The Kingdom's Presence in All Nations: Goal
of Apostolic Prophetic Intercession
The answer to everything amiss in
the world is relationship with the Father through Jesus Christ by the Holy
Spirit. There is no other alternative for man. Every agenda of God serves this eternal
purpose:
If indeed
you have heard of the stewardship of God's grace which was given to me for you;
that by revelation there was made known to me the mystery, as I wrote before in
brief. By referring to this, when you read you can understand my insight into
the mystery of Christ, which in other generations was not made known to the
sons of men, as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets in
the Spirit; to be specific, that the Gentiles are fellow heirs and fellow
members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus
through the gospel, of which I was made a minister, according to the gift of
God's grace which was given to me according to the working of His power. To me,
the very least of all saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles
the unfathomable riches of Christ, and to bring to light what is the
administration of the mystery which for ages has been hidden in God who created
all things; so that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through
the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places. This was
in accordance with the eternal purpose which He carried out in Christ Jesus our
Lord, in whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him. (Ephesians 3:2-12)
Since such witness of Christ is
intended to permeate every authority and societal sphere of mankind, we always "miss
it" when in protectionist mode. We have not only been given the answer, living
inside each and every one of us is The Answer.
"Christ in us" means we are a signpost of the what, who and why of
existence. And since true grace and
faith for our justification are what has been purchased by Christ's blood, we
cannot ever be defeated by what opposes God (Col.1:27; Ro.8:28-39;
Isa.54:15-17). Insured that we have the Lord's protection, we are required to
make His priorities our priorities and keep them as such. Therefore, we must
repent of and abandon the preoccupation with circumstances in order to fight
the true warfare of the true Kingdom Gospel being preached and demonstrated, so
that the Church Jesus came to build will be established (Mt.24:14; 16:16-19).
Intercession: Right, Privilege &
Responsibility of All
Relationship with Christ agrees
with His heart cry for expanding the Kingdom's presence. That is always the
authenticator of true intercession, even when we do not comprehend or
understand what we do (or need to do) when in prayer (Ro.8:26). And conformity
to Christ's image is the outcome of entering and continuing to participate with
the ongoing prayer of Jesus to the Father (Ro.8:27-29). God has chosen
intercession with Christ to be the way we become changed into being like Him!
So intercession will always be a primary component of Christ's priority for all
believers.
This foundational truth does away
with the idea that some can intercede while others cannot. It always waylays
the idea of a gift or office of Intercessor.
Christ is THE intercessor. We can join in with Him by the Spirit, as led.
It is the right, privilege and responsibility of ALL believers.
Such true intercessory function
by the church will bring change. And it will transform all it addresses by the
Spirit of God. But regardless of the impact made by entering into such prayer
with Jesus, through the experience of Him and the desire of His heart, the Lord
is releasing far more to us. As much as true intercession will restore, no
truer statement can be made about intercession than this: prayer changes us. (Romans 8:26-29)
As interceding with Christ
transforms us by experiencing His heart and prayer to the Father, the resulting
impartation of purpose also provides the power to expose and resist
distraction. Meaning, even and perhaps especially the difference between a "good
thing" vs. the "God thing". This means that as we lived with true focus
whatever we experience will be the result of obedience, setting the order for
redemptive work of God to work in each circumstance (Ro.8:28; 1Pe.4:15-16).
That way, we are not only tuned to His heart and desire, but also confident in
His triumph (Jn.16:33; 1 Jn.5:3-5).
Apostolic/Prophetic Intercession Empowers
the Church
First however, we need revelation
of His priorities. But these come as part and parcel of discovering His heart
and desire. And that requires truly entering into the ongoing prayer of Jesus
to the Father. Such Apostolic/Prophetic intercession will set the stage for all
God wants the Church to move onto. This is much more than an indicator of God's
desire for intercession from Christ's Apostles and Prophets. It actually
defines the intercession which is to be made by them. The Lord is calling for
His foundational ministers to reorient themselves to prayer. It is time for
Apostles and Prophets to fulfill their call to enter into the secret place and
pray with Christ as He prays to the Father. (Acts 1:12-14; 3:1; 6:2; 1Thess.5:17)
When an impartation of
intercession is activated within Christ's Apostles and Prophets, specifics of
the overall eternal purpose of God are revealed (Acts 10:9-21). For the church
to be truly apostolic and prophetic, this must be done by the Lord's Apostles
and Prophets. When this takes place, the potential outcome is for the entire
body of Christ to take on the very nature and power of Jesus, and begin to
gather the spoils He has already won. With true foundational ministers Standing
on and pouring from the mortar of His revelation, their mantle will then be
spread over the body they have been set" over (1Cor.12:28). This spreading of
the mantle onto the body is how we will be moved from what prevails today to
what was mentioned earlier: purchased by
Christ's blood, we cannot ever be defeated by what opposes God (Col.1:27;
Ro.8:28-39; Isa.54:15-17). Then the Church will rise up and take back what was
surrendered in the Garden due to the human irresponsibility of sin.
By yielding God-given authority
to the Devil, the enemy began to illegally influence the Earth, deceiving
humanity by inciting disagreement with God. Still, Satan works this way. But
God has set in motion a process of restoration that is continual and will not
cease. In fact, it will be complete when Christ returns (Acts 3:18-21). If
Apostles and Prophets will take this to heart and move accordingly, this recovery
of God's original intention for humanity will advance like never before. And
for those who intercede who are fully related to them, the advance will be
relentless.
But in order for such restoration
to authentically begin, Apostles and Prophets must rise to a new level of
intimacy with Christ. That will place these foundational ministers into a new
season, a radical transformation by being conformed to His image (Ro.8:29). At
that time, these will receive revelation of His heart and desire in directing
the Body. One with Christ, they will then impart the matured heart of God to
the Church. Then, the whole building of Gods people can truly begin to become a
holy temple in the Lord" (Eph. 2:19-21).
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