Hey Guys, welcome back, I want to discuss the Apostolic Miracle called the IHOP-U Awakening. To give you a little background on when the revival started here at Ihop-kc, I have to go back to November 11, 2009. During a 9 a.m. Wes Hall class in the International House of Prayer University, the spirit moved heavily with healing and deliverance's. In fact it moved so heavily that it turned into a 15 hour meeting where thousands of people heard about it and flocked to the building.
These services are absolutely out of this world! Scores and scores of people get healed, delivered, and renewed every service. Not just a couple of people with colds. I mean cancer dissolving by just being in the meeting. The wine of spirit flows like a rushing riving bringing life to the message. It's not just another good idea. The wine of the holy spirit allows people to feel the love of God in a tangible way. This manifestation of the Holy Spirit brings a supernatural intoxication that often makes one feel "high" and laugh uncontrollably. The word(which is the greatest vehicle for the spirit to travel in) is preached with Apostolic Grace and Power. There are different manifestations of the Holy Spirit. On Pentecost, He came like wind, fire, and wine. The realm and weight of Glory in these meetings are rare in these times. But the movement of this isn't rare. What I mean by that is the fact that revivals start all the time. But they end shortly after. This is why I called it an Apostolic Miracle. Because this one is a lasting one. This one has substance behind it. It's not an empty era of really good revival meetings. Nope. It's so much bigger. Let me explain.
International House of Prayer has been in 24/7 prayer and worship since 1999. They live, breath, eat prayer. If you know anything about the history of revivals, prayer is the main, not the only, catalyst that revivals are birthed in. Prayer isn't just an activity here as I talked about in my last blog. It's a way of life. A culture. A thought process. An attitude of the heart that is grounded in OneThing. The Presence. So it was like all theses years they were not only building up revival "Credit" through prayer, but a culture. So now when revival hits IHOP…They are more than ready for it. They have the perfect ecosystem for revival. It was only a matter of time. I guess I can say "WE" now huh! We have a perfect culture fit for revival that transforms nations. Literally. It's not just a sentence in a vision statement anymore. It's happening.
In the old testament, when there was a fire on the altar, God lit it. But the priest had to keep it burning. This is where most ministries fail at. Epically. I want to teach about 2 things that put the fire out on Revivals. First one is that having a good meeting becomes the focal point instead of the thing that started it, the Presence. Here at Ihop, we have the Awakening services every thur-sat from 6 p.m. to 12 midnight. But when revival broke out, 24/7 prayer never stopped. Usually in ministries where revival breaks out, everything shuts down and those meeting become an attraction. In other words, Revival meetings are the dessert. Don't forget about the meal. Some ministries live off of dessert. Not healthy huh? Nope.
Another hindrance to continual revival is insecure leadership. Wes Hall and Allen Hood are the number three and four behind Mike Bickle(the founder). These two powerful men are the lead ministers of the Awakening services. God birthed it through them, and it's still flowing with them because they took the time in the secret place. In most large ministries that experience an outpouring of this magnitude, the head of Ministry usually takes over and has to be the Face of the revival and put his hands in everything. it takes an humble leader to allow your sons to do what they were created to do and not try to take it over because it's "Your ministry". Just sayin…. Oh and you should definitely tune in! It's live...just click here. They are all archived if you cant join in live :)
Be looking out for my next blog early next week, "Wasted life. Not in Vain". It's really dear to my heart and I was going to put it with this one but it deserves it's own. Peace. Love. & Revival.
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