Pastor Krish Chetty
Shema Ministries annual 7 day Fast starts this Monday 21 January. We encourage all our congregation members to participate.
DAY 1 – REPENT, RESTORE & RE- IGNITE
As we start the New Year, we are given another opportunity to a make a fresh start, forgetting the past hurts, mistakes and bad choices we made. Repenting is the first step towards a new season. There is no better time than the present. So let us Reignite the fire of GOD inside of us, as we start this new year.
Isaiah. 43:18-19 AMP “Do not remember the former things, Or ponder the things of the past. “Listen carefully, I am about to do a new thing, Now it will spring forth; Will you not be aware of it? I will even put a road in the wilderness, Rivers in the desert.“
2 Chronicles 7:14 NIV. ” if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV. “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!
DAY 2 – HONOUR, OBEY & BELIEVE
These areas of our lives are often taken lightly, but the word of GOD places a lot of importance on them. We learn from JESUS when HE honored and valued HIS father in everything HE had done on earth and how HE placed value in HIS relationship with GOD, HIS WORD & HIS PRESENCE and everything of the KINGDOM of GOD; it will then start to manifest on earth.
Matthew 6:9-10 NIV. “This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Deuteronomy 28:2 NIV “All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God:
Ephesians 1:3 NASB “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
Mark 9:23 NIV “‘If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for one who believes.”
Matthew 18:18-20 MSG “Take this most seriously: A yes on earth is yes in heaven; a no on earth is no in heaven. What you say to one another is eternal. I mean this. When two of you get together on anything at all on earth and make a prayer of it, my Father in heaven goes into action. And when two or three of you are together because of me, you can be sure that I’ll be there.”
Day 3 – DISCERN, CONNECT & BECOME
We have the best teacher inside of us and that is the HOLY SPIRIT, who will lead and guide us in all truth. However, it is important to connect to HIM, so HE can be our leader. He will only speak what HE hears from heaven, but the key is to have HIM in your hearts. There are many voices speaking, and it is important to listen to the right voice.
Matthew 16:13, 15 NIV. “When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”
1 Samuel 3:10 NIV “The Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” Then Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant listening”
JOHN 15: 7 “If you remain in Me and My words remain in you [that is, if we are vitally united and My message lives in your heart], ask whatever you wish and it will be done for you.
John 16:13 NIV “when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.
Day 4 – CHURCH, FAMILY & VISION
A family that is strong makes a strong Church and we are the church and we have been given this privilege to collaborate with heaven when we start to understand how the Family can help the church to carry out its vision. Lets pray together to help bring the vision of GOD, through the church.
Ephesians 3:10 NIV “His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,
Joshua 24:15 NLT “But if you refuse to serve the Lord , then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates? Or will it be the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now live? But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord .”
Proverbs 29:18 KJV “Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.”
Day 5 – SOULS, NATION & LEADER
GOD always used man to carry out HIS purpose on earth and HE is waiting on us to respond to that call. Praying for our leaders at our church and the nation will bring the KINGDOM of GOD. We have a responsibility to that call to save the lost who need to hear about the gospel.
Jer. 29:7 CSB “Pursue the well-being of the city I have deported you to. Pray to the Lord on its behalf, for when it thrives, you will thrive.”
Romans 10:14-15 NIV. “How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? How can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? How can they hear without someone preaching to them? How can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
1 Timothy 2:1-2 AMP “I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in Godliness and holiness.
Day 6 – HEALING, DELIVERANCE, PROSPERITY
Very often, we forget what the cross has done for us, and the devil continuously wants us to disconnect from GOD’s presence. However, GOD’s word reminds us of the finished work of the cross. It is our inheritance to be blessed, healed, delivered, prosperous and set free. It is time to cross over and start to live that supernatural lifestyle that JESUS has paid for in advance.
Psalm 103:2-3 NIV “Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits — who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,”
PSALM 119:2 AMP “Blessed and favored by God are those who keep His testimonies, and who [consistently] seek Him and long for Him with all their heart.
Deuteronomy 28:12 NIV “The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend too many nations but will borrow from none.
Day 7 – SUPERNATURAL, OPEN HEAVENS, KINGDOM COME
The divine exchange that was done on the cross is for us to enjoy. Let us get ready for a blessed year as we align ourselves to this reality, on earth as it is in heaven .Let the SUPERNATURAL INVADE.
Acts 1:8 NIV “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Acts 2:2 NIV “Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.
Matthew 6:10 NIV. “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”