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Fasting and Prayers, focus for September 2022 – Pastor Favour Onoja

Pastor Favour Onoja

 

 

“And it came to pass in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah the King of Judah, in the Ninth Month, that they proclaimed a fast before the LORD to all the people in Jerusalem, and to all the people that came from the cities of Judah unto Jerusalem” (Jeremiah 36:9)

Welcome to the Month of September, 2022. Our Focus for this Month is “Fasting and Prayers”

In this Month, God shall deliver your portion and inheritance unto you in Jesus Name.

Fasting is a powerful spiritual discipline that has its strong roots in the Bible. Through Fasting and Prayers, the Holy Spirit can transform your life.

Jesus himself spent time in Fasting and Prayers during his life on earth (Matthew 4:1-11); and He expected His followers to fast and pray as well.

WHAT IS FASTING?

1. It is the act or practice of abstaining from food or eating very little for religious or medical reasons.

2. Fasting is the spiritual discipline of denying ourselves something (typically food), to feast on the things of God.

3. Fasting is where you nourish your spirit, and your fears starve to death. It helps detach us from the World and re-attaches us to God.

TYPES OF FASTING:

1. Absolute Fast: This is when you fast on food, water and all other pleasure completely for a time or period of time (Exodus 34:28; 1Kings 19:8; Acts 9:9).

2. Total Fast: This is when you fast on food for a period of time. Jesus practiced this kind of fast (Luke 4:1-2; 2Corinthians 11:27).

3. Partial Fast and Denial: This is when you fast on drinks (not necessarily water), TV, internet, or other things that gratify the flesh for a time or period of time. Daniel practiced this kind of fast in the Bible (Daniel 1:10-16).

REASONS FOR FASTING:

1. To Prepare for Ministry: Jesus fasted for forty days and forty nights before He began God’s work on earth (Matthew 4:1-11).

2. To Seek God’s Wisdom: Paul and Barnabas prayed and fasted for the elders of the Church before committing them to the Lord for His service (Acts 14:23).

3. To Show Grief: Nehemiah mourned, fasted, and prayed when he learned Jerusalem’s walls had been broken down, leaving the Israelites vulnerable and disgraced (Nehemiah 1:1-4).

4. To Seek Deliverance or Protection (Ezra 8:21-23).

5. To Repent: After Jonah pronounced judgment against the city of Nineveh, the King covered himself with sackcloth and sat in the dust (Jonah 3:10).

6. To Gain Victory: After losing Forty thousand men in a battle in two days, the Israelites cried out to God for help (Judges 20:26).

7. To Worship God: The book of Luke 2 tells us the story of an Eighty-Four year old Prophetess, named Anna. Verse 37 says “She never left the temple but served God with fasting and prayers, night and day. Anna was devoted to God, and fasting was one expression of her love to Him.

BENEFITS OF FASTING AND PRAYER:

1. To loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke (Isaiah 58:6).

2. Fasting helps us to hear from God clearly and get His direction (Isaiah 58:11; Ezra 8:21-23; 31).

3. Fasting is part of preparing the Church for the Ministry and the work God has planned for us (Acts 13:2-5).

4. Fasting gives you spiritual Authority over demons and forces of darkness (Luke 4:14).

5. Fasting enhances your intimacy with God (Luke 1:80).

6. It’s a means of repentance (Nehemiah 1:4-11; Daniel 9:1-19).

7. It’s a tool for Deliverance from Death and Destruction. Esther secured the deliverance of the Jews from Haman’s plot of genocide against them (Esther 4:16).

8. It increases revelation and understanding of the Word of God (Ephesians 1:17-19; Isaiah 58:8).

9. Fasting also improves your physical health (Isaiah 58:8).

10. It improves mental health (Isaiah 58:8; 11:2-3).

11. It increases Angelic activities (Genesis 28:12; John 1:51; Acts 12:1-11).

12. It brings intervention and interrupt enemy’s agenda (Acts 12:1-11)

PROPHESIES:

I decree and declare that in this Ninth Month, every agenda of hell shall be terminated in Jesus Name, Amen!

I decree and declare that the glory of the Lord shall be your defence (Isaiah 4:5-6), in Jesus Name, Amen!

I decree and declare that your portion and inheritance shall be given to you, in Jesus Name, Amen!

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Patoma Admin by — September 1, 2022 in Religion 0
Management says N4bn unfinished building is for Naicom Academy, office accommodation, approvals granted

By Favour Nnabugwu

 

 

The Management of the National Insurance Commission, Naicom, has broken silence on the N4 billion property meant for Naicom Academy and office accommodation with relevant approval granted to Commission

The Commission in a Statement released today by the Head of Corporate Communications & Market Development, Mr. AbdulRasaq Salami, said the clarification become necessary to clear any doubt in the minds of the public with respect to the process followed by the Commission in its efforts at acquiring the property..
Naicom said the news making rounds in the media did not give a though picture of the fact well, stating that the management of the Commission through the Honourable Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning presented to the Federal Executive Council presided over by His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR an Unfinished property for approval to be acquired as NAICOM Academy and office accommodation following the approval by the immediate past Governing Board of the Commission.
According to the Management, “The building is to serve the dual purpose of housing the newly established NAICOM Academy which is an initiative of the present leadership of the Commission to address knowledge gap in the insurance sector regulation and supervision not only in Nigeria but across Africa and beyond and also serve as the new head office of the Commission”.
Naicom, however, did not deny the fact the property is an uncompleted building but said it has all approval and knowledge of the former board of the Commission.
“All documents relating to the property clearly state that the property was in an
unfinished state”
“The  Commission had prior the FEC approval, obtained a “No Objection” from the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) following the valuation of the property by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing”
“Adequate  due diligence was conducted on the property for acquisition and all relevant approvals were secured by the Commission”
The provisions for the building, according to Naicom, was made in the 2022 approved annual budget of the Commission for the purpose of acquiring the building for the Commission.
The Commission said it is the desire of the government to ensure that the insurance industry is well structured across the Geo political zones and Africa.
” In order to address the problem of low insurance penetration, entrench the culture of insurance in every part of the country and enhance the effectiveness of its surveillance in all the geopolitical zones of the country, the expansion of the Commission’s infrastructural facilities is inevitable thus the Commission requires a befitting Office accommodation to curtail any future office space crises”.
Patoma Admin by — September 1, 2022 in Insurance 0