Day of Purification and Humiliation
Friday, November 29, 2013
"Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now declaring to men that all people everywhere should repent . . . " (Acts 17:30)
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Day of Purification and Humiliation
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Day of Purification and Humiliation:
Beginning this evening at sundown . . .
Continuing through tomorrow night at sundown
November 29 - 30, 2013
Dear Friends,
Today is the day that Pastor Jeff Daly and others across the world have set aside tonight and tomorrow (sundown to sundown) as a day of Purification and Humiliation before our Lord.
I believe that the name of this day stands on its own merit and needs no further explanation, only to know that the intention of this initiative is to allow each one of us to come before our Lord in our own prayer closets with fasting, prayers, and acts of repentance/purification/humiliation.
In preparation for this time, I would like to share the verse Abba quickened to me this morning in my devotional time:
"Therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God is now declaring to men that all people everywhere should repent . . . " (Acts 17:30)
In addition, we are including a teaching, "Half-Full or Full?" (author unknown), for your own prayerful consideration in your own time of quiet and hidden repentance before our Lord. May our Lord find each one of us with our lamps FULL upon His soon return, and with only PURE OIL in those lamps, upon His soon return!!
Blessings to all,
Sara Ballenger, Founder and President
Capitol Hill Prayer Partners
chpp@patriot.net
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Half-Full or Full?
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Half-Full or Full?
Not all Christians are alike-some have full oil lamps and some without . . . If you have ever wondered about the difference between the virgins with half-full oil lamps and full oil lamps here are some examples: Matthew 25:4 (KJV) But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
Half-Full Oil Lamp--Lukewarm Christian (Rev. 3:16)
Full Oil Lamp--Bride of CHRIST (Eph. 5:27)
Half-Full Oil Lamp--Never pursued baptism of HOLY SPIRIT (Matt. 25:3)
Full Oil Lamp--Pursues baptism of HOLY SPIRIT (Matt. 25:4)
Half-Full Oil Lamp--Bible hard to read/stay with (Rev. 3:18)
Full Oil Lamp--Bible comes to life through HOLY SPIRIT eye salve (Rev. 3:18)
Half-Full Oil Lamp--Has a form of godliness but denies the power thereof
(2 Tim. 3:5)
Full Oil Lamp--Evidence of the SPIRIT within the person: Spiritual gifts
(Acts 19:6)
Half-Full Oil Lamp--Follows traditions of men (Gal. 1:14)
Full Oil Lamp--Follows the teaching of the HOLY SPIRIT (1 Cor. 2:13)
Half-Full Oil Lamp--Seeks self will (or enemy's will) (John 8:44)
Full Oil Lamp--Fully in the Will of GOD (John 5:30)
Half-Full Oil Lamp--Not interested in the LORD's Return (2 Peter 3:4)
Full Oil Lamp--Watching, waiting, excited for the LORD's return (2 Tim. 4:8)
Half-Full Oil Lamp--Interested in works-approval of others (Matt. 23:5)
Full Oil Lamp--Understands salvation is a free gift you can't work for
(Eph. 2:8-9)
Half-Full Oil Lamp--Works FOR salvation (Matt. 7:22-23)
Full Oil Lamp--Works BECAUSE OF salvation (Romans 7:4)
Half-Full Oil Lamp--Fights sin unsuccessfully with the flesh and frustration (Gal. 6:8)
Full Oil Lamp--Fights sin successfully by the Power of the HOLY SPIRIT
(Gal. 5:24)
Half-Full Oil Lamp--Attends a lukewarm church (1 Cor. 2:14)
Full Oil Lamp--Attends churches that welcome the move of the HOLY SPIRIT
(1 Cor. 2:10)
Half-Full Oil Lamp--Christianity is about religion (Isaiah 29:13)
Full Oil Lamp--Christianity is about relationship (Matt. 7:23)
Half-Full Oil Lamp--Seeks GOD once or twice a week at church (Matt. 7:23)
Full Oil Lamp--Walks with GOD everyday as constant companions (James 4:8)
Half-Full Oil Lamp--Prays only when crisis comes up (Psalms 78:42)
Full Oil Lamp--Prays everyday-throughout the day (1 Thess. 5:17)
Half-Full Oil Lamp--Embarrassed by/indifferent to outreach (Mark 8:38)
Full Oil Lamp--Can't stop talking about GOD to others (Psalms 34:2)
Half-Full Oil Lamp--Seeks the world for answers (Isaiah 31:1)
Full Oil Lamp--Seeks GOD for answers (Psalms 20:7)
Half-Full Oil Lamp--Thinks talk of "hell" is too harsh (2 Tim. 4:3)
Full Oil Lamp--Thinks talk of "hell" is necessary (Matt. 18:9)
Half-Full Oil Lamp--Makes many future plans (James 4:13-14)
Full Oil Lamp--Knows GOD holds the future (Rev. 1:8)
Half-Full Oil Lamp--Uncomfortable with the "supernatural" (2 Tim. 3:5)
Full Oil Lamp--Comfortable that GOD IS "supernatural" (Acts 2:17)
Half-Full Oil Lamp--Enjoys secular TV/Music/Movies (Rev. 3:17)
Full Oil Lamp--Hates secular TV/Music/Movies (1 John 2:15)
Half-Full Oil Lamp--Trusts in 401ks; bank accounts (Rev. 3:17)
Full Oil Lamp--Trusts in GOD, period (Job 13:15)
Half-Full Oil Lamp--Anxious about future (Judges 6:10)
Full Oil Lamp--Lives in peace and calm despite the calamity around (Phil. 4:7)
Half-Full Oil Lamp--Seeks worldly knowledge (2 Tim. 3:7)
Full Oil Lamp--Understands childlike faith (Matt. 18:4)
Half-Full Oil Lamp--Cares what people think (1 Cor. 2:13)
Full Oil Lamp--Cares what GOD thinks (1 Cor. 2:12)
Half-Full Oil Lamp--Thinks we will be here many more years (1 Peter 3:4)
Full Oil Lamp--Knows the signs in the bible line up with the times now (Matt. 24:33-34)
Half-Full Oil Lamp--Believes no one knows the day or hour (Luke 12:39)
Full Oil Lamp--Believes THAT BECAUSE no one knows the day or hour THEY NEED TO WATCH! (Matt. 24:42)
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We Welcome Your Comments
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We Welcome Your Comments
If you would like to share anything our Lord has spoken to you during your own time of repentance, or any other revelation you have received, please feel free to contact us at: chpp@patriot.net
All messages will then be forwarded on to Pastor Jeff Daly at the National Day of Repentance (NDR) for possible future posting on his website.
You may either go directly to the NDR website by going here, or by pasting this site into your browser at:
http://www.dayofrepentance1.org/#/home/
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> > > Please enjoy the beautiful worship on this site when you visit it, too . . . how lovely!!
May you each be richly blessed in the next 24 hours as you seek His face in repentance, in your own closet of prayer. Amen
