Ecclesiastes 10:7 - “I have seen slaves on horses, and princes walking like slaves on the earth.”

 

Luke 10:19 - “Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.” 

 

1 Kings 17:1 - “And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the Lord God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except at my word.”

 

1. Season of Mandate

Romans 8:19 - “For [even the whole] creation (all nature) waits expectantly and longs earnestly for God’s sons to be made known [waits for the revealing, the disclosing of their sonship].”

 

1b. *Purpose for Manifestation

1 John 3:8 - “The reason the Son of God was made manifest (visible) was to undo (destroy, loosen, and dissolve) the works the devil [has done].”

 

1 John 4:17 - “Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world.”

 

2. Season of Capacity Building*

Daniel 11:32b - “…but the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits.”

 

> Intimacy breeds strength.

 

3. Season of Pursuit

Psalm 27:4 - “One thing I have desired of the Lord, that will I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in His temple.”

 

The Discipline of Seeking

 

> Pursuit is the evidence of desire.

 

James 5:16b-17 - “The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. 17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. 18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.”

 

Jeremiah 29:11-13 - “11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. 12 Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. 13 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.”

 

- You may be ignorant of God’s will and hence not seek it.

- You may know God’s will and yet not want it nor seek it.

- You will call - by going and praying to Me, I will listen to you.

- You will find - when you seek and search for Me with all your heart.

 

The Characteristics of Intercessors

- Seekers:…when you seek and search for me with all your heart, then you will find me

 

- Dwellers: …that I may dwell in the house.

 

- Watchers: …to behold the beauty of the Lord.

 

Habakkuk 2:1 - “[Oh, I know, I have been rash to talk out plainly this way to God!] I will [in my thinking] stand upon my post of observation and station myself on the tower or fortress, and will watch to see what He will say within me and what answer I will make [as His mouthpiece] to the perplexities of my complaint against Him.”

 

- Waiters: …to inquire in His temple.

 

Isaiah 40:31 - “But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.”

 

4. Season of Sacrifice

Matthew 29:39 - “He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.”

 

5. Season of Great Exploits

Hebrews 11:6 - “But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a *rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”