Deliverance Starts With Repentance
We see in the book of Daniel, where the people of Israel and Judah were taken into captivity in Babylon. Others had been scattered into other countries, following the overthrow of Israel by the King of Babylon. Daniel was an upright man and he and other skilled Jews, were taken to Babylon to be used for the King’s service.
Daniel prospered and excelled in Babylon despite being in captivity because he walked in the favour of the Lord. Daniel also had the ability to interpret dreams and visions that even the greatest magicians in the land could not interpret (Daniel 5:12). Despite Daniel’s excellence he experienced many trials and prosecution as others were jealous of his success (Daniel 6).
Then in chapter 9 Daniel spent 21 days in fasting and prayer to ask God to deliver his people. At the start of his fast Daniel cried out to God and confessed the sins of his people. Daniel recognised that some of the challenges that he had experienced and was experiencing was as a result of the sins of his ancestors.
There are some challenges and battles that we find ourselves in the middle of, due to mistakes made by our parents, grandparents and great grandparents. God is faithful to forgive and he has promised, “The son shall not suffer for the iniquity of the father, nor the father suffer for the iniquity of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself” (Ezekiel 18:20).
Once we repent and renounce the former works of the past, then we can walk in the freedom and favour of the Lord. In this season let us cry out to God in repentance for our country and our nation and trust in God to heal our land. Confess your sins, renounce every work of darkness and accept God’s forgiveness.
“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 will forgive their sin and heal their land. (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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Published by Anneta Pinto-Young
I am a trained Social Worker who currently provides professional leadership on a programme to support Social Work students and Newly Qualified Social Workers entering the Social Work Profession.
Born and raised in Jamaica in a Christian family where my father is an ordained Pastor and Deacon who has served for over 50 years in the ministry. My father is also a trained musician and our family can be described as a musical family. I grew up in a small farming community in St. Peter’s, St. Andrew and my parents also have a small farm.
I credit my gift of writing to my father who I watched and listened to over the years as he wrote sermons, poems and other recitals in his capacity in ministry. English has always been an easy subject for me and over the years I have developed an increased interest in writing.
I am a Trainer, I sing and have a passion for worship, the spoken word and the free flow of the prophetic anointing. I am married to my best friend Andrew Christopher Young who is an advanced Musician and whose music you can find on YouTube and Facebook. I am a trained Coach and Mentor and I love experimenting with food so I love cooking. I enjoy trying cultural dishes from across the world and I view food as an entry into cultures and languages.
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Published
March 23, 2022
