Signs and Wonders
Daily Personal Confession: The lord is my strength and fortress, He is my shield and ever present help. The lord is my deliverer, He is the one that guides and leads my destiny therefore my destiny can never be truncated. My days in life are filled with divine light, my testimony will never experience any further delay. I have a supernatural opening and I will always enjoy the fullness of God’s grace over my life and household. I am a conqueror, a blessing in all areas. Hallelujah!
Memorize: And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me. John 11:42
Bible Reading Acts 4:24-32
24. And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:
25. Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?
26. The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.
27. For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,
28. For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.
29. And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,
30. By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.
31. And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
32. And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
Message
God uses miracles in so many ways. Today, we will see how faith and miracles could be tools for soul-winning.
A miracle is an effective weapon that destroys doubts and draws men to God.
While it is not the only means of winning souls, it plays a vital role in boosting the faith of man in God. Even Jesus admitted this in John 11:42.
In Acts 4:4, after five thousand souls were won due to the healing of the lame man, the
angry religious leaders arrested the Apostles and questioned them on whose authority
they performed miracles.
Peter mentioned Jesus – whom the Jewish leaders killed on the cross, as their source. Though the leaders were annoyed, they could not deny the reality of the miracles.
“Saying, what shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath
been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we
cannot deny it. Acts 4:16“
So as to limit the spread of the gospel, these leaders warned the Apostles not to preach in the name of Jesus’ again.
However, they did something significant on getting to their brethren – they lifted up their voices to God in one accord and prayed.
They prayed for the ability to perform even more miracles that would permanently shut the mouth of their persecutors and at the same time convince people of the truth they
were preaching (Acts 4:29-30).
That was profound!, From the example of the Apostles, we can conclude that any Church that denies the reality and necessity of the working of miracles should be questioned.
The early Church built their mandate to preach on the signs, wonders and miracle-working gift of the Holy Spirit.
God is still seeking vessels, He can perform signs and wonders through today (John 14:12). Are you available?
Prayer Points:
ANCIENT OF DAYS, thank You for this awesome day and privilege of life, thank You for all the victorious battles You have fought for me.
FATHER, please, back up Your words in my mouth, with signs and wonders; let whatever I decree be instantly established, in Jesus name.
FATHER, give me a hunger and thirst for miracles; please, use me to perform signs and wonders, that will advance Your Kingdom, in Jesus name.
FATHER, let miracles that cannot be hidden, miracles that will announce themselves, begin to happen in my life and ministry, in Jesus name.
FATHER, let miracles, signs and wonders, that will confound, disgrace, silence and put to shame all my enemies and persecutors, begin to happen in my life, in Jesus name.
Daily Declarations
I decree my life will not perish in the test and plans of adversaries, in Jesus’ name
I decree weakness will not subdue my strength in any capacity, in the mighty name of Jesus
I cancel every report of delay rendered against my testimonies in any aspect of my life, in the mighty name of Jesus
I uproot every unwanted and unknown reasoning gathering against my success in life in Jesus’ name
Bible Reading in one year
2 Samuel 22:1-51
2 Samuel23:1-39
Psalms 57:1-11