'When and Then'....

War Cry of Israel

But Jeroboam had set an ambush to come from the rear, so that Israel was in front of Judah and the ambush was behind them. When Judah turned around, behold, they were attacked both front and rear; so they cried to the Lord, and the priests blew the trumpets. Then the men of Judah raised a war cry, and when the men of Judah raised the war cry, then it was that God routed Jeroboam and all Israel 2 Chronicles 13:13-15

Brothers and Sisters take up your position of Victory… on your knees!!

‘When’ Israel gave their war cry (for they were in desperate straits) it was ‘then’ God intervened. I feel it is time we fall on our knees and give a war cry that will be heard around the world and to the highest heavens? A war cry that is more than a shout to rally troops for battle, but one that catches the ear of our Warrior-Savior? 

When we cry out from the depths of our soul, to our King and Dread Warrior, Jesus Christ, then He will rout our enemy.

Do we not all have family members moving in their own strength and plans, even in rebellion? Are we utilizing the gift of prayer that God has provided to accomplish His will and purpose, and as that which moves the hand of God to do what only He can do? 

Prayer is the most work we will ever attend to. It is exhausting, effective, and a life-changing war cry that moves God's hand and also hears our smallest faith-cry.

God uses the prayer of faith:

to close doors and open them,

to move mountains and cast them into the sea,

to change minds, heal, prepare hearts, give rest,

to indenture our wills and  teach us to listen,

to shape and change us,

to enable us to draw near,

to draw us to Christ and His cleansing blood,

to deliver us from evil and addiction,

to free us to be all He saved us to be,

to intercede for others,

to bring God’s power to bear on a situation and accomplish His will!

to strengthen us to stand strong in the LORD and in the power of His might

to deliver us from our flesh and our well-loved sins

When we know God uses prayer so implicitly and powerfully, why are we careless with such a gift? Is it our unbelief or laziness? We are called to pray in faith… Faith and evidence must rest on facts of the Word of God.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1

Faith is not a force we exercise or a striving to believe that something shall be, thinking that if we believe hard enough it will come to pass.  ARH

Those who take up the false teaching that believing hard enough requires God to respond in the way they think is right, end up with the perspective of making the Christian life about them. Believing hard enough does not obligate God to answer any prayer, let alone prayer under such unbelief and pride. It is pure presumption when, in our false wisdom, we pray our opinion from our miniscule understanding and pride! We carry an unwarranted certainty that we know best.

I have witnessed those who are offended with God and how He answered earnest prayer. They have not yet learned His Sovereignty nor trusted He is all-wise and good.

God wants to hear our faith cry. He calls us to be intercessors. He delights to increase our faith because faith is dependence on God. Here is a quote I have shared before:

God-dependence only begins when self-dependence ends. And self-dependence only comes to its end, with some of us, when sorrow, suffering, affliction, broken plans and hopes bring us to that place of self-helplessness and defeat. And only then do we find that we have learned the lesson of faith; to find life rushing onward to a blessed victory of life and power and service undreamt of in the days of fleshly strength and self-reliance. JM

I cannot share it more directly than this statement: … prayer should not be so much for this or that gift, or this or that result, as for Christ Himself to be manifest to us and through us. WFE

Doesn’t that impel you to shout AMEN!!! ?

Father, You who love us more than we are capable of understanding, thank You for teaching us the hard lessons of faith and prayer. Raise us up to walk by faith in ways that bring You glory. We are slow to learn and I bow and thank You for being abundantly patient and compassionate. Everything about You is hard to comprehend. We so often read Your word without really thinking about what we are reading. Establish Your word to us as that which produces reverence for You. Teach us to pray Your word. Fill us with faith to trust You implicitly. Your word is Your greatest gift to Your children, thank You. Your word lives and Your grace is more than enough. Remove the presumption from our imperfect prayers and reveal to us when we are making things about us. We take up our war-cry for our families asking You to move in ways beyond all we could think to ask. We bow and bless Your Holy Name now and forever. 

Praying for all of you who come to Dove's Eye,

 az

 
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