• To the Bible:

 “Believe in the Lord Jesus [as your personal Savior and entrust yourself to Him] and you will be saved, you and your household [if they also believe].” And they spoke the word of the Lord [concerning eternal salvation through faith in Christ] to him and to all who were in his house.” (Acts 16:31‭-‬32 AMP)

• Introduction:

Greetings people of God. God could have just created humans in multitudes like angels, but He did not. 

Instead, He made the Human race and gave them the responsibility of reproduction.

When God made Adam in His own image sfter His likeness, He revealed Himself an aspect of His Being to creation.

 And when He created family (by giving a wife to Adam,  with the responsibility to reproduce), He revealed His character and purposes for the world. (Read Genesis 1: 27-28)

Even Christ was born within the context of family, showing how important family is to God. 

The two major elements of family are marriage and parenthood.

The love between husband and wife reflects the passionate love between  Christ and His bride the Church,  while the love and sacrifices of parents shows the selfless, sacrificing love of God to His children.

Family is where children have a safe place to learn submission to authority, learn to respect and  honor parents, receive guidance, experience love and learn how to love others.

But rather unfortunately, the forces of evil  have taken advantage of the ignorance of Humans, to subtly corrupt the original concept of family. 

 Because of the relevance of family in the accomplishment of God’s purpose for Humanity, the forces of evil have unleashed their arsenal to destroy the concept of family through ‘same sex marriages, abortions, welfare system, converting children to wards  of state, perverted family courts and child care services, etc.

For an in depth understanding of the purpose of family, make time to read the following: Exodus 20:12, Proverbs 1:8-9, Luke 1:26-31, Luke 2:41-52, Ephesians 5:22-6:4 

Key points to note are:

“The family is a masterpiece of God’s Creation. Marriage and parenthood reveal God’s character. God put children in families so they can experience His love and learn how to love others.” (Credit: Focus on Family https://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/the-purpose-of-the-family/)

• #PrayerPoints4Today:

1. Let us thank God for every member of both our nuclear and extended family, such as mom, dad, siblings, grandparents, uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces and all the cousins.

2. Thank God for giving you the grace to let others know that family is a God concept and as such, should be upheld and appreciated.

3. Acknowledge that we have all sinned against God in how we have been to other family members. Believe  that God is true to His Word in 1John 1:9, and your sins are forgiven and you are cleansed of all unrighteousness. Confess that God who is working in you, helps you in working out His purpose in your family. 

4. Affirm the release and appearing to all your families now, the grace of God that brings salvation, repentance, reconciliation, restoration,  reproduction and harmony.

5. Command to go at once to the feet of Christ, the evil spirits that blinded the hearts of all who are actively contradicting and corrupting God’s concept  of family  via ‘same sex marriages, child marriages, lesbianism, homosexuality, rape, bestiality, pedophilia, eroticism, orgies, domestic violence, child and spousal abuse, incest, and related evils’.

6. The Bible says in Matthew 15:13, that every tree that my Father has not planted shall be uprooted”.  Command the neutralizing of all perversions of family relationships in our world today.

7. Command  to also go to the feet if Christ,  and their works neutralized as well, all evil spirits influencing dysfunctional families, hate, jealousy siblings rivalry, parental favoritism, disagreements, custody battles,  using of children against spouses, dishonoring of parents, vexing or grieving children, refusal to communicate with parents, severance of ties between grandparents  and grandchildren,  breakdown of the extended family and family support system, and related evils. (Don’t forget to call out also your peculiar situation etc)

8. Affirm that  God’s intent and purpose of family is restored in our world, and ingrained in all hearts. To wit that we all start reaching out and making amends by showing love to other family members.

9. Affirm also the raising of resistance levels against perversions of family and the willingness to build family relationships, should increase.

10. Declare that the confusions of gender roles are neutralized and Dads are dads, moms are moms and grandparents and other relatives are effective in their God assigned roles. 

11. Pray in tongues so that the Holy Spirit will complete and harmonize our prayers to God’s perfect will. 

12. Thank God for perfecting your concept of family and for His enabling grace to be upon you as the agent of reconciliation in your family.

Thank you for joining us to intercede and to pray for yourself as well. The Bible says that “Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered” (Proverbs 11:25) therefore, you will always have people praying on your behalf, in the matchless name of Jesus Christ. 

Shalom from Hephzibah Christly #theSpiritualWarrior

• SALVATION PRAYER 

If you are not a born again child of God, Here is  salvation prayer for you to say out loudly.  “O Lord God “ I believe with all my heart in Jesus Christ, Son of the living God. I believe He died for me and God raised Him from the dead. I believe He’s alive today. I confess with my mouth that Jesus Christ is the Lord of my life from this day. Through Him and in His Name, I have eternal life; I’m born again. 

Thank you Lord, for saving my soul! I’m now a child of God. Hallelujah!” 

• Congratulations! 

   ((You are now a child of God)) 

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