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MORNING PRAYER FOR A BLESSED WEEK
Almighty Father, we thank You for the gift of a new week. Lord, remember us for good, and let none of our expectations be cut short. Surround us with Your blessings, open doors of provision, and cause our source of livelihood to flourish without interruption. Let hope spring forth like a river, and may Your goodness and mercy follow us in every step we take this week. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Psalm Declaration
“Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield.” — Psalm 5:12
Scripture for Assurance
“And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.” — Philippians 4:19
ARE YOU WALKING IN THE SPIRIT?
“For you, brethren, were [indeed] called to freedom; only [do not let your] freedom be an incentive to your flesh and an opportunity or excuse [for selfishness], but through love you should serve one another. For the whole Law [concerning human relationships] is complied with in the one precept, You shall love your neighbor as [you do] yourself. But if you bite and devour one another [in partisan strife], be careful that you [and your whole fellowship] are not consumed by one another. But I say, walk and live [habitually] in the [Holy] Spirit [responsive to and controlled and guided by the Spirit]; then you will certainly not gratify the cravings and desires of the flesh (of human nature without God). For the desires of the flesh are opposed to the [Holy] Spirit, and the [desires of the] Spirit are opposed to the flesh (godless human nature); for these are antagonistic to each other [continually withstanding and in conflict with each other], so that you are not free but are prevented from doing what you desire to do. But if you are guided (led) by the [Holy] Spirit, you are not subject to the Law.”
Galatians 5:13-18 The Amplified Bible
Beloved of God, it takes long hours to be skillful at any craft. Even for the greatest artists, athletes, musicians, etc, their tremendous inborn talent is not enough to achieve the level of expertise that they would eventually attain. They needed to immerse themselves in their craft every single day, with serious aggressive practice.
Apostle Paul’s core element of a life lived in the Spirit is found in Galatians 5:14: “For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ” This is significant, because the apostle was writing to a community of believers in Jesus who were being lured away from the grace of Christ and back into the law of Moses.
Apostle Paul was reminding the Galatians that the issue was not maintaining the smallest details of the law, but embracing the law’s goal, “love your neighbor as yourself.”
In focusing on this priority, the apostle was lining up with a consistent message in the Scriptures voiced by Jesus, “And you shall love the Lord your God out of and with your whole heart and out of and with all your soul (your life) and out of and with all your mind (with your faculty of thought and your moral understanding) and out of and with all your strength. This is the first and principal commandment. The second is like it and is this, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.”
Mark 12:30-31 The Amplified Bible
In the same vein, we need a similar mentality when it comes to learning to live in the power of the Holy Spirit. In Galatians, Paul encourages the church to be set apart for God. He explained that this could not be achieved through merely obeying a set of rules.
Instead we are called to walk with the Holy Spirit. The Greek word that Paul uses for “walk” in Galatians 5:16 literally means to walk around and around something, or to journey (peripateo).
While being indwelt by the Holy Spirit when we receive salvation is a one-time event, walking with the Spirit meant journeying with the Spirit each day—it is not just a one-time experience of His power.
Brethren, we have to pray to be filled with the Holy Spirit daily, so as to yield to the Spirit’s work as He counsels, guides, comforts, and is simply there with us. And as we are “led by the Spirit” in this way (verse 18), we become better and better at hearing His voice and following His leading. You can also read Romans 13:9, James 2:8, and Leviticus 19:18. Shalom.
I pray that the LORD will strengthen you in the Holy Spirit as you walk with Him on a daily basis for uncommon exploits and outstanding testimony of His goodness in Jesus name Amen.
I pray that every door and foundation of your life will open for the Holy Spirit for divine fulfilment of your destiny in Jesus name Amen.
By the Holy Spirit, I pray that the LORD grants you revelation of the secrets of treasures of this earth for the lifting up of your Head in Jesus name Amen.
Pastor Josiah KGS. GPPM
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