Theme: THE LATTER GLORY [FOR THE YEAR].
Text: Haggai 2:9, Deuteronomy 11:14, Job 8:7, Job 42:12, Jeremiah 5:24, Joel 2:23-29, Zechariah 10:1.
EXHORTATION
Praise ye the LORD! Alleluiyah! We give glory, honour and adoration to God Almighty, for His goodness and mercy endureth forever. For the days gone by, for the weeks and the months, for the years, for all the challenges we overcome daily by His grace and the testimonies that are evident in our lives, our family and surrounding, to God alone be all the glory (Amen). In our physical world, there are seasons. God programmed them as a symbol of His spiritual visitation upon the earth. These visitations are in different dimensions, namely, the Rainy Season, Dry Season, Summer [temperature typically rises leading to sunny and warmer weather; the sun's rays are more direct leading to longer daylight and shorter nights], Spring [Although the weather becomes warmer, yet leaves and plants start to grow again and flowers appear], Winter [Very cold season]. They all have their impact upon our world. In like manner, God programmed seasons in the spirit realm for us.
We are in a season of spiritual revival. God has been dealing with us under the influence of the Holy Spirit and hitherto launching us into spiritual awakening every month. This season of the year, God is visiting us with the LATTER GLORY! The LORD said, through prophet Haggai that "The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former..." - Haggai 2:9. This is symbolized in other passages of the scriptures as the "latter rain" -Joel 2:23, Deut.11:14. The latter rain is always mentioned alongside "the former rain". These both symbolize "grace and glory" under the demonstration of God's mercy. He gives us grace to plant during the former [first] rain; by mercy, His glory radiate upon our seed being sown. Then His glory shows forth in our bountiful harvest and God gives us the grace to reap and eat the fruits of our labour. That is what the latter glory is all about. We have been sowing in prayer, supplication, sowing, offerings and various sacrifices since the beginning of the year. Now it is time for reaping and harvesting. It is bountiful harvest, great harvest and indeed (greater) latter glory. He did it for the Israelites. He has been doing it for us. As we prayerfully follow Him on this track this month, He will do it again. -Joel 2:23, Haggai 2:9.
King Solomon, in his wisdom by the Spirit of God, puts it this way: "Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof..." -Ecclesiastes 7:8. This means, don't be discouraged nor dismayed about your present situation; there is always a better tomorrow and a glorious hope in the end. Your beginning may be small, your latter end shall greatly increase. We should not be so perturbed to the extent of losing hope totally; weeping may endure for a night, but joy surely comes in the morning. We should understand that the trials of the moment [in any area of our lives] can not be compared to the glory that shall be made manifest. Don't get so focused on where things start or where things are right now, but have a long-term view, knowing fully well that all things shall work together for good to them that love God (Romans 8:28).
Our God is not a task master. He graciously loves us and wants the best for all His children. The only condition is to be faithful to Him, serve Him in spirit and in truth, with true dedication and obedience. When we do this, we are placed at a vantage position to enter into this glorious provision, the Latter Glory. God told the children of Israel in Deuteronomy 11:13-15, "And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day [obedience], to love the LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul [Faithfulness and Dedication]. That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil. And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle, that thou mayest eat and be full" [Read also, Deuteronomy 28:1-13].
As we obey and comply with His instructions this month and always, His latter rain shall shower upon us for bountiful harvest (in this latter glory); our testimonies shall show forth, our joy shall know no bounds and people shall greatly rejoice with us, in Jesus' Name (Amen).
Remember, with Jesus Christ, Victory is Sure!
Shalom!
Prophetic Prayer Points
1. Give thanks to God for He has been good to us: His goodness and mercy endure forever. -Psalms 136:1-26.
2. Glorify the Almighty God for all the victories, the breakthroughs and blessings.
3. Thank God for the grace to work and the grace to eat the fruits of our labour. -Psalms 127:1-2, Prov.10:22, Deuteronomy 8:18.
4. Ask for forgiveness of known and unknown sins. -Psalms 66:18, Proverbs 28:13.
5. Pray that God's mercy will always speak for you throughout this month, this year and years ahead. -Psalms 66:19-20, Romans 9:15-16.
6. Heavenly Father, let Thy latter rain shower upon all the good seed I have sown, for great harvest, in Jesus' Name.
-Zechariah 10:1.
7. Almighty Father, I plead that You release the latter rain upon my efforts and translate them into bountiful harvest, in Jesus' Name. -Proverbs 10:22, Psalm 127:1.
8. My Father and my God, where I have laboured without rewards, let Thy latter glory shine upon me for miraculous restoration, in Jesus' Name. -Joel 2:23-26.
9. Every achievement that is slumbering and dragging in me, arise unto glory in Jesus' Name. -Isaiah 60:1-2.
10. Almighty Father, I receive the grace for latter and greater glory in every area of my life, in Jesus' Name. -Haggai 2:9.
11. Gracious Father, grant me the grace for sound health and long life, to operate and blossom in the latter glory, in Jesus' Name. -Haggai 2:9, Joel 2:23-27.
12. My Father and my God, my joy shall be permanent; it shall not be cut short, in Jesus' Name. -Isaiah 51:11.
13. Every shame of the past is translated into glory in my life and family, in Jesus' Name. -Isaiah 61:7, Joel 2:26-27.
14. Whatever is not of God, and whatever does not give glory to God in my life, out of my life, in Jesus' Name. -Isaiah 42:8-13, Matthew15:13
15. I enter into the realm of latter glory that overshadow all the challenges I have experienced this year, in Jesus' Name. -Job 42:12, Isaiah 61:7.
16. Every glory and every blessing that have been attacked in my life, I receive their restoration, in Jesus' Name. -Joel 2:25, Psalm 126:1-6.
17. LORD, this month, I receive the grace for overflow of blessings in every area of my life, in Jesus' Name. -Joel 2:24, Psalm 23:5-6.
18. Though my beginning was small this year, the blessings of the latter part shall greatly increase for me, in Jesus' Name. -Job 8:7, Haggai 2:9.
19. As I enter into the realm of latter glory this month, I shall never be put to shame, in Jesus' Name. -Joel 2:26-27.
20. Heavenly Father, grant me the latter glory in due season. I refuse to operate in expired glory, in Jesus' Name. -Haggai 2:9, Deuteronomy 11:14.
21. Almighty God, I receive the outpouring of Your Spirit upon my life and entire family, in Jesus' Name. -Joel 2:28-29.
22. Heavenly Father, let the latter glory shine mightily within the church, and bring unbelievers to Christ for their salvation, in Jesus' Name. -Isaiah 60:1-4, Haggai 2:9.
23. Heavenly Father, let my life be an expression of Thy glory, to proclaim the gospel to unbelievers for their salvation, in Jesus' Name. -Isaiah 60:1-3.
24. My Father and my God, let every seed I sow, and every effort I make be ushered by the Holy Ghost, to bring me bountiful and glorious harvest , in Jesus' Name. -Zechariah 10:1, Joel 2:23.
25. In my dispensation of latter glory, I shall eat the fruits of my labour with peace of mind and sound health, in Jesus' Name. -Isaiah 65:19-23, Psalm 91:15-16.
26. Give thanks to God for His mercy, and for answering your prayers. -Psalms 66:17-20, Isaiah 65:24.
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