Greetings,
"I have long time holden My peace; I have been still, and refrained Myself; now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once."
"I will make waste. . . I will make rivers islands; I will dry up. . . "
"I will bring blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths. . . I will make darkness before them. . . These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them."
"Who gave Jacob for a spoil; and Israel to the robbers? did not the Lord, He against whom we have sinned?"
"Therefore He hath poured upon him the fury of His anger, and the strength of battle
Isaiah 42:14 - 25
The Activity of God, filled with the "I will's of God" (Over 2000 "I will's of God" in the bible, a blog posts from earlier studies). These passages reveal God's will, directives and plans for men; regarding His people and regarding the wicked. But why is it hard for us to understand Gods will in these things? Why are we so pressed to embrace God's grace, but reject God's wrath? Do we know God? Do we know His ways and attributes? When we accept the grace and love of God; when we primarily focus on the positive and neglect and reject the opposite side of this, we come up with a false image of God. We come up with horrible theology. And this false god, we carry into our churches, worship services and into our prayer times.
Do we know God? Do we know God and His fullness in all these many attributes, activities and 'I will's'? do we know what He is doing right now? what He is allowing, causing and foretelling us is to come? Do we see the handwriting on the wall of our nation, and the state of the church? Cannot we read, see and know that He has seen, known, hears and regards our choices, ways, practices and doings. He has justly weighed us in the balances of whether we be pleasing to Him or displeasing to Him. He has regarded us in light of the Scripture, His law and blesses us or curses us, depending on our obedience vs. our disobedience. And this is weighed in two measures; as a nation we are weighed and as the church we are weighed.
Do we know God - Our nation; we've never been further from God, and in more desperate need of God. Yet, a lost, wicked perverse nation will not and does not seek Him. They do not know Him, nor that which He has done to previous empires, kingdoms, cities that have forgotten and forsaken Him and His ways. He judged His Own people, Israel; He destroyed Sodom; He removed Babylon; He toppled Rome, all because they descended from bad to worse, from sin to perversion and from folly to decadence. And every act of invitation, of grace that was extended from God to lost, wicked sinful men was rejected and refused. Thus, the same God that extended grace and mercy, extended wrath and justice. His anger and wrath met them in their sins and folly, even thought He was willing to forgive their sins and remove their folly. Do we know God! If He is rejected and refused, He rejects and refuses(reciprocal).
Do we know God - His church; Every means offered to His people has been extended from God to us. We have church history; we have His Word; we have His works and deeds; everything needed to reveal Who He is, what He has done, will do and is doing. Everything given that we might know our God and His fullness. Through His Spirit to abide in Him, glean from Him, learn of Him and adore Him. Yet, His Own people having neglected all these venues to know Him, have become a generation of deception, misguided knowledge and warped hellish theology and doctrine of Him. "Oh, that we may know Him" as He intended. Which generally reverts to one thing, 'be still and know that I am God'.
But yet you ask the normal church goer, and/or pastor- teacher today and they could not fill one 8 1/2 X 11 piece of paper of the Names, attributes, and works/deeds of God. They do not know Him. they do not know this God that they say they love, worship and pray to. How is that possible? Easy; they make little time for Him to reveal Himself in stillness, or in His Word. And because they do not know Him, they fill that knowledge in songs, teachings, preaching with their own thoughts of God and what they have heard some other man share. And what is the product of this - a diluted God, severely lop-sided in the positive features, but lacking in the whole of Who He has said He is and what He will do. We do not know God.
This is why holiness is forsaken and no longer pursued or emphasized by the church. This is why so many questions as to why things are happening. This is why the power of God is absent from the church house, we have forsaken Him ,and He has forsaken us.
What do we do? 'Return to Me, and I will return to you' (another I will). 'seek Me and ye shall find Me'; 'draw nigh to Me, and I will draw nigh to you'. And on and on it goes, with God's invitation to His people to be what He always intended for us to be -- at one with Him. And the realization, as with every interaction of God, time is an issue. Urgency should be upon the church for the perversions and decadence of our nation, but it is not. Why? Because we do not know God. The church should be fervent, for His hand has already gone out against us, yet we are not fervent or zealous in our approach to God for souls being swept into eternity. Because we do not know Him. The plight of our nation is solely due to the status of the church. 'For as the church goes, so goes the nation".
Concerts of prayer are called for and employed to embrace. This is to worship Who God is in prayer; this is to deal with our iniquities and transgressions that have separated us from Him; and to plead with Him for mercy and restraint in His wrath against us. but how long will you turn a deaf ear and a blind eye to our plight? time is up; another lull of His wrath is upon us a the close of this month and entering the new month. 'While it is today harden not yourselves; but call upon Him, seek Him, and HE will be found of you
we are watching the destruction and devouring of our nation future, homes and way of life. WE have allowed this by our casual worship and service to God; we have allowed this by compromising with the sins of our families and within our nation. But God is listening and watching for a man, a remnant that will with fervency and urgency implore Him, 'in wrath remember mercy'. Make the most of today brethren.
The hour is late, the need is great; pray so as to prevail!
PRAYER TARGETS:
EPIDEMICS
1. Drugs/Alcohol - death - destruction - devouring of lives, homes and society; seemingly no power to bring light to this darkness; to bring deliverance for these imprisoned;
2. Natural Disasters - world news mostly directed Chinese virus, quiet on disasters; earthquakes quiet; Taal volcano - no new updates;
3. LGBT - continued advancement, acceptance and compromising with all these perversions; God giving us over to reprobate minds and lives. Impacting children and next generation. Warnings from all sides coming that POLYAMORY is next flood of evil; definitions - multiple relationships, accepted by all parties involved; VA law still seeking to pass for states to enforce against churches that will contest perversions;
4. Children - continued reports/headlines of abuse - sexual & physical; sex slaves; abductions; rendering and removal of children from what was intending, leaving a legacy of next generation continuance of evil; predators & perversions seeking to be legalized;
5. Diseases - Chinese Virus impacting world; why they haven't termed it pandemic I' don't know. IMpact is great, but death rates are very low compared to other viruses. IMpact on US coming and happening even now. More deaths from our earlier flu, which was more deadly than this one.
Still disease is rampant upon our society - cancer; STD's; etc. Physical and knowing that underneath is spiritual battle ground.
6. Great Evil - mass shooting at work place in Wisconsin - 6 dead, murder-suicide; Suicides are set to surpass 4000 for year tomorrow; Murder-suicides are at 83; well over 1 per day; 9 police officers killed, 44 wounded;
The battle with this in the minds and hearts of men; preventive prayers; However, cause of this is hand of God gone out against us to raise such evil that we have never known before. Herein our root cause is our sin and failure before the Lord as a nation and as the church.
UPDATES:
--bible readings - up through I Corinthians - T-11 days; word study - 'rise';
--The Activity of God - up through Isaiah 43;
--A Word - Isaiah 62:9 started; only 7 started and 3 finished for this month; 25% horrible! got to do better on this!
--sermons are live streamed from my facebook; latest glitch and hindrance is that I am unable to download to my computer and upload to my youtube page. Written and reached out for help; not a word.
--Concert of Prayer - fast is March 3, 1st tuesday of month; hour corporate prayer is March 1 for sunday School hour at Fox's Hollow; and March 7 Saturday night prayer time at Fox's Hollow. refused and rejected by SBC states only a few churches in WV participating.
Until,
Dan
Started: February 29,. 2020
Continued:
Finished:
Saturday, February 29, 2020
Saturday, February 22, 2020
PRAYER EMAIL - FEBRUARY 22
Greetings,
"But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you" Acts 3:14
"Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away." II Timothy 3:5
"But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost" Acts 5:3
There are 6 'shall not' in Scripture about the Holy Ghost:
1. do not grieve;
2. do not quench;
3. do not blaspheme;
4. do not limit;
5. do not resist;
6. do not deny;
The focus of this prayer challenge is to understand that we cannot afford to be guilty of these things against the Holy Ghost. Blasphemy is, of course, for the unregenerate. But the other 5 are addressed toward the church. And that 'denying' the work of the Holy Spirit within us and through us removes the power and Presence of God from His people, the church. So no matter how much work is done 'in the Name of Jesus'; no matter how many prayers are offered; no matter how many tears are shed it is in vain, so long as we have denied the Holy One by taking on a form of godliness, by lying about our reality when convicted by the Holy Spirit. Let us not be found guilty of such things
Peter is preaching in Acts 3, that they denied Jesus as the Holy One and the Just One. And we know that Christ said, He must go away and that He would send the Comforter, the Holy Ghost to teach us and bring to remembrance all things that He said. And that being filled with the Holy Spirit we would glorify Him and the Father. But to those that cheapen, abandon the pursuit of holiness and righteousness with God, 'deny the power' of the Holy One working within us and through us. What can we do without Him?!
We preach the Word, we assemble, we pray, we sing, we want people saved; but all along we deny Him and the work within us for His glory. How can we expect to see any fruit, see any victory, see any revival so long as we deny the work of the Spirit within us. And then when questioned on such things, church leaders and prayer leaders become all defensive and begin to offer their stats and numbers and works. This is the very thing He said was an offence, 'you have a form of godliness, but deny Him'. The true surrender to Him is not embraced; but only a cheap counterfeit of Christianity that He demanded we die to this world and the things of it and die to self. 'These things ought not to be left undone'.
How can we be effective in prayer with a lifestyle of Christianity, church, personal devotion is everything less than what He has said pleases Him?
He says, 'be holy as I am holy' -- we say, just do the best you can; if you sin, you sin;
He says, 'come out from among them' -- we say, we have to be with them and like them to win them;
He says, 'be not unequally yoked' - - we say, I want to be with them and like them;
He says, 'die to self' -- we say, live for self;
Ah brethren! we have long denied the Holy One, the Holy Spirit. That which we needed most, has been sought for least. 'Do not be drunk with wine wherein is excess, but be filled with the Holy Ghost'. God will not honor that which dishonors the Holy Ghost. And God will not bless that which is about us and not about Him. The power of the Holy Spirit flows through him that lives the surrendered life. 'unless a grain of wheat dies'. . . The revelation of our sins and abominations (cause them to know their abominations-my series) reveals our choice of humanism over Him, thus this is why our nation and the church is under severe judgements from God.
Church, bible reading/study, and prayer may continue weekly, but what good is that when the absence of the Holy One is evident. Why declining baptisms? why increasing evils? why greater evil? why so few victories over addictions? why is diseases so deadly? why is prayer offered, but seemingly never answered? We have denied Him the right and the access to our churches, platforms, homes, and hearts. The American way is to live for self, and keep God close in case of emergencies.
--Do you ever just sit and ponder how much more our Lord's kingdom would be, if the fullness of His power was upon us?
--do you ever contemplate that reality that Ravenhill said, 'five seconds inside eternity we will all wish we had done more' and realize that if we would have died to self in everything, complete surrender and abandoned our life for His life, things would have been and would be different?
--do you realize how much we have denied Him in this present age?
--do you realize how much we need Him today? and especially for the church services tomorrow - pulpits and pew?
Ownership of our plight is upon us. We cannot go back and change the past decades; we cannot undo the evil set in motion; we can change tomorrow by yielding and surrendering now. This is not a time of 'just be positive' and refuse to be negative. It is the whole that deals properly with where we are at. Refusal to deal with sins, with loved ones, with churches denies Who/who is in charge.
The prayer life flourishes to him/.her that is endued with power from on high. This is the reason of victories, miracles, mercies and demonstration of His power is so evident to the ones who prevail in His Spirit. For He makes groanings for us, which cannot be uttered. This is the prayer life we must seek and find. This is the prayer life to cultivate. Those things that abhor and deny Him we should abhor and refute.
IF there be one thing needful to seek, it is Him. If there be one thing needful to cry out for, it is to be endued with power from on high. It is the most needful thing for our day and age. For without Him, evils shall increase and prevail; judgements shall worsen; the church shall be removed (is this not why the church in Ephesus was threatened with their candlestick to be removed); homes dissolved; loves ones removed from this earth and cast into hell fire. All because we denied Him the full right to access in us and through us. Brethren, I pray that we not be guilty of such a thing!
The hour is late, the need is great; pray so as to prevail!
PRAYER TARGETS
EPIDEMICS:
1. Drugs/Alcohol
plight of this plague upon minds, hearts and homes is as devastating as anything, yet little done to invoke it, attack it and undo it by church; 'Reprobate Minds' given over to such addictions of evil for the destroying of the body and society; great judgement unleashed by God upon us;
2. LGBT
they have been quieted, but stisll moving and seeking to gain ground in laws, cities, counties, states and nations; Brigham Young University latest to allow without punishing;
3. Great Evil - Homicides/Suicides/Murder-suicides
53 days into this year - over 5600 deaths; crossed 2000 homicides; 40 mass shootings; 7 police officers killed; and 76 murder-suicides; As bad as the drugs and alcohol are, coupled with this, it is the desolation of a nation and a great need for the church to undo this evil before it seals our fate of our future. I just don't understand why I hear of no one appealing to church and prayer groups to 'tear down strongholds and deliver from evil'? Do you not see the ravaging of this upon our future and nation?
4. Children
continued sex trade, neglect and abuse;
Numerous cases of children killed, reported missing, throughout US;
5. Plagues
Chinese virus - over 2200 deaths; still moving world wide - Pandemic;
Cancer;
6. Natural Disasters - things have quieted down since the raging disasters so far this year; but understand that these things will continued and maintain a consistent assault on nations; Earthquakes - still expecting 8.0; failry close 7.0's within two weeks of each other in Feb. should provide lull till March;
Fire - not much reported on Australia; extent of damage and such;
Floods;
Storms - as we approach spring, tornado will become focus;
Locusts - historic plight across 10/40 window;
UPDATES:
--bible readings - up through Acts; just over two weeks to finish; word study "rise";
--The Activity of God - Isiah 40; trying to maintain a page a day; hitting and missing with this; looks like 2 years to finish;
--A Word - Isaiah 62; only 6 verses so far started this month in 22 days; horrible consistency in this; great sin for negligence; 2 verses, 3 & 5 done; of this chapter;
--Concerts of Prayer - March 3 is day of fast; withing that first full week, set times for corporate hour prayer;
--sermons from Sunday are uploaded to my youtube page;
--I will simply announce from now on to you and my churches about the Pray 365 for the elections this November; February was filled with those fasting and praying; March has 14 days open;
Until,
Dan
Started: February 22, 2020
Continued:
Finished:
"But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you" Acts 3:14
"Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away." II Timothy 3:5
"But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost" Acts 5:3
There are 6 'shall not' in Scripture about the Holy Ghost:
1. do not grieve;
2. do not quench;
3. do not blaspheme;
4. do not limit;
5. do not resist;
6. do not deny;
The focus of this prayer challenge is to understand that we cannot afford to be guilty of these things against the Holy Ghost. Blasphemy is, of course, for the unregenerate. But the other 5 are addressed toward the church. And that 'denying' the work of the Holy Spirit within us and through us removes the power and Presence of God from His people, the church. So no matter how much work is done 'in the Name of Jesus'; no matter how many prayers are offered; no matter how many tears are shed it is in vain, so long as we have denied the Holy One by taking on a form of godliness, by lying about our reality when convicted by the Holy Spirit. Let us not be found guilty of such things
Peter is preaching in Acts 3, that they denied Jesus as the Holy One and the Just One. And we know that Christ said, He must go away and that He would send the Comforter, the Holy Ghost to teach us and bring to remembrance all things that He said. And that being filled with the Holy Spirit we would glorify Him and the Father. But to those that cheapen, abandon the pursuit of holiness and righteousness with God, 'deny the power' of the Holy One working within us and through us. What can we do without Him?!
We preach the Word, we assemble, we pray, we sing, we want people saved; but all along we deny Him and the work within us for His glory. How can we expect to see any fruit, see any victory, see any revival so long as we deny the work of the Spirit within us. And then when questioned on such things, church leaders and prayer leaders become all defensive and begin to offer their stats and numbers and works. This is the very thing He said was an offence, 'you have a form of godliness, but deny Him'. The true surrender to Him is not embraced; but only a cheap counterfeit of Christianity that He demanded we die to this world and the things of it and die to self. 'These things ought not to be left undone'.
How can we be effective in prayer with a lifestyle of Christianity, church, personal devotion is everything less than what He has said pleases Him?
He says, 'be holy as I am holy' -- we say, just do the best you can; if you sin, you sin;
He says, 'come out from among them' -- we say, we have to be with them and like them to win them;
He says, 'be not unequally yoked' - - we say, I want to be with them and like them;
He says, 'die to self' -- we say, live for self;
Ah brethren! we have long denied the Holy One, the Holy Spirit. That which we needed most, has been sought for least. 'Do not be drunk with wine wherein is excess, but be filled with the Holy Ghost'. God will not honor that which dishonors the Holy Ghost. And God will not bless that which is about us and not about Him. The power of the Holy Spirit flows through him that lives the surrendered life. 'unless a grain of wheat dies'. . . The revelation of our sins and abominations (cause them to know their abominations-my series) reveals our choice of humanism over Him, thus this is why our nation and the church is under severe judgements from God.
Church, bible reading/study, and prayer may continue weekly, but what good is that when the absence of the Holy One is evident. Why declining baptisms? why increasing evils? why greater evil? why so few victories over addictions? why is diseases so deadly? why is prayer offered, but seemingly never answered? We have denied Him the right and the access to our churches, platforms, homes, and hearts. The American way is to live for self, and keep God close in case of emergencies.
--Do you ever just sit and ponder how much more our Lord's kingdom would be, if the fullness of His power was upon us?
--do you ever contemplate that reality that Ravenhill said, 'five seconds inside eternity we will all wish we had done more' and realize that if we would have died to self in everything, complete surrender and abandoned our life for His life, things would have been and would be different?
--do you realize how much we have denied Him in this present age?
--do you realize how much we need Him today? and especially for the church services tomorrow - pulpits and pew?
Ownership of our plight is upon us. We cannot go back and change the past decades; we cannot undo the evil set in motion; we can change tomorrow by yielding and surrendering now. This is not a time of 'just be positive' and refuse to be negative. It is the whole that deals properly with where we are at. Refusal to deal with sins, with loved ones, with churches denies Who/who is in charge.
The prayer life flourishes to him/.her that is endued with power from on high. This is the reason of victories, miracles, mercies and demonstration of His power is so evident to the ones who prevail in His Spirit. For He makes groanings for us, which cannot be uttered. This is the prayer life we must seek and find. This is the prayer life to cultivate. Those things that abhor and deny Him we should abhor and refute.
IF there be one thing needful to seek, it is Him. If there be one thing needful to cry out for, it is to be endued with power from on high. It is the most needful thing for our day and age. For without Him, evils shall increase and prevail; judgements shall worsen; the church shall be removed (is this not why the church in Ephesus was threatened with their candlestick to be removed); homes dissolved; loves ones removed from this earth and cast into hell fire. All because we denied Him the full right to access in us and through us. Brethren, I pray that we not be guilty of such a thing!
The hour is late, the need is great; pray so as to prevail!
PRAYER TARGETS
EPIDEMICS:
1. Drugs/Alcohol
plight of this plague upon minds, hearts and homes is as devastating as anything, yet little done to invoke it, attack it and undo it by church; 'Reprobate Minds' given over to such addictions of evil for the destroying of the body and society; great judgement unleashed by God upon us;
2. LGBT
they have been quieted, but stisll moving and seeking to gain ground in laws, cities, counties, states and nations; Brigham Young University latest to allow without punishing;
3. Great Evil - Homicides/Suicides/Murder-suicides
53 days into this year - over 5600 deaths; crossed 2000 homicides; 40 mass shootings; 7 police officers killed; and 76 murder-suicides; As bad as the drugs and alcohol are, coupled with this, it is the desolation of a nation and a great need for the church to undo this evil before it seals our fate of our future. I just don't understand why I hear of no one appealing to church and prayer groups to 'tear down strongholds and deliver from evil'? Do you not see the ravaging of this upon our future and nation?
4. Children
continued sex trade, neglect and abuse;
Numerous cases of children killed, reported missing, throughout US;
5. Plagues
Chinese virus - over 2200 deaths; still moving world wide - Pandemic;
Cancer;
6. Natural Disasters - things have quieted down since the raging disasters so far this year; but understand that these things will continued and maintain a consistent assault on nations; Earthquakes - still expecting 8.0; failry close 7.0's within two weeks of each other in Feb. should provide lull till March;
Fire - not much reported on Australia; extent of damage and such;
Floods;
Storms - as we approach spring, tornado will become focus;
Locusts - historic plight across 10/40 window;
UPDATES:
--bible readings - up through Acts; just over two weeks to finish; word study "rise";
--The Activity of God - Isiah 40; trying to maintain a page a day; hitting and missing with this; looks like 2 years to finish;
--A Word - Isaiah 62; only 6 verses so far started this month in 22 days; horrible consistency in this; great sin for negligence; 2 verses, 3 & 5 done; of this chapter;
--Concerts of Prayer - March 3 is day of fast; withing that first full week, set times for corporate hour prayer;
--sermons from Sunday are uploaded to my youtube page;
--I will simply announce from now on to you and my churches about the Pray 365 for the elections this November; February was filled with those fasting and praying; March has 14 days open;
Until,
Dan
Started: February 22, 2020
Continued:
Finished:
Saturday, February 15, 2020
PRAYER EMAIL - FEBRUARY 15
Greetings,
"And being in an agony He prayed more earnestly; . . . Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation." Luke 22:44 - 46
The cause of Christ praying more earnestly came from the agony He had upon Him for the sins of the world. The agony was for His Father's will and their kingdom in eternity. Christ's agony was for His church, His bride that He would die and resurrect for. Christ knowing what must be done, prayed to the Father for the cup to be removed, nevertheless, He surrendered and prayed, His will be done. Yet, the agony of what was about to happen was upon Him. This agony caused Him to pray more earnestly. There are agonies before us and upon us also, not to the decree of Christ, but they are ever present.
Does the agonies of this world cause you to pray more earnestly? Do you know what that looks like? Far too many I hear in conversations about prayer, 'say prayers'; 'pray generally'. This is not earnest praying. Earnest praying is the urgency and fervency of a matter combined to produce earnestness. This earnestness is desperate; it is unflinching; it is challenged to have victory. You can hear it when one is praying in eartness, you feel their resolve to prevail. they will not be denied in this as they seek His face and call upon His name. The agony swells within them as a raging fire, because of the urgency of the need.
When you receive that call of an emegency and know someone is in crisis, life and death crisis, you seek God earnestly for you know not if they shall still remain by morning light. When you see and know that loved one is one breath away from eternity, and you know their eternal soul is lost and without Christ and they will burn in hell for ever, you rise and pray more earnestly. You know this to be, not just for the one, but for the masses! and you pray more earnestly.
When you read of a murder-suicide in a home, among a family, and children and spouses are killed and removed from this earth, you pray more earnestly! When you know that at this moment, some act of evil is being thought upon, plans are being made, guns are being loaded, you pray more earnestly to undo the evil set into motion. When you know Satan is planting seeds, lying to their minds and heart, you pray more earnestly! When that addict is getting ready to take their last drugs, for death is upon them, you pray more earnestly. When you know that one who has lost all hope is loading the gun to take their life in suicide, you pray more earnestly.
When you see the false religions continue the plans of hell, you pray more earnestly! When you see the masses of billions who have not heard nor received the Gospel, you pray more earnestly. When you know this day matters to someone you pray more earnestly! Ah Brethren! What will it take for you to pray more earnestly today? Does not our Father's and Savior's eyes run to and fro throughout all this earth, to show Himself mighty to him or her that prays more earnestly? Does not His ears listen to that heart cry of anguish and agony over eternal, spiritual issues to answer them? Does your agony prevail with God?!
I am also, in my blog devotion/commentary at A Word, IN Isaiah 62:7, where God has set watchmen upon the walls and they give Him no rest day nor night. Brethren, the enemy is at the gate and taking families, homes, cities, souls by the 1,000's does this not cause you to pray more earnestly? The enemy has come and is victorious over our nation and the American church, does this not cause you to pray more earnestly? Even though God has said, 'the gates of hell shall not prevail against His church'; we have grieved, resisted and quenched His Holy Ghost from among us; does this not cause you to pray more earnestly?
The rage in my soul over these things, produces an agony of great grief and sorrow. And I hear His Spirit compel each of us in our prayer closets to pray more earnestly. I hear Him say, 'war a good warfare'; 'finish well'. I am reminded of that poem:
"Fight on my men; a little I'm hurt; yet not yet slain.
I'll just lie down and bleed a while;
And then I'll rise and fight again."
do you remember the old hymn, 'Onward Christ soldiers"? Pray more earnestly!
do you remember the old hymn, 'Marching to Zion, the beautiful city of God"? Pray more earnestly.
Everything in this life and the one to come, hinges on this one unique phrase, did we just say prayers? or did we pray more earnestly, being in agony for the things of God?
'Set your affections on things above" and herein pray more earnestly!
The hour is late; the need is great; pray so as to prevail!
Pray 365 - Kim Strickland is still in need of those who will fast and pray for a day for the elections this November and for our nation and leaders. Pray for God's Divine will to help and lead us.
https://prayer365plus.org/
PRAYER TARGETS:
EPIDEMICS:
1. Drugs & Alcohol - continued high number of overdoses and death; continued, deepening trend of addiction, abuse and disease and death;
2. Natural Disasters - record/historic storm in Atlantic hitting England and Europe, possible all time record setter; Taal Volcano in Philippines; snow in feet in Iran; locusts in east Africa, record/historic;
3. LGBT -
4. Children - neglect, abuse both physical & sexually; sex trade;
5. Great Evil - This is my battle for the minds and hearts of men in our nation given to this great EPIDEMIC. Scores of dozens each day; 66 suicides avg. per day; wrestle with me brethren, I need you. Praying against suicides - murder/suicides - homicides. These are in the 100's each day. Highest suicide rates are among military & police officers. Target the major cities with the highest rates of homicides - Chicago, Baltimore, New Orleans, Memphis, & St. Louis.
6. Diseases - Chinese virus is global; over 60,000 cases, over 1500 deaths; however, the US flu season has topped 10,000 deaths; Lassau fever in Nigeria has claimed 700 deaths; there are numerous diseases and plagues even now producing death and dying on the nations; cancers; STD's among our young people;
UPDATES:
--bible reading - up through John; 200 pages to go; within the month should finish; word study - "Rise" risen, arise, raised, etc.;
--The Activity of God - Isaiah 37; making progress, just slow going;
--A Word - Isaiah 62; started a few this month, only a few finished;
--sermons from Sunday uploaded to Youtube page;
--SBC controversy I am following; Concerts of Prayer would have stepped into the gap to defend and deliver us from this, but their refusal allows for such divisions and disunity; Leadership has tried to spin it and will continue this, but there is too much to address and answer over these last decades. Deal with it rightly and let God return in power; be ye holy and be endued with power from on high!
Until,
Dan
Started: February 15, 2020
Continued: 2/16;
Finished:
"And being in an agony He prayed more earnestly; . . . Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation." Luke 22:44 - 46
The cause of Christ praying more earnestly came from the agony He had upon Him for the sins of the world. The agony was for His Father's will and their kingdom in eternity. Christ's agony was for His church, His bride that He would die and resurrect for. Christ knowing what must be done, prayed to the Father for the cup to be removed, nevertheless, He surrendered and prayed, His will be done. Yet, the agony of what was about to happen was upon Him. This agony caused Him to pray more earnestly. There are agonies before us and upon us also, not to the decree of Christ, but they are ever present.
Does the agonies of this world cause you to pray more earnestly? Do you know what that looks like? Far too many I hear in conversations about prayer, 'say prayers'; 'pray generally'. This is not earnest praying. Earnest praying is the urgency and fervency of a matter combined to produce earnestness. This earnestness is desperate; it is unflinching; it is challenged to have victory. You can hear it when one is praying in eartness, you feel their resolve to prevail. they will not be denied in this as they seek His face and call upon His name. The agony swells within them as a raging fire, because of the urgency of the need.
When you receive that call of an emegency and know someone is in crisis, life and death crisis, you seek God earnestly for you know not if they shall still remain by morning light. When you see and know that loved one is one breath away from eternity, and you know their eternal soul is lost and without Christ and they will burn in hell for ever, you rise and pray more earnestly. You know this to be, not just for the one, but for the masses! and you pray more earnestly.
When you read of a murder-suicide in a home, among a family, and children and spouses are killed and removed from this earth, you pray more earnestly! When you know that at this moment, some act of evil is being thought upon, plans are being made, guns are being loaded, you pray more earnestly to undo the evil set into motion. When you know Satan is planting seeds, lying to their minds and heart, you pray more earnestly! When that addict is getting ready to take their last drugs, for death is upon them, you pray more earnestly. When you know that one who has lost all hope is loading the gun to take their life in suicide, you pray more earnestly.
When you see the false religions continue the plans of hell, you pray more earnestly! When you see the masses of billions who have not heard nor received the Gospel, you pray more earnestly. When you know this day matters to someone you pray more earnestly! Ah Brethren! What will it take for you to pray more earnestly today? Does not our Father's and Savior's eyes run to and fro throughout all this earth, to show Himself mighty to him or her that prays more earnestly? Does not His ears listen to that heart cry of anguish and agony over eternal, spiritual issues to answer them? Does your agony prevail with God?!
I am also, in my blog devotion/commentary at A Word, IN Isaiah 62:7, where God has set watchmen upon the walls and they give Him no rest day nor night. Brethren, the enemy is at the gate and taking families, homes, cities, souls by the 1,000's does this not cause you to pray more earnestly? The enemy has come and is victorious over our nation and the American church, does this not cause you to pray more earnestly? Even though God has said, 'the gates of hell shall not prevail against His church'; we have grieved, resisted and quenched His Holy Ghost from among us; does this not cause you to pray more earnestly?
The rage in my soul over these things, produces an agony of great grief and sorrow. And I hear His Spirit compel each of us in our prayer closets to pray more earnestly. I hear Him say, 'war a good warfare'; 'finish well'. I am reminded of that poem:
"Fight on my men; a little I'm hurt; yet not yet slain.
I'll just lie down and bleed a while;
And then I'll rise and fight again."
do you remember the old hymn, 'Onward Christ soldiers"? Pray more earnestly!
do you remember the old hymn, 'Marching to Zion, the beautiful city of God"? Pray more earnestly.
Everything in this life and the one to come, hinges on this one unique phrase, did we just say prayers? or did we pray more earnestly, being in agony for the things of God?
'Set your affections on things above" and herein pray more earnestly!
The hour is late; the need is great; pray so as to prevail!
Pray 365 - Kim Strickland is still in need of those who will fast and pray for a day for the elections this November and for our nation and leaders. Pray for God's Divine will to help and lead us.
https://prayer365plus.org/
PRAYER TARGETS:
EPIDEMICS:
1. Drugs & Alcohol - continued high number of overdoses and death; continued, deepening trend of addiction, abuse and disease and death;
2. Natural Disasters - record/historic storm in Atlantic hitting England and Europe, possible all time record setter; Taal Volcano in Philippines; snow in feet in Iran; locusts in east Africa, record/historic;
3. LGBT -
4. Children - neglect, abuse both physical & sexually; sex trade;
5. Great Evil - This is my battle for the minds and hearts of men in our nation given to this great EPIDEMIC. Scores of dozens each day; 66 suicides avg. per day; wrestle with me brethren, I need you. Praying against suicides - murder/suicides - homicides. These are in the 100's each day. Highest suicide rates are among military & police officers. Target the major cities with the highest rates of homicides - Chicago, Baltimore, New Orleans, Memphis, & St. Louis.
6. Diseases - Chinese virus is global; over 60,000 cases, over 1500 deaths; however, the US flu season has topped 10,000 deaths; Lassau fever in Nigeria has claimed 700 deaths; there are numerous diseases and plagues even now producing death and dying on the nations; cancers; STD's among our young people;
UPDATES:
--bible reading - up through John; 200 pages to go; within the month should finish; word study - "Rise" risen, arise, raised, etc.;
--The Activity of God - Isaiah 37; making progress, just slow going;
--A Word - Isaiah 62; started a few this month, only a few finished;
--sermons from Sunday uploaded to Youtube page;
--SBC controversy I am following; Concerts of Prayer would have stepped into the gap to defend and deliver us from this, but their refusal allows for such divisions and disunity; Leadership has tried to spin it and will continue this, but there is too much to address and answer over these last decades. Deal with it rightly and let God return in power; be ye holy and be endued with power from on high!
Until,
Dan
Started: February 15, 2020
Continued: 2/16;
Finished:
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
PRAYER EMAIL - FEBRUARY 4
Greetings,
"For I will at this time send all My plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like Me in all the earth." Exodus 9:14
The Lord has restricted me in recent weeks from writing prayer emails, so I am grateful to write and share in this one. Two in Dec., only 1 last month; although He has been instructing in other things. I have sought to share this on social media for those that follow and wish to pray in agreement with me. In December it was the hope of SBC states embracing Concerts of Prayer. Appealing to over 80% of state convention; followed up with 25% that seemed interested. Left with a few churches in WV agreeing to it.
Last month, God spoke and revealed the horrifying reality of our day, in Ezekiel 16:2, 'cause them to know their abominations'. He moved me with this and presented before me the death and dying upon us I was to intercede like never before to stop this and seek His mercy for the hope of salvation to these that are being swept out into eternal hell fire and damnation I have been fighting ever since to get a grasp on this and obey.
As we sat in bible study Monday night, we were reviewing our study of Exodus. God spoke again as we covered the 10 plagues of Egypt. I have been processing 'cause them to know their abominations' and the suicide and other judgements on us for weeks. Trying to grasp and prevail in prayer over these things - failing miserably. And this verse in chapter 9, verse 14 seized me. God is sending all His plagues upon our land. For we have gone from remote incidents to monthly occurrences to weekly to daily happening of evil. We have increased from single digit happenings to dozen's to 100's to 1000's of deaths. We have escalated from judgement to remedial judgement to EPIDEMIC and now to final judgement. did you get that??!! FINAL JUDGEMENT.
The appeal and warnings for Judah went on for over 20 years after Josiah's death till God would bring them to final judgement and destroy Jerusalem and send the people into captivity. The US will not be sent into captivity, but we will be destroyed as a nation, and plundered as a people without God. The grace and mercy of God is extended to a people that seeks Him. "If you seek Me, you will find Me. when you search for Me with all your heart". An easy answer to our plight and dilemma; yet one that the church rejects and refuses. We go on acting like we have plenty of time. We do not!
The hand writing of God is on the wall, just as He did to the king of Babylon. The warning is clear, just as it was to King Zedekiah, 'go out and surrender to the king of Babylon; and I will spare this city, temple, your life and your family's life." But he wouldn't; and they killed his children in front of him; burned the temple and the city; destroyed the wall; killed the majority and carried the rest away into captivity. All because Zedekiah wouldn't listen to Jeremiah. And time was up.
I do not know why it is such a hard thing to see and understand that in the last 10 years to see the increase of death, dying and destruction upon our nation. Why doesn't the church see this and respond rightly? Why is it so far fetched to see His people respond as He has always decreed, 'humble yourselves, repent/confess, return to Me' and I will meet you. Why does the church fail in its biblical response to Him?
some will argue that it is simply fulfilling of prophecy, 'in the last times. . . " But this is only because God's people are as foolish as Zedekiah and Judah; as foolish as Jerusalem and the Pharisees in 70 AD. Jesus foretold of the destruction of the city, due to their great sin in rejecting Him and crucifying HIm. 'His blood be on us"; and God honored that word. It is the same for us as a nation, and as the church for we are as guilty as they of disobeying, and refusing to be broken and contrite before Him. Proper response is necessary just as He has declared throughout His Word. God is sending all His plagues upon us for our great abominations against Him.
Will there be a revival before this destruction? I don't know. There will be another great revival; and we see that starting to happen in the 10/40 window. No doubt a part of God's great plan to finish the task to reach the nations, and then the end. But as for us, too many I fear still only want revival to return to pleasure and ease and God will not honor that pursuit. It will be persecution and complete honoring of Him and unto Him. It will be restoring holiness to the true bride of Christ, to please Him and fulfill His will and ways.
These things are left unknown at this point. But what is known and experienced each day, each hour, each minute in this nation, in our homes and in the hearts and minds of men is 'God is sending His plagues against us to destroy us.' The pursuit of the church, of you and I as intercessors it to stand before Him and plead for the salvation of these that are departing into eternity faster than we can reach them, due to the churches failure in recent decades. Time is up; and eternity is one breath away for far too many this moment. 'Hell has enlarged itself, to accommodate the multitudes going in thereat.'
Our priority for Him is the following:
1. to bring honor and glory to Him in all that we do;
2. to be holy as He is holy;
3. to serve Him among all these that they may know Him;
4. He has placed here for such a time as this, for this very thing of preserving life and presenting His salvation to them before they perish.
None of these things is about self, about ease, about money, about our agendas, it is all about Him. For it is life and death, heaven and hell; and men are perishing in this onslaught of God's hand has gone out against us in severity. 'Cause them to know their abominations' and why I am doing this to your nation!, saith the Lord.
The hour is late; the need is great; pray so as to prevail! For everything depends on it!
Once again I am asking for you to pray and fast for our nation. https://prayer365plus.org/?fbclid=IwAR2Lxcn1ek68zbNFce53lJVaxU63s2xwSlOYXrw1txMrNO71Q_9l41jQkN0
They need us for multiple days at the end of February. You are highly engaged in prayer, and I am asking you to go to this website and help fill these days. Kim Strickland is leading this; and I am doing as much as I can to help her. It is needful for all of us to jump in and fill these days. Simply contact her and see what days she needs filled. Thank you!
PRAYER TARGETS:
EPIDEMICS:
1. Drugs/Alcohol - continued attack of addictions, indulgence; Super Bowl fueled wide increase of consumption, sins, death; overdoses and deaths remain high; addictions, ensnare by demonic control; unless this is broke, no deliverance;
2. Great Evil - suicides - avg. 66 per day; murder-suicides - 50 in 36 days so far this year; This is my battle and struggle right now as the Lords lead me to counter this great evil upon our land. We undertook, as He revealed to us, school shooting, police shootings and saw major decrease and limited deaths. This is the same impact, God reveals, we respond. Minds & hearts of men are evil, pray to undo, stop, thwart, and bring to nought; 'deliver them from evil'.
3. LGBT - has been quiet recently, but their continued assault agianst the church is ever present; stealing the next generation in the midst of perversions;
4. Natural Disasters - as you may know 7.7 in Caribbean last week; we knew it was coming; remote area, and not as much death or destruction; due for another one at any time over 7.0; watching and waiting for Philippine volcano to erupt, Taal; locusts in Middle EAst is something unusal; more wildfires near captial in Australia;
5. Children - continued abuse and neglect reported week after week upon children, young and old; more sex crimes by teachers/coaches; more children found chained, starving in homes, cages;
6. Plagues/Diseases - Chinese virus, is pandemic; 100's dead, 1000's infected; our own flu, long before Chinese flu gets here has killed estimated 10,000 this winter; cancers continue; reported that China is facing an onslaught of all viruses from swine flue to H5N1; STD's rampant;
UPDATES:
--sermons recently at at least one of the churches the last 3 weeks has been on Ezekiel 16; God is teaching me on this and urgency is being pressed; sermons, 3 parts so far on this are uploaded to youtube;
--Monday night right after bible study, the Spirit came upon me again and warned of imminent danger I have not had this for some time; was fixed to pray till burden was lifted; wide range of things was prayed throughout; ceased about 1 AM and nothing since; did not contact any one this time, as it has been a long time since the last one;
--bible readings, finished Old Testament, into Gospels; due to finish within the month;
--The Activity of God - Isaiah; 1/2 way through book, chapter 33;
--A Word - only did 3 in January; started more in chapter 62 and seeking to finish them;
--Concert of prayer - WV interim state exec resigned Jan. 31; new exec coming in and will see how he supports or not the call for it; although Ohio has been very active in fasting and prayer, will not join in; other state execs do not return phone calls; we will continue, but as far as SBC , 'dead in the water';
Until,
dan
Started: February 5, 2020
Continued:
Finished:
"For I will at this time send all My plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like Me in all the earth." Exodus 9:14
The Lord has restricted me in recent weeks from writing prayer emails, so I am grateful to write and share in this one. Two in Dec., only 1 last month; although He has been instructing in other things. I have sought to share this on social media for those that follow and wish to pray in agreement with me. In December it was the hope of SBC states embracing Concerts of Prayer. Appealing to over 80% of state convention; followed up with 25% that seemed interested. Left with a few churches in WV agreeing to it.
Last month, God spoke and revealed the horrifying reality of our day, in Ezekiel 16:2, 'cause them to know their abominations'. He moved me with this and presented before me the death and dying upon us I was to intercede like never before to stop this and seek His mercy for the hope of salvation to these that are being swept out into eternal hell fire and damnation I have been fighting ever since to get a grasp on this and obey.
As we sat in bible study Monday night, we were reviewing our study of Exodus. God spoke again as we covered the 10 plagues of Egypt. I have been processing 'cause them to know their abominations' and the suicide and other judgements on us for weeks. Trying to grasp and prevail in prayer over these things - failing miserably. And this verse in chapter 9, verse 14 seized me. God is sending all His plagues upon our land. For we have gone from remote incidents to monthly occurrences to weekly to daily happening of evil. We have increased from single digit happenings to dozen's to 100's to 1000's of deaths. We have escalated from judgement to remedial judgement to EPIDEMIC and now to final judgement. did you get that??!! FINAL JUDGEMENT.
The appeal and warnings for Judah went on for over 20 years after Josiah's death till God would bring them to final judgement and destroy Jerusalem and send the people into captivity. The US will not be sent into captivity, but we will be destroyed as a nation, and plundered as a people without God. The grace and mercy of God is extended to a people that seeks Him. "If you seek Me, you will find Me. when you search for Me with all your heart". An easy answer to our plight and dilemma; yet one that the church rejects and refuses. We go on acting like we have plenty of time. We do not!
The hand writing of God is on the wall, just as He did to the king of Babylon. The warning is clear, just as it was to King Zedekiah, 'go out and surrender to the king of Babylon; and I will spare this city, temple, your life and your family's life." But he wouldn't; and they killed his children in front of him; burned the temple and the city; destroyed the wall; killed the majority and carried the rest away into captivity. All because Zedekiah wouldn't listen to Jeremiah. And time was up.
I do not know why it is such a hard thing to see and understand that in the last 10 years to see the increase of death, dying and destruction upon our nation. Why doesn't the church see this and respond rightly? Why is it so far fetched to see His people respond as He has always decreed, 'humble yourselves, repent/confess, return to Me' and I will meet you. Why does the church fail in its biblical response to Him?
some will argue that it is simply fulfilling of prophecy, 'in the last times. . . " But this is only because God's people are as foolish as Zedekiah and Judah; as foolish as Jerusalem and the Pharisees in 70 AD. Jesus foretold of the destruction of the city, due to their great sin in rejecting Him and crucifying HIm. 'His blood be on us"; and God honored that word. It is the same for us as a nation, and as the church for we are as guilty as they of disobeying, and refusing to be broken and contrite before Him. Proper response is necessary just as He has declared throughout His Word. God is sending all His plagues upon us for our great abominations against Him.
Will there be a revival before this destruction? I don't know. There will be another great revival; and we see that starting to happen in the 10/40 window. No doubt a part of God's great plan to finish the task to reach the nations, and then the end. But as for us, too many I fear still only want revival to return to pleasure and ease and God will not honor that pursuit. It will be persecution and complete honoring of Him and unto Him. It will be restoring holiness to the true bride of Christ, to please Him and fulfill His will and ways.
These things are left unknown at this point. But what is known and experienced each day, each hour, each minute in this nation, in our homes and in the hearts and minds of men is 'God is sending His plagues against us to destroy us.' The pursuit of the church, of you and I as intercessors it to stand before Him and plead for the salvation of these that are departing into eternity faster than we can reach them, due to the churches failure in recent decades. Time is up; and eternity is one breath away for far too many this moment. 'Hell has enlarged itself, to accommodate the multitudes going in thereat.'
Our priority for Him is the following:
1. to bring honor and glory to Him in all that we do;
2. to be holy as He is holy;
3. to serve Him among all these that they may know Him;
4. He has placed here for such a time as this, for this very thing of preserving life and presenting His salvation to them before they perish.
None of these things is about self, about ease, about money, about our agendas, it is all about Him. For it is life and death, heaven and hell; and men are perishing in this onslaught of God's hand has gone out against us in severity. 'Cause them to know their abominations' and why I am doing this to your nation!, saith the Lord.
The hour is late; the need is great; pray so as to prevail! For everything depends on it!
Once again I am asking for you to pray and fast for our nation. https://prayer365plus.org/?fbclid=IwAR2Lxcn1ek68zbNFce53lJVaxU63s2xwSlOYXrw1txMrNO71Q_9l41jQkN0
They need us for multiple days at the end of February. You are highly engaged in prayer, and I am asking you to go to this website and help fill these days. Kim Strickland is leading this; and I am doing as much as I can to help her. It is needful for all of us to jump in and fill these days. Simply contact her and see what days she needs filled. Thank you!
PRAYER TARGETS:
EPIDEMICS:
1. Drugs/Alcohol - continued attack of addictions, indulgence; Super Bowl fueled wide increase of consumption, sins, death; overdoses and deaths remain high; addictions, ensnare by demonic control; unless this is broke, no deliverance;
2. Great Evil - suicides - avg. 66 per day; murder-suicides - 50 in 36 days so far this year; This is my battle and struggle right now as the Lords lead me to counter this great evil upon our land. We undertook, as He revealed to us, school shooting, police shootings and saw major decrease and limited deaths. This is the same impact, God reveals, we respond. Minds & hearts of men are evil, pray to undo, stop, thwart, and bring to nought; 'deliver them from evil'.
3. LGBT - has been quiet recently, but their continued assault agianst the church is ever present; stealing the next generation in the midst of perversions;
4. Natural Disasters - as you may know 7.7 in Caribbean last week; we knew it was coming; remote area, and not as much death or destruction; due for another one at any time over 7.0; watching and waiting for Philippine volcano to erupt, Taal; locusts in Middle EAst is something unusal; more wildfires near captial in Australia;
5. Children - continued abuse and neglect reported week after week upon children, young and old; more sex crimes by teachers/coaches; more children found chained, starving in homes, cages;
6. Plagues/Diseases - Chinese virus, is pandemic; 100's dead, 1000's infected; our own flu, long before Chinese flu gets here has killed estimated 10,000 this winter; cancers continue; reported that China is facing an onslaught of all viruses from swine flue to H5N1; STD's rampant;
UPDATES:
--sermons recently at at least one of the churches the last 3 weeks has been on Ezekiel 16; God is teaching me on this and urgency is being pressed; sermons, 3 parts so far on this are uploaded to youtube;
--Monday night right after bible study, the Spirit came upon me again and warned of imminent danger I have not had this for some time; was fixed to pray till burden was lifted; wide range of things was prayed throughout; ceased about 1 AM and nothing since; did not contact any one this time, as it has been a long time since the last one;
--bible readings, finished Old Testament, into Gospels; due to finish within the month;
--The Activity of God - Isaiah; 1/2 way through book, chapter 33;
--A Word - only did 3 in January; started more in chapter 62 and seeking to finish them;
--Concert of prayer - WV interim state exec resigned Jan. 31; new exec coming in and will see how he supports or not the call for it; although Ohio has been very active in fasting and prayer, will not join in; other state execs do not return phone calls; we will continue, but as far as SBC , 'dead in the water';
Until,
dan
Started: February 5, 2020
Continued:
Finished:
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