Psalm 68:19 and Hebrews 11:28:31

Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. (Psalm 68:19)
      A word received: Give me your burdens so that I may carry them.

By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, lest he who destroyed the firstborn should touch them. (Hebrews 11:28 )
      Holy Spirit, help us by faith to keep your ordinances so that we pass over from death to life.

By faith they passed through the Red Sea as by dry land, whereas the Egyptians, attempting to do so, were drowned. (Hebrews 11:29)
      Father, help us by faith to pass through every obstacle and barrier that is set in our path.

By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled for seven days. (Hebrews 11:30)
      With the help of my God I can leap over the wall. (Psalm 18:29) By faith they overcame the walls of Jericho. Jesus, help us by faith in you to overcome every fortified place of sin in our lives.

By faith the harlot Rahab did not perish with those who did not believe, when she had received the spies with peace. (Hebrews 11: 31)
      Holy Spirit, please help us recognize and receive all the children of faith you send us. Thank you.

Wednesday: 72 * 119:73-96; Gen. 22:1-18: Heb. 11:23-31: John 6:52-59
Thursday: [70], 71 * 74; Gen. 23:1-20: Heb. 11:32-12:2: John 6:60-71

      Notes from the Front Line

***** Start now reading and reflecting on the lessons for Sunday so that you can receive all that God has for you (Mark 1:29-39; 1 Corinthians 9:16-23; 2 Kings 4:(8-17)18-21(22-31); Psalm 142).

***** Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:52:53 -0500
From: Nigel Mumford
Subject: Daily Quote…
      Here follows yet another promise in the bible. A promise for a hope in healing in and through Jesus Christ of Nazareth. If you are in need of physical, emotional, mental, spiritual or generational healing get some prayer and stand firm on this promise from Jeremiah 30:17 “I will restore you to health and heal your wounds, declares the Lord. “

***** Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012
From: Tom Malionek
Subject: Prayer requests for Welcome Home Initiative Washington
Dear Torre, and WHI team:
      Ellen Proctor, who heads up the All Saints Healing and Intercessory Prayer ministry (the “HIPsters”) and who will coordinate prayer and intercession for WHI Washington, April 10-12, 2012, has asked for prayer as described below.
      Dear WHI team,
      I feel led to ask us as a group to start praying at specific times for this initiative. I would like to ask each of you to devote the first 5 minutes (feel free to do more) of your commute every morning to praying for the WHI. I think we all know what the specifics are but I’m going to list a few just to help. You could break these up into groups and pick a specific day to pray for each of them. I can’t explain the reasons why, but God needs for us to pray to bring about His will on Earth. There are many examples in Scripture of someone praying and then something changed, or disaster was avoided, or someone was healed, or the gifts of the Holy Spirit were poured out. I don’t pretend to understand why He needs us to pray, I just know that He does require us to and that when we do He has more power to move in our lives or the lives of those we pray for. So let’s all be intercessors!
      1. Pray for the retreatants. Pray we will fill all the spots available. Pray they would come unashamed and be open to whatever the Spirit may want to do in their lives, and that powerful transformation will take place in their lives.
      2. Money: pray for all the funds to come in, and to come quickly .
      3. Volunteers (this may be the most challenging so please pray about this) – prayer ministers ,intercessors, food volunteers, driving volunteers, registration volunteers, hall monitors etc.
      4. Pray for the Washington WHI team as a group. Planning and details can become stressful and/or overwhelming. Pray that the Lord would equip us to do his work and that we would not become weary. Pray also for protection for us as a group.
      5. Pray for the closing ceremonies to go off without a hitch!
      6. Pray that the out-of-town WHI team and our team would work well with each other and be on the same page.
      I would also suggest that when you pray you start out with Praising God for His faithfulness and provision and thank Him for all He will do. Thanks, team!
      Peace, Ellen

Albany Intercessor

The Philistines and Gaza

When Noah’s son Ham offended him, Noah cursed Ham’s son Canaan. Ham had other sons, one of which was Mizraim. Mizraim was the progenitor of some Egyptian tribes and the Philistines. The name Mizraim means ‘double’.
One insight into the Philistines is in Genesis 21, when Abimelek, king of the Philistines, seeks a peace treaty from Abraham, an itinerant shepherd with 300 men, because God is with Abraham in everything he does. Another insight is in 1 Samuel 5 when the Philistines stole the Ark, brought a curse upon themselves, and returned it. In both stories, the Philistines acknowledge the power of the God of Israel, but they do not embrace Him.
The Philistines lived in what is now Gaza. I do not know how many of the current residents are descendants of the Philistines.
The Philistines had placed the Ark in the temple of Dagon. The statue of Dagon fell, and the head and hands were broken off. Recall that when the dogs ate Jezebel’s body, all that remained were the skull and the hands. I wonder if there is some overlap in the demonic spirits associated with Dagon and Jezebel.
The Philistines went to war with Israel about 20 times. Israel is called to be the prophetic nation (Psalm 105). Isaiah described the Philistines as soothsayers.
There are about five scripture passages that foretell the destruction of Philistia. The last reference to the Philistines is this enigmatic passage from Zechariah 9 (boldface added):

[Following the destruction of Tyre]
5 Ashkelon will see it and fear;
Gaza will writhe in agony,
and Ekron too, for her hope will wither.
Gaza will lose her king
and Ashkelon will be deserted.
6 A mongrel people will occupy Ashdod,
and I will put an end to the pride of the Philistines.
7 I will take the blood from their mouths,
the forbidden food from between their teeth.
Those who are left will belong to our God
and become a clan in Judah,
and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.

Father in heaven,
I do not fully understand the prophecy from Zechariah, but I give thanks that a remnant belongs to You. You speak, and creation happens. Your word is truth. Your promises are trustworthy. Though I lack understanding, I stand in agreement with this prophecy.
At the name of Jesus, the spirits of Dagon and idolatry in Gaza must bow their knees. At the name of Jesus, the spirits of rebellion, witchcraft, and prophet-slaying in Gaza must bow their knees. At the name of Jesus, the spirits of violence, bloodlust, and anti-Semitism in Gaza must bow their knees. At the name of Jesus, the spirits of double-mindedness and doubt in Gaza must bow their knees.
Jesus is Lord of Ashdod, Ekron, Askelon, Gath, and Gaza. Jesus reigns over the land, the underground, the sea, and the air. Jesus reigns in every dimension in Gaza, both seen and unseen. Jesus reigns.
Truth and life to Gaza! Raise up a spirit of praise in this land. Raise up a faithful remnant. Amen.