May Day Prayer along the West Coast Report #1

[Barbara Steely]

>Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 20:33:00 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Dear Ones,
>
>Today, all along the western coast, from San Diego
and LA up through San Francisco, Eureka and clear on
up to Alaska and only God knows where else, Christians
were united in prayer. They stood in the gap for their
communities in response to prophetic warnings. We are
to walk in knowledge and discernment of our times.
But, as I have said before, we are not to walk in
fear. Many things may have been accomplished, only
time will tell. But one thing I do know;
>there was unity. His bride was one. And I firmly
believe that Papa God's desire is to fall full upon
unity. Jesus is coming back for a WHOLE bride. So with
that, I want to share with you about what I have seen
this wave as.
>
>About two years ago, I was talking with a brother in
Redding, over the land-line. At one point he said to
me "We know there is another wave (of the Holy Spirit)
coming for you all over there in Humboldt County, we
just don't know what it looks like yet". I took that
word as-is and filed it for later reference. A little
over a month later, Patricia King was up ministering
in our area. One night, while in Eureka, she said
almost the exact same thing. I though "Hhhmmm!
Interesting."
>A short time later, we had Dena Smith in our are for
the first time and she made a comment about the
waters. And so it went, with both local and via
internet confirmations. River Lodge, which is a large
meeting hall that is for rent to the public, overlooks
the Eel River. For a time, we held many of our
renewal/revival meetings there. Several of us had
often stood upon the stage that overlooks this river
and had seen, in the spirit, a huge wave coming
upstream from the ocean. Several brothers and sisters
reported having similar visions and dreams; each time
the significance being that this wave was one of the
Holy Spirit. During the time that major prophetic
voices were talking about a "Holy Spirit Tsunami" or
"Wave of the Holy Spirit", my beautiful bride of 26
years was working at a jewelry store. At the time
these words were being released, there started coming
out a line of silver bracelets and rings with . . .
guess what??
>Yep, they had waves on them. My sweetie-pie, who
wonderfully spoils me, bought both a bracelet and a
ring for me. I wear them at all times as a way of
claiming that promise.
>
>And that wave is here. Everywhere I look, I see
brothers and sisters in the Lord, from different
denominations, coming together in prayer and
intercession for their communities, their cities,
their states. AND THEIR COUNTRY. Two months ago, in
Humboldt County, intercessors from all parts of the
county started coming together in corporate prayer.
Our goal is to raise up a prayer covering over
Humboldt County in support of all ministries that
proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Our aim is to
release blessings over every church, every pastor and
every congregation. Our desire is for such an open
Heaven that angels of the Lord are seen on every
corner and God's Shekinah Glory is seen over every
church. We pray for unity in the body.
>This is that wave, a wave of unity.
>
>"Mercy triumphs over judgment".
>Today, as a small group of us prayed at the beach, I
heard my wife gasp in astonishment.
>It was a gasp of wonder and awe, for as we prayed she
looked out at the ocean and saw a whale not more than
40 yards off shore. We have lived here and have never
seen whales at this beach before. We are just past
their migration season. During this time of year, they
migrate south. This one was going north. And as I
beheld this wonder the account of Jonah came to me.
>As I pondered this magnificent creature of God, I saw
the answer to all of our prayers. For what else does
the whale stand for but mercy? A second chance. For
Papa God was so keen on sparing the folks at Nineveh,
that He prepared a great creature, the whale, to bring
His reluctant prophet to preach repentance. Our God is
the God of Mercy. He is the Lord of the second chance.
I believe the Lord has answered all of our prayers.
>
>So yes, it is good that we have stood in the gap. For
we all resonate to phrases such as "For such a time as
this" and "Watchmen on the walls". And yet, as
watchmen, our function is not to call out warning, but
to call out the promises of God, giving Him no rest,
praying "Your Kingdom Come, Your Will be done on
Earth, as it is in Heaven."
>
>Lord, thank You for Your mercies, they are new every
morning. Thank You that You are the Lord of second
chances, and third chances and so on. Spare Your
people Lord. Do not give up Your inheritance to
reproach. Do not let the nations say "Where is their
God?".
>Send a spiritual wave of revival. Send a spiritual
tsunami of renewal. Let such an outpouring of Your
Spirit sweep this Nation such as has never been seen
before. In this transition between the Welsh Revival
in 1904 and the outbreak of Your Glory in Azusa Street
in 1906, we ask Lord that You let revival walk our
land yet one more time. In the words of D.L. Moody,
who had asked for such an outpouring just before he
came home to you, we say
>Why Not?
>
>God's Grace, Love and Peace to you all.
>Shepherd Michael
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>Michael Creel
>Elder ~ Intercessor ~ Visioneer
>Rio Dell Assembly of God
>
>"For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly
awaits for the revealing of the sons and daughters of
God"
>Romans 8:19 NKJV
>Arise Children of God!