Prayer Thot for the Day (Dec 7)

The Mighty One Is For Us

Backgrounder on Josh 22-24:
After being commended for their
faithful service in conquering
the land of Canaan, the warriors
of the tribes east of Jordan are
sent home. They recognise that
the Jordan River (which forms a
natural barrier between the tribes)
may one day form a spiritual
barrier as well. To prevent this,
a memorial altar is built on the
riverbank. The book closes with
Joshua’s final address in which
he gives the people an altimatum:
Choose you this day whom ye will
serve… as for me and my house,
we will serve the Lord (J24:15).
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Prayer Thot for the Day (Dec 6)

Obedience Brings Victory

Backgrounder to Joshua 6-8:
Joshua employs a textbook
strategy for military victory:
Divide and conquer. He attacks
the middle of the country first,
dividing the enemy forces in half,
before mopping up resistance
among the isolated troops in the
south and north. His stunning
victory at Jericho shows the
importance of following God’s
direction down to the smallest
detail, no matter how trivial
they seem to be, proving
Obedience Brings Victory.

Lord, we’ll Obey Your Instructions:
The Lord said to Joshua:
I have given You Jericho, its
king and all its strong warriors.
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Prayer Thot for the Day (Dec 5)

God’s Deeds Build Faith

Backgrounder to Joshua 1-5:
Moses has died and Joshua is
appointed by God to take over
the reins of leadership. The people
are poised within view of the land
promised to their ancestors and
denied their unbelieving patents.
The task seems impossible:
a turbulent river to cross and
mighty walled cities to conquer.
So God begins to prepare His
people for days of warfare ahead.
He reminds Joshua that careful
attention to His Word brings
blessing and success.

Lord, we Remember Your Deeds:
Joshua said to the Israelites:
In the future your children will ask
What do these stones mean?
Then you can tell them: This is
where the Israelites crossed
the Jordan on dry ground.
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Prayer Thot for the Day (Dec 4)

God’s Presence Gives Courage

Backgrounder to Joshua 1-5:
Moses has died and Joshua is
appointed by God to take over
the reins of leadership. The people
are poised within view of the land
promised to their ancestors and
denied their unbelieving patents.
The time has come to cross over,
conquer and possess! But will
they succeed where their fathers
failed? The task seems impossible:
a turbulent river to ford and mighty
walled cities to conquer. So God
begins to prepare His people
for the days of warfare ahead.

Lord,Your Presence Gives Courage:
No man shall be able to stand
before you… as I was with Moses,
so I will be with you. I will not
leave you nor forsake you.
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Praying thro Joel (Dec 3)

Coming Hope for Israel
(Prayer Walk thro Joel)

Backgrounder: Addressing hearts
that have grown cold to the things
of God, Joel confronts the people
of Judah. He reminds them of
the recent destruction brought
by a plague of locusts. Yet that
disaster, a judgment in itself, will
seem pale beside the catastrophe
still to come. Unless the nation
repents, it will be destroyed
by an army from the north.
The only hope of escape is for
the people to repent. If they do,
then God will divert judgment
and will deliver an unparalleled
blessing – judgment on all Judah’s
enemies and the matchless
gift of peace to Zion !!

Dear Lord, You are in control, with
justice & restoration in your hands.
Thank You for your gracious
patience and that you want to
bless us rather than discipline us.
We purpose to be Faithful to You
by Repenting when we sin and
Aligning ourselves to your
thoughts and your ways. Amen.
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Biblical Exposition Explained

Dear Friends,
Man’s key problems are that of
Unbelief & Rebellion against God.
And the Grand Theme of the Bible
is that the solution is to Trust God
& accept Christ as Lord & Saviour.
We have been systematically
meditating through the bible to
see and appreciate how the Mega
Theme develops thro each book.
We Alternate between OT & NT
to add variety & more importantly
to remind ourselves that the
central theme is all about Christ.

The Bible is a collection of books
sorted according to categories
(Laws, History, Poetry, Prophets..)
and therefore not chronological.
And readers may be somewhat
unclear of the context, especially
when they come to 1 & 2 Kings,
1 & 2 Chronicles as well as the
major & minor prophetic books.

To help PrayerThots viewers have
a better understanding of the
context of each Biblical book,
we have been covering the Bible
by Time sequence, phase by phase.
It also deepens our insight on the
development of the mega themes.
For instance, we cover 1 Chronicles
which occur earlier ahead of Kings.
And we group Job after Laws,
Psalms after 1 Chronicles,
wisdom poetry after 2 Chronicles,
and Obadiah & Joel after 1 Kings.

So, we covered the 5 books of
Laws to appreciate the plan of God
and the poetry book of Job (which
occurs in the time of Genesis) to
understand the sovereignty of God.

We then meditated on the six
historical books up to King David
(the high point of Israel history) and
the poetry book of Psalms where
we learn to pray and praise God.

We then go on to the next phase
of the reign of King Solomon
in 2 Chronicles as well as cover
the wisdom poetry in Proverbs,
Song of Songs and Ecclesiastes.

We continued to I Kings, where
King Solomon’s life & construction
of temple is recorded in first half.
But Solomon’s zeal for God cools
as pagan wives turn his heart away
from godly worship. He leaves
behind a nation divided physically.
The next century sees the decline
of the two nations, indifferent to
God’s prophets and precepts.
Next, we will cover the two
prophetic books during the times
of I Kings,namely Obadiah & Joel.
Shalom/Chris

Discipling Devotion Explained

Dear Friends,
The weekday Topical Devotion are
in-depth studies on crucial issues
affecting our relationship with God.
And this section will enable you to
cultivate better Relation with God.
by Knowing God thro His Names,
Praising God thro Hymns,
Adoring God thro Thanksgiving,
Imploring God thro His Promises
& Experiencing God thro Scripture.

First, we must know the Attributes
of God and his nature so that we
can relate appropriately with Him.
For instance, when we know that
God is Holy, we will live our life
in a certain manner that will not
bring dishonour to His name.
And when we really Know God
is Almighty and Loving, we will
learn to Trust Him more, Obey
and carry out His instructions.
And in scripture, we can Know
God’s nature thro His Names.

From Rom 1:20-21, we learn
that God had sown his attributes
through creation, but mankind did
not glorify him nor were thankful.
We Praise God for Who He Is, and
one of the best ways to express
our Praise to God is thro Hymns.
And we can learn to Adore God
deeply through Thanksgiving,
whereby we Thank God for
What He Has Done for us.
When we Thank God deeply,
we develop Gratitude to Him,
which over time grows into Love.
And with love, we will learn to
Obey God and Trust Him more.

In life, we will face challenges,
and instead of trying to face
problems with our own strength,
we can Call upon God, implore or
appeal to him thro His Promises.
Finally, God created mankind to
have close relationship with them.
And God has given us the Holy
Bible to enable us to know Him
better, experience His Presence
and appropriate it to our life.

Friends, let PrayerThots daily
devotion enable you to develop
Closer Relationship with God
through Knowing Him better,
Praising & Thanking Him as well
as Imploring & Experiencing Him.
Shalom/chris

Praying thro Obadiah (Dec 2)

God Protects His People
(Prayer Walk thro Obadiah)

Backgrounder: Obadiah is given
the unenviable task of confronting
two members of a feuding family.
The Jews in Judah (descendants
of Jacob) and the Edomites
(descendants of Esau) were blood
brothers but with little visible love
between them. When the enemies
of Judah attacked the capital city
of Jerusalem, the Edomites rushed
in to help the enemy! As a result,
God sends Obadiah to predict
doom for the nation for refusing
to be its “brother keeper.”

Dear Almighty God who is
in control and on our side.
Help us Not to Be Proud,
help us to Help Others in need;
and Protect us from harm. Amen.
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Explaining Biblical Exposition (Dec 2)

Dear Friends,

Man’s key problems are that of
Unbelief & Rebellion against God.
And the Grand Theme of the Bible
is that the solution is to Trust God
& accept Christ as Lord & Saviour.
We have been systematically
meditating through the bible to
see and appreciate how the Mega
Theme develops thro each book.
We Alternate between OT & NT
to add variety & more importantly
to remind ourselves that the
central theme is all about Christ.

The Bible is a collection of books
sorted according to categories
(Laws, History, Poetry, Prophets..)
and therefore not chronological.
And readers may be somewhat
unclear of the context, especially
when they come to 1 & 2 Kings,
1 & 2 Chronicles as well as the
major & minor prophetic books.
Continue reading “Explaining Biblical Exposition (Dec 2)”

Prayer Thot for the Day (Nov 9)

Victory in Jesus

Backgrounder: Eugene Bartlett
was born in December 1885 in
Missouri and grew up in Arkansas.
He was educated as a music
teacher at Hall-Moody Institute
in Tennessee and William Jewell
College in Missouri. In 1918,
he established Hartford Music
Company. Over his career, Bartlett
wrote more than 800 songs.
In 1939, Bartlett had a stroke
that left him partially paralyzed.
After the stroke he was bed ridden.
Bartlett continued to study his Bible
during this difficult time. Although
he dealt with the physical strains,
he also looked towards the eternal
victory he knew was approaching.
During this difficult time after his
stroke, Bartlett wrote the words
to Victory in Jesus, which was the
final song he wrote. The hymn is
an optimistic reminder of the hope
of heaven. In the second stanza,
there are references to the
healing ministry of Christ.

Lord, we claim Victory in U Jesus:
For whatever is born of God
overcomes the world. And this
is the victory that has overcome
the world – our faith. Who is
he who overcomes the world,
but he who believes that Jesus
is the Son of God (1 John 5:4-5).

Dear loving Heavenly Father,
we thank you for your precious
Word of proclamation that
whoever is born of God
overcomes the world through
our faith in Christ Jesus.
And that when Jesus laid down
himself during his passion,
by His stripes we are healed.

Lord, we recognise that Loving
You God with all our heart, and
abiding in You is so important
in order to see answered prayer.
So, we purpose to know You God
intimately & abide in that intimacy.
For your word say: If you remain
in me and my words remain in u,
ask whatever you wish, and
it will be given you (John 15:7).
And we believe it according to
John 16:23, that whatsoever we
ask You, Father, You will give it
to us and we receive it, and
so we account this done.

Jehovah Rapha, grant unto us
individually & the body of Christ,
that with boldness we may speak
The WORD and for You to stretch
forth Your Hand to heal, that signs
and wonders may be released
in the name of Jesus Christ.
Give us we pray, gifts of healings, special faith and manifestations
of Yourself among us in notable miracles and ways that only the Holy Spirit can accomplish, in our personal lives as your disciples.
Lord, as we obey Your commands to go into the world and preach
this gospel, signs will follow us,
and we lay hands on the sick and they will recover to Glory of God!!

Friends, who need healing pray:
Lord, your mighty word proclaims
You are the God who forgives
all my iniquities; who heals
all my diseases (Psa 103:3).
You promised You will restore
health to me and heal me
of my wounds (Jer 30:17).
Above all, Jesus was bruised for
my iniquities; and by His stripes
I am healed (Isaiah 53:5).
We claim Mark 11:24: Whatever
we ask for in prayer, believe that
we’ve received it & it will be ours.
So, we proclaim that by the blood
of Jesus, all sickness, bacteria &
virus to go in Jesus’ name! Amen.
All Praise and Glory to the Lord
for the Victory in Jesus! Amen!

I heard an old, old story,
How a Savior came from glory,
How He gave His life on Calvary
To save a wretch like me;
I heard about His groaning,
Then I repented of my sins;
And won the victory.

Refrain:
O victory in Jesus,
My Savior forever.
He sought me and bought me
With His redeeming blood;
He loved me ere I knew Him,
And all my love is due Him,
He plunged me to victory,
Beneath the cleansing flood

I heard about His healing,
Of His cleansing power revealing.
How He made t lame to walk again
And caused the blind to see;
And then I cried, “Dear Jesus,
Come and heal my broken spirit,”
And somehow Jesus came
and brought To me the victory.

I heard about a mansion
He has built for me in glory.
& I heard about the streets of gold
Beyond the crystal sea;
About the angels singing,
And the old redemption story,
& some sweet day I’ll sing up
there the song of victory.

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