Nigeria: Standing on the Solid Rock

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God’s Proclamation Concerning Nigeria

Isaiah 60:22  

A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the Lord will hasten it in its time.

Zechariah 4:6

Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.

Burden

• The purpose of God to be established in every facet of life in Nigeria.
• National repentance.
• Leaders carrying the heart and mind of Christ, the only one that can be sensitive to the needs of her citizen.
• Unity in the body of Christ.
• A Church ready to punish all obedience when her own obedience is complete.
• The complete gospel to be re-stated in the Church.
• Multiplication of disciples everywhere in Nigeria.
• Righteousness to be established in the nation.

JESUS IS THE ONLY HOPE FOR NIGERIA!!!

John 1:1-5 and 14

¹ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

² The same was in the beginning with God.

³ All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made.

⁴ In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

⁵ And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

¹⁴And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

Thanksgiving 

• Release of 82 Chibok girls (abducted April 2014).

• Open Door: Asiri Ihinrere (Yoruba version of Mystery of the Gospel)

PERSONAL 

Ephesians 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ. (NKJV)

How we praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every blessing in heaven because we belong to Christ. (The Living Bible)

Prayers

• Father, we thank You because we belong to Christ and You have made us to be partakers of all the spiritual blessing inside Christ.

• We worship and adore You for the privilege of having the “life that is light” to tabernacle in our earthen vessel.

Matthew 13:11

He answered and said unto them, because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

Prayers

• Thank You for counting us worthy to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, sharing Your deep secrets with us, the different segments of the mystery of the Gospel.

• Thank You for sitting upon our lives and building us up to rightly divide the word of truth.

• Help us to continue to abide in You and Your Word.

Isaiah 26:17-18

As a woman with child is in pain and cries out in her pangs, when she draws near the time of her delivery, so have we been in Your sight, O Lord.

We have been with child, we have been in pain; we have as it were, brought forth wind; We have not accomplished any deliverance in the earth, nor have the inhabitants of the world fallen. (NKJV)

Prayer

• Look upon us O Lord, do not let our cries over Nigeria be in vain.

• Let our cries accomplish victory over Nigeria.

• Lord, may we not be women who will bring forth wind.

• We believe You Lord, that our cries will bring forth a New Nigeria.

  

THE CHURCH (The Body of Christ)

  

Matthew 4:17

From that time Jesus began to preach, crying out, Repent (change your mind for the better, heartily amend your ways, with abhorrence of your past sins), for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. (AMP)

Matthew 3:1-2

In those days there appeared John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness (Desert) of Judea

And saying, Repent (think differently; change your mind, regretting your sins and changing your conduct), for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. (AMP)

Thomas Watson in “The Doctrine of Repentance” defined repentance as a grace of God’s Spirit whereby a sinner is inwardly humbled and outwardly reformed. Repentance is a spiritual medicine made up of six special ingredients.

• Sight of sin
• Sorrow for sin
• Confession of sin
• Shame for sin
• Hatred for sin
• Turning from sin

Prayers

• Father, let men see their sin; let there be sorrow over sin, confession of sin, shame for sin, hatred for sin and turning away completely from sin. 

• As many came out confessing their sins and were baptised by John the Baptist, provide opportunity of repentance to Your children and cause them to see their wretchedness and turn to Jesus. 

• Remove every veil and give understanding of what Christ did for us at Calvary. 

• Lord, raise disciples in the Church who have been taught to deny self, take up their cross daily and follow Jesus. 

• Break down denominationalism barriers and cause the body of Christ to be united. 

• Father, uproot every gathering where the truth is being hidden from Your children in Nigeria in the name of Jesus.

  

NATIONAL REPENTANCE

Nehemiah 1:5-7

We have sinned against You.

We have acted corruptly against You.

We have not kept Your commandments, the statutes, nor the ordinances which You commanded Your servant Moses.

Daniel 9

We have sinned and committed iniquity

We have done wickedly and rebelled

We have departed from Your precepts and judgements

We have not heeded Your prophets who spoke in Your name

We have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God to walk in His laws

Our sins and the iniquities of our fathers are a reproach to all those around us.

Daniel 9:16-19 

• Father, we ask, let Your anger and Your fury be turned away from Your nation, Nigeria.

• Cause Your face to shine on Your nation which is desolate. 

• Incline Your ear and hear, open Your eyes and see our desolation. 

• Father, we are not presenting our prayers before You because of our righteous deeds, but because of Your great mercies. 

• Have mercy upon us O Lord; make Nigeria an object of Your mercy.

• Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, listen and act. 

• Please Lord, do not delay for Your own sake, our God. 

• Bring to nought every counsel of the evil one in Nigeria no matter what cloak they are wearing, be it the cloak of leadership, clergy, layman etc. 

• Titus 2:11 Father, may Your grace that appeared to all men, appear to President Muhammadu Buhari. Save his soul, Lord we ask this day. As You still lend him breadth, Father cause Him to see Calvary before death, we plead with You. 

• Isaiah 11:2 Pray for Vice-President Osinbajo,  that the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, Spirit of wisdom, understanding, counsel and might and the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord. May he receive boldness and courage in this office.

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Nigeria: A New Nigeria 'By His Spirit' (2)

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Isaiah 11 (NKJV)

There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse,
And a Branch shall grow out of his roots.

² The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him,
The Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
The Spirit of counsel and might,
The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.

³ His delight is in the fear of the Lord,
And He shall not judge by the sight of His eyes,
Nor decide by the hearing of His ears;

⁴ But with righteousness He shall judge the poor,
And decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth,
And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.

⁵ Righteousness shall be the belt of His loins,
And faithfulness the belt of His waist.

⁶ “The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb,
The leopard shall lie down with the young goat,
The calf and the young lion and the fatling together;
And a little child shall lead them.

⁷ The cow and the bear shall graze;
Their young ones shall lie down together;
And the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

⁸ The nursing child shall play by the cobra’s hole,
And the weaned child shall put his hand in the viper’s den.

⁹ They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain,
For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord
As the waters cover the sea.

¹⁰ “And in that day there shall be a Root of Jesse,
Who shall stand as a banner to the people;
For the Gentiles shall seek Him,
And His resting place shall be glorious.”

¹¹ It shall come to pass in that day
That the Lord shall set His hand again the second time
To recover the remnant of His people who are left,
From Assyria and Egypt,
From Pathros and Cush,
From Elam and Shinar,
From Hamath and the islands of the sea.

¹² He will set up a banner for the nations,
And will assemble the outcasts of Israel,
And gather together the dispersed of Judah
From the four corners of the earth.

Ephesians 1:7-10 (NKJV)

⁷ In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace ⁸ which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence, ⁹ having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, ¹⁰ that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth—in Him.

• It is upon this basis that we have come to ask the Lord for revival for Nigeria. 

• Let us pray for ourselves, as those in whom He has chosen to share His burden for Nigeria with. God has made known the mystery of the gospel to us and He expects us to discharge His burden in the place of prayer. 

• Our prayer is for God to raise men and women in Nigeria who will carry His Spirit and push what the Lord has purposed in Himself that He will do in the nation.

Prayer for Ourselves

• Ephesians 1:3-6 Let us thank the Lord for blessing us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ; for choosing us before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His sight in love;

• Thank Him for adopting us as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself; for accepting us in the Beloved, according to the good pleasure of His will, to the praise and glory of His grace.

• Lord, please give me understanding of the implication of this for my life. Holy Spirit, be activated in me again today to live according to Your divine expectation as one You have chosen.

• Let the mystery of the Gospel become a revelation to me. Reveal it inside me in completeness. Help me to experience Jesus coming in my flesh. Let the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus be mine.

• Let this mystery dig deeper and deeper into my heart until Your Spirit flows out - Spirit of wisdom and understanding, Spirit of counsel and might, Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of God.

• Show us Your mercy and succeed with us. Let what You have purposed in Yourself will prosper in our hands.

The Mystery of the Gospel (Yoruba)

“ASIRI IHINRERE”

A door has been opened for the Mystery of the Gospel to be made known to the large nation of the elderly in Nigeria who comprehend better in the Yoruba language. All praise and thanks be to God! 

This platform is a definite answer to our prayers for Nigeria. 

Meeting Details:

Date and Time: Every Tuesday 1.30pm (GMT)

Duration: 1 hour (or slightly over)

1. Dial Into the Conference: 

Nigeria: +234 1 440 5024 

UK: +44 330 998 1261

Access Code: 180418#

All International Dial-in Numbers: 

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Online Meeting Link: https://join.freeconferencecall.com/asiri-ihinrere

Online Meeting ID: asiri-ihinrere

Instructions: At the scheduled date and time of the meeting, dial in to the conference line. When prompted, enter the access code followed by hash (#). To join the online meeting, click on the meeting link listed above and follow the prompts to join the meeting.

Prayer for “ASIRI IHINRERE”

• Let us thank the Lord for giving us this platform. Thank Him for the inspiration; thank Him for the enablement; thank Him that out of His rich store house He has given us this platform as a gift. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ – Ephesians 1:3.

• Romans 10:14-15 “How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? ¹⁵ And how shall they preach unless they are sent?” 

• Thank Him for the gift of all those He has raised and prepared to resource this platform; thank Him for their beautiful feet. How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!

• Ask the Lord to give strength to His children that He is using as a resource, that He will be the one who will empower them. Ask Him to equip them with His Spirit to do this work.

• Ask the Lord to let the sound of His Word go out in all the Yoruba speaking world and draw souls to Himself by His power. No one can come to the Father except He draws them. Lord, let the good news of this platform spread though the Yoruba speaking nation of Nigeria.

• Lord, open the ears of the hearers and let faith come. Let there be a harvest of souls from this platform. Let this platform contribute to the increase of the kingdom of God in Nigeria.

• For all our elderly who come on this platform, we pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to then the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him; that the eyes of their understanding will be enlightened; that they may know what is the hope of His calling, that they will know the exceeding greatness of His power toward those who believe, according to the working of His mighty power. Ephesians 1:17-19.

• Revelation 5:9-10 “You are worthy to take the scroll, And to open its seals; For You were slain, And have redeemed us to God by Your blood Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, ¹⁰ And have made us kings and priests to our God; And we shall reign on the earth.”

• Thank the Lord that the nation of the elderly in Nigeria are His purchased possession. Lord, make each one of them who comes to this platform become a king and priest unto You. Let them reign on the earth even now, as you prepare them to reign with You forever.

•  Let them receive their healing miraculously as they receive the Mystery of the Gospel in their spirits and let them testify to Your goodness to them in the name of Jesus.

• Ask the Lord to reveal to us that in His mercy, He has given us a coin to do business with. Envision me. O Lord, that I may arise do business with this coin.

• Ask the Lord to provide us with resources in the Yoruba language from His rich store house – e.g. books that speak of Calvary.

Prayer for Nigeria

• Let Isaiah 11: 1-10 be a reality in Nigeria.

• Plead with the Lord for revival in Nigeria.

o   Widespread knowledge of the complete gospel – reaching every citizen of Nigeria in every tribe and tongue.

o   Widespread sorrow over sin leading to repentance.

o   Great exploit of souls that are rooted and built up in Christ.

o   Multiplication of disciples in every tribe and tongue.

o   Establishment of the kingdom of God in every place.

o   Sound governmental leadership that yields to the counsel of God.

o   Laws that establish the purpose of God.

Spirit Divine, Attend Our Prayers

Spirit divine, attend our prayers,
and make this house thy home;
descend with all thy gracious powers,
O come, great Spirit, come!

Come as the light; to us reveal
our emptiness and woe,
and lead us in those paths of life
whereon the righteous go.

Come as the fire and purge our hearts
like sacrificial flame;
let our whole soul an offering be
to our Redeemer's Name.

Come as the dove, and spread thy wings,
the wings of peaceful love;
and let thy Church on earth become
blest as the Church above.

Come as the dew and sweetly bless
this consecrated hour;
may barrenness rejoice to own
thy fertilizing power.

Spirit divine, attend our prayers,
make a lost world thy home;
descend with all thy gracious powers;
O come, great Spirit, come!

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Nigeria: The Body of Christ

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The Burden

Revival in Nigeria

• Widespread knowledge of the complete gospel – reaching every citizen of Nigeria in every tribe and tongue.
• Widespread sorrow over sin leading to repentance.
• Great exploit of souls that are rooted and built up in Christ.
• Multiplication of disciples in every tribe and tongue.
• Establishment of the kingdom of God in every place.
• Sound governmental leadership that yields to the counsel of God.
• Laws that establish the purpose of God.

God’s Promises

• Zechariah 4:6 (NKJV) “So he answered and said to me: “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the Lord of hosts.”

• Isaiah 60:22 (NKJV) “A little one shall become a thousand, And a small one a strong nation. I, the Lord, will hasten it in its time.”

Prayer for Ourselves

God chooses a man that has a contrite and humble spirit for friendship, for intimacy, for habitation. This is the kind of person we ought to be in order to keep the burden for revival in Nigeria growing in us until we have definite answer to prayer. This is crucial for effective prayers.

Isaiah 57:15

For thus says the High and Lofty One

Who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy:

“I dwell in the high and holy place,

With him who has a contrite and humble spirit,

To revive the spirit of the humble,

And to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

• Thank God for the power of the God through the Mystery of the Gospel that has removed the heart of stone from us and has exchanged it for the meek and lowly heart of Jesus. Christ in me the hope of glory.

• Let the truth of what happened on the cross be my reality on a daily basis. Don’t let the output of my life contradict the work You have done in me. Give me grace to allow  Your truth be seen through my life.

• Break me and make me contrite and humble in spirit that You may dwell with me. Revive my heart, O Lord.   

• Psalm 51:8 “Make me hear joy and gladness, that the bones You have broken may rejoice.”

  

Isaiah 66:1-2 (NKJV)

Thus says the Lord:

“Heaven is My throne,

And earth is My footstool.

Where is the house that you will build Me?

And where is the place of My rest?

^{2 For all those things My hand has made,}

And all those things exist,”

Says the Lord.

“But on this one will I look:

On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit,

And who trembles at My word.

• Let my heart be contrite and humble before You always that You may turn Your gaze towards me and be delighted. Make me a permanent object of Your mercy.

• Lord, make me be kingdom-minded in prayer. Let my only focus be the advancement of Your purpose on the earth. Let it be my primary assignment to contribute to the increase of Your kingdom.

• Matthew 11:12 “And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.” Keep the burden for revival in Nigeria burning in my heart. Make me deliberate, concerted, unrelenting and persistent the place of prayer – in my secret place and on the prayer platform.

  

The Role of the Body of Christ in Revival

• The burden of our hearts is for a great exploit of souls that are rooted and built up in Christ. However, for this to happen, the Body of Christ will need to be healthy, united and connected to the head, which is Christ. 

• The Mystery of the Gospel must therefore be revealed to each member of the Body of Christ so that they can be bearers of the life of Christ, built up and ready for the Master’s use.

• God wants to use the Body of Christ in Nigeria to establish His kingdom, in every home, in every school, in the government, in every place in Nigeria.

• REVIVAL BEGINS FROM THE BODY. 

What should the Body of Christ look like in Nigeria?

Ephesians 4:1-7

I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, ² with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, ³ endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. ⁴ There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; ⁵ one Lord, one faith, one baptism; ⁶ one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

• Prisoners of the Lord, captives of the cross.

• Who know the love of God and express it to others.

• Who make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace, no matter their diversity.

• Who apply their hearts to the oneness of the Body to make known the purpose of Christ’s coming to the world and to bring increase to the kingdom of God.

1 Corinthians 7:13

For by one Spirit we were all baptised into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and have all been made to drink into one Spirit.

1 Corinthians 7:25

^… that there should be no schism (division, rift, split) in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.

Philippians 2:3

Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.

What does the Body of Christ actually look like in Nigeria?

Disunity

Different Denominations - fragmented

Different Gospel

Infighting – taking each other to court

Worldliness

Occultism

Religion

False Prophets

Severe Persecution

Prayer for the Body of Christ

• John 17:20  “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; ²¹ that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me.

• We lift up every believer in Nigeria before Your throne of grace. Please make them all one with one another and one in You so that the unbelievers will come to believe that You came to save them.

• Luke 3:5-6 “Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth; And all flesh shall see the salvation of God. Lord, let it be so for the Body of Christ Nigeria. It will not be by power of by might but and it will be by Your Spirit.

• Let the fire of revival come down from Your presence and sweep through the nation.

• Spread Your healing wings over the Body of Christ in Nigeria. Bind their wounds, break down every wall that separates the Body.

• Psalm 127:1 “Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.” O Lord, build Your body in Nigeria. Give strength to Your people to conceive Your purpose and deliver it.

• Isaiah 66:8 “Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall the earth be made to give birth in one day? Or shall a nation be born at once? For as soon as Zion was in labor, She gave birth to her children.”

• Lord, we are trusting You for a miracle. In You, the impossible is possible. Nigeria will be filled with men, women, girls and boys who will advance the purpose of God in Nigeria in every walk of life.

• Psalm 127:5 “…They shall not be ashamed, But shall speak with their enemies in the gate.” Raise men and women in the Body of Christ who can contend for their faith; who can contend against the kingdom of darkness in Nigeria.

2 Corinthians 4:2-6 

“But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God. ³ But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing, ⁴ whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them. ⁵ For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus’ sake. ⁶ For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.”

• Lord, let there be repentance in the Body; Raise leaders who will teach Your people to renounce the hidden things of shame.

• Root out craftiness, cleverness, wisdom of the world, handling the Word of God deceitfully from the Church in Nigeria. Raise disciples who will rightly handle the Word of God. Let the people come back to You. 

• Tear the veil of the flesh blinding the people from receiving the truth; take away every distraction, bring the cross-centred gospel back into sharp focus and let there be light in the name of Jesus. Amen.

I Have Prepared My Heart for You 

I have prepared my heart for You

O Lord come take Your Throne,

Nothing must come within my soul,

Nothing must break into my thoughts,

No one must rise to take Your place,

O Lord, come take Your Throne.

I have reserved my lifetime for You;

O Lord come take control,

My life must serve Your purpose Lord,

Living for You and dying to self,

My all I give Your will to serve,

O Lord come take control.

I have released my whole being to You;

O Lord come take Your own

My heart, my soul and body, Lord!

Once and for all and not bit by bit;

I lay them all on the alter for You;

O Lord come take Your own.

I have referred my life's end to You,

Dear Lord, then take me home,

To see thy face is all I ask

My labour here must not be in vain.

My hope, my joy is to reign with You

O may I make it home.

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