Day 17: 12/13/23: Taking the Promises by Force

““And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.””

— Mathew 11:12

The beauty of the word of God is the fact that God’s promises always come to pass. There is a war between the kingdom of this world and that of God. In order for anyone to be safe, righteous and fulfill the heavenly mandate one must arise, be intentional, determined and take a step towards the service to God. We have to be violently seeking God in the place of prayers and the word. The devil will never give anyone a free pass. We must ask God for grace to not give up. We have to take back by force every thing the enemy had stolen from us.

1 Corinthians 14:12 “So with yourselves, since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, strive to excel in building up the church.”

Pray for the grace to be eagerly walking with the Lord in every step as well as ensuring that we are building the church.

Psalm 69:9 “For zeal for Your house has consumed me, And the [mocking] insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.”

Pray that the zeal with knowledge will consume our hearts. This zeal must be based the knowledge of God.

Pray that the zeal with knowledge will consume the hearts in church however this knowledge of Him who has called you according to Romans 10:2 “For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.”

Psalm 42:1 “As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God.”

Pray that the church will become tasty for God and its righteousness.


psalm 84-2 “My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.”

Pray that the church will become hungry for the presence of God.

Psalm 37: 4:5 “Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act.”

Pray for the church will delight in the Lord.

1 Samuel 30: 6 “And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the Lord his God.”

Pray against the spirit of discouragement in the storm. Pray for the grace of encouragement.

James 4:7 “So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”

Pray for the grace to resist Satan. Pray that the church will be zealous to study God’s which is the weapon against the devil.

1 Peter 5:6 “Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.”

Pray for humility so that we can easily hear God. This brings blessing, elevation and Glory, going back to God.

Joshua 21: 45 “ Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to Israel failed; every one was fulfilled.”

God is not a man. Pray that every promise of God in life, family, church and work places must come to pass.

Day 16: 12/12/23: Dealing with falsehood in the church

““1 But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. 2 Many will follow their depraved conduct and will bring the way of truth into disrepute. 3 In their greed these teachers will exploit you with fabricated stories. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not being sleeping. “

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— 2 Peter 2: 1-3

Falsehood in the church is very common and we must be careful to detect it and and run away from it. The quest for name, money, large crowds and self centered motives has landed most ministers of the gospel in a very uncomfortable spot. Falsehood is very common and has done a good job in penetrating the church such that it is very difficult to detect. The church must arise in the place of prayer and the word so that such falsehood can be uprooted.

Pray that the Holy Spirit will begin to reveal all false Phophet’s and teachers and be expelled out of the church.

Pray that the church will get back to the place of prayer and the word.

Ask the Lord to arise and build his church according to Mathew 16:18 “And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.”

Acts 20:28 “Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.”

Pray that the true ministers will keep watch of the flock and they will stand on the word of God revealed only by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Isaiah 1:23 “Your princes are rebels and companions of thieves. Everyone loves a bribe and runs after gifts. They do not bring justice to the fatherless, and the widow's cause does not come to them.”

Pray that by the power of the Holy Spirit all such rebels who has robed the church of its holiness, righteousness must be rooted out of the church.

Mathew 24:24 “For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.”

Pray for the spiritual eyes of the church to be open to detect such wickedness.

1 Timothy 4:1-2 “ 1 Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, through the insincerity of liars whose consciences are seared. “

Pray that the grace of Hod will keep his church from falling away.

Isaiah 54:17 “No weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed, and you shall refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their vindication from me, declares the Lord.”

Such wickedness is the weapon of the enemy to keep the church away from a holy living. Pray that such will not prosper against the church.

2 Timothy 4:18 “The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.”

Pray that God will arise and rescue his church from such falsehood.

James 4:7 “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”

We can only resist the devil by the word of God. Pray that the church will arise and surrender to this great God and by his word resist this wickedness.

1 John 5:18 “We know that everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but he who was born of God protects him, and the evil one does not touch him.”

Pray for the desire to walk in holiness and repentance in the church.

Psalm 121:7-8 “The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.”

Pray that the Lord will arise in his church and keep it from all this keep of evil.

Hebrew 4:12 “For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.”

Pray that the church will arise and teach the real word that is able to keep the church from any form of falsehood.