- We do receive the Spirit at salvation, but it is not the whole picture
- Scripture: Luke 11:11-13
In Luke 11:11-13 we are told, “If a son asks for bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent instead of a fish? Or if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!” Where is the battle concerning seeing God manifest? The battle has been in the resistance toward our hearing the Holy Spirit. How does the church approach the issue of the Spirit? The challengers argue – ‘You get the Spirit at the time of your salvation and that is all of the Holy Spirit you need.’ We do receive the Spirit at salvation, but it is not the whole picture. The Bible is very clear – we need tongues, we need our prayer language, and we need to pray in it every single day. We need to develop our relationship with God because the Holy Spirit is the down payment on our inheritance! And we often fight this war in the church. The war is in whether people are going to receive the richness and depth of the Holy Spirit like they did in the Bible. The Pharisees among us try to argue us out of it. We must face the reality of what the Bible says about the issue. The Holy Spirit comes with a prayer language—tongues. Praying in tongues is essential.
- Appropriate the finished work of the Cross of Calvary over each of the 40 tribes and territories the FMI has touched with the gospel Their deliverance was already sorted out. Proclaim this truth over the lies of the enemy
- These people groups can enter the blessing of redemption. Salvation is their blood-bought right.
- Pray that the church will arise triumphant in this season and recognize her powerful and authoritative role to steer the nation into the path of redemptive purpose at the place of prayer.
- Prophetically pray Isaiah 4.2-6 and Psalm 23 for the women, children and youth who are most vulnerable victims in these nations; pray for families that have been torn apart as loved ones disappear, run away, die in the confusion.