Oct 30 2009
Can You Feel the Urgency?
I hardly slept at all last night. I think that’s much like a line from an old song, but it’s also true for me. Last night the urgency to pray kept me up from midnight to seven AM. At those times I can actually feel the heart of God beating, anxious to move on the hearts of men, but, as we’ve said before, without the prayers of the saints, absolutely nothing happens.
Lately I’ve also sensed God’s intense level of love, His yearning after souls, and His deep desire to rescue them. I see Him moving to change hearts and send angels to intervene at pivotal moments in people’s lives.
As I said before I believe He wakes me in the night hours because my days are so full of distractions. If it took prayer during the day, it just wouldn’t have the same effect, partly because the hours of 3-6 AM are so powerful without the hindrances that come at other times.
What about you? Can you feel the urgency? Or do you go to work or shopping and scarcely see those walking past you? It’s easy to do, isn’t it?
But God wants us to see others through heaven’s eyes. He wants us to realize that each one is precious to Him; He died for everyone we meet, no matter how they appear to the natural eye. And it’s important to remember that even the worst of men can be transformed if the message of the gospel can convict them. Help us, Lord to see with your eyes and love the way you do and not discount a single one.
On another note: I have to marvel that as bad as things are going in our country I am not panicking as I would’ve a year ago. And I can only attribute this to the fact that I am called to pray for all I’m worth for our country, for revival, for our legislators and president, and as a result, God is pouring His peace out inside me.
You and I must not let our hearts fail with fear the way unbelievers do. We have a God who is sovereign, who has every move figured out, forming strategies that will trump the devil every time. But in order to be on the winning side, we must spend time meditating on the Word, getting into that secret place, basking in the incredible love of God, praying fervently and choosing to believe God is moving whether we see it or not with our natural eyes.
The other day I heard Perry Stone say something profound. Perhaps I mentioned it before, but it bears repeating. There are three kinds of prayer: simple prayer, praying in faith, and praying in faith without wavering. It’s only the last one that gets God’s entire attention. So let’s get serious about the things of God and move in the spirit, ready in season and out of season to obey the voice of the Lord. For Jesus is coming soon and there’s no time to waste!
Because of His great love,
Nancy
