Over the years, I have had to deal with some thoughts toward where I grew up. I have had to deal with some resentment, anger, frustration, misunderstanding, offense. It hasn't always been easy. Emotional issues never are.
I went for a walk today as I have been doing for some time now. I heard in my heart a word for my community I grew up. I won't share that here. But what I want to say is this: God is looking for Abraham...someone who will contend with Him on behalf of a community. Are there 10 righteous? What about 5?
Where are the Abrahams who had a love for the people; not the sin; but the people?
I pray that there is a generation of people who will not just be intercessors; not just warriors; not just people who pray.... we need people who love. We need people who will weep. We need people who will seed prayer into the soil of the situation. We need people who won't pray what they think or what they desire or what they want to see happen. We need people who hear the Voice of the Heart of God. We need people who will rely on and trust the Spirit within. We need people who will stand at the cornerstone of a town, village, city and declare what God is saying. We need people who will be the trumpet. We need people who will sound the alarm of the Spirit. People who will pray mercy like Abraham.
Today I sensed a weariness in the tone of the Word of the Lord. Why are towns rejecting Him? Why are towns fighting Him? Why are towns saying, "God, stand back!" So God stands back. But for how long?
This is a heavy word today. I felt it while I walked. I felt my spirit weeping. We need people who will stand on the parking lot of town hall and speak the Word only...not our interpretation of the Word....just the Word is enough. Is Jeremiah in the house? What about Esther? What about Daniel?
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