Dear sisters and brothers in Christ Jesus, part of a growing repentance remnant globally,
Repentance builds us up in Christ, removing old sin strongholds, so that we fear God, not man, in these end times. Proverbs 6:16-19 sets forth the 7 abominations God hates (that's His Word).
Each one of the seven has been loosed on the planet in every nation, and you and I, already called by Him His Bride, (Ephesians 5: 25-27) are now urged by Him today (Revelation 3: 19-21) to extricate ourselves from these abominations, these demonic traps. We are to come up higher to His Word as our Rock, extricating ourselves from this wicked culture all around us. Today is the day to get ready; He is the soon-coming Bridegroom.
Today on Day Two of the 21 Day Repentance journey the focus is on the next abomination God hates: A LYING SPIRIT. We all have some measure of it; whenever I exaggerate I'm lying.
Day two: Lying spirit. Ask the Helper if you have a lying spirit. (Proverbs 6:17b). Where did it first surface in you? How does it show up in your life today?
What is His replacement? Speaking words of Truth. You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. They are of the world. Therefore they speak as of the world, and the world hears them. We are of God. He who knows God hears us; he who is not of God does not hear us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error. 1 John 4: 4-6.
For I rejoiced greatly when brethren came and testified of the truth that is in you, just as you walk in the truth. 3 John 3.
We learn in 1 Kings 18:36-39 that after Elijah prayed on Mt Carmel for the Lord to show the people that Lord was God in Israel, Elijah then said to Ahab: Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of abundance of rain. (verse 41). As Ahab went up to eat and drink, Elijah went to the top of Mt. Carmel.
The Word says: " then he bowed down on the ground, and put his face between his knees." ~1 Kings 18: 42.
That to me shows REPENTANCE.
Elijah is a good example to follow. " Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months. Then he prayed again, and the sky poured rain and the earth produced its fruit." ~James 5: 17-18
Elijah made a declaration.
He then prayed. (The prayers had to have included prayers of repentance.)
He then by faith continued to send his servant to look toward the sea for rain.
On the 7th time a cloud as small as a man's hand was seen.
Elijah then told his servant to tell Ahab to " prepare your chariot before the rain stops you."
God then moved: " Now it happened in the meantime that the sky became black with clouds and wind, and there was a heavy rain. So Ahab rode away and went to Jezreel. Then the hand of the LORD came upon Elijah; and he girded up his loins and ran ahead of Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel." 1 Kings 18: 45-46
So if one man with a nature like ours could pray and bring about rain, how much more could a team of believers in Christ, repenting and praying for rain daily, cause the Lord to hear from heaven, forgive our sins, and heal our land, causing an abundance of rain?
Each day for the next 21 days beginning on October 3: take time to be with the Lord---
1) begin 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!
2) 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. Refer to the 21 Day Repentance Prayer List if you wish.
3) having repented, then pray for His rain in these western States so that His earth may produce His fruit.
4) 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.
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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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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