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Present Call for Intercessors Today,
more than at any previous time, there is an urgent need for intercessors. During each transition, from one age into
another, there has been a time of intense intercession to birth the age
that is about to begin. As
we are presently beginning to transition from the Church Age into the
Kingdom Age, which the enemy seeks to hinder and greatly resists, intense
intercession is needed to hasten
the day of the Lord. Intercession is at the heart of
the end-time intervention of our Lord, and is the enabling that will release and make a
way for the Lord to enter the affairs of man. Just as John the Baptist was raised up
as a forerunner of the birth
and ministry of Jesus, so in our day, a corporate John - intercessors, are being raised up. These
intercessors will become a gateway
through whom the Lord will greatly affect and alter the affairs of individuals
and nations, in order to prepare them for their place and function in
the Millennial Kingdom of God. A
ministry of intercession can be compared, in its purpose and function,
to a woman giving birth. Thus,
the desired result of intercession is a birthing - the working out (birthing) of a burden that had been imparted
and carried within. And there appeared a great wonder
in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet,
and upon her head a crown of twelve stars. And she being with child cried,
travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. And there appeared another wonder
in heaven; and behold a great red dragon ... and the dragon stood before the woman which
was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. And she brought forth a man child,
who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught
up to God, and to His throne. Revelation 12:1-5 The Lord shall go forth as a mighty
man, He shall stir up jealousy like a man of war. He shall cry, yea, roar;
He shall prevail against His enemies. I have long time held My peace;
I have been still and refrained Myself. now will I cry like a travailing
woman. Isaiah 42:13-14a The
woman in Revelation chapter 12 is giving intercessory birth, not to a
baby, but rather to a spiritually mature man-child, who through direct divine
intervention, is caught up and empowered to rule all nations with a rod
of iron. We are approaching
the time when this will take place; thus, the urgency and need for intercession
at this present time. This
man-child is a fully matured
and qualified body (overcomers), of whom Jesus had become the active
head. The catching up can be thought of as being
a rapture, not away from
the earth in escape, but our being lifted
to rule nations in power and authority. Intercessors have a vital part in
the birthing and bringing forth, of these spiritually mature overcomers who have been tested and proven
as being able to rightly handle
spiritual authority and power. And he that overcomes, and keeps
My works to the end, to him will I give power over the nations: And he
shall rule them with a rod of iron. Revelation 2:26-27a It
may be said that the shortage within the Church of those who are spiritually
mature, is due to a lack of understanding and concern about the dire need
for intercessors, and as a result, the failure to make room for, and release,
those who are intercessors into the full outworking of their calling and
ministry. The
woman in Revelation 12:1 is clothed with the Sun (Son - direct revelation). This speaks of the garment of the Bride,
who has made herself ready
(Revelation
19:7-8). She has the moon under her feet (moon
- reflected, or indirect revelation). This tells us that she is hearing directly
from the Lord, rather than responding to others, who have heard about
the Lord. The
woman who gives birth to
this man-child is a powerful body of intercessors,
within the present day church. This speaks of spiritually mature intercessors,
who are burdened to bring into manifestation the end-time purpose of the
Lord through overcomers - those who will be caught up into a realm of
Kingdom end-time spiritual authority. And he that overcomes, and keeps My works to the end,
to him will I give power over the nations. And he shall rule them with a rod of iron. Revelation 2:26-27a These
overcomers in chapter two of Revelation are doing the same thing as the
man-child in Revelation 12:5. Therefore,
it can be said that they are one and the same; but are seen from two different
perspectives. This makes
the ministry of intercession extremely important in the last days. Intercession is very different from
prayer. We may rightly say
at any time, Let us pray. But we cannot say, Let us intercede. Intercession is imparted by the Lord,
and is the sharing of a present burden of the Lord, and therefore, must
be responded to when given. In
intercession, we become pregnant
with a burden that is given to us by the Lord. Then we travail, or groan-in-delivery,
until it is accomplished. Thus,
intercession is unpleasant and should be exercised as much as possible,
in private. If a person,
while in a meeting, begins to feel an intercessory burden, if possible
without affecting the intercession, they should quietly slip out of the
service into a place where the travail
will not disturb others - unless this intercession directly relates to
the service in progress. There
is no set pattern as to how intercession works in those who intercede. The Holy Spirit will only intercede through those who are both willing and
cooperative. At
this present time, the Lord is raising up those who are being burdened
for intercession, both individually and corporately. Likewise, the Spirit also helps
our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought:
but the Spirit Itself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot
be uttered. And He that searches the hearts
knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because He makes intercession for
the saints according to the will of God. Romans 8:26-27 Are
you willing to make yourself available to the Lord for this urgently needed
ministry of intercession? May
each of us prayerfully consider this need, and then make ourselves available
to the Lord to be used in intercession. To
do so, simply tell the Lord, in prayer, that you are both available and
willing. Then when you feel,
deep within, an intercessory burden begin to stir, come apart and allow
the Holy Spirit to move upon you, until that for which you are burdened
is birthed. In
that day, all creation will rejoice with
you, for your faithfulness to this intercessory calling. |
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