Weekly Prayer (5/23)

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Editorial Special Section: Global 24/7 Prayer Wall Website Goals and Purposes

Date : May 9, 2022

Dear Intercessor Family,

First of all, we are very grateful for your participation, prayers, letters and suggestions. The editors and co-workers of this website are a small group of intercessors called by God. They pray together every week, seek God’s will, and write down the content of prayers in related fields for everyone’s reference and to pray with one heart, in order to bring God’s will till His kingdom comes, God’s will is done on earth as it is in heaven.

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Editorial Special Section: Tom Hamon: Breakthroughs in 2022!

Info : Tom Hamon Date: May 17, 2022 Source: “Give Him 15 Minutes”

As we came into 2022, I heard the Lord say we had entered a very significant season in the earth! He called it a season of Breakthrough! I know, at times it feels like the opposite of what has been taking place, but I believe it is exactly what the Lord has in mind. I also know, that this can seem like a generic term to many but let me describe what I felt the Lord showed me.

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Editorial Special Section: Jane Hamon: Unlocking the More in a Double Portion Year

Info : Jane Hamon Date: May 16, 2022  Source: “Give Him 15 Minutes”

Vision of Keys

Back in January of 2022, I had a vision of Jesus presenting me with a key ring containing three keys: one gold, one silver, and one ancient-looking. He said, “Go use these to unlock the more.” As I waited, I heard Him say, “I want to unlock more IN you so I can unlock more FOR you then unlock more THROUGH you!” I knew these were keys that the Ekklesia would need to unlock greater authority for this new season. Certain things that have been locked up and inaccessible are being made accessible as the Ekklesia rightly uses their keys. Closed gates are being opened so the King of Glory can come in!

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Editorial Special Zone: Katie Dunston: NEW EYES’ FOR THE ONES WHO HAVE NOT COMPROMISED

Info : Katie Dunstan  Date: May 17, 2022  Source: Elijah List

I heard the Lord say, “I AM GIVING OUT ‘NEW EYES’ TO THE ONES WHO HAVE FIXED THEIR EYES ON ME WITHOUT COMPROMISE.”

Things will look different because you will have ‘new eyes.’ You will find yourself in conversations about the deeper revelations of Jesus. You will seek Him with ‘hungry eyes,’ and you will find Him.

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Editorial Special Zone: Brian Gibbs: The Lions of Glory

Info : Brian Gibbs  Date: May 19, 2022  Source: “Give Him 15 Minutes”

It’s a great honor for me to be with you all today as Dutch and Ceci are getting some much-needed time away for rest and refreshing.

I thought it would be most appropriate to pray and speak a blessing over them together:

Father God, together, we speak and release fresh oil from the Holy Spirit over Dutch and Ceci. Envelop them and love them. May their time together be beautiful in every way. May it be refreshing—spiritually, emotionally, physically, relationally, and financially—we speak abundance over their ministry! LORD, may this time together be filled with new experiences and filled with joy and romance. Thank You for their lives, their marriage, and for this ministry bringing revival, awakening, and reformation in this urgent hour. In Jesus’ Name we pray. Amen!

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

We declare in the name of Jesus :

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

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Declaration Prayer: Declaration of Justice and Righteousness for America’s Return

We Declare in the Name of Jesus :

• Victory in Justice In the forensic audit of the recount of the 2020 general election, to ensure the election was conducted in accordance with the constitutional authorization.
• The presidential documents relating to the incident in the Capitol on January 6 will be properly kept and will not be handed over to the partisan Special Investigation Committee of the House of Representatives.
• Courts at all levels will judge cases impartially, and unjust judges will be removed; the lives of those who maintain constitutional justice will be safe and grievances will be revealed.
• Corruption in the mainstream media will be exposed more, the truth behind the scenes and their manipulation will be revealed, and President Trump will win lawsuits against major technology companies and any other pending lawsuits against media organizations.
• More priests and churches who are godly, loving and patriotic are being raised up, courageously keeping God’s word and releasing God’s voice.
• The Supreme Court’s “Roe vs. Wade” and “Dobbs case” will be overturned, supporting the law that life begins at  conception and is established in each state. People who fight for life will be supernaturally protected.
• Repent of the crimes of human trafficking and abortion with repentance and intercession, and resist the agenda of LGTBQ+, communism, and CRT (Critical Race Theory).
• God supernaturally intervenes in the attack on the southern border, and the national sovereignty of the United States will be protected.
• Restore the patriotic education of 1776 and the original constitution.
• The evil plan of the elites to harm the United States will be exposed and dismantled.
• Pray that the American people will eventually demand that the truth will reign in our country, and God’s plans and goals for the United States will be rekindled in the hearts and minds of the people in this country.

(Adapted from the announcement of WFJM)

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Pray for America: THE TIME WE LIVE – JUSTICE OVERCOMES

Editor’s Note : This is a May 20 “Give Him 15 Minutes” post by Dutch Sheet, provided by Greg Hood.

【Background on current events:  If there has ever been a day when we needed to walk in the Spirit, it is today. In doing so, our nation will more wisely navigate through these turbulent times. Psalm 2:1 tells us, “Why are the nations in an uproar and the people devising a vain thing?”...Detailed Reading】

• Psalm 9:17 “The wicked shall go to hell, even the Gentiles who forget God.”

• 1 Chronicles 12:32 “All the tribes of Issachar were informed of the times, and knew what Israel was to do…”

• Isaiah 5:20 “Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; darkness for light, light for darkness, bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter”

• John 17:14-17 “I have given them your word. The world hates them, because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. I do not ask you to send them out of the world, but keep them from The evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.”

• 1 John 4:4 “You are of God, little children, and have overcome them; for greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world.”

【prayer】

• Justice triumphs: Father, we know that America is in a very dark place, and the corruption has made us almost forget what it used to be. We ask You to give us the mantle of Issachar so that we may enter a time and place with the anointing of access to the affairs of time, so that we can unleash the answers needed for restoration and awakening for America, even in the name of our glorious King Jesus Christ. Reach an unprecedented height, stop evil, and let justice and justice flow throughout America!

• We declare in the name of Jesus Christ :

• • Now is the time for God to give Ekklesia, the council of heaven.

• • The celestial council Ecclesia shall stand in the anointing of the apostles and prophets.

• • The council of heaven is moving forward to receive the reward for which God has called us from above in Christ Jesus.

• • Those who are in the children of God are greater than those who are in the world.

• • Ecclesia, the council of heaven, will be the voice of God and the light of the world.

• • Ecclesia, the celestial parliament, will make America a place of rejuvenation and awakening.

• • Evil will cease, and righteousness will prevail!

In the name of the Lord Jesus, amen.

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Pray for Israel: Chariots of Fire – Largest Military Exercise Training in History

【Background of current affairs: The month-long military exercise training called “Chariots of Fire” is in full swing in Israel, carrying out multi-front and multi-dimensional simulated wars against Israel’s enemies on the air, sea, land and network fronts. train. Participating in the exercise, including every unit of the Israel Defense Forces, is the largest military exercise in the history of Israel since its resumption.  …Detailed Reading】

• Jer 51:5   Although Israel and Judah were full of sin against the Holy One of Israel, they were not cast away by his God, the LORD of hosts.
• Psalm 20:7-9   Some lean on chariots and others on horses, but we shall mention the name of the LORD our God. They all bowed down and fell, but we rose up and stood upright. Ask the LORD to deliver, and when we cry out, may the king answer us!
• 1 Samuel 17:45-47   David said to the Philistines, “You came against me with spears and halberds; I came against you in the name of the LORD of hosts, whom you cursed and led God of the army of Israel, the LORD will deliver you into my hand today. I will kill you and cut off your head, and I will give the corpses of the Philistine soldiers to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, so that all the world will know There is a God in Israel; and let this all know that the LORD gives victory, not with sword or spear, for the battle depends on the LORD, and he will deliver you into our hands.”
• Samuel 12:1b-6a   Says the LORD, who stretches out the heavens, builds the foundations, and makes the spirit within man, “I will make Jerusalem a drunken cup to all the nations around it, when Jerusalem is besieged; In Judah. ​​In that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone to all the nations that gather against it; and whosoever lifts it shall be grievously wounded. In that day I will terrify all the horses, and make all the riders mad, says the LORD. He will watch over the house of Judah and blind all the horses of the nations. The chiefs of Judah will say in their hearts, “The inhabitants of Jerusalem trust in the LORD of hosts, their God, and they will be our strength.” As the brazier in the wood, and the torch in the sheaf, they will consume the peoples of the surrounding nations on the right and left.”

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• Worship and praise the God of Israel : On the two cherubim, the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, You alone are the God of all the kingdoms of the earth, who created the heavens and the earth. The spirits of all men are also created by You. We thank You and bow down before You. You alone, O Lord God, are the salvation of Israel; Israel will trust in You and will not fear. Lord GOD, You are Israel’s strength, Israel’s song, and You have become Israel’s salvation. Let the inhabitants of Zion lift up their voices for joy, for great is the Holy One of Israel among them. ( Isa 12:2, 6; 37:16 )
• Give us a spirit of grace and supplication : Lord GOD, as You swore by Your eternal life, You have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but in the life of the wicked who turn from their ways. (See Ezekiel 13:11 ) We earnestly ask You to give the whole house of Israel a spirit of grace and supplication, a broken and contrite heart, and You will make Israel turn back to You in awe, from idols and evil deeds, and You will deliver them from pestilence and famine With the disaster of the sword. You will rise up to be the enemy of Israel’s enemies.
• The Lord God arises : O God, please do not be silent! God, please don’t shut up, don’t be silent! For Your enemies clamor, and those who hate You lift up their heads. They have conspired and treacherously murdered Your people, and counseled one another against those whom You have protected. They said, “Come, let us destroy them, and make them no more a nation! Let the name of Israel be remembered no more!” Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and make their princes all Like Seba and Zalmunah. My God, make them like dust in a whirlwind, like stubble before the wind. As the fire burns the woods, and the flames burn the mountains, so You chase after them with the wind and terrorize them with the rain. (Psalm 83:1-4; 11; 13-15)
• Fighting for Israel : God, You can even use earthquakes, or allow cyberattacks, to dismantle all of Iran’s deep-rooted nuclear weapons so that Israel will be subjugated without a fight. Fighting or not fighting, so that Israel will not rely on spears or horses, but rely on you with firmness of heart; in battle, be strong and brave, like fire in firewood, like torches in grain; Soldiers who don’t fight without fighting. No matter what you choose, let the Israelites know that You are the LORD of hosts and turn back to You; and let the enemy nations of Israel know the name of the LORD, and know that You alone are the Most High over all the earth!
• Expose and Destroy the Scheme of the enemy : O God who reads hearts, if the dark powers of the world unified government that wants to control the world use the Biden administration of the United States to appease Iran on the one hand, and incite Israel to go to war with Iran on the other hand , lest the world be in chaos, for the foolish gain from it, we implore You to expose and destroy the schemes of the enemy.
• Israel’s Military and Political leaders will inquire  You of all things : Father, we ask You to give Israel’s military and political leaders the heart to ask You for all things and follow Your heart like David. Whether and when, and in what form and scale, they will earnestly seek Your will on the pre-emptive attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, and be in awe of You. If they recognize You in everything, You will guide their path.

In the name of Christ Jesus, amen!

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Pray For Israel: Confronting Anti-Semitism

【Current affairs background: Professor Yehuda Bauer, a prominent historian, spoke earlier at a dinner hosted by the World Jewish Congress and the Israel Council on Foreign Relations, which coincided with Holocaust Remembrance Day. …Detailed Reading】

• Isaiah 44:6  Thus says the LORD the Lord of Israel, the Redeemer of Israel, the LORD of hosts: “I am the first, and I am the last; there is no true God beside me. 

•  Deuteronomy 4:35  This is shown to you, that you may know that the LORD he alone is God, and there is no other god beside him.

• Numbers 23:9  I looked at him from the heights, and from the hills; these are the people who live alone, and are not among the nations. 

• Samuel 1:14-15  The angel who spoke to me said to me, “Declare thou, Thus saith the LORD of hosts: ‘My heart is fervent for Jerusalem and Zion. I am very angry with the nations that are at ease, because I used to be a little irritated with my people, and they did too much harm.’

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• Identification Repentance : Abba Father, when we did not know You, we were all enemies of You. Among the nations, we walk according to the customs of the nations, worshiping the rulers of the air of the land ( Ephesians 2:1-3 ). One true God, we bow our knees before Thee, confessing to Thee our disobedience, that You alone are the first and the last, and there is no true God beside Thee ( Isaiah 44:6, Deut 4:35 ). We saw the Israelites worship You, the only true God, and we hated them and even killed them. We confess to You that we hate You and your chosen Israel. Forgive our hearts for killing Jews, and forgive our sins of hating Jews and killings. Abba Father, because Jews are at stake in our country and our internal political parties, forgive us for treating Jews as victims of interests and tools of interests.

• CRY FOR GLOBAL ANTI-Semitism : Abba Father, I call on You to step in cross the nations to deliver the Jews from the snare of anti-Semitism of all political and economic interests. Your arm is not shortened, and you continue to perform miracles on the Jews of the nations ( Isaiah 50:2 ). Please expose the anti-Semitic conspiracies on the political, economic, media and religious hilltops of the nations and corrupt their conspiracies, just as You corrupted the king of Moab and asked Balaam to curse Israel, but You turned the curse into a blessing . 23:1-12 ). Abba Father, may You fulfill Your promise to Israel, that the Jews will have hope in the end; their children will return to their realm ( Jeremiah 31:17 ).

In the name of Christ Jesus, amen!

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Critical Event: See Clearly the Potential Agenda of the WHO’s “Global Epidemic Charter”

【Background: Taking advantage of the Russian-Ukrainian war and global inflation, the WHO quietly moved to advance an agenda. It will vote on a “global pandemic charter” between May 22 and May 28 this year. Its main content is that “in the event of another Covid-19-like outbreak, the WHO will have the right to determine the prevention, preparation and response of the pandemic”. …Detailed Reading】

• Proverbs 2:4-6   Seek him as for silver, and search for him as for hidden treasures, and you will understand the fear of the LORD and know God. For the LORD gives wisdom; knowledge and understanding come from his mouth.

• Romans 6:16  Don’t you know that you present yourselves to be slaves, and to whomever you obey, you are the slaves of whomever you obey? Either a slave of sin unto death, or a slave of obedience unto righteousness.

• Psalm 89:14 Justice and righteousness are the foundations of your throne, love and truth go before you.

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• Only truth can stand : Lord Jesus, You are the Christ, the substance of truth, and You were there with the Father when God the Father laid the foundation of the earth. You also said that no one can come to the Father except through You. So we cry out that when the hearts of the people are awakened, Your Holy Spirit will guide them into the substance of Your truth. We declare: Lord, we will no longer worship men, much less give glory to false gods. All people and things other than You are no longer our idols. Let us seek You as silver, and search for You as treasure. ( Proverbs 2:4 ) The truth will make people truly free, please take us into the truth!

• WHO’s agenda will fail : Father, You are the God of discernment, Your judgment is the most just; You are also wise and strategic, and You will not let the evil of the wicked succeed. You intervene in this agenda of WHO, to destroy and eradicate this evil agenda through human strife. The blood of Jesus cleanses the influence of what WHO has and is doing in every country of the world, cutting off certain countries from their dependence on and connection to it. As a child of God, we declare that this WHO’s “Global Epidemic Charter” is bound to be futile! What the enemy designs will not stand! Whatever is not planted by my Father shall be uprooted!

In the name of Christ Jesus, amen!

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Critical Event: Retrieving Our Children From the Tiger’s Mouth – The Abortion Myth

Editor’s Note : We recently received requests from intercessors to write prayers for children’s “sexual orientation” education. This is a serious global problem. As we seek God’s prayer strategy for this, the Holy Spirit reminds us that America is the initiator of confusion about the “sexual orientation” of the next generation, and that the Florida conservatives’ legal battle against Disney’s liberals, although localized, will have enormous consequences. effect. Don’t underestimate this battle. The United States has reversed, and it will bring about a global reversal like a domino effect. We should continue to pray for this, and ask the intercessors of all nations to pray together.

【Background: Abortion supporters called for more than 380 demonstrations across the United States on May 14, denouncing the Supreme Court’s brewing overturn of the 1973 Roe v. Wade case on women’s right to abortion. Thousands of people gathered in the drizzle at the Washington Monument, listened to speeches and marched to the Supreme Court, where two layers of security barriers were erected. …Detailed Reading】

• Jeremiah 1:5   Before I formed you in my womb, I knew you; before you were born, I consecrated you.

• Psalm 139: 15-16 I was created in secret, connected in the depths of the earth, and my form was not hidden from you then. Your eyes have seen my unformed constitution; you have written the days in your book before I have lived them.

• Gen 4:10 The   LORD said, “What have you done? Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground. The ground opened its mouth, and received your brother’s blood from your hand. Cursed. You till the ground, and it will no longer work for you, and you will be a wanderer on the ground.

• Isaiah 22:22   I will put the keys of David’s house on his shoulders, and no one can shut them, and no one can open his doors.

【prayer】

• Father, Your Church of ecclesia will stand with You! We declare in the name of Jesus: Roe v. Wade must be overturned! Legal Abortion Cases to Be Abolished in the U.S.!

• Father, Your Church takes the keys of David and closes the door on infanticide in America! We open the door of life.

• Heavenly Father, awaken Your church to preach the truth, the way, and the light of life, and turn hearts to light!

•  Heavenly Father, You are the Lord of life, the breath of life depends on You. May the light of truth shine on these abortion supporters, so that they know You, fear You, transform lives in Your light, and become warriors in defense of life!

• Father in heaven, help America to come out of the abortion myth. Laws to protect the child in the womb are to be established in every 30 of the United States.

In the name of Christ Jesus, amen!

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Pray for Native Americans: Indigenous leaders enter American Political Mountain

【Current Affairs: Joe Donnell, a young Sioux native leader who has traveled with Chinese in the East for many years, wrote to us a few weeks ago to inform us that he was invited to run for state Senate in South Dakota, and we are all very excited about it. Just as the Taiwanese aborigines began to participate in politics and released their voices for the aborigines, the government became more and more concerned about the aboriginal groups, and it also changed the public’s perception and respect for the aborigines. …Detailed Reading 】

• Isaiah 22 : 22   I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David; what he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.
• Isaiah 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..
• Isaiah 58:8  Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness[a] will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard..
• Proverbs 3:5   Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will direct your paths.

【Prayer】

• Joe Donnell enters entered the state government successfully : Father, You have prepared and called Joe Donnell for a long time, Now is Your chosen time for him to enter the political mountain, you will also give him all resources and ability to complete this new mission and journey according to Your faithfulness. Anoint him greatly, make him strong and courageous, and acknowledge You in all things. You will direct his path, give him divine wisdom and strategy, gather him a united campaign team, Your justice will go before him, clear his campaign obstacles, your glory will be Joe Donnell’s backing. Your grace will surround him like a shield, and fight for him personally, not only for him to win this primary, but also to become a state senator and enter his life calling.
• We declare in the name of Jesus Christ;
  • Now is the time for Indigenous peoples to rise up and shine.
  • Aboriginal people will wake up and understand the calling and destiny of the firstborn.
  • Aboriginal people have to enter various mountains, especially political mountain.
  • The U.S. government and people will understand the calling and destiny of the Indigenous peoples.
  • The U.S. government will apologize to the natives and restore the status and industries of the natives.
  • Indigenous peoples are the key to a revival that will bring about reconciliation and breakthroughs between groups.

In the name of Christ Jesus, amen!

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Pray For Church

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

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

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

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Related Events and Prayer Background

Editorial Special Section: Global 24/7 Prayer Wall Website Goals and Purposes

Date : May 9, 2022

Dear Intercessor Family,

First of all, we are very grateful for your participation, prayers, letters and suggestions. The editors and co-workers of this website are a small group of intercessors called by God. They pray together every week, seek God’s will, and write down the content of prayers in related fields for everyone’s reference and to pray with one heart, in order to bring God’s will till His kingdom comes, God’s will is done on earth as it is in heaven.

Our goals and objectives:

1. By praying, seeking, and listening, we can receive God’s current will, write down prayers, and provide reference for intercessors.
2. May God use the “Weekly Prayer” to ignite the fire of prayer in the hearts of every believer, and all of them will become faithful intercession warriors; Pray for a generation to disciple the nations!
3. Earnestly stay away from the soul-level understanding of the current situation and circumstances, but look from God’s perspective into the current situation and align our prayers with God’s will.
4. We take a Christ-centered stand that transcends the boundaries of nations, parties, and denominations, and based our perspective on the kingdom of God.
5. As one of the watchtowers on the Great Wall of God’s Kingdom Prayer, we expect to have more connections with intercessors from all over the world, especially the “Critical Key Areas”, we welcome letters, contributions, and to work together.

How deep are the riches of God’s wisdom and knowledge; how unfathomable are His judgments; how hard are His traces! What we know is limited, and although we sincerely give it our best, what we can provide is also limited. we only hope that our meager “five loaves and two fish” can be handed over to the Lord Jesus for Him to break and use.

We also hope that God will lead everyone to pray and cover the editorial team more, so that our spirits will be more sensitive to God’s guidance, declare God’s will and words, and accomplish God’s will.

May God remember your sacrifices and bless you and your family.

Sincerely, the editorial team

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Editorial Special Section: Tom Hamon: Breakthroughs in 2022!

Info : Tom Hamon Date: May 17, 2022 Source: “Give Him 15 Minutes”

As we came into 2022, I heard the Lord say we had entered a very significant season in the earth! He called it a season of Breakthrough! I know, at times it feels like the opposite of what has been taking place, but I believe it is exactly what the Lord has in mind. I also know, that this can seem like a generic term to many but let me describe what I felt the Lord showed me.

First of all, He said our breakthrough would not come without resistance. In fact, He said the church was going to need to have a certain quality of faith called endurance and persistence in order to press past the resistance in this hour to receive its breakthrough season!

If you remember in Luke 11 there is a parable of a man who knocked on his neighbor’s door at midnight for provisions to feed friends that had unexpectedly arrived at his house. Initially, the friend said, ‘Go away, it’s late, I’m in bed and my kids are in bed, I can’t help you now.’ However, instead of walking away disappointed or discouraged, the man said to himself, ‘I’m not leaving until I get my blessing!’ Instead, he decided to knock again! In fact, he knocked and knocked and knocked, until he received the fullness of his Breakthrough! Finally, his friend opened up the door and said, ‘OK, I’ll not only give you what you asked for but whatever you want!’ Jesus said in the parable that he did not open up and give him this blessing and provision just because of his friendship but because of his persistence!

I find it significant that this immediately follows the recitation of the Lord’s Prayer in Luke11, where it says, “Let Your Kingdom come, Let Your will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven”. I believe the Lord was giving us clues as to what it would take to do this work. It was going to require Persistence past all Resistance to receive our Breakthrough!

As we entered into this 2020 season of pandemic and political and economic upheaval, the Lord said we must keep our focus on Him and on the promise! I believe 2 Chronicles 20:20 is key in this season of the 2020s! 

If you remember the story of 2 Chronicles is all about King Jehoshaphat facing a sudden attack from his enemies. He found himself surrounded, outnumbered, and faced with certain capture or death. It was a dark and desperate time in which it seemed the enemy had the upper hand. In fact, it says Jehoshaphat feared as he saw his situation! But that was not the end of the story. Immediately he mobilized the people of God to fast and seek God’s face and began to make an eloquent appeal to heaven. He spoke of God’s promise, purposes, character, and the call of God upon Judah. He based his appeal on ‘case law’ if you will. In verse 12 he acknowledges, we have no power against this great multitude, nevertheless, our eyes are upon You! We recognize that there are powerful, dark, antichrist forces arrayed against us in this hour but we can’t afford to lose our focus!

We must keep our eyes on the Lord!

But the process was not over. In order to have your appeal heard and the case overturned, you have to add new information to your case. This new information came in the form of a prophetic word given by a young prophet named Jahaziel. Jahaziel represents a bold, young emerging prophetic generation that is arising on the earth today. He boldly proclaimed to the king and the nation they would not have to fight the way that they thought they would but God would fight for them! He prophetically admonished them, ‘don’t be afraid, don’t be dismayed but go against them!’ So Jehoshaphat famously declared in 2 Chronicles 20:20, ‘Believe the Lord and you will be established, believe His prophets and you will prosper’.

This powerful Hebrew word prosper doesn’t just mean financially, but also means, ‘to advance, break out, breakthrough and be successful’. In other words, believe what God has to say above your circumstances and you will BREAKTHROUGH!

In 2 Chronicles 20:22 it says as they positioned themselves and began to sing and praise the Lord, the Lord set a trap for their enemies and they were defeated! Can we believe in 2022 that we can praise our way to our Breakthrough!?

Then it says it took days for them to reap the spoils of their victory! Can we also believe for this during this season as well!? I believe this is indicative of where the church is today! It is key that we seek God’s face, make our appeal to heaven, listen to what God is saying prophetically and choose to believe what He says above any circumstances that we are facing! God wants to change the verdict of defeat, death and destruction and instead release an amazing breakthrough for us in this season!

The Lord also spoke to me about 2022 in a rather unique way these last couple of years. In 2021, the Lord led me to look up the number 2021 in the Hebrew and Greek in the Strong’s Concordance. The number 2021 in Hebrew is the rarely used word ‘hotsen’ and it means to be ‘sharp and strong as a weapon of war’ and in the Greek, it is the word ‘epicheireo’ which means ‘to take in hand and grasp it’. So the Lord was definitely talking about a warfare season in which we would need to know how to take our weapons of spiritual warfare into our hands and wield them as sharply and strongly as possibly in order to see our breakthrough in this season!

As we entered 2022, I felt the Lord again led me to look up 2022 in the Strong’s Concordance as well. What I found is key for this season in the earth! In the Hebrew, it is the word ‘har’ which means ‘hill, mountain, nation, country’ and in the Greek it is the word ‘epicheo’ which means to ‘pour upon’. I felt God saying He wants to pour upon the mountains and the nations in a special way! But how? As I looked a little deeper, I found this Greek word ‘epicheo’ is only used once in the New Testament in the story of the Good Samaritan. The parable talks about a man that rose above the religious spirit seen in the priest and the Levite and decided to minister to the hurting in the marketplace. He poured out the oil and the wine that restored his soul. He chose to take the time, effort, and money to heal a broken heart and a broken life that he encountered on the side of the road of life. This man pressed passed pride and prejudice to bring a great breakthrough and healing to his neighbor in need.

The Lord said to me this is the year that the great harvest is going to begin to be brought in but we must be careful not to be too focused on what we think is our mission and miss the divine appointments that may present themselves to us along the way in our journey of ministry, family, and business. The church cannot be like the overly focused, prideful priest and Levite and miss the real appointments God has for us in this hour. We must minister to the hurting right in front of us because that is how the real breakthrough and harvest are going to come. God wants to pour upon the mountains of culture and upon our nation to bring great healing during these troubling times in 2022! We have to be His heart expressed and hands extended to bring this prophesied harvest to our generation!

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Editorial Special Section: Jane Hamon: Unlocking the More in a Double Portion Year

Info : Jane Hamon Date: May 16, 2022  Source: “Give Him 15 Minutes”

Vision of Keys

Back in January of 2022, I had a vision of Jesus presenting me with a key ring containing three keys: one gold, one silver, and one ancient-looking. He said, “Go use these to unlock the more.” As I waited, I heard Him say, “I want to unlock more IN you so I can unlock more FOR you then unlock more THROUGH you!” I knew these were keys that the Ekklesia would need to unlock greater authority for this new season. Certain things that have been locked up and inaccessible are being made accessible as the Ekklesia rightly uses their keys. Closed gates are being opened so the King of Glory can come in!

The Significance of the Keeper of the Keys

In ancient times, kings invested their power in a right-hand man known as the treasurer, steward, or the “keeper of the keys.” This individual served in a governmental capacity and exercised supreme control over the treasury, over who accessed the king in his throne room, and over all the affairs of the kingdom.  He was not the king, yet represented the king in all things. 

This sheds light on one of the most significant passages of scripture regarding our Kingdom authority as the Ekklesia and the keys we use to perform the duties of our office. In Matthew 16:18-19, Jesus said, “On this rock I will build my church (ekklesia) and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” The New Living Translation says, “whatever you forbid will be forbidden, whatever you permit will be permitted.” So what are we forbidding and what are we permitting? It’s interesting that the word build, in the Greek also means “to embolden.” We are living in a time when Jesus wants to embolden and empower His Ekklesia with governmental authority to bind and loose, to forbid and permit what transpires on the earth.

A Time of Reformation

In Isaiah 22:22 (yes, this is significant for 2022), we find another important scripture regarding keys of authority: “The key of the house of David I will lay on his shoulder so he will open and no one will shut and he shall shut and no one shall open.” Isaiah 22 contains the story of reformation taking place in Judah, where King Hezekiah, a righteous reformer, turned a nation back to God. His name means Jehovah is my Strength and comes from the Hebrew word chazak which means: to be courageous, strong, obstinate, to prevail! God is releasing strength and stubborn persistence to His people, His reformers, who are committed to turning a nation back to God. He is giving us strength to hold the line and not give up, no matter what we face.

The Strongman of Shebna is Coming Down

In Isaiah 22:15-19, Isaiah rebukes Shebna, the steward or treasurer of King Hezekiah’s house. He was using his office to promote himself and undermined Hezekiah’s vision for reformation. God judged him to be unrighteous, full of pride, and illegitimate as an official. In Isaiah 22:17 he is called a mighty man, but the Amplified translates this as “strongman.” I believe Shebna represents a spiritual strongman over nations that is undermining God’s agenda of freedom, hope, and life, ruling through illegitimate control, fear, and tyranny. This spirit, and those affected by it are wielding power through the political and religious spirits, by controlling the narrative through media and shutting down contrary voices. God basically declared through Isaiah, “enough is enough” and Shebna was stripped of his royal robes, his keys were taken from him, and all his authority and responsibility were given to another named Eliakim. Eliakim means “the one whom God raises up or sets up.” The day has come in which God will deal with Shebna leaders, both in government, society, and the church, unseating them from their places of authority and giving positions instead to the ones He is raising up.

Eliakims are Arising!

We are in a tipping point moment on the earth. Eliakims are arising who will rule righteously and justly. God is looking for those whom He will promote an increase in authority, and whose voices will be unlocked for reformation. God is putting the keys of the Kingdom upon the shoulder of His Ekklesia to open and shut: to open some things up and shut some things down. God is giving us unrestricted power and unlimited access to both His throne of grace as well as to His treasury, for all we will need to advance the Kingdom. Just as Eliakim was raised up to hold the key of the house of David, which was not just keys to a palace but authority over a nation, so God is raising up His Eliakims to hold the keys to cities and nations, and to unseat principalities and powers, both natural and spiritual. Scales are coming off the eyes of believers to see their spiritual walk differently, not just about salvation or blessing but about the governmental responsibility in the Kingdom to affect and change your world.

A Small Key Can Open Great Doors!

Jesus, our King, holds the keys, but He is also placing them in our hands!  Remember, small keys can open great doors! God is giving us a gold key of favor, which is a master key that opens new opportunities and blessings, but also new responsibilities in the Kingdom. This key of favor will unlock the voices of Eliakims to bring a shift in the earth.

The symbol of the silver key in scripture is tied to purity in the prophetic. Psalms 12:6 declares, “The words of the Lord are pure words, as silver tried in the furnace of earth, purified seven times.” God has been putting the words of the prophets through the fire so they come forth without human agenda or opinion. I heard the Lord say this silver key of prophetic purity and wisdom would bring “Solutions for Resolutions.” God is giving us divine insight, prophetic strategies, and solutions that will bring resolution to some long-standing issues, overturning corruption, ungodly laws, and establishing righteousness. 

The ancient key was tied to Isaiah 45:3(AMPC version) where God says, “And I will give you the treasures of darkness and hidden riches of secret places, that you may know that it is I, the Lord, the God of Israel, Who calls you by your name.” In my book, Declarations for Breakthrough, I write about this passage which has some interesting insight for the days we are living in. The “treasures of darkness” refers to a storehouse or cellar where an armory of weapons and a treasure room of wealth are kept. In this season God is unlocking wealth and opportunity but also releasing a new cache of spiritual weapons to be utilized in this time of intensified spiritual warfare. Our words will be both a key and a weapon.

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Editorial Special Zone: Katie Dunston: NEW EYES’ FOR THE ONES WHO HAVE NOT COMPROMISED

Info : Katie Dunstan  Date: May 17, 2022  Source: Elijah List

I heard the Lord say, “I AM GIVING OUT ‘NEW EYES’ TO THE ONES WHO HAVE FIXED THEIR EYES ON ME WITHOUT COMPROMISE.”

Things will look different because you will have ‘new eyes.’ You will find yourself in conversations about the deeper revelations of Jesus. You will seek Him with ‘hungry eyes,’ and you will find Him.

FROM VISION IMPAIRED TO SIGHT RESTORED

SUDDENLY, YOU WILL SEE. Many will shift from VISION IMPAIRED TO SIGHT RESTORED. Suddenly, you will see hidden treasure that has always been there. It has been just out of sight. It has been concealed behind a cellophane film–a thin veil beyond your reach.

The hidden treasure is the truth–God’s truth. The real truth has been hidden from you. The enemy has dulled the eyes of some to see, but the Lord is RESTORING CLARITY. Where the enemy’s strategy has been to keep you ‘blind-sighted’ to the truth, the Lord is giving you HINDSIGHT and NEW FORESIGHT.

Many of you will look and have the ability to see past the natural situation into the spiritual realm, the heavenly realm, the angelic realm, and you will see from God’s perspective, with new clarity, and in a new way. It will be like you have stepped behind the veil into a spiritual place of the Holy of Holies, filled with revelation and wisdom.

“I’M GIVING OUT NEW EYES TO SEE INTO THE SOUL REALM”

I heard the Lord say, “I am giving out new eyes to see into the soul realm.”

Some of you will see down the TIMELINE OF TURMOIL and partner with Jesus to REWRITE/’RE-RIGHT’ AND RESTORE the souls of many wounded ones.

It is Jesus who leads you beside still waters, and it is Jesus who restores your soul…

“...He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.” (Psalm 23:2-3)

“I AM RESTORING THE SOULS OF MY BATTLE-WEARY WOUNDED ONES”

Some will begin a supernatural ‘soul searching’ of their own. I feel the Father’s heart reassuring many, “I have assigned angels as My messengers to guide you in your journey. You are not alone (see Psalm 91:11 and Joshua 1:5). I will not give you what we cannot bear together (see 1 Corinthians 10:13).”

I believe that the Lord is traveling through the ‘TIMELINE OF TURMOIL’ of those who are weary from the constant battle in their souls. He says: “I AM RESTORING THE SOULS OF MY BATTLE-WEARY WOUNDED ONES.”

Some of you have wounds in your heart–deep wells of wounds spanning the generations. Some have carried the pain of generational trauma, and the Lord would say to you, “I have come to bind up the brokenhearted (see Isaiah 61:1-3). I am healing the generational wounds in your generational line.“

He is breaking the strongholds of generational curses and restoring generational blessings to many of you.

He encourages us, “Do not be dismayed; do not fear, for I am with you (see Isaiah 41:10). My hand is not short (see Numbers 11:23, AMP).” No pain is too deep for the Lord’s hand and arm to reach you. Strongholds of fear, anxiety, despair and depression are breaking off many of you wounded ones, as you lean into your beloved.

The Lord says, “Look a little deeper; fix your eyes on Me and you will see My hand at work in your life.”

His healing power spans the timeline of turmoil in your life to touch the deepest hurt and the greatest place of damage. Put your eyes on Jesus and watch how He repairs and restores you to the design He has for you.

I SAW THE WORD “RESTORE” WRITTEN OVER THE WAR-TORN WOUNDS IN THE HEARTS OF MANY

I saw the word “RESTORE,” and it quickly changed to say, “REST-AWE.” Those of you who have suffered trauma, I encourage you to rest in awe of Jesus, the one who gave His life to restore you.

YOUR NEW EYES WILL CAUSE YOU TO SEE JESUS WITH AWE

The awe will usher in an INNER PEACE not yet known to you. There will be a long-awaited rest for your soul (see Matthew 11:28).

I HEARD THE LORD SAY, “I AM REVIVING MY AWE AND WONDER AGAIN. MANY WILL MOVE FROM WOUNDED TO WONDER.”

Many will move from wounded to wonder. The place where you were wounded will be transformed into wonder. That place of hurt and torment will become filled with awe and wonder. The Lord is turning on the ‘WONDER TAP.’ Drink of Him and you will overflow with the wonder of His goodness and majesty.

I feel the Lord say, “I am taking you from ‘TIMES OF TURMOIL’ and walking you through ‘DAYS OF DELIVERANCE.'” I believe He is drawing many of you, by His Spirit, into a ‘Mark 4:39′ peace: “Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea,

‘Peace, be still!’ And the wind ceased and there was a great calm” (Mark 4:39, NKJV).

I feel that Jesus wants to remind you of the peace He left with you: “Peace I leave with you; My peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid” (John 14:27).

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Editorial Special Zone: Brian Gibbs: The Lions of Glory

Info : Brian Gibbs  Date: May 19, 2022  Source: “Give Him 15 Minutes”

It’s a great honor for me to be with you all today as Dutch and Ceci are getting some much-needed time away for rest and refreshing.

I thought it would be most appropriate to pray and speak a blessing over them together:

Father God, together, we speak and release fresh oil from the Holy Spirit over Dutch and Ceci. Envelop them and love them. May their time together be beautiful in every way. May it be refreshing—spiritually, emotionally, physically, relationally, and financially—we speak abundance over their ministry! LORD, may this time together be filled with new experiences and filled with joy and romance. Thank You for their lives, their marriage, and for this ministry bringing revival, awakening, and reformation in this urgent hour. In Jesus’ Name we pray. Amen!

The Pride

Cattle move in herds. Birds travel in flocks. Fish swim in schools. Bees move in swarms. Ants move in colonies. I learned recently that in ocean life, whales travel in pods. But when it comes to lions, they travel and live in communities that are called prides.

Lions are symbols of strength, fierceness, and courage, and have been celebrated throughout history for these characteristics. They are commonly known as symbols of royalty and stateliness, carrying the identity as “king of the jungle.” Lions are the only big cats to live in groups called prides. Prides are close family groups. They work together to defend territory and hunt.

Our “pride” carries the royal commission to protect and defend our spiritual territory and region, and to stay on the aggressive hunt for the advancement of His glory. The pride is a culture of love, intimacy, passion, loyalty, honor, and sacrifice. They are lovers, worshippers, intercessors, watchmen, and gatekeepers known for their sacrifice and servanthood. It’s here within the pride we discover other lions and lionesses that have covenant hearts and who work to build the culture of untamed and radical faith. The soul of the pride is made alive by the presence of Jesus.

Their greatest privilege of all is learning and moving with The Lion King Himself. Jesus—the Creator of the universe—identifies Himself with the Lion. He is eternally called the “Lion from The Tribe of Judah”—the heir to David’s throne who has won our victory (Revelation 5:5).

As much as religion has tried to tame and domesticate Jesus, He’s not tame. He’s wild. His love is most fierce—burning with intensity, strength, force, power, and aggression. Many have only seen and discovered the attributes of The Lamb in gentleness, kindness, and meekness, yet The Lord longs for all to encounter Him as The Lion of fierce, burning, all-powerful, and all-consuming love.

Our Lion is triumphant. He is victorious and reigning in great glory and majesty!

If we are going to look into the eyes of The Lion, we need to be prepared for the unexpected. This Lion will break your heart but in the best way. This is necessary for true friends of the Lion. God told Job, “Brace yourself like a man, because I have some questions for you, and you must answer them.” (Job 38:3). When we look into the eyes of The Lion, He will impart His eternal burning and holy passions, and we need to “brace ourselves” for the impact. Friends of the Lion need their hearts broken and consumed with His desires, dreams, and wonders.

It will take great courage to fix our gaze in His eyes. You’ll be tempted to turn your head away because your eyes will become rivers of tears. Your heart will be broken and awakened in the depths of your own spirit. Your wells of compassion will burst because suddenly you will see them and hear them. These are the lives, the cries, and voices of a lost generation—wandering souls in darkness. You’ll smell the stench of social decay and corruption coming up out of our cities. You’ll feel the indescribable pain and yearning for our Nation’s deliverance from this gross cloud of deception and hopelessness. Your reluctance and resistance to feeling this pain and agony of those lost will begin to melt like wax in His presence. The insulation that we built to keep the borders and boundaries from the world will come tumbling down. You will hear His roar and tremble at His voice.

Isaiah 66 says, “Hear the word of the Lord, you who tremble at His word…” Those who hear the roar of our triumphant Lion will tremble at the sound of His voice. Sometimes, following The Lion can be frightening. Jesus said:

“If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me” (Matthew 16:24). The Message translation reads, “Anyone who intends to come with Me has to let me lead. You’re not in the driver’s seat, I am. Don’t run from suffering; embrace it. Follow Me, and I’ll show you how.” When you follow The Lion, you deny yourself. This is what true courage is.

Moses had to take courage and deny himself. God had heard the cries coming up out of Egypt, and Moses was commissioned back into the devil’s playground—the land of slavery, bondage, and spiritual darkness—to rescue the children of Israel. Yes, following the Lion can be frightening. Moses would be just one man going into an epic battle against an entire nation. God had plans to transform this struggling man into a hero. He would take a murderer and make him a mighty deliverer. He would transform a shepherd into a courageous prophet and messenger. Moses would go from being a wanderer to a mighty unstoppable leader. How does this happen? Through encountering, trusting, and staying with the victorious Lion.

I have good news for you. There is no easy road available for you. What? Yes, you read that correctly. There will be no easy and safe passage in the call of God. It will be dangerous, but that is why The Lion chose to make His home within you. Everywhere the kingdom of God advances, there is a violent engagement against the dark kingdom. Regardless of the cost, the warfare, or the sacrifice we must go. Jesus said, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head” (Luke 9:58). Like Jesus, we too must live according to the agenda of His Father. That’s what sets the course for our mission and lifestyle.

I know this is strong, but I need to tell you that none of us who really claim to know and honor Jesus can refuse the path He calls us to walk upon. He promises to lead; you just have to courageously follow and trust The Lion. Jesus will lead you and me into the very heart of the dark kingdom, into the soul of evil, to bear His light and power. We can’t go on believing that the life of faith is not a life of risk. He will lead us where mankind has chosen to hide their darkness and shame.

Just as He sent Moses, He will send you to bring liberty to the captives. Just as the Holy Spirit was upon Jesus, Jesus will commission you.

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me, to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.” (Luke 4:18,19)

Our commission is to invade the darkness and to bring freedom, victory, and healing—to loose the captives of our generation. The Holy Spirit desires to breathe upon us to receive His burning obsession. The Holy Spirit desires His lions and lionesses to receive their assignment and carry the torch of His presence into the darkest corners of the earth. The world needs the lions, who come roaring boldly with revelation and experiential truth of The Lion King, speaking the truth in love and bearing the power with it. We don’t move forward from a place of mere sympathy, but from a burning authority to conquer the dark kingdom with weapons that are unstoppable.

We haven’t been commissioned in our own strength, gifts, talents, and abilities. We have been commissioned in the power of The Spirit—the same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead that lives and dwells with you. The Holy Spirit’s power is greater than all the armies of the earth combined. If that is so, what are we going to do with it? How will we steward this level of power and authority? What can God do through a man, a woman, a teenager, or any individual fully surrendered to the Spirit of God who will courageously carry the call? Heaven is still seeking and imploring the earth, “Who will go for us?” The Holy Spirit is asking, “Who shall I send?”

Is it you?

“For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him.” (2 Chronicles 16:9)

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Pray for America: THE TIME WE LIVE – JUSTICE OVERCOMES

Editor’s Note : This is a May 20 “Give Him 15 Minutes” post by Dutch Sheet, provided by Greg Hood.

【Background on current events:  If there has ever been a day when we needed to walk in the Spirit, it is today. In doing so, our nation will more wisely navigate through these turbulent times. Psalm 2:1 tells us, “Why are the nations in an uproar and the people devising a vain thing?

This verse asks questions of us today, questions that demand answers.

• Why is America in an uproar?

• Why are we seeing things today on an unprecedented scale that we have never seen before?

In times past, we saw protests which were largely peaceful like those Dr. Martin Luther King led. Today, we are seeing organized riots and looting. Groups are actually bringing death and anarchy into our streets, defying the laws of the land, and defying God. Never before in the history of America—have we seen such hostility.

America is not perfect. We have our problems. In times past, like today, we’ve  had corruption, desperation, and dark times when we pulled away from God. Unlike many nations, however, America’s corruption has been hidden, and when exposed, we attempted to deal with it. Today, the light of God is shining in our nation for revival and awakening. It’s exposing darkness on a whole new level.

There has never been a time of greater exposure of wickedness in our nation’s history that I can recall. The devil wants to gain a foothold in America for evil. However, this only exposes his plans. We are seeing darkness exposed by light and the elements of evil are running. We are seeing all kinds of evil manifesting to keep their foothold in America, trying to hang on to its authority. By God, however, they are losing their grip on this nation as the Ekklesia is being positioned into a place of a great awakening and revival.

We must look past the surface of current events to see as God sees, to react as God reacts, to receive the manifestation of heaven that God desires on the earth.

Why is America in an uproar? Because change is here. I declare to you that we will see peace in this nation. Chaotic times cannot remain. Our God is not fazed by what He sees on the news. He cares about His purpose for this nation.

Now, we know that God is a God of judgment. We understand that nations are either going to be goat nations or sheep nations. Look at Psalm 9:17 with me. It reads, “The wicked will return to Sheol, even all the nations who forget God.”

The wicked will return to Sheol as the righteous return to God. The nations of the earth are evolving. God is bringing about His righteous judgment on the earth.

Evil will cease. Righteousness will prevail. Jesus wins! King Jesus has overcome the world and He is raising up an Ekklesia—a church that will not back down until we see the kingdoms of this world become the Kingdom of our God. As we press toward “the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus,” we are causing the kingdoms of this world to become the kingdoms of our God.

Consider with me the description of Issachar from 1 Chronicles 12:32: “Of the sons of Issachar, men who understood the times with the knowledge of what Israel should do…”

The entire tribe was ready for action.

Let’s unpack this verse and get some very important things back in place.

This word “understood” in 1 Chronicles 12:32 means “an understanding,” of course. It also means: “discernment; truth; to discern; to act wisely; intelligent; to interpret; to be investigative; a skilled teacher; understanding and he will gain.”

With this definition, knowledge is more than just “Oh, I know.” Rather, we seek understanding to be able to gain, move forward, and progress the agenda of the heart of the Father throughout the earth.

The clearest meaning of “understand” is “truth.” Today, truth is more detested than a lie.

Isaiah 5:20, “Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!”

We are in that day right now. We have news cycles all day long, 24/7, but little of it is true. Instead, we are seeing reports seeking to change our culture, our times, and the assignments that God has given us as individuals and as a nation.

America is in a cultural war over the revision of history. The fact is, you cannot erase your history and correct your history at the same time. History must be learned before its lessons are clear. Erasure is ignorance. We embrace our history for what it is—a historical record of the good and the bad and everything in between—so we can move forward with healing and wisdom from God and not repeat our mistakes. To not repeat history is to know history, not erase it.

America, and the world in general, faces a rising tide of activist groups operating behind noble-sounding titles and agendas. And some are noble, but many are cleverly disguised to divide and dismantle the plan and the purpose of God for America.

Here is a verse for you, “I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.” (John 17:14-17)

As we navigate through these times, we cannot succumb to operating in survival mode. It does no good to tread water until Jesus returns and “snatches” us out of here. We are partnered with an army of angels on a battlefield— we are kings called to the frontlines to strategically overcome and overtake the enemy so that the Kingdom of God can be expanded around the world.

Again, from 1 Chronicles, “understood the times” is a powerful description. It literally means “to always have understanding.” My redneck definition of this is, “being in step with God or being current with Him on current events.”

God is speaking today. He is not silent today or any day. There is always an open heaven. We may not always hear Him, but God is always talking.

When the Scripture refers to “the times,” it means “appointed times, circumstances, intervals, timely by year.” So, it is not just the time or a season but an appointed time. We are in an appointed time—a time in our lives when we need to step up as never before. The opposition is great. Darkness is real. The enemy is in our face. But today is the day, we say: “Back off, satan, you have crossed the line.”

1 John 4:4 encourages us in this, “You are from God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.”

It is time for the Ekklesia to capitalize on this opportune time God has us in. We were born for this! Pull yourself up by your bootstraps, square your shoulders and declare: “I am ready. Here I am, God. Send me. I will be a voice. I will be the light. I will be what You need me to be to turn this nation into a place of revival and awakening.”

Listen, family, when you don’t know what to do – fear sets in, people stay still, chaos erupts – the enemy invades and his agenda takes root. We are seeing the majority of the church experiencing this today.

Yet God wants His church in motion. We are not called to be stagnant. We are not retreating. We are moving forward. We are pressing on towards the mark of the prize of the high calling that is in Christ Jesus. (see Philippians 3:13-16)

We need the mantle of Issachar manifesting in the church today. It is vital to us seeing and receiving the fire of God into our lives and the nation. This is not about individuals’ relationships with God, but about the Ekklesia—the body of Christ coming together to bring the awakening and revival that we need and have been crying out for.

The fact is, God is waiting on us, the church; we are not waiting on God. We need to rise up in the functioning apostolic, prophetic anointing that God has given His Ekklesia. We need the Issachar mantle so we will know what to do. We don’t need any more good ideas. We need Kingdom ideas. We do not need to hear from men. We need to hear from God. We need to hear from God through His sons and daughters. Then we will have the answers we need to bring peace to a chaotic world.

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