THE SPIRIT OF ELIJAH

01/17/2024

"Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet Before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD. And he will turn The hearts of the fathers to the children, And the hearts of the children to their fathers, Lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.” (Malachi 4:5-6)

It’s very important to perceive what the Lord is doing in this hour. Interestingly, one of the indicators of the move of God’s Spirit is actually the activity of the enemy. 

While the devil and his cohorts have been seeking to divide people groups across every conceivable ideology, the Lord is gathering. Isaiah 56:8 says, “The Lord GOD, who gathers the outcasts of Israel, says, “Yet I will gather to him Others besides those who are gathered to him.” 

There is a Spirit of Elijah that has been released to herald the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus and the key purpose is to reconcile the Father, Papa God, with all His children, both vital and legal. Looking at Hebrews 2:9-10, the Bible says, "But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone. For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings."

The focus of the Master's suffering was to gather; to draw multitudes to the Father and it is still the same today. With this, many in our congregation and in congregations around the world would begin to feel an unquenchable urge for one-on-one and mass evangelism. The violence and corruption in the world would also cause many luminaries of industry and celebrities to openly change their allegiance from Satan to God. 

It would be as the days of Naaman that baptism of mayors, judges and powerful people would be televised leading others to accept the gospel of salvation through Christ Jesus. Target the leaders of your city for invitation. Invite your boss to church for the time will come when you will sit side-by-side these ones that you looked up to, and worship. 

God has put a mark on those who lead in companies, communities and countries because of their ability of influence. Notice in Acts 16:34 NIV, "The jailer [in whose jail Paul and Silas evoked an earthquake through prayer and praise] brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God—he and his whole household."

As you engage with today's devotion, pray for the public and soul-transforming conversion of government leaders, celebrities, and religious leaders, including rabbis, imams, and gurujis, and that these salvations will draw many to Jesus. And then, begin to thank God and praise Him that your eyes will witness these events as He wills. In Jesus' name. Amen.

Faith-Filled Confession

I am perceptive to God's move to bring about high-profile conversions, and I declare my willingness to be used by the Holy Spirit, in His preferred capacity, to produce these conversions. Use me, Lord, for your glory. In Jesus' name. Amen.

Day 16 of 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting

Pray for GHC Senior Pastor

▪ Pray that new doors of opportunity for ministry are opened to our pastor and that utterance is granted him to proclaim the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ unhindered, without fear or reproach, but in power and effectiveness.

▪ Declare that every opposition against our pastor is ineffective and that through his work, the kingdom of God expands exceedingly and is established in the hearts of men in the name of our Blessed Lord is glorified.

▪ Pray for a greater impact of our pastor’s message in the lives of people around the world. Pray that the unveiling of God’s truth in his messages will continually bring healing to the sick, salvation to the unsaved, and hope to the hopeless and downtrodden and that countless millions will come to the knowledge of their inheritance in Christ Jesus.

▪ Pray for increased grace and sensitivity to the Holy Ghost like never before. 

Scriptural Text

"And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified" (Acts 20:32).

 One-Year Bible Reading Plan: Genesis 41; Matthew 13:1-32