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June 10, 2009 at 8:57 am · Filed under Crafted Prayer, Foundational Understanding in Prayer and tagged: call2fall, confess, faith, freedom, Guam, healing, hope, Jesus, life, prayer, restore, truth
We are planning to be part of the prayer initiative, Call2Fall on Sunday July 5th. Allison and I will be in England that day and hope to find a ministry in the Rochford area that is actively participating in their own prayer initiatives.
I am challenged by the words, BRING FORTH FRUIT that match your declared REPENTANCE.
Words can be powerful and are important but the Lord is also leading us to take action in all the areas we pray and proclaim are right and true. So, as we repent of our secret sin, are we really building practical boundaries to live differently? We can more easily say “Lord, Forgive Me, for what I am about to do…” and then jump in with both feet because we really know what we are doing is wrong.
But then again, what really is sin? Is it only a violation of a direct commandment of God? Is it also a violation of the nature and image of God that He has created in us? Isn’t sin also simply not staying close to the source of all Life? Every time we step outside of faith that draws life from God alone and go get our need met in some independent way is really sin. Sin is more about separation from God than being guilty of some written law or unwritten code.
So, lets respond to the call2fall and really cry out to God for mercy, forgiveness and restoration. Lord we turn our hearts to You and ask you to cleanse us, change us, and begin to make us whole. Work in us both to choose You and do Your Will.
March 21, 2009 at 8:59 am · Filed under Crafted Prayer, Foundational Understanding in Prayer and tagged: church, churches, deliver, evil, faithful, Guam, holy, Jesus, power, prayer, savior, sovereign, temptation, true, Zion
Lord, we thank you that you reign supreme. You alone are Sovereign God, there is none who compares with you. We acknowledge that you alone are our Savior, Our Provider, Our Deliver. We trust in You, and You alone!
We thank you that no weapon formed against us shall prosper and that you have told us to condemn every tongue that rises up against us in judgement. Lord, Your Love for us sustains us and keeps our hearts and mind stayed on you. Nothing can ever separate us from your love.
We honor You today Lord. We honor your name and do not take Your All Powerful Name in vain to simply consume its benefits selfishly to fulfill the lusts of our flesh or the lusts of our eyes. Cleanse us where we have been moved to seek our comfort rather than your heart. Today we affirm our devotion to you. May our lives be in complete alignment with this prayer by Your inner Working in us Holy Spirit.
Now Lord, lead us not into areas where our hearts may be vulnerable and tempted to dishonor your name. Deliver us from evil itself and the influence of those who are motivated by the evil one. You are manifest to destroy the works of the evil one. Be manifest in our life and the situations we face. Be strength in every conflict. God of Peace, CRUSH SATAN UNDER OUR FEET!
Lord, in our weakness be strong. We acknowledge we are absolutely dependent upon You. We trust in You Lord and praise you for your Victory in our lives and in our land.
Leave us not at the mercy of wicked and unscrupulous men.
January 1, 2009 at 8:37 pm · Filed under Foundational Understanding in Prayer and tagged: bondage, dream, father, freedom, Guam, hope, island, Jesus, prayer, promiscuity, sensuality, sex, strongholds, trafficking
Many of us have fresh hopes and dreams as we press into a new year. It is as if the slate is wiped clean and we feel we can move ahead with greater focus and purpose. At Zion, we had a baptism for 4 of our people to start the New Year by making a memorial together. At this time of New Beginnings, we pray that Guam will be baptized afresh with the fire of God, love for His presence and desire for His Kingdom to come and His will to be accomplished.
We believe that our prayer is powerful and effective. Together we make up the people of Guahan and can therefore dedicate this land to the Lord and His Kingdom. We have bought into this community, invested in it, and own some of the land. Therefore, in the Name of Jesus Christ, we commit this land afresh at this first day of 2009 to Open Wide these Gates that You the King of Glory will come in! Come Lord Jesus, Come and Visit Guam! Have your Way among Us! Cleanse us from our sins. Break the power of bondage to sexual promiscuity, sensuality, homosexuality and perversions. This year we pray that the Guam will no longer be a gateway for drugs and human trafficking. We pray that the strongholds of poverty and religion will be displaced by new strongholds of Prosperity and Righteousness. Lord, may Righteousness exalt this island. In the Name of the Father, The Son and Holy Spirit we say, AMEN!
December 18, 2008 at 2:08 pm · Filed under Culture, Spiritual Mapping and tagged: faith, Guam, Jesus, prayer, sex
The indigenous Chamorro people held their ancesters in high regard even after their passing. Many archaeological sites where there are latte stones one finds ancient skulls. The ancient cultural tradition to keep the skull of the partriarch of the family was common. Many would use the skull for divination as well.
A common tradition of asking permission of the taotaomona before enterring jungle places on Guam is still practiced today. Mark Sandford, a leader of Elijah House Ministries, mentions that this type of practice probably manifests today in the form of a lot of micromanangement in the society. It is true that there is a lot of micro-management and significant red tape at all levels of government and activities.
December 18, 2008 at 12:58 pm · Filed under Foundational Understanding in Prayer, Uncategorized and tagged: confession, cross, God, humility, Jesus, prayer, pride, transformation
Prayer is not only the term we describe our conversations with Father God, it is also our method for our releasing heaven on earth. As the human soul comes into connection with Almighty God, we draw from His life-giving anointing. We drink deeply from the wells of salvation and our soul is restored. In the same way that if we stop breathing, our bodies will die, if we stop praying our spirits will expire.
God invites us to come to Him and promises that He will supply all that we need according to His Riches in Glory. Depending on the life of Father has been fully displayed by Jesus, always drawing from His life. Laying aside all that was divine, he took on Human flesh and became subject to normal human limitations. Yet Jesus continued to operate supernaturally throughout His ministry. As man he lived as an earthen vessel filled to overflowing with the life and presence of Father God. He only did what was revealed by Father. He only spoke what he heard Father speak.
Many times our prayer is more of a monologue rather than a two-way conversation with God. We often share our list of concerns. We may even prepare a great argument for our case with God, informing Him of what is wrong or out of order as if He needed someone like us to tell Him what was going on. How that must testify of our lack of faith in the omniscient nature of Father who knows the end from the beginning and made provision all the way through. Our times of prayer involve much more listening and receiving the inspiration of the Lord Himself.
Today in prayer with our Pastors, I sensed God was releasing a new kind of anointing upon our group. Since 2004 I have endeavored to maintain a weekly prayer time specifically for Guam and its leaders. I invited pastors to come and pray with me and we have had a steady remnant attending for these past 4+ years. Sometimes our focus is more of a personal nature. Sometimes for specific ministry issues. I feel the focus of 2009 will become more of a community nature. Because of this I will starting to journal the leading that Holy Spirit brings through our prayer conversations. Here I hope will be a respository of spiritual mapping for Guam and the Pacific Islands. I feel God is calling for this time be a time when the watchmen of prayer come together to share insight and revelation. Also, we will have time to pray together and support each other so that one does not become prey to the enemy.While the potential to become the target of spiritual attack is always present, we understand that any strategic level prayer will have the highened efforts of the enemy to seek our removal. Therefore we need no be even more on alert as watchmen on the wall to quench every firey dart that may be used against one of us. Mercy must triumph and flow in abundant supply. Judgemental attitudes have no place though discernment and wise judgement is essential. Humility and confession is necessary.
One picture I have in my spirit at this time is the importance of transparency. What I am seeing in the spirit is sort of a medieval wall with a watchman on that wall. The watchman’s has an important role serving as sentry for the defence and protection of the kingdom. He also is positioned high to be able to see any strategy unfolding in the enemies camp. His role is important offensively as he can discover weak areas in the enemy camp and even share his information with the whole who can then mount an initiative to advance Kingdom initiatives and dispossess the enemy.
Standing there as a lookout, it seems as they may be an easy target of the enemy. In order to advance against a city to accomplish the particular mission, the first order of business is to eliminate the watchmen. In Tolkien’s Fellowship of the Ring, as Sam and Frodo were seeking to advance upon the mountain of Mordor and came under attack, they used the ring to become invisible. For us, as saints of the Most High, we use confession to make us transparent, and come under the protection and power of the Blood. The bullseye painted on our flesh nature is dealt with, pride is brought low as we humble ourselves in prayer. The power of the Cross released in confession would seem to make us expose our vulnerabilities and is in the eyes of the world, foolishness. For us, it is always the way we access the power of God for our salvation and the outpouring of God’s spirit on the Land.
If my people who are called by my name, humble themseleves and pray, and seek (crave) my face, turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sins and heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14.
