REC 100 Days Prayer Meeting Day 60 - Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit!

 

 

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 145:8-13; Zachariah 4:1-5:11; Revelation 14:1-20; Proverbs 30:21-23

    Today's key passage:

     Then the angel who talked with me returned and woke me up, like someone awakened from sleep. 2 He asked me, “What do you see?”

I answered, “I see a solid gold lampstand with a bowl at the top and seven lamps on it, with seven channels to the lamps. 3 Also there are two olive trees by it, one on the right of the bowl and the other on its left.”

4 I asked the angel who talked with me, “What are these, my lord?”

5 He answered, “Do you not know what these are?”

“No, my lord,” I replied.

6 So he 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 Almighty.

7 “What are you, mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground. Then he will bring out the capstone to shouts of ‘God bless it! God bless it!’”

                      Zechariah 4:1-7

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:  Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit!

    Today's Zechariah 4:1-7 is about how the prophecy of Ezra 5:2 and Haggai 1:1 about the rebuild of God's Temple being fulfilled:

    1. The Gold Lampstand with seven lamps and seven channels to the lamps represent how the seven eyes of God overlooking of the completion of the Temple.

    2. The two olive trees represent the prophecy of Ezra 5:2 and Haggai 1:1  being fulfilled of the joint force of Zerubbabel and Joshua to complete the mission.

    3. But, the most important is not the mighty power of Zerubbabel, the Governor or Joshua, the High Priest. The reason for them to successfully complete God's mission is because of their relying on the Holy Spirit, then it is done!

    May each church raises up God's servants as Zerubbabel and Joshua, full of gifts from the Holy Spirit and be willing to work together as a team. And, may each church raises up leaders and people who are willing to listen to them to trust in the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

    Then, Mission Accomplished!

   May we pray for our church on the 60th  day of our 100 days Prayer Meeting now:

 

Dear Lord Jesus,

May you raise up your servants and those who are willing to follow their lead that they trust in the guidance of the Holy Spirit to complete your mission and to build your church. 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/FJO363ctjeY

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