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History Is Repeating Itself!
Global storm clouds are gathering on the horizon in our day much like they did in Rees Howell’s day. In 1936, when he and his Bible college students began praying together, demonic winds were blowing all over the earth. The Devil had set his sights on conquering the nations and he’d raised up Hitler to help him do it. World War II was still a few years away but the Lord had alerted Mr. Howells to what was coming and led him and his group of about 100 believers to stand against it in prayer.

“The world became our parish, and we were led to be responsible for countries and nations,” wrote Mr. Howells, “…The Lord was preparing, in the company at the college, a special instrument of intercession for the coming world crisis.”

Right now, in 2015, another world crisis is looming. I see evidence of it everywhere I travel. In Europe in particular, Satan is speeding up his Antichrist agenda and trying to bring it forth. But that’s a violation of God’s plan! According to the Bible, the Antichrist cannot make his appearance until the Church leaves the earth.

The Lord Is Raising Up an Army of Intercessors
So, once again, the Lord is again preparing “a special instrument of intercession.” He’s bringing us as His people together in prayer to do the work of the kingdom, to get in the Devil’s way by taking our place of authority in Christ and using our mouths to enforce the will of God on earth.

This is our responsibility as the Church! We’re not supposed to sit by wringing our hands while the enemy marches forward with his evil machinations. We’re supposed to stop him on one front after another, like a policeman stops traffic.

I realize that might sound radical, but Christianity in its purest form is radical! It’s not just about enjoying God’s blessings and going on our merry way with a song and a dance and some balloons. No, real Christianity is about releasing a righteous power on the earth that’s greater than any other power in the universe!

Rees Howells and his company of pray-ers understood this. That’s why, when the flood-tide of evil was rising during World War II and God sought for someone to make a wall and stand in the gap before Him on behalf of the land to keep it from being destroyed (Ezekiel 22:30), they stepped up and took responsibility. They prayed over battle after battle—and, no matter how hopeless things looked, they refused to give up.

As Mr. Howells said, “Contrary to all human reason, as the news got darker, faith rose higher, until we found the enemy was giving way before us.” That’s what won the Second World War. It wasn’t just troops marching on the ground; it was also troops marching in prayer!

The Holy Spirit Is Giving Us Our Marching Orders
Today, the same kind of prayer is needed again. The Holy Spirit is calling for it. He’s waking up God’s mighty spiritual army, marshalling His praying troops, and giving us our marching orders. He’s putting His Word in our mouths and sending us into prayer closets and corporate prayer meetings to pull down, overthrow, uproot, and destroy the works of the Devil; and to build up and plant the works of God.

We shouldn’t be worried about the forces of darkness that have been unleashed in this day! Our God has more than enough power to restrain them and make this the Church’s most glorious hour. He is well able to pour out the rain of His Spirit on all flesh and sweep a harvest of souls into His kingdom, the likes of which we’ve never seen.

But He will not do apart from prayer what He will do through prayer! So He’s searching for Christians who will take responsibility and stand in the gap for people and nations. He’s looking again for believers like Esther and her praying friends, who will come before Him in the court of heaven on behalf of others and cry out for mercy.

Precious praying friend, let’s make sure He finds what He’s looking for in us! Let’s make a fresh commitment in these days to obey the command of Jesus, “always to pray and not to turn coward (faint, lose heart, and give up)” (Luke 18:1 Amp.).

No matter how dark the gathering global storm clouds may seem to be, amazing days are ahead of us—days of signs, wonders, and miracles, days of great victory in the kingdom of God. Truly you and I have come into God’s kingdom for such a time as this! Together, as we yield our mouths to the Holy Spirit and declare the Word of God in prayer, we will help bring forth great deliverances on the earth. We’ll see God turn the tables on the Devil and cause what he intended for evil to turn out for our good.

So keep fulfilling your mission! Keep praying! Keep marching forward in the plan of God. I promise I’ll be doing the same. I’ll be marching with you in the Spirit, obeying the Master’s orders!

Copyright © Lynne Hammond Ministries
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Author Biography

Lynne Hammond
Web site: Lynne Hammond Ministries
 
A teacher and an author, Lynne publishes a newsletter called Prayer Notes, has written numerous books, and currently serves as the national prayer director for Daughters for Zion. Her passion for inspiring and leading others into the life of Spirit-led prayer continues to take her around the world to minister to believers whose heart cry, like hers, is “Lord, teach me to pray!”
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