In This Revival, Send The Rain.

Ezra 9:5-6; 2 Corinthians 6:16-18, 7:1; Matthew 15:8; Ezra 9:8-9 10:12-13; Job 8:7; Psalm 27:13; 2 Chronicles 7:14; Proverbs 4:7; John 15:16; 1 Corinthians 14:40; Exodus 33:21-23; Jeremiah 14:22; Genesis 32:26; Genesis 12:2; 2 Corinthians 10:5


We are walking in today:  In This Revival, Send The Rain.

Ezra 9:5-6 5) And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness; and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the LORD my God, 6) And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens. The priest wearily rose from the place where he had sat down many hours before--still shocked and grieved by what he had heard, he walked slowly and purposefully to the altar.  With such determination had he set out for the Holy City of his forefathers, Jerusalem.  With such encouragement and sense of God's calling had he led the great company on the four month journey from Babylon.  Hadn't God protected and delivered them from enemy attack all the way?  What expectations he had carried for the restoration of worship in the House of the True God; for God's chosen people once again to enter into His blessing and provision as He had promised long ago.  And now this! The words still rung in his ears, "the holy seed mixed", and worse, "the hand of the leadership has been foremost in this trespass".  Tears began to flow freely down his cheeks as he painfully embraced the full implication of what he had heard.  One of God's most basic requirements--separation from the nations around about them, had been violated.  Didn't the people understand that this separation was fundamental to their preservation; hadn't they yet grasped the full meaning of being God's "chosen people"?  He knew what must be done.  As the people looked on and began to weep, Ezra the priest tore his garments, fell on his face before his God, and spread out his hands in repentance. "O my God our iniquities have risen higher than our heads, and our guilt has grown up to the heavens (Ezra 9). God is calling for true repentance and we must acknowledge Him.  Just as in the days of Ezra, our chief sin is a failure to separate ourselves from the world around us. Separation does not mean live secluded and sheltered lives, never mixing or communicating with unbelievers--that is religion, not Christianity! Separation means we seek more and more to live a holy lifestyle, turning away from all that either displeases God, or replaces God, in our lives.  Paul spoke of separation to the Corinthians.   2 Corinthians 6:16-18 16) And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 17) Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you. 18) And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.  Paul called on them to seek perfect holiness in the fear of God.  2 Corinthians 7:1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.   A major fruit of this failure to separate among Christians is the sin of idolatry.  Jesus made reference to this type of sin among religious people in Matthew 15:8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.  We need to understand that God desires to revive us.  Ezra understood this, but also understood there was a time limitation to this grace--Ezra 9:8 And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.  God in His mercy desires to revive us as a people, and to repair and rebuild His House--Ezra 9:9 For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.  That which is not wilting or dying does not need reviving.  The Oxford dictionary defines revival as a bringing back to life.  Jesus said, "I AM the Way, the Truth and the Life."  A Christian experiencing Life, is a Christian which has given Jesus center stage!  God desires to repair His House.  You may live in a house for many years comfortably and not notice the cracks appearing in the walls, the leaking taps, the hole in the floor, or the broken window.  Then one day you will look around and see how many things you have accepted and grown comfortable with, but which have actually been causing your house to decay.  You will need to take inventory and repair your house!  If you have let your house deteriorate to a state of ruin, you will even have to rebuild it!!  Ezra did three important things: First he tore his garments--will we acknowledge that the garments with which we have clothed ourselves before God, are our self-righteousness: works and programs.  Which are of no use in hiding our sinful nature.  He sees right through them to our hearts and call us to separation and holiness.  Then he fell on his knees--are we prepared to humble ourselves and acknowledge Him as our Lord, giving Him the highest place, and seeking to know Him for who He is rather than what He can do for us?  Are we prepared to come with our hands open and empty, not the strength of what we have done, but on the strength of His mercy and grace alone?  A wonderful and unexpected thing happened to Ezra and the children of Israel as they repented and waited, trembling before God.  The rain came!!!  In fact the rains came so heavily that the people could not continue to stand.  Then all the assembly answered and said with a loud voice, Yes, as you have said, so we must do.  It is the season for heavy rain, and we are not able to stand!!  Ezra 10:12-13 12) Then all the congregation answered and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do. 13) But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand without, neither is this a work of one day or two: for we are many that have transgressed in this thing.  Amen.
I don't know about you but, I am asking for God to send the latter rain in this revival.  We need to be like Ezra and repent before the Lord.  What else shall we do?!  Where else can we go!?  God we are asking for the rain in our dry places!  Pour out Your love and blessings, rain them down on us!  The rain poured down on the people in the book of Ezra that they were not able to stand.  Fiveamprayer, we are His chosen people, don't give up in this battle!!  We know that all things are working together for the good of those that love the Lord and are called according to His purpose.  In this revival we are asking for the abundance of rain to pour out in our marriages, children, churches and finances.  We know that only You Lord can fill us!   Fill us Lord, till we want no more!!  If You don't, then who can or is able to fill us?!  You told us that our latter days would be better.  Job 8:7 Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.  Lord we are asking for the rain to fall on us, rain down on us healing for our bodies, peace in our minds, restore our joy to us.  God did not give us a spirit of fear, rain on us a power, love and a sound mind!  Lord, You have all power in Your hand!  You are the way out of no way!  You are the Way, the Truth and the Life!  Restore, revive, renew us as we stand on Your word.  If God does not send the latter rain, what will we do?  We have been pressed on every side in this season of abundance.  In this revival, we come asking for the rain.  You may bend but you won't break.  Keep holding on to His grace and mercy. Stand on His word from Genesis to Revelation.  Stand on the psalm of David, Psalm 27:13 I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.  Hold on to the Lord, He is so worthy and true!  We are so thankful for His faithfulness!!  Hallelujah Lord!  Keep holding on to His unchanging word.  God is about to open up the windows of heaven and pour out a blessing that there is not room enough to receive it!  We shall reap the harvest if we faint not!  It is not over until God says that it is over!  He is sending us the latter rain!!  He is keeping and protecting us!  Ask Him for the rain, don't look at your situation, look to Him!!  But you have been praying and fasting, seeking Him--cry out to Him, "rain on us Lord, help our unbelief!"   I can feel the rain falling down on us, raining down grace, mercy, favor, love shown by the only Begotten of God, life, peace, and  joy.  Jump up, fiveamprayer, it is raining joy.  The rain is coming down!!  He has chosen you!  Restored, refreshed, revived by the rain.  Rain on us Lord, send an abundance of rain.  You told us this is our year of abundance!  We are not of this world, we are to separate ourselves from unbelievers.  God is our only council, He is the only way out.  It is God that restores us and heals us, is mighty in battle!  He has never lost a battle!!  That is why we are made more than overcomers!  We are to speak His word at all time and always.  He gave us the power of life and death in our mouths.  We can trust in His word, He will deliver on all that He said.  It it time to turn up God and turn down the enemy!!  We have not because we ask not.  Ask God to pour out the rain on those dry places.  Ask God to rain in those areas that look like lack.  We know that lack is the devil's lie, God shine Your truth in our lives, let us hold to Your word.  God we are asking for the rain to pour down on us like never before!!  Soak us in Your word!  Pour out the rain on us, Lord!!  God is raining down an anointing on fiveamprayer.   The devil is still a liar with the same old tired schemes and attacks.  The enemy likes to come against your mind--we have to renew our minds daily so that the adversary does not gain any ground in our minds!!  We must look to He, who's ways are not our ways nor thoughts like our thoughts!  Thank You Lord!!  Make sure that you are following His word!  Send us the rain, Lord!  Let us be like Ezra, lay out and repent before the Lord.  2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.  He will send us the latter rain!!  We have got to stop walking in those disguises of the world!!  Repent, your iniquities are stacked up to heaven!!  Lord send us the latter rain!    Lord we send up our thanksgiving to You right now!!  We feel the rain falling down on us, we are saturated and soaked in mercy, grace, favor on our children and churches.  Refreshed, restored and revived--thank You Lord!!  We need a revival!  So many of us are saying that they are tired, and in need of rain in their lives.  God has given us a new mindset, thank You Lord!!  Hallelujah!  Send the latter rain.  Send the rain so heavy that we are not able to stand.  Like the rain that Ezra writes about in chapter 10.  Fiveamprayer, that is the kind of God that we serve!!  We lift up fiveamprayer to You this morning, we are asking for the latter rain, rain on us Lord!  Open up the flood gates and pour out on us--refresh, renew and revive us!  In the rain we receive His knowledge, wisdom and understanding.  Proverbs 4:7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.  Lord we come asking You for forgiveness, we come to repent, humbling ourselves in Your presence.  Wash us Lord and correct us!  Our lives have been dedicated unto You and we are here for Your purpose. 
John 15:16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. 

We seal this prayer in the prayer of Jabez who knew how to call on the rain in his life:  1 Chronicles 4:10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.

Welcome to the overflow...Fiveamprayer, you better keep calling for the rain!  Rain on us Father in all of the empty places.  Now we know, that the emptying was making room for You.   You are God and compete with no one!  No one else compares to You--You are higher and better than we could ever imagine!  That is why You reveal Yourself to us in degrees, all at one time we could not handle it!  Exodus 33:21-23 21) And the LORD said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock: 22) And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by: 23) And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.  You do all things in decency and in order.  Things are being ordered, so let God work!  1 Corinthians 14:40 Let all things be done decently and in order.  Rain on our marriages and children, Father!  We need a revival with all of the things in the world that are coming against us.  We are not of the world, we are citizens of heaven!  Thank You God for sending us the rain!  The rain is falling on your spiritual body right now!!!  He renews us day by day.  We are thanking You in advance for the rain that will manifest in the natural.  It will strengthen, restore and renew us!  Don't let your mind drive you crazy, He keeps us in perfect peace with our minds stayed on Him!!  That is where your focus needs to be, on His word!!  It is raining down peace, love, joy--you ought to feel the rain right now, it is raining on fiveamprayer!  We have asked for the rain and when there it two or three gathered in His name, He is in the midst also.  There is commanded blessing in unity--fiveamprayer stands on one accord calling out for the rain!  There is so much power in agreement!  We decree, demand and declare for the rain to pour down on us!  Abundance is the name of 2011 and we have stood on Your word, despite the tricks of the enemy.  Thank You Lord for the rain!  You should be able to smell the rain, it is about to pour out on you!  God knows what you have been going through--Jeremiah 14:22 (AMP) Are there any among the false gods of the nations who can cause rain? Or can the heavens [of their own will] give showers? Are You [alone] not He, O Lord our God? Therefore we will wait [expectantly] for You, for You have made all these things [the heavens and the rain].  Thank You Lord for giving us the latter rain!  No one else can do it, it is You alone, O Lord!  Praise His name!  Fiveamprayer, take a look at all of this rain, in our marriages, finances, churches--everywhere.  Thank You for the rain, so many of us have been through hell and high water and still would not let You a loose!  We had the grip of Jacob on the word that God gave us at the beginning of 2011, year of abundance!  Genesis 32:26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.  Praise His name for the overflow blessings!!  Blessed so much that we are not able to stand.  Why so much?!  Genesis 12:2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing.  That blessing has a purpose, it is not only for you.  Stay in the word, God will order your steps!  Thank You God for letting us be a tool to bless others, as You have blessed us!  It is the Lord that will increase us, we have been sealing our prayers in the prayer of Jabez for months now, calling for the rain in our lives.  Rain on every aspect of our lives, Lord!  Your word says that they that hunger and thirst after righteousness shall be filled--fiveamprayer, your cup is about to overflow!  Get ready, God is pouring out blessing on us!  As David wrote in the psalm that his cup overflows!  You should feel the rain falling on you right now!  You are now standing in a puddle, and now we are walking on water as we continue to walk by faith and not by sight!  We are to be blessed in the city and in the field.  Praise His holy name!!   Keep calling on God to enlarge your coast and to really remove and leave off the boundaries!!  Stop limiting God.  Ask Him in prayer and you shall receive according to your faith!  Look at Jabez, God granted that which he requested!  Stand receiving once you pray to God.  It has appeared dry in 2011, Lord refresh us with rain so that we can see the truth, blessings on every side from Your hand.  Breathe on us Lord, You are the keeper of our souls! We are anchored by Your word!  Thank You Lord!  Keep holding on fiveamprayer, this walk has not been easy--getting up early at 5am for 3 years some of us are tired and need a revival!  And whatever you ask of the Lord, in faith will be granted!!  Fill us Lord!  We want more of You and less of us!  It is all about You, God!  There is a new anointing in the rain.  We need a breakthrough in our minds, tell the devil, "I'm coming out!!  Out of the lies and deceit."  The enemy is trying to take you out, in your mind.  Sitting there speaking his lies while you are alone.  Hold on to God's word, it is the Way, the Truth and the Life!  Our destiny is to live an abundant life with the Father!  We are children of the most high God.  Time to dismiss those lies of the enemy!  The devil comes with the same old lies--2 Corinthians 10:5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.  Thank You God for the revival!!  Tell someone that there is a revival going on on fiveamprayer!  Isn't it refreshing, standing here in the rain that God is pouring down on us?!  He is doing a new thing!  Send the latter rain, God.  Thank you for being faithful in seeking Him first, daily at 5am.  God recognizes sacrifices, continue to seek Him first!  This is a divine destiny connection, so many of us have not even seen each other face to face.  Thank You Lord for connecting us on this line from all over the country!  Take some time to read the scriptures for yourself today.  Visit us on facebook and have a blessed day!