10/20/2024
Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run swiftly and be glorified, just as it is with you" (2 Thessalonians 3:1)
It is God's will for His word to spread quickly from person to person. This is why as a believer it is important to be friends with people that you know need the word of God in their lives. Proverbs 18:24 says, "A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother." Friendship is how a word contagion happens. It is natural to tell secrets to friends effortlessly. So when you pray for the word to spread quickly in our churches and communities, what you are asking for is for God to open the door of friendships.
And I hear the Lord say that He has opened the door of friendships to you to spread the word faster. All you have to do now is see the friendships he has granted you. In James 2:23, the Bible says, "And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called the friend of God." Abraham, being God's friend explains Genesis 18:17 AMP, which says, "The LORD said, “Shall I keep secret from Abraham [My friend and servant] what I am going to do."
The dynamic of any true friendship is in the access to Information and fellowship that it provides. Jesus said to his disciples, "No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you" (John 15:15).
Friendships built on love, trust and integrity are the platforms for the quick spread of His word. You can't keep a secret from someone who is your friend. And this is the secret of churches that grow. Agape is a love without conditions and every believer can exercise this kind of love when others are being obnoxious and unlovable, but phileo, the friendship kind of love, is how we feed or share the word with fellow believers in a manner that is unrestrained. It is also the kind of love by which our friends can influence us with the word of God quickly.
Pray for our churches today that friendships and the friendship kind of love will be operable among all our brethren and that it will result in greater commitment and soul winning. In Jesus' name. Amen.
Faith-Filled Confession
I yield myself to being an excellent friend to the people God has graced me with. I look out for their best by the power of the Holy Ghost and the word of God spreads unhindered in all my friendships. In Jesus' name. Amen.
Prayer Direction
Pray against any attempt of hell to entice the brethren to undermine the promotions and expansions in their lives. Ask that they continue to walk in the fullness of the grace and anointing for this season.
Declare that we have all things ready for DAY OF BLISS program and we are marvelously helped of God. Declare that our brethren are inspired by the Spirit of God to give of themself in ensuring that every of their invitees are present for the program.
Act 10:38 says, “How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him”. Isaiah 33:24 (NIV) says, “No one living in Zion will say, ”I am ill…”
Pray for those who are sick, that they receive the good news of divine healing and health in Christ; God’s grace and mercy extended to them for quick recovery and perfection, as the healing power of Christ is manifested in their bodies during this program.
Pray specially for Christians experiencing various health challenges; that their faith be strengthened as they hear the Word and the reality of divine health, which we have in Christ, would become their consciousness and vital experience.
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