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The following prophecy was given by Brother Kenneth E Hagin, Prayer Seminar on February 28, 1981:
PROPHETIC UTTERANCE RE: A PRAYING CHURCH
…clouds and send us showers of rain to everyone grass in his field. We expect the rain to fall, we expect it to rain. We thank You for the latter rain…
Now we give You praise and thanksgiving. Thank Him, praise Him.
PROPHETIC UTTERANCE
The Word of the Lord came unto me saying:
Some would say, “Our church is a singing church.”
Others would say, “Our church is a Word church.”
Some have said, “Our church is a power church.”
But yea, saith the Lord, “I’m seeking for a praying church.”
I’m seeking for those that will wait upon Me.
For you can never sing like you ought to sing until you’ve waited upon Me, saith the
Lord of hosts.
For you can never praise like you should praise.
For you can never really walk in faith to the extent that you should walk in faith, until
you’ve waited … until prayer is as much a part of your being as breathing is of your
physical man.
You can never really enjoy the fullness of the Word and the power will never be in full manifestation until you become known as a praying church”
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Thank You, Jesus; thank You, Jesus; thank You, Jesus; praise God, Hallelujah!
The following prophecy was given by Brother Kenneth E Hagin, INTERCESSION: The Forerunner of Revival:
INTERCESSION: The Forerunner of Revival
God said something to Israel through the prophet Isaiah which is very applicable to us in our present-day situation.
ISAIAH 64:7 And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, because of our iniquities.
Notice what it said in this verse: “There is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee . . . “ This implies that if someone had stirred himself up to pray and intercede and to call upon God, judgment on the nation of Israel could have been stayed! Let’s look at a similar statement made by Ezekiel.
EZEKIEL 22:30 “And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.”
Do you realize what these verses are saying? God looks for people of prayer to stand in the gap, make up the hedge, and to intercede so that their land can be spared. This explains why Paul exhorted Timothy as he did in First Timothy 2:1, 2.
I TIMOTHY 2: 1, 2 “I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men: For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.”
If prayer would not change the existing conditions in a nation and enable its citizens to lead a quiet and peaceable life, why would Paul tell Timothy to pray for the leaders of the nation? You see, God wants to intervene in the affairs of men—and He will do it for our sakes if we will only pray.
We often get a distorted view of God and the Bible because we only hear one side of the story. We look around us in the world and see what the devil’s doing. Even Christians sometimes are so full of gloom. “The devil’s going to take everything over,” they’ll say. “Everything’s going to the dogs.” I’ve heard some who were having problems with their children say, “You know, the Bible says that in the last days there’ll be disobedience to parents.”
“Yes,” I’ve said, “it also says in the last days the love of many will wax cold, but that doesn’t mean my love is going to wax cold. The Bible isn’t talking about me when it says that. That doesn’t mean everyone’s going to the Devil. That doesn’t mean everyone’s children are going to disobey them—mine are not. Not everyone’s love will wax cold—mine will not.”
You can get over on that side, seeing things in that negative, gloomy perspective, and you’ll always have a gloomy story to tell. You’ll go to bed in the gloom, get up in the gloom, eat in the gloom, talk in the gloom—and there will be gloom and doom everywhere.
But no! There’s victory in Jesus! The Church is not going down the drain! The Church is going up in the sky!
In the Old Testament, we read in Genesis chapter 18 that God would not allow Sodom and Gomorrah to be destroyed until He first came down and talked it over with His blood covenant friend, Abraham.
I recall many years ago, someone supposedly got a revelation from God that a gigantic tidal wave was going to destroy the city of Houston, Texas. Several people asked me what I thought about it.
I said, “There’s nothing to it. God wouldn’t do a thing like that unless He told me about it. I don’t mind telling you, it’s not going to happen.” And, of course, it didn’t happen.
Folks, get so fearful. Don’t you know, friends, we’re going to know what is about to happen? We are the body of Christ. Jesus is the Head, and we’re His body. Just speaking naturally, does your head do anything without notifying your body?” Well, neither does Jesus operate apart from His body, the Church. There are people of God living in this nation and in this world—real people of God. God will confirm something He is about to do with more than one individual.
I wouldn’t get all excited if someone said my town was going to be blown up tomorrow. Because if it were, God would have let me know about it.
Stop and think for a moment. We’ve got a better covenant than people living in Old Testament times. Hebrews 8:6 says that our covenant is built upon better promises. Yet even the Old Testament, God would not allow Sodom and Gomorrah to be destroyed until He’d talked it over with Abraham and told him what was going to happen.
We see that when Abraham became aware of the impending judgment upon the inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah, he interceded for them.
GENESIS 18:23–25 “…Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? That be far from thee to do … Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?”
God said, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.” (Gen 18:26)
Then Abraham said, “Lord, I’d just like to speak a little further to you, if you don’t mind.” [I’m putting this in my own words, but this is the essence of what was said.] “If there are forty-five righteous people there, would you spare the place for forty-five?”
“Yes, I’ll do it—just because you asked Me. For forty-five righteous, I’ll spare the thousands who are there.”
“Lord, how about forty?”
“Yes, I’ll spare it.”
“Thirty?”
“I will not destroy Sodom if I find thirty there.”
“Twenty?”
“I will not destroy for twenty’s sake.”
Finally, Abraham asked God to spare Sodom for the sake of ten righteous people and God agreed to stay judgment if ten righteous were found. I believe Abraham surely thought there would be ten righteous there.
Think about that! God would have spared that city full of corruption and immorality for the sake of ten righteous people. Sodom was so corrupt that when the angels entered the city to rescue Lot, the entire male population tried to force their way into Lot’s home to have homosexual relations with the angels! While we do see corruption in our land today, it has not yet reached that low level. But God said for ten righteous people, He’d spare the entire city of Sodom.
We always brag about the fact that God never changes—He’s forever the same. Well, if that is true, will He not do in our day what He did in Abraham’s day? Will He not spare cities and nations today for the sake of His children who live in them? He will if we’ll intercede like Abraham did. He will if we’ll do what the Spirit of God said to do in First Timothy 2: 1, 2 and intercede for our national leaders.
Why does God want us to intercede for our leaders and those in authority? The answer is simple: “That we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.” (I Timothy 2:2)
Somebody has said, “You know God’s not going to bless a nation when there are dishonest people in government.”
As far as I can tell from history, none of the kings of Paul’s day were Christians yet Paul still instructed Timothy to pray for them. You see, God’s blessings can come to any nation if the people of God living there will be obedient to intercede for their leaders.
People always want to paint a dark picture, but there’s another side we need to see. Recent surveys have shown that there are more born-again people living in the United States today than there have ever been. There’s a move of God on!
Yes, there is sin and corruption in our country. I’m not denying that, nor am I saying that changes are not needed. But things are not going to change as long as we only talk on the negative side and complain about how the Devil’s taking over. We, the church, need to do what the Bible says and intercede for our nation! Then, and only then, will we see things change!
Change does not come to a land by chance. Throughout history, intercession has been a forerunner to every great move of God. We, as the body of Christ, must pray and keep on praying so that revival can come to our land. We must keep on travailing in prayer until it comes.
Charles G. Finney, a revivalist who had the greatest success of any evangelist since the days of the apostle Paul, was a great exponent of prayer. A lady once asked him, “Do you know a man called Father Nash?”
He said, “I certainly do.” Father Nash was a man who went ahead of Finney to the towns where he was going to hold meetings. He would arrive several days early to pray and intercede for revival.
The lady who had asked the question owned a rooming house, and she related this story to Finney. “Three days ago, Father Nash and two other men rented rooms from me. I’ve been concerned about them. For three days, they’ve been in their rooms. They haven’t eaten. They’ve only left to get a drink of water now and then. I heard them and looked in on them. They’ve been on their knees and faces just groaning and praying. I thought something had happened to them.
Mr. Finney, a Presbyterian, said, “No, no. They’ve just got a spirit of intercession. They’re interceding for the city.”
Soon afterward, Mr. Finney held meetings in this particular town, and there was such a revival there that the entire city turned to God! Every single grog shop—we’d call them taverns or beer joints—closed down. Almost every person in the entire area was saved.
If Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever—and He is—can we not expect to get the same results today when we intercede for our cities and our nation? Instead of talking about how bad things are, why don’t we change things by praying and standing in the gap for our country? Our prayers of intercession can pave the way for the greatest revival our nation has ever known. Let’s stay before God until an outpouring of His Spirit sweeps across this land!
Prayed…
Thank You, Father, that we as the church can gather together freely in this nation
We do join, worship, pray, and honor the King of Kings and the Lord of all Lords
You have called us to this day and to this hour, and we thank You for it, Father
It is such an honor and privilege to be called to such a time as this
Thank You that You are working in and through us in these last days
You, Father, are the author and the finisher of our faith
We thank You for spiritual growth and maturity in the church of the living God
You are strengthening us by Your mercy and by Your grace, O God
Yes, Lord, You are filling us with Your Spirit and with Your Word
You are causing us to rise, to the true stature and measure of Christ Jesus
We thank You and praise You for those things that are ahead, for the Church of the living God
Declaring that great companies and great numbers joining together of and by Your Spirit
Thank You for the church that is going and growing and completing all of the will of God
We have ears to hear and eyes to see, grant unto us understanding and light, Father God
By the blood of the Lamb and by Your mercy and grace, we are obedient sons and daughters
No, we will not be hearers only, but doers of the Word of God
Yes, we will do all that You have called us to do, Father
You have placed us on this earth for this day and for this hour, and we thank You for it, Lord
Declaring that the body of Christ would join together in these last days
For You have a specific call and plan for each and every member!
You have given each and every one of us a gift and a calling, and we must join together, Father
We plead the blood of Jesus over the unwrapping and unveiling of those gifts
For they have been called for this day and for this hour, and we believe You for it
Praying that each and every one would see, and seizing the time in which we are living in
We are believing for time-released anointings to be released in these last days
No, we will no longer delay, but we will press on to the higher calling in Christ Jesus
Thank You that there is growth and development in the church
Father, we are moving from one degree of glory to another of and by Your Spirit
We hear the voice of the Good Shepherd and no other voice will we follow
Grant unto us supernatural strength from heaven today, Lord
Give us energy, passion, and purpose in these last days
You have anointed the church to meet the needs of the people
Yes, Lord, we will be Your hands and Your feet
Thank You for the great outpouring of Your Spirit, O God
We pray wholeness over the body of Christ today
That there would be nothing missing and nothing broken, Father
We praise, bless and honor You, Lord
No, we will not stumble around in the dark for You are illuminating those things
You are opening our eyes to see that which You have called us to
The church is coming together with one heart, with one call, and with one purpose
Jesus, You are the center of it all!
We shake off those things that would try to hold us back, and we press on ahead, Father
2018 is the year of the Holy Ghost and fire!
The year of the 9 gifts and the 9 fruits of the Spirit, the year of holiness in the church of the living God
You are strengthening, renewing, changing, and transforming us in these last days
Our hearts beats with Your heart beat, which is for the souls of men
We lift up the souls, Father, ushered into the kingdom
You are the Lord of the harvest, and You are calling forth laborers
Calling back those souls into the kingdom, those have slipped away, and those that have lost their place
We call them back to Your kingdom; You are rescuing them and snatching them out of the snare of the Devil
You are bringing them back to the family of God
Let them believe and know Your great love, mercy, and Your compassion for them
We desire that nothing would be missing and nothing would be broken in the church
You didn’t leave us or forsake us, but You have given us everything we need
You gave us the gifts of the Spirit, You have given us Your Word and Your Holy Spirit
We call for an increase in the church in every area, spirit, soul, and body!
Yes, we will produce fruit in these last days, fruit that glorifies and honors You
Holy Spirit, show and reveal unto us the things of the Father
No, we will not be ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ
We are a praying church, a church of love and of power
Grant boldness and courage like never before!
We honor and reverence You, Lord
Father, we lift up the United States of America, this is Your nation!
We pray for all of those in authority in our nation, grant unto them wisdom and understanding
Lifting up President Donald Trump, his family, his staff and cabinet members
We apply the blood of the everlasting covenant over each and every one of them, Lord
Declaring that no weapon formed against them shall prosper in the name of Jesus
No lies, no deception, no deceiving spirits shall come against them in Jesus’ name!
Thank You for Your Word and prayer that is going forth in the White House
By Your mercy and by Your grace, You are revealing those things unto him, Lord
You have anointed him and set him apart for this day and for this hour, Lord God
Thank You for Vice President Pence and the call of God upon his life
You have anointed him, and brought him into the kingdom for such a time as this
We plead the blood of Jesus over him and his family
Every strategy and every plot and conspiracy would be exposed of and by Your Spirit, O God
Continue to strengthen men and women who would stand for those things that are ordained of You
We pray and believe for a mighty outpouring of and by Your Spirit
Continued Sharing…
The following is a prayer for our nation by Pastor Lynne Hammond:
Father, in the name of Jesus, and according to your Word, we pray for those in authority in our nation. We lift up President Donald Trump, his family, his staff and cabinet members. Let Your Word cling to them and let them not depart from your plan. Strengthen them with mighty power by your Spirit to stand against wickedness, lies and deception. Guide President Trump’s decisions; let Your light shine upon his path and show him the path of reversal for every evil way. Continually surround him with godly men and women who impart wise counsel to him. Cause the way of the wicked to be set to confusion and come to nothing. Deliver us from the traps and snares the enemy has laid for us, and let the wicked be caught in their own devises and be brought to shame.
We take authority over the plots and plans of the enemy against this nation. Let prideful and lying lips be silenced in Jesus’ name. Slanderers will not be established in America. We pray for our Congress, our Supreme Court, our Military leaders and our intelligence agencies. Let the wisdom that is from above reign in this nation and be constantly speaking to our leaders. We exercise the authority you have given us to tread down all the power of the enemy. We cast down and demolish imaginations and arguments that exalt themselves against the knowledge of God, and we bring into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. We bind spirits of strife and division, civil wars and tumults, spirits of hostility, lawlessness and blasphemy, and fires from hell that have burned in our cities.
We speak grace and peace over America. We pray and believe for the voice of truth, salvation, revival and restoration to be proclaimed and heard across our land. Grant unto your servants everywhere that with all boldness we may speak your Word. We pray for a mighty outpouring of your Spirit with signs, wonders and miracles. We expect the wisdom of this world that is earthly, sensual and devilish to depart and vanish until Your, mighty work in America becomes a beacon of hope for all people everywhere. We expect the voice of rejoicing to be heard in our nation for your goodness, mercy and prosperity, in Jesus’ name, Amen.
Continued Praying…
We pray and plead the blood of Jesus over the media
Calling for a divine intervention over the media, there would be a take-over!
Thank You, Lord, for what You have prophesied over this nation
We speak and declare and call things that be not as though they were
This nation is moving more and more and more to the right
You are raising up men and women anointed and appointed by You
They hear, respond, and obey Your call and Your voice
You are such a good, good Father
We cut you off in Jesus’ name; we silence you in the name of Jesus!
No longer operative in this place!
The body is arising, the body is arising!
That negative influence is being removed in the name of Jesus!
Their power to influence will be removed!
Give us strength and wisdom to stand up and speak against those things that would come against Your Word
You have called us to be victorious in every area—spirit, soul, and body!
The body of Christ is being called up together
You have called us to be one voice and one body, and we thank You for it, Lord
Raise up this city, for a city built on a hill, cannot be hidden!
No, we will not delay, but we will take our place!
Saturate this city with Your presence, Lord
