Text: Psalms 119:1-10 

1 Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.  2 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart. 3 They also do no iniquity:  they walk in his ways. 4 Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.  5 O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!  6 Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.  7 I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.   8 I will keep thy statutes:  O forsake me not utterly.  BETH  9 Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way?  by taking heed thereto according to thy word. 10 With my whole heart have I sought thee:  O let me not wander from thy commandments.  

Saturday, 20^th January 2024; Day Fifteen of the 21 days fasting.

NO ONE CARES ABOUT MY HEART

 Text: Psalms 119:1-10 

Memory verse: Psalms 119: 2 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.

I was an Apostle supervising a Zone of a growing church in Nigeria. I also worked for myself; so, on this day in August 2020 shortly after the lockdown, I was on my way to meet a client. While driving to my destination, the Presence of the Lord filled my car. It was awesome and intense. The Lord’s Presence was so great. I was so overwhelmed by it that He had my full attention. In fact, the burden of the Lord was so heavy that I had to pull my car off to the side of the highway and stop. The next four hours were filled with the most vibrant manifestations of God’s Presence that I had ever felt. Almost as if I were watching projected slides, the Lord revealed visions of a ministry to me. The heavens opened to me as I sat in my car. A spirit of praise welled up from deep within me, and it was magnificent. It seemed as if I was joining with the heavenly choirs as I sang glory to the Lord Most High. I could sense that the heavens were alive with the joy of the Lord and with an eager anticipation of fellowship and worship that spilled into my car and all over me.

During this special time of glory, God spoke to me. “I have much to say to this generation, but nobody cares. Nobody seems to know that I have much to say.” His voice was filled with an obvious pain as He continued, “No one cares about My heart. No one cares about My heart.”

As the Lord spoke, I saw another vision. He was in a great room that was very active and busy with a tremendous flurry of activity. Although I had been to a trade fair show at the Lagos international trade fair. In this vision I knew that I was seeing a Christian book trade show. Buyers were rushing throughout the displays. Sellers were hawking their wares loudly. Everyone was too busy to notice the Lord and me walking among them.

“Look at them,” the Lord said. “They are all so busy. They all think they are doing My work, building My kingdom, but none of them care about My heart. None care about My purposes. No one wants to know what I am doing in the land.” The Lord paused as if to let His words sink into my heart, then He continued, “They are building their own kingdoms, securing their own place in the market. None care about My heart.”

Tears streamed down my cheeks as I looked up to the Lord and cried, “I care about Your heart. I care about what You have to say. You know that I treasure Your words. You know that I melt at the sound of Your voice.” There was no answer. It was as if the Lord hadn’t heard my cry. The vision of the convention floor began to fade, and the images of people hurrying to and from slowly faded out of sight like smoke blown by the wind.

CGDS Hymn 14; SS & S 745

WHEN UPON LIFE’S BILLOWS YOU ARE TEMPEST TOSSED

1. When upon life’s billows you are tempest tossed,
When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,
Count your many blessings name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.

 Refrain

            Count your blessings, name them one by one;
            Count your blessings, see what God hath done;
            Count your blessings, name them one by one,
           And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.

2. Are you ever burdened with a load of care?

Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear?
Count your many blessings, every doubt will fly,
And you will be singing as the days go by.

3. When you look at others with their lands and gold,
Think that Christ has promised you His wealth untold.
Count your many blessings, money cannot buy
Your reward in heaven, nor your Lord on high.

4. So amid the conflict, whether great or small,
Do not be discouraged, God is over all;
Count your many blessings, angels will attend,
Help and comfort give you to your journey’s end.

 Prayers  

1.  Lord God, help me to experience a fresh manifestation of Your presence this year 2024 in Jesus’s name. Amen.

2.  Lord God Almighty, get my full attention with Your presence this year 2024 in Jesus’ name. Amen.

3.  Lord God Almighty, I decree and declare that Your presence would be awesome and intense to me always this year 2024 in Jesus’ name. Amen.

4.  Lord God Almighty, let Your joy surge up from the inside of me always this year 2024 in Jesus’ name. Amen.

5.  Oh God, let the burden to do Your will be always strong in my heart this year in Jesus’ name. Amen.

6.  Lord God Almighty, help me to honor my constant fellowship with You this year 2024 in Jesus’ name. Amen.

7.  Lord God Almighty, build me up to become a man after Your heart this yearinJesus’ name. Amen.

8.  Holy Spirit, always put what is in the Father’s heart in my heart this year in Jesus’ name. Amen.

9.  Holy Spirit, make the Father’s thoughts accessible to me always in Jesus’ name. Amen.

10.  Lord God Almighty, help me to forsake my ways for Your ways and my thoughts for Your thoughts this year in Jesus’ name. Amen.

11.  Lord God Almighty, don’t hold back Your counsels from me this year 2024 in Jesus’ name. Amen.

12.  Oh God, guide my heart through Your words to do the right thing always in Jesus’ name. Amen.

13.  Lord God Almighty, make my heart a conducive place for the Spirit to always dwell in this year in Jesus’ name. Amen.

14.  Lord God Almighty, purge my conscience for good works this year 2024 and always in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Declarations

Lord God, help me to experience a fresh manifestation of Your presence this year, get my full attention with Your presence this year, Your presence would be awesome and powerful to me always, let Your joy surge up from the inside of me always, let the burden to do Your will be always strong in my heart this year, , help me LORD to honour my constant fellowship with You this year, build me up to become a man after Your heart this year, Holy Spirit, always put what is in the Father’s heart in my heart, make the Father’s thoughts accessible to me, help me to forsake my ways for Your ways and my thoughts for Your thoughts, don’t hold back Your counsels from me, guide my heart through Your words to do the right thing always, make my heart a conducive place for the Spirit to always dwell, purge my conscience for good works this year 2024 and always in Jesus’ name. Amen.