Dear sisters and brothers in Christ Jesus, part of a growing repentance remnant globally,
As the Israelites came in to the Wilderness of Zin there was no water. The situation was not unlike our current historic drought in the Western USA. The people immediately made Moses wrong, loudly complaining that he should never have brought them out of Egypt so that they would die there. (Numbers 20: 1-13).
In the face of the angry crowd, as a leader, Moses made a tragic mistake: he became so angry he forgot or disregarded God's clear instruction simply to speak to the rock. Instead, furious at the people, Moses struck the rock not just once, but twice. In a fit of anger, he took away the miracle from God; God was not hallowed in front of the people. And it cost him, and it cost Aaron, physical presence in the Promised Land.
Day eighteen : Outbursts of wrath. Wrath destroys our witness to the miracle within us, the Holy Spirit of the Living God. There are occasions where righteous anger is appropriate, as in Jesus' turning over the tables of the money changers at the temple. But short of that, wrath destroys our witness to the presence of the Holy Spirit within us. We lose our salt and light, turning people away from the Kingdom instead of inviting them to experience God's goodness.
Ask the Helper if you have a spirit of wrath in you. Where did it first surface in you? Is it a generational curse? How does it show up in your life today?
What is His replacement? But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Galatians 5: 22-25.
As you confess that sin of inappropriate wrath, He will forgive you. Then you'll have the opportunity to exercise your free will to repent, to choose to turn 180 degrees from that sin pattern to God's eternal Way, His Word. The Word of God is mighty for pulling down strongholds. Repentance is a bold, mature choice of your mind and heart to renounce that sin pattern, choosing instead to live by His Word fully in His Kingdom--- His Way, His Truth, and His Life.
Once you've repented, speak out loud the new Word that replaces the old sin pattern. The devil will be shocked. Share your new Godly character with everyone. We are cleansing as members of His Royal Priesthood, cleansing as His Bride. He is the very soon-returning Bridegroom.
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Each day for the next 21 days beginning on October 3: take time to be with the Lord---claim first the full armor of God, Ephesians 6:10-11: "Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil."
and then..........
-------begin if you wish, with a Declaration. Elijah declared: " there is the sound of abundance of rain." Use your own words to declare in faith words to that effect: there is the sound of an abundance of rain!
-------spend time with the Lord, asking Him to dine with you, asking Him which old sin pattern He would help you remove through His gift of repentance. Use today's sin as a focus if you wish.
-------having confessed that sin, then exercise your free will and repent,
-------having repented, your prayers will be that much more powerful: The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much! James 5:16.
-------then, wherever you are on His planet, pray for His rain in these western USA States so that His earth may produce His fruit.
-------please connect with us so that we can pray with you; please share your testimonies; please join us for our Wednesday repentance hour each week.
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If you haven't already, please join NDR's ending drought project. The purpose is to put repentance into action, as we cleanse as His Bride. You can join from any site on the planet. 25 States in the USA and 4 other nations are represented already.
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Have you been blessed by repentance? Join the "repentance regulars" who give monthly, whatever the amount. Our goal is to raise $ 500 per month to support our volunteer in South Africa, Susan, who puts together our zoom calls and our social media outreach. Her husband has a back injury and can't work. Become a "2 Chronicles 7:14 supporter" by giving at least $28 each time; two times seven= fourteen, plus fourteen= $28!
The Lord loves a cheerful giver!
God bless you!
Pastor Jeff Daly
National Day of Repentance
www.repentday.com
www.globalrepent.com
www.endingdroughtgodsway.com
pastorjeff@repentday.com
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