A SENSE OF BIRTHING: Prayer Note # 51

      

   “Based on these examples from the Scriptures—Creation, the birth of Israel and Christ’s conception—I would like to offer the following as a definition of spiritual travail: 

    ‘Releasing the creative power or energy of the Holy Spirit          into a situation to produce, create or give birth to 
     something.’

Travailing intercession would simply be prayer that causes this. At the risk of redundancy, I want to restate this phrase, using it to offer a formal definition of travailing intercession: 

   A form of intercession that releases the creative 
   power or energy of the Holy Spirit into a 
   situation to produce, create or give birth to 
   something.’

I use the words ‘produce’ and ‘create’ because travail is not only spoken of in the Scriptures in the context of someone being born again, but of bringing forth other things.

For example, when the Holy Spirit was hovering through Peter, He was bringing forth healing (see Acts 5:15). Through Elijah it was rain (see 1 Kings 18:45); through Paul it included maturity (see Gal. 4:19)."

Prayer Note # 51 A SENSE OF BIRTHING -Taken from Dutch Sheets’ book, Intercessory Prayer (pp. 127, 128)

The next Prayer Note on the 28th, we’ll look at CHRIST'S TRAVAIL: Prayer Note # 52

Today’s 19th truth: If you are “born again”, you are heir to the blessings of Abraham. (Gal. 3:13,14)

Tomorrow’s post: ALL DAY WITH GOD, EVEN AT WORK