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New Cruse (2 Kings 2:19-22)
Prayer: 1. Lord, change everything that requires a change in my life in the name of Jesus. 2. Father let my fountain be healed in the name of Jesus. 3. Every power working against my future, be scattered in the name of Jesus. In 2 Kings 2:19-22, the Bible declares that: Elisha Heals Jericho's Waters (KJV) 19And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren. 20And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him. 21And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land. 22So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake. BSB 19Then the men of the city said to Elisha, “Please note, our lord, that the city’s location is good, as you can see. But the water is bad and the land is unfruitful.” 20“Bring me a new bowl,” he replied, “and put some salt in it.” So they brought it to him, 21and Elisha went out to the spring, cast the salt into it, and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘I have healed this water. No longer will it cause death or unfruitfulness.’ ” 22And the waters there have been healthy to this day, according to the word spoken by Elisha. Some are in a good location, where good things should automatically follow, but barrenness is being experienced, the Lord will touch your situation today in Jesus name. Health is coming your way in Jesus name. Every bad situation will be turned to a healthy situation in Jesus name. In the above scripture, Jericho which also means ‘fragrant’ is a part of the land God promised to the children of Israel as a possession. God had promised them a land flowing with milk and honey – the best of the best. However, instead of a sweet, pleasing fragrance, the opposite was at play. The water that should nourish the people and plants was bad, instead of a pleasing fragrance of life, the odour of death, loss and displeasure was prevalent. Have you ever been promised something good by God, but instead of the good, what you see at play is the exact opposite? Why? We will delve into this and pray about it soon. The elders called on Elisha to pray on the situation. This is in line with the Biblical injunction in James 5: 13Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. 14Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. What causes losses? · Satanic altars (Numbers 22-23, Deuteronomy 12:2-3) Satanic altars are not new. In Biblical times, a well-known prophet used it against the people of God in the book of Numbers chapters 22 and 23. Balaam supported by a wicked king called Balak, built a total of 21 altars and 42 sacrifices to curse the people of God. He offered an ox and one ram on each altar. It is bad enough to be confronted by curses from one evil altar. What do you do about enemies that move from one altar to the other to curse you and yours? In each of Numbers 23:1-2, 13-14 and 29-30, Balak built seven altars and offered two animals on each alter. This was done three times, continuous unprovoked losses, meant to turn the gains of Israel into losses, their benefits to problems, their joy to sorrow. If your prayer has destroyed the curse from one altar and you are rejoicing. What about curses and afflictions being engineered from the 20 other altars. · Curses - In 1 Samuel 17, Goliath, the boasting, prideful, arrogant, unrelenting, destructive enemies curse people to weaken them to get victory over the otherwise victorious. David rejected Goliath’s curses with a counter curse, declaring his victory and the death of Goliath. That was exactly what happened. · Evil calendars - In Esther 3:7, the wicked Haman and his accomplices were painstakingly checking each day of the year (over 300 days) to determine the best day to attack God’s people. In the first month, the month of Nisan (Mar-Apr), in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, Haman cast Pur, that is, the lot, cast before him day after day [to find a lucky day to approach the king], month after month, until the twelfth month, the month of Adar (Feb-Mar). Every evil calendar of the enemy for your life shall not stand, it will not come to pass in Jesus name! I tear the evil calendar to pieces by fire in Jesus name. · Evil programs – In 1 Kings 21: 7-14, Naboth, a landowner was invited to a party, he was even given a high table seat, not knowing that it was to his destruction. It was all part of the plan of the wicked enemies who wanted to take over his family’s property. He was falsely accused and stoned to death on the command and scheming of the first lady of the country – Jezebel.
· Wicked schemes and conspiracies. In 2 Samuel 15, David’s trusted adviser and close friend turned against him and teamed up with David’s enemies. Ahithophel knew David inside out including his secrets. His previous long-time friend was now using information known about David against him. Notwithstanding, David prayed a prayer that God should turn the counsel (advise) of Ahithophel to foolishness. Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!” (2 Samuel 15:31). God answered the prayer, Ahithophel’s counsel was rejected and he committed suicide. God will turn evil schemes and conspiracies against you to foolishness by the power in the blood of Jesus. Those using you information against you will be confounded and destroyed in the name of Jesus. What is the way out? 1. Allow God to use you as a new cruse a new bowl, a new container to bring about a seasoning, a preservation of good things around you. 19Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, 20for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit therefore allow God to be glorified in your body and your spirit which are gods because they belong to God. 2. Salt reverses decay, you will be used to reverse the decay or threatening degeneration in your life, family and ministry. You are the salt of the earth to bring about positive progressive changes on earth (Matthew 5:14-16). 3. Your impact is however determined by your connectivity to heaven (to bring heaven to earth) and how you have kept your cruse pure how well you have kept your body pure. Keep yourself pure. Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God (2 Corinthians 7:1). Prayers 1. Satanic alters fashioned against me and my family will not prosper. I command those evil altars to catch fire in Jesus name. 2. Powers cursing me and my family will be cursed in Jesus name; their curses will bounce back to them in Jesus name. 3. Every evil calendar of the enemy for my life and family shall not stand, it will not come to pass in Jesus name! I tear the evil calendar to pieces by fire in Jesus name. 4. Wicked enemies will not get me and my family in Jesus name. We will not fall prey to Jezebelic enemies in Jesus name! We will not walk into problems in Jesus name. Where we have already walked into a difficult situation, the Lord will bring us out by His mercy in Jesus name. 5. God will turn evil schemes and conspiracies against me and my family to foolishness by the power in the blood of Jesus. 6. Those using my information against me will be confounded and destroyed in the name of Jesus. Announcements: PRAYER 1. Give thanks 2. Born again? 3. Father uproot every bad thing that is working against my life in Jesus name. 4. Every water (elements of sustenance and growth) that is bad in me, be changed to good in Jesus name. (Name them, it may be your health, muscles, legs, bone marrow, situations affecting your head, eyes etc). 5. Every form of bareness in my life and family, be changed to a fruitfulness in the name of Jesus. 6. Father replace the old container of my life with your container in Jesus name. 7. Lord, make me a salt of the earth and use me to make positive beneficial changes in my environment in Jesus name. 8. Father pour your healing salt into the springs of my life and family in Jesus name. 9. Lord, let there be total healing in my health, life, family, career, finances, academics, ministry and destiny in Jesus mighty name. 10. I recover my lost wealth, business, and opportunities by the power in the blood of Jesus. 11. Spiritual and physical thieves give up what you have stolen from me and my family by the power in the blood of Jesus. 12. Lay your hand on your head or any part of your body or the body of your loved ones that requires the healing touch of God as we pray: PRAYER 13. Give thanks |
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