Weekly Prayer (7/17)

Weekly Prayer (7/17)

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Editor’s Words

Editorial Special Section: Amanda Grace: “I Am the Way – Choose Who You Will Serve This Day”

Message: Amanda Grace Date: July 13, 2023  Source : The Elijah List

Editor’s note : This message is a prophecy released by Amanda Grace on July 1st of this year.

Trusting in the Lord’s Navigation

The GPS on our phones – we have a tendency to listen to the GPS and do what it says. When it tells us to make a turn, we make a turn. When it tells us to merge, we merge. Although my husband Chris, many times, has enjoyed trying to argue with the GPS (which has been a strange position for me to be in), for the most part, it gives a route and we follow it. And if we miss a turn, the GPS says, “Rerouting,” and reroutes us to get to the same destination, although it may make our trip longer.

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Editorial Special Section: Ron Swaka: Thriving During the Dire Straits

Message: Ron Sawka Date: July 5, 2023 Source : Ron Sawka Ministries

“They shall have linen turbans on their heads and linen trousers on their bodies; they shall not clothe themselves with anything that causes sweat” (Ezek. 44:18).

Thriving During the Dire Straits

Many of us know we are entering the three-week period called the “dire straits,” which begins on Tammuz 17 (July 6) and ends on Av 9 (July 27). Tammuz 17 was the day Moses smashed the original stone tablets because the people had already abandoned their covenant with God and were worshiping and dancing around the golden calf (see Exod. 32). And Av 9 is infamously known as the day Israel refused to enter the Promised Land (see Num. 13–14).

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Editorial Special Section: Arthur Intrater: God and Son of David

Message: Arthur Intrater   Date: July 6, 2023   Source: Tikkun Global  Source: Resurrection Global

We believe that Yeshua (Jesus) is both man and God. Once I was meditating on Romans 1 where Yeshua is described as Seed of David (verse 3) and Son of God (verse 4). I sensed the Holy Spirit ask me which was more important. I answered: “Being the Son of God.” The Holy Spirit said, “No.” To which I responded in surprise, “That He is the son of David?!” I sensed the Holy Spirit say again, “No.” I was perplexed. The solution came in the still voice within: “That He is both together.”

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Editorial Special Section: Nita Johnson: How to Pray for Human Trafficking?

Message: Nita Johnson Date: June 23, 2023 Source: The World For Jesus 

There will be a “memorable event” that will bring about a change in plans. And that’s some of the steps that God is leading us to face in the early days. Of course, those of you who have been with us, you know how God answered our prayers during those years when we were in the flock of eagles ! That was incredible, it was amazing. That was such a confidence booster!

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Editorial Special Section: Dennis Kasirye: God’s Words to Taiwan – Seven Years of Preparation from 2023 to 2030

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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: Declaration for the Month of Tammuz

Editor’s note: The month of Tammuz is the fourth month of 5783 in the Jewish calendar, corresponding to June 20 to July 18, 2023 in the Western calendar.

Declare in the name of Jesus :

1. We choose to be strong and bold to speak positively!
   • Our light shall break forth as the morning light, and our healing shall be swift, our righteousness shall go before us, and the glory of the LORD shall be your rear. ( Isaiah 58:8 )
   • The Holy Spirit helps us to be gracious, merciful, righteous and upright people, and there will be light to discover us in the darkness. ( Psalm 112:4 )
   • God gives us wisdom and makes us shine like the lights of heaven. ( Dan. 12:3 ).
   • God will use signs, wonders, various miracles and gifts of the Holy Spirit to witness with us according to His will. ( Hebrews 2: 4).
2. We rely on Jehovah God every day to help us to deal with our blind spots!
3. Jehovah God has the answer to all problems, He is our horn of victory, we are people who are close to God, we must praise Jehovah! ( Psalm 148:14  )
4. We are the children of Jehovah God, He has called us, and now is the time for us to enter our destiny.
5. The fire of the Lord God burns within us, causing our eyes to shine with His light and life.
6. Jehovah God will faithfully reveal to us all areas that need to be changed in His time.
7. When encountering adversity, we choose to look up to Jehovah God immediately, our help comes from Jehovah who made heaven and earth! ( Psalm 121:2 )
8. Jehovah God has presented words of blessing and curse before us, and we choose life. “( Deuteronomy 11:26 )
9. The closer my relationship with the Lord is, the stronger my covenant with others will be.

(Adapted from The Blessings of the Month of Tammuz by Rong Sakashi )

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Declaration Prayer: Decrees for America

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

Therefore, in the name of Jesus Christ 

WE MAKE OUR DECLARATIONS:

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

In the name of the Lord Jesus, amen.

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Pray for America: Confidence in God’s Will for America

Editor’s note: This article is an excerpt from the “Give Him 15 Minutes” prayer on 7/14 by intercession leader Dutch Sheets . “I invite you to join me every day in prayer for our country until the election crisis is resolved. I will read the daily 15 Minutes to Him, give a comment, and then we will pray together. As we stand for America” Day Petition, you can join us here. – Dutch Sheets

【Current Events Background: Thousands of you are traveling your states and the nation, “painting the borders” with Holy Spirit’s anointing, and “commanding the foreword” (that which God declared over America – through leaders – at her beginning). It is my joy to occasionally send you quotes from some of these Founders as ammunition; also to encourage you with a few reports from God’s great volunteer army.…Detailed Reading】

• Deuteronomy 28:10   When all the peoples of the earth see that you are in the name of the LORD, they will fear you.
• Isaiah 61:9  Their offspring shall be known among the nations, and their offspring among all the peoples, and all who see them shall recognize them as the blessed offspring of the LORD.

【Prayer】

• Believe in Providence : Father, when we proclaim parts of Your great Foreword about America, we do so to see America restored and restored to Your Divine Purpose. As the great symphony of proclamations and appeals ascends to Your throne, blend them with the voices that proclaimed Your plans and will earlier. Use these decrees to deter evil and restore justice in our land. Please strengthen, bless and guide the volunteers as they carry out their tasks. Remind them of their authority in Christ, the power of their words, and how noble their cause is. Remind them that millions of souls have entered Your kingdom because of their prayers. Encourage each intercessor to understand their worth and how important they are to You.
• We declare in the name of Jesus Christ ,
  • America “is a people in covenant with God.”
  • America is “the city on a hill” and the light of truth will once again shine from America’s shores.
  • Anyone who sees America knows that America is in the name of the Lord; the American people are the blessed seed of the Lord.
  • The United States will “agree to the laws of the Word of God … the Word of God will be the sole rule by which the affairs of government are governed.”
  • God will once again pour out His Holy Spirit abundantly on America.
  • America will be thoroughly repented and effectively reformed, and America’s sins will be forgiven by God.
  • God will restore, preserve and secure American liberty and make American land a mountain of holiness and a dwelling of righteousness forever.
  • The American people will support the Declaration of Independence and trust in the protection of Providence.
  • Christ’s enemies are becoming His footstool.

In the holy name of Christ Jesus, amen!

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Pray for Israel: (9) “Surely I Will No Longer Give Your Grain As Food for Your Enemies;”

Editor’s note : The series of prayers in “Isaiah 62 Prayer” was written by Sandra Teplinsky, one of the founders and directors of Light of Zion in 2023. This year is to complement the excellent devotional prayer handbook “God’s Heart for Israel” published by IHOP-KC, Kansas, Missouri. In 2023, IHOP-KC initiates a 21-day global fast and prayer according to Isaiah 62 and recommends participants to use this prayer booklet. We will publish the prayers in it every week in the future.

【Current event: As a prayer leader of Messianic Jewish believers in Jerusalem, Israel, it is very valuable to be able to supplement the handbook “God’s Heart for Israel”, especially for Israeli intercessors who participated in the 21-day fast. It is the main reason why I wrote “Isaiah 62-Praying for Israel” (hereinafter referred to as “Isaiah 62 Prayer”), and I also hope to help those who have been praying for Israel for many years but do not live in Israel and are not Jewish intercessor.....Detailed Reading】

• Isaiah 62:8 The Lord has sworn by his right hand and by his mighty arm:“Never again will I give your grain as food for your enemies, and never again will foreigners drink the new wine for which you have toiled.

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Shield and Defender of Israel, thank You for sustaining me through the trials of life and working those trials for good. According to Your covenant promise, You have mercifully done the same for Israel throughout our history. You have been our Refuge and our Rescue in times of trouble. And now, in Yeshua’s Name and for His Name’s sake, I ask You to sustain us in severe trials that lie ahead. Work those trials for good. Use even our enemies, Sovereign God, to bring us as a nation to our knees before You. 

By Your covenant mercies, cause us to beseech You as the only Israeli Defense Force worthy of our trust. 

• I declare from Your Word: Israel, trust not in horses or chariots, sophisticated weapons or defense systems, but trust in the Lord our God! 
• As we trust in Him, no weapon formed against us will prosper. 
• He is our defense; we will not be moved. 

God of Heaven’s Armies, protect us from those who seek our destruction. See how they are astir and how with cunning, they conspire against Your people. Reveal to our government, defense and security agents the plans of those who aim to annihilate us, posturing themselves as Your enemies. As in times past, divinely frustrate their evil schemes. When Your enemies attack us, use it for good. 

Anoint and protect every Israeli soldier as in times of old. Display through them Your sovereign might so You alone receive the glory in Israel and the nations. 

In Yeshua’s Name, I ask that in trials which lie ahead, the least amount of harm will occur to bring about the greatest good. As You defend Your people, let multitudes in Iran, in Islamist terror groups, and in all anti-Israel alliances behold Your manifest glory. Captivate them with Your love. May multitudes among them turn to You, O God of Israel, and may a great harvest result among them. 

Preserve and prosper us so that, as You have decreed, we might “drink new wine for which [we] have labored.” Let the new wine flow in supernatural as well as natural realms! 

Thank You for hearing my cries and for moving on behalf of Your own glory. 

In the holy name of Christ Jesus, amen!

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Critical Event: Fatherhood Ignited in Africa

[Background: Sudanese pastor Wagdi responded to the Lord’s call. On July 8th, he will go to Egypt alone to serve the Sudanese refugees who fled there, and rescue his nephew and niece who are fleeing. Here are the latest prayer messages from him:...Detailed Reading】

• Mal 3:1 a  The LORD of hosts says, “I will send my angel to prepare the way before me.”
• Mal 4:5-6   Behold! Before the great and dreadful day of the LORD comes, I will send to you Elijah the prophet, and he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of their children to their fathers, lest I come and curse the earth.

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• Impart the Father’s Heart : Heavenly Father, Wagdi has a father’s heart, he is the father of Sultan, and he will be the father of Africa in the near future! This is his destiny – he is to lead many sons and daughters back to their true father’s house. What he did in Sudan, he will do in the nations of Africa. Not only did he do it himself, but he also raised up many fathers and mothers, raised up many spiritual families, and took the Sudan and the lonely and helpless people on the land of Africa into his arms and brought them back to the home of the heavenly father. Wagdi said that he [had put life and death aside] and put only God’s concerns first. Here, we wish him the success of imparting the heart of fatherhood to African countries, reversing the curses of Africa, and becoming a home where the heavenly Father lives happily.
• Successors to the Kingdom of God : Heavenly Father, thank You for miraculously preserving Wagdi’s nephews and nieces. Wagdi wants them to stay with him and receive spiritual equipment. Yes, Father God, Your family inheritance needs successors – there is no delay in bringing up the next generation. They are witnessing the older generation spreading love and embracing destiny. In the future, they will become the mainstay of the Kingdom of God. We declare in the name of Jesus Christ that there will be an heir to the kingdom of God! 

In the holy 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

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

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

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

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Related Events and Prayer Background

Editorial Special Section: Amanda Grace: “I Am the Way – Choose Who You Will Serve This Day”

Message: Amanda Grace Date: July 13, 2023  Source : The Elijah List

Editor’s note : This message is a prophecy released by Amanda Grace on July 1st of this year.

Trusting in the Lord’s Navigation

The GPS on our phones – we have a tendency to listen to the GPS and do what it says. When it tells us to make a turn, we make a turn. When it tells us to merge, we merge. Although my husband Chris, many times, has enjoyed trying to argue with the GPS (which has been a strange position for me to be in), for the most part, it gives a route and we follow it. And if we miss a turn, the GPS says, “Rerouting,” and reroutes us to get to the same destination, although it may make our trip longer.

We have a tendency to trust the judgment of the “GPS” over the directions of Almighty God, who sees ALL things – every obstacle, every challenge, every event – and can navigate us accordingly. And if we take a wrong turn, make a wrong choice, go down the wrong road, the Lord will reroute us; and we may have to go a different way to get to the same destination. Though it may take a little longer, we will still reach it.

This nation of America took a wrong turn – a VERY wrong turn – from its founding foundations, and now the Lord thy God is rerouting this nation. He has to now take it in a different direction than before to reach the destination at hand, and it is taking a little longer, because we must go a different way that has more turns than before. And it is HIS navigation that will ultimately bring us to the appointed time and events HE has set.

No matter the detours and roadblocks – man and their ‘Babels,’ their empires, the work their hands have built – the Lord knows how to navigate around such, and not allow it to block the journey.

And we, as HIS children, must listen to this navigation. We must be diligent in hearing, sober-minded, and vigilant in actually doing and implementing the instruction He is giving, because some of it – over the next year and a half – will not make sense to the natural eye. The turns, the events, the circumstances and the rerouting will NOT make sense in the natural.

However, if you seek the Lord for the course in the spirit – to see the map and the route in the spirit – you will understand what others do not; you will be able to explain beyond what others are limited in. The Lord desires to pour that out onto HIS people leading up to this November, as the Jewish feasts and the High Holy Days will give MUCH definition to such a course. It will be a defining moment in Israel and their course for that upcoming year, and it will define and structure the course for America and who shall step forward to lead.

A Jehu to Tear Down What Idolatrous Hands Have Built

Word of the Lord begins: “For a ‘Jehu’ shall come before, looking like a bit of a madman, however [he] is anointed by God to tear down what the hands of seducing spirits, and those who encourage the idolatry of Baal, have built through the work of the hands of one woman and one man. The foundation beneath shall be challenged by this Jehu, and his fierce driving shall be recognized as he convinces (under the anointing of God) those around such individuals to turn on them and finally throw them down.

A Surfacing of What Has Been Suppressed 

“The deep waters that have hidden much – there shall be a depressurization, and what has been suppressed in the shadowy depth shall, like buoys, forcefully come to the surface and make a spectacle.

“The FISA Court shall resurface, yet again, and come back into the equation, for there have been bribes and petitions made recently to try to extend sticky webs to the sons and their spouses and those to be.

“For I, the Lord thy God, am calling the worm from the dark hole – a large worm that has burrowed in the dark…a particular trip that connects to Saudi Arabia, the departments deep within the Pentagon and Justice… This chip shall surface that ties Saudi money and intelligence to the higher seats of the US government, including a garland,” says the Lord, “and their right hand,” says the Lord of hosts.

The Trans Migration into Churches

The Spirit of the Lord says this day, “The trans that have migrated to the churches, that want to swim in the MAINSTREAM, shall cause RANTS from such a spirit to become louder and ‘outbreak’ disease in the church for opening such a door. THEY HAVE opened that door willfully in the name of TOLERANCE,” says the Lord. “YOU DO NOT TOLERATE THE SIN; YOU PURGE IT,” SAYS THE LORD. “MY SON, YESHUA, LOVED HUMANITY. HE DID NOT TOLERATE THEIR SIN.” (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

And says the Spirit of the Lord this day, “The overturning of the tables in the TEMPLE – the SACRIFICES and INDULGENCES that were so being sold before the EYES OF THE PASSOVER LAMB…the indulgences WILL STOP,” says the Lord of hosts, “FOR THEY HAVE INDULGED THE SIN – ENCOURAGED, CULTIVATED – IN THE NAME OF LOVE.

“Love and ‘enabling’ are very different roads, and the enemy has released a spirit of enabling. For enabling has a vine that wraps in bondage and INSULATES the sin; it puts it in an INCUBATOR where is gets comfortable and grows.

“In this season,” says the Lord, “an event will occur for the trans migrating into such. For the PRIDE has migrated and – as Haman did such – has gotten the ear of leadership, and an assault in the Church that will occur under the umbrella of tolerance will be smeared in the open. An ASSAULT of a certain nature will occur, and the ‘chain link’ of those in such churches who have locked arms will be broken; there shall be a very public breakdown,” says the Lord.

Pray for My Firstborn, Israel

“Pray for My firstborn, Israel. Pray for the Jewish people, that their eyes would be opened more to their Creator and the Passover Lamb. Pray for the protection of the Jewish temples, for a multi-city attack is being planned on such by a party being enticed with seducing indulgences and funds in order to cause a greater schism,” says the Lord of hosts.

“Those claiming to do ‘God’s work,’ while persecuting MY PEOPLE, are under the influence of a spirit of antichrist, for many have gone out over the course of time,” says the Lord of hosts. “A large scale attack in America and its brother Israel is being planned to occur in close proximity to the High Holy Days, near the sound of the Trump,” says the Lord. “Pray for such to be uncovered, for these connected attacks are meant to cause devastation and distraction from the sewage cover that is being ripped off, so it may pour out before the people.

“The stench shall worsen of such heinous crimes and deals made with sons of sheiks, sons of the devil, sons of Egypt looking to avenge Pharaoh,” says the Lord.

“For some of the BRICS shall fall off,” says the Lord. “There shall be a breaking off of such, as some realize the vendetta that lies underneath and will not partake in a shell to hide such corrupt dealings,” says the Lord.

I Am the Way – Choose This Day Whom You Will Serve

Thus says the Lord: “I AM THE WAY, I AM THE WAY – not the other options and fables that have been presented before you as delicate dainties, for they are deceit! The nation is entering a U-TURN, as there must be a ‘going back’ and a ‘rectifying’ of the wrongs and the broken places.

“For the one anointed to lead your nation will proclaim a public act of returning to the Lord their God – Almighty God, Adonai – and proclaiming HE is the way. There must be a proclamation,” says the Lord, “that will set the course for vindication for the indictments, accusations, ILLEGAL MIGRATIONS, AND SCHOOL INFILTRATIONS THAT HAVE OCCURRED.

“The public proclamation before the assembly MUST BE,” says the Lord, “in humility, and I, the Lord thy God, shall answer in a mighty way, IF such is done. I have set before you a choice; choose this day whom you will serve. For I, the Lord thy God, am the righteous Judge. MY rulings can overturn earthly ones, and I, the Lord thy God, shall turn such indictments upon the mob of donkeys and elephants, and those mutated creatures – the dragons, the camels; I shall turn the indictments upon them, which shall mortally wound the nations connected.

Arrows Have Been Sent Forth!

“For arrows have been sent forth,” says the Lord. “Arrows of justice, of judgment, of uncovering, of truth; arrows of destruction to destroy the plans of the enemy; arrows with a dual spear,” says the Lord, “shall hit in two places, in multiple departments and nations.”

Removing the Enemy’s Stakes from the Soil of the Nation

For thus says the Lord, “The enemy has driven stakes into the soil of your nation in KEY areas that have the ability to be PIVOTAL in turning your nation. He has driven a deep stake into the soil and hardened the soil around such to prevent it from easily being pulled up. HOWEVER,” says the Lord, “there is an army of warring angels. Their assignment is on a scroll, and they shall assist those I have anointed in breaking up the soil, destroying the barrier, and lifting those stakes out of the ground. These stakes are connected to high places that will suffer some of the biggest strikes and collapses in history in this season, for the claim to such has weakened, and it is in preparation to come down.” 

Thus says the Lord, “In this season, those who touch what is sacred to God – WHAT IS SACRED TO GOD – SHALL BE GIVEN THEIR JUST PORTION FOR SUCH BLASPHEMY AND DEFAMATION. I, THE LORD, HAVE WARNED. I HAVE BEEN MERCIFUL. HOWEVER, THEY WANT TO DEFECATE ON WHAT IS HOLY, ON WHAT IS SACRED. AND THEIR CUP OF INIQUITY SHALL BE POURED OUT IN THIS SEASON, FOR THE VERY FOUNDING SOIL OF THE NATION – THE SOIL OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ISRAEL – IS SACRED TO GOD.”

A Revealing of Who Is Behind the Arab Spring in Europe and an Ignition in Canada

And says the Lord of hosts: “An Arab Spring in Europe…” says the Lord, “It shall be revealed who is behind such and assisting in the stirring of the crowds. For the physical fires burning in Canada spiritually stretched and ignited a passion and fire in the people who want freedom from the bondage and unclean agenda of socialism, communism, antisemitism – from the tax collectors,” says the Lord, “who have gorged themselves on draining the people of their wage. It shall stretch as winter approaches in those areas, for it shall reach Britain as well. Italy shall have an influential hand in what happens.

Major Change and a Discovery in New Zealand

“New Zealand is set for major, intense change and a discovery,” says the Lord, “that will shake its government and awaken the people. For their sin of innocent blood and sorceries has come up before ME,” says the Lord of hosts.

A Season to Rest, Heal and Open New Chapters and Blessings

“Come unto ME, those who are heavy laden, and I, the Lord, will give you REST. The process of learning to REST in ME – there shall be adjustments for such to occur, as you are about to enter a season of much change in your lives: adjustments, corrections, and setting things in order.

“New chapters shall open, and chapters of your lives – those that were painful, tiring, robbing of the fruits of the Spirit – those chapters are coming to a close,” says the Lord. “For you have persevered and been obedient, even to your own emotional ‘draining’ and pain. Many of you, MY children, have continued to be obedient and run the race well, navigating difficult circumstances.

“Weeping may endure for a night, HOWEVER, JOY cometh in the morning! JOY, that door – the key is unlocking such to incredible JOY in your lives – that is MY good pleasure to pour onto MY faithful children – favor.

“Many are being propelled to a higher level of such favor and position, and this is why such growing pains and assignments of the enemy have been so intense. What has bled will STOP,” says the Lord, “for I am the great Physician, and that affliction shall be healed and cease at MY WORD. For I am Jehovah Rapha – your Healer, Strong Tower, and Ever-Present.

“Come under MY WINGS; let praise be at the forefront of your lips, and as the praises rise, great change will occur, for your Deliverer has arrived,” says the Lord. “I have come for your words. I, the Lord, came for Daniel’s words. Even though the prince of Persia withstood Gabriel – that delay was defeated and the answer readily came. I the Lord have come for your words, and MY LOVE shall surround you, as well as MY protection and favor, as you go forth into this incredible leg of your race.”

“I love MY children, and it is MY good pleasure to pour out onto them blessings that they cannot even contain – running over! They shall run over, and NO one shall be able to take or extort or rob you of what I have given.

He Is Drawing a Dividing Line and Raising Up a Standard

“For I, the Lord thy God, have put forth a very intense dividing line – A PLUMB LINE – that shall separate those who truly serve Me from those who peddle what is of the flesh and the written deceptions and delusions of man. For you shall KNOW what is of Me, and WHO is of ME. And I, the Lord, am removing those around you who have REFUSED to come into line, for they have become a snare. That spirit of greed has been sent in retreat. You will KNOW THEM by their fruits and by what they speak, for the power and authority shall rest upon them, as the mouth of the flesh, and the mouth that speaks of the Lord shall be made clear, made known, and shall accomplish the purpose to further teach the people to discern. 

“I, THE LORD, AM RAISING A STANDARD; I AM RAISING IT, AND YOU SHALL CARRY IT WELL. AND THOSE WHO REFUSE OR GO THEIR OWN WAY SHALL FADE, AS THE WADING IN THE SHALLOW END MUST STOP; THE FEEDING OF SOUR MILK MUST STOP. AS MEAT STRENGTHENS THE BODY AND NOURISHES THE HEART AND THE MUSCLES, IT PRODUCES A SOUND MIND. THE MEAT SHALL BE FED BY THOSE WHO HAVE GROWN AND ARE WILLING TO GIVE IT TO THE PEOPLE TO STRENGTHEN THEM FOR THIS HISTORIC AND TURBULENT TIME.”

Thus says the Lord of hosts – the King of Glory – who was and is and is to come, and to His Kingdom there is no end. In the name of Yeshua Hamashiach, amen and amen.

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Editorial Special Section: Ron Swaka: Thriving During the Dire Straits

Message: Ron Sawka Date: July 5, 2023 Source : Ron Sawka Ministries

“They shall have linen turbans on their heads and linen trousers on their bodies; they shall not clothe themselves with anything that causes sweat” (Ezek. 44:18).

Thriving During the Dire Straits

Many of us know we are entering the three-week period called the “dire straits,” which begins on Tammuz 17 (July 6) and ends on Av 9 (July 27). Tammuz 17 was the day Moses smashed the original stone tablets because the people had already abandoned their covenant with God and were worshiping and dancing around the golden calf (see Exod. 32). And Av 9 is infamously known as the day Israel refused to enter the Promised Land (see Num. 13–14).

Since then, this three-week period has been referred to as the “dire straits.” Israel’s history is peppered with disasters that all occurred around this time. A few are as follows:

•  destruction of Solomon’s temple in 423 BC (Av 9); 
• destruction of Herod’s temple in 69 AD (Av 9); 
• expulsion of the Jews from England in 1290 (Av 9); 
• expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492 (Av 9). 
• World War 2, which resulted in the deaths of six million Jews, happened because of World War 1, which began on Av 9 in 1914.

Why mention all of that? Yes, negative things will happen in life, but they don’t have to rule us. We can choose to believe God and His covenant and His promises. We can shine! If Israel had only chosen to honor the covenant, like Moses did. If only they had chosen to believe in God’s goodness and His promises—as Joshua and Caleb did—they would have been so blessed.

That is the main point of all of this—to be sure to respond with faith in God’s covenant and promises to whatever may come our way.

One way to be able to respond in faith and not with negativity is to be sure to testify. Whenever possible, be sure to speak out what God has done for you. Do this as often as possible. It causes faith to grow, and will also open new doors or opportunities.

Last week, God healed my shoulder of a six-month problem. My shoulder had kept getting worse, and over the past two months the pain would often wake me up throughout the night. During our Friday night Apostolic for Russia meeting, there was a word of knowledge released. I realized it fit my situation, so I grabbed hold of it. I was 70% healed almost instantly, and it kept getting better and better. Four days late, it’s about 95% healed.

In the same meeting, the Lord also drew our attention to Ezekiel 44:18, which states, “They shall have linen turbans on their heads and linen trousers on their bodies; they shall not clothe themselves with anything that causes sweat.” The priests had to be clothed this way whenever they were in God’s presence.

What does this mean for us? Whenever we are in God’s presence, we are to be calm. We are not to strive, or fret, or be anxious. He is not dependent on our efforts. He is in charge. He will take care of everything. He will accomplish the miracles.

And unlike the Old Testament priests, we can always be in His presence. This too is our choice. We never have to strive or worry. We can always be in the peace of God. He is in charge.

If you are going through a difficult time right now, just choose to believe His covenant and His promises. Choose not to strive or sweat. Be at peace. God will take care of it.

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Editorial Special Section: Arthur Intrater: God and Son of David

Message: Arthur Intrater   Date: July 6, 2023   Source: Tikkun Global  Source: Resurrection Global

We believe that Yeshua (Jesus) is both man and God. Once I was meditating on Romans 1 where Yeshua is described as Seed of David (verse 3) and Son of God (verse 4). I sensed the Holy Spirit ask me which was more important. I answered: “Being the Son of God.” The Holy Spirit said, “No.” To which I responded in surprise, “That He is the son of David?!” I sensed the Holy Spirit say again, “No.” I was perplexed. The solution came in the still voice within: “That He is both together.”

It is by being both God and man that Yeshua becomes the source of our salvation. He is God in the image of man, and man in the image of God (Genesis 1:27). He is the divine judge who punishes our sins and the human substitute who takes away our sins.

Among the Israeli Messianic leadership in past years, both sides of the issue were debated. There was a small group of leaders who denied Yeshua’s divinity; there was another small group who denied his humanity. The vast majority of the pastors and elders stood firmly with His dual nature.

In the New Covenant scriptures there is a development in the understanding of who Yeshua is. It starts with the Davidic in the gospel of Matthew and progresses toward the Divine in the book of Revelation. I see three stages:

• Yeshua as king of Israel – synoptic gospels and Acts
• Yeshua as head of Church – Pauline Epistles
• Yeshua as angel of YHVH – Writings of John.

The New Covenant starts in Matthew with the genealogy of Yeshua. This chapter is a bridge which connects the gospel events to the biblical history of Israel’s kingdom. The emphasis is that Yeshua is the son of David. [Note: For this reason, the genealogy is divided into periods of 14 (verses 17). In Hebrew there are no vowels; therefore, the equivalent of David is spelled: DVD. Each letter has a numerical value: D is 4; V is 6. David’s name equals 4-6-4, totaling 14. The number 14 emphasizes that Yeshua is David’s son.]

God gave the government of planet earth to David (II Samuel 7:14-16, Psalm 89:29-30, Psalm 122:4-5, II Chronicles 13:8). If we don’t understand the Davidic nature of Yeshua, we miss our dominion over this planet, the transformation of the kingdoms of the world (Revelation 11:15), the restoration of the kingdom to Israel (Acts 1:6), and the literal nature of the millennial kingdom. That’s why the connection to David is so important.

With each stage of the revelation of Yeshua, there is a corresponding revelation of our destiny in Him. The revelation of Yeshua as king of Israel was given to Shimon (Peter) in Matthew 16. Yeshua tells Shimon that this revelation was not human or natural, but heavenly and supernatural (verse 17). At the same time, Peter receives spiritual authority that whatever he would bind or loose on earth would be done so in heaven (verse 18-19). The same is true for anyone today who comes to faith in the same revelation that Shimon Peter had.

The revelation of Yeshua as head of the Church was given to Shaul (Paul) in Ephesians 1. Yeshua has ascended into heaven over all powers and principalities (verses 20-21). Shaul says that this understanding was given to him by revelation and prays for us to have the same enlightenment (verses 17-18). That enlightenment will impart to us the same power and authority that Yeshua has, both in this world and the world to come. We are seated with Him spiritually in heaven (Ephesians 2:6-7).

The revelation of Yeshua as king of Israel was given to Shimon (Peter) and as head of the church to Shaul (Paul). Yet the full revelation of Yeshua as the angel of YHVH and the manifestation of God in human form was given to John (Yochanan). John’s revelation also connects Yeshua to the Law of Moses and the Hebrew Prophets.

• He is the light and word of creation: John 1 and Genesis 1
• He is the Angel of the Lord whose finger wrote the Ten Commandments: John 8:6 and Exodus 31:18
• He is the God-man who appeared to Abraham: John 8:56 and Genesis 18
• He is the glorified King on the throne who appeared to Isaiah: John 12:41 and Isaiah 6
• He is the Man of fire who appeared to Daniel: Revelation 1:13-15 and Daniel 10:5-6
• He is the Man on the throne over the cherubim who appeared to Ezekiel: Revelation 3:21; 4:2-7; 5:6-8  Ezekiel 1:4-12, 26
• He is the Commander of the armies of YHVH who appeared to Joshua: Revelation 19:11-14 and Joshua 5:13-15.

The first stage of our destiny is revealed to us through Peter in the gospels; the second stage through Paul in the epistles. The ultimate stage is through John. The book of Revelation is the final revelation (Revelation 1:1).

As we meditate on the vision of Yeshua in the book of Revelation, a change takes place in us. As we grasp who He really is, so do we grasp who we are in Him. His eyes are a flame of fire. He wears many crowns. He is dressed in white, with a gold band on His chest and a sword coming out of His mouth. His hair is like wool and His face is shining like the sun.

When that picture gets IN you, it makes you different. There is new power, passion, and purity. Holiness burns out carnality and worldliness. We see a heavenly perspective of the kingdom. We are made ready for His coming. We have a new ability to judge and rule and war. Dominion and authority are imparted.

May we see both the Davidic and Divine aspects of Yeshua! May God grant us the understanding of who Yeshua is as was revealed to Peter, Paul, and John! And may we be changed to be like Him.

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Editorial Special Section: Nita Johnson: How to Pray for Human Trafficking?

Message: Nita Johnson Date: June 23, 2023 Source: The World For Jesus 

There will be a “memorable event” that will bring about a change in plans. And that’s some of the steps that God is leading us to face in the early days. Of course, those of you who have been with us, you know how God answered our prayers during those years when we were in the flock of eagles ! That was incredible, it was amazing. That was such a confidence booster!

But now there is a very important issue, which I will touch on in a moment, which is so important in the heart of God! I think the only thing that compares to it is the issue of abortion, (maybe there are many more) but the heart of the Lord is broken for those children who are being abused, taken advantage of, and their rights are violated, totally Yes, they are completely discarded, they are treated in a way worse than animals, really this group of people (people who abuse children) seem to have no heart in their chest.

It’s hard for us to understand, but that’s maybe one of the saddest situations because how do you lead people to confession and repentance? When they don’t feel guilty for what they did wrong. This has to be done by God, but these poor children, the victims, when I think about them, when I talk about them, I can barely bear it…my heart is torn.

Two Ways of Prayer

But first I want to say to you these two ways of praying.

One of these prayers is “ intercession. ” In this form of prayer, we put ourselves in the shoes of the person we are praying for.

(Another way of praying) Now we also have a kind of prayer in the same way as ” confession and repentance “. In the prayer of confession and repentance, we pray as if we have committed this sin ourselves.

Prayer in both areas done in that way causes God to be involved in a very, very special way. It is remarkable what He can do through that “repentance” repentance and “intercession” intercession when the intercessor and intercession bears the burden of the offended as if he were violated himself!

The Bible teaches us that everyone, every human being is our brother and sister, we really have to remember and live with this heart.

Let our hearts be of such a nature that when someone suffers greatly and experiences great sorrow because someone has done violence to them or to someone they love, the Lord wants us to serve in His own robe. These people pray. We therefore bear their suffering upon ourselves. If we will bear it, we bear it with faith, and He will answer prayer in a special way.

And like I just said, it will be a very powerful “confession of sin.” We have long operated in the flock of eagles with this view, putting ourselves in the shoes of those for whom we have confessed and repented.

That’s what our Lord did! So powerful in the eyes of God!

You know, we look at America, we look at Britain, we look at Ukraine or Russia, or Asia, strictly speaking, we look at other countries. But God sees them as human beings. When He sees the world, He sees billions of brothers and sisters. We are all from the same blood. Wherever they may be found, when we, by the Spirit of God, enlarge our hearts and are willing to carry our burdens and embrace the needs of our brothers and sisters, He will anoint that vessel, He will use that vessel to accomplish that. Big, big things!

Pray for Victims of Human Trafficking

So tonight, please remember this, my heart is so broken about this issue of human trafficking! I want my prayers to bear the authority of my heavenly Father as much as possible! I want him to pray through me as he prays for these victims of human trafficking himself!

My dear friends, I think God almost needs to give you a revelation from heaven before you can really know how bad things are.

I thank people like Tim and Jim for bringing these things out this weekend. As we fight for our freedom, I am so grateful for them helping America understand what we are fighting for. We cannot seek our own freedom when the most vulnerable in our society (the children) have been imprisoned for far too long. Because the Bible clearly tells us exactly the opposite. We are told in the Old Testament and the New Testament that if we oppress a person, say to enslave another, we do make ourselves a slave. If we kill a person, we must pay with our lives, killed for the crime we committed. So when we see incidents of human trafficking, gosh, what does America claim to be?

My dear friends, the Bible tells us that if we pass by something and we see a crime and we don’t stop to help, we are as guilty as the perpetrator. If we know something is not right, we are not allowed to back off and do nothing. Especially violence like human trafficking, and violence against babies, children, children. Also, it is imposed on the weaker gender, which refers to women. Now they also have a kind of branch to influence men, which is the labor camp. So they can use the whole family and take them away, which they feel is quite a valuable catch.

So now Americans are starting to know more about what’s going on behind the scenes, they’re starting to know who the strong men are, they’re hiding things, they’re behind it, they’re determined to keep this crime and sin going. And if they (Americans) did nothing, then they are equally guilty. That is, they stood next to the perpetrator and committed the same crime.

That’s a really scary thought! Some people may ask, are Christians and non-Christians the same? (Sinning by standing by) Yeah, that’s it. Some would say the blood was there to cover it all the time, but that’s beside the point. The point is that God wants to have such a church, which is full of compassion and mercy! A heart filled with fighting for those who cannot fight for themselves!

When you see a powerful church, a truly powerful church, it will steal souls for God, pray for those who are bound for God, and release those who cannot set themselves free for God. This is true on the issue of abortion, the church must raise up a group of people who fight for these babies, as we have been trying to do. The same is true when it comes to human trafficking.

We’ve been praying about human trafficking for years and it always breaks my heart, utterly, utterly. I don’t know how to put the pieces back together. The Lord had to do it supernaturally. Seeing these children suffer hurts my heart so much!
So what I want to do tonight is ask you to think about it and try to pray this prayer as if you were that child who wanted to be free from that horrible oppression and abuse.

Pray in the First Person

Even standing in the position of the perpetrator, let your prayer be: Lord, forgive me, forgive my great sin. I know I deserve the greatest punishment but please have mercy on me…so we pray in the first person let’s see if we pray like this tonight and tomorrow night let’s see if God will Surprise us? Show us how powerful our prayers are?

Praying the old way can become so habitual that we forget to make a change. But please remind yourselves to pray in the first person and let’s see what God does with these issues? The seriousness of the situation in this country is more than serious. It destroys pure hearts to think what else America would do. But God has given us power and authority. He has promised us that if we are willing to pray, He is willing to intervene. That is our hope. That is our confidence. For these precious, precious groups of people, that is our joy!

I’ve been praying lately that God will raise up people to build, I don’t know what they’re going to call this? A safe house or a home for the kids? I don’t know what they would call these? But that’s home, there’s the essence of home, and when they find their kids, somewhere they can take them in and know that there’s a medical team working with them to see them healthy emotionally, physically Be healthy, and they will eat good food. They will feel a grown man, a human being with his arms around you, just to love you, to hug you. They will know these things. My heart longs for this, to build more of these (safe homes) in this country so these kids don’t come back to the streets.

So let’s start praying and see what God will do?

Father of our glory, our hearts thirst for You! We love You so much! Father, Lord, Creator King, God who was, is, and is to come. Thy love, Thy mercy, Thy sympathy, Thy goodness is from eternity to eternity! Father, there is nothing You cannot do. Your Son gave His life so that Your will might be done on earth as it is in heaven. Now we love Him and cherish Him for all that He has experienced! Whenever I think about the cross, on the way to the cross, what will happen once I get to the top of the mountain?

I don’t know how many souls who have been trafficked have experienced the sufferings of the Lord! He suffered for them so that they might find redemption, so that they might have a fair life, a life of freedom. Surround them (children) with people who know a traumatized child! Surround them with those who have endless love, patience, long-suffering, loving people.

Thank You Father, thank You for the mighty prayer! Thank You for the prayer that comes from the heart. Thank You for anointing our prayers. Thank You for the authority You have given us to see the vital things being done on earth today.

It is so amazing to be able to pray hour after hour for America. But, Lord, we know that America is only one country, and her future will be weighed in the scales just because we didn’t stop this. Not everyone is guilty in this matter, just a few. But that’s our responsibility to make sure these laws work and those who police in this field are respectable people, people of character, they’ll do anything, go anywhere to find kids, to find The missing, bring them back to You.

Lord, we thank You for starting to open the way, even through the law, to save these children. Father, I remember when we first started praying for these issues, we didn’t have laws to prosecute foreigners or Americans who fled abroad and other areas that didn’t have laws to protect. But You told us what to pray and how to pray, and we obeyed Your leading, and soon new laws came into effect. This amazes me! Help me to know Your heart, Your heart is at the top of this thing, You are here, willing to help, willing to release, willing to show Your own strength to those who have no power!

Jesus, Your tears of sympathy, I have seen, it is really sad to see You cry. But Your tears of sympathy, for those victims of human trafficking from infants to adults, Your tears are tears of sympathy, if we put them into prayer and work, they will become tears of power.
You will bring the beautiful fruit of intercession to that beautiful group of people who are in desperate need. These things you already know.

We worship You, we praise You, we honor You, we thank You, we thank You, we thank You over a thousand times for what You are, for who You are, for what You can do and Thank You for what you did.

You are lifting a group of people right now who never knew their hearts could be broken to this extent by praying over this issue. They were willing to shed their blood and lay down their lives for the freedom of children of all ages if need be. We see what You are doing, we pray, we cry. We thank You, Father, that we know that You can do all things, and that we can do nothing without You. We thank You for this group of children who know suffering on the other side (Heaven) (Earth). And when they are at home with Thee, the terrible and sad thoughts and memories of these days are all over.

We thank You, Father, for lifting them up, for raising them up, for making them known, into the secret places, from the surface of the earth to the underground military bases, by Your Holy Spirit, to bring them in, through Your brave warriors Go find the victims. Give them a supernatural work to save souls if need be, Father, let it be so. You are so great and we are so grateful to You!

Father, we thank You because You love, because You care. We thank You because You are able and willing to do what must be done. We thank You for every child, for every little baby who will feel the arms of love around their little bodies. Those children who have families, whose families have shed so many tears so that they can go home. Oh, it will be the happiest day when those children will finally be back in the arms of their parents.

AMAZING GOD JESUS, THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE, YOU GO TO THE CROSS AND END THIS HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE WAR. BUT YOU HAVE SUFFERED NONE OF US WILL NEED TO SUFFER BECAUSE YOU Out of love, You took it, because You took it for love. Thank You Jesus! Thank You, thank You! Lord, thank You for the angels You sent to bring these children out of their hiding places so that they may be found. Whether it is supernatural release or release according to worldly plans, it is to accomplish Your will. We thank You.

Please raise up more men, more warriors, more warriors, raise up supporters, Lord, raise up a healthy industry who will support this effort at every level until the children receive sound and complete safety. We will praise You.

Father, we will thank You forever! The Lord is so great and worthy of great praise. Lord, we lift up our eyes to You, we are illuminated by Your beauty, Your grace, Your wisdom, Your knowledge, Your understanding. We know that where the light of Christ is, there is hope and there is life. We look to your strong arm, we look to Your strength, Your wisdom, Your power to do what must be done at every level.

Oh Lord! Thank You, thank You! We repent of our sins for what America has been involved in. All we can say is we’re sorry, we’re sorry, we’re sorry. Lift us up into the truth so that we can see what we cannot see. Let the whole nation rise up for this war so that those who are totally blind may stand in the light and know the truth and be free!

We thank You for what You are doing, the wrath of the Lord. Thank You, holy Father, righteous God, thank You, in Your precious holy name!

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Editorial Special Section: Dennis Kasirye: God’s Words to Taiwan – Seven Years of Preparation from 2023 to 2030

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Pray for America: Confidence in God’s Will for America

Editor’s note: This article is an excerpt from the “Give Him 15 Minutes” prayer on 7/14 by intercession leader Dutch Sheets . “I invite you to join me every day in prayer for our country until the election crisis is resolved. I will read the daily 15 Minutes to Him, give a comment, and then we will pray together. As we stand for America” Day Petition, you can join us here. – Dutch Sheets

【Current Events Background: Thousands of you are traveling your states and the nation, “painting the borders” with Holy Spirit’s anointing, and “commanding the foreword” (that which God declared over America – through leaders – at her beginning). It is my joy to occasionally send you quotes from some of these Founders as ammunition; also to encourage you with a few reports from God’s great volunteer army.

According to Psalm 110:1-3, Christ has given the Ekklesia His scepter of authority, authorizing us to issue these commands. As we do so, we are making His enemies His footstool. The passage also states that we do this as part of Christ’s “Melchizedek (King-Priest) Order,” of which we are all members. As kings we decree; as priests, we petition and appeal. When you decree God’s plans for America, you are painting the heavenlies with His purposes, and cutting off satan’s plans, wielding the sword of the Spirit. You are also participating in the synergy of the ages, tapping into “history past” and writing “history future.” Here are some great quotes from America’s “Foreword,” some you may not have seen:

Peter Bulkeley

“Peter Bulkeley was the Puritan leader who established the city of Concord, Massachusetts in 1636. In his only publication, The Gospel Covenant, also known as the Covenant of Grace Opened, Peter Bulkeley stated:

“‘We are as a city set upon a hill, in the open view of all the earth… We profess ourselves to be a people in covenant with God, and therefore… the Lord our God…..will cry shame upon us if we walk contrary to the covenant which we have promised to walk in…’”

Using Deuteronomy 28:10 and Isaiah 61:9 as his sources, he continued:

“‘Let us study so to walk that this may be our excellency and dignity among the nations of the world among which we live; that they may be constrained to say of us, only this people is wise, and a holy and blessed people; that all that see us may see and know that the name of the Lord is called upon by us; and that we are the seed which the Lord hath blessed.’”

Laws

Our original laws and constitutions were based on the Scriptures. Here are a few examples:

“The Massachusetts General Court, in 1636, resolved to establish a code of laws that would be: ‘agreeable to the Word of God.’

“The Connecticut General Court, in 1639, established under the Constitution of Connecticut, issued the order: ‘That God’s Word should be the only rule for ordering the affairs of government in this commonwealth.’

“The Fundamental Orders (Constitution) of Connecticut (January 14, 1639) was the first constitution written in America, establishing a pattern which all others followed, including the United States Constitution. It was penned by Roger Ludlow, in 1638, after hearing a sermon by Thomas Hooker, the Puritan minister who founded Hartford, Connecticut. So important was this work that Connecticut became known as “The Constitution State.” The committee responsible to frame the orders was charged to make the laws: ‘As near the law of God as they can be.’”

Cotton Mather

“Cotton Mather was an American colonial clergyman and educator. He graduated from Harvard in 1678, and joined his father, Increase Mather, in the pastorate of the Second Church in Boston, in 1680.

“The House of Representatives attempted to appoint him President of Harvard in 1703. He helped found Yale University, and in 1721 became President of the Connecticut College. He authored 450 books, and was the first person born in America to be elected to the Royal Society of London.

“Cotton Mather was regarded as the most brilliant man of New England in his time. Among his many accomplishments was the introduction of the smallpox inoculation during an epidemic in 1721.

“In 1702, he published Magnalia Christi Americana (The Great Achievement of Christ in America), which is the most detailed history written of the first 50 years of New England. In it, he stated:

“‘The sum of the matter is that from the beginning of the Reformation in the English nation, there had always been a generation of godly men, desirous to pursue the reformation of religion, according to the Word of God…[The Puritans were] driven to seek a place for the exercise of the Protestant religion, according to the light of conscience, in the deserts of America.’”

Jonathon Trumbull

“Just one year and a couple of months before the signing of the Declaration of Independence, on April 19, 1775, in a Proclamation of a Day of Fasting and Prayer for the Connecticut Colony, Governor Jonathan Trumbull beseeched that:

“‘God would graciously pour out His Holy Spirit on us to bring us to a thorough repentance and effectual reformation, that our iniquities may not be our ruin; that He would restore, preserve and secure the liberties of this and all the other British American colonies, and make the land a mountain of Holiness, and habitation of righteousness forever.’”

Declaration of Independence

And last but not least, the Declaration of Independence. The very last line leaves no doubt as to where the Founding Fathers placed their faith and gained their resolve:

“And for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.”

Report

And to encourage you, here’s an amazing report of several people Holy Spirit sent on unique assignments…before we ever spoke of painting our borders:

“Throughout a 30-day period leading up to July 4th, 2023, Holy Spirit coordinated teams of people to pray over all five continental divides in North America. None of them knew the other teams and their assignments even existed. Nor did any one ministry or church coordinate this – they all heard from Holy Spirit separately to do this. Only when finished did they learn of the others! You can find the report at www.isaiah97.com

“Continental divides are God-made boundaries that determine the flow and direction of water in a continent. Among other things, these teams poured water over the divides to symbolize the cleansing of the land, and oil to picture the healing of the land.” (From Steve Wilson; Isaiah 9:7 Movement)

I love it!

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