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The miraculous things that occurred in the early Church as recorded in the book of Acts will be common among us in these last days. Intercessory prayer is the tool that the Spirit of God will use to bring them into manifestation.

We are entering into the most exciting move of the Holy Spirit that the Church has ever experienced. I believe that this is the last big thrust to harvest the souls of this world into the kingdom of God.
The prayer of intercession is prayed in behalf of others. Through His Word, God has called the Body of Christ to the ministry of intercession.
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. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
(1 Tim. 2:1-4)
Very recently, during a time of fasting, God revealed to me that He is calling the Church to rally around the prayer of intercession. We are to call on Him to pour out of His Spirit in these last days in great, unusual manifestations of His power. God is about to bring forth the grand finale. It will be the greatest production by the Spirit of God in the history of the human race.

We are the most privileged generation to have ever lived on this earth. We are blessed not only to witness these manifestations, but also to be the vessels through which His mighty power will flow.

The miraculous things that occurred in the early Church as recorded in the book of Acts will be common among us in these last days. Intercessory prayer is the tool that the Spirit of God will use to bring them into manifestation.

We are entering into the most exciting move of the Holy Spirit that the Church has ever experienced. I believe that this is the last big thrust to harvest the souls of this world into the kingdom of God.

Why are we called to intercession? Because God does not do anything in the earth without the cooperation of a man. He intends that we work together with Him to accomplish His will. Man still is in authority in the earth. God put him in that position by His will.

I believe that we are the generation that will usher in the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ for His Church. Before He comes, the Spirit of God will be poured out upon all flesh.

"Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and the latter rain" (James 5:7). John 15 tells us that the husbandman is the heavenly Father. The fruit of the earth is the harvest of souls. The rain is the outpouring of the Holy Spirit (Hosea 6:3).

Intercessory prayer causes the rain of God's Spirit to bring the harvest of the human race into the family of God. Right now, all over this world, God is bringing the Body of Christ into unity. As rivers of living water, the believers that are joined together will cause a flood of God's power in the earth.

Because of the crucial time that we are living in, this move of the Holy Spirit is causing believers everywhere to respond to the call to intercession. This world will not take much more sin! Romans 8:22 says that all of creation groans for the manifestation of the sons of God. Heaven is reverberating 24 hours a day with the intercession of God's people.

We are at the end of what began on the day of Pentecost. The Apostle Peter said:
But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath....
(Acts 2:16-19)
The result of this outpouring of the Holy Spirit is: "And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved" (v. 21).

In order to be saved, one must be born into the family of God. Jesus said, "...Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God" (John 3:3). He was speaking of the spiritual new birth. "That which is born of flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit" (v. 5). Intercession is giving birth in the realm of the spirit.

Did you notice the words servants and handmaidens in Acts 2:18? When you are born again, you do not become a servant of God. You become a child of God. In order to become a servant or handmaiden, you must make a choice. Vine's Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words says these words mean "one who gives himself up to the will of another."

Because of your love for God, you choose to serve Him. You yield your will to his will and become a co-laborer with Him. Those who totally give themselves to His service will be God's mouthpiece in the earth. They will be the vehicles of His Spirit.

The Apostle Paul called himself a servant of Jesus Christ. Vine's Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words defines "servant" as being in "subjection without the idea of bondage, the perfect example being Christ Himself." Paul had the right to go free, but didn't. He served his Master out of love and dedication. God is calling us to be the Master's servants.

Jesus said that many are called but few are chosen (Matt. 20:16). In other words, few dedicate themselves to servitude. Upon those and out of those who are dedicated to Him, God will pour out of His Spirit upon all flesh.

Source: Prayer: Your Foundation For Success by Kenneth Copeland.
Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers.

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Kenneth Copeland
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For the last 50 years Kenneth and Gloria Copeland have been passionately teaching Christians all over the world how to apply the principles of faith found in God’s WORD to their lives.
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