Weekly Prayer (10/3)

Weekly Prayer (10/3)

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Prayer Category	Prayer Item
Editor’s Note	Robert Heidler: 5783 – The Battle of the Divine Restoration, the Year of the Opening of New Supply Channels Asher Intrater: Trumpets and Coronation of the King Nita Johnson: “I WILL NOT GIVE TO THE LORD THAT WHICH COSTS ME NOTHING.” Francis Frangipane: From Death to Christ Restoration of the Ancient Path
Repentance Area	This Week in Repentance Prayer
Prayer Declaration	For President Trump and His Team [Update] Prayer of Declaration for the Month Of Tishrei Decrees for America
Pray For United States	Restoring America’s Goodness and Making America Great Again Declaration for the 50 States of America to Enter their Destiny (1)
Prayer For Israel	The Ancient Prayers of Yom Kippur-Avinu Malkeinu Our Father Our King
Pray for Global Critical Events	God’s Government on Earth
Prayer for Native Americans	Arise and Resound!
Pray for Church	Pray for Participating Churches and Pastors on Regional 24/7 Prayer Walls

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Editor’s Words

 

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Editorial Special Section: Robert Heidler: 5783 – The Battle of the Divine Restoration, the Year of the Opening of New Supply Channels

Information : Robert Heidler Date: September 23, 2022  Occurred / Excerpt: Kingdom Prayer Network   Chinese Translation / Source : Kingdom of God Resources

Revelation 2:7 says that whoever has an ear, let him hear what the Holy Spirit speaks to the churches! God doesn’t want us to be surprised by everything that happens in our lives. Therefore, He sets times and seasons. Ecclesiastes chapter 3 says, “There is a time for everything, and there is a time for everything under the heavens” and that each season is different. God never changes, but the seasons He sets do change. From a biblical standpoint, each new year is a new prophetic season. But if our lives are kept in God’s time, we can prosper no matter what season we are in.

…Detailed Reading

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Special Editorial Section: Asher Intrater: Trumpets and Coronation of the King

Message : Asher Intrater Date: September, 2022   Source : Restoring Israel

One of the purposes of blowing the shofar שופר trumpet in Scripture is to “crown” a king. The word in Hebrew is to “install a king” or to “make someone king” (causative verb form of the root, king (melekh מלך, mamlikh, ממליך).

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Special Editorial Section: Nita Johnson: “I WILL NOT GIVE TO THE LORD THAT WHICH COSTS ME NOTHING.”

Message: Nita Johnson: August 11, 2022  Original: “The World for Jesus”

WFJ. NITA JOHNSON. 8.11.22 “I WILL NOT GIVE TO THE LORD THAT WHICH COSTS ME NOTHING.” 

He loves America, He does not want to see this nation burn; He wants to see America prosper. There are so many things that He has told me, shown me – many things, face to face; other things in dreams or visions, that have not yet come to pass. Yet the wonderful things – (and they have been planned from before the beginning, before America ever was) –  they were in the heart of our God, to do through this nation, to the people of the earth.

…Detailed Reading

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Editorial Special Section: Francis Frangipane: From Death to Christ

Message : Francis Frangipan  Date: September 25, 2022  Chinese Translation / Source :Kingdom Prayer Network

Jesus warned His disciples about His impending crucifixion. “One of you will betray Me,” He said (see John 13:21). Yet, instead of turning to God in humble introspection, an argument actually arose among the disciples as to which one was the greatest. Jesus, who sees both the natural and spiritual realms, addressed Peter (who evidently “won” the argument): “Simon, Simon, behold, satan has demanded permission to sift you like wheat; but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned again, strengthen your brothers” (Luke 22:31-32).

…Detailed Reading

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Editorial Special Section: Restoration of the Ancient Path

God is revealing His people to restore the ancient path, which is the way of godliness and the way of life. That’s what He gave us from the beginning, and now He’s going to lead the church out of religious law and into freedom to fellowship with him.

…Detailed Reading

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Repentance Special Section: This Week in Repentance Prayer

Editor’s Note: We will publish our daily prayers of repentance in this area every week until Yom Kippur 5783 (10/5); we will also update during the week. For example, this week’s prayers for 9/17 and 9/18, which are not yet published here, will be updated here as soon as they are posted. The existing Prayer of Repentance webpage, ” 5783 – Prayer of Repentance before Yom Kippur” , can be read by clicking this link.

• (10/3) Day 38, Tishrei 8th – Return to the Things Above
• (10/4) Day 39, Tishrei 9th – Return to Forgiveness
• (10/5) Day 40, Tishrei 10th – Return to the Lord’s Liberty

… For details on this week’s prayer of repentance, click here

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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: Prayer of Declaration for the Month Of Tishrei

Editor’s Note: The month of Tishrei – the seventh month of the Jewish calendar in the year 5782 – corresponds to September 26 to October 25, 2022 on the Western calendar.

We declare In the name of Jesus

• As we walk and fellowship with God daily, we will experience His overflowing blessings and abundance in us.
• It is the beginning of this new year and the beginning of the great harvest time, and we are to be aligned with God’s timing.
• Behold, darkness covers the earth, and darkness covers the nations, but the LORD will appear to shine upon us, and His glory will be upon us. (Isa. 60:2)
• We are the light of the world, who follow Jesus, and do not walk in darkness, but have the light of life. (Jn 8:12)
• The LORD God is the source of all things to us, and in the shaking He is aligning us with His will.
• Those that have been scattered will return and we will see restoration in individuals, families, jobs/services, or visions.
• The LORD God is in control of the whole earth and is releasing His judgments at the right time.
• We need to draw closer to God and be touched by Him more deeply.
• This is a time of spiritual awakening, when all the obstacles that keep us from turning back or entering into the fullness of God will be removed.

We will receive a double blessing from God.

(Adapted from the Gloria Cartesian Monthly Blessing)

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Declaration Prayer: Decrees for America

Decree for America: We, Your Ekkelisia. 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: Restoring America’s Goodness and Making America Great Again

Editor’s Note: This article is an excerpt from Datu Shiz’s post on September 30. To read the full text, please click here.

【Current affairs background: We are living in an age of incredible strategy. The dark forces are doing all they can to try to maintain control over the United States and influence the entire land. In the face of crises around the world, and America’s moral decay – exacerbated by incompetent and ungodly governments – we find that we are living in dangerous times when “business as usual” is certainly no longer an option. ...Detailed Reading】

• Hosea 14:1-3   Return, Israel, to the Lord your God.  Your sins have been your downfall! Take words with you and return to the Lord. Say to him:  “Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously,  that we may offer the fruit of our lips. Assyria cannot save us;  we will not mount warhorses. We will never again say ‘Our gods’ to what our own hands have made,  for in you the fatherless find compassion.”
• Hosea 14:4-8 “I will heal their waywardness and love them freely, for my anger has turned away from them. I will be like the dew to Israel;  he will blossom like a lily. Like a cedar of Lebanon  he will send down his roots;   his young shoots will grow. His splendor will be like an olive tree,  his fragrance like a cedar of Lebanon. People will dwell again in his shade;  they will flourish like the grain, they will blossom like the vine— Israel’s fame will be like the wine of Lebanon. Ephraim, what more have I[a] to do with idols?  I will answer him and care for him. I am like a flourishing juniper;  your fruitfulness comes from me.”

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• Restore the goodness of America and make America great again : Father, though we have fallen for our sins, yet we turn to Thee and find mercy in Thee ( Hosea 14:1-3 ). May Your anger be turned away from us and heal us of our apostasy, so that we will renounce idols and be freed from the power of darkness ( Hosea 14:4-8 ) May You restore the goodness of America and awaken the American church to Your beginnings love to renew our desire for You, release resurrection life, light the flame of righteousness in the church, give the fire and passion of Your love, give us strategies for this season, restore America’s destiny, make America great again, save this place and a billion souls around the world!
• We declare and decree in the name of Jesus Christ:
  • The mercy of the LORD God triumphs over judgment!
  • The redemptive grace of Jehovah God will flow into America again.
  • America will return to Jehovah God!
  • The name of the Lord God will be exalted in all America!
  • An unprecedented revival will come to America, bringing about a great awakening across America.
  • America must be saved!

In the name of Christ Jesus, amen!

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Pray for America: Declaration for the 50 States of America to Enter their Destiny (1)

Editor’s Note : This is a summary of prayer for the 50 states of the United States, taken from the 2005 book Releasing the Prophetic Destiny of a Nation by Dutch Sheets and Chuck Pierce. The motto is the name given to the states by the Prophetic Panel during its 50-state tour in 2003. We will start this week (10/2) again with prayers for the states, five states each week with prayers and proclamations, releasing the states into their destiny.

…Detailed Reading　

Please pray for the following five states this week:

• (1) Alabama: The Reformer and Justice State
  
• (2) Alaska: Alpha and Omega State
• (3) Arizona: The Greenhouse State
• (4) Arkansas: The State of Exposing and Dislodging the Serpent
• (5) California: The Crossing Over State

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Pray for Israel: The Ancient Prayers of Yom Kippur-Avinu Malkeinu Our Father Our King

【Current Events:  Yom Kippur (Hebrew: יום כיפור ) in Heber origins of the tenth day of Tishrei, is the day of Awe (Yamim Noraim).  It is the holiest day for the Jews every year.  On that day, there will be fasting and constant prayer.  It is said that God asked the Jews to obey it through Moses and Aaron.  The Old Testament clearly stated the provisions of the Day of Atonement: “Israel must always observe the following regulations. Every year on the tenth day of the 7th month, Israelis and gentiles living among them must fast and are not allowed to work. On that day, they must perform the atonement to cleanse them. Make them clean before the Lord…These regulations must be obeyed forever.” ( Leviticus 16: 29-34 )

Avinu Malkeinu means “our heavenly father, our king.” This is a powerful prayer dedicated to God during the ten days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. This prayer consists of as many as 42 prayers from the heart, each of which begins with a call to “our heavenly father, our king”. These prayers are usually sung with unforgettable traditional melodies (click HERE)

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Pray for Israel: Watching for Israel’s Election Season

【Current affairs background: Since the resignation of former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in late June, the parliament has been dissolved and the post of Prime Minister has been temporarily replaced by Foreign Minister Yair Lapid until a new parliament is elected. Israel will begin voting on November 1. That means Israel will have one of the longest election seasons ever, its fifth in three and a half years. …Detailed Reading】

• Proverbs 21:1 In the Lord’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water that he channels toward all who please him.

• Mark 10:43-44 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all.

• Micah 6:8   He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.  And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy  and to walk humbly with your God..

• 2 Chronicles 1:11-12   God said to Solomon, “Since this is your heart’s desire and you have not asked for wealth, possessions or honor, nor for the death of your enemies, and since you have not asked for a long life but for wisdom and knowledge to govern my people over whom I have made you king,  therefore wisdom and knowledge will be given you. And I will also give you wealth, possessions and honor, such as no king who was before you ever had and none after you will have.”

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• Healing the hearts of Israel’s leaders : Father, You are the God who searches the heart and You are the God who heals the heart. May You work in the hearts of the leaders of the political parties in Israel, removing the dross from their lives, removing the selfish political ambition, power control, disobedience and strife from their hearts. I ask You to plant righteousness and integrity in them, heal and wrap past life events, and deliver them from the pit and prison of the enemy. May Your mercy surround them, draw lines of protection for their hearts, and guard their hearts and minds.

• Raise up a government after God’s own heart: Father, we thank You that You are the “King” of Israel, who has been watching over Israel. Please prepare the hearts of the elect of Israel to discern the true intentions of politicians, to elect leaders who are in accordance with Your own will, and to form a stable coalition government that is in accordance with God’s will. May You raise up and anoint these truly righteous, mercy-loving leaders who walk with You in humility to lead Israel out of the political impasse. May Your will for Israel be done this election season!

In the name of Christ Jesus, amen!

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Critical Event: God’s Government on Earth

【Background: During the years of the epidemic, the way churches meet has been dramatically changed. In Canada, the United States, China, and many other unreported countries and regions, church services have been restricted by government mandates in terms of location, time, and number of attendees, with some requiring permits from government agencies, and some even having extreme disrespectful and unreasonable controls. As a result, churches have been transformed into small family gatherings, some of which are held on the Internet. Praise God! He allows this kind of persecution to happen and prompts us to think – what do we do when the government on earth abuses its authority? In whose hands is the authority? …Detailed Reading】

• Rom 8:14 For everyone who is led by the Holy Spirit is a son of God.
• Rom 13:1 Let everyone obey him who has authority over him, for he has no authority, not from God. All who are righteous and complete are ordained of God. All that are right are ordained of God.
• Titus 3:1 Remind the people that they are to obey the ruler and the authorities, to do his will, and to be prepared to do all good works.
• Eph 2:10 b That we may do good, which God hath prepared us to do.
• Acts 5:29 It is right to obey God rather than men.
• Mt 28:18 All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.

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The authority of the church to rule: Father, we thank Christ for His obedience unto death, that the church (The Ekklesia) may sit with Christ in heaven (Eph 2:6) and receive the authority of the kingdom of heaven! This authority is not an empty sword; it is God’s user, for good, to redress grievances and punish those who do evil (Rom 13:4). If this authority is abused, You will take it back, for it will do what You have prepared for it to do. Father, help us to know how to use this authority to rule and govern our cities and villages, and to bring back everything that is not according to Your will. Let us all enter by faith into the realm of the heavenly council

Declare in the Name of Jesus 

• I am the Kingdom Council, and I have the authority to govern given by Jesus;
• I have the right understanding of authority;
• I know the heart of God the Father and will not abuse this authority;
• All those who have authority in the first and second heaven have submitted to the council of heaven;
• I am guided by the Holy Spirit and have the wisdom of heaven to rule over my city – the administration, the police, the school board, the council… and the land under my feet;
• I am the government appointed by God on earth.

In the name of Christ Jesus, amen!

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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.

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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

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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

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Editorial Special Section: Robert Heidler: 5783 – The Battle of the Divine Restoration, the Year of the Opening of New Supply Channels

Information : Robert Heidler Date: September 23, 2022  Occurred / Excerpt: Kingdom Prayer Network   Chinese Translation / Source : Kingdom of God Resources

Revelation 2:7 says that whoever has an ear, let him hear what the Holy Spirit speaks to the churches! God doesn’t want us to be surprised by everything that happens in our lives. Therefore, He sets times and seasons. Ecclesiastes chapter 3 says, “There is a time for everything, and there is a time for everything under the heavens” and that each season is different. God never changes, but the seasons He sets do change. From a biblical standpoint, each new year is a new prophetic season. But if our lives are kept in God’s time, we can prosper no matter what season we are in.

To help us understand His times and seasons, He gives us His prophetic revelation. He gives revelation in many ways: enlightenment from the Bible, speaking to us through his prophets. 2 Chronicles 20:20 says, “Believe in the LORD your God, and you shall be established; believe in his prophets, and you shall prosper.”

The prophets have said a lot about this year, but for this conference, Chuck focused on two things in particular. First, this is the year to fight for the divine recovery, and second, this is the year to open new supply channels. In other words, this is the year to restore what you have lost and to receive a new supply.

We are still in the year 2022 of the Roman calendar, but we have just entered the year 5783 of the Jewish calendar. In Hebrew, the year 5783 can be expressed in two letters: PEY and GIMEL. Let us now see what they mean.

PEY:   The first letter associated with the year 5783

(1) PEY is an image of a face

It’s a PEY season. Each of the 10 years is a PEY year. PEY is an image of a face . The Hebrew word for “face” is PANIM , which is a PEY word and one of the most important words in the Bible . In Hebrew, your face represents you. To do something in your presence means to do it in your presence. The face of God represents the presence of God. If you understand that God’s face represents His presence, then that will help you understand the Bible. Because the Bible calls us to seek His face earnestly, that means seeking His presence and longing to meet Him face to face. When you seek His presence, He comes to meet you, and you experience His blessings and the full joy of His presence. When this happens, it’s called a visit. This is the year of visitation, and the nouns and verbs (visit and visitation) are PEY’s vocabulary. God is coming to visit you this year.

God wants each of us to experience His visit. That’s why, one of the most important things you can do with your life is to schedule a time each day to draw near to God. Many call it the “quiet time of the day”. There are many things you can do during this time, and one of the most important is to pray , either in your own language or in tongues. Another important thing is to come and read the Bible. This first act of reading the Bible every day is the first fruit I give to God.

You can also do other things. For example, in a Bible study, you can also take notes and write down what God tells you. You can also come and praise God . Sing to Him, play instruments, dance, etc. And the point is, keep in mind that the purpose of your quiet time is not how many chapters you read or how many people you pray for. Your goal is to come close to God and seek His face every day. God wants you to seek His face all year round. He wants to meet you face to face.

This is the year to fight for divine restoration. This is the year when new supply channels are opened. This is a year for a new level of blessing. And the starting point is to seek Him with all your heart. God Promises in Jeremiah chapter 29 that the thoughts He has for us are thoughts of peace, not thoughts of disaster, so that we may have hope in the end . This is a blessed promise. Then He tells us how to get it, He says, “Call on me, and pray to Me, and I will answer you. Seek Me, and if you seek me with all your heart, you will find Me.” This is the key to entering into God’s blessing!

(2) PEY is also an image of the mouth

Many PEY words are related to discourse. Including: word, speech, expression, vocalization. During PEY season, it is important that God wants you to understand what you are saying. This is the season to make a declaration of faith! Whatever season you are in, your words can be words of faith or words of unbelief. You can choose to declare that what the trance says is indeed true, or you can come and agree with what the devil is telling you.

 The Lord said to me, “You have seen correctly, for I am watching[a] to see that my word is fulfilled.( Jeremiah 1:12 ). He actively seeks out on earth those who choose to proclaim what He says, and when He finds them, He moves quickly to make His Word come true on earth. Therefore, understand the power of words. Do not allow unbelief a chance to speak. Do not murmur and complain. Instead, pay attention to declaring what God says and claiming His promises.

On earth, the most powerful word you can speak is the gospel. The gospel is the good news that Jesus brought us back to God in order to save us from our sins. The Gospel releases power. Paul said, “I am not ashamed of the gospel, which is the power of God” (Romans 1:16) . So when you share the gospel, your voice is unleashing the power of God on earth to destroy the kingdom of the devil.

GIMEL: Another letter about the year 5783

The Hebrew letter GIMEL comes from the Hebrew CAMEL . In fact, its original image was a camel. So in terms of the Jewish calendar, this year is the year of the camel. As far as the Bible is concerned, the camel is a symbol of prosperity and contentment. When the camel arrives, it means that God’s blessing is released, a new supply channel is opened, and the promise is about to be fulfilled. So the year of the camel is a year of blessings!

One of the first places we see camels in the Bible is when God brought Isaac’s wife Rebekah. Genesis 24 mentions, “It was getting late, and Isaac came out to meditate in the field, and when he looked up, he saw some camels.” The presence of camels here indicates that God has used an extraordinary way to help Isaac move toward his Destined to move forward. For you, when the camel comes to you, it means that God is ready to move you toward your destiny. Like Abraham’s servant, in the year of the camel, you will have divine opportunity and prayers answered. This is the year to pay attention to God’s good and perfect plan for your life!

In Isaiah chapter 60 , when the glory of God comes to Zion, the flock of camels will bring great wealth. The scripture here says, “Arise, shine! For your light has come! The glory of the Lord has found its light upon you… You lift up your eyes and look in every direction; Your heart will beat and relax; for the riches of the sea will return to you, and the treasures of the nations will come to you. Flocks of camels, and the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah, will cover you; all the people of Sheba shall come; they shall offer gold and frankincense, and shall preach the praise of the LORD.”

When the camel came, the windows of heaven were opened and abundant blessings poured out. When your camel comes, it means a new supply line is opened. God says He’s going to pour out so many blessings that you can’t quite handle it. God wants His blessings to flood your life. So, the year of the camel:

• It’s a very important year.
• This is when God moves you toward your destiny.
• It is time for God to open the windows of heaven and to pour out His abundant blessings.
• It’s the year of a camel! He wants you to receive it by faith!

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(1) Vocabulary related to GIMEL: GIHON, GACHON

In this year of GIMEL, God will also come to renew you and give you new strength . One of the words associated with GIMEL is GIHON , a fresh spring that flows from the center of Zion. God is coming to renew you this year! Another GIMEL word is GACHON , which is your belly or the spirit inside of you. John 7:38, “He who believes in me is as the scriptures say: ‘Out of his belly will flow rivers of living water.'”  Therefore, this is the year to let God’s living waters flow out of you! Healing is also a word associated with GIMEL, and a new movement for healing should be expected this year. If you need healing, then come and declare, “Lord, I will claim this prophecy of You.” This is the year God will bless the land with new levels of productivity. Garden, rain, grapevines, threshing floor, Goshen, wine press, etc., are all GIMEL words.

(2) Vocabulary related to GIMEL: wine press

What is a wine press? A winepress is a pit, usually hewn out of a large stone. What do people use it for? Fill the trough with grapes, and people will step on the grapes, press them with their feet, and squeeze the juice out. Winepress was common in biblical times. Most of the biblical characters you read about in the Bible have had the experience of pressing grapes. They know what the winepress symbolizes. The wine press is a place full of joy. Isaiah 16:10 mentions that the winepress is a place of joyful singing and cheering. It is the place to come to receive God’s blessing. Jeremiah 48:33 mentions that the winepress was a place full of joy and laughter, and the people were pressing the grapes with joy. This is exactly what the church should be like. We were supposed to be the Lord’s vineyard, a place of joy and fellowship. When the Holy Spirit walks among us, the new wine of the Holy Spirit is released and flows without end. It’s a year of war, but don’t neglect meeting and rejoicing with your brothers and sisters. Joy from the Lord is your strength. God is calling you to rejoice this year.

(3) Vocabulary related to GIMEL: joyful praise

The Hebrew word Gheel comes from rotation, which means joy and happiness. God wants you to enter a new dimension of praise and worship this year. Chuck said it was time to worship so that the enemy’s schemes to cause poverty and drought could be exposed. Praise will open up new supply channels. To receive your supply, you must convert to a new level of praise.

(4) Terms related to GIMEL: threshing floor

What is a threshing floor? When the wheat is harvested, the wheat that has just been harvested cannot be directly used in this way. Because each ear of wheat is wrapped in a hard husk, which is chaff. It has to be removed before it can become usable grain. You can take out the grains one by one with tongs, but there is a much better way to work more slowly than this kind of craftsmanship, and that is the threshing floor. A threshing floor is a circular, exposed bedrock with a smooth surface. It is usually located in a windy part of the highlands. The freshly harvested grain is piled up on the threshing floor, and the threshing sled, which has teeth at the bottom, is pulled by horses or oxen to remove the chaff. Then the farmer would lift the grain into the wind with a fork, and the wind would blow the chaff away, leaving the grain in the field. These are the good grains farmers will depend on for the season ahead. It’s called a threshing floor.

This year is the year of the threshing floor. The threshing floor experience always marks the beginning of a new season. This is the time to separate from the old, remove the chaff, and receive your harvest. When you find yourself on the threshing floor this year, be careful not to hold on to the chaff. Let go of the things that drag you down to death, and step over into your destiny.

The threshing floor is where the presence of God is established. 1 Chronicles 3:1 says, “Solomon began to build the house of the LORD…on the threshing floor of Arnan the Jebusite…on Mount Moriah, where the LORD appeared to David his father…” So the temple was built on the threshing floor. A year of the threshing floor is a year of seeking the presence of God. Seek the establishment of his temple and the establishment of his priests.

(5) Terms related to GIMEL: GIBBOR

One of the most important words is GIBBOR. It is a GIMEL word that can be translated as strong or mighty . And Gibbor doesn’t just refer to ability, it’s also a word for “warrior”. It describes warriors known for their strength and courage. When the Bible describes David’s mighty warriors, the Bible calls them “his gibborim” (plural of Gibbor). Gibbor does not refer to qualities of strength and courage, nor does it describe the average warrior; a Gibbor is a recognized warrior, one who will put his life on the front lines to fight and ultimately prevail. They are the people you can rely on against your enemies and who will fight by your side. What it really means is a hero or a champion. A strong fighter is great, and a hero is even better.

Star Wars character Han Solo has always been great, and when they are attacked by enemies, he rises to become a Gibbor, aka a hero. Rocky Balboa, the protagonist of Rocky: The King of Fighters, has always been a tough guy, when he goes through all the tears, blood, pain, standing upright at the end of the movie and shouting, “Adrian, I did it” , he became a Gibbor, a champion.

2 Samuel 23 describes the warriors under David, referring to his Gibborim. The CJB version of the Bible translates as “Warrior-Hero.” The scriptures say that David the warrior Josheb-Basshebeth, who was the commander of the army, killed 800 men at one time. And Eleazar. He rose up and smote the Philistines until his arms were weary and his hands stuck to the handle of the sword. The LORD gave Israel a great victory that day. This is what a heroic warrior looks like: brave, strong, fearless, and eager to prey on his foes.

Another person described as Gibbor in the Bible is Boaz . Boaz was not good at using weapons and he was not a warrior, however in Ruth 2:1 he is mentioned as a great (H1368, gibbor) rich (H2428, wealth) . He is very strong in wealth, and he is willing to use his wealth to exploit. Ruth, the widow, followed her mother-in-law, Naomi, from Moab to live in Israel. However, she was penniless and lost all her property. Her only source of income is to go to the fields to glean the leftover ears of wheat. But Ruth has a ” Kinsman redeemer” , another GIMEL word. He is here to help you recover what you have lost. Jesus is our kin-redeemer, and Boaz is Ruth’s kinsman-redeemer. He married Ruth and provided for Ruth and Naomi. He used his wealth to save her, he was the hero in Ruth’s life, her champion. The result was far more meritorious than they realized, because their marriage changed history. The son they speak of is Obed; Obed is the father of Jesse; Jesse is the father of David. Both Obed and Jesse are listed in the first chapter of Matthew, the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah.

That’s exactly what the word Gibbor means. A Gibbor is a hero, a champion; someone with enormous resources willing to sacrifice themselves and use their power and resources to accomplish great things. They are the people you can trust to represent you when you are threatened by the enemy, and show your skills in front of the enemy.

If you really understand the meaning of Gibbor, then you will also understand one of God’s most important titles: El Gibbor , the Lord is our warrior. EL is Elohim, short for “God” in Hebrew. Adding Gibbor at the end is saying that God is both strong and powerful, a mighty warrior. He is the mighty Lord on the battlefield. It is important to understand this this year because we are in a season of warfare. We see many battles in the natural world, and in the spiritual world, the battles are more intense. But the good news is that help is coming!

This is the year God will reveal Himself to us as El Gibbor! The season of warfare is the time to watch over Israel in prayer. Understanding God’s calendar gives us insight into how to pray this year.

(6) Vocabulary related to GIMEL: Gog, Golan, Goliath

• Gog is GIMEL’s vocabulary. It is Russia’s principality and power. So keep an eye out for Russia this year .
• Golan is GIMEL’s vocabulary. It sits on the border between Israel and Syria, so keep an eye out for Syria this year .
• Goliath is GIMEL’s vocabulary. Goliath was a Philistine warrior from Gaza. The word “Palestine” actually comes from “Philistines”. So keep an eye out for Palestinians this year, especially those living in the Gaza Strip .

As you can see, enemies are coming against the Jews this year, so God wants you to rise up and pray. God gave promises to those who prayed for Israel. God says that those who love Israel and pray for Jerusalem will prosper. Therefore, one of the keys to experiencing God’s abundant provision is to pray for Israel.

The good news is that Israel has a strong defender, and so do you. He is El Gibbor. He is God, our God. He is a God with enormous resources. He intends to sacrifice himself to act on our behalf and to show his might to overcome the enemy who opposes you. This is exactly what God is!

Gideon: Another Gibbor in the Bible

Gideon is another GIMEL word. Gideon is known as one of the heroic warriors of Old Testament times. But Gideon didn’t start out as a hero. In fact, he’s one of the least likely heroes you can think of.

When we first saw Gideon in the Bible, he was doing a very strange thing. He was going down into the winepress to thresh wheat. Usually people thresh the wheat in the threshing floor so that the wind can blow the chaff away. But Gideon went to the winepress to thresh the wheat. It’s not an efficient method; you won’t get much wheat after a long day’s work, and your winepress will never be used to press wine again. So why did Gideon do such a seemingly stupid thing? Because he was afraid. Because the Israelites had been oppressed by the enemy, if Gideon was threshing wheat in an open threshing floor, he would easily be discovered by the enemy and steal his harvest. Therefore, Gideon was filled with fear.

In Gideon’s day, the Amalekites and Midianites joined forces against the Israelites. They will appear at the time of the Israelites’ harvest, when the Israelites’ harvest has been brought back, and appear like locusts, taking away all the harvest. The Israelis have no ability to fight against these two enemies, who are in cahoots, and no one has a way to break this oppression. As a result, the Israelites lived in fear, digging holes, digging caves, setting up tents, and hiding in them. After seven years of this miserable life, the Israelites finally cried out to God.

God sent an angel to appear to Gideon and said to him, “O mighty warrior, the Lord is with you!“ The Hebrew word here is Gibbor, hero warrior. Angels were sent to tell Gideon that he was chosen by God to save His people. However, Gideon’s reaction was: how is this possible! I can’t. My family was the poorest among the tribe of Manasseh. I am the smallest in my Father’s house. No one will follow me. Gideon didn’t consider himself a hero, but God knew Gideon’s potential far better than himself. Anyone can be a Gibbor if El Gibbor is with you! It’s like Jesus said to Peter, You are a rock, that changed his entire life.

In the end, Gideon obeyed the angel’s guidance. He led 300 warriors, with the strategy from God, to defeat the enemy and save the people. He became their Gibbor!

Gideon started by telling God that he couldn’t do anything. But God told him what he was called to do. Gideon told God “I can’t do this,” but God gave Gideon a surprise. God is the God who gives you strength. He gave you skills, He gave you strategy, and He showed Gideon that with God’s presence, he could do things he thought he couldn’t.

Sometimes you can win in battle just because you ignore your feelings and do what God tells you to do. Let me tell you a secret, if you follow God, He may ask you to do things you thought you couldn’t do. When this happened, he flinched and said, “It’s impossible! I can’t do it!”. Do you know why I understand this? Because I have experienced it myself many times.

Satan once convinced me that I couldn’t speak fluently in public. When I was a freshman in college, I was going to share a three-minute testimony at a campus crusade once. I was terrified and I told God I couldn’t speak in public. My roommate, who majors in speech, spent hours the night before I shared my testimony, giving me tips on how to share this 3-minute testimony. All the while I kept saying, I can’t do it! I can’t do it! …and God had a surprise in store for me. It is very important that I learn how to speak in public because it is part of my calling. God has shown me that I can do what I thought I couldn’t.

Let me share one more of my favorite testimonials. A few years ago, Keith called me to the stage at a Sunday Metropolitan Sunday service and sent me a prophecy to write a science fiction novel. Do you know how I responded at that time? I said, it’s impossible, I don’t know how to write science fiction. Keith is a great prophet, but I think he got it wrong this time. Three weeks later, he called me to the stage again and made the same prophecy to me, but in more detail. My first thought was: how is this possible? But then I thought of 2 Chronicles 20:20, “Believe in the LORD your God, and you shall be established; believe in his prophets, and you shall prosper. “ So, I picked up the pen to write. Two years later, I finished the book Iona Portal.

Then God told me to publish it as an e-book on Amazon Kindle. Do you know what my reaction is this time? I said, “It’s impossible! I don’t know how to publish an ebook!”. I remembered this verse again, “Believe in the LORD your God, and you shall be established; believe in his prophets, and you shall prosper.” So I went online and researched how to publish an ebook. Eventually, I wrote Iona Portal, published it, and for several months it was the top-rated bestseller in the science fiction category on Amazon.

When I finished the draft of the first book and presented it as the first fruit, Chuck said it should be one of three books in a series. So I wrote Iona Stronghold again, and then Iona Rising to end the series. Now an animation company has contacted me and signed a contract with me to adapt this series of books into streaming videos.

I know I can’t do any of the above on my own. I know this is an impossible task. But God said, “When I’m with you, then nothing I ask you to do is impossible.“ So stop telling God what you can’t do; instead, let God tell you what you can do when you trust Him!

We are living in the days when God is raising up a group of Gideons, a group of Gibbors! God has called you to be a hero warrior! Spiritual hero warrior! People who do great things for God and see the region change! God is going to stir your heart and let you rise up with new strength! Operate in new levels of ability and guts! Take back the territory! Conquer the devil, tear down his work, and set his captives free!

He is calling some of us to be intercessors! Instead of worrying about how bad things are all day long, you will learn how to fight in heaven and watch things change on earth! He is calling someone to start a home church in the living room and use it to reach your neighbors! He is calling someone to start a new business that will open up the new supply channels you need! He is calling some people to be part of the team of Apostles and step out to change territories!

Start asking God, what is He calling you to do? He is calling the saints to arise! Make sure you are filled with the Holy Spirit; learn to use your spiritual gifts; be trained and equipped for ministry of power; be appointed apostolic; go forward with great courage!

God is calling you to be a hero warrior! Joel 3:10 The weak will say: I am strong. Do you know what the original text of “warriors” is? It’s Gibbor! God is saying that you need to change the way you see yourself. You think you are weak, but you were made to be a champion! a hero! Anyone can be a Gibbor if El Gibbor is with you! God is calling you to be a heroic warrior! Invade its territory and demolish its work! Like Gideon, He wants you to take back all that is lost!

So welcome to the year 5783. This is the year to fight for divine restoration! This is the year to open a new supply channel! This is the year to announce that my camel is on its way!

Lord, we thank You that our camels are on their way! Lord, we thank You that all that is lost will be restored! We thank You that Your provision is being released!

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Special Editorial Section: Asher Intrater: Trumpets and Coronation of the King

Message : Asher Intrater Date: September, 2022   Source : Restoring Israel

One of the purposes of blowing the shofar שופר trumpet in Scripture is to “crown” a king. The word in Hebrew is to “install a king” or to “make someone king” (causative verb form of the root, king (melekh מלך, mamlikh, ממליך).

The blowing of the shofar at the time of installation of the king goes along with the anointing with oil, and the declarations “blessed is he who comes” (Mark 11:10 ,John 12:13) and “long live the king” (I Kings 1:39).

I Kings 1:39

וַיִּקַּח צָדֹוק הַכֹּהֵן אֶת־קֶרֶן הַשֶּׁמֶן מִן־הָאֹהֶל וַיִּמְשַׁח אֶת־שְׁלֹמֹה וַיִּתְקְעוּ בַּשֹּׁופָר וַיֹּאמְרוּ כָּל־הָעָם יְחִי הַמֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה

And Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tent and anointed Solomon, and they blew the shofar and all the people said, “May King Solomon live!”

Zadok is the forefather of John the Baptist and Solomon the forefather of Yeshua. (The name Zadok means “righteous one” and the name Solomon-Shlomo means “peaceful one”). There is much spiritual and symbolic meaning in this verse describing the moment of Solomon’s installation.

I’m writing this article shortly after the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and before the Feast of Trumpets. This also seems to be a moment of much spiritual and symbolic transition. My dear friend and partner, David Demian, had a sense of revelatory insight over a year ago, that when Queen Elizabeth passed away, we would change from the “era of the Queen” to the “era of the King.”

I believe that is a profound description of the spiritual transition we are in today. We know there is a huge mystery that we the people of God are the bride of Messiah (Ephesians 5:32). We are the bride, and He is the bridegroom. This “bridal” paradigm is central to our worship and spiritual intimacy with God (Revelation 12:1, 19:7, Song of Solomon).

Yet there is another paradigm, and that is the paradigm of the kingdom. Yeshua is the King, the King of Israel, and the King of Kings. We are His people, His citizens, subjects, and co-rulers. This paradigm expresses Yeshua’s authority to govern. His Lordship is in the heart of His people in the ekklesia during this age; that spiritual authority will be extended over the governments of this world when Yeshua returns (Revelation 11:15).

Wouldn’t it be great to make a global declaration of faith as Yeshua’s followers that we are moving into an era emphasizing His role as king!  Is there a biblical time or event for that kind of declaration to take place? I believe that is one of the meanings of the Feast of Trumpets.

1.       The Trumpets were sounded at the coronation of the Israelite Kings
2.       The Feast of Trumpets is an “appointed time’ established in the Torah (Leviticus 23:24)
3.       The Trumpet refers to Yeshua’s Second Coming (Matthew 24:31; I Thessalonians 4:16)

As we grow closer to Yeshua’s coming, our message and faith will emphasize more and more Yeshua as King and the coming of His Kingdom (when God’s will is to be done on earth as in heaven – Matthew 6:10).  Yeshua came the first time to grant us forgiveness of sins. He will come the second time to establish His kingdom rule on planet Earth.

Behold the era of the King of Kings – this is the time the Holy Spirit spoke to declare His rule and reign! We want to blow the shofar for the coronation of King Jesus. He is taking us to a higher level, a time of unveiling the bride as we call back every tribe.

We gather as one global family, to place a stake in the ground proclaiming the truth of the Feast of Trumpets and declare the King!

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Special Editorial Section: Nita Johnson: “I WILL NOT GIVE TO THE LORD THAT WHICH COSTS ME NOTHING.”

Message: Nita Johnson: August 11, 2022  Original: “The World for Jesus”

WFJ. NITA JOHNSON. 8.11.22 “I WILL NOT GIVE TO THE LORD THAT WHICH COSTS ME NOTHING.” 

He loves America, He does not want to see this nation burn; He wants to see America prosper. There are so many things that He has told me, shown me – many things, face to face; other things in dreams or visions, that have not yet come to pass. Yet the wonderful things – (and they have been planned from before the beginning, before America ever was) –  they were in the heart of our God, to do through this nation, to the people of the earth.

God is not a turncoat, He cannot lie.  The only reason He would change His mind would be if America sins so grossly and absolutely refused to repent, refused to work with Him, refused to do what was needed, for Him to accomplish what He wanted to accomplish. Then He would have no choice but to discipline those people.  

GOD’S PLAN FOR HIS PEOPLE; MAN’S PLAN

It reminds me of Moses on top of the mountain with our Lord.  He is up there receiving the 10 Commandments , finding out what God is all about. There at the bottom, practicing idolatry of the worst nature – God is wanting to do one thing to bring this holy nation into a nation He chooses to make holy, to make His Name great in the earth, for the sake of His people – that was God’s plan. Man’s plan was: “we want to get out of Egypt for sure, because we are slaves here!  We don’t like it here.  It’s hot, it’s miserable.  Everybody is mean because they are miserable.” 

NO HEART TO DO WHAT HE REQUIRED

But to do what the Lord required, they had no heart to do. For that reason, the Lord had to keep putting off His will, because man would not cooperate with Him. 

That is where we stand in America.  If we will cooperate with Him, everything He said He would do, He will do! If we won’t, He may have to wait for another generation.

But God’s heart burns to bless America for the sake of His church.

Having said that, let’s turn in our Bibles to 2 Samuel 24:

But King David said to Araunah, No, but I will buy it from you for a price.

He’s talking about the land.

I will not offer burnt offerings to the Lord my God of that which costs me nothing. So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.

I’m going to read something that I wrote several years ago; I did it in a meditative state.  But for some reason, this evening the Lord has asked me to share it with you. It is my heart about growing in God.  So I am going to read it. Then I will elaborate on it.

Father, we thank You for Your precious Spirit, how He is with us every moment of every day. He watches over us, He watches us, and He is always seeking to do that which is good, that which is right, and that which is Your will; and that means so much to us, it causes us to feel so safe.  

Thank You father for Your love. Please help me share this with these people, I know You have something in mind, I am not sure exactly what that is; I hope and trust that You will perform Your will as we partake of this together this evening.

THE NEW ORLEANS FACILITY, DEVASTATED BY KATRINA

I wrote this while we were ministering in NOLA (New Orleans).  We were moving out of one facility, and moving into another. We had refurbished one facility, because the situation in NOLA at that time was: you either  were kind of moved into housing up in a facility; or the facility was so trashed – many times beyond the point of repair – that you couldn’t do anything with it.

We had just refurbished one facility, when the pastor decided they wanted to go ahead and take possession of it. I think they liked the work we did, in fixing it up; they were very, very pleased with it.  It allowed them to get their youth working together, to rebuild the youth ministry.  So, I didn’t mind, I don’t think anyone minded; but it did mean we had to move. 

So we looked around, and a couple of the men that worked with us met together with a realtor regarding a particular property that had been utterly trashed by Katrina.  It was in bad shape, it stunk to ‘high heavens’ and you could barely tell it was a building, so devastated by Katrina! Walls knocked down, interior walls were absolutely spliced, almost to nonexistence.  It was really a mess.

But they felt God wanted to do something beautiful in that building.  So they came and got me, and asked me to go over with them and the realtor, and take a look at the building, which I did. 

I am thinking – (and I said) – “I will never rent this building, I will never move our ministry into this building, this building is so bad… there’s no way it would be cost effective. It would cost us much more than we could ever gain from it. It is such a mess; we have to go right down inside the concrete to try to restore this building. You have got to know, it will take months for us to do this. “

People are waiting for us to get back into the meeting, so that we can move on in the glory of God that has begun to fall.  So they just kind of shook their heads in acquiescence. We started to turn around and walk out. 

We got halfway back to the front, when the Lord said: “I want you to move into this building, I will take care of the needs of allowing that to happen. But this is My will.“ 

Well that changes everything.  So needless to say, we rented it.

So, this that I am going to be reading to You kind of comes out of that very, very difficult season where we were trying to do the impossible, in tandem with the Lord’s will – and it wasn’t easy.  But we were determined to obey.  So, please keep all that in mind as I read:

David once said, “I will not give to the Lord what cost me nothing.”

COUNTING THE COST

Those words went through my mind constantly over a week as I  was once again counting the cost of discipleship. 

I did not know if I was the best person for this job; and I did not know if I was the greatest example of pursuit of Christ.  Nor do I  know if I was the best leader for this team. In fact, I thought in all honesty, that I was none of the above. The only thing that I knew at this point was that I  was there. I was pursuing, and I was the head of the team. 

At that time, my questions to myself were: could I?  Did I want to?  Was I still willing to pay the price? I was feeling very, very discouraged. And I also looked at the sanctuary we were repairing for the Lord. 

I stood amazed.  At my request, the man I assigned to evaluate the cost jotted down a few figures, and came up with about 30 thousand in repair costs. With that figure in mind, and mutual agreement among the team members, we moved ahead and undertook the task.

The more we got into the work of reconstruction, however, the more we saw how deep the corruption had gone, and how much our investment to fix it all would entail. We were now in some very realistic terms, coming to grips with the need to perhaps spend another 70 thousand just for the refurbishing of this new facility. 

The Lord knew it all along, but did not alert any of us to this monumental task! There was one who was very familiar with the market; even he did not foresee until later the greatness of the need nor the challenge in cost factor (for taking care of the building) with which we have been confronted.  We were only doing what had to be done, and doing it as inexpensively as we could. Still, the price tag to such a small ministry was challenging at best. 

I  could remember looking at this building when I  first walked through it. I  kept telling our man that this was worse than the gym (that was the previous building that we had renovated).  “The price is going to be higher than the gym!”

It was overwhelming to me. I hated this building! The 2 men felt it would be such the right building, and God would ‘work it all out for us.’  I, on the other hand, wanted to run; but then GOD came upon me, one of the men that was with me and the realtor (his name was Kim). 

I stood still in my tracks, because I was at that moment being confronted – not with a building, but with a calling. The question was no longer, did I want to tackle the building; but NOW, did I want to pay the price to pursue God?  

WHY THIS BUILDING?

Over the next couple weeks the question “Why?” had arisen (not a few times). Why this building? Why this time? Why these circumstances? 

Why all the questions?

Because I was counting the cost. 

MY PURSUIT WAS HIM. AN EASY ROAD?

For a moment I hated this building. Then the Lord said it was His future sanctuary. I thought, well how could I hate what He loved?  I could not — for my pursuit was HIM. Therefore I would love what He loved and I would dwell where He dwelled, if I was counted worthy.

I put everything into the framework of that building; 

However, the real picture was much larger.  

In that building, God once again was using the structure 

to speak to us about a city and a nation, albeit more than that. 

He was speaking to us about pursuing Him. 

The real question was, was I still in pursuit of God?  

If so, did I want an easy road on a fast train

 into the depths of God?

 

TRAVELING THROUGH THE ISSUES OF HIS HEART

Or was I willing to trek the path laid out before me, to ultimately find Him by traveling through the issues of His heart?

If I wanted a  free or easy ride, I might as well have left the train because it was not going into the depths of God!

THE PATH INTO GOD IS COSTLY

Even if I wanted to, I could not give Him what had cost me nothing.  That one thing I had settled in my heart!  Such a sacrifice, He would not even pick up off the altar. The path into God is costly.  I cannot pay your price, and you cannot pay mine.  Each has his own fare to pay.  Most will not pay it.  Only the noble in heart will search out the true price and pay it in full.

I have sought God with a zeal for decades; and I have learned these truths ever so deeply. The reality with which I was constantly confronted was not a trifling thing to me.  What I speak, I know for certain, you cannot give God what cost you nothing, He will not receive it. We began the journey like little children, thinking that God was so great, and that salvation was such a wonderful gift – only in time (and a little maturity) did we come to the first fork in the road where so many turn back, as it was a place where we were called to evaluate the price of true discipleship.  

We were all at such a place of re-evaluating our quest, although I might have been at that crossroads in a greater way than the rest.

CALLED AT THAT TIME TO NEW ORLEANS

I must say, if you were called to walk with me, you were called at that time to New Orleans with me. I was called there, and would only find the place I want in God – there. I could not return to California and find my rest in God, as His call was there. His journey led through the New Orleans experience. That meant I must weep there, I must pray there, I must know pain and joy there, if that was determined to be part of the ew Orleans experience. I must spend my faltering energy there; I must spend my money there.  I must lose friends there and gain other friends there. I must fight the battles of my faith there; I had to bear the suffering of my family there, if suffering was their present lot.  I could not go home for a brief vacation until the storm ceased, and then return; I had to enjoy or endure THERE, as it was THERE I must find God. 

And, you remember what New Orleans looked like after Katrina. It was a chaotic mess. 

To say no to New Orleans was to say no to the deep inner sanctums of God.  Why?  Because He called me to find Him there.

Once again, if you were called to walk with me, the same was true of you.  God, in all of His infinite wisdom, linked out life experiences with our journey into Him.  

RUN FROM THE CALL TO GO DEEP IN GOD?

To run from unpleasant places because we have become spiritually lazy – (I was speaking mostly to myself there) – and did not want to go through the pain of learning to endure the hardships was to run from the call to go deep in God. As we dissected this building and dismantled it for the purpose of refurbishing it, we found gross corruption everywhere; it was like a microcosm of New Orleans. 

EXPENSE OF REHABILITATION OF BUILDING – AND RELATIONSHIP

The expense and energy of rehabilitation was great. Was it too great? I could remember in the 2005 storm, when I was attempting to reconcile with my dear but disenfranchised  friend, I was really pondering whether or not I wanted to retrek that road.  I thought it might be easier just to say, “I’m sorry for my part in the misunderstanding”, and let the man go his way, so that I didn’t have to go through the suffering of trying to really heal the relationship.

As I was pondering that, I was watching a certain episode of “Roots” in preparation for our next GOE (Gathering of the Eagles). I watched the episode wherein they focus on the incredible dynamics of actual life as a slave.  

During that episode the Lord spoke clearly to me and said, “They have suffered so much. Can you not suffer a little to bring them liberty? I wept and realized how selfish I was being, thinking of holding back. So I proceeded, and the rest is history. The relationship was deeply healed. 

My precious friend was a crossroad experience for me. I realize now that had I turned from Him in my pain, I would have turned from all African Americans in my heart, thinking their battle was simply too painful. However, as with Him, I made the right decision and kept my heart open.

GOD IN HIS SUFFERING AS WELL AS HIS JOY

Following my quest to know God in His suffering as well as His joys, I deepened in my knowledge of the lofty heart of God, and through my crossroad experience with Him.

DISMANTLING NEW ORLEANS IN PRAYER

As we dismantled New Orleans in prayer, we found corruption everywhere. The expense in every part of our doing, in our part to fix it, was great – but was it too great?  

WORTHY OF HIS INTIMACY

Again: “I will not give to God what cost me nothing.” This question, this statement, this decision was being made on a regular basis repeatedly. If we feared the cost at any level and backed away from the responsibility we would have fixed our place in God by showing him that we were unworthy to know Him more deeply.

The more we pushed ahead, despite the discomfort with the challenges before us, the more we proved to Him (who gave us HIS all) that we were worthy of His intimacy.

TRUE DISCIPLESHIP: SACRIFICE

He promised that in the world, we would know tribulation; that He had overcome the world – and in HIM, we too can overcome the world.   The world’s way is the way of ‘cheap grace’.  True discipleship is found at the foot of the cross, which means: sacrifice.

If the battle, or the demands of healing that city was too much, so was the cost of discipleship.  

THE MINUTE WE SAID ‘NO’

For us who were called there, even temporarily, the only way to walk the path of learning God was to do it through the cross called New Orleans –  and all that entailed. The minute we said ‘no’ to any part of it, we lost a valuable victory and experience of God.  Therefore, my friends, we had to choose whether or not we would keep our hands on the plow and to move forward, or to have any one of us turn back.

“I will not give to God what cost me nothing.”

A RESOUNDING ‘YES’

To have said that to you was to say it to Him. I must end my contemplative battle with a resounding ‘yes’. As I have always done, I could not look back, or step aside. I must run until I had victory in my hands. Only then I would know experientially that the price of a sacrifice in holiness cannot compare to the glory of the victory of winning Christ

DARK CLOUDS DON’T MEAN A WRONG DIRECTION

I think right now many in the Church are being pressed. I think many were not prepared for a lengthy time of disappointment, lack of understanding of the ‘dark clouds’; we thought we were going one place, and somehow it looks like we might be going to another place.

But the question I want to ask is: it may look like that, but is that reality?  Just because we have battles doesn’t mean we are on the wrong path.  Just because we don’t understand doesn’t mean we are on the wrong path.

Just because we are facing dark clouds instead of a sunlit sky doesn’t mean we are going in the wrong direction.  Just because we aren’t every day, in every way, feeling joy over every victory doesn’t mean we are heading in the wrong direction.  

We thought God would take us to the top of the mountain one way, but He chose another way to get us to the top, and only He knows why.  As the Israelites thought they could quickly get to the land of Israel if they would just go on way (in one direction) to get there, doesn’t mean they were going the wrong direction when God led them through the sea. 

God sometimes takes us in the hardest way to show His miraculous power, and His enviable wisdom.  Sometimes we think He needs to run with our thoughts, our wisdom, our intuition, our understanding. But He challenges us to follow Him, that we might learn His wisdom, His knowledge, His understanding: knowing that when we have learned His ways more accurately we will be stronger, purer, more noble in our faith, and have a greater faith and trust in our Father and deliverer.  

We don’t always know why God says the things He says, or why He asks us or challenges us to do the things He does, and we may never find out, if we don’t follow Him! The other side of it is: we may follow Him and STILL not understand; because it is not about us understanding everything He does. It IS about us living in loving obedience to our Father. 

THE FAST AND THE HOSPITAL

I remember: years ago the Lord called me to a very lengthy fast. I was visited by Heaven in a very powerful way; I was taken up to Heaven during that fast, given specific directions for the remainder of the fast, and for days and weeks following the fast. When I ‘broke fast’, I ended up having to be put in the hospital – because in all intents and purposes, I had already died. 

My system had pretty much shut down.  Electrolytes that I needed (to live) were not there. So that was the doctor’s great report. Nevertheless he was a spirit-filled Christian, and he decided –  because I was a minister – he was going to try to help me survive; which, needless to say, he succeeded in.

When I came out of the hospital, you would not believe the amount of people who contacted me, wanting to know: why, if my fast really was of God, why did I end up in the hospital?

I couldn’t answer them. I  didn’t know why. I knew the fast was of Him, I knew (if I didn’t know anything else) that if He didn’t want me to continue the fast that He could have told me,when the angel came, to break the fast; but He didn’t.  In fact, He told me NOT to break it, specifically: until the day appointed.

So, I knew He was IN it, but I did not know why He allowed me to become so ill. I just couldn’t understand, myself; so how would I be able to help anyone else understand? So a lot of people really misunderstood me at that time. They understood the prophetic call to do what seemed ridiculous. 

But the Lord is sure; He doesn’t throw directions out like a boomerang – just throwing them in any which direction. If He says to do something, He means it, and He has a reason.  

STAVING OFF WAR FROM AMERICA

Well, He did eventually tell me: that particular fast was taken from beginning to end at the same time when ministers all over this nation were called to the same kind of fast for the same length of time in fasting – and people went through all kinds of things. One pastor actually went on to be with the Lord at the tail end of her fast; but many of the ministers suffered tremendously to do their fast, I was not the only one. 

Somehow the suffering was an important part of this fast – because God was going to use it to stave off war from America!  

Papers had already been signed, agreements had already been made for 2 large superpowers to join together to strike America in war; and that’s why we all fasted: to stop that war. 

WHY DOES GOD TELL US TO DO THINKS THAT MAY CAUSE SUFFERING?

Well, needless to say, God used the fast and we succeeded in our endeavor.  But the point is: why does God tell us to do things that may cause suffering?  It goes back to the scripture that I quoted several times: 

“I will not give God anything that costs me nothing.”

That is such a noble intent. 

He is worth whatever He asks of us, at whatever cost. He knows the cost of doing Kingdom business.  He knows that the cost of doing Kingdom business, and the price it will cost us, is going to be more than doing things for the world: because the Kingdom we are serving is not perishable. It is eternal. It is going to last forever, and it’s going to be the home of millions upon millions of people that said ‘yes’ to the eternal call, to come into the Kingdom of Christ.

Why does it sometimes take so much, require so much, cost so much?  I don’t always know; sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t.  All I know is: God is never wrong, and if there is a disagreement between us, I am the one that is always wrong – because He is never wrong.  I know that.  I have settled that in my mind and my heart – so it’s not an issue with me. 

If I don’t understand, I will do it anyway, even if I have to drag myself to do it – I WILL DO IT,  I will find joy in the process. 

AMERICA WILL PREVAIL

What is He trying to say to us tonight? America will prevail!  And America will prevail because of people just like you. God is asking you to make sacrifices so that His Kingdom can prosper in the earth for your sake, and for the glory of the Son of God. He is asking You to do things for Him that will demand sacrifice to do it. He knows it, and He knows that you may not always understand. But I can say this: if you will do it anyway, you will be blessed, both here on this earth and when you go home to heaven.  You will be blessed for your obedience. If people around you don’t understand, just humbly and politely allow them the privilege not to understand; and you just go about doing what you must do to obey your Father.

I’d like to say something here – and I want you to hear it:

MORE OF YOU, LESS OF ME

I have told the Lord from time to time, “I don’t know that I am really the best choice to do what You have me doing, all I know is that every time You say ‘will you?’ and I say ‘yes’, I end up with more of You and less of me.  I end up learning more about You, and about myself. I end up with a deeper, purer heart than I had before I began.  I end up with greater wisdom, knowledge, understanding, than I have ever had before, about the most important aspect of existence, and that is: You and your kingdom.  I don’t know that You picked the best choice for it to be easiest for You; I probably make things harder than I need to, not that I want to, but I know I probably do. But You’re faithful, You’re always faithful, to help me through my qualms, my misunderstandings, my fears, all the things you are not even supposed to have anyway.” 

“But this one thing I know more than all the rest, Lord: You are holy and I love Your holiness more than I love to breathe. You are love, and I love drinking at the wells of Your love, and I love that You have given me the power, the grace, to love You in return, I want to know You more than I know how to express in any language, and I know the only way I can do that is to keep following you, even when I  don’t understand, and You give me the grace and the power to do so!”

“Nothing is too difficult for You Lord, and nothing is too difficult for me if I am in Your hand.  And I know I am in Your hand, but when it is all said and done, I can’t speak for my daughter, my grandchildren or my great-grandchildren. I love them enough to give my life for them – You know, it’s been tested and tried.  It’s not just words; but I can’t make this decision for them, any more than they can make MY decision for me.”

“But You do know that I do pray, I fast, I believe, I trust You to bring them into You highest purpose in this life, because You are good – You are a good God, You are so good. I know You will do it.  But putting all that aside, I yearn to know You more than anything. I know how to say I long to know You; I fear the deserts, I hate them, but I would trek the world over, and any desert I could find, if that is the only way I could know You.” 

“I know that’s not what You’ve called me to; but Lord, whatever it is, even to that, it means nothing if knowing You is my end reward.”

THE TREASURE OF BOTH OUR HEARTS

“I long to know You, I long for the pursuit to be blessed as the treasure of both our hearts; and that my desire would be granted. I long to know You.  If all I need to do is stand here in this one place and wait – and in that,  my prayer – my heart, my passion – will be made realized; that’s what I’ll do, because I want to know You.”

YOUR WAY IS ALWAYS BETTER

“I am not asking You to do it my way; I want to learn your way, because Your way is always better. You’re wise than I am, You’re higher than I am, You’re more noble than I am, Your love is purer, greater, more honorable than mine! I want to learn Your way, I don’t want You to have to do it my way.”  

“I will not give to You anything that has cost me nothing.”

“And by Your grace, that will be the motto of my life.  For me, to live is You.  But to die – it, too, is Christ.”

I pray for the people that are on this line tonight Lord, that their hearts will be so enlarged to love you, to know you, to serve you, that they will never ever stop learning so they can have the best. In Your Precious Name.  Amen.

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Editorial Special Section: Francis Frangipane: From Death to Christ

Message : Francis Frangipan  Date: September 25, 2022  Chinese Translation / Source :Kingdom Prayer Network

Jesus warned His disciples about His impending crucifixion. “One of you will betray Me,” He said (see John 13:21). Yet, instead of turning to God in humble introspection, an argument actually arose among the disciples as to which one was the greatest. Jesus, who sees both the natural and spiritual realms, addressed Peter (who evidently “won” the argument): “Simon, Simon, behold, satan has demanded permission to sift you like wheat; but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned again, strengthen your brothers” (Luke 22:31-32).

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Editorial Special Section: Restoration of the Ancient Path

God is revealing His people to restore the ancient path, which is the way of godliness and the way of life. That’s what He gave us from the beginning, and now He’s going to lead the church out of religious law and into freedom to fellowship with him.

What is the ancient path?

Open the Old Testament and go into the time of Abraham, when there was no Bible, no law of Moses, and no church. But God is so real in man’s life! God spoke to Abram, God appeared to Abraham, angels visited Abraham, the interaction between man and God was so lifelike, God lived in man’s daily life, and God was exalted above man.

God led every footstep in Abraham’s life, from Ur, all the way to Canaan, to Egypt, and back to Canaan. God told Abraham what happened now and what would happen in the future, and He fought for Abraham and defeated the king’s army with 308 men.

Abraham had such a reverence for God, what God said he believed, what God said, he did it! God and man have such unhindered fellowship. Even though Abraham lived in Ur, Canaan, and Egypt, all the people in the land did not believe in God, and he lived among those who did not know God and sinned against God. The external environment was extremely dark, but it could not hinder Abraham’s relationship and interaction with God.

Abraham did not go to church to meet with God once a week, nor did Abraham read the Bible, pray, and praise God every day in any form or fashion. The God of Abraham is not in form, not in books, not in doctrine. The God of Abraham was integrated into Abraham’s life and was the most important part of Abraham’s life. Abraham was God’s friend. This is a relationship.

This God led Abraham into destiny! Lead Abraham to victory!

Restoring the Ancient Path – True Communion with God

God is revealing His church to restore the old ways in these last days. He will lead His Church to meet Him, fellowship with Him, and magnify Him every day of their lives. Become God leads, the church follows. Be what God says, the church does. It is simply to seek God, follow God, break formalism, rules, and differences in doctrine, just listen to His voice, and walk with God.

Every congregation in the church will have a relationship with God, who will become their friend, living in each person’s life, in true communion with God. God says, we believe. God said, let’s do it.

Maybe one day, we will not be able to go to church, not be allowed to read the Bible, and not be able to meet together. At this time, what we need is to have a real relationship with God.

Father, restore the ancient path in the life of each child, let us return to our first love, to be friends with You, to walk with You, have You by my side, face to face with You.

Father, give Your church the spirit of the fear of the Lord, to seek You in all things, and what You say, and we believe; You say it, and we do it, and let You be the head of the church, the family, and the individual. We are connected to You, that is, to connect with the Light, to the Word that is in the beginning; by being connected to You, we will know You more, and quickly follow You, and we—Your Body— Church of Oneness will arise and shine for You on the earth Arise!

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Repentance Special Section: This Week in Repentance Prayer

How to use this guide:

1. Read the passage of the day (i.e., Isaiah 1:10-15)
2. Read the “devotional” of the day
3. Pray however you like – you can write your prayers in a prayer journal or just pray out loud. I will also share my prayer, too.

For more information, please visit: 40daysrepentance.home.blog/prayer-guide/

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(10/3) Day 38, Tishrei 8th – Return to the Things Above

【Read】 Colossians 3:1-11

【Devotion】

Why does the book of Colossians equate covetousness with idolatry? A covetous person desires things that belong to others and are never satisfied with what they have, no matter how rich they are. As followers of Yeshua (Jesus), we have died with Christ – died to our lusts and evil desires. We have been raised with Christ – raised to a new life focused not on this world, but on the things above. “If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above…” (Colossians 3:1a).

【Prayer】

Lord, please forgive me of covetousness and help me to put to death my earthly members, “…fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry” (Colossians 3:5). Help me instead to have godliness with contentment. May I only desire and seek the things above, for I have been raised with Christ to a new life.

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(10/4) Day 39, Tishrei 9th – Return to Forgiveness

【Read】 Matthew 6:9-15

【Devotion】

Today is the last day before Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. As we pray for God’s forgiveness, we must forgive others, too. Our sins are so great and so many – they are like a debt of trillions of dollars to God, which is impossible to repay. God, in His grace, freely forgave us. We didn’t even have to pay one cent!

Other people may have sinned against us – their wrongs are similar to owing us several thousand dollars. Now, several thousand dollars is a good amount of money. However, they are nothing compared to what God has already forgiven – our trillions of dollars debt. Let us not hold grudges against one another. Out of gratitude toward God, let us have compassion and freely forgive others as He forgave us..

【Prayer】

Lord, You are the King of the Universe and my sins are like a debt of trillions of dollars toward You. Yet, You freely forgave me and I didn’t even have to pay one cent. Please fill my heart with gratitude toward You. Today, I freely forgive others as You have forgiven me.

Worship and prepare your heart through this song: For Your Name is Holy.

Recommended additional reading on forgiveness: Matthew 18:21-35

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(10/5) Day 40, Tishrei 10th – Return to the Lord’s Liberty

【Read】 Isaiah 58:1-14

【Devotion】

Today is Yom Kippur, the “Day of Atonement.” Yom Kippur takes place on the tenth day of the seventh month and was the holiest day of the year, the one day of the year when the high priest would enter the Holy of Holies. In the Year of Jubilee, it was on this day, Yom Kippur, that the trumpet of the Jubilee year was sounded and liberty was proclaimed throughout the land of Israel (Leviticus 25:9-10).

On Yom Kippur, God desires us to “to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, to let the oppressed go free, and that you break every yoke” (Isaiah 58:6). He wants us to take away the yoke, pointing of the finger, and wickedness. He wants the hungry to be fed and the afflicted to be lifted up out of their suffering. Today is a day of liberty. God desires to set people free from their bondages.

Today’s teshuvah:

Have you put your soul into prison due to unforgiveness, regret of the past, bitterness, and resentment? Repent, cast your burden on the Lord, and receive the freedom of His forgiveness. Do you know people suffering or in need? Help them and care for them. Do you know people who are depressed? Pray for them and encourage them.

【Prayer】

Heavenly Father, thank You so much for this holy day, Yom Kippur. Thank You for Your salvation and mercy and for setting us free from our bondages. Please free me from the bondage of unforgiveness, guilt, bitterness, and resentment. Lord, I humbly ask for Your forgiveness for allowing myself to be bound by these. Please forgive me and help me to walk in liberty for You have set me free from the yoke of wickedness. Please use me, Lord, to set free others in bondage. To lift up the depressed and to care for the needy. Thank You, Father, for Your love and goodness toward me and for all that You have taught me these 40 days leading to Yom Kippur. Please bless this day, Yom Kippur, and help me to continue to draw closer to You.

Worship through this prayer and song of repentance: Avinu Malkeinu

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Pray for America: Restoring America’s Goodness and Making America Great Again

Editor’s Note: This article is an excerpt from Datu Shiz’s post on September 30. To read the full text, please click here.

【Current affairs background: We are living in an age of incredible strategy. The dark forces are doing all they can to try to maintain control over the United States and influence the entire land. In the face of crises around the world, and America’s moral decay – exacerbated by incompetent and ungodly governments – we find that we are living in dangerous times when “business as usual” is certainly no longer an option.

America’s Founding Crisis

In 1776, General George Washington’s army camped on the McKonkey ‘s ferry on the Delaware River opposite Trenton, New Jersey, according to History.com . They suffered a humiliating defeat and evacuation only in August of that year, ceding New York City to British troops. Between September and December, 11,000 American volunteers gave up fighting and returned to their families. If the rest of General Washington’s men also go home when their service contracts expire on December 31, he can foresee [a revolution] without the military. He knew that without inspiring morale and major victories, the American Revolution would come to a swift and humiliating end.

Thomas Paine was equally aware of this. He wrote the book “Common Sense” and sounded the horn of revolution. As Washington’s troops retreated from New York to New Jersey, Paine once again took on the literary challenge. In his publication, “The American Crisis,” on December 23, 1776, he published the words for the salvation of the revolution:

“These are times of temptation for the human soul. In this crisis, the Soldiers of Summer and the Patriots of the Sunshine will withdraw from the service of their country; those who have stood their ground to this day deserve the love and gratitude of all. Tyranny Like hell, it is not easily conquered; however, we console ourselves that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the victory. That which we get too cheaply, we do not cherish too much: only cherishing it gives it value. Heaven knows how to set it The right price; it would be strange if a heavenly treasure like Liberty wasn’t highly regarded.”

According to history.com :

“Washington ordered the newly printed pamphlet to be read aloud by those who had lost their fighting spirit; this uplifting prose had the desired effect. The besieged army recited Paine’s impassioned words and regained hope of victory, on Christmas Eve and On January 2, across the icy Delaware, at the Battle of Princeton, defeated the hungover Hessian mercenary, the best general in the British army, Earl Cornwallis. With the victory of New Jersey , Washington has won not only two battles, but the love and gratitude of the people of both men and women.”

America’s Crisis Today

It is not at all sensational or exaggerated to compare America’s War of Independence with that of America today ; the fate of America and the nations of the earth is equally at stake. America’s betrayal of God, such as abandoning basic moral principles, rejecting truth – not to mention common sense, etc. – has left America dying, only on life support. The French diplomat and philosopher Alex de Tocqueville, when he wrote about the United States in 1831, is widely quoted as follows:

“ I searched for the keys to American greatness and genius in her harbours, and fertile fields and boundless forests, in her rich mines and wide world commerce; and in her public school system and institutions of learning. I was in her sought it in the Democratic Congress and her unparalleled constitution.

It wasn’t until I entered the American church and heard the flame of justice burning from her pulpit that I understood the secrets of her genius and strength. America is great because America is good, and if America is no longer good, America will no longer be great . “

Sadly, Alex de Tocqueville was right. America is no longer good and therefore no longer great. A country that traffics in aborted baby body parts, castrates children and maims bodies in the name of love is a depraved country. What about the burning pulpit he observed? Sadly, most churches in America are asleep and some are outright apostate. The U.S. government is rigged to openly reject God. The United States, recognized as the most benevolent and free-spirited country in the world, has an educational system that teaches kids that America is evil, while allowing drag queens to dance in kindergarten.

The Great Awakening Restores American Goodness

We believe that America’s fortunes have not yet come to an end. Pinpointing the problem is not the same as lacking confidence. Abraham admitted that he and Sarah needed the resurrection power of God to conceive Isaac. And, they believed ( Romans 4:16-21 ).

We also believe. However, the facts tell us that we need more than course correction, that we, like Abraham and Sarah, need a resurrection that can only be achieved through a true, large-scale historic revival: the Third Great Awakening.

If Ekklesia does not lose faith or give up, the Great Awakening will happen. We have entered a season that can win this war for the American soul. Like Abraham and Sarah, we can see that the nation of America needs to be resurrected. God has prophesied that He is showing mercy to us, and this will happen if we persist in prayer and obedience. Please stick to it!

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Pray for America: Declaration for the 50 States of America to Enter their Destiny (1)

Editor’s Note : This is a summary of prayer for the 50 states of the United States, taken from the 2005 book Releasing the Prophetic Destiny of a Nation by Dutch Sheets and Chuck Pierce. The motto is the name given to the states by the Prophetic Panel during its 50-state tour in 2003. We will start this week (10/2) again with prayers for the states, five states each week with prayers and proclamations, releasing the states into their destiny.

(1)Alabama:    The Reformer and Justice State

Motto:  (We Dare Defend Our Rights) 

We, the people of Alabama, pray for the grace and guidance of the Most Almighty God.

Although Alabama has had a legacy of shame, she has not been forsaken. God has heard the groaning and is coming down to deliver.  Pray that Alabama will move from the ashes of injustice and shame of reproach to a sunrise of justice and the beauty of holiness, covenant, and union–both with God and with one another.  There is a reforming anointing on Alabama with the ability to tear down the old and establish the new. Pray for breakthrough regarding “justice” in Alabama, for it is key to breakthrough for the nation in regard to these things.

(2)Alaska:     Alpha and Omega State“

Motto:  (North to the Future)

We, the people of Alaska, thank God and our ancestors who created our great nation, and we protect and continue to pass on our nation’s political, civil, and religious freedoms to future generations.

Alaska is My Alpha and Omega state.”  It is where things begin and where things end.  “Tell my people to move forward and not back into yesterday!  Something aborts you from moving into the  new and you slip back in the old pattern.  Break the cycle and move into the new!  The Lord says, “Alaska is the Gateway of the nation to the Ancient of Days!”  God has assigned Alaska as a sentinel and a vanguard for North America. Alaska will open the doors for the glory of the Lord to sweep through North America.  From  Alaska the Spirit of God will fall and your people will be sent to train prophets and intercessors.

(3)Arizona:     The Greenhouse State“

 Motto:  God Enriches

We, the people of Arizona, thank God Almighty for freedom

This is a prophetic state.  However, the people here are not fully perceiving what the Holy Spirit is saying (in 2003) and thus will not reap the harvest.  Arizona must learn to hear prophetically and then do battle in the heavenlies.  Is. 35:5-6 has often been prophesied over  Arizona.  We declared that  Arizona will shift from a Church that survives to a Church that overcomes; it is a well-watered garden and takes authority.  You are about to build a greenhouse over this state, a covering of deliverance over Arizona. “What has been a desert will become a fruitful planting.”

(4)Arkansas:    The State of Exposing and Dislodging the Serpent

 Motto:  (Let the People Rule)

We, the people of Arkansas, thank God Almighty for the right to choose our own government and freedom of life and religion, and we desire God to continue His blessings and preserve them for ourselves and future generations.

Arkansas will once again be the “Land of Opportunity.”

Arkansas is a state of refuge where God will re-infuse hope.  Arkansas has a deliverance anointing. The Serpent.will be exposed and dislodged and cast down. The masonic structure will come down. The Discerning of spirits will be released. Arkansas will blossom.” Pray Is.35 over the state as it is their redemptive Scripture.  The river that flows from this state will heal the land.

(5)California:    The Crossing Over State

Motto:  Eureka!   

We, the people of California, thank God Almighty for freedom, and we protect and continue the blessings of God in this place

California:  it’s time to cross over! Cross into miraculous, deliverance, miracles, salvation; you need to cross out of the religious spirit.  You’re going to break into freedom!”   “Sacramento, get ready to roll into a city known as a city of worship!  … :  War is in your midst.  Though this state has been passive toward My purposes in the past, it will be that God’s warriors have risen in California!  CROSS OVER!” … Take your stand and trade ‘fine’ for the ‘best’. The womb of the state has been defiled. God is ready to cleanse the womb, break the defilement, cause the hostility of the womb to change.  God is ready to birth My purpose in this state.”

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Pray for Israel: Watching for Israel’s Elections – Hope in Distress

【Background of current events:  Israel’s political system is faced with two major dilemmas: First, the Jews, native Jews and native Arabs who have returned from various countries since the resumption of the country have their own complex backgrounds and have produced many political parties, and the political opinions represented by each political party are very different. The second is the issue of cabinet formation for each new government. Since the resumption of the country, no single political party has ever won more than half of the parliamentary seats. Political parties that have won multiple seats must invite other small parties to form a coalition government. The small parties that are invited often offer high political stakes in exchange, resulting in the fact that these small parties have substantial influence far beyond the number of voters they represent.

These two dilemmas make the Israeli government’s implementation of old and new policies incoherent, as well as the lack of government executive execution capacity and the confusion of the Congress.

There is currently no official prime minister in Israel, only a caretaker prime minister. Israeli voters have been overwhelmed by unfulfilled promises in four elections in the past five years, with clashes in the Gaza Strip and terrorist attacks in Jerusalem. The nuclear crisis in Iran is getting worse outside, posing a huge challenge to the next government.

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Pray for Israel: Watching for Israel’s Election Season

【Current affairs background: Since the resignation of former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in late June, the parliament has been dissolved and the post of Prime Minister has been temporarily replaced by Foreign Minister Yair Lapid until a new parliament is elected. Israel will begin voting on November 1. That means Israel will have one of the longest election seasons ever, its fifth in three and a half years.

On this electoral board, political pieces are being moved. Some politicians are uniting with others because of various interests. At present, the election is still deadlocked, but the results of the primary election of the Israel Coalition Party (Likud, also known as the Likud Party) have been announced, and Netanyahu has won and once again becomes the leader of the Likud Party. However, Netanyahu is still facing trial in three cases involving bribery, fraud and breach of trust. The trial has been delayed for several years with no clear outcome.

Prolonged political uncertainty can be confusing, but there is no doubt that the Lord is treating Israel in a different way, allowing Israel to manage to move forward without a strong central leadership. After all, God is the “King” of Israel who has been watching over the nation and its people. Let’s pray together that God’s will for Israel will be done.

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