Evangelist Franklin Graham is calling on Christians to participate in a day of fasting and prayer for our nation today. Graham, the president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and of Samaritan's Purse , an international Christian relief organization, believes the church needs to call upon the name of God and ask for Him to move in this country. He stressed that our nation is facing multiple crises - from a pandemic to a turbulent presidential election, and widespread racial unrest. "I am urging followers of Jesus Christ to fast and to pray for our nation on SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25. Mark it on your calendars and prepare now. I hope individuals, families, and churches will join me in asking for the Lord's help and for His will to be done in this critical election. Will you?" Graham wrote on Facebook. ...
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| Pastor Chris Oyakhilome |
…who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this? (Esther 4:14
).
).
There’re people in this world that God has placed to give access to
others; access to wealth, to power, to resources, etc. He has ordained
someone to be your access, and you may never have that access except
through that person. This is because, in working with men, in blessing
men, He uses other men.
Take for instance in 1 Kings 17:9 (ASV),
God said to Elijah, “Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to
Sidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow there to
sustain thee.” It was a time of severe famine and if Elijah was going to
have any more food, it was going to come from that woman. Elijah could
go anywhere else, if he chose, but if he was going to walk in God’s
perfect will for that moment, it had to be through that woman.
,
God said to Elijah, “Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to
Sidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow there to
sustain thee.” It was a time of severe famine and if Elijah was going to
have any more food, it was going to come from that woman. Elijah could
go anywhere else, if he chose, but if he was going to walk in God’s
perfect will for that moment, it had to be through that woman.
For the woman, Elijah was her access for her next level. She was in
abject penury, and if she was ever going to come out of that squalor, it
would be her connection to Elijah. Through Elijah, she was in turn
sustained and went from penury into prosperity (read the entire account
in 1 Kings 17). That’s not all; when her son fell ill and died, she got a
miracle; the young lad was raised back to life by the prophet, Elijah.
Likewise, the children of Israel remained as slaves in Egypt, until
Moses responded to the call of God to bring them out. Moses was their
access. Jesus Himself was our access to the Father’s presence and He
knew it. He said, “…No one comes to the Father, but by me” (John 14:6 RSV).
RSV).
Recognize
those you’re to give access, and be prompt to do what the Lord has
placed in your heart to do for their benefit or advantage. Also,
recognize those the Lord has placed in your path to give you access,
whether in ministry, your work, career, politics, etc. It’s a principle
in the Kingdom of God, and you have to understand it.
CONFESSION
I’m the answer to the cry of many and a solution to my world! The eyes
of my understanding are flooded with light to recognize and give access
to those the Lord has placed in my path, and I’m both spiritually and
financially well capacitated to fulfil this purpose. Likewise, I
recognize and take full advantage of those that have been empowered by
God to give me access to my next and higher level in my work, ministry,
etc., in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY:
Hosea 12:13 And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.
And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.
Genesis 12:2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
Hebrews 13:16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN; Matthew 14:13-36 & Genesis 49-50
& Genesis 49-50
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN; Acts 10:44-11:1-3 & Job 13-14
-3 & Job 13-14
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