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October 7, 2025

“New Glory” Coming to America


I mentioned in yesterday’s post that I was in Washington, D.C. for some on-site prayer; I’m still there today. Last night I spoke at a prayer banquet regarding the Supreme Court, then participated in a private prayer endeavor with a few other individuals. This private prayer time was actually linked to the assignment Ken Malone, my brother, Tim, and I carried out in February of 2016. I spoke of this 2016 prayer excursion in a post a couple of weeks back (link). It was on this trip that God began speaking to us that He was releasing His mercy over America. As a reminder here is a brief portion of the post:


“In February of 2016, I received two prophetic words that I was to go to D.C. and spend time praying for America, one from Ceci and one from Chuck Pierce. I and those going with me were told to place a symbolic pin in the ground and declare that we were ‘re-staking claim to America.’


“While praying in front of the White House, we had what could only have been an angelic visitation. We were about 50 yards away from other people so that we could pray privately and discreetly. We kept our eyes open, speaking our prayers in conversational tones while looking toward one another, all in order to not attract attention. No one, based on our actions and body language, would have known we were praying. After an hour or so, someone said, ‘Are we finished here?’ We were going to pray next at the Supreme Court. 


“After pausing, another said, ‘No. I think there is something else.’


“‘What is it, Lord?’ we asked Him. ‘What do you want to say to us?’


“At that moment, an older ‘gentleman,’ somewhat bowed over, began walking toward us from 40 or 50 yards away.


“He walked in front of us and, as he slowly passed by, never making eye contact, simply said, ‘Mercy, mercy, mercy, mercy, mercy, mercy.’ Six times. 


“We were blown away and tried to get him to stop and talk to us, but he kept walking and vanished into a crowd. We knew he was an angel, and God was telling us to appeal for His mercy over America…


“A few weeks later, a seasoned and trusted intercessor, knowing nothing of this encounter, shared a dream she had received from the Lord that included me. ‘In the dream,’ she related, ‘you kept declaring, “I have tapped into a root of mercy.”’


“Then, two weeks before the 2016 presidential election, a pastor and friend, Kingsley Walker, had a profound vision while watching our Appeal to Heaven conference online. In his own words:


‘As leaders from all over the nation were praying at the end of the service the first night, I had a vision of Dutch standing in a rainstorm. Instead of raindrops falling, it was raining coins. It was a downpour, and the level of coins rose until he was ankle-deep in them. Reaching for one of the coins, Dutch held it up; it had an eagle on it. Across the eagle was the word MERCY. He held up another coin with the head of George Washington. Below the head, across the bottom of the coin, was the word WASHINGTON. Above the head at the top was the word MERCY: Mercy over Washington!  Dutch looked at a third coin that had fallen into his hand, and it had a waving American flag on it, along with the words, NEW GLORY; also emblazoned on this coin was the word MERCY. A nickname for our flag is “Old Glory.” There is “NEW GLORY” coming to “Old Glory.” He reached down and began picking coins up by the handfuls, and on every coin was stamped, MERCY! Then, in my vision, Dutch turned around,  looked at me and said, ‘Mercy is our new currency.’(1)

 

“‘Mercy is our new currency!’ became the rally cry for thousands as we raced toward Election Day…” 


Another Assignment

When speaking for Chuck Pierce a couple of weeks ago at his Rosh Hashanah conference, I re-told these stories from 2016, and stated that we were entering a new phase of God’s “MERCY” revival and restoration. Holy Spirit moved upon Chuck and he prophesied to me again. Knowing that I would be in D.C. this week, Chuck said, “While there you are to do another symbolic act of placing a pin in the soil of Washington, D.C., and decee over the nation. It is time for My authority to be fully reestablished in America. I will drop a plumb line from heaven, and realign the harvest fields of America. I will draw harvest lines across America and they will connect. I will establish harvest centers in this nation. As you drive the stake into D.C. and declare My words, they will pierce the head of the serpent and the authority of My Kingdom will begin rising up in a new way. So the Lord says when you obey Me in D.C., I will start defining and ordering and aligning this from heaven.”


A strong team of leaders fulfilled this assignment last night. To be clear, we are fully aware that the prayers and actions we released were not based on our own power or personal authority. The authority and power flow from God’s Mercy Seat, and are the fruit of decades of prayers by millions of people. Moses’ declaration for the Lord, “Let My people go!” and the subsequent miraculous works of God in the Exodus were not based on Moses’ or the Israelites’ goodness, power or desires. Moses was simply a voice for the Lord at God’s fullness of time, declaring the release of a plan that went back centuries! He was a flesh-and-blood mortal man, but spoke the words of our immortal, all-powerful God. 


Last night in Washington, D.C., we declared the words and plans of Almighty God, and they will accomplish what He intends. Please agree with us, declaring that “satan’s plans and control over America have had a stake driven through them. His works have been overcome by the blood of Jesus that covers the Mercy Seat of Heaven. Harvest centers are now being raised up across our land, and the authority of God‘s Kingdom is arising in a new way. God is defining, ordering, and aligning this from heaven.”


This is MERCY! Be encouraged - God is moving in our land. 


Today’s prayer and decree:


Today, let’s release the above decree together as our prayer and declaration: Satan’s plans and control over America have had a stake driven through them. His works have been overcome by the blood of Jesus that covers the Mercy Seat of Heaven. Harvest centers are now being raised up across our land, and the authority of God’s Kingdom is arising in a new way. God is defining, ordering, and aligning this from heaven.


We declare this in Jesus’ name, He who owns all the earth, including Washington, D.C.


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October 6, 2025

Back At The Court


A despot is a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power. Despotism, then, is absolute power or control, or tyranny. With these definitions in mind, consider the following statement from Thomas Jefferson, who said on September 28, 1820, in a letter to Diplomat William Jarvis:


“You seem...to consider the judges as the ultimate arbiters of all constitutional questions; a very dangerous doctrine indeed, and one which would place us under the DESPOTISM of an oligarchy…


“Our judges are as honest as other men, and not more so...and their power (is) the more dangerous, as they are in office for life and not responsible, as the other functionaries are, to the elective control…The Constitution has erected no such single tribunal, knowing that to whatever hands confided, with corruptions of time and party, its members would become DESPOTS” (Stated in a letter to William Jarvis, Sept. 28, 1820).(1)


Jefferson once said, “The great object of my fear is the Federal Judiciary” (Letter to Judge Spencer Roane, 1821).(2) In a letter to Abigail Adams, September 11, 1804, “prophet” Jefferson warned of giving judges too much control:


“Nothing in the Constitution has given them [the federal judges] a right to decide for the Executive, more than to the Executive to decide for them. . . . The opinion which gives to the judges the right to decide what laws are constitutional and what not, not only for themselves, in their own sphere of action, but for the Legislature and Executive also in their spheres, would make the Judiciary a despotic branch.”(3)


In a letter to Judge Roane dated September 6, 1819, Jefferson restated his concerns regarding the judiciary, contending that the Constitution did not give them control over the other two branches. Had it done so, Jefferson contended that:


“The Constitution, on this hypothesis, is a mere thing of wax in the hands of the judiciary, which they may twist and shape into any form they please.”(4)


America should have listened, and at the risk of boring you with Jeffersonian wisdom, eloquence, and accurate predictions, here is one more statement referencing the judiciary as the “most dangerous” branch of our government:


“At the establishment of our constitution, the judiciary bodies were supposed to be the most helpless and harmless members of the government. Experience, however, soon showed in what way they were to become the most dangerous; that the insufficiency of the means provided for their removal gave them a freehold and irresponsibility in office; that their decisions, seeming to concern individual suitors only, pass silent and unheeded by the public at large; that these decisions, nevertheless, become law by precedent…” (Letter to A. Coray, October 31, 1823).(5)


Unfortunately, Jefferson’s warnings proved to be all too accurate. Sixty-plus years ago, the progressive, liberal left in America decided that the best way–possibly the only way–to impose their will on the American people was not at the ballot box or through Congress; it was through the Supreme Court. The inappropriate belief that the Supreme Court had supreme power over all would allow only five unelected people on the bench to impose and enforce their will over 300,000,000 Americans.


Five people.


Only five out of nine individuals were needed to remove God and His principles from American schools, government, and the public square. They could trample on constitutional rights, make the right to murder babies the law of the land, and overrule the will of the people in 30 states, who agreed with God that marriage was between one man and one woman. No entity or group has allowed more evil into America than the Supreme Court. Despotism, indeed.


On June 26, 2015, five unelected Justices, in one of the most arrogant defiances of God in history, decided they had the right to redefine this 6,000-year-old covenant of marriage. Just let that sink in: five people (two of whom had participated in gay wedding ceremonies, yet refused to recuse themselves), arrogantly granted themselves the “authority” to overrule God…and the American people. The deception and arrogance of this is mind-numbing. (The names of the five are Anthony Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan.)


Regarding this evil ruling, Justice Alito said:


“Today’s decision usurps the constitutional right of the people to decide whether to keep or alter the traditional understanding of marriage...All Americans, whatever they’re thinking on that issue, should worry about what the majority’s claim of power portends.”(6)


The late, great Justice Scalia said:


“I write separately to call attention to this Court's threat to American democracy... Today’s decree says that my Ruler, and the Ruler of 320 million Americans coast-to-coast, is a majority of the nine lawyers on the Supreme Court...


“This practice of constitutional revision by an unelected committee of nine, always accompanied (as it is today) by extravagant praise of liberty, robs the People of the most important liberty they asserted in the Declaration of Independence and won in the Revolution of 1776 - the freedom to govern themselves…To allow the policy question of same-sex marriage to be considered and resolved by a select, patrician, highly unrepresentative panel of nine is to violate a principle even more fundamental than no taxation without representation: no social transformation without representation.”(7)


Praying for the Supreme Court

On my first visit to the Supreme Court 30 years ago, I heard Holy Spirit say, as clearly as I have ever heard Him speak to me, “Now I am going to show you where the strong man over America lives.” The words “strong man” were taken from the passage of Scripture in Matthew 12:29 and Mark 3:27. This did not mean that all of the Justices were evil, or that the institution itself was evil. It meant that satan had established a stronghold there from which to implement his plans and control our nation. Part of my assignment since that day has been to see the stronghold broken.


I’m back in Washington, D.C. today, praying for the Supreme Court. We are making headway in expelling this “strong man” and restoring the Court to God and its purpose. The Dobbs decision on June 24, 2022, overturning Roe vs Wade, is but one indicator. Please agree with us today as we stand in the Capital and appeal to heaven for the completion of this shift. Let’s pray now.


Pray with me:


Father, we know that righteousness and justice are the foundations of Your throne. We also know that these foundations are based on truth, which is found in You and Your Word. And we believe that as our Framers sought You for wisdom, You answered their prayers as they wrote our Constitution and Bill of Rights. 


Leftists and despots continuously rebel against and twist this wisdom and Your truth. We ask for Your supernatural help in stopping their efforts. We ask that You give President Trump’s team and righteous members of Congress understanding and wisdom as they work against attempts to turn our nation away from the Judeo-Christian principles upon which America was founded. Release Your sovereign and all-powerful hand to dismantle evil structures and systems created by those who resist truth in America. Break off from us the tyranny of evil and dishonest judges. 


Help us rebuild a strong America that can serve Your purposes throughout the world. Give us wisdom to mend our flaws, building back an even stronger and more righteous nation. Shake out evil and do a deep work of cleansing. Revive and restore us. In the name of Jesus, we pray, amen.


Our decree:

We decree that righteousness will prevail in the courts of America. 


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October 3, 2025

The “Watchman” Saved Our Lives


The Bible speaks of “watching” in prayer. “Watchmen intercession” is one of the most vital aspects of prayer; I am often asked to teach on it. Our calling and responsibility as intercessors includes being alert for and praying against satan’s schemes and plans, as Holy Spirit reveals them to us. Ephesians 6:18 says, “With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints.” The King James version uses the word “watching” for the phrase “be on the alert.”


First Peter 5:8, in warning us about our enemy, says, “Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls about like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” Again, other translations use the word “watchful.” The context of both verses is spiritual warfare. Each mentions our adversary and challenges us to alertness and watchfulness, both for ourselves and for our brothers and sisters in Christ.


Another related verse is 2 Corinthians 2:11: “In order that no advantage be taken of us by satan; for we are not ignorant of his schemes.” A good amplification of this verse, based upon the Greek text, would be: “To the degree that we are ignorant of the way our adversary thinks and operates – of his plans, plots, schemes and devices – to that degree he will make gains on us, prey on us, defraud us of what is ours and have or hold the greater portion.” Not good!


Here are four conclusions we can draw from the above three verses - Ephesians 6:18, 1 Peter 5:8, and 2 Corinthians 2:11:


  1. Protection from demonic or satanic attacks - including for believers - is not automatic; we have a part to play. Though God is sovereign, this does not mean He is in control of everything that happens on earth. Satan is still allowed access to our world, and God has given much freedom and responsibility to humankind. If He were going to protect or safeguard believers from satan’s attacks, regardless of what we did, these verses would be totally irrelevant for Christians. Why be alert for satan’s attacks and pray against them, if simply being a believer automatically prohibits him from impacting us?


  2. Since God says to be aware of satan’s tactics, He is obviously willing to reveal them to us. He wouldn’t ask us to do something that He wasn’t enabling us to accomplish.


  3. We must remain alert, watchful, or we won’t pick up on God’s attempts to warn us of satan’s attacks and plans. If the devil’s attacks were always going to be obvious, alertness wouldn’t be necessary. Isaiah 56:10 speaks of blind watchmen. What a picture! I’m afraid it has been a fairly good description of many of us at times in our watching roles. We’re often like the disciples of old: We have eyes, but we do not see (see Mark 8:18). It’s time we do more than casually glance; we must watch alertly!


  4. The final conclusion is that if we are not alert and watchful, if we are ignorant of satan’s schemes, he will take advantage of us. Contrary to popular belief, we can indeed be destroyed due to ignorance (see Hosea 4:6). 


Two Greek New Testament words are used for “watching” or “being on the alert”: gregoreuo(1) and agrupneo.(2) Both mean essentially to stay awake, in the sense that a sentry must refrain from sleep. Below are a few verses where they’re used; every believer should familiarize themselves with them: 


“Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving.” (Colossians 4:2)


And He said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved to the point of death; remain here and keep watch.... Keep watching and praying, that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” (Mark 14:34, 38)


“Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls about like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” (1 Peter 5:8)


“Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.” (1 Corinthians 16:13)


“With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints” (Ephesians 6:18.)


“But keep on the alert at all times, praying in order that you may have strength to escape all these things that are about to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.” (Luke 21:36)


The last two verses combine the words agrupneo and kairos(3) – strategic time – challenging us to be on the alert and pray accordingly. Perhaps the most remarkable example in my life of kairos-timed intercession happened on one of my journeys to Guatemala. I was one of 40 to 45 individuals traveling to a remote location on the Passión River in the Petén Jungle. Our mission was to build a combination clinic and missions outreach station on the river. We would help construct two buildings, as well as preach in nearby villages.


Prior to leaving for the jungle, we spent our first night (Friday) in Guatemala City. Months earlier, we had arranged for the Guatemalan airline to fly us into the jungle on the following day. Upon our arrival at the airport on Saturday afternoon, however, we were informed that our flight would be delayed until the next day.


Feeling an urgency to proceed as scheduled, due to the limited time we had to accomplish our mission, our leaders pressed the airline for three hours, asking them to honor their original agreement.


“No,” the manager said in his broken English, “we take you tomorrow.”


“But you agreed months ago to take us today,” we argued.


“We have no pilot available,” he countered.


“Find one,” we pleaded.


“What is your hurry? Enjoy the city,” he encouraged us.


And so it went for three hours, in and out of offices, meeting with one airline official, then another. Our leaders wouldn’t take “no” for an answer. Finally, in exasperation, one of the airline officials threw up his hands and said, “Okay, we take you now!” And they did. 


That night, a horrible earthquake occurred in Guatemala City and killed 30,000 people in 34 seconds! By God’s grace, we were already 250 miles away in the jungle. Had we stayed in the city one more night – as the airlines wanted us to–some of our team would have been killed and others injured. We know this for certain because, upon our return to the city a week later, we saw the building where we had stayed the night before the earthquake — and would have been staying again had we not left on Saturday — with huge beams lying across the beds.


When we were finally able to call home, we discovered that an intercessor from our home church in Ohio had received a strong burden to pray for us on the day of our scheduled flight to the jungle. For three hours, she was in intense intercession – yes, the same three hours that our leaders had negotiated with and pressed the airline officials.


We didn’t realize that our lives were in jeopardy, nor did this intercessor. But God did. This “watchman” only knew that, for some reason, she had a strong urgency to pray for us. She was alert, as Ephesians 6:18 instructs, discerned the kairos time, and prayed until she felt released by the Holy Spirit. That, my friend, is watchman intercession!


Pray with me:


Father, thank You for our Helper, the Holy Spirit, who leads us, guides us, and gives us discernment. We know that as we stay alert spiritually, He will show us how and when to pray, making us effective watchmen, protecting our family and nation. Remind us to be alert and heighten our spiritual senses to hear and see.  


We pray for our leaders in Congress and for President Trump’s team as they negotiate America’s financial future. We know our nation has been very irresponsible. As the negotiations have stalled and we now have a government shutdown, give wisdom to these leaders as they navigate turbulent waters. Give them discipline and determination not to compromise and spend money inappropriately. For our fellow Americans who struggle financially because of this shutdown, please give them the help they need. 


And we pray against the violence in our land. We stand in agreement that this will stop, and for the exposure of those who propagate and fund it. Dry up their finances, destroy their organizations. Give our leaders wisdom as they find and stop these evildoers; give our law enforcement agencies and National Guard success as they find and remove criminals, and please protect them.


All of this, we pray in Jesus’ name. Amen. 


We decree: 


We declare that we are watching and praying as commanded, and will be faithful to listen to Holy Spirit’s alerts. 


Today’s post was adapted from my book, Intercessory Prayer,(4) published by Baker Books.


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  1. James Strong, The New Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1990), ref. no. 1127.

  2. Ibid., ref. no. 69.

  3. Ibid., ref. no. 2540.

  4. Dutch Sheets, Intercessory Prayer (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1996).

 
 
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