The NATIONAL PRAYER ALTAR
MARATHON PRAYERS
Monday 15th - Sunday 21st April, 2024
BLOOD FOR BLOOD: THE CLEANSING OF THE LAND
According to the Creator, it takes blood to wash away blood; either the blood of the guilty or a relation of the guilty (Genesis 9:5; 2 Samuel 21:1-14), for which blood will keep being spilt, or the redemptive blood of a vicarious one, an animal, in the Old Covenant (Deut 21:1-8) or the blood of the Lamb (Hebrews 12:24).
“So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it” (Numbers 35:33).
There has been a cycle of blood – in families, in communities, in the nation. It is time to step out as priests of God in our various capacities to address those. If a present generation can he held accountable for the bloodguilt of their ancestors (Luke 11:50-51), then a present generation can also time-travel into the past to clear inherited liabilities of blood (Leviticus 26:38-42).
Prayer Points
1). Genesis 4:15; Ezekiel 9:6 – The Mark of Preservation
In this season of so much bloodthirstiness, where old blood keeps crying for more blood, may we beseech the Lord for the mark of preservation, upon us and ours; upon the righteous and innocent.
2). 2 Kings 2:32-33 – Blood upon the Guilty and Declaration of Innocence
So many innocent people have suffered for blood that they had no hand in. May we, like Solomon, begin to i) send blood back upon the heads of the guilty and their accomplices, as well as ii) declaring the exoneration of ourselves, our households, our thrones, our seeds from the consequences of blood seeds sown in our spaces.
3). Hebrews 12:24 – Judicial Appeal to the Higher Blood
Since it takes blood to cleanse blood, may we begin to apply the blood of Jesus to our consciences seared stiff against guilt and to our lands defiled many times over with blood. Let us appeal for that blood to speak for us, for our land, better things that the reproaches being compelled by shed bloods.
4. Hosea 4:6 – Requesting Wisdom in Dealing with Blood
Praying amiss can costly; not discerning one’s crisis and not knowing what to do about the symptoms can be deadly. May we request the opening of the eyes in dealing with blood matters in our age.
Amen.
THE VOICE OF BLOOD
The series of teachings titled "The Voice of Blood" ( Part 1 - 3) are available below:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkMNl-9DvS_7Iz5TBMMkPIGreoPrTwEj7
