Thursday, April 5, 2012

THE SCAPE GOAT: Prayer Note # 28

            “The concept of a scapegoat comes from this redemptive intercessional work of Christ and illustrates well our concept of carrying something away. A scapegoat takes someone else’s blame and resulting consequences… It symbolized Christ the scapegoat crucified outside the city bearing away our curse.

          Christ was not alone on the cross. We were with Him. He was actually there to join us in our sentence of death. No, we may not have been there physically, but we were there spirituall(see Rom. 6:4, 6). And of course, as He hung there He was ‘bearing’ some things. Our sins were being ‘laid on’ Him and He was carrying them away.”

          Colossians 1:24: “Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I do my share on behalf of His Body (which is the church) in filling up that which is lacking in Christ’s afflictions.”   (Find out what this means for us in the next Note)

Prayer Note # 27 THE SCAPE GOAT- Taken from Dutch Sheets’ book, Intercessory Prayer (pgs 64, 66)

Next Prayer Note April 10th OUR PART

Listening Prayer Guidelines by People Resources Team a ministry of the NAVIGATORS

1.     STILL AND QUIET YOUR SOUL- Quiet and sill your soul before God from the cares of the day.

2.     RESIST THE ENEMY- Take your place of authority by saying something like, “In the name of Jesus Christ I prohibit the enemy from speaking or interfering with this time.”

3.     INVOKE HIS PRESENCE- Praise and acknowledge God as the One who is truly there. Ask that He would especially reveal Himself to you during your time of listening.

4.     ASK GOD TO SEARCH YOUR HEART- Talk to Him about what He reveals, confess any known sin.

5.     ASK GOD TO SPEAK TO YOU- Use the model of Samuel, “Speak Lord for I, Your servant, am listening.”

6.     WAIT IN SILENCE- Be still and quietly wait before Him.

7.     USE A PEN & PAPER TO WRITE DOWN THE IMPRESSIONS HE BRINGS YOUR WAY- Usually this will be words, phrases, visual images or thoughts that come into your mind through His still small voice of the indwelling Holy Spirit.”

“But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on His own, He will speak only what He hears…He will bring glory to Me by taking what is Mine, and making it known to you.”  (John 16:13-14)

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A SONG AND A POEM by Bernard of Clairvaux / Jean Oathout

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