SAMSON THE MIGHTY FALLEN MAN

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B) Samson The Mighty Fallen Man

Samson fell when “the Lord had departed from him.”  - Judges 16:20

Samson lost four areas spiritually:

1.   He Lost his Strength – “weak like other men” vs. 17

2.   He Lost his Sight – “the Philistines put out his eyes” – vs. 21

3.   He Lost his Liberty – “in the prison house” vs. 21

4.   He Lost his Dignity – “he did grind” vs. 21

 

1. He Lost his Strength – “weak like other men” vs. 17

Samson fell and lost his strength. He was betrayed by a Philistine girl who he wanted to marry her.

Judges  16:17 “that he told her all his heart, and said to her, “No razor has ever come upon my head, for I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother’s womb. If I am shaven, then my strength will leave me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.”

Jesus Was Betrayed

Jesus was betrayed also by his close friend, someone who had close to Him for three and a half years.  Judas Iscariot want to the Garden of Gethsemane and betrayed Jesus with a kiss. A kiss was a sign of affection, a sign of love.

Psalms 41:9 – “Even my own familiar friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.”

2. He Lost his Sight – “the Philistines put out his eyes” – vs. 21

“Then the Philistines took him and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza. They bound him with bronze fetters, and he became a grinder in the prison. 22 However, the hair of his head began to grow again after it had been shaven.”

Matthew 13:16 Jesus said unto his disciples, “but blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear.” (NASB) In the preceding verse 11 Jesus told his disciples “to you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven.” (NASB) Our spiritual eyes are blessed to see and our spiritual ears are blessed to hear.

Samson’s words to his parents: “Get her for me, for she is right in my eyes” (14:3). This phrase captures more than Samson’s attraction; it reveals the condition of his heart. Several verses later, the phrase is again repeated: “He went down and talked with the woman, and she was right in Samson’s eyes” (14:7).

  It is written in John 16:13 “but when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come.” (NASB)

3. He Lost his Liberty – “in the prison house” vs. 21

“They bound him with bronze fetters, and he became a grinder in the prison”   The opposite is:

Isaiah 61:1 - “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, because the Lord has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the broken-hearted. To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;

4. He Lost his Dignity – “he did grind” vs. 21

PROVERBS 31:25-31

25 She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future. 26 When she speaks, her words are wise, and she gives instructions with kindness. 27 She carefully watches everything in her household and suffers nothing from laziness. 28 Her children stand and bless her. Her husband praises her:   29 “There are many virtuous and capable women in the world, but you surpass them all!”

Conclusion

Though Samson spent his life pursuing other gods, in the end he at last acknowledged the source of his strength: “God . . . please strengthen me,” and he became strong again (Judge 16:28).

Thus, Samson is named in Hebrews as an example of those who “through faith . . . were made strong out of weakness” (Heb. 11:33–34).

In the same way, all those who acknowledge their weakness and put their hope in Jesus will be saved, and will find their strength restored.

Benediction

May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through.  May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 5:23

THE LIFE AND MINISTRY OF SAMSON

 

THE LIFE & MINISTRY OF SAMSON

Introduction: Samson was the last major judge in Israel. In the story of Samson, the mighty judge did great exploits against the Philistines, who at that time ruled Israel for forty years. He was a type of our Lord Jesus Christ in some aspect.

When we study the character and works of Samson we know he was a man full of weaknesses (ordinary man) who fell in the flesh and needed help from God from time to time.

The birth of Samson - Judges 13:1-3, 24

“Again the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord delivered them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years.

2 Now there was a certain man from Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren and had no children. 3 And the Angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, “Indeed now, you are barren and have borne no children, but you shall conceive and bear a son.”

Vs 24 “So the woman bore a son and called his name Samson; and the child grew, and the Lord blessed him.”

A) Samson – The Strong Man of God

Samson had :

1.       A Wonderful Parents – Judges 13, 3,4, 19

2.       A Wonderful Name – meaning “Serving as the sun” – Judges 13:24

3.       A Wonderful Calling – “a Nazirite to God” – Judges 13:7

4.       A Wonderful Work to do – “begin to deliver Israel” – Judges 13:5

5.       A Wonderful Power to use – “the Spirit of the Lord upon him”  

             - Judges 13:25

1. A Wonderful Parents – Judges 13, 3,4, 19

 3 And the Angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, “Indeed now, you are barren and have borne no children, but you shall conceive and bear a son. 4 Now therefore, please be careful not to drink wine or similar drink, and not to eat anything unclean. 5 For behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. And no razor shall come upon his head, for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb; and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.”

2. A Wonderful Name – meaning “Serving as the sun” – Judges 13:24

Samson means “sunshine” which speaks to us of the glory that comes from light. Samson’s name means in Hebrew “Shimshown” meaning “the strength of the sun” – his strength was tied to the strength and power of God.  Yet he was tempted as we are and yet God used him.

As the church cries out today for God’s power, God is going to release His strength and His Exceeding Grace to deliver many broken and empty people.

Likewise Samson like Jesus in the Gospel of John 1:14 says: “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.

3. A Wonderful Calling – “a Nazirite to God” – Judges 13:7

Samson was born a Nazirite to God from the womb and was instructed not to eat or drink anything unclean or from the vine. Samson was going to be a consecrated person right from his conception. He was going to be a holy Nazarite from the womb.

A Nazirite is one who separate himself to the Lord. He shall separate from wine and strong drink. He cannot shave off his hair but let it grow.

Sanctification means “to be made holy” in Hebrew. So holiness is not what you are, holiness is who you belong to. You are a holy people. You belong to God! So it is one thing to be made holy and it is another to walk in holiness.

Samson was a type of Christ, who was also holy from the moment he was conceived.

Likewise Christ in Luke 1:35

35 And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.” Jesus was holy from the womb.

4. A Wonderful Work to do – “begin to deliver Israel” Judges 13:5

5 For behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. And no razor shall come upon his head, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb; and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.”

5. A Wonderful Power to use – “the Spirit of the Lord upon him” – Judges 13:25

Samson was the mightiest and strongest of all judges of Israel. He had supernatural power with signs and wonders following his work as a judge. None of other judges had the supernatural strength that rested upon Samson.

Judges 14:6 – “And the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and he tore the lion apart as one would have torn apart a young goat, though he had nothing in his hand. But he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done.”

So the life of Samson was accompanied by many signs and wonders. The same can be said of the ministry of the Lord Jesus.

Matthew 4:23,24

23 “And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people. 24 Then His fame went throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed.

Conclusion: Though Samson spent his life pursuing other gods, in the end he at last acknowledged the source of his strength: “God . . . please strengthen me,” and he became strong again (Judg. 16:28).

Samson a man so weak in his flesh yet can be used by God so mighty to defeat the enemies in his days. Samson can be represented as the Church today! Jesus grace is sufficient when we are weak then God made us strong.

THE 3RD DAY RESURRECTED BELIEVER

 

THE 3RD DAY RESURRECTED BELIEVER

I believe the answer to the greatest need in your life is about to break through the Spirit of the Breaker – Jesus Christ. From the time of Christ’s birth to 999 A.D. was the first day.  From 1000 A.D. to 1999 was the second day.  And with the advent of 2000, we have prophetically entered into the third day. 

Today it’s Resurrection Day. The Third Day when Jesus was resurrected from His grave.  That Jesus who was resurrected from the grave and He broke loose from death and into hell. 

Hosea 6:1 “Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

6:2  After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.

This Year can be the Breakthrough Resurrection for your life and ministry. God is going to resurrect your life.  Some of you are going to expect the dead bank accounts to come back to life.  Amen!  You are going to expect dead relationships to be rekindled with passion and love.  You are going to expect the lost souls of unsaved loved ones to come to new life in Christ.  You are going to see live miracles after miracles.

Roman 8:11 "But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ form the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you." 

God is giving life to your bodies in this life.  This is also a quickening life through the power of His Resurrection.  The quickening of the Spirit is giving life to our mortal bodies us in many areas.

Romans 8:11 -KJV "But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that DWELLETH IN YOU. The Greek word "quicken" is "zoogoneo" is to endure with life, produce life and preserve life

 God is concerned over our bodies for our bodies are temple of the Holy Spirit.

I believe prophetically and supernaturally, Resurrection day for this year is the third day when that which was all dead is going to live again.  Our congregations are going to be raise in spiritual resurrection for His glory.  I believe it.

Marriages that are withering are about to burst forth with new life.  Diseased bodies are about to receive an impartation of supernatural life.  The church that has been in obscurity is about to step out of the grave and take the grave clothes off.  God is about to announce, “LOOSE THEM AND LET THEM GO!”

This is the 3rd day, we proclaiming and declaring the Breakthrough Harvest of the Lord’s Resurrection and believe God to meet the biggest need in our life?  This is the year of Overtaking, Overthrowing and Overflowing.  So begin to plant your biggest seed to your biggest need.  Why I say this???

Job. 42:10 – Job has the biggest need (all his families, wives, children & property were gone) and he began sow his biggest seed. He prayed for his 3 friends. As he prayed the Lord met and released his double portion blessings.  He had twice as much as before.

Job had a Breakthrough. He overtake, overthrow and there is an overflowing. I encourage you – you can recover all the devil has taken from you.  If God loved Job he loved you church! His body!

May this Easter brings forth Resurrected Glory and Grace in your life and family.

LIVE IN THE ETERNAL NOW

 

LIVE IN THE ETERNAL NOW OF THE ONE WHO HAS PERFECTED ALL THINGS THAT CONCERNS YOU!

Living in the fear of outcomes makes you lose grip of the moment... Live in the NOW and enjoy every moment. Each second is precious. Throw away the fears of "What if it does not work out?", "What if my application fails", "What if my relationship breaks?",  "What if they reject me?", "What if it does not go as planned?"

Live in the Love of the Father. Live in the NOW and know that nothing works against you. No outcome is unfavourable...

Situations do not define you rather, you are the one who defines situations!

The one who sees all end from the beginning says "Behold I make all things beautiful in its time!"

Be thankful always as one who has seen the end from the beginning knowing that it all ended in glory and praise.

Rejoice and be glad as one who has already seen the end of it all... Even in the face of undesired outcomes, rejoice and be glad because it is for your good...

No outcome is unfavourable...The Glory of God is being revealed even in that situation. You are the Life pulsating through every circumstance!

Do not be afraid of what might happen... Be confident that your father upholds you by the Word of His Power!  Know you this day that greater is the one who is in you than any outcome...

You are the actual outcome and how you see it is how it is...

You are not a victim of outcomes. You are the centre that determines all outcomes! God gave you power to will and to do His good pleasures.

Open your creative eyes and see that it is all glorious.  See and declare that it's all beauty and glory and wonder... Whether it looks like that or not, use the elevated eyes to see nothing else but perfection!

By childlike faith, walk upon the waters, not trying to figure out exactly how everything will unfold, just taking each step and enjoying the wonder of watching as each step unveils a new phase, a new wonder, a new altitude... Like a child you stare in wonder...in REST, IN PEACE and TRANQUILITY!

You are not worried about how it will all BE...You are resting in the I AM who has seen the end from the beginning, the ONE who IS is greater than what will BE!

By Judah Giam

THE POWER OF RESURRECTION

Text : Acts 2:22-41

Easter is about Resurrection. Easter is not a day it’s a lifetime to experience. It is God who is causing the world to change, transform and giving us hope when there is no hope. It’s God, who is behind the resurrection and the raising of Jesus from the dead. 

It is about God shaking and changing the world. It is not about resuscitation of a dead body. It is about resurrection! When the Resurrection is preached not just as a bible doctrine, not just as a historical fact but when the Resurrection is preached with apostolic revelation and the power of the Resurrection relates to daily living then you will see much gracious grace come upon the Church today and great power for signs and wonders, great power for miracles will be manifested within the Church.

What God did on Easter morning is invading that tomb where God did on Christmas morning in a virgin’s womb. God made a breakthrough when there is no way God make the earth to shake and offered healing and new life, giving the world a change to start over again, a chance for love to overcome hatred, a chance for life eternal to overcome death.

Jesus said to Mary and Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life; he that believeth in Me though he were dead yet shall he live.” Jesus was telling them when Lazarus was in the tomb yet to be raised. It doesn’t matter how much comes into our life to destroy us. Or who or how many have tried to hide our potential for greatness. Sin can do it’s worst, but there is a RESURRECTION POWER AVAILABLE TO US THROUGH JESUS CHRIST. He told Mary and Martha, “I AM the RESURRECTION and the LIFE.” Jesus came today to declare the RESURRECTION AND LIFE ANOINTING TODAY IS FOR YOU AND ME!

What do you do when God is “dead” in your life? You need resurrection and life. When some parts of your life is dead. Jesus is your resurrection! He is my HOPE! Resurrection does not come once a year for us to celebrate – it is every day in our Christian walk. Jesus in us is not about the dead stuff. He is about the new life and all things are becoming new everyday. – 2 Corinthian 5:17.

Easter is allowing God – His Resurrection power to transform our lives, change our attitudes towards God and others. We are allowing His Resurrection power to heal our sick bodies. We are allowing His power and life to flow into our jobs, church and ministry, business and visions. Jesus is Alive for one purpose – To give us Life and quicken our mortal bodies. Let Jesus revive our finance, business, marriage life and family, even our spirit and visions.

Once we understand the anointing of the resurrection, it does not matter where death lurks. It must bow and the resurrection power of Jesus will make a way through into our life to live again victoriously now. Believe with me Jesus is our Resurrection and our life! In Him we live and move. Just as He is we are! As He is so are we!

Let there be Resurrection Breakthrough even more in your life and family this Easter. May the gracious Lord bless you this Easter Resurrection and give you life more abundantly.

Scriptures: John 5:21 "For the Father raises the dead and gives life to them, even so the Son gives life to whom He will."

John 6:63 "It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit and they are life. But there are some of you who do not believe."

Roman 4:17 "... even God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as through they did..."

Roman 8:11 "But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ form the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you."

Romans 8:11 -KJV "But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you."

The Greek word "quicken" is "zoogoneo" is to endure with life, produce life and preserve life together." Ephesian 2:5 and 13

CONFESSION: 

I SPEAK RESURRECTION - THE WORDS THAT I SPEAK ARE RESURRECTION LIFE and SPIRIT! I LIVE PROPHETICALLY, POWERFULLY, PURPOSEFULLY, PRODUCTIVELY and PROSPEROUSLY BY THE WORD OF THE SPIRIT OF RESURRECTION LIFE!  I PROPHESY RESURRECTION!    I REJOICE IN RESURRECTION!  I RELEASE RESURRECTION POWER!      I MANIFEST and MINISTER RESURRECTION!

THE CHURCH AS RIVER OF GOD FLOWS

 

THE CHURCH AS RIVER OF GOD FLOWS 

1)  1) Diseased Spiritual River - 2 Kings 2:19-21

Elisha Performs Miracles

19 Then the men of the city said to Elisha, “Please notice, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees; but the water is bad, and the ground barren.”

20 And he said, “Bring me a new bowl, and put salt in it.” So they brought it to him. 21 Then he went out to the source of the water, and cast in the salt there, and said, “Thus says the Lord: ‘I have healed this water; from it there shall be no more death or barrenness.’ ”

The barren land was connected to the barren water, water that needed healing. So this water can caused death and barrenness into the crops. It was the water but it was also sick water.  

In Exodus 15:23 Moses was directed by God to cast a tree into the bitter water a place called Marah. Moses cried out to the Lord so our part in healing the water is to cry to the Lord that will bring healing to the waters in the church today. Then Moses cast vs. 25 a tree into the waters, the waters wre made sweet. This tree represented Jesus who was crucified on a tree and the cross. The power of the cross was the answer to the bitterness and barrenness of life today.

Every local church has a spiritual life flow that we call “the River of God” in that church. The bible says out of our bellies shall flow rivers of Living waters. The river of God is the spiritual flow cause by Holy Spirit activity to bring the presence of God. During revival seasons God pours out His Spirit as rain upon dry ground and produces rivers in the desert. The river of God is a river of life, health, healing and power.  It should bring with it fruitfulness not barrenness.

2)   2) What is the Evidence of a Healthy Spiritual River?

God’s river is seen in its great power to bring life not death, healing not sickness, growth not stagnation, multitudes not smallness. (Ezek. 47:7; Isa. 61:1-4). The river of God in our churches is to be like the river in Ezekiel’s vision.

In Ezek. 47:1-12 the river symbolically flowed from the Temple, a river that we are to swim in and enjoy. Ezekiel’s vision described a man moving into the river, first to his ankles v.3, then to his knees v. 4 then to his waist v.4 and finally into water too deep to walk in and he had to swim. The river could not be crossed. This happens when the river comes into our lives and churches. Every church and believers belly shall flow rivers of Living waters to the world.

So the river of God in our churches is to be like the river in Ezekiel’s vision:

Ø  The river is a place for many trees to be planted v.7

Ø  The river reaches to the eastern regions. V. 8

Ø  The river flows down into every valley v. 8

Ø  The river brings healing to the waters v.9

Ø  The river causes life to spring forth everywhere v.9

Ø  The river has a great multitude of fish v. 9 (fish symbolic of people)

Ø  The river causes healing and health to everything. V.9

Ø  The river will minister healing to the nations v.12 – Missions

Ø  The river will produce very fruitful trees v. 12  fruitfulness.

God always used rivers as a symbol of His life-giving Spirit. God desires that every church or believer have a healthy river, a place of passing through new spiritual experiences and a place of encountering a new flow of spiritual life, power and blessings.  Come to the River of God!

3) Challenge: How healthy are the waters of your spiritual life? How healthy are our churches today? Are we open to a fresh anointing from God? Where do the waters of your spiritual life need to be stirred where you have become stagnated? In Worship, in devotion, and many more areas to be revived and refreshed in our lives.  

MAY THE RIVER OF GOD FLOWS MIGHTY THROUGH YOU TODAY! AMEN!

 

LET YOUR WILL BE DONE

 

topic:  Let  “Thy Will Be Done” - mARK 14:36

One of the hindrances of God’s will to be done in our lives is our self-will.  We have to say ‘No” to our self-will. Self will is the greatest hindrance in our soul area. God created our will to do His will but self-will came because of sin.

A)     What will self-will do to us? 

1.         Self-will turned Paradise into a desert. (Rom. 5:19)

 

v  It has been well said “My will and not Thine be done, turned Paradise into a desert.  Thy will and not Mine be done, turned the desert into a Paradise” One man disobedience has made many sinners. 

 

2.         Self-will is the mother of sin (Jude 2)

 

v  This is illustrated in Cain, when he is self-will came to God in his own way instead of God’s way, and was jealous because Abel’s sacrifice was accepted and his was rejected, which jealousy led him on to kill his brother

3.         Self-will is the forerunner of disaster (Gen 13:10)

 

v  Lot chose the well-watered plain of Sodom, and then soon after was found in Sodom, but he lost all he had in Sodom, and only escaped with his life.

 

4.         Self-will shuts us from blessing (Numbers 20:11, 12)

 

v  Moses struck the rock twice when God told him to speak to it, and was shut out of the Promised Land in consequence.

 

5.         Self-will brings punishment (I Samuel 15;23)

v  King Saul lost his kingdom and the Holy Spirit through consulting his own will in opposition to God’s word, when the latter told him to destroy all the Amalekites.

 

6.         Self-will brings injury to others (Luke xxii.50)

 

v  Peter acted on his own authority when he cut off the ear of the servant of the high priest

 

7.         Self-will means loss of blessing. (Luke 15:16, 17)

 

v  The prodigal son found the difference between the swine troughs and the father’s table, and between the far country and the old homestead.

 

B) Put To Death The Self Will – JOHN 1:12,13

12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: 13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

Self is the ‘I’ in our lives, our egos.  The apostle Paul said, “I die daily.’ You die daily – not once at salvation, once at water baptism, baptized in the Spirit, or when you become a cell leader or worship leader or even Pastor but every day.  One of the biggest hindrance or obstacle to our dying daily is our pride.  We are proud people, no matter what our race or color.  Pride is something that cannot always be seen; it can be subtle or deceptive.  That is why, we are careful about what we say or do especially in front of our pastoral staff.  The way you look at one another negatively, selfishly and carelessly is so important concerning doing the will of God.

C) Lucifer and his Pride – Isaiah 14:12-16

Notice that the words “I will” appear 5 times in the passage but the words “God’s will” do not appear at all.  That was how much Lucifer had changed. By the words you say and your attitudes speak volumes.

Our attitudes may be: I know better than God.  I know what I should do no need others to help.  I know how the church should be run, etc.  What is the will of God?

Will – “Not my will, but Your Will be done”.  God’s will involves His guidance, wisdom, knowledge, ability, and His grace. We see Lucifer ceased to depend on God’s wisdom and guidance.  He started to think and act as though he know more than God.  So when the proud, self-reliant attitude took hold of Lucifer, he no longer wanted to love and know God intimately.

That is why he fell.  When we have proud attitudes, we also will lose our first love for God and that intimate relationship we once had with God.  You become cold and backslide.  Your will becomes stronger than God’s will.  (Lord’s Prayer will humble us.)

(ii) 1 Peter 5:5 – “be submissive to those who are older.  All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud will but gives grace to the humble.”  If you want to live in God’s Will then die to your own self-will, pride, egos, rebellion and selfish attitudes. 

(iii) Dan 4:30 – King Nebuchadnezzar boasting.

Dan 4:32-32 – King’s downfall. It started with pride and our attitudes, then your speech and finally your actions.  What happens next is a glorification of self not of God.  No recognition is given to God for what He has done, for His supernatural ability and power.   Is this not the great church I build?  Great Sunday School class, etc. 

As we recognize our problem we must humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God and repent.  Tue repentance is not just saying “sorry” but turning away from our proud spirit/attitude and walking in humility in the will of God.  Clothe yourselves with humility toward one another why, because God opposes the proud.  It is worst than rejection, it is fighting against us because we are in the devil’s side.

PRAYER:  

Father, I pray that the will of God be done in my life as it is in heaven.  Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God; let Your good Spirit lead me into a plain country and into the land of uprightness.  Jesus, You gave (yielded) Yourself up (to atone) for my sins (and to save and sanctify me), in order to rescue and deliver me from this present wicked age and world order, in accordance with the will and purpose and plan of our God and Father. Deliver me from my self-will and pride.  Your will be done on earth in my life as it is in heaven.  Amen and so be it!  In Jesus Name, Amen.