The 2020 Vision
Dear Friends,
Back in the early days, God spoke to me about 10 Days through the parable of the farmer in Mark 4:26.
“The Kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil and he goes to bed at night and gets up and the seed sprouts and grows, how he himself does not know.”
God’s word is a seed. It has life in itself, and it grows all on its own—how it works, no one knows, but it’s amazing. Our philosophy as a movement has been based around this simplicity… sow the vision God has given us, trust God, keep loving people, don’t quit; and it’s amazing how God has grown things since then. Last year, I remember marveling at what God was doing as we grew from 40 to 70 cities. I remarked to a close friend, “I have no idea how this is happening”, realizing after the fact that I was echoing the Scripture God had spoken to my heart more than 10 years ago.
The parable of the clueless farmer goes on to say “as soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it because the harvest has come.”
I sense 2020 may be a year to begin to harvest what has been sown.
A New Vision in 2020: Because our mindset has been focused long-term—sow the vision, trust God, love people, don’t quit;,we’ve never had a specific goal for a specific year. Our vision is long-term, and my heart’s desire is to call the Church to pray like never before in human history, year upon year, as we approach the soon return of King Jesus!
However, this year we do have a very specific vision and goal—120 Cities praying 24/7 in Unity, and 120,000 People consecrated for God for 10 Days.
Our new approach in 2020:
We are responding to the “new thing” God is doing, by doing what we do in a new way.
· Weekly Communication:This year, one of our goals is to communicate weekly by email, our blog, and social media, sharing relevant teachings, updates, and podcasts. See the embedded links to plug in! These resources are aimed not only at sharing updates on 10 Days, but also on Biblical teaching from a variety of voices in the movement for those desiring a deeper life with God.
· First Friday Calls: We will be doing monthly First Friday Zoom Calls aimed at those interested in mobilizing 10 Days of 24/7 prayer in their city this fall. Our next call is this Friday, February 7 at 9am Pacific/Noon Eastern US time. Call Information is below
· Online Sign-ups for City-Leaders and for the Consecration Challenge: We are inviting our friends and partners to pray into their involvement this fall. If you’ve been interested but on the fence, this could be a great year to get on board. Pray about your involvement, and use one of our two online sign-ups below
o Sign-up to begin the process to start 10 Days in your city
o Sign-up to take the “Consecration Challenge” for 10 Days 2020
-Jonathan Friz