Genesis 12:3 (NASB) “And I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse. And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.”
Your eyes will be opened wide this weekend. Suddenly, you will have understanding whereas before, you were blinded. Once you see, fall to your knees at least in your heart and repent before the Lord. Then repent before others as God convicts you.
Yesterday morning, I was grumpy and corrective towards my wife. I thought nothing about it except that deep inside I felt I had hurt the woman God gave me as gift from heaven. Later in the afternoon, as I was working on some things, the Holy Spirit strongly convicted me that I had truly sinned against my wife. My heart ached until I could get home to her, apologize and repent. Whew!
Her generous forgiveness, grace and love were like sweet honey.
There is someone in your life that needs to see and feel your repentance. You will need to apologize from a sincerely broken heart. Grab hold of your humility with both hands and pull it up and over you. Do the right thing.
Oh Jesus, open my blinded eyes and let me see clearly. Holy Spirit I ask you to give me understanding/sight where I am blinded. I ask you to show me the logs in my eyes that I need to remove. Holy Spirit bring strong conviction where I need to repent and show me the person/people that I need to ask forgiveness from and repent to. Help me to apologize from a truly broken heart. Take all fear away and help me to do this. Create in me a pure heart and renew a right spirit in me.
Father, I ask in the name of Jesus, that this repentance would be by Your Spirit and not by my flesh. Show me every log that is in my eye and help me to remove them so that I can see clearly.
Thank you God for opening my blinded eyes and giving me sight/understanding. Thank you for your grace and mercy and patience with me. Help me to show the same to others.
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I’m praying with you and for you Marilyn.
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I hope you don’t mind me writing so much on this particular blog, but it is an area that I really need help in. I need Jesus to open my blinded eyes both spiritually and in the natural. Last night I was reading Jim Cymbala’s book, “God’s Grace From Ground Zero.” One chapter is titled “Truth and Love.” He asked why so many in the church had lost their way and become hard voices of condemnation instead of Christlike vessels of mercy. He said that the answer was in the warning Jesus gave us, “Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold.” (Matt. 24:12) He said that Paul warned of ‘terrible times in the last days’ when people will live ‘without love.’ (2 Tim. 3:1, 3)
He said that he witnessed an example of this when he had a guest preacher. He said, “He (the preacher) was preaching truth from the bible but he was also very angry. The decaying morals of our society and the growing lukewarmness in much of the Christian church had pushed him into such an irritated state that it was absolutely impossible for him to speak ‘the truth in love.” (Eph. 4:15)
I saw myself in this. I know that the love in my heart has grown cold and I have much anger. I am speaking the truth but it is in anger and frustration, with little or no love or faith.
God says, Confess your sins one to another and pray for one another and you will be healed. Please pray for me. Pray that the Holy Spirit will do a work in my heart this weekend and create a pure heart in me and restore a right spirit within me, the Spirit of God’s Love.
Jim Cymbala also said that we need to testify about Jesus but even if we are met by rejection we must still love those same people and always act kindly toward them. I definitely need prayer in this area. I have not done this. It isn’t that I don’t want to, but it seems so hard to do. When I have faced rejection, I have just wanted to run away and hide and do nothing. I definitely do not want to be around the people who rejected the words I spoke.
I really need the Holy Spirit’s help in this. I gave messages at 9/11. I wanted to do the right thing and went and apologized for speaking and said I would submit to the pastor. WRONG…. The next morning I saw the Holy Spirit go into the earth in my heart. I had totally quenched the Holy Spirit for apologizing for speaking. So I can’t just try to be nice and make everyone happy. In fact, God showed me that I had been trying to do this and was holding Him in so that I wouldn’t offend people. He told me that people would either love me or hate me if I really let Jesus live through me.
I have been having problems with my vision. One little girl (four years old) told her mom, God told me that we need to pray for Marilyn. She has sticks in her eyes. So I know that I have judgment that I need to get rid of. But during the same time period, I had a vision of Jesus taking my eye balls and giving them back to me. When He gave them back to me, I saw myself in a harvest field. Jesus told me, Don’t ever forget. It is all about the harvest. I am supposed to be teaching people to go into the harvest fields, but I become so frustrated (I’m being honest here) because people don’t have time. I don’t know how to get the urgency of the time across and do it in love. I need God’s help.
Please pray that the Holy Spirit will do the work that He needs to do on my heart this weekend and get rid of the logs in my eyes. Please pray that God’s love will be restored to my heart and that I will be able to speak the truth in love and faith and not anger and judgment. Pray for a miracle work in my heart – total restoration of the love I once had there. Please pray that the Holy Spirit will show me if there is any particular person that I need to ask forgiveness from. Please pray that the Holy Spirit will do a deep work in my heart and that I will not do anything out of the flesh but only by the Spirit.
Thanks for your prayers.
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Here I am again. I just realized that it is the start of the “Day of Rage” in our nation. I don’t think it is coincidence that Ras had this word today and that I shared what I shared before. I received a message on the Day of Rage from Cindy Jacob’s Ministry. May we pray for the healing power of God’s love to heal these hearts that have been so wounded. Father, I ask you to give these people a revelation of who the real enemy is. Reveal your love to these people and heal them of their wounds.
September 17 Day of Rage
Many of you may be aware of the “Day of Rage” campaign planned to begin on Saturday, September 17. Massive demonstrations are being planned in an attempt to disrupt U.S. markets and corporations, and eventually, replace capitalism with socialism. The Day of Rage is planned to begin with the “occupation” of Wall Street and continue with protests across the nation and in major cities around the world.
Details are being arranged through these two websites, as well as through social networking sites, such as Facebook, Twitter and Tumbler.
http://www.usdayofrage.org/ | http://www.occupywallstreet.com
This article, from The Examiner, also provides a brief overview of the history and plans for the Days of Rage campaign on Wall Street and other major cities throughout the U.S.
http://www.examiner.com/conservative-in-national/beware-the-u-s-day-of-rage-september-17
Prayer Directives for The Day of Rage
The following prayer directives come from Jody Wood, the USRPN’s NYC and UN Prayer Coordinator.
Concerning the Day of Rage, it is interesting that they have chosen September 17, 2011. It was Monday, September 17, 2001, that the Stock Exchange reopened after the attacks of 9/11.
There is still an underlying anger that I believe has not been addressed here in NYC by those who lived through the events and trauma of that catastrophic event. The intercessors have been keying into this and do not want to see this group behind “The Day of Rage” tapping into this unhealed wound that is festering anger and rage in some. NYC has the birthing anointing to birth things to the nations, and we do not want to see unrighteousness birthed to the nations through this movement beginning in NYC.
There was a late-night press conference on Thursday, September 8, 2011 by Mayor Bloomberg stating there is a creditable but not confirmed threat targeting NYC and Washington DC. They continued to direct all New Yorkers to be VIGILANT.
Although the 10-year anniversary of 9/11 have passed without any terrorist attacks, we must continue to watch and pray, especially with the takeover of Wall Street scheduled to begin on Saturday, September 17 and the takeover of Washington, DC’s Freedom Plaza beginning October 6.
We are asking for prayer to dispel the fear and anger that is still present just under the surface here in NYC. Many of the first responders and workers who worked day in and day out after the attack have serious health issues, some have even died as a result of these 9/11-related health issues. The unfortunate thing is that they are having difficulties getting the health care they need….. This has fueled their anger.
II Tim 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind
We need a deep healing to come to ALL those who have not been able to heal.
Mal 4:2b But to you who fear My name The Sun of Righteousness shall arise With healing in His wings;
We are standing as watchmen for this city and nation, that there will NOT be another attack, praying that every hidden thing will be exposed and ALL those who would want to do harm to New York, or the United States will be uncovered.
I Cor 4:5 He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
I Peter 5:8 Be sober, be VIGILANT; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
Col 4:2 Continue earnestly in prayer being VIGILANT in it with thanksgiving
Continuing to Stand as Watchmen for NYC,
Jody Wood, USRPN-NYC/UN
New York City Intercessors
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I really thank the Lord for this prayer & Marilyn’s transparency. I recently walked this out and it was painful. I had no idea that I was blind. All I knew was that I was in warfare & I currently am. I had to be humble w/ a leader so he could see my humility via submission. But I was obedient to the Holy Spirit’s leading even when I didn’t understand why & I believe to have some concerns regarding this leader. However, as I continue follow the Lord & even endure this warfare; please continue to pray w/me for clarity, strength & purpose. Thank you, I need this in this seaon. The Lord has a specific work for me to do here in this area & I’ve endured a great deal of attacks, distractions & disappointments (including from this leader). I need clarity!
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Nicolette, you now have my prayers of agreement with you. I stand in faith for you, Ras
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Hi Nicolette;
I am doing a study with some ladies on Spirutal Freedom and breaking strong holds in our life. It is the first step when we recognize that there is a problem and often God uses that “problem” to point out an area of concern regarding our own life and relationship with Him. He is the one who will do battle for us as we release things into His hands. I am stuck on the passage of scripture in 2 Corinthians 10: 4-6 and pray it will become a favorite of yours as well. The precious Gospel; the TRUTH that will reveal God’s grace and mercy into every situation we face. God bless you as you go ever forward trusting and focusing on Him alone.
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