REC 100 Days Prayer Meeting Day 53 - Do you know what does God want from you?

 

 

Silence

1.   Put on your “brakes” and stop for a moment of silence

2.   Wait for God. Breathe deep for God's peace and feel His presence. Exhale your worries.

Praise and Thanksgiving

1.   Think through your day, all the times that made you smile

2.   Thank God for all those moments, and for all those people

3.   Sing a song to praise God (you are welcome to use "Father, I adore you" which I have been singing every morning for the past 20 years or your own choice to praise God)

          Father, I adore You, lay my life before You, how I love You.

          Jesus, I adore You, lay my life before You, how I love You.

          Spirit, I adore You, lay my life before You, how I love You.

      

Confession and Repentance (Subjective Shifting Devotion Method https://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/08/count-down-5-subject-shifting-devotion.html

1.  Pray for the Holy Spirit to shine on you that you are able to discover your sins and be willing to repent:

     “Dear Holy Spirit, shine your light into the places of darkness in my life. Show me my sins, everything that blocks me from encountering God and having Jesus as my Lord. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.”

2.  Through the Holy Spirit, examine yourself for a short silence and then pray:

     "Dear Lord Jesus, thank you for dying on the cross for our sins and being victorious over death and sin. I confess my sins to you(pause, to tell Jesus what the Holy Spirit has shown you). Forgive my sins by your blood and help me follow you. Holy Spirit, fill me that I may be able to receive your gifts to love God and His people. In Jesus Name I pray, Amen."

3.  John Stott's daily prayer of Christlikeness (Christopher J.H. Wright, Cultivating the fruit of the Spirit. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2017, 13)

(Please click this link to see how God used John Stott to change my life:https://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/07/

           "Heavenly Father, I pray that this day I may live in your presence and please you more and more.

             Lord Jesus, I pray that this day I may take up my cross and follow you.

             Holy Spirit, I pray that this day you will fill me with yourself and cause your fruit to ripen in my life: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control."

    

    The link to today's Time with Abba passages:   http://api.pastoralcareschool.org/twa/

    Time with Abba passages: Psalm 141:1-10; Micah 5:1-7:20; Revelation 7:1-17; Proverbs 30:5-6

    Today's key passage:

    He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.

    And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
    and to walk humbly with your God.

               Micah 6:8

Let's have a time to be still and give the Holy Spirit space to speak through the passage we have just read. Offer this time to Jesus as you listen to him. 

   

     My Listening

    The topic I received from Jesus is:  Do you know what God want from you?

    Micah 6:8 is being considered as one of the most important golden verses in the whole Bible. Many Christians use this verse as the purpose of their lives. Do you know why?

    We always say "God is good, Satan is bad". God created us that we have His own image, the quality of our lives should be "good". This verse tells us what is "good":

   

   1. Do justice: Whatever we do, we do justly, which means according to God's standard. 

    2. Love kindness: Whatever we live out is a heart full of love and kindness. 

    3. Faithfulness: Where ever we walk, we humbly walk with God and to be able to experience the presence of God daily. 

    Yesterday we talked about the main theme of the book of Micah is Judgment and Forgiveness. Actually what God's people did was contrary to what God wanted them to do, they were unjust, no mercy, unfaithful, that's why God's judgment came at last to the people of Israel and Judah!

     Justice, mercy and faithfulness are what God wants from you. Are you able to live that out each day?

   May we pray for our church on the 53rd  day of our 100 days Prayer Meeting now:

 

Dear Lord Jesus,

Help us to listen and obey to you as our Lord and King so that we can live out justice, mercy and faithfulness. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.

 

      Reflect on these questions:

     1. What inspiration have you received from today's catch and what have you heard from Jesus now?

      

      2.  What is your next step to be more closer to Jesus?

    

      Family Corner:

     Find an opportunity to share with your family the importance of today's message. 

     

Please click this link for the video version of this blog:   https://youtu.be/4n32qwt0rqk

     To know, learn and practice the method of Time with Abba, please click this link: https://www.pastoralcareschool.org