I sat and watched the clouds pass in front of the
beautifully bright, full moon sometimes fully covering the moon, sometimes
partially covering the moon, or even at times completely exposing the
moon. The Lord spoke to me about how
there are times when there are things (struggles, sufferings, attacks) that
completely drain us of our light, or times when we only shine partially, or the
wonderful times when we are able to fully shine.
Friday, or I guess it was Saturday, at 3 am I
woke up to take my shift interceding on behalf of the Novas team in Nsoko. Just a little background info, the Novas team
has been under serious spiritual attack for about 3 weeks. They haven’t been sleeping much at nights
waking up from awful dreams, strange sounds, or from fear (just to name a few).
Because of their lack of sleep there has been a struggle with giving their best
to the ministries they are pouring into because they are exhausted.
My team spent the night Friday at their house
worshipping with them and then taking turns praying for them throughout the
night. We prayed against the evil
spirits that have been attacking them; we prayed that those who step foot on
their property will see Jesus in the faces they look in; and we also prayed
that they would continue to walk in the authority that God has given them
through Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:1-5 says “Therefore, since we have
been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus
Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we
now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of
the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because
we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and
character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out
his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.” There is so much comfort in these
verses. Even though the Novas team has
been under continuous attack lately, the Lord is teaching them perseverance
which will lead to unbelievable character which will fill them with hope. Just by spending a night with them, it is
obvious that the Lord is working in their lives to refine them to be more like
Him. I can only imagine how amazingly
different their lives are going to be because of this time in their life. The Lord is worthy to be praised because we
know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him.
Novas team, just because we are finished with our
all night prayer for you does not mean that we are finished praying for you.
May you find strength in the Lord as you rest in His arms. We love you!
