“Over the course of nineteen years of 24/7 worship and prayer, I have spent literally thousands of hours with these worship leaders. Time and time again they have escorted me into the Lord’s tender presence and washed me with the water of His Word. The treasures found in this devotional come from hearts saturated from unceasing adoration and perpetual prayer.”
- Allen Hood, Associate Director, IHOPKC
“Leonard Ravenhill once said that a message born in the mind will only reach the mind, but a message born in the heart will reach the heart. This 40-day devotional was born in the hearts of these authors, and I know it will reach the hearts of a whole generation, leading them into a living encounter with Jesus Christ.”
- Corey Russell, author and speaker
“Written by singers and musicians who have lived out the 24/7 prayer reality, this 40-day devotional provides insights that have come from many hours of seeking God in the place of prayer and worship.”
- Sean Feucht, founder of Burn 24/7, author, speaker, and worship leader, Bethel Music, Redding, California
“The passion and holy zeal expressed by IHOPKC has been a huge blessing to the prayer and worship movement in Europe. This devotional can help you grow as a worshiping child of God.”
- Dr. Johannes Hartl, theologian, author, director of Augsburg House of Prayer, Germany
“I have no doubt you will be blessed by the depth of insight, practical wisdom, and love for Jesus that is found in the pages of this book. I have worked with many of these worship leaders on a daily basis for a decade now, and I can honestly say their walk with the Lord is real and the way it comes out in worship is authentic and beautiful. This devotional will encourage and challenge you.”
- Chris Tofilon, songwriter and worship leader
“There’s so much to gain from spending the next 40 days in this devotional, as each writer shares treasures they’ve received during their time in the house of prayer. This is a great tool for starting a fresh dialogue with Jesus!”
- Lesley Phillips, worship leader and songwriter
Foreword: By Mike Bickle.
During the reign of King David, we read about the establishing of a new full-time occupation—that of Levitical singers and musicians who were freed from other duties so that they could be employed in a new work of day-and-night ministering before the Lord with music and song (1 Chr. 9:33, 16:37; 2 Chr. 8:12–14).
One of my greatest joys over the past twenty years has been to see the Lord again raising up singers and musicians across the earth who have given their lives to this full-time occupation, ministering to the Lord with worship music and prayer. This high calling is a great privilege; it comes with many challenges, yet it is worth it because it is an essential part of God’s plan to release a great revival across the nations, which will eventually lead to Jesus’ return.
As I read this devotional, I am stirred by the many young people who have given the strength of their years to the Lord as singers and musicians. It has truly been an honor to co-labor with many of those who have written these devotions. I encourage all of our singers and musicians to stay the course, but I too am inspired by the faithfulness of those who lead us in ministering to the Lord 24/7 from the stage in our prayer room. As I think of the love, skill, and dedication of people like Justin Rizzo, Jon Thurlow, Laura Park, Matt Gilman, Brenton Dowdy, Caleb Edwards, and so many of those included here, I am grateful for what the Lord has done through their daily faithfulness.
One of the key objectives of this devotional is to encourage you to maintain a “burning heart.” That is a term used by the disciples who engaged Jesus on the road to Emmaus. The same type of burning heart is available to us as believers today, which happens as God reveals God, setting the heart on fire. The global prayer movement that the Holy Spirit is orchestrating today is established as Jesus, the living Word, opens the written Word to the hearts of His people until the first commandment is established in first place in their lives. That happens in a dynamic way through singing and praying the Word back to Him.
I encourage you not to read this devotional like an ordinary book, but use it in conjunction with your Bible reading and your worship times. As you engage with the Lord, I am confident He will satisfy your soul.
Mike Bickle
Director, International House of Prayer, Kansas City