Daily Prayer (2019/9/12)
Editor’s Words
Pray for Organizers, leaders and editorial team of this 40-day fast
Please pray for the people who are involved in organizing and making this Global 40 Day Prayer And Fast movement possible. Particularly, please pray for the spiritual leaders, their co-workers, and their family members, the behind-the-scene editorial team and their spiritual coverings, and family members. Please ask God to:
- protect everyone involved in the global prayer and fast and their families. May God watch their coming and going and keep them healthy with prosperous spirits, souls, and bodies.
- bless the editorial team to be able to receive from God and translate it into words speedily and accurately.
Daily Updated Prayers
Pursuing Intimacy With God: Glorious Heavenly Father
- Revelation 4:8-11 “Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under its wings. Day and night they never stop saying: “ ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty,’ who was, and is, and is to come.” Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say: “You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.””
Dear Abba Father,
We have a God, who is our Father, from whom are all things and to whom we belong. You are the Alpha and the Omega, Who is and Who was and Who is to come, the Almighty. How grateful we are to be able to come before You, as a child of God, to worship You. Oh, how the myriads of angels, the living creatures, and the twenty-four elders adore You. As they surround Your throne and gaze upon Your glory and the elders cast their crowns and worship You continuously! Our hearts are also filled with longing for Your love. Oh Father, we bow down, we worship, we want to declare day and night, “Abba Father, we love You! We love You! How we love You!” Open our eyes that we may see the beauty of Your glory! In the clouds of Your glory, let Your flame of love burn our hearts and even to the bone. At this moment, Father, we only want to worship You with our whole heart and proclaim, “Oh, Lord God Almighty, the Victor of heaven, the Mighty Warrior of glory, our Lord and God, You are worthy to receive glory and honor and power and praise!”
In the name of Lord Jesus we pray, Amen!
Repentance Prayer: Repentance for the City 06
- Isaiah 59:12-15 For our offenses are many in your sight, and our sins testify against us. Our offenses are ever with us, and we acknowledge our iniquities: rebellion and treachery against the Lord, turning our backs on our God, inciting revolt and oppression, uttering lies our hearts have conceived. So justice is driven back, and righteousness stands at a distance; truth has stumbled in the streets, honesty cannot enter. Truth is nowhere to be found, and whoever shuns evil becomes a prey. The Lord looked and was displeased that there was no justice.
【Background : Today, many countries around the world have experienced prevalent moral decline. Except for true Christians, most people tend to indulge themselves with liberal agendas without restraint and ignore the teachings of the Bible. In our society, the divorce rate is also rising, the family begins to disintegrate, the gay revolution comes out of the closet, the same sex marriage is legalized, “abortion is legal”, “gender confusion, men and women share the same bathroom”, “legalization of euthanasia “, “legalization of marijuana” , under the leadership of liberals, even through sex education, targeting on middle and primary school students, so that they not only support these policies, but also extend to the next generation until all biblical principles of moral and legal barriers are removed. As described in the first chapter of Romans: since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done. Though they know God’s righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.】
Abba Father, we rend our hearts and humble ourselves before You. Asking You to forgive us for our rebellion and going our own way. Have mercy on us Lord, for we have turned away from You. Let us not die but live by Your amazing love which is pouring out to all fresh. Send us Your holy fire to consume us and revive us.
Let us and the Chinese people all over the world stand and cry out together for our beloved city to turn away from our wicked ways. We declare that Jesus is Lord, He rules over our city and our city belongs to the Lord Jesus!
In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
Daily Declaration:Declaration for Church & Education
Declaration For Church : In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ:
- The church will fully support and disciple believers, to enter the seven mountains, to win souls for the Lord, to build up the body of Christ, and transform the country.
- Rise up apostles in the workplace. Opens the door of society and wealth transfer for the kingdom resources to circulate, and advance the kingdom of God to all over the world.
- God will raise up prayer altars everywhere around the world, connecting fire walls prayer and prayer networks, establish a global network of prayers, for the prayer army of the kingdom, with concentrated ammunition, to align with God, and seek God according to His will, and bring in the revival and harvest of the whole earth.
Declaration For Education: In the name of Jesus,
- The campuses are open to the teaching of Bible truth and close the door to the teaching of homosexuality education globally.
- The Lord God is a victorious King, the captain of the host. He will listen to our unified prayers and personally lead Michael, the archangel, and the host of heaven to fight the victorious battle for the next generation to cancel homosexual’s agenda of developing campus sex education in the world.
- The fire of the Holy Spirit will rend the heaven and come down, to burn out and destroy the stronghold of homosexuals on the global campus, to declare the Lord reigns, and to establish His throne on various campuses to revive the campus to a holy kingdom.
Nation / Global Critical Event: Pray for the Amazon Rainforest Fire – Summit of Seven Countries of South America
【Background: The Amazon forest fire continued to burn. The Brazilian government sent rescues earlier without strategic planning, prompted the leaders of the seven countries in South America to hold an emergency summit in Colombia on September 6. They decided to work together to actively extinguish the fire. Prior to the summit, they discussed with the residents of Amazon rainforest, as to how to protect the Amazon rainforest. … Detailed Reading】
- Zechariah 10:1 Ask the LORD for rain in the springtime; it is the LORD who sends the thunderstorms. He gives showers of rain to all people, and plants of the field to everyone.
- Psalm 107:8 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind,
【PRAYER】
- Send The Heavenly Rain: Heavenly Father, please send down heavenly rain to extinguish the fire and minimize the loss of the disaster. Give wisdom to the government leaders of the seven countries, so the rescue troops and personnel going into fire fighting and rescue are under the supernatural order and protection of the Holy Spirit and to revive the land and restore the reputation of “Lung of the Earth”. May the people praise God for the wondrous things He has done, because of His loving kindness!
- Rise Up the Church in South America: Heavenly Father, may the Holy Spirit rend the heaven and come down to fill the churches and believers in South America, to stand in the gap for the nation and cities, to confess and repent of their sins, to pray earnestly, and build altars everywhere. Pray for God to turn the Amazon fire into a spiritual revival fire and bring souls into countries of South America.
- Blessed The First People – The Steward of The Forest: Thank You Heaven Father, for rising up the first people, to take up their God-given authority and ability as the gatekeeper of the land, carrying the abundance and blessings for the land, to stand in the forefront of the global warming crisis, defend the land and the forest, and to save the earth. May You bless the government of South America to honor the rights and interests of the aboriginal people, to deal strictly with the problem of business groups cutting down trees to jointly protect the rich resources of the forest and be good and faithful servants.
In Jesus’ mighty Name, Amen.
Weekly Updated Prayers
Pray For USA: Spiritual Stronghold behind the Democrat Party
【Alert : Alert : Democratic’s anti-God and anti Judeo-Christian values are trying to replace godly principles, with intended chaos through fake Christianity, sound science, universal and humanistic principles, Sodom family values and atheism. … Detailed Reading】
- 2 Chronicle 7:14 ‘Then if my people who are called by My Name will humble themselves and pray and seek My Face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their lands.’
- Daniel 2:21 ‘He controls the course of world events; He removes kings and sets up other kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the scholars.’
- Psalm 81:13a ‘Oh, that My people would listen to Me!…’
- Psalm 3:8 ‘Victory comes from You, O Lord. May You bless Your people.’
- 1 John 5:4 ‘For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith.’
【PRAYER】
- Repentance : Father, we pray all our political leaders will individually, and corporately, to humbly demonstrate a spirit of repentance, for the lack of integrity and unity, contentiousness and idolatry. (2 Chron. 7:14) Lord, please forgive and remove all of our sins so we can encounter Your Presence.
- Spiritual Poverty : Father, help our Democrat and Republican leaders, future leaders, and the nation to awaken to their great spiritual need (Psa. 81:13a), to seek Your Wisdom, Faith and Righteousness, desperate seeking of Your blessing and deliverance (Dan. 2:21) for true freedom and Power.
- Spiritual Victory (Psa. 3:8) : Father, help our President, the lukewarm Church, Justice Dept., Patriots and all of our leaders rise up to overcome the force of anti-Christ and anti-Judea spirits, to break down the demonic stronghold structure so can advance the Kingdom of God (1 Jn. 5:4). For You are God and there’s none like You! In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Pray for Israel: Pray for Israel: The General Election on 9/17
【Background: As the Israeli elections draw closer, things are now heating up as summer winds down and candidates prepare for the last stretch before the voting on September 17th. Most of the parties have saved up the bulk of their campaign funding for this final push over the next two weeks or so. Israel is a vibrant democracy, but the political conversation can get rather rough-and-tumble at times. Meanwhile, most polls show the new Blue & White list holding steady with the ruling Likud party at around 30-31 seats each. However, the Israeli public still does not exactly know the views and platform of Blue & White and their leaders, and how they differ from Likud or other factions.】(Source: Isaiah 62 Prayer Letter 9/2019, ICEJ)
- Isaiah 9:6 “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
- Psalm 60:4 “But for those who fear you, you have raised a banner to be unfurled against the bow.”
- Isaiah 33:22 “For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; it is he who will save us.”
- Psalm 80:17 “Let your hand rest on the man at your right hand, the son of man you have raised up for yourself.”
【PRAYER】
- God Reigns in the General Election: Abba Father, for the next election on September 17, we proclaim that the government of Israel is on the shoulders of Jesus, the Messiah, and the Lord God is the Judge of Israel, the Lawgiver of Israel and the King of Israel! Oh, Holy One of Israel, our God, raise a banner for those who fear You. We pray that according to Your perfect will, right officials and prime minister will be elected. Keep the hearts of the voters in alignment with You that they would vote wisely. Father, give the new leaders a heart of strength, love and a sound mind and grant the new government integrity and wisdom on such matters as marriage, divorce, immigration, conversion, and especially the law concerning Aliyah which prohibits the return of Messianic Jews.
- Pray for Netanyahu’s Salvation: Abba Father, we ask You to grant Netanyahu a heart of humility and the fear of the Lord. Help him do justly, love mercy and walk humbly with You. According to the meaning of his name (Benjamin), the son of God’s right hand, we ask You to uphold and strengthen him as the son of Your right hand. Oh grant salvation to him and his family through believing in Jesus, the Messiah.
Pray for The First Nation : Pray For the Awakening of the First Nations in Turtle Islands – the “Awakened” Documentary Film
【Background: We have introduced the documentary film “Awakened”on the global 24/7 prayer wall in August (Click HERE for more details). Currently it is only available in English. Chinese and Korean versions are in production. There are about a thousand indigenous groups in North America. We have encouraged you to support sending this DVD to various First Nations to awaken the first people so that they understand their calling and destiny. Brother Greg Miller, who made the film, will complete the second First Nation film, which is based on the nine Sioux Reservation prayer tour in South Dakota to proclaim the great things God has done among the First Nations.
Brother Greg told us that nearly 300 DVDs have been sent and he is waiting to have more financial support to send more to the First Nations. If God moves you to support the production and distribution of these first nation videos, please click HERE for details.】
- Colossians 3:13 “Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.”
- John 8:32 “You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”
- James 2:5 “Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?
【PRAYER】
- Awaken The First Nations to Understand Their Position And Destiny: Heavenly Father, thank You for using the documentary and other channels of “Awakening” to awaken the First Nations. Let them clearly understand their position and destiny. The revival at the end time and the harvest of the soul are initiated by the explosive spiritual power God has given them. We declare that the Native Americans will restore the identity and destiny as the eldest son of the land. They will take the authority over the land and break the disintegration of the land and all the dark curses. May North American native tribes be willing to walk together and lead the non-native people to enter into an unprecedented revival!
- All Ethnic Groups Help The First Nations to Enter Their Destiny: Heavenly Father, the cattle on a thousand hills are Yours. Your are Jehovah-jireh. You will transfer the resources of the kingdom of God to translate the film “Awakening” into various languages and complete its subsequent documentary’s production without delay. Continue to pass on Your plans and purpose for the First Nations to all ethnic groups. Anoint these films to touch the hearts of the people to stand with the First Nations!
In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen!
Pray For Hong Kong: The Immortal Names under the Lion Rock – Writing to Hong Kong on this Turbulent Day 
【Current Affairs: This summer, Hong Kong, the forever shining bright pearl of the East that glitters in South China, has never illuminated the world so brightly, capturing the attention of the entire world. For months, the shocking images in the media have been lingering in my heart, even though my family and friends have warned me who had settled in the UK: “Do not return to Hong Kong”, but my heart is raging and stirred with the emotion of “Home Sickness”. Because what I have witnessed is not riots, but the “love” and “righteousness” that is part of the people of Hong Kong who has the unchanging sincerity and persistence! … Detailed Reading】
- 2 Chronicle 7:14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
- Isaiah 60:1 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the LORD rises upon you and his glory appears over you.
【PRAYER】
- Declare the destiny of Hong Kong : In the name of Jesus we declare:
- Hong Kong is God’s gateway to Asia, and new movement is starting up in Hong Kong!
- This is the moment when the heavens and the earth are aligned. Gate of heaven is open above Hong Kong and Kingdom’s principles and government will come to the earth.
- The army of the Lord is arising to magnify the kingdom of God on the earth.
- The voices of the people are being released in Hong Kong, to resonate with the voice of God to bring great breakthroughs.
- The new glory wave will break through many gates, and Hong Kong will receive favor and grace!
- Raising the church to pray with one heart and one mind : Heavenly Father, giving the churches the spirit of supplication to pray for the people. Help them to let go of their own agendas and views, be united and stand in the same gap to cry out to God, and ask God to intervene. Let God’s salvation and peace, compassion and healing, justice and fairness come to Hong Kong, and rebuild Hong Kong to be a city of righteousness!
- Pray for the younger generation: In the name of Jesus Christ, the young people of Hong Kong are holy unto the Lord and under the cover of God. May them be protected, directed like the arrows in the hands of God, and fill in the quiver of God. Heavenly Father, we declare that this is the day You are in power. The young people of Hong Kong will be out of despair and rise like the morning dew . Your troops will be willing on your day of battle. Arrayed in holy splendor, your young men will come to you, like dew from the morning’s womb (Psalm 110:3), becoming the End-Time army of holiness!
- Pray for HongKong Government and the Police : Heavenly Father, we ask You to give Hong Kong government and the police the divine wisdom and strategy so that they may quickly resolve the deadlock issues in God’s ways, raise a government of honesty, love and justice, and lead Hong Kong according to God’s perfect and pleasing will!
Revival Testimony：The Testimony of Azusa Street Revival
In April of 1906, two major events took place in California. At 5:13 am on April 18, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck San Francisco, causing a fire. The fire line was eight square feet wide, causing more than 3,000 deaths and a loss of $350 million. At that time, San Francisco had a population of 400,000, and more than half of them became homeless.
At the same time, in Los Angeles, Southern California, a spiritual earthquake is brewing, and the impact is far more intense and far-reaching than the San Francisco earthquake. This spiritual earthquake not only shocked Los Angeles, but also shocked the whole United States and even the whole world, and the aftershocks continued to last for a long time. The number of people affected in decades has reached hundreds of millions, which is magnificent. … Detailed Reading
Sharing of Words: 2019 Global 40 Day Fasting Prayer Special Gathering For Pastors & Leaders Message Summary
( Source: Taipei TOD)
- Prayer: Lord, bring Your church to the place where You died on the cross, and bring Your people and the leaders of the country to the point of complete surrender. He died for the church and once again redeemed the church of this country once again, reveal Yourself to the church. Break every man-made thing and everything that are not done according to Your be crushed completely. My life belongs to You, I totally surrender, soak in You, to embrace You. Let the flesh die and let die in the church die ! You come to rule in power, we honor Your name!Higher Expectations! – Timely Instruction To The Zadok Priesthood By Bobby Conner … Detailed Reading
(Source: Elijiah List)
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Related Events and Prayer Background
Nation / Global Critical Event: Pray for the Amazon Rainforest Fire – Summit of Seven Countries of South America
【Background: The Amazon forest fire continued to burn, The Brazilian government sent
rescues earlier without strategic planning, promped the leaders of the seven countries in South America to hold an emergency summit in Colombia on September 6. They decided to work together to actively extinguish the fire. Prior to the summit, they discussed with the residents of Amazon rainforest, as to how to protect the Amazon rainforest.
Loss of The Fire: According to reports, millions of Aboriginal people have been displaced, and up to 3 million animals and plants was burnt and destroyed. The carbon dioxide emissions currently is as high as 228 trillion tons, the highest in the past 10 years. The Amazon fire will directly impact the climate in South America, with possible decline in rainfall, prolonged drought and increased global warming.
Resolution of the summit: Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Suriname, Gayana and Brazil have reached an agreement to use satellites to monitor deforestation, to effectively respond to large-scale fires, promote reforestation projects, and strengthen the development of indigenous communities. To protect the world’s largest tropical rainforest.】
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Pray For USA: Spiritual Stronghold behind the Democrat Party
- Judges 16:20b ‘Samson did not know that the Lord has left him.’
- Genesis 6:5 ‘The Lord observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and He saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil.’
- Proverbs 29:2 ‘When the righteous increases, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.’
- Matthew 7:14 ‘But the gateway to life is very narrow, and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.’
【Alert: Democratic’s anti-God and anti Judeo-Christian values are trying to replace godly principles, with intended chaos through fake Christianity, sound science, universal and humanistic principles, Sodom family values and atheism. (Judg. 16:20b)
The recent revelation from Democratic Election Debates carried loud message calls for ‘rational public policy based on sound science and universal humanistic values’, tax-funded ‘unrestricted abortion’, family value of Sodom; confiscation of wealth for redistribution, just to name a few. (Gen. 6:5)
Stronghold Indicators (Prov. 29:2)
Democrats’ radical agenda is ripping off the biblical constitutions spiritually and politically: ‘Atheism’ is their new-found faith. In January 2019, the new Democratic-controlled House looked to pass a bill to take God out of the oath-taking sworn-in ceremony, but was immediately blocked by the House of Republicans.
Anti-Judeo Christian values ideology has been taking roots in their hearts, as the basis evil uses to build strongholds. These strongholds give the evil ungodly structure to carry out his plans on earth. These plans included blocking the advancement of the Kingdom of God, and the spiritual and political enslaving of humanity. It seems to have succeeded in blinding the Democrat party, the media and the popular culture.
Faith is back in America today (Mt. 7:14)
A researcher from ‘Focus on the Family’ wrote……
‘People who were nominal Christians in mainline denominations now describe themselves as unaffiliated, or none. Meanwhile, evangelical churches are growing rapidly. Robust Christianity is not shrinking, not even among young adults. It’s holding quite firm and even growing in many important ways. On all contrary, it’s the increasing liberalized, orthodoxy-denying, and lukewarm faith that’s sinking as if it has a mill stone around its neck!’
It’s encouraging to know the fabric of faith is being restored. Is it because of the increasing evil oppression of violence, crimes, death? The pain of losing our nation? The fall of morality and sanity? May God raise up America with the finishing faith like never before.
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Pray for The First Nation : Pray For the Awakening of the First Nations in Turtle Islands – The “Awakened” Documentary Film
(Source: Pastor David Peng @ New Jersey)
Here are the ongoing projects besides the “Awakening ” documentary film:
- We found that the First Nations in North America, in fact, are related to China, Japan and South Korea. God has prepared a Korean missionary, who has been in China for many years, to help translate the DVD into Korean.
- We are also aware of the need to produce a simplified Chinese version of the DVD for brothers and sisters in mainland China, which are currently underway.
- A new documentary film based on the prayer journey of the nine Sioux reservations South Dakota, is underway.
Therefore, I sincerely invite you to participate in the great assignment, because it would take a lot of prayers for all the First Nations to be awakened. The documentary film is an important way to spread the message repeatedly. We need to support Greg Miller to complete his second film because more people need to see, know, understand God’s plan. Here are some things we can help:
- Welcome to order online videos or DVDs, website (click HERE ) (currently only in English, but Chinese subtitles have been completed, the online version will be launched soon, and we hope to have a Korean version soon)
- Offering can be sent to immerseyourself@mac.com via PayPal or by sending checks (payable to Immersion) to the following address:
809 W Riordan Rd, Suite 100, #286, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
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Pray For Hong Kong: The Immortal Names under the Lion Rock – Writing to Hong Kong on this Turbulent day
【Current Affairs: This summer, Hong Kong, the forever shining bright pearl of the East that glitters in South China, has never illuminated the world so brightly, capturing the attention of the entire world. For months, the shocking images in the media have been lingering in my heart, even though my family and friends have warned me who had settled in the UK: “Do not return to Hong Kong”, but my heart is raging and stirred with the emotion of “Home Sickness”. Because what I have witnessed is not riots, but the “love” and “righteousness” that is part of the people of Hong Kong who has the unchanging sincerity and persistence!
People In The City Is Sincere And Loving
Hong Kong is where I grew up. She went through poverty and finally stepped into the so-called stability and prosperity and jumped into the ranks of “International Financial Centers.” The place is densely populated, the living environment is very tight and narrow, the pace of life is very fast, and Cantonese language sounds very quick and fast. People who know Hong Kong from popular police films will feel that they are intrigued, utilitarian and even ruthless people, but in actuality they are not.
Hong Kong people are sincere and rich in “love”. They are made up of many small groups of people. They met under the Lion Rock, living a grassroots lifestyle. They laid down their differences, help each other, joined hands to conquer challenges fearlessly. Songwriter Luo Wen who has passed away once sang the song, “Under the Lion Rock” , which vividly describes this hard-working Hong Kong spirit and inspiring countless Hong Kong people who works hard, until now, this spirit is burning the hearts of Hong Kong. It will quite a, difficult task to defeat them.
The Cradle of Modern Chinese Democracy
In the history of modern China, Hong Kong is a very important place and the birthplace of the Revolution of 1911. Sun Yat-sen, who was studying in Hong Kong in his early years, was exposed to Western culture and was enlightened by the spirit of freedom and democracy and perseverance for the struggle for human rights and equality. Later, when a revolutionary organization was established in Hong Kong, which is the Republic of China of today. Under the rule of the British Government, the Christian culture originating from the United Kingdom has also blossomed in Hong Kong, established countless Christian schools and hospitals. laid the foundation for Christianity to be rooted in the “Hong Kong Land”.
In addition, the popularity of English education in Hong Kong has led many missionaries around the world to use Hong Kong as a hub to travel to mainland China and East South Asia to spread the gospel.
The spirit of the rule of law and the efficient administrative procedures in Hong Kong have always been praised by the world. The generosity of Hong Kong people’s disaster relief is even more amazing. For the globe, this “tiny spot” is really like a “ant squad”. But it has made great contributions to the “Great Mission of the Kingdom of God”. The seeds of many gospels have been spread throughout the world through Hong Kong and then thrived and matured, bearing much fruits.
Since 1997, Hong Kong is in constant change. Many things have impacted the heart of the “Hong Kong people”. Some chose to leave. Some accepted the facts, taking one day at a time, as long as they can live normally and peacefully. However, in the past few years, the hearts of the people of have collectively filled with all kinds of indignation and emotions. It is the”Extradition Bill” this year that detonated the pain that has been suppressed for a long time, became unstoppable and intensified, and the deception and evil hidden within the human nature are being exposed, it terrified the world. Hong Kong at this moment is like a play on the international stage and people are watching to see how it will end.
Young People Are Awaken, Willing To Fight
I have immigrated to foreign land for many years. I have never loved Hong Kong as much as now. I feel that I belong only to Hong Kong, not any other comfortable country.
There are my family and friends, it was there I went to church and became a Christian, three years of church life in Hong Kong, laid the foundation for my lifelong purse of Jesus, and to firmly obey the Bible truth and trust in God in any situation. Because in Hong Kong’s culture there is an atmosphere of persistent , it encourages people to insist on doing the “right thing”.
In the age of material abundance and individualism, the young people group should be living in “Me and Me Alone” and “self-centeredness”. How can countless “fear no death” youths come out of tiny Hong Kong to protest against “Extradition Bill” to the end? This may be an “awakening” because they jumped out of the mode of “little self”, and saw a common “Big Me”, and insisted on “the right thing”, they marched forward without caring for their own lives. Several friends in Hong Kong told me: “Many young people have written their wills, they are willing to fight for the “Five Demands” to death!” It sounds very courageous.
We Know God Reigns In Time of Turbulence
Fortunately, Hong Kong is different from other cities in China. She is the land under “God’s” governance. As early as the Opium War, God separated Hong Kong into a British colony of religious freedom. As churches being built everywhere, the gospel spreaded all over “Hong Kong”. Christianity has already surpassed the “Tianhou Temple” and “Wong Tai Sin” and other folk religions and has become the core belief of the people of Hong Kong. It is no wonder that on June 16th, two million people marched together singing: “Hallelujah praises the Lord” and my sister who participated spoke with praises: “This is like an evangelistic meeting!”
At this moment, different denominations of Hong Kong also laid down their differences and prayed together in one heart, and the pastors are actively seeking God for salvation and healing, They are declaring: God must rule and reign in Hong Kong.
The opening statement of the British literary writer Dickens in the context of the French Revolution, “The Tale of Two Cities”, : “This is the best of time and the worst of time. …”. In my opinion, Hong Kong is currently in a “turbulent era and an era of God’s sovereignty!” Because there is no power in heaven and on earth that can compare with God, Satan can not oppose Him, and God has no opponent.
As the age of “God’s Sovereignty” comes, He is the absolute victor, and all sin, deception, injustice and wickedness will be torn down. Only the righteousness of truth can survive. I am watching intently to see how “God’s Sovereignty” can demonstrates God’s ability to govern in the turbulent Hong Kong, so that the whole world will understands that there is only one and only true God who is guarding this territory that belongs to Him miraculously and will write “The Immortal Words For Hong Kong” for those who live under the Lion Rock.
(Source: Chinese Christian Tribune)
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Revival Testimony：The Testimony of Azusa Street Revival
In April of 1906, two major events took place in California. At 5:13 am on April 18, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck San Francisco, causing a fire. The fire line was eight square feet wide, causing more than 3,000 deaths and a loss of $350 million. At that time, San Francisco had a population of 400,000, and more than half of them became homeless.
At the same time, in Los Angeles, Southern California, a spiritual earthquake is brewing, and the impact is far more intense and far-reaching than the San Francisco earthquake. This spiritual earthquake not only shocked Los Angeles, but also shocked the whole United States and even the whole world, and the aftershocks continued to last for a long time. The number of people affected in decades has reached hundreds of millions, which is magnificent.
“Black believers passionately pursued” In the city of Los Angeles, a group of black Christians gather regularly in Asberry’s house at 216 Bonnie Brae Street to pray. The leader is a 36-year-old black pastor named William Seymour.
[The Son of the Black Slave called to minister]. Seymour is a son of a black slave. He was born in southern Louisiana in 1870. His family is poor and often threatened by racist violence. He grew up in a Christian environment since he was a child. In 1895, Seymour accepted the Lord in the state of Indiana. In 1900, in Cincinnati, Ohio, he suffered from smallpox, which was extremely serious, and the smallpox caused his right eyes to be blind. Out of this infirmity he finally accepted the call of God to go into full-time ministry. In 1903, Seymour moved to Houston, Texas. He was so hungry for God that he prayed five hours a day for two and a half years.
[Family gathering, Starting Point of the Revival] During his service at the Houston Church, Seymour was invited to Los Angeles to participate in shepherding and he arrived in Los Angeles in February 1906. When he mentioned in the message that: In the bible, speaking in tongue is the testimony of the baptism of the Holy Spirit, and he was asked to leave the church. He had to go to a private home to gather. Seymour lived in a home of a believer named Edward Lee. He was so hungry for God, so all he did was pray. He asked God what can he do, and the Holy Spirit said that he need to pray more. At that time he had been praying for five hours a day, so he increased to seven hours, and eagerly asked God to give him baptism of the Holy Spirit and speaking in tongue and the love and the power of the apostles. Because of the earnest prayer of Seymour, Ashberry that lived on Bonnie Brae Street opened his home to hold a prayer meeting. The prayer meeting grew rapidly. On April 9, Seymour laid hands on Lee’s head, and Lee began to speak in tongues. The news spread, Christians on the streets of Bonnie Brae are more eager in pursuing God, and as a result six people are greatly baptized by the Holy Spirit. The manifestation of the Holy Spirit was not just speaking in tongue but also shouting, slayed in the spirit, and running around in the room. Jenny Moore the neighbor. In addition to speaking in tongues, also began to play the piano that she never learned to play the piano. This piano is still located in the house of 216 Bonnie Brae now. The number of people attending the prayer meetings has increased to the point that it is impossible to hold in private homes. They had no choice but to find an old African-American Anglican Church in Azusa Street. That is the historical revival “Azusa Street” got her name. That was the beginning of the 20th century Charismatic movement.
[Single spark can start a prairie fire quickly] At the beginning of the Azusa Street, there were not many people gathering. In the autumn, the number of participants was increasing. At that time, the traffic was not quite developed, but the visitors were coming and going non-stop. Three meetings a day, with as many as 1,300 people. In the beginning, this movement embraced blacks and whites. This is contrary to the situation in which most church races were separated at the time. In September, Seymour founded [The Apostolic Faith], the headline of the inaugural issue is “Pentecost is coming”, and the subtitle is “Biblical salvation and Pentecostal revival are coming to Los Angeles, just like the book of Acts.” The newspaper published the news of the revival that is spread at home and abroad, 50,000 copies was the peak of its publication. In this newspaper, they proposed that the Holy Spirit lead all sectors of society to participate in this revival movement. Seymour exalted the banner of “Unity in Christ”, not only to remove the barriers of race, but also to allow women in church leadership role. The Latino quickly joined the movement.
Seymour also changed the meeting place on Azusa Street to the Apostolic Faith Mission. Since the outbreak of the revival, the church has been gathering for 24 hours non-stop for three years, the fire of Pentecost spread to the whole world. Seymour has always taught people to exalt Jesus Christ. He said, “Don’t go out and talk about speaking in tongue, preach Jesus and His salvation.”
The revival of Azusa Street has made headlines in many mainstream newspapers in the United States, but it has also become the focus of mainstream sectarian investigations. Some of them think that Seymour is a heresy, but some people accept his teachings and even return to their own denomination to explain them. This movement was finally widely known as the “Pentecostal.” This is compared with the beginning of the church when the Holy Spirit came on Pentecost.
[People are gone, but the anointing still linger] Asberry’s 216 Bonnie Brae Street is the only remaining antiquities of the Azusa Street Great Revival. This is the area where Filipinos live. There were still people that lived there ten years ago, but now is listed as monuments and uninhabited. The owner who lived in the house ten years ago recalled that the house had heavenly protection.
The owner’s son, Sal, mentioned that in 1987, a gang had tried to rob the house. When the door was opened, the thief immediately fled and said that he saw the angel as he escaped. In 1995, an eight year old girl saw the vision of an angel surrounding the entire house. In the earthquake in Los Angeles in January 1994, the ceiling of the house was cracked, and the cracks disappeared automatically, leaving no trace of the damage of the earthquake. Many visitors came to pray and there were miracles happening. In March 1995, a woman with breast cancer was healed after praying there. In the same year, Sal was short of money and couldn’t afford school supplies. After prayer, a stranger put a box of notebooks in front of the door and said that God told him that the family needed notebooks.。
Although Azusa Street has no material traces of a great revival, but in fact, with the establishment of the Assembly of God Church, the Four Square Church and other Pentecostal denominations, and the Charismatic Movement that arose later and the third wave awakening, the traces of revival are seen everywhere in the world. Azusa means “blessed miracles” in the Indian language. There are more than 600 million Pentecostal and spiritual believers in the world. This proves that miracles are still happening.
Sharing of Words: 2019 Global 40 Day Fasting Prayer Special Gathering For Pastors & Leaders Message Summary
( Source: Taipei TOD)
- Prayer: Lord, bring Your church to the place where You died on the cross, and bring Your people and the leaders of the country to the point of complete surrender. He died for the church and once again redeemed the church of this country once again, reveal Yourself to the church. Break every man-made thing and everything that are not done according to Your be crushed completely. My life belongs to You, I totally surrender, soak in You, to embrace You. Let the flesh die and let die in the church die ! You come to rule in power, we honor Your name!
- If you love Jesus, then connect with Him, He is everything to you, there is a place in God, He is, drawing His people to enter in. (Luke 22:39-46) Why are you asleep? Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray. There is a place to pray, a prayer that touches the heart of God , a prayer that reaches the heaven, a prayer that transcends what people can say or understand, and a level of prayer that God wants the church of Taiwan to enter in! Pray until you reach the – “deep” level ! That is the prayer is what He needs!
- It is mentioned in revelation, the prayer of the saint is like an incense, going up to the Throne, God received it, smelling the sweet incenses, He hears, and understand the prayers that is not of man but spirit led.
- We do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit utters groaning, that man do not understand, to a point, what God wants is not just the body, but our inner being and spirit to completely surrender! Then he will begin to follow His will, which is seeking God’s face.
- Begin to pray, continue praying, always praying, again and again. Heavenly Father saw His son praying and said:”My son needs reinforcements, He needs breakthroughs” He sent host of angels, to strengthen Him, to bring breakthrough! When Jesus received strength, He prayed more, earnestly. Have you ever prayed to the point of sweating? Do you desire to do that? Jesus prayed, sweat of blood, that is a very “deep” prayer.
- Scientists say: “when a person experiences great distress, the body will sweat blood.” Jesus prayed, and, reached the heart of the Father, because He loved the Father and had a mission to achieve, so He offered His own life!
- In this season, pray some, sing some, teach some, then sing some, is an useless model ! You can’t reach the heart of God! You talk a lot, but pray a little! It is useless to pray with the written “prayer”! At this critical moment, you need to take “important action.” In an urgent time, you must have: “Urgent response and prayer!”
- Although the body is tired, but I need to surrender to God. Why are you here? Why do some people declare fasting and still eating? Eating is fine, but when we declare a fast, we still do according to what we want; saying a lot but take no action; we pray a little, but speak a lot and then sing. Jesus prayed, earnestly, not just for 2 minutes, but saying a lot… Something should happen in the church. God is fed up with the church playing games, enough for hypocrisy, God is tired.
- There is a need for a realm of breakthrough: Jesus told the disciples to wait in Jerusalem to receive the power of the Holy Spirit. The disciples must pay the price themselves, to pray and stay and wait in Jerusalem, and the Holy Spirit will come and fall upon them
- If we are still looking for people to pray and prophesize to us, we have not reached this point.The Lord has prophecy and promises. You should begin to seek God, cry out in prayer, and seek His face. He will activate the calling, gifting, and destiny in you, activate His power in you, and activate His glory and authority, In the end, He will come, fill, and surround you.
- God desires His people to return to the right position, the right calling, know God’s heart, bring out God’s mighty power, bring out a bold and courageous heart, to seek God.
- There was no battle until the thirty-five years of Asa (2 Chronicles 15:19) When the people of Judah sought the Lord with all their heart and soul, they found Him and they were safe and protected. If the leader do not seek God, the church will not have a clear direction. Many pastors are busy with too many activities and programs. God longs for us to set time apart to seek God, focus, turn the phone off, lay down life, wait, and not talk to people. There will be clear direction, guidance, fear of God, godliness, holy justice, boldness courage, out pouring of God’s anointing. To gain power, peace in the surrounding, saving souls, transformed and changed.
- Messiah has come, God is looking for Simeon, raise up Anna. (As priests and Levi being busy, some are even asleep) Anna is a widow who devoted herself and surrendered her life to God and simply obeyed. She didn’t need to know what happened, but she was led by the Holy Spirit to see the Messiah. Simeon received revelation, had a spiritual antenna, connected to God, heard the voice from above, was not afraid of the persecution of Rome, was guided by the Holy Spirit, and the promise of God is fulfilled.
- God is raising up the remnant, and a group of wayward people are being restored. This is the season of recovery, healing, revival, and renewing of strength. In the right season, those who had no power, failed, and frustrated before. God said: forget about the past, forgot yesterday, God is doing a new things, and there are new things for you in the future. You must surrender completely!
- God is opening the eyes of the church, no longer a short prayer, but to do what Jesus did, Jesus prayed for more than an hour. There is great power in seeking God, God’s power is there! God is looking for someone with a key, the key is to seek God! When you open it, you are seeking God. This is the season of seeking God!
- God wants me to come to Taiwan from Uganda to mobilize and help God’s people to seek God. He gave me the verses, Zechariah 8:21, ‘and the inhabitants of this city shall go unto the city, saying, Let us go forth and plead with the LORD, and seek the LORD of hosts, and I will go.’ God said that I am going to Taiwan Myself! He will help me and teach me because I have walked with Him for a while. He knows my heart. He wants me to go to “another city, another country.” I want to go home, but I can’t, because there are tasks to be done in Taiwan, not just work, but God’s will.
- Choose a different life, set your life apart, for this country, for this generation, for the church of Jesus, the heart of God. If you love Jesus then give your life to Him, if you are Simeon and Anna, you will be raised up. You said to the Father, “I want to become like Me, I will lay down my life, for Your name sake, I will stand in the gap with my whole heart and will.”
- Let the Father release His grace on you, to capture Your whole heart. Lord, protect Simeon and Anna, let them connect with the Holy Spirit, pay the price to seek You, both heart and soul, obey You. The anointing of Jesus’ prayer comes, continue to cry out, without ceasing.
- Asa obeys God by making a covenant with God through the words of the prophet, today we renew our covenant with God. May God lead and guide you to watch and pray with Him, to walk with Him in this season, and going into the depths of God.