Tuesday, December 8, 2020

#77 Preparing the Way of the Lord

   Dr. Wesley L. Duewel- 1. Give prayer for revival and harvest a special place in your regular prayer list. Make sure that you pray for this at some time each day.

   2. Make a list of specific prayer requests. Whenever you have longer periods of prayer, devote time especially to the items on your check list.  (Google image, Hands around table praying)

Pray for God to:

    a. Deepen hunger in members of the group, Christians in the area, or others, who care.

    b. Reveal a new dimension of His holiness and power. This is always an important preparation for God's mighty working.

    c. Produce a holy discontent with things as they are.

   d. Quicken and strengthen faith that it is God's will to work in this way.

   e. Give God's children new sensitivity to His guidance and voice.

   f. Give God's children an eagerness to be used of God and to obey Him.

  g. Give humility of heart before God, with confession of sin, giving all glory to God.

  h. Give new awareness to His people of the urgency of this need.

  i.  Prepare the key individuals whom He plans to use.

  j.  Motivate and coordinate the prayer and faith of large numbers of Christians so they continue in earnest, prevailing prayer.

   3. Be prepared to accept God's timing, God's methods, and God's people.  Don't try to program God; trust Him to work in ways above and beyond anything you could think or plan.

   4. Look for opportunities to spend extra time in prayer.  How little we realize the potential of the unused moments we let slip by almost unnoticed. Every minute has the potential of blessing if used for the Lord. Moments lost are lost forever. Find moments to invest for eternity as you lift your heart to God in prayer for this need.

(Chapter 22, pp. 165-166, italics added for emphasis)


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Let's pray-

    Father, as we learn to prepare for revival harvest, may we understand the guidelines Dr. Duewel has given us today. Making a list of special requests for Your involvement is a good start, and to help us set a time and place for praying everyday.
   May we see the need for more time for praying for our local group or church, for their learning the importance of preparing for Your mighty working in us. May we develop a holy discontent for things as they are, which need Your touch to bring Christ into every person's life and heart.
   Our prayer is for You to quicken and strengthen our faith for You to work in us with a new sensitivity to Your guidance and voice. May we become eager to be used by You and to obey You.
   We realize that trying to program what You'll do is futile and unwise, as You have plans beyond anything we could think or plan. Help us utilize our time wisely for investing in eternity, as we lift up our hearts to You in prayer for these needs.
   We ask this in Christ's name, and for His glory.


Today's Bible verses-

         1 John 3:8 (NIV)  “. . . the reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil's work.” 

        Is. 40:31 (NIV)  “But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.”


Quote for today-

Ernie Miller

Judgement cannot be escaped . . . if God is just . . . judgement is inevitable.

Men have a choice . . . accept the judgement upon themselves . . . or

Accept the judgement that fell upon Christ in your place, as His gift to you.

This decision, this choice . . . defines eternity for every man . . .

There are no other options . . . . . no other paths, no other way . . . . .

Ye must be born again . . . 


Words of wisdom-

~ What if Jesus had not been born? The thought is one that should awaken us, as if He hadn't, where would the Father's Peace be found? Thankfully, young Mary was obedient to the angel's calling on her life. Our question is; will we respond to this child's eventual invitation to come to the father through His gift to us of eternal life?


Today's question-

          How are we adopted into the family of God?

   Do you remember the John 3:16 verse? It tells us of the Father's pursuit of His creation to have a relationship with them. As He's Spirit, He needed a way of clear communications with mankind. To do this, He created His son, as a baby in the womb of a young virgin, named Mary, some 2,000 years ago.
   This child, called Jesus, grew up without sin or sinful tendencies, and became a Teacher of His Father's will and ways. He amazed people with His knowledge and winsome ways. He went among the people of Israel to tell of His Father's desire for them to repent and to turn to back to Him and learn of the Kingdom that was coming.
   After spending about 3 years teaching and healing folks of every description of illness and demon oppression and control, He was crucified by the leaders of Israel, as He was gaining more attention than they were, and they hated Him. He spoke truth to them, that they were like white-washed selpercures with hate-infested spirits.
   The creation God made are not His children until they receive His Son as the Way, the Truth and the Life. This transformation recreates them into His beloved children through their adoption into His family. We are given His name and are heirs to all Christ is and has. We are adopted children of the Most High God through our Redemption, provided by Christ's death, burial and resurrection! (Isiah 63:16; John 1:12, 13).



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located in the St. Lawrence county of NY,

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Upcoming posts-

       #78 Schedule Special Prayer Times For Yourself
10th- Thursday's post by Dr. Wesley L. Duewel

            Happy Grumblers?
12th- Saturday's post by Merlin carothers

     #79 Suggestions Regarding Your Prayer Time
15th- Tuesday's post by Dr. Wesley L. Duewel

     #80 You Can Experience and Share Revival
17th- Thursday's post by Dr. Wesley L. Duewel







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