- And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. 2: And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of. 3: And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him. 4: Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off. 5: And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you, 6: And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together. 7: And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering? 8: And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together. 9: And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood. 10: And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son. 11: And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I. 12: And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me. 13: And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. 14: And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen. 15: And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, 16: And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: 17: That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; 18: And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. 19: So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba. 20: And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor; 21: Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram, 22: And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel. 23: And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham’s brother. 24: And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.
- GOD IS LOVE HIS LOVE IS DIVINE HIS LOVE IS TRUE AND EVERLASTING
- SO GREAT IS THE LOVE OF GOD THAT JOHN 3:16 SAYS……….
- THE LOVE OF OUR ALMIGHTY GOD JEHOVAH ELSHADDAI IS CHARACTERISED BY HIS GRACE,MERCY
- THE LOVE OF OUR ALMIGHTY GOD JEHOVAH ELSHADDAI IS ETERNAL AND UNCONDITIONAL
- IT IS UNCONDITIONAL BECAUSE GOD NEVER REQUIRED US TO WORK FOR IT
- ABRAHM AND ISAAC ARE A TYPE OF GOD THE FATHER AND JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR
- GOD THE FATHER PROVIDED HIMSELF WITH THE LAMB THAT WAS SACRIFICED ON THE CROSS OF CALVARY
- JESUS CHRIST LIKE ISAAC NEVER RAN AWAY FROM THE FATHER WHO WAS TYING HIM UP
- HE SURRENDERED TO THE WILL OF THE FATHER
- WHAT JESUS DID ON THE CROSS WAS MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR US
- AND WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE DEPTH OF THE LOVE OF GOD AND APPRECIATE IT
- WE NEED TO BE CONFIDENT IN THAT LOVE
- EPH 3:14-21 “For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15: Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16: That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; 17: That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 18: May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; 19: And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. 20: Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, 21: Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
- APOSTLE PAUL PRAYED THIS PRAYER FOR THE EPHESIAN BELIEVERS AND BY EXTENTION FOR US ALL
- WE NEED TO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THAT GOD’S LOVE WILL ALWAYS BE THERE FOR US
- GOD’S LOVE WILL ALWAYS BE ENOUGH FOR US ,IT WILL ALWAYS PROVIDE FOR US GOD’S LOVE WILL ALWAYS BLESS US AND DEFEND AND PROTECT US
- HIS LOVE WILL ALWAYS GUIDE AND FORGIVE US NO MATTER WHAT
- BRETHREN LET US ALWAYS REMEMBER TO THANK AND PRAISE HIM FOR HIS FAITHFULNESS AND CONSTANT AND STEADFAST LOVE
- SO DEEP IS THE LOVE OF GOD THAT EVEN WHEN WE ARE NOT CONSISTENTLY FAITHFUL TO HIM IN A WAY THAT PLEASES HIM ,HE STILL SHOWS US LOVE AND MERCY
- ROMANS 5:8 SAYS ,,,,,,, But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
- THINK OF THAT,WHILE WE WERE STILL SINNERS,CHRIST DIED FOR US
- WHILE WE ALL REJECTED HIM AND TURNED OUR BACKS ON HIM HE STILL LOVED US ENOUGH TO DIE ON THE CROSS AND PRAYED FOR OUR FORGIVENESS
- INFACT JOHN 15 :11-15 SAYS…. These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. 12: This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. 13: Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 14: Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. 15: Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
- YOU MAY HAVE BEEN ABANDONED AND BETRAYED BY PEOPLE WHO ONCE SAY THEY LOVE YOU ,BUT JESUS CHRIST WILL NEVER BETRAY YOUR TRUST
- JESUS CHRIST WILL NEVER REJECT YOU
- JESUS CHRIST KNOWS YOUR NAME,HE CARES FOR YOU AND HE KNOWS THE NUMBER OF THE HAIR ON YOUR HEAD
- BUT PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT EVEN THOUGH THE LOVE THAT GOD HAS FOR US IS GREAT INDEED.
- THIS IS NO EXCUSE TO CONTINUE IN SIN AND REBELLION AGAINST HIM
- IT IS ACTUALLY BECAUSE HE LOVES US THAT HE DIED FOR THAT SIN JUST SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO PAY THE TERRIBLE PRICE OF SIN IN ETERNITY IN HELL FIRE ROMANS 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
- GOD LOVES YOU AND IT IS BECAUSE OF THIS LOVE THAT HE WANTS YOU TO LEAN ON HIM FOR THE GRACE AND THE STRENGTH TO TRULY REPENT AND LIVE RIGHTEOUSLY
- ALWAYS PRAY TO UNDERSTAND THIS GREAT LOVE THAT MADE JESUS CHRIST TO COME TO DWELL AMONG US IN ORDER TO DIE AND RISE FOR US
- WE MUST ALWAYS PRAISE HIM FOR SUCH A DEEP AND UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
- WE MUST PRAISE OUR HEAVENLY FATHER FOR GIVING US HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON THAT WE MIGHT BELIEVE IN HIM AND NOT PERISH
- JEREMIAH 1:5……….. Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
- THE LORD KNEW US BEFORE WE WERE FORMED IN OUR MOTHER’S WOMB
- HE LOVED US AND SET US APART TO LOVE AND SERVE HIM
- THIS IS GOD THE FATHER WHO SEES ALL THINGS AND KNOWS ALL THINGS
- BUT IN SPITE OF KNOWING OUR DARKEST AND MOST SHAMEFUL SECRETS HE STILL DECIDED TO FORGIVE AND LOVE US UNCONDITIONALLY
- HE DECIDED TO OFFER US GRACE AND MERCY AT HIS OWN EXPENCE AND COST
- HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON,HE PAID THE ULTIMATE PRICE
- THIS GOD KNOWS US INSIDE OUT.
- WE OURSELVES EVEN KNOW THAT WE DON’T DESERVE THIS GREAT LOVE
- BUT IT IS A LOVE THAT HE OFFERS UNCONDITIONALLY TO ALL WHO WOULD COME TO JESUS CHRIST HIS SON AND HIDE IN CHRIST THE SECRET PLACE OF GOD ALMIGHTY
- ROM 5:38-39 ………NOTHING WILL SEPARATE US FROM THE LOVE OF GOD
- WE MUST PRAY FOR THE GRACE TO ALSO LOVE HIM UNCONDITIONALLY
- WE MUST BE GRATEFUL AND ALWAYS THANK HIM FOR BEING ALWAYS THERE FOR US
- MATHEW 22:37-39 “ Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38: This is the first and great commandment. 39: And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. WE MUST PRAY FOR THE DIVINE REVELATION OF GOD’S LOVE AND MERCY
- GOD APPRECIATES IT VERY MUCH WHEN WE UNDERSTAND THAT HE LOVES US
- AND BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND WE MUST ALSO JUST LOVE HIM UNCONDITIONALLY
- WE MUST CONSTANTLY THANK HIM THAT WHENEVER WE CALL ON THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD WE GET A FAITHFUL RESPONSE FROM HEAVEN
- EVEN AT TOUGH TIMES ,EVEN DURING THE PANDEMIC OUR LOVING FATHER MADE A WAY OF EXCAPE FOR THE WHOLE WORLD
- THANK YOU FATHER IN DEED IN JESUS NAME.TO YOU ALONE BE ALL THE GLORY
- CHURCH THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD IS THE SAFEST PLACE FOR US TO BE AT ALL TIMES
- AS WE PRAY TO UNDERSTAND HIS DEEP LOVE FOR US WE MUST PRAY FOR HIS PRESENCE TO ALWAYS BE WITH US AND IN US
- MAY THE HOLY SPIRIT HELP US TO REALISE AND UNDERSTAND THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS PRESENCE AND LOVE OF GOD IN OUR LIVES IN THIS GENERATION
- MAY WE NEVER TAKE IT FOR GRANTED ZEPH..3:17 “The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
- THE BELIEVERS IN THE BOOK OF ACTS 4:31 HAD A WONDERFUL ENCOUNTER OF GOD’S PRESENCE AS THEY PRAYED
- ACTS 4:31…………. “And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.”
- GOD’S PRESENCE COMES WHEN WE PRAY.
- PRAYERS WILL ALWAYS OPEN THE DOOR FOR GOD’S PRESENCE
- PRAYERS WILL ALWAYS OPEN THE DOOR FOR THE CONSTANT PRESENCE AND HELP OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
- PRAYERS WILL ALWAYS OPEN THE DOOR FOR GOD’S POWER TO BE MANIFEST IN OUR LIVES
- PRAYERS WILL ALWAYS OPEN THE DOOR FOR US TO HAVE COURAGE AND STRENGTH TO FIGHT THE ENEMY
- PRAYER IS THE KEY TO UNDESTANDING GOD’S LOVE AND HIS DIVINE PRESENCE
- JESUS SAYS MEN ALWAYS OUGHT TO PRAY AND NOT FAINT
- WE MUST PRAY FOR OUR PERSONAL NEEDS
- WE MUST PRAY FOR PEACE ON EARTH
- WE MUST PRAY FOR OUR FAMILIES,FRIENDS AND ENEMIES LIKE JESUS TAUGHT US TO DO
- WE MUST PRAY FOR THE FORGIVENESS ,PROTECTION AND UNITY WITHIN OUR FAMILIES
- WE MUST PRAY FOR OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN AND SPEAK OVER THEIR LIVES
- WE MUST PRAY FOR THEIR PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION IN A WORLD THAT IS FULL OF EVIL AND UNCERTAINTY AND POWERS OF DARKNESS
- PRAY OVER YOUR OWN LIFE.PRAY FOR YOUR MARRIAGE AND PRAY THAT GOD WOULD BLESS THE WORK OF YOUR HANDS
- BUT AS YOU PRAY ALWAYS REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR THE PRESENCE OF GOD TO ALWAYS BE WITH YOU
- AS YOU PRAY FOR ALL THESE OTHER THINGS YOU MUST ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT THE POWER AND THE COURAGE OF THE BELIEVER IS RELEASED WHEN WE ARE FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT AND WITH GOD’S PRESENCE
- ACTS 4:13……… “Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.
- UNEDUCATED AND COMMON MEN WERE RECOGNISED FOR THEIR WISDOM AND POWER BECAUSE THEY HAD BEEN WITH JESUS
- WHENYOU ARE A MAN OR WOMAN OF PRAYER GOD’S PRESENCE WILL ALWAYS BE WITH YOU
- MOSES WAS A MAN WHO UNDERSTOOD JUST HOW POWERFUL AND SIGNIFICANT GOD’S PRESENCE SHOULD BE WITH A PERSON
- EXODUS 33:13-16……. “Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people. 14: And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest. 15: And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence. 6: For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth.
- AFTER MOSES PRAYED GOD PROMISED HIS PRESENCE WOULD GO WITH HIM AND GOD’S PEOPLE
- MOSES WOULD NOT GO ANY WHERE WITHOUT PRAYING FOR GOD’S PRESENCE TO SURROUND HIM
- GOD’S PRESENCE WAS THE EVIDENCE THAT HE FOUND GRACE IN GOD’S SIGHT
- WHAT ARE YOU GOIMG TO DO THIS HOLIDAYS BEFORE YOU TRAVE L?
- SAY OH LORD LET YOUR PRESENCE BE WITH ME AS I TRAVEL AND WHREEVER I GO IN JESUS NAME
- REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR HIS PRSENCE TO SURROUND YOUR HOME
- PRAY FOR HIS PRESENCE TO BE IN YOUR SLEEP AND DREAMS
- REMEMBER JESUS SAYS WHILE MEN SLEPT THE ENEMY CAME…………
- GOD’S PRESENCE BRINGS PEACE AND POWER
- GOD’S PRECENVE WILL SET YOU APART
- WE MUST ALWAYS PRAY AND DESPERATELY SEEK GOD’S PRESENCE TO BE WITH US AT ALL TIMES
- WE NEED TO HAVE THE EVIDENCE OF GOD’S PRESENCE IN OUR LIVES,HOMES,FAMILIES,BUSINESSES,VEHICLES OFFICES ETC
LET US PRAY
- ABBA FATHER WE PRAY FOR THE GRACE TO ALSO LOVE HIM UNCONDITIONALLY
- WE ARE GRATEFUL AND THANK YOU FOR BEING ALWAYS THERE FOR US
- ACCORDING TO MATHEW 22:37-39 “Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38: This is the first and great commandment. 39: And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself” WE PRAY FOR THE DIVINE REVELATION OF GOD’S LOVE AND MERCY
- ABBA FATHER WE FEEL SO INDEBTED TO YOU AND DESIRE TO LIVE OUR LIVES FREE FROM SIN AND REPROACH IN JESUS NAME
- ZEPH..3:17….. “The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
- MAY WE LOVE RIGHTEOUSNESS,PEACE AND JOY IN THE HOLY GHOST THAT YOURLOVE AND PRESENCE ALWAYS GIVE US IN JESUS NAME.
- HOLY SPIRIT STRENGTHEN US AND HELP US TO OVERCOME THE FLESH AND FIGHT AND PRAY ALWAYS THAT WE MIGHT NEVER LACK GOD’S PRESENCE IN JESUS NAME
- HOLY SPIRIT LIGHT YOUR FIRE IN OUR SOULS AND SPIRIT THAT WE MAY REMEMBER AND BE WILLING TO PRAY CONSISTENTENTLY FOR GOD’S PRESENCE
- FATHER CREATE A CLEAN HEART WITHIN ME AND ASTEADFAST SPIRIT WITHIN ME IN JESUS NAME
- I PRAY FOR YOUR PRESENCE OH LORD THAT I MIGHT CONSTANTLY FELLOWSHIP WITH YOUR WORD AND THE HOLY SPIRIT IN JESUS NAME
- FATHER LET THE CLEANSING POWER IN THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST PURIFY ME FROM ALL SIN AND UNRIGHTEOUSNESS THAT I MIGHT CONSTANTLY SEEK AND ENJOY YOUR PRESENCE IN JESUS NAME
- LORD IN YOUR PRESENCE THERE IS FULLNESS OF JOY AND AT YOUR RIGHT HAANDS ARE PLEASURES FOR EVER MORE
- LORD WE DESIRE TO EXPERIENCE THE FULLNESS OF JOY AND THE PLEASURES FOUND IN YOUR PRESENCE AND NOT THE WICKED PLEASURES THAT ARE IN THIS WORLD
- LORD TO EXPERINCE PEACE AND JOY I NEED YOUR PRESENCE
- TO EXPERIENCE POWER AND PROTECTION AND SAFETY
- PS.31:20, “Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
- PS 91“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2: I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. 3: Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. 4: He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. 5: Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; 6: Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. 7: A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. 8: Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. 9: Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; 10: There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 11: For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. 12: They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. 13: Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. 14: Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. 15: He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. 16: With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
- YOUR PRESENCEPROTECTS ME FROM EVERY EVIL THOUGHT THAT CAN BE SENT AGAINST ME
- IT SHIELDS ME FROM NEGATIVE PRONOUNCEMENTS AND CURSES
- ISAIAH 61—1-4, THE LORD’S PRAYER
- I THANK YOU THAT THROUGH THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST I CAN NOW APPROACH YOUR THRONE IN FAITH AND CONFIDENCE
- I THANK YOU FOR THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT JOHN 7:36-37 “What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come? 37: In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
- I BLESS YOUR HOLY NAME THAT THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT YOUR PRENCE IS ALWAYS MADE AVAILABLE TO ME
- OH LORD YOU ARE WORTHY TO BE PRAISED AND HONOURED
- YOU ARE WORTHY TO BE EXALTED AND WE LIFT YOUR NAME ON HIGH FATHER AND THANK YOU FOREVER IN JESUS NAME
- WE DESIRE YOUR PRESENCE AND POWER IN OUR LIVES AT ALL TIMES
- WE ARE PRAYING FOR GRACE TO SEEK YOUR PRESENCE AT ALL TIMES IN JESUS NAME
- MAY THE HOLY SPIRIT TEACH US TO BE DILIGENT IN PRAYERS AT ALL TIMES IN JESUS NAME
- MATT 26:41….. Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
- TEACH US TO PRAY HOLY SPIRIT THAT WE MAY NOT FALL INTO TEMPTATION DURING THESE HOLIDAYS EVEN THOUGH OUR FLESH IS WEAK
- THANK YOU FATHER AND MAY YOUR NAME BE PRAISED ALWAYS AND FOREVER IN JESUS NAME AMEN