Jerre led in worship…
Pastor Ray shared…
While we were lifting our voices, I got a picture in my spirit. Behind our house, we have a pond and there are five or six homes around it. In the summer, if the pond is not treated, it turns green as green can be. It’s just nasty smelling. We neighbors go together and have a company come in and treat it. There’s one way that, that green junk leaves and that’s when there’s a deluge of rain. When the rain comes, all that green is washed away.
I compare that picture for how it was in England with Brexit. The people’s voice was not what the media thought it would be. They voted to exit out of the EU. Major happening in the earth. It changed the markets here. The mortgage rates went up just because of what happened there. Later many of the politicians have done everything they could to hold fast to the status quo. They are pushing against the people’s voice.
In the United States, the people’s voice was heard. The church stood up, 81% of evangelicals voted to change some states from blue to red. It was the voice of the people. No matter what people say, the voice of the people moved our nation in a different direction. I’m sure you heard President elect Trump say he was going to “drain the swamp.” What was he talking about? He was talking about changing the direction of the nation and getting all that green junk out for a new, fresh beginning. But right now in our nation, there’s resistance even before he takes office. He’s just the President elect. There are a lot of people protesting in the streets. And most of those people didn’t even vote and aren’t even registered.
I had someone ask me a while ago, “What are you going to do?” What are we going to do individually as the body in this time of change. We have a mandate from the people to move more in a different way. We cannot give ourselves high fives and celebrate and just believe it’s going to work out. We’re coming against demon powers that have tried to take our nation in the wrong direction. We know it’s not a man or woman that can change the nation. Look at the election map. There are very few portions in Minnesota that was blue, far up in the northern point and then Minneapolis/St. Paul. The rest of the state was red. We’re been praying about that for a long time.
Erika shared…
It’s individual. God created us as speaking spirits for His kingdom and His glory. The responsibility of the church is to further His kingdom and to share the good news of the Gospel. That’s what it’s all about. That the word of the Lord would have free course in this nation. We’re pursuing that individually and collectively. This morning I was reminded when they first landed here and dug the flag into the ground, it was for His glory. And that has never changed. We’re going to continue to use our faith and individually act in ways that perhaps we’ve never acted before to express the will of God.
Jerre shared…
Steve and I have been running into of people unhappy about the election. Steve says to them, “Have you looked at their platform? What do they stand for?” These people are born again Christians. Steve ran into a guy in the lobby that had no clue. When he talked about the two different platforms and the things they stand for, the guy said “I didn’t know that.” Three or four already! We have our job cut out for us. One was actually going to work in an anti-abortion counseling center and had no clue what that political party’s platform stood for. Steve talked to another born again, Spirit filled Christian on fire that said she had no clue what that party platform was about. There’s a big difference in the two political platforms and what the kingdom of God stands for. It’s like the blinders have been on their eyes. When I said to the girl who was fighting for life, I asked, “Do you know what they think on either side?” She said no. We as Christians must pray for the deception to be gone and that they would hear the Gospel of the kingdom and what it stands for and who really is standing for those principles. It’s not about a man or woman or color, it’s about the kingdom of God and life more abundant. It would be a good starting point to bind that deception.
Pastor Ray shared…
I have a list of scriptures for us to stand on in the coming years to bring about change. The two political parties have their platforms, but below is our Christian platform. Kingdom principles are our platform.
Phil. 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”
Mark 16:17-18, “And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.”
Psalm 37:4, “Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.”
Acts 1:8, “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”
Isaiah 53:5, “But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.”
John 13:34, “A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.”
1 Cor. 1:30, “Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:”
Pro. 28:1, “…the righteous are bold as a lion.”
Dan. 11:32, “And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.”
2 Peter 1:3, “According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness…”
Prayed…
We humble ourselves before You in Jesus’ name. Your wisdom is our wisdom
Your strength is our strength
Your joy brings about Your strength
Your Word declared will cause us to walk out where we would have never walked before
Thank You for Your Word
Holy Spirit, we reverence You
Thank You for those rivers of living water that are in us
Thank You for stability in the Church, able to do exploits and do things that need to be done
The righteous are bold as a lion
The things we declare shall come to pass… when our words line up with God’s Word
We lift up the feet that carry forth the Word of God
We pray for the people that will be placed in their political places
The platform will be carried out
Declarations that have been made will be carried out
We pray for the new…
Lord, You are the restorer of the breach… unity
We bind you, devil, and command you to take your blinders off them in the name of Jesus
Eyes to see…
The blood of the Lamb is against you, devil
Blinders are coming off in Jesus’ name
Words from heaven, Lord, that heal the land… they hear the voice of the good shepherd
They declare Your Word
The government will be upon Your shoulders
You arise, Father… let righteousness rain down from heaven
Move by Your mighty hand… many souls turning to the light
Foul spirit of division, get down!
We speak to the storm of chaos… Chaos! We command you to be still, to dissipate, and fall apart, come to nothing
We declare over America a flood zone where the power of the Holy Ghost will come from the north, south, east and west
Revival… awakening
Those ears that have been stopped up, we command them to be opened in the name of Jesus to hear what Your spirit will say to the nations
Holy Spirit words from heaven ordained to be spoken at precisely this time, Lord
We plead the blood of Jesus on those words
Thank You, Father, that those words come in abundance and easily from Your throne
They still the storm “Peace, be still!”
There will be an understanding of Your truth, O God
We look for words fitly spoken and right on time
Words that build up and words that take down
Words that change and words that rearrange
We lift up the timing of those words and actions and activities
We apply the blood over every step and process and timeline and timetable
We speak life to those timelines in Jesus’ name… you will come forth on time
We loose ministering spirits to assist and go work on the timelines… multiple timelines and activities
We bind the spirit of fear and panic operating in this nation… we forbid you from operating
Father, we thank You for peace, calm, full assurance of faith in the Church and through the Church
Prevailing wind of the Spirit to blow
It blows out chaff and it brings in the very breath and life of God into every fabric of society
We lift up the educational system of this nation
We call for dramatic radical righteous change in the name of Jesus
We call for it… those things that are error and false, deception to be revealed
Those things that are righteous and just to be implemented in the educational system
From the very least to the very great
We’re calling for a sweep in the high educational system of this nation
Once again to be overtaken with the righteousness of God
Father, we call for the laborers to arise with boldness
We ask for boldness for the laborers in those institutions… to turn it… to speak truth and Your Word
