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Pastor Ben Reese

7 Days of

for BREAKTHROUGH & RESTORATION

7 Days of Breakthrough & Restoration

7 DAYS OF BREAKTHROUGH & RESTORATION

Joshua 3:5 “Joshua told the people, ‘Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things among you.’”

This &me of consecra&on and prayer allows us to priori&ze our rela&onship with the Lord at the start of the new year; releasing all that held us back, hurt or hindered us in 2018; freeing us up to enter this new year hungry for the supernatural to increase in our lives.

During these 7 days, we will believe God for revival, miracles and breakthrough in our spiritual lives.

Whether this is your first &me or you have done this many &mes, the result is always a closer connec&on with God and a stronger church family.

We are excited about 2019 and the new era the Lord is leading us into. We are expectant of a mighty manifesta&on of the supernatural in our midst and upon the earth!

As you enter this inten&onal &me of prayer, release decrees and declara&ons that you will see the burdens of 2018 fall from you and the church!

We are believing God for a renewed vision and hope for 2019!

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Day 1: Relinquish & Release

Scripture: Psalm 25:4,5 & 15 Psalm. 25:4 Show me your ways, LORD, teach me your paths. (5) Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Saviour, and my hope is in you all day long. (15) My eyes are ever on the LORD, for only God will release my feet from the snare. (NIV)

The focus for day 1 is for us to relinquish and release all the “baggage” from 2018 an beyond – any sin you need to confess, any hurt or anger to release, extending forgiveness to others and yourself, lePng people go whom have held you in bondage

and guilt. We need to let go of disappointments, regrets and missed or lost opportuni&es suffered in 2018. Get ready, 2019 is a tremendously powerful and significant year for YOU and the global body of Christ.

• Find a quiet place where you can be free of distrac&ons. Turn off your phone and forms of social media.

• Our mobile phones are one of the greatest distractionsChristians face in their attempts to hear God’s voice.

• Take a moment to become aware of the s&llness (or appreciate the worship music you might be playing in the background).

• Read the scripture aloud several &mes, slowly. • Ask the Lord to bring transforma&on in the area/s you are

wan&ng to relinquish and release. • Spend &me journaling about what the Holy Spirit is speaking to

you.

Pray for yourself & Shady Grove to Breakthrough and be Restored in any area revealed to you.

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Day 2: Tune in: Speak Lord, your servant is listening Scripture: John 10:27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.

Today’s devo&onal is an exercise designed to help you grow in your ability to hear God’s voice.

The illustra&on of a mobile phone will be used. Unlike earthly cellular companies that promise us limitless coverage and perfect recep&on but rarely deliver it, God has the ability to transmit the heavenly signal to us no maêr where we are on the planet. Take your mobile phone out and

turn it off. No maêr how great your phone is, you cannot receive or make calls un&l the power is on. It is no different with humans. Unless your power is “on,” regular communica&on with God is almost impossible. Spiritually speaking, our power is turned on through our &mes of in&macy with the Lord and connec&ng during these &mes.

Signal problems—Within the cellular world, signal strength can be affected by proximity to a cell tower, obstruc&ons such as buildings or trees, destruc&ve interference from other communica&on towers, or the condi&on of the cell phone.

First of all, just as cellular recep&on is affected by proximity to cell towers, so your ability to hear God clearly is directly related to your proximity the Lord and fellowship with other believers (the church).


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Remember, hearing God is not a skill; it is a relationship. Therefore, the more quality time you spend with God, the better you will hear.

The word quality here is important – we have to limit the a^rac&ons and distrac&ons of our media-driven world. Once we have discipline, we will be free to focus on God through the Word, worship, and wai&ng on the Lord.

Our proximity to God’s people is also vital. Without discipleship, mentoring, fellowship, equipping, and accountability provided through a healthy church, we would not have the founda&ons necessary to develop an authen&c, sustainable rela&onship with God.

Even as the internal condi&on and quality of a cell phone can determine call quality, so the condi&on of our souls is vital to the whole process of hearing

God. These are some of the factors that influence our ability to hear God: stress, fa&gue, physical sickness, exhaus&on, distrac&on, or busyness. You cannot forget that your spiritual life is deeply impacted by how you are doing physically, emo&onally, and intellectually. If none of these factors is involved, it could just be destruc&ve interference. Just as cellular communica&ons can be affected by other electronic signals, so the enemy—the prince of the power of the air—does everything in his power to impair our ability to hear God’s voice.

• Simply quiet your soul and take a deep breath. Spend two or three minutes simply wai&ng. You may feel the Lord’s presence before you hear the voice of the Lord.

• If you are feeling God’s presence simply say, “What do you want to say to me, Lord?”

• Journal what you are hearing.


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Day 3: Worship and War: Breakthrough is Here!

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 20: 15; 17-18 (15) He said: “Listen, King Jehoshaphat and all who live in Judah andJerusalem! This is what the LORD says to you: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s.(17) You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions;stand firm and see the deliverance the LORD will give you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the LORD will be with you.’ ”(18) Jehoshaphat bowed down with his face to the ground, and allthe people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down in worship before the

LORD.

The goal of worship is to commune with God. Worship focuses us on the Lord and as we worship, God is enthroned in our praises and we break through into Heaven.

When we truly worship, we take “every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.” Worship releases the anoin&ng of God to break yokes.

This is a season and &me for breakthrough as you worship and wage war against the enemy’s schemes to keep you bound in the past season and preoccupied with doubt, fear of failure, insecurity and uncertainty about


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the “next steps” or decisions needing to be made to take you to breakthrough.

Don’t buy into the lies of the enemy – you are des&ned for greatness and the God of the impossible is on YOUR side; figh&ng on your behalf. All we need to do is to come into agreement with the Lord and believe that breakthrough in areas of oppression or lack will come.

• Begin to worship and if you speak in tongues, pray in tongues. If you don’t speak in tongues, just release a sound into the spiritual atmosphere as you call on the name of the Lord to come and invade your atmosphere.

• What form of spiritual warfare have you recently been facing – your marriage, rela&onships, your ministry, other Chris&ans coming against you, workplace tension/challenges, health, finances etc.

• Begin to declare 2 Chronicles 20:15 (b) over the areas you are experiencing opposi&on or need breakthrough. Addi&onal scriptures to declare: Acts 16: 25-26 and Isaiah 10:27

• Write down which yokes you believe have been broken over your life/ministry as you worshipped and warred for breakthrough.


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Day 4: Declare & Decree: Opportunity & Exploits

Scripture: Colossians 4:2-5(2) Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. (3) Andpray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so thatwe may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. (4)Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. (5) Be wise in the wayyou act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity

This is a year where great favour will rest on exploits you undertake, if they are aligned with God’s will.

You will have supernatural favour as a child of the Lord in opportuni&es to prosper comes your way (supernaturally) – new business

ventures, new geographic territories you have mapped out and want to take for Christ, new or revamped church premises, new connec&ons to bless you and your ministry.

There are keys in heaven which the Lord is now giving to those to open doors previously closed to us and keys to open treasure chests to bring about spiritual transforma&on in ci&es and na&ons. Keys of different shapes and sizes, made of different materials – you are unique and the key you will be given is unique to fulfill your unique exploit.

Ask the Lord to show you and create opportuni&es to do mighty exploits for the Lord – in your family, your friendships, your church, your community, your workplace, your country. A lot has been spoken about the end &me harvest of souls being ready to come into the church – that new breed being raised up to take their place in the body of Christ. Ask the Lord for strategies and

opportuni&es to reach the end &me harvest of souls. Declare that you will have sufficient workers in the field to reach the harvest. As the end of days approach, the increase in the supernatural display of Holy Spirit’s power will be undeniable.

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Plug in and see what God will do. • Declare that every opportunity to prosper in mind, body, soul

and spirit will not be missed this year • Invite God to use you – seek out every opportunity to pray for

others to bring glory to the Lord – decree that signs, wonders and miracles will follow us

• Pray for your family, workplace, city, ministry, global body of Christ to receive breakthrough to enter the new era of delight, freedom and prosperity in the Lord

• Pray for an increase of supernatural signs, wonders and miracles to be seen as believers pray for others and gather in groups to praise the name of the Lord.

• Decree exponen&al growth in your spirit, knowledge and wisdom, revela&on

• Decree that exponen&al growth will occur in the body of Christ and the finances to prosper


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Day 5: Restore & Revive

Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-4

(1) The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORDhas anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. God has sentme to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for thecaptives and release from darkness for the prisoners,(2) to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favour and the day ofvengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn,(3) and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them acrown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning,and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will becalled oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the displayof his splendour.(4) They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places longdevastated; they will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations.

2018 was a difficult, challenging year for many of us. It took a lot emo&onally, spiritually and possibly financially from some.

BUT God… this is the year where the Lord is going to restore and revive all that was lost or stolen. The Lord is sending a fresh wind

upon the earth to breathe life into the weary.

The Lord is rebuilding walls which were torn down in the past season due to devasta&ng circumstances or personal challenges; restoring vision to those who have lost direc&on; restoring a renewed passion for Kingdom work and Kingdom people.

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Ask the Lord for that refreshing wind of Holy Spirit to blow upon you – decree that you are being given new strength (emo&onally, spiritually and physically)

• Decree and believe that as you fast and pray, your passion will return – to see what God wants to reveal to you, to hear what the Lord is whispering to you, to move with the rhythm of Holy Spirit

• Decree that every broken wall, every stolen or lost moment, will be restored unto you

• Pray that the restora&on and revival will be in EVERY area you need it in – that there will be no area in your life/ministry missed


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Day 6: Fullness & Fulfillment

Scriptures: John 1:16 & Isaiah 48:6

John 1:16 “For out of His fullness (abundance) we have all received [all had a share and we were all supplied with] one grace after another and spiritual blessing upon spiritual blessing and even favour upon favour and gift [heaped] upon gift.”

Isaiah 48:6 “You have heard [these things foretold], now you see this fulfillment. And will you not bear witness to it? I show you specified new things from this &me forth, even hidden

things [kept in reserve] which you have not known.”

This is a season and &me for the seers and the hearers, as the Lord is showing and revealing new things upon the earth and in the spiritual realm. The fullness of &me is upon us, with increased signs and wonders, increased prophe&c uêrances, increased revela&on – the fulfillment of Joel 3!

This is the start of a new era, where the impossible will be made possible in the name of Jesus, experiencing increased restora&on and revival upon the earth, a separa&on of the authen&c and the counterfeit; promises and prophe&c words spoken over your life will come to pass rapidly, as you put the Lord first in all things. Decree that you will have a relentless pursuit to walk in the fullness of what Christ has promised you.


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Day 7: Thanksgiving & Praise

Scriptures: Psalm 69:30 “I will praise God’s name in song and glorify the Lord with thanksgiving.” Psalm 100:4 “Enter God’s gates with thanksgiving and God’s courts with praise; give thanks to the Lord and praise God’s name.”

Look back over the past 6 days and thank the Lord for every transi&on and shiu (no maêr how small) you have made (spiritually, emo&onally and physically) during this period of fas&ng and praying.

Declare that on Day 7, your transforma&on and breakthrough will be complete according to God’s will and riches.

Decree that there is no going back to the old season. Speak completeness of turnaround in your healing, health and wealth in your spirit, emo&ons and physically.

Thank the Lord for every person who fasted and prayed during this period – that they too will experience the fullness of transforma&on and transi&on in spirit and circumstances.

Thank God for yourself & Shady Grove for Breakthrough and being Restored in ways that we could never imagine!

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