JANUARY PRAYER AND FASTING FOR 2013
WEEK ONE (JANUARY 01 TO JANUARY 08,
2013)
CLEANSING
(PURIFICATION)
Anchor Texts: - II Timothy 2: 16 – 23; II Corinthians 7: 1
What is Cleansing?
1.
To purify, to make clean, to remove
filth or foul matter of any kind, or by ay process, whatever, as by washing,
rubbing, scouring, scraping, purging, ventilation etc.
2.
To free from a foul / infectious
disease, to heal (Lev. 14:4, 8 Mark 1: 42)
3.
To free from ceremonial pollution, and
consecrate to a holy use (Num. 8: 15, Eze. 43: 20)
4.
To purify from guilt (1 John 1: 7;
Mark 1: 44; Luke 5: 14) it also means to be completely rid of sin.
Excerpts
All
breaking of kingdom principles is sin, and all sin is symbolised by leprosy, a
very filthy disease. As a result of sin,
all men have come short of the glory of god.
Therefore, everyone needs a cleansing and it is a continuous process
done sincerely and consciously. (Matt. 5:48)
Why do we have to cleanse ourselves
continuously?
1.
That we may be presented as holy
before a Holy God
2.
That we may be qualified to relate
with Him.
God’s
provision is that the blood of Jesus Christ keeps cleansing us from all
sin. Cleansing is an act of entreating
the forgiveness of our trespasses; because god cannot be in love with anyone
who is practising sin. We are exhorted
to be without spot or wrinkle (Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing power,
are you washed in the blood of the Lamb)
What constitutes filthiness of the flesh and
Spirit?
This
statement addressed the New Creature in Christ Jesus. The new will has the
stewardship or responsibility over the old body. We are to control the old body
in the service of righteousness. Filthiness of the flesh could be uncleanness
of the hands, of the mouth. Above all
purify on the inward parts is the most essential. We should prevent our mind from becoming
filthy. (God searches the intent of the
heart). It is easy for us to see the
defilement of the flesh than of the spirit.
Cleanliness they say is next to godliness.
Provision of cleansing
1.
The word of god (Gal. 2: 21; Romans 8:
21; 6: 14)
2.
The water (Eze. 36: 25)
Render unto God quality praise & worship
1.
Father, I thank you for making it
possible for me to call upon your name through Jesus my Lord.
2.
Thank you because you are he God that
answers prayers;
3.
Father, I thank you for your promises
for me;
4.
Father, thank you for the grace to
assist me in prayer;
5.
O Lord, revive my prayer life in the
name of Jesus;
6.
My Father, touch my spirit with fresh
fire from above;
Spirit
of procrastination, lukewarmness, laziness, I command you to leave my life now
I the name of Jesus;
7.
Thank you for giving your angels over
me throughout the year 2012;
8.
Thank you for supplying all my needs
in 2012 according to your riches in glory;
9.
O Lord thank you for enabling me to
dwell in safety;
10.
Thank you Lord for not allowing my
enemies to rejoice over me;
11.
O Lord, thank you for your
faithfulness and marvellous deeds, for preserving me and keeping my feet from slippery.
Now: Remember
(Romans 8:26 – 27)
·
Call on the help of the Holy Spirit
·
Focus your attention on the Lord Jesus
Christ
·
Avoid distraction, if they come, do
not concentrate on them
·
Confess any know sin to the Lord
·
Ask the Lord to bring to your memory
the legal ground or the open doors that forces of spiritual wickedness are
using to gain entrance into your life.
PRAY FOR CLEANSING: (MARK 7:21 – 23, II CORINTH 5:17)
1.
Psalm 25: 6 – 11 - O Lord, I pray that you will not remember the
sins of my youth, nor my transgressions
2.
O Lord, think of me according to your
mercy and for you goodness sake
3.
O Lord, I turn from all of those sins
that I committed and I ask for your help in washing the memory and thoughts of
that sin completely from my mind
4.
O Lord, restores me to faithful
obedience to your word, and fills me with your Holy Spirit anew.
Hymn
·
I am Thine, o Lord
My body is your sanctuary, purify me like
gold, that
Isaiah 1: 11 – 16; (Jer. 4: 4, 14)
1.
O Lord, wash me, make me clean from
every form of filthiness, let my evil doing be put away from your sight, hide
they face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
2.
O Lord, purge me with thy spirit, make
me clean, create in me a clean heart and renew thy spirit within me (Ps. 51: 7,
10-11) wash me thoroughly from my sin (Heb. 9: 14, I John 1: 7-9)
3.
O Lord, perfect my holiness and
cleanse me from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, such as lie, lust
anger, fornication, hatred, covetousness, pride, selfishness (II Corinth. 7: 1)
4.
O Lord, purge me inside out (Matt.
23:260
5.
(Eze 36:25, Jer. 33: 6 – 8) O Lord,
gather me out of an evil company that will not let your beauty be upon me,
sprinkle clean water upon me and make me clean in the name of Jesus.
6.
(Phi. 4: 8) Father, set my thinking on
things that are true honest, just, pure, lovely, of good report. Let the words of my mouth and the meditations
of my heart be acceptable to God. Holy
Spirit takes over my thought life.
7.
(Deut. 23: 14) O Lord, walk in the
midst of my life, let my life be holy, let no unclean thing be found in me
anymore.
8.
Father, make me to know thy truth and
free me from every blood guiltiness (John 8: 32)
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