The Oil Press of Prayer: Return to the Garden of Gethsemane!

I was watching “The Bible” movie again for the umpteenth time when the Lord started talking to me about Gethsemane.  As I studied this final evening in the garden prior to Jesus’ crucifixion, the Lord began to show me some things. For starters, I found that I had actually researched the name Gethsemane before. Not surprisingly, since God is a “patterns God”, that simply means that God had already established this pattern.  Then, realizing that Jesus is our template – our pattern – I believe that the Lord downloaded part of what He underwent in the garden that night as yet another pattern: a key strategy for REVIVAL!

Gethsemane itself means “Oil Press”.  The etymology of Gethsemane consists of two elements. The first part comes from the word (gat), meaning press. The second part comes from the root (smn) and may mean olive oil or eight – either of which works for me!  You see, olive oil is produced under pressure. Similarly, pressing in during prayer produces the new thing which would be the number eight – new beginnings!

My people have forsaken prayer!                                                                                          I believe that Jesus is our template for this life and that He is our model for our existence. Few would argue with this fact.  However, I believe this particular passage of scripture not only tells of Jesus’ crucifixion and the hours immediately preceding it…not only does it tell us how we should act, react and respond under pressure…but I believe there is another message, a deeper message as well, even a hidden message.  I believe that God is speaking to us in this hour about prayer.

A few days ago the Lord said to me, “My people have forsaken prayer!” He went on to say that we need to return to it, that we need to return to our first love.  He also said, “All great revivals have been birthed in prayer!”  I believe that His heart is this: in order to produce the results that we want to see, we have to return to the Oil Press of prayer.  We need to return to the garden of Gethsemane.

You see, Jesus went to this garden in order to save mankind. The sin of the world was so heavy upon Him as he prayed that it actually caused Him to sweat blood.  Luke 22:41 says that Jesus prayed that the cup would pass from Him (paraphrased), but it wasn’t until He went back to praying more intently, in Luke 22:44, that scripture says it actually happened:

“And being in agony [deeply distressed and anguished; almost to the point of death], He prayed more intently; and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down on the ground.”

More pressure = Richer Oil                                                                                                   In researching the oil press, it seems that the virgin oil, the “first cutting”, is obtained by crushing the olives and soaking them in hot water, allowing the virgin oil to float to the top, where it is skimmed off by hand.  The deeper oil, the second press, is where the oil obtains a darker, reddish brown color – very similar to blood in appearance.  One does not obtain this blood color oil – the deeper, richer oil – without an intense amount of pressure for a protracted amount of time.

This speaks volumes to me!  The first crushing is almost superficial.  This crushing during learning how to walk this Kingdom walk while being soaked in the hot water of the refiner’s fire, produces oil – for our own benefit! Likewise, any prayer that we have prayed so far for revival has issued forth only this first layer of oil.  It is not until we go back into our prayer closets, into our war rooms and really pray MORE INTENTLY, applying even greater amounts of pressure on heaven, that we will see the deeper, richer oils of revival for which we so long.

Pressure creates the blood of grapes.                                                                                But wait, there’s more! If a little bit of pressure and crushing along with some hot water creates oil, then a lot of pressure – intense pressure – will produce a darker oil, one with more substance, one that resembles blood….even the blood of grapes (see Genesis 49:11).  You see, the first part of the word (gat) by itself in Hebrew (gimel, tav) can also mean WINEPRESS. The second part, (smn) means oils or eight.  This literally translates into “winepress of oils” or “winepress of eight”. Again, either one works for the body in this hour – new wine, new oils and deeper, richer oil and wine for new beginnings and REVIVAL!

But it will only happen when we press in, praying even more in earnest, more intently for revival to come. Most of us are so busy that it is a challenge just to get into the prayer closet, let alone pray it through.  However, the old acronym for BUSY, “Buried Under Satan’s Yoke” still applies!  It is a favorite tactic of the enemy to keep us so busy that we cannot find time for the things that REALLY matter! We need to get UN-Busy with the things of the world and then get busy in the closet – our prayer closet.

Pray for strategies to come forth from heaven to get blueprints and directions to proceed. It is no accident that the Lord had me watching this movie of Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane for the umpteenth time.  He has a plan that He wants to go forth about the Oil Press of Prayer. He wants us to press in like never before, battle the enemy on our knees, and come out victoriously on the other side!  He wants sustained revival even more than we do.  Let’s give it to Him!

Here’s to the new wine and oil of REVIVAL!

Edie Bayer

www.KingdomPromoters.org

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ITINERARY:

June 8-9, The REAL You Conference, Noblesville, IN

Edie Bayer, Nelson Schuman, John Tussey, Darryl Bayer

Angela Weston and Debra Holt

Friday June 8th 7:00 Pm

Saturday June 9th 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM

Lunch Onsite Saturday at 1:00pm

New Life Assembly of God, Pastor Tim & Dawn Brown

698 N. 10th Street, Noblesville, IN  46034

More info– http://bit.ly/RealYouIN

June 10, WRITE THAT BOOK Author Seminar, Carmel, IN

Learn HOW to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book!

4:00 PM to 6:00 PM

14720 Village Park Drive East, Carmel, IN. 46033

FREE Class – FREE Workbook – Offering will be Received

More Info- http://bit.ly/WriterClassIN

June 14th, Diving into the Prophetic!

Edie Bayer, Darryl Bayer, Cheryl Weaver, Debra Holt

Life Streams Ministries

Thursday June 14th, 7:00 PM

1681 N 22nd St,

Decatur, IL 62526  (217) 330-9290

More info- http://bit.ly/PropheticLifeStreams

June 15-16th, The REAL You Conference, Champaign, IL

Nancy Magiera, Cheryl Weaver, Nelson Schuman

Edie Bayer, Debra Holt and Gloria Browne

Friday June 15th 7:00 Pm

Saturday June 16th 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM

Lunch Onsite Saturday at 1:00 pm

Best Western

709 N Dunlap, Savoy, IL 61874

More info- http://bit.ly/RealYouIL

June 16, WRITE THAT BOOK Author Seminar, Savoy, IL

Learn HOW to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book!

6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Best Western

709 N Dunlap, Savoy, IL 61874

FREE Class – FREE Workbook – Offering will be Received

More info – http://bit.ly/WriterClassIL

June 22nd-23rd, The REAL You Conference, Murrysville, PA

Melissa Pearce, Edie Bayer, Colette White

Flo Demus and Crystal Toczyk

Friday June 22nd 7:00 Pm

Saturday June 23rd 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM

Lunch Onsite Saturday at 12:00 pm

Murrysville Community Center

3091 Carson Ave, Murrysville, PA

Advance Registration Required: $25 includes Lunch Saturday

http://enduringhopeministries.com/the-real-you-conference/

More info – http://bit.ly/RealYouPA

June 23rd, WRITE THAT BOOK Author Seminar, Murrysville, PA

Learn HOW to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book!

5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Murrysville Community Center

3091 Carson Ave, Murrysville, PA

FREE Class – FREE Workbook – Offering will be Received

http://bit.ly/WriterClassPA

June 29th – 30th, The REAL You Conference, Natick, MA.

Apostle Tammy Morgan, Apostle D. Goldson-Todman,  Edie Bayer

Overseer Rosalind Young, Prophetess Hannah Goldson & Keturah Goldson

Friday June 29th 7:00 Pm

Saturday June 30th 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM

Lunch Onsite Saturday at 1:00 pm

The Courtyard Hotel, ELIOT ROOM

342 Speen Street, Natick, MA. 01760

More info – http://bit.ly/RealYouMA

FEARLESS! Guest Blog by Rev. Melissa Pearce

Melissa and I will be ministering together in June in Murrysville, Pennsylvania.  If you know her, you know she is a powerhouse speaker and a true woman of the Word!  Enjoy this guest blog by Melissa!  Come see us in Murrysville, Indiana, Illinois and Massachusetts, too! Info at the bottom here and KingdomPromoters.org/events.html – Edie Bayer

Over the last couple of months, God has been speaking to me about the importance of operating from His seated position of rest. Rest does not mean being lazy or doing nothing; rest in this context is understanding everything the Father has given to us and operating in it. It is a position of empowerment. The more we rest in Him, the more we become fearless for Him.

While praying for our donors, I felt the Lord releasing a message for them about a season of ‘New Beginnings! New Opportunities! New Possibilities!’ However, I felt this was not only for our donors but also for our readers – YOU. We are entering a new season with God; there will be many new beginnings for our journey. These new beginnings will lead to new opportunities to bring Heaven to earth which will ultimately lead to new possibilities to see the glory of God revealed!

Yet, in this season of newness, I feel the Lord wants to alert His people to the schemes of the enemy – to use FEAR to hold us hostage. Do not listen to the lies of darkness; keep your eyes focused on Jesus – our LIGHT!

Proverbs 28:1 says, “…but the righteous are bold as a lion.” 

We are stronger than we realize – we have the Tribe of Judah living within us! God Emmanuel is with us! He will never leave us nor forsake us but remain steadfastly by our side.

God has given us a spirit of boldness; it is time to operate in it – NOW. We must recognize in this season the key word NEW – meaning we have never traveled this way before and never experienced what we are about to experience. We have never seen what we are about to witness and never functioned in the way we are about to function. However, the enemy will try to twist the path God is leading us down and use FEAR to intimidate us and keep us from forging ahead.

Now, we operate from our seated position of REST that empowers us to be fearless because we trust God to manifest the result. Too many times, when the children of God are about to embark on a new season with Him, the enemy throws every fiery dart to hold us hostage. The enemy wants us stuck, not fulfilling our destiny with God. Yet, this is the year God decrees FREEDOM over us! Our new beginning is God positioning us in His prosperity.

You have a few keys of warfare from which to operate:

First, operate in the Father’s love toward (and for) us and settle deep within our heart the plans He has for us – for good and a future.

Jeremiah 29:11 says, “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.” 

Don’t allow the enemy to move you from this position of rest! The Father has good intentions and thoughts for us.  He desires we excel in the very things He has created us to do for Him.

Secondly, operate in what He has given you.

2 Timothy 1:7 says, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” 

Fear does not come from God; He has given us His power, love and sound mind from which to operate. I love the beauty of this Scripture, because it highlights the mind. God knows the battlefield is always in the mind. The enemy is always jockeying for our mind. He always infiltrates our mind with negative, impossible thoughts. He says things like, “Don’t bother, things won’t change! Give up! If you act upon this, so many people are going to reject you!” The list goes on and on.

When we operate from God’s power, we are relying on the power of the Holy Spirit to enable us to do what we must. When we function from a position of love, God will help us remain steadfast. When we remain seated from the heavenly places, our mind operates from God’s thoughts and His perspective.

Last key, take up your shield of faith!

Ephesians 6:16 says, “…above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.” 

When we operate from a position of faith, the enemy loses all leverage over us! He knows we believe God over the lies he is trying to intimidate us with. Our faith releases us to become fearless in God!

Oh, it is just such a time as this for us to embrace the New Beginning God is setting before us! It is time for us to walk in the New Opportunities that are awaiting. It is time for us to seize the endless New Possibilities! We are equipped; we are empowered! We have been called by God to make an impact! We are FEARLESS!

In Him,

Rev. Melissa Pearce

Enduring Hope Ministries

www.enduringhopeministries.com

 

Have your “SIGNS” been CRYING WOLF? “Relax,” says God. “It’s just a short delay!”

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For the last several months, both night and day, there has been road construction close to my house.  A brand new bridge is being built in preparation for adding a new freeway extension.  Driving down this road every day, we have watched the changes; however, the construction has been going on for a very long time.  Since it has taken so long, and truthfully, since road construction is so common in this area, we just stopped paying attention to it.

A while back, the highway folks put a lighted sign up that said “road switch” for a certain date, but that date changed to a later date.  That date got changed again to a later date, and yet again after that.  So, having seen the sign cry wolf so many times, we truly just became used to the dates changing to later and later dates and started to ignore the sign.

But recently at my monthly “Learning to FLY!” prophetic school, one of the attendees was very anxious about the road switch, which the sign said was for that day.  I didn’t give it a second thought when I drove by the sign with this date on it, figuring it was going to change again, but she was very concerned.  She was nervous and anxious because the way she was used to going was changing, and it was night time – she couldn’t see very well in the dark.  We told her to follow us, since she lives close by, but when we left the building, she was already gone.

“Relax. It’s just a short delay.”                                                                                                                When we got to the place where they were switching the highway, with great anticipation we looked for the change, but there was nothing different.  Nothing had changed at all. It was just the highway under construction as usual.  We chuckled about it, since there was no change yet again, and went home.

The next morning, I no sooner turned onto the highway in this same area and immediately came into a traffic jam; there were brake lights forever it seemed!  Because I was on my way to the airport, this bothered me, but upon inquiring of the Lord, He said, “Relax. It’s just a short delay.”

Sure enough, I got through that little bottleneck within a few minutes, and moved swiftly onto the new road, passed over the new bridge, and through one last minor detour onto the entrance ramp to the main highway.  It was absolutely fine, even in the darkness of pre-dawn that I drove through it.  There were no problems.  In fact, it was fun and different!

Breakthrough into the new is finally here!                                                                                        This so speaks to me!  The whole “new-highway traffic-switch” thing, along with the person who got so upset and anxious about the road changing prophetically speaks to me.  That is our life right now, as believers following the pillar and the cloud!  The road is changing – there is no doubt!  A new way has already been built! There is a TRAFFIC SWITCH directly up ahead!  Even though the dates that we were expecting it have changed over and over, prompting us to become so used to the delay and calloused that we stopped looking for it – IT’S HERE!  IT’S FINALLY HERE!

Even though I was so used to the construction, and had gotten to where I ignored the signs – IT’S HERE! Even though there was a bottle neck and lots of brake lights and a slowdown right before the transition into the new, it’s HERE!

Keep pushing through!  Keep driving! Don’t let the brake lights stop you!  Yes, you may experience a slowdown, and see lots of red lights, but believe it – your breakthrough into the new is finally here! “Relax! It’s just a short delay,” says the Lord of Hosts!  Even if you experience one last final detour, before long you will be on the entrance ramp and on your way!

Don’t be ANXIOUS! “Be anxious for nothing,” (Luke 12:25-26). Not being able to see in the dark creates anxiety for many.  Don’t be anxious! None of us see well in the dark – even prophets only see in part and prophesy in part (see 1 Corinthians 13:9).  Don’t forget that in the dark is where the Lord works best!  “Tears may last for a night, but joy comes with the morning,” (Psalm 30:5). The darker the darkness, the greater the light when it finally breaks through (see Isaiah 60:1)!  A diamond held up against black velvet shines just that much more!

Don’t be anxious because the way that you have been used to going is changing!  This is a GOOD thing!  Even though it may take a little practice to learn a new way to “do” this Kingdom life, this is a good thing.  Don’t be anxious.  And for heaven’s sake, don’t leave your guide behind!  Listen to the Holy Spirit as He offers assistance and extends His wisdom. Ask Him and He will tell you!  He will lead you and guide you into all truth (see John 16:13).

Don’t ignore the signs!  Yes, these same signs have repeatedly said that breakthrough is here, breakthrough is here – but honest! BREAKTHROUGH IS HERE!  It’s finally here!

Finally: Don’t give up!  Don’t allow the delays and hope deferred (see Proverbs 13:12) to cause you to become so calloused by the deferment of the breakthrough, the delays and the elapsed time that you stop looking for it! It’s HERE!

Be expectant! Expect the change and expect it to be GOOD! Expect it to be SWIFT!  Be ready for the goodness of God to be poured out on your life in this time – REAL TIME – in the NOW Time! IT’S TIME!

Enjoy the new road the Lord is giving you!

Blessings!

Edie Bayer

www.KingdomPromoters.org

May 4th – 5th, Friday and Saturday

Prophets ARISE! Learn to FLY! School of the Prophetic

with Jo Ellen Stevens and Edie Bayer

Friday: 7PM – Prophetic School

Saturday: 10 AM – Prophetic School

Lunch onsite at 1:00PM  RSVP 330-503-1111

*Certificates given for successful completion Saturday!

The Master’s Touch – Lucille Orr Ministries

5357 S Raccoon Rd., Canfield OH

May 5th, Saturday 6:00 PM

Healing and Prophetic Service, open to ALL, men and women

Jo Ellen Stevens and Edie Bayer

The Master’s Touch – Lucille Orr Ministries

5357 S Raccoon Rd., Canfield OH

May 6th, Sunday, 10:00 AM – Edie Bayer ministering

Abundant Harvest Church

Dr. Mike and Pastor JoAnn Pangio

104 Idelwood Road, Austintown, OH  44515

May 18-19th, The REAL You Conference with The Woman Behind the Mask

Margo Johnson, Edie Bayer, Teresa Comparin, Shirley Dudley

Aspen Smith, Rhonda Riles Marshall

Friday 7:00 PM

Saturday 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM

Lunch Onsite Saturday 1:00 PM

New Beginnings House of Worship, Apostle Margo Johnson

12103 Toepperwein, Live Oak, TX.

June 8-9, The REAL You Conference, Noblesville, IN

Edie Bayer, Nelson Schuman, John Tussey, Darryl Bayer

Angela Weston and Debra Holt

Friday June 8th 7:00 Pm

Saturday June 9th 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM

Lunch Onsite Saturday at 1:00pm

New Life Assembly of God, Pastor Tim & Dawn Brown

698 N. 10th Street, Noblesville, IN  46034

June 15-16th Savoy, IL – The REAL You Conference!

June 22nd – 23rd, Murraysville, PA – The REAL You Conference!

June 29-30th Natick, MA – The REAL You Conference!

More DETAILS to Come!

 

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