Greetings,
"Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and DO IT. Then arose Ezra. . . that they should do according to this word. And they sware. Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and went into the chamber. . . and when he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he mourned because of the transgression of them . . . " Ezra 10:4 - 6
My word/phrase study is "Rise", in reading through the Bible this time. Coming through Ezra, the Spirit revealed these 3 verses of call and response. Our nation is in one of its worst years of death, destruction and dying; homicides - murder-suicides - suicides - drug overdoes deaths - plagues to name a few that are at record, historic numbers for our nation. We are faced with remedial judgements of epidemic proportions on all sides and places. There is no way that we can continue as a nation unless the grace and mercy of God is given for 'a little reviving.' The church has the answer and solution to our sinful abominations. The church is to respond to God rightly, in order to seek and find His help for this hour of need. But failure of the church to respond, only allows for Satan, sin and evil to have its will and way.
In this passage of Ezra, the sins of the people that have returned from Babylonian captivity have been declared and shared. In Ezra, chapter 9 it is one of the great confessions of the Bible, declaring specifically wherein their sin was. In Ezra, chapter 10, verse 1, the people were set before God to hear from Him due to their sins. Confession and declaration of their sins was pronounced in verse 2. And in verse 4, the command was given to the priest/prophet, 'Arise, for this matter belongeth unto thee. . . ". And in verses 5 & 6, Ezra responds rightly with fasting, obedience, weeping and dealing with wherein their great sin was.
Brethren, are we not in the same plight? Our sins have increased in our nation. Greater sins lie in store for 2020 through laws, judicial edicts and agendas of the LGBT and anti-God groups. The church seems powerless to do anything about it. And it is precisely the Power of God that is needed to stop evil and take back the ground we have lost. The power of God comes through those that wait upon Him in prayer, broken and contrite. Prayer calls have increased, but prevailing in prayer has not happened yet. Homes are broken, hearts are broken, souls are perishing and we need a response that fits the moment of our nations plight. Thus, we are inviting you to consider to join us in our Concerts of Prayer.
We issued this call over 6 months ago. Concerts of Prayer were blessed by God in the 1700's in Scotland and the US to bring about revival among the churches and to see a spiritual awakening among the lost of the nations. This was composed of the first Tuesday of the month for a day of fasting and prayer. And sometime during that first week of the month to have a corporate prayer meeting for the praying remnant and/or church body. This does not seem like we are asking a lot, but it was highly favored by God and is greatly needed among us today. Prayer and fasting is a must in our spiritual disciplines; however, it is a rare thing to find among Christians today. Thank God for the remnant that remains faithful to great and small things.
You are invited to 'arise' and embrace and employ the call and practice of monthly Concerts of Prayer among your state, associations, churches, pastors, schools etc. For the New Year, let us see a greater participation among God's body. A grass roots response of leaders local, regional and state wide to employ this call for prayer and fasting for the plight of our nation, homes, churches and our future . Failure to respond, only allows for evil to amass, claim more souls, destroy more lives and leave the church utterly abandoned, Ichabod; because we did not know the hour. The hand writing is issued upon the wall and we are called to respond now, while there still remains time to respond. For soon, if not next year, time runs out if we have not prevailed with God.
Brethren, arise and let it be said, when the call came, 'they arose. . . and went'.
These prayer times are to engage in 3 areas:
1. worship of the Lord God;
2. confession of sin by our nation, the church, our families and our own hearts;
3. petitions and supplications for Divine help; revival; and 'endued power from on high";
Many are content to wait for someone else to pick up and do; but too much times has been lost. Just a few months ago, 7 churches in Austin hosted 168 hours of straight prayer. Each church hosting 24 hours of continuous prayer. Within my prayer groups, churches and prayer partners we joined them and prayed for 80 straight hours. It is time to initiate prayer and maintain, till "we see the cloud the size of a man's hand coming." We will engage in 100 straight hours of prayer at the close of December into January 1. This is in conjunction with the employment of the Concert of Prayer.
Our situation is dire; our very future is at stake as a nation; and religious freedom has never been more threatened of being removed. You are being asked to consider and engage in these times of prayers. Paul declared, 'I was not disobedient to the heavenly calling"; and you are being asked to be obedient to 'seek My face'; 'call upon My Name'; 'continue in prayer"; 'pray without ceasing"; "I give myself unto prayer".
There are numerous prayer ministries, prayer leaders that stand ready to assist in helping in any way you may need. Please join and make this an united voice of prayer before our Lord on behalf of our nation, His church and His kingdom. Prayer is needed; prayer works!
Brethren, the hour is late, the need is great, prayer so as to prevail.
PREVAIL OR FAIL
Here is the link that was sent out 7 months ago. It contains the history, and gives an overall venue for Concert of Prayer times.
https://danbiser.blogspot.com/2019/06/concert-of-prayer-june-30.html
Until,
Dan Biser
rdbiser@live.com
Started: November 11, 2019
Continued: 12/6;12/7;12/8;
Finished:
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