Whenever there has been a crisis in a nation, God gave people a remedy. No matter how far a nation had strayed from the LORD. God offered a way of mercy. In Joel 2, God commanded the people to gather together to repent of their individual sins and the as representatives of the nation to repent of corporate wickedness, injustice and guilt. God declared in 2 Chronicles 7:14, If My people who are called by My Name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.
I’m amazed at the number of different ministries that are “sounding the alarm” to gather corporate solemn assemblies. Outside of IHOP-KC, Paradise’08 hopes to gather 100,000+ young adults in Kansas on May 26th for a solemn assembly in the heartland of America. On April 26th, 2008, a ministry network named Reign Down is calling for solemn assemblies at all of the state capital buildings along with the National Mall in Washington DC. We also all know about the national day of prayer this year which falls on May 1st.
The House of Prayer reality is meant to be a perpetual solemn assembly. Dubbed the Luke 18 project, God has given my friends Jaeson Ma, and Brian Kim a vision to raise up houses of prayer on college campuses all over America. Many others are in the process of building the house of prayer all over the United States and the nations of the earth. In 2007, it was reported that over 120 colleges and universities had 24-7 intercession on their campus.
Meanwhile, IHOP-KC is expected to get to the 500 full-time staff mark later this year. Some of you are aware of the Bob Jones prophecy (confirmed by a flood in Mississippi) that when the staff hits 500 full-time, it will suddenly explode to 5,000 overnight. Obviously, we know about The CALL which is traveling around the nation doing regional solemn assemblies (both in the United States and then Internationally). Lou Engle hopes to bring the youth of the nation to Washington DC this fall to repent, fast, worship, and pray. However, one particular CALL event stands out to me.
This Global prayer movement MUST stand with God’s purpose for the Jewish people to overcome the Spirit of Anti-Christ.
May 11th is the Global Day of Prayer. This year, GOD-TV will be airing the Global day of Prayer events from Jerusalem and other parts of the earth. Lou Engle hopes to gather the Messianic Jewish believers and others from around the nation for The Call Jerusalem on this day. I believe this is one of the most strategic events of the year from a global perspective in fulfilling the great commission.
Currently the main thing holding back the global prayer movement (with full-time singers, musicians and intercessors) is the lack of money. In Isaiah 62:6-7 God promised the Jewish people in Jerusalem that he would set watchmen on the walls of Jerusalem who would cry out day and night for their salvation.
In the part 1 of my prophetic prayer agenda, I mentioned some stunning answers to prayer I witnessed in 2007. In all of the cases, one key factor involved was overcoming the spirit of Anti-Christ through prayer, fasting, and standing with God’s purpose for Israel. In addition to the answered prayers, I heard stunning reports of many Muslims coming to Christ in Pakistan, Iran, Israel, and Turkey. In the Chauvez case, I learned that he had invited Benny Hinn to do a 3-day national miracle crusade in the days leading up to the election in Venezuela. In looking at his website, it’s clear that Benny Hinn stands with God’s promises for Israel and the mandate blessing the nation.
I am also sure that these articles will probably raise more questions than they answer. I hope to follow up with other posts to clarify this.
Under His Mercy at the cross,
Jess Gjerstad
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