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Prayer that Births Revival

5/10/2020

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​A partnership was forged with God and man/woman at God's behest.  It seems that when the Lord wants something to happen, He looks for agreement with His plan from someone on earth.  Consequently, prayer was birthed.  Knowing that the people of the world would sin and that His holiness demands that sin be punished, He set up a channel through which His mercy could be poured out in place of judgment.  What pushes the flow of God's mercy is intercession that agrees with and prevails upon His heart of love.
 
It is my contention that the Lord desires to bring transformation and revival to the United States of America.  The revivals that have already manifest throughout the world were birthed by prayer movements.  In recognition of the power of prayer for our nation, President Harry Truman signed legislation on April 17, 1952, establishing the National Day of Prayer into the law of the United States.  Each year, on the first Thursday of May, we are encouraged "to turn to God in prayer and meditation."  Our country is in desperate need of prayer right now.  Our National Day of Prayer occurred this past Thursday and gave us the opportunity to join with others to stop and listen to the heart of God for our nation so that we could pray in agreement with Him.
 
As I consider what part I can play in joining the prayer movement and in crying out for God to revive our nation, I remember some of the powerful prayer warriors that I know and respect.  My most admired and loved warrior is my mother.  We have a saying in our family when someone needs powerful prayer:  "Call Grandmom!"  My mother has been a faithful intercessor for as long as I can remember.  She has seen many of her prayers answered by the Living God.  I believe this is because she hears His heartbeat and prays in harmony with it.  At the age of 97, she still prays without ceasing. (1 Thess. 5:17)
 
Several of my friends tell me that their mothers are or were also prayer warriors.  Francis Frangipane shares an interesting insight about the Charismatic movement.  The Lord told him that this was birthed from the "cries of a million praying mothers--women who refused to surrender their children to drugs and the devil."  Mothers have been at the forefront of the battle for their children and for our nation.  Their persistent prayers have birthed blessings for all of us.  
 
In the Bible we see a powerful example of how life was birthed through the prayers of Esther.  She led her people in three days of prayer and fasting so that she could go before the king to plead for mercy.  In so doing, an edict calling for the annihilation of the Jews was changed and life prevailed.  Eve was made by God as a helpmate for Adam.  Her name means "mother of all the living." (Genesis 3:20) Women were made to bring forth life--life in many forms.  A woman with the heart of a mother, who dedicates herself to prayer, can release God's life into the world.  New beginnings for families, the church, and our nation can be brought about through intercessors with a oneness with Christ.
 
Women have a special place in God's heart.  He delights in partnering with them as they intercede in agreement with the mercy and love He carries in His heart.  Their persistence in prayer prevails upon God's love and births His plans to release blessings and revival on the earth.  If you are a prayer warrior sitting at the feet of Jesus, I bless you.  I also encourage everyone to join in the intercession to birth new life and revival.
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