For Joy - The Travailing Prayer of Revival

"A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world." - John 16:21 KJV

While Jesus’s disciples were sorrowful for His death, Jesus promised them joy at His resurrection.

"And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you." - John 16:22 KJV

Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection is like the new birth of water and of the Spirit. (Romans 6:1-4).

Just as a woman in travail (labor) brings forth the birth of a baby, travailing prayer in the Spirit brings forth the spiritual birth of souls. (John 3:5, Acts 2:38, Acts 2:4).

Souls repenting and being water baptized in Jesus name for the remission of sins, being filled with the Holy Ghost speaking in tongues, is the result of travailing prayer.

Travailing prayer is consuming, crying out to God, giving all in prayer in the Spirit, for souls to be born into the kingdom of God. Yet when a soul is born, the joy is the reward that no man can take!

And, it is travailing prayer that brings souls to return to God.

Apostle Paul wrote,

"My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you," - Galatians 4:19 KJV

Travailing prayer is worth the sorrow and the labor for the joy. Revival.