Daily Archives: April 25, 2012

The Outcast Shall Be Sought After (Fenny West)

 

 The outcast shall be sought after

And the forgotten remembered

The rejected shall be accepted

And even feted, celebrated.

 

For the Lord shall bring back the captives

And make a road in the wilderness

Like in the Regev desert, springs shall flow

A river shall burst forth to His glory.

 

It will be said among the nations:

‘See what wonders the Lord has done’

Many will see acknowledge and believe

That Jesus Christ is the same always.

©Fenny West2012

http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/t5576-fresh-and-flourishing#10883

https://inspiration4generations.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/journey-of-jesus/

Pray the Promises (Fenny West)

Prayer Scriptures

Pray the Word of God

Pray the Promises

State the statutes

Plead the Promises

Stand on the scriptures

Come with the commandments

 

6     “And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart.

7     You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.

8     You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.

9     You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. Deut6:6-9

 

State your case

(Why should I answer you? What is your reference point? What are you standing on? Why should I intervene? What justifies you to ask?)

26   Put Me in remembrance; Let us contend together; State your case, that you may be acquitted.Isa43:26

Take God’s word to Him in prayer: Lord, You said… in …. Let it be done according to Your word.

The Word of God Heb4:12, Heb8:16, Jer1:12, Isa55:10-11, Isa40:8, Ps138:2, Num23:19, Col.3:16, Ps1:1-3, Jos1:8, Deut6:7, Matt24:24, Ps119:89

 

 

 

Ask:

Keep Asking, Seeking, Knocking

7     “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

8     For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.

Matt7:7,8

23   “And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you.

24   Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.

John16:24

8     Ask of Me, and I will give You The nations for Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth for Your possession.

Psalm2:8

 

 

Call:

15           Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.”Ps50:15,

15   He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him.

Ps91:15

24   ” It shall come to pass That before they call, I will answer; And while they are still speaking, I will hear.

Isa65:24

3     ‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’

Jer33:3

11   For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

12   Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.

13  And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart Jer29:12

 

Wait:

31   But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint. Isa40:31

Isa40:31

1     I waited patiently for the LORD; And He inclined to me, And heard my cry.

2     He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, Out of the miry clay, And set my feet upon a rock, And established my steps.

3     He has put a new song in my mouth — Praise to our God; Many will see it and fear, And will trust in the LORD.

4     Blessed is that man who makes the LORD his trust, And does not respect the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

Ps40:1-4

1     Truly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes my salvation.

2     He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved.Ps62:1-2

 

Yearning for God

1     As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God.

2     My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?

Ps42:1-2

Seeking

       O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water.

2     So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory.

3          Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You Ps63:1-3

4          I sought the LORD, and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears. Ps34:4

 

Cry

6     This poor man cried out, and the LORD heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles. 15        The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their cry.

 

Ps34:6,15

I will cry out to God Most High, To God who performs all things for me.

Ps57:2

 

Humility

18     The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit.Ps34:18

17   The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart — These, O God, You will not despise.

Psalm51:17

14   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 I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

2Chro7:14

 

Righteousness

18   If I regard iniquity in my heart, The Lord will not hear.

Ps66:18

 

Revival

5    Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.Ps103:5

31   But those who wait on the LORD Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.

Isa40:31

7     Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; You will stretch out Your hand Against the wrath of my enemies, And Your right hand will save me.

Ps138:7

11     Revive me, O LORD, for Your name’s sake! For Your righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.Psalm143:11

7     Those who dwell under his shadow shall return; They shall be revived like grain, And grow like a vine. Their scent shall be like the wine of Lebanon.

Hosea14:7

37 Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, And revive me in Your way.Ps119:37

2     O LORD, I have heard Your speech and was afraid; O LORD, revive Your work in the midst of the years! In the midst of the years make it known; In wrath remember mercy.

Hab:3:2

40   Behold, I long for Your precepts; Revive me in Your righteousness. — waw —

Ps119:40

88 Revive me according to Your lovingkindness, So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth. — lamed –

Ps119:88

107 I am afflicted very much; Revive me, O LORD, according to Your word.

Ps119:107

149 Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness; O LORD, revive me according to Your justice.

Ps119:149

159 Consider how I love Your precepts; Revive me, O LORD, according to Your lovingkindness.

Ps119:159

( Note odds and even numbers in Ps119 re revival for ‘memory made easy’ evens( 40,88, odds 37, 107, 149,159

Visitation

Luke 19

44 and level you, and your children within you, to the ground; and they will not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not know the time of your visitation.”

 

1 Peter 2

12 having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.

 

 

Trust

Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me! For my soul trusts in You; And in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge, Until these calamities have passed by. Ps57:1

5     Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;

6     In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.Prov3:5-6

3     You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You.

Isa26:3

 

5     A good man deals graciously and lends; He will guide his affairs with discretion.

6     Surely he will never be shaken; The righteous will be in everlasting remembrance.

7          He will not be afraid of evil tidings; His heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.P112:5

 

Covenant

9     “Therefore know that the LORD your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments;

Deut7:9

5     And I said: “I pray, LORD God of heaven, O great and awesome God, You who keep Your covenant and mercy with those who love You and observe Your commandments,

Neh1:5

Exodus 2

24 So God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.

Ex2:24

Exodus 6

5 And I have also heard the groaning of the children ofIsrael whom the Egyptians keep in bondage, and I have remembered My covenant Ex6:5

Abundance

19   And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Phil4:19

12   You have caused men to ride over our heads; We went through fire and through water; But You brought us out to rich fulfillment.

Ps66:12

Redemption in Christ

3          Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, Eph1:3

10   Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, That there may be food in My house, And try Me now in this,” Says the LORD of hosts, ” If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing That there will not be room enough to receive it.

11   ” And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, So that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, Nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field,” Says the LORD of hosts;

12        And all nations will call you blessed, For you will be a delightful land,” Says the LORD of hosts. Mai3:10-12

20   Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,

Eph3:20

19   Blessed be the Lord, Who daily loads us with benefits, The God of our salvation! Selah

Ps68:19

5     Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

Ps103:5

 

Repentance & Healing

14   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 I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

2Chro7:14

38        Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.Acts2:37

Thanksgiving

6     Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;

7     and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Phil4:6-7, 1Thess5:17

 

Peace :as above

Christ Our Peace

14   For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation,

Eph2:14

12   For thus says the LORD: ” Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, And the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream. Then you shall feed; On her sides shall you be carried, And be dandled on her knees.

Isa66:12

3     You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You.

Isa26:3

 

Worry

Phil4:6-7

Do Not Worry

25   “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?

26   Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?

27   Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?

28   “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin;

29   and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

30   Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

31   “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’

32   For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

33   But seek first thekingdom ofGod and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

34        Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble

Matt6:25-34

5     A good man deals graciously and lends; He will guide his affairs with discretion.

6     Surely he will never be shaken; The righteous will be in everlasting remembrance.

7          He will not be afraid of evil tidings; His heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.

P112:5-7

7     casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.

1Pet5:7

 

Faith in God’s ability and integrity

2Cor5:7, Ro10:17, Mark11:23, Eph3:20, Isa55:10-11, Isa40:8, Heb10:38( Rom1:17, Hab2:4, Heb10:38, Heb1:3,Col:16, 1Chro29:11-13

 

 

God’s Gauntlet

7     If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.

John15:7,

3     ‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’

Jer33:3

 

The will of God1John5:14-15

Remembrance

15   ” Can a woman forget her nursing child, And not have compassion on the son of her womb? Surely they may forget, Yet I will not forget you.

16   See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; Your walls are continually before Me.

Isa49:15-16,

Gen8:1

Genesis 8

1    Then God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the animals that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided.Gen8:1

Genesis 19

29 And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when He overthrew the cities in whichLot had dwelt.

Genesis 30

22 Then God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her and opened her womb.

 

Gen22:30

Exodus 2

24 So God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.Ex2:24

Exodus 6

5 And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel whom the Egyptians keep in bondage, and I have remembered My covenant Ex6:5

1 Samuel 1

19 Then they rose early in the morning and worshiped before the LORD, and returned and came to their house at Ramah. And Elkanah knew Hannah his wife, and the LORD remembered her.1 Sam1:19

 

 

Peace

Always 1Thess5:17, Luke18:1, Phil4:6-7

In everything Phuil4:6-7, 1Thess5:17, Rom8:28

Levels or degrees

ask

Keep Asking, Seeking, Knocking

7     “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.

Matt7:7

seek

6     Seek the LORD while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near.

Knock

Isa55:6

11   For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

12   Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.

13        And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart

Jer29:13

Repentance

seek Him while He may be found

Praise Acts16:25-32

Possibility

 

 

in regard to

Supplies: Ps23:1,

8     And Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering.” So the two of them went together.

Gen22:8,

Phil4:19,

2Cor8:9-10

Genesis 26: Isaac and Abimelech

1     There was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech king of the Philistines, in Gerar.

2     Then the LORD appeared to him and said: “Do not go down toEgypt; live in the land of which I shall tell you.

3     Dwell in this land, and I will be with you and bless you; for to you and your descendants I give all these lands, and I will perform the oath which I swore to Abraham your father. 12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year a hundredfold; and the LORD blessed him.

Gen26:1-3,12

Giving birth to Vision

8     Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall the earth be made to give birth in one day? Or shall a nation be born at once? For as soon asZion was in labor, She gave birth to her children.

9     Shall I bring to the time of birth, and not cause delivery?” says the LORD. ” Shall I who cause delivery shut up the womb?” says your God.

Isa66:8-9

Giving and Receiving

The Cheerful Giver

6     But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

7     So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.

8     And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.2Cor9:6-8

 

Barrenness

Isaiah 54: A Perpetual Covenant of Peace

1     “Sing, O barren, You who have not borne! Break forth into singing, and cry aloud, You who have not labored with child! For more are the children of the desolate Than the children of the married woman,” says the LORD.

2     ” Enlarge the place of your tent, And let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings; Do not spare; Lengthen your cords, And strengthen your stakes.

3     For you shall expand to the right and to the left, And your descendants will inherit the nations, And make the desolate cities inhabited.

4     ” Do not fear, for you will not be ashamed; Neither be disgraced, for you will not be put to shame; For you will forget the shame of your youth, And will not remember the reproach of your widowhood anymore.

Isa54:1-4

Harvest

7     Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few.

38   Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”

Matt9:37-38

Rain

1     Ask the LORD for rain In the time of the latter rain. The LORD will make flashing clouds; He will give them showers of rain, Grass in the field for everyone.

Zech10:1

Importunity or  persistence

Luke18:1

Luke 18: The Parable of the Persistent Widow

1     Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart,

2     saying: “There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor regard man.

3     Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, ‘Get justice for me from my adversary.’

4     And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within himself, ‘Though I do not fear God nor regard man,

5     yet because this widow troubles me I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.’ “

6     Then the Lord said, “Hear what the unjust judge said.

7     And shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them?

8     I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?”

Luke18:1-7

8     I say to you, though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs.

Luke11:8

12   And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.

Matt11:12

Travail ( birth pang-wrestling)

Wrestling with God

22   And he arose that night and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven sons, and crossed over the ford of Jabbok.

23   He took them, sent them over the brook, and sent over what he had.

24   Then Jacob was left alone; and a Man wrestled with him until the breaking of day.

25   Now when He saw that He did not prevail against him, He touched the socket of his hip; and the socket of Jacob’s hip was out of joint as He wrestled with him.

26   And He said, “Let Me go, for the day breaks.” But he said, “I will not let You go unless You bless me!”

27   So He said to him, “What is your name?” He said, “Jacob.”

28   And He said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, butIsrael; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed.”

Gen32:22-28

7     And there is no one who calls on Your name, Who stirs himself up to take hold of You; For You have hidden Your face from us, And have consumed us because of our iniquities.

Isa64:7

8     Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall the earth be made to give birth in one day? Or shall a nation be born at once? For as soon as Zion was in labor, She gave birth to her children.

9     Shall I bring to the time of birth, and not cause delivery?” says the LORD. ” Shall I who cause delivery shut up the womb?” says your God.

Isa66:8-9

Will of God

Confidence and Compassion in Prayer

14   Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

15   And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.

1John5:14-15

Luke 18: The Parable of the Persistent Widow

1     Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart,

Luke18:1

Romans 12: Living Sacrifices to God

1     I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.

2          And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.Rom12:1-2

6     Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;

7     and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Phil4:6-7

16   Rejoice always,

17   pray without ceasing,

18   in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

19   Do not quench the Spirit.

20   Do not despise prophecies.

21   Test all things; hold fast what is good.

22   Abstain from every form of evil.

1Thess5:11-22

Violence

wrestling with God

Souls

Expectation Ps62:5

Merciful

6     And the LORD passed before him and proclaimed, “The LORD, the LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth,

Ex34:6,

1     Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.

2     Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy,

Ps107:1-2

Joy

11   So the ransomed of the LORD shall return, And come toZion with singing, With everlasting joy on their heads. They shall obtain joy and gladness; Sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

 Isa51:11,

16   Rejoice always,

1Thess5:16

10   And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, And come toZion with singing, With everlasting joy on their heads. They shall obtain joy and gladness, And sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Isa35:10

Rhema

4     ” The Lord GOD has given Me The tongue of the learned, That I should know how to speak A word in season to him who is weary. He awakens Me morning by morning, He awakens My ear To hear as the learned.

Isa50:4

saiah 45: Cyrus, God’s Instrument

1     “Thus says the LORD to His anointed, To Cyrus, whose right hand I have held — To subdue nations before him And loose the armor of kings, To open before him the double doors, So that the gates will not be shut:

2     ‘ I will go before you And make the crooked places straight; I will break in pieces the gates of bronze And cut the bars of iron.

3     I will give you the treasures of darkness And hidden riches of secret places, That you may know that I, the LORD, Who call you by your name, Am the God of Israel.

Isa45:1-3

Zion’s Future Triumph

6    ” In that day,” says the LORD, ” I will assemble the lame, I will gather the outcast And those whom I have afflicted; Micah4:6

17 For I will restore health to you And heal you of your wounds,’ says the LORD, ‘ Because they called you an outcast saying: ” This is Zion; No one seeks her.” Jer30:17

 

Fight the Good Fight

18   This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare,1Tim1:18

Fight

4     For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds,

5     casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, 2Cor10:4-5

2     ” Speak comfort to Jerusalem, and cry out to her, That her warfare is ended, That her iniquity is pardoned; For she has received from the LORD‘s hand Double for all her sins.” Isa40:2

The Whole Armor of God

10   Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.

11   Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be

able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

12   For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

13   Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

14   Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

15   and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

16   above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.

17   And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;

18   praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints —

Eph6:10-18

1 Corinthians 9

26 Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who beats the air.

 

1 Timothy 6

12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

 

2 Timothy 4

7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

 

 

Salvation

30   So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one.

Ezek22:11

Co-workers with God

9     For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, you are God’s building.

2     in the first year of his reign I, Daniel, understood by the books the number of the years specified by the word of the LORD through Jeremiah the prophet, that He would accomplish seventy years in the desolations ofJerusalem.

3     Then I set my face toward the Lord God to make request by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.

4     And I prayed to the LORD my God, and made confession, and said, “O Lord, great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and mercy with those who love Him, and with those who keep His commandments,Dan9:2-4

Prayer and fasting

 

Acts13:1-2

16   “Go, gather all the Jews who are present in Shushan, and fast for me; neither eat nor drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will fast likewise. And so I will go to the king, which is against the law; and if I perish, I perish!”

Esther4:16

 

Esther4:

2     in the first year of his reign I, Daniel, understood by the books the number of the years specified by the word of the LORD through Jeremiah the prophet, that He would accomplish seventy years in the desolations ofJerusalem.

3     Then I set my face toward the Lord God to make request by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.

Dan9:2-4

2     In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three full weeks.

3     I ate no pleasant food, no meat or wine came into my mouth, nor did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled. Dan10:2-3

Matthew 4: Satan Tempts Jesus

1     Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

2     And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry.

3     Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”

4     But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ Matt4:1-4

Jesus Begins His Galilean Ministry

14     Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit toGalilee, and news of Him went out through all the surrounding region.Luke4:14

4     So it was, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned for many days; I was fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

Neh1:4

 

 

 

Intercession

26   Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.Rom8:26

27   Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.Rom8:27

 

 

25   Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.Heb7:25

16   “Go, gather all the Jews who are present in Shushan, and fast for me; neither eat nor drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will fast likewise. And so I will go to the king, which is against the law; and if I perish, I perish!”

Esther4:16

 

1 Timothy 2: Pray for All Men

1     Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men,

2     for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.

3     For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,

4     who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.1Tim2:1-4

Song, O Barren (By Fenny West)

Isaiah 54:

A Perpetual Covenant of Peace

1 “Sing, O barren, You who have not borne! Break forth into singing, and cry aloud, You who have not labored with child! For more are the children of the desolate Than the children of the married woman,” says the LORD.

  2 ” Enlarge the place of your tent, And let them stretch out the

curtains of your dwellings; Do not spare; Lengthen your cords, And strengthen your stakes.

3 For you shall expand to the right and to the left, And your descendants will inherit the nations, And make the desolate cities inhabited.

4 ” Do not fear, for you will not be ashamed; Neither be disgraced, for you will not be put to shame; For you will forget the shame of your youth, And will not remember the reproach of your widowhood anymore.

Sing O barren

Sing O you land that mourn.

Sing , you that has been taunted:

“The Lord has forsaken him”

“The Lord has abandoned her.”

“There is no help for him in God.” they say.

Like Hannah you’re lost for words in your prayer.

‘When will this reproach go from me?’ you cry day in and day out.

As we will discover soon when ever there is an unusual deprivation, there is a hidden mammoth blessing on the horizon. In other words those who are barren are potential bread baskets. Those who are experiencing unusual failure are in line for great good success if they handle their circumstance with the right attitude.

Who is barren in this place and saying enough is enough?

Sing, O barren. Your time has come to be called a new name.

Isaiah 54: A Perpetual Covenant of Peace

1     “Sing, O barren, You who have not borne! Break forth into singing, and cry aloud, You who have not labored with child! For more are the children of the desolate Than the children of the married woman,” says the LORD.

2     ” Enlarge the place of your tent, And let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings; Do not spare; Lengthen your cords, And strengthen your stakes.

3     For you shall expand to the right and to the left, And your descendants will inherit the nations, And make the desolate cities inhabited.

4     ” Do not fear, for you will not be ashamed; Neither be disgraced, for you will not be put to shame; For you will forget the shame of your youth, And will not remember the reproach of your widowhood anymore.

5     For your Maker is your husband, The LORD of hosts is His name; And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel; He is called the God of the whole earth.

6     For the LORD has called you Like a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, Like a youthful wife when you were refused,” Says your God.

7     ” For a mere moment I have forsaken you, But with great mercies I will gather you.

8          With a little wrath I hid My face from you for a moment; But with everlasting kindness I will have mercy on you,” Says the LORD, your Redeemer

Sing in the valley

Isa49 God Will RememberZion

14   ButZion said, “The LORD has forsaken me, And my Lord has forgotten me.”

15   ” Can a woman forget her nursing child, And not have compassion on the son of her womb? Surely they may forget, Yet I will not forget you.

16        See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; Your walls are continually before Me.

Isa66 9  Shall I bring to the time of birth, and not cause delivery?” says the LORD. ” Shall I who cause delivery shut up the womb?” says your God.

Isa40:28-31

Genesis 8

1    Then God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the animals that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided.

Abraham was worried he would remain barren forever. God encouraged him and he believed.

Genesis 15: God’s Covenant with Abram

1     After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”

2     But Abram said, “Lord GOD, what will You give me, seeing I go childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”

3     Then Abram said, “Look, You have given me no offspring; indeed one born in my house is my heir!”

4     And behold, the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “This one shall not be your heir, but one who will come from your own body shall be your heir.”

5     Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.”

6     And he believed in the LORD, and He accounted it to him for righteousness

Later God comes again, this time change their names.

 Abram became Abraham and Sarai  became Sarah.

What was God doing? On the surface he was making

matters worse. Abraham, who had no child, would

now be going about bearing a name that sounded

ridiculous: Father of many nation, when there no

 single child.  Sarah was to be the mother of many

nations.

God was calling the things which be not as though they

were- giving an example to Abraham. He was also

speaking a covenant language, where the partners in a

covenant exchanges names. God was adding part of

name: Jehovah -part the name of God.  From then on

God was declaring that His strength was Abraham’s.

Whoever touches Abraham touches Him. He was to be

called the God of Abraham.

In that ancient covenant ceremony the partners would

exchange their belt, signifying that the strength of your

covenant brother was now yours and your strength

became his. If he is in trouble you cannot feel sorry for

him. You must come to his aid.

 During the ceremony they would have an animal that

would split in two in form a figure 8. They would also

cut their wrist and mingle their blood as they walked

past the piece of split animal, pronouncing the

covenant blessing and curses for unfaithfulness. They

also had a covenant meal.

David’s Covenant with Jonathan

At the end of the ceremony they became friends- a

covenant expression where they were closer than

brothers. This was the motivation for David blessing

Mephiboseth.

1 Samuel 18: Saul Resents David

1     Now when he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

2     Saul took him that day, and would not let him go home to his father’s house anymore.

 

 

Exchange of strength ( Belt as David and Jonathan did)

Genesis 15: God’s Covenant with Abram

1     After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward Gen15:1

 

3     Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

4     And Jonathan took off the robe that was on him and gave it to David, with his armor, even to his sword and his bow and his belt.

1Sam18:1-4

 

8     Therefore you shall deal kindly with your servant, for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the LORD with you. Nevertheless, if there is iniquity in me, kill me yourself, for why should you bring me to your father?”

9     But Jonathan said, “Far be it from you! For if I knew certainly that evil was determined by my father to come upon you, then would I not tell you?”

1Sam20

16   So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “Let the LORD require it at the hand of David’s enemies.”

17   Now Jonathan again caused David to vow, because he loved him; for he loved him as he loved his own soul.

1Sam20:16-17

 

Saul lamented that he was kept in the dark about Jonathan’s covenant with David.

8     All of you have conspired against me, and there is no one who reveals to me that my son has made a covenant with the son of Jesse; and there is not one of you who is sorry for me or reveals to me that my son has stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as it is this day.” 1sam22:8

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Genesis 15

17 And it came to pass, when the sun went down and it was dark, that behold, there appeared a smoking oven and a burning torch that passed between those pieces.

 

 

 

Genesis 19

29 And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when He overthrew the cities in whichLot had dwelt.

 

Rebekah was Barren

Isaac’s wife Rebekah was also barren It was as if barrenness ran in the family. they were beautiful but barren. Sarah was, Rebekah was and Rachel was too.  Externally they were dazzling but they were agonising on the inside.

It was as if everything was going for them but they had nothing to show for it. Is that your story?

This was because there was a great promise in the horizon.

21 Now Isaac pleaded with the LORD for his wife, because she was barren; and the LORD granted his plea, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

You too can plead with the Lord and He will hear you.

She had twins – a double portion. You too will have

double for your trouble.

Hang in there. Salvation belongs to the Lord.

Job said.

Job 13

15  Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him. …’

16   He also shall be my salvation,…’

I will wait, Till my change comes.Job14:14

10   But He knows the way that I take; When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.

 Job23:10

10But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker, Who gives songs in the night,Job35:10

 

4     Blessed are those who dwell in Your house; They will still be praising You. Selah

5     Blessed is the man whose strength is in You, Whose heart is set on pilgrimage.

6     As they pass through the Valley of Baca, They make it a spring; The rain also covers it with pools.

7  They go from strength to strength; Ps84:4-7

Rachel was barren

Rivalry between Leah and Rachel

Genesis 30:

1     Now when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister, and said to Jacob, “Give me children, or else I die!”

2     And Jacob’s anger was aroused against Rachel, and he said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?”

Genesis 29

31 When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.

Genesis 30

22 Then God remembered Rachel, and God listened to her and opened her womb.

23   And she conceived and bore a son, and said, “God has taken away my reproach.”

24   So she called his name Joseph, and said, “The LORD shall add to me another son.”

Rachel’s prize for the price of barrenness is the fruitful bough.

22   ” Joseph is a fruitful bough, A fruitful bough by a well; His branches run over the wall.

23   The archers have bitterly grieved him, Shot at him and hated him.

24   But his bow remained in strength, And the arms of his hands were made strong By the hands of the Mighty God of Jacob (From there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel),

25   By the God of your father who will help you, And by the Almighty who will bless you With blessings of heaven above, Blessings of the deep that lies beneath, Blessings of the breasts and of the womb.

26   The blessings of your father Have excelled the blessings of my ancestors, Up to the utmost bound of the everlasting hills. They shall be on the head of Joseph, And on the crown of the head of him who was separate from his brothers. Gen 49:

 Abraham and Sarah were barren and they got

laughter (Isaac). He laughed last but laughed best.  Are

you barren? This will be your portion- laugh that will

endure; laughter that will take you places; laughter

that enable you to leave a legacy.

Rachel’s barrenness and brokenness brought a fruitful

bough (Joseph).

Your barrenness and brokenness will bring bounty,

beauty and a bread basket. You will not be bitter but

you will be better, grow stronger, wiser, higher and

higher to the glory of God.

Exodus 2

24 So God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.

Hannah was Barren

       Elkanah had two wives: the name of one was

Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah.

Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.

4     And whenever the time came for Elkanah to make an offering, he would give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and daughters.

5     But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, although the LORD had closed her womb.

6     And her rival also provoked her severely, to make her miserable, because the LORD had closed her womb.

 1Sam1

 Hannah’ vow

0     And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the LORD and wept in anguish.

11   Then she made a vow and said, “O LORD of hosts, if You will indeed look on the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, and not forget Your maidservant, but will give Your maidservant a male child, then I will give him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall come upon his head.”

17   Then Eli answered and said, “Go in peace, and the God of Israel grant your petition which you have asked of Him.”

18   And she said, “Let your maidservant find favor in your sight.” So the woman went her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad.

Samuel Is Born and Dedicated

He remembered Hannah

19   Then they rose early in the morning and worshiped before the LORD, and returned and came to their house at Ramah. And Elkanah knew Hannah his wife, and the LORD remembered her.

20   So it came to pass in the process of time that Hannah conceived and bore a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.”

21   Now the man Elkanah and all his house went up to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice and his vow.

 

Hannah’s prayer and Song

1 Samuel 2: Hannah’s Prayer

1     And Hannah prayed and said: ” My heart rejoices in the LORD; My horn is exalted in the LORD. I smile at my enemies, Because I rejoice in Your salvation.

2     ” No one is holy like the LORD, For there is none besides You, Nor is there any rock like our God.

3     ” Talk no more so very proudly; Let no arrogance come from your mouth, For the LORD is the God of knowledge; And by Him actions are weighed.

4     ” The bows of the mighty men are broken, And those who stumbled are girded with strength.

 

1 Samuel 2

5  Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread, And the hungry have ceased to hunger. Even the barren has borne seven, And she who has many children has become feeble.

Even the barren has borne seven (1sam2:5) this will be your testimony.

 

6     ” The LORD kills and makes alive; He brings down to the grave and brings up.

7     The LORD makes poor and makes rich; He brings low and lifts up.

8     He raises the poor from the dust And lifts the beggar from the ash heap, To set them among princes And make them inherit the throne of glory. ” For the pillars of the earth are the LORD’s, And He has set the world upon them.

9     He will guard the feet of His saints, But the wicked shall be silent in darkness. ” For by strength no man shall prevail.

10   The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken in pieces; From heaven He will thunder against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth. ” He will give strength to His king, And exalt the horn of His anointed.”

This will be your song in your night.

Joseph- the fruitful bough was himself barren for

along time, going from the pit into slavery, being

exchanged like you would exchange goods; ending up

as a servant in Potiphar’s house and though wise in his

stewardship, making his master prosperous, he was

still maligned and thrown into prison. But there in

prison Joseph remained positive and trusting in the

faithfulness of God. He kept interpreting other

people’s dream and God remembered Him at the

appointed time.

As you look unto Jesus in your prison, pit and valley,

serving others, God will remember you and bring you

out to be a governor in your own right.

Jabez was was barren

Jabez was not only fruitless, he caused mayhem where

ever he went. He was not only barren but a bottleneck,

a time-bomb- walking trouble. If he comes visiting,

your house could catch fire. If your give him a lift, you

got nabbed for one problem or the other on your car.

If you lent him your car, he brought it back wrecked.

Finally, he could not take it any longer and cried out to

God: “O that you will bless me indeed. Enlarge my

coast. O that  I will stop causing pain.” And God

granted him his desire.

1 Chronicles 4

10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, “Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” So God granted him what he requested: Provision, protection, purposeful life. enlargement of coast, tangible generational blessing- not pie in the sky.

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David- the sweet psalmist of Israel, who mauled man

mountain Goliath, became a fugitive, running from

pillar to post, King Saul on his heels. David was

constantly holding his life in his hands, hiding amongst

Philistines whose champion he had killed.

What a humiliation!

Yes, the much anointed was also much afflicted. Even

his son, Absolom whom he loved so much, dethroned

him. But God remembered him and he eventually

came back to his throne.

You may have lost everything like David; you will come

back like David.

This same David whilst hiding amongst the Philistines

with his mighty men- disgruntled men whom he had

trained and transformed into a fighting machine- was

raided by the Amalekites, who took all their wives and

children.  The men were so dispirited and depressed

that they wanted to stone David. David had to

encourage himself in the Lord.

He later pursued them, overtook them and recovered

all. This is what awaits you as you wait on God to give

the strategy against your enemies who want to snuff

out the life of God in you, dispossess you and kill your

ministry with misery. Through God you will do

valiantly.

Sing O barren one. You who did not bear fruit for

more will be the children..

God remembered Noah. God remembered Sarah,

Hannah…Abraham… Rachel… Joseph… God will

remember …  Put your name there.

Ps92:12-14

The Lord who remembered Elizabeth, who was considered barren and past her sell-by date, but God visited her and in her old age she gave birth to John the Baptist- a fiery prophet- the forerunner of Christ, the voice that cried in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord.’

Luke 1

7 But they had no child, becauseElizabeth was barren, and they were both well advanced in years.

 

Luke136   Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren.

Jesus said of him… Matthew 11

11 “Assuredly, I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Baptist;

 

I am telling you the truth. John the *Baptist is more important than everyone else who has ever lived in the world.

That was the fruit of a woman who was written off,

considered past her sell-by date.

If He can do it for Elizabeth, He can do it for you.

Samson’s mother was barren

 

 In Judges 13, Manoah wife was barren too and the  

Lord appeared to her and told her: “Indeed now, you

are barren and have borne no children, but you shall

conceive and bear a son.v3

I prophesy to you indeed, now, you that love the Lord

and are barren,fruitless, poverty stricken.

 Your land has been fallow, like a land that is weary of

water, caked, so dry that many people are fleeing the

land, no one wants to have anything to do with you. 

They fear your ‘plague’ will alight on them.

 

But your time for singing is at hand. Your table is

about to turn for the better.

 

You shall conceive and bear a son. You shall have a

divine visitation and be made fertile and bear fruit

even in your old age.  You remain fresh and flourish.

God will renew your youth like the eagle’s.

12   The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree, He shall grow like a cedar inLebanon.

13   Those who are planted in the house of the LORD Shall flourish in the courts of our God.

14   They shall still bear fruit in old age; They shall be fresh and flourishing,

15   To declare that the LORD is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

 Judges 13

2 Now there was a certain man from Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren and had no children.

 3 And the Angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, “Indeed now, you are barren and have borne no children, but you shall conceive and bear a son.

2Kings21 Then he went out to the source of the water, and cast in the salt there, and said, “Thus says the LORD: ‘I have healed this water; from it there shall be no more death or barrenness.’ “

 Isaiah 54

1 “Sing, O barren, You who have not borne! Break forth into singing, and cry aloud, You who have not labored with child! For more are the children of the desolate Than the children of the married woman,” says the LORD.

 Paul echoed this scripture in Galatians

Galatians 4

27 For it is written: ” Rejoice, O barren, You who do not bear! Break forth and shout, You who are not in labor! For the desolate has many more children Than she who has a husband.”

 17But Israel shall be saved by the LORD With an everlasting salvation; You shall not be ashamed or disgraced Forever and ever. Isa45

‘… For they shall not be ashamed who wait for Me.”Isa49:23

4     ” Do not fear, for you will not be ashamed; Neither be disgraced, for you will not be put to shame; For you will forget the shame of your youth, And will not remember the reproach of your widowhood anymore.

You may have lost your husband

 5     For your Maker is your husband, The LORD of hosts is His name; And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel; He is called the God of the whole earth.

6     For the LORD has called you Like a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, Like a youthful wife when you were refused,” Says your God.

7     ” For a mere moment I have forsaken you, But with great mercies I will gather you.Isa54

  You may have lost your wife and you’re like a bird

alone on the roof. God will fill the void, the emptiness,

the vacuum. He will give you a companion after His

own heart. Keep your eyes on Him.

You will make yourvalleyofBaccaa place of spring. You

will bring forth fruit in your old age. He will renew

your youth like the eagle’s. Your barrenness will be

turned into fruitfulness. Your desert will be turned

into an evergreen forest.  He will give you beauty for

ashes, the oil of joy in place of mourning; the garment

of praise in place of the spirit of heaviness. You will be

the planting of the Lord, like a cedar of Lebanon,

bringing glory and honour and adoration to your God.

Sing O barren

Sing even in your night

Sing in yourvalleyofBacca

It shall be a place of spring.

You will go

from strength to strength

from glory to glory

from faith to faith.

Isaiah 35: The Future Glory ofZion

1     The wilderness and the wasteland shall be glad for them, And the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose;

2     It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice, Even with joy and singing. The glory ofLebanon shall be given to it, The excellence ofCarmel andSharon. They shall see the glory of the LORD, The excellency of our God.

3     Strengthen the weak hands, And make firm the feeble knees.

4     Say to those who are fearful-hearted, ” Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, With the recompense of God; He will come and save you.”

5     Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, And the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.

6     Then the lame shall leap like a deer, And the tongue of the dumb sing. For waters shall burst forth in the wilderness, And streams in the desert.

7     The parched ground shall become a pool, And the thirsty land springs of water; In the habitation of jackals, where each lay, There shall be grass with reeds and rushes.Isa35

0     And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, And come toZion with singing, With everlasting joy on their heads. They shall obtain joy and gladness, And sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Isaiah 54

1 “Sing, O barren, You who have not borne! Break forth into singing, and cry aloud, You who have not labored with child! For more are the children of the desolate Than the children of the married woman,” says the LORD.

 

Now, sing O barren

Sing, O Barren One

Joyful expectation prophetic and inspirational song, faith-filed, especially for the barren in any dimension-spiritual, physical, financial, emotional, relational etc etc

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