According to this parable and its illustration by Jesus from Luke Chapter 8, there are four classes of people (His people) whom the Lord is bringing once again to limelight. As we prayerfully cry and plead for His coming revival at this moment, Christ is seeking to pour His life into the souls of men that are needed. And as they seek Him, Christ will begin to purge them for His purpose.
Therefore, the Lord
of Harvest is on the lookout for men/women/boys/girls, who are ready, available
and fit for the Master’s use, which is His entire purpose; hence there is the
need for Him to “make the man.” But this can only be men who have made themselves
available to or for Him.
So even as
invitations have gone forth, and men/women are looking forward to the above
programme, there is the need for us to labour in the place of prayer concerning
every soul who will be coming and will be present before the Lord Jesus for the
Solemn Assembly - as the people of God will be hearing the Word of God – the
Message of God.
Luke 8:4-9; 11-15 (AMP)
What do all these
people have in common? They heard the
Word of God, but they did not all adhere to it to the end!
Prayers
· Thank You our
Father in heaven as You bid Your people to come unto You for the Solemn
Assembly – for no man can come unto Jesus except the Father enables (draws)
them to come (paraphrased – John 6:65).
Thank You for what You have pre-ordained to do during/through this Solemn
Assembly and thank You for it shall come to pass/it shall be established; thank
You for Your hand of mercy that shall locate and bring souls into Your kingdom.
·
Thank You God for
Your seed – Your message – Your Word that will come forth for/to all men; give
unto us the mysteries that is in Your Word that affects the hearts of men, for
You desire us to know it and for this to be a knowledge revealed unto our
hearts.
· “….he that
hath ears…” [v8b]; ….”that in seeing….” [v10b]
Isaiah
6:9-10 – Thou who searcheth and
knoweth the heart of men, remove every fatness of the heart - give unto us the
understanding of Your Word inside our opened hearts; let not our ears be heavy
to Your Word but please gives us listening ears to hear and to heed Your Word;
and please open our eyes to see our wretchedness but behold God’s glory that He
desires for us all.
· Spirit of the
Living God, as You help us to see – to hear – to understand, grant us all the
grace of conviction, conversion and let Your healing take place in the lives of
men; give unto us all a teachable spirit so that You can give us more
understanding and a thirst to seek and long for the truth.
· As many new
converts hear the Word of God and encounter Christ and respond to Your call of
salvation, Holy Spirit, let their hearts be affected and let every negative mindset/attitude
to God begin to change, their lives transformed and re-birth inside of Christ
Jesus.
· God has commanded
us to go and make disciples of all nations, teaching these new disciples to
obey all the commands He has given us – Matthew
28:19-20.
Great Provider, make provision of every resource
needed for these new disciples [human, materials, books] on their new journey
to Calvary with Jesus; use every sister/brother to teach and to encourage Your
“new disciples,” so that more people will be gathered unto You and for Your
Kingdom purpose, thereby Your Church [Bride] can grow in number and
discipleship multiplies.
For The Speakers Ministering At The Solemn Assembly
ü
Holy Spirit, let
the power of the Cross take away from the mouth of the speakers, every carnality
or compromising speech; let them not be swayed like a pendulum; keep and help
them not to shift from the premise which is Christ Jesus and the message to be
Cross-centred– 2 Corinthians 4:5.
ü
Holy Spirit, be
the One transmitting the anointing over them; give them Your in-filling that is
needed; grant them access to You O Lord.
ü
Prepare them
ahead O Lord Jesus, so that Your presence can flow, so that lives can be touched;
give them Your capacity to be able to contain those that God is bringing; “For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men…” (Titus 2:11).
ü
Thank You Jesus
for every spiritual provision You have made for Your men – grant them grace to
access Your heart, so that they are not speaking
with energy/force. Help them that the Word will be fresh and refreshing to the
souls of men unto conviction and conversion every day.
ü
Help them to follow Your leading, Holy Spirit,
so that time is not wasted, let them begin to abide under Your presence from
now – begin Your work in their lives first; nourish them with the Word of God
which is God’s nourishing power; make them available for You first –
consecrated – set apart for Christ Jesus only - before being available unto men
– Hebrews
10:10.
ü
Henceforth, let
them daily abide under Your uninterrupted power supply which is from Your
throne of grace, so that they will do according to Your will and good pleasure.
ü
May their
ministration be endowed with Your glory by which it will subject the hearers to
the place of repentance whereby they will cry, “What must I do to be saved?” (Acts 2).
For All The Diverse
Resource Brethren Who Will Be On Ground For The Lord’s Service Towards The
Programme
· Let the love of
Jesus be the one propelling every brother and sister to work in unity [to
render the service with joy] – 1Corinthians 1:10, Ephesians
4:11-13.
· Let them see the
need to do the work with all diligence and obedience, since it is the Holy
Spirit in them helping them to do what He wants – Philippians 2:13.
· Holy
Spirit, take away eye-service or lip-service from among the brethren, but let
all services be unto the Lord alone. “Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men” – Colossians
3:23.
· Amidst all
challenges/disputes, Holy Spirit, let the love of Christ transcend in their
midst – that they may see You at work – give them Your heart of labour.
Join this HeartCry Prayer - Every Friday 12:30pm - 1:25pm (UK time)
