{"id":345106,"date":"2025-01-27T16:32:17","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T21:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/?p=345106"},"modified":"2025-01-27T16:35:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T21:35:41","slug":"the-prayer-of-agreement-at-the-jordan-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/post\/the-prayer-of-agreement-at-the-jordan-river\/","title":{"rendered":"The Prayer of Agreement at the Jordan River"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Jordan River<\/a><\/span> can be considered a symbol of repentance and change. Mentioned about 190 times throughout the 66 books of the Holy Scriptures, it has always been the scene of moments of transformation.<\/p>\n

To cite a few examples, it was in this place that Lot made his choice to separate from Abraham (Genesis 13:10-11) and, on another occasion, its waters parted, as happened in the Red Sea, which contributed to the conquest of the Promised Land (Joshua 3:15-17). By the Jabbok River, a tributary of the Jordan, Jacob wrestled with God, experiencing a life transformation that led to his being called Israel (Genesis 32 and Hosea 12).<\/p>\n

Naaman, a man highly respected for his position as commander of the Syrian Army, had to go down into the waters of the Jordan River seven times to be cured of leprosy (2 Kings 5:14). The Jordan River is also mentioned in the baptism of the Lord Jesus when He was immersed in the waters by John the Baptist (Matthew 3:13).<\/p>\n

However, more than just being part of stories from the past, the Jordan River continues to mark the history of many people who decided to build a new life. That is why in December 2024, the Campaign of Israel for a New Life<\/em>\u00a0 took place in the Jordan River, which offered a chance for those who, repenting from their past actions, wished to build a new story by symbolically descending into the waters of the Jordan River.<\/p>\n

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A New Life in the Waters of the Jordan<\/strong><\/h4>\n

On January 12th, as the Campaign of Israel<\/em>\u00a0 concluded, the Prayer of Agreement was broadcast to every temple of The Universal Church. Held in the Jordan River in Israel, the prayer was led by Bishop Edir Macedo<\/a><\/span>, joined by bishops from various countries, representing the global reach of the Church\u2019s evangelistic mission.<\/p>\n

During this gathering of faith, Bishop Macedo commented that, for new life to exist, \u201cThe old man must die\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 and that the guidance on baptism left by the Lord Jesus is related to the new birth. \u201cWhen someone dies, the deceased needs to be buried, and baptism in water represents this burial. When the repentant person \u2018dies to the world,\u2019 they become a \u2018dead person\u2019 and, in an act of faith, needs to be \u2018buried by the waters of baptism,\u2019\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 he said.<\/p>\n

He noted that when the Lord Jesus was baptized, He witnessed the Heavens opening. God\u2019s voice resounded, saying, \u201cThis is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased\u201d (Matthew 3:17)<\/em><\/strong>. According to Bishop Macedo, the same happens to those who decide to abandon their old life and surrender themselves to the Almighty\u2014\u201cThose who go down into the waters also hear this voice within themselves. And only the person who has repented and died to the world is a new creation and can hear the Voice of God.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

On that occasion, in prayer, Bishop Macedo cried out, \u201cOur Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Father, Thy Name can only be sanctified by those who have been sanctified by Thee. We were separated from the world to sanctify Thy Name. Once Thy Name is sanctified, Thy Word and Thy Kingdom extend throughout the Earth.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Thus, he determined that the Will of the Almighty would be done in the lives of all the people represented by requests and names taken to the Jordan River by the bishops who joined there in prayer to cry out to God in faith. \u201cMay the Holy Spirit descend upon your life, and may you hear the same God said to Jesus wherever you are. To all who believe, may you receive the seal of God,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 he concluded.<\/p>\n

In an act of faith, the requests of all those on the five continents who participated in the Campaign of Israel for a New Life at the Jordan River<\/em>\u00a0 were dipped in the river’s water and then \u2018buried\u2019 by Bishops Bira Joshua<\/a><\/span>, J\u00falio Freitas, Domingos Siqueira, Clodomir Santos, Marcelo Pires, Honorilton Gon\u00e7alves, Randal Brito and Franklin Sanches. They determined that all those who believed and repented would have their old life buried and would begin to live a new story.<\/p>\n

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