Prayer Guide Day 9 (October 4, 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:

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 4, 2022

Position for Day 9 – STAND

Scripture:  Ephesians 6: 10– 17 (Please read)

Theme:  IDENTITY

Daily Verse from Ephesians (ESV)

6:  10, 13 – 14: Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might . . . Take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.

We pray:  May we receive the POWER of the resurrection to stand in opposition to the Evil One on the evil day.

 

Adoration: You are a God who is more POWERFUL than any of the rulers of darkness.

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God . . . Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world (1 Jn. 4:1-4).

 

Repentance: Psalm 139:23-24

Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hidden: Search us and know our hearts! Try us and know our thoughts! See if there be any grievous way in us, and lead us in the way everlasting, that we may perfectly love you and honor your great name.

Almighty God, we know that we live in the middle of spiritual conflict, with spiritual powers that we cannot see. But we are prone to live as if reality is only what we can see, and we forget the evil one who seeks to devour us. We try to fight spiritual wars with worldly weapons. Forgive us, Lord. We fight in the strength of our flesh rather than the ways of your Spirit. Lord, have mercy on us. Our Father, fill us instead with the Spirit of Christ, to stand firm in faith in spiritual battle. Arm us with your righteousness and the power of your word. Give us the peace that helps us persevere in hope. Give us faith to trust your sovereign rule over every spiritual power.

 

Intercession: We pray against the rulers and authorities and powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms, using the Shield of St. Patrick.

Against all Satan’s spells and wiles, against false words of heresy.

Against the knowledge that defiles, against the heart’s idolatry.

Against the wizard’s evil craft, against the death wound and the burning.

The choking wave, the poisoned shaft, protect me Christ ‘till your returning.

We pray for [name a person], who is under spiritual attack from forces of evil. We pray especially against any evil forces involving Satan worship, goddess worship, witchcraft, tarot cards, paranormal activity and curses. Surround [this friend] with prayer warriors who will gird them up with God’s armor on every side.

Give them confidence that God’s power is greater than the power of the evil one.

Interactive Exercise:

Read Ephesians 6:10-17. Think about each piece of the Armor of God. Spiritually place the armor on your body, piece by piece.

 

Resource: Read or memorize St. Patrick’s Breastplate.

https://prayerfoundation.org/st_patricks_breastplate_prayer.htm

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)