Dear IFN Family,
The fifth area of holiness as taught by Jesus in Matthew 5:3-10 is the area of "daily showing mercy to others."
MATTHEW 5:7
7 "Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy."
LUKE 6:36
36 "Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful."
When we show mercy to others, we will receive mercy from God and from man in return.
When we show mercy to others, we have become a true son or a true daughter of God, for He Himself is a merciful God.
In our Prayer Focus for October 2021, let us pray that all of God's children today will daily show mercy to others.
In this way, they will live in holiness before the Father, and they will see God move on their behalf and enjoy the blessings of God in every area of their lives.
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, and the sins of our forefathers, 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.
(MARK 11:23; ISAIAH 14:27; ISAIAH 43:13)... 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, Kingdom of God has come into this earth as it is in heaven.
... Therefore, the will of God is done in the lives of all men on earth as it is in heaven, in every family on this earth.
... Therefore, the Kingdom of Heaven is in their hearts.
... Therefore, the New Heaven is in their hearts.
... Your grace is with them to help them live a life of holiness, living daily in obedience to Your word and to Your Spirit.
(MATTHEW 6:10; MARK 11:24; LUKE 17:21 NKJ; REVELATION 2:7; 3:12, 21:1; 22;2, 14, 19)7. We thank You that Christ Jesus Your son died on the cross to take away the sins of the people of the world.
... Therefore, the sins of the people of the world are forgiven as the people of God repent of their own sins and as they repent of the sins of others.
(JOHN 1:29; 1 JOHN 2:2; MATTHEW 6:9-13; LUKE 11:4; 1 JOHN 1:9; JOHN 20:23 KJV; EZEKIEL 22:30)8. We thank You that when our sins are forgiven, the devil will no longer have the legal right to harm us.
... Instead, when our sins are forgiven, God our Father has the legal right to bless us according to our prayers and decrees.
... And every blessing of heaven can manifest in our lives according to our prayers, when we repent of our sins daily.
(ROMANS 6:23; JOHN 14:30-31; JOHN 10:10; PSALM 66:18; ISAIAH 59:1-2; LUKE 13:3,5; MATTHEW 4:17; LUKE 15:18-22; LUKE 11:3-4)9. We thank You that Your Spirit will transform Your people according to our prayers and decrees,
... giving them the grace to daily show mercy to others,
... giving them the grace to be merciful just as You are merciful.
(MATTHEW 5:7; LUKE 6:36)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,
... thus causing great darkness to enter into our lives, instead of Your wisdom and revelation,
... which in turn leads to great tragedy and calamities for ourselves and our children,
... etc.
(MATTHEW 6:24; 1 TIMOTHY 6:10; MATTHEW 6:23 NIV MARGIN)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 not to follow Your Spirit,
... etc.
(MATTHEW 10:37; LUKE 18:29-30; 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 Your name, the name of Yehovah, the Maker of heaven and earth,
... or the name of Your Son Jesus,
... using Your name or the name Jesus as a swear word,
... cursing You and blaming You for all the calamities in this world,
... forgetting Your name,
... concealing Your name,
... suppressing Your name,
... substituting Your name with other names not found in Your word,
... not honoring Your name in all that we say or do or think,
... making oaths by invoking Your name, instead of letting our 'Yes' be 'Yes' and our 'No' be 'No',
... making vows and covenants, agreements and contracts with others which invoke Your name,
... and sinning thereby because we were not able to fulfil all the conditions of our vows and covenants,
... killing others and oppressing others and stealing from others and using Your name to justify our evil acts,
... 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, Your presence, Your greatness and Your glory,
... 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, natural and spiritual,
... 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; MATTHEW 5:21-22; REVELATION 21:8)17. Forgive us for our sins of
... adultery and all forms of sexual immorality,
... all forms of sexual perversion, homosexuality, bestiality, pedophilia, 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; MATTHEW 5:27-30; 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 sends 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;
... using our influence and power to amass wealth for ourselves through evil and wicked schemes,
... etc.
(EXODUS 20:15; EPHESIANS 4:28; 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,
... not believing that the meek will inherit the earth,
... 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,
... not forgiving those who have sinned against us;
... not loving our enemies, by not blessing them, not doing good to them, and not praying for them;
... not lending to those who want to borrow from us;
... not showing mercy 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; 6:14-15; 18:21-22; 34-35)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, 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 sins of everyone in all nations are forgiven.
... therefore, the sins of our forefathers are also all forgiven.
(MARK 11:24; LUKE 11:4; LEVITICUS 26:40; JOHN 20:23 KJV)MARK 11:24 ESV
24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
LUKE 11:4
4 Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.
JOHN 20:21, 23 KJV
21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.
23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.are
2. Therefore, the Kingdom of God has come, on this earth as it is in heaven, in everyone on this earth.
... Therefore, the Kingdom of God is within each one of us.
... The Kingdom of Heaven is within each one of us.
... Heaven is in every family on this earth.
... Heaven is in every home.
... Heaven is in every heart.
... The New Heaven is in my heart.
(MATTHEW 6:10; MARK 11:24; LUKE 17:21; MATTHEW 11:11-12; LUKE 7:28; MATTHEW 13:11; MARK 4:11; MATTHEW 13:31; MARK 4:30)MATTHEW 6:10
10 Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
LUKE 17:21 NKJ
21 Nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, the Kingdom of God is within you.
3. Therefore, every curse in our lives is broken, including all generational curses.
... And we now break every curse spoken against everyone in all nations on this earth,
... and in my nation, in the Church and outside the Church,
... by their own lips or by the lips of others.
(EXODUS 20:5; GALATIANS 3:13; REVELATION 22:3)
GALATIANS 3:13
13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole."
REVELATION 22:3
3 No longer will there be any curse.
4. Therefore, the will of God is done, on earth as it is in heaven, in everyone on this earth.
... Therefore, in the people in all nations, and in my nation, in and outside the Church,
... everyone fears God and does what is right and good and pleasing in the eyes of God,
... everyone receives God's grace daily to show mercy to others,
... always doing good to those who do not deserve their blessings,
... so that they will in turn receive mercy from God and man at all times.
(MATTHEW 5:7; LUKE 6:36)MATTHEW 5:7
7 "Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy."
LUKE 6:36
36 "Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful."
5. As they daily show mercy to others, the people in all nations, and in my nation, in and outside the Church,
... will always forgive the sins of all those who have sinned against them.
... so that they can in turn receive forgiveness of their sins from God our Father,
... so that they will not open a door to the devil to torture them with oppression and sicknesses and disasters because they kept unforgiveness and bitterness in their heart.
(MATTHEW 18:21-35; MATTHEW 6:14-15)MATTHEW 18:21-22
21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
22 Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.
MATTHEW 18:34-35
34 In anger his master handed him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed. 35 This is how my heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from your heart.6. As they daily show mercy to others, the people in all nations, and in my nation, in and outside the Church,
... will always love their enemies, bless those who curse them, do good to those who hate them, and pray for those who persecute them.
... They will give to everyone who asks of them, and they will not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from them.
... And from him who take away their goods, they will not ask them back.
... And when they lend, they will hope for nothing in return.
... In this way, they will be true sons and daughters of our Father in heaven.
... In this way, their reward from God will be great.
... In this way, they will be perfect, just as our Father in heaven is perfect.
... In this way, they are being merciful, just as our Father in heaven is also merciful.
(MATTHEW 5:42-48; LUKE 6:30, 35-36) LUKE 6:30, 35-36 KJV30 Give to everyone who asks of you. And from him who takes away your goods do not ask them back. 35 But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil. 36 Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.7. As they daily show mercy to others, the people in all nations, and in my nation, in and outside the Church,
... will look after orphans and widows in their distress.
... They will take up the cause of the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.
(JAMES 1:27; ISAIAH 1:17)JAMES 1:27
27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
8. As they daily show mercy to others, the people in all nations, and in my nation, in and outside the Church,
... will defend the weak and the fatherless,
... and uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.
... They will secure justice for the poor and uphold the cause of the needy.
(PSALM 82:3; 140:12)PSALM 82:3
3 Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.9. As they daily show mercy to others, the people in all nations, and in my nation, in and outside the Church,
... will love the foreigners residing among them as they love themselves,
... and will not exploit or oppress a foreign resident among them,
... paying them good wages on time, giving them proper meals and accommodation,
... and giving them time off from their labour.
(LEVITICUS 19:34; EXODUS 22:21)10. As they daily show mercy to others, the people in all nations, and in my nation, in and outside the Church,
... will love their neighbours as themselves,
... and will not hate or despise anyone or discriminate against them because of their race, or beliefs, or cultural practices, or their economic status.
(MARK 12:31)11. As they daily show mercy to others, the people in all nations, and in my nation, in and outside the Church,
... will always do good to all men,
... especially to those in the household of God.
(GALATIANS 6:10)12. As they daily show mercy to others, the people in all nations, and in my nation, in and outside the Church,
... will realise that if they do not show mercy to others, if they do not do good to those who do not deserve their blessings,
... then they will in turn not receive mercy from God and man.
PROVERBS 21:1313 Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.
13. As they daily show mercy to others, the people in all nations, and in my nation, in and outside the Church,
... will realise that if they are stingy and are not generous with the poor and needy,
... they will not receive further revelation and breakthroughs from God.
MATTHEW 6:22-23 NIV MARGIN22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy [= generous], your whole body will be full of light.23 But if your eyes are unhealthy [= stingy], your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
14. The 4 winds of God are sweeping through the hearts of everyone in all nations on earth today, including my nation, in the Church and outside the Church,
... exposing all false religion and beliefs,
... dismantling all demonic strongholds and traditions in our heart and mind,
... demolishing all structures of wickedness in our lives,
... setting us free to submit ourselves to the word of God, and to the obedience of Christ,
... to live lives of holiness and power and love in the presence of God daily,
... etc.
(EZEKIEL 37:9; ZECHARIAH 2:6; EXODUS 10:13, 18; 2 CORINTHIANS 10:4-5)
EZEKIEL 37:9
9 Then He said to me, "Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, 'Thus says the Lord Yehovah: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.' "
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