Noon Prayer 1.11.2023

Water Gate 

Nehemiah’s Water Gate represents the Word of God and the Holy Spirit in our life. In the book of Nehemiah, the Water Gate did not need to be repaired. This represents the fact that God’s Word is perfect and needs no revision. Its promises are for sure and remain true forever. The Water Gate represents: Revival resulting from the washing of the Word of God. The word “revive” in Hebrew is Chayah which means to live, have life, remain alive, sustain life, live prosperously, live forever, be quickened, be alive, be restored to life or health. In Nehemiah 8 we see the Israelites’ hunger for scripture and how it brought about a great revival for them. This life comes from reading and understanding God’s Word. 

 

The Lord spoke this to us as a church family on August 15, 2022: 

Continue to pursue me in all seasons. As you chase after me and my Kingdom, I will hear your cries and fill you with rivers of living water. This water will flow from you and I will use you to refresh others. I will use you to nurture Kingdom assignments here on earth. When obstacles come, and they will, you will leap over them all just like a runner does in a race with hurdles. The patterns and disciplines you put in place now will directly impact you in your future. 

21 Day Fast: (Starts 1-12-23 and ends 2-1-23) 

John 7:37-38 (NIV) 

On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified. 

  • Pray that during this fast we all develop a new thirst for His Word. 

  • Pray for the Spirit of wisdom and revelation so we may know Him better. 

  • Pray that during this fast we will receive a fresh baptism of the Holy Spirit and fire. 

 

Repentance: (Nehemiah 8) Just like the Israelites in Nehemiah 8:1-6, as we devote ourselves to scriptures, repentance will follow the application of the Word to our heart.  

  • Pray that as we continue to study the Word, that the revelation that is deposited will cause us to live more like Him in every area of our life. 

  • Pray for the Word to expose hidden areas of our heart. (Psalm 139:23-24) 

 

Revival: We want to see our own life, our families, our communities, our state, our nation, and our world revived. 

  • Pray that we will personally experience life more abundantly as we spend time in His Word. 

  • Pray for our church to experience miracles, signs, and wonders every time we meet. This includes our services, life groups, prayer services, and Sisterhood and Iron Men gatherings. 

  • Pray that our communities and neighborhoods will experience restoration in every way. 

  • Pray that our state and nation will experience an outpouring of His presence in every sphere of society. 

Jason Holmes