January 19: To be a Habitation for God’s Presence Lift your neighbors before the Lord, asking for God’s presence to fill the atmosphere, making it conductive for God to speak and work in the lives of all who live around you. Pray for your neighbors by name, asking God to reveal Himself to each one. Know that the Lord Himself is God; It is He who made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. (Psalm 100:3; NASB95) For He is our God, And we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand. Today, if you would hear His voice, 8 Do not harden your hearts, as at Meribah, As in the day of Massah in the wilderness. (Psalm 95:7-8; NASB95) I want men everywhere to lift up holy hands in prayer, without anger or disputing. (1 Tim 2:8; AMPL) Our Community to be a Habitation for God’s Presence Matthew 13:58…and he did not do many miracles there…Oh how that breaks my heart because I so desire that God be active in my community! Therefore, I must pray. Several times in scripture we see God looking for a person who will stand in the gap for a people, a nation and for the land. He desires to come with blessing, healing and salvation and is looking for someone, or a group of some ones, to agree with Him by paving the way for His coming in prayer. The Biblical record reveals the Lord descended with His presence on Nineveh, Antioch, Ephesus, Jerusalem as well as other cities too. Today, we have documented reports of the same kind of Devine activity in over 1000 communities in the past several years. The thought resounds why not here; why not now? It is possible because our heavenly Father wants to exalt His Son over our community! There is not a formula to accomplish this but there are some thing we should give ourselves to as we invite Him to come. Christian researchers have discovered all 1000 communities that are experiencing God’s abiding presence have five things in common. • Persevering spiritual leadership • United efforts of prayer • Social Justice and reconciliation, compassion evangelism • Public Power Encounters • Spiritual Mapping/Diagnostic Research…what’s going on in your community, what are the desperate needs? So, let’s get to it! Find out who the spiritual leaders of our community are and pray for them regularly. Attend community wide prayer events where Christians gather to pray for the community. Pray for social justice and compassion efforts to rise up and be successful. Join in public displays of your faith with other believers. Lastly, ask God to give wisdom about transforming the underlying issues in our community where powers and principalities derive their power.
Posted on: Sun, 19 Jan 2014 17:20:13 +0000
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