Evangelist Joshua Orekhie Ministries

40 Days Fasting & Prayer Announcement

Theme: A Cry for Mercy

Scriptures:

Psalm 51 | Psalm 57 | Mark 10:47 | Psalm 86:3 | Luke 18:13 | Psalm 130:2

⏱ Fasting Schedule:

Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays: Early Morning to 6:00pm

Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays & Sundays: Early Morning to 2:00pm

Let’s come together in prayer and fasting, seeking God’s mercy, grace, and divine breakthrough!

DAY 17: A CRY FOR MERCY FOR FRESH OIL IN MY LIFE

Psalm 32:7-8

Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah. I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.

Psalm 23:5

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

Psalm 51:11-12

Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

Psalm 119:133

Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.

Acts 1:8 

But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Psalm 92:10

But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.

INTRODUCTION

Oil in the Bible is a powerful symbol of the Holy Spirit, divine grace, empowerment, and consecration. It represents the tangible presence and power of God resting upon a person’s life for service, deliverance, victory, and supernatural exploits.

Whenever God wants to mark a man or woman for impact, He releases oil. When David was anointed by Samuel, the Bible records that the Spirit of the Lord came upon him mightily from that day forward.

In the same way, Jesus Himself was anointed with the Holy Spirit and with power, and that anointing enabled Him to fulfill His divine mission with authority and results. This shows us that divine assignment without divine oil leads to struggle, but divine oil releases ease and dominion.

Fresh oil is what separates mere activity from supernatural impact. Without fresh oil, prayer becomes dry, worship becomes empty noise, and service becomes frustrating and burdensome. You may still be active, but the power that produces results is missing. This is why many people are doing much but achieving little because the oil has reduced.

The tragedy of many believers today is that they are attempting to operate in current seasons with expired anointing from past seasons. They are trying to fight present battles with old victories. They are striving to accomplish fresh assignments with stale empowerment. This is why so many are frustrated, burned out, and spiritually exhausted.

You cannot achieve significant kingdom results with yesterday’s anointing. You cannot fight today’s battles with last season’s oil. You cannot fulfill tomorrow’s assignment with expired empowerment. The enemy you face today is not the enemy you faced yesterday. The level you’re called to now is not the level you operated on before. You need fresh oil to do more.

Fresh oil signifies fresh power from the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:8). It is the divine difference-maker between human effort and supernatural effectiveness. When you find yourself struggling in areas where you once walked in victory, when things that used to be easy now feel like mountains, when your spiritual life feels dry and your prayers seem to hit the ceiling instead of piercing heaven, these are clear signs that you are lacking sufficient oil. You need a fresh anointing.

Fresh oil does not mean God is giving you a new calling or changing your assignment. It means He is renewing your empowerment for the same calling. It means God is restoring what has been lost through spiritual negligence, satanic attacks, or the natural wear and tear of ministry. It means you are being made new not in identity, but in spiritual vitality, authority, and effectiveness.

Fresh oil means fresh strength, fresh fire, fresh authority, fresh favor, fresh insight, fresh boldness, and fresh effectiveness. The Psalmist understood this truth when he declared, “But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil” (Psalm 92:10).

He was not asking for a new position; he was crying out for renewed power. He was not seeking a different assignment; he was petitioning for divine refreshing. He understood that to maintain spiritual vitality and victory, he needed continual renewal from heaven.

THE SIGNS THAT YOU NEED FRESH OIL

How do you know when your oil is running low? There are clear indicators:

1. When prayer becomes a burden rather than a privilege, you need fresh oil. When you once prayed for hours with joy and now struggle to pray for minutes, your oil has reduced.

2. When worship no longer moves your heart, you need fresh oil. When praise songs that once brought tears to your eyes now leave you unmoved and cold, your anointing has diminished.

3. When ministry becomes draining instead of fulfilling, you need fresh oil. When serving God feels like heavy labour instead of joyful sacrifice, you are operating on empty.

4. When you struggle with sins you once had victory over, you need fresh oil. When temptations you previously conquered now overwhelm you, your spiritual strength has weakened.

5. When you lose the fire and passion you once had for God, you need fresh oil. When your relationship with the Lord becomes routine and mechanical, you have dried up spiritually.

6. When demonic attacks that you used to overcome easily now trouble you persistently, you need fresh oil. When spiritual battles that were once simple victories now become prolonged struggles, your authority has been compromised.

HOW OIL IS LOST

Understanding how oil is lost helps us guard against it. Fresh oil can leak out through several openings:

1. Unconfessed sin is a major hole in your spiritual vessel. The Holy Spirit is grieved by sin, and persistent disobedience will quench the anointing in your life. David understood this, which is why after his sin with Bathsheba, he cried out, “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me” (Psalm 51:10-11).

2. Prayerlessness and spiritual laziness drain the oil. The anointing is maintained through intimacy with God. When you neglect prayer, fasting, worship, and the study of God’s Word, your oil level drops dangerously low.

3. Wrong associations and toxic relationships can contaminate or drain your anointing. The company you keep matters. Association with mockers, complainers, and spiritually dead people will affect the oil upon your life. “He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed” (Proverbs 13:20).

4. Unforgiveness and bitterness block the flow of fresh oil. When you harbor resentment, anger, and unforgiveness in your heart, you create barriers that prevent God’s Spirit from flowing freely in your life.

5. Pride and self-reliance repel the anointing. God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble (James 4:6). When you begin to trust in your own abilities, wisdom, or resources instead of depending on God, the oil begins to lift.

6. Spiritual complacency and satisfaction with past victories cause the oil to dry up. When you stop pressing forward, stop hungering for more of God, and become content with where you are, you begin to lose what you have.

When God pours fresh oil upon your life, transformation is inevitable:

1. Your spiritual senses become sharp again. You begin to hear God’s voice clearly. You discern spirits accurately. You perceive divine direction sensitively.

2. Your prayers become powerful again. What seemed impossible yesterday becomes possible today. Demons that refused to obey before now flee at your command. Mountains that stood stubborn now move at your word.

3. Your worship becomes sweet again. The presence of God that once felt distant now feels near. The joy of the Lord that had faded returns with strength.

4. Your service becomes fruitful again. Ministry that felt like pushing boulders uphill now flows with divine ease. Souls that were hard to win now respond readily. Resources that were scarce now become abundant.

5. Your life becomes a testimony again. People begin to notice the difference. They see the light in your eyes, the authority in your words, the power in your prayers, and the favor that surrounds you.

Today, you are not just praying; you are crying out to the throne of mercy for fresh oil. You are asking the God of all grace to pour upon you the oil of His Spirit afresh. And as you cry with faith and desperation, may the God of mercy hear your cry!

May He restore every fire that has dimmed in your life! May He renew your strength and replenish your spiritual reserves! May He anoint you with fresh oil that will make you flourish like the palm tree and grow like the cedar in Lebanon! May you be anointed with fresh oil, and may your horn be exalted like that of the wild ox!

From this day forward, you shall not labour with expired anointing. You shall not serve with yesterday’s oil. You shall not struggle where you should soar. The fresh oil of heaven is flowing upon you now, and you are empowered for uncommon exploits, In Jesus name.

May the mercy of God answer your cry this very day and saturate you with fresh oil from heaven. May your lost fire be restored. May your spiritual strength be renewed. May every area that has dried up in your life receive divine moisture.

May you walk out of this season dripping with fresh anointing that will make you effective, fruitful, and unstoppable in your divine assignment. May the fresh oil upon your life silence every mockery, reverse every setback, restore every loss, and establish you in your place of glory and honour.

CONFESSION

O Lord my God, I come humbly before Your throne of mercy. If the oil of Your anointing in my life has diminished or run dry, I cry out for fresh oil this very day. I repent of every sin, compromise, and negligence that has quenched Your Holy Spirit within me.

By Your abundant mercy, renew my spiritual strength like the eagle’s, restore the fire of Your presence upon my altar, and anoint me afresh with oil from heaven. I refuse to labor with stale anointing or serve You with yesterday’s oil.

Father, I receive fresh oil now; oil that flows, oil that burns, oil that breaks yokes, and oil that produces fruit. Let Your fresh anointing flow upon me from the crown of my head to the soles of my feet. I am anointed afresh, in Jesus’ mighty name!

PRAISE AND WORSHIP

Spend 10-15 minutes in heartfelt worship before the Lord.

Lift your voice and sing songs that exalt the Holy Spirit, celebrate spiritual renewal, and express your consecration to God.

Worship with songs that magnify the anointing, the fire of God’s presence, and the fresh oil of heaven. Let your worship create an atmosphere for the Holy Spirit to move.

This is not mere routine, this is your invitation for God to meet you in this sacred moment. Worship until you sense His presence filling the room.

HYMN: Through The Love Of God Our Saviour

1 Through the love of God our Saviour,

all will be well.

Free and changeless is his favour,

all, all is well.

Precious is the blood that healed us,

perfect is the grace that sealed us,

strong the hand stretched forth to shield us,

all must be well.

2 Though we pass through tribulation,

all will be well.

Ours is such a full salvation,

all, all is well.

Happy, still in God confiding,

fruitful, if in Christ abiding,

holy, through the Spirit’s guiding,

all must be well.

3 We expect a bright tomorrow,

all will be well.

Faith can sing through days of sorrow,

‘All, all is well.’

On our Father’s love relying,

Jesus every need supplying,

in our living, in our dying,

all must be well.

(DAY 17): A CRY FOR MERCY FOR FRESH OIL IN MY LIFE – Prayer Points

1. O God of mercy, anoint my head with fresh oil today, in the name of Jesus.

2. Every dryness in my spiritual life, be flushed out by fire, in the name of Jesus.

3. Father, where my oil has leaked out through battles, restore it by Your mercy, in the name of Jesus.

4. O God, restore unto me the joy of serving You, in the name of Jesus.

5. By Your mercy, let my life carry Your presence again for transformation, in the name of Jesus.

6. I receive fresh oil to do supernatural exploits in life, in the name of Jesus.

7. O Lord, anoint me afresh for signs and wonders, in the name of Jesus.

8. Every assignment I have been struggling with in life, receive ease by fresh oil, in the name of Jesus.

9. O Lord, by Your mercy, pour fresh oil upon my life for renewed strength and impact, in the name of Jesus.

10. Any power assigned to frustrate my anointing with battles, scatter by fire, in the name of Jesus.

11. O Lord, let fresh oil activate grace for consistency in my walk with God, in the name of Jesus.

12. Father, let fresh oil strengthen me against any future battles, in the name of Jesus.

13. O Lord, let my anointing remain fresh and relevant in life, in the name of Jesus.

14. O Lord renew me inwardly and outwardly, in the name of Jesus.

15. O Lord, release fresh oil for fruitfulness and supernatural results, in the name of Jesus.

16. O God, anoint me to finish my race strong and better, in the name of Jesus.

17. Every power feeding on my spiritual energy, be cut off by fire, in the name of Jesus.

18. By Your mercy, O Lord, anoint me afresh for the assignment You have given me, in the name of Jesus.

19. Father, by Your mercy, let the oil of Your Spirit flow upon my life afresh and renew my strength like the eagle’s, in the name of Jesus.

20. O Lord, I cry out for Your mercy to anoint me with fresh oil for this new season of my life, in the name of Jesus.

21. O Lord, let Your fresh anointing break every yoke of stagnation and limitation in my life, in the name of Jesus.

22. Every satanic embargo placed on my spiritual life to prevent fresh anointing, be lifted by the blood of Jesus, in the name of Jesus.

23. Every evil altar draining the oil of God’s anointing from my life, catch fire and burn to ashes, in the name of Jesus.

24. Every satanic covering blocking the fresh oil of heaven from my life, be removed by fire, in the name of Jesus.

25. Father, by Your mercy, anoint me with fresh oil for supernatural speed and divine acceleration, in the name of Jesus.

26. O Lord, let the fresh oil upon my life accelerate every delayed blessing and promise, in the name of Jesus.

27. By the anointing of fresh oil, I decree that my life shall overtake every limitation and catch up with divine timing, in the name of Jesus.

28. Father, let fresh oil flow upon my hands to prosper the work of my hands beyond human explanation, in the name of Jesus.

29. By fresh anointing, I decree that what took others years to achieve shall take me days and months, in the name of Jesus.

30. O Lord, let fresh oil silence every voice of discouragement speaking against me, in the name of Jesus.

31. O God of mercy, anoint my vision with fresh oil to see clearly all Your plans for my life, in the name of Jesus.

32. Father, anoint me with fresh oil that will restore my spiritual authority and dominion, in the name of Jesus.

33. O Lord, let fresh oil flow upon my prayer life and make my prayers powerful and effective, in the name of Jesus.

34. Father, let the fresh oil upon my life give me victory over every spiritual adversary assigned against me, in the name of Jesus.

35. O God of mercy, anoint me with fresh oil that will make me a terror to the kingdom of darkness, in the name of Jesus.

36. Let the fresh anointing upon my life break every chain of spiritual weakness and powerlessness, in the name of Jesus.

37. By fresh oil from heaven, I decree that I shall walk in supernatural boldness and confidence, in the name of Jesus.

38. Merciful Father, pour fresh oil upon every area of my life that needs healing and restoration, in the name of Jesus.

39. O Lord, let Your fresh anointing heal every wound, trauma, and hurt from my past, in the name of Jesus.

40. By the oil of healing, I command every sickness and disease in my body to dry up and die, in the name of Jesus.

41. Father, let fresh oil restore every good thing the enemy has stolen from my life, in the name of Jesus.

42. Let the fresh oil of restoration repair every broken relationship and connection in my life, in the name of Jesus.

43. By divine anointing, I decree total restoration of everything I have lost through the years, in the name of Jesus.

44. Father, by Your mercy, anoint me with fresh oil for supernatural fruitfulness in every area of my life, in the name of Jesus.

45. O Lord, let fresh oil break every curse of barrenness and unfruitfulness over my life, in the name of Jesus.

46.  O God, anoint my efforts with fresh oil that will make me productive beyond my natural capacity, in the name of Jesus.

47. By fresh oil from heaven, I command every seed I have sown to produce a hundredfold harvest, in the name of Jesus.

48. Father, let fresh oil flow into my business, career, and ministry for exponential multiplication, in the name of Jesus.

49. Father, let fresh oil make me untouchable to every agent of darkness assigned to destroy me, in the name of Jesus.

50. O God, anoint my going out and coming in with fresh oil for divine protection and safety, in the name of Jesus.

51. By the oil of preservation, I decree that I shall fulfill my days and complete my divine assignment, in the name of Jesus.

52. O Lord, let the fresh oil upon my life serve as a shield against every weapon formed against me, in the name of Jesus.

53. Let the fresh anointing upon my life confuse and scatter every evil gathering against me, in the name of Jesus.

54. By the oil of preservation, I decree that I shall fulfill my days and complete my divine assignment, in the name of Jesus.

55. Father, by Your mercy, anoint me with fresh oil that will lift me to my place of glory and honor, in the name of Jesus.

56. O Lord, let fresh oil exalt my horn like the unicorn and establish me in divine dignity, in the name of Jesus.

57. By the anointing of fresh oil, I decree that I shall be celebrated and honored in the presence of my adversaries, in the name of Jesus.

58. Father, let the fresh oil upon my life attract divine promotion and supernatural elevation, in the name of Jesus.

59. O God, anoint me with fresh oil that will make me a reference point and a solution provider, in the name of Jesus.

60. Let the fresh anointing upon my life open doors that no man can shut and bring me before great men, in the name of Jesus.

61. By fresh oil from heaven, I decree that my latter glory shall exceed my former glory, in the name of Jesus.

62. I command every evil monitoring spirit assigned to steal my anointing to be paralyzed by fire, in the name of Jesus

63. O Lord, by Your mercy, give me the wisdom to maintain and preserve the fresh oil You have poured upon my life, in the name of Jesus.

64. I reject every spirit of carelessness and negligence that would cause me to lose my anointing, in the name of Jesus.

65. By the blood of Jesus, I seal the fresh oil in my life and declare it shall flow continuously without interruption, in the name of Jesus.

66. Every association, relationship, or environment draining the oil of God from my life, I disconnect myself by fire, in the name of Jesus.

67. By the blood of Jesus, I seal the fresh oil in my life and declare it shall flow continuously without interruption, in the name of Jesus.

68. I command every evil monitoring spirit assigned to steal my anointing to be paralyzed by fire, in the name of Jesus

69. O Lord, by Your mercy, give me the wisdom to maintain and preserve the fresh oil You have poured upon my life, in Jesus’ name.

70. I reject every spirit of carelessness and negligence that would cause me to lose my anointing, in the name of Jesus.

71. By the blood of Jesus, I seal the fresh oil in my life and declare it shall flow continuously without interruption, in the name of Jesus.

72. Every association, relationship, or environment draining the oil of God from my life, I disconnect myself by fire, in the name of Jesus.

73. By the blood of Jesus, I seal the fresh oil in my life and declare it shall flow continuously without interruption, in the name of Jesus.

74. Father, I declare that the fresh oil upon my life shall never run dry but shall overflow into generations, in the name of Jesus.

75. Father, I declare that the fresh oil upon my life shall never run dry but shall overflow into generations, in the name of Jesus.

76. Let the fresh anointing upon my life announce me to my world and establish me in my divine assignment, in the name of Jesus.

77. O Lord, I praise You for the fresh oil that is already flowing in my life and producing visible results, in the name of Jesus.

78. O God, anoint me with fresh oil that will give me favour with kings, presidents, and people of influence, in the name of Jesus.

79. O Lord, let fresh oil upon my life repel every wrong connection and toxic relationship, in the name of Jesus.

80. Father, let the fresh oil upon my life make me a blessing to others and draw those who need what God has placed in me, in the name of Jesus.

81. By the anointing of fresh oil, I cover my spouse and children with divine favour and preservation, in the name of Jesus.

Kindly follow any of our past fasting days: Day 16, Day 15, Day 14

PRAYER ASSIGNMENT

Write down anything the Holy Spirit brings to your heart that may have quenched the fire of God in your life (attitudes, habits, distractions, delays in obedience). Confess them sincerely and ask for mercy and cleansing.

Read and meditate slowly on these scriptures, one after the other: Psalm 92:10, Isaiah 40:31, Acts 3:19, Matthew 25:1–13.

Pause after each verse and pray: “Lord, renew me by Your mercy.” If you have anointing oil, lightly anoint your head and pray: “By the mercy of God, I receive fresh oil for this season.” If you do not have oil, lay your right hand on your head and pray the same prayer in faith.

MEMORY VERSES

Isaiah 10:27, Psalm 23:5, Isaiah 40:31, Zechariah 4:6, Psalm 92:12-13, 1 John 2:27, Luke 4:18, Psalm 92:10, Isaiah 58:11, Isaiah 40:3, 1 Samuel 16:13, Isaiah 61:1, 1 John 2:27, Acts 10:38, Acts 1:8,