I haven't seen a prayer meeting like tonight in a very long time...
Our church gets together every Monday night for Intercessory prayer. On average about 15 or 20 show up... that's less than a third of the church. I suppose not everyone realizes how vital prayer is to the body. But as time has been passing lately people have stirred and something has sparked on the inside of people to come.
Actually I used to be one of the people that would be like "Okay, what's the point of this? You show up on a Monday night for like an hour and sit around and all you do is pray."
But as time passed and I soon discovered deeper meanings to intercession it became more to me... it became a lifestyle. The things we pray out effect the body and the future. These are prophetic things and I've realized over time and through growing in this that, as a member of the body, it's my responsibility to pray and interceed for the body and what the holy spirit has.
Tonight I felt something was going to be different after the sermon pastor preached yesterday... THAT was intense. It spoke to my heart so clearly and the crowd was responding. This evening as we'd begun to pray I noticed Mrs. Blonda go and get little Houston to walk around praying with her. After praying for a while I kept hearing the word "Seek" and suddenly remembered Pslam 27:4- one thing I have desired of the Lord, that I will seek the Lord and dwell in his house [etc.]
When I went to show Mrs. Blonda the scripture I didn't expect her to hand me the mic and ask me to start praying over it. Then afterward she had me pray with Houston and Janyra (8 and 11 years old, I think) while everyone else was walking around praying, adults, children and teens alike. It was like the holy spirit was using the young people to lead that meeting and pray through some things, but it was amazing. I could tell Houston was flowing with the spirit, just barely hearing him pray and Janyra seemed to be hooked in (though afterward she kept asking me weird questions that she should know... Mrs. Shanta is her mom for crying out loud, haha) But it was definitely different for me praying with people so much younger than me. I'm so used to praying with adults or other teenagers, especially by now, but not often kids at all, and I'm amazed to see that rising up.
He's raising up the young intercessors and musicians and missionaries to seek his face...
It's happening, is all I can say. :)
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