Daniel 9:1-end; Leviticus 26:14-45; Psalm 24: 3-4; 139: 23-24; 19: 12-14
Let us repent accordingly in the following order.
- Repent of Personal Sins including ministerial sins,
- All forms of unforgiveness, including bearing of grudges, woundedness
- All forms of envy, including ministerial competition
- All forms of offenses
- All forms of pride,
- All forms of laziness, particularly ministerial indolence
- All forms of falsehood, lying, hypocrisy, deceit, craftiness, etc
- All forms of greed, stealing and cheating,
- All forms of gossip and slander
- All forms of idolatry, including hero worship
- Self-promotion and seeking the praise of men,
- All forms of rebellion, including disobedience, not submitting to one’s spouse
- unrighteous parenting,
- All forms of unfaithfulness, betrayals, unfulfilled promises, etc. giving unrighteous counsel,
- selfish ambition
- Bias: Tribalism, sectionalism, denominationalism, favoritism, tribalism, all forms of discrimination,
- Any action, words or deeds that have contributed to the sinful state of the nation.
- Repent of the sins of your spouse, children, parents & ancestors.
- Idolatrous practices
- Demon worship
- Idolatrous festivals, dance and songs
- Tribal/incision marks
- Blood/Human sacrifices
- Idolatrous priesthood
- Consulting with sorcerers
- Witchcraft
- All forms of occult practices
- Blood guiltiness: Wicked and indiscriminate shedding of blood by the State and non-state actors e.g. Boko Haram, Fulani herdsmen, armed robbers, kidnappers, assassins, cultists, murder by Armed Forces and Security Agents, ritualists, etc
- Owning and selling of slaves
- Killing of twins
- Sins against the Gospel
- Rejection of the gospel
- Killing and persecution of missionaries
- Burning Bibles and scriptural materials
- Burning churches
- Sexual sins:
- Adultery
- Fornication
- Bestiality
- Incest
- Pornography
- Masturbation
- Homosexuality
- Prostitution
- Repent of the sins of the church –
- Prayerlessness –
- hard heartedness towards God,
- unwillingness to repent of sins,
- pride,
- outsourcing of prayers, etc.
- Low Biblical knowledge, understanding and application
- Intellectual indolence leading to carnal interpretation of scriptures
- Carnality among Christian leaders (1 Corinthians 2:11-16, 3:1-3)
- Covetousness –
- being open to financial inducement,
- worldliness,
- materialism,
- corruption,
- Conversion of ministry funds to personal use,
- evil compromise,
- deliberate sellout,
- profiteering of anointing,
- cheating,
- Disunity–
- denominationalism,
- sectionalism,
- individualism,
- divisions,
- slander,
- gossips,
- judging,
- bitterness,
- murmuring,
- complaining,
- malice,
- quarreling
- Sexual sins –
- Adultery,
- fornication,
- prostitution,
- pornography
- incest,
- bestiality,
- homosexuality,
- pimping,
- Witchcraft –
- Manipulation,
- seduction,
- intimidation,
- Ungodly control
- Ungodly ministerial practices –
- Personal empire building,
- Competition,
- Self centeredness,
- deliberate distortion of gospel message,
- misleading of congregation for personal gains.
- Encouraging the building of a cult around ministry
- Occult practices – witchcraft, tokenism,
- Deliberate falsehood – false teaching, deceit, cheating, hypocrisy
- Allowing evil spirits to operate in the Church:
Jezebel - spirit that pollutes (Revelation 2: 20)
Miriam - spirit of envy from a former senior in ministry, sibling rivalry (Numbers 12: 2)
Korah - spirit that despises anointed contemporaries (Numbers 16: 3)
Dathan and Abiram: spirit that claims right of seniority (Numbers 16:12) - (Note: Both are Reubenites ie firstborn status)
Eliab: spirit that resents a contemporary who God elevates; it judges the object of resentment (1 Samuel 17:28)
King Saul: spirit that provokes insecurity of a boss against a favoured subordinate (1 Samuel 18: 9)
Adonizedek, Hoham, Piram, Japhia, & Debir - The spirits/powers that hinder entry into inheritance (Joshua 10)
- Repent of the sins of Lagos state (substitute with your own State)
- Promotion of idolatrous practices (using government funds) under the pretense of culture
- Carnivals
- Festivals
- Refurbishment of shrines
- Financial support for sorcerers
- oppression of the poor & the weak,
- wickedness agents of state in carrying out their duties,
- extortion of money from the public,
- embezzlement of public funds,
- organizing carnivals in the name of culture that glorifies satan,
- Repent of the sins of Nigeria --
- Hypocritical rejection of godliness and righteousness
- Culture of entitlement
- Laziness and “get rich quick” syndrome
- Discrimination:
- tribalism,
- nepotism,
- sectionalism
- suppression of women
- Corruption and unethical practices
- election rigging
- stealing of public funds
- giving undue advantage to foreigners to the detriment of Nigeria.
- Injustice
- Lack of transparency
- Deliberate falsehood and other forms of deceit
- Idolatry and sorcery
- Government sponsored idolatry
- sorcery,
- divination,
- spiritism
- Occultism in government and the organized private sector
- Modernized idolatry e.g. Eyo, Argungu fishing festivals, etc
- All forms of sexual immorality
- Adultery,
- fornication,
- prostitution,
- pornography
- incest,
- bestiality,
- homosexuality,
- Abduction of teenage girls into forced marriages
- abortions,
- baby factories,
- selling of children
- Criminal activities
- selling of fake products,
- 419,
- frauds,
- armed robbery,
- kidnapping,
- Assassinations,
- Terrorism
- Human sacrifices and other rituals
- FESTAC 77,
- Exporting prostitution.
- General lawlessness