Week 16: April 22, 2009
Prayer prepares the soul!
A mid-1900’s preacher by the name of Leonard Ravenhill once said, “Revival delays because prayer decays.”
In our study of Isaiah 6:1-8 on Sunday, we read of Isaiah's experience in the throne room of heaven. As Isaiah took in the heavenly realm of God’s holiness and received the fiery coal from the seraphim, God was preparing to deposit a purpose in Isaiah that he’d been crying out for while in his prayer closest before he ever encountered the Lord. God knew the condition of Isaiah’s heart because his prayer life had exposed his soul in such a way that God could reveal Himself to impart a message of revival for the nation of Israel.
In the splendor of God’s glory Isaiah did not hesitate to rise up and say, “here I am, send me." Isaiah heard and saw his opportunity to fulfill the cry of his own intercession. The longing in his heart leaped to seize with great passion the offer of God Almighty that he had been crying out for. Isaiah received the call to bring revival to His nation because he had prepared his soul through prayer and intercession.
Take time this week and evaluate your prayer life. Let your prayers begin to speak of a desire to bring change to the world around you. Hear the voice of the Lord saying to you, “whom shall I send, who will go for Us?” and respond with great passion and faith, “here am I, send me, I will go!” Let us become the generation that brings forth revival through a prayer life filled with faith, hope and love. Amen.
Finishing our fast strong,
Jeph Chavez
Hope Chapel Lewiston
Prayer prepares the soul!
A mid-1900’s preacher by the name of Leonard Ravenhill once said, “Revival delays because prayer decays.”
In our study of Isaiah 6:1-8 on Sunday, we read of Isaiah's experience in the throne room of heaven. As Isaiah took in the heavenly realm of God’s holiness and received the fiery coal from the seraphim, God was preparing to deposit a purpose in Isaiah that he’d been crying out for while in his prayer closest before he ever encountered the Lord. God knew the condition of Isaiah’s heart because his prayer life had exposed his soul in such a way that God could reveal Himself to impart a message of revival for the nation of Israel.
In the splendor of God’s glory Isaiah did not hesitate to rise up and say, “here I am, send me." Isaiah heard and saw his opportunity to fulfill the cry of his own intercession. The longing in his heart leaped to seize with great passion the offer of God Almighty that he had been crying out for. Isaiah received the call to bring revival to His nation because he had prepared his soul through prayer and intercession.
Take time this week and evaluate your prayer life. Let your prayers begin to speak of a desire to bring change to the world around you. Hear the voice of the Lord saying to you, “whom shall I send, who will go for Us?” and respond with great passion and faith, “here am I, send me, I will go!” Let us become the generation that brings forth revival through a prayer life filled with faith, hope and love. Amen.
Finishing our fast strong,
Jeph Chavez
Hope Chapel Lewiston
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