Basic Scripture for 12 October 2025 Prayer points and Declarations

Basic Scripture for 12 October 2025 Prayer points and Declarations

BASIC SCRIPTURE: GENESIS 32:22-32

Basic Scripture for 12 October 2025: Genesis 32:22-32 (NKJV)

22 And he arose that night and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven sons, and crossed over the ford of Jabbok.
23 He took them, sent them over the brook, and sent over what he had.
24 Then Jacob was left alone; and a Man wrestled with him until the breaking of day.
25 Now when He saw that He did not prevail against him, He touched the socket of his hip; and the socket of Jacob’s hip was out of joint as He wrestled with him.
26 And He said, “Let Me go, for the day breaks.” But he said, “I will not let You go unless You bless me!”
27 So He said to him, “What is your name?” He said, “Jacob.”
28 And He said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed.”
29 Then Jacob asked, saying, “Tell me Your name, I pray.” And He said, “Why is it that you ask about My name?” And He blessed him there.
30 So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: “For I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.”
31 Just as he crossed over Penuel the sun rose on him, and he limped on his hip.
32 Therefore to this day the children of Israel do not eat the muscle that shrank, which is on the hip socket, because He touched the socket of Jacob’s hip in the muscle that shrank.

 FINISH READING: Devotional ODM Daily Manna October 2025 THE WHITE SHARK: GIVE ME FREEDOM OR I DIE

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The Context: A Night of Transformation

This passage occurs at a critical juncture in Jacob’s life. He is returning to his homeland after 20 years, and he is terrified of meeting his brother Esau, whom he had cheated. He is alone, vulnerable, and at the end of his own cunning and strength. It is in this place of desperation that he encounters God in a physical, transformative struggle. This is not just a story about a fight; it’s about surrendering our old identity to receive God’s new identity for us.

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Prayer Points

1. The Point of Surrender:

   • “Lord, bring me to my own ‘Jabbok’ moment. Help me to send away every distraction and come to a place of being utterly alone with You, where my self-reliance ends and my dependence on You begins.”

2. The Prayer of Persistence:

   • “Like Jacob, I refuse to let go of You, Lord. Even when the struggle is long and the night is dark, I will hold on in prayer until I receive the breakthrough and the blessing You have for me.”

3. The Prayer for Identity:

   • “Father, You know my name—my past, my failures, my shortcomings (my ‘Jacob’, which means ‘deceiver’). Today, I ask for a new identity. Rename me according to Your purpose and destiny for my life. Make me an ‘Israel’—one who prevails with God.”

4. The Prayer for a Lasting Mark:

   • “Lord, touch me in a way that changes my walk forever. Let my encounter with You leave a ‘limp’—a permanent mark of humility and dependence that reminds me and others that I have been with You, the living God.”

5. The Prayer for Divine Encounter:

   • “I seek Your face, O God, not just Your hand. I desire to know You more intimately, to see Your glory in my situation. Preserve me as I seek a deeper, face-to-face relationship with You.”

6. The Prayer for the New Dawn:

   • “As the sun rose on Jacob at Peniel, usher in a new dawn of blessing, favor, and reconciliation in my life. Let the morning light reveal the victory You have won for me.”

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Declarations

1. I declare today that I am no longer defined by my past struggles or failures. My old nature is broken, and I embrace my new identity in Christ—I am a prince/princess with God, I prevail in prayer, and I overcome every obstacle.

2. I declare that I will not give up in my season of spiritual wrestling. I will persist until the blessing is released. My breakthrough is coming with the breaking of the dawn.

3. I declare that my life carries the mark of God’s touch. My weakness is a testimony of His strength. I walk differently because I have encountered the living God, and my life is a witness to His transformative power.

4. I declare that I will see God’s goodness in my life. I will look back on this season and testify that I have seen God face to face and my life has been preserved and blessed.

5. I declare that every fear, every ‘Esau’ threatening my peace and destiny, is disarmed by the power of the blessing I have received from the Lord. I walk forward in reconciliation and divine favor.

6. I declare that my “Peniel” (the face of God) is my place of victory. From this day forward, my perspective is changed, my walk is changed, and my name is changed, all for the glory of God!

May this day mark a divine turning point in your life, as you wrestle in prayer and receive God’s transformative blessing. Amen.