Sunday, 22 May 2016

North America: Occupy Till I Come


v  North America is surrounded by the Arctic Ocean from the north and by the Atlantic Ocean from the east, by the Pacific Ocean from the west and south.

v  There are 23 officially recognised independent states. The largest of them is Canada then the United States. Canada and USA occupy more than 79% of the whole continent area.

v  The smallest country in this part of the world is St. Kitts and Nevis; it is only two small islands in the Caribbean.

v  Population : 528.7 million

Countries in North America
v  Antigua and Barbuda                          Haiti
v  Bahamas                                           Honduras
v  Barbados                                           Jamaica
v  Belize                                                Mexico
v  Canada                                              Nicaragua
v  Costa Rica                                         Panama
v  Cuba                                                 St Kitts and Nevis
v  Dominica                                           St Lucia
v  Dominican Republic                            St Vincent  
v  El Salvador                                        Trinidad and Tobago
v  Grenada                                            United States of America
v  Guatemala

Luke 19:10  
For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.

Luke 19:12-13
He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.
v  Occupy - do business, buy and sell, trade, invest, operate (other Bible versions)
v  Occupy - reside or have one’s place of business in (a building for instance) fill or take up a space or time) (Dictionary definition)


Excellence of the Restored Nation
Jeremiah 33:1-12                    

 1 While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the LORD came to him a second time: 
2 “This is what the LORD says, he who made the earth, the LORD who formed it and established it—the LORD is his name: 
Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know
4 For this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the houses in this city and the royal palaces of Judah that have been torn down to be used against the siege ramps and the sword 
5 in the fight with the Babylonians: ‘They will be filled with the dead bodies of the people I will slay in my anger and wrath. I will hide my face from this city because of all its wickedness. 
6 “‘Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security. 
7 I will bring Judah and Israel back from captivity and will rebuild them as they were before. 
8 I will cleanse them from all the sin they have committed against me and will forgive all their sins of rebellion against me. 
Then this city will bring me renown, joy, praise and honour before all nations on earth that hear of all the good things I do for it; and they will be in awe and will tremble at the abundant prosperity and peace I provide for it.’ 
10 “This is what the LORD says: ‘You say about this place, “It is a desolate waste, without people or animals.” Yet, in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem that are deserted, inhabited by neither people nor animals, there will be heard once more 11 the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those who bring thank offerings to the house of the LORD, saying, “Give thanks to the LORD Almighty, for the LORD is good; his love endures forever.” For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were before,’ says the LORD. 
12 “This is what the LORD Almighty says: ‘In this place, desolate and without people or animals—in all its towns there will again be pastures for shepherds to rest their flocks.

In the above scripture we see that the people of Israel were at a point of destruction (to bow down to superiority, demolition, knocking down, pulling down, tearing down, and dismantling). Also the North America and all the nations within the Continent are at a similar point.

Satan has come to steal, kill and destroy but Jesus has come so that we can have life and have it more abundantly. John 10:10.

Our heavenly Father has an opposite word for us: "RESTORE" (bring back to a former condition, re-instate, return, repair, renovate).

Prayer Points

ü  Let us pray for all the nations in the North America continent.

ü  Let us thank God for the great invitation to call upon HIM.

ü  Thank HIM for HIS promise to answer us and show us great and mighty things we do not know.

ü  Let us rejoice at the promise of abundant life concerning this great continent.

ü  Pray that God will bring health and healing to North America, that He will heal them and let them enjoy abundant peace and security.

ü  May God bring them out of everything that has held them captive and rebuild them as they were before.

ü  Let us mention the vices that has held some of these nations captive - drug cartels in Mexico particularly. 

ü  Father, cleanse them from all the sins they have committed against You.

ü  Lord, forgive all their sins of rebellion against You, Your Son and Your Word.

ü  Pray for the Church in this continent, pray for the Church in USA etc.

ü  May this continent bring renown joy, praise and honour to God such that other nations will hear of the good things the Lord will do in her midst; such that they will be in awe and tremble at the abundant prosperity and peace the Lord will provide.

ü  Pray that sounds of joy and gladness, voices of those who bring thank offerings to the House of the Lord saying, “Give thanks to the Lord, for the Lord is good, His love endures forever.

ü  May the Lord restore the fortunes of the continent as they were before.
  
ü  In ALL its towns, may there be pastures for shepherds to rest their flocks.

ü  Pray for shepherds to be like Jesus. the true and good shepherd. May God rid His church of all hirelings in North America.

ü  May the flock begin to hear the voice of the good shepherd and embrace the true, complete gospel. 

ü  May God open more doors for the Word and for His shepherds to speak the mystery of Christ. Colossians 4:3.