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Jane Hamon, a dear friend of ours, recently released a 2-part word for 2025.  I want to share the word Holy Spirit gave Jane—a word I believe will stir your faith and position you for the days ahead. This is Part 1. Part 2 will come tomorrow! Today’s title is: 2025 - A New Path Forward, Part 1 (A Golden Age of Awakening & A Renaissance of Righteousness) A Year of Revolution, Resolution, and Restitution As we closed out 2024, I recognized that the prophetic word I gave at the beginning of the year—“A Time of Victory Over Chaos”—and the word I gave at Rosh Hashanah—“A Time of Navigating Contrary Winds”—were still in the process of being fulfilled into the first quarter of 2025. These first months of the new year will be important for prayer and positioning, as the enemy will continue to stir the pot of chaos, crisis, and calamity, not only in the USA but in the nations of the earth. We are winning, but we must push on. While there have been certain breakthroughs in the US election cycle, we should remember that the definition of the word breakthrough  means “a military movement or advance all the way through and beyond the enemy’s front line defense; the overcoming of every obstacle, barrier, and hindrance to progress.” In other words, breakthrough is not the end of a matter but a new beginning. In World War II, D-Day was a day of incredible breakthrough that positioned the allied troops to go “through and beyond” to liberate cities and nations against unparalleled evil in the earth. The goal was never to merely take the beaches; it was to break through and go beyond into a time of victory and restoration. We are now living in such a time. God has a mobilized spiritual army, the Ekklesia (the Church), that is breaking through decades-old barriers and setting the stage for a Golden Age of Awakening, Revival, and Reformation. A Golden Age is a time in history characterized by peace, prosperity, unity, and stability. As this unfolds we must remain mindful and spiritually watchful against the enemy’s plans for the exact opposite: chaos, economic and cultural decline, and all-out war. I heard the Lord say He was bringing us into a time of a Renaissance of Righteousness. I looked up the definition of Renaissance, and  here is what I found: Rebirth, Reawakening ( dictionary.com ). A new growth of activity or a new interest in something as it becomes strong and active again; revival ( dictionary.cambridge.org ). Historically, the term Renaissance  refers to the time after the Dark Ages. The Dark Ages was a time of cultural decline, corruption in the government of the Holy Roman Empire, dissatisfaction with the authoritarianism of the Catholic Church, and the breakup of old oppressive feudal systems. This dark age set the stage for the Protestant Reformation, the discovery of new lands, innovation (for example, the printing press), science, and artistic expression. Today, skepticism and unbelief are at an all-time high. However, there is an awakening happening across America and throughout the earth as hunger for truth and an authentic relationship with God is taking hold. Righteousness is making a Comeback!! Truth is prevailing; scales are falling from eyes; hearts are being opened in ways unseen for generations. A new Reformation is at hand! Dream/Vision – A New Path Forward On December 30, 2024, I awoke from a dream and continued with a vision after waking in which I saw a land devastated—dark and smoldering—with a golden pathway through the devastation. Jesus (Yeshua), was walking on this path. Righteous people were walking with Him, moving forward on this path and urging others to join them. It was essentially a straight path with only gentle curves, as every crooked place had been made straight. I was reminded of Proverbs 4:18,  “The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn that shines brighter and brighter until full day”  (ESV); also Isaiah 26:7,  “The path of the righteous is level; You, the Upright One, make the way of the righteous smooth”  (NIV). The New Living Translation of this verse in Isaiah says: “But for those who are righteous, the way is not steep and rough. You are a God who does what is right, and You smooth out the path ahead of them.” Also, Psalm 65:11 tells us, “You crown the year with Your goodness, and Your paths drip with abundance.” Interestingly, the Hebrew word for “path” means to roll or revolve; in other words, a path is the track made by a wheel. This is important because I heard the Lord say this would be a year of breaking old cycles and establishing new patterns or pathways of success. This pertains to marriages, family relationships, business strategies, and the Kingdom of God’s growth and expansion. It includes making crooked places straight in culture and government—establishing a new path forward for nations and breaking cycles of corruption and degeneration. Back to the Vision: Suddenly, many began to emerge out of the devastation. They were dirty and disheveled, seemingly hopeless regarding the future. But as they stepped onto this glorious pathway, they were transformed. Instead of dirty clothing, skin, and hair, suddenly, all was clean and sparkling. Hope and wonder lit up their faces as old things passed away and all things became new. They were stepping into a new beginning. I heard the words, “It’s a new day of grace, a time of rebirth, a season of new strength to win battles at the gate.” Such a hopeful vision of the future and of revival! We are entering the year 2025. Five is the biblical number of grace. The number 25 (5x5) is associated with great grace. Grace is being multiplied this year to accomplish great Kingdom endeavors! The Lord woke me on December 27th to read the book of Ezekiel, which is all about God judging Israel and surrounding nations for their sin and idolatry. But in Israel’s 25th year of captivity, God gives Ezekiel a vision of a new future—a restored temple and a rebuilt Jerusalem. In the beginning of the book, the Glory of God departs from the temple; after restoration, the Glory returns. Ezekiel is a story of judgment and forgiveness, repentance and restoration—a story of grace and Glory. John 1:16 says, “And of His fullness we have all received, and grace upon grace.” In Greek, the phrase “grace upon grace” suggests an ongoing supply of divine grace and favor that builds upon our previous blessings. This isn’t just a single act of favor; it’s perpetual, continuous, and overflowing with abundance. Let grace be multiplied in 2025! Pray with me: Father, as we move into this new year, we thank You for helping us move through the chaos of the past season. We will persevere until we have fully put this chaos behind us. Thank You for the victory we experienced yesterday. We believe it signals great change. You said to Jane Hamon that the breakthrough would continue, that we were moving into a time of a renaissance of righteousness. You called it a golden age of awakening, revival, and reformation. We ask You for this. Bring it to America and ripened nations around the world. Give to many millions of people the reversing of the devastation, as You showed Jane in the dream. Put them on the path forward into new beginnings; help them break old cycles and establish new patterns and pathways of success. And we ask You for multiplied grace, grace upon grace. Abundant, perpetual, continuous grace, overflowing with abundance. We ask for this in 2025. Today’s post was contributed by our friend Jane Hamon. You can find out more about Jane at TomAndJaneHamon.com “ Click on the link below to watch the full video ”

The Inauguration of Donald J. Trump Today President-Elect Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. His re-election to the presidency is one of the greatest comeback stories in America’s political history. It is nothing short of astounding, and I am confident it was supernatural, orchestrated by God.  On April 7, 2020 - yes, 2020 - our friend Gina Gholston had a dream regarding this. At the time many who read and heard the dream assumed it was referring to the 2020 election. Several other prophets had words from the Lord - dreams, visions, prophecies, etc. - which indicated 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 has been a strong lesson for the prophetic stream regarding interpreting words from the Lord: the timing can be difficult to interpret, and we must guard against presumption. It is also a strong lesson for those who criticized the prophets, some going so far as labeling them “false prophets.” However, many prophets obviously DID hear clearly regarding Trump being re-elected; it was only the timing that some of them missed. (As did I.) 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 there were several people 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 of the water 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 (wine and bread). He immediately took the Appeal to Heaven flag, draped it over his shoulders and knelt with his right knee on the ground. He put 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 the 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 in 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, those 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 him land perfectly, on his feet, like someone landing from a parachute jump. The place he landed was 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 he had been given by his mother, 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 feel that as America’s President, Trump finding the Bible (representing God’s Word AND revival), the ATH flag (which represents prayer) and communion elements (symbolizing covenant relationship with God through Christ) speaks of both he and America rediscovering these things. He actually says in his speech, “He’s taking us back, giving us a fresh start, we’re rightly focussed.” Though satan and Trump’s enemies have tried to stop God’s purposes, they have 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 it will be associated with national level repentance. I also feel God is drawing President Trump personally to Him, and will fill him with the Holy Spirit. In the dream, when he found the Bible, the flag and the communion elements, Trump fell to his knees, was crying, and said, “This is it! This is what I came to find!” We must pray that President Trump “finds” this close connection to the Lord.  Today, give thanks to our great God for all He has done.  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, including assassination, lawfare and corrupt judges, lies, and betrayal. But You had other plans.  Now we ask You to use this man 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. Give him great zeal, as You did Jehu when he purged Baal worship from Israel, and the zeal our Lord, Jesus Christ, demonstrated. We are not looking to Donald Trump as our savior; except You build the house we labor in vain. We ask YOU to save America, just as You have said.  Protect those in D.C. today: the President, those around him, and the thousands gathered there to celebrate Your plan. We bind every work of darkness, every plan to bring harm, and ask for Your protection. Keep all under Your shadow, Your wings, and Your angelic hosts. All of this we ask in Yeshua’s name. Amen.  Our decree: We decree that an outpouring of Holy Spirit is coming to America, bringing back a love for God’s Word, passionate prayer, and covenantal intimacy with the Lord.  You can learn more about Gina Gholston here . Click the link below to watch the full video:

Don’t Give Up On Your Miracle The Give Him 15 posts are always written and recorded the afternoon before the day of their release. Thus, I am just now reporting on the Livestream Healing Summit that occurred Wednesday night. (For more information on this, you can read Monday’s post .) The prayer time was very anointed; I feel it was the strongest of the three we have done. (The previous two were live gatherings.) Numerous words of knowledge were released, some very detailed. Faith was very high. I have NO doubt that many people were healed. I am also confident many more will be healed as they watch the recording; you can view it on YouTube here . During the prayer time, Holy Spirit reminded me of a text I had received a few days prior. It was regarding Acts 10:38 and the Greek word for “healing” ( iaomai ) used in this verse: “How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him”  (KJV). The text was informing me that in Greek history this word often has the meaning of a healing that occurs progressively, over time. We typically assume that when Jesus or the disciples healed people it was always instant. This word tells us that wasn’t necessarily the case. It can mean that the healing or cure began at that moment and continued until the person had fully recovered.  I was fascinated and motivated to find out more about this word and did so in an article from Greek scholar Rick Renner. After sharing the testimony of a profound but progressive miracle, Renner said he inquired of the Lord for more insight. Holy Spirit led him to Acts 10:38 and a study of the Greek word for “healing,” iaomai. Renner said: “This word iaomai is a very ancient word for “healing” — so ancient that it was even used in Homer’s time. It mostly denoted healing that came to pass over a period of time. It is for this reason that the word iaomai is often translated throughout Greek history as a treatment or cure or remedy. Thus, it depicts a sickness that has been progressively healed rather than instantaneously healed… “It unmistakably tells us that there are many people who, from the moment they are touched by God’s power, begin to mend or be cured. In other words, this means that all healings are not instantaneous; certain people are progressively restored to health over a period of time. They become better and better until ultimately they are completely cured. Although this type of healing is not instantaneous, it is nonetheless miraculous. “The picture of iaomai  is similar to a physician who gives medicine to a sick patient and expects the medication to do its invisible, internal work to produce a remedy for a physical problem — but with supernatural results. When this type of healing power is at work, the person praying for the sick may not see immediate results. But that person can be confident that because he has prayed in faith, healing power has been imparted. The complete manifestation of healing may take time. But if God’s power has been imparted and received by the person’s faith, that healing power has started its invisible, internal work to reverse the sick person’s condition and bring him or her back to a healthy state of being.” (1) Wow! Wow! Wow! Though the meaning of this word is new to me, the truth behind it is not. I have observed several divine healings that were progressive; I have personally experienced some. And for those questioning, I am speaking of physical conditions the medical community said were incurable.  When a person is prayed for and an instant miracle doesn’t occur, their disappointment at times can almost be felt tangibly. When the person is encouraged to believe that God has honored the prayer and that the answer will come, it is often difficult for them not to give in to the disappointment. Believe me when I say I understand this. Holy Spirit is even showing me that repeated failures to receive instant healings have caused some to become disillusioned regarding supernatural healing altogether.   God wants to reverse this! You are now armed with the biblical knowledge that progressive healing is often how God works, even doing so through Jesus and the early apostles!  When I was reminded of the text explaining this to me Wednesday night during the prayer time, I KNEW the Lord was telling me healings were “beginning” for individuals. Yes, some were no doubt given instantaneous miracles. But to many others God was saying,  “Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward. For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise” (Hebrews 10:35-36; KJV).  The Passion Translation words it this way:  “So don’t lose your bold, courageous faith, for you are destined for a great reward! You need the strength of endurance to reveal the poetry of God’s will and then you receive the promise in full” ‭‭(Hebrews‬ ‭10‬:‭35‬-‭36‬;TPT‬‬). If you have been prayed for and did not receive your healing instantly, this DOES NOT mean that you, or the person praying for you, didn’t have faith! It means that for you, God wants to do it a different way! DON’T THROW AWAY YOUR FAITH, YOUR CONFIDENCE!  Hebrews 6:12 also tells us to not give up on our faith:  “So don’t allow your hearts to grow dull or lose your enthusiasm, but follow the example of those who fully received what God has promised because of their strong faith and patient endurance” (Hebrews‬ ‭6‬:‭12‬ ; TPT‬‬). I KNOW this is an important word for many of you. Receive it. Declare your faith everyday:  “By the stripes of Jesus I am healed!” Do it multiple times a day just as you might take medicine several times each day. Let’s stand together for the  iaomai  of “the Lord our Healer” (Exodus 15:26) to now manifest.  Pray with me: Father, we stand in agreement with those who are believing for their healings. We appreciate doctors, of course, and their role in healing, but there are many that must have supernatural healings. Miracles. We ask that any and all disillusionment be broken off them. You said truth makes us free (John 8:32; we embrace the truth of today’s word. We stake ourselves to our brothers and sisters now and stand with them in confident faith. We declare that through faith and patience they will receive the provision Christ purchased for them! We also continue to ask that gifts of the Spirit be released into Your people, equipping them to release healings and miracles. We believe You are launching another movement of signs, wonders and miracles around the world, and we agree in prayer today for this.  And finally, as Lou Engle and Matt Lockett have instructed us, we continue to ask You for the type of anointing possessed by Jehu to also be upon President Trump and his team. (The zeal this produced in Jehu caused him to eradicate the evils of Ahab and Jezebel from Israel.) We ask You to give Trump and his team wisdom, and to fill them with Holy Spirit. Give them strong revelations of Christ and His salvation. And we pray for Your supernatural protection over them and their families. We also ask for this protection over all those attending the inauguration and inaugural events - expose and stop all plans to harm people. We ask for this in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.  Our decree: We decree that the supernatural healings Holy Spirit has begun in people will manifest fully in their minds and bodies, in Jesus’ name! Remember from yesterday’s post , that the Lord directed our friend Gina Gholston to issue a call for intercessors from all across America and other parts of the world to release prayers and decrees in unison on Sunday, January 19th [2025] at 12:00 PM (noon) CST. For more information about Gina’s The Shout That Shatters Prayer Assignment,  please visit her website: GinaGholstonMinistries.org   or Gina’s FaceBook page .  Click on the link below to watch the full video. https://renner.org/article/healing/

Lift Up A Shout Introduction Holy Spirit gave Gina Gholston a dream recently that included a prayer strategy. I believe the strategies given to Gina in her “Paint the Borders” ( Part 1 ,  Part 2 , and Part 3 ) and “ Prayer Over Our Water Structures ” dreams have and will continue to bear great fruit. We must continue to cover our land in prayer, however, as we know terrorists have entered. This dream is another encouragement to pray together. Gina shares: “On January 3, 2025, the Lord gave me a dream in which I was with a large group of people who joined hands and formed a circle around a huge map of the United States. The map was moving about, as if being shaken by a very strong wind, and it seemed as though it would be ripped apart. Then there was a sudden surge of the anointing of Holy Spirit that came over us, and I heard the Lord say, ‘Release a shout that shatters, dismantles, and causes evil agendas to fall and crumble!’   “Instantly we lifted our clasped hands toward Heaven and released a loud, long shout of praise unto the Lord! As we did this, the map settled down, then began to rise.   “The Lord then instructed us: ‘Take hold of My covenantal promises, release the shout of triumph, and walls of opposition will fall, giving you access to this land. I am giving you a window of time in which to advance with My purposes. The time is now.’   “When I awoke from the dream, I was immediately led by the Lord to read the sixth chapter of Joshua. I felt a sense of urgency. It was a sense that we have been allotted time, and we must follow Holy Spirit very intently and precisely within that time frame!   “The day after having the dream, the Lord led me to post it on my social media pages. Almost immediately, after posting the dream, I began receiving comments from many who had been sensing similar alerts. I also began receiving messages about compiling decrees and prayer directives for intercessors who are currently in a time of praying and fasting for the nation. With the help of fellow intercessors, I compiled a list of prayers and decrees, and released those on my social media pages and website. The Lord also directed me (Gina) to issue a call for intercessors from all across America and other parts of the world to release those prayers and decrees in unison on Sunday, January 19th [2025] at 12:00 PM(noon) CST. The response has been tremendous!   “As I have been praying about this dream and prayer assignment, one of the things that has been highlighted to me is an emphasis on unity. The people in the dream were united in faith, obedience, focus, and their shout.   “As I have been thinking about this, I’ve thought of how over the past few years we have seen intercessors uniting and the impact of this. There is now an alert company standing on the wall of intercession throughout this nation and the world, ready to respond in a moment to the alerts and instructions from the Lord. I feel this is the company of people represented in the dream. There was a unity among us, and in that moment, the anointing came as we joined hands and united our shout. When the anointing was released, it set into motion a necessary shift and the rising up of the map/the nation.   “Power and anointing is released when we come into agreement with the Lord and align our movements and words with Him. As we take hold of what He has promised in unity and faith, we will see the effects. God’s power will be released through us to accomplish His purposes.   “God is showing us that this type of unity is something we are going to see more and more from this time forward. As we hear and focus on Him, take hold of His Word and promises, unite and align with His will, He will release the anointing through us that shakes, shifts, and destroys yokes. All for His glory!   “As I read the sixth chapter of Joshua, one thing that really stood out to me is the importance of timing. Those in Joshua’s day had stepped into the timing of the Lord to move forward into the next phase of His plan. He had given them the land, but they had to hear His instructions, trust Him, and obey in that appointed time  in order to possess the fullness of what had been promised.   “The Lord is impressing on me strongly that we have a window of time, and in that allotted time we must be attentive and responsive to Holy Spirit’s leading. The timing of God is critically important, and the Lord said in the dream, ‘The time is now.’    “Our obedience to the assignments of the Lord will open the way for the wind of Holy Spirit to blow, bringing the prophesied awakening revival and reformation . . . because it’s time!”   Pray and decree with me:   Father, we respond to Your call. You hold our gaze; our eyes are on You. We are attentive to Your voice and will follow Your Spirit as He leads us. We will not hesitate in our response. We will not fear! We will release the shout of triumph, lifting our collective voices in a unified sound, declaring that You alone are God. We have no King but Jesus!   The anointing that destroys yokes is in us and will be released through us. It will shift that which needs to be shifted and move things that need to be moved. Our shout will shatter strongholds over cities, states, and this nation. It will shatter strongholds over the Church and over Your people. Walls will fall. Eyes will open to see truth. Ears will open to hear truth. And Your truth will cause us to triumph in every purpose and intention You have for this hour.   We lay hold of Your covenantal promises, set our faces like flint toward You, and will advance with Your purposes. We will not grow weary in our assignments, and will see Your salvation manifested in our time and land! In Jesus’ name, amen!    We decree that walls standing in opposition to the will and purposes of God will crumble and fall! America shall be saved!   For more information about Gina’s The Shout That Shatters Prayer Assignment,  please visit her website: GinaGholstonMinistries.org Click on the link below to watch the full video.

A Word of Caution Much of the news lately regarding our national government has revolved around the Presidency and Congress. Understandably so. However, we must not forget to pray for the Supreme Court. They wield incredible power, which in America’s history has been used for both good and evil. With the great influence they hold in our nation, we must pray that they will continue to shift toward America’s founding principles and righteousness.  Last Thursday (January 9, 2025), the Court ruled 5-4 that the sentencing of Trump in New York for 34 counts of falsifying business records could go forward.  Justices Roberts, Barrett, Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson ruled to allow it; Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh said no. Thus, the sentencing occurred and, as presiding Judge Merchan had stated in advance, he issued an “unconditional discharge,” meaning there would be no fines or jail time.  Most conservatives believe that the Dems, including Judge Merchan, have been using the multiple cases against Trump as lawfare, attempting to keep him from winning the recent presidential election. After he won, in spite of their efforts, those on the Right believe Merchan’s actions continued in order to humiliate and demean Trump. Indeed, they now brand him as a felon. Most experts I have heard address Merchan’s case believe it was so unlawful, and his rulings from the bench were so egregious, that Trump’s conviction will unquestionably be overturned on appeal.  My purpose in mentioning this Supreme Court decision, however, is not to discuss the case; I’m certainly not qualified to do that. It is rather to comment on and pray for Justice Amy Coney Barrett. She has received tremendous criticism from those on the Right for her vote in this case. Chief Justice Roberts, while also touted as a conservative, has sided with the Left so often that it is not nearly as surprising when he does so. Barrett, on the other hand, was believed to be a staunch conservative when placed on the Court, and was loved by the Right. Since then, however, she has sided and voted with the Left more than once, to the bitter disappointment of many conservatives. This decision involving Trump is a case in point, and the criticism has been vicious. I feel a word of caution is in order.  Why Did She Vote As She Did? I am certainly not a legal scholar, but in speaking with trusted conservative attorneys regarding Barrett’s decision, as well as listening to the insights of several more (including law professors), it appears that Justice Barrett took the typical course most Justices take on a criminal appeal such as this. In short, the Justices do NOT like to interrupt the normal legal process, preferring instead that cases run their normal course before getting to them. Understandably, I’m told, they make a great effort to honor “the process,” avoiding appearances - whenever possible - of dishonoring lower courts and judges.  Accordingly, the 5-Justice majority stated: “Trump’s state-court trial can be addressed in the ordinary course on appeal.” They added shortly thereafter that “the burden that sentencing will impose on the President-Elect’s responsibilities is relatively insubstantial,” (1)  in light of the sentence Merchan was intending to impose. Again, in my layman’s terms, they were saying: Trump won’t be hurt by allowing this case to run its course all the way through the normal appeals process. Those with whom I spoke and to whom I listened were NOT defending the majority decision, which of course included Amy Coney Barrett; they were simply explaining what they felt occurred. To quote one of them, who shall remain unnamed, “She took the ordinary course on a criminal appeal; it would be highly unusual in an ordinary case for the court to intervene at this stage. However,” he pointed out, “this is not an ordinary case. She treated the extraordinary as ordinary, and that is inappropriate. By attempting to treat this case no differently than others she missed the bigger point, which is that this case is very different from others. It involved a historic and unprecedented corruption of the criminal justice system to unjustly charge a former President of the United States – the most powerful nation in the world – attempt to imprison him, and interfere with his possible reelection. This case is truly extraordinary, and extraordinary cases call for extraordinary measures. Barrett seems to miss the forest for the trees. She is so focused on not treating Trump differently that she ignores the fact that he has already been treated differently.”  Another attorney made the point that it was inappropriate NOT to interrupt “the process,” because this process was flawed from the beginning. And whereas the highest court in America was given the opportunity to correct this by stopping the flawed process, it was ludicrous to not do so. In other words, by wrongly elevating the process of justice  in this case, they allowed injustice  to continue. As contradictory as it sounds, due process is not the goal; due process is to get us to the goal; it’s the means, not the end. And when the means is flawed, as it was in this case from the start, and the opportunity comes to correct that, it becomes irresponsible not to do so.  Again, I’m no legal expert, but that seemed logical to me.  Jesus showed us that it is indeed possible to so elevate a process, or even a law, that we make it sacrosanct. And in doing so, we sometimes sacrifice logic, wisdom, and even common sense. Ironically, the virtue of striving to meticulously follow a law can at times produce wrong decisions and outcomes. The Pharisees had a legal right under the law - some would argue a responsibility - to stone the adulterous woman brought to Jesus (John 8:1-11). According to Leviticus 20:10 and Deuteronomy 22:22, it seemed that both parties to adultery were always to be stoned. Not so, Jesus’ words and actions - His verdict - demonstrated. Think about it, the actual Giver of the law didn’t adhere to the law, the “process,” in this case. Instead, He said to the woman, “Neither do I condemn thee: go and sin no more” (John 8:11). When refusing to condemn the woman , Jesus wasn’t condemning the law,  either. He simply understood that the law being referenced, in and of itself, wasn’t the goal; it wasn’t the end of the matter. The purpose of the law was to keep evil practices from becoming acceptable in Israel (see Deuteronomy 22:22). Doing so, however, didn’t take precedence over repentance and God’s redeeming love.  Being a wise judge, especially at the Supreme Court level, involves properly understanding and interpreting the Constitution, then applying it with wisdom and reason in cases and laws. Doing this, while simultaneously avoiding the slippery slope of prioritizing/implementing one’s own ideals, is a daunting assignment, and is also a very weighty bestowed trust. That is why there are nine Justices on the Supreme Court. Their interpretations and reasonings vary, are at times inadequate, can be shaped by past paradigms and, sadly, can even be influenced by their personal preferences (i.e. legislating from the Bench). Therefore, due to the gravity of their role, the challenge of their responsibility, and their humanness, we rely on their collective reasoning.  Does Amy Coney Barrett now lean to the Left? I don’t think so. In my humble opinion she at times, demonstrating her humanness, falls prey to not adding wisdom to her virtue and knowledge, thereby making the “process” and/or “letter of the law” the ultimate goal.  What should be our position and response as intercessors?  Firstly, don’t speak evil of Justice Barrett (or any of the Justices), leveling accusations and word curses. Instead, pray for her.  Ask God to give her greater wisdom to operate alongside her tremendous intellect, knowledge, and good intentions…to reveal to her when being micro correct will result in being macro incorrect.  Ask God to give her a heart that submits fully to Him, and is immune to criticism.  Pray for the safety of her and her family.  Pray with me: Father, You made very clear to us that we are to prioritize praying for our government leaders. We have no right to criticize them if we do not pray for them. Thank You for the changes that are occurring, for the godly individuals that are now functioning in our government. We ask You to give us more leaders who desire to follow Your will and ways.  You said in Isaiah 1:26: “ I will bring back legislators who have integrity, people like your founding fathers—principled decision-makers. Then your city will be called honorable and just, a model of ethics, trustworthy, and strong”  (The Voice Translation). We pray for Justice Barrett, and all of our Supreme Court Justices. Give them wisdom and understanding as they apply knowledge. Their responsibilities are so great, the challenges so huge. Cause them to humble themselves and acknowledge their need for Your help in making sound decisions. Those who need to make changes and adjustments to their beliefs, please cause this to occur. Those who have hardened their hearts in ways that prohibit this, please remove them and give us Justices who fear Your name and honor Your ways. We ask all these things in Yeshua’s name. Amen. Our decree: We decree that God will give us leaders who are principled decision-makers, filled with integrity, and whose hearts honor Him. Click on the link below to watch the full video. https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24A666/336918/20250109123308181_Amicus%20Brief.pdf

The Promised Revival I released a post on New Year’s Day regarding a 21-day fast for the new year, (January 1-21) called by Lou Engle and Matt Lockett. The Daniel Fast (see Daniel 1:2; 10:2-3) and prayers are requested for President Elect Trump, his Cabinet (for which Senate hearings begin this week), and for revival. That post can be seen HERE . Cheryl Amabile and The Briefing   released a follow-up post a few days later. It states:                                                                       We are republishing a powerful Briefing from 2021 that recounts three profound revelatory dreams received just after Biden’s inauguration, encouraging intercessors not to lose hope. Two of the dreams, from Charlie Shamp and Gina Gholston, connect a coming move of God with the extraordinary outpouring that occurred in the Hebrides Isle of Lewis in 1949. Notably, Donald Trump’s mother was born on this small Scottish island of revival, where she frequently returned to visit family. We sense Holy Spirit drawing a prophetic connection between Trump’s return to the presidency and a door of opportunity that could usher in this move of God. As we approach Donald Trump’s second inauguration, let us pray with renewed faith for that promised revival that is nearer now than when we first believed! Dream One–Azusa Street Revival Shortly after the elections of 2020 , while we were focused intently in prayer for the nation, Chris Berglund had a remarkable dream. In his dream, we were shooting arrows throughout America and people were catching them. Wherever they were caught, the arrows became pencils. Each person who caught a pencil would then write out a statement. The statements all said essentially:  “Seymour’s 100-year prophecy is about to come to pass!” William Seymour, known as the leader of the Azusa Street Revival, released a prophecy in 1909 as the revival was starting to wane. He declared that in about 100 years there would come another move of God that would make the Azusa Revival pale in comparison. This was quite a declaration from a man who had experienced the shekinah glory of God, saw limbs grow back, tumors fall off, and countless people sent to the nations as carriers of the glory that God manifested there in Los Angeles at the turn of the century. Dream two–The Hebrides Revival Not long after Chris’ encouraging dream, we received word that Charlie Shamp of Destiny Encounters International  had a profound dream. Below is a transcript of   Charlie sharing his dream : 1/22/21 - Last night I had a vivid dream in which I was brought to a door of a church. It seemed like a very important place where revival had happened in the past. The door was closed tightly with a padlock keeping the door locked. It seemed that the door had not been opened for a very long time. Interestingly enough, the door was crystal clear, like glass, but it couldn’t be broken. You could see clearly that the glory of God was inside. It was thick in this church. I looked to my right and there was a man wildly rocking back and forth and weeping uncontrollably. I immediately recognized it was Lou Engle. When he saw me, he came over and hugged me and said, “You made it!”  I looked at him and asked, “Where are we, Lou? What is this place?” Suddenly I knew we were standing in front of the door that Duncan Campbell had spoken of in his sermon “When God Stepped Down from Heaven.”  Lou looked at me and smiled and said, “You see it? You can hear it. This is the door of hope and it’s about to open.” Then he started crying again and said, "Charlie you didn’t lose hope for America. We’re going to live in the days of Awe of God in this country. We’ve been chosen by God to be door-keepers of awakening!” He then handed me a nail and a hammer and said, “Stand here and continue to pray with me. When the door opens they will come and we must pierce every ear before they go through the door. [For an explanation of this practice, see Exodus 21:6 and Deuteronomy 15:17.]  Only those who are marked at the doorpost will enter in. This is the revival of the bride.”   I then woke up crying from the encounter and felt as though I was still holding the hammer and the nail. [Cheryl says] Our team was gripped by the exhilarating statement in Charlie's dream that “the door of hope” connected with Duncan Campbell and the Hebrides Revival “is about to open!”  This powerful move of God off the coast of Scotland in 1949-1952 was characterized by the fear of the Lord resting spontaneously upon entire regions, bringing conviction of sin and dramatic conversions. Men and women would fall into trances and be radically transformed by the depth of their revelation of God. According to Campbell, the revival that swept through the Isle of Lewis and the surrounding islands was birthed through the prayers of two elderly sisters, Peggy and Christine Smith. Some claim that these women were the great-aunts of Donald J. Trump; others dispute this. Regardless of any familial connection, these sisters, who never had children of their own, clung to the promise of Isaiah 44:3 for their spiritual descendants: For I will pour water on the thirsty land and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out My Spirit on your offspring, and My blessing on your descendants; (Isaiah 44:3) Dream Three–The Coming Revival On the heels of Charlie Shamp’s dream, we were stunned to hear of another confirming dream through Dutch Sheets’ Give Him 15  prayer devotional on  February 10, 2021 . Dutch shared a detailed account of a dream by Gina Gholston , summarized below: On 2/2/21 Gina dreamed she was standing with a man she did not recognize and together they were observing the United States of America. She could feel a strong anointing emanating from this man, which caused her to have an indescribable hope for the nation. They watched together as eagles, like warplanes, were flying across the country and releasing arrows into the land. The eagles were dripping wet from wells of revival that had suddenly been uncapped and were gushing water once again. The water was flammable, so everywhere the eagles flew they caused fires of revival to burst forth. Before long, it seemed as though all of America was burning with these holy fires. [Many of you will remember this dream and the planting of arrowheads through the nation.] As Gina’s dream continued, the man, whom she noticed was speaking with a heavy accent, said to her, “This is how America will be saved! Do not doubt it! There is coming a sweeping move of the Spirit of God that will ignite America with the fire of His presence. This will bring a swift, undeniable awareness of God and an awakening.”  At this point, the anointing and the presence of God was so overwhelming that Gina fell to her knees and wept uncontrollably. Then, just before waking, she looked up at the man who had been speaking to her and suddenly realized he was Duncan Campbell of the Hebrides Revival. [Cheryl says:] When the Lord brings repetitive dreams like this it certainly gets our attention. We believe the message is clear: there is hope for America and it’s tied to the long-standing promises of a coming revival. The dreams suggest it is time for the fulfillment of those promises. We also believe it’s time for prayer. In Zechariah 10:1 the prophet wrote, “Ask the Lord for rain in the time of the latter rain.” Lou said it to Charlie in his dream, “Stand here and continue to pray with me.”  Let’s finish these 21 days of prayer well. If you haven’t been participating with the Daniel Fast, consider doing so for the last week. Contend in faith for these key objectives. (Let’s do so now): Pray for a Jehu anointing  to rest upon President Trump and his Cabinet, empowering them to fulfill God’s purpose in sweeping away the “house of Ahab” in America. Father, we ask for this now. Pray for Donald Trump  to be filled with the Holy Spirit during his time in office. Ask for divine wisdom to rest upon him and his administration so they may govern with righteousness and justice. We ask You for this also, Father. Pray for the door to open  for mass revival and the ushering in of a Third Great Awakening in America. May this nation return to God and carry the gospel to the ends of the earth. Make it so, Lord, in Yeshua’s name. Check out other interesting dreams and updates from Cheryl and the team of intercessors she is associated with at TheBriefing.us Click on the link below to watch the full video.

An Upcoming Online Healing Summit With all of the changes and challenges currently taking place in America and around the world, it is important that we not become distracted from God’s agenda. In the midst of global crises, devastating storms, acts of terrorism, apocalyptic fires, historical elections and inaugurations, etc., we must remember that God is working in the unseen realm. Today, I want to remind you of good news regarding His plans and purposes.  Part of the coming revival will be a significant increase of signs, wonders and healings. My friend, Ken Malone, was given two dreams on New Year’s night, both of them picturing some of the things on God’s agenda for 2025. In these dreams, he saw anointings and distinctives of past revivals, and was shown that God would combine and release them in the coming revival. One of the outpourings he saw was the great Welsh revival, which was characterized by worship, strong conviction of sin and many conversions. Another was Azusa Street, which, among other things, was a restoration of Pentecost. And still another was the Voice of Healing movement of the late 1940s, 50s, and early 60s, which saw thousands of healings take place as the gifts of the Spirit (listed in 1 Corinthians 12) were restored to the church.  Many prophetic voices have declared that we are moving into another season of these gifts, with many healings and miracles being released. I wholeheartedly concur. What is our part in this?  When Elijah was told by the Lord it was time for rains to come, ending Israel’s drought, he released declarations and intercession in order to “birth” it (1 Kings 18). When Daniel became aware that it was time for Israel’s restoration, he entered a time of fasting and prayer for it to occur (Daniel 9). Zechariah 10:1 tells us that when we discern it is time for the rain of Holy Spirit to fall, we are to ask for it.  The point is that God works in partnership with His people, as we spoke of yesterday’s post. He has blessed us with the privilege of being involved in the fulfillment of His plans. Ezekiel was told to prophesy to the breath of God, Holy Spirit, telling it to blow on the dry bones of Israel (Ezekiel 47). Jesus told us to command His Kingdom authority into earthly situations, and command the release of His will (Matthew 16:18-19). We do all of these things, of course, at His leading, and according to His will. Nevertheless, God wants our involvement. With this in mind, a group of leaders I am associated with have felt we are to release our faith and prayers for the birthing of this prophesied new season of signs and wonders. We are contending for it in the spirit, not trying to “wrestle” it from God or to force His hand, but to move in faith and obedience to “birth” it. Accordingly, we have conducted two healing services at my brother Tim’s church in Ohio ( The Oasis Church/Middletown, OH ), which were joined through livestream by many churches and thousands of individuals around the country and in other nations. We have received reports of hundreds of healings, including terminal illnesses. We feel we must continue to release our prayers and faith to stoke the flames of this emerging miracle outpouring. Therefore, we will be holding another Healing Summit at Tim’s church in April; we’ll begin announcing the date shortly. However, we have also been led to do a night of prayer for healing by video this upcoming Wednesday night. The same team of leaders that has been present at the Healing Summits in Ohio will be joining Tim by video, to pray for people throughout the nation and nations  Wednesday night (1/15) at 7PM Eastern time ( OasisWired.org ) . We will all join in praying, releasing words of knowledge, and believing with those joining us for healings and miracles to occur. We will also be praying to birth this fresh season of signs and wonders throughout the Earth. We want to see healings occur, not just through us, but through believers around the world. We are contending for this. If you need a miracle, join us Wednesday night and believe with us for your healing. If you have a family member that needs healing, encourage them to join us. And even if you do not need a miracle yourself, join us in prayer and faith for others. Let’s make this a night in which a wave of the power of God flows throughout America and around the world. Let’s make it a night in which gifts of the spirit are imparted to believers throughout the Earth. We know this has begun; let’s fan the flames. In Ken’s dream, he was in a tent service, much like those in the Voice of Healing movement. Surprisingly, there was no platform, podium, or speaker; all emphasis was on Christ and the Holy Spirit. During worship, Ken was undone by the presence of the Lord, and was told by Holy Spirit that we were waiting for “Mashah.”  Ken did not know what this word meant, but upon awakening from the dream, he looked it up and discovered that it was the Hebrew word for “anointing.” (1) An anointing is coming to the church that will magnify Christ, not human vessels. It will release conviction, deliverance, salvation, pentecostal baptisms of fire, and many signs, wonders, and miracles. Acts 10:38 says God anointed Jesus with the Holy Spirit and power, enabling Him to do good works, healing all that were oppressed by the devil. He wants to do this in our day through us, Christ’s body. Join your faith with ours for this, and join us this upcoming Wednesday night at 7PM  as we appeal for it once again. Pray with me: Father, Your Word tells us it is possible to “have not because we ask not” (James 4:2b). Let it not be said of us that we failed to experience a new era of signs, wonders, and miracles simply because we did not ask. We are asking You for this NOW. And we know that just as occurred in the book of Acts, these miracles will awaken many to the truth of the gospel and the reality of Jesus Christ. Bring to the church Your mashah that produces miracles, delivering people oppressed by the devil. We ask for this to occur on Wednesday night, and also that gifts of Your Spirit be released to believers all over the world, enabling them to release signs and wonders. Roll into one the different anointings from past revivals. We believe this is coming, therefore we speak it and act on it.  And finally, we continue to pray for protection over our government leaders, and over our nation in general. We are hearing warnings, especially regarding President Elect Trump, that terrorists present in our nation have plans to take his life. We forbid this from succeeding, in the name of Jesus. We pray for a protective hedge around him and those associated with him.  We also pray for those suffering such devastating losses in California and the Appalachian region. Our hearts break for them; we ask for Your comfort and supernatural help. All of these things we ask for in the precious name of Yeshua. Amen. Our decree: We decree that God is anointing the church with the Holy Spirit and power, to do good works, and heal those oppressed by the devil. 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. 4871.

Your Prayers Matter My friend Dr. Greg Hood released a prophecy approximately a year ago in which he said: “…I began to see - all over this nation - lighting strikes occurring. This took place in big cities and small towns, significant places and places the world would consider insignificant. And I heard the Lord say, ‘this meeting, this Ekklesia gathering, has gathered lightning bolts for striking. There will be a release of lighting all over this nation, in the natural and in the unseen realm, and this will be a sign that God is breaking down the thrones of the enemy.’ I heard the Lord say that He is releasing a terrible day on the enemies of the nation. And that as you leave this place you’re carrying - and becoming - the lightning bolt for your city, for your town, your community, wherever He has placed you. God has now labeled you a lightning strike.” How amazing that we are those who release God’s power, referred to in this word as lightning, into the Earth. Our prayers do indeed release His actions. There are many Christians who believe prayer is only a devotional activity, a way to connect with God. They don’t believe prayer is actually necessary, enabling God to accomplish what He desires on Earth. In my book, Intercessory Prayer , I state: “God has given us a Bible full of answers to the ‘whys’ of life. The one I want to address here is: Why pray? I’m not speaking of why in the sense of needing this or that. Obviously, we pray because we want or need something. I’m speaking of why in the context of God’s sovereignty. “Do my prayers really matter? Isn’t God going to do what He wants anyway? Most people, even if only subconsciously, believe just that. The proof is in their prayer life, or lack thereof. “Can my prayers actually change situations? Does God need  me to pray, or does He just want  me to pray? Some would argue an omnipotent God doesn’t need anything, including our prayers. “Can God’s will on Earth be frustrated or not accomplished if I don’t pray? Many would brand me a heretic for even raising this question. “But these and other questions deserve answers. I’ve discovered that understanding the ‘why’ of doing something can be a great motivating force. The opposite is also true. “As a kid, I wondered why a sign said: ‘No Diving’ in the shallow end of the pool. I dove anyway. Then one day, I hit my head on the bottom. I don’t dive in the shallow end anymore. “As a child, I wondered why I was forbidden to touch the pretty red glow on the stove. I found out. “Someone said, ‘To err is human, to repeat it is stupid.’ I’m sure I’ve qualified for that on occasion, but not regarding these two things because I now know why I shouldn’t do them!  “When God says, ‘Pray,’ I want to know it actually accomplishes something. I’m not into meaningless religious exercises, and my time is valuable - so is yours. Was S.D. Gordon correct or not when he said, ‘You can do more than pray after you have prayed, but you cannot do more than pray until  you have prayed…Prayer is striking the winning blows…service is gathering up the results?’ (1) “If God is going to do something regardless of whether or not we pray, then He doesn’t need us to ask, and we don’t need another waste of time. Let’s just worship Him and leave the rest to God’s sovereignty. “If, on the other hand, John Wesley was correct when he said, ‘God does nothing except in response to believing prayer,’ (2)  I’ll lose sleep for that. I’ll change my lifestyle, turn off the TV, even miss a meal or two. “Obviously, I believe prayer is necessary. Though God IS sovereign and all-powerful, Scripture clearly tells us that He limited Himself, concerning the affairs of Earth, to working through human beings. “Is not this determination to work through humans the reason the earth is in such a mess? It isn’t because God wills it so, but because of His decision to work and carry out His will through people. “Is this not the story woven throughout the Scriptures? 
 God needing faithful men and women?
 God needing a race of people through whom to bring the Messiah?
 God needing prophets?
 God needing judges?
 God needing to incarnate Himself, to produce a human Messiah?
 God needing human hands to heal, human voices to speak, and human feet to go?
 “Doesn’t God tell us to ask for His kingdom to come, and His will to be done (see Matthew 6:10)? Surely He wouldn’t want us to waste our time asking for something that was going to happen anyway, would He? “Didn’t He tell us to ask for our daily bread (Matthew 6:11)? And yet, He knows our needs before we even ask (Matthew 6:8). “Didn’t He tell us to ask that laborers be sent into the harvest fields (Matthew 9:38)? Yet the Lord of the harvest wants this more than we do? “Didn’t Paul say,  ‘Pray for us that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified’ (2 Thessalonians 3:1)? Yet this was already God’s plan. “These things are clearly God’s will. Why, then, am I supposed to ask Him for something He already wants to do if it isn’t that my asking somehow releases Him to do it? “Either God wants the earth in this broken condition, or He doesn’t. If He doesn’t, which is certainly the case, then we must assume one of two things: either He is powerless to do anything about it, or He needs and is waiting on something from us in order to bring about change. In his book, Confronting the Powers , Dr. Peter Wagner said: ‘We must understand that our sovereign God has, for His own reasons, so designed this world that much of what is truly His will He makes contingent on the attitudes and actions of human beings. He allows humans to make decisions that can influence history…Human inaction does not nullify the atonement, but human inaction can make the atonement ineffective for lost people.’ (3) “This truth could intimidate us with the responsibility it reveals, or even condemn us over our lack of prayer. But another possibility exists. Responsibility can also be a privilege ; and it can be  enjoyable . Jack Hayford made the following profound statement, ‘Prayer is essentially a partnership of the redeemed child of God, working hand in hand with God, toward the realization of His redemptive purposes on earth.’ (4) “Let’s rise to the occasion and embrace God’s incredible invitation to be co-laborers with Him…to be carriers of His awesome Holy Spirit and ambassadors for His great Kingdom. Let’s represent Him!” (5) Pray with me: Father, Your plan to create a family - in Your image and likeness, filled with Your very life and breath - is beyond amazing. It is truly beyond our ability to fully wrap our minds around it. But You did. And You assigned us the responsibility and privilege of managing our home - planet Earth - according to Your Kingdom principles. We carry Your presence and release Your life, no longer through Adam’s dominion, but through authority delegated to us from Christ.  Therefore, in His name we ask You to strike our land with Your cleansing, delivering, and healing power. We ask for Your salvation, order, and restoration. We appeal for justice from heaven for the removal of evil from our nation, and the nations of the earth. Send worldwide revival and reformation.  Use the devastation from the recent hurricanes and fires to awaken and save many people. Bring comfort, strength, and help to them. Grace, grace, grace.  Give help to our leaders trying to implement appropriate changes. Give them sound ideas and wise strategies. And protect them as they lead us. Please also protect those who attend the inauguration. Expose and thwart the many terrorists now in America. We know America has sown the wind and is reaping the whirlwind, but in the midst of our reaping we ask You for mercy. Again, all of this we ask in Yeshua’s name. Amen. Our decree: We decree that we are taking our place as God’s ambassadors on Earth, releasing His love and power. Most of today’s post was taken from my book Intercessory Prayer. Click on the link below to watch the full video. Paul E. Billheimer, Destined for the Throne  (Fort Washington, PA: Christian Literature Crusade, 1975), p. 51. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7288243-as-john-wesley-once-said-god-does-nothing-but-in   C. Peter Wagner, Confronting the Powers  (Ventura, CA: REgal Books, 1996), p. 242. Jack W. Hayford, Prayer Is Invading the Impossible (South Plainfield, NJ: Logos International, 1977; revised edition, Bridge Publishing, 1995), p. 92, 1977 edition. Dutch Sheets, Intercessory Prayer  (Bethany House Publishers: Bloomington, MN, 1996), Chapter 2.

Light Overcomes the Darkness In today’s post, I am continuing the theme of God’s light and lightning overcoming darkness.  “The war between spiritual darkness and light is prevalent throughout Scripture. A powerful picture of God’s light prevailing over the darkness of satan is the Cross. John 1:4-5 says, ‘In Him was life and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.’  “The word used for ‘comprehend’ actually has a dual meaning. It is the Greek word katalambano , which means to ‘comprehend’ or ‘apprehend,’ including not only apprehending mentally but also physically. (1) We apprehend thoughts, but a policeman also apprehends criminals. The powers of darkness could not understand or comprehend Christ’s intentions; He outwitted them at every turn. Nor could they overpower or apprehend Him.   “Several translations use this ‘overpowering’ aspect of the definition to translate verse 5. Wuest translates it:  ‘And the light in the darkness is constantly shining. And the darkness did not overwhelm it.’  Moffatt says it this way: ‘Amid the darkness the light shone, but the darkness did not master it.’ And The Passion Translation states, ‘And this Light never fails to shine through darkness— Light that darkness could not overcome!’ The Cross was a battle between light and darkness. Light won. God arose and His enemies were scattered. “Bob Woods, in Pulpit Digest, tells the story of a couple who took their son, age 11, and daughter, age 7, to Carlsbad Caverns. As always, when the tour reached the deepest point in the cavern, the guide turned off all the lights to dramatize how completely dark and silent it is below the earth’s surface. The little girl, suddenly enveloped in utter darkness, was frightened and began to cry. Immediately she heard the voice of her brother: ‘Don't cry. Somebody here knows how to turn on the lights.’ (2) “All creation was terrified, groping in the darkness of sin. Two thousand years ago, God announced to His groping and frightened humans, ‘Don't cry. Somebody here knows how to turn on the lights.’ “I believe satan has some recurring nightmares. One of them is when lightning flashed in heaven and kicked him out (Luke 10:18). He probably hates thunderstorms. The lightning is a horrible visual reminder and the thunder sounds like the majestic voice of God! "’The Lord also thundered in the heavens, and the Most High uttered His voice, hailstones and coals of fire. And He sent out His arrows, and scattered them, and lightning flashes in abundance, and routed them’ (Psalm 18:13-14). "’The voice of the Lord is upon the waters; the God of glory thunders, the LORD is over many waters’ (Psalm 29:3). “Imagine satan’s horror when the light and glory of God flashed at the Cross, the same light that had expelled him from heaven. I can hear him screaming, ‘No!!! There it is again! It kicked me out of heaven and now it is defeating me on Earth!’ “At the Cross, the counterfeit, so-called ‘angel of light’ met the true Light and lost his authority over the earth. Then, the ‘Light of the World’ implanted Himself again into humans - ‘For you were formerly darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light’  (Ephesians 5:8) - filling them with His very glory! “For the first time satan understood what God meant in Isaiah 60:1-3: “‘Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you. For behold, darkness will cover the earth, and deep darkness the peoples; but the Lord will rise upon you, and His glory will appear upon you. And nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.’ “For the first time, satan understood that the Old Testament temple was a picture of born-again believers, and that the glory of God that overcame him was in every one of them.  “Many believers are not aware that we are filled with the very glory and light of God. When Paul appealed to the Corinthians he said, by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, ‘Do you not know that you are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?’ (1 Corinthians 3:16) He used the Greek word naos for ‘temple,’ (3)  which always referred to the holy of holies, not the word hieron,  which referenced the entire temple. Paul was literally saying to them - and to us, ‘Don't you know you are the holy of holies?’ “The word ‘dwells’ is taken from the Old Testament word shakan,  from which we get shekinah. The ‘shekinah glory’ was the abiding glory found in the holy of holies. Paul was saying that through Christ the shekinah glory of God now shakans or dwells in us (see 1 Samuel 4:4; 2 Samuel 6:12-19). (4) We are the new holy of holies, a temple of living stones not made with human hands, but by God Himself. Second Corinthians 4:6-7, in the KJV, says it this way: “‘For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.’ “This glory overwhelms spiritual darkness. Israel carried the Ark of the Covenant, representing the presence and glory of God, into battle (see Joshua 6:6). When the Ark set out, a shout would go up, ‘Rise up, O LORD! And let Thine enemies be scattered, and let those who hate Thee flee before Thee’  (Numbers 10:35). Psalm 68:1, also a warfare verse, is a quote of this verse in Numbers. The presence and glory these verses speak of now abide in us. What we are to understand is that the key to victory is carrying the presence of God into battle with us. He rises and scatters His enemies through us! We are now His ‘ark’! “John 1:5, our opening verse, has one more often overlooked nugget. Because of the verb tenses and mood, the phrase ‘the light shines in the darkness’  would be more accurately translated as ‘the light is CONSTANTLY shining.’ The light that overcame darkness is still shining - the victory lives on, released through Christ’s body as we enforce it in His name!  “In his first All-Star game, Roger Clemens, the great pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, came to bat for the first time in years. He hadn’t had to bat formerly due to the American League’s designated hitter rule. After watching a blazing fastball by Dwight Gooden whiz past him, Clemens turned and asked the catcher, Gary Carter, ‘Is that what my pitches look like?’ "’You bet it is!’ responded Carter. “From then on Clemens pitched with far greater boldness, having been reminded of how a good fastball can be so overpowering to a hitter. (5) “We often forget how powerful the Holy Spirit in us is ... how destructive to darkness is His lightning sword. It has supernatural power to overcome the works of darkness – when we release it with confidence. “Just as the Israelites carried the presence and glory of God into battle, so must we. All that was in the Ark of the Covenant is now in us: the Bread represented Life, the rod represented priestly authority, the tablets represented the law of God. And the glory that was upon it now shines through us. “Act like it! Strike with the sword - speak the Word! ‘Let God arise and His enemies be scattered’ (Psalm 68:1) - through your intercession.” (6) Pray with me: Father, we enter Your gates with thanksgiving, as the psalmist instructed us to do. We thank You for our redemption. Thank You for placing Holy Spirit and His glory in us, making us Your innermost sanctuary, the holy of holies. We thank You for answering our prayers regarding our nation - You are restoring us back to You and Your destiny for America. We thank You for the revival coming to America and the nations of the Earth, which will save a billion souls.  As You have shown us in recent dreams, we thank You for Your light and glory striking our nation to defeat the powers of darkness and release Your light of truth. We release this light over our government, our schools, homes and churches. We release the lightning sword of Your word to drive out darkness and continue its cleansing work. Expose the deep state and eradicate them. Restore our institutions to their appropriate actions. Sweep over our nation.  We pray for the protection of our leaders - in Congress, the Supreme Court, and the Executive branch. We hear warnings from numerous sources of planned violence; please expose these plans and bring protection.  And we pray for Your grace to be extended to those in California suffering from the fires. The loss is astronomical - please bring grace and comfort. We also continue to pray for the relief efforts from the hurricane destruction in Tennessee, North Carolina and Florida. Please give provision to those needing it, and creative ideas to those helping in the recovery efforts.  We ask all of this in Jesus’ name.  Our decree: We decree that light will overcome the darkness of our land, in the name of Christ our great King.  Today’s post was taken from my book Intercessory Prayer. Click on the link below to watch the full video. Spiros Zodhiates Hebrew-Greek Key Study Bible – New American Standard  (Chattanooga, TN: AMG Publishers, 1984; revised edition, 1990), p. 1846. Craig Brian Larson, Illustrations for Preaching and Teaching  (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1993), p. 133. Joseph Henry Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1977), p. 422. James Strong, The New Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible  (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1990), ref. no. 7931. Larson, Illustrations for Preaching and Teaching , p 72, adapted. Dutch Sheets, Intercessory Prayer  (Bethany House Publishers: Bloomington, MN, 1996), chapter 11.

Lightning Strikes the Capitol Today is January 6, the day on which the presidential electoral votes are certified in Congress. This can proceed because the vote for Speaker of the House on Friday was successful, reelecting Representative Michael Johnson (from Louisiana) to this position. Had the voting for this position gone on for days, as it did in the previous term, the electoral votes could not have been certified today. Thank you for praying regarding this. The history of this day, January 6, makes it appropriate to comment on the 2020 elections and the past four years in today’s post. My comments are related also to the lightning strikes in Washington, D.C. on New Year’s Eve – one on the Capitol, the other on the Washington Monument.  November, 2020, through January, 2021 was one of the most tumultuous seasons in America’s history. I, along with millions of Americans felt there had been “inequities” in the Trump/Biden election. I crammed no less than ten last minute prayer rallies, in eight states, to an already busy schedule. Many were praying with us that the corruption would be exposed. This was actually the birth of Give Him 15, as we know it today.  My dear friend Chuck Pierce, a very trusted prophet, later told me – when this 3-month season ended and Biden was inaugurated -- that he had known we would not see the outcome we were looking for. “But I knew you had to keep praying,” he said. “I prayed for you intensely, sometimes all through the night, asking God to keep you encouraged. The prayers of the church were saving America,” he told me. “And although you did not see at this time the exposure and turnaround you were interceding for, you will receive everything for which you prayed. Your prayers were birthing the future.” When Chuck told me this, I realized God had delayed Trump’s second term and allowed Biden to take office in order to radically expose the level of corruption in our government. I actually wrote entire GH15 posts stating this. The Lord has accomplished this exposure, and the swamp turned out to be a cesspool.  During that election season, in December of 2020, Holy Spirit gave my friend Don Lynch, who is now in heaven, a powerful dream about lightning. Don said: “In the dream, the lightning of God filled the skies over Philadelphia. I (Don) was standing in the doorway of a very small shed from colonial times. I could feel a silky thread in my hand and could sense the tug of it as it flew in the wind. My eyes followed it and I could see that it joined with another string, which had a skeleton key attached that sparked with electricity. I knew it was God’s lightning that was flashing, causing the sparking on the key. I realized we had been waiting for this storm. In the dream, I saw an odd container that could collect the power, held by Dutch Sheets. “In this dream, God was using a real event in history to paint a picture for us. In actual history, Benjamin Franklin flew a kite in a storm, with a key attached to its string. This experiment was to conduct electricity. He was assisted by his son, William. Dutch’s first name is also William. In this parabolic dream, I saw William Dutch Sheets holding the container and collecting the power; he was collecting the lightning of God! Like a child with wondering eyes, Dutch looked up and said, ‘The air is alive! The air is alive over America!’ He breathed in deeply and seemed to be energized by the lightning of God. “Dutch then removed the energized key from the kite and the scene changed; an ancient door now stood before him. He put the sparking key into a hidden lock. As he did, the energized key activated a mechanism inside the door. The ancient door burst open and angels of God were released into the nation. They were not sluggish - they were active!!! They weren’t there to negotiate, but to establish.  “Dutch then said, ‘We did it! We did it! We did it!’ Holding the container, he said, ‘Look. We have all we need to finish. Lord, we welcome your lightning to America!’” End of dream. In Scripture, keys represent authority (Isaiah 22:22; Matthew 16.18-19), the authority to open and close, lock and unlock, bind and loose. Lightning represents the power and glory of God. Job 36:32 tells us God  “fills His hands with lightning and commands it to strike the mark.” The phrase “strike the mark” is actually one word in Hebrew,  paga,  the word for intercession. (1)  Incredibly, lightning striking a structure is used in Scripture to picture God’s power being released through our intercession!  In the dream, God’s powerful lightning energized our key of authority, enabling our intercession to unlock and open ancient doors. When we did, angels were released into the nation to activate and establish.  ANOTHER LIGHTNING DREAM A few weeks after Don’s dream, on the day of Biden’s inauguration  (January 20, 2021), my friend Steven Springer had another dream regarding lightning. Steven said: “In the dream I was taken up over Washington, D.C. It was very cloudy and you could barely see the buildings below. Then, lightning struck the top of the White House! Winds began to blow and I saw rain, lightning, and hail coming down from heaven. As the winds blew a clarity came across the city. Then, one by one I saw rubber masks coming off people - you could actually see them for who they really were, very hideous looking under the masks. An exposure of all things hidden and masked was occurring. Then I saw a large broom come down out of heaven and begin to sweep across the entire nation, starting with the Capitol in Washington, D.C. As the hand swept across the nation all sorts of evil was revealed and removed.  “The resulting cleansing brought awakening! I saw many people getting out of their beds, stretching and yawning, realizing it was day! The night was over and a new day had dawned!  “The sweeping continued to go across other nations of the earth. They were being swept clean of corruption and decay, so that awakening could come in a mighty revival and outpouring of the Holy Spirit. The resulting revival brought fire! The fires burned up the debris left behind by the broom. As the dust settled it looked dark and scorched. But as an outpouring of Holy rain was released, new life began to sprout up everywhere. There was such joy and happiness on peoples’ faces; even the land itself seemed to rejoice.” End of dream. As we prayed intensely in late 2020/early 2021, our prayers were releasing God’s lightning, the cleansing power of Holy Spirit, to expose corruption and cleanse our government. We had hoped this would be completed in 2-3 months, but God knew just how deep it was. Though the delay was frustrating at the time, we can now see it was necessary. I believe the lightning strikes on New Year’s Eve were reminders of what our prayers have accomplished, AND that they are still needed. More strikes will come. I’ll say more about lightning in tomorrow’s post.  Pray with me: Father, in this hinge moment in history, as Your Ekklesia on Earth, we use Your keys of authority and release Your lightning into the nation. Power from Your presence is striking the land. We believe we are to influence this land with the decrees You lead us to decree. We must dismantle evil structures and rebuild. Psalm 11:3 says, “If the foundations are destroyed, what will the righteous do?”  You have called us to be a Nehemiah company that restores the gates and walls of America. We will use the keys given to us by Christ to do so. We will open the ancient gates and release the heavenly host to come and help us. “ Who is the King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O gates, and lift them up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in! Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, He is the King of glory” (Psalm 24:8-10).   Unleash Your lightning, oh God! Cause Your thunder to roll across the land, terrifying Your enemies. Roar with Your majestic voice! Hold nothing back – strike and strike and strike again. Shock the enemy with the fierceness and swiftness with which You move. Expose and uncover until evil knows it has nowhere to run.   Let the power of Your lightning strike the mark.   Today’s decree:   We decree that we release the lightning of God into the land uncovering every hidden thing that stands in His way! 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.6293.

LIGHTNING: LET IT FLOW THROUGH YOU INTRODUCTION Lightning struck the U.S. Capitol and Washington Monument on New Year’s Eve. Was this a sign from God? Because of past dreams given to prophetic leaders, I believe it was. For the past two days, I have shared three of those dreams regarding the lightning of God coming to America. Today I want to share with you from my book Intercessory Prayer , regarding God linking the subject of lightning to intercession.  FROM THE BOOK “This was about the coolest thing I had discovered since baseball. I was in the fifth grade, had recently procured my first magnifying glass, and discovered I could hold it at just the right angle to the sun and create fire. I burned a piece of paper on the playground; then, a brilliant idea leaped up from my fallen Adamic psyche. I called my friends over, assuring them I had a really cool demonstration. Looking at Duncan, one of the bullies in the class, I said to him in my best ‘You’re the lucky guy’ tone of voice, ‘Duncan, hold your hand out. I want to show you something.’ “Duncan didn’t leave his hand there very long. He chased me all around that playground! Some guys just can’t take a joke. “Is there a picture of intercession hidden anywhere in this? Yes. Paga , the Hebrew word for intercession, is also translated as ‘strike the mark.’ The reference is Job 36:32:  ‘He covers His hands with the lightning, and commands it to strike the mark.’  When God releases His light, causing it to flash forth from His presence like lightning, its striking the desired target is likened to intercession. “Habakkuk 3:4 (AMP) also speaks of light flashing forth from the hand of God: ‘And His brightness was like the sunlight; rays streamed from His hand, and there [in the sunlike splendor] was the hiding place of His power.’ “We are like a magnifying glass in one sense; no, we don’t add to or magnify God’s power — but we do let the ‘Son’ shine forth through us, directing His light to desired situations, allowing it to ‘strike the mark.’ “Have you ever seen a tree struck by lightning? If so, you’ve seen a picture of intercession. Lightning is so hot it literally changes the molecular structure of pine trees and twists the trunks until they look like the stripes on a candy cane. The temperature in a lightning bolt can reach 45,000 degrees Fahrenheit, hotter than the surface of the sun. That’s hot stuff! And God uses this to picture His judgments against evil. No wonder the Scriptures say, ‘As wax melts before the fire, so let the wicked perish before God... The mountains melted like wax at the presence of the Lord. ... He raised His voice, the earth melted’  (Ps. 68:21, 97:5; 46:6). GOD IS LIGHT “Numerous Scriptures associate God with light or lightning.  “1 John 1:5 tells us: ‘And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.’ “At times, His light, or the release of it, is associated with His glory. Luke 9:29, 32 tells us: ‘And while He was praying, the appearance of His face became different, and His clothing became white and gleaming... Now Peter and his companions had been overcome with sleep; but when they were fully awake, they saw His glory and the two men standing with Him.’ (We read in the margin of the NASB that the word ‘gleaming’ means literally ‘flashing like lightning.’ Wuest also translates it this way.)  “Sometimes, this light, lightning, or glory of God is released in His mouth and often called a sword: “Ephesians 6:17: ‘And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.’ “Revelation 2:16: ‘Repent therefore, or else I am coming to you quickly, and I will make war against them with the sword of My mouth.’ “The following Scriptures speak of God’s light in the context of Him dealing with His enemies: “Psalm 97:3-4: ‘Fire goes before Him, and burns up His adversaries round about. His lightnings lit up the world; the earth saw and trembled.’ “Revelation 8:5: ‘And the angel took the censer; and he filled it with the fire of the altar and threw it to the earth; and there followed peals of thunder and sounds and flashes of lightning and an earthquake.’ “These last two Scriptures associate the release of God’s light with the context of deliverance for His people: “Psalm 18:14: ‘And He sent out His arrows, and scattered them, and lightning flashes in abundance, and routed them.’ “Psalm 144:6:  ‘Flash forth lightning and scatter them; send out Your arrows and confuse them.’ “According to these and many other Scriptures, God is light, and at times, this light or glory flashes forth from Him as bolts of lightning. Many times the Bible says that in order to deal with His enemies – whether for Himself or His people – God simply releases this glory or light into the situation. It flashes forth like lightning, and PAGA HAPPENS! God’s power ‘strikes the mark.’ “And He releases this lightning through our intercession! We must boldly release the power of the Most High into situations, allowing the victory of Christ to manifest. He has given us His sword; He has given us His name. We must use them! “Position yourself toward the Son and allow Him to shine through you, striking the mark! Wield the laser sword of the Spirit. We often forget how powerful Holy Spirit in us is – how destructive to darkness is His lightning sword. It has supernatural power to overcome the works of darkness – when we release it with confidence.” (1) Pray with me: Father, we are amazed when we consider that You have made us Your heirs, co-heirs with Christ. We also marvel that You allow us to partner with You in releasing Your Kingdom, Your power, on Earth. We have accepted Your love, and have embraced Your plan.   We thank You for exposing the works of darkness in America. You are cleansing and healing, for which we are very grateful, but we ask for more. We intercede for our nation, asking for Your lightning to flash forth, striking and tearing down the strongholds of the enemy. Consume the plans and works of darkness, liberating our land. And may Your glory fall on every inch of America, saving and delivering millions of people. We ask for this in Jesus’ name.  Our decree: We decree that the lightning of God is coming to our nation, destroying the works of darkness. TRIBUTE TO OUR DEAR FRIEND I want to end today’s post by paying homage to a great friend and mentor, Quin Sherrer, who graduated to heaven Monday night. She was 91.  Quin has written over 30 books, and I have read from her writings multiple times on Give Him 15. It was Quin who, for years, prodded me to begin writing. I was very hesitant to do so because I did not believe I possessed any writing skills. Quin believed in me when I didn’t believe in myself. Not only did she urge me to write, but she also prayed for several years that I would do so. I have always believed that God used her to birth the writing I have done over the past 30 years. Quin was a devoted wife and mother, a faithful intercessor, a great writer, a wise mentor, a friend to many, and most importantly, a lover of God. She will be greatly missed. While we, along with many, grieve our loss, we also rejoice for her gain.  On the flyleaf of Quin’s Bible are the words: “He that formed me in the womb, He shall guide me to the tomb; All my times shall ever be, ordered by His wise decree.” —John Ryland (1753-1825) Click on the link below to watch the full video. Dutch Sheets, Intercessory Prayer  (Bethany House Publishers: Bloomington, MN), 1996.

Paga - Strike the Mark! Yesterday , I shared two dreams about lightning in the Give Him 15 post.  As you may know, the Capitol and Washington Monument were both struck by lightning on New Year’s Eve. Was this a supernatural sign? I believe it was. Today, I am sharing another dream about lightning as it relates to intercession, which was given to my friend, Steven Springer. One of yesterday’s dreams was also given to Steven. Today’s dream was given to him in September of 2023. THE DREAM Dutch and I, in a group of five people, were in large, futuristic war machines. Dutch had a standard which held three banners/flags. The top flag was white, with red letters that read “The Love of the Lord.” The next banner was the Appeal to Heaven flag, and the third was the American flag, which was very tattered.  We followed Dutch in formation, advancing quickly toward a battle in front of us. We each had amazing weapons that shot laser lightning. On the side of the weapon was inscribed, as if it was the brand name,  “Paga.”  Every time we shot the weapons we hit the mark, never missing our target.  Dutch would then get out of his vehicle and plant the standard into the ground, as if to mark new territory claimed for the Kingdom! As the spear-like flag pole was thrust into the ground, springs of water would gush forth. I (Steven) would then declare, “Let your Kingdom come and let the awakening well be unlocked!” Angels would then appear - to keep watch over the territory we had taken back. After each battle, Dutch was given another standard containing three more of the same flags, with the U.S. flag being less tattered.  We moved from battlefield to battlefield, and the process was repeated. Then, as we approached another battlefield and were positioning ourselves to fire, General George Washington came riding to us out of the woods. As he looked at the standard with the banners Dutch was holding - the Love of the Lord flag, the Appeal to Heaven flag, and the American flag - he said to us, “Remember Gettysburg, and in the spring is when kings go to war. There will be a revolution and reformation that must take place.” He said again, “Remember Gettysburg, and in the spring is when kings go to war.”   The fear of the Lord came upon us. We all got out of our vehicles, fell to our knees and began to pray. We were asking for gates to be opened, and that the Lord would give our nation back to the sons of the Kingdom and heal our land. As we did, lightning struck twice, and the land was healed. New growth came up from the ground. And as the banner of love waved in the wind it released a sound over America.  End of dream.  INTERPRETATION  There were five of us in these battles, which were obviously spiritual, not physical. In Scripture the number “5” represents “grace,” and the five ministry gifts Christ gave the church in Ephesians 4:11-12. David carried five stones to his encounter with Goliath. Together, these reveal that God graced us with His gifts and anointing to win our spiritual battles.  The three flags represent 1) God’s redeeming love (Song of Solomon 2:4; John 3:16); 2) Prayer (the Appeal to Heaven flag); and 3) America. The American flag was tattered, picturing the United States’ broken condition. They reveal that God wants to heal us through His love and the prayers of the church.  Our weapons fired laser lightning! They were inscribed with the word “ Paga .” Steven didn’t know until looking up paga  that it is the Hebrew word for intercession - prayer was our weapon! Paga  has several nuances of meaning, which I teach on extensively in my book, Intercessory Prayer , all of which provide pictures of what our prayers accomplish. One of its meanings is “to strike the mark” (think bullseye). (1)  In the dream, our weapons (prayer) released laser lightning, which struck the mark with accuracy. This is actually spoken of in Job 36:32: “[God] fills His hands with lighting and commands it to strike the mark.”  The phrase “strike the mark” is indeed the word paga! This dream - and the verse in Job - is telling us that our prayers release God’s lightning, with accuracy, against His foes.  Paga also means “to encounter” and “to mark boundaries of territory!” (2) Combining all of these definitions: through intercession, we encounter spiritual forces, releasing God’s power to strike them with precision, taking back territory and staking claim to it for Him. All of that is in the word paga!!! It is significant that the banner of love was above the Appeal to Heaven flag. God is love (1 John 4:8) and His power, released through our prayers, is motivated by love. Our war is not against flesh and blood (Ephesians 6:12). We love people and want to see them saved; even those who oppose the Lord.  As we took back territory from the forces of darkness, the land was being healed and the flag (America) was being repaired. Wells of awakening (revival) were opening, springing up from the ground.  At some point George Washington, leader of the American forces in the Revolutionary War and our first president, came to us with a fascinating message. Part one of his message was “Remember Gettysburg.” Gettysburg was a battle – not in the war Washington fought – but in the Civil War. This is significant. The Civil War was internal, a war amongst ourselves, not against another nation. We were destroying ourselves from within. Gettysburg was the turning point in this war.  Then Washington (in the dream) said, “In the spring is when kings go to war. There will be a revolution and reformation that must take place.” I believe this could have a dual meaning. The first part is a quote from 2 Samuel 11:1, just before David committed adultery with Bathsheba. Rather than lead his troops into battle, David had chosen passivity, carnal pleasure, and compromise. This was very costly. Secondly, the phrase could be alerting us to literal timing: the “turning point” in the spiritual war, this “revolution” for America’s “reformation,” may take place over the next few months, especially this spring. We are not finished in this spiritual war to restore America! We must persevere in our intercession. As we did so in the dream, as well as humbling ourselves before the Lord, lightning struck twice, this time not from our weapons but directly from Heaven. When it did, the land was healed, and the banner of love released a sound over America. Will there be two significant events that occur in America this spring, perhaps two specific battles? I don’t know. But I am certain that we must remain diligent in our praying.  In tomorrow’s post, I’ll share some of the teaching from my book, Intercessory Prayer , regarding God’s lightning being released from our intercession to strike the mark. Pray with me:   Father, we, like Joshua, want to listen to You diligently, and obey You quickly. We listen to and obey Your words from Scripture first and foremost, but we also do so regarding Your prophetic words. Holy Spirit leads us in our intercession. At the very beginning of 2025 You have emphasized lightning and we are listening. You have reminded us that through our prayers, You are removing the masks from government leaders in our nation. You have also reminded us that Your power, Your lightning, is released from our intercession, and Holy Spirit guides these prayers causing them to “strike the mark” with great accuracy. And You have reminded us that they are to be motivated by Your love – they are for the healing of our land. We will not grow complacent as we enter into this new year. We accept Your alert and admonishment that our generation’s Gettysburg, our turning point, is coming this spring. We ask You for great sensitivity and discernment as we remain on our posts and appeal to heaven. Help us to stay alert and watchful. In Jesus’ name we pray this. Amen.   Our decree: We decree that this spring we will be sensitive to Holy Spirit’s instructions and win our generation’s Gettysburg! You can find out more about Steven Springer at GlobalPresence.com . Click on the link below to wath the full video. James Strong, The New Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1990), ref. no. 6293. Ibid.