Greetings,
"With great wrestlings have I wrestled . . . and I have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali." Gen. 30:8
80 Hours of Prayer:
1. thank you to all that helped and joined us. When it was all said and done, I think there was only 2 slots that did not get filled. We even had people late Sunday take open slots for Monday evening and Tuesday morning to fill it all up. It was a tremendous thing to behold from the Lord.
2. Why was this necessary - 1) God always sets His people to extraordinary prayer before He moves and works; the churches in Austin set the event, but the Lord was leading us to engage in the spiritual warfare at hand; God is getting ready to move. This was a Divine and historic moment in history. 2) The hour of evil continues to greatly increase. Isaiah 59 tells us that when evil comes in like a flood, God raises up a standard against it. 3) This was normal Christianity to 'prayer without ceasing'; 'to continue in prayer' and this generation and the former ones have lost this important weapon of spiritual warfare. It is good to see it returning. It must return!
3. What comes next? I do not have a direct answer to this. Many confessed that they have let their hands down in prayer. And that this time of prayer had renewed their passions and pursuit of prayer. Many shared that they had gone to new levels of praying. I am aware that many are scattered and most are alone to continue in prayer, time wears some down. they lose heart; they aren't stirred as much. But this is a wake up call to return to our first love and engage in prayer fully again. Much is on the line for our nation, future and the state of the church.
Out of my prayer time came the above verse. On Monday night in my prayer time, the Spirit spoke, 'with great wrestlings I have wrestled and prevailed.' I could not remember the book, chapter or verse of this. I knew it was close to Jacob wrestling with the angel and prevailing, but not the same event. Researching it, I found in Genesis 30 and the battle of Rachel and Leah. Yet the spiritual message in this text is the answer to these times of prayer. There must be 'great wrestlings'; not just wrestling or say a prayer; but great wrestlings to prevail.
This is a hard thing to find these days. But it is absolutely necessary to do. Great wrestlings is filled with the key words that are missing in most secret closets and corporate prayer meetings - FERVENCY; URGENCY; & EMERGENCY. These traits push one to demand God fulfill His promises; for God to hear and answer; and the realization of how late the hour is, is crucial. The reality and knowledge of eternity pushes us to great wrestlings because so many are perishing into hell without Christ. Every calamity of natural disasters, suicides, murder-suicide, drug overdoses, homicides sends men, women and children out into eternity without Christ. Once in hell, always in hell.
Great wrestlings against demonic strongholds, possessions of loved ones, evil minds and hearts is absolute necessary to prevail against. Saying a prayer will not prevail against such evil. Earnest, and urgent propels one into the throne room to obtain mercy and grace to help in this time of need. Failure to do this, fills our headlines and cities and homes with tragedy, death and horrible crises. Do you see or know of such prayer times against the enemy and his will and ways? It is hard to find.
Great wrestlings for revival to come and for God to remember 'in wrath remember mercy'. 'For who knows if God will turn and leave a blessing behind Him.' For if we do not pray for this act of mercy, revival, favor, then what will come is God's wrath, judgement and anger. We are already under great severe remedial judgement. Many are adapting to the times and not considering great wrestlings to see God send forth His Presence to meet us and show us His glory. Oh, how much evil would be righted if He would come upon His church. Yet, if comes not, then wrath will be sure to fall. Cataclysmic judgement, far worse than we have seen before. Final judgement on our nation and the church of North America for Laodicean church attitude.
Where are the tears? were is the urgency? where is the anguish? These things are a great part of great wrestlings and prevailing. To come out of a prayer time and to hear God said, 'Granted'. This is prevailing. And for this we must seek and find, before time runs out.
Dear brethren, we enter the 10 month of this year; the last 1/4 of the year. Where are you spiritaully? Are you in the Word faithfully? have you read through the Bible this year? Where are you in prayer life? Are you seeing and rejoicing in God's Presence, God's answers and God's revelations? Have you led anyone to Christ this year? Have you tried? Be much about the kingdom. Finish this year well.
CONCERT OF PRAYER
We have continued over the last 5 months to call for a fast on the first Tuesday of each month. and to gather during that first week for a time of corporate prayer. The prayer time is given to -- worship -- confession -- petitions. And they are cries before the Lord for our nation, the church, our homes and our hearts. We circulated this information in the spring of this year. I had two individuals that wrote and said they was praying for us. but no other pastor, church, association, or state embraced this call to prayer.
Prayer Link met this past weekend and are focused on networking and building resources. But a path to engage in prayer across the convention was not mentioned that I was aware of. (I was not at the full meeting).
WV convention asked me to come and led a concert of prayer time before their executive session. And following that time of prayer they may call for another before the state meeting.
It is the most urgent hour we are in for our nation. Why would we not engage in a more extraordinary time of prayer? Consider being a part of this. Let me know how I can help and assist with this.
Prayer Targets:
Preventive Prayers - prayers that see and know what evil is coming and pray to prevent it. God is able. . .
--crisis hour for some in these hours and days; suicide rates continue at record pace for 2019; Pray for minds and hearts evil affected by Satan. I have no doubt that Satan has planted and perpetuated thoughts of this evil. Pray to stop it and undo it. It may be the person you least suspect. This is a great evil of our day.
--two incidents at local county in Hampshire last week of threats. We have thus far been safe from school shootings. However, numerous plans have been found out and stopped. Continue to pray preventive prayers this week, as tomorrow may be that day; pray that these plans be revealed and thwarted before acted out. Pray for the individual to be turned by God away from following through with this.
--natural disasters; we are more than due for a 7.0 earthquake or greater; this month may produce that; and as always with earthquakes, in remote areas it doesnt matter to many; but in a populated area it matter everything of life and death. Pray for deliverance and protection.
--I have been watching the unrest in so many nations over these months. HOng Kong; Pairs; Indonesia; Haiti; Ecuador; Iraq; to name a few; a strong upheaval of the nations and governments is at hand; something is coming
--next sunday is BGR world hunger; I believe that 2019 has produced, due to weather related disasters, 7 - 9 million displaced people; food, waters, basics of life have to be provied to this huge areas being impacted by floods, storms, droughts, etc.
--lost souls - this week may be someones last week; and you know they are not ready for eternity in Christ; pray and take moment to witness,knowing their eternity is only one breath away; and remember the horrors of hell - "Once in hell; always in hell." O God, save these lost souls before its eternally too late.
Update:
--bible readings; up through Deuteronomy; word/phrase study this time - "Rise"; "Rise Up"; Raise; risen;
--The Acitivty of God - Psalms; up through 107; slow going; time has not been favorable to me for this.
--A Word blog - Isaiah 60; not many started or finished in September; so far this month, only 1 verses started;
--sermons are uploaded to my youtube page from Keyser church and Fox's Hollow; I have been somewhat surprised of those that say they are watching these. It is not evident who, or how many do. But let it be as the Lord sees fit.
Until,
Dan
Started: October 6, 2019
Continued: 10/7;
Finished:
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