WORD OF LIFE CHURCH INTERNATIONAL: ⏩ COVENANT OF PREVAILING PRAYER ⏪ KEY 26 "RISE"

SCRIPTURE

"Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk." (John 5:8)

KEY STATEMENT

THE ENEMY WHO HAS PUT YOUR LIFE, YOUR HEALTH, YOUR FINANCES, YOUR CHILDREN, YOUR EMOTIONS, YOUR FEELINGS UNDER SIEGE, UNDER STRESS, UNDER DEPRESSION, ARE JUST WAITING FOR YOU TO ARISE SO THAT THEY CAN FLEE ...

THE SAME WAY JESUS CHRIST INSTRUCTED THIS MAN TO RISE, THE SAME WAY JESUS CHRIST IS INSTRUCTING YOU TODAY TO RISE AND GET OUT OF WHAT GROUNDS YOU TODAY.

UNTIL YOU ARISE, THAT SIEGE WILL CONTINUE .... 

ARISE AND READ YOUR BIBLE! 

ARISE AND FORGIVE! 

ARISE AND MOVE ON! 

ARISE AND GET A JOB ! 

ARISE!!! ARISE !!! ARISE !!!

FOUR REASONS WHY YOU MUST RISE

1st reason : UNTIL YOU RISE, THE SIEGE OF THE ENEMY AGAINST YOUR LIFE WILL CONTINUE

It is only when the lepers arose in 2 Kings 7:5 that the syrians fled in 2 Kings 7:6 putting an end to a long lasting cruel and unnecessary siege

2 Kings 7:5 And the 4 lepers rose up in the twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians: and when they were come to the uttermost part of the camp of Syria, behold, [there was] no man there. [...] 2 Kings 7:7 Wherefore the Syrians arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it [was], and fled for their life.

2nd reason : UNTIL YOU RISE, THIS MISERY WILL CONTINUE

It is only when the prodigal son arose in Luke 15:20 that the Father ran to him and received him back putting the end of his miserable and sinful life.

Luke 15:20 And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

3rd reason : UNTIL YOU RISE, THIS UNSETTLEMENT WILL CONTINUE

It is only when Deborah arose in Judgs 4:6 that the Lord discomfited Sisera, and all [his] chariots, and all [his] host, with the edge of the sword before Barak. In Judges 4:15 , it was the end of the unsettlement in the whole country.

Judges 5:6 In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways. 7 The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in Israel.

4th reason : UNTIL YOU RISE, YOU WILL NEVER SHINE

When the Bible says "ARISE AND SHINE"…we can notice that there are two parts: the first part is ARISE and the second part is SHINE. Those two parts are linked and the second depends on the first. It means that if you want to shine, you must stand up, you must arise, you must wake up, you must get our of your bed. Which means consequently that if you don’t stand up, you will not shine.

Isaiah 60:1 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.

THREE THINGS TO DO IF YOU MUST RISE

1) HAVE A MEETING WITH YOURSELF AND GIVE YOURSELF TIME TO THINK.

The lepers had a meeting with themselves. They asked to one another one question in 2 Kings 7:3 "Why sit we here until we die?"

It is only after having that meeting with themselves that the Bible says in 2 Kings 7:5 "THEY ROSE UP IN THE TWILIGHT TO GO"

In the midst of his crisis, the prodigal son called himself for a meeting. The Bible says in Luke 15:17, "When he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!" It is only after this meeting with himself that in verse 20 the Bible says, "HE AROSE".

You are not going to see much solution in life until you are a friend of ‘why’! Why is a motivational three letter word. So don’t throw away the whys of your life, stir them up until you find solution to your life.

Why do I seem not to be making progress?

Why am I poor? Why are things tight for me?

Why am I always in trouble?

Why can’t I achieve like my colleagues who are genuinely doing well not thieves and corrupters?

Why is the ministry not moving forward?

Why is my marriage what it is?

If you are separated or divorced, why am I separated or divorced?

Why am I not making progress in my academics?

Why is my business stagnating or stagnated?

Why am I not married?

Why am I not pregnant?

Why is my wife not pregnant?

Why can’t I keep my job?

Why do I have sleepless nights?

Why can’t I push my ideas through?

Why is the nation in famine?

Why this, why that?

Why can’t we change our destiny?

Why can’t we take a bold step of faith, of adventure to success?

Why am I living in the fear of the unknown?

2) IN THE MEETING WITH YOURSELF, BE SENSITIVE TO THE STILL SMALL VOICE OF GOD.

God usually does not speak in a loud voice; people with real authority do not have to. His is the type of voice that one must get close to to hear. “Incline your ear,” He says.

Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that your soul may live; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David. Isaiah 55:3

That is why in Isaiah 30:21, God says, "And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

3) AFTER YOU HAVE HEARD, DO WHATEVER HE WILL TELL YOU TO DO.

In 2 Kings 7:5, the Bible says that the four lepers ‘AROSE” to go unto the camp of the Syrians.

In verse 7, the Syrians fled because as they were moving, the Lord broke the siege of the Syrians by supernaturally turning the footsteps of the lepers into a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, [even] the noise of a great host causing the Syrians to flee.

Moses stretched the rod in the natural. God parted the red sea supernaturally.
The lepers walked in the natural. God turned their footsteps in a noise of horses supernaturally.
Peter threw the net in the natural. God filled it with fish supernaturally.
The people had to roll away the stone so that Jesus could bring back Lazarus to life.
God provided the manna but the people had to go out to collect it.

PROPHETIC DECLARATIONS AND PRAYERS

PRAYER 1 | Today, God is commanding you to arise to possess your God ordained possession. In the Name of Jesus Christ, no one will take it away from you because it is for you. ARISE TODAY AND TAKE IT !

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PRAYER 2 | Today is the day God wants you to arise from murmuring and complaining to worship Him. He wants you to allow him to fill your mouth with songs of worship. He wants you to offer unto Him sweet sacrifices and build altar that honors him.

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PRAYER 3 | Today, as you arise from that statu quo and take the step of faith, I see your enemies who hold back illegally your wealth releasing it back to you in the Name of Jesus Christ!