People of God, I want to take just a moment and pour something into you—because I feel like the Lord is dropping this into my heart right now.
I literally just walked out of a prayer moment, and I can’t shake this sense that a message needs to be released. In this present moment where we live, it seems like the enemy of our soul will do anything he can to knock us off course—to cause us to veer off track—anything to keep us from fulfilling the plan of God for our lives.
But I want to encourage you: don’t fall for it.
He’ll try tactics of fear. He’ll try intimidation. He’ll try to confuse you, wear you down, and make you second-guess what God has said. But friend, you don’t have to live in fear and intimidation—because greater is He that lives in you than he that’s in the world. The God on the inside of you is so much greater.
And I’m telling you… right now is a prime time.
Men of God, women of God, remnant people of God—this is the moment to pick up the mantle God has placed on your life. This is the hour to be a voice. To be a watchman on the wall. To be a prayer warrior—somebody who prays into existence the plans and purposes of God.
The Lord has been bringing this back to my heart over and over: we are to be people of prayer, first and foremost. Above everything else, we’re to seek His face. We are called to co-labor with God—to bring into existence what His heart desires.
And I know some of you are dealing with fear. You’re afraid. You lack clarity. You don’t know what to do. But let me reassure you: if God has given you a word, you keep pressing into that word. You keep doing what He’s called you to do—what He’s planted in your heart.
For some of you, God has called you to pray over your cities and your towns. And you need to do it with relentlessness. You need to do it with a heart that refuses to back down or give up.
Because every time the enemy tells you, “What you’re doing doesn’t matter,” you need to answer that lie with truth: it does matter.
Your prayers matter in the Kingdom of God.
You’ve got to be willing to be a voice and press out, instead of listening to the enemy. I was thinking about Elijah—how he ran at Jezebel’s taunting words. You know the story. He ends up in a cave, discouraged, despairing, wishing life could be different.
And praise the Lord, God met him in that still small voice.
But here’s what I was thinking… what if there was more for Elijah than what Elijah ended up doing?
Right after that moment, God speaks and tells him to go anoint the next prophet—Elisha. Elijah obeyed, yes. And we know Elijah ended up in heaven. We know Jesus spoke with Elijah at the Transfiguration. I truly believe he’s probably one of the two witnesses in the book of Revelation.
So hear me: I’m not knocking Elijah at all.
What I’m saying is this: what if there was more potential on the earth that he could’ve walked in… but fear and intimidation pulled him back from it?
That’s my opinion. I don’t think the Bible says that anywhere. But it’s a thought that grips me—because it connects directly to you and me.
Friend, we live in a pivotal moment. You live in a pivotal moment. And you may not consider yourself on the level of Elijah, but I’m telling you: your prayer matters.
Your call from God matters.
Your obedience matters.
You listening to His voice and doing what He says—that matters so much in the Kingdom of God. And we don’t want to throw away our potential because of fear or intimidation—because of the things the enemy whispers to our mind.
No. We want our hearts in tune with heaven.
We want to listen to the sound of heaven.
And we want to be the kind of remnant warriors who say, “I’m not leaving anything on the table.”
No, I’m going to pray for my community until my community sees revival.
I’m going to pray for my family until my children and grandchildren are saved.
I’m going to pray for my spouse until my spouse is saved.
I’m going to pray for my church and the leadership of my church.
I’m going to pray a protective hedge around my church.
I’m going to plead the blood of Jesus over my church and its leaders—because they need it right now.
I’m going to plead the blood of Jesus over my town.
One of the things my wife and I have grown accustomed to doing is taking prayer drives around our community. We love it. God prompted our hearts to do it.
But I’ll be honest—when we first started, I felt silly.
I thought, “Is somebody going to see me driving around here, raising one hand, praying?”
Then I began to realize something: the One who is inside of me is so much greater than every enemy planted in my town.
So what do I have to do?
I have to pray over this ground.
I have to claim it for the Kingdom of God.
I have to declare that everywhere my car drives belongs to Jesus and the Kingdom.
I have to declare that men and women in my town are going to be saved and experience the presence of God and the revival of God—that they’re going to be touched and healed.
And I’m telling you—there have been times on those prayer drives where things would drop into my spirit. I’d start praying against addiction. Against alcohol. I remember one time being in a certain spot and out of nowhere I began to pray, “God, destroy every spirit of witchcraft that tries to operate in my town.”
And we live in a small town.
It’s not some massive city where you’d think, “Oh yeah, that kind of stuff happens there.”
But friend, I’m telling you: there is more demonic oppression and agenda of the enemy operating around you where you live than you might even stop to consider.
So if God lays something on your heart—do it.
For us, it’s driving around and praying.
For you, maybe it’s praying for your church.
Maybe it’s being a voice on social media.
Maybe it’s writing blog posts or articles.
Maybe you’re a pastor or preacher, and your call is to stand up in that pulpit unashamed, bravely, courageously declaring the Word of the Lord.
Maybe God has put prophetic words in your heart, and you haven’t done that before. That’s been happening to me lately—and I’ve had to say, “Lord, give me courage to release what You put in my heart.”
So I’m encouraging you: put your faith and trust in Jesus. Rise. Be a voice. Be a warrior.
Because Satan will always try to tell you what you’re doing doesn’t matter. He’ll implant thoughts that say, “You’re not doing anything valuable. You’re not doing anything important.”
Friend, that is absolutely untrue.
God has a plan for you.
He causes all things to work together for your good.
And this relationship you have with Him—it’s not just so you can get to heaven when you die. No, no, no.
This is an hour for men and women of God to rise with boldness—to go against the grain of their fears, to go against the grain of their apprehensions, and courageously lift up truths that matter in this timeframe we live.
Your voice is necessary.
There have been times God has moved on me to take stands against certain lifestyles or activities, and I’ve done that. But more often than not, one of the main things He’s impressed me to do is not only release prophetic words—but call the remnant into action. Call other prayer warriors into action.
And let me say this about prayer.
Prayer gets a bad rap sometimes because if you do it the way Jesus prescribed—go into your closet, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing—it’s not visible. It’s in secret.
But hear me: what’s done in the invisible place is not only rewarded openly—its effects are felt openly.
I’m telling you, demons tremble when you walk into your prayer closet.
So you may be reading this and thinking, “What could I do?”
Friend, prayer is an ultimate weapon. The Lord is looking for men and women who will give themselves to it.
And I’ll be transparent… I do podcasts and videos and writing, and I feel called to do it. I try to be obedient. But deep in my heart, I also know it’s visible. And that can conflict me sometimes—for right or wrong.
But I know this: when you go into your prayer closet and it’s just you and Jesus, and nobody sees or hears… it’s the most freeing time there is. Because you have an audience with your Father. You have an audience with heaven.
And what you do in that unseen place changes realms and territories. It changes outcomes. It changes what the enemy meant for bad into something God can use for good.
So the point of this episode is simple: I want to call out the remnant.
I feel like there are grandmas and grandpas who feel like you’ve missed your day—or you’ve outlived your usefulness. That is a lie of the devil.
I feel like there are young people caught in tension: “I don’t have time. I don’t have space. I don’t have visibility. I don’t have experience.”
That’s a lie too.
Every believer has something to offer the Kingdom of God.
You and I just have to be obedient to the Lord—do what He says, and release what He wants us to release.
If it’s a word—release it.
If it’s prayer—pray it.
If it’s to boldly declare—do it.
If it’s to pray for somebody in the grocery store—do it.
If it’s to pray over your children, your grandchildren, your family, your spouse—do it.
Whatever it is… do it.
That reminds me of that passage where Jesus is about to turn the water into wine. Mary comes to Him and basically says, “They need you to do this.” Jesus is like, “My hour hasn’t even come.”
And then Mary turns to the servants and says that famous line: “Whatever He tells you to do, do it.”
Because she had seen enough to know: when we’re obedient to Jesus, amazing things are going to come forth.
Friend, no matter what He tells you to do—do it.
I believe there are some Elijahs listening to this. There are some people God has an amazing plan for your life, and you feel stuck in obscurity right now—but God is setting you up.
He’s going to use your voice.
He’s going to use your prayers to impact Kingdom realms.
And there is authority placed in you by Jesus that will accomplish His purposes.
A Prayer Over You
Father, thank You for the opportunity to speak to Your people. I pray encouragement would be released into them. Let the fire of God pour from heaven onto their lives. Give them boldness to openly declare what You long to declare through their lips.
And Lord Jesus, I pray that You would work all things together. Let clarity come where it’s needed. Let these words be confirmation to people. Lord, as I’m trying to be obedient to You, let these words confirm what You’ve already been saying.
Use it. Put it where it’s supposed to be.
In Jesus’ name, amen.
Thanks for being with me on this episode. You know what you’re supposed to do.
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