Praying with Watchman’s Eyes: The Power of Prophetic Intercession
Prophetic intercession is near and dear to my heart. I love the way God nudges me to pray about something so that He can intervene. I have seen so many amazing answers to prophetic prayer! Such prayers strike the mark much more often than those I invent out of my own limited heart and mind. Here is how I usually describe prophetic intercession: Prophetic intercession is waiting before God in order to hear or receive His burden (a word, a concern, a warning, a condition, a vision or a promise), and responding back to Him with prayerful petition, sometimes with corresponding actions. [...]
What Moves the Hand of God? The Power of Compassionate Weeping
What Really Moves the Hand of God? This important question has been asked throughout the ages, with a great variety of responses. Ponder it for a while. I am sure there are many right answers to the question; faith is a correct one, for sure! Purity, compassion and integrity would be other good answers to this simple yet profound question. But let me cast light for a moment on one strategic quality the Lord looks for: DESIRE. Webster’s defines the noun form of desire as “a wish or craving; sexual appetite; a request; anything desired.” The often-quoted teaching of Jesus on the [...]
Watch and Pray
God's Calendar Contains Divine Appointments I have a calendar on which I write down my many diverse appointments. Because I am a widower, at the beginning of every New Year the first dates that go on my calendar are the birthdays of my four adult kids. But the four quickly became eight, as they all got married within a three-year time frame. So now I have eight appointments. Oh, mercy, those eight have now quickly become 14 and counting with grandchildren being added. My calendar is full of these special appointments—and I would not miss one of them. These are times to celebrate [...]
Praying to Hear God’s Voice
(The following is an excerpt from Chapter One: Our Need to Hear God from the book The Beginner’s Guide to Hearing God’s Voice. To learn more on this subject, get this practical book from our EN Resource Center.) Our Need to Hear God “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them and they follow Me.” John 10:27 “Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with Me.” Revelation 3:20 Does God really speak today? Will He speak personally to [...]
Hearing God’s Voice through Journaling
Have you ever gotten amazing revelation from the Lord, but over time you forgot what He said? There are three very important steps in properly discerning revelation: receiving, properly interpreting, and then applying it with appropriate action! But often there is a breakdown keeping us from seeing the fulfillment of what was spoken. This doesn't have to be the case. The frequently overlooked, yet simple spiritual key of journaling can move you miles down the road toward applying your revelation! Journaling is a tried-and-tested tool for stewarding revelation. Don't underestimate it's power to aid you in hearing and discerning the voice of God in your life. Habakkuk 2:1-3 gives us [...]
Values Anchored Believers
Recently I had a dream in which I heard the following, “We have had Purpose Driven Lives and now we have Presence Motivated People. But what we need for the days that are ahead are Values Anchored Believers.” I can always tell when it is truly the voice of the Holy Spirit speaking. The content is way beyond what I could ever conceive or articulate on my own. God’s word carries weight, grabs your attention and requires steps of action. I was alerted to the fact that the Holy Spirit was not putting down of any of the previous stages or emphases mentioned in [...]
Properly Discerning the Times
“Of the sons of Issachar, men who understood the times, with knowledge of what Israel should do.” 1 Chronicles 12:32 Things are currently moving at a fast speed! Realignment is occurring in people's lives much like chiropractic adjustments. Tender, comforting moments of being massaged and then a sudden, “Crack! Pop!” People are either experiencing things getting put back into place in their lives, or an infusion of fresh energy and motivation to actually move into something new. Strategic assignments are being given. Cindy Jacobs, as the leader of the Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders (of which I am a founding member), recently released a [...]
Prayer Changes Things!
Are you ready to make a difference? The recipe for enduring change is simple. It is spelled P-R-A-Y! Yes, prayer changes things and history belongs to the intercessor! Let’s arise and get on with God’s original program of extending the rod of His Kingdom authority into every cultural sphere of life. Let’s impact the seven societal mountains with history making prayer. It’s time to shake ourselves free from the influences of this lethargic “what will be will be” pervasive attitude and take our rightful position seated with Christ Jesus in the heavenly places looking down upon the affairs of men! In fact, let’s change this [...]