Weekly Prayer (2/22)

 Weekly Prayer (2/22)

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Editor’s Note: Cindy Jacobs and APCE: The Stand : Word from the APCE for 2021 & Beyond”

Information : Cindy Jacobs and APCE   

Date: February 16, 2021   

Source:  Song of Wei Mu

Editor’s note : The Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders was convened 22 years ago under the leadership of C. Peter Wagner and steered by Cindy Jacobs of Generals International. For years, this council has met together to seek the face of God for a collective word of the Lord for the coming year(s), for the Body of Christ, the United States in particular, and the nations of the earth. This relationally-based council includes a wide diversity of prophetic giftings of mature prophets, seers, prophetic intercessors, men and women, diversity of ethnic backgrounds, the joining of the generations and several international delegates. …Detailed Reading

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Editor’s Note: Rick Joyner: Training for Reigning

Message: Rick Joyner

Date: February 19, 2021 

Source:   Kingdom Prayer Network

As we covered last week, this life is a war for a great purpose. As I John 5:19 states, “the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.” Jesus purchased the whole world on the cross, and He is coming to take it back. He has delayed doing this for the sake of those He has called to reign with Him in the age to come, which will be for the time of the “restoration of all things.” …Detailed Reading

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Editor’s Note: David Peng: The Key Seven Years of The Global Revival: 2017 to 2024 (4)

The next three and a half years will be a critical moment for the people to come out of Egypt and for the global revival!

Message: David Peng   Date: Feburary 22, 2021    Source:  Kingdom Alive

Editor’s note: The author Pastor David Peng is one of the core leaders of the US East Coast Homecoming team. Since receiving the anointing from God on behalf of the Chinese at the end of 2016, God has continuously led him to connect and communicate with key ethnic minorities. Revelations concerning God’s destiny and end-time plans for the Chinese and various ethnic groups continue to emerge. We will publish here to share with all intercessors. Please discern and pray together so that God’s revival plan can be fulfilled in time!

…Detailed Reading

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Declaration Prayer: Continue to Pray for the Safety of President Trump and His Family

【Current Event: On January 9, 2021, there was a failed assassination attempt on President Trump, and the failed impeachment by Democrats. Trump was blamed for the incident in the Washington Capital Congress.】

We Declare in the Name of Jesus:

• God will continue to protect President Trump from all assassinations, impeachment, and blaming tactics.
• God will dismantle all the strategies of the enemy, and the enemy will fall into his own snare and be brought to justice.
• God will greatly bless and protect President Trump, his family, and the ruling team with him.
• God will protect everyone who stands and fights with President Trump for his vision and plan. God will break down all the witchcraft and curses that attack them, save them from all evil and all temptations, keep them safe in and out, and be physically and mentally healthy. ( Isaiah 54:17 )
• God will comfort and strengthen President Trump’s heart, so he will not be afraid or retreat, and go forward for truth, humility, and justice, victory in everything! ( Verse 45:4 )
• All attempts to seize President Trump’s military power must be exposed, blocked in time and completely failed.   All mutineers will be brought to justice.

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Declaration Prayer: Update – For Draining the Swamp in the US

We declare in the name of Jesus :

• God will send angels to march in front of the American army to protect them, fight for them and assist them in their subsequent tasks.
• God will raise up a strong and courageous army to fight for His plans and will for America.
• All elites, deep governments and terrorists who participated in election fraud, colluded with foreign governments to rebel, extorted political leaders, deceived voters, and attempted to control and destroy the United States, the deep government and terrorists must be brought to justice. Their base will also be exposed and disintegrated.
• God has already begun the reversal of America, and He will surely complete this work.
• God’s people will stand bravely for God’s will and continue to pray and fight until the great victory comes to the body of Christ!
• God wants to restore the fraternal connection between the states, and the American people will unite and become the United States under God’s governance!

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Declaration Prayer: Update – Coronavirus

(The following declaration is adapted from Joseph’s preaching devotional )

In the name of Jesus Christ:

• We release God’s people to rise up to serve God!
• We bind and destroy the evil spirits and the forces operating behind this coronavirus. The blood of Jesus will destroy the evildoers!
• We rebuke the spirit of Pharaoh! Bind the evil spirits that hinder God’s people from spreading the gospel and church gatherings!
• We cut off all the evil Satan missions that create and planned viruses and their operations behind them!

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Pray for United States: Urgently Pray for Texas

【Current Event: Starting February 15th, the United States has been hit by a strong cold front, and many states have experienced heavy snowfall. At present, seven states have declared a state of emergency. Among them, the southern state of Texas has the most severe snow disaster. There are 4 million households in Texas affected by snowstorms and bitter cold weather. Currently, power has been restored in most areas, but the dangerous situation of millions of people continues. Because food and water in Texas have been exhausted, the supply chain has been cut off, and grocery shelves are empty. Coupled with the bursting of water pipes caused by the low temperature and the shutdown of water treatment facilities, there are still more than 10 million residents who have not been notified of hot water supply. Many people’s homes have leaked and collapsed ceilings, cars have been frozen by ice, and the official rescue supply is like a drop in the bucket… This is a real challenge for Texans who have never experienced ice and snow. Nearby states, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Kentucky, also encountered similar difficulties and are struggling to cope. …Detailed Reading】

• Isaiah 30:20 Although the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers will be hidden no more; with your own eyes you will see them.
• Isaiah 59:1 Surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear.

【PRAYER】

• Pray for Rescue and Supply : Father God, Your hand is not shortened. You have a plan and good intention in every rescue process. In the name of Jesus Christ, we send angels to guard the people affected by the disaster day and night, provide the needs of every family in a timely and wonderful way, let the sound of crying out to You rise up in the disaster area, and Your name be exalted again!
• Solve Energy problems : Father God, You will give Your people the anointing of breakthrough, heavenly creativity and opportunities to invent, create, and improve all the old energy thinking models, break out of the framework and enter into a path for a new energy solution. We look up to Your supernatural wisdom and ideas!
• Disintegrate the Power of the Deep State Government : Father God, let the deep state government see that it has embarked on a dead end that will be destroyed by God, to abandon all evil plans, and quickly turn back to You, a  God of grace and mercy. Father! You will deal with these evil-doers according to Your own righteousness and justice, remove the tools they use for evil from their hands, and transfer them to the hands of the righteous to build up the people.

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Pray for United States: Dutch Sheets: A Serpent in the Garden – Now is the Time to Expel the Serpent from the United States!

Editor’s note: This article is an excerpt from the 2/20 prayer of “Give Him 15 Minutes” from Dutch Sheets, the intercession leader. “I invite you to join me every day and pray for our country until the election crisis is resolved. I will read the daily “Give Him 15 Minutes”, comment, and then we will pray together. When we “petition to heaven” for the United States, you can join us here.

【Current Event: Why couldn’t God have made women to like normal things, such as sitting in the woods for days in sub-zero weather waiting for a deer or elk to walk by? Now that is my idea of exciting watching. Or watching a college football game! Ceci does not always understand me in this area, but she is kind about it. “Who are you rooting for?” she sometimes asks. “I don’t care who wins,” I often reply. …Detailed Reading】

• Isaiah 21:8 And the lookout[a] shouted, “Day after day, my lord, I stand on the watchtower;  every night I stay at my post.
• Psalm 12:8   who freely strut about when what is vile is honored by the human race.

【PRAYER】

• Return to God: Father God, like Adam, we are not vigilant enough and allowed the ancient snake to enter our garden, and its venom and roots penetrated into all major areas of the United States, tarnish all social classes, and destroyed the Bible This is the foundation our nation is built on. As mentioned in Psalm 12:8, who freely strut about when what is vile is honored by the human race. We call evil good and good evil, advocating filth, perversion and violence, preaching lies and suppressing the truth. The church has become lukewarm, ignorant of the Bible and without power. They even try to drive You out of America. Please forgive our disobedience, awaken us, and help us return to You!
• We Declare in the Name of Jesus Christ:
  • America will survive and not perish!
  • The watchman will stand in the watchtower and place of prayer, to pray and watch day and night, and guard America! Ekklesia will rise up and perform God’s will on the earth!
  • The blood of Jesus is powerful and will heal America! The name of Jesus is powerful and will repel the power of satan!
  • The Holy Spirit is being brewed and ready to be poured out to one billion people all over the world and poured out greatly!
  • Any attempt to block God’s will for the United States will be in vain! Now is the time to expel the ancient serpent from the United States!
  • An unprecedented revival will come to the United States and many countries!

In the holy name of Christ Jesus, amen!

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【Current Events: How serious is human trafficking in the world? According to the latest research by Amy Farrell, a professor at Northeastern University who studies human trafficking, state and regional law enforcement records may only reflect 10% of human trafficking victims. Human trafficking is called “modern slavery.” Because of its low risk and high profits, human trafficking is currently the world’s three largest transnational crimes, second only to drug and weapon smuggling. It is estimated that there are more than 45 million slaves in the world, organized crime Activities involve multiple levels. …Detailed Reading】

• Eze 33:6 But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people and the sword comes and takes someone’s life, that person’s life will be taken because of their sin, but I will hold the watchman accountable for their blood.
• Jer. 32:35a They built high places for Baal in the Valley of Ben Hinnom to sacrifice their sons and daughters to Molek, though I never commanded—nor did it enter my mind—that they should do such a detestable thing and so make Judah sin.
• 1 Kings 11:7 On a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the detestable god of Moab, and for Molek the detestable god of the Ammonites.
• Eze 23:37b For they have committed adultery and blood is on their hands. They committed adultery with their idols; they even sacrificed their children, whom they bore to me, as food for them.
• Psalm 5:10 Declare them guilty, O God!  Let their intrigues be their downfall. Banish them for their many sins, for they have rebelled against you.
• Psalm 9:3-4 My enemies turn back; they stumble and perish before you. For you have upheld my right and my cause, sitting enthroned as the righteous judge.

【PRAYER】

• Stop Human Trafficking and Close Trading Channels: Father God, please continue to crack down on these child sacrifices and human trafficking organizations, expose and close all levels of human trafficking transaction channels, and break down the forces and networks that disintegrate human trafficking groups and enable these human trafficking. The chaos and ineffectiveness of his evil plan has brought all the perpetrators to justice.
• We Declare in the Name of the Lord Jesus:
  • God will rise up justice and righteousness in the nations, awaken the conscience of governments and people of all countries, face the global human trafficking problem squarely, enact a law to prohibit and combat human trafficking, abolish the global slavery system, end human trafficking and trade, and enable everyone to enjoy freedom and equality.
  • God-given wisdom strategies and insights to law enforcement officers in various countries to protect their safety, effectively detect law enforcement, and rescue victims quickly.
  • The church should rise up and cry out in prayer, so that more and more people will be alerted, pay attention to the issue of human trafficking, and make a sound of justice for the victims.
  • The church should enter this threshing ground, with God’s love and mercy, to help the victims out of the shadows be healed and be restored to the beauty of life.
  • Every esoteric structure is disintegrating, the slave trader and the trading system are being exposed and destroyed, the concealment and the unrighteous spirit are removed, and truth and justice are upheld all over the world.

Pray in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

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Pray For First Nations

Pray for the Natives of North America: Honor and Awaken the Remnants of the Sleeping Giant

【Current affairs: This article is a good testimony of Pastor David Peng who feels that some remnants of the Kingdom of God, who are loyal to God’s entrustment, are willing to support theFirst Nation regardless of cost and sacrifice, and hope that the “sleeping giant” will wake up soon. This article is to honor them, and also calls for more members of Christ to join the journey of the First Nation people. …Click to Read More 】

• Isa 60:1-2 Arise, shine, for your light has come,  and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you.
• Psalm 133:1How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!
• Jeremiah 32:39 I will give them singleness of heart and action, so that they will always fear me and that all will then go well for them and for their children after them.
• John 17:21that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.

【PRAYER】

• Raise up More Vessels for Awakening “Sleeping Giants”: Father God, thank You for calling these vessels that are tender toward Your heart, understand Your plan and destiny for the First Nation people, to love and support them without reservation. You are Jehovah Jeriah, You will mobilize the resources of the kingdom of God, continue to bless their work, provide them with everything they need for service, and fulfill Your calling. Raise up More different “midwives” to awaken the “sleeping giants” and give revelations and strategies to help them  enter their destiny and calling.
• We Declare in the Name of Jesus Christ:
  • God will raise up more non-native peoples to support the First Nation, to walk with them and stand with them.
  • The natives of North America will soon wake up and restore the identity and destiny of the eldest son of the land.
  • The leaders of the First Nation peoples must be united in love and receive the blessings ordained by the Lord God.
  • The natives of North America must take up the authority over the land and break the curse of disintegrating the land and all darkness. The land and the people will be healed and the lost industries will be redeemed!
  • The natives of North America will use the spiritual power given to them by God to ignite the fire of revival, and the ancient fountain will come up again to initiate the revival of the last days and the great harvest of souls.

Pray in the power of Jesus Christ, Amen.

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Pray For Church

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

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

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

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Related Events and Prayer Background

Editor’s Note: Cindy Jacobs and APCE: The Stand : Word from the APCE for 2021 & Beyond”

Information : Cindy Jacobs and APCE   

Date: February 16, 2021   

Source:  Song of Wei Mu

Editor’s note : The Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders was convened 22 years ago under the leadership of C. Peter Wagner and steered by Cindy Jacobs of Generals International. For years, this council has met together to seek the face of God for a collective word of the Lord for the coming year(s), for the Body of Christ, the United States in particular, and the nations of the earth. This relationally-based council includes a wide diversity of prophetic giftings of mature prophets, seers, prophetic intercessors, men and women, diversity of ethnic backgrounds, the joining of the generations and several international delegates.

This word of the Lord for 2021 came out of our meeting in Dallas, TX in November of 2020. That was before the events we have recently begun to witness. This compilation of words that came out of that time together may not be for the year 2021, but may be for a season of time extending beyond the boundaries of our earthly calendar.

It is also possible that some were given for the purposes of intercession, so that we may pray to mitigate against the severity of them. We may even avert them as we pray. We are not to take any of these words as fate, but in humility, intercede so that they may be changed, subject to the response of God’s people.

• A Year of Great Contrasts: It will be a time of stark contrast in the aftermath of a reset. When you turn off your phone, it goes black and comes back on with updates and changes. So, we are now living in what has been reset. The reset button has been pushed and it will create a stark contrast to what has been. One of the Scripture passages that exemplifies this contrast the most is found in Matthew 24:6-8 (NKJV): “And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows.”
• Persecution: Persecutions will deepen, and in contrast, the greatest revival the earth has ever known is upon us. One primary manifestation of this revival will be in the Middle East in nations, such as Sudan, who have aligned with Israel.
• Men’s Hearts Will Grow Cold: “For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God.” (2 Timothy 3:2-4, NKJV) Even in the midst of great moves of God, the contrasts between good and evil will become more apparent. In the U.S., this will be manifested and seen in government structures as some become more godly and others turn away deeper and farther from God.
• Wars and Rumors of Wars: Watch China very carefully. There is the threat of the red dragon militarizing against the United States and other countries, particularly Taiwan. While there will come a time when the Bamboo Curtain will fall, and when China will lead in world economics, it is not to happen under a Communist Regime. Satan wants to change the times and seasons, but if those who follow the Lion of Judah will cry out in intercession, the communist takeover will not advance.

The red dragon wants to swallow up Vietnam and South East Asia as well as Korea. As “Gatekeepers of Prayer,” we cannot allow this to occur. If Japan tries to “ally” with China, she will find herself devoured also. This dragon has an insatiable appetite to be a ruling empire. In fact, there is an empire spirit or spirit of dominion that is on the move. As big of a threat as Islam has been to the world, communism is actually a greater threat in this era.

 A Chinese Pearl Harbor has taken place. Watch for more ways in which China will gain access to the U.S.A. through kickbacks, election-tampering, and sabotage. Satan has many plans, but if we pray, there will be a great checkmate of satan’s plans.

• Shakings in Every Realm of Society: There are shakings happening between political systems, but there will also be physical manifestations as well. It is not that these shakings are not already happening, but the frequency will escalate, including volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and the like. The whole earth is groaning. There will be new political parties that will be taking shape and that will be formed and increase in influence. 

For the US, it was noticed that the reconstruction after the Civil War got derailed and was left incomplete. God is going to move upon this issue once again to bring about a more complete justice. The godly, righteous remnant of the African American community will arise and become very visible in leading the way in seeing this justice movement happen. These shakings will ultimately result in a justice movement that brings long-term change.

Political systems that support abortion will also be shaken and will be affected economically.

• Re-aligning of Nations: There will be alignments that will be made both in the positive and in the negative. China/Russia/Iran will move towards closer alignments. Some of these alignments will even be surprising. However, the bear and the dragon will come to odds against each other if we pray.
• Iran’s government in the coming years will fall; it will happen seemingly overnight. God is watching how they persecute the Believers in their land. There will even be a great global reorganization in preparation for the end-times. We are seeing the prophetic beginnings of the Isaiah 19 Highway forming before our eyes!

• Rogue Operatives : Detailed exposures of both China and Russia will take place. God loves the Chinese and the Russian people. This is not anything negative towards the Church in China and Russia. Great revivals and renewals are coming!
• A Bumpy Road: Civil unrest will continue in the U.S. It will, in fact, escalate. The prophets called for emergency preparedness. All may not be needed, but crisis preparation, as far as food, water and supplies, is dictated by wisdom. 

We have given previous warnings about a possible civil war on U.S. soil and we are seeing the groundwork for that being laid—but God! More exposures will take place in both political parties. Layers upon layers of exposure will occur until the root is fully exposed and the ax can be laid to it. This is not only for the U.S. but will occur world-wide.

Both 2021 and 2020 have some of the same characteristics. However, the body of Christ must learn to revive, not just to survive. The economy of each state will experience shocks. If people do not escape from evil deeds, they will experience extreme financial poverty. However, just as Egypt experienced disasters, God’s people would be separated and protected by the Lord and prospered. Whether the US economy will fall into a huge downturn is still unknown.The year 2021 will seem to have some of the same characteristics as 2020. However, the Body of Christ will learn to thrive and not just survive.

The economies of states will shake and there will be a great suffering of the people in those states if they do not turn from wickedness. However, just as in Egypt during the plagues, God’s people will be protected and prosper. Whether or not the whole of the U.S. will take a huge downturn economically is still weighing in the balance.

• Epic spiritual warfare: It is a time for spiritual war. The Bride of Christ must put on combat boots and be prepared for battle. We must resist satan and he will flee! Teaching on how to wage war against the enemy is essential. Angelic hosts are being released to assist us as we war on Earth and they war in the heavens.
• Faith over fear:  Men’s hearts will fail from fear, but God will cause His remnant of overcomers, who have learned to stand on the Word with faith and not fear, to overcome
• Use peace as a weapon:  We will walk in a new level of peace that will be a weapon against distress! “The God of Peace will soon crush satan under your feet.” (Romans 16:20, NASB)
• Glory Awakening:  The amount of glory that we are going to see released in this new era, after the reset, will come in suddenlies. Those who have been crying out for revival will suddenly see, receive and experience a great revival. This revival will transform societies and raise up reformers in all areas of society. The revival and awakening will not only be for the saving of souls, but the healing of nations. Miracles will be commonplace in the marketplace and Hollywood. This will also lead to a renaissance in the arts, with great creative anointing being displayed through worship and even other art forms, such as painting, sculpture and dance. Another sign and wonder of this glory awakening will be spontaneous deliverances. People bound in drugs, pornography and other addictions will be set free. The ministry of deliverance through people called to it will once again be front and center in the Church.There will be a release of glory and, not unlike the Book of Acts, there will be resistance to the moves of God. Note that when miracles in the book of Acts took place, satan stirred up those in idolatry and in the religious system against it. However, this only caused the Church to increase and multiply!

This revival will transform the entire society, and innovators will emerge from all walks of life. Rejuvenation and awakening are not only to redeem the soul, but also to heal the nations. Miracles will become commonplace in markets and Hollywood.

There will be a renaissance, in worship, there will be creative anointing, and there will be a renaissance in painting, sculpture, dance and other artistic fields.

Another proof of glorious awakening is naturally salvation.

Those who are bound by drugs, obscenities and other addictions will be set free. The salvation ministry that everyone calls for will once again become the focus of the church.

Glory manifestation, just like the record of Acts, there will be power to resist God’s work. The book of Acts records that when miracles occur, Satan will raise up idolatry and religious forces to resist God’s work. However, this will only make the church rise and grow!

• Refiner’s Fire: The Lord is watching our reactions, even to things that satan is putting in our way. We are called to be overcomers. We cannot forget that we are being “trained to reign” for eternity. We are in the end-times and this world is not our home. While we are responsible to steward this world and disciple it, this is just the beginning of our lives. We are in the midst of the “Refiner’s Fire.”
• A Time to Build: Just as in Nehemiah’s day, we will “arise and build” in the midst of chaotic times. We will learn to build with a sword in one hand and a trowel in the other. Don’t come down off of the wall no matter what the enemy throws at you!

• The Day of Noah : It is now as in the Days of Noah, but God will enable us to stand with five words that all start with a “P”!
• 1. Protection
• 2. Provision
• 3. Preservation
• 4. Presence
• 5. Promise

For those of us who are standing on the promises, we will experience protection, provision, and the other ones listed, and triumph in the days ahead.

• It’s Time to Stand: The remnant Church will take a stand against evil coming against them both personally and corporately—and will win! Ephesians 6 will become a major theme once again. Worship will be both a weapon of war and the means to not become battle-fatigued in this season. There is calling to use as weapons of warfare all the previous words given through the years. One was “The Turn Around Year”; another was about the “Suddenlies.” Those who believe and apply this convergence of prophecy will triumph!

Let’s stand on the promises of God’s Word together and see the Glory Awakening Arise in Jesus’ great name!

Having Done All We Stand! (Cindy Jacobs with James W. Goll and the ACPE)

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Editor’s Note: Rick Joyner: Training for Reigning

Message: Rick Joyner

Date: February 19, 2021 

Source:   Kingdom Prayer Network

As we covered last week, this life is a war for a great purpose. As I John 5:19 states, “the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.” Jesus purchased the whole world on the cross, and He is coming to take it back. He has delayed doing this for the sake of those He has called to reign with Him in the age to come, which will be for the time of the “restoration of all things.” 

Jesus did not just redeem us, but also the whole world. The Father so loved the world that He sent His own Son to redeem the whole world, not just men. We have been sent to be His agents and to prepare for His return to take what He purchased on the cross. We become His agents by living in His kingdom now, which is to live under His authority, and thereby demonstrating the authority of His kingdom over the power of the evil one and his works. 

We are told in I John 3:8, “The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil.” As Jesus prayed for His disciples in John 17:18 “As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world.” We are sent into this world for the same purpose—to destroy the works of the devil. We are here to win victories against the devil, and to reclaim as much of this world as we can in preparation for the coming of our King and His kingdom. We plant the standard of the Lord’s kingdom on what we can retake as a testimony of His coming to take what is His.

Of course, the devil and his hordes will resist any projection or representation of God’s kingdom. Just as Jesus was criticized for and opposed for everything He did, we can expect the same. The Lord uses this opposition to train those who are called to reign with Him in the age to come. 

There is another point to the Lord allowing us to experience this conflict. As Thomas Paine, who many consider the greatest inspiration for the American Revolution, wrote: “What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives everything its value.”

This seems to be why the Lord made Israel fight for their Promised Land. It is a main reason why He makes us fight for our promises with faith and patience. Not only does this cause us to value His blessings and provisions more, but the struggle helps us to grow more in faith, patience, wisdom, and the fruit of the Spirit. This prepares us to be good stewards of that which He is entrusting us with as stewards, including His authority.

There is a diabolical concept that has crept into many Christians that if something is from God it should come easy. When we are babes in Christ this is true, but if we have been in Christ for years and this is still our mentality, then we have not matured and are still babes in Christ. 

There are laws and there are principles. Laws are immutable, but there are exceptions to principles. What I am sharing here is a principle, not a law, and there are exceptions to it. There are two cases in Scripture when the Lord made it easy for His people when they faced conflict. In both of these He told the people to just stand and watch His salvation. For our salvation, our redemption, He has done it all, and there is nothing we can add to it. However, it has been estimated that there are nearly two hundred times when the Lord made His people fight, though He promised to be with them in the battle. 

Some Christians tend to build their beliefs and actions on the exceptions in Scripture, rather than the entire testimony of Scripture. In this case, the biblical testimony is that most of the time the Lord will have us fight the battles. He promises to be with us in them, and that He will always lead us in His triumph, which also implies that we must learn to follow Him in these battles. For us to learn to follow Him in the great struggles of this life is a main reason why He wants us to fight them.

Virtually all of the troubles in this world, and in our personal lives, are the result of us trying to run the world and our own lives without Him. The answer to these conflicts and problems is to turn to Him and follow Him. We were not made to live without Him. 

Many Christians suffer defeats in life because they tried to apply the exceptions in Scripture and ignored the overwhelming weight of Scripture that is in contrast to these. We should never base our beliefs or actions on the exceptions in Scripture, but on the whole testimony of Scripture. However, the exceptions are there for a reason, and as they are there we should be open to following them, but only with clear and specific guidance from the Lord. 

“Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.” –Thomas Paine

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Editor’s Note: David Peng: The Key Seven Years of The Global Revival: 2017 to 2024 (4)

The next three and a half years will be a critical moment for the people to come out of Egypt and for the global revival!

Message: David Peng  Date: Feburary 22, 2021  Source:  Kingdom Alive

Editor’s note: The author Pastor David Peng is one of the core leaders of the US East Coast Homecoming team. Since receiving the anointing from God on behalf of the Chinese at the end of 2016, God has continuously led him to connect and communicate with key ethnic minorities. Revelations concerning God’s destiny and end-time plans for the Chinese and various ethnic groups continue to emerge. We will publish here to share with all intercessors. Please discern and pray together so that God’s revival plan can be fulfilled in time!

“Little Egypt” : Early birthplace of the Aboriginal and the Future of the Trail of Tears

After visiting the natives for the first time, I began to understand how European immigrants used coercive and tender tactics to deceive and occupy the natives to plunder their land for generations.  Without knowing these past histories ,   it is difficult to understand the thoughts and feelings of the natives in the United States today, therefore,  I will briefly share a few very important historical events and their impact for the future,  in order to have some revelation on the restoration and reconciliation with the natives in the future.  Most surprisingly,  long before Columbus discovered the New World ( 1492 AD ) Between AD 900-1350 period, the natives had established in ” Little Egypt a very prosperous advanced culture  ( Cahokia) across American “! let’s dust off the book of  little-known history, and take a closer look.

The Genocide of 25 Million People that No One Know ? 

Joe Donnell , a South Dakota Native American leader, once told me brokenhearted : ” Everyone knows that Hitler slaughtered six million Jews in Europe. Many people are still seeking justice and apology for the sins of the past ; however, almost 25 million natives in the United States were almost wiped out, deaths far exceeded the number of “holocaust” but until today little is known, and the US government has never officially apologized for this ! ” The expression of sadness and sorrow as he shared made a great impression on me even till today. That is a portrayal of the 574 tribe ( or nation )  Today, the total population of Native Americans is about 2.5 million. Although their numbers have increased tenfold over the past 100 years , it still amounts to only one-tenth of the population back then. In the official website of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) ) clearly define “contracts” signed between the US government and various national Aboriginal  highest authority of the land, from 1778 years to 1871. (Click here for details )

The True Condition of the First Nation Reservation

Since 1830, the relationship between the 574 aboriginal nations and the U.S. federal government has always been a nation-to-nation relationship , and the aborigines have maintained an independent government; however , a total of 370 contracts were signed between 1778 and 1871 . and each contract was either depriving Aboriginal land, or contrary to the promises of the previous federal government. Around  the American Civil War, the natives had been reduced to minorities and were at the mercy of others. Most of today’s reservations are either located in land with ice and snow, or  in the middle of nowhere, the reservation’s livings are essentially like a house arrest in a decentralized border area. Although welfare is provided in the reservations, it is not as generous as outsiders imagine. If there is a casino in the reservations, the welfare may be similar to that of other citizens.

The natives do not have all the rights to use, build, or buy and sell the land in the reservations. They need the approval of the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the local U.S. government. causing the natives to live in poverty. What’s even more outrageous is that the Bureau of Indian Affairs leases the land in the reservations to rich and powerful farm owners, only giving petty gains to the natives who own the land .[Note1]

Therefore, the natives are very resentful toward the US government, even full of hostility, and can not trust outsiders or other natives easily. This estrangement is the result of a series of unfavorable government policies and tragic histories. If you only have a superficial sympathy, without having a deeper look. Then you will not understand the  damage and ravages that the people and the land have suffered, It will be of no use.

Assimilation is short-lived

Even George Washington, the first US president, and many leaders all considered the best way to solve the “Indian problem ” is to assimilate them; such as make them to become Christians, to accept the concept of European economy Cultural especially regarding land, slaves and personal property, and to communicate in English. In the southeastern United States, the 5 civilized tribes influenced by the Mississippian culture, falls in this category of the US government, including Choctaw living in the Mississippi River, Chickasaw living in the upstream of Mississippi, Seminole in Florida,  Creek in Alabama and Cherokee in North Carolina and Georgia seems to have achieved a certain degree of consensus and effect with the government;However, good times do not last, In the early nineteenth century, less than 70 years after the founding of the United States , the situation deteriorated rapidly.

The Ideas and Policies of Compulsory Removing the Tribes 

Gold was discovered in Georgia in 1828 and caused a gold rush. Because of the fever for gold and the greed for land, the US Congress passed the ” Indian Removal Act” with very close votes in 1830, and it was announced and implemented by President Andrew Jackson. On the surface legislation and Aboriginal signed purchase and exchange of land, in reality, legislation was to deprive Aboriginal residency in the east of the Mississippi River, drive them out of their homes and lands for generations like a robber!

In 1835 , in the absence of the Cherokee Patriarch, the U.S. government arbitrarily granted and signed a secret treaty (Treaty of New Echota) with 100 people who claimed to be representative of the Cherokee family , and agreed to force the Cherokee family for only five million dollars . give up their land and migrate to the west of the Mississippi ; then when this secret was made public  it caused an uproar, set off a huge rally , even after using all sorts of channels, including the patriarch expressed strong opposition signature In terms of position, the US government still forcibly passed the bill in the Senate in 1836 with only one vote . President Martin Van Buren ordered to move the entire tribe within two years, and instruct General Winfield Scott between 1838-39 sent troops to execute tough Cherokee State to drive away 16,000 people from their home , historically known as the “Trail of  Tears”!

“Trail of Tears and Death “

The “five civilized tribes” . In the eyes of European immigrants are the ones that are willing to accept the government’s naturalization and government conditions, and designate their ancestors’ land and government as ” Indian Territory. “ to do exchange. The so-called “Indian Territory” is actually the undeveloped land of the Great West. In order to preserve the lives and structure of the tribe , they had to endure the humiliation, which seems to be much better than the cruel treatment suffered by other ” uncivilized” tribes ;  but in fact it is not!　During the time from signing with the government until the final migration, there are still many unfortunate things that happened; the most painful thing is what occurred  in the Cherokee tribe in 1838 “Trail of Tears”!

About sixteen thousand Cherokee were forced to give up ancestral property, or land contracts with money transactions ( usually never fulfilled ) and westward migration to Oklahoma[Note 2]. The most unbelievable and unacceptable situation was when the Cherokee were evicted, they did not have enough food and warm clothes, as a result over four thousand ( one-quarter of the population of the tribe ) died on the way, The horrible situation is as bad as Hitler’s final ” Death March ” to exterminate the Jews. This journey stretches from east to west, with a total length of more than  5,000  miles, spanning nine states ( pictured on the right ), surrounded by the army , the path of grief, sorrow and despair was renamed “The Trail of Tears and Death”. This has become one of the ugliest historical facts in American history!

Can you imagine the terror when these Cherokee were expelled from their homeland and walked to ” Little Egypt” in southern Illinois, because many of their families died. And it is a place they have never been, yet they had to bury their dead relatives hastily in this foreign land; perhaps the strange place they passed by was the Cahokia of 500 years ago  ( very likely their ancestors) ) Established an amazing center of agriculture, commerce, politics, culture, astronomy and even worship pilgrimage across the United States ! Its influence ranges from the Great Lakes in the north, the Gulf of Mexico in the south, the Atlantic Ocean in the east, and the Rockies in the west. Mountains. The map above features southern Illinois, is the “Trail of tears and death” is in the middle, but also the place they began the journey to leave their familiar home to go to an unknown destination. It is also the center point of the culture of Cahokia!

Is this the reason why God wants us to pay attention to the location of “Little Egypt”?   Is God reminding us of the important events on this land in the past ?   And to remind us,  if we hope to see the great revival in America, we must confess and repent for the sins of shedding of the innocent blood that  defiled the land. So we can see the restoration of the land and the people?

Boarding School “Kill the Indian Save the Man”

After the American Civil War, the US government found that they needed more land, but having no place to put the native people, so they intensified the act in uprooting the culture of the Indian to wipe it out completely.

1879 Captain Richard Henry Pratt, an American Civil War officer set up The Boarding School in Carlisle city, Pennsylvania for future generations of natives. His philosophy was to assimilate the offspring of the aboriginal people by means of high-pressure military management, and to cut off the continuity of the aboriginal people. (Click here for details )

The first year, there were 147 natives who came to the school, as young as six years old, most of them teenagers . Captain Pratt cut off their hair and demanded them to only speak English, banning any indigenous culture, tradition and language, including their names, costumes, dances and beliefs. Everyone changed their first name and even their last name. And can only use their English names, they were not allowed to wear tribal costumes sewn by their tribesmen , and they were forced to attend church services and convert to Christianity . Brainwash them to regard the aborigines not as human, corporal punishment is imposed, and excessive discipline is used to humiliate and violate human dignity. Forced labor and military march with military management and use the students as cheap labor in nearby communities. In the forty years from 1879 to 1918 , about 12,000 children attended Carlisle boarding school, only 8% of the students graduated, another 20% escaped, and 200 students died in the school and were buried. In the cemetery next to the school .This was confirmed by many who graduated there, it was like” Concentration Camp”. Why is it so ?[Note3]

Captain Pratt’s philosophy for the school is to completely remove the souls of the aborigines, so that graduated students can return to their communities to become truly civilized people. He said that Carlisle School is trying to cultivate a group of subverting their indigenous tribes, and loyal to the government …  not to colonize them, but to become like us. Right before their tribe, such people are hundreds of times better than their tribal family.

Unfortunately, the model of the Carlisle Indian School has become a model for the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ education policy for the descendants of the Natives in the United States, and even used as a model for many private schools run by Christians and Catholics . By 1892 , the Bureau of Indian Affairs had opened 25 schools in 15 states ( pictured on the right ). Parents not only need to pay for the children’s school expenses, if they refuse to cooperate, the Bureau of Indian Affairs can even go to any reservations to take the child away from their own family. The wound and horror caused by the boarding school is beyond words!

The Evil Consequences of Genocide Brainwashing Concentration Camp Education

Although the Indian boarding school has only been maintained in the United States for 40 years, it has caused fundamental damage for many ways: The following are my observations, 

1. The human dignity of the indigenous people was severely strangled and the original sin of the Holocaust :

Basically, the culture of the aboriginal people is completely regarded as evil with no positive value at all. Therefore, ” completely eradicating the bad roots of the aborigines can save this person ” has become the goal of school governance. A young child was snatched out of the original family by force and sent to a remote school by train. The first thing was to cut off the long hair that symbolizes ability and dignity, strip off the clothes that commemorate the family, put on uniforms, change their first name or even the last name, to be called with a new language, take away their own mother tongue, dance, music, and any links related to their identity. These not only damage the young soul, but completely destroy the dignity of a person.

Many people don’t know that Hitler once studied the policies of the US government on how to eliminate the natives (click here for details ). First, disperse the Jewish family. not allow family to be in the same place. Use a cold train to send them to a remote place. The first thing you do when you enter a concentration camp is to strip off all your clothes, put on prison uniforms, and tattoo a number on your hand as your identity, forced to engage in meaningless labor, whipped and reprimanded, and shot and hanged at every turn. The purpose is to completely destroy the dignity of human nature and make them lose the will to survive. In the end, the entire ethnic group is wiped out. You may not know, toward the end of the war, Hitler began to force the Jews in the concentration camps to, “Death March “, to wipe out the Jews. His inspiration actually came from his study of how the United States forced The 8,000 Navajo aboriginals, men, women, children and children in the Bossque Redondo concentration camp in 1864! ( Note 4 )

Hitler imitated the U.S. government’s policy of abusive treatment of the natives: to the extermination of Jews. The rapid march was a combination of the Navajo ‘s Long Walk and the Cherokee ‘s “Trail of Tears”. Hitler was able to continue to nullify and suppress Jewish music, art, books, and culture, and bury all of these together with Jewish mass graves, we can see how the US government hated the characteristics and culture of the indigenous people. In a very short period of time almost the entire indigenous groups are eliminated. We can no longer neglect such a serious evil, we should rise up to confess and repent of our sins and ask for forgiveness from the natives people today, so that this heinous crime will no longer hold us and this cursed land ?

2. Gospel was seriously rejected, Jesus was misunderstood for a long time

In addition to the boarding schools established by the Bureau of Indian Affairs across the United States, there were also a considerable number of private boarding schools in various parts of the United States, mostly sponsored by Catholic and Christian denominations. Naturally they are forced to attend church or even convert to Christian, but deep down they identify Jesus as a God of the whites; since whites treated them so badly, they hate the Church and Christianity, even today many reservations in the USA do not welcome churches and Christians .

When I first visited the Reservations in 2017 , the pastor told me that all valuable things, including audio equipment, cannot be kept in the church overnight, because the local aborigines are very unfriendly to the church. As long as there are any items left in the church, They will break in and steal them without hesitation . I was very surprised to hear that. No wonder when Pastor Heather from Taiwan and I went to visit them, they were shocked and curious. Wherever we went, they always wanted us to talk and share . I was very puzzled at the time, Now I smile,  because  I realized they might be thinking  “Jesus” is not just a white God, He is also God to someone who has our skin color, Even the aborigines of Taiwan also believe in Jesus ! I also realize God’s special grace over us, we must not miss such an important entrustment from God!

3. The main reason for the long-term weakness in the First Nation Reservations 

We know there are very serious social problems in the reservation. High unemployment, suicide, alcoholism, drug abuse, crime, domestic violence, poverty, low self-esteem, and dropout are far more than other areas in the United States . Why ?  I believe it is because their wounds have never been taken seriously, Many of the past history are still nightmares today. As David Stannard , the author of “American Holocaust: The conquest of the New World,” said, the American government’s slaughter of natives is the most terrifying genocide in human history. The U.S. government urges the German government to apologize and compensate for its evil acts of genocide , but when will the U.S. government formally apologize to the victims and their descendants for its evil acts of genocide ? ( Note 5)

David Stannard also believes that the severe and long-standing social problems in the Native American communities today originate from the traumas left by ancestors in past history. He even pointed out that because the natives suffered severely in boarding schools. Sexual abuse and improper corporal punishment have directly contributed to the spread of domestic violence and sexual assault in the indigenous reservation areas today. ( Note 6)

Many horrible traumas, even after the perpetrator apologizes and confesses the sins, is still difficult to recover from. How much more, the pain caused by the transgressions  who have never been admitted to mistakes and held accountable?!  Healing requires long term support and special care. Denial or ignorance will not dilute through time but will deepen the gap and make the guilt continue to the next generation, causing them to always feel that they are victims and can never forgive the perpetrators!

We also know that forgiveness is absolutely supernatural . This is beyond our ability. We cannot forget and forgive without the intervention of the grace and mercy of God. How can we rely on our own ability to forgive such a deep grievance ?

Pastor Lockley, the aboriginal leader, said it well: ” Society, science, and government policies cannot really solve the plight of the aboriginal communities; however , they continue to do it and expect to get different results. He continues to promote the gospel of Jesus Christ and the kingdom of God  to his people. Because it is the only hope for them. Perhaps such a position is unpopular among my people , but I am loyal to God’s call to me, and my hope lies in my Lord !” ( Note 7 )

What can we Chinese do ?

I remember very clearly, in November, 2017 several East Coast families visited Carlisle Indian boarding school, it was also the first time we met First Nation leader Lockley Bremner. Several aunts of his mother and father went to this school. When I arrived, I saw a large cemetery by the gate, but I didn’t know they were the burial ground for the students from there . At that time, I thought normally there should be a playground next to the dormitory. Why a cemetery ?

At the end of that gathering, we went to the cemetery to pray. Lockley knelt on the ground and pleaded with the Lord to forgive all the negative influences that had been caused here in the past on the descendants of the aborigines, including panic, suppression, discrimination, abuse, loneliness, depression, and even death. The rest of us were praying silently. asking the Lord for mercy and forgiveness. I noticed something strange in the neat rows of tombstones in front of me. Then I discovered that there is only one date on each tombstone. so you can only know when this person passed away, but you don’t know how old they were.? The spirit of the Lord suddenly touched me deeply and said. Many children died from depression for missing their family members. No one cares to record their birthdays, but they are all with Me now ! I began to sense that God had listened to all our confession, repentance and prayers. I immediately understood that this is exactly what God has called us for!

Come into my Father’s Teepee

That God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. 2 Corinthians 5:19-20

Dear family, what can we do? Aren’t we supposed to lead wounded souls to the Lord’s tent ?  Isn’t coming into the veil, before the throne, the only way to have peace? We know well that only in Jesus Christ can the dividing wall be removed. My dear family, when I first heard David Demian shared the destiny of the Chinese in the love seminar in Los Angeles back in 2001. The Chinese leaders were shocked and in awe. The character of China shapes like “中” ,it looks like the Chinese standing in the middle holding the son of  Isaac in one hand and son of Ishmael with the other, to reconcile them back to the Father, because God will initiate a return to Jerusalem through the Chinese Church. Not only the Jews, but also the Arabs .

Dear family, is it time for God to come? Does God want to use the location of ” Little Egypt” to call the eldest son of the land to rise up? It’s time for the sleeping giant to get up and bring the revival to America. If the sins of the past have caused such far-reaching harm to the Jews, wouldn’t the future reversal bring greater blessings ?!

Now I want to use the recent prophetic words from Nita Johnson to declare together with you:

Father God, no one knows what You will do to accomplish Your will, but we do know whatever You do, will be right. So, we want to thank You !  What You are doing now,  is not only to save the United States, but all that will be saved. They may even be enemies of the United States at this moment. You want to save the people of all nations in the world. I just saw an Indian chief, the revival will be greatly poured upon the Indians, like we have never seen before. The reservation will be transformed from a place full of fear into an extremely beautiful place. You will reveal Yourself to children, adults, tribal leaders, and even witch doctors.

(to be continued)

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Declaration Prayer: Update – Coronavirus

(The following declaration is adapted from Joseph’s preaching devotional )

In the Name of Jesus Christ:

• We release God’s people to rise up to serve God!
• We bind and destroy the evil spirits and the forces operating behind this coronavirus. The blood of Jesus will destroy the evildoers!
• We rebuke the spirit of Pharaoh! Bind the evil spirits that hinder God’s people from spreading the gospel and church gatherings!
• We cut off all the evil Satan missions that create and planned viruses and their operations behind them!

We Declare in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ:

• The name of Jesus is greater than any other names! Every knee shall bow to Jesus! Every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord!
• The authority of the church is greater than all this! The forces that hinder Jesus will fall apart!
• God reigns in the whole earth! God’s justice and righteousness will inevitably appear!
• God will rise up to destroy the enemy, and God’s judgment is now upon the evil forces that create the virus, so that Satan’s messengers will be brought to justice!
• The secret tricks of the enemy must be revealed! God will destroy these people who corrupt the world!
• The children of God will not be defeated by the Coronavirus! Jesus will show His victory and power! Those who trust in the Lord will never be ashamed! We will never admit defeat, nor will we be depressed!
• God will remember the many souls around the world that do not know their left hands from their right hands, and save their souls! This is an era of revival and harvest!

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Pray for United States: Urgently Pray for Texas

【Current Event: Starting February 15th, the United States has been hit by a strong cold front, and many states have experienced heavy snowfall. At present, seven states have declared a state of emergency. Among them, the southern state of Texas has the most severe snow disaster. There are 4 million households in Texas affected by snowstorms and bitter cold weather. Currently, power has been restored in most areas, but the dangerous situation of millions of people continues. Because food and water in Texas have been exhausted, the supply chain has been cut off, and grocery shelves are empty. Coupled with the bursting of water pipes caused by the low temperature and the shutdown of water treatment facilities, there are still more than 10 million residents who have not been notified of hot water supply. Many people’s homes have leaked and collapsed ceilings, cars have been frozen by ice, and the official rescue supply is like a drop in the bucket… This is a real challenge for Texans who have never experienced ice and snow. Nearby states, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Kentucky, also encountered similar difficulties and are struggling to cope.

Consider the event

This disaster also causes people to notice that relying only on clean electricity is not a perfect solution. The use of traditional energy or multiple energy sources is extremely necessary and needs to be considered and improved. At the same time, the difficult environment has further created the will of the people in the disaster area to unite and help each other, and demonstrate the beautiful God-given qualities during this crisis. .

With the conspiracy of the deep state government gradually being exposed, we can’t rule out the possibility that this extreme weather is engineered by “Harrp” artificially. This kind of facility was produced in the 1960s, and now its “application” technology has reached the level of perfection. It is a high-tech tool specially used for artificial earthquakes, artificial tornadoes, and artificial weather. It is in the hands of a small group of elite and wealthy people.

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Pray for United States: Dutch Sheets: A Serpent in the Garden – Now is the Time to Expel the Serpent from the United States!

Editor’s note: This article is an excerpt from the 2/20 prayer of “Give Him 15 Minutes” from Dutch Sheets, the intercession leader. “I invite you to join me every day and pray for our country until the election crisis is resolved. I will read the daily “Give Him 15 Minutes”, comment, and then we will pray together. When we “petition to heaven” for the United States, you can join us here.

【Current Event: Why couldn’t God have made women to like normal things, such as sitting in the woods for days in sub-zero weather waiting for a deer or elk to walk by? Now that is my idea of exciting watching. Or watching a college football game! Ceci does not always understand me in this area, but she is kind about it. “Who are you rooting for?” she sometimes asks. “I don’t care who wins,” I often reply.

“Are these any of your favorite teams?”

“No, not really.”

“A favorite player or two, perhaps?”

“Naw, I don’t know much about these guys at all.”

“Then why are you watching the game?” she asks with a quizzical expression.

“Because it’s football,” I reply as patiently as I possibly can. Sometimes people cannot figure out the obvious.

I will tell you what puzzles me: why she and our two daughters like to watch stuff that makes them cry. Go figure!

Many kinds of watching take place: TV watching, parade watching, watching the clock, stock market watching, bird watching, and a thousand other things. I like to watch kids laugh. I hate to watch people cry. I have watched individuals be born; I have watched others die.

I watched a lady in San Pedro, Guatemala, look for a watch. It was her husband’s – he was killed in the earthquake of 1976. So were three of her children. All she and her surviving infant had left were the clothes on their backs. Their small adobe home was a mound of dirt.

When our interpreter asked her what she was digging for, she replied, “A bag of beans we had and my husband’s watch. He was sleeping about here when he was killed,” she said, pointing at an area of approximately ten square feet. “It would mean so much to me if I could find his watch.”

We started digging.

Although it was like looking for a needle in a haystack, we asked God to help us and waded into the three-feet-deep dirt. Right then I would have charged hell for that watch. We found it an hour or so later.

“Muchas gracias,” she repeated through tears as she clutched the inexpensive watch to her breast.

Treasure is such a relative term, I thought as I wiped my eyes. I wish the world could see this. Maybe some priorities would change.

I watched another quake victim, holding her three-year-old daughter, walk away from a food line in which I was serving. She was the last in line for the soup. As she held out the jar she had found, we looked at her and said, “No mảs” (No more). Then through blurry eyes, I watched her walk away, holding her hungry child.

Things got all messed up at that point in my life. Neat little lists of needs disappeared. Certain important goals became strangely irrelevant. Things that mattered suddenly didn’t. Bank accounts were looked at differently; success was redefined. Funny how one glance into four eyes can bring such chaos. In many ways, order has never been restored. 

Be careful what you watch.

Today’s post is about being a watchman (or watchwoman – for continuity’s sake, we will refer to the watchman which will mean either or both). It is an extremely important aspect of prayer, taken from the secular concept of a sentry, guard, or watchman. God wants you to be one spiritually. Students of scripture speak of a principle called “the law of first mention.” It simply states that the first time an important subject is mentioned in scripture is significant: God “introduces” it. He gives us important details or facts regarding the subject, which will, of course, help us understand the person or thing introduced, much like we do when “introducing” a guest lecturer, for example.

The first mention of a watchman in the Bible is in Genesis 2:15 where God told Adam to “keep” the garden. “Keep” is the Hebrew word shamar, which is one of the three Old Testament words used for a watchman. The main concept of the word shamar involves protection and preservation.

Adam was told to protect the garden, watching for attacks from the evil one, the serpent. Why do I assert this? Because first of all, it is much in keeping with the nature of God to have warned him. To have done otherwise would not have been consistent with God’s character. Second, neither Adam nor Eve seemed shocked when a snake talked to them! It evidently did not come as a total surprise. Third, what else could there have been before the Fall to guard, keep, or protect themselves and the garden from? Only the serpent. In keeping with the law of first mention, the first responsibility of watchmen is to keep the serpent out of their God-given gardens: home, family, city, schools, government, nation – our “garden” can be many things.

The watchmen in America (the church) were asleep in the 1960s and the serpent wreaked havoc in our garden. He spewed his poisonous venom in our government, schools, courts, media, families, entertainment, and even our churches. America bought it as surely as Adam and Eve did 6000 years ago. How bad is the venom?

• We believe we evolved from monkeys…or a big bang.
• We kill our babies.
• We mock those who fight for them.
• We don’t know the difference between males and females.
• Truth no longer matters – only the results. In fact, to many, truth no longer exists. They’ve embraced relativism, the doctrine that knowledge, truth, and morality exist in relation to culture, society, or historical context, and are not absolute.
• We now have a government whose political party boo’s God and won’t say His name in our pledge of allegiance.
• We have churches that won’t preach the Cross and don’t believe the Bible.

We could go on, of course, but we need not. The point is obvious: there is a serpent in our garden – and it’s time to expel him. That’s why we appeal, and it’s why we must function as the ekklesia, enforcing God’s will on the earth. The blood of Christ is the only antidote for the serpent’s poison, and the name of Jesus is the only force that can expel him. We must use both – this we shall do!

】(Source: “Give Him 15 Minutes”)

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Pray For Israel: The Second Week of the 40-day Prayer Watch for Election – Iran is the top Security Threat

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