Day 14: The Roar of the Lion
Week 2: Intercession & Warfare
“The lion has roared, who will not fear? The Sovereign Lord has spoken; who can but prophesy?”
In our verse for today, Amos paints a vivid picture. When a lion roars in the wild, every creature pays attention. In the same way, when God speaks, something in us should tremble and respond. He connects the roar of the lion with the voice of the Sovereign Lord and with prophecy. When God roars, His people prophesy.
The True Lion vs. The Counterfeit
In spiritual warfare, we must never forget that Jesus is the Lion of the tribe of Judah. The roar of the enemy is only a counterfeit of the real Lion. The enemy roars to intimidate. Jesus roars to awaken, to warn, and to declare victory.
When we allow the Word of God to fill our hearts and mouths, we are joining our small voices to His great roar. We speak His truth into situations, and the spiritual atmosphere must respond.
Speaking God’s Heart
Prophecy is not fortune-telling. It is hearing God’s heart and speaking it in line with Scripture. In his book Intercessory Prayer, Dutch Sheets describes prophetic intercession as listening to what is on God’s heart and praying it back to Him. In revival contexts, the prophetic often carries a "roar" that breaks complacency and calls people back to holiness, mission, and intimacy.
At the "Battle for Britain" conference, there was a sense of God roaring over the nation, calling the Church out of fear and compromise and into boldness and purity. That roar is not meant to stay at a conference. It is meant to echo in local churches. It is a roar over a sleeping church, a roar over confusion, fear and compromise, and a roar over families and young people.
Breaking the Silence
The enemy would love to keep the church quiet. If he cannot stop you from believing, he will try to mute you. He will try to make you feel embarrassed to pray out loud, ashamed to sing with passion, scared to share Jesus, or too tired to declare the Word of God over your home.
Our culture tells us to keep our faith private, to be reserved, and to keep our voice down. Yet the same culture can fill stadiums and pubs with shouts and songs for football. There is something wrong if the loudest roar in our lives is for a match, not for our King.
Today, ask God to awaken His roar in you. Not to make you noisy for the sake of it, but to make you bold, clear, and full of fire in this generation.
Let Us Pray
Lord Jesus, Lion of Judah, I thank You that Your voice is stronger than any other voice over my life and over this nation. Thank You that when You roar, darkness trembles, chains shake, and hearts are awakened.
I confess that at times I have allowed fear, shame, culture, or comfort to silence me. Forgive me for the moments where I have been quiet when You were calling me to speak, to pray, to praise, or to share. Let ANCC carry a clear, pure prophetic sound that points people to Jesus and pushes back darkness in this nation. In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.