Prototype = a first, typical or preliminary model of something, from which other forms are developed or copied.
Heb 2:17 Therefore, He had to be made like His brethren in all things, … Heb 2:18 For since He Himself was tempted in that which He has suffered,
HEB 3:2 He (TLJC) was faithful to Him (God the Father) who appointed Him …
HEB 3:6 but Christ was faithful as a Son over His house--whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the boast of our hope firm until the end.
Restoration is what God does for man; whereas Reparation is what man does for man.
Restoration = a bringing back to: a former position or condition; an unimpaired or improved condition; a representation or reconstruction of the original form, as of a building.
Reparation = a repairing or keeping in repair; the act of making amends, offering expiation, or giving satisfaction for a wrong or injury; the payment of damages.
Restoration and Reparation they will have the opportunity to re-build. Turning the curse into a blessing.
We all must re-build at times and be inside that PPOG, which is represented here in Nehemiah as the walls-gates of the city.
Jam 5:10 As an example, brethren, of suffering and patience, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
Jam 5:11 We count those blessed who endured. You have heard of the endurance of Job and have seen the outcome of the Lord’s dealings, that the Lord is full of compassion and is merciful.
JAM 5: 12 But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath; but your yes is to be yes, and your no, no, so that you may not fall under judgment.
JAM 5:13 Is anyone among you afflicted? Then he must pray. Is anyone cheerful? He is to sing praises. (KJV)
JAM 5:14 Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;
JAM 5:15 and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him.
We saw the word afflicted in verse 13, is the Greek word:
kakopatheō = (kak-op-ath-eh'-o)
- to suffer (endure) evils (hardship, troubles);
- to undergo hardship: - be afflicted, endure afflictions (hardness), suffer trouble.
astheneō = (as-then-eh'-o) From a negative participle = to be feeble (in any sense), (be) sick, (be made) weak.
Through this spiritual believer’s positive responds to the adversity, and using the power of prayer, he can preserver or even turn the curse into a blessing.
Satan know the value of your spiritual, that why he attacks constantly, wanting to break down your walls-gates. Distract you…
God desires us to be blessed and strengthened, during some of the greatest pressures of our life.
1CO 4:12 and we toil, working with our own hands; when we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure;
2TI 4:5 But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
JAM 5:16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.
2TI 2:10 For this reason I endure all things for the sake of those who are chosen, so that they also may obtain the salvation, which is in Christ Jesus and with it eternal glory.
Jesus Christ came in flesh and prayed consistently to the Father. MAT 26:36, MAR 1:35, LUK 5:16.
MAT 26:36 Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to His disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”
MAR 1:35 In the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went away to a secluded place, and was praying there.
LUK 5:16 But Jesus Himself would often slip away to the wilderness and pray.
Jesus showed us how to persevere, remaining happy through the sufferings or adversity, by fervent prayer. LUK 22:44, HEB 12:2
LUK 22:44 And being in agony He (Jesus Christ) was praying very fervently; and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground.
HEB 12:2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
In Prayer, you have that ability as a Believer Priest, to take whatever you need, directly to the throne room of God. REV 1:6, Eph 2:6.
Eph 2:6 and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
REV 1:6 and He has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father--to Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
HEB 13:18 Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a good conscience, desiring to conduct ourselves honorably in all things.
Prayer is one of the most effectual weapons in the Spiritual realm. EPH 6:18; JAM 5:16;
EPH 6:18 With all prayer and petition, pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints,
1PE 5: 6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, 7 casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
LUK 11:1 It happened that while Jesus was praying in a certain place, after He had finished, one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John also taught his disciples.”
LUK 11:2 And He said to them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.
LUK 11:3 ‘Give us each day our daily bread.
LUK 11:4 ‘And forgive us our sins, For we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation.’”
MAT 6:6 But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.
MAT 6:7 “And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words.
MAT 6:8 So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.
1TH 5:17 PRAY WITHOUT CEASING;
- Address your prayer to God the Father, Mat 6:9.
Mat 6:9 “Pray, then, in this way:
‘Our Father who is in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.
EPH 5:18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,
JOH 4:24 God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
PSA 66:18 If I regard wickedness in my heart,
The Lord will not hear; 19 But certainly God has heard;
He has given heed to the voice of my prayer.
1TH 5:18 in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
COL 4:2 Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving;
1TI 4:4-5 For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with gratitude; 5 for it is sanctified by means of the word of God and prayer.
- Intercession = Pray for Others (others – Believers, Unbelievers, and Enemies), EPH 6:18; LUK 6:28, MAT 5:44.
LUK 6:18 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
MAT 5:44 But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
EPH 6:18 With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints,
- Petition = Pray for yourself (personal need and request), HEB 4:16a, JOH 14:13-14, JOH 15:7.
HEB 4:16 Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
JOH 14: 13-14 Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
14 If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it.
JOH 15:7 If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
- Closing of Honor- In Jesus’ Name (by the Power of the Holy Spirit), JOH 16:23, PHI 2:9-11.
JOH 16:23 In that day you will not question Me about anything. Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask the Father for anything in My name, He will give it to you.
PHI 2:9 For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the Name which is above every name,
PHI 2:10 so that at the name of Jesus EVERY KNEE WILL BOW, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
PHI 2:11 and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Under the pressures of adversity, we can endure affliction and be a beacon of light to others along the way.
PHI 4:13 I can do all things through Him who
(Keeps pouring His) strength-ens (into) me.
PSA 23:3 He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.
God does the work for man – restoration your soul.
NEH 1:6 let Your ear now be attentive and Your eyes open to hear the prayer of Your servant which I am praying before You now, day and night, on behalf of the sons of Israel Your servants, confessing the sins of the sons of Israel which we have sinned against You; I and my father’s house have sinned.
HEB 5:14 But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil.
ROM 12:21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Believers in the Body of Christ may be at different spiritual levels; However, they can all work together in the same way, for the cause for Unity.
Just like any of us, we can be of all different spiritual levels; new Bel, Sophomores, elders, any level; we can contribute to the building up of our own Spiritual life as well as others, The Body of Christ.
1TI 2:8 Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and dissension.
1TI 2:3 This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
Unity is described as:
- The state of being one; oneness
- Oneness of mind, as among a number of persons; concord, harmony, or agreement
-The state or fact of being united or combined into one, as of the parts of a whole; unification.
- The status of being combined with others to form a greater whole.
1 COR 12:13 For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.
EPH 4: 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling;
EPH 4:5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
EPH 4:6 one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all.
ECC 4:12 And if one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart.
PHI 2:2 make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose.
- The state of being complete, which means a maximum number of believers execute the protocol plan of God and become invisible heroes in the angelic conflict.
EPH 4:13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ.
- Complete accord among believers regarding divine viewpoint in the mystery doctrine of the Church Age.
EPH 4:16 from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together by what every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love.
COL 3:14 Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.
- Complete Oneness of Sharing the Happiness of God – Occupation with the Lord Jesus Christ.
PRO 3:13 How blessed is the man who finds wisdom
And the man who gains understanding.
John 15:11These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full.
PSA 128:1 How blessed is everyone who fears the LORD, Who walks in His ways.
John 17:23 I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved them, even as You have loved Me.
1PE 4:7 The end of all things is near;
therefore, be of sound judgment and sober spirit
for the purpose of prayer.
1PE 4:8 Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another,
because love covers a multitude of sins.
1PE 4:9 Be hospitable to one another
without complaint.
1PE 4:10 As each one has received a special gift,
employ it in serving one another
as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.