Prayer on 9th July 2017 - Sanctification

Pre-Service Prayer on 9th July 2017.

Theme: Sanctification.

Matthew 5: 6, 8

6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

8 Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

Understand the power of purity.

Pure - means free from contamination, without mixture.

We want to live a pure life for God.

Few days back, my wife’s car was jerking.

A contaminated car engine - will not operate properly.

A clean old engine can go further than a contaminated or dirty engine.

A dirty engine will start to be slow, jerk, and eventually will breakdown.

It is just a matter of time it breakdon.

John 17:17

"Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.

Pray that we all will allow the word of God to sanctify us.

Our attitude is an open mind and open heart.

We need to hunger for the word.

James 1:25

But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does.

Passion for the Word.

The word of God has power.

It has the power to change us.

It can renew our mind.

It can gives us a new desire.

It can give us a new passion!

Not just passion for worldly things, but the Godly things.

The word of God gives you direction of where to go.

Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you.

Pray that we will fill our lives with the word of God!

Colossians 3:5: “Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.”

1 Timothy 6:11
11 But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of the faith.

Free from immorality and run to Jesus.

Flee - run away. Escape.

2 Corinthians 3:17

17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

Contemplate - gaze, look thoughtfully for a long time, meditate, and reflect.

We need to be a generation that seek God’s face.

We need that passion for the presence of God.

When you are in the presence, you are not in the prison.

You will not be in the prison of the flesh and worldly desire.

The activity of the eyes is very important.

Do we look at the evil things or evilly, or do we look at Jesus.

When we look and gaze at Jesus, we can transformed from glory to glory.

Ask God to give us a new heart / Desire.

A sanctified life is an effective life.

Occupation of the mind and heart is the most important.