of faith through thanksgiving prayer, we are aligning
In Genesis 32, when Jacob was alone by the river Jabbok
ourselves to come under the nature of God and His
one night, the bible tells us that a man wrestled with
ability. Thanksgiving prayers will change the language
him. The man broke the sockets of Jacob’s hip. Hence,
of this church. We need to stop saying “God, give me”
while Moses was broken in the spirit to become a great
and start thanking Him for His providence and the
blessing to the nation of Israel, Jacob experienced the
miracles that will happen through it. How do we
breaking of his physical body and became a blessing to
become a Blesser? By becoming a Blesser through prayers
the nation. Jacob was broken so that there would be a
of faith.
multiplication of his testimony.
In 2010, one of the things that God has laid upon
Jesus was also broken on the cross so that we can
my heart is that we are going to bless this nation by
experience wholeness. Today, when men and women
entering into thanksgiving prayer. We are going to thank God for our government and for economic blessings before they happen, so that when they happen, we know it is because we prayed! Thanksgiving prayers
believe in Jesus there is wholeness – spiritually, physically, emotionally and relationally.
invoke the attention of God because they are prayers of faith. When Jesus was surrounded by the crowd and
It inconvenienced
a woman touched the hem of His garments, Jesus said
God when He sent
“power has gone out from me.” What happened? It was the faith of this woman that apprehended the attention of Jesus. Faith invokes the attention
His son Jesus. It inconvenienced Jesus when He was stripped of
of heaven and faith comes when
all power and all authority to
we learn to give thanks.
come to us (Philippians 2). In the gospel of Luke, the great
(3) Be broken for multiplication
Samaritan was inconvenienced
In verse 19, the disciples presented
one point to another but had
the five loaves and two fish to
to digress and make a detour
Jesus, then Jesus gave thanks and
to meet the needs of the man.
because he was going from
broke the bread. Broken for multiplication is a biblical
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concept that we find running through the scriptures.
The concept of being broken for multiplication is a
Moses was broken in his heart. In the dessert, God broke
biblical one. If we are going to experience that multiplied
Moses’ spirit so that he could find God and through his
blessing that will happen through us, then we must
life multiplication could then take place.
get ready for breaking. The process can be painful,