DAY 11 FOCUS: HUNGER FOR SOULS
ANCHOR SCRIPTURE: Acts 2
37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? 38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
41Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
INSIGHT: Today we are asking God for hunger and power to compel people into the kingdom of God.
One major lukewarmness in the body of Christ today is the lackadaisical attitude to soul winning; a total 'i don't care' attitude of believers in preaching, teaching and spreading the word of God to the world.
God desires that we grow in passion for lost souls. We must come to the point whereby we will say God can not have me on earth and the devil depopulate the kingdom or take people to hell. It is that rugged mindset that set your whole life on fire for the gospel. Paul said that "i am not afraid of the Gospel of Christ..." You cant be firerized and not pressurized to win souls. I mean you can't contact Holy Ghost fire and remain taciturn.
What is hunger for souls?
1. It is having desire for a person to know the Lord genuinely and intimately
2. It is doing all you can to ensure that someone recieves Jesus as Lord and Saviour.
3. It is ensuring that people are liberated from the bondage of the devil
4. It is bringing people to the light of the Saviours saving grace.
5. It is making men to experience God.
Why winning souls is good?
1. It is an act that provokes joy in heaven. Luke 15:7
2. It is fulfilling the mandate of Jesus. Matthew 28:19
3. It is investing into the kingdom of God. Matthew 6:20, Daniel 12:3
4. It is a platform to directly impact people's lives. Matthew 28:19
From our anchor Scripture in one service, one event, it was even an impromptu meeting of people, Peter spoke and three thousand souls where saved. Today, i believe God can do more than this through us and via this comission. Another striking thing is that God was adding to the Church daily. Not weekly, nor in a special meeting, God was adding daily. I see this type of compelling grace coming upon us as individuals and as a comission in general.
Finally, we must be hungry to see souls saved, delivered, liberated, filled with the Holy Ghost and impacting the kingdom of this world by the culture of our God.
PRAYER POINTS
1. Lord, I thank You for the salvation of my soul.
2. My Father, if i have disobeyed your command of winning souls, Lord forgive me in Jesus' Name.
3. O Lord, according to Matthew 9:38 you said "Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest." Father we request labourers into this comission so that we harvest souls into your kingdom.
4. O Lord, i pray for the national Church, the global Church and my local Church, any misplaced priority of not going for souls forgive us and reignite us with passion again in Jesus' Name.
5. O Lord, give Grace Foundation Ministry International uncommon wisdom and insight on simple ways of winning souls cheaply in Jesus' Name. Daniel 12:3
6. O Lord, i pray for lost souls in my family, community, nations and the world let your light that draw people to salvation shine upon them now in Jesus' Name.
7. My Father, my Helper, help me to be an addicted soul winner.
8. O Lord, add to this comission daily those that are to be saved in Jesus' Name.
9. We come against the spirit of the bond woman fighting the spread of the gospel all around the world we decree that they won't prevail in Jesus' Name.
10. O Lord make this comission your major fishing bait to fish men of all tribes, all tongues and race into your kingdom in Jeaus' Name.
- 11. O Lord, in this month of kingdom advance, i advance the kingdom anywhere i go in Jesus' Name.
12. O Lord, open harvest fields for this comission in continents and nations of the world in Jesus' Name.
Give God praise for answered prayers
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