What is fresh is not always what is new. There is certainly nothing new about the enmity between satan and mankind—it has been around since the Genesis. However I see the Holy Spirit issuing a fresh inspiration today for believers to embrace this hostility with His current call for militant prayer. Hence, this devotional is to encourage and equip all those sensing in their spirit to join this force. And I know there are already many who have responded.
On May 3, 2010 the Holy Spirit spoke clearly, “And all across this nation and all across this earth, I am calling small bodies of believers and they are rising up and they are saying “Yes” to me, so be encouraged, be encouraged! I will do a quick work. Be ready, be prepared, keep watch! Fast and pray and seek me that my will will be done on this earth as it is already here in heaven.”
We are one of the ‘small body of believers’ with a revolving congregation always around 50, but we are learning the true power found in just two or three, “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them” (Matthew 18:20 KJV), as we gather regularly to pray. These times are rich, powerful, and filled with His presence as private prayer time manifests itself in our corporate meeting.
If you are feeling the call, then you too are saying “Yes” to this part of God’s plan for this particular time. So be encouraged, you are not alone! Meet us here a couple of times each week as this devotional unfolds to offer assistance and support for your times of prayer as we embrace the enmity and run into the battle by kneeling in prayer.
Prayer Focus
James gave us a now favorite truism, “The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working” (James 5:16 ESV). But the key for us is that the prayer must be uttered; it must be spoken in order for its great power to work. Remember that your prayer has no boundary, meaning its power can work God’s will in your son or daughter or a government official; it can move your family as well as a nation. What we might consider ‘big’ or ‘small’ in scope is neither to God, for everything is possible with Him.