons Are Not Carnal (man-made)
If there was any one point I would want you to walk away knowing, more than anything else, it’s that because you are a Christian there will be attacks on your life and the lives of your loved ones. I would want you to know that your enemy does not wear a human face because he is a spirit and because he is a spirit, no man-made weapon can help you. I would ask that you be able to see the many weapons at your disposal, but they are not instruments you can hold in your hand.
Your weapons are your testimony and scripture, to stand and not fall. The battle belongs to the Lord. Just like Jesus did when tempted by Satan in the wilderness, He responded with scriptural reminders about the God He served rather than engage in debate or argument.
According to II Corinthians 10:4 the weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. The attacks of the enemy are real, but no weapon formed against you shall prosper. (Isaiah 54:17).
Prayer:
So Father, I just pray for every person who is reading this today, that You would give them their edge back. Give them that spiritual power, not just swinging the ax, not just a dull blade, but give them that sharpness back in their walk like never before. In the mighty name of Jesus we pray. Amen.
Prayer Points
Scriptures: Psalms 37, Isaiah 54:17, 2 Corinthians 10:3-18, Ephesians 6:10-20
Thank God that you are alive to partake in this year’s fasting program.
1 John 1:9 - Confess any known and unknown sins.
Bring sincere repentance unto the Lord regarding any hidden sin that may hinder the move of God during and after this 21-day prayer and fasting
Decree that no plan of the enemy shall hinder you in this 21-day fasting program.
Psalms 37:3-7 - To win everyday in my life, I need to trust You. Lord, help me to trust You at all times. (pray fervently)
Psalm 37:18-19 – Jehovah Elohim, take care of us (households, PPT & nations) as we have been impacted by this pandemic in Jesus’ name. (pray fervently)
Psalm 37:18-19 – Lord, may we (my household & PPT) not to be disgraced because of lack during these difficult days.
Father, Iet me experience the promises outline in Psalm 37 (mention them and pray fervently)
Isaiah 54:17 – I decree that no weapon turn against me, my household, PPT households this year will succeed in Jesus’ name.
Isaiah 54:17 - Lord, silence any adversarial voice against me, my household, PPT, Church) in Jesus name.
2 Cor 10:4-5 – In Jesus name I will use God’s mighty weapons against my adversaries destroying every obstacle. (mention them)
Eph 10:10 – I declare in 2021, I will be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.
Eph 10:11-17 – Jehovah Nissi, help me to daily put on my spiritual armour in Jesus’ name. (mention them)
Eph 6:19 – Lord, release upon me a spirit of alertness.
Pray for the persecuted church globally
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Day 17 - 21 Days of Fasting & Prayer
It always amazes me to see people get so worked up about the evil that exists in the world. Don’t get me wrong, the Bible says that we are to hate evil…and I do, but not as one who lives in fear that evil might win. The victory for all time was won at Calvary and the deal was sealed with the empty tomb. The end result has never been in doubt in God’s eyes. That’s a perspective far too many overlook. If you will allow the Lord to open your eyes to what’s true about the enemy Satan you will see a desperate being who knows his time is short and his final end is near.
Day 17 – We Win! Over and Over.
Welcome to Day Seventeen of the 21-day Fast! By now, depending on how closely you stuck to the fast, you should actually feel bursts of energy and incredible mental clarity. It is amazing what the brain can do when the body rids itself of toxins and the digestive system has been given rest. You have probably lost weight which has other positive health benefits. But don’t think for a second that you are above temptation. Stay connected to others, especially now when you are so close. We’re believing for God to do great and mighty things in your life today. I want to encourage you to ask God for any and everything that your heart is full of.
Knowing the battle has already been won should affect how you see the problems and challenges you face.
It always amazes me to see people get so worked up about the evil that exists in the world. Don’t get me wrong, the Bible says that we are to hate evil…and I do, but not as one who lives in fear that evil might win. The victory for all time was won at Calvary and the deal was sealed with the empty tomb. The end result has never been in doubt in God’s eyes. That’s a perspective far too many overlook. If you will allow the Lord to open your eyes to what’s true about the enemy Satan you will see a desperate being who knows his time is short and his final end is near.
Knowing you are in a fight where the outcome has already been decided should change the way you carry yourself when difficulties arise and when discouragement comes knocking at your door. You carry an extraordinary mantle of victory and the banner of the King’s child into every situation you encounter. If we ever really understood who we are and knew that we would always win we would carry ourselves very differently in every situation. Victory doesn’t always look like victory in a particular moment but every war has its battles and one battle does not win the war. We win when setbacks do not leave us feeling at a loss. We win when we truly model with our countenance that we are victorious because the battle has already been won. We need to act like we really believe that because we did – He did.
Prayer:
Lord, in the final few days of this fast, we submit everything to You, knowing we are victorious already because the battle has been won! We humbly ask for Your will in all we do with the time we have here on earth. You are sovereign, God, and we trust You, even when we don’t understand everything. We completely surrender to You. Take out of us the will to try to control and play God, because You are God and we are not. And so, Lord, we submit all things to You in prayer and fasting today. And I know Your will is going to be done and Your will is always right. So, God, we bless You. In Jesus’ name we commit and submit all things into Your hand. Amen and Amen.
Prayer Points
Scriptures: John 16:33, Joshua 1, John 16:25-33, Romans 8:12-39
John 16:33 – Lord, as we enter this day of fasting and prayer, I thank you that you have promised us your peace in the midst of the many trials and sorrows of this life.
John 16:33 – Lord, I take heart today and encourage myself in the Lord and the truth that you have overcome this world.
Joshua 1:5 – Lord, thank you for the promise that no one will be able to stand against us or your plans for our lives. We claim the promise that you will fail or abandon us.
Joshua 1:6 – Lord, as I respond to your call to be strong and courageous, please pour into my life the power of your Holy Spirit.
Joshua 1:6-8 – Lord, help me to be careful to study, meditate and obey your Word this year and not deviate from your instructions. Thank you for your promise to prosper and make me successful, if I do.
Joshua 1:9 – Thank you Lord, that you are with me wherever I go and you lead me.
Romans 8:12 – Father, I declare that I have no obligation to do what my sinful nature urges me to do, but rather I chose through the power of the Holy Spirit to put to death the deeds of my sinful nature.
Romans 8:15-16 – Abba Father, I celebrate the truth that that I am adopted into your family, because I have received Christ as my Saviour and the Holy Spirit lives in me.
Romans 8:17 – Father, thank you that since I am your child, I am an heir with Jesus Christ and His glory.
Romans 8:17-18 – Jesus, if we share in your glory, so must we share in your sufferings. Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory that will be revealed in us later.
Romans 8:23-25 – Lord, we groan in our spirits to be free from our bodies of sin and suffering and wait with eager hope, patience and confidence for when you will give us our full rights as your adopted children.
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Day 16 - 21 Days of Fasting & Prayer
I pray that you are experiencing the Lord in amazing ways. You have His attention so press in. Ask your questions and allow Him to reveal His plans for you. Write everything down that He shows you so you have a reminder when this season of fasting is over. Press in, friend. Worship Him and tell Him you love Him and allow Him to fill your room, car or wherever you are with His presence.
Day 16 – Godly Contentment
I pray that you are experiencing the Lord in amazing ways. You have His attention so press in. Ask your questions and allow Him to reveal His plans for you. Write everything down that He shows you so you have a reminder when this season of fasting is over. Press in, friend. Worship Him and tell Him you love Him and allow Him to fill your room, car or wherever you are with His presence.
Contentment is Directly Connected to Gratitude
The dictionary definition of the word “contentment” is “a state of happiness and satisfaction.” Let me ask you a question: Are you happy? I understand hunger, drive, goals and dreams… but putting all those aside for just a moment, are you happy? When happiness and contentment are always something out in the future that occurs after we have arrived or after some great achievement, we miss God all together.
When you are walking through the dark hallway of life’s pressures and trials, God can open your eyes to discover untapped potential, beauty, truth, and life. True contentment can only be experienced when our eyes are open to all God has done for us and we are rooted in gratitude and our eyes can see what is so obvious to everyone else. If all you had was your salvation you would have enough to be thankful for every day. If your family is saved as well you are blessed beyond measure in any situation… even death.
Prayer:
Lord, I thank You for all that You’ve done for me. I love You and I praise You for the blessings You’ve given me. I ask You, God, to keep my contentment and happiness always focused on You. I don’t want my happiness and contentment to be filled by something or someone else. Remind me to not fill that with other things of this world. I know only You, God, can fully bring me love and happiness, joy and contentment. Don’t let the things of this world pull me away from that truth.
Prayer Points
Scriptures: Philippians 4:12-13, Psalms 34, Matt. 6:25-34, Philippians 4, 1 Timothy 6:6-7
Pray that we would look and see all the blessings that we have (even in these trying times) and be thankful – count our blessings.
Pray and thank God for salvation. This is enough for us to be filled with thankfulness for, even if He did nothing else for us.
Philippians 4:12-13 – Pray that we will be able to live a life of contentment in every situation – why? We “Can” do the impossible through the strength of the Lord.
Psalm 34:1 – Pray that we would praise the Lord at all times, even in difficult situations.
Psalm 34: 4 – So many worry or let fear get the best of them – As we pray, pray, and pray again, the Lord promises to free us from our fears.
Psalm 34:4 – Cry out to the Lord in our suffering. He will hear us and set us free from fears.
Psalm 34:5, Phil. 4:4 – Pray that we would be radiant with the Joy of the Lord – even during these times.
Psalm 34:17-19 – PPT the Lord 1. Hears us, 2. He rescues us, 3. He is close to us, 4. He protects us. Pray that we will live a life of contentment and trust, knowing that our God has everything under control.
Matthew 6:25-34 – PPT let us not worry but let us worship. Do not worry about our everyday life. (what we will eat or drink, our health, where we will live or how we will pay our bills) Our Jehovah Jireh is our provider. Pray that we will not worry, but trust Him to take care of us.
Philippians 4:8-9 – Pray that we would have the right mind as we navigate these times. So many of us are dealing with mental health challenges today. Pray that our minds will be properly aligned as we think upon the things that are: True, honourable, right, pure, lovely and admirable.
Pray that our contentment and our happiness will be focused on the things of the Lord and not the things of this world.
Pray blessings upon our church (Numbers 6:24-26) and the household of faith – that we would know true contentment in the Lord.
God bless as we continue to fast and pray.
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Day 15 - 21 Days of Fasting & Prayer
Here we go! The third and final week! While this could be your greatest breakthrough week ever, I do want to warn you about a few things. Every commercial you see on television will be a pizza commercial. It will seem as though there are one thousand more restaurants in your city and cheeseburgers will be on every billboard. So you have to be like Peter when he got out of that boat. Don’t look! Keep your eyes on Jesus.
Day 15 – Eyes Filled With Pain
Here we go! The third and final week! While this could be your greatest breakthrough week ever, I do want to warn you about a few things. Every commercial you see on television will be a pizza commercial. It will seem as though there are one thousand more restaurants in your city and cheeseburgers will be on every billboard. So you have to be like Peter when he got out of that boat. Don’t look! Keep your eyes on Jesus.
As We Age – We must remain flexible and our eyes must be open to new ways of looking at old truths in new ways.
Change is inevitable, and sometimes it’s harder to navigate as you get older. As we age, our eyes have to be recalibrated through new eyes-glasses in the physical and a teachable, flexible attitude in the spirit world. One of the signs that an eye is aging is when the surface begins to harden and becomes less flexible. Things that used to be crystal clear are now blurry. After you pass the age of 40, it’s harder to focus on objects up close. Presbyopia is a normal loss of focusing ability as you grow older. For a time, you can compensate for presbyopia by holding reading material farther away from your eyes, but eventually you will need reading glasses or surgery. The same is true when it comes to your spiritual life. As we age, the world begins to change all around us and what used to be clear becomes blurry and, despite our efforts to compensate, we need God’s help to see what He is doing today. You can try to act like everything is fine – or worse yet, you can dig in and insist you don’t need to change anything. But it’s not long until you are bumping into everyone and everything and creating more problems than you are solving.
No matter what your age, the Lord’s not through with you yet. Allow Him to open your eyes to new ways of doing things and new roles He has for you as you age gracefully but effectively. The church is in desperate need of wise counsel and men and women who have braved the storms of life - seeing the highs and lows - and who are willing to walk patiently with the young.
Prayer:
Let’s pray. Father, thank You that, just like at the Pool of Bethesda, You are still the Healer. You are still the Anointed One, and You’re the same yesterday, today, and forever. I pray for every person reading this to receive a fresh anointing to be healed, and that long-time, long-term difficulties and bondages would break in the name of Jesus while we fast and pray.
Prayer Points
Scriptures: Psalms 92:12-15, John 15:1-17, 1 Peter 2, Hebrews 6:1-20, Ephesians 5:1-21
Lord help me to remain open and teachable to what you want me to see in your Word
I believe that as I age, I will produce fruit (Ps. 92:14)
Lord, I cannot do anything without you so I purpose to dwell in you and close to you so you can produce fruit through me (John 15:1)
Lord thank you for your word which fills me with joy overflowing (John 15:11)
Jesus, you commanded us to love each other, I choose to obey your Word and love those around me.
Thank you for choosing me and appointing me to go and produce lasting fruit.(John 15)
I want to grow and mature in you, Jesus. In obedience to your Word, I am done with all deceit, hypocrisy, jealousy and all unkind speech (1 Peter 2:1)
Father, Your word says anyone who trusts in Jesus will never be disgraced, so I trust you with my whole heart (2 Peter 2:6)
I declare I am chosen, a royal priesthood, a holy nation and God’s very own possession.
Father help me to be like your son Jesus who despite all that was done to him, He left his situation in your hands, because you judge fairly.
Father remind me to be mindful of how I live, to live wisely and make the most of every opportunity in these evil days.
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Day 14 - 21 Days of Fasting & Prayer
Welcome to the 14th day of fasting and prayer. You’re headed into your final week now, the final seven days. I’m believing for breakthroughs like you’ve never dreamed or seen. Please know I’m praying for you today that God would open your eyes like never before and give you the power of a firm stand. The Bible said in Joshua chapter 4, “After they crossed over the Jordan into the promised land, that they stood in the middle of the river bed to gather the rocks to build an altar.” You’re going to be standing in the middle of your miracles this year as you fast and as you pray. Don’t be shocked at where you end up.
Day 14 – Foreign Objects
Welcome to the 14th day of fasting and prayer. You’re headed into your final week now, the final seven days. I’m believing for breakthroughs like you’ve never dreamed or seen. Please know I’m praying for you today that God would open your eyes like never before and give you the power of a firm stand. The Bible said in Joshua chapter 4, “After they crossed over the Jordan into the promised land, that they stood in the middle of the river bed to gather the rocks to build an altar.” You’re going to be standing in the middle of your miracles this year as you fast and as you pray. Don’t be shocked at where you end up.
Your Inner Eyes — Wisdom and Discernment
They say that nothing is more harmful to the eye than foreign objects. In fact, God gave you two different features designed to keep foreign objects out: the eyelid and the sclera. The eyelid is the outer protection that we close when we see harmful objects coming. But the sclera, which is the white of your eyes, protects the eyes from the unseen items that try to assault your eyes such as pollen, dust, and tiny particles that can create discomfort or even severe damage. In the spiritual sense, the eyelid would be wisdom for the issues you encounter each day whereas the sclera would represent discernment.
Not every challenge you will face will be seen with the naked eye. Many times, the challenges are only felt or sensed. That’s why it’s critical that you have a prayer time and spend time in God’s Word. Your spiritual sensitivity will give you a “no” in your spirit when everyone else sees only a yes. Your spiritual sensitivity – or discernment – is what will cause you to see the truth in a situation where your physical eyes see just the opposite. That comes through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God.
Prayer:
Father, bless today those who are fasting and praying with the power of a strong firm stand and a thirst to know You and Your thoughts, and Your ways better. In Jesus’ name. God bless you and keep you. May His face shine on you, be gracious unto you, lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. God bless Jerusalem and God give them peace like never before. Amen.
Prayer Points
Scriptures: Proverbs 5:1-2, Philippians 1:9-11, Proverbs 3:1-8, Colossians 3:1-17, James 3:13-18, 1 Corinthians 2:6-16
Proverbs 5:1-2 - Lord, help me pay attention to Your wisdom and to listen to your wise counsel as found in your Word, that I might show discernment in my life.
Philippians 1:9-10 – Lord, pour your love into my heart. Help to grow in knowledge and understanding of who You are and what You are doing.
Philippians 1:9-11 – Lord, may my life demonstrate the fruit of your salvation which is the righteous character produced in me by Jesus Christ (fruit of the Spirit)
Proverbs 3:1 – Holy Spirit remind me of all the things Christ has taught us in the Word of God.
Proverbs 3:5 – Lord, I choose to trust in You, with all my heart, not learning on my own understanding but acknowledging you in all my ways that You might direct my path.
Colossians 3:1-3 - Lord, I choose to set my sights on the realities of heaven and think about the things of heaven.
Colossians 3:5-11 – Lord, help me put to death all the sinful, earthly things lurking within me. Help me put on your new nature.
Colossians 3:12-15 – Lord, let me get dressed every day with characteristics of tender-hearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
Colossians 3:13 – Lord, give me a forgiving spirit.
James 3:17 – Lord, I seek you for Your wisdom that is pure, peace-loving, gentle, willing to yield, and full of mercy and good deeds.
1 Corinthians 2:9 – Lord, I claim your promise that, “no eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.”
1 Corinthians 2:13 – Lord, let me speak words given to me by the Holy Spirit. Give me the mind of Christ this year.
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Day 13 - 21 Days of Fasting & Prayer
Today, we’re talking to you about the “Incense of Prayer.” The Bible said in Psalm 141:2 that our prayers rise before God as incense. In Jerusalem there is a very special place of prayer called the Wailing Wall. If you go to the Wailing Wall anytime – 24 hours a day – there’s prayer going up…prayer going up like incense. When we pray and when we fast we believe that we can affect change for the good. There’s something about praying that God would release His help, His love, His mercy and His grace on our families, our lives, on our nation, and on the nation of Israel.
Day 13 – The Incense of Prayer
As we approach the end of week 2, hopefully you have hit your stride and you have experienced moments of peace or, better yet, revelation. Today, we’re talking to you about the “Incense of Prayer.” The Bible said in Psalm 141:2 that our prayers rise before God as incense. In Jerusalem there is a very special place of prayer called the Wailing Wall. If you go to the Wailing Wall anytime – 24 hours a day – there’s prayer going up…prayer going up like incense. When we pray and when we fast we believe that we can affect change for the good. There’s something about praying that God would release His help, His love, His mercy and His grace on our families, our lives, on our nation, and on the nation of Israel.
Blind Spots
I want to encourage you today to send your prayers up all day long. We’re believing for God to move mightily in your life as you’re fasting, as you’re praying, and as this ministry is fasting and praying. We do it every year at the beginning of the year. I’m also seeking the Lord through fasting and praying just like you. I praise the Lord for those of you who are joining us. Never forget – fasting does two things to your prayers. It builds your faith and increases your fervency. The two things that God said you have to have to get prayers answered is faith and fervency. And when we fast it gives faith and gives fervency to our prayers. The effectual fervent prayers of righteous men and women avail much.
Are there places in your life where your vision is obstructed? If yes, stop and pray right now and yield those places to the Lord. If you can’t think of any, then ask the Lord to reveal places where you aren’t seeing the full picture. Sometimes it’s a bias or something you have just always believed was true. Maybe it’s a blind spot you have in a relationship or in the way you see another person…maybe even a person who is very close to you. If you will ask the Lord to reveal these areas of your thinking or belief system…He will. He may not reveal it immediately but I believe if you will ask Him, He will show you before this 21-day fast is over.
Prayer:
The two things that God said you must have to have your prayers answered are faith and fervency. When we fast and we pray it gives faith and gives fervency to our prayers. The effectual fervent prayers of righteous men and women avail much. So God, I pray today for those who are fasting and praying by the millions around the world. I thank You, Lord, for those who have made a decision to say, “God, open my eyes to the power of prayer, of burning incense.” If it’s worth worrying about, it’s worth praying about. God says, “I hear your prayers from this holy place.” And God, I just pray today for every person who needs Your help and needs Your strength, Your love, Your mercy and Your grace. Touch our families, touch our lives. Touch each ministry fasting with us as well. Oh God, keep Your hand upon us and hear our cry and hear our prayer. We pray today for the peace of Jerusalem. We pray today for the Jewish people and the nation of Israel. We pray Your hand mightily upon them with protection and favor and help. And Lord, I pray for our country. I pray for our elections. I pray for this year that we would have leaders who stand with Israel – who will stand and remember Jerusalem and remember our connection to our faith. It all goes back to Jerusalem where Jesus Christ bled and died, and He rose from the dead. Thank You, Lord. In Jesus’ name we pray.
Prayer Points
Scriptures: 2 Kings 6:15-20, Psalms 19:12-14, Psalms 139:23-24, 1 Corinthians 2:6-16, 1 John 1:5-10, Psalms 141:2
Lord, you are the discerner and revealer of our sins and mistakes; we pray that you forgive us of our hidden faults Psalms 19:12
Lord, this is my personal prayer to you today: Search me and know my heart, test me and know my thoughts- see if there is any offensive way in me. Psalms 139:23-24
Lord, fill us with your Spirit, the searcher of all things; so that we can understand what God has freely given us and help us accept the things that comes from God 1 Corinthians 6:10-15
Lord, we pray today, confessing our sins; forgive and purify us from all unrighteousness; because we want to walk in the light as you are the Light and we want to have fellowship with one another 1 John 1:6-8
The two things God requires to have our prayers answered: Faith and Fervency; as we fast and pray let us ask God to give Faith and Fervency to our prayers (Devotional)
Lord, may our Prayers rise before you like a burning incense - Let us keep the prayers going; we ask the Lord to open our eyes to the power of prayer. Let’s cry out for every need- for strength, for our families, our church, our children, unsaved family members, financial blessings, better mental health, breakthrough for our businesses and our Nation, Psalms 141:2
Three times Elisha prayed about vision, one, to remove the obstruction and the others, to open their eyes- we all have blind spots- they come in many forms and ways- Let`s ask God to show us our blind spots- to remove the obstructions from our vision so that we can see the big picture. 2 Kings 6:15-20
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Day 12 - 21 Days of Fasting & Prayer
What an amazing thought that the God of the universe thinks about me. And He thinks about you…a lot. So many people see their relationship with God as all one way – praying to God, worshiping God, and learning from His Word. But there is a whole other dimension when you consider that God wants to speak to you about you. Like any other relationship, it’s a two-way communication.
Day 12 – Opening Your Eyes to the Presence of God
Welcome to Day Twelve! Today’s topic – the Presence of God is what this fast is all about and I truly believe that if you have been fasting this past 11 days that you are experiencing His presence and sensing a call to what God would have you do next. Press in and stay the course, my friend. This next nine days will go by in a flash! Today we’re focusing on the Lord opening our eyes to the presence of Jesus. There’s an amazing verse in Luke 2 that talks about how Jesus was lost and his parents didn’t even know it. They sought for Him and, after a few days, they found Him in the temple. It’s amazing to me that those who were closest to Jesus lost His personal presence. And that’s what fasting is really all about. Fasting is saying, “Lord, I feel distant. I know I’m saved. I know You love me and I know that I love You, but I feel like I’m losing Your presence in my life. I want Your presence in an intimate way, near me again.” The Bible said His parents found Him in the temple. I’m praying that today, as you fast and you pray, God will open your eyes, and you’ll find the personal presence of Jesus. In the midst of all the distraction, in the midst of the busyness of life, that as you’re fasting, it’s like a spiritual string tied on your finger to remind you: “I need You, Jesus. I need Your presence in a new year. I want Your Presence, not just in my church, but in my home. I want it in my family. I want Your presence in my life and I want You to live in me, and perfect in me Your image and Your will.” Today, may the Lord open your eyes to the presence of Jesus; His healing presence, His delivering presence, His encouraging presence that drives fear away. Let His presence fill you with courage and boldness, and let fear melt off of you today.
Seeing and Experiencing the Presence of God
What an amazing thought that the God of the universe thinks about me. And He thinks about you…a lot. So many people see their relationship with God as all one way – praying to God, worshiping God, and learning from His Word. But there is a whole other dimension when you consider that God wants to speak to you about you. Like any other relationship, it’s a two-way communication.
If there is anything I have learned about my relationship with the Lord it’s that He desires to speak to me, reveal things to me, and love me. I don’t hear audible voices so it’s not anything like that, but I will tell you this, I know when He’s spoken to me, and so will you. And I know when I have been in His Presence and there isn’t anything that compares.
Prayer:
Father, in the mighty name of Jesus, I pray today for the tens of thousands of people that are joining us on this fast. May the presence of Jesus be real in their life. May they find You. May the presence of God be found; the tangible anointing of God in our lives. In Jesus’ name I pray.
Prayer Points
Scriptures: Psalms 139:7-10, Psalms 139:16-17, Psalms 23, Luke 2, Jeremiah 29:11-14
Lord, we thank you for the privilege of a relationship with you, where we worship, pray and read your Word, hearing from you. We thank you that you love us and want to speak and reveal things to us too.
Lord, its Your presence that we seek during this fast. We choose to press you’re your presence that you might lead us and guides us into your plan for our lives, family and church.
Psalm 139:7-9 - Lord, we thank you that we can never escape your omnipresence, no matter how into the heavens we go or how low, even to the grave we go, you are there.
Psalm 139:10 – Lord, may Your hand guides me and your strength supports me, my family and church this year.
Psalm 139:16 – Lord, thank you that you saw me before I was born and that every moment and day of life has been laid out and recorded. That your thoughts towards me are precious and innumerable.
Psalm 23:1 – Lord, I thank you that you are my Shepherd. Lead me and guide me, my family, and my church in this new year.
Psalm 23;2-2 – Lord, renew my strength, guide me along right paths this year.
Psalm 23:4 – Lord, thank you that you have walked with me and my family through dark valleys and you will continue to do so in the days that lie ahead.
Psalm 23:6 – Lord, let Your goodness and unfailing love pursue me, my family, my church this year.
Luke 2:41-47 – Lord, let me never lose your presence in my life, but let me continually seek for you with all my heart, for only your presence can satisfy my heart.
Jeremiah 29:11 – Lord, reveal to me the good plans you have for me, my family, our church during this fast and in the year ahead.
Jeremiah 29:13 – Lord, thank you for the promise that if I wholeheartedly seek You, I will find You this year.
Group prayer at 8:00 pm tonight.
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Day 11 - 21 Days of Fasting & Prayer
Today we’re focusing on eyes that are open to seeing resolved conflicts in our life. Are there conflicts on your job? Are there conflicts in your family? Are there conflicts with friends? Maybe somebody said something, did something, that has really offended you or hurt you.
Day 11 – Through the Eyes of Conflict
It’s Day Eleven of our 21-day Fast. I pray that the daily devotion and the lessons on each page have helped grow you. I also pray that your eyes have been opened to things you haven’t seen before. And I come bearing good news – the best is yet to come. The last ten days are the sweetest of all if you will stay the course. I also come with a word of grace – if you fall off the wagon and eat something that violates the fast you committed to, shake it off. Jump back in immediately. It doesn’t mean you are a bad person; it means you are human. There’s grace for that. Today we’re focusing on eyes that are open to seeing resolved conflicts in our life. Are there conflicts on your job? Are there conflicts in your family? Are there conflicts with friends? Maybe somebody said something, did something, that has really offended you or hurt you.
Seeing Conflict Through God’s Eyes
I remember reading that over 70% of all people do not enjoy their work. When this is broken down, two of the most common reasons are difficult colleagues and office politics. When the statistics are that high, then I know I’m speaking to a whole lot of folks. There will always be difficult people in our lives because we are all human and all uniquely different. My guess is that when I said “difficult person” a face came to your mind. The question isn’t, “How do you see the most difficult person in your world?” The important question is, “What do you do with the most difficult person in your life?”
Hold the face of that difficult person in your focus for a moment and answer a few questions. What does that person think of you? When that person sees you do they see a loving man or woman of God or something else? Didn’t Jesus die for your most difficult person? How do you think God sees that difficult person? Could there be a reason the Lord placed you in that person’s life?
Prayer:
Father, in the name of Jesus, I pray today for the spirit of peace. I pray today for the spirit of reconciliation, of victory in every conflict. There are many people who are going through things during this fast. Maybe it’s a lawsuit; maybe it’s a problem on the job where there’s great conflict. May You open our eyes and give us the method, the way to peace and reconciliation with people in difficult situations. We ask for it, Lord. We submit it to You today, God. I thank You for the anointing to bring the resolution to conflict into these situations. In Jesus’ name we pray.
Prayer Points
Scriptures: 1 Peter 3:9; Ephesians 4; James 4:1-11; 1 Corinthians 13
Thank God that you are alive to partake in this year’s fasting program.
1 John 1:9 - Confess any known and unknown sins.
Bring sincere repentance unto the Lord regarding any hidden sin that may hinder the move of God during and after this 21-day prayer and fasting
Decree that no plan of the enemy shall hinder you in this 21-day fasting program.
1 Peter 3:9 – Lord, give me a big heart to be able to bless my adversaries in Jesus’ name. (in my family, work, school, my sphere of living e.t.c.)
Ephesians 4:1 – Lord, help me to lead a life worthy of Your calling this year and beyond. (pray this seriously)
Ephesians 4:14-15 – Jesus, help the church to lead the nations to the kingdom.
Ephesians 4:25-31 - Lord, let me an example to my household, extended family, co-workers and the people in my sphere of living.
Ephesians 4:25-31 – Father make the church strong as You purge us of our sins and remove our weights from us in Jesus’ name.
James 4:7&10 – Lord, I humble myself before You in 2021.
James 4:7 – In Jesus name, I resist the devil from my life, household, church and nation. (pray this seriously)
I Cor 13:13 – Adonai, clothe me with the love of God. (pray this seriously)
Pray for the persecuted church globally
Group prayer at 8:00 pm tonight.
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