By Rita Douglas

The most precious thing to The LORD on the earth is His people. The Scriptures refer to us (The Church) as His inheritance (Ephesians 1:18).

Like any good father, The LORD has a vision for The Body of Christ. We will pray in the direction of two of these desires today.

• God wants His assemblies, including Solid Rock Church, to be multiplied in number, as we see in the early church (Acts 9:31; Acts 16:5). In Ezekiel 36, God gives us some information regarding multiplying His People:

 Ezekiel 36 KJV

[8] But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel; for they are at hand to come.

[9] For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown:

[10] And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, even all of it: and the cities shall be inhabited, and the wastes shall be built:

[11] And I will multiply upon you man and beast, and they shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old estates, and will do better unto you than at your beginnings: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

[12] Yea, I will cause men to walk upon you, even my people Israel; and they shall possess thee, and thou shalt be their inheritance, and thou shalt no more henceforth bereave them of men.

After promising to multiply Israel, God says in verses 36 and 37:

[36] Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the LORD build the ruined places, and plant that that was desolate: I the LORD have spoken it, and I will do it.

[37] Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will yet for this be inquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them; I will increase them with men like a flock.

God demanded for Israel to ask Him to multiply them! 

PRAY: LORD, MULTIPLY THE BODY OF CHRIST IN THE NATION, ESPECIALLY SOLID ROCK CHURCH.

• God wants His Children to be united; Jesus said so, and prayed for our oneness (John 17:20-23)

1 Corinthians 1:10 NLT

I appeal to you, dear brothers and sisters, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live in harmony with each other. Let there be no divisions in the church. Rather, be of one mind, united in thought and purpose.

PRAY: LORD, GRANT THE CHURCHES OF CHRIST IN THE NATION, INCLUDING SOLID ROCK CHURCH GREATER UNITY AND HARMONY AMONGST OURSELVES.

PRAY: IN THE NAME OF JESUS, WE STAND AGAINST ANY DIVISIONS IN SOLID ROCK CHURCH AND THE CHURCHES OF CHRIST IN IRELAND. 

PRAY: WE STAND AGAINST ANY SPIRIT THAT SOWS DIVISION, WE COMMAND ITS ACTIVITY TO STOP.

PRAY: WE DECREE THAT SOLID ROCK  AND THE CHURCHES OF CHRIST IN IRELAND WILL REMAIN UNITED IN THE PURPOSE OF LOVING, EXALTING AND REVEALING CHRIST TO THE WORLD.

PRAY: THANK YOU LORD JESUS FOR LOOKING AFTER SOLID ROCK AND YOUR CHURCHES IN IRELAND.