Weekly Prayer (2/19)

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Editorial Special Section: Anton Cruz: 100 Days of Prayer Focus for the Next Generation

Message : Anton Cruise    Date: February 1, 2024

We publish the daily prayer focus issued for Papa Anton team, including prayer focus and information audio sharing. Everyone is welcome to join at any time.

• For information on how to join these 100 days of praying for the next generation, please click here .
• If you have a LINE account, you can join the LINE group yourself (use the QR Code in the picture on the right to join). New prayer points will be sent to the group every day.
• You can also click here: 100 Days of Prayer Focus for the Next Generation to read the latest and latest prayer focus.

I wish all the spiritual parents who have stood in the gap and prayed in these 100 days will be fruitful!

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Editorial Special Section: Chuck Pierce: Ten Years of War – The New Is Now

Message:  Chuck Pierce Date: January 19, 2024   Source: YouTube Video   

Editor’s Note : This article is translated from the message released by Chuck Pierce at Christian International’s “Word of the Lord” conference on January 19, 2024.

The first thing I want to tell you is that “the new has come.” My son Isaac wrote to me this morning and he said I look at the sky and it feels like a new blanket.

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Editorial Special Section: Tom Hamon: 2024: Stepping into the door of “more”!

Message : Tom Hamon    Date: February 9, 2024    Source : Elijah’s List    

An Invitation to the Land of “More than Enough”

This is such a key moment in history and in the earth! God is opening up doors for us to advance in this season like never before. I know the challenges are great, but the opportunities are even greater! God wants to bring you through the door into the more in 2024! This includes more of Him, more strength, more love, and more advancement than before. I believe God wants to move us from the land of “not enough” and “just enough,” and invite us to step through the door into the land of “more than enough.”

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Editorial Special Section: Lana Vawser: THERE IS AN INVITATION FROM THE LORD TO WORSHIP HIM WITH OUR EXPECTATION

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Editorial Special Section: Ricci Johnson-Wilson: The Refuge Place and the New Breed of Warriors

Message:  Ricci Jonson-Wilson Date: February 9, 2024   Source: World for Jesus Ministries

Last week I spoke/wrote about the “Weights our Nation Bears and the New Breed of Warriors coming forth.”

One of those groups is the New Breed of Believers. The Lord showed me these unique individuals back in 2018. He said they would be overcomers born out of this period of refining we’ve been in. Further, they would be unstoppable, unshakable warriors in His Kingdom. He added: they would carry this nation over the finish line and pave the way for the next generation of believers to enter in.

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Editorial Special Section: [Voice of Fig] Torah Gleaning: Gifts of the Nineteenth Week

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

Scripture Progress: Exodus: 25:1~27:19
Companion Reading:

• Old Testament: 1 Kings 5:12-6:13
• New Testament: 2 Corinthians 9:1-15; Matthew 5:33-37

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Editorial Special Section: Miracles in the Israel-Hamas War (14) – God’s Divine Providence Saves Platoon of IDF Soldiers From Hamas Ambush Attack

Date: February 8, 2024   Source: Stories to Inspire Video

In the heart of a tense and perilous situation, Rabbi Yitzchak Sakhai recounts a harrowing episode that unfolded in the shadowy depths beneath Gaza. As tensions escalated, a group of IDF soldiers found themselves unwittingly perched atop an intricate network of tunnels, poised for a potentially devastating attack.

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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: The Declaration for the Hebrew Month of Adar I

Editor’s note: Adar is the twelfth month of the Jewish calendar in 5784, corresponding to February 10 to March 10, 2024 in the Western calendar.

Declare in the name of Jesus :

• I am full of the grace of the Lord!

• The Holy Spirit keeps giving me good things and giving me words of grace.

• I embrace who I am as a warrior of God. God will provide for me.

• The more I celebrate, the more I get into who I really am.

• The more joyful I am, the more the “mask” is peeled off.

• When I feel anxious about provision, I immediately declare God to be my provider.

• The joy of the Lord is my strength. My laughter will break the barrenness and initiate the fulfillment of God’s promises.

• Depression and discouragement have no place in me.

• Jesus set me free. For any remaining bondage in my life, the release is already underway.

• I celebrate the goodness of God, every command against me is broken in the name of Jesus.

• I forgive those who “curse” me. I break all false declarations in my life.

• I am the leader! I am rising!

(Adapted from Aldar I: Blessings of the Hebrew Month )

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Pray for America: Anarchy in America

Editor’s Note : This article is excerpted from the “Give Him 15 Minutes” prayer post series from the 2/12 Revival and Reversal series by prayer leader Dutch Sheets.

【Current Affairs Background:  In a recent publication, the National Faith Advisory Board issued the following statement regarding what is happening at our southern border: …Detailed Reading】

• Isaiah 59:13-14   rebellion and treachery against the Lord, turning our backs on our God, inciting revolt and oppression,  uttering lies our hearts have conceived. So justice is driven back, and righteousness stands at a distance; truth has stumbled in the streets, honesty cannot enter.
• 2 Chronicles 7:14   If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
• Matthew 16:18-19 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades[b] will not overcome it.  I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be] bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”.

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Pray for America: Scriptural Declarations of Righteousness over America

• But as for America, we declare that we will come into Your house in the multitude of Your mercy: and in Your fear will we worship toward Your holy temple. You will lead us, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of our enemies; You will make Your way straight before our face. (Ps. 5:7-8; 7)

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Pray for America: PRAYERS AND DECREES FOR THE PROTECTION OF AMERICA’S WATERWAYS

Editor’s Note: This article comes from the “Give Him 15 Minutes” website of intercession leader Dutch Sheets , which provides a reference for intercessors from various states to pray for American waterways. May the Holy Spirit lead the intercessors to accomplish this critical task of restoring America.

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Father, You have assigned us to pray for protection over America’s water supply, waterways, and dams. Your Word tells us that unless You keep or guard a city, the efforts of watchmen are in vain (Psalm 127:1). Therefore, we look to You for protection – You are our refuge, a very present help in times of trouble (Psalm46:1). When You are for us, who can be against us (Romans 8:31)? You save us from our enemies, men of bloodshed who do iniquity (Psalm 59:1-2). You are theCreator and Owner of the entire world – all of its inhabitants, as well as the seas and rivers. You are the King of glory, the Lord strong and mighty in battle, and the Lord of angel armies (Psalm 24:1,7,8,10). As a Master Workman, You set the boundaries for the seas and drew the tributaries of the earth (Proverbs 8:29-30), and still maintain ownership and authority over them.

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Pray for America: 24 Prayers for 24/7 Prayer Against Terror Attacks in America

Editor’s note: As prophet Chris Reeds mentioned in the message “As is Israel, so is the United States ,” many sleeper cells of terrorist organizations have infiltrated into the United States and established many camps. Like this terrorist attack coming from Israel’s southern border, they are also plotting attacks in the United States through people passing through our southern border. We need to pray, watch, listen, watch, and like the children of Issachar, know the times and seasons. The following prayers are from the 24 prayers in “Elijah’s List”，which was reposted from the prophet Charlie Shamp’s facebook. We encourage all intercessors to pray for the United States under the leadership of Holy Spirit.

1. Heavenly Father, we come before You, seeking Your protection over America. In Psalm 91:4, You promise to cover us with Your feathers and provide refuge under Your wings. Shield our nation from all forms of terrorism and keep us safe from harm.

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Critical Event: Pray for the Red Sea Crisis

Editor’s Note : This article is an excerpt from a post posted by the “Jerusalem Global Chinese Worship Center” on January 17

【Background It has been more than 100 days since the war between Israel and Kazakhstan broke out. In order to show support for the Hamas terrorist organization, the Yemeni rebel Houthis (Note: also known as the “Youth Movement”) have frequently attacked or attacked Israeli ships passing through the Red Sea. Since November, more than 2,000 ships have been forced to leave the Red Sea due to attacks on ships bound for Israel. In this regard, the United States proposed “Operation Prosperity Guardian” to join forces with the United Kingdom and other allies to escort merchant ships in the Red Sea. …Detailed Reading 】

• Psalm 89:14   Righteousness and judgment are the foundation of your throne; love and truth go before you.
• Psalm 129:4   The LORD is righteous; he has cut the cords of the wicked.

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Heavenly Father, please help justice prevail in the Red Sea through Operation Prosperity Guardian. Please give the United Kingdom and the United States the wisdom and strategy to combat the threat posed by the Houthi armed groups, so that shipping lanes can resume normal operations and the international economy will not be affected in any way. We declare in the name of Jesus Christ,

• Jehovah God rules over the Red Sea!
• The enemy’s attempt to provoke a new front of war in the Middle East must not end, nor can it endanger the security of the people.
• The bows of the Elamites will be broken , Iran and its facilities will be destroyed, and chaos will befall the IRGC.
• The Houthis in Yemen will be destroyed, and all those who hate Israel will be brutally beaten.
• The links between the terrorist groups supported by Iran will be broken , and chaos and division will set in, pitting them against each other.
• All financial aid to terrorist organizations will be cut off.
• Peace will come to the Red Sea again, and trade and shipping will return to normal!

In the name of Christ Jesus, Amen!

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Pray for Native Americans: Jerusalem Aboriginal Embassy

【Current events: The opening ceremony of the “Jerusalem Indigenous Embassy” led by the “Indigenous Coalition For Israel” (ICFI) was held on the evening of February 1 at the “Friends of Zion” Museum in Jerusalem held. …Detailed Reading 】

• Isaiah 60:1-2   Arise and shine! Because your light has come! The glory of the Lord shines upon you. Behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness covers the peoples, but the Lord will appear and shine upon you; his glory will be upon you.
• Isaiah 40:1-2 “Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God.  2 Speak comfort to Jerusalem and proclaim to her that her days of war are fulfilled and her sins are forgiven her. You will receive double punishment from the hand of the Lord for all your sins.”
• Genesis 12:3   I will bless whoever blesses you, and I will curse whoever curses you. All the families on earth will be blessed through you.
• Isaiah 54:17   No weapon formed against you will be used; you will surely condemn anyone who raises his tongue against you in judgment. This is the inheritance of the servants of the Lord, their righteousness from me.

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Heavenly Father, we thank You that in Israel’s hour of greatest need, You called upon indigenous peoples around the world to rise up to comfort Your people and to speak words of comfort to Jerusalem. We believe that the establishment of the “Jerusalem Aboriginal Embassy” at this time is crucial and in line with Your will. May You bless every indigenous group participating in this event according to Your promises, and may You also use this embassy to change the views of indigenous peoples and non-Indigenous people around the world, and become a center for inspiring indigenous peoples around the world to support Israel and boycott the Israel’s deceitful, misleading, and misleading statements. We declare in the name of Jesus Christ,

• The Land of Israel is the birthplace of Jewish nation formation, the development of language and sacred literature, beliefs, customs and traditions.
• The Jews are the indigenous peoples of the Land of Israel, and the State of Israel is an indigenous nation.
• No weapon formed against Israel will be used; and whoever raises his tongue against Israel in judgment will be condemned.
• Complaints against Israel for genocide before the International Court of Justice in The Hague will be in vain and will have no effect!
• Jehovah God has saved Israel before, and He will save Israel again in this difficult time.
• More indigenous groups and non-indigenous countries must stand with Israel, comfort and support Israel!

In the name of Christ Jesus, Amen!

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Pray For Church

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

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

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

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Related Events and Prayer Background

Editorial Special Section: Chuck Pierce: Ten Years of War – The New Is Now

Message:  Chuck Pierce Date: January 19, 2024   Source: YouTube Video   

Editor’s Note : This article is translated from the message released by Chuck Pierce at Christian International’s “Word of the Lord” conference on January 19, 2024.

The first thing I want to tell you is that “the new has come.” My son Isaac wrote to me this morning and he said I look at the sky and it feels like a new blanket.

Step into The New by Faith

The thing about new is that you’re not all defined yet because you’re on a path or you’re on something that has never been of the quality that God wants; new means that you’ve never been, or the quality of the future will be better, but it is something we must step into by faith and then we can begin to see clearly.

I like to use the example of the blind man. Jesus prayed for him and put spits on his eyes, and he saw people walking like trees. Then Jesus prayed for him again. You’re going to have to go through times this year, where you not only prophesy, you pray, you intercede, but you’re not always going to be able to see these new things with the clarity that you would like to begin with. Yet the harder you work toward it, the clearer it becomes.

So I say to you now, tell the Lord that you are ready to move on to something better, or some unknown thing that He has for you in the future.

Know When to Play The Trump Card

One of the things we do every year is to hold a special meeting at the beginning of the year. We invited many speakers to share their insights for 15 to 20 minutes. From the beginning of the year, I called this conference “The Lord of Hosts Will Triumph” because we must understand the Lord’s will in this season. Victory means you played the trump card. I’ve been a card player for a long time and you have to know when to play that trump card and watch the people around you. Now I declare to you that whatever you do, you will be victorious in it.

2024 – Not A Year of Peace, The Four Winds will Gather into A Whirlwind

The Lord told me several things about this year:

• I see our shoes are like swords and He said this will not be a year of peace unless you go forward with the sword to bring peace. So that gives me an indicator of what 2024 will look like.
• The four winds come together to become a whirlwind, and the Lord is in the whirlwind . This is not an ominous storm type, but a tornado type storm that is enveloping and moving through the promised realm of which we are a part. What does that mean? What we did was study the four winds: north, east, south and west. What the Lord is saying is that I will bring many things together and they will begin to spin in a new way. You must learn to speak directly into the eye of the storm in your promises and your calling. Don’t be afraid of the storm, learn to speak to it. If you’re caught in the outer ring of a storm, you’re going to be tossed around. This is the Lord’s word to us as we enter 2024.
• Jehovah Shaddai is defending America . If you are watching this episode from another country, I encourage you to see how God is defending your country this year. One focus this year is about America. He showed me four ruling angels surrounding the entire United States, including Alaska and Hawaii. Then He showed me 51 angels beside them. One of the things we at Glory of Zion do is take you online from state to state and listen to the voices of the people from the state so we may know how to pray for these states as we move into 2024.

These angels are holding their swords in their scabbards, which means they are not ready for war, this was shown to me in August of 2023. He said that at the latest on Passover in 2024, He will allow angels to visit from one state in the United States to another. Some angels will draw their swords from their scabbards and go out to fight, others will just stand among the remnant. This tells me that a new remnant has been identified. Wherever you are, I want you to declare, “I am part of this remnant.” In this new age, this historical moment in which we live, the remnant that has been raised up in a new way has been confirmed.

Where is Your Real War?

I believe this started in September 2019 and the Lord now has a new command to bring justice to the evil that has been created on the earth.

I want you to know that probably every morning you have to answer this question as soon as you wake up: “War is going to be everywhere, and you have to figure out, where is your real war?” You shouldn’t be involved in things you shouldn’t be involved in. war. War means conflict, and you do not seek conflict, but when conflict arises in your path or in your promises, then it is your responsibility to reign in the midst of it. The climate in which we live around the world is now causing countries to enter a valley of judgment. (For information about the Valley of Decision, read 2 Chronicles 20. ) The Valley of Decision must become the valley of vision for your future . I believe we are all in this valley of decisions that must be made. We have to learn to pray , we have to learn to fast in a new way , and then, we have to hear the word of the Lord , as you see in 2 Chronicles 20. In this we must remember that the battle does not belong to us, but to the Lord, but the prophet told them where to go to meet the enemy and where to worship. If they had gone there to meet the enemy in worship, the enemy would have been in confusion.

The Harvest Sickle in The Sky is Moving

One of the things that the Lord has been showing me more and more over the last seven years, the sickle of harvest in heaven is moving, and as it moves in heaven, it starts to move on the earth, so the Lord has an incredible harvest. I don’t think we live in a church season within four walls; we live outside four walls and view the church as a warehouse for the future. So, I want to encourage you to focus on the harvest. The Lord said that a reaper is needed to harvest, which is very important for us to move forward now.

Because of these battles, Dr. Alemu Beeftu and I wrote a new book called Abiding in His Presence . The first chapter I wrote in the book is, “The fight to live in it.” We have to understand where we live. We have to know that there is a war to go into, and there is a war to stay and fight in it. This book is very, very important in order for us to know the dwelling place that God has called us to enter.

God’s Timeline is Cyclical

Now let’s talk about time. Time is not cyclical as we generally think. From a biblical perspective, it has to do with the entire universe of which we are a part: the sun is part of our time, the moon is part of the time in which we live. The Lord wrote His covenant plan in Genesis chapter 1, so His timing is important, and each year brings significant progress.

I always look at the year from a Hebrew perspective, and I also look at each month because I know each month has something to do with the harvest. There is a time to hibernate, a time to plant, a time to irrigate, and a time to harvest. The earth belongs to the Lord, as do the worlds it fills and those who live in it. ( Psalm 24:1 ) If you are willing to learn to read and search God’s Word from the perspective of the new covenant of the earth’s harvest, Psalm 24 is a key scripture for this year. You will start to see the year-to-year progress that you are experiencing. You’re forming new cycles, you’re entering new cycles, and eventually you’re going to get a summary, as Ephesians says, of all things being concluded and made complete, and then you’re going to see the unfolding of what you’ve been praying for.

we are entering into a new identity, becoming one with Him

We live in a time of war, called the Age of Pey in Hebrew, and it is really about sound, and it is making a difference in the atmosphere in which it is made. This era is historic, it is not just a season of change, it is a time of writing history for the future, and we are seeing this happening. We see war fronts all over the world, and the United States is right in the middle of those war fronts. We smell gunpowder between China and Taiwan, we see wars between Russia and Ukraine and other satellite states, and we see wars in the Middle East over Israel.

Of course the final battle and conclusion will come from Israel, but until Jew and Gentile become one new man as the Lord foretold to us, which is the mystery of His heart that the Lord revealed to Paul in Ephesians, I don’t I believe that this will happen; but I believe that this entire decade of the new historical era will be a decade of war . I also believe that we are entering into a new identity, becoming one with Him . This means that, as He says in Romans, He is not concerned with gender issues, and He is not concerned with sectarianism or race issues, because He is making us one. God once confirmed to me that our skin color in heaven is glory, not black, white, yellow, green, the colors on earth. However , this is necessary for us to integrate into the kingdom of authority on earth, so that the Lord allowed me to go to so many countries and places, meet so many different types of people, knowing that we are part of the Kingdom of God.

Regarding this war that we’re in, know that this era is about sound, which brings us back to Christian. International and the importance of gatherings like ours, because this era is about sound coming out of your home. Do you still remember what He said in Ephesians? He wants to live in you, and how you speak will affect the atmosphere . It’s a very supernatural, mysterious atmosphere, and there’s a fight over who gets the authority. We have always been supernatural beings, we have always lived in a supernatural atmosphere, but this kind of contention is like nothing we have ever had. I don’t think we’ve ever had a fight like this, and I want you to look beyond the natural and see the supernatural, because in this day and age, we are deciding the rules of the future.

Let’s take last year as an example because we just came through it and even biblically there is an overlap between the two, the Feast of Tabernacles and the Passover. So technically you’re still fighting to restore the sacred and open up new supply lines. When you enter the period in which we are living, you are fighting for it.

Now let’s look ahead to the year, this Pey season is tied to this very important number, whether it’s 2024 or 5784, the year we live in is a number 4 years. You have to understand the power of numbers from a biblical perspective. We are not talking about numerology, but we are trying to understand the numbers in the Bible. I’m taking a course on this in my Baptist church now because it’s so important to understand.

2024 – The Doors, Passages And Intersections We are Passing Through

This year is about the doors and passages and intersections that we are moving through, you have a new door, a new gate, a new passage. At the center of your passage from divine recovery into your promised new authority is the word Pey about this year. This means that you are already in this entire decade that you have to speak your way into. You must remember that there is always a war on the threshold; there is always a war on your new threshold. It’s important to understand this as we move forward.

How You Speak is Key This Year

So how do you speak? What do you see? How do you say what you see? These are the key takeaways for this year. I see the Lord opening up new territories, cities, and regions in new ways this year. He is breaking away from condemnation, and His intention is to purify the land , because the earth and its fullness belong to the Lord. When we look back and we see the sin in the land, especially in America, I understand that this is a critical year as we move into the future because God took me to heaven in 1986 and showed me what is going to happen up to 2026. He will give us a new baptism , He will create a new awakening in us , and these are very important points.

Identify Your Combat Units

If I could sum up this year, it would be about transforming chaos into new opportunities . We are living in an intense season, and I love this example that the Lord has given us, He says, after I prophesied to Abraham four hundred years ago, I am now going to gather this remnant in Egypt, I am going to Let them be a nation, and I will call them out as fighting units, first of all Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun; and the rearguard will be as important as the vanguard. I want you to identify your own combat units . When they were taken out, God gave them the laws of war. Until peace truly reigns, there will always be war, there will always be conflict. ( Matthew 10:34 ) “I came not to bring peace, but to bring swords on the earth.” In other words, you are going to have to use the sword to produce wholeness and have warfare applicable to the days to come, so let’s The laws of war be applied .

I love the book of Daniel, and I love that we find God showing how intense the battle will be, and how intense it will be at some points, even to the point where it becomes too much for Daniel to bear. He said the enemy will try to weaken our minds, our hearts, our thought processes until the Ancient of Days takes his seat, and then He will give His saints the kingdom. I believe we are now in such a process of the installation of saints in the nations, a remnant is rising up, and we are the kingdom of God above all nations.

Five Battlefields: Family, Society, Religion, Politics, Economy

You actually have five battlefields, your family is your family battlefield , your society is your social battlefield , and your religion is a structural and religious battlefield . Remember when the Lord warned us that He is actually a battlefield? Religion will always try to thwart new moves by the Kingdom of God, and this year we will see fierce battles in the political arena as never before. The fifth is economic warfare . Economic warfare appears in the above four battlefields. The war will be fiercer until we conclude in many areas.

You will find that this is what the entire book of Ephesians is about. I read it every day so that I can be updated by it, because I think Ephesus is very important. This city contained a remnant of people who lived in unbelief in the true God, but it was the site of the greatest revival ever known to man or recorded in the Bible. You have to understand that we are living in a society like Ephesus , where they had 44 entities ruling the city, but there was an incredible awakening happening here. Because the remnant people were baptized by the Holy Spirit and received great revelation and great wisdom to fight for their future.

Don’t Get Caught Up in The Tension – Make Sure You Are Led by The Prophetic Word

Now I want you to be careful about that tornado thing. I want you to be careful when you engage in warfare and be aware of the tensions around you, because in leadership, in politics, there are tensions. Don’t get bogged down and make sure you are led by the prophetic word . Many times we pray, but I think we often pray in the dark, half-understanding like looking through glass. We need to keep seeking until we get those words that need to be decreed. Don’t let the temporary tension around you overwhelm you. I want to warn you that there will be an intense supernatural atmosphere this year. This year you will see the prince of demons, and you will also see angels stepping in. Of course we also see the tension of a new man, because at this moment the church must represent the kingdom plan of God.

I went to look up how God dealt with chaos, and in the beginning there was no difference, no separation, nothing to distinguish, no individuation, just chaos and confusion. When Lucifer fell into this realm of the earth, a third of the angels came down with him and did no good except cause chaos. And what did God do in this? He releases truth out of the chaos, which is why gatherings like this are so important for us, because God wants us to have a sure Word to come to and declare. There are some words that I bring to my lips almost every day because they remind me of what God has said about the atmosphere around me: He worked for six days to distinguish and separate, darkness from light, the water above and the water below, the ocean and land, and various species; then He gave authority to humans. When He created humans, He breathed life into humans. This is how the true baptism of the Holy Spirit should be.

Words Create Boundaries, Transcend Rules

So the Word of God always transforms chaos. When you speak the words that you hear and know to be true, it creates possibilities for your future. Words create your boundaries, and words actually transcend rules. Remember the Pharisees made so many rules and Jesus had to go beyond their rules and redraw the boundaries for the workings of the Kingdom of Heaven.

How we act and the words we release into the atmosphere affect the atmosphere around us and to which the world must respond. When we put faith into it by speaking, we are re-constructing it by faith. Therefore, the Word of God transforms chaos . God organizes society according to His desires and ultimately has covenants. He begins with a renewed covenant with men and women. He knew that it was not good for man to be alone, so He created a woman to be with him and to complete him, rather than to grovel to him. Woman completes man. Both of them were called to rule over the gardens they owned. One of God’s plans for them was to multiply, to steward what He had given, to pay attention to the boundaries and see how to cultivate those boundaries to keep them fresh and flowing.

What God is doing in today’s world is that His people will maintain such discipline, and there will be discipline, both of which are necessary to balance God’s mercy. We will all see a lot of this this year. There must be discipline in our behavior, but not through more law, but through more grace. Grace produces better behavior, and God’s kindness produces repentance. I wrote the book “The Future War of the Church,” and the first place I presented it in 1999 was at Christian International. The more laws we have, the less freedom we have. This is exactly the opposite of what we think, for it is grace that produces freedom, and autonomy expresses the supreme law of God’s love, and you must remember this.

You Have Been Given Access, Authority And Power

The enemy tells mankind, “God has withheld from you and has not given you all the good things.” But

• God is always working for your good .
• He has given you all of these, and He is working to bring the best to you . At the end of each day, He would say, “it is good.”
• Therefore, your boundaries are full of good things, and you need to summon these good things within the boundaries so that you can rule within the boundaries .
• What He’s doing is activating your authority , and that’s God’s whole pattern. This is still His pattern to this day. But so many people wonder, “Why is the devil so active in my boundaries?”
• Because God wants you to develop your resistance and your devotion to the Lord . The bottom line is that we can choose what we associate with, but we must be true to the goodness of God and what He has provided for us.
• This year is about access, and God is always mindful of our trust in Him . Remember what the snake did to the woman? It just says, “Did God really tell you not to eat that fruit?” “Didn’t you have a way to get that food?” Humans already knew not to eat that particular fruit, so humans sinned intentionally. I think they were tempted into sin on purpose, they lost their trust in God and developed a satanic thought process. Say in your heart, “Can you really trust God to hold back on you?” Don’t let that happen to you this year.
• He will always evaluate how you respond to His voice.

That’s why gatherings like this are so important.

Think About Four Questions

Next, remember these four questions and think about them: He will always ask you,

1. “Where are you?”
2. “Who told you that you were naked?” If I have given you access, why are you still ashamed of who you are? Then God will always help you discover why you feel the way you do.
3. “Did you eat from that tree?”
4. “What exactly did you do?”

You must answer His questions as to why you are doing what you are doing. Afterward, He not only cursed humanity, but when humanity told Him what had happened, He developed a nascent plan to allow humanity to move on. God always has a plan for us to move forward and He literally told them, “I gave you this garden without thorns, but now you have to work in a land full of thorns, and there are thorns in your future promise , you have to learn how to ride these thorns.” And then, He said, “But I have an ultimate promise, women will have a victorious man,” and that’s the ultimate promise of our efforts. Your seed will win again, and I want you to declare it, say out loud, “My seed and I will win!”

Apostolic And Prophetic Rules must be Established

You have to learn to establish apostolic, prophetic discipline, and you have to know your territory, as Paul said in 2 Corinthians 10 ,

• You must understand the field and scope in which you belong . I know my gift is part of Christian International, so I am always there to interact with people.
• And then, within that realm, you have to know that God is raising up an army . Who are you fighting alongside for the Lord to take control?
• You must also know that your redemptive specialness is a breakthrough in my field and scope . Can I go back and relight those altars, or build one?
• Define the highest point : When you have these in mind, you have to look at where the highest point is emerging in your field? Because Satan knew that he had to build an altar there, there would actually be a war of worship. That’s why the book Abide in His Presence is so important. The book “Worship Warriors” written by John Dickson and me is also important.
• Purify the Land:   You must go higher, and God is giving you the means to go higher. Look further down and see where the high places are in your realm and know that you can worship and bring God’s presence with you. This is what we call cleansing the land.
• Implement and build a new altar of glory . I see many new altars of glory emerging this year because this era is associated with a new movement of the Holy Spirit.

The new wineskin is developing and maturing, which usually takes seven years. Therefore, everyone can calculate the time when this explosive National Games will occur. Why do I say that? Because the Holy Spirit is also a Pey word, both at the beginning and at the end of the word, and the overall necessity of the sound is also in it. One of the names of the Holy Spirit is “He is the one who ends the curse . ” When He comes to be with you in your home and you speak His voice, your generational curses may be broken.

Overview of the Four Winds

I’m going to let you know that there’s a lot of wind activity going on. This gathering of four winds is different from anything I have seen in the past, and I don’t want to teach about it now, but I want to give you a good overview so that you know what these are coming together in your realm next.

• North winds are associated with change , and there will be many changes. It brings rain, and it has to do with the manifestation of God’s presence, so a wind that comes into your domain or sphere is associated with the manifestation of God’s presence. This will cause great upheaval in everything that resists the manifestation of God’s presence, and this is how you will know if the Lord is at work. If God’s presence is missing, it means a curse is at work. So we’re going to summon these winds at the end. (Proverbs 25:23)
• The next thing I want to talk about is the east wind . The east wind is associated with judgment , it opens a way for people to move forward, and it also judges those who stand in their way. So, I want you to know that there is a lot of judgment stirring up in your field and your sphere, and you have to make sure that you are taking your discernment to the next level. You are not just speaking of judgment, you are observing how God is observing how God is making a way out of chaos. Let Him deal with the enemies as you go forward. (Exodus 10:19)
• Another type of wind is the south wind , which is associated with blessing and prosperity . When these winds come together, they start a movement within your field or range. There is new blessing and strength in your realm and scope, and you have to know how the wind blows in. (2 Chronicles 29:36)
• Finally the west wind is about mercy , God, we need mercy. God, help us, we need mercy, it brings salvation. ( 1 List 18:43-45 )

All these winds are gathering in your realm and range, causing a lot of things to spin and move. You have to identify what kind of wind is blowing and know how to speak accordingly. As I said before, don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid of the tornado-like situation in your field or field, learn how to dance with the wind in your field or field .

Release New Vibes in Your Field and Scope

That’s what I see for 2024. Tensions ensue, especially political tensions, which can draw you in and make you leave your residence. Tensions at the leadership level may pull you out of your abode. So wherever you are, I want everyone to stand up right now. We are going to release a new atmosphere in your realm and scope. Please give your boundaries to God. I want you to declare:

Heavenly Father, we surrender these boundaries to You. We want the wind of awakening to come in, we want something refreshing to come into our boundaries, we want our realm and scope to be renewed. But Heavenly Father, we don’t want anything to remain in there that would hinder your movement. Heavenly Father, we decree now that You will begin to stir up the enemies and draw them out and remove them from our boundaries. Heavenly Father, we decree now that this year in our realm and within our boundaries we will receive salvation and mercy. Father, we say stir up blessings, stir up blessings and make us see blessings like we have never seen before.

I bless you, I bless Christian international, I bless 2024 and declare that you will find your reward in it. May God bless you!

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Editorial Special Section: Tom Hamon: 2024: Stepping into the door of “more”!

Message : Tom Hamon    Date: February 9, 2024    Source : Elijah’s List    

An Invitation to the Land of “More than Enough”

This is such a key moment in history and in the earth! God is opening up doors for us to advance in this season like never before. I know the challenges are great, but the opportunities are even greater! God wants to bring you through the door into the more in 2024! This includes more of Him, more strength, more love, and more advancement than before. I believe God wants to move us from the land of “not enough” and “just enough,” and invite us to step through the door into the land of “more than enough.”

We serve a God of increase and fruitfulness. I know there are always times of sacrifice and sowing, and these are essential and continual, but on the other side, God promises us that He will cause the willing and obedient to eat the good of the land!

“If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land.” (Isaiah 1:19)

The year 5784 on the Hebraic calendar speaks of doors and gates. The four is represented by the Hebrew letter “dalet,” and this picture here speaks of a door that God wants to open this year. If we live in expectation and not intimidation and limitation this year, I believe this will position us for increase!

Making Room for the Prophetic

I love the story of the Shunammite in 2 Kings 4. It is so powerful and miraculous, and I believe it is speaking to us right now, this year. This woman was devout and very zealous for the prophetic. In fact, she so wanted the prophetic in her life that she not only welcomed the prophet Elisha whenever he came through town, but she took an even greater step. She literally prepared a room for him to dwell in her house.

This is so significant, because she was not satisfied to just receive a blessing from the prophet as he passed through; she did the diligent work to make room for the prophetic in her own life. You see, some people are satisfied just to get a word or blessing from prophetic ministry when it is near, but others are determined to incorporate it into their life, home, and church culture. The Shunammite built that place and positioned herself to receive the prophet’s reward.

By This Time Next Year…

Remember the story? The prophet was so moved by her faith and receptiveness that he asked, “What can I do for you?” (2 Kings 4:2). Amazingly, she said, in essence, “Don’t worry, I’m fine“; but she wasn’t fine. The servant of Elisha recognized her true condition and relayed to Elisha that she actually did have a deep need. He told Elisha she had no son; she did not have a legacy; she was missing something near and dear to her heart. She was barren.

Why wouldn’t this Shunammite woman have voiced this obvious pain and need in her life? I think it was because she had given up in despair and decided that that part of her life would never be fruitful or fulfilled. She had experienced unrelenting grief month after month, season after season, and year after year until she had given up in disappointment. She decided to settle and live with it and not raise her hopes anymore. However, the prophet powerfully pronounced to her that by that time next year, her barrenness would be broken and her heart’s desire fulfilled. She had a hard time believing or receiving this, and even chided the prophet, saying, “… O man of God, don’t deceive me and get my hopes up like that” (2 Kings 4:16). But sure enough, according to the word of the Lord, the promise was made manifest. She believed and conceived, and her son was born!

Some of you are hearing that same word in this season, and you need to proclaim, “By this time next year, things are going to change!” Don’t be afraid to let your expectation soar at the word of the Lord!

Raising Dead Promises Back to Life

Later in 2 Kings chapter 4, it says that the Shunammite enjoyed this blessing in her life for a season of years until a desperate day came when it looked like her dream was going to turn into a nightmare right in front of her face. Catastrophically, her son died while working in the field with his dad.

What a demonic and dramatic turn of events. This must have been devastating. However, even though this was tragic news, this time there was something different about this woman. She was not going to settle, be silent or still. She didn’t blame the prophetic, but immediately went back to and cried out for a divine reversal and life. She took her dead son up to the prophet’s chamber she had built in a previous season. She put a demand on the prophetic. She took her dying dream to that Upper Room in faith, believing to receive the prophet’s reward again. She laid him on the prophet’s bed and shut the door behind her.

You know, some doors need to be opened, but others need to be shut! Symbolically, it was like she was shutting the door to grief, doubt, and disappointment. She knew the power of the prophetic and she was determined to see her vision renewed and resurrection life released.

If you have prepared a place in your life for the word of the Lord, then in desperate times, you’ll know how and where to take your dying promise to see it restored. It was in the Upper Room of prophetic promise that God raised her dead son back to life.

Recover All!

Amazingly, this was not the end of this woman’s miraculous story. In 2 Kings 8:1-8, we find that she was still following the word of the Lord. She was prophetically instructed to leave her house and land and go to a foreign country for seven years while a famine played out in Israel. This was a prophetic strategy that was given to navigate through some lean times. She obeyed the word faithfully and dutifully returned to her house. However, she returned to find something awful. She found that both her house and her land had been taken from her during those intervening years. She had followed the word of the Lord and seemingly lost everything. Others had stolen what was hers. She was distraught and her future looked dark, yet she was determined not to give into despair but to fight for what had been lost and what was right.

It then says that she went to the king to make an appeal for her house and land. She knew this was not right! She knew this was not the end of the story! She knew she had a rightful claim! She knew that she needed to make an appeal to see a reversal of her fortunes.

I believe this is a season where we have to know how to make a rightful appeal for our homes, lives and families, and also make an appeal for our land, our nations, and our futures!

Now I want you to receive the dramatic dynamic of the timing and turnaround of this moment. At the very moment that she came to make her appeal to the king, Elisha’s servant was there with the king, recounting the story of the Shunammite and Elisha and her miraculous son. The servant noticed her and told the king that the very woman he was speaking of was there at that moment. A coincidence? No, this was a “kairos” moment or an appointed time. The king’s heart was turned toward the Shunammite, and he made a powerful decree in her favor! He commanded a certain officer to restore all that she had lost.

But wait, there’s more… He also decreed that she should receive all the proceeds she should’ve gotten from the land while she was gone! Wow, that’s a double portion! Restore and more!

God is appointing angels of recovery (“officers”) to help you get it all back, plus interest! You’ll get what you lost and what should’ve been accruing in your account all along! This is the prophet’s reward in action.

It’s time for the door to the more to swing wide for us this year, both in key “kairos” alignments and opportune moments of favor. Let’s make strategic appeals for our house and our land in this hour! Let’s have an expectation to go through the door of the more that God opens this year. Don’t let any lie of limitation, grief of the past or intimidation stop you! Let’s stay aligned with the word of the Lord and see the opening of the door to the more in kairos moments this year as we seek to advance His Kingdom more than ever before!

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Editorial Special Section: Ricci Johnson-Wilson: The Refuge Place and the New Breed of Warriors

Message:  Ricci Jonson-Wilson Date: February 9, 2024   Source: World for Jesus Ministries

Last week I spoke/wrote about the “Weights our Nation Bears and the New Breed of Warriors coming forth.”

One of those groups is the New Breed of Believers. The Lord showed me these unique individuals back in 2018. He said they would be overcomers born out of this period of refining we’ve been in. Further, they would be unstoppable, unshakable warriors in His Kingdom. He added: they would carry this nation over the finish line and pave the way for the next generation of believers to enter in.

Part of their preparation is to endure the greatest shaking this nation has seen in our lifetime. It is a shaking that will push the wall of communism down on the very individuals seeking to bring it to our land.

Vision: New Breed of Warriors Pushing Back Against the Wall of Communism

In 2018, I had a vision of the wall of communism. It was slowly creeping across the land to swallow up everyone and everything in its path. The Elite were on one side of the wall pushing it forward. In the next scene, I saw the intercessors—the new breed of believers—pushing back against that wall.

The forces behind this wall were fierce, they had great power and wealth behind them. The intercessors prayed fervently to push this wall back and they were able to slow its progression. However, the wall began to tilt down upon the intercessors, they seemed weary, and as the wall leaned further, I feared it would crush them. Time went on but they stayed on course. I could see that something was happening inside them, I could see it so clearly, it was a deep, deep refining and it was producing an inner fortitude.

Suddenly, as though they’d graduated from this deep refining, I saw a renewal rise from within them and a mighty warrior came forth! They were strong, determined, and fierce in their approach to that wall. I knew the Spirit of the Lord had completed something deep within that enabled Him to rise and be the force within them. Now, it was His force that began to press against that wall and not only did the tilting begin to reverse, but it also began to move backward! When it got to the edge of the nation, they gave it one last thrust, and that wall came crashing down upon the elite!

Who are these warriors? These New Breed of Believers?

They are those who overcome.

What do they overcome?

The Enemy on a Personal Level

The works of the enemy, both on a personal and national level.

I address the national level – the weights on the flag that the eagle is carrying – last week. 

The personal level is what I’d like to address today.

How do they overcome? Why do they need to overcome personal things to be part of the national overcoming?

What must be overcome on a national level is born out of communism and has infiltrated every level of our nation: media, academia, business, banking, farming, medicine. The truth is even the watering down of the Gospel to create a seeker-friendly Church that has very little understanding of God’s will or His ways thereby producing “Christians” with no ability to fight against the wiles of the devil on a personal level has come out of communism. If we cannot recognize this and overcome it on a personal level, our ability to tackle communism on a national level is all but non-existent.

I know these are monumental things and for most, they seem impossible to overcome. Yet, the New Breed of Believers, they are the warriors! Yes, they are the overcomers!

In order to fulfill such a call—the call to overcome the enemy of our nation, we will first need to overcome the enemy of our soul at a personal level.

David, the warrior who would one day overcome these things and ultimately become the King of Israel, wrote several Psalms as he was fleeing King Saul. Psalm 36 was written after Saul pursued him right into the hands of Achish, King of Gath. Achish was guarded by Goliath’s brothers, so they were more than happy to see the opportunity to take their vengeance upon the one who killed their brother. David had just collected Goliath’s sword from Abimelech the Priest, so it was in hand when he arrived in Achish. Remember, it was here that David feigned madness and rather than have this crazy man in his town, crazy or not, the fact remains that he could slay a giant with a couple of stones. That likely contributed to Achish’s decision to eject him from his presence. (1 Samuel 21)

David fled to a cave with his men where he would pen Ps 36. Let’s read verses 5-10

“Your lovingkindness and graciousness, O LORD, extend to the skies. Your faithfulness [reaches] to the clouds. Your righteousness is like the mountains of God, Your judgments are like the great deep. O LORD, You preserve man and beast. How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! The children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.

They drink their fill of the abundance of Your house; And You allow them to drink from the river of Your delights. For with You is the fountain of life [the fountain of life-giving water]; In Your light we see light. O continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You, And Your righteousness (salvation) to the upright in heart.”

David is being pursued and surrounded by the enemy of his soul. Yet, in a cave with his men, he teaches them this Psalm to take refuge in, cling to, trust in, and rely on the Living God, the Righteous Savior the One Who extends His loving-kindness to those who know Him.

If we do not know Him however, the comfort, the protection, the refuge under the shadow of His wings is simply not possible.

How do we come to know our Lord, our Refuge, our Strength in times of trouble?

James 4 provides practical steps to help us draw nigh unto God. Why is that so important?

To be an overcomer, a new Breed of Believer, and a warrior for the Kingdom of Heaven, we have to know the One we are fighting on behalf of. Why is that important?

If we do not know Him, our prayers, our actions, even our fight can run amiss.

First, let’s look at what keeps us from knowing Him. People tell me they have trouble understanding the Word, they struggle discerning what God’s Word wants them to do about this situation or that situation. God is very specific, but at times, our own fleshly desires prevent us from opening the eyes of our heart to understand what He’s telling us.

So, for those who want to know exactly what steps God has given us in His Word to begin this journey of coming under the shelter of His wing… let’s look at James chapter 4.

James Chapter 4 is literally a play by play for those looking for instruction. Unfortunately, some of us like to pick through those promises found in this chapter instead of the instruction that brings us to the promises. So, prepare yourself, this message is going to be politically incorrect and possibly even offensive. All I ask is that you remember that it is all said in love. I care for you, your walk with our Lord, and the direction we are heading in together.

What Keeps us from Knowing God? 

1)    Our Heart. James 4:1-3 (AMPC): What leads to [the unending] quarrels and conflicts among you? Do they not come from your [hedonistic] desires that wage war in your [bodily] members [fighting for control over you]? You are jealous and covet [what others have] and your lust goes unfulfilled; so you murder. You are envious and cannot obtain [the object of your envy]; so you fight and battle. You do not have because you do not ask [it of God]. You ask [God for something] and do not receive it, because you ask with wrong motives [out of selfishness or with an unrighteous agenda], so that [when you get what you want] you may spend it on your [hedonistic] desires. 

Here James is providing guidelines for the believer in their relationship with one another. A little background, there’s conflict among the believers so James is speaking directly to the heart of that conflict.

What James is saying is that their battles are exposing their own hearts. What are the key heart issues?

1.   Hedonistic (Fleshly) desires
2.   Fight for control
3.     Jealousy, covetousness, envy
4.   Lust, murder

The truth is, when we wage war against our brethren, that war began in our own hearts. Whether it’s a desire to or for control, jealousy, or lust, it leads to murder. 

Jesus likens hatred in the heart to murder. Why? Because that’s where it begins. (Matthew 5:21-22) We must examine our hearts and to be honest, lay them open before God for Him to examine them.

The Psalmist would write in Psalms 139:23-24, “Search me [thoroughly], O God, and know my heart; Test me and know my anxious thoughts; And see if there is any wicked or hurtful way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way.”

 If we want to enter into a deeper place in God, if we want to know Him, we need to become comfortable with Him knowing our heart, testing it, and searching it out for any wicked or hurtful way, and then lay those things at His feet.

2)   Our Loyalty. James 4: 4-5 “You adulteresses [disloyal sinners–flirting with the world and breaking your vow to God]! Do you not know that being the world’s friend [that is, loving the things of the world] is being God’s enemy? So whoever chooses to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. Or do you think that the Scripture says to no purpose that the [human] spirit which He has made to dwell in us lusts with envy?”

Here James is addressing the next level that inhibits their relationship. Their lack of loyalty to God and His word, in essence, James refers to it as “adultery with the world”. We are to be one with God. His desire is to dwell within us that we might dwell in Him. This is truly our ultimate place of protection. However, when we sin and entertain the lifestyle of the world, our Holy God pulls Himself back. He’s holy, He cannot inhabit that which is unholy.

Each person has their own potential pull that the world has on them that will draw them into disloyalty to God. Whether it’s a desire for wealth, fame, or even an apathic walk, or fear of rejection, these each have the potential to create a wedge between us and God. The problem comes when we we’ve slipped so far, we no longer recognize when He’s begun pulling back.

Think of your child, you’d do anything for them right? You want to pick them up and kiss their little cheeks, wrap your arms around them and squeeze them with all your might! But, if that child just rolled around in a muddy field and they are now covered from head to toe with grass, mud and who knows what… you’re gonna pick that child up and keep them at arm’s length until you get them in the tub and cleaned off. Same thing with a spouse. You may be head over heels in love with him, you’d jump in front of a bullet for him, but if that husband has been working outside in 100 degree weather moving the pig-pen you just realized your child had been rolling around in, your gonna meet that smelly spouse at the door with the hose and hose him down before you let him into the house! 

When we engage with the world to the point that the Lord refers to that as adultery, unless we are falling on our faces in repentance before Him, our presence is a stench unto His nostrils and because He is holy, our stench is a terrible offense to Him.

If we want to be overcomers, we must walk in oneness with Him which means that our loyalty must be steadfast. In other words, if we want to live the life of an overcomer, our affair with the world must come to an end.

Let’s skip down to James 4:11-12

3)   Our Gavel. James 4:11-12 “Believers, do not speak against or slander one another. He who speaks [self-righteously] against a brother or judges his brother [hypocritically], speaks against the Law and judges the Law. If you judge the Law, you are not a doer of the Law but a judge of it. There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and to destroy [the one God who has the absolute power of life and death]; but who are you to [hypocritically or self-righteously] pass judgment on your neighbor?”

Why do I say our gavel keeps us from entering in? Because we, as believers, are so quick to judge and condemn our brother. None of us knows where that person is with God. None. None fully understands the path they’ve been on, the path God has them on, and what God is doing in their lives. None of us. The moment we make the decision to pull out the gavel and proclaim our justice upon that individual, the Spirit of the Lord pulls back on us because we are judging the heart of our brother based on our own finite understanding. How many of you have been misrepresented, accused by someone you trusted, then judged and condemned by those around you until they are circling you like a school of frenzied piranhas seeking to devour you? I bet nearly every one of you can relate to this.

Remember the woman caught in adultery in John 8? The scribes and the pharisees—those religious leaders of the day—brought the woman caught in adultery and threw her at the feet of Jesus for him to cast judgment upon her.  They pressed and they pressed. Yet, what was His response? “He who is without [any] sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.”

Why? He knew their hearts. He knew who had anger, which is the same as murder. He knew who had looked at a woman with lust, which is the same as adultery. He also knew which of those were failing to love resulting in the public exposure and humiliation of this young woman.

Today, all too often, we see the very public persecution and humiliation by each person who feels they have the right to wield the gavel. The world is engaging in it at every turn and unfortunately, the church jumps right into the mix. The truth is, when the world engages in a public attack, and then persecutes the righteous men and women God puts in place, it creates an offense between them and God. Our gavel separates us from God. These efforts to cancel people through social media and every other platform available are extreme and it is the way of the world. The church has no business engaging with them.

Friends, this is the way of the world, and we, the overcomers, must come out of the world and enter into Him.

Why? Because His Hammer of Justice is coming, and if we are swinging our gavels around right along with the world, we will fall under the hammer of His Justice and it will be immensely painful to endure.  

The final point takes us back to James 4:6-11. 

4)    Our Response. James 4:6-11 provides us with our responses to these things that keep us from being able to enter into oneness with Him.

James 4:6-11 stays: But He gives us more and more grace [through the power of the Holy Spirit to defy sin and live an obedient life that reflects both our faith and our gratitude for our salvation]. Therefore, it says, “GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD and HAUGHTY, BUT [continually] GIVES [the gift of] GRACE TO THE HUMBLE [who turn away from self-righteousness]. So submit to [the authority of] God. Resist the devil [stand firm against him] and he will flee from you. Come close to God [with a contrite heart] and He will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; and purify your [unfaithful] hearts, you double-minded [people]. Be miserable and grieve and weep [over your sin]. Let your [foolish] laughter be turned to mourning and your [reckless] joy to gloom. Humble yourselves [with an attitude of repentance and insignificance] in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you [He will lift you up, He will give you purpose].

James details the very things that will draw us into a closer relationship with God:

1. a)    We must be humble – why? It is the humble heart that has:
2.   the grace to defy sin
3.   the ability to obey His Word
4.     the ability to reject pride and haughtiness
5.   the understanding to submit to the authority of God
6.   the ability to resist the devil
7.     the infilling of our God
8.   The desire to seek out the purification necessary

Then, He will lift us up and use us for His divine plans and purposes.

It’s only in this place, where we really avail ourselves to His deep refining, His searching of our hearts, where we take our eyes off everything but Him and fall on our faces that we can enter His place of refuge and protection in the midst of the greatest storms our nation has seen in over a century. Then, then my friends, we can arise, ready to be that New Breed of Believers and He can use us to take out the enemy of our nation in the coming days!

Let us humble ourselves, enter that place of refuge, draw nigh unto God and He will indeed, draw nigh unto you!