A Lesson from Ezra As the book of Ezra opens, Cyrus, king of Persia, has allowed a remnant of Israelites to return to Jerusalem for the purpose of rebuilding their Temple. Seventy years prior, because of their apostasy, God had allowed Israel to be taken into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. Later, they came under the rule of Cyrus when he conquered Babylon. God then moved upon the heart of Cyrus, a pagan and idolatrous king, to permit this return. He even stirred the king’s heart to help them raise the needed funds for the rebuild (see Ezra 1:1-4). Also, King Cyrus turned over to them all the vessels and utensils Nebuchadnezzar had plundered from the Temple and placed in the temple of his gods. These articles totaled 5400 gold and silver pieces. That’s pretty incredible. A remnant returned to Jerusalem under Zerubbabel’s leadership and began work on the Temple. Ezra tells us: “When the workers laid the foundation of The Temple of God, the priests in their robes stood up with trumpets, and the Levites, sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise God in the tradition of David…All the people boomed out hurrahs, praising God as the foundation of The Temple of God was laid. As many were noisily shouting with joy, many of the older priests, Levites, and family heads who had seen the first Temple, when they saw the foundations of this Temple laid, wept loudly… People couldn’t distinguish the shouting from the weeping. The sound of their voices reverberated for miles around.” (Ezra 3:10-13; MSG) It has always intrigued me that many Israelites - the young ones - shouted for joy so loudly that it could be heard for miles, while some of the older ones wept. We are left to wonder why the older folks wept. I suppose it could have been joyful weeping because the restoration was beginning. Or maybe they were remembering the pain of the Babylonian captivity with its tragic losses. They could have been reflecting on the former glory of the Temple and mourning the present state of Ichabod (“the glory has departed”). Or were they, with their wiser perspective that comes from age, considering the reality of just how far away they were from the Temple’s full restoration? I also think it’s possible they were lamenting the apostasy that created the former Temple’s destruction. We are never told the reason. Personally, I believe a good guess would be all of the above, a mix of emotions. One thing is certain: their perspective was different. There is one more thing that is certain about the celebration which took place that day: it was a bit premature. Satan had plans for the project, also. Daniel 7:25 tells us he attempts to alter “times and laws.” The Hebrew word used for time in this verse means an appointed time; the word for laws can mean, among other things, the decree of a king. Daniel 2:21 says God changes times and seasons. He also decrees His good plans and purposes for us, both in His written Word and through prophetic words. However, the verse in Daniel 7:25 tells us satan tries to alter those times and decrees. He obviously can’t do so by overpowering or outwitting God; he does so by attacking God’s instruments - us. Daniel 7:25 also reveals that one of the ways satan attempts to alter times and decrees is by “wearing down” the saints. The Hebrew word this is taken from is never used in scripture to describe physical fatigue, only mental and emotional weariness. Satan attempts to wear us down, causing us to grow weary (literally: “lose heart”) in our efforts (Galatians 6:9). Fear, discouragement, lack of endurance, hope-deferred, and other emotional responses attack our faith and can cause us to lose heart. This then, can alter our God-appointed times. It did so for this remnant of Israelites in Ezra’s day. Satan went to work through other people in the region: “So these people started beating down the morale of the people of Judah, harassing them as they built. They even hired propagandists to sap their resolve. They kept this up for about fifteen years, throughout the lifetime of Cyrus king of Persia and on into the reign of Darius king of Persia.” (Ezra 4:4-5; MSG) These propagandists, or “counselors” as other translations refer to them, were basically lobbyists. They were individuals hired and sent to the king with accusations and misinformation to try and hinder the plans of the Israelites. They succeeded in planting concerns in him that, once the Israelites rebuilt their temple, they would rebel from his rule and cause great problems in his kingdom. The Israelites, rather than remaining strong and trusting God to help them overcome this, yielded to fear and discouragement. The result? The building stopped for 16 years. All they had was a foundation. During this time, the Israelites began building their own homes and businesses, while abandoning God’s house. They justified this by saying it must not yet be God‘s appointed time for the Temple to be rebuilt. Opposition, however, should never be allowed to determine what we believe to be God‘s will. Nor should it be something used to judge whether or not it is His appointed time to do something. Many believers in America today have made the same mistake. They’ve grown weary in their prayers for revival and the turning around of our nation. Evil lobbyists, media opposition, inappropriate laws, intimidating government agencies, elections that don’t go our way - satan has used these and more to try and wear us down. Consequently, many have done just what these Israelites did - decided it must not be time for our turnaround and that, when God is ready, He will do it. Pray with me: Father, we do not intend to allow satan to alter Your timing for our breakthroughs and the turnaround of our great nation. We WILL see the revival You have planned for here and in the nations of the earth. We will not spend the next 40 years dying in the wilderness, while You wait for a generation that is willing and obedient. We will NOT! We know it is time. We will not allow opposition to steal from us what You have ordained. We ask for an infusion of strength and hope. We ask that mental fatigue and emotional weariness be broken off of the praying church, the remnant. Send a wind of Holy Spirit to us now, we pray. Give the infusion of strength You speak of in Isaiah 40. Renew our strength like eagles are renewed. We speak to weariness and say, “Go!” We speak to hope-deferred and say, “Go!” We speak to fear and say, “Go, in Jesus name!” And Father, we continue to pray for the people of Ukraine. We ask You to end this evil war. We ask for an abundance of grace to be on the Ukrainian people. We ask You to stop Putin and his evil attacks. Remove him from power! Please send revival to Ukraine and raise up an army of believers there. Help them to not only rebuild that nation, but be used by You to carry revival all throughout Europe. And we remember the church in Afghanistan. Empower them to serve You faithfully and powerfully in this difficult hour. Give them great fruit for their labors. Protect them, we pray. Release your judgment against the evil there and may a great revival emanate from Afghanistan into the entire region. Turn the tables on the devil! We ask all of these things in Christ’s name. Amen Our decree: We decree that we, The Church of Jesus Christ, will not falter in this appointed time of revival here, and around the world. Click on the link below to watch the full video.

The Recent State of the Union Address America has sown the wind, now we are reaping the whirlwind (Hosea 8:7). We believers withdrew from government and education, failed to teach our children the ways of God, the history of our nation and how our government was designed to work. When Holy Spirit sent revival in the 70s we focused on Christ’s return, not on reforming America and “occupying” until He comes. In doing so, we handed over to demonic forces our government, education, media and entertainment. As my wise spiritual father, Jim Hodges, once told me, “It is a lot easier to do something than to undo it.” As I pondered Tuesday night‘s State of the Union address, I could not help but think how far we have fallen. If not for the grace and covenantal mercy of God, and the plan He has to use America in His great, coming revival, we would completely collapse as a force in the earth. We would perhaps even be destroyed. However, you know my belief and heart: God has a plan to reverse this and “America shall be saved!” Rather than write a response to the State of the Union address, I have chosen to share the response written by Frank Amedia of POTUS Shield. He is very bold in his comments but I believe speaks truth. “This morning I was requested by Charisma to provide my assessment of President Biden's State of the Union Address last evening. To be clear, I continue to pray and promote prayer and intercession for our President, and likewise for our nation, the Supreme Court and pending nomination, and all of the important issues before us as a people of God. However, I cannot, we cannot, be silent as to the inept leadership which is having severe consequences on our nation and future. “My comments are influenced by my education as a political scientist, as well as my 40 years of teaching scripture. I could rant on with details that dissect the State of the Union address to our nation last evening, but given the assignment to be brief, here it is generally: “From my perspective, President Biden's speech, from beginning to end, was delusional and tainted with hypocrisy. “The tactic by President Biden's speechwriters to play on emotions with spirited praise of the Ukraine President and Ukrainians for fighting to the death, while attempting to appear to be courageous in the face of Putin in a manner that Putin himself scoffs at, was both expected and distasteful. My eyes teared up as I watched the Ukrainian ambassador called out to stand and wave her little flag, while her spirit cried out for help and she appeared visibly scared and helpless. The horrific images of women, children, men, and youth dying and suffering in Ukraine overshadowed the theatrical posturing of the staged actors in the Capitol auditorium. The fact is that President Biden and the NATO leaders cowered under the Goliath-like taunting of a ruthless and calculated dictator, and elected to sacrifice Ukraine on the altar of geopolitical economics, literally fueled by oil and gas. “Mr. Biden has been and is leading from behind. The list of mishaps and misguided decisions continues to mount. It is evident by sheer empirical facts, that he and his administration are inept at handling a myriad of serious problems. Mr. Biden attempted to present that the border was in control while behind him at his right hand, peering over his shoulder, was his appointed border czar, VP Kamala Harris, who by almost everyone's standards has been missing in action. The fact is that in one year, we have become a nation without effective borders. “Behind him and on his left side, was Speaker Pelosi who carefully staged her reactions throughout the speech, stumbling out of her chair at times and coming off as a dated cheerleader who did not know the score and that her team was losing. “This is the state of our country today...Essentially, good is being relegated to evil, and evil is promoted as good. Crime is rampant, murder rates are soaring, police are being shot, prosecutors are deciding not to prosecute and are releasing criminals back into society. Good stewardship practices are at best sorely lacking, if not intentionally discarded. Inflation is out of control and getting worse, while delivery of goods is delayed as if we are a third world country; and the cost of goods is ratcheting up daily. “Yet, we are expected (by our President) to ignore reality and believe that the Green New Deal will create millions of jobs, pump trillions of dollars into the marketplace, and rescue us from the spiraling decay of our economy. He failed to even acknowledge the present fact that we are no longer independent regarding the production of fossil fuels, while our nation and the world purchase lower-grade fuels from countries who have no regard at all for clean energy. “And then came the ultimate breach of leadership as regards the moral fiber of our country - and also the worst kind of hypocrisy - Mr. Biden's appeal that the health and welfare of women must be safeguarded by maintaining Roe vs. Wade, and by continuing the infanticide of our unborn children. Now over 60 million voices of unborn children, who never breathed on earth, are echoing in the halls of heaven for the murder to stop. Our gracious Lord has given us an opportunity now to reverse this curse, with a Supreme Court that Mr. Biden wants to influence otherwise. On November 9, 2016, I released this Word of the Lord: ‘President Trump will have occasion to appoint one, yes two, yes three new Supreme Court Justices in his first season. Tell the lawyers, tell my activists, to begin their cases in the lower courts. And when they make their way to the Supreme Court, I will change this law of the land.’ The fate of our Nation is to be determined therein. “And as to the state of our Union: at present, the American Executive Branch is likened to a ship piloted by a captain that does not know where the rudder is. The captain is surrounded by shipmates that would rather promote their personal and globalist agendas than honorably steady the wayward vessel and advise the delusional captain with veracity and ‘country-first’ hearts. ‘Come Lord Jesus’ will intensify as a cry of deliverance here in the United States from the Body of Christ in the remaining years of this Presidency. “Our Lord is sovereign and the next chapters of the Russian/Ukraine/World system are still to be seen. We believe in miracles and that is our prayer for the present-day holocaust unfolding upon common people, simply wanting to live in a democracy in Ukraine. All of the noise aside, that is reality.” Pray with me: Father, we continue to cry out for our nation and other nations around the world. We once again ask You to forgive our land for rejecting You, Your word, Your ways, and Your destiny for us. We have mocked You, maligned you, and dishonored You. But as You did repeatedly with Israel, You are coming to America with covenantal mercy and restoration. We will see our destiny restored and Your purposes fulfilled. We declare over America the healing of our land, earth shaking revival, and the salvation of millions of people. We also pray for the nations of the earth. Jesus, Lord of the harvest, send laborers. Send incredible miracles. Raise up powerful voices of prophetic evangelism. May we see the book of Acts on steroids. Father, glorify Your Son, Yeshua, and in His name do incredible and amazing things around the world. We agree with Your word - the nations are His. He is Lord and King. And once again, we pray for Ukraine. Have mercy on this people, we pray. End this horrible war and judge the wicked. Expose corruption, and send great revival to Ukraine, Russia, and all of Europe. And we pray for the reversal of Roe versus Wade. Break the hold of the principality that has ruled our nation for 60 years, doing so through the shedding of innocent blood. Cleanse our land. Give us love for life once again as a nation. All life - including the innocent unborn. We ask all of these things in the wonderful and powerful name of Jesus. Amen. Our decree: We decree that the blood of Jesus is greater than all of our sin; and that God is saving America and a billion people around the world. Click on the link below to watch the full video. Today’s post was contributed by Frank Amedia, founder of POTUS Shield. You can find out more about Frank and his ministry here. Go to oasiswired.org to watch Dutch tonight at 7PM EST from Oasis Church in Middletown, OH.

Watch for New Wineskin Models Coming Into Being “Last year, the Lord was telling me that we were about to enter a new era. Well, that era is here. He said, ‘There’s something totally new coming and you can’t pour new wine into an old wineskin. You have to build new containers for the time.’ Then, He said, ‘I don’t want you to build with new Words. I want you to build new containers, even models that prophesy.’ For example, there are those, like Will Ford, that are building models that disarm racism. They’re gathering the Church of all races together and creating a model where people can see the actions of the Church. It causes others to say, ‘Oh, that’s what we should do.’ This is like the Apostle, Paul, when he said, ‘Be imitators of me, even as I follow Christ.’ “I was with Che Ahn recently. He talked about being a second-generation Korean American. His father had immigrated to America as a Korean Presbyterian pastor, I believe. He grew up in America and fully considered himself an American. He had brown skin and was at times persecuted for that difference. Therefore, when he became a pastor, he decided to make his church look like heaven. So, he purposely hired people of every tongue and tribe and people and nation. They have all the different races working together as a Church out in California. They created a model for others to see. That’s the Kingdom of God. Reminded of that, I feel churches need to create models like this. Christian businesses need to create new models that prophesy heaven on earth. “There is a great move of God happening where the whole church is coming together. The models are incredible. Online, the global church is coming together for hours to pray and to learn from one another. This has never happened before in history, where we can see all the countries and cultures together and hear what the Holy Spirit is saying around the world. Daniel Kolenda said, ‘Before, we could reach 150,000 in a stadium meeting, but online, we are reaching 6 million at a time.’ This is a new model of evangelism that’s come into the earth in this time, and there is an exponential harvest of souls occurring all of a sudden.” (Stacey Campbell) “Watch closely: I am preparing something new; it’s happening now, even as I speak, and you’re about to see it. I am preparing a way through the desert; waters will flow where there had been none.” (Isaiah 43:19; The VOICE) Give Him 15 minutes in prayer: Declare Isaiah 43:19 into the earth. Call forth the new Kingdom-wineskin models we need in the earth now! Decree that heaven is downloading new models that provide Kingdom answers to challenging earthly problems. We must have God’s solutions! Declare, “God is raising up His reformers in the earth now, who will have His answers and prophesy through their development of His models for the world to see!” A prayer you can pray: Lord, cause us to watch closely now! You are preparing something new. It’s happening now. We are about to see it. You are preparing a way through the wilderness, even through desert places. You are showing how to move through places of desolation and bring life to those places, even where there is such dryness that it has become completely spiritually barren. We call forth the new models the Church needs to expand Your Kingdom. We call forth the new models the nation needs to deal with economic stress, racial tensions, social justice issues, and governance. So many things have been uncovered in the last few months. We see hidden pain, pain from racism, the effects of lost jobs, businesses lost to anarchy, rioting, and looting. We see some individuals and organizations rising up to try to take over governing structures, instead of seeking solutions to systemic problems. We need new evangelistic and discipling structures, because only with born-again, changed hearts, can much of society change. We need Your solutions to manifest in the earth, Lord. We cry out for them. We desperately need them now! Raise up the Daniels and the Josephs, Will Fords, Che Ahns, and others that can lead us in grace-filled ways into the future. We need the on-purpose models to be developed now. We need the reformers who are advancing Kingdom answers and not earthly, humanistic answers. Prophesy in these models and show us how to navigate the future. Jesus, heal our land. Amen. Today’s decree: We will now prophesy to the earth through new Kingdom-of-God wineskins! Learn more about Stacey Campbell here.

Fascinating Dream Concerning the Supreme Court “When they had driven him [Stephen] out of the city, they began stoning him; and the witnesses laid aside their robes at the feet of a young man named Saul. They went on stoning Stephen as he called on the Lord and said, ‘Lord Jesus, receive my spirit!’ Then falling on his knees, he cried out with a loud voice, ‘Lord, do not hold this sin against them!’ Having said this, he fell asleep. Saul was in hearty agreement with putting him to death. And on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. Some devout men buried Stephen, and made loud lamentation over him. But Saul began ravaging the church, entering house after house, and dragging off men and women, he would put them in prison.” (Acts 7:58-8:1-3; NASB) It is important to remember that God can at times turn the hearts spiritually of individuals who oppose Him. It is not that He chooses to turn some people and not others. It is, rather, that some individuals have hardened their hearts to the point that God cannot reach them, whereas others have not. This is easily seen in history through people like Hitler. He became so demonized and deceived that God could not change his evil heart. The apostle Paul, (formerly Saul) was very deceived, but his heart was still desirous of truth. God was able to turn him around, awakening him to truth and a revelation of Jesus. He had been watching - and many historians believe possibly overseeing - the martyrdom of Stephen. Yet, intercession was probably being made for him, and was certainly being made regarding the persecution of the church, persecution he was helping to lead. Was Paul impacted by Stephen‘s message? Or by the way Stephen died? We are not told, but I believe he most likely was. Shortly thereafter, Holy Spirit encountered him in a profound way (Acts 9), showing him who Christ really was. The rest, as they say, is history. Can God do this today? Of course He can, and He will. I have been reminded of this recently by Holy Spirit, and somewhat convicted about failing to remember the possibility. I am thinking specifically of the Supreme Court and other government leaders in America. Paul’s violent and aggressive stance against the church was so intense that many believers were skeptical of his conversion, and afraid to trust him. Yet, his conversion was real and he became a champion for Christ. I believe this will happen in our day. I was recently sent a dream in which God turned the heart of a Supreme Court Justice (whom I believe should remain unnamed). This was immediately confirmed to me in a profound way. I will share a portion of the dream, without giving names. The dream was given when a team of us were in Washington D.C., praying against the political and religious spirit influencing our nation. The timing of the dream was meant to encourage us that the prayers were effective, and people would now begin to be freed from this stronghold. It is also significant that although we were in DC, the dream was given to a person in Lubbock Texas, a sanctuary city for the unborn. All involved in the prayer meeting, as well as the person having the dream, were a part of the movement to make Lubbock a sanctuary city for the unborn. This, from the person passing on the dream: “I had an important dream shared with me just before our team met to pray for those of you on the assignment in Washington D.C. As we were gathering Tuesday morning (2/22/22), a believer setting up the room for us, told us she had had a strange dream Monday night. “In the dream, she was waiting for our team to arrive. As we were coming in, she noticed that some were carrying a person. The person was not asleep or injured, but had been overcome by the power of the Holy Spirit. She asked who the person was and was given a name. She recalled that the name was of someone important, but couldn’t place it right off. “Others on the prayer team walked in with wrapped gifts. Some of us were handing the gifts to this person (who had awakened from her Holy Spirit encounter), and others were carrying more gifts into the meeting room. End of dream. “When this dreamer awakened she Googled the name and realized the person in the dream was a Supreme Court Justice, one whom we would think of as liberal. “As a result of the dream, we decreed a turnaround in the Supreme Court and especially for this Justice. We prayed for them to be one of those set free from the religious and political spirit, and overwhelmed by Holy Spirit. (Again, this group was meeting to pray regarding this very thing.) “We believe the significance of ‘gifts’ coming from a Sanctuary City indicates a gift of change in the Supreme Court, a change that will end the tyranny of death to the unborn in our nation. “The dreamer used an odd phrase, ‘people mover’ buses to describe the vehicles we came in. We decreed that many people will be moved towards righteousness, holiness, and hope as they are delivered from the political, religious spirit!!” After reading this dream, which came in a text, I was wondering what to do with it. At the time it was sent, I was reading cards and letters mailed to me from GH15 listeners, catching up. Embarrassingly, I was 2 months behind due to holidays, travel, illnesses, etc. I literally had hundreds to read. IMMEDIATELY, mere seconds after I read the text containing this dream, I pulled out the NEXT card. It was dated from over two months ago, December 18, 2021, and said in part: “God has burdened me for the Justices regarding the Dobbs abortion vote. I’m praying for each one, but especially for [the Justice named in the dream]. I’m praying for [them] to have a divine turnaround and fulfill their call to lead in righteousness.” What are the odds that I would pull out and read this card, two months late, immediately after reading this dream about the same Justice?! I can only believe God is saying to pray for them, that He knows their heart can be turned. Conservative Justices have flipped in the past and become liberal. Why should we not expect a liberal-leaning Justice to do so? Pray with me: Father, we will not forget to pray for the babies. We bring before You again the Supreme Court Justices of the United States. We are asking You to move in Your powerful way and turn their hearts toward life. We are asking You to make it overwhelmingly clear that Roe versus Wade was decided improperly. And also to awaken them to the evil it has caused in our land. We pray also for their salvation. Any who do not know You and whose heart can be changed, please do so. Transform them just as You did Paul. If it takes a supernatural encounter such as he had, then we ask You to do that. We pray for their deliverance and for the scales to be removed from their eyes. We ask this not just for those on the Court but all throughout our government. Bring a revival into the government of America. May thousands of them find Jesus. We also remember the people of Ukraine. Please end this evil war as quickly as possible. Protect the innocent. Save the lost. Send revival to Ukraine and Russia. Expose corruption and evil leaders. We ask all of this in Christ’s name. Amen. Our decree: We decree that salvation is coming to many in our government, and their positions regarding life and morality will change. 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National Day of Prayer 2021 America’s National Day of Prayer is a national treasure. Our nation has known from its foundations we must call on the Name of the Lord to remain secure in His protection and blessing. President George Washington said, “It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible.”1 When challenged as to the Christian roots of America, many believers like to quote President John Adams, who boldly stated, “We recognize no sovereign but God, and no king but Jesus!”2 U.S. President Andrew Jackson, president from 1829 to 1837, made a humble appeal to heaven which clearly revealed the heart of early America: “Finally, it is my most fervent prayer to that Almighty Being before whom I now stand, and who has kept us in His hands from the infancy of our Republic unto the present day, that He will so overrule all my intentions and actions and inspire the hearts of my fellow-citizens that we may be preserved from dangers of all kinds and continue forever a united and happy people.”3 America’s history reveals that this presidential acknowledgement of God did not stop as we moved into the modern age. President John F. Kennedy sought the blessing of the Lord on our nation at the National Day of Prayer in 1962. He asked the Lord to bless “our homes, that this integral unit of society may nurture our youth and give to them the needed faith in God, in our Nation, and in their future; our citizens, that they may increase in the desire to promote mercy and justice, peace and freedom, good will and brotherhood; our Nation, that each new achievement may add to our heritage of faith."4 In 1983 at the National Day of Prayer in Washington, D.C., President Ronald Reagan reminded the nation of its need of and reliance on God. He proclaimed, "From General Washington's struggle at Valley Forge to the present, this Nation has fervently sought and received divine guidance as it pursued the course of history. This occasion provides our Nation with an opportunity to further recognize the source of our blessings, and to seek His help for the challenges we face today and in the future."5 Last year’s National Day of Prayer was held during COVID-19 lockdowns. While a nation struggled, President Donald J. Trump reminded our country of God’s faithfulness and commitment to us. He declared, “In every part of our country, we’ve seen the grace of God through the love and devotion of our fellow citizens as scripture assures us, ‘The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save.’ Think of that. ‘The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save’”6 (Zephaniah 3:17; ESV). So today, we celebrate another National Day of Prayer. We turn to the Lord, humble ourselves, repent of our personal and national sin, and pray together in unity, asking Him to heal our land, just as we have since America’s beginning. “The National Day of Prayer is a vital part of our heritage. Since the first call to prayer in 1775, when the Continental Congress asked the colonies to pray for wisdom in forming a nation, the call to prayer has continued through our history, including President Lincoln's proclamation of a day of ‘humiliation, fasting, and prayer’ in 1863. In 1952, a joint resolution by Congress, signed by President Truman, declared an annual national day of prayer. In 1988, the law was amended and signed by President Reagan, permanently setting the day as the first Thursday of every May. Each year, the president signs a proclamation, encouraging all Americans to pray on this day. Last year, all 50 state governors plus the governors of several U.S. territories signed similar proclamations. “The National Day of Prayer has great significance for us as a nation as it enables us to recall and to teach the way in which our founding fathers sought the wisdom of God when faced with critical decisions. It stands as a call for us to humbly come before God, seeking His guidance for our leaders and His grace upon us as a people. The unanimous passage of the bill establishing the National Day of Prayer as an annual event, signifies that prayer is as important to our nation today as it was in the beginning.”7 The theme for this year’s National Day of Prayer is Love, Life, and Liberty. NDP Task Force President Kathy Branzell explains the decision to choose this theme for 2021: “First and foremost, people need to hear the message and experience the love of our Lord Jesus Christ. All have sinned and fall short, but God’s arm is not short, and we have been sent to show and share His message of LOVE, LIFE, and LIBERTY. “Before God even spoke, ‘Let there be…,’ He loved you and me. God is LOVE. We are surrounded by the hurting, hopeless, and helpless who have never experienced the love of God. God designed and defines love, real love; unconditional, authentic love that sent His Son to pay our sin-debt in full so that we could believe in Him and have everlasting, abundant LIFE. “Whether it is an unborn child, the homeless or hungry, orphans and widows, or others who are vulnerable, all need compassion. Everyone needs to know that they were lovingly created by God. He loved them so much He put His image in them and authored their value and purpose, which no person can take away from them. As followers of Jesus, we must share this message of love and life, so all can come to repentance. May none perish, but all know liberty and freedom from the stain and shame of sin. God alone is our judge and in Christ alone, we experience authentic, eternal LIBERTY. Take the time to pray for America today. You may still have time to find a prayer gathering in your area, where you can gather with other believers to intercede for the nation. Click here to see what’s near you. If you prefer, there are many prayer calls you can participate in. You can find the official National Day of Prayer call-in information here. Let’s make this year’s National Day of Prayer a defining moment in America. We are facing many national challenges, but we also have great prophetic promises from the Lord. We are a nation He loves. As we proclaim together He is King of Kings and Lord of Lords over this country, let us also ask Him to pour His love out on all flesh. Let’s ask Him to save the lost, heal the sick, and set every captive free. Let us exalt the Name of Jesus over this land, and proclaim that “Everyone who calls on the Name of the Lord shall be saved” (Acts 2:21; Romans 10:13). “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound.” (Isaiah 61:1; ESV) Pray with me: Lord, we are humbled and blessed at the grace and love You have shown the United States of America. We know there has been much repentance for this nation. We have repented for abortion, for slavery, and for our actions with the First Nation’s people, breaking covenant with them time and again. There have been other national sins. But as we repent, the blood of Jesus cleanses us from all sin and unrighteousness. Forgive us and restore us completely to Your plan and purpose. It is time for Your Church in America to arise. The Ekklesia here is going to be everything You said we would be. We will function in power, might, and glory as You fill us with Your love, great faith, and uncompromising boldness. Today, we honor our covenant with You. We embrace You, Lord. We will make You known in America - let the full manifestation of Your Kingdom be seen. We declare that this is a nation whose God is the Lord. We worship You over America. And let the fullness of Christ and the Gospel of the Kingdom be spread to all nations by Your Ekklesia in America. Amen. Our decree: America is a nation whose God is the Lord. He gives us Love, Life, and Liberty! 1 https://www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/christian-presidential-quotes-22-awesome-sayings/ 2 Ibid. 3 Ibid. 4 https://www.christianpost.com/news/12-national-day-of-prayer-quotes-american-presidents.html 5 Ibid. 6 https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-mike-pence-melania-trump-national-prayer-day-speech-transcript 7 https://www.nationaldayofprayer.org/about

A Prophetic Word Regarding Ukraine There is much confusion and a lot of emotion currently about what is happening in Ukraine. Some are saying that because of evil in Ukraine, past and present, we should side with Russia and Putin…that God is using them to judge Ukraine. Others are including statements regarding the Bidens and others’ connections to Ukraine as reasons “God is doing this.” Still others point to liberal media members and government leaders supporting Ukraine as proof that we conservatives and/or believers should oppose them. I saw one post that actually used Zelensky’s past and roles he played as an actor to “prove” he is evil and that Ukraine is being judged. It is certainly true that God uses difficult times to awaken people. One need look no farther than the prodigal son. God is good. He doesn’t want our pain wasted, and is determined to bring good from it, when allowed to. Again, we can see this in the prodigal’s suffering. God may indeed use what is occurring in Ukraine to bring repentance and cleansing to them. It could even be a prelude to awakening - hard times sometimes are. He may use the war to expose corruption in their government. But does this mean God is causing the devastation? Did He motivate Putin to destroy Ukrainians, in order to judge or correct an unruly nation? Should we back off in our condemnation of Putin and assume the Ukrainians had it coming, as some are suggesting? Or, should our mindset be that even if God did not “cause” the war, He “allowed” it because of their sin and, therefore, we should ignore what is taking place…watch it with indifference? These assertions are frightening, to say the least. God loves the people of Ukraine, including unbelievers, and wants to bring a great revival to them, not calamity, starvation, destruction and war. He came to heal and save, not destroy. And where sin is concerned, Ukraine is certainly no more wicked than America. We have killed more babies, are just as immoral, have blatantly mocked and turned from God, lead the world in exporting pornography and filth, and millions of Americans have voted into office evil, antichrist leaders just as corrupt as any in Ukraine. Why would God rain down horrendous punishment on them and not America? And judging Ukraine because of its corrupted leaders? Why not Russia instead of Ukraine? Putin, like numerous past Russian leaders, is murderous, evil, and demonized. He cares only about himself and power, not even for his own people. Biden’s weakness, poor decisions, and lack of leadership gave Putin the boldness to satisfy his depraved ambitions. But God does not want to judge the people of Russia. They, as well as the people of Ukraine, must be loved and prayed for. Most Russians don’t want what Putin wants. They’re oppressed, impoverished, hard-working people, just trying to find food and clothing for their kids. Many of them love God. Some are facing death, torture, or life in prison for protesting Putin’s actions. What is occurring in Ukraine is not a situation we should allow to be politicized, or turned into fire and brimstone preaching regarding the evils of sin. Jesus didn’t come to condemn sinners - they’re already condemned - but to save them. The war in Ukraine demands compassionate intercession - for peace, for the protection of innocent people, for Holy Spirit to be poured out there, in Russia and all of Europe. And we should be praying for the removal of wicked leaders in both Ukraine and Russia, including Vladimir Putin. God is exposing to the world just how evil he is. In 2014, a remarkable prophet now in Heaven, Kim Clement, released the following word regarding Putin and Ukraine. Could it be referring to now? “I'm prophesying right from the beginning. The Spirit of the Lord is upon me to make a declaration to the nations of the earth. Now hear me out. The Spirit of God says, ‘Putin, I speak to you now. King Putin, you call yourself. Do you really believe that I raised up a king in the 80s by the name of Ronald Reagan to pull down a curtain and to destroy a wall that divided - for nothing? Did you really think I did that in vain, for you to stand and raise a wall and a curtain again? No, no! Putin, get out of My way! Get out of My way,’ says the Lord! ‘As I hardened the heart of Pharaoh for the benefit of My people, so have I hardened your heart.’ “I'm hearing a sound in my spirit. ‘For the benefit of My people, ecclesia, My church, My holy ones, My elect, and My land of Israel, I have hardened your heart, Mr. Putin. You see, I said I would lift My hand off Russia, off Russia for a season, and I did, and look what is happening. You are unbridled, King Putin. You are unbridled now, but I want you to know what I historically did to kings who took power and abused it. Ultimately, there will be freedom for the sake of My people. Oh troublemaker who would stand and terrorize the world, My world,’ says the Lord, ‘I'll put My hook in your nose and My bridle in your lips and I will turn you back by the way you came. And those who have survived and escaped will bear much fruit, much fruit,’ says the Lord. ‘That fruit shall be in Ukraine. That fruit shall be in the nations that you have encroached upon to take for your glory. I will cause a remnant to be raised up and bear much fruit for My kingdom,’ says the Lord.” (1) Pray with me: Father, we come to You in humility and yet with boldness. You said we could come to Your throne of grace and ask for mercy. We are asking You for mercy to be given to the people of Ukraine. We ask for You to use the evil that is taking place, of course. Bring any possible good from it, just as You did with the prodigal in Scripture. You were pictured by the father, who loved this wayward son, in spite of all his depravity and rebellion. Of course, we ask You to reveal any corruption in Ukraine, just as this is revealing corruption in Russia. But we know Your heart is not to steal, kill and destroy. That is the heart of satan. Your heart is to forgive and redeem. We pray that You dispatch more and more angels into that conflict. Protect the innocent and save people's lives. We pray for the Russian soldiers, most of whom probably do not want to be there and have no idea why they are. Please stop this for them, also. Send revival to Russia and Ukraine. Then send it to Eastern Europe. Then send it to all of Europe. Use this conflict, we pray. And we pray for America. Please give us leaders who know You, honor You, and are part of turning this nation back to You. Send revival to America. And we boldly state what You have said, “America shall be saved!” Our decree: We decree that mercy triumphs over judgment, and revival is coming to Ukraine. Click on the link below to watch the full video. ________________________________ https://www.houseofdestiny.org/prophecy/word/?trid=562

Get Ready to Change Holy Spirit is taking us from glory to glory, strength to strength, and faith to faith. In Scripture, believers are compared to wineskins - soft and pliable or hardened and unmalleable, making them unusable. Wine had to be placed in soft, flexible wineskins so the expansion caused by the fermentation process would not split the skin. Between uses, however, the wineskin would harden, necessitating a renewing process before being used again. The process involved soaking them in water and rubbing oil into them. As spiritual wineskins, holding the wine of Holy Spirit, God needs to refresh us, as well, so we can be used in each new move of His Spirit. When the new wine of revival comes, it will stretch us; we will need fresh faith, giftings, and insights. The Lord will even ask us to do things in new ways. Many prophets are saying there is a fresh move of Holy Spirit coming. As I have mentioned before, it is going to begin with the young. We all will be needed, even we older ones, so don’t think about sitting back and getting out of the way. The young ones will need our wisdom. Therefore, start pouring in the oil and make sure you are indeed a “new” wineskin. When Jesus taught on the new wineskin in Mark 2:22, He used the word “new” twice. He said, “But new wine must be put into new wineskins.” Some translations, however, say that new wine must be put into fresh wineskins. The reason for the difference is that the two Greek words for “new” in this passage are different - new (neos) wine must be put into a new (kainos) skins. Neos means “new, but not different in kind and quality.” Think of cars rolling off an assembly line that are all the same make, model, and color. They are all new, but not different. Holy Spirit is the new wine. He is the same, yesterday, today, and forever. He may be manifesting in new and fresh ways, but He is unchanging, always the same God being poured out. Holy Spirit’s wine must be poured into a new (kainos) wineskin, however, which means “new in kind and quality; different.” He is saying to us, “I am not going to change. You are!” During the Jesus People Movement, the Lord brought new forms of worship and worship leaders. It was not uncommon to see someone on a stage barefoot, wearing a t-shirt and torn jeans while playing a guitar or set of drums. This is common today but not so 50 years ago. When this change began, many chose to judge the “new” because they were looking through the eyes of hardened wineskins. Young believers were expressing their new faith by jumping up and down, looking almost like they were at a rock concert! They worshipped loudly and passionately, danced, clapped and raised their hands in the air! But kids were getting saved! Holy Spirit wasn’t asking them to conform to the old wineskins; He was asking the older wineskins to re-form, in order to hold the new wine being poured out. Some congregations changed and embraced the new converts, some would not. There is a sad truth that it is often the groups formed in the last revival or outpouring that most persecute and criticize the new move of God. We must guard against this, determining we are going to embrace the next move of God - no matter what it looks like. With the next new move of God, we will need a strong mix of wisdom and revelation (His fresh Word). He never asks us to completely abandon what He did yesterday, and certainly not to forget what He taught us. He does, however, add a freshness to it. Jesus had great depth of wisdom and knowledge, yet, He was always listening in the moment for what Father was saying. Every good leader in the Bible walked in this mixture of wisdom and revelation. Wisdom is understanding gained from past learning and experience. Revelation is what we receive from Holy Spirit now. We might receive it as we read the Word, listen to others, through prophecy, perhaps even through dreams. But God will speak to us, if we listen. In 1 Kings 3:9, Solomon asked the Lord for the ability to “discern.” The Hebrew word is biyn, meaning wisdom, understanding, discernment, and revelation. He also said, “Give me a hearing heart.” We, also, need both wisdom from past moves of Holy Spirit, as well as to hear God clearly today as we navigate in the new. The Lord is doing a new thing. We are going to be challenged to get out of our comfort zones, the ways we have learned and been taught to do things. New ways will be required to reach a new generation of believers. I want to be a part of that and I’m sure you do, as well. “[These are new things I’m teaching, and they can’t be reconciled with old habits.] Nobody would ever use a piece of new cloth to patch an old garment because when the patch shrinks, it pulls away and makes the tear even worse. And nobody puts new, unfermented wine into old wineskins because if he does, the wine will burst the skins; they would lose both the wineskins and the wine. No, the only appropriate thing is to put new wine into new wineskins.” (Mark 2:21-22; VOICE) Pray with me: Lord, teach us to walk in wisdom and give us hearts that can hear. Open our ears to hear Your current revelation (Isaiah 50:4-5). We want to hear what You are saying to Your church today. We desire to always be fresh wineskins. When this movement fully hits, we don’t want to be left out. We determine to not be so hardened into yesterday’s mold, we can’t handle the new outpouring. We refuse to be those that cried out for revival, then missed being able to participate because it was sloppy and messy. Soak us in the water of revelation from Your word, and massage us with the oil of Holy Spirit. Help us put aside our expectations and what we are comfortable with, fully embracing the new. Give us revelation to hear Your voice and wisdom to know how to disciple and build. Give us revelation to stir things up and wisdom to provide stability. Give us revelation so we can walk in Your gifts, wisdom to know Your ways. We must have the Spirit and the Word. New wine is coming and we WILL receive it! Thank You, Jesus. Amen. Today’s decree: The Lord is forming new wineskins in His Ekklesia, so we can hold the fullness of Holy Spirit’s fresh outpouring.

Government IS the Problem Last week I was in Washington DC on Presidents Day. I found myself asking God to raise up patriot leaders once again in America. We are in desperate need of God-honoring, wise, commonsensical patriots. Ronald Reagan was one. Today, I am simply sharing with you portions of his First Inaugural Address. “...We must act today in order to preserve tomorrow. And let there be no misunderstanding--we are going to begin to act, beginning today. “The economic ills we suffer have come upon us over several decades. They will not go away in days, weeks, or months, but they will go away. They will go away because we, as Americans, have the capacity now, as we have had in the past, to do whatever needs to be done to preserve this last and greatest bastion of freedom. “In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. “From time to time, we have been tempted to believe that society has become too complex to be managed by self-rule, that government by an elite group is superior to government for, by, and of the people. But if no one among us is capable of governing himself, then who among us has the capacity to govern someone else? All of us together, in and out of government, must bear the burden. The solutions we seek must be equitable, with no one group singled out to pay a higher price. “We hear much of special interest groups. Our concern must be for a special interest group that has been too long neglected. It knows no sectional boundaries or ethnic and racial divisions, and it crosses political party lines. It is made up of men and women who raise our food, patrol our streets, man our mines and our factories, teach our children, keep our homes, and heal us when we are sick--professionals, industrialists, shopkeepers, clerks, cabbies, and truck drivers. They are, in short, "We the people," this breed called Americans… “So, as we begin, let us take inventory. We are a nation that has a government--not the other way around. And this makes us special among the nations of the Earth. Our Government has no power except that granted it by the people. It is time to check and reverse the growth of government which shows signs of having grown beyond the consent of the governed. “It is my intention to curb the size and influence of the Federal establishment and to demand recognition of the distinction between the powers granted to the Federal Government and those reserved to the States or to the people. All of us need to be reminded that the Federal Government did not create the States; the States created the Federal Government. “It is time for us to realize that we are too great a nation to limit ourselves to small dreams… “We have every right to dream heroic dreams. Those who say that we are in a time when there are no heroes just don't know where to look. You can see heroes every day going in and out of factory gates. Others, a handful in number, produce enough food to feed all of us and then the world beyond. You meet heroes across a counter--and they are on both sides of that counter. There are entrepreneurs with faith in themselves and faith in an idea who create new jobs, new wealth, and opportunities. They are individuals and families whose taxes support the Government and whose voluntary gifts support church, charity, culture, art, and education. Their patriotism is quiet but deep. Their values sustain our national life… “Can we solve the problems confronting us? Well, the answer is an unequivocal and emphatic ‘yes.’ To paraphrase Winston Churchill, I did not take the oath I have just taken with the intention of presiding over the dissolution of the world's strongest economy… “On the eve of our struggle for independence a man who might have been one of the greatest among the Founding Fathers, Dr. Joseph Warren, President of the Massachusetts Congress, said to his fellow Americans, ‘Our country is in danger, but not to be despaired of.... On you depend the fortunes of America. You are to decide the important questions upon which rests the happiness and the liberty of millions yet unborn. Act worthy of yourselves.’ “Well, I believe we, the Americans of today, are ready to act worthy of ourselves, ready to do what must be done to ensure happiness and liberty for ourselves, our children, and our children's children. “And as we renew ourselves here in our own land, we will be seen as having greater strength throughout the world. We will again be the exemplar of freedom and a beacon of hope for those who do not now have freedom… “As for the enemies of freedom, those who are potential adversaries, they will be reminded that peace is the highest aspiration of the American people. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it; we will not surrender for it--now or ever. “Our forbearance should never be misunderstood. Our reluctance for conflict should not be misjudged as a failure of will. When action is required to preserve our national security, we will act. We will maintain sufficient strength to prevail if need be, knowing that if we do so we have the best chance of never having to use that strength. “Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have. It is a weapon that we as Americans do have. Let that be understood by those who practice terrorism and prey upon their neighbors. “I am told that tens of thousands of prayer meetings are being held on this day, and for that, I am deeply grateful. We are a nation under God, and I believe God intended for us to be free. It would be fitting and good, I think, if on each Inauguration Day in future years it should be declared a day of prayer. “This is the first time in history that this ceremony has been held, as you have been told, on this West Front of the Capitol. Standing here, one faces a magnificent vista, opening up on this city's special beauty and history. At the end of this open mall are those shrines to the giants on whose shoulders we stand. “Directly in front of me, the monument to a monumental man: George Washington, Father of our country. A man of humility who came to greatness reluctantly. He led America out of revolutionary victory into infant nationhood. Off to one side, the stately memorial to Thomas Jefferson. The Declaration of Independence flames with his eloquence. “And then beyond the Reflecting Pool the dignified columns of the Lincoln Memorial. Whoever would understand in his heart the meaning of America will find it in the life of Abraham Lincoln. “Beyond those monuments to heroism is the Potomac River, and on the far shore the sloping hills of Arlington National Cemetery with its row on row of simple white markers bearing crosses or Stars of David. They add up to only a tiny fraction of the price that has been paid for our freedom… “Under one such marker lies a young man--Martin Treptow--who left his job in a small town barbershop in 1917 to go to France with the famed Rainbow Division. There, on the western front, he was killed trying to carry a message between battalions under heavy artillery fire. “We are told that on his body was found a diary. On the flyleaf under the heading, ‘My Pledge,’ he had written these words: ‘America must win this war. Therefore, I will work, I will save, I will sacrifice, I will endure, I will fight cheerfully and do my utmost, as if the issue of the whole struggle depended on me alone.’ “The crisis we are facing today does not require of us the kind of sacrifice that Martin Treptow and so many thousands of others were called upon to make. It does require, however, our best effort, and our willingness to believe in ourselves and to believe in our capacity to perform great deeds; to believe that together, with God's help, we can and will resolve the problems which now confront us. “And, after all, why shouldn't we believe that? We are Americans…” (1) Pray with me: Father, today we ask You for restoration of wise and godly leaders in Washington D.C. America is being destroyed from within. Just as Israel, at times, suffered defeats and losses due to evil, unrighteous and unwise leaders, America has been decimated by unworthy leaders. We elect them, so we have what we deserve. But please have mercy and save us from ourselves. Raise up a new breed of patriot leaders in America. Women and men who honor and revere You, have integrity, love life, honor the Constitution, and have common sense. Give us leaders who will help us find the ancient paths. Heal our nation we pray. In Christ’s name, we pray. Amen. Our decree: We decree that a new wave of love for God and country is coming to America. Click on the link below to watch the full video. ______________________________________ https://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/reagan1.asp

An Important Update ABORTION BILL An evil bill is scheduled to be voted on today in the Senate. It passed the House 218-211 (all Democrats but one voted for it) in September. Decision Magazine says regarding this bill, “The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on the controversial Women's Health Protection Act (WHPA) on February 28, 2022. The bill, which pro-lifers say would more accurately be called Abortion on Demand, would codify abortion rights into federal law and threaten states’ regulation of abortion even if Roe v. Wade were overturned.”(1) The Biden administration, of course, strongly supports this evil law. “On September 20, the Executive Office of the President issued a Statement of Administration Policy (SAP) announcing that the Biden administration ‘strongly supports passage of the Women’s Health Protection Act. The White House wrote, ‘In the wake of Texas’ unprecedented attack, it has never been more important to codify this constitutional right and to strengthen health care access for all women, regardless of where they live.’”(2) This act would protect the right to abortion in every state, even if Roe is overturned. It “would also overturn state laws requiring informed consent, waiting periods, and counseling prior to receiving an abortion. It also places a prohibition on limiting abortion at any point prior to fetal viability, which is 24 weeks… “The bill prohibits states from restricting ‘a particular abortion procedure,’ meaning dismemberment abortions that cause fetal pain and other procedures would be legal. “While framed as a simple codification of the abortion precedent set up in Roe v. Wade, this bill goes much further by enshrining late-term abortion into federal law and repealing nearly every pro-life law passed by the states. “According to an article in Forbes: The bill would supersede state-level restrictions on abortion and would expressly prohibit any measure that ‘impedes access to abortion.’ The bill would not apply to laws that prohibit government-based or other health insurance plans from covering abortions.”(3) We must pray against this hideous attempt to kill babies, which Democrats have been trying to pass every year since 2013. UKRAINE Let’s continue to pray for Ukraine. Thus far their love of country and resolve has inspired much of the world. When Biden offered Ukrainian President Zellensky a flight out of the country, he responded by saying, “The fight is here — I need ammunition, not a ride.”(4) The world is shocked that Ukraine is still free. Some Ukrainians, according to many news sources, are starting to feel the momentum may be shifting. If they survive this brutal attack by Putin, however, it will truly be miraculous. Nevertheless, they have had some wins. Joel Rosenberg says, “According to the Ukrainian government and media sources: More than 3,500 Russian soldiers have been killed in fighting At least 200 Russian soldiers have been captured 14 Russian military aircraft have been shot down 8 Russian helicopters have been shot down 536 Russian armored vehicles have been destroyed 102 Russian tanks have been destroyed Yet not a single major Ukrainian city has fallen to Russian forces.”(5) Rosenberg states other reasons for Ukraine to be encouraged. “The capital of Kyiv was the main target of Moscow’s illegal and immoral offensive on Friday and Saturday — yet at this hour Kyiv remains firmly in the grip of the Ukrainian people and government. “Consider more good news. Russian tanks and armored personnel carriers are running out of gas. Yet Russian forces haven’t taken a single Ukrainian airfield yet. “And Ukrainian forces have blown up all the rail lines to and from Russia. So, badly needed supplies — including fuel — can’t get to the Kremlin’s forces in the field. “What’s more — and ingenious — is that Ukrainians are tearing down road signs, or replacing them with [insults]. As a result, some Russian tank and troop convoys are getting lost. “Ukrainian diplomats, reporters, and civilians that I’m in touch with feel the momentum has shifted in their favor. They know full well they have a long, hard fight ahead of them. But right now they feel genuinely optimistic. “Christians in Ukraine are telling me they are seeing ‘miracles’ happen. Yes, they believe their people are brave and resilient. But more importantly, they believe that God is helping them. “They’re shocked and encouraged, for example, that the U.S. and Germany have finally shown sufficient backbone to freeze the Nord Stream 2 pipeline carrying natural gas from Russia to Europe. “They’re encouraged, too, that NATO is sending weapons and supplies, though much more is needed. They’re also heartened that the global media is mostly on their side. Will the good news last? Let’s keep praying for Ukraine.”(6) CHUCK PIERCE My friend and prophet, Chuck Pierce, said recently of the praying church, “I think we are better equipped than we’ve ever been. We are more mature. In 2020, God started redefining the remnant, and that’s us. I believe we are stronger now than ever before. We are now an apostolic, prophetic army that is ready to decree and go to war spiritually.” I agree! Chuck continued, “We must remember that we are a kingdom. Even though the world is shifting, shaking, and realigning, we must release our voice into all of this. We have the dimension of decrees, which can change all that is happening right now. We must remember who we are!” Speaking of what is happening in Ukraine, Chuck said, “They are in the war of their life, to regain their inheritance. It’s not just a physical war, it’s a spiritual war. We must all must rise up and see spiritually what we’re dealing with in the spiritual realm. This isn’t a time for fear; it’s a time for new strength. It’s a time to turn the battle at the gates!” Speaking of the entire body of Christ he said, “Israel came out of Egypt, warred past slavery, but wouldn’t war for their promise. Start warring like you never have before for your promise, your inheritance. Take your stand! God will favor you! It will take miracles from heaven but He will favor you with them. “We cannot war simply in the earthly realm. We must war in the heavenlies, seated with Christ, looking down. I declare that right now things are beginning to break open, and that right decrees will start being made by the Ekklesia. Father, raise up Cyruses throughout this land to make decrees that need to be made. Keep America from becoming trapped in any snares of satan at this time. Give us a strong backbone.”(7) Pray with me: Father, we pray against this insidious and wicked bill regarding abortion coming before the Senate today. We pray that You will cause it to fail. As we are praying for the Supreme Court and their deliberations regarding the current Mississippi abortion case, we pray against this bill, as well. Awaken the conscience of senators who are on the fence. Give them a desire to protect the babies. Forgive America for the evils we have committed in this area and heal our land of this curse, we pray. We decree over the Senate today that Holy Spirit will hover over it and stop this act! And we pray for the people of Ukraine. We pray that You will continue to give them victories against the evil aggression coming from Putin. Stop this evil man, we pray. Remove him! We pray for the Russian people, many of whom do not approve of their government. Free them from this evil man and from communism. Give favor to the Ukrainians. Give them angelic help. Give them a miracle - may David slay Goliath! And cause the Ekklesia to rise up as never before in strength and faith. Awaken faith and revelation to decree boldly over the nations of the earth, including America. We decree that evil will not prevail in America’s government, that righteousness will prevail and a love of life will return. We decree over the Supreme Court that they will no longer be blinded by demonic powers, but will continue to shift in their understanding toward truth and righteousness. We pray and decree these things in Christ’s name. Amen. Our decree: We decree that the Ekklesia is rising up in this hour and will become the people Jesus spoke of in Matthew 16. Click on the link below to watch the full video. _______________________________ https://decisionmagazine.com/senate-to-vote-on-womens-health-protection-act/ Ibid. https://decisionmagazine.com/senate-to-vote-on-womens-health-protection-act/ https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzGmvBwZlMPcRqWZRXGGkwRHFXWT https://www.allisrael.com/prayers-for-ukraine-are-working-russian-military-forces-taking-heavy-losses-as-ukrainians-rally-to-protect-their-country-but-christians-urge-people-to-keep-praying Ibid. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?extid=NS-UNK-UNK-UNK-IOS_GK0T-GK1C&v=447100633781009

The Invasion of Ukraine On the evening of February 23, 2022, the lives of millions of Ukrainian citizens were changed as Russia began a calculated takeover of that nation. Now the Baltic states are nervous they may be next. (1) It’s a scary time to be in that region of the world. We must pray for the Ukrainians, asking for God’s grace and mercy as they make challenging decisions regarding their safety. The situation there is volatile and unpredictable. We must not forget them. It is not always easy to know how to pray for situations like the invasion of Ukraine. God cannot always stop evil from occurring, whether it be rape, murder, hunger, or war. It is not a power issue - of course God is all-powerful. It is a matter of allowing humans the privilege of a free will. When the human race became defiled at Adam’s fall, evil entered the world. One day it will end. For now, it exists. Since God works on earth through people, not independently of them, dealing with evil requires human participation and cooperation with God and His laws. He uses righteous authority, laws, and government to suppress evil. At times, these restraining authorities must use force. However, stopping evil regimes that have gained power and control can take time - again, because God uses people. All this to say it is not possible to simply pray a good prayer/s and end what is occurring in Ukraine. Does this mean we don’t pray? Of course not. We ask God to intervene in whatever ways He can, as quickly as He can. We pray for comfort to those suffering. We pray for other countries and leaders to make wise decisions that will mitigate the suffering and stop the evil. We pray for people to come to Christ - God uses tragedies such as this to reach people. We also continue to pray for America’s complete turnaround. What occurs here affects the world. Secretary of State under President Trump, Mike Pompeo, said in an article regarding Ukraine, “This invasion was by no means inevitable. We in the Trump administration knew it was Putin‘s aim to establish Russian dominance and influence over all the old Soviet bloc countries, including in Ukraine. We were able to keep an invasion like this one from occurring by establishing a model of deterrence, not just with respect to Russia, but with anyone who threatened to harm or undermine our interests.” (2) Pompeo went on to say, “[the Biden administration] failed because sanctions are just one tool for executing effective diplomacy and establishing deterrence, yet the Biden administration has acted as if they are sufficient as a reactionary strategy. They are not; deterrence must be multifaceted - military force projection, American energy dominance, allied resolve, and clear, concise dialogue and expectations. “In the Trump administration, we incorporated all these factors into our strategy of diplomacy and deterrence, yet the Biden administration has allowed each to slowly erode with feckless, muddled responses to Russian aggression that have neither projected strength nor imposed costs on our adversaries. They have stopped speaking in the one language Putin understands: strength. “President Biden has been weak toward Putin, unstable and unclear - he doesn’t understand what is at stake in the fight against Russia and doesn’t know that it takes strength to defend America and keep us out of war. “America has been weak and unclear with our adversaries when the world needed it to be at its strongest and most clear. Our adversaries have noted the Biden administration‘s failure to act with resolve in Afghanistan, in the face of Chinese aggression, and now in response to Russian aggression in Ukraine….[China], the ayatollahs in Iran, will each see these failures of American leadership as a green light for them to execute their sinister designs to disrupt peace and make war. This will make the world far less safe for all people, including Americans.” (3) President Trump’s policies were good. Though he was framed, lied about, (4) and opposed by evil people for 4 years, he still did much to strengthen and turn America in the right direction. Now, with Biden’s predictable policies and mistakes, Europe faces its greatest crisis since WWII, and madmen around the world are emboldened. They see this as their window of opportunity to take over as much of the world as possible. We must pray! We will pray for Ukraine and the Baltic States, just as we do Afghanistan. We will continue to pray for America’s turnaround and Third Great Awakening. Changed hearts will turn America back to God, which will allow Him to heal our land. We pray that in the meantime God helps us minimize the damage the left can do here and abroad. And we’ll pray for Congress to turn from being controlled by liberals and leftists this November, for women and men with biblical worldviews and values to take their positions. And we will pray for mercy and great grace to be poured out. Pray with me: Father, we ask for Your mercy to be manifested for the people in Ukraine and the Baltic States. We ask You to cause alliances and actions that will minimize violence and destruction. We pray that evil doers will be exposed and judged for their wickedness. We ask You to cause them to be hung on their own gallows. We pray that those who don’t know You will come to know You through the difficult times they experience. Bring revival to eastern Europe. We pray for our government to make wise decisions. Cause them to think clearly. May they not fall into the traps and strategies of evil leaders. Give NATO leaders wise strategies and sound decisions. We believe You will somehow use all of this to bring forth the great harvest You’re planning. Amp it up quickly, we pray. Redeeming God, bring a tidal wave of glory into the earth. We ask for this in Christ’s name. Amen. Our decree: We decree that evil will ultimately fail, love will win. Click on the link below to watch the full video. _________________________________ https://www.foxnews.com/media/russian-invasion-ukraine-baltic-states-very-scared-hadley https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/bidens-approach-ukraine-russia-wrong-start-mike-pompeo?cmpid=prn_newsstand Ibid. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/clinton-campaign-paid-infiltrate-trump-tower-white-house-servers

The God of Providence - The Incredible Story of Will Ford and Matt Lockett Everyone likes a good story - even more when it’s a true story. But “good” doesn’t do this one justice. It is remarkable; frankly, it borders on unbelievable. I, however, know the two men whose story I’m about to share. Believe me when I say it’s all true. And, we saved it for today, a special anniversary related to the story, which you will hear of shortly. Here is the story in Will Ford’s words. “During the civil rights movement of the 1960s, just as in the days of slavery in America, a remnant of whites and blacks labored together. Dr. Martin Luther King stated in his ‘I Have a Dream’ speech: ‘I have a dream ... that one day the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners, will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.’ “In the days of slavery, this was demonstrated by former slave, Richard Allen, preaching the gospel as a Methodist circuit-riding companion of former slave owner, Freeborn Garrettson. Today, members of a new united remnant are realizing we of all races, are inextricably bound to each other in our desire for spiritual awakening and justice for all. “My heart is moved in profound ways by this unifying work of Holy Spirit because of a kettle passed down in my family, and a Virginia farmhouse that unites me with my friend in ministry Matt Lockett. This house once stood between Civil War foes and took on a key role in a divided nation. Today, God is using Matt’s and my profound story and shared inheritance to unite the church for spiritual awakening and healing in America. “Our story begins with a 200-year-old black kettle, used by my Christian, slave ancestors in Lake Providence, Louisiana. Used for cooking and washing clothes during the day, this kettle was secretly used for prayer at night. Forbidden to pray by their slave master, my ancestors were beaten unmercifully if caught doing so. However, in spite of their owner's cruelty, and because of their love for Jesus, they prayed anyway. Sneaking into a barn at night, they carried this cast-iron pot into their secret prayer meeting. As others looked out and kept watch, those inside prayed. “Turning the pot upside down on the barn floor, they propped it up with rocks—suspending the pot a few inches above the ground. Then, while lying prostrate or kneeling on the ground, they prayed in a whisper underneath the kettle to muffle their voices. They risked their lives to pray - not for themselves, we were told - but for ensuing generations. “One day, freedom came. A teenage girl, whose name is lost to history, decided to keep this pot and pass it down along with the story of how others prayed for our freedom. She passed the story and kettle down to Harriet Lockett, who then passed it on to Nora Lockett, who then passed it on to William Ford Sr., (the last name changing from marriage) then to William Ford Jr., who then gave it to me, William Ford III. This kettle, used to keep their prayers from being heard outside the meeting, became symbolically their ‘bowl’ of intercession. “Revelation 5:8 speaks of ‘bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints’ before the throne of God. Zechariah 14:20b (NASB) says, ‘And the cooking pots in the Lord's house will be like the bowls before the altar.’ This kettle, or ‘prayer bowl,’ caught the muffled prayers on earth, just as bowls in heaven caught their prayers as incense. “And in Revelation 8:5 when these bowls are released, one of the manifestations upon the earth is ‘voices.’ White Christian abolitionists/revivalists like Francis Asbury and Charles Finney became voices for the voiceless. Their public sermons became answers to prayers whispered in private. Along with black revivalists and abolitionists like Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth, they awakened the conscience of America to the value of human life, equality, and justice. Revelation chapter 8 says that God also adds His incense and fire to these prayers, releasing His judgment and justice on earth. And that is just what He did. “In 1857, many felt a U.S. Supreme Court decision sealed the fate of enslaved African Americans. In Dred Scott v. Sandford, the Supreme Court justices ruled by a 7-2 decision that slaves were the property of their masters—with no human rights or representation in court. However, because of prayer and acts of obedience, hearts were changed, and eventually, this demonic decree over America was broken. Revival was released, and justice came, setting slaves free. “My Lockett forefathers in Lake Providence prayed for years for slavery to end; in God’s providence, the last major battle of the Civil War happened at a property called Lockett Farm, just north of Farmville, Virginia. I didn't realize this until about four years ago, when one of my best friends, Matt Lockett, director of Bound4LIFE and Justice House of Prayer DC, discovered he is a direct descendant of this Lockett family. As a direct descendant, it can be said that over 150 years ago, the Civil War ended in his family's front yard. The Lockett Farm was the site of the last battle before Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered three days later—April 9, 1865—at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia. “As friends, we were amazed by the uncanny "Lockett" connections: my family of Locketts, praying for the ending of slavery, which occurred on ‘Lockett Farm,’ which it turns out was owned by my friend, Matt Lockett’s family. That’s a lot of ‘coincidence.’ But as more was revealed in the months to come, we discovered my Lockett family and his Lockett family were connected and it wasn’t coincidence at all! “We've learned that several ancestors in Matt's family owned many slaves. Slaves typically were given the last names of their owners. After a year and a half of research, empirical evidence reveals that some of Matt's family of Locketts in Virginia had moved to Louisiana where they owned my family of Locketts. One of my best friends’ family had owned my family! “As this profound history unfolded, we wept together. The revelation blew our minds! Not only were the prayers of my Lockett forefathers answered on a Lockett farm, they were answered in the front yard of the same Lockett family who owned them—the Lockett family of my friend, Matt Lockett. Though we had been friends for years, none of this was revealed to us until Matt's discovery of Lockett Farm four years ago. “What is also astounding is that Matt and I first met on Jan. 17, 2005, Martin Luther King Day, at a prayer meeting at the Lincoln Memorial! This, of course, is where Dr. King said, ‘I have a dream ... that one day the sons of former slaves, and the sons of former slave owners, will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.’ It seems Dr. King's ‘I Have a Dream’ speech wasn't merely poetic, but also prophetic. The son of a former slave and the son of a former slave owner meet at the place of the speech, become best friends, find out one’s family owned the other’s family, and the slave family’s prayers for freedom were answered on the slave owner’s family farm. And if you think all that is a coincidence, you are worse than a cynic! Perhaps God had my family kettle come from a town called Lake ‘Providence’ to show that all our destinies are more tied together than we realize, and the lake of His providence is way deeper and wider than we know. “When God does something this profound, one obvious question is, ‘Why did He choose to reveal it now?’ Perhaps it is because He knew racial tension and unrest would resurface in our nation now. Ferguson, Missouri; Charlottesville, Virginia; and other hotspots are wounds God wants to heal—and will heal—through a unified godly remnant. “Matt and I know it's no coincidence that we met first in a prayer meeting on MLK celebration day at the Lincoln Memorial, and have been sitting at the table of brotherhood ever since. Today, he and I stand united in prayer to heal a divided nation once again. God is using us to call believers of all races to join in prayer and intercession, because only a united church can heal a divided nation. “Our generation is being called to prayer and action, to be voices, releasing revival and justice. Dr. King said in his ‘I Have a Dream’ speech: ‘For many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny. And they have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom. We cannot walk alone.’ Just as God raised up a unified remnant of black and white during slavery and the civil rights movement, He is doing the same today. “In December 2017, Charlottesville clergy asked us to participate in a prayer meeting for healing the community. Not far from there stands Lockett Farm, which has a memorial stone in the front yard that reads: ‘April 6th, 1865, Here Lee Fought His Last Battle.’ That’s right - today is the anniversary. Our families' 200-year-old kettle in hand, we went back to the spot where the prayers underneath the pot were answered. We built a spiritual altar there and prayed. Though we shed tears of joy in thankfulness, we also prayed for another laying down of arms. Our earnest prayer is that America would unconditionally surrender to the God of providence and receive His healing.” Pray with Me: “Father, Your Son entered our history and changed eternity. Great Physician, heal America’s dislocations. Forgive us for the breaches we’ve caused in America. Align us back into place. We thank You for the enormous progress we’ve made, and we ask for continued healing in our nation from the effects of slavery. As only You can do, cleanse our failures through Your Cross and propel America forward into Your purposes. We thank You for more good yet to come in our land. We thank You that whoever the Son sets free is free indeed. We agree with the prayers of the Lockett slaves and ask for the freedom of ensuing generations. And we pray that all in America would unconditionally surrender to Your love. In Christ’s name, amen.” Our decrees: “We decree God is healing the ethnic division in America. We decree forgiveness is freeing many from victim mindsets and into victorious living in Christ. We decree repentance is producing freedom from bloodguilt and releasing reconciliation. We decree he whom the Son has set free, is free indeed.” (What Will shared here is just the tip of the iceberg, which is detailed in His and Matt’s book “The Dream King: How The Dream of Martin Luther King Jr. Is Being Fulfilled To Heal Racism In America. ”You can find out more about Will Ford and Matt Lockett here.)

Keep On Truckin’ More and more people - both here in America and abroad - have decided they’ve had enough of governmental control and the politicization of Covid. The truckers in Canada let their voices be heard loudly and clearly. American truckers are now doing the same. Today we want to pray for them. The following article, released by our friends at Intercessors For America, provides us with good insights in praying for this. “I’m sure that you have not missed the news that a trucker convoy is heading from California to DC in solidarity with the trucker protests in Canada. Just like the Canadian truckers added force to their voices by shutting down the busiest border crossing between the U.S. and Canada, the convoy that is expecting to arrive in DC later this week is planning to shut down the Washington Beltway. “The trucker protests have become a movement in defense of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and against vaccine mandates and restrictions. According to Lifesite News, it has garnered support from all walks of life: “The truckers and blue-collar workers of the United States will be joined by freedom-loving supporters from all walks of life – front-line doctors, lawyers, first responders, former military servicemen and women, students, retirees, mothers, fathers, and children.” “Why, and how, should the community of intercessors in the United States and Canada pray about it? In and of themselves, these protest movements are laudable exercises of free speech in a democratic society that make the voice of large groups of people heard. But they have some, perhaps unintended, effects that can have long-term impact on the political, legal, and spiritual climate of our country. “In Canada, the protests led to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoking emergency powers, and requiring the Ottawa police to aggressively quell the protests. The Ottawa police then went a step further and announced they would actively look to identify protest participants and follow up with financial sanctions and criminal charges. That led to a significant social media backlash accusing the police of tyranny. “This escalation has led to two troubling issues: 1. Should a democratic government invoke emergency powers to quell protests it deems a threat to itself and set aside constitutional rights of its citizens? 2. Should law enforcement agencies be used to squash protests, overstep wise boundaries in the process, and erode the public’s trust in their everyday duty to “protect and serve” the community? “In particular, the latter can have a domino effect of deepening and increasing the anti-police sentiment that already exists, which in turn can lead to further restrictions on their power, which can then lead to empowering criminals. “Especially here in the US. Several major cities have seen a dramatic increase in violent crime due to, among others, police cutbacks and retirements, which are in turn the result of anti-police movements that have a demoralizing effect and have increased violence against police officers. “I remember Jesus’ warning in Matthew 24:12 that in the last days, lawlessness will increase as love grows cold. The demoralization in many of our nation’s 12,000+ law enforcement agencies, and the subsequent flood of retirements, along with difficulty recruiting new personnel, are removing the restraint on crime, and allowing lawlessness to increase. Trust and support for police and the maintenance of law and order must be restored. “Which brings me back to the truckers arriving in D.C. with plans to shut down the Capital Beltway. It has the potential to result in more confrontations with police, some of which could turn ugly. That, in turn, has the potential of eroding the trust of many in law enforcement even further. I suspect that Satan will seek to exploit the situation in order to plunge the U.S. into further chaos and division and weaken the nation from the inside out. “As intercessors, we are watchmen on the wall. We see the spiritual battle between good and evil behind what unfolds here on earth. Therefore, we must stand in the gap to thwart Satan’s intentions and pray for peace, order, and the presence of God at the protests. “Keep in mind that he will fight hard, because national capitals often attract a strong demonic presence since that is where the powerbase of a country lies, where laws and policies that regulate life emanate. “Also keep in mind that we are seated with Christ in the heavenly places (Ephesians 2:6), from where we pray in dependence on His guidance, and out of His authority above all living things, and in the victory already won by Him on the cross (Colossians 2:15). “Here are some suggestions for prayer: Pray for peace among the truckers and the crowds they attract. Pray that God will bind any spirit of chaos, violence, ill-will, aggression, and division. Pray for the message of the protesters to be clear and truthful, spoken in love. Pray for protection from any groups wanting to use the protests to stir up violence and aggression. Pray for a spirit of agreeable cooperation between the organizers and the police. Pray for wisdom for Chief Robert Contee III and his command staff in handling the protests tactfully, diverting traffic effectively, and protecting the good of the community. Pray for the Holy Spirit to be poured out on the people assembled. Pray against the schemes of the evil one, that these protests and the involvement of the police will result in a restoration of trust in law enforcement, rather than further erosion.” Pray with me: Father, we thank You for the freedoms we enjoy in America. As some in our government have tried to encroach on these freedoms we appeal to You for help. As thousands let their voices be heard this week we pray for their safety and protection. In the name of Jesus, we bind spirits of violence, anger, and chaos. We ask for Your shalom to hover over them and their gatherings. May they, as well as those who oppose them, be controlled by love. We pray for the police who will be called upon to ensure peace and safety. Protect them, and give their leaders wisdom. Please override any attempt to stir up violence against them, and keep them from overreacting to any situation that arises. We pray for clarity of message, and for truth to be exalted. We ask that the liberal media and politicians not be able to distort the message of the protestors. And we ask You to cause the unfair and unreasonable mandates of our government to stop. We ask that foolish, even evil, decisions by our government surrounding the Covid issue stop. Some decisions have been made because of mammon, political gain, and evil ideologies. Lives have been lost, livelihoods have as well, our children have and continue to suffer, and further division has come to our nation because of this evil. Please help us end it. We ask all this in Christ’s name. Amen. Our decree: We decree that truth will prevail regarding Covid and its treatments, and that truth will produce freedom. Click on the link below to watch the full video. Today’s post was taken from Intercessors For America and written by their contributing author, Remco Brommet (www.ifapray.org). You can see the entire article here.