Originally from the PROPHETIC-SCHOOL mailing list: prophetic-school@xc.org
via the Rivermail mailing list
Originally from: lmelton3@juno.com (Lee Melton)
Originally dated: Sun, 21 Dec 1997
Dear Jan,
I was going to submit this as a note itself but it seems to fit in
somehow with your post:
We have today had an outpouring in our church that for once had nothing
whatsoever to do with a visiting evangelist, etc.etc. or someone
else's anointing. It was a sovereign act of God brought to fruition through
intercession, and it resulted in a prophetic flow through the body in the
service that was a ministry of the Lord to the body. The Lord
has given us the anointing and unity among us to see how He would
like to move all the time!
We have been meeting in groups over the past two years to pray for
revival, for ourselves, and for the world, the last great outpouring of
the Spirit. But our groups are a conglomeration of different types of
pray-ers, some are intercessors, some aren't , some are gifted in different
areas, in general no one who wanted to pray was turned down, we needed
all we could get.
But lately the Lord seems to have culled out those who function as
prophetic intercessors and seen to it that there are a certain number on
specific strategic times- Sun. AM before service, and Saturday nights.
And the stuff that has come out of our mouths has been warfare, and prevailing,
demanding prayer as well as intense repentance, cleansing etc. And we have
been praying intensely for unity in the body.
But this is how the prophetic has worked:
2 weeks ago several were called to fast, there was intense heaviness
and a battle was begun.
One week ago the Lord had us praying that it was time.
This week we met again, and ran the gamut, and begged and DEMANDED
an answer from God- yes, God wants and desires importunity, but you have
do it in HIS time! I had a flash "picture" as it were of a great reservoir
of water (the Spirit) just held up, and found myself asking the Lord to
release it.
OK- this morning we met with folks and only a few of them had been
in the Saturday prayer session- three of our intercessors, and our leader,
( none of whom was present last night) had a vision of a great dam breaking
and the water pouring out over the body. One intercessor saw Jesus with
His arms outstretched riding the waves. We received several prophetic words
one after the other about a great release in our service today, and the
Lord assured us that this was an answer to prayer and was the "Alpha" ,
the beginning, of His outpouring. We prayed for a great anointing over
our worship team and when they prayed for the worship leader I heard the
words, "The oracles of God." (somewhere in there also was a prayer for
the agenda to be forgotten and the Lord's will be done.)
Our pastor often comes into the intercessory room before the service
but for some reason he did not this AM. Instead he was talking to
our worship leader telling him that they had some business to resolve in
a meeting after the service that required everyone's presence, so not to
make the worship session too long. (HO HO- God is soooo good when He takes
over!)
So we started in to worship- and worship we did, what a worship! We
had TEN prophetic words, two or three prophetic songs, melody rifts, the
Lord stepped in and TOOK OVER, we ministered to Him and He to us. And the
words that came forth confirmed what we had heard the night before, the
hour before, and the same vision was repeated, the same request from the
Lord, PLUS He told us what we needed in our hearts, and there was time
for ministry and love, and everyone who moves in the prophetic, but may
not necessarily be an intercessor, was used accordingly. And again and
again the Lord confirmed His Word by using folks who were not anywhere
near the intercessors at the time. People prayed for one another,
the Lord led our pastor through it all with great anointing, and yes we
had the business meeting afterwards but we did not have much of a sermon!
I do believe the Lord used just about every soul there to have a part
in His ministry to the body. Now THAT is the prophetic the way the Lord
intended it to be!
Have a greatly blessed day- I know I will because we still have the
evening service to go!
Lee