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.
The more you and I have cleansed from old sin patterns, old strongholds, replacing those filters of who God is with His Word, (2 Corinthians 10: 3-5), the more powerful our personal time of confession of sins and repentance will be------- at any point on this Global Day of Repentance on Sunday, April 30. It's the " effective, fervent prayers of a "righteous" man that avails much. " James 5:16
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".
Another sister 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 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.
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 Eight of the 40 days will begin on Friday, April 28.
Day 38: Use His Spiritual Weapons
Name of God: Savior
" You shall know that I, the LORD, am your Savior
And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. " Isaiah 60:16b
"For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord." Luke 2: 11
"For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body." Ephesians 5: 23
Honoring the Living God as the Savior we are submitted to Him with all authority. And having repented, having received His Holy Spirit, now set apart from the world, we are able to use His spiritual weapons to advance His Kingdom:
"And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” Mark 16:15-18
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 the Savior, 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.
Clearly, Yeshua/Jesus, showed He was the Savior, as when He spoke with the Samarian woman at the well and then stayed with the Samaritans : "Then they said to the woman, “Now we believe, not because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard Him and we know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world.” John 4: 42
Ask the Holy Spirit what more He can teach you as to where you may have doubted Him as the Savior or failed to begin His purification blessing. 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."
And for those who have repented, have truly converted, are now therefore in His Kingdom, and have received His indwelling Holy Spirit, the Savior lives within us and we can operate with the fruit of the Holy Spirit and the spiritual weapons He has given us :
" Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner, but share with me in the sufferings for the gospel according to the power of God, who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began, but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel, to which I was appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day. Hold fast the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. " 2 Timothy 1: 8-13
Let those Words be your guide today, and all days forward, as you walk on His path, praising Him as Savior, displaying His purity in your character, 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 be set apart from the world and the flesh. Shine Your Light and Your Peace through me. Thank You that the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds. Please help me bear fruit of the Holy Spirit, including the fruit of peace, worthy of Your gift of repentance. Help me move in the spiritual warfare gifts You can given me to advance Your Kingdom. 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. Guide me on Your path to Your holiness, a member of Your royal priesthood. Help me display Your purity to others. 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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On Sunday, April 30, as part of the Global Day of Repentance we will hold, God willing, a 3 1/2 zoom call beginning at 12 Noon Pacific time. It will be divided into 7 key segments, 30 minutes each, allowing participants--- in private--- to confess personal and national sins found in all nations such as pride, division among brethren, apathy, killing of innocents, idolatry, legalizing sexual perversions, failing to stand with Israel. There will be time for sharing for those who may wish to share. There will be time to Declare a New Covenant, and an "oath to walk in God's Law" as did Nehemiah and his leaders, and priests: Nehemiah 9: 38, 10: 29. Please circle your calendar and join us; more information will be following!
Do you see yourself as part of the growing repentance remnant? Are these articles "feeding" you? Please pray with us and support us as the Lord leads. We are falling short each month in our target of $3,000/month to operate this repentance-focused, 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
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