13th to 16th April 2010

Have been in Singapore since Wednesday and now (Friday) looking forward to another all night prayer. Will be my third one this month. It is good to be able to seek God and spend quality and quantity time with Him. There is no short cut to growing in Him, only just seeking His face and being with Him is the key of all keys. The Lord has been kind and gracious in allowing us to have such wonderful times in His presence. No two all-nights are the same yet it is always the same Spirit of God who leads and guides. So many deep spiritual principles are invoked in an all night prayer: pouring forth of our souls before God, waiting on God, ministering unto Him, groaning and praying in the Spirit, prevailing prayer, etc. Of course, when we also fast and seek His face, it is even more precious and wonderful.

We need to ask the Lord for rain, in the time of the latter rain (Zechariah 10:1). Daniel knew that the prophecies of Jeremiah needed to be fulfilled and prayed, fast and sought God to bring its fulfilment (Daniel 9). The apostles and disciples waited on the Lord before Pentecost because Jesus said that they needed to be clothed with power from on high (Luke 24:49). Knowing a predicted event does not exempt us from prayer. Even Jesus, who foreknew of His resurrection, still wrestled in prayer in the garden of Gethesemane (Hebrews 5:7). Many prophecies have been announced of this great and mighty revival that is coming in the 21st century. Yet we still need to enter the prayer closet and wait upon God like the disciples did in the book of Acts.

Papa God, give us the strength and energy to prevail and wait upon You, to tarry until we are once again endued with the power of the Holy Spirit. Cause us to be able to pray forth and pour out our souls e