New Cry From Within Our Spirit

New Cry From Within Our Spirit

April 28, 2014 By Jeremiah Johnson 

As I began to spend time with the Lord this morning, I felt impressed by the Holy Spirit to begin to read the story of Hannah  found in 1 Samuel chapter 1. 

Hannah’s story is somewhat familiar to many of us, but I believe I received a prophetic word for this season that many saints have found themselves in. My personal prayer is that this message brings a new sense of clarity and hope to you.

In 1 Samuel 1:5-6 it says repeatedly that the “LORD closed Hannah’s womb.” We find in verses 7-10 that she was distressed, wept, and was even provoked by her rival Peninnah in ways that caused her to be bitter and irritated. As I meditated on this, two sobering questions came to me:

1.Was God positioning Hannah to release a NEW CRY from deep within her spirit through all this pain and suffering?

2. Had God deliberately set up a scenario (closing her womb) that forced Hannah to confront her barrenness?

I believe with all my heart that there is only one answer to these two powerful questions: ABSOLUTELY!

Immediately in verse 11 Hannah makes a VOW to the Lord as she says, “O Lord of hosts, if you will look upon my affliction and remember me and bless me with a son, I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and a razor shall never come on his head.”

Please hear what I am about to say…

Hannah’s first prayer to the Lord was (v.7), “Give me MY son.”

Through the pain, suffering, and being forced to confront her barrenness, the new cry that came from within Hannah’s spirit was,

“God, give me YOUR son.”

Hannah’s first prayer involved control and selfishness. Her second prayer involved surrender and sacrifice. Only one of those prayers was answered by the Lord! I immediately received a vision while reading of many saints crying out in this season saying, “God, give me MY ministry” just like Hannah and the word of the Lord to you is that until you confront your true barrenness and begin to release a NEW CRY from within your spirit that says, “God give me YOURministry”, your prayers will continue to NOT be answered. There are people asking God for even direction for YOURfuture and until you begin to ask Him for direction for HISfuture you will continue to walk around frustrated, bitter, and miserable. THIS IS THE HOUR TO LAY DOWN OUR AGENDAS AND ASK HIM FOR HIS!!!!

God is purposely waiting for our strength to run out just like Hannah’s. He is waiting patiently and saying, “When will your desperation produce a new cry from within your spirit that releases what you want TO ME?”

It requires barrenness to birth the true prophetic. We desperately need Hannah’s to give birth to Samuel’s who will be the Lord’s and the Lord’s only!

God is orchestrating divine scenarios all over the earth that is forcing Hannah’s through decades of pressure to come face to face with their barrenness. He is closing ministry doors and opportunities! God is shutting down our good ideas and plans! He is issuing a clarion call to the body of Christ like a trumpet blast and is declaring, “A new cry I am releasing from within my saints in this hour. Not cries that involve control and selfishness, but cries of surrender that are birthed from confronting barrenness. Yes, you must confess your spiritual bankruptcy before me. I want you to get in touch with how much you need me. Do not settle for the double portions even as Hannah knew there was more. Beware of the consolation prizes in this season. My Bride, will you settle for the blessing or give birth to the Samuel’s in this hour?”

“The hour of ‘my ministry’ is over and it’s time to manifest Christ in the earth!” -Allan Hood

May we have courage to come to grips with our true barrenness and a perspective from Heaven that encourages us to press in and give back to the Father what was already His in the first place.

The Unknown Dreamer,

Jeremiah Johnson

Supernatural Assistance When You Don’t Know Where To Turn for Help!

Supernatural Assistance When You Don’t Know Where To Turn for Help!--By Rick Renner

And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him. — Luke 22:43

I’ll never forget the time years ago that our ministry was under a great assault. For no reason we could logically explain, the financial gifts of our partners seemed to dry up and dwindle away for a number of months. After this drought had gone on for several months, our situation became so serious that I didn’t know how we were going to pay for our television broadcasts that covered the length and breadth of the former Soviet Union. It was time to pay the bills, and I didn’t have the money.

As I walked through the city of Moscow that cold winter night, I broke inside from the pressure I had been feeling. I stopped at Red Square, leaned against a rail, and literally wept, not even caring about the people who passed by me. I felt so frustrated because I didn’t know what to do. We had drained everything we had to keep those broadcasts on the air. Millions of people watched our television programs, and those hungry souls were depending on us. God had entrusted me with taking His Word to these former Soviet nations, and I took that responsibility seriously. But because our finances had dwindled, I found myself in an extremely hard spot.

After riding on the subway system for several hours while I tried to pull my thoughts together, I felt myself sinking deeper into a feeling of desperation. The reality was that if something didn’t happen to quickly change the situation, I would have to cancel our program, and all those millions who waited for it each week would lose the teaching of God’s Word.

I had just come up from the subway on my way to the television meeting when I leaned against that rail in Red Square and wept before the Lord. I felt so alone, so trapped, so unable to fix my problem. There didn’t seem to be anyone I could call or turn to who could comprehend the enormity of what I was tackling in the spiritual realm that night.

I cried out, “Lord, why has this happened? Is there a reason our supporters have temporarily stopped their support? Have we done anything that opened a door for the devil to disrupt our finances? Please tell me what I am supposed to do right now about this situation. What about the millions of people who are waiting for Your Word? Do we just disappear from television and leave them wondering what happened to us?”

All of a sudden, it felt like a divine force entered me! Strength and courage flooded into my soul. I knew God was touching me, giving me a new supernatural boost of courage and faith to face this moment victoriously. Within minutes, my tears disappeared, my desperation vanished, and I began to celebrate the victory! Although I still didn’t have the cash in hand to cover all the television bills, I knew the battle had been won in the Spirit. As it turned out, the money didn’t come in all at once, but the valve had been turned on again and the gifts of our partners began to flow back into the ministry. I thank God for the supernatural assistance He gave me that night!

Have you ever known a time when you felt alone in the challenge you were facing? On the night of Jesus’ betrayal, He must have felt that way. He asked His closest disciples — Peter, James, and John — to come apart and pray with Him in those last hours. But every time He came back to check on the three men, they were sleeping. Jesus was experiencing a great spiritual battle and extreme pressure that night (see April 2); that’s why He wanted His closest disciples to assist Him in prayer. However, that night they were not found faithful.

But when Jesus could find no one to stand with Him in His hour of need, God provided supernatural assistance! Luke 22:43 says, “And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.” This supernatural strength made up for any lack of support from His three closest disciples.

When Luke writes that the angel “strengthened” him, he uses the Greek word enischuo. This is a compound of the words en and ischuos. The word en means in, and the word ischuos is the word for might or strength. Normally in New Testament times, the word ischuos was used to denote men with great muscular abilities, similar to the bodybuilders in today’s world. But when these two words en and ischuos are compounded together, the new word means to impart strength; to empower someone; to fill a person with heartiness; or to give someone a renewed vitality. A person may have been feeling exhausted and depleted, but he suddenly gets a blast of energy so robust that he is instantly recharged! Now he is ready to get up, get with it, and get going again!

This means that when Jesus’ disciples and friends couldn’t be depended on in His hour of need, God provided an angel that imparted strength, empowered, and recharged Jesus, renewing His vitality with the strength needed to victoriously face the most difficult hour in His life! After being super-charged, Jesus was ready to face the Cross. He awakened His disciples and said, “Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand” (Mark 14:42).

Maybe you’ve had a time in your life when you felt trapped and alone. Perhaps you thought your friends would help you, but now you feel like they let you down at a time when you really needed them. Don’t let desperation take over! Your friends may have fallen asleep on the job, but God hasn’t fallen asleep! He is absolutely committed to seeing you through the situation you are facing right now. And if necessary, He will provide supernatural assistance to recharge you and keep you moving full steam ahead. You may be tempted to feel isolated and alone, but if your spirit’s eyes were opened just for a moment, you would see that you are not alone at all! He is surrounding you with the Holy Spirit’s power, angels, and anything else needed to keep you going forward!

So remember — regardless of the particular battle or situation you are facing in life, God will always come to your assistance. If no one else is faithful, God will see to it that you receive the strength and power you need to victoriously overcome in every circumstance. Supernatural assistance is yours today!