Are You Empowering Hell's Agenda?

You are either aligning with God's will and heaven's agenda or you are empowering hell's agenda. That's the question you have to ask yourself.

When we look at the Proverbs in the scriptures, we see clearly that the wisest man on earth, solomon besides Jesus, obviously was able to differentiate between the language of a fool and the language of a righteous man or a righteous woman, one who was full of wisdom. 

And this power that is found in this little member in your mouth called the tongue, is creative, and it has the ability to either cause you to be a landing strip for God or in a landing strip for the enemy. My name is Tammie Southerland and I am the host of Burning Messengers podcast, author of Wordless Prayer and another book called Permission to Burn, among other teachings and e-courses. Today, I'm going to talk to you about how your words can shape worlds, and we're in a moment right now, in the world that is full of chaos, and I want to challenge you that your voice and your words matter. It matters what you say. It matters how you respond. It matters are you responding or are you reacting, and that's a huge difference.

A response is a place of waiting for the right words to come that bring wisdom, either bring order to chaos, or they can bring life into death, or they can shift atmospheres. But a reaction or a quick, hot-headed response is one from, as the scriptures call one who is foolish.

Why?

Because the foolishness of a reaction actually sets chaos into order instead of brings order into chaos. And we want to be those who are used by God the gift of speaking, the gift of communication in order to bring or build peace and righteousness and holiness into our world, and you know what I'm talking about. We're standing in a moment where a man was executed yesterday because he used the power of debate. He used the power of words in order to bring dialogue on college campuses. And this power of debate is not just a thing for Christians or non-Christians, thing for Christians or non-Christians.

Debate goes back as far as into the biblical times and before biblical times as being a tool to bring about dialogue that sharpens a society. The iron sharpens iron. If there's not disagreement in topics, then there's no sharpening. We need to have healthy debate and healthy dialogue. 

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But your words, if you're a believer right now, if you're a believer in Jesus Christ, if you are filled with the Holy Spirit, which the majority of my audience is. You need to understand the power of what you're saying. In these moments, it's not just about how you come across or if you have restraint in your words or if you're not being a you know, a keyboard warrior right now. It's actually a place that you have been given a space, that you've been given by the Lord, a sacred space to have a language to speak into. Moments like this, that goes beyond this fleeting moment of social media fury. You have the ability to create what I said before worlds with your words. 

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I want you to hear this proverb Proverbs 18, 20 to 21 says A man's stomach is satisfied from the fruit of his mouth. You need to pay attention to that. These words are not just words written on a page. This is actual truth that activates something in you and in your life. A man's stomach is satisfied with the fruits of his mouth. From the produce of his lips, he shall be filled. What are you being filled with? What fruit is being produced through what you're saying, what you're doing and how you are either reacting or you're responding right now? It says that life and death are in the power of the tongue. We quote that, but do we really understand the power of that it says, and those who love it, the tongue will eat the fruit of it. And so when you plant a seed into the ground, it's going to bear fruit after the kind of seed that you have planted. This is goes back to creation. God forms worlds with his word. He speaks, and whatever he speaks multiplies after its own kind, whether it's birds or it's animals or it's fish, it's going to multiply after its own kind. So whatever kind you put into the ground spirit or flesh or demonic you're going to see a multiplication of fruit come from that. And so you are actually held accountable in the throne room of God for what you say or what you do. 

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The Proverbs that we read in the scriptures, they're not just moral sayings, they're wisdom, literature that reveals how to rule and reign from God's heart and God's mind. I'm calling you up higher. I'm calling you to attention. Don't get into the political chaos. Come up here Revelation 4. Come up here Revelation 5, and see from the view, the standpoint of heaven, what must take place. I want to challenge you Don't get into taking a hold of some of the patterns that you begin to see in this, spinning out from these circumstances and begin to call them prophecy. Step back, come up, be in the presence of the Lord and have dialogue with him before you react and call what you're saying super spiritual. I'm talking to all of us. 

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So our words are spiritual seeds, and so they will reproduce after their own kind. So when we speak, we're aligning with either heaven and hell. We're either empowering God's will to come forth on the earth as it is in heaven or we're empowering chaos. We're called to bring chaos into order. That is the beginning. 

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The original intention of God for Adam and Eve was their commission. Their function was to bring order into chaos, and so the Proverbs actually flow from this worldview of being a divine counsel in the Garden of Eden before the fall, and Solomon begins to take on the wisdom of God. The fall, and Solomon begins to take on the wisdom of God and he's able to begin to apply that in a way by being in the counsel of God that those that have gone before him can't. It is, humanity was created to co-rule with God, and so you need to understand. You are an intercessor. Regardless if you understand that or not, if you don't know Jesus, your words are still creating chaos. Your words are still creating life or death. But when you give your life to Christ, you're redeemed. 

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Whenever you come in and you receive Yeshua as the exact representation of Yahweh, the incarnation of Yahweh in the earth, you step back into order, the same order that was found in Genesis 1 and 2 before the fall of man and the rebellion of the heavenly hosts. There is an order between God and man that you're restored to as you receive what Yeshua did as the perfect sacrifice, laying down his life on the cross. He gave you back the authority that god intended for man to have before the fall to bring order into chaos. Jesus was the first seed sown it to bring order into chaos. His words matter. He endured a 40-day wilderness testing that Adam failed and that also the Israelites failed as they wandered in the wilderness. Jesus endured that same wilderness testing. He endured everything that we would endure in order to restore us back to this divine counsel interaction. 

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We see it in the Garden of Eden. We see it again in the book of Revelation, revelation 5, where John steps into that divine counsel. We see it in Jeremiah 23, when there's a rebuke on the prophets. It says if they would have entered into the counsel of God, they wouldn't have been prophesying falsely, and God wouldn't have had to bring about judgment on those false prophets. And so we are invited into this. There's a heavy, heavy importance on what we say and what we do. 

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In salvation, quote unquote it's more than you go into heaven when you die. It's about you being restored to your rightful place as sons and daughters of God to bring forth the commission, the mission between God and man that was intended in the garden, and that's to bring order into this chaos called the broken world, the demonic realm, the demons that we are battling against our wars, not against flesh and blood, but principalities, the powers and rulers of darkness of this present age. Those principalities and powers and rulers of darkness are brought into order because Jesus Christ, yeshua, is the incarnation of Yahweh, bringing both heaven and earth into order, and then he hands that authority back off to the sons and daughters of God, as it was meant to be at the beginning. Salvation is bigger than you think, and your words are more important than you think, and so this is intercession. Intercession is stepping into that place of the cross of Christ and taking that authority that is given to us, and we see laid out clearly for us in Romans 8, what that looks like to be the sons and daughters of God, what it looks like to step into the groan of the Holy Spirit when we know not what to pray. 

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Intercession highlights this reality. Jesus is the greatest intercessor that the world has ever seen, and our words carry weight and authority in both the realm of the earth and the realm of the spirit. Your words are courtroom decrees. Whether you realize it or not, you're either aligning with the throne of God or you are empowering hell's agenda, and I really want you to wake up to that. If you already understand intercession, if you already understand the prophetic, if you already understand being filled with the Holy Spirit, then you are actually held at a higher account than those that are hearing this for the first time. 

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You don't want to function in charismatic witchcraft. You don't want to move worlds with words that have aligned with hell's agenda or fleshly agenda. You want to say Father, what is your will? On the earth as it is in heaven? I want to function like Jesus did, doing what Jesus said and saying, I'm sorry, doing what the Father says and doing what the Father does, just like Jesus functioned. Our yeshua, the incarnation of of god in the flesh modeled for us on the earth so that we can do it as ones who, whom he's given his authority to on earth as it is in heaven. 

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And so the hebrew word for power here, the power and death or the power of the tongue is actually yod, which means hand. It means that the tongue either builds up or it destroys. It's a reaching out, it's a hand that can move things. Your tongue is hard to be bridled without the power of God. Submitted to the fear of the Lord and intimacy with him, you have no desire, you just want to flippantly say whatever you want to say. You just want to step into chaos. But God has called us to bring order, and so it says in James 3, you can read it yourself, 1 to 12, that the tongue is a member that can steer the course of life or death. It can set the world on fire or it can build up. And it says that that tongue is so difficult, almost impossible to tame. And the reason that he makes this point? Because the only way the tongue can be tamed is in its redeemed state, back into the commission, being the piece that God uses to move and bring identity and to bring order into chaos in the same way as before. You know the fall of man in the Garden of Eden, and also we see the restoration to the cross, where man's brought into this ability to bridle the tongue by way of the Holy Spirit. To bridle the tongue by way of the Holy Spirit, and so every sentence that you speak is a seed that either grows a garden of life or a graveyard of death. 

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Be very careful with what you say. Even fools know to be silent when they have nothing to say. But as soon as a fool opens his mouth and speaks too many words, that says in in the Proverbs that his foolishness or his folly is exposed. Even a fool appears wise when he is silent, and so Proverbs 18.2 saysa fool has no delight in understanding. So before you speak foolishly, get understanding. Begin to get understanding. Yes, the spirit of understanding, the spirit of counsel, the spirit of might, the spirit of the fear of the Lord. Isaiah, chapter 11, the seven spirits of God. Begin to ask for this fullness before you open your mouth or you begin to type on your keyboard. You express the heart of God if you're able to quiet the noisiness of your soul, your mind, will and emotions and give ear to what he's saying or what he's doing. Wisdom listens first. A fool speaks impulsively. So we have to wait on divine insight. 

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You want to use your words as intercession. You want to use your words to move and create and to bring peace and to bring understanding and bring revelation. You want to use your words to call forth the will of God on earth as it is in heaven, to call forth the Lord to move angels into place to fulfill his word. You know to begin to understand. Cause people to understand that our war is not against his word. You know to begin to understand. Cause people to understand that our war is not against flesh and blood. Yes, it's a very demonic war that we're bringing peace into. We want divine insight. 

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We want to be those who actually speak the oracles of God and not just the words of man. Jeremiah 23, 18,. If you take time, read that entire chapter. It's very important to understand, not that there aren't supposed to be those who speak prophetically the word of God, but those who speak on their own accord of how the Lord feels about that. And actually it helps us understand that that actually can happen. We can speak on our own accord, and so we have to come into the counsel of God Fools. 

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Echo chaos. Don't echo chaos. Don't be an echo. If you're going to echo anything, echo what's being said in heaven into the earth. The wise carries the thunder of God's decrees. Be one who decrees what is being said in the heavenly realms into the earth. You're in the right courtroom. You're in the right realm Because the words of God will align with the scriptures. 

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And you know, if you follow me, I teach you how to approach the scriptures. I'm going to begin to release courses here really soon how to approach the scriptures. I'm going to begin to release courses here really soon. How to approach the scriptures. Are you approaching the scriptures in the context of the ancient Near Eastern world? How do you interpret the scriptures? Because how you interpret the scriptures, how you approach the scriptures, really helps you understand if you have the right alignment and litmus test from what you're hearing whenever you're actually speaking. All these things are important. That's why it's important to be still and to only speak. What you know is the Lord, especially in times of crisis. 

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So true intercession is birthed in the depth of the agony, of the silence, of the quiet of the waiting on the Lord. God speaks through us when we wait on him. Romans 8, 26 and 27,. I've taught extensively on the groan of the spirit. When you have no words to pray, you don't know what to pray. The spirit himself is praying. He's interceding. But this is a dialogue. It's not just without language, it's a heavenly language. It's not without understanding. You have to ask for understanding. Heaven weighs your words. You're going to give an account for what you say. Intercession is forged in the agony of silence. Three words of wisdom come forth. As you've waited and you've allowed your flesh, your mind, your will, your emotions, your human impulses to submit to the presence of God, then you can roar with authority, but that roar should always come from the place of waiting on the Lord. 

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Again, when Jesus flips the tables of the money changers in the temple, he didn't do that right away, he noticed it, but he went away and we see him braiding a whip. Well, he's actually pausing and he's doing what he sees the father do. He's gonna say what he hears the father say he's the incarnate Christ. He's the incarnate christ. He's the incarnate. He's yahweh incarnate. And so there's a connection in that moment between the father and the embodied son to bring a what seems like a rage-filled moment, but an overturning of a system that it doesn't look like yahweh. It doesn't look like Yahweh, it doesn't look like heaven. But he didn't doesn't do it reactionary, he does it as a response from what he hears in heaven. He models all of this for us. 

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So Matthew 16 to 19 talks about the keys to the kingdom. We need to understand the keys of the kingdoms. You can bind, you can loose. This is the authority you've been given. But you've got to understand how to sit with him first, and so I just want to encourage you your moment of silence. You're waiting to hear from the Lord. This is spiritual warfare. We're in the moment of an intensity of spiritual warfare. 

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Let those who are of Christ bring order into chaos. Don't bring more chaos. Don't just begin to spew out on social media. Your words can be revival and, hey, unless a seed falls to the ground and dies, it doesn't bear fruit. Murder is a real thing. Blood being shed and the voice of the Lord being amplified is a very real thing, but you need to be careful how you speak into that, because you want to know that you're speaking into the voice of the Lord. May the Lord raise up a billion burning ones who are bold with their faith, bold to speak the truth, humble to have dialogue and conversation and begin to see from different points of view as well. 

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Let's be messengers of Christ and not reactionary chaos stirrers. Let us exude his glory and his beauty. The pathway of wisdom brings silence before the throne of God, personal, soulish silence. Before the throne of God, we come in peace in our hearts and if we're in frustration, we lay that over before him and then we begin to hear from heaven and then, in that, we speak what he tells us to speak and the world shakes in response. I want to challenge you right now to receive peace. Pray for those that have been affected. Charlie Kirk is a husband and has children and a wife. It's not okay to turn this into some big ugly, civil war. It's not okay. It's not okay. Let's be those of the kingdom. Weep with those who weep, weep with those who weep and rejoice in what God's doing in this hour. Let him use you for his glory not to bring extra chaos into this thing. I love you very much. My name is Tammy Sutherland. 

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Again, thank you so much for listening to this Burning Messengers moment. 

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Again, I'm actually going to be releasing soon a whole devotional on the power of life and death, the river of life and death that comes from your words. I hope that you will jump in with me on that 10-day journey of bringing your words into order so that you're able to be used with power as an intercessor or messenger.

You know, whether it be in your home or it be in your region, god's calling you to be a voice. You don't have to burn alone and you don't have to be confused about the beauty of the topics within the scriptures and how they apply to your life.

And so follow us and share this out, if it's administered to you, and hey, be kind in the comments.

But I do want to hear from you how is God using your words and what's your triggers? Using your words and what's your triggers?

You know, identify triggers that cause you to just kind of react versus to respond, and how can you begin to step more into responding instead of reacting? 

What questions do you have? 

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The blood is still crying. But the answer is coming.

The blood is still crying.

But the answer is coming.

On June 20th, I stood with my daughters and spiritual daughters at the old slave market in Charleston — Kay’s first time standing on this ground soaked in unspeakable pain.

Tears poured as she whispered:“If I was born 200 years ago… this could have been me.”

She heard the groans that still echo — the cries of sons and daughters stolen from their mothers.

The songs sung in chains.

The prayers whispered in agony.

And she wept — not just for history, but for the weight still carried by so many today.

The ground still weeps. But Heaven still listens.

In her holy grief, heaven-rending intercession broke forth.

She stepped into the ancient travail — the same travail of enslaved mothers and fathers who cried out for the freedom of their children.

And now, WE are some of the answers to their cries.

Their prayers have reached our generation.I was struck: it was exactly 10 years ago to the day that we gathered in Charleston after the AME church shootings — 48 hours interceding for healing, reconciliation, and revival.

And now, I feel it again — but deeper.

A holy invitation for a move of God in the South — not to erase the past, but to redeem it.This move will not be man-made.

It will not be polished or political.It will be born from the groans of generations.

It will honor the blood that was shed, while proclaiming the Blood that heals.

To my African American brothers and sisters:The God who heard your ancestors’ cries still hears.

The God who saw every tear has not turned away.

Your faith, your endurance, your legacy of intercession has paved the way for a harvest that only Heaven can measure.

You carry the sound of revival. You are a key to what God is birthing.The South will see the glory of God — not by erasing history, but by redeeming it through justice, mercy, repentance, and POWER.

“Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.” (Psalm 89:14)

Lord, rend the heavens.

Let this be the generation.

The intercessors are rising. The harvest is near.

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Come Out of Babylon: A Prophetic Cry in the Midst of Exposure

“Come out of her, My people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues.” —Revelation 18:4

The Lord is thundering from His throne: Babylon is falling.

The systems of man—built on influence, alliances, compromise, and idolatry—are being shaken by the voice of the One who promised, “Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven.” (Hebrews 12:26–27)

What you are witnessing in the Church today is not random scandal—it’s mercy. God is exposing corruption not to shame but to cleanse. This is a divine invitation:

“Return to Me, your first love.” (Revelation 2:4)

Yet many are defending compromise, justifying sin, and protecting positions at the expense of purity. This is not the time to cover what God is uncovering.

This is the hour to cry out,

“Search me, O God, and know my heart!” (Psalm 139:23)

To come out of the mixture.

To return to your first love.

To let the fire of consecration consume every false alliance.

“They have healed the wound of My people lightly, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace.” —Jeremiah 6:14

But the prophets of the Lord are groaning.

The remnant is rising.

The true Church is being purified in the fire.

“Who may ascend the hill of the Lord? He who has clean hands and a pure heart.” —Psalm 24:3–4

This is your call:

Come out from among them and be separate (2 Corinthians 6:17).

Lose all to gain Christ.

Let the fire burn.

Let the idols fall.

Jesus is the reward.

Let us not try to protect what God is judging. Let us tremble at His Word. May we be found lovesick and pledge our allegiance to the Lamb. 

“For our God is a consuming fire.” —Hebrews 12:29

Looking for more? Discover a vibrant, spirit-filled community dedicated to igniting your passion for Christ and empowering your journey when you join the Burning Ones Membership. Whether you’re taking your first step or deepening your walk, there’s a place for you here. Click here to learn more 

About the author: Tammie Southerland is the founder and leader of Frontline Ministries International, a mobile prayer and equipping ministry dedicated to igniting passion for Jesus and equipping believers to fulfill their God-given destinies. As the apostolic leader of The Firehouse Prayer Furnaces and host of the Burning Messengers podcast, Tammie inspires a generation to burn with zeal for Christ. She is the author of Wordless Prayer and Permission to Burn and has been featured on programs like Sid Roth's It's Supernatural and CTN's Come Home with Jen Mallan. Based in Atlanta, GA, Tammie, her husband, Daymon, and their three daughters travel the globe, leading revival movements and calling people to live boldly for God. Visit her at burningmessengers.com

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To the Misunderstood Intercessor

Few have been willing to feel it. You aree to embrace the agony—His groanings and holy tears.You didn’t understand this path, but He did.

Rees Howells calls this “the gained position of intercession.”Not gifted. Gained. Through agony.Through surrender.

Through dying a thousand silent deaths. It's not about your will — but His.

Rees says: “As crucifixion proceeds, intercession begins.” 

God buried you in someone else’s battle.You lost sleep, friends, opportunities—but gained authority in the Spirit.

Tears of agony gain for the intercessor the position of authority.

You became the burden.You carried what others mocked.

And Heaven took notice.

God seeks intercessors—but seldom finds them.

You are not overlooked.You are being formed.

This is not weakness.

This is power made perfect in surrender.

You are more than a prayer warrior—You are an intercessor.

A messenger of the Lord.

A territory-taker in the Spirit

.Every groan, every tear, every “yes” is gaining ground.

Heaven is counting on your obedience.Keep pressing.

Keep groaning.

You are shifting history.

Looking for more? Discover a vibrant, spirit-filled community dedicated to igniting your passion for Christ and empowering your journey when you join the Burning Ones Membership. Whether you’re taking your first step or deepening your walk, there’s a place for you here. Click here to learn more 

About the author: Tammie Southerland is the founder and leader of Frontline Ministries International, a mobile prayer and equipping ministry dedicated to igniting passion for Jesus and equipping believers to fulfill their God-given destinies. As the apostolic leader of The Firehouse Prayer Furnaces and host of the Burning Messengers podcast, Tammie inspires a generation to burn with zeal for Christ. She is the author of Wordless Prayer and Permission to Burn and has been featured on programs like Sid Roth's It's Supernatural and CTN's Come Home with Jen Mallan. Based in Atlanta, GA, Tammie, her husband, Daymon, and their three daughters travel the globe, leading revival movements and calling people to live boldly for God. Visit her at burningmessengers.com

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The Call to Come Out

The Spirit is crying out once again: “Come out of her.”

Come out of the mixture.

Come out of the system that wears the garments of religion but is drunk on the wine of the world and self-exaltation.

Come out from every place where intimacy with Him has been replaced by industry for Him.

Come out from the machinery that mass-produces converts but seldom births lovers. “And I heard another voice from heaven saying, ‘Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues.’”(Revelation 18:4, NKJV)

He is calling, not with a whip, but with a whisper.Not with shame, but with the jealous love of a Bridegroom longing for His Bride to come away with Him.

“Therefore, ‘Come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you.’‘I will be a Father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters,’ says the Lord Almighty.”(2 Corinthians 6:17–18)

This is not a call to isolation.It is a call to consecration.

It is not a call to rebellion.

It is a call to restoration.

He is separating a people unto Himself;not to boast in their leaving, but to burn in their loving.

A people who will carry His resurrection life beyond the ruins of systems and into the streets, the homes, the tables, the fields.

He is raising up living temples, filled with the fire of the Spirit, who will walk among men and reveal the Christ who still comes to tables and gardens, not merely to temples built by hands.

This is the Exodus of our time.Not from Egypt alone, but from Babylon.Not from the wilderness alone, but from every place where hearts have been tethered to anything less than Him.

The sword of the Spirit is falling—not to destroy—but to divide, to call forth, to mark His own.

And the Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.”

Restore The House of Prayer

Let me tell you something — God is calling His Church back. Not back to programs. Not back to performance. He’s calling us back to the altar. Back to the fire. Back to being a house of prayer.

This isn’t just a cute phrase. It’s Jesus’ own words: “My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations.” (Mark 11:17)

That wasn’t a suggestion — it was a mandate. A call to return. A call to burn.

Reviving Our Purpose: Returning to the Altar

Somewhere along the way, we lost sight. We got busy doing things for God instead of sitting with God. But He’s jealous for communion with us. He wants a people who don’t just know about Him, but who carry His heart in prayer — who are gripped by His Spirit and move in step with heaven.

We can’t afford to just do church. He’s calling us to be the Church.

And that starts at the altar. In the secret place. In the place of tears and travail and encounter.

From Prayer to Action: It’s Time to Build

Just like Nehemiah heard the ruins of Jerusalem and wept — but then he moved — the Lord is calling us not just to weep, but to build.

You can’t rebuild broken cities until you’ve wept over them in prayer. And you can’t weep over them until you’ve felt what God feels.

This is where real intercession is birthed. Not from obligation, but from encounter. From being so filled with the Spirit that your heart breaks for what breaks His. That’s when action flows. That’s when strategies from heaven are released.

Reviving Our Worship: Purity, Power, and the Groan

Worship is more than a song. It’s a lifestyle. It’s surrender. It’s holy. And when you’ve really encountered the glory, you can’t fake it anymore.

We need purity in our worship again. We need holy fire. We need the groan.

Romans 8 says that creation is groaning — and we are too — for the revealing of the sons and daughters of God. That groan? It’s intercession. It’s the Holy Spirit praying through us with groanings too deep for words.

There’s a revival coming, but it won’t come through noise. It’ll come through groaning. Through prayer. Through purity. Through fire.

It’s time to return. To the altar. To the groan. To the glory.

Let Him grip you again. Let Him burn away the fluff. Because the Church that prays is the Church that carries power. And a people who know how to cry out are a people who know how to rebuild cities.

The Spirit is saying: Come up here.

Looking for more? Discover a vibrant, spirit-filled community dedicated to igniting your passion for Christ and empowering your journey when you join the Burning Ones Membership. Whether you’re taking your first step or deepening your walk, there’s a place for you here. Click here to learn more 

About the author: Tammie Southerland is the founder and leader of Frontline Ministries International, a mobile prayer and equipping ministry dedicated to igniting passion for Jesus and equipping believers to fulfill their God-given destinies. As the apostolic leader of The Firehouse Prayer Furnaces and host of the Burning Messengers podcast, Tammie inspires a generation to burn with zeal for Christ. She is the author of Wordless Prayer and Permission to Burn and has been featured on programs like Sid Roth's It's Supernatural and CTN's Come Home with Jen Mallan. Based in Atlanta, GA, Tammie, her husband, Daymon, and their three daughters travel the globe, leading revival movements and calling people to live boldly for God. Visit her at burningmessengers.com

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The Lord asked me, "What Do You Like?"

Have You Thought About What You Like?

I walked nearly ten miles with the Lord that day, as I often do—when my heart is heavy and the weight of the world presses in, these walks seem to get longer and longer. There’s something about walking with Him—feet to the pavement, stepping away from the noise, coming above the chaos, and letting His presence be my refuge. Some days, I walk until His voice is clear, the burden is gone, and my heart is at peace.

But this day was different. As I wrestled through pain and disappointment, trying to find my way above the funk, but this time the pain seemed suffocating—but the Lord asked me, "What do you like?" 

I hesitated. I like being with You. I like Your presence. I like walking with You.

But He pressed again, gently but firmly: No, what do you enjoy?

I went quiet. I searched for an answer, but all I could think of was Him. That seemed like the right response—spiritual, even holy. But deep down, something in me was stuck. So I turned the question back on Him.

Lord, what do You like?

And He answered:

“I like when the flowers bloom and the children smile. I like the way the wind whips and your hair blows. I love the way your heart always searches for Mine. I delight in tears as an offering—because I am a specialist in healing broken hearts.”

Tears welled up in my eyes. He was describing life. He delights in life.

And suddenly, I saw the brokenness in my own heart. I realized I have often viewed life through the lens of sorrow. When you’ve been through enough storms, pain starts to shape your perspective. 

You begin to think:

The flowers are going to die. The children are going to cry. The wind will turn into a storm. But I’ll soldier through. I’ll be okay.

Many of us know how to endure the storm. We know how to push through the tears, the suffering, the losses. But do we know how to delight in the blooming? In the laughter? In the simple joy of the wind against our face—without bracing and planning for the moment it all ends?

Scripture tells us: “For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.” (2 Corinthians 4:17, NIV)

That word glory—it doesn’t just belong to suffering. It belongs to life too. In fact, 1 Corinthians 11:7 says, “man is the glory of God.” 

The radiance of God is seen in humanity, in the breath He gives us, in the joy He created us to experience.

So, I ask you—Have you thought about what you like?

Have you let yourself enjoy the moments of life with the Lord without bracing for the next moment of death?

Have you noticed the glory in the laughter, in the wind, in the blooming of life?

Yes, we know how to endure. But do we know how to delight?

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Tears Equal Authority: The Call of the Faithful Intercessor

I taught this message in person recently, but I wanted to share it with you as an article today and plan to share it as a video for you soon.

Intercession is more than a spiritual duty—it is a divine calling.

Those who take up the mantle of intercession do not merely pray; they step into a sacred partnership with God. Their prayers carry weight because they come from a place of deep identification, agony, and authority.

Tears are not a sign of weakness in the Kingdom of God. Instead, they are a form of spiritual currency, a language that moves the heart of heaven. The faithful intercessor does not just speak on behalf of the people; they feel the burdens of God, weep with His sorrow, and declare His purposes into the earth.

As Rees Howells emphasized, true intercession is not born from routine prayers but from an intimate, burdened relationship with Christ. There is no "gift of intercession" listed in Scripture. Instead, Jesus Himself is the Great Intercessor, and we are invited to enter into His work. From the dust of intercession, messengers rise in authority, carrying heaven’s mandate to the earth.

1. Identification: Weeping with the Heart of God

Intercession begins with identification—entering into the burden of the Lord. When we intercede, we align our hearts with God's, allowing His grief to become our own. This is where tears become more than emotions; they become powerful expressions of faith and surrender.

Jesus Wept: The Weeping Authority of Christ (John 11:35)

Jesus’ shortest recorded verse, "Jesus wept," holds immense spiritual depth. His weeping was not mere sorrow—it was a deep groaning (embrimaomai), reflecting His righteous anger against death and suffering. Even though He knew He would raise Lazarus, He still wept, fully identifying with human pain.

Before the miracle of resurrection came, Jesus took time to grieve. His tears were not wasted; they carried the weight of divine authority. This is a crucial lesson for intercessors—before we can call forth life, we must first weep with those who mourn.

The Woman Caught in Adultery: Jesus in the Dust (John 8:6-8)

In another moment of intercession, Jesus stooped down and wrote in the dust as the Pharisees condemned a woman caught in sin. Rather than responding with immediate judgment, He chose to intercede. His actions demonstrated the power of mercy over accusation.

True intercession does not rush to declare judgment; it first kneels in the dust to plead for mercy. The intercessor does not stand as an accuser but as an advocate, bridging the gap between God's righteousness and His grace.

2. Agony: The Power of Tears in the Spirit

Intercession often comes with travail—an intense, soul-deep groaning that echoes the cries of heaven. Scripture repeatedly highlights the power of weeping in the spiritual realm.

Psalm 126:5 – "Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy."

Tears in intercession are not wasted; they are seeds planted in the courts of heaven. The history of revival is often written in the tears of those who prayed for it. Breakthroughs, salvations, and transformations are birthed through the agony of intercessors willing to weep before God.

Revelation 5:4-5 – "And I began to weep loudly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll…"

John's tears preceded the revelation of the Lion of Judah. This moment in heaven reveals a spiritual principle—intercession brings about divine revelation and action.

Ecclesiastes 3:4 – "A time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance."

In a world that often dismisses sorrow, heaven responds to it. The intercessor’s tears are not empty; they shake spiritual realms, dismantle strongholds, and prepare the way for God’s power to move.

Even Jesus, in the Garden of Gethsemane, agonized in prayer until His sweat became like drops of blood. His intercession in secret was the price for His public victory.

3. Authority: Weeping Precedes Resurrection

Jesus Raised Lazarus AFTER Weeping (John 11:38-44)

Jesus did not raise Lazarus with mere words—His tears preceded His command. His grief gave Him legal authority to call forth life. The same principle applies to intercessors today. Before declaring breakthrough, we must be willing to weep for it.

The Blood of Jesus Cries Out (Hebrews 12:24)

"The blood of Jesus speaks a better word." His sacrifice remains the ultimate intercession, eternally pleading on behalf of the saints. When we intercede, we join in agreement with the greatest intercessory act in history—the cross.

Hell recognizes authority when it hears the sound of tears mixed with faith.

The Call—Weep, Declare, and Occupy

Intercession is not passive—it requires action. To step into this calling, we must:

  • Identify and renounce strongholds in our lives and communities.

  • Take time to weep and intercede before rushing into declarations.

  • Listen for the voice of the Holy Spirit before making bold proclamations.

  • Declare the Kingship of Jesus over our cities, families, and generation.

As prophetic gatekeepers, we stand and proclaim:

"Jesus reigns over this city, over this house, over this generation!"

Revelation 5:5 – "Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah has conquered!"

A weeping intercessor is a roaring lion in the spirit!

The Reward of the Weeping Intercessor

Those who weep with the heart of God walk in true authority. Tears are not signs of weakness—they carry the weight of heaven’s burden, borne by those willing to align themselves with Christ.

  • Jesus wept and then raised the dead.

  • Jesus wept and then silenced the accuser.

  • Jesus wept and then embraced the cross, securing eternal victory.

"The intercessor who has authority in the courts of heaven is the one who has wept in the dust at the feet of Jesus."

Tonight, we stand as those willing to weep so that we can call forth resurrection.

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About the author: Tammie Southerland is the founder and leader of Frontline Ministries International, a mobile prayer and equipping ministry dedicated to igniting passion for Jesus and equipping believers to fulfill their God-given destinies. As the apostolic leader of The Firehouse Prayer Furnaces and host of the Burning Messengers podcast, Tammie inspires a generation to burn with zeal for Christ. She is the author of Wordless Prayer and Permission to Burn and has been featured on programs like Sid Roth's It's Supernatural and CTN's Come Home with Jen Mallan. Based in Atlanta, GA, Tammie, her husband, Daymon, and their three daughters travel the globe, leading revival movements and calling people to live boldly for God. Visit her at burningmessengers.com

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Ignatius of Antioch’s Warning: Guarding Truth Against Deception

From the earliest days of the Church, the battle for truth has raged.

Ignatius of Antioch, a disciple of the Apostle John, wrote to the believers in Tralles with a fervent warning against heresy—false teachings that masqueraded as truth but ultimately led people away from Christ. His words resonate as a clarion call even today, reminding us that deception often comes wrapped in familiarity, mingling just enough truth with error to lead the undiscerning astray.

Take A Look at the Ancient Writing by Ignatius of Antioch:

Abstain from the poison of heretics:

“I therefore, yet not I, but the love of Jesus Christ, ‘entreat you that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind, and in the same judgment.’

For there are some vain talkers and deceivers, not Christians, but Christ-betrayers, bearing about the name of Christ in deceit, and ‘corrupting the word’ of the gospel; while they intermix the poison of their deceit with their persuasive talk, as if they mingled aconite with sweet wine, that so he who drinks, being deceived in his taste by the very great sweetness of the draught, may incautiously meet with his death.

One of the ancients gives us this advice, ‘Let no man be called good who mixes good with evil.’ For they speak of Christ, not that they may preach Christ, but that they may reject Christ; and they speak of the law, not that they may establish the law, but that they may proclaim things contrary to it. For they alienate Christ from the Father, and the law from Christ. They also calumniate His being born of the Virgin; they are ashamed of His cross; they deny His passion; and they do not believe His resurrection. They introduce God as a Being unknown; they suppose Christ to be unbegotten; and as to the Spirit, they do not admit that He exists. Some of them say that the Son is a mere man, and that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are but the same person, and that the creation is the work of God, not by Christ, but by some other strange power.”

Ignatius’ warning is not just a relic of the past but a prophetic insight into the challenges we face today. In an age of diluted doctrine, progressive reinterpretations of scripture, and a culture that seeks to redefine truth, his words remind us to remain anchored in the pure full-gospel of Jesus Christ.

The call is the same: to be united in the mind of Christ and the Word as our standard for godly judgment, discerning the poison that masquerades as new knowledge & wisdom, and standing firm in the unshakable truth of Christ’s life, death, and resurrection and the power of His Spirit at work in and through those who believe.