Desperate for Change—Day 26
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The following is an excerpt from our daily devotional series Desperate for Change.
“Joshua told the people, ‘Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things among you.’” –Joshua 3:5
Who of us would not like to see the Lord do amazing things in our midst? We certainly need that supernatural work of God in our nation today. Israel received that promise; yet, it was a conditional promise. God would do miraculous things if His people consecrated themselves.
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Consecration is one of those “church words” that sometimes confuses us. To consecrate is to set apart for a particular purpose. It is closely tied to the idea of being made holy. In the tabernacle and later the temple, certain items were consecrated for a special purpose. They could no longer be used in an ordinary way. That was God’s Word to the Israelite’s in Joshua’s day. It is also God’s Word to us today.
Our nation desperately needs a consecrated church, a people set aside for the Lord’s purposes. We are the way God has chosen to communicate His will to nations. But if we are not a consecrated, holy people, the communication becomes garbled and mixed with our unholiness.
Note that the Lord said that they (and we) were to consecrate themselves. This was not a passive thing, but actively required them to set themselves apart for the purposes of God. As you pray today, would you consecrate yourself, so that we might see the Lord do amazing things in our midst?
Prayer Points
- Repent of a lack of consecration and purpose in your life.
- Commit yourself to a life of consecration for the Lord’s purposes.
- Pray for a spirit of consecration and holiness to come upon the church in America.
My Prayer
Father, I am so grieved over my lack of consecration. I have believed and loved You, but I’ve been trying to do Your work in my own strength, and so often for my own purposes. In the name of Jesus, I consecrate myself unto Your purposes. Here I am, Lord. Use me as You will. And what I pray for myself, I pray for Your church. Lord, help us to be holy. Our nation desperately needs a holy people to speak Your Word in these days. Pour out Your Holy Spirit upon us that we might be empowered to be used by You. Lord, we need You to do amazing things in our midst.
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David Butts is the chairman of America’s National Prayer Committee and the president of Harvest Prayer Ministries. Photo Credit: PonyWang/Getty Images Signature via Canva Teams.
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I pray for my President but he posted something that is absolutely wrong. If I’m not suppose to write this Sorry I won’t apologize. Someone needs to tell him to remove the picture of himself portraying himself as Christ, laying hands on the sick. I pray that the Holy Spirit convicts his heart and he removes it himself. This is biblically wrong in all fashions. Also it breaks my heart. I have supported my President but can’t on this one.
The issue of the day is oil. Oil is symbolic of Holy Spirit in scripture. The supposed oil crisis (there is plenty available) is driving up the cost of everything. The Lord’s people incur great consequences and costs by acting in their own strength and not by the Holy Spirit of life… “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.” “It’s not by power, it’s not by might, it’s by my Spirit says the LORD Almighty.”
America has drifted from God, The church is not standing for righteousness and truth other than a small remnant of faithful. Our government on all levels is decaying with corruption. Families are fragmented and broken or distracted by pursuing worldly wealth, power, and purposes instead of eternal, heavenly, and holy purposes which Holy Spirit can lead us into. The parable of the Ten Virgins is Christ’s warning to the end times ekklesia. Repentance is a change of mind that touches our hearts bringing revival and times of renewal and refreshing. The Lord is using signs, trials, wonders, world events, and is “shaking everything that can be shaken”, so that what remains will be pure. “Without holiness no one can see God”. The cross provided the cleansing so that the Spirit can come in to bring life, endue with power, and lead us into all truth and the fullness of Christ. Fast and pray, ask, seek, and keep knocking on heaven’s door for filling of oil, Holy Spirit… Confess any known sin, unbelief, or fear. “Whatever is not of faith is sin.” “Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God.” Get what is most necessary for life, freedom, and wisdom as we will be facing the greatest challenges our world has ever experienced in these last days. Read God’s words of prophecy from Genesis to Revelation and understand by the filling of Holy Spirit the mind of God. Abba and Jesus are willing to give Holy Spirit to those who will humble themselves and seek Them above all else. Don’t be like the five unwise virgins who had no oil for their lamps. Be the light shining in gross darkness by “My Spirit says the LORD Almighty “.