Dear brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus, part of the growing repentance remnant, cleansing as His Bride, getting ready for His soon return as our Bridegroom,
The Risen Christ is our soon-returning Bridegroom. He sees us as His Bride. We all fall short of the glory of God, and yet He loves us and wishes us to follow Him up His narrow path to holiness. He wishes us to be holy as He is holy.
To support this process, National Day of Repentance is continuing a 40 day repentance cleanse, leading up to a Global Day of Repentance in many nations on Sunday, April 30, 2023. God willing, using the model of Nehemiah, many of us also will sign a new Covenant, confessing where we have failed to honor His Word and Authority. We will pledge to humble ourselves, pray, seek His face and turn from our wicked ways to follow His Word. Using His solution in 2 Chronicles 7:13-14, the Covenant calls upon the Lord, in His Mercy, to hear from heaven, forgive our sins, and heal our lands.
In this forty day time of purification we are focusing not just on removing old sin patterns, but above all knowing Who our Bridegroom is. Jesus IS God; He is the Name above ALL Names. By each day becoming open to knowing His Name, ending with the Name above all Names, we will begin to grasp Who Jesus is, and will thus begin to see ourselves properly as His Bride.
Join in the 40 day repentance cleanse at any point.
-- and please sign the Covenant ! Our sister Kathleen in California wrote: "May this new covenant advance God's Holy Kingdom on earth as we all repent and cleanse ourselves from sin patterns and all unrighteousness while we await the coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, King of Kings and Lord of Lords. AMEN".
And our sister Cecilia in Michigan wrote: I want no thing between my God and myself that would offend Him. I pray for Him to lead me. To pray for His people Israel and for His complete and perfect bride in all nations, as we are grafted in by His most capable hands. I am blessed to declare that I am a part of this covenant, this new covenant between Him and me, between God and us, His bride.
Another wrote: I am grateful to take part and agree with the Covenant as stated. Praise and glory to Almighty G-d Our Heavenly Father, Yeshua HaMashiach Jesus Christ Our Lord, and Holy Spirit Ruach HaKodesh amen
And, lastly, Sponsor a Nation has our sister Jane in Maryland, adding Algeria! Add to the 47 nations now represented in our GDR team of intercessors. More information on "Sponsor a Nation" is on our website: www.globalrepent.com
Day Thirty of the 40 days will begin on Thursday, April 20.
Day 30 : Display the Fruits of Repentance
Name of God: Alpha and Omega
Revelation 22:13: " I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last."
In the Orthodox Jewish Bible, verse 13 reads:
“I am the Aleph and the Tav, HaRishon (The First) and HaAcharon (The Last), HaReshit (The Beginning) and HaTachlit (The Ultimate).
Honoring the Living God as Alpha and Omega, we are submitted to Him with all authority. And having repented, having received His Holy Spirit, we delight in displaying the fruits of His gift of repentance.
Spend time alone with the Holy Spirit as you spiritually"dine" with Him, your Teacher, today (Revelation 3:20). He wishes you to become an overcomer. (Revelation 3:21).
Is there any hesitancy or doubt in you holding Alpha and Omega in healthy fear, with reverence and profound respect? Take time with Him now and ask Him where this hesitancy or doubt began.
Do you believe in Him fully? We are to rely upon God who is a Consuming Fire, a Jealous God. We are to be zealous to repent every day to be ready for Him when He returns as our Bridegroom.
Ask the Holy Spirit what more He can teach you as to where you may have doubted Him as Alpha and Omega. To believe in Him fully is central to our faith. Jesus said in John 6: 27-29: " Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him. Then they said to Him, ' What shall we do, that we may work the work of God?' Jesus answered and said to them, ' This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.'"
Have you opened the "door" of your heart and mind to have Him come in and "dine" with you to have communion with Him and to "chew" on any old sin issues? (Revelation 3:20). If you've not opened the "door" of your heart and mind to "dine" with the Risen Christ/ Holy Spirit, today is the day to confess that sin. If you do, He will be faithful and just to forgive that sin and to cleanse you from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9. And then you can take the next step, and freely decide forever to remove that sin pattern by changing your mind, repenting, and replacing it with His Word, such as this one, in 2 Corinthians 7:1: "Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God."
Or these verses: " I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Therefore let us, as many as are mature, have this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal even this to you. Nevertheless, to the degree that we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us be of the same mind." Philippians 3:14-16
Clearly Jesus was prophesied in Scripture: In Isaiah 41: 1-4 we learn: " Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment. Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow. He pursued them, and passed safely; even by the way that he had not gone with his feet. Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the Lord, the first, and with the last; I am he."
The Risen Christ then confirms Who He is in Revelation 1:8, 17-18: " I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty....And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death."
Let those Words be your guide today, and all days forward, as you walk on His path, praising Him as Alpha and Omega, bearing fruit worthy of repentance, with a clean heart, loving our enemies, as a member of His Bride. May the joy of the Lord be your strength. By each day knowing His Name, ending with the Name above all Names, we will begin to grasp Who He is, and will thus begin to see ourselves properly as His Bride. Yeshua/ Jesus is our soon-coming Bridegroom.
Here is a simple prayer which you can use as a model: "Heavenly Father, in Yeshua/Jesus' Name, help me to remove all that is old and inaccurate, every stronghold, every filter of Who You are. Help me to see You as Alpha and Omega. Help me to bear fruit of the Holy Spirit worthy of Your gift of repentance. Help me to see You as my healer, to have a clean heart, to walk in Your authority, to love my enemies, to love my neighbors, to forgive others, to not covet, to grow in Christ, to know You as You are, to believe in You fully. Help me become an overcomer, as You overcame. Please fill me afresh with Your loving Holy Spirit so that I may walk in Your fruits of the Holy Spirit, bearing fruit worthy of repentance, bringing salt and light to others, being a light so shining before men, that they may see good works and glorify You above all else, Almighty God."
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Thank you to all who have given funds into the disaster in Malawi. Over two thousand three hundred sixty dollars has been received. With those funds pastors are being supported to feed their neighbors, and the OUT youth are handing out blankets and food, and are preaching the gospel! And yet at the same time we are falling short each month in our target of $3,000/month to operate this now global ministry. With any donation, of even a small amount, you will receive" fruit that will abound to your account." Philippians 4:17.
God bless you,
Pastor Jeff Daly
National Day of Repentance
pastorjeff@repentday.com
A recent Capitol Hill Prayer Partners conference call has been recorded. It gives an overview of our NDR projects and key prayers. You can listen by going here.
Each Wednesday we hold a 90 minute zoom "Cleansing the Bride" call which includes several private times with the Holy Spirit to see if there is any residue of an old sin pattern. Love grows as anyone later voluntarily shares what she or he may have confessed and repented of; there's no condemnation; we can all relate! Please join us: 10:30 AM Pacific, 1: 30 PM Eastern USA
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and just prior to the April 30 Global Day of Repentance there will be a key event on April 26, a Re-Covenanting of this land in the USA to God: www.FirstLanding1607.com.
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