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A Day to Rejoice! There is a time for deep repentance, a time for war, and a time for rejoicing! We have been warring and repenting. Today, let’s rejoice and worship! Days of rejoicing are days to reflect on what the Lord has accomplished. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the generations that followed them built altars of remembrance to the Lord for what He had done. Faith rejoices even before it sees the victory! “And you shall rejoice before the Lord your God, you and your son and daughter…the fatherless, and the widow that are among you, at the place that the Lord your God chooses to make His Name [and His Presence] dwell.” (Deuteronomy 16:11; AMP) Give Him 15 minutes in prayer: Throw your hands in the air and joyfully thank the Lord that you know He is hearing your prayers! Be specific as you thank Him for answers to the things you’ve been praying for, even though you haven’t seen the answers yet! Go and tell somebody else all that you know the Lord is doing! Tell your family, a neighbor, a stranger, or tell the world on social media! A prayer you can pray: Lord, I rejoice in You today! All of Your promises are “yes and amen”, to me! You are forgiving our sins, healing our nation’s breaches and moving us closer to a great awakening each and every day! I can’t wait to tell my family, friends, neighbors and the whole rest of the world how awesome You are! I can’t wait to see those that have pitted themselves against You begin to turn toward You. In Jesus’ precious Name, amen. Today’s decree: I decree that the Lord has heard our prayers and supplications and that He is worthy to be praised!

It’s Okay to be Hated We are headed in the right direction. Let me tell you just one reason that media and the liberals are so angry. In an article a few weeks ago by a secular, not Christian, writer, it was said that this is the most evangelical Christian Cabinet and staff in the White House ever in history. The writer was alarmed by that. Percentage-wise, they believe that 75% of President Trump’s inner circle are evangelical, born-again Christians. There are forces in this nation, spiritual and literal, that hate that. They hate you. They hate everything you stand for. They mock Him on a regular basis, so why would we, our President and his Cabinet members be exempt? “You will be hated by everyone because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.” (Matthew 10:22; NIV) Give Him 15 minutes in prayer: These are not days to be fearful or defensive. Repent, if this has been your position. Thank the Lord for the spiritual attack, as it means the enemy is on the run! Thank the Lord for raising up and preparing strong Christian men and women that love Him, so that He can place them in high places for such a time as this. Pray again today for our President, his family, and his Cabinet members, asking for grace to stand firm. A prayer you can pray: Father, forgive me where I have been fearful or defensive as these strange times unfold. I am used to being different as a Believer, but I am not used to being attacked for my faith. I am not used to seeing my President, his family, and his Cabinet members attacked daily with such vitriol. Change my fear to great faith, knowing that Your plan is coming to pass. You have been raising up men and women behind the scenes for many years who are able to stand firm in their positions in these days. I lift them all up in prayer now (use the links above to help you pray.) In the powerful Name of Jesus! Amen. Today’s decree: God will grant great grace and favor to those who stand firm in faith in this hour!

How to Tell the Enemy’s Hold is Slipping Away Our founders understood that the God of government needed to be involved in our government, so we’re going to pray for President Trump. We’re going to pray for our government. We’re not going to pray for Republicans or Democrats. We are not into politics. We are into government. Everything you hold dear and believe in is at stake right now. God help us, you need to know that what I’m saying to you is true. You see the ferocity, hatred, and anger that’s happening right now from those that do not want our nation to turn back to biblical ideals. They are more intensely angry than at any other time in this nation’s history. It’s demonically inspired, because the enemy sees his hold slipping. We will pray! “Where do you think all these appalling wars and quarrels come from? Do you think they just happen? Think again. They come about because you want your own way, and fight for it deep inside yourselves. You lust for what you don’t have and are willing to kill to get it. You want what isn’t yours and will risk violence to get your hands on it. You wouldn’t think of just asking God for it, would you? And why not? Because you know you’d be asking for what you have no right to. You’re spoiled children, each wanting your own way.” (James 4:1-3; MSG) Give Him 15 minutes in prayer: Thank the Lord that our President is listening to God-fearing men and women, which can ultimately help change our nation. Pray for those anger-filled people that are trying to stop God from changing the nation. Pray they would meet the God they are really angry at. Intercede against the character assassination attempts and their effects. Passionately appeal to heaven for the change to continue! A prayer you can pray: Lord, I thank You for the change that You have begun. I thank You for President Trump, who is listening to conservative constitutionalists and Believers who are advising him. I thank You for the change that has begun. We are not naïve enough to think this nation has already turned. We see the warfare that is now taking place. We see the anger. We see those that have entrenched themselves in this nation. We see their distortion of truth. We see their character assassination tactics. We see the attempted coup of sorts—the attempt to steal from us the ability to change this nation. Lord, we appeal to You! We appeal to heaven! You are the God that can do anything! We firmly place our faith in You and ask You to keep moving, keep transforming, keep changing government leaders’ natures until people like President Trump become Your ambassadors on the earth. In Jesus’ name, amen. Today’s decree: I decree that God will transform our nation’s leaders from angry, natural thinking men and women into His ambassadors for righteous government, as we, the Ekklesia, appeal to heaven!

History Speaks – John Locke “And where the body of the people or any single man, is deprived of their right, or is under the exercise of a power without right, and have no appeal on earth, then they have a liberty to appeal to heaven…” 1 The Church is in a battle for religious freedom today, even as at our nation’s foundation. We have an eternal right to appeal to heaven! “Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” (Hebrews 4:16; NKJV) Give Him 15 minutes in prayer: Come before the Lord in humble prayer and make a list before Him of the areas you see where Christians are battling for their freedom in America today. Present this list before the Lord and ask Him to intervene on behalf of His people. Thank the Lord that He has heard your request. Do this regularly. A prayer you can pray: Dear Lord, thank you that I am able to come before your throne with boldness knowing that You receive me whenever I come. Lord, there are those in our nation who need your help desperately in this hour. Christians and our beliefs are under attack by those that do not know You. (List those things you know about.) Forgive them, Lord, and move on behalf of Your children. Amen. Today’s decree: I decree that the Lord hears the cries of His children for mercy and help, and He moves quickly to deliver them! 1 John Locke, The Second Treatise of Civil Government, “Chapter XIV, of Prerogative, Section 168.” 1690

The Beginnings of Prayer in Congress The Constitutional Congress was trying to work through the forming of our government and all the laws and principles we were going to operate under. They couldn’t get it done, because human nature was in the way. Then, one of the most unreligious members of that group, Ben Franklin, got up and said, “How has it happened sir, that we have not hitherto once thought of humbly applying to the Father of Lights to illuminate our understanding? In the beginning of the contest with Great Britain, when we were sensible of danger, we had many prayers for Divine protection. Our prayers, sir, were heard, and they were graciously answered. All of us who were engaged in the struggle must have observed instances of a superintending Providence in our favor. To that kind Providence we owe this happy opportunity of consulting in peace on the means of establishing our future national felicity. And, have we now forgotten that powerful Friend? I have lived, sir, a long time and the longer I live the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God governs in the affairs of men. If a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid? We have been assured, sir, in the sacred writings that ‘except the Lord build, they labor in vain that buildeth.’ I firmly believe this. I also believe that without His concurring aid, we shall succeed in this political building no better than the builders of Babel. We shall be divided by our little, partial, local interests, our projects shall be confounded, and we ourselves shall become a reproach and a byword down to future ages. I therefore beg leave to move that henceforth, prayers imploring the assistance of heaven and its blessings on our deliberations be held in this assembly every morning before we proceed to business, and that one or more of the clergy of this city be requested to officiate in that service.”1 And they did, and He did, and that is how the custom started of every day in Congress beginning with somebody leading in prayer. “The Lord has looked down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God.” (Psalm 14:2;NASB) Give Him 15 minutes in prayer: May we humble ourselves before the Lord, repent, and seek His face on behalf of our leaders in government who desperately need to seek Him, as well. Read Benjamin Franklin’s speech above out over our government, interceding identificationally as you go. Implore the Father to touch the heart of someone in our national government, our state governments and our local governments, just as He did Benjamin Franklin, to turn the heart of that assembly to seek Him for direction. A prayer you can pray: Father, I humble myself before You, I repent and seek You as an intercessor on behalf of my governmental leaders. (Read Benjamin Franklin’s speech above out over our government, interceding identificationally, as you go.) There has to be a man or woman who is willing to step up and make a speech like Benjamin Franklin did, imploring our modern assemblies to seek You for assistance and lasting impact. They don’t even need to be a strong Believer. They must simply be convinced that they can’t get the job done without humbly seeking You! And, I believe You will meet them at their point of humility, downloading Your plans to them. In Jesus’ Name, amen. Today’s decree: The Lord is looking down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God, so He can pour His wisdom out on them! 1 “Franklin’s Appeal for Prayer at the Constitutional Convention,” https://wallbuilders.com/franklins-appeal-prayer-constitutional-convention/ 12/31/16. 6/23/17.

Holy Spirit Invasion of the Three Branches of Government The leaven of the Kingdom of God will overcome every other force. Our founders, despite what the media, the liberals, and the modern education system try to tell you, understood that. One of the three most frequently quoted people by our founders, after God and the Bible, when historians studied over 15,000 documents, was the Baron de Montesquieu. Montesquieu wrote about God and government. He proposed our model of government, based on three branches. He formed that concept from Isaiah 33:22. He thought that if God governs that way, through a legislative, executive and judicial branch (lawgiver, judge and king), then any smart government on planet earth would be wise to pattern itself after heaven. “For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; it is he who will save us.” (Isaiah 33:22; NIV) Give Him 15 minutes in prayer: Intercede for our governing leaders and ask God to cause His Kingdom leaven to permeate their whole being, but especially their thinking. Pray that President Trump would receive thoughts from heaven that help him to “drain the swamp” completely, breaking the political spirit’s stranglehold on Washington, D.C. Ask the Lord to transform lives and break political, racial, and religious division off of our nation. Believe it can be! A prayer you can pray: Father, we ask you to give our government leaders Your thoughts. Speak to them from Your Word. Speak into their minds and give them thoughts that come from heaven. Do this for the executive branch, in Congress, and for judges, as well. We are asking You to drain that place of evil. We’re asking You to get that political spirit off our nation! Get it off our nation! Get political division off our nation. Get religious division off our nation. May the leaven of the Kingdom permeate and transform lives. Thank You, Jesus, amen. Today’s decree: “The LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; we look to Him alone to save us!’

The Leaven of the Kingdom of God When you get saved, God’s authority and His Kingdom anointing and blessing starts invading your household. When a nation experiences revival and starts turning back to God, the Bible says that righteousness begins to exalt an entire nation. And, when the righteous rule, the people rejoice! When the unrighteous rule, curses start happening. I’m not teaching a theocracy in the sense that we dictate to people how they have to live. I’m not saying to all other religions, “You can’t function here.” I guarantee you that if you throw the Kingdom of God and the kingdom of darkness in a room, the Kingdom of God will overcome the kingdom of darkness every time! “And He was giving orders to them, saying, ‘Watch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.’” (Mark 8:15; ESV) “He spoke another parable to them, ‘The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three pecks of flour until it was all leavened.’” (Matthew 13:33; ESV) “A little leaven leavens a whole lump of dough.” (Galatians 5:9; ESV) Give Him 15 minutes in prayer: Worship the Lord and thank Him for the leaven of the Kingdom that is about to invade your household, your city, and this nation, because you are a Believer in Him! Bring a situation you are facing before the Lord. Boldly call for the Kingdom of God to invade the kingdom of darkness in that situation. Do the same for a city issue. Now stretch your faith for a national one, as well. A prayer you can pray: I worship You, Father! You are great, mighty, and able to deliver! Your Kingdom is an everlasting Kingdom, but it is also very near! Thank You that You are revealing a fresh revelation to the Ekklesia—a mystery that it is time for. My personal life needs this leaven of the Kingdom. My family needs this. My business needs this. My city and nation need this! (Start calling for God’s Kingdom to invade the kingdom of darkness manifesting in these areas. Be specific!) In the Name of Jesus, amen. Today’s decree: Kingdom of God, invade the kingdom of darkness like leaven leavens a lump of dough!

The Kingdom of God Affects Everything The Kingdom of God affects everything! It’s like a leaven. When it begins to be released through the governing principles of God into the earth, it affects people, animals, and structures, and all of nature itself. Go to YouTube and watch “Appalachian Dawn”. It’s about a part of Kentucky that saw revival and reformation. Not only did people get saved and an entire drug culture get eradicated, but elk that had left the region began to repopulate. The greatest population of elk is now in that county! The water there had been some of the worst water in Kentucky. It became some of the purest water in the entire country without man doing anything naturally to make it change. They once had a lively fishing industry, but the fish had all left. When revival hit, the fish returned to that part of the river. Everything changed! (See NOTE.) “But ask the wild animals, and they will teach you. Ask the birds of the heavens, and let them tell you. Or speak to the earth, and let it teach you. Let the fish of the sea make it known to you. Who among all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this? In His hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of all men.” (Job 12:7-10; NLV) Give Him 15 minutes in prayer: Get the revelation you need to be an atmosphere changer! Declare man and animals, nature and governments free from the oppression of the enemy! Decree that God did not just act on behalf of Manchester, KY, but He will honor the humble, united intercession in your area of the country, as well! Tell the enemy to get out and take his drug trade, corruption, pornography, death structures, and wicked government and laws with him! Call back the restoration of things that have once been vibrant in your area, providing blessings and wholeness for the people to the glory of God! A prayer you can pray: Lord, we say that we are changing the atmosphere of this nation. It may take us six months or a year, but we are changing the atmosphere. We are going to break division, strife and racism off this nation. We’re going to see those with pure, humble hearts rise up more and more into positions of favor. We are going to see people come to Christ in this reformed atmosphere, and we are going to see it affect animals, crops, nature, everything! We will preach more than the Gospel of Salvation. That’s just one small part of what we’ll preach! We are going to preach the Gospel of the Kingdom and watch the earth, man, and nature respond! In Jesus’ Name, amen. Today’s decree: We will preach the Gospel of the Kingdom and see the reformation of man, animals, government, and lands! NOTE: George Otis, Jr. and the Sentinel Group have a series of Transformation videos, one of which is “An Appalachian Dawn”. You can see them and order them here.

Even Nature Responds to Revival God actually says in the Bible, “When you follow My ways, and you’re in covenant with Me, even nature will begin to respond. You won’t have plagues, pests won’t eat your crops, and you won’t have floods. You won’t have famine and starvation. Everything will come into proper balance when you follow My ways.” Don’t tell me that He’ll do that under the old covenant, but not under the new covenant. In fact, if you study any true national revival around the world, you will find that not only people responded, but nature responded to the move of God. “Whoever goes to the Lord for safety, whoever remains under the protection of the Almighty, can say to him, ‘You are my defender and protector. You are my God; in you I trust.’ He will keep you safe from all hidden dangers and from all deadly diseases. He will cover you with his wings; you will be safe in his care; his faithfulness will protect and defend you. You need not fear any dangers at night or sudden attacks during the day or the plagues that strike in the dark or the evils that kill in daylight.” (Psalm 91:1-6; GNT) Give Him 15 minutes in prayer: Ask God to show you in His Word where nature responded to covenant. Are you in an area where crops are failing or floods are occurring or pests are overwhelming? Reaffirm your covenant with God and command these matters to line up with the promises of that covenant. Intercede with even more passion and faith than you’ve had before for revival for America! A prayer you can pray: Father, show me in Your Word all the places where nature had to respond to Your covenant with man. Let it go deep in my spirit, so faith arises in me. Show me how to believe for nature to line up with Your covenant promises. End floods, pestilence, sickness and disease in my realm of authority. I call other Believers to get this and walk in this level of faith, as well! I cry out to You for revival in America, complete with supernatural signs and wonders, as nature itself declares the glory of God! Amen. Today’s decree: I need not fear nature’s wrath or damage, because I am in covenant with God, and my prayers into that covenant will bring revival to this nation!

Re-forming Governments If we can get this concept of the Ekklesia legislating the Will of God in the earth, we are going to see millions come into the Kingdom. Millions. Then, the nations are literally going to ask us, “Can you help us reshape our government? Would you help us with our education systems? Would you help us eradicate poverty, hunger and starvation?” God’s going to help from heaven and He’s going to help the nations through us! “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: He who is holy, who is true, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and no one opens.” (Revelation 3:7; ESV) Give Him 15 minutes in prayer: Stir up your most holy faith! Let this revelation explode inside your heart and mind. Worship God and open your heart to His Word. Grab hold of those keys of David and ask God how to use them fully to reap a harvest and shift nations. Offer your gifts to God to transform some arena of authority in your city, this nation or another. Has He given you keys to transform education, reshape legislation, or adjust economic structures? Do you have keys to eradicate poverty or eliminate sex trafficking? Offer the skills and abilities God has placed in you back to God! It is time. A prayer you can pray: Lord, I stir up the gift of faith You have uniquely given me! As I worship You, grant me fresh revelation of the use of the keys of David. What will You have me open and shut in Your Name? How shall I work with You to legislate Your Will into the earth, my city, my nation or the nations of the earth? Shall we rewrite earthly legislation and ordinances? Shall we combat poverty, homelessness, or hunger? Shall we free the modern-day slaves? Let’s move the education system back to actually educating our young! I’m ready to get to work with You, Jesus, to reap a great harvest and transform nations! Amen! Today’s decree: God is going to help the nations through His Ekklesia, the Church!

Following the Father In John 5:19-24, Jesus talks about His relationship with the Father. In John 10:30, He says that He and the Father are one. Believers are encouraged to live like Christ throughout the New Testament. So, here’s the deal: Can you imagine what the Church would look like if we started living as if God is indeed our Father? “God is our Father,” you say. Our Father raises the dead, casts out demons, rules, reigns and judges with righteous judgement, and He is building a Kingdom and amazing a nation. Are we amazing the nation yet? “So Jesus answered them, ‘I tell you the truth: the Son can do nothing on his own; he does only what he sees his Father doing. What the Father does, the Son also does. For the Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing. He will show him even greater things to do than this, and you will all be amazed.’” (John 5:19-20; NIV) Give Him 15 minutes in prayer: Good news! You get to repent! Repent for your doubt and unbelief. Take a walk through the four Gospels (or just Mark, if your time is limited. Look at everything Jesus did that He said He saw the Father doing. Tell your heavenly Father that you want to do these things, also! Bless your earthly father today, if he is living. If he is unsaved, ask God to use you to introduce him to the Father. If he was a rascal, ask the Lord to help him repent and be saved. A prayer you can pray: Father, I want to be like Jesus. He loves You. He trusts You. He partners with you to expand Your Kingdom. He lives in me and left me instructions in Your Word. I need to believe that You live in me and that I can do the works that Jesus did, which were everything He saw You doing. I want to raise the dead, cast out demons, save the lost, and heal the sick. I want to demonstrate Your power to a nation that needs Your righteousness and justice. Show me all the great things You want to partner with me to do. (If your father is living, add this next section.) On this Father’s Day, I bless my dad. I also pray that you would use me to help my dad come to know You as fully as possible. I forgive him for any way he hurt or abandoned me or acted in any unloving way. Thank You Jesus, for my earthly dad and my heavenly Father. Amen. Today’s decree: This Father’s Day, the sons of God will explode with revelation of what it means to do whatever the Father is doing!

Discipling Nations Jesus never said to go make disciples in Matthew 28. That’s not what He said in any Greek text in the New Testament. He said, “Go disciple nations.” I am not saying we should not disciple people. I’m saying that it is not what He said. He made it broader. He basically said, “You go disciple nations, and you teach them to do everything I have commanded you to do.” This is all about being the Ekklesia. This is saying, “You’re going to steward the planet for me again. You’re going to teach My ways and the principles of the Kingdom, entire nations at a time.” If we ever fully embrace that, which I believe the Church will, we are going to see more transformation before the Lord returns than we ever could have imagined! “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” (Matthew 28:19; NIV) Give Him 15 minutes in prayer: Pray for those already in government that they would come to know Christ, so they might fully utilize the office they have been placed in. Pray for the Ekklesia to know how to operate as disciplers of nations. This may encompass the discipling of individuals, but toward a bigger goal, Kingdom expansion, not just living a righteous and moral life. Legislate in prayer as often as you can with as much knowledge as you have. Educate yourself in God’s ways, so you can be sure to legislate in His Will and not your own. A prayer you can pray: Lord, our faith is in You and You can use anybody. We can be Your ambassadors on earth. We can be those who represent Your authority. The God of government can flow through us. Help our governing officials to understand that, especially. You are the Supreme authority. You are the God of heaven and earth, and the earth is Yours. Put a spirit of prayer in us and in those in government. May we weep over this nation, not out of despair, but weeping as we see how we have broken Your heart and turned from You. We say, “Would You please, Sir, come and save us?! Come and show us what to do and say to line our nation up with Your Word and Your ways. Teach us to disciple this nation, Holy Spirit.” In Jesus’ Name, amen. Today’s decree: We will go and make disciples of all nations, as the Lord has given us authority to do so.