This has been an incredible weekend, I was invited to attend again, An all night prayer vigil co-ordinated by my friend and mentor Sheri Powell. I am so glad that I was obedient to the Holy Spirit. I knew I was supposed to be there.
As we know in ministry its not about the size of the attendance that matters, God sends who he wants. So we had an intimate encounter. I spent the night in prayer with five women three of whom I had just met. We prayed over one another and others who had to leave early. We had fellowship and light refreshments and we continued to snack on through out the night. The Holly Spirit gave us all the strength to stay awake all night. It was not a struggle, I was energized and perky.
It was amazing to see how God orchestrated the whole evening we spent hours going through the Word of God, we found out that we had a common interest, we are hungry to see God move with the same signs and wonders of the Day of Pentecost. We also learned that we do not need to recreate that night because once we become his we were given the Holy Spirit on the inside, what we do need is more prayer. Prayer to become more powerful to move in the Power of the Holy Spirit. We agreed that it was important that we needed to be in the same Spirit and Like Minded and pray on one accord.
Friday Night was new experience for me, I have never been used to prophecy over some one before nor I had I ever seen a vision before. Before I arrived at church I had simply asked God to give me the right words to speak and to allow me to see his Glory manifested however he saw fit to do so and the strength to say awake. As we were praying for a young lady we were encircled around her holding hands, each one praying as we were led. For a brief moment, I saw us as a golden circle that was turning, with figures of golden light standing behind each one of us. It only lasted for a brief moment, however it was beautiful. I believe God answered my prayer. I believe an outreach for revival has been created within us as an increase desire for more prayer but not just prayer by ourselves and for ourselves but connective prayers with each other and for others. I feel soon All Night Prayer Vigils are going to spread through out the River City as women take time to meet, pray, repent, cry out between the porch and altar, as we sound the alarm, and take our influence back to our work places, homes, loved ones, and the lost. Meaning of the "Ring" Biblically
Ring [EBD]Used as an ornament to decorate the fingers, arms, wrists, and also the ears and the nose. Rings were used as a signet (
Gen. 38:18). They were given as a token of investment with authority (
Gen. 41:42;
Esther 3:8-10; 8:2), and of favour and dignity (
Luke 15:22). They were generally worn by rich men (
James 2:2). They are mentioned by Isiah (3:21) among the adornments of Hebrew women.
RING [SMITH]The ring was regarded as an indispensable article of a Hebrew?s attire, inasmuch as it contained his signet. It was hence the symbol of authority. (
Genesis 41:42;
Esther 3:10) Rings were worn not only by men, but by women. (
Isaiah 3:21) We may conclude from (
Exodus 28:11) that the rings contained a stone engraven with a device or with the owner?s name. The custom appears also to have prevailed among the Jews of the apostolic age. (
James 2:2)
RING [ISBE]RING - (Anglo-Saxon, Hring, "ring"): The word renders (the American Standard Revised Version) two Hebrew words (in the King James Version and the English Revised Version three) and two Greek words. Tabba`ath, the principal Hebrew word, is from Tabha`, "sink," either because the ring is something "cast" or molded, or, more probably, since the principal use of the ring was as a seal, because it "sank" into the wax or clay that received the impression. In Exodus, Tabba`ath, "ring," is a detail of furniture or equipment, as the rings of the ark through which the staves were thrust (
Ex 25:12, etc.), rings for curtains, in the high priest's ephod (
Ex 28:28;
39:21), etc. Its other use was perhaps the original, to describe the article of personal adornment worn on the finger, apparently in the Old Testament always a signet-ring, and as such an indispensable article of masculine attire. Such a ring Pharaoh gave Joseph as a symbol of authority (
Gen 41:42); and Ahasuerus gave Haman (
Est 3:10); with it the royal missive was sealed (
Est 3:12;
8:8 twice,10). It was also a feminine ornament in Isaiah's list of the fashionable feminine paraphernalia, "the rings and the nose-jewels" (quite likely rings also) (
Isa 3:21). Either as ornaments or for their intrinsic value, or both, rings were used as gifts for sacred purposes from both men and women: "brooches, and ear-rings, and signet-rings" (margin "nose-rings") (
Ex 35:22); "bracelets, rings (the American Standard Revised Version "signet-rings"), ear-rings" (
Nu 31:50 the King James Version). chotham, "signet," mentioned in
Gen 38:18,25;
Ex 28:11,21,36;
Ex 39:6,14,30;
Jer 22:24;
Hag 2:23, etc., was probably usually a seal ring, but in
Gen 38 and elsewhere the seal may have been swung on wire, and suspended by a cord from the neck. It was not only an identification, but served as a stamp for signature. galil, "circle" (compare "Galilee," "Circle" of the Gentiles), rendered "ring" in
Est 1:6;
Song 5:14, may rather mean "cylinder" or "rod" of metal. Earring (which see) in the King James Version is from totally different words: nezem, whose etymology is unknown, aghil, "round," or lachash, "amulet"; so the Revised Version (British and American). The "rings" of the wheels in
Ezek 1:18 (the King James Version) are gabh, "curved," and mean "rims" (American Standard Revised Version), "felloes." Egyptians especially wore a great profusion of rings, principally of silver or gold, engraved with scarabaei, or other devices. In the New Testament the ring, daktulios, "finger-ring," is a token of means, position, standing: "put a ring on his hand" (
Lk 15:22). Perhaps also it included the right to give orders in his father's name. To be chrusodaktulios, "golden-ringed," perhaps with more than one, indicated wealth and social rank: "a man with a gold ring" (
Jas 2:2).
(Information obtained from NetBible Web Site)
