PRAYING THROUGH THE MONTH OF DECEMBER
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PRAYING THROUGH THE MONTH OF DECEMBER
This prayer guide continues to focus on aspects of the prophetic season which God has ushered the continent at the GAPNET congress in Accra Ghana which was held on 21-28 September 2008. The areas of prayer focus on personal, family, church, community, nations. Ensure that you read the teaching on “Repositioning For Dominion” in order to fully comprehend some of the prayer points.
December derived its name from the Latin word “Decem” meaning ten (10). It is the tenth (10th) month, (the month Tebeth) following the Jewish sacred calendar (and the Roman calendar), the fourth (4th) month following the Jewish civil calendar and the twelfth (12th) and last month of the year following the regular Gregorian calendar.
Prayer into the Significance of Numbers 4, 10 and 12
The number 4 has reference to all that is created. It is emphatically the number of creation, of man in his relation to the world as created. It is the number of material things and matter itself, material completeness.
- Pray that everything in creation shall praise and exalt the Lord who created them for the sole purpose of His own pleasure. Pray that they will not respond to any other voice that commands them to do anything contrary to God’s purposes for them. (Rev4:11)
- Pray that you will be part of the many matured sons of God who will be manifested in this season to liberate creation from its bondage in your family, community, in the church, nation and continent.(Rom 8:14-23)
- Pray that the Holy Spirit will reveal to you areas where you have sought to get the “goods” of God’s kingdom through the armour in which the strong man trusted i.e. other means except by the armour of God i.e. God’s system of producing goods which has to do with righteousness and justice and repent as the Spirit leads you (Luk 11:21-22).
- Ask the Holy Spirit to quicken you in areas where you have otherwise used what God has given you for purposes that did not cause His name to be hallowed and did not bring His kingdom to bear in your circumstances but rather caused you to weaken and get diverted in your devotion to Him. As a result you have less time to do the things of God (Luk 15:11-14).
- Pray that you will use the material things God has already released and the new ones being released to establish His kingdom in your territory as it is in heaven starting from your family territory, the church, your nation and the continent. Pray that you will no longer delay or derail His purposes or bring Him displeasure by misusing the created things released to you (Rev 10:5)
- Pray for the manifestation of the 4th Man Jesus Christ in all affairs of life in including your health, economic situation, politics and governance, spiritual situation, education, media, science and technology. Pray this for your family, church, nation and continent.
- Pray that the 4th Man Jesus Christ will also manifest in the war torn, starving, poor, tense areas of Africa to bring about deliverance as those who are called by His Name stand pray for His kingdom to come and bear upon their territories. (Dan 3;25)
The number 10 represents stability and the perfection of divine order, a complete cycle. With the new season we entered in both in this 8th year and then more specifically in this time God has kick-started the end time revival, many things have shifted and changed location in the spiritual realm. It has manifested in instability in many areas of life including the international economy and financial situation, very wide fluctuations in oil prices, jittery financial markets, food security where food prices have escalated, instability in the church as God is shaking the old traditional ways, old belief systems, exposing hidden sin, shaking in the family and way we have been relating. Everything seems unstable yet God is saying a new thing is being done
- Pray that while men’s hearts fail from fear of the unknown, you will rest upon the word of the Lord concerning you and this season – He is doing a new thing in the continent, in you, your family, marriage, business, Church, province and nation (Jer 29:11, Luk 21:26,33-36).
- Pray that the sense of stability will be your portion contrary to anything that anyone or any situation is saying. Pray that He will be the rock upon which you will rest your anchor (Heb 6:19-20, Ps 46:1-3, Ps 18:1-3)
- Pray that in any area you had lost faith or become discouraged concerning God’s promises, the Holy Spirit fill you with songs of deliverance, and give you a sign to encourage you to continue standing on God’s word even when circumstances are contrary. Pray this concerning personal promises and prophecies, in your family, your church, nation and continent (Isa 55:10-11, Isa 40:8, Ps 32:6-8, )
- The tree of life produces 12 crops of fruit per year. Pray that you will eat the fruit of the tree of life which is assigned for this month. Pray this for your family, church, nation and the continent. (Rev 22:2)
- We are in a season where the world and unfortunately the church too does not respect divine order in every area of life. There are increasing disobedience to the way God expects society to flow. Pray for the revelation and obedience to divine order in your family, in the church, in the nation and continent (Eph 5:22-6:9, 1Cor 2:9-12)
12 is the number for divine government.
God has kick-started the end time revival. It is a season when God’s divine agenda for Africa comes to play. The mantle of spiritual authority has been over Africa for some time now. Her role is to enforce God’s dominion over all the earth in a time when most other nations are apathetic to the kingdom of God.
- Pray that the church in Africa will take seriously this call and not drop the baton out of ignorance. Pray that the church will take up her role in fulfilling this prophetic role to enforce His divine government order over every area of the earth.
- Pray that by the Finger of God, the government of witches, wizards, sorcerers, diviners, necromancers, astrologers, monthly prognosticators and traffickers of familiar spirits and the enemy himself and all his surrogate spirits that have used these human agents over your family, church, nation and continent are hereby cast out (Lk 11:20)
- Pray that as these governmental systems of the kingdom of darkness are cast out, you will be one of those who will cause the kingdom of God to bear upon each of these areas. Pray for the patterns of God’s divine government will begin to reflect in the constitution of your family, nation, the church and continent (Ro 8:19-22)
- Pray specifically for Ghana, and any other nation facing elections in this season, that God Himself who is the President of all presidents and King of all kings will come down and put His hand of favour upon the person whom He would have rule over the nation in this prophetic new season. (Is 52:10)
The twelfth month represents a period of hunger (because of food scarcity) and old age. Winter being the last of the four seasons of the year, is also the period for the manifestation of the nature of the eagle or the operation of the eagle face of the 4 living creatures (Ezekiel 1:10). It is similarly the period for the manifestation of the nature of the palm tree and the olive trees which represent the restoration of freshness in any dying situation.
Prayer Into the Winter Season
- While there is a lot of preaching, publications, and media going out concerning the gospel, there is little with regard to the gospel that builds people toward the kingdom of God. There is an increasing scarcity of the Rhema word of God. Pray that the Holy Spirit will guide you in this season to store up every Rhema word, and assimilate it in your lifestyle so that you become strong in the days to come (Amos 8:11, Col 3:16, Josh 1:8)
- Many people believe that there is something like retirement while they are still alive. That is a lie of the devil. You only retire when you die. The only person who ever planned to retire in the bible got killed for it. He said he had worked hard and stored up enough, even built bigger barns and then would retire and enjoy the fruit of his labour. God told him that his soul would be required of him that night. Ask God to forgive you if you had such a mindset. Also ask Him to help you at that time when you have gathered greatest experience of life, you will be useful to the establish the generations to come. Pray that whatsoever your hand finds to do after your employment is finished, will be more prosperous than when you had that job (Luk 12:13-21)
- Pray the promise of God in Psalm 92:14-15 for all those in the winter years of life (old age) who have believed a lie that they will no longer be able to do anything for the Lord. Pray that they will be even more fruitful in their old age.
Praying the natures of the Eagle, Palm tree and Olive tree
During this month, activate the nature of the eagle face of the 4 living creatures, the nature of the Palm tree and the nature of the Olive tree to renew and establish God’s purposes for your life, family, ministry, business, Church and nation.
At certain intervals, the eagle characteristically flies to a very high mountain; shed all its feathers and stays there until new ones grow. This is a requirement for all children of the Most High God that we go and stay before the Lord on the mountain Just as Moses did until we are renewed and shine with the glory of God.
- Take a fast of thanksgiving, joy and gladness in the Lord. Pray and ask God to renew your strength, commitment to love Him, submission to His word and will and give you directions for you life, family, Church, nation and continent. (Zec 8:19; Mar 12:30; Isa 48:17)
The eagle have eyes that sees things afar off with precision. It speaks of the prophetic insight;
- Pray and ask God to give you the eyes of an eagle which is just like the seven eyes God to enable you see what God will have you see, clearly, and prophetically into the areas He needs you to adjust in this new season. Pray for heightened prophetic insight and discernment of events and the interpretation thereof into actions that will propel you further into Gods purposes. Pray also for your family, church, nation and the continent. (1 Chron 12:32, Zec 4:10; Rev 5:6)
- The eagle feeds on fresh flesh. God requires you as a child of God to feed your spirit with His Rhema word in this season. The enemy will is using a subtle weapon of giving you good things that are not necessarily God things for your life. Therefore, ask that the nature of the eagle which feeds on fresh flesh will be activated in your life n order to discern the good things from the God things. The good word and the God word, the good plans and God plans, good program and God program. (Jer 15:16, Job 23:12, Ez 2:8, Ez 3:3, Rev 10:10)
The Palm Tree exhibits a wide variety of characteristics. They thrive in the rainforests and in the deserts. They grow from sea level to high altitudes. They can also tolerate below freezing winter cold in the northern hemisphere and can be grown in the warmth of the south too.
- Pray and ask God to activate the nature of the Palm tree in you so that no matter the nature of the environment God sends you to and the circumstances you face in this season, you will still flourish and successfully accomplish His will. (Ps 92:12-13; Isa 54:3-4)
- As the Palm tree that thrives in the cold or warm regions, so pray that God will graciously help you to be content in all seasons and to learn to be abased and to abound everywhere the Lord sends you and in every thing He asks you to do. (Phil 4:12, 1Tim 6:6)
- As with the issue of contentment the palm tree also speaks of rest and relaxation. It speaks of the church in holy convocation. Pray that in this season you will get a revelation of God’s rest, you will enter your rest and do everything in rest Pray this also for the family, church, nation and continent (Ps 92:12-15, Heb 4:10-11)
- The Olive Tree is characteristically very attractive. They live very long and are very tenacious and notable for it oil production. Pray that this new season God will give you beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning and the garment of praise and worship for the spirit of heaviness that has come as a result of the instability and hardships faced in this past season (Isa 61:1-3)
- As God establishes you like the olive tree, pray that you will become an agent of reconstruction of God’s purposes in your family, the church, nation and continent as a priest before the (Isa 61:4-7)
- Pray that like the olive tree which is tenacious, your family, and everything you lay your hands on to do will be like olive shoots around your table. Even where grass does not grow you have olive trees. Where everyone is not surviving you are supposed to. You will have staying power. You will overcome every harsh season and still bear fruit. Produce oil and be full of anointing and character that goes with it. Pray this for the church and nation and continent too (Ps 128:1-6)
- Pray and ask the Lord to anoint you and the Church of Christ like the two olive trees that stand by the Lord of the whole earth bringing forth fatness out of them by which God and man are honoured. (Zec 4:11-14; Jdg 9:9)
December is the period of time man associates with the birth of Jesus Christ the Savior of the world. It is therefore a festive season of a lot of travel movement, spending on gifts, parties, church activities of various types, a time to show charity and benevolence to the less privileged and a season to build relationships. Concurrently, many on the enemy’s side continue with their sacrifices and offerings of blood to their gods to help them cross over into the next year, hence the increased spate of accidents, catastrophes and natural disasters.
Praying into The Festive Season
Man associates December to the birth of Jesus Christ
- God did not give man the actual date of the birth of Jesus Christ the Saviour He gave man authority to decree things. God honours Christmas day and the world comes to a standstill to commemorate that day. Pray that while there has been abuse of the day by the world the Holy Spirit will give you a fresh revelation of the significance of Christ’s birth and coming into the world (1Joh 3:8)
- Ask the Holy Spirit to inspire you to give a gift to Jesus as you celebrate His birthday.(Micah 6:6-8)
- Ask the Lord to give you a gift this Christmas; something that will be a reference point to the new season that you have entered into and something that you will always remember for years to come.
Jewish current civil issues
Anti- Israel ‘celebration
It has been reported that the United Nations marked the international day of solidarity with the Palestinian people on the occasion of the 61st anniversary of the UN’s decision to approve the partition plan. For two days, the UN held blatantly anti-Israel events including movies comparing Israel to the Nazis, and exhibits on the Israeli occupation and Palestinian suffering.
The climax came in the form of a marathon of discussions which culminated with six anti-Israel resolutions. These included the call for Golan’s return to Syria and for the division of Jerusalem. All these are taking place while Israel and the Palestinians are engaged in negotiations.
- Pray for the nation Israel that God will handle this issue because the battle is the Lord’s. (Micah 2:1-5 1 Sam 17:47 Ps 3)
PRAYING GOD’S PATTERNS INTO THE HEAVENS
Crescents and Quarter Moons
When the shape of the moon is like a C or its mirror image, it is a crescent; but when it looks like a D or its mirror image, then it is a bow.
The occult use the crescent moon as sickles (e.g. Hecate’s sickle), for harvesting the gains of the ignorant, and for demonic strength and fortification with intense enchantments. It is the duty of every child of God to enforce Num 23:23.
- Make a declaration of Ps 18:1-3 and Ex 15:2
- Pray that God should cut off those that handle the sickle in the time of harvest against the ignorant and cause them to flee. (Jer 50:16)
The first quarter moon is on the 5th of December 2008 @ 21:26 UT and the last quarter moon is on the 19th of December 2008 @ 10:29 UT
- For those that use their bows to shoot arrows of calamities and catastrophes for blood shed for the purpose of human sacrifices to their gods, pray that God will heap evil upon them and spend His arrows upon them until they are wasted. (Deu 32:23-24)
- Pray that God should multiply the sorrows of those that hasten after other gods, offering them drink offerings of blood. (Ps 16:4)
The full moon is on the 12th of December 2008 @ 16:37 UT
- Pray that God will command His light to fully shine into the darkened hearts of those He had foreknown in the 56 nations of the continent of Africa, so that the Lord will add to His Church daily. (2 Cor 4:6; Rom 8:29; Acts 2:47)
This time constitutes the cold, rainy or snowy winter months. December is also the month with the shortest daylight hours of the year in the Northern Hemisphere (Winter Solstice) and the longest daylight hours of the year in the Southern Hemisphere (Summer Solstice) because the Sun crosses the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere. The Winter Solstice is on the 21st of December 2008 @ 12:04 UT
As the Earth revolves around the Sun in its orbit, the north-south position of the Sun changes over the course of the year due to the changing orientation of the Earth’s tilted rotation axes with respect to the Sun.
The dates of maximum tilt of the Earth’s equator to the sun correspond to the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere and to the summer Solstice in the southern hemisphere.
- Proclaim Psalm 27
The night hours are the longest because the daylight hours are the shortest; demonic activities are heightened by the occult under the cover of darkness.
- Pray that God whose Hand is not short to save, will hear the cries of the righteous and save the nations and the families of Africa from the works of the enemy even as the church rises up to pray. (Isa 59:1; Nah 3:4)
- In the body of Christ, there are many going through darkness in their hearts, thoughts, speech and actions because of certain prevailing situations and circumstances they find themselves in. Pray that God will enlighten their darkness. (Ps 18:28)
- If you are in the southern hemisphere where you experience longest day light hours and shortest night, it is a season to praise the Lord as the activities of the kingdom of darkness are cut short and weakened.
The new moon that opens the gate of the first lunar season is on the 27th of December 2008 @ 12:22 UT
The first lunar season is the main gate into the entire lunar seasons of the year 2009.
- pray that the gates of every ancient door that has remained locked against each nation of the continent of Africa, individual lives, families, tribes, clans, businesses, etc hindering the standard God has ordained for each to attain in knowledge, submission and commitment to Him, should be lifted up the entire lunar seasons of the year and let the king of Glory take over. (Ps 24:7-10;Gen 14:22 )
- pray that this will be a new moon of grace and favour and that the moon will praise the Lord in this season. (Ps 19; 1-2)
Ghana is at the threshold of a new era of petroleum wealth.
- Pray that through this prosperity, God will spread His goodness of salvation of souls into His Kingdom through out the land of Ghana, into all other nations of the continent of Africa that will be influenced by Ghana because of this wealth. (Zec 1:17)
The sun in December passes through a cluster of 69 stars in the constellation called Sagittarius symbolized by the archer. This represents the triumph of Jesus “The Coming One” who is represented as going forth “conquering and to conquer”
- Pray that with His bow, God will shoot at His adversaries, scatter them with His arrows and shoot out lightening to discomfit them conquering every opposition to His rule (Rev 6:2; Ps 18:14)
- Think about any area of opposition to the rule of God in your life, family, marriage, business, region, political parties, province, nation etc and pray the conqueror into them. (Same Scriptures)
The other three smaller group of stars called decans that form part of Sagittarius describe the subject of praise to the conqueror. LYRA (The Harp) represents praise prepared for the conqueror, ARA (The Altar) represents consuming fire prepared for His enemies and DRACO (The Dragon) represents the old serpent or the devil cast down from heaven.
- Proclaim Ps 150
As in the parable of the tares of the field in Math 13:37- 43, God by His angels will gather the children of the wicked one, and all things that offend and do iniquity into the furnace of fire.
- Pray that men all over the world will summit to the call of Wisdom which has been calling the sons of men so as to escape this terrible end. (Prov 8:1-5)
- Thank God and rejoice that for you as a believer, the old serpent, the dragon is defeated and cast down for Jesus has overcome the world (Rev 11:17;Jon 16:33)
Another constellation that features this month is AURIGA (The Shepherd) Safety for the redeemed in the day of wrath (Is 40:10-11)
- Proclaim Ps 23
- Thank God for His provision because He supplies all your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus, thank Him for His protection because He is a wall of fire around you, thank Him for his guidance because He leads you besides still waters. Thank Him for being the Good Shepherd over all His people globally. (Phil 4:19; Zec 2:5; Ps 23:2; Joh 10:11; 1 Th 5:18)
PROPHECIES OF THE YEAR 2008
The 2008 is a year of One-Day-At-A-Time, because it is going to be the year of the Wind
The Lord said the year 2008 will be the year of the wind, and just like the wind it is over.
- Take stock and carefully examine your performance in your daily walk with God so far. Where you have failed repent and return to the Lord. Pray fervently asking God to give you, your marriage, family, business, ministry; province and nation the grace you need to faithfully and carefully follow him the coming year 2009. (2 Cor 13:5; Prov 28:13; 2 Cor 9:8)
Pray fervently into all the prophecies of the year 2008 in all the Prayer Guides from March to date especially those in the November Prayer Guide titled “PROPHECIES” (If you have not obtained one, please bye yourself a copy)
Proclaim over the earth that Jesus is the conquering conqueror that conquers every opposing Kingdom to His rule. (Rev 6:2)