Thoughts for Life: #77 Argentina and Australia

C. Peter Wagner: In his book Taking Our Cities for God, John Dawson gives some specific examples of remitting the sins of
nations.

In Cordoba, Argentina, in 1978, for example, Dawson and some
fellow Youth With a Mission workers were frustrated at the indifference of the people to their message.

Through prayer and fasting they discerned that one of the principalities ruling the city was pride. So they confessed their own pride and humbled themselves by kneeling to pray on the sidewalks of some of Cordoba's busy downtown areas.

With that a harvest of souls began! Dawson says,..

"The people were so receptive that they would wait
patiently in line for us personally to autograph our
gospel tracts."

Dawson also tells of attending a prayer meeting of some 15,000 in Sydney, Australia, in 1979. He speaks of the social psychology of Australia as frequently characterized by a sense of rejection and injustice.

Then he tells of a spiritual release that came over the people there..

"when one leader led the crowd to extend forgiveness toward
Britain for the injustice suffered by their forefathers in the establishment of Australia as a penal settlement."

This is a case of remitting the sins of a nation, and Dawson is able to report great blessing coming to the churches of Australia subsequent to the event.

But once again in remitting the sins of nations, Dawson agrees with Nehemiah and Daniel, that..

"we must identify with the sins of the city." He says, "You
may be a righteous person who is not involved in any
direct way with the vices present in your city."

But he feels we must move beyond that. "We can all identify with the roots of any given sin." (p 185 in Taking Our Cities for God)

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Warfare Prayer

#77 Argentina and Australia

By C. Peter Wagner

(pg. 132) Regal Books

Father, help us identify the specific sins of

our cities, so we can stand (or kneel) in prayer

for their release of the curses. Draw Your

intercessors together, to partition Your Divine

intervention in what's happening.

Increase our faith to believe that our prayers

are effective and well able to bring down the

strongholds we discover. May our desire be to

see Your Holy Spirit take control over our areas.

I ask this in the Might Name of Jesus, Who made

the way back to You from the cross! Amen.

Today’s Bible verse: Is. 5:21 "Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight."

Today’s quote: John Newton

"I asked the Lord that I may grow

in faith and love and every grace,

Might more of his salvation know,

and seek more earnestly his face.

'Twas He who taught me thus to pray,
and He I trust has answered prayer,
But it has been in such a way
as almost drove me to despair.

I thought that in some favored hours,
at once he'd answer my request,
And by His love's transforming power,
Subdue my sins and give me rest.

Instead of that He made me feel
the hidden evils of my heart,
And bade the angry powers of hell
assault my soul in every part.

Nay, more, with His hand He seemed
intent to aggravate my woe,
Crossed all the fair designs I schemed,
blasted my gourds, and laid me low.

"Lord, why this?" I trembling cried,
"Wilt Thou pursue this worm to death?"
"This is the way," the Lord replied,
"I answer prayer for grace and faith."

"These inward trials I employ
from sin and self to set thee free,
And cross thy schemes of earthly joy
that thou might find thy all in Me."

(Taken from David Roper's book,
p. 87 Psalm 23

Our thoughts today: Our level of contentment varies with who and where we are, and what we're use to. Ps. 51:17 tells us what pleases God the most.

- Will we call on God in "our day of trouble?" (Ps. 50:15)

- Is your desire to have a clean heart and a right spirit? Check out Ps. 51:10 and make it your prayer. God loves it when we use His Word to pray our concerns.

Today's popular post: Part 1- How CAN We Forgive? (7 of 21 ways) Jean Oathout
shares some interesting thoughts with us today about hearing from God.

"It happens that we may know where
another person is coming from, and..."

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