May 4th, 2006
Today we celebrated the National Day of Prayer. It was a glorious time in the Lord and much was accomplished in the spirit. At the end of my pastor praying, this word from the Lord came to me:
“I will do all you have asked, for it is in line with My will. But, know this, the demon forces that have been pushed back are just waiting to get right back to where they were before you prayed! Without your continued pressure against them they’ll be able to resume their activity. I need My people daily to pray and KEEP the realm of darkness pushed back from the areas of government, families, finances and lives in need.” (I’m being opposed right now trying to type this out)
“My people have gotten into a pattern of forgetting the needs around them (including My need of their involvement) and once they have been stirred up to pray, they get excited for a time, but then slip right back into their day after day routine. The realm of darkness knows this, so they wait for the pressure to subside that they may return to their destructive activity. I’m looking for a people who will lay down their comfortable lives and take up their assigned crosses (what I’ve given them to do in My Kingdom, which will include prayer) every day and prepare the way for the return of My Son.”
As for this ministry, I’m looking every day for the return of the Lord. Am I predicting when that will be? Absolutely not! No one knows the answer to that question! But I believe we’ve been instructed by the One we call ‘our Lord’ to do the work of ministry to those around us in our everyday lives until He does come back. Being led by His Spirit IN everything (which is the means by which we’ll prepare the way for the return of the Lord), pushing back the realm of darkness through prayer and obedience to our Commander-in-Chief.
We often quote: “Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it” (Psalm 127:1a). In other words, if the Lord isn’t directing a thing, He won’t be in it and His blessing won’t be on it. So why don’t we just start out our day asking Him to direct our steps, direct our thoughts and direct our words (including our prayer life). Then when the direction comes—DO IT!! Simple eh? We have His grace (ability), we have His Word and we have His Spirit. No wonder Paul told the Philippian church: “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me” (4:13).
Let’s go for it! Let’s push back the forces of darkness around us and this nation! If you’re finished with the devil running things around here, then let’s join together, cast him out and prepare the way of the Lord’s return!!