Matthew 22:14
The signs of it are everywhere. There are so many indications that He is coming soon that I can’t even begin to list them here. Yet for the most part, the Church is ignorant of them. The majority of Christians are just going along living their own little lives, totally unaware that a divine invasion is at hand. They are totally unaware of the plans of God; therefore, they cannot pray about them.
But we don’t have to be that way.
God is offering us a place in His army of prayer. He is offering to show us things to come. He is giving us the opportunity to go out ahead as forerunners so we can pray out divine strategies and cut out a path for God’s purposes in these last days.
“How do I know if I’m called to be part of that army of prayer?” you may ask.
I dare say if you have a desire in your heart to do it, you can be sure you are called. But remember, Jesus said that not all who are called are chosen.
To be chosen, we must do more than recognize God’s call, we must choose to respond by going deeper in Him. We must choose (again and again) to draw near and fellowship with Him. We must put ourselves in a place where we can easily hear Him when He speaks to us.
Like Isaiah in the throne room, we must be the ones standing by when God says, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?”
We must be close enough to answer, “Here am I! Send me.”
Scripture Reading: Isaiah 6:1 – 8
On the chilly March night in 1972 when Lynne Hammond took her first step into a life of Spirit-led prayer, she had no idea what was about to happen. All she knew was the hunger in her heart for God wouldn’t let her sleep. In the few short months she’d been born again, her desire to fellowship with Him had grown so strong she could hardly contain it. “Help me, God!” she cried. “I want to know you. I want to be able to talk to you. Please, teach me to pray!”
Suddenly, a heavenly presence flooded the room. Lynne sensed waves of spiritual fire sweeping over her and a beautiful language began to flow like a river from within her. Although she’d never heard of the baptism of the Holy Spirit, she knew instantly, without a doubt—this was God!
What began that night soon blossomed into a life of prayer that ultimately became a ministry of prayer when, in 1980, Lynne and her husband, Mac, founded Living Word Christian Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Under Lynne’s leadership, the prayer ministry at Living Word has become an internationally recognized model for developing effective pray-ers in the local church.
A teacher and an author, Lynne publishes a newsletter called Prayer Notes, has written numerous books, and currently serves as the national prayer director for Daughters for Zion. Her passion for inspiring and leading others into the life of Spirit-led prayer continues to take her around the world to minister to believers whose heart cry, like hers, is “Lord, teach me to pray!”