Jeremiah 33:3
One thing that many have been praying and prophesying about recently is “the spirit of seeing and knowing.” That operation of the Holy Spirit (which the New Testament refers to as “the word of wisdom and word of knowledge”) must increase in this day. To stir up your faith for a greater manifestation of it in your life, I want to share a prophecy that was delivered at our church during a staff prayer time a few year years ago. I am including the first part of it in today’s devotion and the last part in tomorrow’s. As you read it, let it lift your expectancy. Let it add fuel to the fire in your heart and you will see it come to pass in your life!
“These are the days of ascending, says the Lord. For I will take you up, up, up to higher places. I will take you and open your eyes and reveal to you that which shall come. For the hour is upon us and the anointing is required.
“I will now lift you up and your eyes will see far—farther than they’ve ever seen before … And My plan shall be brought forth in the earth. For you see, there is a blueprint in heaven that has been drawn since the foundation of time. I’ve been turning the pages of the blueprint and My body is reaching completion. We’re in the latter pages now and I’m about to make My body to be filled with the glory that shall cause it to be without spot and without blemish before My second coming.
“But My people must see the blueprint. They must know the blueprint. Therefore, the spirit of seeing and knowing must increase in this hour. And the only way you will see and know is in that realm of the spirit. So lift yourselves up. Position yourselves in My glory. Position yourselves on a daily basis to touch My presence, no longer running around so busy that you have no time for Me ….
“[As you do] the Church, My sleeping giant shall arise. Not in their own power, but in My power—saying what they hear and doing what they see; and, in them, this earth shall see a demonstration of Me.”
Scripture Reading: Numbers 14:21
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!”