DAY 9:
MONDAY, JANUARY 10TH 2023
FOCUS: TOTAL AND TRUE TRANSFORMATION: OUR SURE
PREPARATION FOR HIS COMING
TEXT:
Eph. 5:27; Ps. 24: 3-6; John 4: 23-24,
Eph. 5: 27
INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE FOR EFFECTIVE AND FERVENT PRAYERS
“That he might present it (The Church) to
Himself a glorious church, not having spot, or
wrinkle, or any such thing: but that it should be
holy and without blemish”.
It is obvious without mincing words, that the condition of the present
church in the world is a far cry to the glorious church God had in His eternal
mind and plan; even before the foundation of the world, to be raptured
later.
“According as the hath chosen us in Him before
the foundation of the world that, we should be
holy and without blame before Him in love” –
Eph. 1:4
All that the early apostles consecrated their lives and concentrated their
messages upon was to raise and prepare a glorious church for rapture.
“For I am jealous over you with Godly jealousy: for I have
exposed you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste
virgin to Christ” – 2Cor. 11:2 (Rev. 14:4).
God the eternal loving Father, has a standard for the glorious church He
expects to be with Him (2Tim. 2: 19-21).
Our prayer focus today is to measure the current church in the
standard God has set for a glorious church. Individuals make up the
church. We are measuring our lives as well in this mirror, so “we all with
open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, (and) are
being changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by
the Spirit of the Lord” – 2Cor. 3:18.
THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE STANDARD GOD REQUIRED FOR A
GLORIOUS CHURCH
a.
It must be unequivocally “a glorious church (Col. 1:27). Jesus
is the glory of the Father. The church is the body of Christ, for the
church to become glorious, she must have grown to the stature of
Christ (Eph. 4:13)
i. We must together as a body come to the unity of the faith (Jude 3)
ii. We must all grow from babes (child) to the knowledge of the Son of
God (Heb. 11:6; 1Jh. 3:2) – A mature man with mature mind.
iii. We must all grow to the level of the measure of the stature of the
fullness of Christ (His real image).
b.
Another characteristics of God’s standard for the church is,
she must be without spot. A garment soiled with oil is good for
nothing, no matter how white or clean. It is a babe that soils his
garment without remorse. A babe in Christ that feeds on milk is a
dangerous cancer to the glorious church (Gal. 5: 19-21; Heb. 5: 12-
6: 2). Today, it is sad to find many believers, who are still spiritual
babes or toddlers, after several years in the church. They are the
lukewarm in Rev. 3:15-16 that God said He did not know them
(Math. 7). They are miracle and bread seekers. If you are a believer
for over 3 years, and not yet a worker, you are a babe without any
hope of rapture, no matter your activities. Don’t be surprised, if you
miss it (1Jh. 3:8; Ezek. 8:7-12).
c.
A glorious church must be without wrinkle
Those who are still manifesting carnality are saints in the church but
Satan at home, on the street or in the market. They are angels in
the church but devils at place of work. They are wolves in sheep
clothing on the pulpits or in the church.They may go by any title,
position or office in the church; so far, for three years as a worker in
the church, no single soul is won by them. The fruit of spirit is not
manifesting in their character, they have wrinkles that must be
determingly disposed – off, before it is too late.
THE CALL OF GOD TO THE 21ST CENTURY CHURCH
As individual and a church, we must be conscious of His urgent call to us
as in the church of Laodicea (Rev. 3: 16-17).
i. The urgent need to repent from all forms of open and secret spots
and wrinkles in our lives. (Rev. 2: 4-5)
ii. Determine to walk in reality of perfection (Heb. 6:1; Matt. 5: 48;
Phil. 2:12).
iii. Make definite covenant and commitment not to remain lukewarm in
“KadeshBarnea” (Rev. 3: 16-17; Heb. 10: 39; Deut. 2: 1-3)
iv. Urgently go to the seller to buy the spiritual gold (Matt. 19:21; Gal.
5: 22).
v. Urgently cast-off the garment of shame and buy white clothing to
cover our nakedness, to avoid eternal nakedness.
vi. Determine to buy now the spiritual eye-salves (truth), to heal your
spiritual backsliding, blindness and receive divine revelation to grow
in Christ in true holiness, worthy of rapture (1Cor. 2: 14-15).
LET US PRAY
1.
Let us together raise our voices to appreciate God for His amazing
grace of eternal plan to set us apart as a glorious church, to Himself
and live eternally with Him.
2.
Lift up your hands and worship this God, who sent Jesus Christ, His
Son to pay the price to redeem us from sin and reconcile us back to
God.
3.
Give thanks to God for the provision He has made available to us, in
Christ, to become perfect, acceptable and blameless in this polluted
world!
4.
Let us go to God on our knees to ask for grace in this time of need.
Think about it. For how long will I stay on the spot in “spiritual
KadeshBarnea” as a babe, taking the grace in vain? You are saved
to become the image of His Son and to serve Him. For how long will
you be a spectator, a benchwarmer or a babe?
i. Ask God to forgive you for staying too long on a spot, then confess
any works of the flesh still manifesting in your life as a believer
(Heb. 5: 12-16: 2; Gal. 5: 19-21).
ii.
Ask the Holy Spirit to fully circumcise your spirit, soul and body and
set you apart as a worker (Malachi 3: 1-4; 1Thes. 5:23).
5.
Father, today let your fire come upon me to consume every worldly
passion, lust and desire warring against my soul and create in me
strong desire for heavenly treasures (Col. 3:1).
6.
Holy Spirit, visit my life, remove every trace of the cloth of spiritual
nakedness on me, and replace with cloth of righteousness; for me to
bear correct and regular fruit of the spirit, fruit of righteousness and
the fruit of soul – winning.
7.
Father, from today till you come, create in my life the strong desire,
thirst and hunger to grow in the spirit, till I become perfect, spotless,
blameless, glorious and without wrinkle, in Jesus name.
8.
Lord; deliver me completely from the works of flesh and grant me
grace to resist all temptations
9.
Father, by your Holy Spirit, complete the good works you have
started in me, to be filled with the fruit of the spirit in full measure.
10. I receive the grace to work out my salvation with fear and trembling
till I become like Christ in conduct, conversation and in character
(Phil. 2:12; 3: 11-14).
11. O Lord, by your Spirit, please reveal to me the areas of my weakness,
and strengthen me in the inner-man to overcome them completely,
before they overcome me.
12. Father, help me to pay whatever price it may cause me, not to miss
the rapture and eternity with you. Give me all needed grace to run
well and finish well.
MINISTRATION FOR THE DAY: Invite to the front,
i. Those who truly want to move forward in their spiritual journey from
“spiritual KadeshBarnea” (a deadly and dangerous spot, where the
entire generation that left Egypt perished except Caleb and Joshua)
to become vessels of honour to God.
ii. Those who are not sure of making heaven, if Jesus suddenly appears
now or an end comes.
iii. Those willing to receive brand new spiritual cloth from God to cover
their spiritual nakedness, the replacement with glorious garment
without spot, and wrinkle; holy and blameless till the day of rapture.
Ministers to minister to them and call for those willing to become workers;
ready to bear all round spiritual fruits.
Special Intercessory Prayers For The Days
Father, we lift the family of late Pa Nathaniel Omojugbagbe to your hand,
carry them on eagle’s wings.
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