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October 1, 2008
ONE BODY
**A TBT Classic**
Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you. And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you, so that He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints. ~1 Thessalonians 3:11-13
Jesus desires a unified and holy Church. We are one Body with many members. We cannot all be hands, feet, eyes, ears, or whatever choice part of the body we want, and I believe each church is a specific part of the Body serving a specific part of God’s divine plan. We cannot be squabbling over which part of the Body we want to be, we need to sit back, repent of our pridefulness and selfishness, rebuke the enemy and his lies, and breathe in God’s Holy Spirit. We need to be Spirit filled and Spirit led, only then will the Church see revival and true Christian growth and God will be glorified because His purpose and plan will be fulfilled.
It begins with a faithful remnant, with us. Let’s gather together today in prayer for each of our individual churches and pastors, standing in the gap, interceding for them.
Dear Heavenly Father, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Today we come to You praising You because You are Holy, Sovereign, Faithful, Just, Worthy, Mighty, Loving and Merciful. We thank You for Your grace and Your guidance. Lord, we stand before You in the gap, we lift up Your Church before You and we ask that You look at each church body, examine them, clean them, purge them. Rearrange them according to Your will, we ask that Your Spirit fill each church and that whatever is hindering the flow of Your Spirit, please remove it. We ask that You examine each shepherd for Your flocks, protect them, may the words that come from their mouth be Your words, let them truly push their flesh aside and allow Your Spirit to minister through them. Lord, we come against anything the enemy may try to trip them with, we ask that Your hedge of protection encompass not only them but their families. We pray for the congregations, may their hearts be prepared and ready to receive Your Word. May they worship You in spirit and in truth, may they be filled with the fire of Your Spirit and may Your presence be manifested in their lives. Father, we ask that Your love be evident in each and every believer; whatever struggles they have, may they lay them at Your feet. May they truly testify to Your goodness and mercy and let it reflect in their daily lives. May Your light shine through them. Lord, we ask that for those who have been sitting on the fence and can’t seem to let the world go that You have mercy on them and touch them in ways that only You can. May they feel Your presence and may they be purged by Your fire. Create in them obedient, worshipful hearts. Let the Church arise and stand up in Your name and may it draw ever closer to You! In Jesus name, Amen.
Additional Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 12:1-13:13; John 16:5-15
In Christ’s Service,
Prudence Ramos |
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