Hebrews 10:12-13 (NKJV)
But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God, from that time waiting till His enemies are made His footstool.
Ephesians 2:6-7 (NKJV)
...and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come
He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in
Christ Jesus.
Romans 8:34 (NKJV)
Romans 8:34 (NKJV)
Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is
also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.
Prayer for Ourselves
Prayer for Ourselves
- Let us thank
God for what He has done for us. Thank Him for offering up Himself for our
sins, thank Him for including us in His death and burial.
- Thank Him for
the work of the cross that raised us up together with Him to a higher
plane - higher than principalities and powers, higher than the rulers of
darkness, higher than spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly
places.
- Lord, thank
You for this supreme vantage point, thank You for this awesome privilege.
Help me to walk in the reality of my new location every day.
- Lord, we are
here to pray for Nigeria because, even now, You are at the right hand of
God making intercessions for us and You are waiting for the time when Your
enemies will be made Your footstool.
What will God do when the time comes for Him to make His enemies
His footstool?
Psalm 110: 1, 5-7
1 The Lord said
to my Lord,
“Sit at My right hand,
Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.”
“Sit at My right hand,
Till I make Your enemies Your footstool.”
5 The
Lord is at Your right hand;
He shall execute kings in the day of His wrath.
6 He shall judge among the nations,
He shall fill the places with dead bodies,
He shall execute the heads of many countries.
7 He shall drink of the brook by the wayside;
Therefore He shall lift up the head.
6 He shall judge among the nations,
He shall fill the places with dead bodies,
He shall execute the heads of many countries.
7 He shall drink of the brook by the wayside;
Therefore He shall lift up the head.
What is Jesus doing while waiting for God to fulfil His promises?
Hebrews
7:25 (NKJV)
Therefore He
is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since
He always lives to make intercession for them.
- Lord, as we
are seated with You, keep us waiting with You for what God will do among
the nations. Help me to know that – to those who eagerly wait for You, You
will appear a second time apart from sin for salvation. Hebrews 9:28.
- Lord, I have
need for endurance so that while waiting, I do not become discouraged,
Don’t let me draw back, but let me believe to the saving of the soul.
Hebrews 10:39.
Nigeria Needs Intercessors
- Tribal
conflicts - Biafra agitators are making threats that northerners should leave
the Igbo region and the northerners have issued the same threat.
- Devastating
riot between Hausa and Yoruba communities in Ile-Ife, killing 46 people
and wounding 96 in March 2017.
- Conflict in
the Niger Delta region because of oil began around 20 years ago and is
still ongoing.
- People are
preaching hate and deliberately aiming to bring Nigeria to disunity, to
calamity and to irretrievable destruction.
- Famine in
parts of the country- the number of
children affected is approximately 450,000 and 14 million people need
humanitarian assistance.
- Social
problems – Corruption, poverty, greed, poor education, terrorism, domestic
violence.
- Infrastructure
problems – electricity shortages, limited water supply.
- Problems with
the economy, rich getting richer, poor getting poorer.
The answer to all these problems is the gospel of Jesus Christ.
No social program or government strategy can
bring revival to the hearts and minds of men. Men, women, girls and boys
in Nigeria must hear the complete gospel, repent and be baptised into Christ.
To intercede is to plead on behalf of someone in
difficulty or trouble. Nigeria is in trouble - We also must arise and intercede
for her from our location in Christ.
Deborah Arose…
Judges 5:6-7
“In the days of Shamgar,
son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were deserted, and the
travelers walked along the byways. 7 Village life ceased, it ceased in Israel,
until I, Deborah, arose, arose a mother in Israel.
The
Result…
Judges 5:31
“Thus let all Your
enemies perish, O Lord! But let those who love Him be like the sun hen it
comes out in full strength.”
Prayer
- Lord, help us
to arise – arise to intercede.
- Set my heart
ablaze with Your compassion for souls pouring into hell.
- Lord Jesus,
You took me to Calvary to get rid of my sin and to give me Your life. Help
me to arise in Your righteousness, like Deborah. Let me not be silent
again.
- Arise in me,
O Lord, let Your enemies in Nigeria be scattered.
- Let those who
love You in Nigeria be like the sun when it comes out in full strength.
- Raise men and
women at every gate that will shine for Your cause in Nigeria.
- Help them to
arise in boldness.
- Equip them
with the mystery of the gospel, the only answer to the mystery of iniquity
that is already at work in the nation.
- Silence the
foe and the avenger that is raging against the purpose of God.
- Let
the land of Nigeria have rest, O Lord.
Prayer for the President
Proverbs 21:1
The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord,
Like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes.
Like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes.
- Pray
that He will yield to the counsel of God.
- Pray for his
health.
Pray
for the Vice President
(Acting as
President at present)
Ephesians
6:10-20
- Thank the
Lord for giving us a man who fears Him to be in this position at such a
time as this.
- Pray that he
will rule with wisdom from heaven, not with the wisdom of men. Help him to
walk circumspectly as wise, redeeming the time in these evil days.
- Lord, grant
that he will be strong in You and in the power of Your might.
- Uphold Your
Servant by Your Spirit.
- Pray that He
will put on the whole armour of God so that He will be able to stand
against the wiles of the devil.
- Reveal to
him, Christ and Him Crucified. Let Him be sure always that He is there to
represent the purpose of God. Let his time in office be known to have
advanced the purpose of God in Nigeria.
- Give Him
utterance to open His mouth and boldly make known the mystery of the
gospel.
- Help him to
take a stand for righteousness, knowing where he is positioned – higher
that principalities and powers. Whenever he gets to a decision gate, help
him by Your Spirit to choose Your way. Let him not be confused but be clear
minded always.
- Don’t let him
every forget that he is Your ambassador in Aso Rock.
Prayer Burden - Revival
in Nigeria
Pray for:
- The complete
gospel to be re-stated in the Church.
- Unity of the
Body of Christ.
- Widespread
knowledge of the mystery of the gospel through the Church.
- National
Repentance.
- Great exploit
of souls and multiplication of disciples in every place.
- The
establishment of the purpose of the mystery in every facet of life,
reaching every citizen of Nigeria in every tribe and tongue.
- Leaders that
yield to the counsel of God and carry mind of Christ.
- Righteousness
to be established in the nation.
