Confirmation from John Stott in 2009:
http://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009_07_01_archive.html
My MicroMacro Discipleship, A missing DNA in Discipleship Development: http://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/07/introduction-micromacro-discipleship.html
Subject Shifting Devotion Method(Inspired by John Stott in 1991: http://bishopsilas.blogspot.com/2009/08/count-down-5-subject-shifting-devotion.html
Today's Reading: Esther 1-4
Please read Esther 1-4 and listen to what the Lord Jesus Christ would like to tell you before reading my Spiritual Journal below. If you would like to learn a simple and good way of Daily Devotion method please read my “Count Down 5” from my Devotion on Fire blog:
You may click this link directly for the method: Subject Shifting Devotion.pdf.
You may begin with a song to praise the Lord and complete you devotion by singing another praise song.
你 當 去 招 聚 書 珊 城 所 有 的 猶 大 人 ， 為 我 禁 食 三 晝 三 夜 ， 不 吃 不 喝 ； 我 和 我 的 宮 女 也 要 這 樣 禁 食 。 然 後 我 違 例 進 去 見 王 ， 我 若 死 就 死 吧 ！ 」
“Go, gather all the Jews to be found in Susa, and hold a fast on my behalf, and do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my young women will also fast as you do. Then I will go to the king, though it is against the law, and if I perish, I perish.”
Esther 4:16
Please click the links to Esther 1-4
What I got today from Jesus is: Spiritual bullets to fight spiritual warfare
Today I have a new understanding of fighting spiritual warfare. Before today, I always confuse what is spiritual weapon and spiritual bullets. What I got today from Jesus is to have a clear understanding of how to fight a spiritual warfare.
1. Spiritual weapon: It seems to me that the word Mordecai told Esther was what Esther was struggling. Anyway, she was just a human being and she, just like you and me wanted to survive. The warning of Mordecai led her to put down her own security and moved back to focus on God. It was the personal relationship with Esther and God that she got the "spiritual weapon" and that is her ability to know what God wanted her to do.
2. Spiritual bullets: The spiritual bullets God called Esther to have and know how to fire them is fasting. You need to know 100% of the Jews fasted. Numerous spiritual bullets fired upon Satan's dark destroying force and victory came.
Canada is facing with similar spiritual warfare though might not be a "spiritual genocide" like Esther's crisis. We need first to have our spiritual weapons back which is our relationship with God that we have a weapon to fire. Then, we need to know what kind of spiritual bullets we need to have in order that we are not running towards the enemy's force with empty guns. Fasting is definitely the most powerful spiritual bullets to fight this sever spiritual warfare. Esther got 100% of her people to fast for three days. I dream if we all the churches in Canada can call a three days fasting to pray for Canada. I dream if we can have 10% of Christians in Canada who are willing to join and fast for three days. If it happens, everything would be different!
Today I have a new understanding of fighting spiritual warfare. Before today, I always confuse what is spiritual weapon and spiritual bullets. What I got today from Jesus is to have a clear understanding of how to fight a spiritual warfare.
1. Spiritual weapon: It seems to me that the word Mordecai told Esther was what Esther was struggling. Anyway, she was just a human being and she, just like you and me wanted to survive. The warning of Mordecai led her to put down her own security and moved back to focus on God. It was the personal relationship with Esther and God that she got the "spiritual weapon" and that is her ability to know what God wanted her to do.
2. Spiritual bullets: The spiritual bullets God called Esther to have and know how to fire them is fasting. You need to know 100% of the Jews fasted. Numerous spiritual bullets fired upon Satan's dark destroying force and victory came.
Canada is facing with similar spiritual warfare though might not be a "spiritual genocide" like Esther's crisis. We need first to have our spiritual weapons back which is our relationship with God that we have a weapon to fire. Then, we need to know what kind of spiritual bullets we need to have in order that we are not running towards the enemy's force with empty guns. Fasting is definitely the most powerful spiritual bullets to fight this sever spiritual warfare. Esther got 100% of her people to fast for three days. I dream if we all the churches in Canada can call a three days fasting to pray for Canada. I dream if we can have 10% of Christians in Canada who are willing to join and fast for three days. If it happens, everything would be different!
Dear Lord Jesus,
If this is your will to call Christians in Canada to fast and pray for three days in the near future, please open more leaders ears to listen so that it can happen. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.
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