Weekly Watch Focus: The Year of Increase—Conclusion of the Fast: Thanksgiving

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2019—These last forty days we have corporately fasted, prayed, repented, and cried out for a great awakening for our nation with a fresh wave of signs, wonders, and miracles of healing and deliverance. We have set the groundwork in prayer for the 2020 elections, and we continue to repent and pray for a shift in our nation regarding the sin of abortion. This is one of the reasons we corporately fast and seek the face of the Lord for our land. Let us conclude our 40 day corporate fast with a concentrated season of thanksgiving and praise. Thank the Lord for hearkening to our prayers and hearing our cry. Lift up praise for His shield of protection over us, over Israel, over President Trump, Vice President Pence, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and over all who look to the God of Israel. Let us continue to cultivate an attitude of gratitude that unlocks God’s blessings all year long through 2019. Press in through praise for God’s mighty breakthrough for our families, our cities, our churches, and our nation.

Psalm 100:4, “Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.”

Psalm 22:3, “But You are holy, enthroned in the praises of Israel.”

Psalm 149:6, “May the praise of God be in their mouths and a double-edged sword in their hands.”

Psalm 106:1, “O give thanks to the LORD; for He is good; for His mercy endures forever.”

Psalm 100:1-5, “Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands!  Serve the Lord with gladness; come before His presence with singing.  Know that the Lord, He is God; it is He who has made us, and not we ourselves.  We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise.  Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.  For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures to all generations.”

Ephesians 5:19-20, “… speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

1 Thesselonians 5:18, “In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”

Revelation 4:11, “You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created.”