Notes of Praise and Intercession Meeting 25 April 2012

A picture of thick blackness upon God's people and from the Heavens came a huge terribly bright light within which was the Cross of Jesus.
Under the darkness were people who contained light within them with their arms outstretched in supplication and longing. These people were already sealed with the sign of The Light but Satan was attacking and so they called out even more. The Light joined them enveloping and surrounding them bringing joy peace and love. They felt totally secure in their Saviour Jesus and increased their praising, singing mighty songs to God The Father in thanksgiving.
Other people in the darkness saw these things and they too wanted to know Jesus. At this complete turn around Satan and his blackness departed his plan defeated. Many became sealed with The Light and shone forth and joined in the prayer and praise.

My peace is a living peace.
My joy is a living joy.
My love is a living love.
My presence is a living presence.

Thessalonians 5 v 1 -11
1 About times and dates, brothers, there is no need to write to you

2 for you are well aware in any case that the Day of the Lord is going to come like a thief in the night.
3 It is when people are saying, 'How quiet and peaceful it is' that sudden destruction falls on them, as suddenly as labour pains come on a pregnant woman; and there is no escape.
4 But you, brothers, do not live in the dark, that the Day should take you unawares like a thief.
5 No, you are all children of light and children of the day: we do not belong to the night or to darkness,
6 so we should not go on sleeping, as everyone else does, but stay wide awake and sober.
7 Night is the time for sleepers to sleep and night the time for drunkards to be drunk,
8 but we belong to the day and we should be sober; let us put on faith and love for a breastplate, and the hope of salvation for a helmet.
9 God destined us not for his retribution, but to win salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,
10 who died for us so that, awake or asleep, we should still live united to him.
11 So give encouragement to each other, and keep strengthening one another, as you do already.


Psalm 46
1 God is both refuge and strength for us, a help always ready in trouble;

2 so we shall not be afraid though the earth be in turmoil, though mountains tumble into the depths of the sea,
3 and its waters roar and seethe, and the mountains totter as it heaves. (Yahweh Sabaoth is with us, our citadel, the God of Jacob.)
4 There is a river whose streams bring joy to God's city, it sanctifies the dwelling of the Most High.
5 God is in the city, it cannot fall; at break of day God comes to its rescue.
6 Nations are in uproar, kingdoms are tumbling, when he raises his voice the earth crumbles away.
7 Yahweh Sabaoth is with us, our citadel, the God of Jacob.
8 Come, consider the wonders of Yahweh, the astounding deeds he has done on the earth;
9 he puts an end to wars over the whole wide world, he breaks the bow, he snaps the spear, shields he burns in the fire.
10 'Be still and acknowledge that I am God, supreme over nations, supreme over the world.'
11 Yahweh Sabaoth is with us, our citadel, the God of Jacob.


Thessalonians 5 v 16 - 24
16 Always be joyful;

17 pray constantly;
18 and for all things give thanks; this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.
19 Do not stifle the Spirit
20 or despise the gift of prophecy with contempt;
21 test everything and hold on to what is good
22 and shun every form of evil.
23 May the God of peace make you perfect and holy; and may your spirit, life and body be kept blameless for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
24 He who has called you is trustworthy and will carry it out.


Zephaniah 3 v 14 -20
14 Shout for joy, daughter of Zion, Israel, shout aloud! Rejoice, exult with all your heart, daughter of Jerusalem!

15 Yahweh has repealed your sentence; he has turned your enemy away. Yahweh is king among you, Israel, you have nothing more to fear.
16 When that Day comes, the message for Jerusalem will be: Zion, have no fear, do not let your hands fall limp.
17 Yahweh your God is there with you, the warrior-Saviour. He will rejoice over you with happy song, he will renew you by his love, he will dance with shouts of joy for you,
18 as on a day of festival. I have taken away your misfortune, no longer need you bear the disgrace of it.
19 I am taking action here and now against your oppressors. When that time comes I will rescue the lame, and gather the strays, and I will win them praise and renown when I restore their fortunes.
20 At that time I shall be your guide, at the time when I gather you in, I shall give you praise and renown among all the peoples of the earth when I restore your fortunes under your own eyes, declares Yahweh.


Picture of  Jesus seated on a throne with the hand of the Father placing a crown on His head with the Spirit as a dove flying above. Great fireworks explode from the throne.
The Holy Spirit showers down olive branches to us sign of his peace and gifts to us.


It is good that we are able to turn and Praise God even when we are enveloped in the darkness of suffering. Who else can we to turn to who can save us and bring us out of the darkness into the light?