CALIFORNIA 40 DAYS OF PRAYER & FASTING

"THE PRIORITY OF WORSHIP FOR VICTORY OVER DARKNESS"

    
In times of great spiritual darkness and oppression the people of God from biblical times have discovered the primacy of restoring declarative worship with fasting as a weapon to defeat the forces of darkness. There seems to be a pattern of how the enemy manages to enthrone worship and allegiance to himself in society. God calls upon His people to repent and seek Him followed by prophets instructing His people to worship Him in the high places and to take down idols dedicated to other gods. When His people begin to worship with fasting and declare Him above other gods, the Lord answers from heaven causing a spiritual awakening and restoration both for the people and the land. In this sense declarative worship with fasting is a type of warfare.

Throughout Scripture worship and fasting brings breakthrough for the spiritual awakening God desires to bring. Nehemiah sat, fasted and prayed for strategy on how to restore the city when he saw the gates of his city burned and broken down. Daniel fasted as a part of worship and prayed for 21 days in Daniel Chapter 10. The result was that the angel Gabriel was sent to answer his prayer. The angel Gabriel has to do battle with the demonic force assigned over Persia referred to as the Prince of Persia. Gabriel was delayed in answering Daniel's prayer and so Michael the archangel is sent to defeat the Prince of Persia. The end result of Daniel's worship and fasting was that the demonic forces over the empire of Persia is defeated because he fasted and worshiped God. Queen Esther fasted for three days and worshiped God, inviting others to join her. The result was that the entire Jewish nation was delivered from a death sentence. These are examples of worship fueled by fasting that were applied by individuals. There are corporate calls to prayer and fasting in scripture that had great impact. The heathen nation of Nineveh was called to 40 days of fasting and prayer because of pending judgment "So the people of Nineveh believed God, proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth from the greatest to the least of them...... every one turned from his evil ways and from the violence that is in his hands. Then God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God relented from the disaster that He had said He would bring upon them, and He did not do it. Jonah 3: 5-10

Adventures in Prayer:
Why not use the prayer model Daniel gave to us this week to worship God and express repentance to God on behalf of California and/or your nation. Use Daniel Chapter 9: 3-19 which includes the prayer of Daniel. You will notice he is repenting on behalf of his people. Follow his example of interceding for the people of California and for Jerusalem. As you use Daniel's prayer,  insert what seems right to you in repenting for the sins of our state. Notice his prayer starts out with declarative worship acknowledging who God is in verse 4. The prayer then moves into acknowledging the sins of the people. Daniel identifies with them by saying "We have sinned." He counts himself with them as Jesus numbered himself with the transgressors. He lists the sins of the people and petitions God to have mercy and intervene in verse 1.

-Pray for Protection over Families and Marriages to be God-centered

-Prop 8: Pray that YES on PROPOSITION 8 will pass!
  
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From CA Houses of Prayer, Daily Prayer Points:

1.  California
a.  Mercy
b.  Repentance
c.  Restoration of the State
d.  Reformation and Transformation
e.  Supreme Court – 9 Judges including Associate Justice Carlos R. Moreno, Associate Justice Joyce Kennard, Associate Justice Kathryn Mickle Werdegar, Chief Justice Ronald M. George, Associate Justice Ming W. Chin, Associate Justice Marvin R. Baxter, and Associate Justice Carol A. Corrigan, newly elected Soroyano
f.  Governmental Leaders - state and local

2. Abortions would be wiped out, LIFE would flourish!!!  Be a voice for the unborn....

3.  National Elections
a.  Pray for our current president

4.  Prayer Movement – Houses of Prayer, Prayer Leaders, Pastors and Watchmen for:
a.  Strength
b.  Provision
c.  Revelation including God's plans and strategies

5.  Binding and breaking of evil spirits and calling forth the opposite spirits including:
a.  Witchcraft
b.  Oppression
c.  Confusion
d.  Assignments against God's people

6.  Church
a.  Awakening
b.  Revelation
c.  Take position of government

7.  Israel
a.  Protection
b.  Revelation
c.  Blessings
d.  Peace of Jerusalem

"We are MORE than Conquerors in Christ Jesus who loves us!"  We walk in that God-given authority, refusing to let anyone or anything manipulate us (part of jezebel's goal). We pray in the spirit and we seek to be led by the Holy Spirit. May God bless you Mighty Watchmen for taking a FIRM, BOLD, ACTIVE STAND for HIS Kingdom and His Righteousness- Let us continue to call forth TRUTH, in Jesus' Name!  We are in this battle together>> CHRIST IN CHARGE, CHRIST IN US!  Psalm 133:1