Reap For Our Nigeria

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Presently, to mention but a few of the situations on ground in Nigeria:

·        Naira devaluation/depreciation due to continuous fall in the price of crude oil.

·         Mysterious killings, kidnapping and rape on rampage.

·         Exploitation of foreign exchange users.

·        Diverse political affiliation.

·        Ethnic & religious disputes.

·        Effects of high price of crude oil in the international market on the country as a whole.

·         Day-time & night-time robbery.

·        As a result of the declining revenue from crude oil experts, hope is being shifted unto the rapid development of immense agricultural and solid mineral resources for economic resurgence by the government. And so, President and administration are welcoming and inviting foreign and international businesses/investments, to invest in both sectors (i.e. agriculture and mining).

·         Inter-tribal disagreement within states, thereby brewing political tension.

·         Losses incurred by investors.

·         High rate in corruption with public funds.

·         Bad roads leading to loss of lives or serious accidents.

·         Unstable and unfair power supply.

What is happening to our new Nigeria, which was birth last year - 2015? What happened last year?

§  Persistently and consistently every week, we cried unto the Lord for a new Nigeria before elections; for mercy; for a divine turnaround.

§  While at it, the Lord who rules in the affairs of men, caused a divine shift – the elections meant to hold on February 14 & 28, were postponed to March 28 & April 11.

§    Voices were raised unto the Lord of Hosts. A 24hour surveillance prayer-chain was broadcast, calling on the God of the nation, Nigeria; the situation was so tense in the country for threats and speculations of different kinds, but we held on to the feet of Jesus and persevered in prayer.

§  As men/women in travail, we labored in prayer. We sowed our tears; our heart-cries; knocking on the doors of heaven; pleading and calling unto the sovereign God with His All-Sovereign power.

§  As God’s midwives (Shiphrah & Puah in Exodus 1:15), the new baby Nigeria was birth and God’s blessing was decreed upon her.

Not Unto Us, O Lord, But Unto You Be All The Glory, Amen!

Amidst all the current reports/situations above and as God’s midwives, what is God still expecting of us concerning this new-baby (Nigeria) and why?

v  Continue wholeheartedly, sowing our seed of prayer of faith and the truth of God’s Word into Nigeria (not moved by what we see or hear) – for the baby to have an all-round balanced growth and development.

v  To begin to decree God’s intention into the nation - Job 22:28 – “Thou shall also decree a thing and it will be established unto you.” Every baby needs vaccinations for protection against a range of serious and fatal diseases.

Just like vaccinations, our decrees are quick, safe and extremely effective. The more we decree God’s mind – His Word – upon Nigeria, the less the chance of an outbreak.

v  To begin to savour the things of God on behalf of baby Nigeria, and not the things of men; have eyes but we should not fail to see (Mark 8:33).

v  The only time it is safe to stop vaccinating/immunizing a baby against diseases, is when the diseases has been wiped out worldwide – For baby Nigeria, God desires that (no matter the outrageous events happening – “diseases”) we should continue to pray unto God about everything instead of worrying –“continue as watchman to “watch and pray” – Philippians 4:6; Luke 21:36; Mark 14:38.

v  Philippians 2:14, 16 – “Do all things without murmurings and disputings…Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain” – For our labour not to be in vain, God does not desire that we join the wagons of those who complain/murmur/groan/moan; a baby grumbled upon is never a happy baby; (let’s remember what happened to the children of Israel with all their murmurings – they never entered the rest that God had promised them!

v  Never to give up as midwives,  “For in due season we will reap, if we faint not”  (Galatians 6:9).

1 Chronicles 17:1-5, 16; 1 Chronicles 21:1-4, 7 and 2 Samuel 21:1

Prayers For Nigeria – (President Buhari and All His Cabinet Members)

·      The choice and the decision of a king can set the whole nation to be in jeopardy/abundance/peace -

Pray that those who counsel/advice the Head of State; all his deliberations/negotiations with foreign/national investors or support, because of the economic downfall and state of the nation - will be guided by the Spirit of truth (the Comforter) – John 16:13a.

·        Among all the leaders that David summoned to go and take the census, Joab was the only one who stood contrary to the King’s order initially –

Raise up men like Joab for the President, who desire to seek the pleasure of You God for the nation, than the pleasure of men; brace up women like Deborah to arise to save the nation from the mighty oppression of “indigenous Siseras”; discomfit them by Yourself O Lord, with all their chariots and their host.

Surround him with men who are ready to arise for Your sake – for righteousness sake - for Nigeria; men who are not lukewarm but ready to stand upon Your Word.

Give unto the President and his cabinet members Joabs in authority – Joabs who are bold, brave and who will take a stand for/with God, to say no to all form of ungodly acts being proposed to the President.

·         God as a merciful and just God –

Pray that as the wicked Siseras of Nigeria are receiving their divine judgment, the lives of innocent ones will receive mercy from God.

Charge For Us Today and Henceforth:

1 Timothy 2:1-2 (KJV) - Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, ² for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. ³ For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior.”

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Luke 15: 11-32 (NLT) – The Story of the Lost Son - “ To illustrate the point further, Jesus told them this story: “A man had two sons. The younger son told his father, ‘I want my share of your estate now before you die.’ So his father agreed to divide his wealth between his sons. A few days later this younger son packed all his belongings and moved to a distant land, and there he wasted all his money in wild living. About the time his money ran out, a great famine swept over the land, and he began to starve. He persuaded a local farmer to hire him, and the man sent him into his fields to feed the pigs. The young man became so hungry that even the pods he was feeding the pigs looked good to him. But no one gave him anything. When he finally came to his senses, he said to himself, ‘At home even the hired servants have food enough to spare, and here I am dying of hunger! I will go home to my father and say, “Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you, and I am no longer worthy of being called your son. Please take me on as a hired servant. So he returned home to his father. And while he was still a long way off, his father saw him coming.

Filled with love and compassion, he ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him. His son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against both heaven and you, and I am no longer worthy of being called your son. But his father said to the servants, ‘Quick! Bring the finest robe in the house and put it on him. Get a ring for his finger and sandals for his feet. And kill the calf we have been fattening. We must celebrate with a feast, for this son of mine was dead and has now returned to life. He was lost, but now he is found.’ So the party began.

Meanwhile, the older son was in the fields working. When he returned home, he heard music and dancing in the house, and he asked one of the servants what was going on. Your brother is back,’ he was told, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf. We are celebrating because of his safe return. The older brother was angry and wouldn’t go in. His father came out and begged him, but he replied, ‘All these years I’ve slaved for you and never once refused to do a single thing you told me to. And in all that time you never gave me even one young goat for a feast with my friends. Yet when this son of yours comes back after squandering your money on prostitutes, you celebrate by killing the fattened calf!’ His father said to him, ‘Look, dear son, you have always stayed by me, and everything I have is yours. We had to celebrate this happy day. For your brother was dead and has come back to life! He was lost, but now he is found!’”

John 4: 31-38 (Message) - It’s Harvest Time – “ In the meantime, the disciples pressed him, “Rabbi, eat. Aren’t you going to eat? He told them, “I have food to eat you know nothing about. The disciples were puzzled. “Who could have brought him food?” Jesus said, “The food that keeps me going is that I do the will of the One who sent me, finishing the work he started. As you look around right now, wouldn’t you say that in about four months it will be time to harvest? Well, I’m telling you to open your eyes and take a good look at what’s right in front of you. These Samaritan fields are ripe. It’s harvest time! “The Harvester isn’t waiting. He’s taking his pay, gathering in this grain that’s ripe for eternal life.”

Matthew 9:36-38 (KJV) – “But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly [is] plenteous, but the labourers [are] few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.

The Lord is the owner of the souls of men. He is the landowner.

The workers He is sending into His vineyard represent all who have been saved (Matthew 1:21), chosen (John 16:16) and commissioned by Himself (Matthew 20: 18-20).

The field of service is vast, which the Lord has called us into. There is a great need for people who seek the correct Gospel of God.

What an encouragement to know that we are part of the workmen in the Lord’s vineyard. It’s a great privilege and with responsibility.

There is a cry in the lands for men and women who are seeking for men and women who will bring them the true Gospel, knowledge of the love of God and the way of salvation.

Matthew 20: 1-7 (NIV) - The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard - “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard. About nine in the morning he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing. He told them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right. So they went. He went out again about noon and about three in the afternoon and did the same thing. About five in the afternoon he went out and found still others standing around. He asked them, ‘Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing? Because no one has hired us,’ they answered. He said to them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard.”

Prayer

 

Give Us O Lord Thine Unction.
 

·       Give us o Lord thine unction, anoint us for thine work
Arise and set us in motion O Lord the Man of war.

 

·        Baptize us Lord with thy fire, and set our Souls aflame
To burn and shine for thy cause, revive your zeal in us.

 

·        Refine us Lord and cleanse us, clothe us in holiness;
Transform our thoughts and nature, till we your glory show.

 

·       New Hearts, more love, more passion
For Souls in Satan’s train, with hook or net use us still
Make us fishers of men.

 

·       Not gold, not power, not knowledge
Will thy Heavens unlock but prayer and faith and unity
Will bring the latter Rain.

 

·         With tears and groans and fasting, O Lord, help us to pray
Travailing as in birth for Souls, till you revive the Church.

 

·         Lord anoint us again, so we do not see men as tress. Give us ears to hear the cry of Europe and the rest of rest of the world.

 

·         Give us the compassion and love of the Father.

 

 

·         Make me available for the various platforms. Find me Lord.

 

 

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