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Friday 14th July 2017

Today’s exhortation – breaking inner vows

The bible says “For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life.” (John‬ ‭3:16‬ AMP). He doesn’t just love, He greatly and dearly loves us. When we pray, we must know that no good thing will He withhold from them that love Him. Below is a sample prayer to break Vows and inner vows. Please take your list of vows and pray,
1 – Father forgive me for making the vow and inner vow that ………, I turn from it and return to You, and put my faith in You, please cleanse me from its effects.
2 – On the basis of Your forgiveness, Lord I choose to forgive myself for the involvement in these vows, judgements.
3 – Satan I renounce you and all the control you got in me through ……….. (Specifically renounce any areas of control that you are aware of like fear, anger, hate)

4 – Satan I take back from you all the ground that you got in me through ……… (all thought patterns that came from this sin like worthlessness, hopelessness, shame, guilt, etc)
5 – Firmly declare! Satan and all demons that came through this vow or inner vow get out of my life NOW.
6 – Father take the grief and sorrow and shame that came from this sin, I give it all to You now.
7 – Father fill me with The Holy Spirit, filling all the emptied areas with Your presence. Fill me now. (Keep asking God to fill until you get a release in your spirit. Peace, comfort and the sense of feeling lighter are all indications that God is answering your prayers).

Francis Hans-Jorie

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Thursday 13th July 2017

Today’s exhortation – You are blessed.

God bless you and keep you and may His face shine on you. May He remove any spirit of heaviness, stress, worry and anxiety from you. Wherever you may find yourself today, you are not there by accident! God has a plan for your life and however that may be looking today, one thing can be certain, it will all end up together for your good because you love Him and are called according to His purpose. He also says, “”Because he has loved Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him securely on high, because he has known My name. “He will call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him. “With a long life I will satisfy him And let him see My salvation.”” (Psalms‬ ‭91:14-16‬).

We all know that God cannot lie! He plans for us that are good and to give us a future and a hope. The bible also says, “Because of The Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is (His) faithfulness. The Lord is good to those whose hope is in Him, to the one who seeks Him;” (Lamentations‬ ‭3:22-23, 25‬). You are blessed and highly favoured, above and not beneath and The Lord Your God, has set His angels charge over you to protect you in all your ways. You see you are special. God’s very own treasure and He has spared no expense to redeem you and protect you through Jesus. Have a blessed week. We’ll go back to breaking inner vows tomorrow.

Francis Hans-Jorie

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Wednesday 12th July 2017

Today’s exhortation – inner vows cont.

Do you have issues with trust and loving people because of past hurt and trauma? Inner vows can cause us to have, “hearts of stone.” A heart of stone is a where a person is unable to receive love. Where an inner vow has been made because of hurt, pain or trauma, we tend to build walls around our hearts to protect ourselves so that we don’t go through that pain again. The problem with this is it makes it difficult for someone with a heart of stone to be in a loving relationship with God or other people because the very walls that we set up to protect ourselves also keep God and others out or stops us giving ourselves to God or others. This is completely contrary to what the bible is founded on and that is LOVE. As with every hurt and pain, God has made a way for healing.

He says, “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh…” Ezekiel 36:25-27). No one likes being vulnerable but if we’re to get a heart of flesh, we must allow God to come in. A heart of flesh may leave us open to pain again but we stand to gain something far greater than and it’s LOVE. It also goes without saying that trust must be rebuilt too but you can trust Jesus, He will never ever let you down. Please sit with God today and ask Him to help you make a list of all vows and inner vows and ask Him to show you where you have built walls. If you’re struggling, ask someone who knows you to help. We’ll pray through them tomorrow.

Francis Hans-Jorie

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Tuesday 11th July 2017

Today’s exhortation – inner vows

In continuation of areas of our lives we need to have inner healing, we must look at “inner vows.” What is an inner vow? It is a vow made to ourselves to take control in an area of our lives because of a need to protect ourselves from repeating a hurtful or fearful event. They are called inner vows because we usually make them in our hearts and minds and not with our mouths. The following situations and statements show examples of inner vows. E.g. One who has suffered a broken heart will say “I will never fall in love again” Or “I’ll never trust another man/woman again or I’ll get him/her back for doing this to me.” Other e.gs are, because we may have seen our parents go through a very bad marriage or divorce, we may say “I will never get married!” Or “I’ll never be like my father/mother” or “I’ll never have children.”

Also, because these are vows we make to ourselves, what we’re doing is saying to God, “I will take care of this area of my life, thank You very much. I can’t trust You or anyone else but myself for this.” At this stage, God being the perfect gentleman that He is, takes His hands off that area of our lives. What happens next is that the enemy comes in where God isn’t and takes every opportunity to cause trouble for us. What follows is we become angry, bitter etc. But, here’s the thing about vows, God forbids us from making them. The bible says, “But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath; but your yes is to be yes, and your no, no, so that you may not fall under judgment.” James‬ ‭5:12).

Francis Hans-Jorie

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Monday 10th July 2017

Today’s exhortation – breaking soul ties!

“ You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free…” (Galatians‬ ‭5:13‬). God wants us to be free! And so, it is for our freedom sake that we’re praying to break ungodly soul ties in our lives. The following is a sample prayer to break ungodly soul ties and help yourself and others be free! Remember, “He who the Son sets free, will be free indeed.” (John 8:36). Please pray –
1- Father, in the Name of Jesus, I submit myself completely to You. I confess and repent of my emotional and sexual sins, as well as my ungodly Soul Ties with ………. that I’ve been involved with in an ungodly way. I ask You, Lord to forgive me for my sin that resulted in this Ungodly Soul Tie.
2- I choose to forgive and release…….. for his/her participation in this ungodly soul tie.
3- Lord, I receive Your forgiveness. Thank You for forgiving me and cleansing me.
4- I choose to forgive myself and no longer be angry at myself, hate myself, be shameful, harbour guilt feelings or punish myself.

5- Firmly Declare! Lord, I break my ungodly soul ties with ……. I release myself
from him/her and I release him/her from me. As I do this Lord, I pray that You would cause me to be all that You want me to be. (Pray this through for each person on your list)
6- Lord, please cleanse my mind from all memories of this ungodly union, so I am totally free to give myself to You and my spouse.
7- I renounce and cancel the assignments of all evil spirits attempting to maintain these ungodly soul ties.
8- Lord, thank Yoy for restoring my soul to wholeness. Let me walk in holiness by Your grace. In Jesus name I pray. Amen”

Francis Hans-Jorie

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Friday 23rd June 2017

Today’s exhortation – godly soul ties

In recent weeks, we have covered a lot of areas of inner healing which if we are not careful can become a source of condemnation and so I want to stress that there’s no sin too great to be forgiven and no chain too great to be broken. The bible says, “My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.” (1 John‬ ‭2:1-2‬). “Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.” (Hebrews‬ ‭7:25‬). He is able to save all to the uttermost!

In looking at godly soul ties, I also want to point out that our God is a merciful God. However His desire, whenever possible, is that we maintain the healthy covenants we make such as the marriage vow, parent child relationships and mature friendships. An eg, of a healthy soul tie in the bible is friendship between David and Jonathan where the bible says, “…the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.”
‭‭(I Samuel‬ ‭18:1‬). But, soul ties where it becomes of concern is where one spouse have not left their mother and father to cleave to their mate. This soul tie MUST be broken if the marriage is to succeed. Also, where there’s s family business and the expectation is for a child to work or even take over the business. In this situation there’s an unhealthy control by the parents over the young ones. Please list any unhealthy soul ties you may have in your life. We’ll pray to break these next…

Francis Hans-Jorie