PASTOR JOAN ENCOURAGES INTERCESSORY PRAYER

Pastor Joan Chigaru has implored members of the ministry to respond to the call to intercession.

Sharing the Word during the Wednesday service at Hope of Glory Ministries International CBD church, Pastor Joan read from the book of Daniel Chapter 9:3–5 and said that for God to intercede in any situation, there has to be an intercessor.    

She said just as Christ intercedes for us, we must grow spiritually to the level where we are pre-occupied with making intercession for others rather than praying for ourselves. When we do so, she said, the Holy Spirit stands in the gap for us as Paul stressed in Romans 8:34 –37.

As Christians, Pastor Joan said we should never give up praying for others because that was a battle we should never lose. 

Drawing from Romans 8:26-27, she said even in moments of weakness, we should be able to pray.

“In our weaknesses, we can still pray. When praying in tongues, you get to a point where you begin to reach out to someone else. Sometimes you could actually to be praying for the needs of someone in the same service,” she said.

She stressed the importance of calling upon the Holy Spirit for assistance in prayer. 

She said as members of Hope of Glory, we were in a season where we were called upon to pray for the ministry. He said as the CBD church, when we pray for the increase in membership for our Zengeza and Makoni churches, we would also experience the same.

Pastor Joan highlighted that it was important to continuously intercede for those leading our churches to increase in wisdom.

She said there were foul spirits operating in this nation that the church should pray again and further highlighted the need to pray for the country’s leadership, especially the President, so that they operate in godly wisdom.

“The Holy Spirit prompts you to intercede, and He usually does so in a still, small voice. In this season, a lot is happening in the church, so we need to pray and intercede for peace, praying against bloodshed and accidents in the country,” she said.

She said when we prayer for the leadership of the nation, we don’t have to speak negative about them afterwards because that would nullify the intercessory prayers that would have been made on their behalf.

After reading from Matthew 6:3, she said when God reveals something to you as a believer, especially someone, it is a prompt to pray, not to go and speak with others about that person.

“We might still be few,” she said, “but as we continue to intercede, God will grow us as a ministry. God says there is nothing too hard for Him. We are in partnership with Him.”

She added that there was no calling greater than interceding for all, especially the sick, those in prison and orphans, even if you may never know when your intercessory prayers unlock miracles for them. 

She said it was important to pray with the right attitude and encouraged members to pray for the spirit of discernment, which she said was very important for intercessors.

She concluded her message by reading from Numbers 14:1-12.