2 Samuel 5: 20
The Word: 2 Samuel 5: 20 (KJV)
20 And David came to Baal Perazim, and David smote them there, and said, The Lord hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters.Therefore he called the name of that place Baal Perazim.
Dig Deeper:
Isaiah 10: 27 (KJV)
27 And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.
Think about it
TIME OF BREAKTHROUGH
The dictionary defines breakthrough as: a sudden, dramatic, important development, discovery or innovation. Let’s look at the word sudden and dramatic –
– Sudden because it’s quick, perhaps unanticipated or abruptly. Example – The children of Israel were asked to leave Egypt in the middle of the night. It was sudden, It came after a prolonged resistance and stubbornness from Pharaoh. It was a result of God killing the firstborns of the Egyptians. God touched Pharaoh where he couldn’t resist. Bondage / slavery running into decades came to an end after the Passover night. God knows how to touch where it is painful.
– Dramatic because a lot of twists and drama had been involved. The children of Israel had actually given up hope on whether Pharaoh would let them go. 9 plagues had been done and Pharaoh was not bulging. But God decided to strike with the final deadly blow and bring it all to an end.
In our main scriptures today: David painted a picture of water that has been dammed or restrained. (You are that dammed water…. perhaps there has been resistance to God’s agenda for you). The restrained water generates a massive amount of pressure because of the artificial resistance and not being free to move. But suddenly there is a breach, the dam walls breaks and the water escapes with tremendous power. So David called the place Baal Perazim. Baal Perazim means the Lord / master of breakthrough….It can also mean the place / point of my breakthrough. David said: ‘Like water breaches, God broke against his enemies’. Well, there is someone reading this that this fasting and prayer will signify your Baal Perazim (The place / point where God breaks out against every resistance in your life) and it will be before the year runs out… IJN.
DAY 17: TIME OF BREAKTHROUGH
LET US PRAY
• Thank God for another opportunity to pray
• Father, thank you for all the breakthroughs of the past
• Father please give our nation a positive breakthrough very shortly
• Father please let there be breakthrough in our churches that will draw people unto you.
• Father before 2016 runs out, let me enjoy a massive, unbelievable breakthrough
• Lord let my yesterday never be better than my today
The book recommended for prayer and fasting – Marilyn Hickey (is very, very good. You can see synopsis / pages on Amazon. Not expensive. Brief and direct and gives you biblical reasons to fast and pray, the benefits, the health implications, different kinds of fasting and how you can develop a consistent fasting life. Hugely recommended for everyone)
Prayer focus: Let me enjoy my own Baal Perazim before this year ends IJN
On Prayer: The power of prayer and fasting – 21 days that can change your life – Marilyn Hickey
Masterlife Workbook: The Church is embarking on weeks of discipleship workbook study starting with the Masterlife: Disciple’s cross.
