Today, we are going to through the practical ways for thy Kingdom to come into a territory so that the Will of the LORD will be done just as it is in Heaven. Last week, we fully got to understand that God has a role to play and we have ours to play. Such an understanding can cause a major shift in our prayer lives because when it comes to areas where we can take action, we will rather pray to God for instructions instead of praying for Him to do it.
Is there witchcraft in your family? Is occultism taking over your territory? Perhaps, you’re abroad and the place is so dark you barely even find another person in the Kingdom of Light. There is a technology to uproot darkness from the land, so Light will rest on the land. There are so many examples in the Scriptures already. I have discussed this under the Gideon Strategy and also the Deborah Strategy. For today, I am going to lay the entire process bare so that with God, what looks impossible will become possible. You’re not small at all. You alone can light up the world.
Personal Altar
The first thing to do is to set up your personal altar. This is why many believers lose contentions and lose grounds. They come with blood sacrifice and you come with the Blood of Jesus. They come in the name of their gods like Goliath, but you come in the Name of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies like David did. However, when it’s now altar vs altar, the Christian has no altar. Ow! In the Tabernacle of Moses, there were two altars. The bronze altar at the outer court is the Altar of the Cross, which gives you access into courts of God in the first place. However, the priest has a personal altar in the Holy Place.
This altar was not for blood. The priests performed all the blood sacrifices on the bronze altar. Hebrews 9:12-14 informs us that the Blood of Christ is the best and that we need no other blood. Our personal altar is for incense. Not physical incense like in the Old Testament. Revelations 5:8 makes us understand that our prayers are the incense. Psalm 141:2 confirms that. I know you pray. However, there’s a way to attend to the altar. One is the fact that the altar needs to be serviced daily. Also, there are specific times it needs to be serviced.
Prayer Watches
God taught the priesthood He established in Leviticus to keep the fire on the altar burning continually forever. Also, there were times in the day when it was serviced. That’s what the Bible calls watches. See, when Jesus said “watch and pray”, He wasn’t only saying watch as in look. I know you pray, but praying only when you feel like it is dangerous. That means when you don’t feel like it, you won’t pray. Praying only when it’s a corporate meeting is also dangerous. That means you have no personal altar. To pray continually on your personal altar, have specific times you have intentionally set aside to pray. Pray at the watches. What are the watches? There are 4 watches in the day and 4 watches in the night. 12am, 3am, 6am, 9am, 12pm, 3pm, 6pm and 9pm. These were the watches from the Old Testament into the New.
- 6am – Mark 1:35, Psalm 55:17
- 9am – Acts 2:15, Mark 15:25
- 12pm – Acts 10:9, Psalm 91:6, Acts 22:6, John 4:6
- 3pm – Acts 3:1, Acts 10:30, Luke 23:44-46, Mark 15:34
- 6pm – Psalm 55:17, Daniel 9:21, Ezra 9:5
- 9pm – Matyt 26:40-41, Genesis 28:11-12
- 12am – Exodus 12:29, Judges 16:3, 1 Kings 3:20, Job 34:20, Ruth 3:9, Psalm 119:62, Matthew 25:6, Acts 16:25
- 3am – Exodus 14:24, Judges 7:19, Lamentations 2:19, Psalm 63:6
One thing you’ll realise in these verses too, is that these are mostly the times God makes an intervention in the earth. These are the times marked for encounters for many also. If you don’t keep watch, you can easily miss seasons. It is a powerful thing to wake up at midnight to pray, for instance. Now that you know this, set an alarm and pray at these times. Start small and stay consistent. If you happen to be at school or work during your set time, pray within you. So you see how there’s no excuse to pray? You can pray for an hour everyday by simply praying for 10 minutes at 6 prayer watches. With time, the burden to pray will increase and you will pray till you are released. For now, start small.
What will you pray about? Speak in tongues. If you need prayer points, then pray Scripture-based prayers only, for now. Once you are consistent and Heaven knows they can rely on you for your quota, you will be given assignments as an intercessor. You will begin to pray for people who don’t even know you. Be sure to study Scriptures daily too, otherwise your prayers won’t change you. Every priest lives a consecrated life. Your life will literally be shaped by the altar as you dedicate yourself to attending the secret place of the Most High.
Next week, we will talk about how, with time, God will promote you to service your family altar and uproot many carcasses in your family practically. For now, don’t put aside what you have just realised. Act upon it. I will encourage you to read the Bible verses for the prayer watches. Don’t wait to set everything right first. Start today! Having a personal relationship with God and a personal prayer life is a must for every believer. It’s not for pastors alone. Start small and build. Before you realise, hearing God’s Voice, casting out devils and living an abundant life will become your new normal. For a Christian, the supernatural is our natural life.
Thank you🔥🙏. God richly bless you 🙏🙏🙏