Prayer of Confession and Declaration for yourself - 2012

                                           Prayer  of Confession and Declaration for yourself 


1.Heavenly Father, I bow in worship and praise before You. I cover myself with the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ asmy protection during this time of prayer. I surrender myself completely and unreservedly in every area of my life tools for warfare • I do take a stand against all the workings of Satan that would hinder me in this time of prayer, and I address myself only to the true and living God and refuse any involvement of Satan in my prayer.Satan, I command you, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, to leave my presence with all your demons, and I bring the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ between us.

2.Heavenly Father, I worship You, and I give You praise. I recognize that You are worthy to receive all glory and honor and praise. I renew my allegiance to You and pray that the blessed Holy Spirit would enable me in this timeof prayer. I am thankful, heavenly Father, that You have loved me from past eternity, that You sent the Lord Jesus Christ into the world to die as my substitute that I would be redeemed. I am thankful that the Lord Jesus Christ came as my representative, and that through Him You have completely forgiven me; You have given me eternal life;You have given me the perfect righteousness of the Lord Jesus Christ so I am now justified. I am thankful that in Him You have made me complete, and that You have offered Yourself to me to be my daily help and strength.

3.Heavenly Father, come and open my eyes that I might see how great You are and how complete Your provision is for this new day. I do, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, take my place with Christ in the heavenlies with all principalities and powers (powers of darkness and wicked spirits) under my feet. I am thankful that the victory the Lord Jesus Christ won for me on the cross and in His resurrection has been given to me and that I am seated with the Lord Jesus Christ in the heavenlies; therefore, I declare that all principalities and powers and all wicked spirits are subject to me in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.

I am thankful for the armor You have provided, and I put on the girdle of truth, the breastplate of righteousness,the sandals of peace, the helmet of salvation. I lift up the shield of faith against all the fiery darts of the enemy, andtake in my hand the sword of the spirit, the Word of God, and use Your Word against all the forces of evil in my life; and I put on this armor and live and pray in complete dependence upon You, blessed Holy Spirit.

I am grateful, heavenly Father, that the Lord Jesus Christ spoiled all principalities and powers and made a show ofthem openly and triumphed over them in Himself. I claim all that victory for my life today. I reject out of my life allthe insinuations, the accusations, and the temptations of Satan. I affirm that the Word of God is true, and I choose to live today in the light of God’s Word. I choose, heavenly Father, to live in obedience to You and in fellowship with Yourself. Open my eyes and show me the areas of my life that would not please You. Work in my life that there be no ground to give Satan a foothold against me. Show me any area of weakness. Show me any area of my life that I must deal with so that I would please You. I do in every way today stand for You and the ministry of theHoly Spirit in my life.

By faith and in dependence upon You, I put off the old man and stand into all the victory of the crucifixion wherethe Lord Jesus Christ provided cleansing from the old nature. I put on the new man and stand into all the victory of the resurrection and the provision He has made for me there to live above sin. Therefore, in this day, I put offthe old nature with its selfishness, and I put on the new nature with its love. I put off the old nature with its fearand I put on the new nature with its courage. I put off the old nature with its weakness and I put on the new nature with its strength. I put off today the old nature with all its deceitful lusts and I put on the new nature with all its righteousness and purity.

I do in every way stand into the victory of the ascension and the glorification of the Son of God where all principalities and powers were made subject to Him, and I claim my place in Christ victorious with Him over all the enemies of my soul. Blessed Holy Spirit, I pray that You would fill me. Come into my life, break down every idol and cast out every foe.

4. I am thankful, heavenly Father, that the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds, to the casting down of imaginations and every high thing that exalted itself against the knowledge of God, and to bring every thought into obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore in my own life today I tear down the strongholds of Satan, and I smash the plans of Satan that have been formed against me. I tear down the strongholds of Satan against my mind, and I surrender my mind to You, blessed Holy Spirit. I affirm,heavenly Father, that You have not given us the spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. I break and smash the strongholds of Satan formed against my emotions today, and I give my emotions to You. I smash the strongholds of Satan formed against my will today, and I give my will to You, and choose to make the right decisions of faith. I smash the strongholds of Satan formed against my body today, and I give my body to You, recognizing that I am Your temple; and I rejoice in Your mercy and Your goodness.

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Heavenly Father, I pray that now through this day You would quicken me; show me the way that Satan is hindering and tempting and lying and counterfeiting and distorting the truth in my life. Enable me to be the kind of person that would please You. Enable me to be aggressive in prayer. Enable me to be aggressive mentally and to think Your thoughts after You, and to give You Your rightful place in my life.Again, I now cover myself with the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ and pray that You, blessed Holy Spirit, would bring all the work of the crucifixion, all the work of the resurrection, all the work of the glorification, and all the work of Pentecost into my life today.
I surrender myself to You. I refuse to be discouraged. You are the God ofall hope. You have proven Your power by resurrecting Jesus Christ from the dead, and I claim in every way Your victory over all satanic forces active in my life, and I reject these forces; and I pray in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ with thanksgiving. Amen.

Knowing Who You Are In Christ

              

Hello saints in the lord, i really apologise for not blogging for some time, i was on leave hence could not access the internet, but thank God, God has just secured for me an ipad, hence on the go now, there will not be any delay in publishing the mind of God to us. Enjoy this!

 

              Knowing Who You Are In Christ

Psalm 36: 5-7, Titus 3: 5-7, John 1: 12-13, Deuteronomy 7: 6, Jeremiah 17: 7-8, Galatians 2: 20, 1 Peter 2: 24, Luke 12: 7

Psalm 36: 5-7 "Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens...How priceless is your unfailing love! Both high and low among men find refuge in the shadow of your wings"

It's a famous Bible passage that is so poetically beautiful and a wonderfully true description of God's love. Yet sometimes how easy can it be to 'know' in

our mind that in God's eyes we are loved - It seems easy to say, yet it's so hard to really grasp not only in our minds but our hearts.. I'd like to share a story with you.

I once knew quite well, a girl who hated pretty much everything about herself. Disliked everything about who she was and the personality she had. She hated

School. Soon after starting high school people grew to know she was the person they could laugh at, criticise and use for joke making in classes. She felt unwelcome and disliked. This soon became the norm and she quite quickly became very quiet, shy and found it hard to have conversation with anyone other than her close friends. Things got worse. Food became an issue and constant binge eating, strict dieting became the norm for her final 3 years at school. It didn't work and only left her feeling worse, both physically and spiritually. By the end of high school, she was left a paranoid, shy, nervous person. Disliked by herself and unloved by the people she most wanted to be recognized by. Throughout all this God was quietly speaking to her, giving her strength to do things, that she couldn't have done by herself, she 'knew' God loved her, and he existed- that was a fact, yet she still struggled. She 'knew' but didn't feel in her heart. One day God impacted her life at a moment where she thought she had nothing to live for. God changed the girl's life and after 7 years she is learning to understand who she is in Jesus.

A disheartening story with a nice ending, you may think but that's not me? Well I think the story has something to challenge us all on. It's all about knowing, and really knowing in our hearts who we are in Jesus' eyes which is:

Totally accepted (Titus 3: 5-7: He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus

Christ our Saviour, so that, having been justified by His grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.)

His child (John 1: 12-13: Yet to all who received Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God--children born not of

natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.)

Chosen (Deuteronomy 7: 6: For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be His people, His treasured possession.)

Confident (Jeremiah 17: 7-8: "But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear

fruit.")

Recreated (Galations 2: 20: I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.)

Righteous (1 Peter 2: 24: He himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by His wounds you have been healed.)

And worth (Luke 12: 7: Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.)

Why not spend time this week really asking God, search for the heart knowledge of Him rather than just head knowledge. Ask God to really challenge you on those

things we hideaway and try not to deal with. The girl in the story was me; don't let it take you 7 years until you finally begin to accept who you are in Jesus. Most of all remember, however hard it is to comprehend, God does love you, more than you can ever imagine. And in His eyes you are totally accepted and totally loved.

See you at the top!

Pastor Mike