Children, Teenagers and Young People - Rods in their Youth

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All the revivals of the Old and New Testaments and of centuries past have been traced. See the link: http://nationsheartcry.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/europe-give-me-this-mountain-rods.html. 

It shows categorically that children and youth are the vital forwards in the army that usher in revival in any generation.The question is: what about the 21st century? Can revival happen in our time through our youths? The conclusion is'Yes!'

Psalm 110:1-7 (KJV)

"The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth. The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath. He shall judge among the heathen; he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries. He shall drink of the brook in the way: therefore, shall he lift up the head."

The Lord has been showing us the missing dimension(s) in the life of our young people. He has detained us there and not allowed us to move to any other nation of people.

• Firstly, He used the life of Stephen to show us that there is the missing dimension of the baptism of the Holy Ghost that turns a man into an agent of transformation in our young people. He said they are filled with all sorts hence there is no space for the Holy Ghost and we prayed for the Lord to empty them and baptise them.

• Secondly, He showed us the missing dimension of discipleship that took Timothy’s genuine faith which was imparted by parental discipleship to another level of ministry under the hand of Paul. 

• We prayed for the Lord to let the faith that our children collect from us be genuine; that they would not despise their youth; and that they would be an example of the believer. Our prayer is that the Lord will make us the 'Pauls' (and send us the 'Pauls') under whose hand our 'Timothys' will blossom and become fellow brothers or labourers.

• Thirdly, He showed us the importance of being the correct audio/visual aids for our young people, like Mordecai was to Esther. 

• We prayed, "Lord overwrite every idea of child upbringing that is from the old man and the world system and let the New Man in me begin to give detailed instructions on how He wants to handle His own children." For it is God who is the parent now.

• We prayed, "Do not let me postpone or delay the out workings of the mystery of the gospel in my life anymore, so that I will not portray anything of the old man unto the young people around me." 
• Eli missed it with his sons by not correcting them. He should have disrobed them and taken the office from them, but instead he was fattening himself up on the proceeds of their sins. 
• Solomon was one of the products of David's dead works which were not decluttered quickly. The Lord forgave David and even called Solomon His beloved. The dead works of David, His father, were amplified to the 'nth degree' in Solomon.
• Samuel could not escape this. His sons took bribe and the sins of the clergy made an entire nation to reject the rule of God when they demanded a king. 

• Fourthly, we prayed for our young people who have gone AWOL and begged the Lord to show us mercy.

Why the Recap?

It has suddenly dawned on us that the Lord is very deliberately repeating the same matter over and over again on several platforms. He has said in the beginning of this year that He will send His rods out of Zion to rule in the midst of Europe.

God wants to reach out with the gospel to the young people, why? To bring them to Calvary, to evacuate them of the old sinful life and fill them with His divine life, to disciple them and to pour the Holy Spirit upon them. Why?

They are the vital front soldiers in any move of God in Europe and in all the nations of the world.

1. They must discover the Word of God for their personal lives.

John the Baptist and our Lord Jesus Christ discovered what was written concerning them in the Word.

Luke 3:1-2

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

John 1:19-23 (Isaiah 40:3)

And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No. Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.

Hebrews 10:5-7 (Psalm 40:6)

Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me: In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure. Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.

Luke 4:16-22 (Isaiah 61:1-2)

And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the broken hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears. And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

• The Word of the Lord must come to our youth before they can become the frontline foot soldiers in this outpouring we are trusting God for.

• It must be a personal, specific, individual revelation of the complete Mystery of the Gospel, and all it has come to accomplish in their lives.

• It must be a personal, specific individual revelation of what their purpose is in God’s agenda for their generation.

• Yes, they will be guided by the human hands that God places them under, but it must first of all come to them personally.

• They must first of all discover it from Scriptures themselves. It may be through their individual quite time, family altar, church services, youth meetings, online meetings or discipleship meetings.

• Suddenly one day, as the Word of God comes to them through all these different avenues, their hearts, eyes and ears will be open to catch a revelation of the truth of God’s Word for their own personal lives and begin to run with it.

• God has no another tool with which to engage His young people, except His Word.

• Our job as 'Pauls', as handlers for them, is to give them the undiluted Word, not graded down because they are children. 

2. There is hammer of the right size for each young person.

Jeremiah 23:29

Is not my word like as a fire? saith the Lord; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?

Prayer Points

• Lord, send the hammer of the correct size to break open the hearts of Your young people.

• Send Your word to shatter and scatter everything in the hearts of Your young people that has made them at ease with the state of their lives, the state of their faith and the state of their walk with You.

• Send Your word to dismantle every structure that the world and its systems have already begun to build in their impressionable hearts, in the name of Jesus.

• Send the gospel in its entirety, its fullness and its completeness to Your young people and save them.

• Bring all our 'churched' children to Calvary, we beg You. Please Lord, use any avenue to bring the mystery of the gospel to them, O Lord, we pray. SAVE OUR 'CHURCHED' CHILDREN.

• God will you please bypass parents, pastors, youth workers, children's teachers and structures within the church that are hindering you from reaching these young people. Break down the barriers and send Your Word to them as You did to Samuel.

• Create an insatiable hunger and thirst for You, Your Word and the gospel in their young hearts, in the name of Jesus. 

3. Their hearts must be opened.

Luke 24:45

Then opened He their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures. (KJV)

Then He [thoroughly] opened up their minds to understand the Scriptures. (AMPC)

Acts 16:14

One of those who listened to us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a dealer in fabrics dyed in purple. She was [already] a worshiper of God, and the Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul. (AMPC)

One woman, Lydia, was from Thyatira and a dealer in expensive textiles, known to be a God-fearing woman. As she listened with intensity to what was being said, the Master gave her a trusting heart—and she believed! (MSG)

Prayer Points

• Lord, crack open the heart of our young people to receive Your word, for those whose hearts are solid.

• Lord, some of them still have tender hearts. Please gently open it to receive Your Word.

• Lord, let them pay close attention to the truth that is being poured into their lives on different platforms and by different people.

• O Lord, grant them understanding of the Scriptures, O Lord, we beg you, open their minds. Every other thing should give way to the Word of God in their minds, in the name of Jesus.

• Give them a heart that trusts and believes the Word of God verbatim.

• Let the faith of the little children which Jesus commended by directed towards your word. Let them believe your word with their child like faith that believes everything and anything.

4. Their hearts must tremble.

Isaiah 66:2

My hand has made both earth and skies, and they are mine. Yet I will look with pity on the man who has a humble and a contrite heart, who trembles at my word. (TLB)

Prayer Points

• Lord, let the hearts of Your youth begin to tremble at Your Word; let them begin to have respect, fear, reverence for Your word as to quickly obey it.

• Lord, when their errors (sins) are pointed out, please grant them grace to repent, to broken before you like David, not to maintain a proud, stubborn heart like Saul.

• For our children who have gone AWOL:  Bring to their remembrance any residue of the Word of God that they previously heard, previously memorised and previously engaged with. Let their hearts begin to tremble, fear and break down in genuine repentance upon remembrance of Your Word.

• Holy Ghost, You use the Word of God to convict men of sin and judgement. Please use any residual word in the hearts of our prodigals to bring them to repentance in the name of Jesus.

• For those still under the ministry of Your Word, please use Your word to break their stubbornness and pride; let them begin to tremble in repentance, in the name of Jesus.

• Let them begin to know that You are Your word and if they disobey Your word, they are disobeying You.

5. What is my role?

John 17:19

And so for their sake and on their behalf I sanctify (dedicate, consecrate) Myself, that they also may be sanctified (dedicated, consecrated, made holy) in the Truth.

DECLUTTER EVERY SINFUL HABIT IN THIS PERIOD OF GRACE

Deuteronomy 11: 18-20

Remember my words in your hearts and souls. Write them down and tie them to your hands as a sign. Tie them on your foreheads to remind you. Teach them well to your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and walk along the road. Talk about them when you lie down and when you get up. Write them on your doors and gates.

TEACH THE MYSTERY OF THE GOSPEL WITH INTENSITY AND IN ITS ENTIRETY, BY WORDS AND BY LIFE.

Galatians 2:20

I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.

I MUST NOT FRUSTRATE THIS GREAT GRACE AVAILABLE TO ME.

Prayer Points

• Lord, help me to maximise this period of grace to ensure the complete obliteration of any dead works still hanging about in my life and to bury them out of sight.

• One of the reasons for my decluttering is that  - where my 'Sarah' is buried is where my 'David' will be crowned as king. Lord, for the sake of these young ones, O Lord,I beg You give me courage in the Holy Ghost to put dead works out of sight.

• Grant me understanding of these truths that you are revealing to me; help me to maintain my stand with daily 'Morning by Morning' with You, with regular 'Alone with God' with You, where you can open my ears as You did for Jesus. (Isaiah 50:4, Mark 1:35)

• Do not let me stultify, deaden, nullify, reject, ignore, turn back, set aside or misapply this great grace that is being revealed to me.

• Holy Spirit, please make me an able teacher of Your word; help me to create space deliberately in my household to teach the children every time, everywhere at every opportunity, the mystery of the gospel.

• Let the gospel work fully in my life so that I can teach not only by words but by my life.

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Occupy Till I Come : Media Industry

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What is Media?

A means of transmitting information from one group or individual to another group or individual. In the modern world, "media" principally has come to be recognized as radio, TV, newspapers, magazines and the varied forms of advertising (hoardings, leaflet drops etc.). New forms of media are being experimented with and are developing rapidly. (E-mail, interactive video etc.)

Why media ministry?

It is the fastest means to proclaim the good news to "every nation, tribe, language and people." (Revelations 14:6). To achieve success, we must "meet people where they are"(location).

Just a Finding

The average weekly media consumption in Britain is approximately 75 hours per person. Half listen to radio every day, three quarters read a daily newspaper, and about 98% of British households possess at least one television set. The average time spent in Christian thought or church attendance?  If people are no longer attending church, are reticent to attend public meetings, are scared to open their front door to a friendly knock; the media offers an avenue to allow a Christian viewpoint inside the home.

Luke 19:13 (KJV) – “And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.”

Hebrews 1:1-2 (AMP) – “God, having spoken to the fathers long ago in [the voices and writings of] the prophets in many separate revelations [each of which set forth a portion of the truth], and in many ways) has in these last days spoken [with finality] to us in [the person of One who is by His character and nature] His Son [namely Jesus], whom He appointed heir and lawful owner of all things, through whom also He created the universe.”

God used many approaches to send His messages to people in the Old Testament times. He spoke to Isaiah in a vision (Isaiah 6:1-13), Jacob in a dream (Genesis 28:10-27) and to Abraham and Moses personally (Genesis 18; Exodus 31:18).And in this day, is revealing His will through our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 4:1-5 (KJV) – “ I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.”

Prayer Focus

Ø   Increased opportunities to impart the truth through media and for lives to be changed.

Ø   The Christian media professionals will be true witnesses of the gospel to their colleagues.

Ø   Effective discipleship of young Christians who are looking to build a career in, or will be working with, the media.

Luke 19:11-27 (AMP)

“While they were listening to these things, Jesus went on to tell a parable, because He was near Jerusalem, and they assumed that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately [as soon as He reached the city]. So He said, “A nobleman went to a distant country to obtain for himself a kingdom, and [then] to return. So he called ten of his servants, and gave them ten minas [one apiece, each equal to about a hundred days’ wages] and said to them, ‘Do business [with this] until I return.’  But his citizens [the residents of his new kingdom] hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to be a king over us.’ 

When he returned, after receiving the kingdom, he ordered that these servants, to whom he had given the money, be called to him, that he might find out what business they had done. The first one came before him and said, ‘Lord, your mina has made ten more minas.’ And he said to him, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you proved yourself faithful and trustworthy in a very little thing, you shall [now] have authority over ten cities [in my kingdom].’ The second one came and said, ‘Lord, your mina has made five minas.’ And he said to him also, ‘And you shall take charge over five cities.’ Then another came and said, ‘Lord, here is your mina, which I have kept laid up in a handkerchief [for safekeeping].  I was [always] afraid of you, because you are a stern man; you pick up what you did not lay down and you reap what you did not sow.’ He said to the servant, ‘I will judge and condemn you by your own words, you worthless servant! Did you [really] know that I was a stern man, picking up what I did not lay down and reaping what I did not sow? Then why did you not [at the very least] put my money in a bank? Then on my return, I would have collected it with interest.’ 

Then he said to the bystanders, ‘Take the mina away from him and give it to the one who has the ten minas.’ And they said to him, ‘Lord, he has ten minas already!’  [Jesus explained,] ‘I tell you that to everyone who has [because he valued his gifts from God and has used them wisely], more will be given; but from the one who does not have [because he disregarded his gifts from God], even what he has will be taken away.’ [The king ended by saying,] ‘But as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them, bring them here and kill them in my presence.’

Prayer Points

Ø  Father, thank You for the calling You have placed on the lives of many Christians to serve You in the media across all of its expressions.

Ø   We thank You for the media and the opportunities it creates. We thank You for the Christians who work in that world day in day out, striving to live lives of integrity and humility.

Ø We give thanks for all who report, evaluate, interview, challenge and investigate on our behalf; for correspondents, photographers, technicians and engineers, movie producers and directors.    

   

Ø   Father, You spoke to all humanity through the life of Jesus, we pray for those who speak and communicate by the media that they will be source for You to communicate through to the world in this time.

Ø    The Lord has asked and trusts them to occupy till He returns! Lord, as You have trusted them to occupy and fill in for You, Father give them Your heart for the nations and souls.

Ø     Lord, make them profitable for You.

Ø    Father, please ensure that Your investment of Your word, the full gospel and the Holy Spirit are not squandered or wasted in their lives.

Ø     Dear Lord Jesus, help them not to hide what You have given them or misuse it.

Ø  Help them to be trustworthy and faithful in the “very little” You have assigned to them.

Ø   Lord, please do something to their hearts that they won’t be found wanting in Your service.

Ø   Father, let then have a picture in mind of their audience and work with their strengths and limitations in mind. (Acts 17:16-34. 1 Corinthians 9:19-23).

Luke 21:15(KJV) – “For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.”

Titus 1:9 (KJV) – “Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.”

Ø    Father, give them a mouth and wisdom which cannot be gainsaid.

Ø We pray that the information which they relay to us will increase our understanding, that understanding will increase our compassion, and that compassion will move us to action so that the God of all time and all peoples may be seen and known.

Ø  Let them be effective followers of You; shining as a light, in what are at times, dark places.

Ø   May they know Your encouragement as they work in areas that can be discouraging and challenging to their faith.

Ø    As they face the challenge of their work, may they know Your protection and may they be hallmarked by integrity.

Ø    Thank you, Father, that You promised never to leave us on our own, so please send the Holy Spirit afresh to those who are Your followers working in the media. May they know You as their counsellor, their friend, the one who stands alongside them.

Ø   Sovereign, revealing Lord, we thank You for the power for good of words and of images, and we lament the ways they are used for evil purposes.

Ø    As we cry to You for truth, grace and justice in places of suffering, locally and globally, we ask that You grant that people of goodwill in the media may love truth, mercy, and justice. And we especially ask that You would so infuse those who love Christ with Your Spirit that their words and images may effect positive transformation in all the places where they are seen and heard.

Ø  Grant them great grace to use their profession for Your glory as a means and tool to propagate the Gospel.

    1 Thessalonians 1:5 - "For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance, as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake.”

Ø   The Holy Spirit will help them speak the proper words as they spread the truth of God’s Word (Luke 12:12).

Ø   Father, give them the Spirit of power and of love and of a sound mind so they can boldly proclaim the message of Jesus Christ (2 Timothy 1:7–8).

Ø    Father, let their hearts be inditing a good matter so that they may they speak of the total Gospel; make their tongues the pen of a ready writer (Psalms 45:1).

Ø   We pray that You would continue to move powerfully in the media.

Ø    May the story tellers and the poets reflect Your redemptive story.

Ø   May the journalists and the bloggers write with a passion for justice, seeking truth rather than just headlines.

Ø   Father, we pray for the producers and the directors, that they will receive inspiration from the Holy Spirit to create movies that will cause the heart of men to seek You again and captivate their hearts for Christ (Exodus 31:1-2).

Ø  Father, we take the territory of the movie industry as a tool to preach the complete Gospel.

Ø    Lord, may they be true witnesses for and of You in all they do.

Ø   Father, we pray against every limiting factor whether they be physical or spiritual.

“And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen. (Matthew 28:18–20).

Ø Father, we pray that the media industry will be used as a tool for the multiplication of discipleship.

Ø   Lord, we pray for speed.

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Children, Teenagers and Young People - Esther, The Girl Who Followed

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Esther 2: 7, 10, 15, 20, 22

⁷ Mordecai had a cousin named Hadassah, who had no father or mother. So Mordecai took care of her. Hadassah was also called Esther, and she had a very pretty figure and face. Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter when her father and mother died. ¹⁰ Esther did not tell anyone about her family or who her people were. Mordecai had told her not to. ¹⁵ Esther daughter of Abihail, Mordecai’s uncle, had been adopted by Mordecai. The time came for Esther to go to the king. She asked for only what Hegai suggested she should take. (Hegai was the king’s eunuch who was in charge of the women.) And everyone who saw Esther liked her. ²⁰ And Esther had still not told anyone about her family or who her people were. That is what Mordecai had told her to do. She still obeyed Mordecai just as she had done when he was bringing her up. ²² But Mordecai found out about their plans and told Queen Esther. Then Queen Esther told the king. She also told him that Mordecai had found out about the evil plan.

Esther the Girl who Followed and Delivered a Nation.

(Esther 4:8, 10 & 11, 13 &14, 15&16,)

Mordecai also gave him a copy of the order to kill the Jews, which had been given in Susa. He wanted Hathach to show it to Esther and to tell her about it. And Mordecai told him to order Esther to go into the king’s presence. He wanted her to beg for mercy and to plead with him for her people.

Then Esther told Hathach to say to Mordecai, “All the royal officers and people of the royal areas know this: No man or woman may go to the king in the inner courtyard without being called. There is only one law about this. Anyone who enters must be put to death. But if the king holds out his gold sceptre, that person may live. And I have not been called to go to the king for 30 days.”

Then Mordecai gave orders to say to Esther: “Just because you live in the king’s palace, don’t think that out of all the Jews you alone will escape.  You might keep quiet at this time. Then someone else will help and save the Jews. But you and your father’s family will all die. And who knows, you may have been chosen queen for just such a time as this.”

Then Esther sent this answer to Mordecai: “Go and get all the Jews in Susa together. For my sake, give up eating. Do not eat or drink for three days, night and day. I and my servant girls will also give up eating. Then I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I die, I die.”

How Do We Order this Child?

“And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order the child, and how shall we do unto him? And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoah, Of all that I said unto the woman let her beware. She may not eat of any thing that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing: all that I commanded her let her observe.” (Judges 13:12-14)

“ But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb. And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.” (Luke 1:13-17) 

For It is God, Who is the Parent.

Philippians 2:13

“For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.” (KJV)

“[Not in your own strength] for it is God Who is all the while effectually at work in you [energizing and creating in you the power and desire], both to will and to work for His good pleasure and satisfaction and delight.” (AMPC)

“Better yet, redouble your efforts. Be energetic in your life of salvation, reverent and sensitive before God. That energy is God’s energy, an energy deep within you, God himself willing and working at what will give him the most pleasure.” (MSG)

Prayer points

•  Please Lord come and uproot every idea, philosophy, training we have received and we are following regarding the education, training, and upbringing of our children.

•  Dismantle every structure of parenting that the old man has already deposited and is already ingrained into our family life.

•  Please come and rewrite every programme of the old man that have been existing before now in my home in terms of parenting, disciplining for children, caring for them, training them, teaching them.

•  The NEW man, Christ is inside me now, Lord please I give you space and chance, break down every arrangement prior till now in my mind about what my children must become and achieve in their life.

Prayer points

•     Lord, please begin to give us specific, detailed instructions about how you want to raise our young ones in this way of the cross.

•     Lord, begin to show us what you sent our children and young ones to the world to do. There is a specific assignment for every child/young person, Lord open our eyes to your purpose in the name of Jesus.

•     Lord, begin to build these children/teenagers according to your own pattern, according to your own purpose for the life of each child.

•     Oh! Lord, please teach us how to order our them in the direction of the cross, in the direction of your heart, in the direction of becoming truly your agents of transformation in not too many days from now.

•     Open the hearts of our children and teenagers to us, let them open up to us, to you word, please grant us access into their hearts via your word in the name of Jesus.

•     Create a hunger, an appetite for the word of God for the life of Christ in the hearts of our young ones.

Prayer Points

•     Some of our young men and young women may have already developed their own structure, pursuit, ambition based on this world system. Let us cry oh! Lord please bring them back in.

•     Let us beg the Lord this afternoon for our young adults, some have gone away already, some have not seen the cross truly, some have seen hypocrisy in our lives and they have revolted against the cross. Please let us beg the Lord to show us mercy and bring them back to the way for the cross.

•     Lord please send your word to them wherever they are, Oh! God we beg you send your word like a hammer, a hammer of their size and break open their hearts in the name of Jesus

•     Show us mercy concerning our prodigal young men and women, Lord please bring them to their senses and let them trace their way back home.

•     Have mercy on us Oh Lord, have mercy on us. Recover our young men and women oh! Lord we beg you in the name of Jesus

Audio / Visual Aids

•       Tell me and I forget.

•       Show and I remember.

•       Involve me and I understand.

•       Discipleship is where God tells us about the life of Christ and shows us that life in others.

•       It’s like seeing Jesus living in our house as our mummy, our daddy, our aunties, our uncles.

•       So we can see how Jesus will live His life if He was living in our house and we can then follow Him.

•       Mordecai was Esther’s audio, visual aid.

Mordecai, Esther, Audio / Visual Aid   

“Accept my work and learn from me. I am gentle and humble in spirit. And you will find rest for your souls. The work that I ask you to accept is easy. The load I give you to carry is not heavy.” (Matthew 11: 29 & 30)

“And He appointed twelve to continue to be with Him, and that He might send them out to preach as apostles or special messengers.” (Mark 4: 14)

“ The two followers heard John say this. So they followed Jesus. Jesus turned and saw them following him. He asked, “What do you want?” They said, “Rabbi, where are you staying?” (“Rabbi” means “Teacher.”) Jesus answered, “Come with me and you will see.” So the two men went with Jesus. They saw the place where Jesus was staying and stayed there with him that day. It was then about four o’clock. These two men followed Jesus after they heard about him from John.” (John1:37-40)

Prayer points

•   Accelerate the outworking of the new creation life and the manifestation of the personified

   Christ inside my life so I can be the correct visual aid for the young people in my circle of influence.

•   Please help me not to delay, procrastinate, postpone the workings/operations/ of every aspect of the “Mystery of the Gospel” in my life.

•    Let every segment begin to work actively, day to day, moment by moment in my life.

•   Lord I plead with you this afternoon, help my life as a mother, a father, a nurse, a handler for your young people. Let me be the correct audio/visual aid showing nothing else but the life of Christ.

•   Don’t let me portray anything else from now all, all the rubbish they have collected from me, as I begin to actively declutter, let them also begin to see and begin to declutter.

•   Let me carry the death of Christ in my body daily, burying all dead works out of sight, allowing the resurrection life to manifest, affect and impact my children not mainly in teaching but in living.

                        

Let us allow the Holy Ghost to pray through you for your children. Teenagers, young adults, even adlut children both birth, adopted, foster, those we look after in children/teen/youth departments in our churhces and christian organisations.

Call them by their very names and beg the Lord for their lives dear Holy Spirit please intercede through us this afternoon in Jesus name.

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