The need for intercessors in the earth today, is at the highest
level in the history of mankind. This is because the will of the Lord, needs
facilitation to be established as the Age is fast rounding up. Kenneth Hagin,
in his book- The Art of Prayer, said that 'it is as if God
cannot do anything except a man prays'.
Intercession, therefore, is very key to the fulfillment of God's
will in an individual, community, nation, and the world at large.
In
the bible, we see several men who played this intercessory
role, and got tremendous results. From Abraham, to
David, to Elijah, Daniel, Jesus, and Paul; we see different patterns of
intercession. At this moment in time, the Lord
would have intercessors pay attention to the pattern of intercession pictured
in the ministry of Daniel.
Daniel's
ministry was in captivity, and he was involved in many noble assignments with
different kings, but his intercessory ministry never suffered. This is the
first lesson I want to draw out. Daniel was so consistent in prayers that when
his political opposition wanted him out of their way, they had to use prayer! In these days, God is
teaching many of us to be kings and priests, such that we can sustain the impact we have on both
ends.
Another
vital lesson from Daniel, is the research that fuels his prayers. Daniel paid
good attention to researching the word of the Lord about Israel's captivity,
and this raised a platform for his prayers. Research is very key to our prayers
because we are at the last lap in the scheme of
things for this Age, and we must know that God has said many things about
communities, nations, and the earth; things that must come to pass before the Age
closes. These words must be the content of our prayers. Daniel read the
prophecies written by Jeremiah, and that fueled his intercession for the
release of Israel.
It
would interest you to know, that Daniel and
Jeremiah lived in about the same period of time. Yet, Daniel took the words of
the prophet who was left back in Jerusalem, very seriously.
Nigeria,
for instance, has a lot of prophecies that have not been fulfilled. I did a
compilation of the prophecies last year, and I was shocked at the number of
words that were still unfulfilled over the
nation. Many of them were proclaimed in different meetings in the 1980s. I was
also surprised to see prophecies about Nigeria from meetings held in USA, London, Argentina and many other
countries.
Just
like Daniel, I have an understanding by books, of the things that God would
like to do in Nigeria in these last days.
Daniel
is a prototype for us in this Age. We must learn
from him and apply the lessons to our assignments. I find the call to intercede,
higher than before, in this period. I want to believe that you also, have a witness to that.
Pay more attention to your call at this time, and let's birth the
desires of God on the earth!
Comments
Thanks for the piece.