PRAYER JOURNEY

January 16, 2025

50 DAY PRAYER JOURNEY
January 16, 2025


Brothers and sisters in Christ…

I sense the leading of the Holy Spirit to launch a 50 Day Prayer Journey to begin tomorrow.  Please pray about making a decision to personally participate in it.
Break up the fallow ground of your heart!  Plant the good seeds of righteousness in your heart, and reap the blessings that your devotion to Me will produce.  It is time for you to turn to Me, your Lord, and I will come and shower blessings of righteousness upon you. [Father God…Hos 10:12] 

“Even now,” declares the Lord, “Return to Me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.  Rend your heart in deep sorrow, and not your garments!  Return to the Lord your God, for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love; He is always ready to forgive and not punish.
If My people, who are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from Heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” [Joel 2:12-13; 2 Chron 7:14-15]

Therefore, heed the warning of the Holy Spirit: “Today if you hear Jesus calling to you, do not harden your heart against Him.” [Heb 3:7-8]

BE YE HOLY

In the third month after the Israelites left Egypt…on the very day…they came to the Desert of Sinai.  After they set out from Rephidim, they entered the Desert of Sinai, and Israel camped there in the desert in front of the mountain.
Then Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain and said, “This is what you are to say to the house of Jacob and what you are to tell the people of Israel: ‘You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself.  Now if you obey Me fully and keep My Covenant, then out of all nations you will be My treasured possession. Although the whole Earth is Mine, you will be for Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’  These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites.”
So Moses went back and summoned the elders of the people and set before them all the words the LORD had commanded him to speak.  The people all responded together, “We will do everything the LORD has said.”  So Moses brought their answer back to the LORD.
The LORD said to Moses, “I am going to come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear Me speaking with you and will always put their trust in you.”
Then Moses told the LORD what the people had said.  And the LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow.  Have them wash their clothes and be ready by the third day, because on that day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.  Put limits for the people around the mountain and tell them, ‘Be careful that you do not go up the mountain or touch the foot of it.  Whoever touches the mountain shall surely be put to death.  He shall surely be stoned or shot with arrows; not a hand is to be laid on him.  Whether man or animal, he shall not be permitted to live.’  Only when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast may they go up to the mountain.”
After Moses had gone down the mountain to the people, he consecrated them, and they washed their clothes.  Then he said to the people, “Prepare yourselves for the third day.  Abstain from sexual relations with your wives.”
On the morning of the third day there was thunder and lightning, with a thick cloud over the mountain, and a very loud trumpet blast.  Everyone in the camp trembled.  Then Moses led the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain. Mount Sinai was covered with smoke, because the LORD descended on it in fire.  The smoke billowed up from it like smoke from a furnace, the whole mountain trembled violently, and the sound of the trumpet grew louder and louder.  Then Moses spoke and the voice of God answered him. [Ex 19: 1-19]

The LORD said to Moses, “Speak to the entire assembly of Israel and say to them: ‘Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.'”
“‘Consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am the LORD your God.  Keep My decrees and follow them.  I am the LORD, Who makes you holy.'”
You are to be holy to Me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be My Own.
As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance.  But just as He Who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.” [Lev 19:1-2, 20:7-8, 20:26; 1 Peter 1:14-16]

Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.  You have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom and storm; to a trumpet blast or to such a voice speaking words that those who heard it begged that no further word be spoken to them, because they could not bear what was commanded: “If even an animal touches the mountain, it must be stoned.”   The sight was so terrifying that Moses said, “I am trembling with fear.”
But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the Living God.  You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in Heaven.  You have come to God, the judge of all men, to the spirits of righteous men made perfect, to Jesus the mediator of a New Covenant, and to the sprinkled Blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
See to it that you do not refuse Him Who speaks.  If they did not escape when they refused Him Who warned them on Earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from Him who warns us from Heaven?  At that time His voice shook the Earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the Earth but also the heavens.”  The words “once more” indicate the removing of what can be shaken…that is, created things…so that what cannot be shaken may remain.
Men will flee to caves in the rocks and to holes in the ground from dread of the LORD and the splendor of His Majesty, when He rises to shake the Earth.  Men’s hearts will fail them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the Earth: for the powers of Heaven shall be shaken.  And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with Power and great Glory.  When these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
Therefore, since we are receiving a Kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our “God is a consuming fire.” [Heb 12:14, 18-29; Isa 2:19; Luke 21:26-28] 

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The 50 Day Prayer Journey is not for everyone…even though everyone is called, whether new in the Lord, a mature Christian, or a child of God seeking to re-dedicate your life to the pursuit of God.  You are encouraged to invite family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers as well.  The only criteria of this calling is that your heart-cry is as was David’s, “As the deer pants for water brooks, so my soul pants for You, O God.  My soul thirsts for God, for the living God; when shall I come and behold You face to face?”

The Prayer Journey is a solemn commitment before the Lord during these coming 50 days, to spend one hour every day in prayer.  It is not for general prayer, but rather intensely personal and focused prayer for personal holiness, and for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in your life.  The one hour consists of…

  • worship and praise,
  • confession of sin and repentance,
  • prayer for purity, holiness, and righteousness in your everyday life, and for
  • the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in your life.

The one hour can be planned at a convenient time in your own home; I will be available by phone or E-mail for counsel and encouragement whenever desired.  Over the next seven weeks I will provide you with ample resources that will more than enable you to spend an hour in focused prayer…in case you wonder how you are ever going to be able to spend an entire hour [if you have never done that before] in this manner.

Are you prepared to go into the Garden that Jesus went to that night of His betrayal, and to walk along the path He walked?  It is the path of obedience and suffering, self-sacrifice and self-denial, death to sin and death to self.  It is the path Jesus walked and the way which He Personally dedicated for us…a new and living way to God, through the veil, that is to say, through the veil of the flesh…my sin-enslaved human nature.  It is the ONLY path that leads up to the Gate that opens into the Heavenly Sanctuary and into the Holy of Holies…into the inaccessible Light of the Glory of our Father’s unclouded Presence.  The Gate bears on its header the inscription “THY WILL BE DONE.”  No one can walk through that Gate without first checking his/her own will there with the gatekeeper in absolute and unconditional surrender.

Here is a link to a personal testimony that will be a great blessing and encouragement as you prayerfully consider, and count the cost, of making a commitment before the Lord to the Prayer Journey:
https://preservechristianfamily.org/2019/01/26/divine-fellowship/

Wherefore brethren, having now boldness to enter into the Holy of Holies by the Blood of Jesus, by the way which He dedicated for us…a new and living way to God through the veil, that is to say, through the veil of His flesh…let us then without further hesitation or delay draw nigh in fullness of faith; here let us continually abide in the fullness of faith. [Heb 10:19-20, 22]  Those who abide in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty. [PS 91:1]  Hallelujah! 

Please forward this invitation to as many of your personal contacts as you are led by the Spirit to do so.  If there are others you invite who are planning to participate in the prayer journey, please encourage them to forward their E-mail address to Michael: mihkail43@comcast.net.  I will add them to my daily postings for the Prayer Journey.  

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PRAYER JOURNEY

Preparation: Following is an example of a format for the daily hour of prayer during the Prayer Journey, to provide guidance on how a participant might effectively approach it.  The prayer journey is so intensely personal, however, that within this framework each individual will need to give the Holy Spirit free reign to lead and guide you in the way He alone knows is best for you.  Become familiar with the following referenced Scriptures and Links beforehand, so you will be able to plan a good start for the 50 day prayer journey on the starting date. 

SWEET HOUR OF PRAYER

Heart preparation: Longing For God https://preservechristianfamily.org/2019/01/22/longing/
My House Shall Be Called A House of Prayer Video:
https://vimeo.com/132887856/

A]  15 min:  Worship and Praise: [Ps 100]

B]  30 min:  Personal Holiness: [Mt 5:6, 8; Heb 12:14]

C]  15 min:  Outpouring of the Holy Spirit: [Eph 5:18; Acts 1:8, 12-14]

Counseling and Encouragement:
Michael: mihkail43@comcast.net

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Arise My bride, and prepare to see My Face

Behold, I am coming soon!  My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done.
Then the angel said to me, “Write this down: Blessed are those summoned to the marriage banquet of the Lamb…all true believers who are members of His Universal Church.  They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with Power and great Glory.  And He will send His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect…God’s holy people…from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.”  And he said to me further, “These are the True Words of God.” [Rev 19:9]

Blessed Jesus…I rejoice and shout triumphantly for joy!  I celebrate and ascribe to You glory and honor, for the marriage of the Lamb draws near, and Your bride, the Universal Church and each of her members, has been preparing herself and has made herself ready! [Rev 19:7]  Hallelujah!

Hallelujah!  For our Lord God, Sovereign All-Ruler, reigns!  Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him Glory!  For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready.  The finest linen, dazzling and white, was given her to wear.  Then the angel said to me, “Write: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage banquet of the Lamb!” [John…Rev 19:6-9; Luke 14:15-23]

ENDURE TO THE END

Behold, I am coming quickly.  Hold on to what you have, so that no one will deprive you of your crown.  Everyone who overcomes by means of their faith…I will make a pillar in the Sanctuary of My God.  Never again will you leave it.  I will write on you the name of My God and you will be a citizen in the city of My God…the new Jerusalem…which will come down out of Heaven from My God; I will also write on you My Own new name.

Holy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcx2O9WXvn8&feature=youtu.be

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