The Lord is calling out to the church in this hour. He is asking us to rise up once again in the activities of heaven that matter most. The Lord seeks those who will seek Him. He looks for those who will honor Him with a sacrifice of self in His presence to obtain His presence.
This call is: Pray, Church! Pray, Church! Pray, Church!
The time has come for the church to begin to pray again. The call and cry that resonate deep in my spirit is a summons from the Holy Spirit to enter into the secret place and come before the King of all Kings. We cannot neglect our prayer and hope to win the battles that are coming against us, and certainly, we will not win the battles that are about to come against us unless we pray.
The church must pray. Prayer is how we fight!
Prayer is the battle mode of the church that releases the kingdom of God upon our circumstances, problems, and worries.
Prayer unleashes the kingdom of God against demonic forces bent on harming our communities, families, and our nation. Prayer is the posture of power in the Kingdom of God.
Nothing compares to prayer in its importance and scope. Praying will unlock doors and move mountains. Praying will touch the heart of God and cause His hands to be moved. Prayer releases every force the kingdom of God has against the enemies of the kingdom.
So, again I say: “Pray, church!” It is time for the church to pray again, getting into battle mode and fighting stance.
Ironically, as we pray, we are not facing off against demons ourselves. Instead, we are coming to worship the King, speak His words over our lives, intercede for the longings of His heart, and pray for the peace He decrees in our lives and on the earth. As we pray for leaders, nations, lost sons and daughters, and the hopelessness we see people walking in, the Spirit of God comes and begins to battle against the enemy’s plan. God releases resources, help, provision, strength, and power as we pray. Angelic activity is ignited as the host of heaven hears the words of God being declared in prayer by the saints. These mighty angels go to war on our behalf at the command of the King.
All of this is happening behind the scenes as we simply become the connection point from earth to heaven.
When we open our hearts and our mouths to pray, it releases the divine purpose and passion of Christ’s heart. He is revealed, and He is magnified. Church, the Lord would say to you, “Your prayers matter!” When you pray, it makes a difference for eternity. It’s not about you feeling it or even sensing it, although when we do, we are thankful. But prayer is about facing the Lord in faith, boldly worshiping His name, and declaring His beauty and holiness, coming to Him with thanksgiving in our hearts and seeking His face.
Prayer is a connection point to the Kingdom of God, and it releases the power of His Kingdom in our hearts and in the earth.
Scripture plainly tells us the plan of God for our prayers—“on earth as it is in heaven.”
Matthew 6:10 TPT—[10] Manifest your kingdom realm, and cause your every purpose to be fulfilled on earth, just as it is fulfilled in heaven.
I would submit to you that the more you pray, the more of His presence will enter your life and transform you and your situation. Even if you do not realize it’s happening, it is.
And so if you’ve ever felt dead or dry in your spirit, this is for you. Maybe the Lord has allowed you to reach that place so that you will begin to search for Him, to seek Him, to look for Him, and to allow the Holy Spirit to come in. I believe that He is calling out to the church in this hour to seek His face.
He is urging us to pursue Him actively, to follow Him, and to press into Him in greater and deeper ways because a harvest season is here. It’s not only coming; it’s upon us. It’s moving in the earth, and we are meant to take part in that—prophesying into the atmosphere and over our spheres of influence, including our families, cities, and towns—all to see the harvest of the Lord come in and to reach out and work.
I believe God is calling out to His remnant people in this hour to begin seeking His face, to open our hearts to His presence, and to allow the extension of His power to touch our hearts deeply, igniting our hunger, desire, and thirst.
Friend, we need to pursue and press deeper into the Lord than we have before. If we’re going to make bold and courageous stands in our culture, we cannot do that without the presence and Spirit of God. We need a working relationship, not just knowledge of God, but an intimate relationship with His presence, Spirit, and power.
We can’t be a bold voice for Jesus in our culture, in our city, in our town, in our family, in our nation, or on Earth unless we have the voice of God inside us, speaking to our hearts in His presence, igniting us and pressing us forward. So I’m speaking to you right now—as a friend and as a fellow believer—saying, let’s press in like we haven’t before, and let’s allow the Holy Ghost to ignite our hearts with a new hunger, a new thirst, and a new passion, so that there is a drive and a force from God that pushes us into the things of the Lord and the purpose of God.
Prayer is the extension of His touch in your life. As you seek Him, He pours Himself through you.
Let me just say this too: God is so faithful.
As you begin to search for Him and seek Him out, He will be found by you. He will not hide or keep Himself at a distance from you. He is so faithful to come in and fulfill His work, His word, and His promise in your life. He will do that. One of the things I turn to when it seems like the presence of the Lord has begun to slip in my life, and maybe I can’t feel Him as deeply as I once did, is this: if I will just get on my face before God—and I mean truly make a sacrifice to do so—and remain in that place of prayer, I know that if I stay there, God will meet me.Even if I don’t feel it, I know He’s working.
And if He’s working, then I have everything I need. Because when God is working, the Bible says He will work in us those things that are well-pleasing in His sight. That’s what He’s doing right now. So don’t be discouraged, friend, but press in.
We are to embark on a quest to explore the depths of the Holy Spirit.
Not long ago, I received this word from the Lord about the Holy Spirit:
“My people are meant to be led by my Spirit and taught by my Spirit. You may follow someone’s faith, but mentorship comes through a life-giving relationship with the Holy Spirit. He is the one who will guide you into all truth, for He will take of mine and declare it unto you. He is the voice that you hear directing your steps, saying, “This is the way. Walk in it.” The Holy Spirit is the great director who orchestrates and performs my plan on the earth and in your life. Lean into His voice and cherish His words, for the Holy Spirit delights over you with great joy. He will fill you with my joy as He escorts you into my presence.”
It is time for the Church to pray again!
This is the call to the remnant who are about to rise into revival!
Any great move of the Spirit of God, any significant revival or outpouring of the Lord that has ever happened on the earth can be traced back to men and women on their knees.
Corporately:
2 Chronicles 7:13-15 NKJV—[13] When I shut up heaven and there is no rain, or command the locusts to devour the land, or send pestilence among My people, [14] if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. [15] Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to prayer made in this place.
Personally:
Jeremiah 29:11-13 NKJV—[11] For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. [12] Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. [13] And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.
How to seek the Lord:
Have a secret place with the Lord.
Matthew 6:6 TPT—[6] But whenever you pray, go into your innermost chamber and be alone with Father God, praying to Him in secret. And your Father, who sees all you do, will reward you openly.
Sacrifice more time in prayer.
Luke 6:12 TPT—[12] After this, Jesus went up into the high hills to spend the whole night in prayer to God.
1 Thessalonians 5:17 TPT—[17] Make your life a prayer.
An example of the need to devote more time to prayer can be drawn from understanding a marriage relationship. The more time you spend with your spouse, the more deeply and intimately you come to know them. You reach a point where you understand how they think and feel. You may even be able to finish their thoughts because you’ve become closely aware of their perspectives and desires.
Sacrificial time in prayer produces a knowledge of Jesus and an awareness of His presence that comes in no other way.
Intercede for your cities and towns.
Colossians 4:2-4 TPT—[2] Be faithful to pray as intercessors who are fully alert and giving thanks to God. [3] And please pray for me, that God will open a door of opportunity for us to preach the revelation of the mystery of Christ, for whose sake I am imprisoned. [4] Pray that I would unfold and reveal fully this mystery, for that is my delightful assignment.
Act as watchmen and prophetically call for awakening, warn the people of God, call out sin, intercede, hear a word from the Lord, and declare it—over your family, your community, your nation, your spouse, your friends, and your children.
Isaiah 62:6-7 NKJV—[6] I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; They shall never hold their peace day or night. You who make mention of the LORD, do not keep silent, [7] And give Him no rest till He establishes And till He makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
Isaiah 62:6-7 TPT—[6] Jerusalem, I have stationed intercessors on your walls who will never be silent, day or night. You “reminders” of Yahweh, take no rest, [7] and tirelessly give God no rest, until He firmly establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of all the earth!
Ezekiel 3:17 NKJV—[17] “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore hear a word from My mouth, and give them warning from Me:
