Hello, thank you for joining me today for Give Him 15.

And the title of today's post is, Your Prayers Matter.

My friend, Dr. Greg Hood, released a prophecy approximately a year ago, in which he said,

I began to see all over this nation

lightning strikes occurring. This took place in big cities and small towns, significant

places and places the world would consider insignificant. And I heard the Lord say, this meeting, this Ecclesia gathering,

has gathered lightning bolts for striking.

There will be a release of lightning all over this nation

in the natural and in the unseen realm.

And this will be a sign that God is breaking down the thrones of the enemy.

I heard the Lord say that he's releasing a terrible day on the enemies of the nation,

and that as you leave this place, you're carrying and becoming the lightning bolt for your city, for your town,

your community, wherever he has placed you. God has now labeled you a lightning strike.

Fascinating word. How amazing that we are those who release God's power referred to in this word as lightning into the earth.

Our prayers do indeed release his actions. There are many Christians who believe prayer is only a devotional activity, a way to connect with God.

They don't believe.

Prayer is actually necessary enabling God to accomplish what he desires on earth.

In my book, Intercessory Prayer, and I'll show it to you now, intercessory prayer,

and an accompanying study guide for those of you interested. In my book, Intercessory Prayer,

I state, God has given us a Bible full of answers to the whys of life. The one I want to

address here is, why pray? I'm not speaking of why in the sense of needing this or that.

Obviously, we pray because we want or need something.

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