Wednesday, 25 January 2017

The Church

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2 Chronicles 7:14 (KJV)

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

Psalm 126 (MSG)

It seemed like a dream, too good to be true, when God returned Zion’s exiles. We laughed, we sang, we couldn’t believe our good fortune. We were the talk of the nations— “God was wonderful to them!” God was wonderful to us; we are one happy people. And now, God, do it again— bring rains to our drought-stricken lives, So those who planted their crops in despair will shout hurrahs at the harvest, So those who went off with heavy hearts will come home laughing, with armloads of blessing.

Prayers:
  • Lord, the Church is Your Church, she is Your Body, Your Bride. Thank You for Your plan and purpose for her.
  • Ephesians 3:10: Your intention is to show forth Your manifold wisdom through the Church to principalities and power. Lord, thank You, for not abandoning Your intentions for the Church. Thank You, Lord for in Your mercy You will cast her off forever but You seek for her return.

Jeremiah 3:11-25

O Father, I approach the throne of grace concerning the church. I come humbly, acknowledging our sins, our neglect of You and of Your mysterious gospel. Humbly I fall at Your feet today seeking mercy, mercy, mercy, Lord.

Prayers:
  • Lord, You will not bypass Your church in this coming revival, but first there must be genuine repentance. The Lord is waiting for the church to come in humbly penitence, confessing her sins and seeking mercy. Please Lord, bring the church to complete and genuine repentance before You.
  •  By Your Spirit, Lord, let there be deep godly sorrow for sin which leads to repentance.
  • Let repentance be widespread from pulpit to pew, young and old. Let none be left out. Let there be such repentance that will attract Your mercy on the church.

Isaiah 58:12 (KJV)

And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.

Prayer:
  • Lord, raise me up to build old waste places of the Church for You.
  •  Let those who You will bring out of my little life be builders, repairers and restorers in the church.
Isaiah 42:22  KJV

But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore.

Ephesians 5:24-27 KJV

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

Prayers:
  • Lord, You have revived Your Church before. Do it again in our day, send Your quickening Spirit to revive the church so that her intended glory shall shine forth. Revive, Lord. Restore, restore Your church Lord, we cry.
  • Father, by the cleansing power of Your Holy Spirit, let the Church be cleansed and made whole again.
  • Restore to her pulpits the complete gospel of Christ- let her be cleansed by the water of Your word. Let every spot, every wrinkle and blemish be removed by mystery of the gospel.

Revive Thy Work, O Lord

1.Revive Thy work, O Lord,
Thy mighty arm make bare;
Speak with the voice that wakes the dead,
And make Thy people hear.

2.Revive Thy work, O Lord,
Disturb this sleep of death;
Quicken the smold’ring embers now
By Thine almighty breathe.

3.Revive Thy work, O Lord,
Create soul-thirst for Thee;
And hungering for the bread of life
O may our spirits be.

4.Revive Thy work, O Lord,
Exalt Thy precious name;
And, by the Holy Ghost, our love
For Thee and Thine inflame.

5.Revive Thy work, O Lord,
Give Pentecostal showers;
The glory shall be all Thine own,
The blessing, Lord, be ours.

Albert Midlane