really happen." She went on to tell Jake about the giant. "This is going to be a battle you know."
"Ok. Well I'm sure that the Holy Spirit will guide us." They knelt down together and prayed, turning themselves, their thoughts and desires, and the Inn over to the One who had already overcome the evil one and who would open impossible looking doors so that His will could be fulfilled.
When the intercessors met the following week, they talked about the Inn. Nicole was blown away by the things others shared.
"Well I had a dream about the Inn the other night," Deanne said. "I walked into it and it wasn't a bar any more. It was a juice and coffee bar."
Casie and Rachel spoke up at once. "You're kidding me!" And, "I can't believe it!" They both shared their same vision for a business like this, and they both had the same heart for getting rid of the alcohol in the Inn.
Liz shared her vision. "I think it would make an awesome retreat center for Christian ministries and I've been praying about that for several years. A coffee and juice bar would be a great addition, so thanks ladies." They all laughed.
Cheryl spoke up. "Well I think it would be a great worship center, a place that would be open for worship and prayer day or night."
Nicole shared her heart for a discipleship house, and then said, "This is so exciting! Just think how God could incorporate all of our visions together to create an awesome place of ministry in the heart of Samaria! I'm beginning to realize that this is not about the Inn at all. The Inn is just a tool that God wants to use in establishing a stronghold so that He can do the work that He wants to do here. It's bigger than just one person's vision for it. It's a bigger work than one person or family can do. It's a combination of all our visions and gifts and talents and abilities and hearts to fulfill the great commission here in our community."
They all agreed that God had an amazing plan and that they did not know what the end product would look like, but that it was going to be good!
Then with a feeling of reluctance, Nicole told them about Anak.
Rachel asked, "Wasn't Anak the father of the giants called the Nephilim?"
"Yes he was," Nicole said. "The Bible is not detailed in this area, so there are a lot of different opinions. I'll tell you what I think, although doctrine can not be built on this."
The ladies nodded in agreement.
"In Genesis 6:2 it says, '…The sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose.' I believe that this is referring to fallen angels of high rank or principalities, who took on human form and had sex with women; or they could have been angels that God had assigned to live on earth to teach the people righteousness. Either way, they lusted after the women and rebelled against God.
"Anak is referred to sixteen times in the Old Testament as one of these beings who bore offspring that were giants called the Nephilim. Joshua and the children of Israel encountered at these giants at Jericho, and the Bible records other giants of renown such as Goliath.
"The word 'Anakim' is also used several times to imply that there were more than one of these beings that were cohabitating with human women and producing offspring."
Cheryl said, "So the fallen angels were able to appear as physical beings, but they don't anymore, do they? I know that God's holy angels can and do because Hebrews 13:2 tells us that we may be entertaining angels when we don't even know it."
"That's true," Nicole said. "I think that the key is in Jude 1:6. It says, ' And the angels who did not keep their proper domain, but left their own abode, He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day.'
"The wickedness and sin of the people was an open door that allowed the Anakim to take human wives and produce children that were half
"Ok. Well I'm sure that the Holy Spirit will guide us." They knelt down together and prayed, turning themselves, their thoughts and desires, and the Inn over to the One who had already overcome the evil one and who would open impossible looking doors so that His will could be fulfilled.
When the intercessors met the following week, they talked about the Inn. Nicole was blown away by the things others shared.
"Well I had a dream about the Inn the other night," Deanne said. "I walked into it and it wasn't a bar any more. It was a juice and coffee bar."
Casie and Rachel spoke up at once. "You're kidding me!" And, "I can't believe it!" They both shared their same vision for a business like this, and they both had the same heart for getting rid of the alcohol in the Inn.
Liz shared her vision. "I think it would make an awesome retreat center for Christian ministries and I've been praying about that for several years. A coffee and juice bar would be a great addition, so thanks ladies." They all laughed.
Cheryl spoke up. "Well I think it would be a great worship center, a place that would be open for worship and prayer day or night."
Nicole shared her heart for a discipleship house, and then said, "This is so exciting! Just think how God could incorporate all of our visions together to create an awesome place of ministry in the heart of Samaria! I'm beginning to realize that this is not about the Inn at all. The Inn is just a tool that God wants to use in establishing a stronghold so that He can do the work that He wants to do here. It's bigger than just one person's vision for it. It's a bigger work than one person or family can do. It's a combination of all our visions and gifts and talents and abilities and hearts to fulfill the great commission here in our community."
They all agreed that God had an amazing plan and that they did not know what the end product would look like, but that it was going to be good!
Then with a feeling of reluctance, Nicole told them about Anak.
Rachel asked, "Wasn't Anak the father of the giants called the Nephilim?"
"Yes he was," Nicole said. "The Bible is not detailed in this area, so there are a lot of different opinions. I'll tell you what I think, although doctrine can not be built on this."
The ladies nodded in agreement.
"In Genesis 6:2 it says, '…The sons of God saw the daughters of men, that they were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose.' I believe that this is referring to fallen angels of high rank or principalities, who took on human form and had sex with women; or they could have been angels that God had assigned to live on earth to teach the people righteousness. Either way, they lusted after the women and rebelled against God.
"Anak is referred to sixteen times in the Old Testament as one of these beings who bore offspring that were giants called the Nephilim. Joshua and the children of Israel encountered at these giants at Jericho, and the Bible records other giants of renown such as Goliath.
"The word 'Anakim' is also used several times to imply that there were more than one of these beings that were cohabitating with human women and producing offspring."
Cheryl said, "So the fallen angels were able to appear as physical beings, but they don't anymore, do they? I know that God's holy angels can and do because Hebrews 13:2 tells us that we may be entertaining angels when we don't even know it."
"That's true," Nicole said. "I think that the key is in Jude 1:6. It says, ' And the angels who did not keep their proper domain, but left their own abode, He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day.'
"The wickedness and sin of the people was an open door that allowed the Anakim to take human wives and produce children that were half
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