“Day Twenty-one”
10/21/2018 Elder Linda D. Scott, Pastor
“Father God, reform the “5-Fold Ministry” in AGAPC of the faithful in Christ!!
(Nehemiah 13: 10-14)
Father God, thank You for the Word that You have given to the Prophets, in time of old and to the Apostles in these new times. Thank You for the training that You, Yourself came to this earth and taught the Ministers from Your TONGUE, Thank-You, Lord!!
Father God, give to us more gratitude and more humility for being taught Your Word and for not being entertained, but taught Your Word on every level, THANK-YOU for such a love for THE truth of Your WORD! Thank-You for the levels taught on being the godly prudent man and the godly virtuous woman and on being the godly children and how to be godly elders, we thank You, Father!! Alleluia and Praise the Lord!!!
Father God, You have taught us on how to pay our bills, how to buy homes, how to start businesses and how to serve You from a pure heart, You have taught us how be good stewards and how to train our children up in the way they should go. You have given to us good health, jobs and bank accounts. You have trained us how to be patient with improper people that sit in Holiness. You have truly taught us YOUR Word on every level!!
Father God, You have taught us how to live righteous and how to believe in You, even when things don’t look right to us, but You have taught us how to prepare for war in the spiritual realm and we are taught how to fight “the good fight”!
Father, when the Prophets went into caves or on mountains or into ships to seek Your Face, You then spoke to them, what it was that the Saints needed to hear and what they needed to do. And, because of that, we have the sixty-six books called the Bible and for that we are so grateful to You for Your thoughts of us and for the plans that You have for us, Your people, called by Your Name!! Glory to God!!
Father God, Nehemiah 13:10 says And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them: for the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled everyone to his field. Father, when the singers, the ministers and those who worked, I mean really worked in the Church, we had some to literally run the choir out and stirred them up to sin against You, thinking they were just hurting the Pastor. They never thought that You are the One who called the singers to sing and the One doing the work to work. So were they run off to do wrong, by wicked people. So now Father, bring Barauch CHOIR back together. I am asking that the anointing be so on them, that no one will or can ever run them away from You again!
Father, we have had unconverted people who should have been examples, literally fight with the young people who could sing. And, the music that we could have made has been delayed because of them. So Father, reform them and bring the choir and the musicians back by making changes in them to be strong in the Lord. And bring conversion and transformation in them that will preserve and maintain them for Your Work in the Ministry, making them to know that they are singing unto the Lord God, not to man, in Jesus Name!!
Nehemiah 13: 11 Then contended I with the rulers, and said, why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together and set them in their place. In the Name of Jesus, we know there is a time to contend with or assert our position in an argument, because of something done wrong as did Nehemiah about the House of God being forsaken. So, bring reformation back to the House of God. This indeed is Your House, Lord. We own nothing, it belongs to You, but we have had enemies walking in the House of God, even as You had fifty-eight who walked away from You and a main one who went just about everywhere You went, but he was an enemy to the House of God, but You moved him quickly. So Father, MOVE our enemy as You did to Yours as we can only do so much, when someone is working against us, so help us to gather the singers together by some means, for many are disheartened because of the constant fight, in Jesus Name!!
Father God, Nehemiah 13:12 said, then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries. Father, we have those in the House of God who will just NOT obey the Law of Tithes, regardless to how they are taught Your Word. You never told three or four people to support the House of God. You told the WHOLE Church to do it and all of Judah brought the tithes to the House of God, NOT one was fussing and being greedy but obeying YOUR WILL for the HOUSE of GOD!
LORD God, bring reformation to the minds of YOUR people to bring the tithes of their salaries to the HOUSE of GOD. Change the way they are thinking and feeling, cause them to know that the silver and the gold belongs to You and You give to them and all that You ask for is ten percent of what they earn. Judah brought how much to the House of God, to the point, not one treasurer, but treasurers were put over the tithes as it is written, 13 And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren.
Father God, when the House of God doesn’t have what it needs and someone is in a real need, we can do nothing to help them because only a FEW of the Saints give the tithes of their earning. So, we are asking that You change their minds to the point that we too will need four treasurers over the finances; and, give us treasurers that are counted faithful and give to us, Saints who can help the Saints that have needs, in Jesus Name!!
Finally, Father God, as Nehemiah 13:14 has said remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the House of my God, and for the Offices thereof, in truth, it has not been an easy job and taking on the different levels of responsibilities, can cause one to put on too many hats; but I will do it again for the House of God, by the strength of God. Remember those who are FAITHFUL and bring reform to the 5-Fold Ministry by giving them improvement and betterment and refinement. And cause the 5-Fold Ministry to make a difference in the House of God for the good and let none accept that wicked one when they see it, but give them the mind to correct, reprove, rebuke and if they must, let them put them out of the House of God. Bring Reformation, O’ God, into the House of God, in Jesus Name!!!