Victory Through Intercession

The movie “Dunkirk” that was released last year was a total war movie, yet it really was good. It retold the story of the British and French soldiers that were trapped by the German army on the beaches of Dunkirk in 1940. It looked like an impossible situation until a miracle occurred. Every serviceable and civilian vessel that could be found safely evacuated 330,000 solders. The story is told also in the film, “Darkest Hour”, which is a very good movie about Winston Churchill. This is what is so amazing. Years ago I read an excellent book on prayer and intercession called “Rees Howells Intercessor”. I happened to pick it up yesterday and found this most interesting entry in Rees’ journal. “May 29 was the day of the evacuation of Dunkirk. Let us be clear in our prayer that the intercession is gained. The battle is the Holy Spirit’s. See Him outside of yourselves tonight. He is there on the battlefield with His drawn sword. May 30 7:30 PM. From a worldly standpoint there’s no hope of victory; but God has said it….We are not to run into any panic thinking the Nazis are going to win.…I am not going to doubt the final issue. We state in plainest terms: the enemy will not invade Christian England.” Then years later he said. “Remembering the miracle of Dunkirk, acknowledged by our leaders to be an intervention from God, the calm sea allowing the smallest boats to cross, the almost complete evacuation of our troops and then the lead Mr. Churchill gave to the nation, how thankful we are that God had this company of hidden intercessors, whose lives were on the altar day after day as they stood in the gap for the deliverance of Britain.” WOW, how awesome is that!

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