GROUP VIGILS
MEN VIGIL: WEDNESDAY, 6TH JANUARY 2021
FOCUS: GOFAMINT MEN IN THE DAYS OF HIS POWER
MAKING TOTAL SUCCESS IN EVERY AREA OF LIFE.
TEXT: JUDGES 6: 1-16
Men are meant to be rulers of the earth. Many a time,
circumstances beyond our understanding make man to be beneath
as against the head, below instead of being above.
Our Bible reading today shows us a typical example of how man
who was supposed to be a ruler was being ruled and ruined.
“and whenever Israel’s grain was planted, the Midiantes
and the Amalekites and the people of the east came up
against them, and put their army in position against them,
and they took all the produce of the earth as far as Gaza, till
there was no food in Israel, or any sheep or Oxen or asses
for they came up regularly with their Oxen and their tents,
they came like the locusts in number, they and their camels
were without number, and they came into the land for its
destruction. And Israel was in great heed because of Indian,
and the cry of the children of Israel went up to the
Lord”.(Judges 6:3 - 6).
The above Bible passage should provoke our thought a great deal.
Strange nations came against Israel to impoverish them, make
their lives bitter and turned it upside down. It should be noted that
Gideon who was referred to as “a man of valour” was also at the
centre of this ordeal. A man of valour, now a man of labour loss.
So many of us men-folk live the very opposite life that God
ordained for us. This will remain so, until there is a divine
encounter, which marks the beginning of “the days of his power”
in our lives. Let us do spiritual exercise in exploring the incident
and scenario that played out in our Bible reading today and learn
lessons and apply them to our lives.
Judges Chapter 6 Vs 1. Let us discuss the connection that exists between sin and
the evil powers troubling human lives on earth.
Vs 2-6. What is the similarity between the operations of the
Midianites here and evil forces in human life?
Vs 7 – 10. What is the significance of the crying in this scripture
and what can we say about God’s response here?
Vs 11 – 12. Comparing this passage with Matt.1:21 if we say: God
is interested, involved and in charge of our lives, what does it mean
to us?
Vs 12 – 16. What are the two different pictures of the life of Gideon
as portrayed by the angel of God and by Gideon in the passage?
Vs 17 – 21. Is there a need for us to ask for a sign when God gives
us His promise? If yes, explain, if no explain.
Vs 22 – 27. Pulling down of one altar and building another one,
what does it portray in our house a divine encounter?
Vs. 28-32. What did the people’s negative reaction to Gideon
implied and what was his father’s response to the people meant to
them and how?
Vs. 34-36. Mention three things that happened to Gideon in these
two verses and what do they mean to us today? Read Isaiah 6:1-
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Let us pray:
1. We appreciate the interest and involvement of God in the
affairs of our lives, thank you lord.
2. On behalf of our families and the church, we present ourselves
before you today for re-enactment of our destinies oh Lord.
3. We plead the blood of Jesus upon our lives against all negative
influences and contrary powers in Jesus name.
4. We come against all strange powers working against our
individual successes and welfare in Jesus name.
5. Every kind of evil power working in the life of every man in
GOFAMINT, stop your operations in Jesus name.
6. We put a stop to labor loss in the life of every GOFAMINT male
member in Jesus name.
7. Whoever serves as agent of loss and destruction in the lives
of all our brothers; we command fire of Judgment on them in
Jesus name.
8. Dear lord, let your awesome presence overwhelm the
presence of all evil-forces among men-folks in GOFAMINT in
Jesus name.
9. We welcome you Lord into the affairs of our lives a-new the
same way Gideon welcomed you into the affairs of his life in
Jesus name
10. Halleluiah, halleluiah, halleluiah, halleluiah. You are
welcome, you are welcome, you are welcome.
11. My life needs divine encounter; meet with me at the
point of my needs, oh Lord.
12. Help us Lord, like Gideon to pull down all evil altars of
our lives, families and church and raise a new altar for God in
Jesus name.
13. We want to rise and shine as men of valour; empower
us by your spirit, oh Lord.
14. We are able to go up and take the county.
To possess the land from Jordan to the sea,
Though the giant may be on our way to hinder.
God will surely give us victory
Move on to the righteous side 3ce of God.
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