DOMINION MANDATE DAILY DEVOTIONAL

MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2020

PRAYING FOR THE SET MAN

BIBLE READING EPHESIANS 6:19-20

Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be freely given to me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel. For which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly as I should. Matthew 26:31(NIV)

The set man of any ministry is the pioneer or the founder of that ministry. He is the custodian of the vision, the mandate, the message and the mission that he received from God. For these things to become fulfilled, praying for him is something that cannot be trivialized. Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown as they say.

Even Jesus requested for prayer from Peter, James and John both on the mount of transfiguration and at the garden of Gethsamane, that will show us how critical praying for the set man is.
In 2 Corinthians 11:26-29, Apostle Paul listed the dangers a set man faces;

●dangers from rivers (constant travelling)
●dangers from bandits (herdsmen)
●dangers from his country men (Government legislations that can place certain limitations)
●dangers from the Gentiles (unbeliever's media attacks)
●dangers in the city (religious riots especially in anti-gospel cities)
●dangers in the country
●dangers at the sea (air/road/sea mishaps)
●dangers from false brethren (members and leaders that are not fully committed to the vision. False brethren can cause rebellion and subversions. Seeing the burden and weight that a set man carries, we cannot but pray fervently for them.

In 2 Thessolonians 3:1-2, The great Apostle Paul requested: *Pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honoured, just as it was with you. And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men, for not everyone has faith (NIV).

Another important aspect of the life of the set man is his family life. There is an unusual satanic onslaught against marriages especially of those on the frontline of the gospel expansion. So we need to underguard his marriage from the enemies attacks.

Also his children are ready targets of the evil one; the enemy wants to corrupt his children so that they can be negative testimonies to the kingdom. We pray that God will teach his children, and great will be their peace (Isaiah 54:14).

The set man needs able and faithful men to enable him fulfill those God given assignments. Aggrieved men can be detrimental to the assignment, Ahithophel and Joab, though long-standing and high ranking members of David's inner circle, joined both Absalom and Adonijah in the famous subversions that almost derailed the kingdom. Praying that his messages will not only be with words of wisdom but with the demonstration of the raw power of God in signs and wonders. 1Cor. 2:1-3.
Praying for him for wisdom to make heaven-backed decisions especially in building ministry. 2 Chronicles 19:35-37.

ACTION POINT:
Lord I make a solemn commitment today to pray regularly for the set man of this ministry, help me Holy Spirit to keep to this commitment in Jesus Name, amen.

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