Archive for January, 2019
DAY 8/31 – WORD OF THE DAY IS “TESTIMONY”
Tuesday, January 8th, 2019BMIC IS GOING THROUGH A 31 DAY OF PRAYER FOR EACH DAY OF THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2019. CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW ALONG WITH US. YOU CAN CATCH UP FROM DAYS 1-7 OF JANUARY 2019 AND THEN TRACK WITH US DAILY UNTIL JANUARY 31, 2019. FROM THEN ON, WE PRAY YOUR OWN LOVE FOR PRAYER WILL BE REKINDLED.
“And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death….Revelation 12:11
The word “Testimony” means the giving of evidence in support of facts. In personal terms, it serves as evidence of a life completely converted, rejuvenated and turned around by Jesus Christ. If a person does NOT have a testimony, they have not been saved. This may sound rather harsh, but the Truth is meant to both set a person free, as well as to inspire them towards doing the right thing…..as this verse plainly states. We can ONLY overcome/win/defeat the enemy and have eternal victory in Jesus via the precious, supernatural Blood of the Lamb of God, for the forgiveness of ALL our sins and ….
THE 100 YEAR PRAYER MEETING (August 1727-1827) REVISITED
Tuesday, January 8th, 2019
America and western civilization were both founded on Christian principles. This is undisputed no matter what the history revisionists and secular humanists say. One of these principles has always been prayer. Prayer has been with us from Creation and will carry us through the end. (My book on the Prayers of the Bible – ACTIVATE – looks in fast moving detail, into the Origins of Prayer.)
It was Prayer, in the 100 Year Prayer Meeting, in particular, which basically spurred the still-vibrant prayer movement, still alive and well in the United States. While church leaders and others can cite good data to dispute that Christians even pray at all, this does not negate the fact that more and more organized prayer movements are now being revealed everywhere across the fruited plain.
It was on August 27, 1727 in the community led by Count Zinzendorf, the once wealthy launched a prayer meeting. They made a covenant on that day, with twenty-four men and twenty-four women committing to spend one hour each day in scheduled prayer. This happened in Hernnhnut, Germany and not only lasted 100 years, but heavily influenced the spiritual direction of America. The Moravians, who were the backbones of the 100 Year Prayer meeting, operated on the Principle of what Pastor, Author and Ministry Leader Chip Ingram calls B.I.O.
B.I.O. is not short for biography, but is an acronym for the following: