There’s plenty of talk about prayer, prophetic intercession, standing in the gap, making up the hedge, prayer burdens, and, of course, spiritual warfare. But how do we discern the call to prayer? How do we recognize a proverbial prayer burden?
These questions may seem simple, but far too many saints have come to me carrying burdens they thought were their own when in reality they were feeling the weight of oppression over a person or a city. I know how they feel. It took me some years to learn to accurately divide soul and spirit.
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It doesn't take a prophetic voice to point out that
our nation and our world are in trouble and the trouble we're facing won't go
away any time soon. The body of Christ must prepare to stand in the midst of it
to exert influence for the kingdom of God—and the clock is ticking. It remains
to be seen whether we have adequately prepared spiritually, in attitude or materially for what must come.
Like many other intercessors, Cindy Jacobs, co-founder
of Generals International, was at TheCall Detroit last weekend. As the solemn
assembly gathered, Jacobs released a prophetic word for the United States and
Israel. Here is what the Holy Spirit spoke to Jacobs on 11-11-11:
On 11-11-11, Veterans Day, God is summoning His prayer warriors to
battle at Ford Field in Detroit to war spiritually for the next generation.
The occasion: TheCall Detroit, a
gathering that is not about us, not about those who will assemble there—but
about a great healing God wants to do in Detroit and in America.
One of the biggest dangers Christians face is thinking
inside the proverbial religious box. When we talk about “a great move of God”
or “revival” we often contextualize it inside a church building. We get visions
of people coming to a facility, worshipping God, hearing a fiery evangelist and
flooding the altar for prayer.
