(Only) One Way to Heaven

The Holy Spirit calls to me this morning.  I have been so troubled by the news about the genocide taking place in far off lands.  I judge those people executing the genocide and rightfully so. They need to be stopped and sent to hell for all they are doing and have done.

The Holy One invades my thoughts with the truth about the unsaved and the One who will ultimately judge us all.  He speaks Truth.  Hell has no compartments that grade and penalize sin according to human values.  

It is hard for the human mind to grasp that concept because we have, in our own hearts, given value to our sin actions or, opposite that, we have given value to our good deeds.

What we think is "fair" are grades of sin as assessed within the human mind.  There is a bar of good, gooder, goodest, or bad, badder, baddest.  We rate our sin and the sin of others by an internal standard.  I guess if we are gods then we can rest with this standard and rating system and be assured of our entry into Heaven at the end of this earthly life.

But God........   Does the Creator God who formed us and gave us His Spirit through His Son, use the same standard and measuring rod for our life and eternity?  

The Word of God given to man and the appearance on earth of God incarnate, (I.E. God in the flesh), who is Jesus Christ, reveals the truth.

Many are caught up with their own self-generated image of God.  Whether we see God as a kindly white haired ancient person who is desperately fair minded, beholding to men for their loyalty, or see Him as a tyrant, angry, wrathful, control freak, waiting for the human to cross Him, most conjure up an image and work our way out from there.

But our image of our Creator must can and must come from TRUTH.  God is who He is.  We didn't create Him, He created us.  While we were created in His image, He remains high and above the weak "flesh" image that we tend to judge Him according to.

God has made His Word available and, in our history, has even wrapped Himself in flesh to show us Who He is.  JESUS IS GOD.  His Presence, His Person. His Life, His Death, His Resurrection all point us to the TRUTH about our Creator.

The question for each one of us is whether we will accept God for Who He is.  If we do, we are promised to live forever in His Presence.  If we do not, then we will live forever not in His Presence.  It's a simple choice, really, except for those who would choose to be their own god.

The drive to be our own god, takes us down any road that pleases self.  We justify our human mind and thinking, saying, "I just can't believe in a God who would: send a good person to hell or,  save an evil man, or__________________ you can fill in the blank, never really grasping the truth that it's all about a choice that each human can, must and does make before the final judgment is rendered by a Holy God.

In truth, all the wrath of our Holy God was poured out on Jesus at the cross.  The only judgement that remains is over whether you accept His atonement (bloodshed in your behalf) or not.  If you do and accept Jesus as you personal savior who has redeemed, you from death you will be rewarded with eternal life from and with our Creator in a renovated New earth. If you reject the One God sent to redeem you from death, you will forfeit eternal life in paradise and spend it in torment. 

The incredible kindness, mercy and generosity of our Majestic Creator is that salvation depends on a choice that every person can, must and does make.  

Our Sovereign God leveled the playing field, taking off the table any condition of birth, goodness of deeds, talents we may have, or any relative comparison of our personalities, appearance or innate character.

The only thing that God uses in His assessment for salvation is the question, "What have you done with the truth that Jesus Christ was sent from Heaven to earth by Me to save you?"   

We are to believe and trust in the name (character) of His Son, Jesus Christ, who is the Savior of mankind and the One sent by God to pay the price for God's wrath against sin, wickedness, and evil.  These actions make every one of us is guilty and liable for justifiable punishment when using the standard of God's Holiness as opposed to the standard of our human goodness.

To those who say the way is too narrow, especially those who follow counterfeit gods, the TRUTH that Jesus gave us is clear when He said, "Small is the way and narrow is the gate that leads to life, broad is the road that leads to destruction"  Matt 7:14

It is not the rigid requirements of the law that lead to life, but rather the One, the ONLY ONE, who represents the gate.  JESUS IS THE GATE and THE ONLY WAY to access Heaven.

For those who deny the truth, reject the One and only provision God has provided for our salvation and eternal life in the Presence and company of our Creator, the end will come as a shock to all those theories about Heaven and hell.  For hell is isolation and separation from all that we know as life and light.  

A miss of the one (only) way to Heaven will translate to the same hell for all regardless of the goodest or baddest actions we accomplish on earth.

Either we are or are not saved, and Jesus, alone, knows who are His. Do you belong to Jesus?  Have you entered into a relationship with the Son of God? Or will you get to the gate and be turned away?

The Holy Spirit is calling.  Can you hear Him?

Our Privilege and Our Assignment

Shalom my faithful Kingdom Warriors.

Let us take a minute to remind ourselves:  At the Cross, and due to the sacrifice of Yeshua, the rules governing this earth realm changed forever.  Before the Cross, the fallen Elohim ruled by default since humanity surrendered the role first assigned to co-labor with Yahweh over His created world.  And, as history unfolded and humanity rebelled even further in the building of the tower of Babel, they (we) lost favor and to the point of Yahweh turning His imagers over to the ruling authority of the elohim (little “g” gods) in the unseen realm.  Psalm 82 gives a glimpse and picture of the spirit realm and Yahweh’s indictment over His other created beings who betrayed their role and task, which was, to bring Humanity back under His rule. 

Psalm 82:6-7 is Yahweh’s pronounced indictment and final judgement over the rebels in the unseen realm: 

“My decree is:  You are elohim (gods, judges) sons of the Most High, all of you.  NEVERTHELESS, you will die like mortals and fall like any prince.” 

Yeshua’s arrival was an invasion by the Creator of all and He came at a strategic time (when all roads led to Rome and facilitated the spread of the Gospel world-wide) and to take back what belongs to Him.

Since the Cross, Humanity has been re-issued title deed to this earth and on the occasion of His death and resurrection we were bestowed inheritance rights and authority over EVERYTHING THAT BELONGS TO HIM.  He signed His last will and testament in blood so there can be NO forgery.  When He left planet earth, we became his heir(s) apparent and have been placed in charge of all that is His. He is not dead and will return one day but until He returns, we must battle against the evil ones who have occupied the land that belongs to Him.   

Pentecost provided the glorious day promised when Yahweh Himself would come to tabernacle (dwell) with His people.  With the Spirit of the Holy God of all creation living inside us, there is no power greater than the one we wield as His representative.  Eviction of illegal principalities is accomplished by His power as we serve the verbal eviction notices in His Name!    

Standing upon this truth, it is our right and privilege to re-possess the land that belongs to Yahweh.

All the nations belong to Him.  Psalm 82:8, Psalm 86:8-10, Psalm 22:28 

We are told that the weapons of our warfare are not carnal (swords and spears, bombs and bullets) but have Divine power to bring down "strongholds" (power grips by evil forces) whether in our mind or in the atmosphere due to the propaganda and false narrative evil claims to have.  We know from the beginning and origins of "creation", words have power.  The Words of Yahweh have Sovereign power to create and uphold His Will, His way.  As we know His will (as revealed in His Word), we can be confident that as we declare His Word, it will be fulfilled.  Isaiah 55:11.

All our declarations, based on His word will materialize here on earth as we persevere and do not doubt.  

Here are declarations I am making today and encourage you to stand in agreement with and even add mighty declarations bringing His Sovereign rule and order to circumstances you know are out of alignment with His will. 

We declare this nation has been redeemed by the Holy Blood of Yeshua and purged of the bloodguilt of past generations.  We are the Redeemed United States of America under the ruling authority of Yahweh.  We declare our Sovereignty as One Nation Under Yahweh, and our Constitution is a Sacred Covenant established at our foundation, with Him and one another (United States citizens).   

We declare, this nation, The Redeemed United States of America stands for and upholds the Sanctity of Life and that our Creator God is the source and breath of all life as He oversees that sacred moment of conception. 

Furthermore, we declare this issue of "abortion" as a "right" protected by the federal government was settle by SCOTUS and returned to each state for laws governing its restrictions and permissions.  We declare the issue of abortion and the propaganda that supports the ungodly depravity: is renounced as a top issue to we, the people, and is exposed as the illusion that is and cancelled.  

We break the power of media manipulation as only the "Satanist's agenda " favors infanticide as it is their blood ritual, and the rest of humanity is heartbroken over death of the innocent.  We declare that from here on "radio silence" is required by nefarious media and proponents of that depraved agenda. 

We declare only US citizens will be allowed to vote in the 2024 election and laws governing election fraud will be enforced and those engaging in any election fraud, will be exposed and penalized. 

Remember that we are and most likely will always be a remnant force of Kingdom Warriors.  Yahweh always uses a remnant so no one can boast as an individual or a vast army that victory comes from anywhere or from anyone but Yahweh.  We glorify His Name.  

That said, He asked me one morning, "Why are you not fighting harder for your own kind?  This is human genocide you are witnessing".  What a stark reminder that as a remnant we are not fighting for our own comfort or personal life, but we are fighting for His Name and Glory and for others of our own "kind" (the whole nation) who cannot or do not know how to fight for themselves.    

I am reminded of Moses' intercession when He was receiving the "instructions" for Holy living back on Mt Sinai and Israel was making the golden calf and practicing idolatry with the most depraved acts of immorality and pagan forms of worship.  What a disappointment and offense to God's nature and His powerful deliverance from 400 years of their enslavement. Yet Moses made His appeal to Yahweh that His reputation and Name was at stake among all the nations on earth if Israel was abandoned or destroyed.  Much the same argument for intercession can be made over our Nation.  Once recognized as a "Christian Nation", we have been invaded and corrupted by pagan ideologies and foreign actors who come not but to rob, kill and destroy just like their demonic handlers.  Somehow, we have been a nation of appeasement not only acting rebellion here at home but also exporting it to other nations.

Prayer for our Nation

Oh Abba Father, how we repent for all the evil this nation has done and plead as Moses did, for the sake of Your great Name and Honor among the nations, please intervene and re-set this, Your/our nation back on the trajectory of Your ordained destiny for us.  As you cleanse and purify the land and Your people, and as You lead us out of bondage to the evil globalists, grant us the wisdom to recalibrate our Nation back on our foundation under Your ruling authority.  Enable us, the remnant the Divine strategy to handle our victory and our freedom from cabal, cartel and foreign corp. control.    In Yeshua's Name!

The Holy Spirit is calling.  Can you hear Him?           

 

If My People.....

 What’s Up with America???  Ready for my rant?  

Are we ready for some raw un-watered-down truth?  

As we look at the way this nation has been humiliated around the world with all that is happening and is being revealed day by day, is it any wonder?  Holy Conviction is a sword to my heart💔

We know that this is not a matter of a weak military nor an inability to protect the borders of our Sovereign nation.  It’s not any weakness in our laws that cannot protect our citizens from criminals in the streets.

It’s time we turn our attention to the reality that it is an ungodly ideology that has crept in, been tolerated, then celebrated and inaccurately defined as “compassion” for all the human “victims” of inequality. 

This once great nation has had its share of wars from within as well as from without. But from a heavenly perspective we should take the time to see ourselves as Adonai sees us.

Patriots who love our Republic and fight for our restoration as a constitutional republic, we appreciate the commitment and energy you have demonstrated, but the Church of the Living God must do our part for victory to be achieved against the foreign invaders who have infiltrated and imposed their wicked agenda over us.  

We who understand the commands and ways of Holiness should be able to acknowledge that we as a nation are the source of profaning God’s Name, His being to the world.  We as a nation “called by His name, are the conduit of gross immorality, defaming the great name of the One who has given us all the blessings we enjoy.  

We have been accepting of and then exported licentious behavior (via Hollywood and other venues) that is clearly forbidden if we want to be in a vital relationship with our Creator who holds the keys to our happy place. 

This is not a deep secret as God’s Word is readily available to all here who want to read it.   His instruction for living in His protection and blessing is readily available and not too difficult to comprehend. 

As a follower of Yeshua, I have searched out the precedents in His Word so as to pray for our rescue and a personal directive as to how to personally align with His Will.  His promises are personal, and He will make a distinction between those who serve Him and those who do not.

That said, there are those among us who will say “Where is your God now?”   In humility we must understand that as we have humiliated Him before the world, we are now experiencing humiliation.  

This nation has been weakened by our apathy, compromise and refusal to stand against the things that materialism brings to silence our integrity.  

We have enjoyed the pornography, the immorality, even aberrant relationships forbidden by Holiness.  We have exported all the funds needed to kill off the next generation of precious humanity so other nations can reduce their population like we have so skillfully done with ours.   We fail to stop the wicked indoctrination of our kids thru “education” to the point that they question their own gender and value as human beings.  We have gullibly allowed corrupt leaders to be placed in powerful positions enacting laws while sitting on the sidelines refusing to vote our godly conscience as our freedoms are being legislated away.  

The list goes on and then we wonder why we are being humiliated knowing we could in and of ourselves squash any nation we see as a threat.

All this should break our hearts and show us clearly how we have broken His.  Our founders were given a blueprint for greatness but along the way, we lost our courage and our vision as One nation under God embracing and modeling His Principles for peaceful victorious living.  

Biblical history tells us how Israel profaned Adonai’s Name among the nations through compromising and worshipping at the altar of foreign gods.  They too engaged in immorality, offered up their children to foreign gods, betrayed their covenant with Adonai and lost their protection for times and seasons.  BUT GOD……

Still gave them hope.   Repentance was the way back to their restoration as His people and to again take up their privilege and responsibility to represent His Sovereign Being to the nations that surrounded them.  

This ongoing struggle can end but not without correction.  It is written “If MY people who are called by MY Name” turn from THEIR wicked ways.  Clearly Adonai sees things in our hearts that perhaps others don’t see.  Do we justify sin and refuse to take a stand or even privately pray for an end to it?  

I read and remember that in each time of the rescue of His people, Adonai heard the cry of the remnant and responded by raising up leaders whom He could anoint with His great power to show the World that His name will not be defiled by the “uncircumcised” (of the heart not the body/I.E. unbelievers).

Are we there yet?   Have we gotten to the bottom of our pride and mistaken sense that the Blood of our Messiah will protect us here on earth from the consequences of our violations of the Holiness of our Heavenly Father? 

Have we apologized to each other for the hidden sin including acceptance of values not aligned with Adonai’s Holiness that might be causing corporate liability and asked for prayer to overcome it?  

Having been through a season of inexcusable back sliding, I know how humiliating it is to share our private weaknesses, ask for private prayer and plead for divine wisdom to see ourselves clearly, but national disgrace is a far worse consequence for all who are in bondage to the sin that brings it.  

It is sobering to realize these are “those” days we have read, about that try men’s souls and test our godly character.  

However, Adonai is Present and He is real offering us the way out of this mess. TODAY……….

The Holy Spirit is calling.  Can you hear Him?

Intercessors United 8-12-24: Binding and Loosing in Cultural Context

  

Greetings faithful intercessors.  Be encouraged in your assignment to advance the Kingdom of our God and King Jesus.

This morning as I meet with the Holy One, my "emotions" press me to inquire about many things I see in our world and how each factors into the battle I am called to fight. Perspective is one vitally important key to victory.  Jesus told Peter, "I will give you the keys OF the kingdom; Whatever you prohibit on earth will be prohibited in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven."  Matthew 16:19-20

In doing this, I am given to understand that Jesus was giving Peter the authority to bind and loose (prohibit and permit) the activities of His newly formed community of followers.  This was going to be a departure from what the Rabbis of that day required of Torah observant Jews that Jesus called "misunderstanding" of the spirit of the law (Torah) or worse, outright defiance or even manipulation of the known principles Torah taught.

When we take claim to that verse, it's important to understand the fullness of what that meant to Peter and the Messianic Jews of that day.  Jesus was giving him and by extension, us, an understanding of our authority to permit or prohibit activities of the followers of Jesus and how we are to influence the world.  For Peter it was Jesus authorizing him to permit things the religious rulers had or were prohibiting, like the controversy of Levitical laws of circumcision as a necessary requirement for Gentiles to join the Messianic community.  Or to permit the activities on the Sabbath that had been and were prohibited like deliverance from the power of Satan or physical healing like the "works" of the Kingdom as Jesus Himself modelled. 

Points to Ponder:

1. Since our battle is not against flesh and blood but against the darkness and the governors OF the darkness in the world that touches our lives. (Ephesian 6:10) we can take our authority to permit and prohibit the "works of darkness" that we see.  I John 3:8b, "For this purpose the Son of God was manifested that He might destroy the works of the devil."
    
2.  How do we "destroy the works of the devil?  As we come against the devil's works and know that "the gates of hell will NOT prevail against us", by and through our powerful words and proclamations of God's truth (His power, His Sovereignty, His authority delegated to us), we pierce the darkness and set captives free.  In order to defeat the darkness we must declare the LIGHT!  We must never give up nor give in. Those who are victims of Satan's lies and cooperate with the evil agenda to enslave the whole world, can be brought into the Kingdom of light by our discerning declarations and worthy words of truth spoken over them, leading to a Divine encounter with God's only Son, our Savior, Jesus.
   
   
3. Always remember it is the SPOKEN word of God that is the true power. Our thoughts are the beginning but it's the spoken word in declarations and proclamations that move the Kingdom of Heaven forward and destroy all the illusions of the devil's power.  

Prayer for Today:

Abba Father, thank you for Your word and instructions to Your people. Thank You that Your Word is Your will for us and the "how-to" align with Your ways of co-governing the world that touches our personal and corporate lives.  It is no doubt that we have an enemy and that this "enemy" was permitted,  not to destroy us but to challenge us to become strong as Your imagers and well-trained in our future role to rule and reign with Jesus in the age to come. 

We humble ourselves before You, with thanksgiving that we are not the victims of evil but have, by Your design, the weapons to defeat all that comes against us.  Grant us, Abba, the wisdom and understanding to be victorious in the battles brought on by this enemy of Your Kingdom, and righteously apply the principles of binding and loosing, permitting and prohibiting all that You have provided in Your Word.   We appeal to Your mercy for justice to become righteous again and people to be held accountable for sin unto their redemption not destruction. In Jesus Name and for Your glory.

Scriptural references:

1. Matthew 16:19-20
2. Ephesians 6:10
3. 1 John 3:8b
4. 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 

Declarations:

We declare:  2 Corinthians 10:4-5 "The weapons we fight with are not weapons of the world, on the contrary, they have Divine power to demolish strongholds.  We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God. 

We declare: this is the authority we have been given and we now speak against the lies and illusions of the enemy that have brought a blanket of confusion and chaos over our world at large, our nation, our states, our communities, our churches, our families and our own minds.

  

We declare: we, your people have the mind of Christ and His delegated authority that we purpose to use to bring The Kingdom of Heaven's good will, that offsets the evil of the kingdom of darkness.

 

We declare: the power of evil acts done by the wicked leveled against the innocent and the weaker vessels in our society is broken and their power overruled.

  

We declare:  Those guilty of such abuses will be speedily brought to accountability: exposed and penalized according to the Vengeance that is our Sovereign Lord's right to exercise and we commit them into Your Hands, Adonai.

 

We declare: freedom this day, for the captives caught behind enemy lines like Rahab back in the day of Joshua at Jericho, that they be brought into the camp of the saved.  All in Jesus Name and for His glory! 

  

Have an awesome day on this Journey with Jesus and lead-up to the celebration of the Resurrection of our Lord. 

Hallelujah 

Our God REIGNS!

Intercession for Our Nation 7-19-2024

Each morning as I wake up, I hear the Holy Spirit calling me to come and talk the things over that He has planned for my day.  I commit each day with all the events, opportunities, and challenges that I might run into this day to Him; to guide me and teach me His will and His ways. 

Yesterday in a prayer meeting with my sister intercessors, we talked about how the last 3 + years have been quite eye opening for our nation, and how much we have learned about the depths of corruption in our nation and the world. 

After his loss (?) in 2020, Donald Trump made the observation that sometimes you cannot tell people the truth about what is going on, they must see for themselves and with their own eyes come to understand the truth.  

Here we are in 2024 agonizing with the truth that in 2020 we (some of us) were sold a bill of "goods" that was actually a rotten agenda with a flawed and weak President that has harmed our nation: our land and our citizens.    

Many in our nation have cried out of a broken heart, "God where are you?"  For those of us who know Him, we know that He has been right here with us and from His Sovereign throne, He allowed it for a greater purpose.  

The call to intercede whether for our nation, church or individuals, requires me to get God's perspective and to pray accordingly.  That said, part of my early morning private conversation with Holiness is to inquire.  "Lord, how do I process what I see and what do you want me to understand about Your Will and Your ways so I can intercede effectively and align myself with Your plans and purposes.

Corporate and substitionary repentance has gone on for the blood guilt in our nation.  Blood guilt brings a severe consequence to the nation or individual who has engaged in such actions.  History reveals that we as a nation have done horrific things and such must be confessed and repented over, with a heart plea for forgiveness and atonement that only Jesus can provide. 

Intercessors for our One Nation established at our foundation to be under God have had the conviction and provided such an appeal to Heaven. It seems our God has accepted our repentance and we are thankful that His Sovereign control is becoming apparent.

This morning the Lord takes me back to the events that happened on Oct 7, 2023 in Israel. The shock of the carnage was beyond human imagination.  As I inquired as to why His "protection" was removed, the Lord told me 2 things: 1. The land is defiled.  The music festival was pagan and the people have forgotten their Torah.  2. He revealed the abject hatred the enemy of humanity has for Yahweh's imagers and how the evil ones will try to despoil even our physical body beyond mere death, thus the mutilation of their bodies beyond recognition.  NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE HATRED OF THE FALLEN ELOHIM TOWARD US. 

This morning the Lord has me reflect upon His precedents from His Word and that brings me to the ways Yahweh disciplined Israel over history and the way He might be disciplining our Nation today.  

I noticed that in the annals of Israel's history, the Lord has used enemy armies and foreign actors to facilitate His Sovereign Will, not unlike we have seen in our own country.  The GOOD news about God's ways, is that when the "tool" He chose to use to discipline Israel had accomplished His Divine purpose, the "tool" was then dealt with; as in put aside, neutralize from any further destruction against Israel and made aware of His Holy indignation against over-playing their role.  The ongoing destruction of Hamas is confirming evidence of this precedent after the massacre of Oct 7!  

The symbolism is not lost on me today.  In our nation, the foreign governing, the terrorists invasion, and the call to return to our destiny being heard by many across this land, speaks to me of this precedent of His ways with His beloveds. We hear You, Abba Father!  We cry out to You, Yahweh: deal with those beings (both human and supernatural) who, having been a tool You used to open our eyes and convict our hearts of our deep and desperate need for You, to be put aside, and neutralized from any more destruction of our Nation and our people.  Restore and re-set us back on our Biblical foundation and covenant called the Constitution in the ongoing fulfillment of our original destiny. In Jesus Name and for Your glory!  AMEN and AMEN!  

We declare the "JOY", the "Justice of Yahweh" has entered the earth and our One Nation Under Him. His judgment will not be postponed!

Psalm 125:3, The Scepter of the wicked will not remain over the land allotted to the righteous so that the righteous will not apply their hands to injustice"

The Holy Spirit is calling.  Can you hear Him?

Suicide: The Plot of an Evil Oppressor

In these difficult days comes an evil remedy for all the hurt and pain being inflicted on God's imagers.  We are under assault by a wicked "spirit" whose goal it is to convince humanity that all is hopeless, and we have no value or purpose in this one life we have been given. 

The "spirit" of suicide has flowed into our culture and is taking victims by the minute.  Drugs open the mind to thoughts of self-harm and that is where the battle is fought and won.  For Christians we must be conduits of God's unconditional and everlasting love for those of our own kind.  We must destroy the works of the devil and work hard to set the captives free.

The battle rages and was brought to this realm when Jesus came, invaded planet earth and set about destroying the works of the devil and commissioned His followers to do the same. We are His army now.  We have His Holy Spirit within us, His authority behind us and His delegated dominion ahead of us to flow in our destiny to say and pray:  Thy Kingdom Come, Thy will be done here on earth as it is (being) done in Heaven!

We begin the journey as followers of Jesus, by accepting His invitation to be reconciled to our Father in Heaven, Who created humanity for that very purpose:  A Relationship of love, honor and mutual respect, living as a community forever, as in eternal, never ending.

As we accept that invitation, we acknowledge we have sinned and fallen short of the requirement to be Holy as God is Holy.  What can take away our sin?  In God's economy, only the Blood of Jesus can atone (pay the price established), wash away and cleanse us, due to the fact that we are born with a sin "nature" that has no other remedy.  It's not just this sin or that sin that exempts us from a relationship with Creator God, but it is a DNA component we cannot shed that came with the fall of humanity way back in the beginning.  

The core of humanity (our heart) is despitefully wicked, and each of us are a rebel against the standard of Holiness and only a change of heart can enable us to draw near to God and He to draw near to us.  

Enter Jesus, whose Holy Blood, atones for that sin nature, provides a heart change, and allows all who are willing to accept the gracious gift of Redemption, to be reconciled back into our love relationship with our Creator.  Words matter and must be defined to bring understanding:  To atone: to pay the established price for forgiveness. Atonement is a term that means reparation, repayment for an offense or injury.  Redemption: The action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil.  Reconciliation: The restoration of friendly terms (most importantly in relationships). 

Jesus has accomplished all three through His sacrificial death on the Cross. It is not for us to judge the Judge of all Creation nor debate the terms of our salvation. It is for us to gratefully accept that terms do indeed exist, and we can choose to accept or reject them.  

Jesus came to destroy the "works of the devil".  Suicide is an evil work or agenda to destroy God's beloved imagers through self-destruction.   Murderous rage is a means by which we destroy one another but suicide is self-inflicted, and in many ways silent and unseen before it's too late.  It is for us to be vigilant and on our "game" to recognize the subtle signs of hopelessness and speak life over those in despair. 

It is also important to understand the evil motive behind the spirit of self-destruction.

The enemy of our Kingdom and our King fears the King's imagers who understand the battle and are enabled to defeat him here on earth.   The devils don't care how many of us die and go to Heaven, they don't care how many die and go to hell.  What they care about is the number of us who are fighting their wicked agenda here on earth.  

The fallen angels (elohim, gods) have no opportunity for redemption and their power in this realm is all they have to hang onto before being thrown into the eternal abyss.  We who know the Kingdom battle we are in and understand our delegated authority here to conquer and prevail against all forms of the evil one's agenda, are his target.  Suicide prevents the victim from becoming a kingdom warrior.  

The similar tactic is used when through flesh temptation, we are self-obsessed and in bondage to ungodly thoughts, and actions. 

It's time for all of us to wake up to the kingdom battle we are in and fight for our own kind who are struggling with lies of the enemy devaluing us as God's (Yahweh's) imagers with a Divine commission and the tools to accomplish it in Jesus's (Yeshua's) Name. 

The Holy Spirit is calling.  Can you Hear Him? 

     

7 Mountains of Influence in Our Nation

Let There be Light (OHR)  

By the Lord’s will, the last 3 years have opened our collective eyes to the level of corruption that has existed in our land and government for decades. We have been literally unaware of how the governing authorities were using their elected positions to enlarge their bank accounts at the expense of the governed they were elected to serve.

Just as Yahweh saw the hardship of His people in the land of Egypt, He has seen how this One Nation under His ruling authority has been systematically enslaved by powerful globalists and ruled by foreign actors in violation of the covenant we have with Him and each other: The Constitution of the United States of America is our covenant and rule of law.

 Last Year while in pre-service prayer and worship at my fellowship, I heard the Lord say, “Why are you not fighting harder for “your own kind?   This is a human genocide you are witnessing.”  I had been interceding for our Kingdom and humanity for years, but this gave me a sense of urgency for the Lord to point this out.

Then, He took me (again) to Ezekiel 22:30, as Yahweh was opining about the failure of the priests in Israel and their depravity, He said, “I sought for a man who could stand in the gap to oppose me on behalf of the land that I would not destroy it!  But I found no one!”  When I read this, I automatically respond “Here we are Lord, please see us as intercessors for the land”.   

For those who might not consider the call to intercede for the land as well as the people, this changed my perspective.  I have always been a strong patriot, but I began to look at the land as being important to Yahweh as part of His entire created universe. Somehow the earth is impacted by the bloodshed upon it. Remember the bloodshed began back when Caine killed Abel. The earth cries out and all creation groans. 

When the word tells us that all creation groans (Romans 8:22-23) it has to do with the fall, and everything is in need of redemption.  Back in the garden of Eden, we lost our regency role (due to rebellion) and authority to manage Yahweh's created world.  Ever since that epic failure by God's imagers, all creation has been out of Divine order, fails to operate in its original function and groans to be back in Divine order with humanity in ruling authority. 

 The directive was that the original pair: go forth, multiply, subdue the earth and rule over all that Yahweh created....AND....nothing has changed our mandate or creation's expectation of us. Our failure causes all creation to groan.....But GOD!

The Cross of Calvary, and the death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus is the place and time when humanity was given the opportunity to be restored in relationship with our Creator God and re-instated in our original role as His regents (One who governs in the absence of the Monarch) with authority to co-govern the world He created.   

This wake-up call and revelation has brought many to intercede as never before, realizing what a powerful role we have to play in what many consider to be "end times". 

This year National Day of Prayer posted an article for the unity of Intercessors and here is the exhortation they gave so we can put our collective voices in agreement to these vital prayers for our nation.    

"Throughout the year, the NDP calls on Christians to pray for seven areas of influence in American society: government, military, media, business, education, church, and family. Each group felt the power of intercession at the D.C. gathering.  

“Jesus, we profess our faith in You. You are the Light of the world, and in You there is no darkness. For You are our lamp, O LORD, and our God who lights our darkness. Forgive us for fearing and focusing on the darkness around us instead of being filled with faith and shining like the city on a hill You have called us to be. Forgive us for the times when we have been the absence of light, allowing darkness to dwell in America. Lead us forward to dispel the darkness and bring light throughout the Church, Family, Education, Business, Military, Government, and Arts, Entertainment, and Media. 

“We are saved by grace through faith, released from the darkness that once held us captive and now free to walk in the newness of life in You. Light dispels darkness and exposes what is hidden and wicked, so we commit to rise and shine! For by You, Lord, we can take courage to run against the enemy, and by our God we can fight the good fight and keep the faith as living lampstands in our communities and country. We fear no evil for You are with us.

“Lord, Your way is perfect, You lead us on paths of righteousness for Your name’s sake. Your Word is a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. Your Word is Truth, instructing and inspiring us to live in the abundant life You gave when You saved us from the death and destruction of the enemy. Fill us with Truth as we read, study, and live Your Word.

“God, You are a shield for all those who take refuge in You. As we abide in You and Your Word abides in us, we take up our shield of faith and the sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God and run boldly into the darkness to Lift Up the Word and Light Up the World! In the Mighty name of Jesus we pray, amen!"

May we stand together as intercessors and pray these prayers, make our Declaration of Yahweh's delegated authority given to us and see how He will intervene in our day and circumstances as we await the return of our King Jesus! 

** Months ago, when praying about the "Light", the Holy Spirit told me to go back to the beginning where we read that the Spirit of Yahweh was hovering over the darkness and He said, "Let there be "Light".  This Light was not the light of a celestial body such as sun and moon for they were created on the 4th day. Looking to the Hebrew word in context, this word light is translated from the word "OHR" and that is the word meaning:  "to bring order out of chaos."  Darkness is chaos and Yahweh's LIGHT brings order. Darkness is really just the absence of light! We can declare His Light over the darkness we perceive in this fallen world, just as He did back in the beginning and expect Him to bring forth order, and in His order there will come peace. 

The Holy Spirit is calling.  Can you hear Him?