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Editorial Special Section: Mike Bickle:  Isaiah 62 Global Solemn Assembly 21-Day Fast | May 7–28

Message: Mike Bickle  Date: March 8, 2023  Source : IHOPKC

Editor’s note : According to Pastor Mike Bickle, this is possibly the greatest time of crisis in Israel’s 75-year history, with tensions in the Middle East and the possibility of war increasing every day. We encourage all intercessors to respond to Pastor Mike Bickle’s call for at least one hour a day for 21 days (May 7-28), and join about 1,000 other teams around the world during this period to accelerate God’s promise and plan of redemption for Jerusalem and Israel.

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Editorial Special Section: Ricci Johnson-Wilson: ” Ten Explosions Paving the Way for a Revolution in the Ecclesia!

Information: Ricci Johnson-Wilson Date: April 18, 2023  Source : World for Jesus Ministries

Editor’s note : This is an experience the Lord gave Ricci Johnson-Wilson in February. It was not until two weeks ago that God allowed her to share it in an online prayer meeting.

In February, the Lord took me into a time of prophetic intercession and warfare. After a period, I had a vision of Revival spreading across the Ecclesia, and Holy Spirit compelled me to grab my journal as a release was coming.

…Detailed Reading

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Editorial Special Section: The Kingdom Will Prevail

Message : Rick Joyner  Date: April 18, 2023   Source : Morning Star Ministries  

A key Scripture regarding our authority in Christ is Matthew 16:16-18:

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

And Jesus said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven,

“I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.”

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Editorial Special Section: Faith Marie Baczko: It’s Time to Execute the Vision!

Message: Faith Marie Baczko  Date: April 16, 2023   Source: Elijah List   

We are now approaching a critical mass moment in this epoch of history, where a heavenly invasion of planet Earth is coming with explosive movements of God and sudden atmospheric shifts of presence and power. The time of the birthing of the fullness of the purposes of God in our lives is now. An apostolic/prophetic body of saints has been made ready for passing over into an offensive move of God. Events will occur to tip the scales of justice for many on the frontlines of the battle.

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Editorial Special Section: Dutch Sheets: Are You Ready to Take Your Place?

Information: Dutch Sheets   Date: April 28, 2023   Source: “Give Him15”

A couple of weeks after I was introduced to the Appeal to Heaven flag, Holy Spirit gave a profound dream to my friend, Rick Curry. The dream seemed to encapsulate the synergy of the ages; putting ourselves into the storyline; the fact that God was involved in the birth of America; and the significance of the Appeal to Heaven flag.

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Declaration Prayer: For President Trump and His Team [Update]

We declare in the name of Jesus :

• God will continue to bless and protect President Trump and his family, as well as the “scepter of justice” that God has raised up to support him in his government.
• The blood of Jesus covers them and those close to President Trump, bind and drive away any witchcraft or spells cast on them.
• The Holy Spirit continues to pour out and personally guide President Trump. He grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God. ( Lu 2:52 )
• The seven spirits of God are manifested in President Trump’s life ( Isaiah 11:1-3 ), giving him keen insight and discernment, judging the situation, and resolutely continuing to fulfill his call.
•  God will restore Trump to his rightful position at His best time and give people grace to transition.

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Declaration Prayer: The Declaration of Month of Iyar

Editor’s note: The month of Iyar is the second month of 5783 in the Jewish calendar, corresponding to April 22 to May 21 in 2023 in the Western calendar.

Declare in the name of Jesus :

1. We are God’s people in an eternal covenant with Him.
2. The blood of Jesus Christ cleanses our hearts from our dead works so that we may serve the living God. ( Hebrews 9:1 )
3. We have the mind of Christ Jesus as our heart, aligned with the mind of God.
4. Jehovah Rapha is our God of healing. ( Exodus 15:26 )
5. God’s power is made perfect in our weakness. ( 2 Corinthians 12:9 )
6. We must speak good words for edification according to the circumstances, so that those who hear may benefit. ( Ephesians 4:29 )
7. We are rising and shining because the light of the Lord’s glory is shining upon us. ( Isaiah 60:1 )
8. We are in harvest time and God has anointed us with healing and deliverance gods.
9. The Lord is intimate with those who fear him, and he will reveal to us the key to our healing and deliverance. ( Psalm 25:14 )

(Adapted from The Blessing of Ronsawkael )

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Declaration Prayer: Decrees for America

Decree for America: We, Your Ekklesia. The Church is God’s governing Body on the earth. We have been given legal power and authority from heaven, we are God’s ambassadors and spokespeople over the earth,  through the power of God, we are His world influencers, because of our covenant with God, we are equipped and delegated by Him to destroy every attempted advance of the enemy.

Therefore, in the name of Jesus Christ 

WE MAKE OUR DECLARATIONS:

1. We decree that America’s executive branch of government will honor God and defend the Constitution.
2. We decree that our legislative branch (Congress) will write only laws that are righteous and constitutional.
3. We decree that our judicial system will issue rulings that are biblical and constitutional.
4. We declare that we stand against wokeness, the occult, and every evil attempt against our nation.
5. We declare that we now take back our God-given freedoms, according to our Constitution.
6. We declare that we take back influence at the local level in our communities.
7. We decree that we take back and permanently control positions of influence and leadership in each of the **Seven Mountains.
8. We decree that the blood of Jesus covers and protects our nation. It protects and separates us for God.
9. We declare that our nation is energy independent.
10. We declare that America is strong spiritually, financially, militarily and technologically.
11. We decree that evil carries no power, authority or rights in our land nor over our people.
12. We decree that we will operate in unity, going beyond denominational lines in order to accomplish the purposes of God for our nation.
13. And we decree that AMERICA SHALL BE SAVED! 

In the name of the Lord Jesus, amen.

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Pray for America: Healing the America’s History

Editor’s Note: This article is adapted from an April 26 post by Dutch Sheets. For the “Petition to Heaven” banner mentioned in the article, please refer to last week’s “Give Him 15 Minutes” post:   A Banner of Rebirth .

【Background: Yesterday, we looked at connecting with the past, putting ourselves in God’s historical timeline in order to maximize power for today. Today we will look at disconnecting from national sins of the past, and healing the breaches or breaks in the timeline.  ...Detailed Reading】

• Hebrews 11:3  By faith we know that the universe was created by the word of God. Thus the visible was created from the invisible.
• Isaiah 58:12   Those who come out of you will build up places that have been laid waste for a long time; You shall be called the mend of the breach, and the one who restores the paths and the dwelling places.
• Isaiah 46:10  From the beginning I declare the end, and from the past I declare the unfinished things, saying, ‘My purpose will stand, and whatever pleases me, I will do. 

【Prayer】

• HEALING AMERICA’S HISTORY : Heavenly Father, much pain still flows in the breaches of America, and only You can cleanse America of its past injustice and correct its misplacement. Please come and heal America, realign us in any way possible, heal all rifts, bring cleansing, alignment and awakening to the apathetic church and ignite the greatest revival fire ever seen on Earth in the younger generation in America and around the world.
• In the mighty name of Jesus, we declare:
  • The United States is chosen by God and is pleasing to God, and God’s plan for the United States will be established! ( Isaiah 46:10 )
  • The forces of darkness that are trying to divide America will be broken.
  • God will mend and restore the dislocations and breaks in the American timeline.
  • God’s grace, mercy and healing will go into American history and heal America.
  • America will be reconnected to God’s intended plan for America.
  • America will once again be the city on the hill and the light of the world!

In the name of the Lord Jesus, amen!

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Pray for Israel: Crying Out for the Innocent Babies of Israel

【Current event: On January 27, 2023, at the United Nations Headquarters on the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust, Secretary-General Guterres warned that 90 years after the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany, anti-Semitism, hate speech And misinformation keeps spreading all the time. ....Detailed Reading】

• Leviticus 20:2-3   Say to the Israelites: ‘Any Israelite or any foreigner residing in Israel who sacrifices any of his children to Molek is to be put to death. The members of the community are to stone him. 3 I myself will set my face against him and will cut him off from his people; for by sacrificing his children to Molek, he has defiled my sanctuary and profaned my holy name.
• Deuteronomy 12:31 You must not worship the Lord your God in their way, because in worshiping their gods, they do all kinds of detestable things the Lord hates. They even burn their sons and daughters in the fire as sacrifices to their gods.
• Jer 7:26 But they did not listen to me or pay attention. They were stiff-necked and did more evil than their ancestors.
• Psalm 127:3 Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him.
• Psalm 139:13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
• Hos 14:4  I will heal their waywardness and love them freely, for my anger has turned away from them..

【Prayer】

• Repent for Israel’s Abortion Approval : Father, we confess our sins and repent to You for the innocent aborted babies in Israel, and beg You to forgive us for shedding the blood of our children and offering them to Molech in the form of abortion. Father, forgive us for treating babies less than 12 weeks old as our own “pieces of flesh”, forgive us for disregarding life, and forgive us for finding all kinds of excuses to abort. Forgive us the government of Israel for publicly paying for abortions in the name of the state treasury and for giving babies to Satan in the name of the state.
• Heal Israel’s Rebellion : Jehovah Rapha, please have mercy on Israel’s rebellion. Soon after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade case, Israel immediately issued new regulations to resist Your actions and further publicly support abortion. How hurtful is this to Your heart. Father, please heal the hard heart of Israel, the disease of backsliding, so that they will no longer act arrogantly, and no longer stiffen their necks and disobey your commandments. Father, please wake up the officials of the Israeli government and the National Assembly, so that they can see that every baby in the womb is blessed by You, the Father, and is Your inheritance given to Israel.
• Intercede for the Innocent Babes of Israel : Father, You have seen my unformed body in the womb, I am the inheritance You gave to my parents, may Your breath breathe into my mother’s womb, Your love is like a shield which protects my life. May the light of Your truth illuminate my mother, cut off all the powers of death and hell, and remove the fear and lies in my mother. Bless the umbilical cord that connects my mother and me, it is Your life supply, a link of hope, and an inheritance of love.

In the holy name of Christ Jesus, amen!

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Critical Event: Taiwan Rise and Shine

[Background:    This is an adaptation of the prophet, Barry Wensch‘s intercession for Taiwan’s intercessors to receive fresh anointing, fire and love. He said that Taiwan is like a child who carries something bigger than the palm of his hand, “even some of them are older people. Because of their purity, I have seen God move through these little children and amaze the people.”】

【Prayer】

• Heavenly Father Protects Taiwan : Heavenly Father, please give strategies, information, and light to the churches in Taiwan, so that they know when to act, when to be quiet, and when to attack. Send the armies of heaven to cover Taiwan and hide them under the shadow of your wings. Stir up the hearts of fathers, give them important messages and keys, and even lead them to confess their sins so they don’t stumble and know it’s time to act. Make a way for them in the midst of despair. Cover them with Your mighty hand as they step out. By the blood of Jesus, they can accomplish all that You have prepared. Surround Taiwan with the precious blood, draw a blood line so that the enemy cannot cross and infiltrate, and issue a restraining order for Taiwan against the schemes of the enemy .
• The Spirit of Fear of God Comes to Chinese leaders : Heavenly Father, please personally visit the strategy meeting room in China, let the spirit of Fear of God come to unbelievers, to the leaders of China, that they may know You. Stand for Taiwan according to Your goodness, love and power. I declare that Taiwan will be safe and protected, and all evil schemes will work for God’s will.
• Raise Up Young People to Cry for Revival : Father, please speak to the young people, visit them, let them know You in a new way, and lead them to the right place to cry for revival, to call more people into Your kingdom, nd to give a great harvest. Open up all resources, open up all channels, to bring Taiwan into abundance, and only You, Father, can do this.
• Receive New Anointing, Fire and Love : Heavenly Father, please touch the fathers and mothers of Taiwan, perhaps they are dry and wounded, come again, and fill them with fresh anointing, fire and love. Give your children  new baptism, and baptize them with Your love, that they may awaken and draw near to You.  Because you have not withheld one good thing from them, activated the gifts in them, and let them have supernatural experiences: dreams, visions.

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Pray for Native Americans: Arise and Resound!

【Current Affairs: In these times, I believe the Lord is INCREASING and RELEASING His voice, with great authority, through His “first fruits” people groups of the land. He is raising up His sold out, set apart, Indigenous burning ones, and releasing HIS VOICE to set nations ablaze for Jesus. …Detailed Reading 】

• Psalm 149:3-4 Let them praise his name with dancing and make music to him with timbrel and harp. For the Lord takes delight in his people;  he crowns the humble with victory.
• Psalm 40:1-3 I waited patiently for the Lord;  he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock  and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth,  a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the Lord and put their trust in him.

【Prayer】

First Nations people, We decree that

•  the shackles have now been broken off of you. Arise and dance! 
• First Nations people break forth with dancing and worship to the Lord (see Psalm 149:3-4 TPT)!
• I decree, you have been lifted out of the pit of destruction, your feet have been set upon the rock of Jesus and He has established your goings (see Psalm 40:1-3 AMP). Arise and resound – no longer bound!
• I decree, the Lord has put a new song of praise to the one true living God in your mouth. 
• You have now put your trust and confident reliance in the Lord God Almighty. You see Him, you revere Him, and you worship Him alone.
• First Nations sons and daughters, arise and shift into destiny, with a dance of deliverance and a strong song, boldly decreeing the Word of the Lord with your new voice!

In the name of Christ Jesus, amen!

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Pray For Church

Pray for Participating Churches and Pastors on Regional 24/7 Prayer Walls

【Editor’s Note: The 24/7 prayer walls listed here are especially for local churches and pastors. If you are committed to watch on the regional walls, simply click on the link listed below to connect to the local prayer wall. 】

• East Coast 24/7 Prayer Wall – Prayers for Local Churches & Leaders
• Bread Of Life Christian Church in ShiLin
• NZ Awaken the Dawn

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Related Events and Prayer Background

Editorial Special Section: Mike Bickle:  Isaiah 62 Global Solemn Assembly 21-Day Fast | May 7–28

Message: Mike Bickle  Date: March 8, 2023  Source : IHOPKC

Editor’s note : According to Pastor Mike Bickle, this is possibly the greatest time of crisis in Israel’s 75-year history, with tensions in the Middle East and the possibility of war increasing every day. We encourage all intercessors to respond to Pastor Mike Bickle’s call for at least one hour a day for 21 days (May 7-28), and join about 1,000 other teams around the world during this period to accelerate God’s promise and plan of redemption for Jerusalem and Israel.

This is a historic moment. I, along with Lou Engle, Jason Hubbard, and many ministries around the world will be calling 100,000 intercessors to a global solemn assembly from May 7-28. Fast and pray for God’s will for Israel, and ask the Lord to “establish” “appoint” or “mark” a hundred million intercessors for Israel, as He promised in Isaiah 62:6-7 , who will Keep calling on Jehovah’s promises to Jerusalem until Jesus returns.

I have posted watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem;  they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the Lord,  give yourselves no rest, and give him no rest till he establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth. (Isaiah 62:6-7)

The repentance of the nation of Israel ( Acts 3:19 ) and the acknowledgment of Jesus as the Messiah ( Matthew 23:39 ) are closely related to the second coming of Jesus and the ” restoration” of the whole earth (Romans 11:15). During this fast, we want to exalt the supremacy of Jesus and focus on the relationship between God’s blessings to Jerusalem and the fulfillment of the Great Commission. We do this together by walking in the spirit of unity described in John 17:21-23.

Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord,  and that he may send the Messiah, who has been appointed for you—even Jesus.  Heaven must receive him until the time comes for God to restore everything, as he promised long ago through his holy prophets.. (Acts 3:19-21)

For if their rejection brought reconciliation to the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead? (Romans 11:15)

The International House of Prayer Kansas City (IHOPKC) group is one of the bases that help people participate in solemn assembly, and we commit to worship and pray 24 hours a day during the 21-day fast (May 7-28) for peace in Israel and The activity of the Holy Spirit intensifies among the Jewish people worldwide and raises up 100 million intercessors for Israel as promised in Isaiah 62:6-7. Hundreds of intercessors in the IHOPKC community personally pledged to fast and gather in the Kansas City House of Prayer for 6-12 hours daily for 21 days by God’s grace. Please visit ihopkc.org for resources, updates and/or to participate in live worship and prayer throughout the 21 days.

We believe that this 21-day “global Isaiah 62” fast will act as a catalyst to accelerate the dialogue about Israel in the Christian body in all nations. The 21-day fast will end on Pentecost, Sunday, May 28. On this day, 100 million intercessors, through Jason Hubbard, Eric, Watt and the “110 Cities” team, responded to the Lord’s call and prayed for Israel together. Refer to 110cities.com – the same 100 million believers prayed for the Middle East on April 17th.

For the first time in history, as far as we know, thousands of people prayed 24 hours a day for 21 consecutive days about God’s promises to Israel. The uniqueness of this historic initiation of prayer is itself a sign of the times, and of the Lord’s hastening of the “times ordained for the creation to come” ( Psalm 102:13, 18 ).

You will arise and have compassion on Zion,  for it is time to show favor to her; the appointed time has come.Let this be written for a future generation,  that a people not yet created may praise the Lord. (Psalm 102:13-18)

This 21-day fast will be a “Global Esther Moment” (Esther 4:14-16) , an important down payment for the final Global Esther Moment, when 100 million intercessors will join in prayer, boldly Proclaim God’s will for Israel (as seen in the Bible) and stand with Israel as anti-Semitism continues to increase until the day Jesus returns ( Zech. 14:1-5 ).

For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai:  “Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my attendants will fast as you do. When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. And if I perish, I perish.” (Esther 4:14-16)

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Editorial Special Section: Ricci Johnson-Wilson: ” Ten Explosions Paving the Way for a Revolution in the Ecclesia!

Information: Ricci Johnson-Wilson Date: April 18, 2023  Source : World for Jesus Ministries

Editor’s note : This is an experience the Lord gave Ricci Johnson-Wilson in February. It was not until two weeks ago that God allowed her to share it in an online prayer meeting.

In February, the Lord took me into a time of prophetic intercession and warfare. After a period, I had a vision of Revival spreading across the Ecclesia, and Holy Spirit compelled me to grab my journal as a release was coming.

I have had some unique experiences with the Lord, but this one was quite remarkable as He downloaded in vision—and through pen—His plans for the Ecclesia in the coming days.

This was on February 19, 2023, eleven days after revival broke out in Asbury. I saw several explosions in the spirit.

1. A sonic boom that began to ripple outward!  It penetrated the minds of the youth, setting them free from oppression, bondages, anxiety, bitterness and so on. I saw in living color, our youth ignited for Christ. They were on fire for Him! (Please note this is the tip of the iceberg for our youth, I shared several weeks ago what the Lord showed me was coming for our youth specifically. You can read what He gave me here.)
2. Another explosion! The experience continued, the revival was completely uncontrollable, uncontainable, unregulatable, it broke through religious structures and began to penetrate churches across the Nation. Those ready, those prepared in prayer and fasting were hit first with the wave of His Baptism of Fire.
3. Another Explosion! Next, the Lord moved into the Charismatic and Pentecostal realms. Healings began, both emotional and physical healings were seen, it was tangible. I saw walls come down between the races, walls of division and strife came down, reconciliation ensued. The wall of deception brought about by the Elite crumbled before their eyes and people saw the truth and that truth set them free!
4. Another Explosion! The Baptism of Fire came to the Black Baptist Churches across the land. The ripple effect was beyond imagination. They did not run and jump about; they fell on their faces under the revelation of their hypocrisy. They saw their sin and weeping and mourning over that sin broke their hearts for a season. They arose somber but cleansed and then Holy Spirit entered and grabbed hold of them, scales fell from their eyes, and they saw TRUTH! Leaders could not restrain the exodus that began. Men like Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson stood stunned by their own lack of ability to control or stop what God was doing.
5. Another Explosion! The Baptist Churches were hit with Holy Spirit! The Baptism of Fire fell and like the tongues of fire that rested on the disciples in Acts 2, they were struck and began to speak in tongues! The fire of God fell upon them, and they received a revelation of the Word unlike anything they’d witnessed before. “The Word became flesh and dwelt among them” became a tangible reality in their midst.
6. Another Explosion! The Stuffy Churches in the nation were hit! Walls came down, time and structure no longer mattered, they were activated! Now, all that concerned them was being a part of what Holy Spirit was doing in the nation!
7. Another Explosion! The Catholic Church was hit by the Baptism of Fire! I saw a mass exodus! Some remained completely stunned over what they were witnessing while others saw the TRUTH and the TRUTH set them free! Friends, they saw Jesus, His work on the Cross and path He created to the Father, the deception they’d been under was instantly shattered! Untold numbers came to know Jesus as Lord and Savior.
8. Another Explosion! I saw congregants within several church denominations rise from their seats and run to flags reflecting the compromise within that church. LGTBQ+, the Marxist BLM, “inclusive” symbols, and pro-choice flags were torn from their posts and ripped in two. People wept over the revelation that they were participating in platforms that represent “death and destruction.” They were broken before the Lord and He restored their repentant hearts.
9. Another Explosion! Divisive denominational walls came crashing down. The Word became LIFE and dwelt among them as revelation poured out in their midst. Truth prevailed and staunch leaders could not prevent what God was going in their midst.
10. Another Explosion! I saw witchcraft attempting to stop this move, but the Lord suddenly brought to my remembrance a word He gave me years ago that I saw occurring here! Revival penetrated this arena. They bowed their knees to Christ and Christ alone! They are so open to the supernatural, so when Christ appears in their midst, they will run from the power of darkness and into the truth found only in His light!

Friends, this is Joel Chapter 2, God pouring out His Spirit, restoring what the locust has stolen and bringing forth the latter and the former rain! He is going to visit us in unprecedented ways transforming every level of society, young and old, rich and poor, man and woman, He is coming to invade the nations and it will pour out upon all flesh, ten explosions filled with the revelation of Who He is!

I ask you to pray into these things with us, pray for the walls to come down, for deception to be broken, and for people to be set free!

God is moving, His Spirit is hovering over the nation, brooding in our midst, preparing the land for the great release of His glory, His love, His passion, His healing, His restoration, His revolution in our midst today!

Praise be to our God!

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Editorial Special Section: The Kingdom Will Prevail

Message : Rick Joyner  Date: April 18, 2023   Source : Morning Star Ministries  

A key Scripture regarding our authority in Christ is Matthew 16:16-18:

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

And Jesus said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven,

“I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it.”

A basic purpose of the body of Christ is to shut the gates of hell. As the Lord said, the gates of hell would not prevail against His church. A better translation here is the gates of hell will not “withstand” or “inhabit” a dwelling place against His church. This implies that the church will not be in an offensive position against the gates of hell, nor a defensive position, and the church will prevail.

“Gates” are access points. The gates of hell are the places where hell has access to this world. The church has been given the authority to shut these gates. To do this, we must know where these gates are. Those who minister in deliverance seek to understand how demonic influence entered a person, so that “gate of hell” can be shut after the demon is cast out. The same is true in dealing with evil over cities, nations, and cultures. We must find evil’s entry points and close them.

Wars and other traumas can be demonic inroads over peoples and regions. Some are so great they release evil beyond the city or nation, which can become a “world ruler” or “world power” (see Ephesians 6:12). Two such national traumas that opened gates of hell to much of the world were the French and Bolshevik Revolutions. Both were led by atheists who vowed to remove God’s influence from the earth. By removing the Light from the places they conquered, a deep darkness settled there.

In the French Revolution, the people revolted against the king and his authoritarian control, which quickly swung to the opposite extreme of anarchy. This opened the gates of hell for an even greater evil and intolerable oppression. They proclaimed anarchy the ultimate freedom, which quickly transformed into the worst authoritarian control to date and released an even more cruel and merciless intolerance for even the slightest hint of thinking contrary to mob rule.

The French Revolutionaries sought to remove God from their country by exalting the god of human reason. Idols of reason were placed in churches to be worshipped. Those who would not bow to these or would express deviation of thought from that of “the people” were swiftly judged and beheaded. France descended into a terrible kind of chaos and depravity rarely seen through history.

The whole world became appalled by what had transpired in France, and it took one of the world’s most powerful and ruthless dictators, Napoleon, to end the madness. The people turned to him when they realized even tyranny of a dictator was preferable to mob tyranny.

Thus, the philosophies, teachings, and spiritual seeds of Marxism—the ultimate authoritarian and totalitarian control—entered the world through the trauma of the French Revolution. These seeds grew and matured in Russia’s Bolshevik Revolution. Jesus said there would be a harvest at the end of this age when all the seeds which have been sown, both good and evil, would mature.

These seeds have since matured even further, and we are now entering the ultimate clash between the wheat and the tares sown in mankind—the ultimate battle between liberty and slavery. So, how do we find these gates of hell or points of entry to shut them?

To date, many have tried to shut these gates of hell by exposing their evil or by countering these philosophies, which has not worked. This “god of reason” does not care about “reason,” thus it is not possible to reason with those under its dominion. However, we have weapons that are far more powerful, and we have many examples of how our “divinely powerful weapons” have worked throughout history. This battle will not be won in the arena of public opinion, politics, or through any government of this world, but by the Spirit of God and coming of His kingdom.

We will not win by being drawn onto the battlefield of the enemy’s choosing. God’s greatest strategy for this ultimate battle is the highway of His choosing, Isaiah 40. God’s highway is the “higher way.” This highway will open the doors and windows of heaven, which will easily overpower the gates of hell.

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Editorial Special Section: Faith Marie Baczko: It’s Time to Execute the Vision!

Message: Faith Marie Baczko  Date: April 16, 2023   Source: Elijah List   

We are now approaching a critical mass moment in this epoch of history, where a heavenly invasion of planet Earth is coming with explosive movements of God and sudden atmospheric shifts of presence and power. The time of the birthing of the fullness of the purposes of God in our lives is now. An apostolic/prophetic body of saints has been made ready for passing over into an offensive move of God. Events will occur to tip the scales of justice for many on the frontlines of the battle.

The training and preparation time is over, and God is saying that it is time to break camp. He says, “You have been on this mountain long enough.” I believe it is important in this month to get positioned to give birth, to trevail, to pray and to push through the gate. This is a time to push. Pray until the barriers break open. God says, “Shall I bring to the time of birth and not cause delivery?” (see Isaiah 66:9).

It is time to take hold of our passion—the thing that drives and moves us to action, the thing that keeps us awake at night. We are entering a new dynamic where we are being urged to take hold of our destiny, the righteous cause embedded by God in our DNA.

Having a Heart Position for Possessing Your Assignment

We are fashioned and structured architecturally like the temple of God, having an outer court, a holy place and a holy of holies in our spirit where God dwells. All parts of us were meant to serve the Holy Spirit through our spirit man; that is how we were designed. When we are born again, we enter a new paradigm where our spirit is made perfect. The Holy Spirit resides in our spirit, which has become the seat of God’s throne. GOD HAS COME IN. This is an astounding occasion, because everything of God is deposited in us! You have now become the fulfillment of God’s new temple where He dwells.

Paul asks this question: “Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” (1 Corinthians 3:16).

To possess the promises of God requires the understanding of our identity as the temple in which God resides, and an attitude of fierce determination of spirit to press through and conquer. It is important and necessary to conquer the old ways, which have kept us trapped and locked in ungodly mindsets, in order to possess the spiritual capacity to see the prize, with a stance fixed on laying hold of that which rightfully belongs to us.

We are leaving the elementary things, as it says in Hebrews 6:1, and moving on to maturity. We are becoming those who have tasted or eaten or experienced “the good word of God and the powers of the age to come” (see Hebrews 6:5).

“To possess,” in this context, is to first see the prize, with our eyes fixed on laying hold of that which rightfully belongs to us. God is now raising the consciousness of His people to a new level of seeing and perceiving. Take hold of the vision by faith and make it yours, as promised by God.

It Is Time to Execute the Vision!

After much perseverance and preparation, God is saying that it is time for the manifestation of the dream in its fullness; it is time to execute the vision. We prepare ourselves in prayer and fasting until we see the cloud the size of a man’s hand and begin to gird up our loins with expectation. We trust God to open doors and set up divine appointments on the road ahead. In the timing of God, we are in full expectation mode that attracts what is needed.

It is the time of rain and, therefore, the time to ask for the rain. Supply comes and human resources come; finances come; doors open…we crossover into destiny!

We Are the Resource

Do you need resources? Resources have been prepared for such a time. As we break through into the fullness of our call, we must remember, through Jesus, we are the resource! There is a store and reserve of wealth within us because God has come in! Every resource needed is within you and is available to you. By faith, you can withdraw what is needed, when needed. You can call it out and call it forth by connecting your faith with the Lord’s faith, as you draw on Heaven’s supply in Christ.

We have become partakers of His divine nature according to 2 Peter 1:4. A partaker is a sharer and an associate. We have been given an inheritance in Christ and have a credit line from the royal bank of Heaven.

“In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory…you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance Until the redemption of the purchased possession… (Ephesians 1:11-14)

Therefore, Paul’s prayer for us is this: “…that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the Church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.” (Ephesians 1:17-23)

According to this Scripture, everything has already been provided by God and given to you. In Him, you have obtained an inheritance. HAVING BELIEVED, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, which is the guarantee of our inheritance Until the redemption of the purchased possession. “Until the redemption” means to go and get it—what has been acquired for you! The inheritance is there in Heaven’s bank, waiting for a withdrawal. We can now go forth in the power of His might.

God is saying that you have been and are sitting on a goldmine, on a heavenly vault full of treasure. You are sitting on everything God has provided for us, oblivious to it. Have we stopped hearing the knocking on our doors? The treasure is ours; we take it by faith, and we receive it by faith. We take it with eyes of faith. We see it and we believe it. Seeing is believing.

How to Unlock the Vault

To grab a hold of what has already been given to us, we must use the key of praising Him, praising Him by faith for what He has given. In the past we may have praised Him for the goldmine without recognizing that we are in possession of it—that it is ours. Or the treasure can just be sitting there, and we are not taking hold of it or accessing it. We give our time to listening to the ‘fake news’ coming from our souls—the lies the enemy continually attempts to feed the saints.

There is great power in praise! In praise, power is released to unlock the door as God inhabits our praise. Praise creates the atmosphere of Jesus, where nothing is impossible! To praise God is to give the enemy no place, as it pulls the rug out from under him, regardless of what he tries.

In the wilderness years, we get to know God and learn to trust in His love, mercy and faithfulness. We learn discipline and self-control. It’s a time of cleaning house and preparing for the glory. We clean house by repenting of sin, unbelief, complaining, contentiousness and idolatry. However, in the PROMISED LAND we move out and reach out to take what has been provided. We have learned to walk by faith as sons of God and ambassadors of Christ, and we simply conquer and take the land in His might and power. He reigns over the land, and we reign with Him.

We are meant to come into our full inheritance in our identity as sons of God. In Him, we reign. Another dimension is calling, beckoning to us to live as sons of God! We are kings and priests of our God. We are to rise up and reign with Him in this life.

No one can do what you do as you represent Christ’s ministry uniquely, distinctively and exceptionally. Just as the father said to his elder son, so our Father is saying to us, “Everything I have belongs to you” (see Luke 15:31). You are the resource God has prepared for this era. Everything is written in your heart. You have the goods, and you are the goods—you are it!

“‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and EVERYTHING I HAVE IS YOURS…'” (Luke 15:31, emphasis mine)

The time is now to reach for it—to stretch forth and extend your spirit man and take possession of it. Reach for it in fasting and prayer; reach for it in communion; reach for it in worship; reach for it in stance and attitude. As you reach forward in faith, the spiritual capacity within you will increase, giving you the unction to press through the threshold! We expand our capacity to contain Him by consecration, obedience and holiness. The threshold is the point of entry to the gate or door before you, the beginning position for the race set before you. It is the threshold of a new age.

God Is Announcing the Release!

Things are about to shift rapidly and accelerate. The day of sorrow and weeping has become the day of faith and strength. The suddenlies of God are upon us. We have been prepared, qualified and made ready for this, and God is announcing the release. Heavenly trumpets are sounding, calling the army divisions to get into position and take their place. The trumpeters (assigned leadership) are sounding the message for troops to be ready to move out! We are moving out onto holy ground, hence the past delay. A vast worldwide army is now primed to move out to possess the promises of God and to gather a multitude of souls into the Kingdom.

Lord, release resurrection life and power, that we may now rise to new life in You!

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Editorial Special Section: Dutch Sheets: Are You Ready to Take Your Place?

Information: Dutch Sheets   Date: April 28, 2023   Source: “Give Him15”

A couple of weeks after I was introduced to the Appeal to Heaven flag, Holy Spirit gave a profound dream to my friend, Rick Curry. The dream seemed to encapsulate the synergy of the ages; putting ourselves into the storyline; the fact that God was involved in the birth of America; and the significance of the Appeal to Heaven flag.

In the dream, Rick found himself in an old wooden tabernacle. An elderly man approached, whom Rick and I believe represented the Ancient of Days.

This man turned on all the lights and opened all the windows, which were large pieces of hinged plywood, held open by poles. As the tabernacle filled with light, Rick could see that it was huge, seating twenty-five to thirty thousand people. The gentleman then escorted him to the platform and instructed him to sit on a stool.

“Look out those windows,” he said, pointing to the east. As Rick looked, he saw ships approaching in the distance. Those look like pilgrim ships, he thought. Sure enough, they were. Three or four thousand people from that generation of Americans disembarked, made a processional into the tabernacle, took their seats, and began worshipping God.

“Now, look out those windows,” the man instructed, pointing in a different direction. As Rick looked, he saw pioneers coming in the distance – women in long skirts and bonnets, covered wagons pulled by oxen, and other items depicting the era.

Just as the pilgrims, several thousand pioneers made a procession into the tabernacle while the previous generation stood and cheered: “Well done! Thank you for your hard work. Thanks for keeping the dream alive…” When all the pioneers were inside, both generations began worshipping.

After a few moments, the host approached again, “Look out these windows.” Sure enough, another generation of Americans was approaching. “Those are the planters,” he said. “They built roads, railroads, towns, and cities.” Just as the other generations had done, they filed into the tabernacle to loud cheers from the previous groups. When they were inside, all three generations stood, and fervent worship ascended.

This scene repeated itself with three more generations of Americans approaching and entering the tabernacle. Representatives from six generations were now present, twenty thousand or more, all worshipping. “The praise was so loud,” Rick said, “the building was shaking.”

At this point, the host approached yet again, pointing to a seventh set of windows. As Rick watched, people from our era drove toward the building in cars and trucks. Like the others, they made their entrance into the gathering – to great cheers, followed by passionate worship.

The Delegates

Seven generations of Americans now stood, passionately worshipping, literally causing the building to vibrate from the sound of their praise. After a few moments, the older man approached Rick yet again. “Watch these double doors,” he instructed. A representative from the pilgrims entered, walked up to the center of a bridge arching over the platform, and began prophesying God’s plans and purposes for America. The people listened quietly for several minutes as he declared her corporate destiny, after which the worship ensued again.

Five more times, this was repeated – delegates from six generations decreeing and prophesying over America, each one followed by more worship. Finally, when the time came for our generation to decree, the pattern changed. Approaching Rick with a very serious demeanor, the old man asked him a penetrating question, “Are you ready to take your place in the synergy of the ages?”

As you can imagine, hearing this phrase, first spoken to me in 2001, astonished me. Interrupting his account, I inquired, “Before the dream, Rick, had you ever heard this phrase? Have you heard me or anyone else ever mention the phrase ‘synergy of the ages?’

“Never,” he assured me, as I stared in stunned silence.

This phrase, along with the fact that each generation of Americans was present, clearly pointed to the synergy created through multi-generational agreement. Seven eras, one nation. 

The fact that the phrase came in the context of a question was also significant: “Are you ready to take your place…?” To me, it seemed God was asking our generation of American believers the question.

In the dream, Rick answered the man’s question, “Yes, I’m ready to take my place.”

“Go through that door and join other leaders from your generation,” he was told.

Unlike the previous generations, ours had numerous representatives, many of whom he recognized. Together, they marched into the room and took seats. All of them, that is, except the last one in line. He headed toward the bridge.

“You were the last one, Dutch,” he told me. “You were the delegate from this generation. As you walked up the bridge, I noticed that, unlike the previous delegates, you were carrying something. When you reached the center, you began unfolding it – a white flag.”

I was almost afraid to believe what might be coming. My mind was racing. Is he about to describe the flag just given to me – the Appeal to Heaven flag? Before he could continue, I blurted, “Did it by any chance have the words ‘Appeal to Heaven’ on it?”

It was now Rick’s turn to be surprised. Having never seen or heard of the flag before his dream, he naturally assumed I hadn’t either. “Yes! How could you possibly know?” he asked.

Still not quite believing what I was hearing, I continued, “Did it have an evergreen tree on it?”

Again, Rick was shocked. “How did you know that? I’ve not shared the dream with anyone!” he exclaimed, pulling an Appeal to Heaven flag from a backpack. “I found the flag online and bought you one, planning to introduce you to it.”

“Too late,” I said with a smile, “I already have one.”

After giving him a quick explanation, I urged my surprised friend to finish his account of the dream. “Upon reaching the center of the bridge, Dutch, you didn’t immediately begin prophesying and decreeing America’s destiny, as the others had. Instead, you began waving the flag over the crowd in a figure eight, doing so for ten minutes or so. As you did, the people were once again passionately worshipping.”

This figure eight pattern is significant. The number eight represents new beginnings in Scripture. On its side, eight is the symbol of infinity or eternity. In ancient times, when a covenant was ratified by a blood sacrifice, the individuals entering into covenant would often walk in a figure eight among the pieces of the sacrifice. Why? They were swearing eternal allegiance to the covenant.

I believe that by waving the flag in this configuration, I was declaring two things. Firstly, appealing to Heaven can give us a “new beginning.” Also, it was emphasizing America’s covenant with God. By waving this flag, under which America was born, I was pointing us back to our roots as a nation – our birth, purpose, and calling. “The dream is still alive, the flag was stating. Find it. Revisit the stormy seas of the pilgrims, the dusty trails of the pioneers, or the bloody battlefields of Lexington and Concord. Read the sermons of Jonathan Edwards, George Whitefield, or John Wesley until the flame of the First Great Awakening burns in you. Read of Cane Ridge, the Second Great Awakening, and Charles Finney until you burn with passion to see America become ‘the shining city on a hill’ once again. Tell the old stories! And find the dream.”

As I waved this ancient flag with its timeless message, I was declaring that we as a nation must once again “appeal to heaven.” If we are to recapture our God-given destiny, we must pray now, just as we did then.

The Harvest of the Ages

Rick then finished his account of the dream with one last, powerful statement. “After several minutes, you stopped waving the flag and began prophesying over America, just as the previous six representatives had done.” He couldn’t recall what I had said, except for the last sentence, which I’m certain was all he was intended to remember. “With great conviction and authority, you declared, ‘America is returning to the ancient path, in order to reap the harvest of the ages!’”

End of dream.

To say I was impacted by this dream would be the understatement of the year. Its message touched a deep place in my soul, confirming what I had believed for many years: the greatest harvest in history is ahead of us. And America, though we may not look like it at the moment, has an important part to play in this great harvest. The Lord still has need of us.

Rally to the flag. God has resurrected it for such a time as this. Wave it outwardly; carry it inwardly. Appeal to heaven daily for a spiritual revolution that will knock out the Goliaths of our day.

Put yourself in the storyline, because the stories ARE your stories. Let your heart revive as you think about the great God of yesterday, today, and forever. You’re on His team, part of His plan, in the dream.

By faith, call America back to the ancient path, to reap the harvest of the ages. Believe He can; believe He will.

Are you ready to take your place in the synergy of the ages?

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Pray for America: Healing the America’s History

Editor’s Note: This article is adapted from an April 26 post by Dutch Sheets. For the “Petition to Heaven” banner mentioned in the article, please refer to last week’s “Give Him 15 Minutes” post:   A Banner of Rebirth .

【Background: Yesterday, we looked at connecting with the past, putting ourselves in God’s historical timeline in order to maximize power for today. Today we will look at disconnecting from national sins of the past, and healing the breaches or breaks in the timeline.

Every family, race, and nation has painful chapters in their story – points on their historical timeline with which they would rather not be connected. America is no exception. As I sought the Lord regarding this, He showed me that history can be “healed,” and nations can disconnect from their unrighteous and painful past. Not only is this possible, but it is also essential in order to attain a healthy future.

To help me understand this, Holy Spirit led me to Hebrews 11:3, “By faith, we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.” A more literal Greek translation of the first half of this verse is, “By faith, we understand that the ages (aions) have been properly positioned, connected or aligned (katartizo) (1) by the spoken words of God…”  (my rendering). “Ages” is the best translation of the Greek word aions. (2) This would include physical creation, but not be limited to it. This word also includes time.

The Greek word I translated as “properly connected or aligned” (katartizo), means putting something into its proper position, alignment, or connection. In biblical times, the “setting” of a broken bone was katartizo, as was the “relocation” of a dislocated joint; “mending” a torn net was, as well. The “restoration” of a fallen brother or sister (Galatians 6:1) is also this word. Generally speaking, katartizo means to properly position or align a person or thing, whether at its inception or as a restoration. The reason it is sometimes translated as “prepared” is because properly positioning something, as in the spine, prepares it for use.

Breaches in History

Interestingly, this verse in Hebrews 11:3 tells us God decreed the aligning and connecting of the ages. In other words, He declared the general flow of history, from age to age, and how each age would connect to the next. Isaiah 46:10 says He declared “the end from the beginning.” Also, foreseeing Adam’s fall and the effects of fallen humankind’s consequent sinful nature, God knew there would be dislocations and breaches in history’s timeline. Like potholes after a hard winter, His timeline would need seasons of repair. Defilement would come causing breaks, pain would then flow through history’s breaches, creating the need for restoration and healing – katartizo. God knew, for example, that innocent blood would be shed, abuses would transpire, idolatry would take place, covenants would be broken, slavery would occur, and a host of other sins would interrupt His plan.

These breaches in the timeline would mandate restorations, reformations, and reconnections to His predetermined plan. Therefore, God not only declared the aligning of the ages, but where He knew it would be necessary, He also decreed their realignment, the healing of history. The fact that God heals history can be clearly seen in Isaiah 58:12.

“And those from among you will rebuild the ancient ruins; You will raise up the age-old foundations; And you will be called the repairer of the breach, The restorer of the streets in which to dwell.”

This verse clearly states that God heals, mends, and restores (katartizo) history, healing the broken points on the timeline. As the eternal Chiropractor, He realigns a nation’s spine. The mending of these breaks allows the pain of the past to heal, not simply be buried. Denial, as we know, only buries pain and causes the wound to remain unhealed.

Racial division in America is a prime example. Because we have not known how to place ourselves in the storyline, tapping into God’s redemptive ability to heal and restore, pain is still flowing through our broken history. Therefore, each new age/generation has to continue dealing with the wound and pain. Government tries to heal these breaches through laws and programs, but this will never succeed. Individuals attempt it by denouncing and condemning the injustices and prejudices, but this too, fails. Other misguided people espouse the “get over it” or “move on” approach. Meanwhile, the wound festers.

However, Isaiah 58:12 makes clear that God does want to heal the breaches of history and uses people to do so. “Those from among you…” is His plan. Katartizo is meant to occur through redeemed people as they understand and participate in God’s plan. We are the healers and peacemakers (Matthew 5:9). Through humility, repentance, prayer, and fasting, God’s redemption occurs, and history can be healed.

I Stepped Into the Storyline

As this revelation regarding history grew in my heart and mind – connecting and disconnecting – for the first time, I knew I could truly put myself into our nation’s storyline. I was called to participate in the katartizo-ing of the ages, and I would do my part. I visited dozens of historical sites significant in our country’s founding and development, asking God to connect my heart with His original plan. I went to Washington, D.C., many times. I also traveled to many places where breaches had occurred in America’s timeline, including locations representing broken covenants (treaties) with the Native Americans, repenting for our sins. I visited ports of entry where slaves were brought into America and sold, identifying with the evil and repenting for our sins. I traveled to battlefields where innocent blood was shed, to legislative chambers where unjust and unholy laws were passed, and to courtrooms where those immoral laws were upheld. I visited those places, not as a tourist, but as an American, a participant, and an intercessor. I repented for MY history, asking God to cleanse it with the blood of Jesus and heal the breach, so that blessing could once again flow through that link in history’s chain.

I put myself into the storyline …to help heal the timeline.

To complete this process, in 2003 and 2004, Holy Spirit sent me to every state. To my knowledge, there is no significant part of American history – both the good and the bad – I have not identified within intercession to heal the breaches and extend the timeline. I certainly don’t share this to boast: indeed, I am but one of thousands who have participated in this identificational intercession. We became a generational link in His age-old chain and could now be His link to the future.

A part of the link between America’s yesterday and tomorrow is being forged with a flag. This flag bears a timeless message articulated in a fresh way by English philosopher, John Locke, in 1689: “And where the body of the people, or any single man, is deprived of their right, or is under the exercise of a power without right, and have no appeal on earth, there they have a liberty to appeal to Heaven…” (Right of Revolution: John Locke, Second Treatise).

Our founders believed him, staked their hope in prayer, and placed the phrase in our Declaration of Independence: “We, therefore, the Representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions…”

George Washington added it to a flag and was determined to fight for independence under this banner. No, the Appeal To Heaven flag is not America’s formal flag, but appealing to Heaven did birth Old Glory; without it she wouldn’t exist.

Now, through God’s orchestration and the embracing of the flag’s message by millions of Americans, that which birthed a nation is rebirthing it: appealing to heaven. It still works. If you haven’t already done so…put yourself in the storyline.

Tomorrow we will look at a powerful dream.

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