|
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-----
Our brother in Christ, Dean Briggs, has a powerful devotional as part of the 21 day prayer and fasting Australian Canberra Declaration invitation to all nations:
Out of the Pit, Into Awakening
Dean Briggs, Executive Leader, International House of Prayer Kansas City
Intention
To cry out for God to come down and visit the nations and bring them out of the pit of destruction
Scripture
“He brought me up out of the pit of destruction.” – Psalm 40:2
Reflection
We fast for both personal and national renewal. We fast for breakthrough and intimate communion. We fast because there is a pit of literal destruction from which only God can deliver.
The good news? Not only does God listen to our prayer, He acts upon it. He is a devoted Father, a faithful Shepherd, a jealous Lover, a powerful King, a righteous Judge, and a powerful Saviour.
As people, we tend towards great forgetfulness. The fact is, we always need Him, not only in bad times. Oh, how short our memories! Too easily, we grow self-sufficient and complacent, until various pressures come along to remind us once again: We always need the Lord. Lions and bears of circumstance or satanic assault threaten to destroy us, so we cry out and turn again in trust and dependence.
God could easily scold our inconsistency. He could show us how behind we are on His scorecard. Instead, when we cry out, He faithfully rises to answer and defend His people whom He loves.
Isaiah cried out, “Oh that You would rend the heavens! That You would come down!” (Isa 64:1, NKJV)
During our fast, this is our cry: Invade, oh King! Come down and visit our land! Let all of Australia and Oceania know Your glory like never before.
We must see how Isaiah’s cry connects to David’s plea in Psalm 40. The two best words in today’s verse are ‘up’ and ‘out’. He comes down that He might bring us up and out of the pit!
This has always been the nature of God. He comes down, we are raised. He came down to Adam’s fallen race to prophesy the salvation that would be raised up through Eve. He came down to Abram to declare the nearness of the promise that would break forth through Isaac. He came down to Sinai to elevate a mass of slaves into a nation of conquerors, empowered by the knowledge of God to triumph in the new land.
“Now it shall be, if you will diligently obey the Lord your God, being careful to do all His commandments... The Lord will cause your enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you; they shall come out against you one way and shall flee before you seven ways.” (Deut. 28:1, 7)
If the people would but heed the Word of God, victory was assured once God came down.
In Bethlehem, in the flesh of a human baby, He lowered Himself to redeem and elevate our existence from earthly to heavenly. All of these are pressure moments.
In times of national and moral crisis, we feel squeezed. The economy squeezes; our faith shrinks. There are giants in the land and it seems there is no way out. And it’s true. Our destruction is assured. We’re in a pit, often of our own making. We can’t escape.
Until.
Until God invades.
What then? When Heaven touches Earth, everything changes. Isn’t that worthy of waiting, crying out, believing, contending? Isn’t an empty belly worth the vibrant faith it produces to lay hold of promises?
Oh God, visit Australia!
Video
The Great Southland – Geoffrey Bullock
Prayer
Heavenly Father,
We are fasting and praying for personal and national renewal. We are praying and fasting for breakthroughs and intimate communion.
You are the only answer to the pit of destruction. We are desperate for ourselves and our nations that You come down and bring us up and out of the pit!
Display Your glory to our nations, Your strong arm to deliver. We wait, we cry out, we contend, we believe. Amen.
Prayer Points for Wave of Glory 2023
1. Pray for a wave of the “knowledge of the glory of the LORD” to sweep the globe and the WPA in Australia on 3–6 October. Isaiah 40:5
2. Pray for awakening for Australia and millions to find Christ. Isaiah 64:1–2
3. Pray for a global awakening for the world and billions to find Christ. Romans 10:1
Sign up to receive Daily Devotions during Wave of Glory in your inbox here.
Author Bio
Formerly a pastor and church planter, Dean Briggs serves the Body of Christ as an apostolic teacher and strategist, consulting movements and ministries, and coaching leaders and executives across five continents. Dean easily weds humour and anointing with unusual depth in the Word of God. Dean serves the executive leadership team at IHOPKC.
We invite you to support this prayer campaign to multiply prayer in Australia and the world for revival and see billions come to Christ. Every donation to the Canberra Declaration helps us promote prayer and make a stand for family, faith, freedom, life, and the good news of God’s love through Jesus Christ His Son.
View Wave of Glory 2023 devotionals on the Canberra Declaration website.
Register for the World Prayer Assembly.
Join us for our nightly Zoom prayer call:
DATES: Every night 28 August – 17 September
TIME: 8PM Australian Eastern Standard Time
ZOOM URL LINK: https://zoom.us/j/776881184
ZOOM MEETING ID: 776881184
Devotions are brought to you by the Canberra Declaration.
*******************
May I ask a favor? Is the Lord asking you to join others supporting our global ministry to encourage His gift of repentance? Please join us, at whatever level. Thank you!
God bless you,
Pastor Jeff Daly
National Day of Repentance
www.repentday.com
www.americankneels.com
www.globalrepent.com
pastorjeff@repentday.com
************
The new book, "Nation Imploding: God's Solution" can be ordered on Amazon, or Barnes & Noble, or Apple, but you can receive a signed copy for $20 by making a donation to NDR on Cornerstone or PayPal, mentioning "book,"or by mailing a check to NDR, post office box 246 Middletown CA 95461. All proceeds go to NDR. If you send $40 we'll also send a copy to the representative in Congress you designate.
Here's a recent review by a sister in Canada: 5.0 out of 5 stars so informative , Reviewed in Canada on August 16, 2023 Verified Purchase"This book is for everyone who is in need of hope for a much better future. It holds an abundance of information on how the USA was birthed and is full of God’s word."
And here's a review by our sister Linda in Kansas: " I finished your book and it was soooooo good. I think you should read it as your 'program' on the radio station. You could read it each week until you finish the book! It is so full of the men and women of God and how seeking His Face and repentance played His most amazing role in our country. Thank you for writing this book for all to have a closer walk with God."
-------here is the 3 minute video of Nation Imploding-God's Solution
https://youtu.be/MONsL7Td7xM
**************************
Every Wednesday, God willing, at 10:30 AM Pacific USA time, we hold a unique "Cleansing the Bride" 90 minute zoom call. The blessings of His gift of repentance are explored, and there are several times of privacy with the Teacher, the Holy Spirit, to look at old sin patterns. You'll have the opportunity in private with Him for several minutes to confess and repent if you wish. Should you wish, you can later share. The agape love in the call is tangible! Please join us: email Susan for instructions: hammersusan1@gmail.com
We also hold every Thursday at 9 AM Pacific USA time an Africa Kneels call. The flame of repentance has been lit in Africa ! please join; email Susan for instructions: hammersusan1@gmail.com
We also hold every 2 weeks 7 AM Sydney time, an Australia Kneels call. Please join; the next one is set for Wednesday, September 13, Sydney time 7 AM; Tuesday September 12 for the rest of us; email Susan for details: hammersusan1@gmail.com
And God willing, we'll have a National Day of Repentance/Global Day of Repentance on Sunday, September 24, 2023. Please join us: www.americakneels.com and even more information on www.globalrepent.com..
The Lord makes it clear: Luke 13:1-5, repent or perish. Here's the NDR video on this key scripture: https://youtu.be/oT15XrDvv9c
National Day of Repentance is a 501c3 tax exempt Christian nonprofit organization
| 
