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God is Giving Us A New Start I am back home today…preparing to go back to Washington, D.C. for Communion America! What a week this is. In today’s post, I want to share a dream with you that I shared a while back on Give Him 15. I’m doing so because it is very applicable to the communion gathering taking place in D.C. this week, and it is very encouraging. On April 7, 2020, our friend Gina Gholston had this significant dream. At the time, many who read and heard the dream assumed it was referring to the 2020 presidential election, as it clearly shows President Trump returning to the White House. Several other prophets also received words from the Lord, including dreams, visions, and prophecies, which indicated that Trump would be re-elected, and most of them assumed it would be in 2020. It turns out, the Lord was speaking of 2024.  This was a strong lesson for the body of Christ regarding the interpretation of words from the Lord. The timing can sometimes be difficult to discern, and we must always be cautious not to make assumptions. It is also a strong lesson for those who criticized the prophets, some of whom went so far as to label them “false prophets.” However, many prophets obviously DID hear accurately regarding Trump’s reelection; it was the timing that was wrong. Here is Gina’s dream: “On April 7, 2020, I dreamed that President Donald J. Trump was walking on the bank of a small river. At first, it seemed he was pacing back and forth, but then I realized he was actually looking for something. He said, ‘I was told something had been left here for me and I came to find it, but I’m not seeing it.’ He continued to search, but finding nothing, turned to walk away. “Just as he turned, a wooden crate, measuring about three feet wide, a foot in height, and two feet from front to back, came bobbing up in the water. I could see down in the water, and several people were lying on the bottom of the river. They had been holding the box, but had lost their grip on it, and it rushed to the surface with a splash. President Trump turned to see what caused the splash. When he saw the wooden crate, he reached out, pulled it to the bank, took a knife from his pocket, and used it to open the lid. “Inside, he found an old Bible, an Appeal to Heaven flag, and communion elements (bread and wine). He immediately took the Appeal to Heaven flag, draped it over his shoulders, and knelt with his right knee on the ground. He placed the Bible under his arm, held the cup of wine in his left hand, and the bread in his right. Then, with tears flowing, he began to pray. With the Appeal to Heaven flag still draped over his shoulders, he looked down at the Bible and communion elements with great admiration and said, ‘This is it! This is what I came to find!’ “Suddenly, a huge slingshot appeared, and President Trump stood and positioned himself in it. A hand came into view and pulled him back into the slingshot, launching him from that place. He still carried all of the items he had found in the wooden crate. Just as the President was launched from the slingshot, the ‘bottom feeders’ who had been in the river holding down the wooden crate came out of the river and tried to grab him. It was too late, however; he was already airborne, and they couldn’t stop him. “I then saw Trump land perfectly, on his feet, like someone finishing a parachute jump. He landed on the steps of the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., where he was about to give his second inaugural address. This speech was anything but normal! He wrapped the Appeal to Heaven flag around his shoulders and held the old Bible in his hands. I then realized this was one of the Bibles he used when he was sworn in at his first Inauguration Ceremony, a gift his mother had given him, who had connections to the great Hebrides Revival. “Through tears, President Trump said, ‘God is taking us back, and He’s giving us a new start. Now, we are rightly focused. We’re getting back on track.’ He led the nation in a prayer of sincere repentance. Then he took the communion elements he had found in the wooden crate and led the nation in Communion.” (End of dream.) Takeaways From the Dream I believe that as America’s President, Trump finding the Bible (representing God’s Word AND revival), the Appeal to Heaven flag (which represents prayer), and communion elements (symbolizing covenant relationship with God through Christ) speak of both him AND America rediscovering these things. He actually says in his speech, “He’s taking us back, giving us a new start, we’re rightly focused.” Though satan and Trump’s enemies have tried to stop God’s purposes, they failed, and will continue to fail.  President Trump led the nation in a prayer of repentance. I know revival is coming to America (and other nations) and that this is associated with national-level repentance. I also feel God has – and will continue to draw President Trump to Himself, and fill him with the Holy Spirit. In the dream, when he found the Bible, the Appeal to Heaven flag, and the communion elements, President Trump fell to his knees and, through tears, said, “This is it! This is what I came to find!” We must pray that our President has “God-encounters,” continually “finding” this close connection to the Lord.  As you participate with Communion America this week, know that this is “rightly focusing” us and “getting us back on track,” as the dream states. Give thanks to our great God for all He has done, especially for His mercy. Pray with me: Father, You have done an amazing thing. What is impossible to man is possible to You. Thanks for putting the person You chose to lead America at this time back in the White House. Satan and people tried EVERYTHING to stop it: assassination, lawfare, corrupt judges, censorship, lies, and betrayal. But You had other plans.  We ask You to use President Trump greatly. Fill him with Your Spirit, give him a passion to know You, and impart great wisdom to him. Cause him to walk in humility, being confident in You alone. At the same time, give him great zeal as You did Jehu when he purged Baal worship from Israel, and as Jesus demonstrated when He cleansed the Temple. And although we are asking You to use Donald Trump, we declare that we are NOT looking to him as our Savior. Unless YOU build the house, we labor in vain (Psalm 127). We ask YOU to save America, just as You have promised.  Protect those in D.C. this week, the thousands gathered there to celebrate Your mercy and salvation over America. We bind every work of darkness, every plan to bring harm, and ask for Your protection. Keep everyone under Your shadow, Your wings, and Your angelic hosts. And lead in all that is said and done. Be glorified in our land! All of this we ask in Yeshua’s name. Amen.  Our decree: We decree that an outpouring of Holy Spirit is coming to America, a Communion revival, bringing back a love for God’s Word, passionate prayer, and covenantal intimacy with Christ. You can click on this link to join Communion America online.  There will be events each day, October 9-12. Click on the link below to watch the full video.

“New Glory” Coming to America I mentioned in yesterday’s post that I was in Washington, D.C. for some on-site prayer; I’m still there today. Last night I spoke at a prayer banquet regarding the Supreme Court, then participated in a private prayer endeavor with a few other individuals. This private prayer time was actually linked to the assignment Ken Malone, my brother, Tim, and I carried out in February of 2016. I spoke of this 2016 prayer excursion in a post a couple of weeks back ( link ). It was on this trip that God began speaking to us that He was releasing His mercy over America. As a reminder here is a brief portion of the post: “In February of 2016, I received two prophetic words that I was to go to D.C. and spend time praying for America, one from Ceci and one from Chuck Pierce. I and those going with me were told to place a symbolic pin in the ground and declare that we were ‘re-staking claim to America.’ “While praying in front of the White House, we had what could only have been an angelic visitation. We were about 50 yards away from other people so that we could pray privately and discreetly. We kept our eyes open, speaking our prayers in conversational tones while looking toward one another, all in order to not attract attention. No one, based on our actions and body language, would have known we were praying. After an hour or so, someone said, ‘Are we finished here?’ We were going to pray next at the Supreme Court.  “After pausing, another said, ‘No. I think there is something else.’ “‘What is it, Lord?’ we asked Him. ‘What do you want to say to us?’ “At that moment, an older ‘gentleman,’ somewhat bowed over, began walking toward us from 40 or 50 yards away. “He walked in front of us and, as he slowly passed by, never making eye contact, simply said, ‘Mercy, mercy, mercy, mercy, mercy, mercy.’ Six times.  “We were blown away and tried to get him to stop and talk to us, but he kept walking and vanished into a crowd. We knew he was an angel, and God was telling us to appeal for His mercy over America… “A few weeks later, a seasoned and trusted intercessor, knowing nothing of this encounter, shared a dream she had received from the Lord that included me. ‘In the dream,’ she related, ‘you kept declaring, “I have tapped into a root of mercy.”’ “Then, two weeks before the 2016 presidential election, a pastor and friend, Kingsley Walker, had a profound vision while watching our Appeal to Heaven conference online. In his own words: ‘As leaders from all over the nation were praying at the end of the service the first night, I had a vision of Dutch standing in a rainstorm. Instead of raindrops falling, it was raining coins. It was a downpour, and the level of coins rose until he was ankle-deep in them. Reaching for one of the coins, Dutch held it up; it had an eagle on it. Across the eagle was the word MERCY. He held up another coin with the head of George Washington. Below the head, across the bottom of the coin, was the word WASHINGTON. Above the head at the top was the word MERCY: Mercy over Washington!  Dutch looked at a third coin that had fallen into his hand, and it had a waving American flag on it, along with the words, NEW GLORY; also emblazoned on this coin was the word MERCY. A nickname for our flag is “Old Glory.” There is “NEW GLORY” coming to “Old Glory.” He reached down and began picking coins up by the handfuls, and on every coin was stamped, MERCY! Then, in my vision, Dutch turned around,  looked at me and said, ‘Mercy is our new currency.’ (1)   “‘Mercy is our new currency!’ became the rally cry for thousands as we raced toward Election Day…”  Another Assignment When speaking for Chuck Pierce a couple of weeks ago at his Rosh Hashanah conference, I re-told these stories from 2016, and stated that we were entering a new phase of God’s “MERCY” revival and restoration. Holy Spirit moved upon Chuck and he prophesied to me again. Knowing that I would be in D.C. this week, Chuck said, “While there you are to do another symbolic act of placing a pin in the soil of Washington, D.C., and decee over the nation. It is time for My authority to be fully reestablished in America. I will drop a plumb line from heaven, and realign the harvest fields of America. I will draw harvest lines across America and they will connect. I will establish harvest centers in this nation. As you drive the stake into D.C. and declare My words, they will pierce the head of the serpent and the authority of My Kingdom will begin rising up in a new way. So the Lord says when you obey Me in D.C., I will start defining and ordering  and aligning  this from heaven.” A strong team of leaders fulfilled this assignment last night. To be clear, we are fully aware that the prayers and actions we released were not based on our own power or personal authority. The authority and power flow from God’s Mercy Seat, and are the fruit of decades of prayers by millions of people. Moses’ declaration for the Lord, “Let My people go!” and the subsequent miraculous works of God in the Exodus were not based on Moses’ or the Israelites’ goodness, power or desires. Moses was simply a voice for the Lord at God’s fullness of time, declaring the release of a plan that went back centuries! He was a flesh-and-blood mortal man, but spoke the words of our immortal, all-powerful God.  Last night in Washington, D.C., we declared the words and plans of Almighty God, and they will accomplish what He intends. Please agree with us, declaring that “satan’s plans and control over America have had a stake driven through them. His works have been overcome by the blood of Jesus that covers the Mercy Seat of Heaven. Harvest centers are now being raised up across our land, and the authority of God‘s Kingdom is arising in a new way. God is defining, ordering, and aligning this from heaven.” This is MERCY! Be encouraged - God is moving in our land.  Today’s prayer and decree: Today, let’s release the above decree together as our prayer and declaration: Satan’s plans and control over America have had a stake driven through them. His works have been overcome by the blood of Jesus that covers the Mercy Seat of Heaven. Harvest centers are now being raised up across our land, and the authority of God’s Kingdom is arising in a new way. God is defining , ordering, and aligning  this from heaven. We declare this in Jesus’ name, He who owns all the earth, including Washington, D.C. Click on the link below to watch the full video. mercycoin.com

Back At The Court A despot is a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power. Despotism, then, is absolute power or control, or tyranny. With these definitions in mind, consider the following statement from Thomas Jefferson, who said on September 28, 1820, in a letter to Diplomat William Jarvis: “You seem...to consider the judges as the ultimate arbiters of all constitutional questions; a very dangerous doctrine indeed, and one which would place us under the DESPOTISM of an oligarchy… “Our judges are as honest as other men, and not more so...and their power (is) the more dangerous, as they are in office for life and not responsible, as the other functionaries are, to the elective control…The Constitution has erected no such single tribunal, knowing that to whatever hands confided, with corruptions of time and party, its members would become DESPOTS” (Stated in a letter to William Jarvis, Sept. 28, 1820). (1) Jefferson once said, “The great object of my fear is the Federal Judiciary” (Letter to Judge Spencer Roane, 1821). (2) In a letter to Abigail Adams, September 11, 1804, “prophet” Jefferson warned of giving judges too much control: “Nothing in the Constitution has given them [the federal judges] a right to decide for the Executive, more than to the Executive to decide for them. . . . The opinion which gives to the judges the right to decide what laws are constitutional and what not, not only for themselves, in their own sphere of action, but for the Legislature and Executive also in their spheres, would make the Judiciary a despotic branch.” (3) In a letter to Judge Roane dated September 6, 1819, Jefferson restated his concerns regarding the judiciary, contending that the Constitution did not give them control over the other two branches. Had it done so, Jefferson contended that: “The Constitution, on this hypothesis, is a mere thing of wax in the hands of the judiciary, which they may twist and shape into any form they please.” (4) America should have listened, and at the risk of boring you with Jeffersonian wisdom, eloquence, and accurate predictions, here is one more statement referencing the judiciary as the “most dangerous” branch of our government: “At the establishment of our constitution, the judiciary bodies were supposed to be the most helpless and harmless members of the government. Experience, however, soon showed in what way they were to become the most dangerous; that the insufficiency of the means provided for their removal gave them a freehold and irresponsibility in office; that their decisions, seeming to concern individual suitors only, pass silent and unheeded by the public at large; that these decisions, nevertheless, become law by precedent…” (Letter to A. Coray, October 31, 1823). (5) Unfortunately, Jefferson’s warnings proved to be all too accurate. Sixty-plus years ago, the progressive, liberal left in America decided that the best way–possibly the only way–to impose their will on the American people was not at the ballot box or through Congress; it was through the Supreme Court. The inappropriate belief that the Supreme Court had supreme power over all would allow only five unelected people on the bench to impose and enforce their will over 300,000,000 Americans. Five people. Only five out of nine individuals were needed to remove God and His principles from American schools, government, and the public square. They could trample on constitutional rights, make the right to murder babies the law of the land, and overrule the will of the people in 30 states, who agreed with God that marriage was between one man and one woman. No entity or group has allowed more evil into America than the Supreme Court. Despotism, indeed. On June 26, 2015, five unelected Justices, in one of the most arrogant defiances of God in history, decided they had the right to redefine this 6,000-year-old covenant of marriage. Just let that sink in: five people (two of whom had participated in gay wedding ceremonies, yet refused to recuse themselves), arrogantly granted themselves the “authority” to overrule God…and the American people. The deception and arrogance of this is mind-numbing. (The names of the five are Anthony Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan.) Regarding this evil ruling, Justice Alito said: “Today’s decision usurps the constitutional right of the people to decide whether to keep or alter the traditional understanding of marriage...All Americans, whatever they’re thinking on that issue, should worry about what the majority’s claim of power portend s.” (6) The late, great Justice Scalia said: “I write separately to call attention to this Court's threat to American democracy... Today’s decree says that my Ruler, and the Ruler of 320 million Americans coast-to-coast, is a majority of the nine lawyers on the Supreme Court... “This practice of constitutional revision by an unelected committee of nine, always accompanied (as it is today) by extravagant praise of liberty, robs the People of the most important liberty they asserted in the Declaration of Independence and won in the Revolution of 1776 - the freedom to govern themselves…To allow the policy question of same-sex marriage to be considered and resolved by a select, patrician, highly unrepresentative panel of nine is to violate a principle even more fundamental than no taxation without representation: no social transformation without representation .” (7) Praying for the Supreme Court On my first visit to the Supreme Court 30 years ago, I heard Holy Spirit say, as clearly as I have ever heard Him speak to me, “Now I am going to show you where the strong man over America lives.” The words “strong man” were taken from the passage of Scripture in Matthew 12:29 and Mark 3:27. This did not mean that all of the Justices were evil, or that the institution itself was evil. It meant that satan had established a stronghold there from which to implement his plans and control our nation. Part of my assignment since that day has been to see the stronghold broken. I’m back in Washington, D.C. today, praying for the Supreme Court. We are making headway in expelling this “strong man” and restoring the Court to God and its purpose. The Dobbs decision on June 24, 2022, overturning Roe vs Wade, is but one indicator. Please agree with us today as we stand in the Capital and appeal to heaven for the completion of this shift. Let’s pray now. Pray with me: Father, we know that righteousness and justice are the foundations of Your throne. We also know that these foundations are based on truth, which is found in You and Your Word. And we believe that as our Framers sought You for wisdom, You answered their prayers as they wrote our Constitution and Bill of Rights.  Leftists and despots continuously rebel against and twist this wisdom and Your truth. We ask for Your supernatural help in stopping their efforts. We ask that You give President Trump’s team and righteous members of Congress understanding and wisdom as they work against attempts to turn our nation away from the Judeo-Christian principles upon which America was founded. Release Your sovereign and all-powerful hand to dismantle evil structures and systems created by those who resist truth in America. Break off from us the tyranny of evil and dishonest judges.  Help us rebuild a strong America that can serve Your purposes throughout the world. Give us wisdom to mend our flaws, building back an even stronger and more righteous nation. Shake out evil and do a deep work of cleansing. Revive and restore us. In the name of Jesus, we pray, amen. Our decree: We decree that righteousness will prevail in the courts of America.  Click on the link below to watch the full video. https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-16-02-0234   http://www.robgagnon.net/JeffersonOnJudicialTyranny.htm Ibid. Ibid. Ibid. https://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/justice-alitos-dissent-ssm-case-ed-whelan/   https://www.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/2016_0427_cohenstatement.pdf

The “Watchman” Saved Our Lives The Bible speaks of “watching” in prayer. “Watchmen intercession” is one of the most vital aspects of prayer; I am often asked to teach on it. Our calling and responsibility as intercessors includes being alert for and praying against satan’s schemes and plans, as Holy Spirit reveals them to us. Ephesians 6:18 says,  “With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints.”  The King James version uses the word “watching” for the phrase “be on the alert.” First Peter 5:8, in warning us about our enemy, says,  “Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls about like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.”  Again, other translations use the word “watchful.” The context of both verses is spiritual warfare. Each mentions our adversary and challenges us to alertness and watchfulness, both for ourselves and for our brothers and sisters in Christ. Another related verse is 2 Corinthians 2:11:  “In order that no advantage be taken of us by satan; for we are not ignorant of his schemes.”  A good amplification of this verse, based upon the Greek text, would be:  “To the degree that we are ignorant of the way our adversary thinks and operates – of his plans, plots, schemes and devices – to that degree he will make gains on us, prey on us, defraud us of what is ours and have or hold the greater portion.” Not good! Here are four conclusions we can draw from the above three verses - Ephesians 6:18, 1 Peter 5:8, and 2 Corinthians 2:11: Protection from demonic or satanic attacks - including for believers - is not automatic; we have a part to play. Though God is sovereign, this does not mean He is in control of everything that happens on earth. Satan is still allowed access to our world, and God has given much freedom and responsibility to humankind. If He were going to protect or safeguard believers from satan’s attacks, regardless of what we did, these verses would be totally irrelevant for Christians. Why be alert for satan’s attacks and pray against them, if simply being a believer automatically prohibits him from impacting us? Since God says to be aware of satan’s tactics, He is obviously willing to reveal them to us. He wouldn’t ask us to do something that He wasn’t enabling us to accomplish. We must remain alert, watchful, or we won’t pick up on God’s attempts to warn us of satan’s attacks and plans. If the devil’s attacks were always going to be obvious, alertness wouldn’t be necessary. Isaiah 56:10 speaks of blind watchmen. What a picture! I’m afraid it has been a fairly good description of many of us at times in our watching roles. We’re often like the disciples of old: We have eyes, but we do not see (see Mark 8:18). It’s time we do more than casually glance;  we must watch alertly! The final conclusion is that if we are not alert and watchful, if we are ignorant of satan’s schemes, he will take advantage of us. Contrary to popular belief, we can indeed be destroyed due to ignorance (see Hosea 4:6).  Two Greek New Testament words are used for “watching” or “being on the alert”: gregoreuo (1)  and agrupneo . (2)  Both mean essentially to stay awake, in the sense that a sentry must refrain from sleep. Below are a few verses where they’re used; every believer should familiarize themselves with them:  “Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving.” (Colossians 4:2) And He said to them,  “My soul is deeply grieved to the point of death; remain here and keep watch.... Keep watching and praying, that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”  (Mark 14:34, 38) “Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls about like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” (1 Peter 5:8) “Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.” (1 Corinthians 16:13) “With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints” ( Ephesians 6:18.) “But keep on the alert at all times, praying in order that you may have strength to escape all these things that are about to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”  (Luke 21:36) The last two verses combine the words  agrupneo  and kairos (3) – strategic time – challenging us to be on the alert and pray accordingly. Perhaps the most remarkable example in my life of kairos -timed intercession happened on one of my journeys to Guatemala. I was one of 40 to 45 individuals traveling to a remote location on the Passión River in the Petén Jungle. Our mission was to build a combination clinic and missions outreach station on the river. We would help construct two buildings, as well as preach in nearby villages. Prior to leaving for the jungle, we spent our first night (Friday) in Guatemala City. Months earlier, we had arranged for the Guatemalan airline to fly us into the jungle on the following day. Upon our arrival at the airport on Saturday afternoon, however, we were informed that our flight would be delayed until the next day. Feeling an urgency to proceed as scheduled, due to the limited time we had to accomplish our mission, our leaders pressed the airline for three hours,  asking them to honor their original agreement. “No,” the manager said in his broken English, “we take you tomorrow.” “But you agreed months ago to take us today,” we argued. “We have no pilot available,” he countered. “Find one,” we pleaded. “What is your hurry? Enjoy the city,” he encouraged us. And so it went for three hours,  in and out of offices, meeting with one airline official, then another. Our leaders wouldn’t take “no” for an answer. Finally, in exasperation, one of the airline officials threw up his hands and said, “Okay, we take you now!” And they did.  That night, a horrible earthquake occurred in Guatemala City and killed 30,000 people in 34 seconds! By God’s grace, we were already 250 miles away in the jungle. Had we stayed in the city one more night – as the airlines wanted us to–some of our team would have been killed and others injured. We know this for certain because, upon our return to the city a week later, we saw the building where we had stayed the night before the earthquake — and would have been staying again had we not left on Saturday — with huge beams lying across the beds. When we were finally able to call home, we discovered that an intercessor from our home church in Ohio had received a strong burden to pray for us on the day of our scheduled flight to the jungle.  For three hours,  she was in intense intercession – yes, the same three hours that our leaders had negotiated with and pressed the airline officials. We didn’t realize that our lives were in jeopardy, nor did this intercessor. But God did. This “watchman” only knew that, for some reason, she had a strong urgency to pray for us. She was alert, as Ephesians 6:18 instructs, discerned the kairos time, and prayed until she felt released by the Holy Spirit. That, my friend, is watchman intercession! Pray with me: Father, thank You for our Helper, the Holy Spirit, who leads us, guides us, and gives us discernment. We know that as we stay alert spiritually, He will show us how and when to pray, making us effective watchmen, protecting our family and nation. Remind us to be alert and heighten our spiritual senses to hear and see.   We pray for our leaders in Congress and for President Trump’s team as they negotiate America’s financial future. We know our nation has been very irresponsible. As the negotiations have stalled and we now have a government shutdown, give wisdom to these leaders as they navigate turbulent waters. Give them discipline and determination not to compromise and spend money inappropriately. For our fellow Americans who struggle financially because of this shutdown, please give them the help they need.  And we pray against the violence in our land. We stand in agreement that this will stop, and for the exposure of those who propagate and fund it. Dry up their finances, destroy their organizations. Give our leaders wisdom as they find and stop these evildoers; give our law enforcement agencies and National Guard success as they find and remove criminals, and please protect them. All of this, we pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.  We decree:  We declare that we are watching and praying as commanded, and will be faithful to listen to Holy Spirit’s alerts.  Today’s post was adapted from my book, Intercessory Prayer , (4)  published by Baker Books. Click on the link below to watch the full video. James Strong, The New Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1990), ref. no. 1127. Ibid., ref. no. 69. Ibid., ref. no. 2540. Dutch Sheets, Intercessory Prayer  (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1996).

Communion in D.C. There is absolutely no doubt that we are in the beginnings of revival in America, an outpouring of such proportions that it will be considered another Great Awakening. Many efforts have contributed to this: much prayer, worship gatherings, repentance, forgiveness, reconciliation, and more. Small acts of obedience have been essential; grassroots efforts that are often unseen by the masses combine in the spirit realm to become great waves of anointing and momentum. Occasionally, however, the Lord leads individuals to convene larger gatherings of believers. Lou Engle and The Call  come to mind, as does Washington for Jesus , A Million Women , and others.  One of the more unique and larger gatherings that Holy Spirit has orchestrated was Awaken the Dawn   in October 2017. Fifty-eight tents lined the Washington Mall, filled with 24/7 worship led by 1700 worship teams. Yes, I said 1700. Fifty thousand people attended, and 4,000,000 participated online! Many people were saved, including government officials, and many more were healed. Also, statewide movements of prayer and revival were birthed in EVERY state. This event truly was used to help birth a new day. And the fruit didn’t end that day–since 2017, Awaken the Dawn  has hosted 800 tent gatherings in capitals, campuses, and cities around the nation…EIGHT HUNDRED!  Holy Spirit has led David Bradshaw and Awaken the Dawn  to host another gathering on the National Mall called Communion America .  It will take place next week, October 9-12. Although he and his ministry are taking point, this is a collaboration of several ministries, including ours. Fifty tents, one for each state, will be filled with 24/7 worship, prayer, and communion, culminating in partaking of the Lord’s Table together on Saturday, the 11th. The sacrifice of Christ will be honored as millions of people there and throughout the nation take Communion as one. Without question, this will further open the heavens over America. I can’t wait! I realize that many of you, due to jobs and other responsibilities, cannot attend every event of this nature, and there is also a short time to plan. However, if possible, consider attending this gathering for at least a day. We are told in Scripture that three times a year, all men in Israel who could possibly do so were required to attend the major feasts in Jerusalem (Exodus 23:14-19). Joel 2:16 emphasizes gathering the nation to seek the Lord’s restoration. These and other references emphasize the importance of God’s people coming together in mass at times. When we do, the agreement taking place accomplishes things in the spirit realm that cannot occur as we gather in our smaller gatherings. Also, there is something incredibly transformative about praying at seats of power–not only for the nation, but for the individual. I can safely say that God has used visits to Washington, D.C., to accomplish much in my heart. There is something about taking a stand in our nation’s capital – as both a citizen of heaven and of America – that is incredibly significant. My emotions have run the gamut when doing so, from overwhelming travail to exultant, powerful decrees. If you have never made such a pilgrimage, this would be a great time to do so. During my visits, not only have I been used by God, I have been marked . Nothing has caused me to “take ownership” of our country more than my visits to pray in Washington, D.C. Holy Spirit has reminded me many times while there, “Take ownership of this nation – it belongs to you.” Why Communion? The Lord has informed numerous leaders over the past few years that Communion would play a significant role in the coming revival. This is not a new phenomenon, by the way. The great Red River Meeting House and Cane Ridge revivals of the 1800s were born out of Communion. Those revivals rocked our nation and were used to birth the Second Great Awakening. It is no exaggeration to say that Communion birthed an outpouring of the Holy Spirit that saved our nation.  Why would the Lord choose Communion to launch and be the focal point of revival? The answer seems simple: nothing honors, calls attention to, and reminds us of Christ’s sacrifice and our salvation more than partaking of the Lord’s Table. Imagine the honor He will feel when millions of His family do so together while appealing to Him for our nation. And imagine the terror hell will feel when we do so! Nothing overcomes the powers of darkness like the blood of Jesus. God’s decree of freedom for the human race was written with His blood. It covers the Mercy Seat of heaven and unlocks God’s mercy on earth. The book of Hebrews says that the blood of Christ “speaks!” (Hebrews 12:24). Indeed, it does. Loudly. I believe its message of freedom will reverberate in the heavens over our nation next week, October 9-12, as millions of us join together to honor and call upon its life-giving power.  Join us, either in person or online. And get behind this effort with your prayers and by spreading the word. You can also help with financial support; this event is costing a couple of million dollars. Ask the Lord if He would have you sow a gift. Ceci and I have done so. Please check out the link  we are providing, which provides a more detailed explanation of the event and how to support it. Pray with me: Father, we know You relate to people, not just as individuals, but as groups of people. Family units are blessed and cursed, as are cities and entire nations. Nations also possess divine purposes and destinies. We know You raised up America to propagate the gospel of Jesus Christ to the ends of the Earth. And though we have rejected You and turned from this calling, in Your mercy, You are restoring us. You have said we will experience a great harvest and be used, along with others, to reap an incredible harvest throughout the earth. Thank You for leading David Bradshaw and Awaken the Dawn  to host this Communion gathering on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Now, we ask You to breathe Your life, favor, and blessing into it. Give it wind. Move upon the hearts of many to attend, and millions more to participate online. We ask that through this event, Christ would take His rightful place in our nation. As we partake of the bread and wine next week in D.C. on the grounds of the Washington Mall, arise and scatter Your enemies. Give us great breakthrough in the heavens, shattering strongholds and lifting the veil of darkness off millions of people. Let the power released as we gather merge with the power released from millions of prayers and other significant events in our nation over the past 30+ years. Amalgamate and synchronize the prayers into one explosive release of Your power. We ask for all necessary funds to cover the costs of this event. Give us more righteous leaders in our three branches of government and impart to them wisdom and understanding, as they seek to transform and reset America back to health. Pour out Your Spirit on our government – let history read that the government of America was transformed by a Third Great Awakening. Awaken it! Enlighten it! Return it to our righteous roots. In Jesus’ name we pray, amen. Our decree:  We decree that another great revival has begun in America, and will increase through the power of Christ’s blood sacrifice. Visit this link  to find out more about the Communion America  event scheduled for October 9-12, 2025. Click on the link below to watch the full video.

The Reset Has Begun Like many people, we have a nice upright steamer that we use to touch up our clothing (Ceci no longer likes to use the ironing board). I recall several years ago, I turned on the steamer and was waiting for it to heat up. I became distracted by something in another room and walked away for “a few seconds.” Whatever had distracted me then completely captured my attention, and I forgot about the steamer; the seconds turned into an hour or so.  When I remembered turning on the steamer, I ran to check on it, thinking I had either burnt up its motor, or perhaps even caught something on fire. Fortunately, there was no fire, but the water tank was empty, and the steamer would no longer operate. I refilled the tank, toggled the on/off switch several times, but I couldn’t get it to work. I had burned up the motor. This was a nice steamer, somewhat expensive, and I was really frustrated about ruining it. Several thoughts went through my mind: Do I take it somewhere and try to have it repaired? Do I tinker with it and try to fix it? Or do I just throw it away and buy a new one?  Then I noticed a small button on the bottom edge of the steamer, almost hidden underneath it, that I had never seen before. Could it be?  I wondered. Does this steamer have an automatic shut-off and a reset button/feature? I pressed the button, and a few seconds later could hear the water heating up. In a minute or two, I had steam. Saved by the reset!! Reset features are wonderful, saving a lot of time and preserving many items from the junk pile—if we know they’re there, that is.  Currently, Congress, the Supreme Court, and especially the Trump administration are pushing the reset button on many areas of American governance. The borders were on overload, but Trump pushed the reset button. Spending was, and still is to a great degree, out of control, but Trump and Congress are pushing the reset button. The trade deficit was out of balance, but Trump pushed the reset button. Some federal judges were way out of control, but the Supreme Court has and continues to push reset buttons. Crime had gotten way out of control, but Trump and the National Guard are pushing the reset button.  Yesterday, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told America’s military officers that he was pushing the reset button. Our military would exist for war, not politics and social experiments. He outlined a 10-point plan to reset the military. “No more identity months, DEI offices, dudes in dresses. No more climate-change worship. No more division, distractions, and gender delusions. No more debris…we are done with that (expletive),” Hegseth declared. (1)  Reset! God resets things: individuals’ lives (2 Corinthians 5:17), times and seasons (Daniel 2:21), nations (Jeremiah 1:10; Job 12:23), careers (Acts 13:2-3), and more. One of the New Testament words that has the connotation of a reset is apokatistasis , which is used in Acts 3:21. (2)  Translated as “restoration” in most versions of Scripture, it basically means to “restore something to its original condition.” Some lexicons use the word “reconstitute” to define this word. Constitution refers to an entity’s construction - how it is made - and/or how it functions. Obviously, reconstitute, restore, reset, and even reformation would be synonyms of one another.  Acts 3:21 speaks of “ seasons  of restoration” - periods in which God is reconstituting situations on earth back to the way they’re supposed to be. The word “seasons” is a clear indication that historical resets of nations don’t happen instantly - there is no reset button for this. Nevertheless, the reconstitution occurs, restoring things to the way they are supposed to be. The margin of the Passion Translation states that here in Acts is the only time in the New Testament this form of the word is used, and that it is actually a medical term meaning “restoration of perfect health.” God is restoring America to health and to His original purpose for her. He is reconstituting us. Unlike my steamer, it will take some time. But like my steamer, we have not been destroyed. God’s mercy, made possible through prayer and repentance, shut down the power flow of spiritual darkness that was attempting to destroy us. And He is resetting our nation. Pray for our leaders as they continue to do their part - we have a long way to go. And also continue to pray for revival. Revivals enable the resetting of nations much more quickly, radically altering the mindset of millions of people. It is the closest thing to a cultural reset button. God has engaged it for us, and the water is heating. Feed this radical shift and reconstitution with your prayers as it unfolds and intensifies.  Pray with me: Father, thank You for restoration, for reconstituting and resetting people and nations. It is Your grace and mercy, received by faith, that restores us. You have said You are restoring our nation. We can certainly see this beginning and, by Your grace, we will see it through to completion. We ask that You reset our government, our families, our churches, and our schools. Reconstitute us to Your ways and to the purpose for which You created our nation.  As revival continues to build momentum, we ask that it would touch all ages, races, and segments of society. We ask for powerful waves of revival to come into our inner cities, radically transforming them. Remove gangs and violence, and break the spirit of poverty from them. Raise up strong churches in these inner cities and wise leaders to spearhead revival and reformation. Deliver, heal, save, and transform. We also ask these things for the rural communities of our nation. Let no one escape the wave of revival as it sweeps across our nation. And cause the transformation in our government to continue. Expose the corruption in the Deep State, the courts, Congress, and anywhere in the Executive branch of our government. Restore a God-honoring, God-fearing, Bible-believing government in our nation, just as it was in our nation’s beginning. All of these things we ask in Yeshua’s name. Amen. Our decree: We decree that the reconstitution of our nation has begun and will continue! Click on the link below to watch the full video. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hegseth-instates-highest-male-standard-only-combat-other-changes-declaring-dept-defense-is-over   James Strong, The New Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1990), ref. no. 605.

We Will Not Fear; We Will Not Back Down Another church was viciously attacked over the weekend, a Mormon church in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan. On Sunday, at least four people were killed and eight others wounded in the shooting attack, then the shooter set the church ablaze, with many people inside. At the time of this writing, it was feared they may find more casualties in the rubble of the burned building.  Spirits of violence, hatred, and murder have been unleashed in our nation. This has been happening for some time, but now seems to be escalating. I don’t want to overspiritualize what is occurring – there are obviously multiple reasons and causes – but one of them is most certainly a spiritual door of violence and murder opened in America by the shedding of innocent blood through abortion. We are told very clearly in Scripture that this releases a curse on the land (Numbers 35:33; see also Proverbs 6:17).  We are also instructed to  “give no place to the devil”  (Ephesians 4:27). “Place” comes from the Greek word topos, (1)  from which we get the English word topography. This word is used not only to literally speak of lands or places, but also figuratively, as it is here, in reference to giving or providing a “ place  of opportunity” or a “ place  of power.” In this same sense, topos  is the word for a scabbard, a place in which to carry a sword or gun. “Don’t give satan ground or territory upon which he has a legal right, spiritually speaking, to implement his weapons or his control.” Paul used the term “topos”  in Acts 25:16, referencing his “license” (KJV) or legal right in Roman law to defend himself against the charges brought against him. The point of these references is that sin can provide a legal right to satan, giving him a “place” from which to release his stealing, killing, and destroying (John 10:10). These sins can actually defile and bring curses to the very land upon which we live, according to the above verse in Numbers, as well as others.  America’s sins, especially abortion, have given satan access to our land. Another sin that has opened the door to satan’s activities is the sin of rebellion. America rebelled against God, His Word, and His Lordship. Rebellion, we are told in Scripture, is the equivalent of witchcraft (1Samuel 15:23), opening the door to demonic activity and control. It cost Saul his position as king of Israel.  Idolatry could also be listed as a sin that defiles the land and brings curses upon people and nations. We could certainly list others, but it is not my purpose to offer a list of America’s sins. I am simply pointing out that as a nation, we are still reaping the results of giving place to satan, one of those results being the violence and murder we are experiencing. (I am not suggesting that those affected are experiencing the violence because they personally sinned. But rather that in a general sense, it is taking place.) And yet, there is “good news,” which is the meaning of the word “gospel.” The good news/gospel is that we can be forgiven – both individually and corporately – through the blood of Jesus, which was shed for our sins and is now on deposit, sprinkled on the Mercy Seat in heaven (Hebrews 9). The good news is also that God loves  to redeem, not judge, and that His mercy triumphs over judgment (James 2:13).  Americans have been unlocking this corporate forgiveness and cleansing, removing satan’s legal right to release death and violence, through repentance, the reversal of Roe vs Wade, and the enactment of righteous laws. The cleansing is not yet complete, however. One of the reasons is that the shedding of innocent blood is ongoing, as is rebellion and other forms of sin. But the cleansing IS occurring!  Do not underestimate the power of our prayers. And don’t underestimate the power released when our national government reverses evil laws and enacts God-honoring edicts. The cleansing effects flow from the head to the body, and they remove the spiritual ground satan was given. Also, do not underestimate the power of those in government who pray and repent on behalf of our nation, calling on God for His forgiveness and mercy. Reread the post of September 26 , titled “Mercy is Our New Currency.”  We are appealing to heaven for this mercy, “purchased” for us through the blood of Jesus. Pray that believers in our government become increasingly bold in doing so, even publicly. In the natural realm, I am expecting President Trump and his team to take stronger actions against the violence in our nation. God has given him and his team backbones of steel; they won’t back down, but will do everything they can to quell the violence and rebellion. This will generate more demonic manifestations and rebellious “tantrums” for a season, perhaps even more violence. When you see this, don’t fear. Stay in faith. I am suggesting that churches all across our nation pray prayers of repentance in their corporate gatherings, asking God’s forgiveness for the shedding of innocent blood and for our rebellion against Him. Then ask that all of the territory given to satan through this defiling of our land – his “place” – be removed from him, and the spirit of violence and murder be broken off our land. Pray for protection over your members and your gatherings.  I also suggest that we all do this for our homes and families. Declare that through the blood of Jesus, Psalm 91 will be fulfilled over you and yours.  Satan is trying to stop what God has begun in our nation. He wants us to cower in fear and retreat from our stand for righteousness and truth. The current violence is one of his weapons for this. We will resist his attempts; we will not fear, we will not back up, we will not back down, and we will overcome him by the blood of the Lamb and the name of Jesus. “There’s an amazing door of opportunity standing wide open for [us] to minister here, even though there are many who oppose and stand against [us]… Remember to stay alert and hold firmly to all that you believe. Be mighty and full of courage.” ‭‭ (1 Corinthians‬ ‭16‬:‭9,13‬ ‭TPT‬‬) Pray with me:  Father, we begin today by asking You to forgive our nation for taking the lives of over 60 million innocent children through abortion. We could never atone for this gross evil. America deserves nothing but judgment and curses. But we thank You that through the blood of Jesus, we can receive – not what we deserve – but Your mercy. We thank You that Jesus took the punishment we deserve, and through His blood sprinkled on the Mercy Seat of heaven, provided mercy for us.  Through this, we ask You to cleanse America, washing away all of our sins and their resulting curses. We ask that the “place” that has been given to the spirit of murder in America be removed. Break the hold of violence and bring peace to our nation.  We ask for a continuation and increase of the revival that has begun; it will further cleanse and remove the deception that allows our great national sins. And we ask You to raise up more and more righteous leaders in our government who understand principles of repentance and spiritual cleansing, and who desire to follow Your ways. Give them the faith and boldness to repent on behalf of our nation and to make biblical, life-giving decrees. All of these things we ask in the name of Jesus. Amen. Our decree: We decree that God’s mercy endures forever, knowing no end. Click on the link below to watch the full video. James Strong, The New Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1990), ref. no. 5117.

Mercy is Our New Currency Back in 2021, my friend, Clay Nash, had a significant dream about America, which included a plumb bob, also known as a plummet. In the dream, I was holding a 5-sided, hollow, silver plumb bob over a map of America. Each of the five sides included a section of clear glass-like windows. It was filled with red liquid. As I held it over the U.S. map, a fine flow of this red liquid began to flow from the point of the plumb bomb. I stated, “This is blood from the Mercy Seat.” There was more to the dream, but we’ll share that another time.  Plumb bobs are used to ensure that constructions are “plumb” or perfectly vertical. They are also used for surveying, to mark an exact point for a boundary marker. Amos 7:7-9 speaks of God holding a plumbline over Israel. As God’s plumb bob was held over America, He no doubt saw us as bent over, crooked, leaning, and deserving of judgment. To use another analogy, “weighed in the balances and found wanting”  (Daniel 5:27). However, there was mercy. In Scripture, silver symbolizes redemption. And the plumb bob was filled with the blood of Jesus from the Mercy Seat of heaven. Without doubt, this was and is telling us that God’s mercy, brought to us through Christ’s blood sacrifice, was redeeming and saving America. This is occurring.  God began speaking to me about His mercy for America in 2016. My friend, Pastor Landon Schott of Mercy Culture Church, recently reminded me of this. In February of 2016, I received two prophetic words that I was to go to D.C. and spend time praying for America. One was from Ceci, the other from Chuck Pierce. Chuck’s word added that while there, I was to re-stake claim to America. My friend, Ken Malone, and brother, Tim Sheets, accompanied me. It was a prayer journey that took on profound significance. While praying in front of the White House, we had what could only have been an angelic visitation. We were about 50 yards away from other people so that we could pray privately and discreetly. We kept our eyes open, speaking our prayers in conversational tones while looking toward one another, all in order not to attract attention. No one, based on our actions and body language, would have known we were praying. After an hour or so, someone said, “Are we finished here?” We were going to pray next at the Supreme Court.  After pausing, another said, “No. I think there is something else.” “What is it, Lord?” We asked Him. “What do you want to say to us?” At that moment, an older “gentleman,” somewhat bowed over, began walking toward us from 40 or 50 yards away. He walked in front of us and, as he slowly passed by, never making eye contact, simply said, “Mercy, mercy, mercy, mercy, mercy, mercy.” Six times.  We were blown away and tried to get him to stop and talk to us, but he kept walking and vanished into a crowd. We knew he was an angel, and God was leading us to appeal for His mercy over America.  A few weeks later, a seasoned and trusted intercessor shared a dream she had received from the Lord that included me. “In the dream,” she related, “we kept declaring, ‘I have tapped into a root of mercy.’”  Then, two weeks before the 2016 presidential election, a pastor and friend, Kingsley Walker, had a vision while watching our Appeal to Heaven conference online. In his own words: “As leaders from all over the nation were praying at the end of the service the first night, I had a vision of Dutch standing in a rainstorm. Instead of raindrops falling, it was raining coins. It was a downpour, and the level of coins rose until he was ankle-deep in them. Reaching for one of the coins, Dutch held it up; it had an eagle on it. Across the eagle was the word MERCY. He held up another coin with the head of George Washington. Below the head, across the bottom of the coin, was the word WASHINGTON. Above the head at the top was the word MERCY: Mercy over Washington!  Dutch looked at a third coin that had fallen into his hand, and it had a waving American flag on it which said, NEW GLORY; also emblazoned on this coin was the word MERCY. A nickname for our flag is ‘Old Glory.’ There is ‘NEW GLORY’ coming to ‘Old Glory.’ He reached down and began picking coins up by the handfuls, and on every coin was stamped, MERCY! Then, in my vision, Dutch turned around,  looked at me and said, “Mercy is our new currency.” (1)   “Mercy is our new currency!” became the rally cry for thousands as we raced toward Election Day, which culminated in the powerful halt of the disastrous Obama agenda and death spiral we were on as a nation. Mercy is undeserved kindness. In Scripture, it is linked to covenant -- God’s covenantal faithfulness and kindness. We are told that His mercies are new each morning (Lamentations 3:22-23), and they triumph over judgment (James 2:13). God’s “mercy revival” is coming to America, bringing “New glory” to “Old Glory.” Our salvation can only be procured by His mercies. Our own works would “buy” us nothing but judgment. Our faithfulness to Him certainly hasn’t been adequate to “purchase” America’s new birth. When asked why I believe America will receive a Third Great Awakening, I have but one answer: “The blood of Jesus deposited on the Mercy Seat of heaven is our currency. HE purchased our salvation. This is the only exchange God will honor, but He loves to do so!” Revival is being released because of God’s mercy through Jesus, and because we have humbly asked. Mercy will save America and also bring a billion soul revival around the world. Mercy has reopened the wells at Fulton Street, Red River Meeting House, Cane Ridge, Azusa Street, Topeka, Wales, Hebrides, Scotland, and more. Mercy is reopening Tennent’s Well, the Haystack Revival Well, the Voice of Healing Well, the Charismatic/Jesus People Well, the Brownsville Well, and every other well of revival that has ever occurred.  Spend the mercy. Trade it in for souls, miracles, transformations. Buy the opportunity. The phrase “redeeming the time” (Ephesians 5:16) could be more literally translated, “buy the opportune time.” We must use our “mercy currency” and buy this opportune time for revival. America shall be saved! Revival is coming to the planet! Mercy. Mercy. Mercy. Mercy. Mercy. Mercy. Pray with me: Father, thank You for Your great mercy. You keep covenant AND MERCY to a thousand generations. (Deuteronomy 7:9) Jesus, thank You for Your blood on deposit at the Mercy Seat. It is still speaking, even shouting that Your blood is the “surety,” the guarantee of a new and better covenant. (Hebrews 7:22; 12:24) We decree Your words, “America shall be saved!” We decree that “Nations will come to the brightness of your glory!”  (Isaiah 60:1-3). We release Your words that carry revival fire into all the earth! We agree with Your angel, “Mercy! Mercy! Mercy!  Mercy! Mercy! Mercy!” And Father, it will require Your supernatural intervention to end the hatred and stop the violence in America. The words of Romans 3:13-18 (TPT) are appropriate for many politicians in our land: “Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit. The poison of vipers is on their lips. Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness. Their feet are swift to shed blood; ruin and misery mark their ways, and the way of peace they do not know. There is no fear of God before their eyes.” Help us end this. Release righteous judgments against those who spew hatred. And send an awakening to undo their evil works. In Yeshua’s name we pray. Amen. Our decree: We decree that we are making a withdrawal of mercy from the Mercy Seat of heaven, deposited there by Jesus Christ. Click on the link below to watch the full video. mercycoin.com

Introduction I want to share one more post today related to the Charlie Kirk assassination. My brother, Tim, shared a strong message this past Sunday regarding Charlie. In it, Tim shared a word the Lord had given him three days before Charlie was assassinated. Here is a portion of that message. I encourage you to visit his YouTube channel  and listen to this message in its entirety. I’m titling today’s post:   A Tipping Point Moment There are many opportunities before the church of Jesus Christ that can be accomplished if we will pray and take action. While none of us fully understands all Holy Spirit is doing, we can be confident that His plans ultimately reveal Jesus.  In the midst of verbal chaos, conflicting voices, and waves of sorrow, divine possibilities are emerging. Though evil has struck, God has a way of turning even the darkest moments into opportunities for His glory.  Charlie Kirk’s life was marked by bold proclamation of the Gospel. He preached salvation without compromise on our college campuses, leading thousands of young men and women to Christ, carrying the message of Christ into the very heart of our nation’s future.  Charlie was not only an evangelist; he was a cultural reformer. He understood that the church is not merely a religious institution, but Christ’s Ekklesia — a governing body called to bring biblical clarity into every sphere of life. He backed his convictions by founding Turning Point USA, raising up a company of Christians unashamed to stand for God’s Word, biblical marriage, family, and truth in education, science, business, and media. He taught and inspired thousands to use their voices with courage. It was precisely this courage that hell sought to silence. Evil struck him down in front of the world in a desperate attempt to quench a movement of God. But this plan has failed miserably, becoming one of hell’s greatest defeats. Hope is rising from the crushing. Beauty will emerge from the ashes. Out of tragedy will come multiplied voices, as thousands of new leaders step forward in Charlie’s place. Christ’s true Ekklesia  will rise to declare the Gospel of the Kingdom with fresh fire. As Romans 8:28 reminds us, all things, even the darkest tragedies, can work together for good to those who love God. Darkness, in God’s hands, becomes an incubator of new creation. His voice speaks light into darkness, order into confusion, and life into death. John 1:5 (NIV) tells us, “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness cannot overcome it.” In the midst of grief and turmoil, heaven is releasing gifts. These gifts are flowing like rivers of light, cascading from the Father of lights onto His sons and daughters. Talents, abilities, communication skills, leadership callings, and spiritual authority are being poured out and overseen by Holy Spirit. This is not a trickle but a flood, cascading upon those in despair, flooding them with light, hope, and divine empowerment. Out of this moment of darkness will emerge gifted sons and daughters, filled and radiant, rising as rivers of light in the midst of the storm. One of the most gifted generations in the history of the Kingdom is about to emerge. For years, the Spirit of God has been saying we are reaching a tipping point. A hinge of history. A turning point. How many times has this been declared across pulpits and prayer rooms? And here we are, standing in that very moment. The outcomes of tipping points are decided by who defines the moment. If the church remains silent, unbelievers in our society will be allowed to define it. We must not allow hell to set the narrative. We cannot allow confusion or compromise in our culture to determine what this moment means. This is the Ekklesia’s hour to rise and define the turning point. Three days before Charlie’s assassination, Holy Spirit gave me a prophetic word which I declared in our church service. Here is a portion of that word. “The new flow of Holy Spirit now pouring from Heaven will cause the expansion of My Kingdom in new ways. Indeed, says the Lord, the minds of men will be blown; it will be seen that I cannot be confined by reason, man’s wisdom, human laws, religion, and certainly not the language of fools. No power of earth or the universe can confine Me. I will break out against all confinement–the shattering of confinement has begun. My Ekklesia will see the breaking off of confinement and will function in new anointings.  I am performing My Word released through the prophet Joel, pouring out My spirit on all flesh, the young and the old together. I have given visions to young men by the multiplied thousands. They will run with Me, sounding forth awakening and revival. I have put prophetic words in the heart of My handmaidens, as I did with Mary. They are highly favored and will prophesy. Prophetic declarations are in their hearts, and they will speak My words into the nations. I’m giving them new dreams and activating old dreams. I’m anointing their dreams to break forth from confinement. Zachariahs and Elizabeths will give birth to their dreams, and will sing with exuberance. The Lord says to His righteous remnant, Do not fear cancel culture. The authority of My heirs cannot be canceled. Do not faint, do not turn back, and do not become passive. Advance with Me and My Kingdom. Advance under Holy Spirit’s anointings. Advance with My angel armies. Move forward in My name, and you cancel hell’s culture; cancel the assignment of demons and false doctrines; cancel the work of iniquitous thrones. My Church cannot be canceled. They will prevail.  Holy Spirit will fill the voice of My Eklessia with power. Decrees of faith, “word missiles,” will strike demonic strongholds, destroying schemes of darkness. Words declared in My name will explode like bombs against evil, toppling thrones of hell’s kingdom. And the gospel of My Kingdom will grow and expand, activating revival. The world will see My glorious church arise, and hell will not prevail.”  I believe we are on the brink of seeing the most gifted generation of young champions for Christ ever raised up. Their passion, unshakable faith, fiery boldness, and uncompromising love for Jesus Christ will shock the world. Holy Spirit is adding to the church young, passionate warriors who will pick up the mantles of those who have gone before them. Not only will they carry them, they will multiply them. Revival will now begin to surge.  Pray with me:   Lord, we know that You “so loved the world” that You gave Jesus. May Your love pour out upon our nation, tangibly and undeniably real. Out of that love, let the gospel go forth in power. May the message of salvation pierce the hearts of millions. We pray for prodigals, that they will hear Your voice even in the darkest places, and say, “I must go back to my Father’s house.” We cry out for revival, awakening, and reformation, and we pray that this be accelerated. Father of Lights, shine Your light upon Your sons and daughters everywhere. Let this light flood and destroy the darkness. We bind the influence of evil ideologies and declare that they will be overcome by truth. Move across every high school and college campus. Give visions and prophetic words to thousands of young men and women, calling them into Your Kingdom purposes. Let light shine in the darkness and Jesus be glorified. In Yeshua’s name. Amen.  Our decree:  We decree that revival will now begin to surge and accelerate as cascading light is poured out upon our sons and daughters.  Today’s post was contributed by my brother, Tim Sheets. You can learn more about Tim   here . Click on the link below to watch the full video.

Introduction Our friend, Gina Gholston, sent the following word, which I believe is timely. Everyone can see that we have entered a new season. God is and will continue to define the season, not satan and his kingdom. Our part is to listen to Holy Spirit, and follow Him. The title of Gina’s post is: Fearless Advancement  For several months, the Lord has kept me focused on and speaking about the importance of understanding His timing. I feel the reason for this is that we have crossed a threshold into an appointed time on God’s timeline.   Timing is a key component of our journey with the Lord, very important to God and, therefore, to us. We see this all through Scripture. He operates according to the timeline and plan He has established. He knows the plans He has woven over us (Jeremiah 29:11), and He will fulfill all of His purposes in their right time.   Earlier this year, I had a dream in which God said we were entering a set time. He said, “I am giving you a moment  in which to advance with My purposes…and that time is now.” We have now entered that “moment.” It’s an appointed, strategic, opportune time ( kairos ) (1)  for things to change. Changes will happen now that couldn’t have happened before. Prophetic promises and unfulfilled destinies that have been hovering over us, over our regions, and over this nation, have now intersected the moment of their intended fulfillment. God once spoke to me, saying, “It’s time, and I am culminating the years, events, words, dreams, visions, obedience, and the steps you have taken. I am pulling things together, and soon you will see My purpose in it all!” While we may not have understood everything we’ve done, seen, and heard in the previous seasons, all of those things were pieces to a much bigger picture. Now the pieces are coming together in the right moment to reveal the big picture. This will not only validate our past obedience, but it will also prophecy into the future now unfolding.   In this appointed time, things will begin to unfold very quickly. We are already seeing it happen! And it’s SO much bigger and more far-reaching than we could ever have imagined! It is imperative that we stay alert and stand in readiness to hear and run with what Holy Spirit  imparts to us concerning our times. We must rely on His guidance as He instructs us in the way to go.   The book of Acts is a model for today’s Ekklesia. The faith and devotion of those in the early Church gave the Lord access to work through them, appropriating His will and purposes in amazing ways. How were common, ordinary people able to have such an impact on the world around them? Acts 4:33 says,  “And great grace was upon them all.” One meaning of grace is “divine influence upon the heart and its reflection in the life ” (2) .  The church in the book of Acts took its place in the plan of God for its season. God led them with great grace, and they followed. They gave heed to and obeyed His outpouring of “divine influence,” and the evidence of that influence was demonstrated through them with undeniable power.   In this critical moment, the Lord is once again extending to the Ekklesia “great grace.” Holy Spirit is releasing strategy and revelation to instruct us in this time. Being influenced by what He releases, we find confident faith to obey His leading, and He will work through us to demonstrate His power and reality.   A few days ago, I had an instructive dream, relevant to this time. The dream revealed that a door is now open for us, and the Lord is calling His Body to engage with Him as He works through us to fulfill His purposes.   In the dream, I stood before a large, intricately carved, wooden door. Suddenly, the door began to pulsate with what seemed to be an electrical current. I could hear a humming sound as the power pulsated. Then the door opened.   Suddenly, an angel appeared beside me and said, “You can enter the door.”   But I was afraid because of the “current” of power. So I asked, “Is it safe to go through that?”   The angel said, “You can only enter the door with the right garment.”   He then showed me a beautiful, robe-like garment, and held it in position for me to put my arms into the sleeves. When the garment was on me, all fear left, and I joyfully leaped through the door. I entered a room filled with brilliant light, pulsating with the same “power current” as the door.   In the center of the room, I saw two wooden folding chairs facing each other, like those that had been used in the old tent revivals from years-gone-by. Although I didn’t clearly see His face, I knew Jesus was sitting in the chair on the right! His presence was the reason for the brilliant light and the pulsating power! He motioned for me to sit in the other chair, facing Him.   I sat down in the chair, weeping, overcome by the power of His presence!   He said to me, “In the days to come, whatever I ask you to do, you must remember this and hear Me asking you four questions. How you answer will determine whether or not you obey My leading.”   Then He asked me the four questions, with each question followed by an assurance from Him.   “Are you afraid? Don’t be! “Are you devoted to Me? I am devoted to you. “Are you resolved? I am! “Will you go for Me? I will go with you!”   He then placed His right hand on my head and said, “It’s time.”   I said, “Lord, we’ve been hearing this phrase, but what  is it time for?”   Without any pause, He answered, “Fearless advancement, possession of promises, and the fulfillment of purposes I have set for this time. You shall lift your head, I will capture your ear, and you will hear My voice as I order your steps.”   What a dream! What a moment! In this appointed time, may the Ekklesia rise, fully devoted and unflinchingly resolved to follow Jesus, without fear and hesitation, as He advances us into the fulfillment of His purposes.   Pray with me: Father, as we step into this turning point moment, may we realize the urgency and necessity of taking our place on the timeline of Your plan. Your timing has changed everything. Help us not to misinterpret what we are feeling and seeing, and what we will see in the days to come. Give us wisdom and understanding. Grant us “ great grace ” that impacts our thoughts and actions, enabling us to align with You and follow You forward. May we advance without fear or hesitation, fully devoted to You, as You work through us to fulfill Your intended purposes for this time. We lift our heads! Lord, “capture our ears” so that we hear Your voice as You order our steps. We are resolved. We go, knowing that You are going with us. You make us brave! Amen!   Our decree: The Ekklesia is arising with unshakable devotion and unflinching resolve, enabling us to follow Jesus without fear or hesitation. We will now advance into the fulfillment of His intended purposes. Today’s post was contributed by Gina Gholston. You can find out more about her at GinaGholston.com . Click on the link below to watch the full video. James Strong, The New Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1990), ref. no. 2540. Ibid., ref. no. 5484.

“I Forgive Him!” Ceci and I watched the entire five hours of Charlie Kirk’s memorial service on Sunday, as I’m sure most of you also did. Over 100,000 people gathered in Phoenix to celebrate his life -- we had staff members and friends in attendance – and there were 100,000,000 overall streams of the service. With multiple people watching on many of those transmissions, it is safe to say several hundred million people saw the service. All of them heard the gospel multiple times. As I mentioned in yesterday’s post , 62,000 (and counting) requests have come to Turning Point from students wanting to open chapters on campuses across the nation, up from 3000 or so that existed when Charlie was killed. His assassination will go down in history as one of the greatest miscalculations of all time. God is using Charlie’s death to bring millions into His Kingdom; it has become a catalytic event for the Third Great Awakening. Turning Point? I’d say so. In the memorial service, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said of Charlie, “His words were his weapons.” She went on to say, “It is time for us to step into the arena.” Without question, this has begun. White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, speaking of the result of Charlie’s martyrdom, said, “You thought you could kill him; you made him immortal.” And addressing Charlie, he said, “We will prove worthy of your sacrifice.” Charlie’s bold faith and cruel death have emboldened many to share their faith in Christ. Vice President Vance stated that he has always been reticent to talk about his faith publicly. However, he continued, “I have talked more about Jesus Christ in the past two weeks than I have my entire time in public life.” The Vice President also declared, “The evil murderer who took Charlie from us expected us to have a funeral today, and instead, my friends, we have had a revival in celebration of Charlie Kirk and his Lord Jesus Christ.” Indeed, the White House Facebook page yesterday titled their post, “A Revival.” In his speech, President Trump said, “This is like an old-time revival, isn't it? An old-time revival?” Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said, “Charlie started a political movement but unleashed a spiritual revival.” And the brilliant Dr Ben Carson stated, “Revival is coming, and it is not going to be stopped.” All speakers spoke of their faith, and several shared the gospel in various forms, but I found it incredible that three Cabinet members declared the gospel clearly, intentionally, and brilliantly in their addresses: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard; Secretary of War Pete Hegseth; and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Of course, they were not doing so in their official capacity, but the fact that the gospel of Jesus Christ was declared to the world by people in the highest levels of the American government is staggering. I dare say it must have been what a celebration service conducted by America’s Founders would have sounded like. Though all presentations were outstanding, Secretary of State Rubio gave one of the most powerful declarations of the gospel I have EVER heard. (1) Without question, however, the most moving address came from Charlie’s widow, Erika Kirk. Her strength and poise were remarkable, her words stirring and inspiring. For me, the most powerful moment of the day was when she spoke of Charlie’s killer, stating that this was the type of young man Charlie lived to influence and help. She spoke of love and forgiveness, stating that we must always follow the example of Christ: “On the Cross, our Savior said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.’” Then, through tears of anguish, she continued, “That man, that young man — I forgive him!” More powerful words could not have been spoken. The crowd responded with a standing ovation. Erika continued, “I forgive him because it was what Christ did, and is what Charlie would do. The answer to hate is not hate. The answer, we know from the gospel, is love and always love — love for our enemies and love for those who persecute us.” The powers of darkness reeled when she stated those words. Once again, hate lost, love won. As difficult as they were to say and truly mean, I have been praying that Erika Kirk would find the grace to speak those three words. We all needed to hear them. They released pain and poison from a movement, and cauterized our wounded hearts. We can now heal. The gospel was not only preached on Sunday, at that moment it was also modeled. Forgiveness to the undeserving – that is the gospel. Contrary to what many believe, forgiveness does not mean there will be no justice, nor does it mean we will not oppose evil and darkness. It means we refuse to harbor hatred or allow bitterness into our hearts; instead, we leave the justice to God and those He has raised up to administer it. We are told to love our enemies and pray for them. Though this is humanly impossible, if we allow God’s love to flow through us, we can do so. We can follow the example of Jesus on the Cross and Stephen, the first martyr of the church. This kind of love defeats evil and hatred, and releases God’s supernatural power. The revival we pray for was infused with greater power when this occurred on Sunday. Pray with me: Father, thank You for the life of Charlie Kirk. He has joined the great cloud of witnesses and heard his “well done.” He honored the sacrifice and gospel of our Lord, and we will follow his example. Our hearts have been hurt, but they are strong. The torch Charlie carried was grabbed by millions before it even hit the ground. Heal those hurting; we know many were horribly traumatized by the violence of Charlie Kirk’s death. Cause the forgiveness that flowed on Sunday to now cause healing to flow. We do forgive this young man, and we forgive those who rejoiced over Charlie’s death. Deliver them from such hatred. Deliver the many in our nation who have become hardened by hatred and bitterness. Save and heal them. And just as we have been decreeing revival, our government officials are now doing so. This agreement of the Ekklesia and civil government will now release greater power. We ask You to breathe on these words of agreement, infusing them with multiplied power. Use them to release the four winds of Ezekiel on earth’s dry bones. Use them to bring Pentecost’s rushing, mighty wind. May it be said of us, as it was of the early church: They turned their world upside down! We pray these things in Yeshua’s name. Amen. Our decree: We decree that love never fails. (1 Corinthians 13:8) You can watch Sunday’s Memorial Service for Charlie Kirk here , or click here  for the Memorial Service plus the time of worship preceding it. Click on the link below to watch the full video. https://www.instagram.com/p/DO44qDtiNjE/

[As I have stated before, the Give Him 15 posts must be written and recorded on the workday prior to their release. That means this post was written and recorded on Friday afternoon, before Charlie Kirk’s memorial service on Sunday actually took place. Today’s comments, therefore, are generic; tomorrow I will comment more specifically on the service.] Today’s title is: Backfire! Backfire: “to bring a result opposite to that which was planned or expected.” (1) This past Friday, our U.S. Congress voted to make October 14 a National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk . On Sunday, over 100,000 people gathered in Phoenix to celebrate his life, and millions more around the world joined on live TV and social media; all heard the gospel. Sixty-two thousand (and counting) requests have come to Turning Point to open chapters on campuses across the nation, up from 2000 or so that existed when he was shot. Charlie’s assassination will go down in history as one of the greatest miscalculations of all time. It is safe to say that the bullet of those wanting to silence him was transformed by God into one of history’s greatest megaphones. His death will be used by God to bring millions into His Kingdom; it has become a catalytic event for the Third Great Awakening. Turning Point? I’d say so.  Today, I want to encourage you by looking deeper into what is causing the many dramatic changes we are seeing throughout the world. This Charlie Kirk phenomenon, the landslide victory of Donald Trump to regain the presidency, the loss of popularity for leftist politicians, entertainers, educators, etc. - what is causing all of this? Yes, lion-hearted leaders like Donald Trump and brilliant voices like Charlie Kirk are instrumental, and I would never fail to acknowledge the importance of hard work, good strategies, financial backing, and strong organizations. But great leaders and organizations alone would not have been enough to create these changes. What are some of the causes that have prepared the soil of America for the radical changes we are seeing? The Power of Truth and Common Sense Most Americans know the difference between boys and girls, men and women. They know it is evil to mutilate the bodies of small children after convincing them that their bodies are a mistake. They are simply not as vocal as the crowd that promotes these twisted ideals. Most Americans have enough logic to know how insane it is to have no control over our borders, allowing anyone to come in anytime they want. How absurd. Again, most Americans just want to get along, so they don’t raise a ruckus until millions of illegals pour in. They know how ludicrous socialism and Marxism truly are. They know thieves and violent criminals should be in jail, not walking the streets. It does not require a college education to know all of these things. To the contrary, and sadly, the opposite is now true. Nowadays, colleges are often used to blind people to truth and common sense.  The Power of Freedom Most Americans just want to be left alone. Their independent spirit and thinking, however, can sometimes lead to a lack of involvement in society and culture. They often ignore the crazies and radical voices… until their freedoms are encroached upon at a high enough level. When controlled and pushed around long enough, they rise up and take action. And this sleeping, sometimes complacent “giant” has now been awakened. The insane policies and controls associated with Covid were the last straw. Leftist leaders, globalists, and power-hungry politicians pushed too far, and Americans - led by a freedom-loving, persecuted, uncontrollable patriot and business tycoon - said, “Enough!” The Power of Prayer Using the phrase “the power of prayer” is basically saying “the power of God.” Prayer is the method God uses to release His power and purposes on earth; the two go hand-in-hand. Our “appeals to heaven” have activated the power of heaven, and will continue to do so. God has been able to energize all of the above causes of change because the Ekklesia has stepped forward. We have listened to Holy Spirit, asked for and declared His will and words, and moved in the authority of Jesus, King over all the earth.  As I wait upon the Lord for His leading in writing these  Give Him 15  posts - sometimes for hours - at times I feel the deep gratitude of God towards you who are praying. I clearly hear Him telling me in those times to encourage and thank you. The Lord appreciates what you do and wants you to know you’re making a difference. There would be no Donald Trump presidency and its halting of Marxism; no Charlie Kirk or other great leaders God has and is using to awaken and transform; no Third Great Awakening in America or revival elsewhere around the world - had not people like you grabbed the baton of prayer and begun appealing to heaven. No wonder lying politicians and liberal Christian leaders hate the Appeal To Heaven flag and its message. What it stands for has been and will continue to be their demise. Do not let up, not for a moment. Keep asking, and we will keep on receiving. Keep seeking, and we will keep on finding. Keep knocking, and the door will keep on being opened (Matthew 7:7-8). That is the literal translation of the verbs in these verses, by the way. The Greek tenses bring the continuous meaning into the verbs:  “Keep on asking, and you will keep on receiving,”  etc. His is the kingdom, power, and glory, ours is the asking. Let’s do so now. Pray with me: Father, thank You for the many answers to prayer we are seeing. We sometimes are tempted to lose heart when we don’t see things changing as quickly as we would like. Thank You for reminding us that we reap when we do not faint (Galatians 6:9). We have certainly moved into a phase of reaping. Thank You for warriors like Charlie Kirk, who have made a difference in our lives and nation. We are grateful to him and to his family for the price they paid. However, I also thank You today for those whose prayers enable him and others like him to do great things. The power source of Your kingdom is in prayer closets around the world, not on the platforms. Charlie knew this, and would never have argued otherwise. Our connections with You keep the current flowing. So, today, I pray for intercessors - and faithful believers who pray but would not call themselves intercessors - asking You to encourage them. Give them a deep assurance that they are making a difference. Remind them that Your power is flowing through their words and prayers, Your mercies are being released through their words. They are changing nations, moving mountains, delivering oppressed people, and writing history. They are invaluable to Your kingdom. Remind them of this, please.  All of this we pray, in Jesus’ name. Our decree: We declare that the prayers of God’s people are transforming the earth. Click on the link below to watch the full video. https://www.dictionary.com/