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December 12, 2025

    The Appeals That Saved Us Then Will Save Us Now

    In yesterday’s post, I wrote about realigning America with heaven, based on Matthew 6:10, where Jesus instructed us to ask for His Kingdom rule to come “on earth, as it is in heaven.” I shared about how America’s Founders were aligned with heaven in the founding of our nation. I also said, “We need more than patriots in government to restore America; we need patriotic intercessors, those willing to appeal to heaven for America’s realignment with God. Our Founders recognized this need in our nation’s beginning. This is why Washington commissioned the creation of the Appeal To Heaven flag and flew it over America’s naval vessels and battlefields in the Revolutionary War.”

    Our Founders believed so much in the power of prayer–appealing to heaven–that they spoke of it in the Declaration of Independence:

    “We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States…”(1)  

    Think about that - the power of prayer is mentioned in the first legal document of our nation, the Declaration that began America’s existence! 

    Patriot and signer of the Declaration, Samuel Adams, referenced this a year later during one of the most challenging points of the Revolutionary War. Adams is certainly one of my favorite Founding Fathers.

    In September of 1777, a year after declaring independence, things were not going well for the American patriots. They had lost New York City and Fort Ticonderoga, and were badly defeated at the Battle of Brandywine, losing hundreds of soldiers. They were losing ground quickly in Pennsylvania, and the Capital, Philadelphia, was about to be captured by the British. The patriots quickly hid the large Liberty Bell, inscribed with the quote from Leviticus 25:10, “Proclaim liberty throughout the land to all the inhabitants thereof,” just in the nick of time. Congress then fled to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and then to York. 

    Ira Stoll says of the desperate time, “John Adams of Massachusetts wrote in his diary, ‘The prospect is chilling, on every Side: Gloomy, dark, melancholy, and dispiriting.’

    “The number of delegates present at Congress had dwindled to a mere twenty from the fifty-six members who had signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Those remaining gathered for a private meeting in York to question whether there was any hope of success.”(2)

    One of those still present was the aforementioned Samuel Adams (John Adams’s cousin). Sam had already lost much during the war. Friends had been killed, his home was destroyed, and he was on the run. In an act intended to demoralize, the British had desecrated the Old South Church in Boston, which had been attended by his family and many of the Founding Fathers. The pews were removed, the floor was covered with dirt, and it was used as a riding academy. 

    At this difficult time of great despair, the indomitable Sam Adams gave the remaining members of Congress a pep talk:

    “If we despond, public confidence is destroyed, the people will no longer yield their support to a hopeless contest, and American liberty is no more. Through the darkness that shrouds our prospects, the ark of safety is visible. Despondency becomes not the dignity of our cause, nor the character of those who are its supporters.”(3)

    Stoll states that Adams continued his words by “comparing the American revolutionaries to the Israelites who had left the slavery of Egypt. According to Exodus, chapter 13, God had guided them in the wilderness with a ‘pillar of cloud by day’ and a ‘pillar of fire by night.’ Then Adams said: 

    “‘Let us awaken then, and evince a different spirit, – a spirit that shall inspire the people with confidence in themselves and in us, – a spirit that will encourage them to persevere in this glorious struggle, until their rights and liberties shall be established on a rock. We have proclaimed to the world our determination “to die freemen, rather than to live slaves.” We have appealed to Heaven for the justice of our cause, and in Heaven we have placed our trust. Numerous have been the manifestations of God’s providence in sustaining us. In the gloomy period of adversity, we have had “our cloud by day and pillar of fire by night.” We have been reduced to distress, and the arm of Omnipotence has raised us up. Let us still rely in humble confidence on Him who is mighty to save. Good tidings will soon arrive. Heaven shall never abandon us while we act worthy of its aid and protection.’”(4)

    Thomas Jefferson once called Sam Adams: “truly the man of the Revolution…for depth of purpose, zeal, and sagacity, no man in Congress exceeded, if any equalled, Sam Adams.”(5) The Founders may have given up, had it not been for the passion and faith of this amazing man.  

    The original American dream wasn’t about wealth, but freedom—freedom to worship and freedom from tyranny. It was also about partnering with God to release the light of His word to all nations, and exporting His glorious gospel to the ends of the earth. 

    It was a shared dream, born in the heart of God and deposited in the womb of our nation. However, some in America have perverted this holy desire and God-honoring partnership, turning the dream into a narcissistic lust for money, possessions, power, and pleasure. As uncontrolled appetites always do, the gluttonous cravings gradually grew in intensity until people no longer controlled them—they controlled the people. Liberty became license; independence became rebellion; and their “freedoms” enslaved them. Of course, at some point, the piper – which for America became the discordant notes of our perverted dream – will always demand his payment. Consequently, America is no longer feeding on the dream; the dream is feeding on us.

    The spiritual giants of debt, abortion, violence, racism, addictions, and sexual perversions – all are strongholds that have been ruling and destroying America.

    It didn’t stop there. Our government became completely chaotic, losing the ability to govern, even with simple common sense, let alone wisdom and accurate constitutional law. Black-robed ideologues found the right to abortion in one word, “privacy”! Many of our leaders deny our true history and oppose our Creator. God’s ways are scorned, and amorality is the new law of the land. The true American dream is in jeopardy. 

    If Adams were alive today, his response to this loss of life and reason would be, in part, a passionate plea to “appeal to Heaven once again. The God who saved us then will save us now!” 

    And so we do. 

    Pray with me:

    Father, You created America in amazing fashion, doing so to use her as a trumpet of the gospel to the ends of the earth. We are humbled and deeply moved by this.

    We are also greatly impacted by the knowledge that we were born under a movement of prayer, that appealing to You was the source of our freedom. 

    You have brought the Appeal To Heaven flag out of history’s archives, and we are appealing once again. Just as our Founders placed in the Declaration of Independence, we are “appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions.” As we do, we are confident that You will once again free us from oppression, this time originating from within, and realign us with Heaven. 

    We ask that You overthrow the evil trying to destroy our heritage and destiny. Overthrow those who defile our children and promote perversion. Overthrow false gods and false religions. We bind the spiritual powers behind these efforts in the name of Jesus! And Lord, pour fuel on the revival that has begun in America and other nations. Cause it to burn brightly! Save billions, we pray in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ...Amen.

    Our decree:

    We decree that the appeal to heaven is being made again...and will succeed again!

    Click on the link below to watch the full video.

     
     

    December 11, 2025

      Realigning America with Heaven

      “Pray, then, in this way… Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” (Matthew 6:10)

      America’s Founders knew they were aligned with heaven when they declared themselves a sovereign nation on July 4, 1776. Although they obviously wanted independence from Britain for personal reasons, they also knew God was involved in the decision. The great book, The Light and the Glory, states the following regarding the signing of the Declaration of Independence:

      “The magnitude of what they had done began to weigh upon them, and they realized that they and their countrymen were no longer Englishmen, but citizens of a fledgling nation barely a few minutes old. Many stared out the window. Some wept openly. Some, like Witherspoon, bowed their heads and closed their eyes in prayer. John Hancock broke the silence: ‘Gentlemen, the price on my head has just been doubled!’ 

      “A wry chuckle followed, and then Samuel Adams rose: ‘We have explored the temple of royalty [speaking of Britain’s monarchy], and found that the idol we have bowed down to has eyes which see not, ears that hear not our prayers, and a heart like [a] millstone. We have this day restored the Sovereign, to Whom alone men ought to be obedient. He reigns in heaven and…from the rising to the setting sun, may His Kingdom come.’”(1)

      Forty-five years later, our Founders still believed God had been involved in the birth of America. I repeat the profound quote I mentioned yesterday from John Quincy Adams, the son of John and Abigail Adams and sixth president of the United States, which he stated on July 4, 1821: “The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity.”(2)

      Sixteen years later (July 4th, 1837), which was sixty-one years after the signing of the Declaration, Adams still believed this, and actually connected the birth of America to the birth of Christ:

      “Why is it that next to the birthday of the Savior of the World, your most joyous and most venerated festival returns on this day? . . . Is it not that in the chain of human events, the birthday of the nation is indissolubly linked with the birthday of the Savior? That it forms a leading event in the progress of the Gospel dispensation?”(3)

      Adams was not equating the significance of America’s birth with the birth of Christ. He was linking the purpose of our birth with the birth of Christ. Our Founders knew that God's plan in forming America was for us to be a trumpet of the gospel to all the nations of the earth. Liberals, atheists, secularists, and revisionists seethe at this reality, but as John Quincy’s father, Founding Father John Adams, stated, “facts are stubborn things.”(4)

      If You Can Keep it

      Our Founders also knew that, because of the hearts of sinful man, the preservation of the Republic and our alignment with heaven were fragile. After America won the War of Independence and our Constitution was finally written and ratified, Ben Franklin was asked, “What do we have, Doctor, a republic or a monarchy?”

      Franklin replied, “A Republic, if you can keep it.”(5)

      How prophetic this warning turned out to be. We are once again fighting desperately to maintain our Republic. Founder and patriot Sam Adams also knew the challenges of sustaining our nation’s existence and its alignment with heaven. He stated in Philadelphia on August 1, 1776, just a few weeks after signing the Declaration of Independence:

      “Our Union is now complete; our Constitution composed, established, and approved. You are now the guardians of your own liberties.”(6)

      Four years later, in a letter to James Warren dated October 24, 1780, Adams stated:

      “If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin.”(7)

      In recent history, Ronald Reagan spoke of just how fragile America’s freedom and destiny are. At his inauguration as Governor of California, this future President stated:

      “Perhaps you and I have lived too long with this miracle to properly be appreciative. Freedom is a fragile thing, and it's never more than one generation away from extinction. It is not ours by way of inheritance; it must be fought for and defended constantly by each generation, for it comes only once to a people. And those in world history who have known freedom and then lost it have never known it again.”(8)

      We are now in need of the patriots Sam Adams spoke of. However, we need more than patriots in government to restore America; we need patriotic intercessors, those willing to appeal to heaven for America’s realignment with God. Our Founders recognized this need in our nation’s beginning. This is why Washington commissioned the creation of the Appeal To Heaven flag and flew it over America’s naval vessels and battlefields in the Revolutionary War. We will look at this tomorrow. 

      Pray with me:

      Father, the world looked on in amazement as thirteen unorganized, army-less, poor colonies defeated the world’s greatest empire. It seemed impossible, yet they did, and we know how they did it. They recognized that their cause was linked to Yours, and they chose to become partners with You, making You the Senior Partner. They would become a sovereign nation, yes, but a “nation under God.” They asked for Your help, even placing the request on a banner and raising it over the battlefields. You responded, coming to their aid. 

      You have now resurrected this flag and re-awakened the appeals. It was effective then; it will be now. The same activity that birthed our nation is now rebirthing it. Breathe on the call to prayer, Father. Energize it with Your Holy Spirit. Cause it to be abundant and vibrant in America and around the world.

      We have been, and continue to appeal to You for worldwide revival. We appeal to You for the destruction of demonic strongholds, false religions, and human systems opposing You. We appeal to You for the uncovering of deception and release of truth in our land and other nations. We ask for grace and mercy, but we also appeal for justice.

      Pour out Your Spirit in America, a great deluge of power and glory. Do so until we are once again a light to the world, a carrier of the life-giving gospel, and a beacon of truth. We boldly decree this shall be so, in the mighty name of Jesus! Amen.

      Our decree:

      We decree that America is being revived and restored through God-honoring patriots and faith-filled intercessors!

      Click on the link below to watch the full video.

       
       

      December 10, 2025

        The Power of Our Covenantal History, Part 2


        Review

        In yesterday’s post, I shared that David used the strength of his covenantal history with God to defeat Goliath. We in America can do the same. The passage depicting this battle begins by telling us that the land Goliath wanted belonged to the tribe of Judah and had been given to them by God. David was part of this tribe, meaning the land belonged to him.


        Then, David emphasized that he was in covenant with God while Goliath wasn’t, as seen in the fact that he refused to call the giant by any name other than “Uncircumcised Philistine.” Circumcision was associated with being in covenant with God.


        These two historical facts guaranteed victory, but David continued to brandish his history with God, testifying of the supernatural ability God had given him when facing a lion (1 Samuel 17:34-36): “I seized him by his beard, attacked him, and rescued the lamb,” he said. As if that wasn’t amazing enough, David also killed a bear! “The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine,” David decreed (verse 37). This small, physically insignificant young man had faith that was anchored—not to his own abilities—but to a history of God’s faithfulness.


        It is significant that David stated this history. There is power in giving testimony to past victories. After teaching on the power of history recently, I was asked by a Messianic Jewish rabbi if I knew the meaning of the Hebrew word for “testimony.” I did not.


        “The word doesn’t mean simply to convey something from the past,” he informed me. “Its literal meaning is ‘to repeat an action or do it again.’ We Hebrews believe,” he continued, “that when we share what God did in the past, it releases the same power once again into the present...in other words, power is released to ‘do it again.’


        Whoa!


        My head was spinning.


        He continued, “That’s one of the reasons we share with our children the stories of what God did in our Jewish history. It isn’t only so they’ll know their cultural history; it is also so the power in that history can be released to them today. For example, when we tell them about Passover and the Exodus, we believe God’s delivering and saving power demonstrated back then, will be released to save and deliver our children from bondages they may have today.”


        Whoa times two!


        The rabbi went on to tell me that he and his congregation had been experiencing healings from repeatedly sending believers to sick individuals and having them recount healings they had received in the past. When they testified of their healings, God’s power was released to “do it again.”


        This drove me to my lexicons. While studying the word “testimony,” which meant exactly what the rabbi had said, one dictionary sent me to the Hebrew word for “remember.” Similarly, it doesn’t mean simply to think about something from the past; it means to do what is being thought about.(1) This is why God tells us in Isaiah 43:26, “Put Me in remembrance...” He doesn’t require this because He sometimes needs a reminder. Rather, He is instructing us to ask Him–based on something said or done in the past–to take action today.


        God “remembered” Hannah, who had been barren, and she conceived (1 Samuel 1:11). He “remembered” His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and commissioned Moses to deliver the Israelites from Egyptian slavery (Exodus 2:24). For God, remembering involves action.


        This was life-changing revelation for me. I finally understood why God said we overcame satan by “the word of [our] testimony” (Revelation 12:11). And I believe this is why David stated his testimony of the lion and the bear!


        After doing so, David then grabbed his staff, five stones, and his sling, and approached the giant (see 1 Samuel 17:40). Why would David want to be encumbered with his staff when fighting Goliath? In those days, men carved symbols depicting their history on their staffs; it was their journal, of sorts. David’s staff no doubt depicted pictures of a dead lion and a dead bear—his testimony, his history with God.


        David made one stop on the way to the battle, visiting a nearby brook to gather stones as ammo for his sling. Even this seemingly insignificant act was connected to David’s history. The root Hebrew word from which “brook” is derived actually means “inheritance.”(2) That may seem strange, but Hebrew is a pictorial language, and this word pictures receiving something, then possessing the authority to control where it goes; thus, it is an “inheritance,” or a “streambed.” Actually, it is perfectly logical for Holy Spirit to use this symbolic picture of an “inheritance.” After all, it WAS David’s land, his inheritance. David held his “history” in one hand, reached into his “inheritance” with the other, then ran to face the giant.


        And yet, there is still one more connection to David’s history which played a part in this battle with Goliath: his Judah nature, his DNA. Many Christians know that Judah means “praise.” That, however, is a derived meaning. In this pictorial language, the Hebrew word actually pictures the extending of the hand. This is why the word is used for “praise” – we raise or extend our hands when we praise. However, because Judah means to extend the hand, it also means “one who throws a stone.”(3) In his history, David was from “the tribe that throws stones!” I sometimes imagine David as a young boy, spending countless hours alone, watching his father’s sheep. He obviously turned those times into many hours of communing with God. Early in that season, he must have thought, What weapon do I want to become proficient with? A bow? Somehow, that didn’t seem appealing to him. Perhaps a sword is what I should learn to use, he may have thought. No, that isn’t me, either. Suddenly, from somewhere deep in the heart of this young shepherd boy, a thought began to waft up: I’m from the tribe that throws stones.


        And the rest, as they say, is history.


        I don’t need a sword or spear, David thought as he prepared to face the uncircumcised Philistine. The land he’s trying to steal was given by God to the stone-throwing tribe - my tribe! What I need to do is reach back in my history and deep into my DNA.


        We believers in America, are going to defeat the giants invading our nation, and will do so in part using the same weapon David used: our spiritual history. The God who formed and preserved America in her past will fight for her today. As you pray for our nation, boldly declare His past faithfulness, believing in the power of testimony. Speak of our birth; declare about the revivals of the past; wave the Appeal To Heaven flag.


        Here are two quotes from John Quincy Adams, the sixth President of the United States and son of John and Abigail Adams, that you can use as weapons:


        “The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity.” (John Quincy Adams, July 4, 1821)(4)


        In 1837, at the age of 69, in delivering a Fourth of July speech at Newburyport, Massachusetts, Adams said: 


        “Why is it that, next to the birthday of the Savior of the world, your most joyous and most venerated festival returns on this day? Is it not that, in the chain of human events, the birthday of the nation is indissolubly linked with the birthday of the Savior? That it forms a leading event in the progress of the Gospel dispensation? Is it not that the Declaration of Independence first organized the social compact on the foundation of the Redeemer's mission upon earth? That it laid the cornerstone of human government upon the first precepts of Christianity?”(5)


        Pray with me:


        Father, we thank You for the many victories You have given America over the years. Thank You for Your supernatural help when we were created as a nation. You aided us in this endeavor when success looked absolutely impossible. We have inscribed that history not only into our history books, but also our hearts. Like David with his staff, we carry that history with us into today’s battles. 


        We refuse to fear today’s giants. They are small when measured against You. We wave the Appeal To Heaven flag, as did Washington and his troops, and declare Your faithfulness.


        We wave the flag over abortion. We wave it over idolatry. We wave it over unrighteous government. We wave it over our godless education system. We wave it over dishonest media. We wave it boldly and declare, “You are saving America!”


        Our decree:


        We decree that America exists for the glory of Christ. We will war with that truth, and overcome the spiritual giants trying to rule our nation.


        Yesterday and today’s posts are taken from my book Giants Will Fall.


        Click on the link below to watch the full video.

        1. Strong, James. The New Strong’s Expanded Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, Red-Letter Edition. (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2001). Reference no. 3034.

        2. Ibid., ref. nos.  5157 and 5158.

        3. Ibid., ref. no. 3034.

        4. William Federer, America’s God and Country, FAME Publishing Inc., 1994, p. 18.

        5. Ibid.

         
         
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