Prayer Guide Day 8 (October 3, 2022)

Church Schedule – If you can visit with these Churches throughout the 10 Days!

Any questions, please feel free to message either me or Marty Mattocks .
Schedule is as follows:

MON. 10/3, online(24/7) https://www.10days.net/virtual-2022

TUES 10/4, 7pm, Maranatha Life Changing Church, 1235 E. Division St, Dover, DE
WED 10/5, 7 pm, Marty and Elaine’s Home, 86  Representative Lane, Dover, DE  19904; plenty of parking.

Further info can be found on FB, 10 day Dover, DE or our downloadable printable packet {click link}- 10Days_Packet_Revised

For today… October 3, 2022

Position for Day 8 – WALK

Scripture:  Ephesians 5: 15 – 6:  9 (Please read)

Theme:  WISDOM

Daily Verse from Ephesians (ESV)

5:15: Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise.

We pray:  May we walk in the Spirit’s WISDOM in marriage, parenting, work, and all things.

 

Adoration: You are a God who protects and provides by giving us abundant WISDOM.

  • Proverbs 3:5-8: Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD, and turn away from evil. It will be healing to your flesh…
  • Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
  • Psalm 90:12 So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom.

 

Repentance: Proverbs 9:10; 28:13-14

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, Blessed is the one who fears the Lord always, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into calamity. Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.

 

Eternal Father, from everlasting to everlasting, you are God. But we forget our own limits. We presume we can control our lives. We turn to our own wisdom to guide and provide. We forget that we are subjects of your kingdom and servants of your mission. Lord, we are sorry, and we cry out to you for mercy. Help us to look to Jesus, our risen Lord, with humble trust and hope. Give us your wisdom to help in time of need.

 

Intercession: We pray for . . .

  • God’s wisdom in our marriages (Eph. 5:22-33).
  • God’s wisdom for parents and children to live together in love (Eph. 6:1-4).
  • God’s wisdom in relationships at work (Eph. 6:5-9).
  • God’s wisdom to humble ourselves before him (James 4:10).

Interactive Exercise:

A blessing is often given by the laying on of hands. If you are in a small group, have each participant sit in a chair and receive a blessing of wisdom for their marriage, family, or work.

Background on why?

What is 10 Days? What would it look like if you took 10 Days and gave them completely to God, setting aside normal patterns of life, work, school, and entertainment? How would it look if your family, your church, and your entire city did the same?

10 Days is consecrated time, holy time, a Sabbath time. It is time for people to commune with God and discover one another in the light of His face. Simply put, life looks different during 10 Days. 10 Days is time set-apart to seek God with mourning, fasting, and repentance.

“Mourning” is a rich biblical word. It is best not to understand it in an overly literalistic way (as in a funeral) but as a time of humbling ourselves, and aligning our hearts with God’s ways, and reckoning with the glories of Jesus Christ and the brokenness of this present age.

“Fasting” can involve many kinds of fasts, but we recommend a significant fast from both food (a Daniel, Juice, or Water fast) and entertainment and media.

“Repentance” has to do not only with confessing and acknowledging sin, but also with “turning” and “changing our minds” so that we not only turn from sin but also turn toward righteousness and the Kingdom of God.

“And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests mourn if the bridegroom is with them? The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast.” Matthew 9:15

 

Vision:

Uniting the Body of Christ in a set-apart season to “Stop Cities” forming a “Global Upper-Room” of worship, prayer, repentance, and fasting rooted in the fall Biblical feasts.

Purpose:

  • Declaring the Worth of Jesus Christ, in the Power of the Holy Spirit, to the Glory of God the Father through an extravagant, united, sustained season of prayer and worship.
  • Spiritual Renewal and Transformation of individuals and regions through Humility,

Worship, seeking God’s Face, and Repentance.

  • Intercessory Prayer for the fulfillment of Scriptural promises.
  • “Mourning” (Longing) for the return of the Bridegroom (Matthew 9:15)

Three Words. This year’s prayer guide is patterned after Nee’s most famous work, Sit, Walk, Stand. In this short commentary, Nee summarizes Paul’s entire letter to the Ephesians in three words:

  1. SIT: Our Position in Christ: (Ephesians 1-3)

“[God] raised us up with [Christ] and seated us with him in the heavenly places” (2:6)

  1. WALK: Our Life in the World: (Ephesians 4:1-6:9)

“Walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called” (4:1)

  1. STAND: Our Attitude to the Enemy: (Ephesians 6:10-24)

“Stand against the schemes of the devil” (6:11)