Monday, 4 September 2017

Nigeria: Let the Love of Christ Compel Us


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The Lord has declared to us…

Obadiah 17 
“But upon Mount Zion, there shall be deliverance and the house of Jacob shall possess their possession.” 
Obadiah 21 
“And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the Lord's.”  
Isaiah 60:22 
“A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the Lord will hasten it in his time.”  
Zechariah 4:6 
“…Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.”  


God will make us like the heroes of the faith…

Hebrews 11:33:34
“…who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens. 35 Women received their dead raised to life again.”

Prayers for Ourselves 

As an intercessor for the revival of souls of men in Nigeria:
  • Lord, establish me firmly upon mount Zion. Root me deeper and deeper in the love of Jesus. Whatever You did to the women who received back their dead, please do it in me.
  • Let my faith also subdue kingdoms, work righteousness and obtain promises. Out of weakness, make me strong and valiant in battle.

2 Corinthians 5:14-15
For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; 15 and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again. 16 Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer. 

  • Lord, please let it be the love of Christ that compel me in my intercession for souls of men in Nigeria and in all aspects of my labour for revival. Let my labour in You be a love response to Your eternal, infinite and indescribable love. Do not let me take them as projects with no demonstration of love for Your Person and for those You came to save.
  • Luke 7:47 “Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.” 
  • Let Your grace teach me to know Your love. Open my eyes to see how much You have done to save me from sin and to forgive me. Help me to know how much I have been forgiven that I may love You enough to deny my self-will at all times. 
  • From now on, grant that I will regard no one according to the flesh. Please make me usable for Your divine purpose on earth.

Luke 7:44-46
Then He turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has washed My feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head. 45 You gave Me no kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss My feet since the time I came in. 46 You did not anoint My head with oil, but this woman has anointed My feet with fragrant oil.
  • Let the pursuit of my life to pursue You until I see Your face. Let it be so remarkable that the Lord will say if me, “Do you see this woman…” 
  • Lord, You gave Your all. Help me to give You my all, to pour out my love upon You without holding back. Deliver me from every other love that competes with Your love in my heart. Set my heart upon Your will and Your purpose, even in the midst of opposition. 
  • Please bring me into the great company of those who are yearning for Your appearing, those who desire Your presence above all else, weeping, waiting, longing to see Your face. 
  • Psalm 119:31 “I cling to Your testimonies; O Lord, do not put me to shame!” Until You come, help me to cling unto You. Help my heart to give You my love, my obedience, my passion, my life. Until You come, help me to develop a progressively intimate relationship with You. 
  • Lord, keep me focused and desperately dependent on Your Word. Don’t let me ever become strong in myself as to forget to cling to You. When I feel strong and able, I will miss You completely. Please show me mercy in the name of Jesus.

Floods in Nigeria

Last week, more than 110,000 persons in 24 communities, including Makurdi, have been displaced by a flood in Benue state.
4,000 houses submerged in water.
3 consecutive days of heavy rainfall.
People ignored the warnings and many lost everything they took years to acquire.

2 Corinthians 1:3-4
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

  • Plead with the Lord to have mercy on the people of Benue state and surrounding communities. Ask Him to comfort them with His own comfort.
  • Ask for His help, His intervention, His restoration, His provision.
  • Ask the Lord to cause the hearts of the people to begin to yearn for Him, to begin to look to Him alone, even in the midst of this terrible occurrence.
  • Ask the Lord to prevail over this situation and let it turn around for good, that even through this, there will be increase to the kingdom of God.

The Church in Nigeria

1 Thessalonians 5:1-6
But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, you have no need that I should write to you. For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. But you, brethren, are not in darkness, so that this Day should overtake you as a thief. You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober. 

  • Lord, we bring the church in Nigeria to Your throne of grace. Let the church become alert to the signs of Your coming. Deliver them from presumption. Deliver them from a life of ease and pleasure. Deliver them from carelessness that ends up in becoming swept away when the Day of the Lord comes. 
  • Let the Gospel be restated again and again in the hearts of men. Raise disciples who will be burdened concerning spreading the true gospel. Let a little one of them become a thousand. Let Nigeria be flooded with light. Show mercy upon Your people.
  • Lord, let there be light. Let sons of the light and sons of the day know who they are in You. Let there be a distinction. Tear every veil that covers the minds of the people and keeps them focusing on the mundane things of life.
  • Concerning the church in Nigeria, You will see the travail of Your soul and be satisfied.

“This Gospel…This Woman”

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Isaiah 60:1-3
Arise, shine;
For your light has come!
And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you.
For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth,
And deep darkness the people;
But the Lord will arise over you,
And His glory will be seen upon you.
The Gentiles shall come to your light,
And kings to the brightness of your rising.

  • Let’s pray for all our brethren based in Nigeria to arise, shine and take their place as the gospel is being restated to them. 
  • Pray that the darkness that has covered the nation will not hinder their arising. Lord, let kings come to the brightness of their rising in the name of Jesus.

LOVE DIVINE ALL LOVES EXCELLING

Love divine, all loves excelling,
Joy of Heav’n to earth come down;
Fix in us thy humble dwelling;
All thy faithful mercies crown!
Jesus, Thou art all compassion,
Pure unbounded love Thou art;
Visit us with Thy salvation,
Enter every trembling heart.
Breathe, O breathe Thy loving Spirit
Into every troubled breast!
Let us all in Thee inherit;
Let us find that second rest.
Take away our bent to sinning;
Alpha and Omega be;
End of faith, as its beginning,
Set our hearts at liberty.
Come, Almighty to deliver,
Let us all Thy life receive;
Suddenly return, and never,
Nevermore Thy temples leave.
Thee we would be always blessing,
Serve Thee as Thy hosts above,
Pray and praise Thee without ceasing,
Glory in Thy perfect love.
Finish, then, Thy new creation;
Pure and spotless let us be;
Let us see Thy great salvation
Perfectly restored in Thee;
Changed from glory into glory,
Till in Heav’n we take our place,
Till we cast our crowns before Thee,
Lost in wonder, love, and praise.
Charles Wesley, 1747