Wednesday Night Prayer September 18, 2024

Refiner’s Gate (Dung Gate)

The Refiner’s Gate or Dung Gate represents deliverance or elimination. It’s a picture of forgiving and letting go of. It’s an image of getting rid of things that are unhealthy in our lives. A place where we can allow Holy Spirit to purify our hearts. We are petitioning the Lord today for the Tampa Bay region, the state of FL, and our nation to experience His refining fire. We believe by faith that we will turn away from evil and return to Him. 

We are once again partnering with a national prayer initiative, the 50 Day Fight. This is a call to prayer for our nation, state by state, and for the candidates who will uphold Biblical values. This began on September 15^th and will continue until November 5^th, election day. We invite you to go to their website, 50dayfight.com, to find out how you can join in prayer each day. We will also include this in our corporate prayer times each Wednesday. On November 3^rd, we will host a live event at the Tampa Campus. Please go to their website and register for this free event. 

1^st Prayer Point: It is the work of the Holy Spirit to convict us personally of sin. We are asking Holy Spirit to search our hearts and lead us into repentance. Lord, take us through your refining fire.

John 16:8 (ASV) And he, when he is come, will convict the world in respect of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment and apply the cleansing work of God in us, Titus 3:5 (HCSB) He saved us- not by works of righteousness that we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit.

• Father, we ask for you to search our hearts today and reveal to us any offensive way in us. We ask that you forgive us for anything that we have done or that we are now doing that is sinful.
• Lord, the scripture says in 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Lord, we confess our sins before you, we pray that by your mercy you will forgive us in the name of Jesus.
• Pray that as we, who are called by His name, turn from our wicked ways and seek His face that we will see Him forgive our sins and heal our land.

2^nd Prayer Point: We stand in the gap and repent for the Tampa Bay region and those who live here, just like Daniel did. We ask that you order your angels to come swiftly to minister on our behalf. (Daniel 9:20-23)

• Lord, we are repenting today on behalf of the entire Tampa Bay region. Forgive us, Lord. We take the sins of this region to the refiner’s gate and ask that you purify us. 

Daniel 9: 4-5 (HCSB) I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed: Ah, Lord-the great and awe-inspiring God who keeps His gracious covenant with those who love Him and keep His commandments- 5 we have sinned, done wrong, acted wickedly, rebelled, and turned away from  Your commandments and ordinances.

• We specifically repent for the human trafficking that is taking place in our region. Lord, let every human trafficking ring and perpetrator be exposed and brought to justice. 
• We ask that You forgive us of all other corruption that is taking place in the Tampa Bay region.
• Lord, forgive us, the Church, for allowing competition and division to come between us. Help us all to work together in unity to transform this region for Your glory.
• Pray that as we, who are called by His name, turn from our wicked ways and seek His face that we will see Him forgive our sins and heal our land. 

2 Chronicles 7:14 (NIV) 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 I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

3^rd Prayer Point: We are joining the Church tonight to pray for our upcoming elections. Lord, we need purification from you to come to America.

• We bind up apathy, the spirit of slumber, and luke-warmness from the Church. Lord, wake us up and compel us to get active in our elections. Help us Lord to be wise and to take action. Proverbs 22: 3 (MSG) A prudent person sees trouble coming and ducks; a simpleton walks in blindly and is clobbered.
• Give us a spirit of knowledge and understanding of what is happening in our world and how to vote in the upcoming elections. Spirit of Truth, speak to us about the candidates who will uphold Biblical values in our nation.
• Ask the Spirit of God to help us speak the truth and how we can minister His love to others. 
• Pray for people regardless of party affiliation to vote “No” on Amendment 4 (an abortion amendment) in the state of FL. 
• Pray against Spiritual wickedness that seeks to manipulate and control. (Ephesians 6:10-19)

4^th Prayer Point: We are asking for a fresh baptism of the Holy Spirit individually and for a great outpouring of the Holy Spirit in this region, this state, and our nation.

Matthew 3:11 (HCSB) “I baptize you with water for repentance, but the One who is coming after me is more powerful than I. I am not worthy to take off His sandals. He Himself will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

• We pray that as we metaphorically pass through the Refiner’s Gate, that we will experience a fresh filling of Holy Spirit. 
• We pray for a fresh fire to begin to burn on the altar of our lives. 
• We come against every form of lukewarmness in our spirit man. Pray for a baptism of His fire.
• Pray for a double portion of His Spirit to be poured out on us and this entire region. Lord, let us speak your Word boldly. Shake our cities, Lord! (Acts 4:23-31)
• Pray for revival to fall in: our homes, our church, our neighborhoods, our schools and businesses, and the entire Tampa Bay region, Florida, and the USA.