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History Belongs To The Intercessor!
By Lou Engle
Meditation:
“And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, ‘O Daniel, I have now come forth to give you skill to understand. At the beginning of your supplications the command went out, and I have come to tell you, for you are greatly beloved’” (Daniel 9:22-23).

Reflection:
What an amazing scripture! An archangel fights his way down to earth to give this message to a man: “This is what heaven thinks of you! You are highly esteemed, greatly beloved, in heaven!” This is not merely a sentimental statement. This is God pouring out his heart to a man who is such a friend of heaven. To this man, God is able to freely share his divine intelligence as to what He wants to do, not just in the future, but also NOW in this present throbbing moment. Oh to be such a friend of God!

This same sentiment is spoken of Abraham, His friend, when the Lord held his council meeting with two angels, asking, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?” before given Abraham access and authority to preside in prayer over the destiny of Sodom and Gomorrah. Such high and lofty thoughts cause us to be stretched in our thoughts as to the significance of man before God. Like David we cry, “What is man that Thou art mindful of him?” I believe that human beings are called into a celestial board meeting to converse with the Lord as to the destiny of peoples and nations. May God find a person who can stand in that council room and deliberate with Him as to the future of America, the future of our universities, and the future of Iraq, Iran, Israel, and all of the Middle East!

Prayer:
God, I want to hear that voice, “You are highly esteemed…” Our vocation is nothing less than to move angels and demons. God raise up your ecclesia, Your ruling body in the earth. Help us to know who we are as we stand in the majesty and authority of the man Christ Jesus. God we come out of our caves of insecurity with the intercessions of Christ being groaned within us knowing that history belongs to the intercessors!