A Prophetic Message to Intercessors

This morning, the Holy Spirit spoke very powerfully to me and impressed upon me to encourage the intercessors.

Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving (Colossians 4:2)

1. Continue
Have you ever gone through a period in your life when you were tempted to give up on something you were praying for because the answer seemed too long in coming?

Being an intercessor feels like a thankless job. Hardly does anyone notice you unlike the worship leaders and the preacher. And yet the intercessor is very close to the heart of God. There are times when an intercessor goes through a period where they feel tempted to give up on intercession and move on to greener pastures.

One of the greatest lies of the devil is that your intercession is not bearing fruit; it is not making an impact. The truth is completely otherwise.

The Holy Spirit says to you, “continue and don’t stop interceding. You are making a powerful impact in the realm of the Spirit.” If you stop, things might get worse and out of hand.

2. Be Earnest in Prayer
Being earnest in prayer means not praying out of a sense of mere duty or burden but rather knowing that you are accomplishing the will of God when you are interceding.

3. Being Vigilant in Prayer
An intercessor is often likened to a watchman on the wall in scripture.(Read Isaiah 62:6) If a watchman is sleeping, he cannot see nor hear and thus he cannot warn those for whom he keeps watch.

A vigilant intercessor is very important to God. A vigilant intercessor does not only pray during intercession but has already sharpened his spiritual muscles earlier in the day through personal prayer. Such an intercessor has the ability to enter the prophetic dimension of prayer where he or she can see and hear what the Lord is saying and doing.

4. Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is very important to an intercessor as this not only touches the heart of the Lord but it also influences the heart of the intercessor who does the thanking. Thanksgiving keeps an intercessor from pride and gives glory to the Lord.

I appeal to you on behalf of the Spirit to commit yourself to intercession. Join the intercession via the Noah App. Those who have still not made your feet wet in the waters of intercession, please do so, as the body of Christ needs your help at this time. Will you heed the call of the Spirit?

Here I am Lord. Use me for Your Glory. Teach me to pray.