Dear IFN Family,
In this end-time era of In this end-time era of God's greater glory in His Church, God desires all His children to walk in holiness.
Without holiness, no one can see the Lord and His glory in his life and ministry.
HEBREWS 12:14
14 Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.
To live in holiness is to always do the will of God in our lives.
It is God's desire that we pray to Him daily, as taught in the Lord's Prayer, that all men on earth do His will as it is in heaven.
The first area of holiness, as taught in Matthew 5:3-10, is the area of humility.
God wants all His children to walk daily in humility, that is, living a life of " TOTAL DEPENDENCE ON GOD."
Matthew 5:3
3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
[poor in spirit = humble]
When we live in humility, God will give us us all grace and blessings we need to fulfill His calling upon our lives today.
When we live in humility, all the riches of the Kingdom of God will overflow in our lives.
James 4:6
6 But He gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
In our Prayer Focus for April 2021, let us pray that all of God's children today will live in daily humility, so that they may display the fullness of the glory of God to the world.
Therefore, let us pray and decree as follows:
Our Father who is in heaven, hallowed be Your name.
Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven---in every nation and in every person on this earth.
Give us this day our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins, as we also have forgiven those who sinned against us.
Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
For Yours is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever and ever.
We consecrate our lives to You this day for Your glory and use.
In Jesus' name.
Amen and Amen.
1. Abba Father, we thank You that you have called us to be watchmen,
... who can stand in the gap on behalf of all nations and repent on behalf of their sins,
... and who can build up the walls of nations by declaring and decreeing blessings over the people of these nations, in and outside Your Church.
(EZEKIEL 22:30; REVELATION 12:11 GNT)2. We thank you that You will forgive all the sins of the people in all nations,
... including my nation,
... as we confess the sins of the people in all nations, in and outside the Church, to You.
(EZEKIEL 22:30; 2 CHRONICLES 7:14; JOHN 20:23 KJV; 1 JOHN 2:2)3. We thank You that we have received from you what we asked for,
... the very moment we pray to you;
... and your miracles and blessings have been released into our lives, onto this earth,
... as soon as we ask You for them.
(MARK 11:24)4. We thank You that as we declare and decree Your blessings,
... over the people in all nations, in and outside the Church,
... blessings that You have given to us in answer to our prayers,
... You will do what we declare and decree.
(MARK 11:23; MATTHEW 18:19)5. We thank You that when You do what we say and declare and decree, no power of darkness can stop you.
... And as You do what we declare and decree, all works of darkness are cancelled and nullified and reversed in all nations and in all people.
... As You do what we declare and decree, the heart of the people we are praying for are changed by Your almighty power.
... You will give them the grace and the strength to do Your will, to live holy lives, in the Church and outside the Church.
... Many are the evil plans in a man's heart, but it is Your good plans that will prevail in their lives, as You perform the decrees of blessings we make over them.
(MARK 11:23; ISAIAH 14:27; ISAIAH 43:13; PROVERBS 19:21)
6. We thank You that You have answered us immediately the very moment we prayed the Lord's Prayer.
... Therefore, the will of God is done in the lives of all men on earth as it is in heaven.
... Therefore, heaven is in their hearts.
... Therefore, Your grace is with them to help them live a life of humility, living daily in total dependence on You.
(MATTHEW 6:10; MARK 11:24; LUKE 17:21 NKJ)1. Abba Father, we acknowledge that in the people in all nations on this earth,
... including my nation,
... that it is our sins and the sins of our forefathers,
... that have given the devil the legal right to bring death and destruction to the people in all families in this world,
... etc.
(JOHN 10:10; EPHESIANS 4:26-27; REVELATION 3:1-22; DANIEL 9:8; NEHEMIAH 1:6; LEVITICUS 26:40)2. We acknowledge that
... all our sins and the sins of our forefathers, all the way back to Adam,
... have destroyed the lives of many people and families and their descendants, and nations,
... causing untold suffering, misery, and desolation to them,
... etc.
(ISAIAH 1:23; 3:14-15; 5:22-23; 10:1-2)3. We acknowledge that
... all these sins have brought curses to everyone in all nations,
... to every family in all nations,
... and to our siblings,
... and to our descendants,
... etc.
(EXODUS 20:5; DEUTERONOMY 28:15-68)4. We therefore right now confess to You,
... all the sins of everyone in all nations on this earth,
... all our own sins and the sins of our forefathers,
... all the way back to Adam,
... etc.
(2 CHRONICLES 7:14; LEVITICUS 26:40; NEHEMIAH 1:6; DANIEL 9:8)5. Forgive us for our sin of racism,
... cursing and condemning people of another race,
... instead of loving our neighbours as ourselves,
... not acknowledging that everyone on this earth is made in Your image and is precious to You,
... not believing that You love all men and have sent Your only Son to die for the sins of all men,
... etc.
(MATTHEW 22:39; GENESIS 9:6; JOHN 3:16)6. Forgive us and our forefathers for cursing Your Ancient People,
... for despising them, for hating them, persecuting them, murdering them,
... for speaking evil about them, instead of praying for them and blessing them,
... for teaching others the false "Replacement Theology"---that Your covenant with them has been replaced by Your covenant with the believers in Jesus,
... thereby bringing upon ourselves and our descendants, Your ordained curses, in all nations on this earth,
... etc.
(GENESIS 12:1-3; ISAIAH 44:7)7. Forgive us for all our sins of idolatry,
... worshipping demons and false gods and false teachers,
... making pacts and covenants with them to receive their power and blessings for us and our descendants,
... making vows on our own behalf and on behalf of our descendants to serve these false gods and demons and false teachers forever.
... We renounce all such covenants that had been made between the devil and ourselves and our forefathers,
... through these false gods and demons and false teachers,
... in all nations on this earth,
... etc.
(EXODUS 20:3; GALATIANS 5:20)8. Forgive us for our sins of idolatry,
... worshipping creation instead of the one true God, Yehovah, the Maker of heaven and earth,
... worshipping the sun, moon and stars, and rocks and trees, and animals of all kinds,
... following the ideologies of man instead of the ways of God in our government and personal way of life,
... including ideologies such as communism, socialism, evolution,
... humanism, atheism, polytheism,
... satanism, freemasonry, traditions,
... "special knowledge" that contradicts God's word,
... teachings of false messiahs, etc.,
... and using oppression and compulsion and deception to force others to follow these ungodly ideologies,
... and not allowing them to make their own choice concerning their beliefs,
... etc.
(ROMANS 1:22-23; COLOSSIANS 2:8; 1 TIMOTHY 6:20)9. Forgive us for our sins of idolatry,
... when we treat money and possessions as our gods.
... making them more important than You,
... putting the seeking of wealth and possessions as our first priority in life,
... instead of seeking first Your Kingdom,
... not being willing to use our wealth and possession as You have taught us in Your word,
... and when You have directed us to do so by Your Spirit,
... etc.
(MATTHEW 6:24; 1 TIMOTHY 6:10)10. Forgive us for our sins of idolatry,
... when we love people more than we love You,
... people including our spouse, our parents, our children, our relatives, and others,
... using them as excuses not to obey the commands of Your word and Your Spirit,
... etc.
(MATTHEW 10:37; LUKE 14:6; DEUTERONOMY 13:6-8)11. Forgive us for our sins of using witchcraft
... to receive demonic blessings and to control and destroy the lives of others,
... including playing with the spirit of the coin,
... reading tarot cards and horoscopes, palm-reading, feng-shui, reflexology,
... drinking charmed water, drinking holy water from temples,
... keeping temple objects in our homes,
... consulting mediums and witchdoctors,
... keeping furniture and souvenirs, books and videos, pictures and photographs, clothes and jewellery, stamps and red packets, coins and currency notes, and dolls and decorative objects, etc., with occult images and symbols and occult connections,
... keeping charms and talismans for blessings,
... putting curses on others in order to destroy them by invoking the names of demons,
... dedicating our marriage and family members to demons for special blessings,
... doing demonic dances and exercises, and singing demonic songs,
... and taking part in demonic rituals and celebrations,
... etc.
(GALATIANS 5:20; REVELATION 21:8)12. Forgive us for our sins of misusing the name of Yehovah, the Maker of heaven and earth,
... or the name of His Son Jesus,
... using His name or the name Jesus as a swear word,
... cursing Him and blaming Him for all the calamities in this world,
... forgetting His name,
... concealing His name,
... suppressing His name,
... substituting His name with other names not found in His word,
... not honoring His name in all that we say or do or think,
... making oaths by invoking His name, instead of letting our 'Yes' be 'Yes' and our 'No' be 'No',
... making vows and covenants, agreements and contracts with others which invoke His name,
... and sinning thereby because we were not able to fulfil all the conditions of our vows and covenants,
... etc.
(EXODUS 20:7; MATTHEW 5:33-37)13. Forgive us for not proclaiming Your name as holy,
... for not honouring Your name and exalting Your name in all that we say or do or think,
... for not fearing Your name,
... for treating Your name and Your presence with contempt,
... for disregarding Your commandments and laws,
... for not believing in Your word,
... for presuming on Your grace to always forgive us, and purposely sin,
.. etc.
(MATTHEW 6:9; REVELATION 15:4)14. Forgive us for not entering into our Sabbath-rest in Christ
... by not believing in Your promises,
... by not obeying Your commands,
... by not doing what You are doing, but doing only our own things,
... etc.
(HEBREWS 4:3-11; MATTHEW 11:29)15. Forgive us for not honouring our father and mother,
... for not submitting to their godly counsel and advice,
... for rebelling against them as we grew up under their care,
... for not showing gratitude to them for all their hard work and sacrifice in bringing us up in this world,
... for judging and condemning them for their weaknesses and failures and shortcomings,
... for neglecting them in their time of need,
... for cursing them and abusing them with our words and deeds,
... for not spending time with them to encourage and bless them,
... etc.
(EPHESIANS 6:1-3)16. Forgive us for our sins of
... murder and violence against others,
... shedding innocent blood,
... practising and supporting abortion and infanticide and euthanasia,
... physically and sexually abusing others,
... sexual mutilation of infants and children,
... enslaving others and their families because of the debts they owed us,
... practising human trafficking,
... keeping hatred and anger in our hearts against others,
... keeping unforgiveness in our hearts towards others, instead of blessing our enemies,
... condemning and judging others,
... destroying their lives and families,
... causing untold suffering to them and to their descendants,
... etc.
(EXODUS 20:13; REVELATION 21:8)17. Forgive us for our sins of
... adultery and all forms of sexual immorality,
... all forms of sexual perversion, homosexuality, bestiality, paedophilia, etc.,
... promoting same-sex marriage, transgenderism, etc.,
... watching pornography, displaying lewdness in our dressing, engaging in prostitution,
... keeping sexual lusts and sexual impurity in our hearts,
... causing untold destruction and misery to ourselves and others and our descendants as a consequence,
... etc.
(EXODUS 20:14; GALATIANS 5:20)18. Forgive us for our sins of stealing,
... taking from others what does not belong to us,
... swindling others with business scams and unjust practices, and false promises and contracts,
... cheating others in our business deals, thereby destroying many families and lives,
... not paying our workers and servants what is rightfully due to them,
... thus bringing many families into poverty and financial desolation;
... stealing from God what belongs to God,
... not giving to God the tithes and offerings due to Him,
... not obeying Him in our financial stewardship, being selfish and self-centred,
... ignoring the cries of the poor and needy that God sent to us;
... stealing from our government by withholding our taxes,
... stealing from our government by our corrupt practices,
... abusing our administrative powers and authority as government officers through withholding the financial aid due to the poor and needy,
... and stealing from them what rightfully belongs to them;
... stealing from our companies and employers through lies and false accounting and kickbacks and other illegal arrangements;
... etc.
(EXODUS 20:15; 1 CORINTHIANS 5:10-11)19. Forgive us for our sins of giving false testimony against others, in a court of law or outside,
... when we slander others, gossip about others, condemn others, judge others, grumble about others,
... falsely accuse others,
... and tell half-truths and outright lies,
... thereby causing division and strife, and destruction and great suffering to many families and their descendants;
... when we make covenants and agreements with others, in our families, in our workplace, in our businesses,
... in the political arena,
... and in all areas of our governmental formation and administration,
... and do not honour these covenants and agreements,
... thus betraying the trust placed on us by the people and by God Himself;
... when we pervert the course of justice, and suppress the rights of the people, in all areas of governance in all the nations;
... when we do not follow the spirit of the constitution and the law of the land,
... but use the law to oppress others.
... Forgive us for creating and propagating fake news to deceive peoples and nations, calling good evil and evil good,
... thereby causing peoples and nations to fall into error and destruction.
... etc.
(EXODUS 20:16; REVELATION 21:8)20. Forgive us for our sins of coveting what belongs to others,
... giving rise to jealousy and envy,
... giving rise to division and strife,
... giving rise to all kinds of schemes to cheat others of what is theirs,
... etc.
(EXODUS 20:17; GALATIANS 5:21)21. Forgive us for our sins of pride,
... not living a life of total dependence on you,
... not submitting to Your word and to Your Spirit,
... having a haughty and arrogant attitude towards others,
... not giving You the glory for all the blessings we have received,
... Forgive us also for our sin of pulling down strongholds and principalities and powers in the nations,
... something that Jesus never did, something that Paul never did,
... thus sinning against God because of our spiritual pride and ignorance and foolishness,
... thus opening a door for the devil to destroy us with sicknesses and disasters.
... etc.
(MATTHEW 5:3; JAMES 4:6; JUDE 1:8-10)22. Forgive us for our sins of lack of repentance,
... being not willing to acknowledge and confess our sins to you,
... resisting Your Holy Spirit when He convicts us of the wrong that we have done,
... persevering in our sinful ways and grieving Your Spirit,
... etc.
(MATTHEW 4:17; 5:4)23. Forgive us for our sins of lack of meekness,
... returning evil for evil, instead of blessing our enemies,
... retaliating against those who hurt us or provoke us, in all areas of life,
... condemning and cursing our leaders and others, instead of praying for them,
... not committing our difficult situations to You in faith and joy,
... and not trusting in Your vindication that will come in due time,
... etc.
(MATTHEW 5:5: PSALM 37:1-40; 1 PETER 3:9)24. Forgive us for our sins of
... not hungering and thirsting after Your righteousness,
... not seeking first Your Kingdom and Your righteousness,
... not loving You with all our heart and not loving our neighbours as ourselves;
... living a lukewarm life concerning your Kingdom,
... living a life of worldliness and carnality,
... not constantly meditating on Your word and waiting on Your Spirit,
... not fully living a life of worship, praise and thanksgiving to Your holy name,
... bringing shame and disgrace to Your name by our poor testimony,
... etc.
(MATTHEW 5:6; 6:33; 22:37-39; REVELATION 3:15-16)25. Forgive us for our sins of not showing mercy and kindness to others, including,
... to widows and the fatherless,
... to those who are poor and needy,
... to those who needed our forgiveness and kindness,
... to those who were indebted to us,
... to the foreigners in the land,
... to the brothers and sisters in the family of God,
... etc.
(MATTHEW 5:7)26. Forgive us for our sins of not keeping our hearts pure,
... by thinking about acts of wickedness and impurity,
... instead of thinking about things that are true and noble, right and pure, lovely and admirable;
... by being double-minded and doubting Your word,
... instead of totally trusting in Your word,
... etc.
(MATTHEW 5:8; 15:18-19; PHILIPPIANS 4:8; JAMES 1:6-8)27. Forgive us for our sins of not living as peacemakers,
... not sharing the Good News of Your Kingdom with all men, in order to make peace between God and man,
... not following the commands of Jesus in Matthew 5:23-24 and in Matthew 18:15-17 to settle a dispute with a brother or sister in Your Church,
... not loving our neighbours as ourselves, and praying for them, thus maintaining peace in the land,
... stirring up rebellion against the leadership in our families, and workplace, and churches, and nation,
... causing division and strife in our families, and workplace, and churches, and nation,
... by all that we say, do, or think, including our slander and gossip and lies and accusations,
... etc.
(MATTHEW 5:9; 5:23-23; 18:15-17; 22:39; 1 TIMOTHY 2:1-2; NUMBERS 16:1-5; ACTS 20:29-30)28. Forgive us for our sins of
... not rejoicing in You when we are persecuted for righteousness sake,
... not believing that You are working out all things for our good in our lives, in our families, in Your Church, and in our land,
... not believing that You have the power to fulfil all that we have asked for in prayer,
... according to what You have promised us in Your word;
... speaking words of unbelief and fear in our conversation, in social media, and in our families and churches,
... grumbling and complaining against our leaders and others, in the Church and outside the Church,
... and cursing them,
... instead of standing in the gap on their behalf, and repenting of their sins and blessing them in our prayers;
... and not giving You thanks in all circumstances,
... etc.
(MATTHEW 5:10-12; ROMANS 8:28; MARK 11:23; JAMES 1:6-8; NUMBERS 14:26-30; 1 THESSALONIANS 5:18)29. Forgive us for our sin of bringing up the past failures, and weaknesses and shortcomings of ourselves and of others,
... thereby allowing regret and shame and self-condemnation to invade our lives,
... bringing us into despair and hopelessness, and doubt and fear regarding our future,
... focusing on our own past weaknesses instead of Your promises of a new beginning with a new move of God today,
... and causing us to have no faith and confidence in approaching Your throne of grace for help,
... and also causing us to judge and condemn others who have let us down in the past.
... We now ask You to forgive us of our past failures, shortcomings, and mistakes,
... and to give us the grace to forget the past, and never to bring them up again.
... We now forgive and bless all those who have disappointed us and harmed us and our forefathers,
... by their failures, shortcomings, and mistakes,
... whether they are dead or alive today,
... declaring that we will no longer bring up such mistakes, shortcomings, and failures in others,
... etc.
(ISAIAH 43:18-19; ROMANS 8:1; 1 JOHN 3:21-22)30. Forgive us also for all other sins in our lives, including,
... sins of commission and omission,
... open sins, secret sins,
... known sins, and unknown sins,
... etc.
(LUKE 11:4)31. Forgive us as we also forgive all those who have hurt us and our forefathers.
... Wash away all of our sins and the sins of our forefathers with the blood of Jesus.
... We forgive all men, including all authority figures in our lives, in our families, in the Church, in our workplace, and in all nations, and in this land,
... who have in one way or another caused harm to us and to our forefathers.
... We ask You to bless them with the fear of the Lord, and with peace and prosperity,
... etc.(LUKE 11:4; MARK 11:25; 1 PETER 3:9; JOHN 1:29; JOHN 20:23 KJV; 1 JOHN 1:8-9)32. Abba Father, as we pray in tongues,
... we ask that You will cause Your Holy Spirit to intercede for us,
... so that all hidden sins of the people in all nations can be forgiven.
(ROMANS 8:26)
In Jesus' name, we declare and decree that .....
1. As we have prayed the Lord's Prayer, and as God has answered us immediately .....
... Therefore, the will of God is done on earth in all men as it is in heaven.
... Therefore, heaven is in their hearts.
... Therefore, they all fear God and do what is right and good and pleasing in the eyes of God our Father in heaven.
... Therefore, they always receive God's grace to walk daily in humility before God, living lives that are in total dependence on God.
(MATTHEW 6:10; MARK 11:24; LUKE 17:21; REVELATION 19:5; TITUS 2:11-12; MATTHEW 5:3; JAMES 4:6; MICAH 6:8)MICAH 6:8
8 He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
2. In their daily walk in humility,
... God's children daily declare to God that they need Him at all times, in all areas of life,
... declaring that apart from Him, they can do nothing good, and that apart from Him, they have no good thing.
... They acknowledge before God that they are poor in their spirit, and that they need God's grace and blessings daily to fulfill His plans for their lives.
(JOHN 15:5; PSALM 16:2; MATTHEW 5:3)JOHN 15:5
5 "I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
PSALM 16:2
2 I say to the LORD, "You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing."
3. In their daily walk in humility,
... God's children live in total dependence on the word of God.
... They meditate on God's word daily, and do what it says, so that they may be prosperous and successful.
(ISAIAH 66:2; JOSHUA 1:8; PSALM 1:1-5; JOHN 15:7)ISAIAH 66:2
2 "But to this one I will look, to him who is humble and contrite of spirit, and who trembles at my word.
JOSHUA 1:8
8 Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.
4. In their daily walk in humility,
... God's children follow the specific leading of the Holy Spirit at all times,
... and they do not live according to the desires of the flesh or worldly nature.
... In this way, they live to do God's will daily in all areas of life.
(JOHN 16:13; PSALM 23:3; MATTHEW 6:10; 7:21, 24)ROMANS 8:13-14
13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live.
14 For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.
MATTHEW 7:21
21 "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
5. In their daily walk in humility,
... God's children come in prayer before the throne of God daily for all their needs, because they live in total dependence on God.
... They do not look to man as their provider, but God alone, although God can use men to bless His people.
... And God will meet all their needs, big and small, from His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
... And they will receive grace, mercy and help from God's throne of grace to meet all their needs in answer to their prayers.
(HEBREWS 4:16;GENESIS 22:14 ; PHILIPPIANS 4:19)HEBREWS 4:16
16 Let us then approach God's throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
6. In their daily walk in humility,
... God's children will humble themselves with fasting, as they are led by the Holy Spirit to do so,
... so that they can express their total dependence on God.
(PSALM 35:13; MATTHEW 4:1-2)13 Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth and humbled myself with fasting.
MATTHEW 4:1-2
1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.
7. In their daily walk in humility,
... God's children always give all glory and honour to our heavenly Father for every blessing they have received in their life-time on this earth,
... blessings both big and small,
... because every blessing we have received have come from God's grace and mercy, and not from our good works.
... Therefore, God's children will not boast about any blessing they have obtained, as if they have obtained these blessings by their own work.
(JAMES 1:17; EPHESIANS 2:8-9; 1 CORINTHIANS 1:31; 4:7) JAMES 1:1717 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
8. In their daily walk in humilty,
... God's children rejoices greatly in God at all times,
... in trials big and small,
... for God is bringing them to maturity and perfection in Christ through all these trials.
(JAMES 1:2-4; COLOSSIANS 1:28)JAMES 1:2-4
2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds,
3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
COLOSSIANS 1:28 NKJ
28 Him we preach, warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus.
9. In their daily walk in humilty,
... as God's children submit to God's word and follow the leading of the Holy Spirit,
... and as they seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness,
... they will live under an open heaven, with every blessing from heaven flowing continuously into their lives and through their lives,
... because God will add to them whatever they need to fulfill His calling upon their lives,
... so that they have total success in their work, business, studies and ministry,
... being always at the top, not the bottom, the head, not the tail,
... blessed beyond what they can ask or imagine,
... so they they are a blessing to the nations.
... Before they call, God will answer.
... While they are still speaking, God will hear.
(MATTHEW 5:3; 6:33; JOHN 1:51; JOSHUA 1:8; PSALM 1:3; DEUTERONOMY 28:13; EPHESIANS 3:20; GENESIS 12:2-3; 1 PETER 3:9; ISAIAH 65:24)Matthew 5:3
3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven."
10. The 4 winds of God are sweeping through the hearts of everyone in the nations today,
... exposing all false religion and beliefs,
... dismantling all demonic strongholds and traditions in the heart and mind of all men,
... demolishing all structures of wickedness in their lives,
... setting them free to submit themselves to the word of God, and to the obedience of Christ,
... to live lives of holiness and humility in the presence of God daily,
... etc.
(EZEKIEL 37:9; ZECHARIAH 2:6; EXODUS 10:13, 18; 2 CORINTHIANS 10:4-5)
1. When we pray and sing in tongues,
... we are praying according to God's good plans,
... according to God's perfect plans, God's hidden plans (= God's mysteries) for everyone around us.
2 CORINTHIANS 14:2
2 For anyone who speaks in a tongue does not speak to people but to God. Indeed, no one understands them; they utter MYSTERIES by the Spirit.
2. When we pray and sing in tongues without ceasing,
... as Paul commanded and as Paul did,
... then God will work all things out for good for those who love Him.
1 THESSALONIANS 5:17 NKJ
17 Pray without ceasing.
1 CORINTHIANS 14:18
18 I thank my God I speak with tongues more than you all.
ROMANS 8:26-28
26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.
27 And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.
28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.
Whenever we praise and thank God as we make decrees of blessings,
... the angels of God are activated to bind the power of demons,
... in our lives, in our families, in our siblings, in our descendants, in the churches, in the nations, and in our land.
PSALM 149:6-9
6 May the praise of God be in their mouths and a double-edged sword in their hands,
[double-edged sword = decrees of God's blessings]
7 to inflict vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples,
8 to bind their kings with fetters, their nobles with shackles of iron,
9 to carry out the sentence written against them—this is the glory of all his faithful people.
PSALM 103:20 ESV
20 Bless Yehovah, O you His angels, you mighty ones who do His word, obeying the voice of His word!
SHALOM