Dear sisters and brothers in Christ Jesus, part of a growing repentance remnant globally,
Elijah is a good model for the disasters we face today. In 1 Kings 17: 1 we see that Elijah, at that point, depended on the word of the Lord. That verse says: " Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, 'As the Lord, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, surely there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word."
Having prophecized a drought; having then prophecized to the widow at Zarephath a bowl of flour and a jar of oil to remain flowing until the day the Lord sends rain; having raised the widow's son from death; Elijah, presumably still standing before the Lord, had the courage to charge Ahab with a form of adultery by forsaking the commandments of the Lord and following the Baals. (1 Kings 18:18). He challenged him to a spiritual duel, one Godly man versus 450 Baal prophets on Mt. Carmel as a message to all Israel: "If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him." (1Kings 18: 21)
The Lord honored that boldness and sent down His fire!
You and I have to do likewise. We have to stand before the Lord, seeking His Instruction, and then delivering His message with courage to the situation around us. We have to spread the Gospel to bring people into His Kingdom. We have to share His gift of repentance. To fail to do so is a form of adultery, the sin in question on this day nineteen of our twenty-one day repentance journey.
Adultery of course is a personal sin. But today we look at it also as a national sin.
Our once-Godly nations have committed their own form of adultery, leaving their Covenant with the Living God and His Plan for that nation. Clearly for the United States, His Plan, and the plan of our Holy Spirit-filled forefathers, was to become the Light of His LIBERTY to a planet filled with satan's darkness. We were to be a city set on a hill which could not be hidden; a light to the world.(Matthew 5:14). Instead, we have become the world's purveyor of filth, the blatant exponent of sexual perversions, the champion of "be your own god;" a divided nation, very close to a prison, run by wicked, incompentent guards presuming themselves to not need God, clueless as to His Word and His Sovereignty.
Day nineteen: Adultery. Ask the Helper if you have any spirit of adultery in you. Where did it first surface in you? Is it a generational curse? How does it show up in your life today? Is there a sin pattern in your nation's adultery that specifically involves you, for which you can confess and repent?
Having repented, what is His replacement?
Exodus 20:14: You shall not commit adultery.
Matthew 5:28: But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Jeremiah 3:8:" And I saw that for all the adulteries of faithless Israel, I had sent her away and given her a writ of divorce, yet her treacherous sister Judah did not fear; but she went and was a harlot also.
As you confess that sin of adultery, 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
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pastorjeff@repentday.com
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