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Ricci Johnson-Wilson: Breakthroughs Demand Godly Occupation and Influence!

Message : Ricci Johnson-Wilson Date: September 6, 2024    Source : World for Christ Ministries

Dream/Vision

August 30^th, I had a dream that merged into a continuous vision from the Lord that continues even today. It is a constant image before me. It was an image of our nation with a thick barrier over the top. At first, I thought it was a callous, but upon closer examination, I saw that it was not hardened. It was still pliable, more like the thick skin of a blister.

Friction or burns can cause blisters, and I knew that there were certain elements that brought about this blister and at the same time, I sensed that if it was left unchecked, if something did not implement a dramatic change and press through this pliable layer, a callous would certainly develop over the land and we would be in serious trouble with the Lord.

I saw this image before me day after day, for several days. I saw a portion of the Ecclesia trying to press through the pliable barrier upon our nation, but it was a great struggle. The intercessors came alongside them, and together, we pressed through in prayer, and we were finally able to break through to the surface together.

The New Breed of Believers Rose Up And Spread Out Across the Land

Surrounded by the intercessors, the Ecclesia burst up and out, peeling and tearing back the pliable blister that formed over the land. As they did, an incredible movement occurred in the land; the New Breed of Believers the Lord spoke to me about clear back in 2018, rose up through the opening and spread out across the land. They became involved in future events, they prayed, they sought the will of God for them, the Church, and the nation. They saw the criticality of occupying now for the future of their posterity. All fear of man left them, and they began to war against corruption and compromise in the land!

These New Breed of Believers began to infiltrate and influence the people of the land in righteousness and integrity. Every arena of the nation was impacted by their presence, and some areas were permeated by the influence of righteousness and justice. I saw these permeated areas as they shone brightly on this image of the nation that was before me and it was glorious!

This was a breakthrough moment! My spirit was pulled upward and out in keeping with what God was doing among His people and I could see and feel all that was occurring in the land.

The New Breed of Believers were occupying!

It was not just within the confines of our Church buildings or Bible study sessions, it was people infiltrating school boards, city governments, state governments, congressional offices, all who refused to be part of corruption! They refused to partake in the cultural Marxist push of lobbyists and corporate America! These corrupt systems began to shrivel up and fade away because they were not being fed by those who once supported the corruption, knowingly or unknowingly!

They occupied media, academia, and financial realms, something was happening throughout the nation! Every arena was occupied with the New Breed of Believers!

Nation Began to Rise In Elevation

Then, the nation began to rise, literally rise in elevation. Upon asking the Lord what the elevation meant, I learned that this increase in elevation depicted the moral excellence of our nation.

The refined America came forth, and apathy and despair broke off the minds and hearts of the people and the nation rose and began to shine once again.

This movement impacted people in other nations with victories and breakthroughs they never could imagine. These New Breed of Believers began to influence and inspire people and leaders in other nations to rise above corruption as well! It was so powerful!

The Lord Raise Daniel to Impact His Generation

The Lord drew me to Daniel of the Old Covenant, showing me how he was used to influence the Kings of Babylon, the Medes and the Persians and his efforts helped preserve, and elevate them in captivity and even restore them to their land in His appointed time.

Let’s look at the life of Daniel.

We view Daniel as a powerful prophet who prophesied profound and detailed events. So detailed in fact, liberal scholars argue they could not have been prophecies, but rather, events recorded after the fact. Jesus refers to Daniel warning the Israelites in Matthew 24:15 to flee when they see the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the prophet. And of course, there are prophesies he spoke that we have yet to see fulfilled.

However, Daniel was also a great influencer who knew how to occupy even within the nation of Babylon.

Daniel’s life and prophetic legacy came at a great price. He was taken into captivity by the Babylonians in the first round of captives. He and a few who we read about in the book of Daniel, were brought into the service of King Nebuchadnezzar to be included as advisors within the palace. Isaiah prophesied these specific events in Isaiah 39:3-8: their sons would be taken captive and made eunuchs in the house of the king of Babylon. It was customary to castrate the boys who would serve in the palace, even, or perhaps especially if they were of the seed of royalty from the conquered nation.

As teenagers, Daniel and his three friends, were held captive, made eunuchs, and educated in the ways of the Babylonians. The intent was for them to understand and flow in the ways of the Babylonians in order to better serve them and help them rule and conquer other nations.

Yet, God was with them and had plans for Daniel, this young boy would rise to great power within the Babylonian Kingdom and then within the Medo-Persian kingdom. God would insert Daniel that he might occupy in this corrupt society and fulfil His will and influence the path of His people within the nation they lived, yes, even in captivity. Ultimately, Daniel would be the instrument God would use to turn the heart of the Persian King Cyrus to release the Hebrew people to return to Jerusalem.

How God Enable Daniel to Occupy?

How was this possible? How is it possible to live in the most powerful nation of the then known world, serve one of the most powerful rulers of the day, as a captive and still rise above and serve God’s plans and purposes for your life and the life of your people?

Daniel 1:8-16 provides us with the answer

“But Daniel determined (KJV says ‘purposed’) in his heart that he would not defile himself by [eating his portion of] the king’s rich and dainty food or by [drinking] the wine which he drank; therefore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he might [be allowed] not to defile himself.”

There are four points here that will help us rise above circumstances so we can occupy and influence wherever God places us:

1.      We have to determine in our heart to fear God over man: Daniel was a student of Torah and understood the writings of the prophets and knew, first and foremost, Proverbs 29:25 would be his lifeblood. “The fear of man bringeth a snare but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.” Only one who fears God over man will purpose or determine in their heart, at the cost of their life, to not eat what the king offers. (Remember, this is the same Nebuchadnezzar who threatened to chop his wise men into tiny bits if they didn’t tell him what his dream was in Daniel 2.)

2.      We have to choose to remain pure and not defile ourselves: (Daniel 1:8) Daniel had a choice to make, keep himself pure from things offered to idols or remain true to the diet God gave the Hebrew children at Mount Sinai on day one! Daniel knew it was customary for wine and meat prepared in other nations to be offered to their gods before consumption, he would be defiling himself if he consumed them. He had to act on what he determined in his heart. We each have that opportunity to take a stand on critical issues for both us and those around us, will we take that stand?

3.      We have to choose to occupy where God places us. (Daniel 1:8) God desires that we would remain pure and avail ourselves to His positioning and not our own. In addition, Daniel stood up for the other Hebrew children who were with him giving them courage to do the same. He was a pillar within this small circle of Hebrew children, and he became the voice of righteousness in the midst of a very corrupt society.

4.      We must choose to influence the world with righteous standards rather than bowing the knee to theirs. In fact, we should influence the environment God places us in to such a degree that they recognize the benefit embracing God’s standards.  (Daniel 1:11-15) Daniel proposes to the keeper of the eunuchs a change in their diet trusting God to take care of their physical needs in the midst of it, and ultimately, the entire group is influenced on this righteous dietary path at Daniel’s request. (Daniel 1:16) Later we will see how he influences the entire training arena and ultimately, every arena in which God places him.

Daniel’s stance in the very beginning was key to his future in this empire. These tests of his adherence to the Word of God in the midst of captivity, corruption, and the confusion that would result from becoming a eunuch were key to God elevating him and granting him the wisdom, knowledge, revelation, and understanding to rise to a position of great power and influence in the Babylonian Empire. (The Nebuchadnezzar Cylinder as well as the Cyrus Cylinder mention Daniel by his Babylonian-given name as instrumental in decisions they made on behalf of their kingdoms.)

I’d love to go through the bold and courageous stances of these four Hebrew children in great detail as they matured into wise men with influence throughout the kingdom, touching on the interpretation of the prophetic dream of Nebuchadnezzar that we read in Daniel 2 or how that dream led to a giant statue that the King demanded they worship or be thrown into the fire in Daniel 3—and how God protected them when they were thrown into the fire. Or even how Daniel cared for this pagan King as he ate grass in the field like an animal during the seven years of his insanity, but I believe for the purposes of our message, we need to skip ahead to Daniel 6, the later portion of Daniel’s life.

To set the stage for this, Nebuchadnezzar has likely died, and son and grandson are now co-ruling the Babylonian kingdom. In Daniel 5 we have the interpretation of writing on the wall and then the transfer of power from the Babylonian Empire to the Medo-Persian Empire. Daniel has been in captivity for decades and now, on the night Daniel interprets the writing on the wall, the Medes and the Persians are taking over that Babylonian empire and we move quickly into Daniel 6 to find ourselves learning of Daniel’s continued righteous stand now under the Medo-Persian Empire.

Daniel’s reputation preceded him. This humble Jewish boy had become a man of power and great influence. When Darius the Mede takes over this portion of the empire, Darius sets 120 satraps over the kingdom, with 3 presidents over them, Daniel being one of these three presidents. It’s kind of like having one King, with three Governors under him, and 120 congressmen who answer to those three Governors all spanning across a good chunk of the middle east.

Daniel is a man of great power and influence, wisdom and understanding, and he still answers first and foremost, to Jehovah, the great I AM who delivered His people out of Egypt and Who will, according to prophesy, deliver His people out of this captivity when the 70 years is up. (Jeremiah 26:8-11)

Daniel has had powerful experiences with the Lord, and nothing is going to change his pursuit of God at this point in his life. Remember early on the four points from Daniel 1 that were essential to his survival, his influence and his occupation in Babylon?  And here, (most Bible scholars believe Daniel to be in his 80s) he’s been through King Nebuchadnezzar, his son and grandson, and now, Darius the Mede rules in one area, and Cyrus the Persian rules in another, and Daniel has access to them both given his positioning by God.

However, there were people who desired to remove the righteous man from his God-given post. They dug into Daniel’s closet searching for something they might be able to bring him down with and there was nothing! His only perceived “weakness” was his prayer life and unwavering devotion to God. The man prayed facing Jerusalem three times a day! So, they sought to “expose him” and bring him down for this “weakness”.

Let that be a lesson to all of us, may the only flaw our enemy can find in our lives be our prayer and Word life!

In Daniel 6, we read how they appealed to either a prideful or a misled and deceived king to sign a decree that according to Medo-Persian law, the King was bound to, requiring anyone who asked anything of any god or man for thirty days shall be thrown into the lion’s den.

Daniel 6:8-15 ⁸ Now, O king, establish the decree and sign the writing that it may not be changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be altered. ⁹ So King Darius signed the writing and the decree. ¹⁰ Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house, and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he got down upon his knees three times a day and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he had done previously. ¹¹ Then these men came thronging [by agreement] and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.

¹² Then they came near and said before the king concerning his prohibitory decree, Have you not signed an edict that any man who shall make a petition to any god or man within thirty days, except of you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be changed or repealed. ¹³ Then they said before the king, That Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah, does not regard or pay any attention to you, O king, or to the decree that you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day. ¹⁴ Then the king, when he heard these words, was much distressed [over what he had done] and set his mind on Daniel to deliver him; and he labored until the sun went down to rescue him. ¹⁵ Then these same men came thronging [by agreement] to the king and said, Know, O king, that it is a law of the Medes and Persians that no decree or statute which the king establishes may be changed or repealed.”

Daniel, in keeping with who he was, fearing God more than man, continued to pray openly to God three times a day. (Daniel 6:11) The men immediately report it to the king, and with great regret over what he’d done, Darious labors all day in an attempt to deliver Daniel from the penalty of the lion’s den (Daniel 6:14)

Daniel had occupied and influenced the king so much in his time with him, I believe a breakthrough occurred in Darius leading ultimately to the breakthrough for the Israelites as a whole.

Why do I believe that?

When Daniel was brought to the king to be thrown into the lion’s den, the King said, “May your God, Whom you are serving continually, deliver you!” (Daniel 6:16). Then he, the King, did what he’s seen Daniel do from day one; he prayed and fasted all night.

When Daniel is rescued by the hand of God, the King makes this decree:

Daniel 6:26-27 “I make a decree that in all my royal dominion men must tremble and fear before the God of Daniel, for He is the living God, enduring and steadfast forever, and His kingdom shall not be destroyed and His dominion shall be even to the end [of the world]. He is a Savior and Deliverer, and He works signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth—He Who has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.”

The passage goes on to say that “this [man] Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian.”

A decree, “to fear the God of Daniel!” Now, that is occupying! That is the impact of occupying the nation in which you live with Godly influence, and that is how we bring the breakthrough!

Daniel’s rise to a position of honor among men began with his reverential fear of God and his refusal to compromise regardless of the consequences. His life concluded with the same thing, a reverential fear of God and a refusal to compromise regardless of the consequences! Again, this is how we influence; this is how we occupy; and this is how we receive our breakthroughs!

This is what the Church needs to step into to not only break through that blister over our nation, but peel it back, destroy the remnants of it, and work to elevate our nation!

Back to Daniel… we just want to see the kind of breakthrough that comes from his righteous occupation. From this event, Darius the Mede honors Daniel. Daniel also has an audience with Cyrus the Persian King. And in the moment of opportunity, Daniel shows Cyrus the scrolls of Jeremiah which mentions the 70-year captivity (Jeremiah 25:8-11) and Isaiah (Isaiah 45) which prophesies Cyrus by name as the one who releases the captives. Can you imagine the influence of his testimony NOW, after Darius tells Cyrus that Daniel survived the lion’s den? We know from Ezra 1 that Cyrus did indeed release the Israelites to return to Jerusalem to restore the House of the Lord.

The Cyrus cylinder mentions Daniel by name as being instrumental in his decision to return the exiles to Jerusalem. Historical, archeological evidence, confirming Scriptural events! Always beautiful to see!

Now, let us connect Daniel’s life of occupation, influence and the breakthrough his presence brought the exiles to the dream and then vision the Lord gave that I’ve carried the last several days.

Daniel  –  An Example for the Church

The Lord said that Daniel was an example for the Church to follow. His life of integrity, his pursuit of God and the four core values Daniel determined in his heart not only led him but granted him great influence and an ultimate breakthrough for his people. This is what we are called to walk in as well. This is how we gain the breakthrough we seek for us and our posterity.

Again, what were the four points from Daniel 1?

1.      We determine in our heart to fear God over man.

2.      We must choose to remain pure and undefiled

3.      We must choose to truly occupy where God places us

4.      We must choose to influence the world with righteous standards rather than bowing the knee to theirs. Right now, with what we see in many churches today, this is our biggest problem. If you go back to the message “Our Red Sea Moment Approaches” that I did several months ago, I listed 10 plagues impacting our freedom as a Church and the nation. Every one of these issues are sin-issues yet, they have found a home within the Church, and we need to repent and turn from the path we are on. (This message can be found on our website.)

If we will do this, and be willing to follow the Luke 19:13 command to Occupy until He (the Lord) comes, not only will we enter avenues of influence we never imagined, but we will stand the test of man, kings, fire, hungry and ferocious lions, and we will stand before the Lord Jesus Christ and He will declare “well done My good and faithful servant.” (I will teach on Luke 19:13 from a literal and a spiritual plane this week.)

Together we can bring this nation into a place of excellence for our posterity. Together we can fight for justice and righteousness, is it not the foundation of His throne!?! Together, we can pursue the path of God and prepare this nation for Him to rule and reign in our land! And, then, we will have the privilege of witnessing the greatest outpouring of His presence in and through this land the earth has ever seen!

I want to close with the following visions from 2021, because I believe the first vision I shared, and these last two visions are one and the same the same and we are about to see them come to fruition!

Vision December 10, 2021 – “The Outpouring”

I was in prayer, seeking the Lord, aching for the intimacy that He’s promised to those who seek His face. My cry was not only for myself, but for the intercessors who seek Him day and night that He would save our nation.

I had two visions:

First vision:

I saw the earth and the heavenly realm. Between these realms was a barrier. I could see the saints standing on the earth, praying.

The prayers of the saints were two-fold in their intent as well as their results:

One was to weep over the sins of the land. (The blood that’s been shed on this soil through abortion and human trafficking cries out to God for justice.) As they repented before Him, the blood that appeared as fire on the soil, was diminished, cooled, and eventually appeased. I knew the heart of the Father had been appeased by their repentance.

Second, was to cry out, making an appeal to Heaven, that our Father would visit us and pour out His glory on the land. As they cried out, I could see that they were carving away at something with whittling tools. A closer look revealed a callous that had grown thick between the two realms. The cry rose and fell in a beautiful harmonious flow, it was a true appeal in unity, for God to visit His people.

The callous had become paper thin from the intercession…and the Father began to rise from His Throne…

Second vision

The Lord allowed me to see from the heavenlies, I saw the above vision from Heaven’s perspective. I stood before Him as a child, small, awaiting the Father. He was on a great Throne. I looked and saw the barrier or callous between Heaven and earth transition from very thick to very thin…The Father stood up, stirred by the cry of His people, and He leaned over and poured Himself out, like Holy Spirt on Pentecost, and the Third Great Awakening was upon us. He rolled out across the nations. This was a move of God beyond any of us can imagine and it rose and fell across the surface of His people with such a beautiful harmonious flow…I am at a loss for words. The outpouring was so great, it was indescribable. The Lord was showing me what would be released in January 2023, and what will come of that if we will press through these challenges to usher in His presence in profound and glorious ways.

Let’s set our heart to pursue this for us and our posterity!

Much love,

Ricci Johnson-Wilson

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Editorial Special Section: [Voice of Fig] Torah Gleaning Week 49 When You Go Out

Message: JennyLee   Date: September 15, 2024   Audio:  [Voice of Fig] YouTube audio  

Scripture:

• Torah: Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19
• Prophets: Isaiah 54:1-10
• New Testament: Matthew 5 :27-30; 1 Corinthians 5:1-5

• I hear the Lord say that many are feeling growing pains. This means that you have transcended the old season and the Lord is moving you from a place of limited capacity to a vast space. He is bringing you out from under the ceiling you have been under and into an environment that allows you to dream and supports you as you step into the deeper ministry of God.
• We have been in a season of trials and testings. This is a time filled with many opportunities to choose limitations, compromise, apathy, and choose comfort over confidence. And you feel lost now precisely because you chose Him over comfort. This shows that you choose Him instead of compromising and choosing the next best thing.
• At this stage, you can only trust Him to guide you and provide for you. Only in His power will you be able to cope with the future. You are not lost, but during this period, you are no longer able to keep things in order and you can no longer open doors or move things forward on your own. You have chosen the deep waters of your spirit, and the Lord is leading you into something new that He is doing.
• He said to me, “It’s about spiritual stature and maturity. They have surpassed the people they ran with. “ I asked the Lord, why? He said, “Many people have outgrown their partners because those people chose to stagnate, and they chose to move on with me. ” This is why you suddenly feel spiritual distance or loss of connection, running with the past. people no longer have a tacit understanding.
• That’s why the breakdown in alignment becomes so apparent during this season. This is why it is necessary to separate from some of your fellow travelers in the past because they chose not to follow the Holy Spirit but their own agenda and goals, but you chose Him.
• I know the transition is difficult because you feel their gossip, criticism, and verbal attacks.
• He said, “Many have transcended those places because those who have walked with them have allowed the enemy to gain access to certain areas of life through temptation and compromise. That is why this is not just a subtle separation, but quite obvious of separation, for I am pulling you out of those rooms , out of those places where the work of evil spirits is tolerated, where indifference is tolerated, another Jesus, another gospel is tolerated! In the coming months, we will enter the season of migration. It is a time of transition and I am placing new cities and places on their hearts to begin their migration. ”
• Many people are saying, “God, haven’t I experienced enough transformation? “
• But the Lord says to you: “What you experienced was a transformation of spiritual circumcision, but the next transformation is to expand your boundaries! “
• I hear the Lord saying to the body of Christ that just as Abraham had to leave everything he knew – his family, friends, neighborhood, and city – to fulfill God’s calling and greater vision in his life, so too are many now. God leads them into a period of wandering transformation with the purpose of planting you, building you up, and allowing the gifts in your life to blossom. This transformation is taking you out of limitations and into a vast space.

‘Tis the Season of Rapid Renewal and Determined Recovery

• My people, I see that many of you are still feeling extremely tired during this season. I see that the war you are going through in many ways has worn you down, but I am telling you that this is the rapid renewal and restoration of resolve that I have in store for you. Through My Spirit, I am bringing supernatural rapid renewal to renew every part of you, empower you and refill you. I will take you into a place of supernatural power that you have never known before, allowing you to know Me more deeply and connect more closely with My Heart, which will re-energize and renew you. Because at this time there is a powerful spiritual current pouring on you like a waterfall, washing away your fatigue. Many of you have been tired for a long time, but this is not your portion in Me. Many people have lived so tired that they have forgotten what it feels like to not be tired.
• Not only will I wash away your fatigue, I will bring rapid renewal to your mind, heart, and body. I will restore you with strength, vitality, and power from Me that you have never experienced. I am quickly restoring a new determination in your lives that is built in Me and My Spirit. Not only will you stand again with greater faith, but you will see Me in the days ahead greatly increasing your faith, revelation, insight, and discernment like never before.
• In the chaos and war of discernment, fatigue seeks to confuse and weaken your discernment, but see how the power of My Hand breaks this fatigue through the rapid renewal I unleash. I will increase your discernment and discernment so that you can see through and expose the plans of the enemy and discern My plans and purposes in the future. You will understand My ways more deeply and move with Me to establish what I am doing on earth.

Inquisitor

• Two or Three Witnesses vs Ekklessia
• authority over life and death
• Witness is a testimony in court, don’t underestimate every testimony
• A year of Pey is a decade of mouth, we must be careful with our mouths
• For judgment is the destruction of the serpent’s mouth

Do not Desecrate Motherhood

• Deuteronomy 22:6-7  If you come across a bird’s nest on the road, either in a tree or on the ground, with chicks or eggs inside, and the mother bird is lying on the chicks or on the eggs, you must not take the mother bird and the chicks together. Always let go of the mother and take only the chicks, so that you can enjoy happiness and your days will be long.
• Two versions
  1. The mother bird is very sad when her chicks or eggs are taken away from her. inhuman
  2. An indestructible species, the female bird is left to breed again
• But I support this statement. The mother bird will sacrifice her life to protect her chicks. This is the only chance you can catch the mother bird. You cannot desecrate its motherhood , just as God wants us to be filial to our parents and honor our parents. Our protection is like a mother bird protecting her chicks. Therefore, the blessings of both are enjoyment and longevity .

Jacob showed love through what he did. His affection for Rachel was overwhelming, as was her eldest son, Joseph. Love is at the heart of the Hebrew faith: not just love between husband and wife, parents, and children, but love for God, neighbor, and stranger. But love is not enough. There must also be legal support for justice and fairness. People must feel that the law is on the side of fairness. You can’t build a society on love alone. Love brings union, but it also divides. It creates feelings of being abandoned, ignored, rejected, and ” hated “ that are less loved , creating a whirlpool of conflict, jealousy, violence, and even revenge.

Fairness in the Family

• Deuteronomy 21:14 Afterwards, if you displease him, let him go as he pleases; you must not sell him for money, nor treat him as your maidservant, for you have defiled him.
• Deuteronomy 21:16 When the time comes to divide the inheritance among your sons, you shall not make the son of the wife you love the firstborn above the son of the wife you hate;
• Deuteronomy 24:5 A newly married man must not go out into the army or entrust him with any official business. He may stay at home for a year to make his wife happy.
• Deuteronomy 24:16 You shall not kill your father for your son’s sake, nor your son for your father’s sake; but whoever is killed is for his own sin.

Care for the Orphans, Widows, the Poor, even the Working Cows

• Deuteronomy 24:6 You shall not pledge a man’s whole millstone or his upper millstone, for you are pledging a man’s life as a pledge.
• Deuteronomy 24:10 Whatever you lend to your neighbor, do not enter his house and take his pledge.
• Deuteronomy 24:12 If he is poor, you shall not leave his pledge overnight.
• Deuteronomy 24:14 You shall not mistreat a hired servant who is needy or in need, whether he is your brother or a sojourner in your city.
• Deuteronomy 24:15 You must give him his wages that day and not wait until the sun goes down – for he is poor and has his heart set on his wages – lest he call on the LORD because of you and his sin will be on you.
• Deuteronomy 24:17 Thou shalt not wrong the stranger and the fatherless, nor take a widow’s garment as a pledge.
• Deuteronomy 24:19 If you are harvesting in the field and forget a sheaf, you must not go back and take it again; you must leave it for the stranger, the orphan, and the widow. Then the LORD your God will bless you in everything you do.
• Deuteronomy 24:20 When you strike down the olive tree, you shall not strike again what is left on the branches; you shall leave them for the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow.
• Deuteronomy 24:21 When you gather grapes from your vineyard, you shall not gather any more grapes; they shall be left for the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow.
• Deuteronomy 25:3 You are to give him only forty lashes, no more than that number. If you hit him more than the number, you are despising your brother.
• Deuteronomy 25:4 Do not muzzle the ox while it is treading out the grain.
• Deuteronomy 25:13 You must not have two kinds of money in your bag, one large and one small.
• Deuteronomy 25:14 Do not have in your house two kinds of buckets, one big and one small.

Reference【Matthew 22:37-40】

• Deuteronomy 22:5 A woman shall not wear what a man wears, and a man shall not wear a woman’s garment, for all such practices are an abomination to the LORD your God .
• Deuteronomy 23:18 You shall not bring the money of prostitutes or the price of prostitutes into the house of the LORD your God to fulfill your vows, for both are an abomination to the LORD your God .
• Deuteronomy 24:4 The husband who sent him shall not marry her again after she has been defiled, for she is an abomination to the LORD ; and you shall not defile the land which the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
• Deuteronomy 25:16 For everyone who does evil is an abomination to the LORD your God .

Racism

• Deuteronomy 23:7 Do not hate the Edomite, for he is your brother. Do not hate the Egyptians, because you were a stranger in their land.
• Deuteronomy 22:1 If you see your brother’s ox or sheep astray, do not ignore it but bring it back to your brother.
• Deuteronomy 22:3 Whatever your brother has lost, whether it is a donkey or a piece of clothing, if you find him, you must do this, and do not pretend he has not seen it.
• Deuteronomy 22:4 If you see your brother’s ox or donkey fallen on the road, do not ignore it but help him to pull it up.
• First, the broader perspective. Jews have suffered from racism for the longest time than any other nation on earth. Therefore, we should be extra careful not to make mistakes ourselves. We believe 64that God created each of us in his image, regardless of color, class, culture or creed. If we look down on others because of their race, we are demeaning the image of God and disrespecting human dignity.
• If we look down on someone because of the color of their skin, we are repeating the sin of Aaron and Miriam – “Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because he married a Cushite woman . “ Rabbi interpreted this passage differently, and it is clear that they looked down upon Moses’ wife because, like Cushite women, she had dark skin, making this one of the earliest recorded instances of color prejudice. Because of this sin, Miriam became leprosy. Instead, we should remember that lovely line from the Song of Songs: “Song 1:5 O daughters of Jerusalem, though I am dark, yet I am fair, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon. “

The Power of Hate

• Moses’ two commandments against hatred prove his greatness as a leader. Becoming a leader by mobilizing the power of hate is the easiest thing in the world. The Srebrenica massacre was ethnic cleansing, incited by racial hatred. What was done before the Rwandan genocide – described Tutsis as “ cockroaches ” . ISIS uses the Internet to spread paranoia and incite acts of terror. Hitler also used racial hatred as a prelude to the most serious crimes against humanity.
• The language of hate can create hostility between people of different faiths and races who have coexisted peacefully for centuries. It has been the most destructive force in history, and even the knowledge of the Holocaust did not end it, even in Europe. This is a sure sign of toxic leadership .
• In the classic book Leadership, a distinction is made between transactional and transformational leaders . The former addresses people’s interests. The latter tried to raise their horizons. “ Transformational leadership is improving. Leaders and followers interact from a higher moral level; in the fusion of goals and values, both leaders and followers are elevated to a more principled level of judgment. “
• Now let’s look at Moses’ two commandments against hatred. Both of them are surprising. “Do not despise the Egyptian, for you are a stranger in his land.” This is extraordinary. The Egyptians enslaved the Israelites, planned a slow genocide against them, and then refused to let them leave despite plagues ravaging the land. Is it possible not to hate these reasons?
• But the Egyptians initially provided shelter to the Israelites during times of famine. They honored Joseph when he was promoted to Pharaoh’s deputy. The evil they committed against the Hebrews under ” a new king who did not know Joseph “ ) was instigated by Pharaoh himself, not by the people as a whole. In addition, it was the daughter of the same Pharaoh who rescued Moses and adopted him. The Torah clearly distinguishes between the Egyptians and the Amalekites. The latter is destined to be Israel’s permanent enemy, but the former is not. In later times, Isaiah made a remarkable prophecy—that one day the Egyptians would be oppressed. They will cry to God, and he will save them as he delivered the children of Israel: Isaiah 19:20 And this shall be a sign and a sign in the land of Egypt unto the LORD of hosts. The Egyptians cried out to the Lord because of their oppression, and He sent a Savior as their protector to save them.
• The wisdom of Moses’ command not to despise the Egyptians still shines today. If the people continued to hate their former oppressors, Moses would bring the Israelites out of Egypt, but not Egypt out of the Israelites. They will remain slaves, not physically, but psychologically. They will become slaves to the past, bound by chains of resentment, unable to build a future. To be free, you must let go of hatred. This is a hard truth, but a necessary one.
• Moses’ insistence is equally surprising: “Do not despise the Edomite, for he is your brother.” Edom was, of course, another name for Esau. Once upon a time, Esau hated Jacob and swore to kill him. Furthermore, before the twins were born, Rebekah received a revelation from God telling her: “Genesis 25:23 And the LORD said to her, Two nations are within you, and two tribes will come out of you. One tribe will be stronger than the other. “The older will serve the younger.” Whatever these words seem to imply that there will always be conflict between the two brothers and their descendants.
• Why does Moses tell us not to despise the descendants of Esau? The answer is simple. Esau may have hated Jacob, but that doesn’t mean Jacob should hate Esau. To return hatred with hatred is to be brought down to the level of your opponent. When Judea Pearl, the father of murdered journalist Daniel Pearl, was asked why he worked for reconciliation between Jews and Muslims, he responded with heartbreaking clarity: “ Hate kills.” Therefore, I am determined to fight against hatred. “ As Martin Luther King Jr. wrote: “ Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that. .​

Inherit the King’s Robes

• Act justly, love mercy, walk humbly with God

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Editorial Special Section: Lou Engle & Christy Johnston: “A 90-Day Call to Prayer for the U.S. Elections”

Message: Lou Engle & Christy Johnstona Date: August 9, 2024  Source : Elijah List

Editor’s Note: Christy Johnston is an Australian writer, prophetic teacher, and one of the best intercessors in the United States (even though she is Australian!). Dreams were nothing new to Christie, but few inspired the faith of countless intercessors like this one.

90 Days

On August 7th, our friend Christy Johnston had an urgent dream in which she saw herself calling for 90 days of prayer leading up to the U.S. elections. She knew it was a clarion call from Heaven that went far beyond the reach of her own sphere of influence. Christy then saw a tremendous response from the Ekklesia. It was a 2 Chronicles 7:14 moment. Hundreds of thousands of people from every nation were falling on their knees and crying out for the United States of America. She also saw hordes of demonic beings that looked like orcs from The Lord of the Rings movies. As she watched in the dream, their hands suddenly became shackled and their plans were interrupted by the power of intercession from the people of God.

Christy understood that this dream was not just about America, but about the nations of the earth. Meanwhile, there is a demonic agenda in the United States that must be stopped. When she woke from the dream, Christy contacted Lou Engle. They did the math to find out when 90 days before the elections (on November 5th) would be. It turned out to be this past Wednesday, August 7th, the very day she had the dream! Christy and Lou acted quickly to release a live Instagram message to herald this call to prayer. We urge you to watch it and share it far and wide. But if all else fails, just DO THE DREAM with us and pray each day for 90 days!

In the video, Lou explains how Psalm 149 is key to understanding the dream. The psalmist wrote:

“Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand, to execute vengeance on the nations, and punishments on the peoples; to bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; to execute on them the written judgment—this honor have all His saints. Praise the LORD!” (Psalm 149:6–9)

Lou believes that great principalities and powers are in a cosmic conflict over the elections and over Israel right now. There is also a battle over which ideologies are going to be loosed into these nations. Lou mentioned Derek Prince’s book, Shaping History through Prayer and Fasting, and how it tells of how “governments are shifted in prayer and fasting, as it was in the days of Daniel and as in the days of Esther.” Lou went on to say, “I believe right now God is saying, urgently, put high praises of God in your mouth. Carry it to your beds. Pray on your beds and declare the binding of kings and nobles, and the shackling of the principalities and powers, so God can actually establish His purposes” (both now and in these elections).

Christy and Lou addressed the principalities associated with the ancient goddess Ishtar, and the gods Molech and Baal, as mentioned in Jonathan Cahn’s book, The Return of the Gods. The premise of the book is that when America removed God from the public sector in the 60s, and in the 70s, then demons came back seven times worse to repossess the nation. Ishtar was the goddess of sexuality, homosexuality, prostitution, and transgenderism. Lou acknowledged that the influence of this unseen entity is being manifest on the ground level in our nation as never before. Even certain elements of the Olympic ceremony exemplified her perversions.

Lou also emphasized that when those in positions of authority make decrees and agreements with wickedness, or with righteousness, it opens portals in the heavenly realms—whether for evil or for good. For example, he explained that when the president awarded a transgender woman as “Woman of the Year,” he was opening a portal for transgender ideologies and spirits to come in and affect our nation. Knowing what a controversial topic this is, Lou said, “I would rather be controversial than to be halting between two opinions and missing the very moment that the Elijahs of God, and the Esthers of God, are being called into.”

Would you join us in these 90 days of intercession by setting your alarm to pray at either 4:14 AM or 4:14 PM? The time is based on Esther 4:14, which says, “For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”

Also, our Nigerian friend, Folake Kellogg, had a dream in which the Lord told her, “You cannot have Esther 4:14 without Nehemiah 4:14.”

“And I looked, and arose and said to the nobles, to the leaders, and to the rest of the people, ‘Do not be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, great and awesome, and fight for your brethren, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your houses.'” (Nehemiah 4:14)

We shudder to think of what will happen for our generation and the generation to come if we do not triumph over the plans of darkness in this hour of history.

So, at 4:14 in your own time zone, we ask that wherever you are you stop and take Communion. Stand in the gap on behalf of 1) Israel, 2) your own nation, and 3) America.

Years ago, the Lord told us in a dream that it would “honor the body and the blood to pray for His Israel each day before the sun sets.” Let us “execute the judgment written” by decreeing the Word of God and calling forth His purposes while, at the same time, decreeing the judgment of the Cross over powers and principalities. In doing so, over the next 90 days, we will be establishing national altars of righteousness and opening portals of God’s favor as mentioned in 2 Chronicles 7:14.

Additional Prayer Points

For those who would appreciate more guidance for your intercession, consider agreeing with us in the following prayer objectives inspired by Lou and Christy’s exhortation:

1. Let us pray for the restraining of the demonic principalities and wicked governments that seek Israel’s destruction and have brought death and suffering upon their own people. “Make haste, O God, to deliver me! Make haste to help me, O Lord! Let them be ashamed and confounded who seek my life; let them be turned back and confused who desire my hurt.” (Psalm 70:1–2)
2. Repent on behalf of your nation, Israel, and America, for every unholy agreement and blood covenant. Plead the better blood of Jesus and His greater covenant. Call for the dismantling of witchcraft and the occult in every sphere of our government and society.  “…’How can there be peace,’ Jehu replied, ‘as long as all the idolatry and witchcraft of your mother Jezebel abound?'” (2 Kings 9:22)
3. Pray for the presidential elections, that America and the globe will be spared from the demonic agendas being espoused by the Democratic party.  “For how can I endure to see the evil that will come to my people? Or how can I endure to see the destruction of my countrymen?” (Esther 8:6)
4. Pray for the restraining of World War III, for the sake of the global missions movement and the reaping of a mass harvest of souls.  “The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.” (2 Peter 3:9)
5. Decree that America is going to come back to her original covenant with the Lord. Welcome Him back into our nation, our schools, and every sphere of society.
6. Pray forth the opening of the womb of America for the rebirth of the nation and the birthing of many souls into salvation. “Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.” (Psalm 90:2)
7. Pray for mercy to triumph over judgment and for a great awakening to sweep across this generation with deliverance from all kinds of addictions, sin patterns, mental illness, and identity confusion.  “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because He has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free.” (Luke 4:18)

 

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