Thanksgiving and Power of Resurrection: Come Alive! – Part 2
Prayers
1. Father, I thank you for your faithfulness to me and my family in the name of Jesus.
2. Father, let glorious things come to life in my life, family, academics, career, ministry, business, finances, health, and destiny by the resurrection power of the Lord Jesus Christ in Jesus mighty name.
It is my prayer that: May the power of resurrection by the blood of Jesus bring forth new and glorious things in your life and family in the name of Jesus.
Text:
Psalm 103:1-6
Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
6 The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.
What does it mean to bless?
To exalt, appreciate, express thanks, to commend, to laud our God from the deep recesses of our hearts, mind, soul, spirit and body which translates to the fruit of our lips giving glory to His Holy Name.
Why should we thank God?
Because He forgave us - Our sins qualified us (duly, properly, adequately, righteously) for judgement that would lead to hell, eternal separation from God and ultimately ending up in the lake of fire. But God out of His manifold mercies, forgave us our sins in Christ Jesus, wiped our slate clean and gave us new life without the baggage of our forgiven sins. And as we abide in Christ, the blood of Jesus cleanses us from all sins (1 John 1:7).
He has not rewarded us according to our sins and iniquities – when we were enemies of God, He sent His son to die for us to make a way of forgiveness, relationship with Him and eternal life for us.
He heals our diseases – otherwise many of us would have been dead by now. He is the God who heals us (Exodus 15:26, Exodus 23:25, 1 Peter 2:24).
He redeems our lives from destruction – what killed many others did not kill you and has not killed you. That is God watching over you. Some eat food and die, some it is water that killed them, for some it is road accident, the same road you have passed through so many times. Some just sleep and never wake up. But God has been waking you up every new day of your life. After He gave you life giving breath, he does not charge you for the oxygen you breathe in day and night! Our God is worthy to be praised.
He crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies – He has made your life glorious with His crown of glory upon your life. The Bible states in Psalm 8:4-5 that: 4what is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him? Yet You have made him a little lower than God, And You have crowned him with glory and honor.
God has crowned you, crowned your life with glory and honor.
Further, Isaiah 49:23 states:
23And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.
His tender mercies also preserve you, guide you and make ways for you so that lines fall in pleasant places for you. Sometimes you think things just work out on their own. That is God’s tender mercies in action.
He satisfies your mouth with Good things – He has been feeding you since you were born and He has promised to carry and sustain you till your old age. In Isaiah 46:4, God says: Even to your old age, I am He, And even to gray hairs I will carry you! I have made, and I will bear; Even I will carry, and will deliver you.
He renews your youth like the Eagles – The eagle soars. God has been the giver and sustainer of your strength and health from birth till now.
Isaiah 40:31 states:
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. (KJV)
But those who wait for the LORD [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] Will gain new strength and renew their power; They will lift up their wings [and rise up close to God] like eagles [rising toward the sun]; They will run and not become weary, They will walk and not grow tired. (AMP)
At the age of 120, Moses’ strength had not reduced, his eyes were as sharp as before.
You will not grow tired in Jesus’ name.
He is the righteous judge who delivers you from oppression and rules on your behalf - Our God is the great deliverer. In Isaiah 49 He declares:
24Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?
25But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.
26And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
May you be delivered from every form of oppression in Jesus’ name.
May God, the righteous never-failing God, rule in your favor in Jesus mighty name.
What should our attitude be?
1. Be saved – accepting the sacrifice of Jesus Christ for our sins on the cross of calvary, by inviting Him to become the Lord of our lives and allowing the Blood wash away all our sins, receiving forgiveness of our sins and becoming a child of God.
2. Remain thankful to God and bless His name continually.
3. Remain obedient to God
4. Fellowship with God in Bible study and prayer
5. Fellowship with other believers.
Philippians 3:10
That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; (KJV)
And this, so that I may know Him [experientially, becoming more thoroughly acquainted with Him, understanding the remarkable wonders of His Person more completely] and [in that same way experience] the power of His resurrection [which overflows and is active in believers], and [that I may share] the fellowship of His sufferings, by being continually conformed [inwardly into His likeness even] to His death [dying as He did]; (AMP)
My goal is to know him and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death, (CSB)
Power of Resurrection: Come Alive!
Come alive is:
· An instruction given by the powerful to the powerless
· An order to respond
· A quickening spirit engaged to bring about revival
· A commandment to awake, arise from slumber
· A declaration to become functional and active
Power of resurrection:
· Reverses death to life – Son of the widow of Nain, Jairus’ daughter, Lazarus etc
· Corrects bad things to good
That is why, today:
Negative situations and circumstances concerning you will have an encounter with the resurrection power of the Lord Jesus Christ and be reversed to good in Jesus name.
Sickness will encounter the resurrection power in the name of Jesus and today, the sick will become healed in the name of Jesus.
Demotion will receive a touch from Jesus. The demoted will become the promoted in Jesus name.
Stagnancy in life, business, career, health, personal or individual development will receive a touch of life from Jesus.
Stagnated businesses will begin to boom and be profitable by the resurrection power in the blood of Jesus.
Stagnant careers will receive a boost by the resurrection power of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Personal or individual delayed development with have an encounter with the power in the name of Jesus. Father, let delayed development expire, let there be a recovery of what has been lost and let enhanced supernatural development be established in these lives in the name of Jesus.
Evil arrows shot into finances will go back to senders in the name of Jesus.
Prayer:
1. Power of resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, let good and glorious things come alive in my life, family and destiny in the name of Jesus.
Announcements, tithes and offering; and song
Prayers
1. Give thanks
2. Born again?
3. Power of resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, bring my finances to life in the name of Jesus.
4. Power of resurrection in the name of Jesus, let my promotion come now in the name of Jesus.
5. Power of resurrection in the blood of Jesus heal me totally in the name of Jesus.
6. Blood of Jesus, deliver me completely from every affliction and bondage by the resurrection power in the name of Jesus.
7. Father, let kings and queens minister to me in the name of Jesus.
8. Power to get wealth, come upon my life in Jesus’ name.
9. I receive healing and deliverance from every sickness and difficult situation in Jesus’ name.
10.Father lay your hand of healing and deliverance on our loved ones with special needs in Jesus’ name.
11.My life and family are shielded with the blood of Jesus against every attack from the kingdom of darkness in Jesus’ name.
12.I receive the anointing of ease in my endeavors in Jesus’ name.
13.Personal prayer points.
14.Give thanks.
