What is the Lord currently speaking to us, both personally and corporately?
“Watch and pray.” – Pray and watch Him work!
The call to prayer could not be more persistent or more pronounced. God IS calling His people to pray. This call does not apply only to official “prayer warriors” or “intercessors”; it applies to all of us ordinary women. If you ever harbored a secret desire to work as an undercover agent, this is your chance! We can be on duty full-time, and results are guaranteed:
“As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth:It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.” Isaiah 55:10-11
Just as all forms of precipitation water the earth, God’s Word will precipitate and propagate His Kingdom in the earth. Prayer functions as a midwife to birth heaven on earth. What an exciting calling — to pray!
Here are some personal meditations on prayer from our team:
“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;” Philippians 4:6
May I ever keep this word before me because of my tendency to be anxious. Thank God, HE says “No!” to anxiety!
“Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.” James 5:16
Thanks be to God that Jesus has imparted to me HIS righteousness; therefore, if I pray fervently, my prayers WILL avail much!
“And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.” Mark 11:25
May God’s GREAT GRACE enable me to always walk in forgiveness!
“Now this is the confidence that we have in HIm, that if we ask anything according to HIs will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.” 1 John 5:14-15
Oh, that I might ever seek to pray only His will!
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6
This Scripture can be prayed, not only for our children, but also for adults who were trained to believe but who perhaps didn’t ever grow in their faith or who have strayed. Speak to the holy Seed of Truth that has been planted in those that have heard the Word at any point in their lives, and ask God to cause it to grow, flourish, and produce fruit!
What a privilege we have as God’s children, to participate in His work through prayer. Prayer is something we can do anytime, anywhere. It can be silent or out loud. It can be in our own words or directly from Scripture. His promises are sure. His Word will be established, and His plans will prevail.
Prayer is the process of getting to know HIM, partnering with the Holy Spirit, and proclaiming who our Father truly is. Let Him birth His Presence in you today. Watch and pray! Let’s start talking!
