Mark 10:42- “But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them”.Let’s look at the phrase, “and their great ones exercise authority over them. Kat-ak-ex-oo-see-ad-zo is the Greek word here. Kata is to stand against. Ex-oo-see-ah is to use your God-given authority against others. Jesus used His authority for others. This verse calls into question our motivation for using our God-given authority! Whose Kingdom are we building? Are we using God’s authority to set the captives free? The twelve were often trying to outdo each other. They were using their authority to dominate or tyrannize. Kat-ak-oo- e-yoo-o is to subdue. Are we going to use our faith and our God-given talent on the enemy in behalf of the church or are we going to occasionally use it against the other believers to gain advantage over them? The Lord’s Kingdom just simply does not work that way. The twelve had to learn this the hard way. We must use our faith, use our gifting and use our calling and our anointing, for both priestly and kingly ministry to bless others and never to carve out a position for ourselves! Jesus watched a lot of that battle go on between the twelve. He said, “It shall not be so among you.
- Pray for the proper use of our authority in the church.
- Pray for the stability in the governments of Africa.
- Pray that God will raise up Godly leaders in Africa who will have vision, love of God and people and will not be controlled by selfish and soulish wishes.
- Pray that every external control on Africa shall be thwarted.
- Pray that the African nations shall really enjoy their jubilee.
- Ask for the uprooting and complete destruction of various characteristics which are not pleasing to God and ask for an establishment and build-up of God-given character in Africa.
- Pray that Jesus, the Conqueror, will go forth and conquer every opposition to His rule on the continent at every level and rule as King over every territory this year 2014 (Rev 6:2).
- Pray that the Lord’s arrows as the archer will pierce deep into the heart of every enemy of His purposes in every area of life and destiny in your territory and scatter their wicked plans.