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3 min read https://www.givehim15.com/post/december-27-2022 December 27, 2022 I will be leading us in Communion today. If possible, pause your recording and/or reading and get some juice/wine and bread ready so you can join me. Communion is more than remembering and honoring; it is a declaration of, the release of, and celebration of victory! Hello! Thank you so much for participating with me in prayer each day! Ceci and I are slowing down a little during these last couple of weeks of 2022. I do so each year, taking time to focus on the coming year and listening to Holy Spirit’s words, insights, and assignments. However, with the critical assignment on the final quarter of 2022, I feel we must continue the communion and prayers aimed at ending Baal’s voice in America. Therefore, I have asked trusted leaders and friends to write prayers; I’ll read one each day and also lead in Communion. Though there won’t be a teaching, PLEASE join me daily for these strategic times of prayer. We must not let up - let’s finish well! Our friend, Greg Hood, sent the following strong prayer. The title is: ____________________________ We Will Hit the Mark! “Father, thank You for Who You are to us individually and as a nation. We thank You for the call that You have on our lives individually, and also corporately as a nation. During this trying season, we believe You are moving America back into her assignment, back into what You have in Your heart for her today. We are thankful that You love America, and You love Your Ekklesia, Your Church. “As we step into things that are unknown, we know You’ve been there before we get there, and we will rest in that. Thank You, Father, for Your goodness in our life. Thank You that Your Church is maturing and growing, and we are not stepping back, but we're stepping forward into the fullness of who You've called us to be. Your sons and daughters are stepping into the power of their true identity. We are thankful for Your Kingdom, for Your goodness, for Your glory. “We will stand strong amid the trials and tribulations that face us on this journey. We will rest our faith in You and You alone. Father, You are our source of strength, You are our source of hope, You are our source of comfort, and You are our source of empowerment. We stand firm in our partnership with You today. We stand firm in that partnership against your enemies, enemies that desire to move America away from her calling and assignment. “Father, we thank You for the Communion which You have entered into with us. Through this Communion, we will silence your enemy, Baal-zephan. His voice and his Influence are being removed from our culture. “Today, we declare that through this time of Communion, Your Ekklesia will hit the mark. WE WILL NOT MISS THE MARK - WE WILL HIT THE MARK. Today, we lean into Holy Spirit for the Ephesians 1:17 power that is needed, Your wisdom and Your revelation. Father, we won't be driven back or paralyzed by intimidation or fear of the enemy. Strengthen us! We will move forward with Your wisdom and Your revelation. (Take the bread) “Through the power of Christ’s shed blood, let Your enemies feel the weight of this mighty covenant between You and Your Ekklesia, Your sons and daughters. And Father, let Your light shine brighter than ever before through Your Ekklesia in these dark times. Your light will surely dispel all darkness. “We declare through this prayer today: Kingdom of God come, will of God be done in America, as it is in heaven. “In Yeshua's name we pray, amen!” (Take the cup) ********************** You can find out more about Greg at GregHood.org. Click the link to watch the full video:

2 min read https://www.givehim15.com/post/december-26-2022 December 26, 2022 I will be leading us in Communion today. If possible, pause your recording and/or reading and get some juice/wine and bread ready so you can join me. Communion is more than remembering and honoring; it is a declaration of, the release of, and celebration of victory! Hello! Thank you so much for participating with me in prayer each day! Ceci and I are slowing down a little during these last couple of weeks of 2022. I do so each year, taking time to focus on the coming year and listening to Holy Spirit’s words, insights, and assignments. However, with the critical assignment on the final quarter of 2022, I feel we must continue the communion and prayers aimed at ending Baal’s voice in America. Therefore, I have asked trusted leaders and friends to write prayers; I’ll read one each day and also lead in Communion. Though there won’t be a teaching, PLEASE join me daily for these strategic times of prayer. We must not let up - let’s finish well! Our friend, Kelsey Bohlender, sent the following strong prayer. The title is: _______________________________ We Remember “Father, today we appeal to Your covenant of grace, sealed by the blood of Christ. We are grateful that Your word declares that by covenant You set us free! We remember the covenant, and ask, like the Psalmist (Psalm 74) that You would arise and extend Your hand to remove evil from our land. God, we plead the all-powerful blood of Jesus and appeal to heaven for the removal of Baal, the evil one that has set itself against covenant and infringed upon the power structures of our nation. “We decree that Baal will not maintain his rule and Leviathan’s hold will end. You will come with Your swift storm to destroy the evil one. You sit in the heavens and laugh, knowing Your son will stretch out His scepter and break the bonds of the enemy (Psalm 2). Your Kingdom is an everlasting Kingdom and You will reign forever and ever. “Jesus, as You instructed, together we remember You as we take the bread that represents our covenant with you (Take the bread). And as we drink the cup, we proclaim Your death until You come. We plead the better blood of the Lamb over our families, our churches, and our nation. We remember all You have done, and with faith we believe in all You are going to do! (Drink the cup) “God, in these times of encroaching darkness, give us wisdom as the body of Christ to shine like stars and turn many to righteousness (Daniel 12). In the mighty name of Jesus we pray.” *************************** You can find out more about Kelsey Bohlender at ZoesHouseAdoptions.com. Click on the link below to watch the full video.

3 min read https://www.givehim15.com/post/december-23-2022 December 23, 2022 I will be leading us in Communion today. If possible, pause your recording and/or reading and get some juice/wine and bread ready so you can join me. Communion is more than remembering and honoring; it is a declaration of, the release of, and celebration of victory! Hello! Thank you so much for participating with me in prayer each day! Ceci and I are slowing down a little during these last couple of weeks of 2022. I do so each year, taking time to focus on the coming year and listening to Holy Spirit’s words, insights, and assignments. However, with the critical assignment on the final quarter of 2022, I feel we must continue the communion and prayers aimed at ending Baal’s voice in America. Therefore, I have asked trusted leaders and friends to write prayers; I’ll read one each day and also lead in Communion. Though there won’t be a teaching, PLEASE join me daily for these strategic times of prayer. We must not let up - let’s finish well! Today Ceci is sharing with us. The title is: ___________________________ Our Christmas Blessing Today I have the wonderful opportunity of sharing communion with you, so go ahead and gather your elements. We have been hearing wonderful stories from you, our Give Him 15 family, of how Holy Spirit is meeting with you during your times of prayer and communion. We are from different walks of life and even take communion differently. But we are all here to worship Jesus, honor, and esteem Him, the One whose body was broken for us - for you and for me, and to pray for our great nation. I’m grateful to be sharing communion with you today, two days before Christmas. For many of us, our lives have been busy with preparations. For me, this looks like cooking, preparing the house for our family gatherings, decorating, and wrapping presents. I love that our grandchildren are young and experience the excitement that comes with Christmas morning. For us, as we gather together on Christmas Day, we like to start our family time with the story of Christmas - why we celebrate. We know the children are excited about presents, but we have always felt that it was important to model to the children the importance of WHY we celebrate Christmas Day. When our children were younger, we had a small book that told the story of Christmas. We would each read a page, then pass it to the next person for their turn to read. It was always memorable. Some bake a Happy Birthday, Jesus cake. These are wonderful and tangible ways to celebrate this holy day, especially with our young ones. Let’s gather the bread and wine and pray together. Lord Jesus - the One whom we celebrate, we are grateful for Your gift to us - Your willingness to come to earth in order to redeem a fallen world and give us life. We honor You and Your sacrifice. Today, Lord, we pray for those who minister in the nations of the earth - the missionaries, and the indigenous peoples of the earth who carry You in their hearts and serve you with their lives, sharing the Gospel in other lands. Strengthen and encourage them. Give them surprises, Lord, Your provision and gifts from heaven. I ask that this holy weekend be a time of miracles and answered prayers. Thank You for Your plans for America - a nation that will carry the Gospel to the ends of the earth. We love this nation and agree with You that Baal’s hold will be broken, and redemption will come. We declare breakthrough. We take the bread now, a symbol of Your body that was broken for us (take the bread). In John 14, Your Word says, “I am the way and the truth and the life.” Because of this principle, we boldly ask that You would uncover what needs to be uncovered and cause TRUTH to shine forth in America. We ask that You would cause the lake to flip, as it were, and uncover what tries to hide. We ask that the unmasking would occur and You, the One who sees all, would judge the good and the evil. Because of your cleansing blood, we can ask for the forgiveness of our sins and receive Your gift of redemption. We now take the wine, the symbol of Your blood that was shed for us on Calvary (take the wine). We are grateful for You, Jesus. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You. Today we celebrate You. In Your name, we pray, Amen. ****** Thank you for joining me today. I hope you have a wonderful, celebrative weekend and a special time with your family and friends. May the fragrances of Christmas be in your home this weekend as we all celebrate Christ, our Christmas blessing. We will see you on Monday - God bless! ***************** Click on the link below to watch the full video:

3 min read https://www.givehim15.com/post/december-22-2022 December 22, 2022 I will be leading us in Communion today. If possible, pause your recording and/or reading and get some juice/wine and bread ready so you can join me. Communion is more than remembering and honoring; it is a declaration of, the release of, and celebration of victory! Hello! Thank you so much for participating with me in prayer each day! Ceci and I are slowing down a little during these last couple of weeks of 2022. I do so each year, taking time to focus on the coming year and listening to Holy Spirit’s words, insights, and assignments. However, with the critical assignment on the final quarter of 2022, I feel we must continue the communion and prayers aimed at ending Baal’s voice in America. Therefore, I have asked trusted leaders and friends to write prayers; I’ll read one each day and also lead in Communion. Though there won’t be a teaching, PLEASE join me daily for these strategic times of prayer. We must not let up - let’s finish well! Our friend, Regina Shank, sent the following strong prayer; let’s agree with her. The title is: ________________ The Healing of Our Land “Lord, we cry out for our nation. May the destiny You planned for her never be destroyed by demonic interference, liberal agendas, or religious institutionalism. May Your grace and mercy never be removed from us. May we lay down our differences, stand together as one voice, and pray without ceasing until heaven invades earth with an outpouring of evangelism, deliverance, and restoration. Let a spirit of conviction fall upon the lost. Let your people be a voice crying out in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord.’ “Wake up the watchmen; wake up the intercessors; wake up Your people. Raise up more intercessors in each state - not those who merely lament the problem, but who decree Your Word. We thank You for the angels who carry out words spoken by Your prayer warriors. Your Word says, ‘Bless the Lord, you His angels, You mighty ones who do His commandments, obeying the voice of His word!’ (Psalms 103:20 AMP) “Thank You for the awakening that has begun; light is overcoming darkness and Your name is exalted over every entity that would try to raise its head above Your name. Exposure has begun and will continue because You are the light of the world. Let Your light shine in the darkness of men’s hearts. Turn the ship of America back to biblical values, back to purity and holiness, back to the altar of repentance, back to prayer in schools, back to a love for Your presence. Heal our land, Lord. We cry out to You for deliverance and the restoration of freedom found only in You. May we not experience church as usual, but supernatural gatherings that change the hearts of people and produce zeal for Your ways and purposes. This will enable us to change our society and culture. “In the Mighty Name of Jesus, Amen.” Father, You said that as we join our prayers for America with Communion, proclaiming Christ’s victory over all of satan’s rule, Baal’s voice in America would be overcome. We are obeying You, hitting the mark with Calvary empowered prayers. We enforce Your victory in the all powerful name of Jesus. (Take the bread) And we decree that our faith is securely anchored in Christ - the blood of the Lamb, and the authority of Judah’s lion. We ask for the cleansing power of this blood to be applied to America. Deliver us and send revival. (Drink the cup) ************************* You can find out more about Regina at ReginaShank.com. Click on the link below to watch the full video.

4 min read https://www.givehim15.com/post/december-21-2022 December 21, 2022 I will be leading us in Communion today. If possible, pause your recording and/or reading and get some juice/wine and bread ready so you can join me. Communion is more than remembering and honoring; it is a declaration of, the release of, and celebration of victory! Thank you so much for joining me! Ceci and I are slowing the pace just a little during this last couple of weeks of this year. I do so each year, taking time to focus on the coming year and listen to Holy Spirit’s words, insights, and assignments. However, with the critical assignment on the final quarter of 2022, I feel we must continue the communion and prayers aimed at ending Baal’s voice in America. Therefore, I have asked trusted leaders and friends to write our prayers; I’m reading them, one each day, and leading in Communion. Though there isn’t a teaching, PLEASE join me daily for these strategic time of prayer and communion. We must not let up - let’s finish well! Our friend, Jane Hamon, sent the following strong prophetic prayer. The title is: ____________________________ Let the Lion of Judah Roar! “Lord, several months ago You showed me a vision of Jesus Christ as the Lion of the Tribe of Judah, standing off the eastern seaboard of the United States. As He began to release His roar over the nation, it was a roar of ownership and dominion, as if to say, “this land belongs to me.” As He roared, first the land began to shake from New York City all the way down to DC. Then the reverberations of His roar began to shake to the north, up into the New England states, to the south, all the way to Key West, the tip of Florida, then throughout the nation all the way out to the west coast, shaking California, Washington and Oregon. Even Alaska and Hawaii were being shaken by Your roar. The shaking was the prelude to a Great Awakening. “You then showed me the shaking was being used to strip a dark cloud or covering off the nation, exposing corruption at the very root. Eyes were being opened all across the land, in the church and in the culture. Suddenly, I saw politicians and media figures unable to continue telling their lies; they were exposing the truth of all that had been taking place in secret. At the same time I saw congregations of people with their hands lifted in worship, whose mouths suddenly became as the mouths of lions, roaring out praise and decrees that were opening the heavens and causing new light to shine upon our nation. A new dominion and authority was coming to the ekklesia. Our voices were being released to roar with You. “In Joel 3:16, Your word declares, “The Lord shall roar from Zion (His people) and utter His voice from before Jerusalem. The heavens and earth will shake but the Lord will be a shelter for His people and the strength of Israel.” Lord, we cry out for You to release Your roar over the United States of America. We ask that You would roar over our nation, shaking us down to the foundations of righteousness and justice, making us a place where You can establish Your throne of favor once again. We cry out that You would roar against wickedness and corruption, against injustice and the spirit of lawlessness. We cry out to You that you would release your roar of dominion, shaking principalities and powers, exposing strongholds and illegitimate demonic networks holding lies and chaos in place, toppling every Baal structure that has led us astray. “We cry out that You would shake and awaken your Ekklesia to arise with a roar in our mouths: a roar of new authority, a roar for revival, a roar for boldness and truth. Forgive us for apathy and complacency, for playing church while our nation is being destroyed. Forgive us for being bound by religious mindsets that resist revival. Forgive us for refusing to hear Your voice, Your roar, for it Your voice that shatters the enemy (Isaiah 30:31). Awaken us to hear Your Voice. Awaken us to BE Your Voice in our nation. Give us hearts of a lion and send revival to America again. In Jesus’ mighty name we pray! Amen.” Lord, this will occur through the power that flows from Calvary. Our declaration of faith in Your sacrifice releases its power. We release it now as we honor Christ’s broken body. We partake of healing - spirit, soul, and body. And we release healing power to heal our land. (Eat the bread) Father, we know all victory comes through the cleansing blood of Jesus. His blood cleanses us individually, and it cleanses nations. Salvation is in Christ’s blood. Mercy flows from it. The blood of Jesus also empowers our prayers and decrees. Of Christ, to Christ, and through Christ are all things! He is our “every good thing!” As we partake of this covenant drink now, we decree that You are rising over America, and Your enemies are scattering! (Drink the juice/wine) ************************** You can find out more about Jane at TomAndJaneHamon.com. Click on the link below to watch the full video.

3 min read https://www.givehim15.com/post/december-20-2022 December 20, 2022 I will be leading us in Communion today. If possible, pause your recording and/or reading and get some juice/wine and bread ready so you can join me. Communion is more than remembering and honoring; it is a declaration of, the release of, and celebration of victory! Hello! Thank you so much for participating with me in prayer each day! Ceci and I are going to slow down just a little during the last couple of weeks of 2022. I do so each year, taking time to focus on the coming year and listen to Holy Spirit’s words, insights, and assignments. However, with the critical assignment on the final quarter of 2022, I feel we must continue the communion and prayers aimed at ending Baal’s voice in America. Therefore, I have asked trusted leaders and friends to write prayers; I’ll read one each day, December 19-30, and also lead in Communion. Though there won’t be a teaching, PLEASE join me daily for these strategic times of prayer. We must not let up - let’s finish well! ______________________ Lord of the Harvest An important aspect of the coming revival will be the return of MANY prodigals. Millions! Join Ken Malone and me today as we pray regarding this. “Father, as we celebrate communion with you, we remember the price You paid for the salvation of the world. We pray for a harvest of souls in America. Our faith lies in Your promise to bring awakening to our nation. You said America shall be saved, and we believe Your spoken word. We remind You of that today. Lord, as You said in Matthew 9:38, we pray to the Lord of the Harvest and say, send forth the laborers into the harvest fields of America. Father, move on the intercessors to travail for the harvest. Release Your angel armies to minister in the harvest fields. Send the apostles, prophets, and evangelists into the fields. Send Holy Spirit. Surround the laborers with Your Presence. “Father, remember the prodigals, those who have known You and drifted away from Your house. They are hurting, and it’s time for their return. We cry out with travailing hearts for their return to You. Holy Spirit, we ask You to minister to the wayward sons and daughters. Father, bring them home to You. Visit them in their dreams and thoughts. Bring conviction and turn their hearts to You. We prophesy to them, ‘Come on home. Come home to the Father, come home to the Son, Come home to Holy Spirit.’ “Lord, we pray for the younger generations in America. You prayed in John 17:20 t for those who would believe on You. We join in that prayer and say, ‘Bring in the men, women, boys, and girls. Make them one with You.’ “Father, during this Christmas season, visit the families in our nation as they gather in homes across America. “Lord, save our nation and save the world. We pray this in Yeshua’s name.” And Father, as we take the bread today, in agreement with Ken, we do so in intercession for the prodigals. Your sacrifice at Calvary will free them and bring them home! (Eat the bread) As we drink the cup of salvation, we release the mighty power of Christ’s blood to free prodigals from sin, satan, and every stronghold of Baal! We declare that his voice is silenced in their lives! (Drink the juice) ************************** You can find out more about Pastor Ken Malone at his website: Forerunner-Ministries.org Click on the link below to watch the video. 204 likes. Post marked as liked

* 3 min read https://www.givehim15.com/post/december-19-2022 December 19, 2022 I will be leading us in Communion today. If possible, pause your recording and/or reading and get some juice/wine and bread ready so you can join me. Communion is more than remembering and honoring; it is a declaration of, the release of, and celebration of victory! Hello! Thank you so much for participating with me in prayer each day! Ceci and I are going to slow down just a little during these last couple of weeks of 2022. I do so each year, taking time to focus on the coming year and listening to Holy Spirit’s words, insights, and assignments. However, with the critical assignment on the final quarter of 2022, I feel we must continue the communion and prayers aimed at ending Baal’s voice in America. Therefore, I have asked trusted leaders and friends to write prayers; I’ll read one each day, December 19-30, and also lead in Communion. Though there won’t be a teaching, PLEASE join me daily for these strategic times of prayer. We must not let up - let’s finish well! My friend, Clay Nash, sent the following strong prayer, laced with prophetic insights and decrees. The title is: Activated and Reconstituted “Father God, we are so thankful for our ability to interact with you through prayer, communion, and by the presence of Holy Spirit in our lives. We thank You for the authority granted to us, as your children, to make declarations and decrees according to Your will. May the awakening Ekklesia become increasingly more proficient in using our priestly anointing to know Your will. May we, as the early disciples and apostles, exercise our kingly authority to decree Heaven’s will into the earthly realm. May Heaven’s will be established. “We declare that the awakening we need is growing. We stand focused to see our nation return to Your original intent and design. We declare a unanimous decree in response to Luke 18:8 that as the Son of Man comes, He will certainly find faith in the earth. We declare that our faith will not be found dead, but will be found activated and being fulfilled by our obedient acts. “Father God, we thank You that those obedient acts will render the evil work of Baal null and void. We are in agreement that the Church is being reconstituted and matured to obtain victory by warring from Your promises and not just for the promises. We stand in faith and as we do we will see greater and greater offensive advancements. May great grace increase on every member of Your body to live in response to Holy Spirit and faithfully guard against reacting to any and all works of Baal, the devil, and people being influenced by spirits of darkness. Father, as we take the bread now, remind us that our weapons are not fleshly but divinely powerful for the destruction of Baal’s fortresses. (Eat the bread) “Father God, through our victorious covenant with You we are destroying speculations and lofty and prideful things raised up against our knowledge of You. Our dependency upon You empowers us to take captive every thought and we look forward to punishing all disobedience as the obedience of the Ekklesia is completed (2 Corinthians 10:3-6).. Yeshua, as we obey You, taking of your table, we do so in remembrance of You and Your words, ‘It is Finished.’” (Drink the cup) ******************** Today’s prayer was contributed by Clay Nash. You can find out more about Clay at ClayNash.org. Click on the link below to watch the full video.

5 min read https://www.givehim15.com/post/december-16-2022 December 16, 2022 Victory Is Secured Most believers have very little understanding of the delegated authority we have been given by Christ. Obviously, then, they would also be deficient in understanding that we are all called to represent Christ, just as He represented the Father. Jesus said, “As the Father has sent me, so send I you,” (John 20:21). The Father had no other plan but Jesus; Jesus has no other plan but the Church. This revelation is beginning to grow in the body of Christ. As it continues to increase, the Church will be the Ekklesia Jesus spoke of - one the gates of hell can’t overcome. On Christ’s end, all that is necessary for this to manifest has been accomplished. For us, the revelation - like a growing seed - must continue to increase. Holy Spirit gave Gina Gholston 2 dreams relating to this. Let them encourage you: ********** “I once had a dream where I saw an old quill pen being dipped into ink and writing on a piece of parchment. I remember seeing the long feather’s movement as the hand holding the pen began to write these words: ‘The Ekklesia Army is being summoned to take its position, to legislate and enforce God’s verdicts and carry out His assignments.’ “The Church is called for more than just Sunday meetings and social gatherings. We are the Body of Christ. As each member does its part, we contribute to the overall function of the Body. As we yield ourselves to Christ, He works through us to fulfill His purposes. His intention was never that the Church operate in a lifeless “form” of Christianity. We are His witnesses and, as such, called to make Him known. His desire is for us to know Christ and be like Him, clothed in His righteousness and functioning in His victorious power. ********** “In another dream, I was with many intercessors gathered in a field, all on horses. It was like a movie scene of a leader rallying his troops. Dutch Sheets was there praying over this team. Then my friend, Dr. Don Lynch, (who is now in heaven) rode out in front of us and began to declare the word ‘Victory!’ several times. He then began to weep and said, “Our victory is secured!” Dr. Don held up a silver coin and said, “We are not fighting FOR victory, we are fighting WITH victory!” “He proceeded to give each of us one of the coins. They had a cross embossed on one side, the Liberty Bell and a pair of combat boots on the other. Both sides had the word ‘VICTORY’ written across the top. “Dutch held up his coin and said, ‘It’s time to change the way we’ve been thinking! We are now fighting WITH victory! Victory belongs to Jesus!’ He then looked off into the distance and, while pointing toward the east said, ‘It’s time!’ The sky looked dark, but there were visible shafts of sunlight breaking through, dappling the field in the direction he was pointing. We all turned and began to ride in that direction, a slow trot at first, then at full gallop! That was the end of the dream. “The coin we were each given in the dream reveals that Christ’s finished work on the Cross has secured our victory. Our ‘liberty’ is in Him. Victory belongs to Jesus, and since we are in Him, we always triumph. We’re not striving to gain victory, but in Christ we have already been given access to the victory He accomplished on the Cross. We must set our minds to this truth! “Jesus rose from the grave and ascended back to Heaven, where He is seated at the right hand of Father, God. We have been seated with Christ (see Ephesians 2:4-6). This is a revelation of the authority we have through Christ Jesus. As our minds and spirits are set on this revelation, we can then put on the combat boots pictured on the coin and resist the work of ‘every principality, and power, and might, and dominion (Ephesians 1:21). We are empowered to accomplish every purpose for which we have been sent, looking to the Victor, Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith. “As the Lord’s Ekklesia army, we are being summoned by our Great Commander: ‘Come ride with Me. Take your position and be assured of the victory I have already given to you. Legislate and enforce My verdicts, carry out My assignments.’ We have been called for such a time as this. Through us, God will show Himself strong and make Himself known.” ********** Pray with me (Communion): Father, we look around and can clearly see that we have stepped into the beginning of another great awakening. It is time! We hear You calling us back to You, and will readily respond to Holy Spirit’s drawing. We declare that we, Your Ekklesia army, will legislate and enforce Your verdicts. We’ll carry out Your assignments! Your true Church is rising and returning to a passionate pursuit of You. We are focused on You. We cry out to know you more. We will listen to and follow Holy Spirit, allowing Him to equip us with understanding, wisdom, and revelation. We will not stop short of Your glory! By faith, we take hold of the Sword of Truth, Your Holy Word, and set our faces like flint. Our ears are attentive to Your voice. Forward is our command, and forward we will go! We hear the call, and will respond with courageous faith to go beyond what we have known. We will ride with Your strength and power as You send us forth with an already assured victory. We yield ourselves completely to You. As we take the bread today, we declare that we’re a people through whom You can and will reveal Your power and glory. (Eat the bread) And, Lord, we boldly declare Your truth is marching on. Even as Baal manifests in our White House through Ahabs and Jezebels; as the wine of Naboth’s vineyard is drunk by Jezebel’s false prophets and spineless eunuchs; as drag queens and unprincipled legislators prepare to celebrate the signing into law of a human decree mocking Your covenant of marriage - even as all this transpires, You are preparing the Jehu’s and their horses. We decree Psalm 45:3-4 TPT: “Now strap your lightning-sword of judgment upon your side, O mighty warrior, so majestic! You are full of beauty and splendor as you go out to war! In your glory and grandeur, go forth in victory! Through your faithfulness and meekness, the cause of truth and justice will stand. Awe-inspiring miracles are accomplished by your power, leaving everyone dazed and astonished!” And now, we celebrate Your forever victory. (Take the cup) ************************ Today’s post was contributed by Gina Gholston. Portions were taken from her book, Dreams of Awakening. You can find out more about Gina here. Click on the link below to watch the full video.

4 min read https://www.givehim15.com/post/december-15-2022 December 15, 2022 The Frog In the Kettle America’s drift from a biblical worldview started in the 1960s, perhaps earlier. That means it has been occurring for 60 or more years. Maintaining a biblical worldview means one believes the Bible is the inerrant word of God, and that Scripture governs all of life. The vast majority of America’s founders held a biblical worldview, as did our educational institutions. It is not possible to drift only “slightly” off course from the guiding principles of Scripture unless a course correction occurs quickly. As any boater/sailor knows, drifting even slightly off course ultimately leads us way off course. If some of the Bible isn’t true, none of it can be trusted. If God isn’t all He says He is, how do we know if He is anything He claims to be? A lack of biblical worldview leads to relativism, a belief holding that truth or moral or aesthetic value, etc, is not universal or absolute, but may differ between individuals or cultures. In other words, truth and/or morality is what one says it is. When this mindset exists, it removes all personal and societal moorings. It’s like being tethered to the wind. There is nothing new about relativism - it started under a tree in Genesis 3. This dogma was written about in much detail in the biblical book of Judges. In that commentary on humankind’s lost condition, verses 17:6 and 21:25 summarize this philosophy as doing what is right in one’s own eyes. Any fool can see the idiocy of this, but fallen human nature loves it…if it feels good, do it. Our current drift away from biblical standards toward relativism began by only a degree or two. Most compromise does. Some call it the “frog in the kettle” concept/principle. Put a frog on the stove in a pot of water. As his body temperature changes with the water, he won’t realize it’s getting hotter. Though he could have easily jumped out, he’ll boil to death. The water America now sits in is reaching its boiling point. Without revival, a true Great Awakening, we would absolutely not survive. In America: Many people can’t define men, women, marriage or morality. Babies are killed, and their body parts are sold; this “blood lust” is so strong that it controls elections. One of America’s two political parties is totally controlled by it, as well. Many, if not most, of our government officials are liars and controlled by the root of all evil. Our borders are open - millions of illegals are flooding in, and poisonous drugs kill over 100,000 people a year. Many in control of our government don’t care - the lives of these (mostly) young people mean nothing to them. Most churches refuse to make a stand for life, refuse to promote godly government and education, and refuse to teach biblical morality. (Maybe it’s that money thing again.) God is mocked, His ways and followers persecuted. This is all controlled by the spirit of Baal. Have I said yet that without a true revival, a Great Awakening, America would not survive? The mocking of God in our land went to a new level under Obama. On June 27, 2015, after the Obergefell decision of the Supreme Court legalizing homosexual marriage, Obama lit the entire White House in rainbow colors to celebrate. The rainbow symbolizes covenant in Scripture; it is, of course also used as the symbol of homosexuality. Most true Christians love those in the homosexual community and do not want them persecuted or mistreated. We simply adhere to the biblical definition of marriage - a covenant between one man and one woman, as has been the case for 6000 years. To light the White House in the rainbow colors was a mocking of God and Bible-believing Christians. Obama and his administration knew this but couldn’t have cared less. It was likely one of their intentions. But the water has gotten hotter, and Biden has invited drag queens to the White House to celebrate his signing of a new law, which goes beyond Obergefell. It codifies the right to homosexual marriage into law and paves the way for the persecution of people of faith. As with Obama, Biden and his team know that inviting these individuals to the White House is a mocking of God and those with biblical values; it’s no doubt what they intend. Most Christians, myself included, will continue to love and pray for all of them, regardless. We pray for their salvation in the coming great awakening. Unfortunately for Mr. Biden and his administration, though God also loves them, He refuses to be mocked (Galatians 6:7). Sin has wages (Romans 6:23), and unless there is repentance, there will be consequences. And since the biblical laws of sowing and reaping are immutable - unlike many Americans, God DOES have a biblical worldview - there will be more shaking for our nation. I have said several times over the last few months that for America, things will get worse before they get better. More evil and foolish decisions will be made, causing increased devastation, suffering, and judgment. Isaiah 5:20-21 tells us, “Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight!” Only God’s mercy, released through prayer, will save America. But this will occur - we will be saved. Prayer/Communion Father, continue to expose the evil and depravity of our nation and its government. Let the shaking tear down everything that needs to fall; pull the plug and drain everything that needs draining. We know that as a loving parent, in the midst of wrath You will remember mercy. The blood and broken body of Christ are the surety for this. As we partake of the bread, representing the body of Jesus, we declare that America shall be cleansed and saved. (Take the bread) And You have told us that Communion, representing the victory of Calvary, will empower our prayers to remove the influence of Baal from our nation. We honor that promise now and partake of the cup together, decreeing that Baal’s hold on the Church, our government, our education system, and individuals is broken. The blood of Jesus ends his reign! (Drink the juice) *************************** Click on the link below to watch the full video.

5 min read December 14, 2022 I will be leading us in Communion at the end of today’s post. If possible, pause your recording and/or reading and get some juice/wine and bread ready so you can join me. Communion is more than remembering and honoring; it is a declaration of, the release of, and celebration of victory! Two Mountains and a Cross God hid pictures of the Cross in the Old Testament. The pieces of furniture in the Tabernacle, for instance, were in the shape of a cross. Other pictures were given, through actions and events that took place. One of these occurrences was at a mountain named Ebal. Located across the valley below was another mountain, Gerizim, and these two locations became very significant. Ebal was barren and rocky - that’s where it got its name, which means “stony heap of barrenness.” Gerizim, on the other hand, was fertile and lush. Because of their appearances God chose them for a very symbolic act. He used Ebal to represent the curses and judgments associated with sin. Lush and fertile Gerizim, on the other hand, would picture the blessings of redemption. Representatives of six tribes of Israel were positioned on Mount Ebal, the other six tribes were represented on Mount Gerizim. The remainder of the nation was placed in Shechem, the valley between them. The two mountains created a natural amphitheater of sorts in the valley, making it perfect for this prophetic depiction. In a powerful ceremony, the blessings of obedience to God were read from Gerizim to the listeners below. The curses and destruction resulting from sin and disobedience were read from Ebal. (Joshua 8:30-35). These blessings and curses can be found in their entirety in Deuteronomy, chapters 27 and 28. It must have been quite dramatic for the listeners below as these blessings and curses rang out across the valley. Through this dramatic enactment, the message to Israel was clear: the choice of whether you'll be blessed or cursed is entirely up to you. What was not so clear that day was the hidden picture of the Cross and our redemption. Israel was instructed to build an altar on Ebal and offer sacrifices to Jehovah. No such altar was built on Gerizim. Our fallen, cursed condition, pictured by Ebal, required a sacrifice in order to redeem us. The altar pictured the Cross, and the sacrifices offered there pictured Jesus, our Lamb, slain to take our curse and spiritual death. He went to "Ebal" for us, the place of barrenness and curses, in order to give us the life, fruitfulness, and blessings represented by Gerizim. The New Testament makes this clear: Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us - for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree" - in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the gentiles, so that we would receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.” (Galatians 3:13-14) This was a powerful picture, but there was another part of the ceremony that day that made the symbolism even more poignant. The representatives did more than offer sacrifices on Ebal's altar. They were told to first whitewash the stones and write on them the Law of Moses. This is detailed in Deuteronomy 27:1-8. Why this strange act? Not until Holy Spirit interpreted it for us through Paul's writings did we find the answer: “And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to His Cross.” (Colossians 2: 13-14 KJV) The words of the law on Ebal’s altar pictured “the handwriting of ordinances that was against us,” which Jesus blotted out with His precious blood and nailed to the cross. Absolutely amazing. I'm sure these Israelites on the mount of cursing didn't know they were painting a picture of the cross, where Christ would cancel the curses they were writing and bestow on us the blessings of Gerizim. It must have been quite a day for Christ as He watched this enactment from heaven. Perhaps He even winced a time or two as He watched the sacrifices and listened to the curses being read from Ebal. The pain He would endure when fulfilling these prophetic actions would be horrific, and He knew this. And yet, He must have smiled when He heard the wonderful blessings being read from Gerizim. "For the joy set before Him [Christ] endured the Cross," the writer of Hebrews told us (Hebrews 12:2). You may want to take some time and read Deuteronomy 27 and 28. Think of the price Jesus paid at the Cross, and determine to receive the blessings poured out there. Consider declaring the blessings mentioned in the 28th chapter over yourself and your family. Perhaps do it daily for a while. Years after this ceremony, the Samaritans built a temple on Gerizim which became their chosen place of worship.This was probably due to their breach with the Jews. The woman at the well referenced this in John, Chapter 4. Though not sanctioned by God, it's easy to see why they chose Gerizim as their place of worship. The problem is, however, we can't bypass Ebal (the Cross) and go directly to Gerizim (the blessings). Many people try to do this, but there simply is no way home... without starting at the Cross. In the words of the great hymn, At the Cross: “Alas! and did my Savior bleed? And did my Sov'reign die? Would He devote that sacred head For such a worm as I? “Was it for crimes that I have done He groaned upon the tree? Amazing pity! Grace unknown! And love beyond degree! “Well might the sun in darkness hide And shut its glories in, When Christ, the mighty Maker, died For man the creature's sin. “Thus might I hide my blushing face While His dear Cross appears; Dissolve my heart in thankfulness, And melt mine eyes to tears. “But drops of grief can ne'er repay The debt of love I owe: Here, Lord, I give myself away - 'Tis all that I can do!” Chorus: “At the Cross, at the Cross Where I first saw the light, And the burden of my heart rolled away, It was there by faith I received my sight, And now I am happy all the day!” (1) If you would like to sing along with a choir, here is a version found on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WmXLJGmTLV8 Pray with me: Father, we are so grateful for Your gift of grace - by it we are safe from eternal condemnation and empowered to live a life of victory. Jesus, it's Your cross that made this grace available, and today we choose to reflect upon and return to it. Help us to daily partake of this fountain, to acknowledge and appreciate its significance. Christ’s cross is the reference point for all of life’s treasures. We are asking that You teach us to fully appropriate this heavenly endowment - canceled curses and bestowed blessings of redemption. We partake of it now as we eat the bread. (Eat the bread) Receiving the full rights of Your family is a choice left to us. We choose to live in the charted course of blessing laid out in Your word, Father. We also choose to obey Your commandments and walk in Your ways. We boldly declare that Your blessings pursue and overtake us, such that we are favored everywhere we go. Blessed shall be all that we produce and touch, and victory over our enemies will be secured. At the foot of the Cross, there is redemption, a fountain of blessing and abundant life. We choose to sit before the old rugged cross and drink deeply as we enjoy these blessings. And through Christ’s powerful blood, we decree that Baal’s hold over our nation is broken! (Take the cup) ************************* Click on the link below to watch the full video. _____________________________ https://www.greatchristianhymns.com/at-the-cross.html

5 min read https://www.givehim15.com/post/december-13-2022 December 13, 2022 I will be leading us in Communion at the end of today’s post. If possible, pause your recording and/or reading and get some juice/wine and bread ready so you can join me. Communion is more than remembering and honoring; it is a declaration of, the release of, and celebration of victory! Take Me to the Cross Most of us have been lost on occasion. I have. Well, not really lost. I'm a man, you understand. We don't get lost; we drive around for hours simply because we like to take the scenic route. We’re sightseeing. After a few hours, we stop to "use the restroom" and very discreetly check with someone to confirm that we're not really lost. "Yep, right on target," we declare to our passengers. "All we do is..." The most I've not really been lost is ninety miles. I recall a time I wasn't really lost in a Colorado forest. I was hunting in an area that was new to me. We arrived at our cabin late in the afternoon and I decided to take advantage of the last couple hours of daylight. I'll just go scout around a little, I thought. This will give me a slight advantage in the morning. And who knows, I might even get lucky and see an elk. Better take my gun. I scouted 20 minutes too long. This meant a lengthy walk back to the cabin in the dark. No problem. I had my flashlight, compass, and survival gear. I wasn't scared. That's why I whistled and hummed as I walked. I always whistle and hum in the woods at night when I'm not really lost and not really scared. Somewhere along the trail, I missed a turn. Things look different when going in the opposite direction, especially in the dark. Nothing jump-starts the imagination like being alone and lost - well, not really lost - in a dark, unknown woods filled with bears, mountain lions, and Sasquatches. Creatures I don't even believe in live in unknown woods at night. (Not that I was scared, you understand.) I heard noises that were downright weird. I’m pretty sure I walked past approximately ten mountain lions and five bears. Luckily, they heard me whistling, detected my confidence, and ran off. It helps to be smarter than they are. In times like these, at some point, the mind begins to think crazy thoughts and ask strange questions. I know all elk are supposed to be vegetarians, but I wonder if some are really meat eaters? I recall thinking. They don't have deductive reasoning like we humans, but could they possibly know why I'm out here? "Naw!" I heard myself say out loud. Then for some unknown reason, I also heard myself say very loudly, "Sure is a great night for a walk. I hope no elk think I've been hunting them." Suddenly, I startled something near the trail. Limbs and branches cracked and the ground shook as a huge creature rumbled through the night. I think it was a Sasquatch. After I set a new record for the 400-meter dash, I slowed down to 50 mph and congratulated myself for having the calmness to take advantage of this time alone to enjoy some jogging. If you're going to be almost, but not really, lost in the woods, you might as well get in a little aerobic exercise. "Most guys would never think of that," I bragged to myself. "They'd be too scared." Finally, I came to the main road. I was only a couple of miles south of where I wanted to be. Not bad, I thought. As I approached the cabin, my concerned buddies were outside waiting for me. "We were starting to get a little worried," they said. "Were you lost?" "Not really," I replied. Seeing my sweat-soaked brow they replied in a matter-of-fact manner, "Probably just wanted a little exercise, right?" Guys get it! (1) We humans aren't really lost. We're just wandering around the planet, exercising in the darkness. The depth of our denial is often profound. Admitting our lost condition is the first step to being found. The next step? Finding the cross. The streets of London can be challenging to navigate. The city is huge, and its streets meander in different directions. I've been there on several occasions. Most of the time, while being transported here and there, I have no idea where I am or how I got there. I simply leave it to my host and the cabbies. There are certain landmarks that serve as fail-proof reference points for the locals. One of them is Charing Cross. Near the center of the city, it is known by most Londoners. A little girl was once lost in this overwhelming maze of concrete, rivers, buildings, and roundabouts. A bobby, the informal term for a British policeman, found her wandering the streets. Between her sobs and tears, she explained that she was lost. "I don't know my way home," she cried. The policeman asked her for her address. "I don't remember it," she said, with even more panic. "What is your phone number?" He inquired. She didn't know that, either. "Is there anything at all you can think of to help me know where you live?" the kind bobby asked the little girl. Suddenly, her face lit up. "I know the cross," she exclaimed. "Take me to the cross. I can find my way home from there." (2) Lost humans have been finding their way home from The Cross for two thousand years. Easy to find, yet missed by many, it marks the way to Father's house. The Cross is history’s greatest paradox. As the words of the great hymn so poignantly state, it is “the emblem of suffering and shame.” Indeed, it was there that humankind’s greatest act of injustice occurred. And yet, the Cross was also the place of heaven’s greatest act of love. It was there that “the dearest and best, for a world of lost sinners was slain.” “So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross, till my trophies, at last, I lay down. I will cling to the old rugged cross, and exchange it some day for a crown.” (3) Pray with me: Father, thank You for the Cross. Your pain must have been incomprehensible. Jesus, thank You for the Cross. You took our place - our sin, grief, pain, and separation from Abba. As we take this bread, representing Your broken body, we are reminded that Your Cross is the way back to Abba’s house. We partake of it now with grateful hearts. (Take the bread) And Father, Baal has deceived our nation into rejecting You and aligning with him. We now mirror his nature by mutilating our children, taking the lives of our babies, honoring perversion while dishonoring purity, and celebrating violence while persecuting parents who attempt to protect their children. Insanity and depravity rule our Congress, White House, and many Courthouses. WE ARE A VERY LOST PEOPLE. Take us to the Cross where Baal’s hold can be broken. What can wash away our sins? Nothing but the blood of Jesus. What can make us whole again? Nothing but the blood of Jesus. Lead America back to the Cross! We can find our way home from there. (Take the cup) *************************** NO VIDEO _________________________________ This chapter introduction originally appeared in Dutch Sheets, The River of God (Ventura, CA: Regal 1998), pp 177-188. Used by permission. Adapted from D.T. Forsythe, quoted in Roy B. Zuck, The Speaker’s Quote Book (Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2009), p 124. George Bennard, “The Old Rugged Cross,” 1912 (lyrics in the public domain).

6 min read https://www.givehim15.com/post/december-12-2022 December 12, 2022 I will be leading us in Communion at the end of today’s post. If possible, pause your recording and/or reading and get some juice/wine and bread ready so you can join me. Communion is more than remembering and honoring; it is a declaration of, the release of, and celebration of victory! Today I am sharing a post with you from our new book. Last week, Ceci was reading it and felt that this particular devotion would complement the study we are currently doing regarding the pulling down of Baal in America. It is entitled, God Will Turn the Tables. He will indeed turn the tables on the enemy and thwart his evil plans. God Will Turn the Tables “Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles (or craftiness) of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.” Ephesians 6:11-13 NKJV Theologians refer to a principle they call the “law of first mention,” believing that the first time a major subject is mentioned in the Bible, significant facts are introduced concerning it that will remain consistent and relevant throughout the Scriptures. The first mention of the serpent, satan, is in Genesis 3:1 “Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman “Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden?’” It is easy to see this law at work here, as the verse speaks of satan’s subtlety or craftiness. God is informing us of one of the most important things we must remember about satan: he is far more dangerous to us as the crafty serpent than the roaring lion. “Crafty” is the Hebrew word arum, taken from aram, which means “to be bare or smooth.”(1) We actually use the same concept in our English language–someone who is crafty or wily is often referred to as “slick” or as a “smooth operator.” Such is the case with satan. He is very cunning, and we must be wary of his attacks and deceptions. He is always seeking to steal, kill, destroy (see John 10:10), and he does so with great skill. Adam was not wary enough of the crafty serpent in the garden. He heard and saw him, but was unaware of his plans. Because of this, satan was successful in invading and violating his garden. This same word, crafty, is used in Joshua 9:4, to describe a plan the Gibeonite people implemented to deceive Israel: “They also acted craftily and set out as envoys, and took worn-out sacks on their donkeys, and wineskins worn-out and torn and mended.” The Gibeonites were one of the Canaanite tribes Joshua and Israel were told to dispossess. This nation, however, deceived the Israelites into believing they were from far away and had made the journey to form a covenant with them. Joshua and the people neglected to pray about this, which makes us vulnerable to satan’s subtlety, and were therefore deceived into entering a binding, covenantal agreement with these people. The Israelites were not without warning. In Exodus 34:12, they were told, “Watch yourself that you make no covenant with the inhabitants of the land into which you are going, or it will become a snare in your midst.” The Israelites failed in their responsibility to watch, and just as the verse warned, the trap was laid. We can conclude from the Israelites’ suspicion of the Gibeonites that God was obviously trying to alert them. Joshua 9:7 says, “The men of Israel said to the Hivites [Gibeonites], ‘Perhaps you are living within our land; how then shall we make a covenant with you?’” Rather than heeding this caution, however, they acted on what they saw. We must remember things are not always as they appear. The following story illustrates this: A traveler between flights at an airport went to a lounge and bought a small package of cookies, sat down, and began reading a newspaper. Gradually, she became aware of a rustling noise. From behind her paper, she was flabbergasted to see a neatly dressed man helping himself to her cookies! Not wanting to make a scene, yet wanting to let him know that they were hers, she leaned over and took a cookie herself. A minute or two passed, and then came more rustling. He was helping himself to another cookie! Finally, they came to the end of the package. There was one cookie left. She was so angry she didn’t dare allow herself to say anything. Then, adding insult to injury, the man broke the remaining cookie in two, pushed half across to her, ate the other half, and left. Still fuming sometime later when her flight was announced, the woman opened her handbag to get her ticket. To her shock and embarrassment, there she found her pack of unopened cookies! (2) How disheartening it can be to discover the error of wrong assumptions..! Though Israel “ate the wrong cookies” and was subsequently taken advantage of, God used the craftiness of the Gibeonites to demonstrate His ability to turn the tables on the crafty serpent. He told Joshua to make the Gibeonites “hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation and for the altar of the Lord” (Joshua 9:27). The “altar of the Lord” was where the blood of atonement was shed and, as such, pictured Christ’s Cross. Using the “crafty” Gibeonites to prepare the sacrifices pictured God one day using satan, the “crafty” one, to make preparations for Christ’s crucifixion. Satan thought he had won. One can only imagine his excitement as he “hewed the wood”–prepared the Cross– for the sacrifice of Christ. How wise, how crafty he must have felt as he orchestrated the making of the Crown of Thorns, watched the spikes being driven, and the spear being thrust into Christ. His plan was working…or so it seemed. His elation must have turned to terror, however, when he learned he had actually aided in his own destruction. God had completely turned the tables on the crafty one! The outcome of the Gibeonite ordeal, and certainly of the Cross, is an incredible assurance that God can reverse the subtle attacks of our adversary, the devil, and use them to bring about good (Romans 8:28). Through His amazing wisdom, which always supersedes satan’s craftiness, even our mistakes can become the instruments of God’s redemptive purposes. The Cross is God’s ultimate proof that He can turn our negative circumstances around and transform them into something good. God intends to do this for America. The crafty serpent has deceived many into aligning with Baal. Some believe we don’t need God, others have been convinced that there are many gods and/or many paths to God. Still others have been deceived into outright rebellion. God, however, is going to save millions of these misled Americans. There is coming a strong revelation of Jesus and His plan of salvation. The presence of the Lord will be heavy in our land, opening the eyes of many. Do not doubt this. He is coming with a tidal wave of love and mercy to the lost and hurting. Pray with me: Father, communion pictures the ultimate turning of the tables on satan, the crafty one. You make foolish his wisdom. You undo his actions and reverse his gains. We place our faith in the work of Christ that ended satan’s authority over us. As we take the bread, we align fully with Calvary and stand in a place of intercession for America. End the fruit of Baal in our land. (Take the bread) We ask for the blood of Jesus to cleanse our land from Baal worship. Cleanse us from immorality, idolatry, shedding innocent blood, and from rejecting You. Everlasting God, we appeal to You: deliver and heal our land. We seal this now by partaking of the cup of covenant now. (Take the cup). ******************** Click on the link below to watch the full video. _______________________ “Strong’s Hebrew: 6191 (arom) - to be shrewd or crafty, to be (or make) bare, smoothness, to be cunning.” Bible Hub, https://biblehub.com/hebrew/6191.htm. Accessed 22 February 2021. Also see Strong, James. Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible. 7th edition, Abingdon Press, 1980. “The Cookie Thief-Short Story.” All Time Short Stories, https://alltimeshortstories.com/the-cookie-thief/. Accessed 22 February 2021.

6 min read https://www.givehim15.com/post/december-9-2022 December 9, 2022 Taking Cities for God I will be leading us in Communion at the end of today’s post. If possible, pause your recording and/or reading and get some juice/wine and bread ready so you can join me. Communion is more than remembering and honoring; it is a declaration of, the release of, and celebration of victory! A word I received from Chuck Pierce a few years back is applicable to the recent word regarding the overthrow of Baal’s hold on America. “I’ve heard a word from God,” Chuck Pierce told me. I was excited. Chuck is a prophet, after all. What pearl of wisdom was he about to share with me? Directions for my future? A profound nugget of revelation? If nothing truly spiritual, perhaps at least something exciting, like who would win the Super Bowl. Don’t laugh - he’s done that before. I was expectant. We were in Israel, the place of Jesus’ birth and ministry. Chuck probably tapped into the timing of Christ’s return to Earth, or maybe who the anti-Christ is. Who knows what he had picked up from the revelation-filled airwaves of Jerusalem! “I heard Holy Spirit say, ‘I’m going to pioneer Hebron again,’” he stated with a great deal of confidence. I, in return, gave him a mix of “deer in headlights” and “you’ve got to be kidding” looks. “What does that mean?” I asked the prophet. “I don’t know,” Chuck replied. “What do you mean you don’t know? You’re a prophet, for crying out loud,” I reminded him. “Well, I heard Holy Spirit say it, but I don’t know what it means,” he stated. “It’s for you. He’ll tell you what it means.” Prophets can be annoying. I wasn’t completely surprised. Chuck has done this to me before. God will sometimes give him only a word or phrase - just enough to bait me. I, then, have to dig and discern for myself what it means. It must be a game God and prophets sometimes play with us normal folks. So…I locked in on Hebron. The names of people and places in Old Testament times were important, their meanings often holding prophetic significance. Bethel, for example, where Jacob had a profound encounter with God, means “the house of God.” Jerusalem means “the city of peace or wholeness.” Hebron - the place Holy Spirit said He would pioneer again - means “friendship, league, confederacy, or federation.” Though the word doesn’t literally mean covenant, the concept is certainly there. Hebron is a strong alliance born out of a close relationship; thus, covenantal friendship. Because of this meaning, God made it the final resting place of Abraham, the covenant “friend of God.” In fact, Adam and Eve, Isaac and Rebecca, Jacob and Leah were all buried at Hebron. It is easy to see the significance of this place. With this meaning in mind, Hebron became symbolic of several things: It is the highest city in Israel, showing us that covenantal friendship with God is the “highest” or the loftiest privilege we are afforded. It is also the thing satan most wants to steal. Hebron was the city from which King David first ruled, demonstrating that authority is released as we walk in intimacy and covenantal friendship with God. Hebron became one of Israel’s 6 “Cities of Refuge.” These were cities structured to house and protect individuals who had accidentally taken another person’s life. The unfortunate people fled to the nearest city of refuge in order to prevent a family member of the slain person from enacting revenge. It was inconvenient but better than vengeance killings. The New Testament tells us these cities of refuge became types or pictures of Christ, to whom we “have fled for refuge” (Hebrews 6:18, KJV). According to the Talmud, the best lambs for sacrifices came from Hebron. Therefore, this city pictures the salvation, safety, and refuge we find in Christ, the Lamb of God. Satan hates geographical locations like Hebron that have become meaningful to God and His people. When possible, he seeks to defile these places using perversion, violence, covenant-breaking, idolatry, and the shedding of innocent blood. Hebron, as a picture of Christ our Lamb and refuge, and a picture of covenantal friendship with God, became a prime target for Satan’s hatred, and in the four centuries between Abraham and Joshua, demonized giants had overtaken and defiled the city. Arba, “the greatest of all the Anakim” (giants), made it his home and renamed Hebron after himself: Kiriath-Arba (which means “the city of Arba;” Joshua 14:15). By the time the 12 spies of Israel were sent by Moses to surveil the Promised Land, three more giants, direct descendants of Anak, had inhabited Hebron (see Numbers 12:22, 28, 33). This holy place, representing friendship and covenant with God, was now ruled by giants and was a place of terror. It so terrified ten of the twelve spies, in fact, that they brought back an evil report of fear and unbelief to the entire nation of Israel. “There is no way we can take the land promised us through Abraham,” they stated. “The giants are simply too big and powerful.” Caleb, one of the 12 spies, was indignant. Seeing that Arba and the other giants had defiled this holy city and desecrated the final resting place of Israel’s patriarchs, he was angry. His response was to ask Moses for this very mountain-top city as his inheritance. “We can conquer these giants and their fortified cities, guys,” Caleb told the fearful Israelites, “and I’ll take the biggest.” His appeal failed, however, and because of the Israelites’ fear and unbelief, Caleb had to wait 45 years for this opportunity. After 4 decades of wilderness wandering by the unbelieving generation, and another 5 years of war, it was time. Faith-filled Caleb, now 85 years old, declared, “Give me my mountain!” (Joshua 14:12). In asking for Hebron, now called the City of Arba, this warrior was asking for more than a city; he was requesting the assignment of conquering the greatest stronghold of the land, ruled by the greatest giant. Caleb did conquer Kiriath-Arba and its giants; he then renamed it Hebron. In the words of my prophetic friend, Chuck, he pioneered Hebron again. In that holy place, Caleb enjoyed a covenantal friendship with God. He also paved the way for it to become David’s first capital city and a picture of Christ, our Savior and Refuge. When Holy Spirit declared through Chuck that He was going to “pioneer Hebron again,” He was announcing: “I am going to raise up and empower Calebs to remove spiritual giants ruling regions of the earth - places like America - transforming them into strongholds of life. They will transform spiritually dark cities and nations into places of salvation, refuge, and covenantal friendship with God; places from which the rule and authority of Christ - He who sits on the throne of David - can be seen.” The church around the world is moving into this era. We will soon experience our finest and most productive season of harvest. The body of Christ will see at least a billion souls saved in the next 10-20 years, perhaps more than have been saved in the previous 2000! Portions of the earth that have been ruled by spiritual giants will be liberated. Evil forces have ruled some regions of the planet since Adam’s fall. But others, like America, have had covenants and friendships with God defiled, just as occurred at Hebron. Caleb-hearted, fearless warriors will pioneer these “Hebrons” again. Pray with me: Father, we have covenantal friendship with You through Christ. We have fled to Him for refuge and can now live at Hebron! He conquered the giant of spiritual death and freed us from its stronghold. Thank You for this word regarding Hebron, that we, through Christ’s victory at the Cross will conquer spiritual giants and pioneer Hebrons again. Baal’s hold on America will end. You have shown us through Hebron, that the key to overcoming giants and moving in high levels of authority is covenantal friendship with You through Christ, the Lamb. We thank You for the salvation, refuge, protection, and covenant friendship with You we have found through His victory of Calvary. As we partake of the bread now, we celebrate and proclaim this victory.. We also know that our King and Redeemer gave us His warrior nature, that we, like Caleb, are more than conquerors through Him. We ask You for higher levels of this nature to operate in us, so that we would have a fierce determination to see people freed from sin, oppression, and every attack of satan. May we truly be liberators. And we pray for America. We ask for the greatest revival in the history of this nation to burst forth. We pray for the youth, our schools, and universities. Come to them with your power and love. We pray for inner cities and places overrun with poverty and hopelessness. We ask You to be the Hero of these without hope. Save them. And we ask You for revival in the church. Send us your fire. Let the greatest renewal that has ever hit the Body of Christ come to the American church in this hour. And may we see our destiny as a nation restored. We will be Your Calebs taking the gospel of Jesus Christ and His kingdom to the ends of the earth. We decree that this is so through the covenantal blood of Christ. Amen. *************** Portions of today’s devotional were taken from my book Giants Will Fall. Click on the link below to watch the full video.

8 min read https://www.givehim15.com/post/december-8-2022 December 8, 2022 If We Pray… I will be leading us in Communion at the end of today’s post. If possible, pause your recording and/or reading and get some juice/wine and bread ready so you can join me. Communion is more than remembering and honoring; it is a declaration of, the release of, and celebration of victory! If you have not yet seen the following explanation of why we are taking Communion daily from now through the end of the year, please do so in the following review. I won’t read it, for time’s sake. This will enable you to understand why I’m leading in Communion for the next few weeks. REVIEW [On January 2 of this year, my friend Greg Hood was given a dream which I have visited often throughout the year. In this dream, the Ekklesia and the kingdom of darkness were contending for America; this was pictured by a baseball World Series, called the World Seers Series. It was the last game of the series, the eighth inning, and we were winning by a score of 20-22. I and others felt that the 4 batters we sent to the plate in this inning represented prayer assignments for the 4 quarters of 2022. For those of you who would like to see the entire dream and my comments regarding it, you can use the following links (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4). Today, however, I want to talk about the batter/assignment for the fourth quarter of this year, which we are obviously now in. The assignment for this quarter was to remove the voice (influence and control) of Baal, the ruling principality over America. We did so by hitting the baseball into his throat, with a bat taken from a box marked “Communion,” and engraved with “Ephesians 1:17,” a verse referencing “the spirit of wisdom and revelation.” In the dream, it was said to this fourth batter, “If you hit the mark it will change this game.” “Hit the mark” is one of the definitions of the Hebrew word for intercession (paga). If we do and pray as Holy Spirit instructs us, we will change this nation! I have known since 2007 that Baal was “the strong man” (Matthew 12:29) over America. Demons and angels do not have physical bodies and, therefore, do not die. The same spirits that operated in ancient history are still alive and active today. Baal was a principality mentioned often in the Bible, who was frequently used by satan to oppose Israel. His influence produced violence, blood sacrifices, and great immorality, including all forms of sexual sin. He is no doubt the spirit behind abortion, adultery, homosexuality, pornography, and the blatant attempt to defile our children with sexual perversion. The sudden escalation of activity in our nation to promote abortion and sexual perversion - even to small children - is no doubt due to this spirit’s desperate attempt to remain in control. My purpose in this post is to focus on the method God gave us in the dream - Communion - with which to end Baal’s control over America. And I will be doing several more posts between now and the end of the year on this subject.] _____________________ Today’s post begins: In yesterday’s post, I mentioned the phrase “hit the mark.” This is one of the meanings of paga, the biblical (Hebrew) word for intercession. The concept of this word is two or more things coming together or meeting. These joinings or connectings can be pleasant meetings, warfare (two people or groups engaging in battles), boundaries (two pieces of land meeting), sharing someone’s burden or grief (you connect with or are touched by their pain), and even a bullseye - “hit the mark.” In the World Seers Series dream, the Ekklesia (the Church) was in a battle with the powers of darkness for America’s destiny. This was pictured by a baseball game; the spirit of Baal was satan’s pitcher. Toward the end of the game, a prophet said to our batter, “hit the ball at his throat - remove his voice. If you ‘hit the mark’ you will change this game.” This obvious play on words - using the meaning of paga in the statement - is saying to us, “If you pray, it will remove Baal’s voice of influence in America.” Our praying was powered by Communion, which pictures Christ’s victory at the Cross. This is the reason we’re partaking of Communion together on the posts for a season. Today, I want to focus on the word “If.” Holy Spirit said this victory would occur “if” we pray. There are many Christians who believe prayer is only a devotional activity, a way to connect/commune with God. They don’t believe prayer is actually necessary to enable God to do 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 ask because we want or need something. I’m speaking of why in the context of God’s sovereignty. “Do my prayers really matter all that much? 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 things? 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 the 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. “I once wondered why a fellow in front of me in the woods said, ‘Duck.’ “I thought, I don’t want to duck. I don’t have to duck. Then the branch whopped me upside the head. Now when I hear the word, I duck. “Someone said, ‘To err is human, to repeat it is stupid.’ I’m sure I’ve qualified for that once or twice, but not regarding these three things because now I know why! However, our subject is far more important than bumps, burns, and bruises; we’re talking about eternal destinies, homes, marriages, the welfare of people we love, and revival in our cities - the list continues. “When God says, ‘Pray,’ I want to know it accomplishes something. I’m not into 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. Just worship and leave the rest to God. “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 for that. I’ll turn the TV off, and 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 this not the reason the earth is in a mess? It isn’t because God wills it so, but because of His need to work and carry out His will through people. “Is this not the story woven throughout the Scriptures? God and humans, for better or worse, working together? God needing faithful men and women? God needing a race of people through whom to work? God needing prophets? God needing judges? God needing a human Messiah? God needing human hands to heal, human voices to speak, and human feet to go? “Doesn’t He need 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. “Didn’t He tell us to ask that laborers be sent into the harvest (Matthew 9:38)? But, doesn’t the Lord of the harvest want 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)? Wasn’t God already planning to do this? “Are not these God’s will? Why, then, am I supposed to ask Him for something He already wants to do if it’s not 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. Dr. Peter Wagner agrees with this when he says: ‘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 brings, or even condemn us over our lack of prayer. But another possibility exists as well. Responsibility can also be a privilege; it can be enjoyable. If allowed, this revelation of God needing our prayers can elevate us in our hearts to new positions of dignity alongside our heavenly Father and Lord Jesus. Jack Hayford said, ‘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 the incredible invitation to be co-laborers with God…to be carriers of His awesome Holy Spirit and ambassadors for His great Kingdom. Let’s represent Him! “Awaken us to our destiny, Lord!” Pray with me: Father, You said if we prayed, it would change the game. You said if we used the power of Communion to deliver those prayers, it would remove the voice of Baal. So we take the bread that represents Your body, broken to make us whole. You bore our sins, diseases, weaknesses, and griefs. As we partake now, we declare, “Your Kingdom come! Your will be done!” (Eat the bread) And we have staked our claim to victory on the blood of Christ alone. There is no other way to salvation and a relationship with You. It is our “bat,” our weapon, our strength. As we drink it now, we are releasing the power of the Most High God into our lives, families, and nations. We proclaim its victorious strength until You come again. (Drink the juice) ********************* Portions of today’s post were 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.azquotes.com/author/15507-John_Wesley/tag/prayer. 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.

8 min read https://www.givehim15.com/post/december-7-2022 December 7, 2022 Meetings: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly I will be leading us in Communion at the end of today’s post. If possible, pause your recording and/or reading and get some juice/wine and bread ready so you can join me. Communion is more than remembering and honoring; it is a declaration of, the release of, and celebration of victory!) If you have not yet seen the following explanation of why we are taking Communion daily from now through the end of the year, please do so in the following review. I won’t read it, for time’s sake. This will enable you to understand why I’m leading in Communion for the next few weeks. REVIEW [On January 2 of this year, my friend Greg Hood was given a dream which I have visited often throughout the year. In this dream, the Ekklesia and the kingdom of darkness were contending for America; this was pictured by a baseball World Series, called the World Seers Series. It was the last game of the series, the eighth inning, and we were winning by a score of 20-22. I and others felt that the 4 batters we sent to the plate in this inning represented prayer assignments for the 4 quarters of 2022. For those of you who would like to see the entire dream and my comments regarding it, you can use the following links (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4). Today, however, I want to talk about the batter/assignment for the fourth quarter of this year, which we are obviously now in. The assignment for this quarter was to remove the voice (influence and control) of Baal, the ruling principality over America. We did so by hitting the baseball into his throat, with a bat taken from a box marked “Communion,” and engraved with “Ephesians 1:17,” a verse referencing “the spirit of wisdom and revelation.” In the dream, it was said to this fourth batter, “If you hit the mark it will change this game.” “Hit the mark” is one of the definitions of the Hebrew word for intercession (paga). If we do and pray as Holy Spirit instructs us, we will change this nation! I have known since 2007 that Baal was “the strong man” (Matthew 12:29) over America. Demons and angels do not have physical bodies and, therefore, do not die. The same spirits that operated in ancient history are still alive and active today. Baal was a principality mentioned often in the Bible, who was frequently used by satan to oppose Israel. His influence produced violence, blood sacrifices, and great immorality, including all forms of sexual sin. He is no doubt the spirit behind abortion, adultery, homosexuality, pornography, and the blatant attempt to defile our children with sexual perversion. The sudden escalation of activity in our nation to promote abortion and sexual perversion - even to small children - is no doubt due to this spirit’s desperate attempt to remain in control. My purpose in this post is to focus on the method God gave us in the dream - Communion - with which to end Baal’s control over America. And I will be doing several more posts between now and the end of the year on this subject.] _____________________ In the World Seers Series dream, it is interesting and significant to me that Holy Spirit uses the symbolic picture of hitting Baal Zephon in the throat with a baseball to take him out. The phrase “hit the mark” is also significant: “If you hit the mark, it will change this game,” Holy Spirit said in the dream. I write about both of these pictures and analogies in my book, Intercessory Prayer! Meetings I had a very memorable meeting when I was in the sixth grade. Its ramifications would remain with me for the rest of my life. A baseball met my front teeth. The baseball won - they usually do. I have two nice crowns on my front teeth as a result of that meeting. (Dentists used to call them “caps” but now they are “crowns.” That’s an attempt to fool us into thinking they are pleasant, something to look forward to. But I am not fooled. They’re a pain.) Believe it or not, the baseball meeting my teeth is a picture of intercession. Although in our thinking intercession has come to mean prayer, paga does not necessarily mean prayer, at all. The Hebrew word for intercession, paga, actually means “to meet.” It pictures a connecting, a joining, a coming together, a meeting. It is easy to see how these meanings can be applied to prayer. When we pray, we meet with God; and our meeting with Him creates meetings between He and others. Prayer meetings are aptly named. Not all meetings are pleasant, however. At the Cross, Jesus met the powers of darkness and shattered their teeth. “You have smitten all my enemies on the cheek; you have shattered the teeth of the wicked” (Psalm 3:7). Like Christ, we intercessors also meet(1) the powers of darkness. We do so in prayer, not to re-defeat them, but to enforce the victory of Calvary! The baseball meeting the throat of Baal in the dream is an appropriate picture of spiritual warfare prayer, as long as we remember that we are simply releasing the victory of Christ, not attempting to re-defeat the enemy. Remember, in the dream, the baseball bat came from the “Communion” box, which pictures the finished work of Christ. But enforce it, we MUST. Satan is a thief, a liar, and does not honor what is true and right. He will disregard what occurred at Calvary, unless someone takes the delegated authority of Christ and the power of Holy Spirit, and enforces that victory. This is why in the dream Holy Spirit said, “IF you hit the mark, you will change the game.” “Hit the mark” is another meaning of paga. “If you - through prayer - release the fruit of My victory at the Cross, it will change the game. It will remove the voice of Baal. This is not a principle that applies only to this dream; it is a general principle of prayer. The great pastor and teacher, Jack Hayford, in his book Prayer Is Invading the Impossible, says, “To see both sides of Jesus is to see both sides of prayer. It is to see the need for compassion, for care, for concern, for weeping with those that weep, for sympathy, for groaning, for aching deeply because of what you sense transpiring in human lives. And it is to learn the place and time for anger, when we see satan’s wiles successfully destroying; for indignation, when the adversary’s program violates territory that is rightfully Christ’s; for boldness, when demonic hordes announce their presence; for attack, when Holy Spirit prompts an advance.” (2) One fascinating verse where paga is used to describe a violent meeting is Proverbs 17:12. “Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, rather than a fool in his folly.” Obviously, this is not a scripture verse regarding prayer. But it is a verse that pictures in a natural setting how spiritually violent intercession can be. I’ve met some fools, but I’ve never met a mama bear in the wild with her cubs, and I hope I never do! Satan made the mistake of getting between God and His “cubs.” He should not have done that! The devil’s worst nightmare came true when, after 4000 years of pent-up fury, Jesus met him at Calvary. The earth rocked with the force of the battle, and I do mean literally (Matthew 27:51). The sun grew dark as the war raged (verse 45). At the moment of what Satan thought was his greatest triumph, he and all his forces heard the most terrifying sound they had ever heard: God’s laugh of derision (Psalms 2:4)! The laughter was followed by the voice of the Son of Man crying with a loud voice, “Tetelestai-Finished!” The word means, among other things, “paid in full.”(3) The earth shook, the sun reappeared, the centurion was terrified (Matthew 27:54), and some Old Testament saints were resurrected (Matthew 27:52-53). And yes, behind the scenes, it was violent. Captives were rescued (1 Peter 3:19; 4:6; Isaiah 61:1), bruises were inflicted (Genesis 3:15; Isaiah 53:5; 1 Peter 2:24), keys were exchanged and authority was transferred (Matthew 28:18). An interesting word is used in 1 John 3:8 that adds insight to what happened at the Cross. The verse reads, “For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil” (KJV). “Destroy” is the Greek word luo, which has both a legal and a physical meaning. Understanding its full definition greatly enhances our knowledge of what Jesus did to satan and his works. The legal meaning of luo is 1) to pronounce or determine that something or someone is no longer bound; 2) to dissolve or void a contract or anything that legally binds. (4) Jesus came to dissolve the legal hold satan had over us and to pronounce that we are no longer bound by his works. He “voided the contract,’ breaking satan’s dominion over us. The physical meaning of luo is to dissolve or melt, break, beat something to pieces or untie something that is bound. (5) In Acts 27:41, the boat Paul traveled on was broken to pieces (luo) by the force of a storm. In 2 Peter 3:10, 12, we’re told that one day the elements of the earth will melt or dissolve (luo) from a great heat. Jesus not only delivered us legally, but He also made certain that the literal consequences of that deliverance were manifested: He brought healing, set captives free, lifted oppression, and liberated those under demonic control. Again, our responsibility is to enforce that victory as we also meet the powers of darkness. Jesus used the same word, luo to describe what we, the Church, are to do through spiritual warfare. Matthew 16:19 tells us, “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you shall loose (luo) on earth shall be loosed (luo) in heaven.” Although Jesus fully accomplished the task of breaking the authority of satan and voiding his legal hold upon the human race, someone on Earth must represent Him in that victory and enforce it. Pray with me: Father, as tens of thousands of us hold this bread up before You today, we are swinging the bat of “it is written,” hitting the baseball of “it is finished” into the neck of Baal. Christ’s victory at Calvary is all that is needed to deliver America from the control of this spirit. We exalt Christ’s destruction (luo) of satan’s works and enforce this victory now, loosing (luo) America from Baal’s activities. They are broken. (Take the bread now.) And we raise the victorious, covenantal blood of Jesus before You, Father. This alone is our victory. This is our mercy, our grace, our cleansing. With it, You won the game for us! We enforce this victory now in the mighty name of Jesus. We release the power of His blood to meet the evil spirits that have influenced our nation. Their hold is broken! Their rule is ended! Their reign is over! We proclaim Christ’s victory and partake of this forever victory NOW. In Jesus' Name we pray..! ***************** Portions of today’s post were taken from my book Intercessory Prayer. Click on the link below to watch the full video. __________________________________ Francis Brown, S. R. Driver, and Charles A. Briggs, The New Brown-Driver, Briggs-Gesenius Hebrew and English Lexicon (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 1979), p 803. Jack W. Hayford, Prayer Is Invading the Impossible (South Plainfield, NJ: Logos International, 1977; revised edition, Bridge Publishing, 1995, p 45, 1977 edition. Spiros Zodhiates, The Complete Word Study Dictionary (Iowa Falls, IA: Word Bible Publishers, 1992), p 1375. Spiros Zodhiates, Hebrew-Greek Key Study Bible - New American Standard (Chattanooga, TN: AMG Publishers, 1984; revised edition, 1990) p 1583. Ibid.

8 min read https://www.givehim15.com/post/december-6-2022 December 6, 2022 The Power of Remembering (I will be leading us in Communion at the end of today’s post. If possible, pause your recording and/or reading and get some juice/wine and bread ready so you can join me. Communion is more than remembering and honoring; it is a declaration of, the release of, and celebration of victory!) [I shared the following introductory paragraphs on Friday and Monday. Since all of you do not see/read every post, for clarity and context, I am including them again on the written post, but for time’s sake will not read them on the video. If you did not see the next 4 paragraphs on either Friday or Monday, please read them now. This will enable you to understand why I’m leading in Communion for the next few weeks.) On January 2 of this year, my friend Greg Hood was given a dream which I have visited often throughout the year. In this dream, the Ekklesia and the kingdom of darkness were contending for America; this was pictured by a baseball World Series, called the World Seers Series. It was the last game of the series, the eighth inning, and we were winning by a score of 20-22. I and others felt that the 4 batters we sent to the plate in this inning represented prayer assignments for the 4 quarters of 2022. For those of you who would like to see the entire dream and my comments regarding it, you can use the following links (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4). Today, however, I want to talk about the batter/assignment for the fourth quarter of this year, which we are obviously now in. The assignment for this quarter was to remove the voice (influence and control) of Baal, the ruling principality over America. We did so by hitting the baseball into his throat, with a bat taken from a box marked “Communion,” and engraved with “Ephesians 1:17,” a verse referencing “the spirit of wisdom and revelation.” In the dream, it was said to this fourth batter, “If you hit the mark it will change this game.” “Hit the mark” is one of the definitions of the Hebrew word for intercession (paga). If we do and pray as Holy Spirit instructs us, we will change this nation! I have known since 2007 that Baal was “the strong man” (Matthew 12:29) over America. Demons and angels do not have physical bodies and, therefore, do not die. The same spirits that operated in ancient history are still alive and active today. Baal was a principality mentioned often in the Bible, who was frequently used by satan to oppose Israel. His influence produced violence, blood sacrifices, and great immorality, including all forms of sexual sin. He is no doubt the spirit behind abortion, adultery, homosexuality, pornography, and the blatant attempt to defile our children with sexual perversion. The sudden escalation of activity in our nation to promote abortion and sexual perversion - even to small children - is no doubt due to this spirit’s desperate attempt to remain in control. My purpose in this post is to focus on the method God gave us in the dream - Communion - with which to end Baal’s control over America. And I will be doing several more posts between now and the end of the year on this subject.] _____________________ “For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night when He was betrayed, took bread; and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, ‘This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.’ In the same way, He also took the cup after supper, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink, in remembrance of Me.’ For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.” (1 Corinthians 11:23-26; NAS) Our concept of “remembering” is somewhat different from that of the Hebrew culture, as is the concept of “testimony.” After teaching on the power of history recently, I was asked by a Messianic Jewish rabbi if I knew the meaning of the Hebrew word for “testimony.” I did not. “The word doesn’t mean simply to convey something from the past,” he informed me. “Its true meaning is ‘to repeat an action or do it again.’ We Hebrews believe,” He continued, “that when we share about what God did in the past, it releases the same power into the present…in other words, power is released to ‘do it again.’ ” Whoa..! My head was spinning! He continued, “That’s one of the reasons we are so diligent to share with our children the stories of what God did in our Hebraic history. It’s not only so they’ll know their cultural history; it is so the power in that history can be released to them today. For example, when we tell them about Passover and the Exodus, we believe God’s delivering and saving power that was demonstrated back then, will be released to save and deliver our children from bondages they may have today.” Whoa times two..! The rabbi went on to tell me he and his congregation had been experiencing healings from simply sending other believers to sick individuals and having them recount healings they had received in the past. When they testified of their healings, power was released to “do it again.” This drove me to my Hebrew lexicons. While studying the word “testimony,” which meant exactly what the rabbi had said, one dictionary also sent me to the Hebrew word for “remember.” Similarly, it doesn’t mean simply to “think about” something from the past; it includes doing what is being thought about. (1) This is why God tells us in Isaiah 43:26, “Put me in remembrance…” He doesn’t require this because He, like us humans, sometimes needs a reminder. Rather, He is instructing us to ask Him, based on something said or done in the past - to take action today. God “remembered” Hannah, who had been barren, and she conceived (1 Samuel 1:11). He “remembered” His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and commissioned Moses to deliver the Israelites from Egyptian slavery (Exodus 2:24). God hadn’t forgotten these people. For Him, remembering is a call to action. This was a life-changing revelation for me. I finally understood why God said we overcome satan by “the word of [our] testimony” (Revelation 12:11). And I knew why David stated his testimony of the lion and the bear before facing Goliath! After doing so, David then did something extremely interesting. He grabbed his staff, five stones and his sling, and approached the giant (see 1 Samuel 17:40). Why would David want to be encumbered with his staff when fighting Goliath? In those days, men carved symbols depicting their history, their testimony - on their staffs; it was their journal, of sorts. David's staff no doubt depicted pictures of a dead lion and dead bear - his testimony, his history. Who knows what other victories it pictured? Perhaps it had the phrase “God is my father” inscribed. Many scholars believe David was conceived “illegitimately,” that his father Jesse had an affair with a maid and David was the result. They believe this is why Jesse didn’t invite him to the line-up of his sons, from which Samuel planned to choose Israel’s next King. When asked if there were any other sons, most translations say Jesse referred to David as the “youngest” (1 Samuel 16:11). The word is actually qatar, however, and means “of no account; not worthy.”(2) David was an outcast. He stated in Psalms 27:10, “My father and my mother have forsaken me, but the Lord will take me up.” David refused to allow the rejection by his parents and half-brothers to define him. He also refused to allow Goliath to define him. “I choose, rather, to honor my history with God, who has become my Father, and from Whom I receive my identity,” David implied in the Psalms. And when facing Goliath, he declared his testimony, grabbed his history (staff), and headed toward the battle. This is so incredibly profound. David made one stop on the way to the battle, visiting a nearby brook to gather stones as ammo for his sling. Even this seemingly insignificant act was connected to history. In this passage, the Hebrew word used for “brook” means “inheritance.”(3) That may seem strange, but Hebrew is a pictorial language, and this word pictures receiving something, then possessing the authority to control where it goes; thus, an “inheritance,” or a “streambed.” Actually, it is perfectly logical for Holy Spirit to use this symbolic picture of an “inheritance.” After all, it WAS Judah, David’s land and inheritance Goliath was attempting to take. David took his “history” in one hand, reached into his “inheritance” with the other, then ran to face the giant. WOW..! And yet, there is still one more connection to his history David used in this battle with the giant: his Judah nature. Most Christians believe Judah means “praise.” That, however, is a derived meaning. In this pictorial language, the Hebrew word pictures the extending of the hand. It is the word for “praise,” since raising the hands is a form of praise. However, because Judah means to extend the hand, it also means “one who throws a stone.”(4) In his history, David was from “the tribe that throws stones!” He probably thought, I don’t need a sword or spear. I’m from the tribe that throws stones. All I need to do is reach deep into my DNA, my history, and be who God made me to be - a stone thrower. If I do, I’ll defeat the giant. We believers in America are going to defeat the giants ruling our nation, and we will do so using the same weapon David used: our history. The God who formed and preserved America in her past will fight for her today. As you pray for our nation, boldly declare His past faithfulness, believing in the power of testimony. And also “remember” the communion meal. “Testify” of it! As we partake of the bread and wine/juice we are causing God to act. The blood on the Mercy Seat is still speaking…in fact, it is shouting! And every time we partake of it in faith, “proclaiming” Christ’s death, victory is released again. Let’s do it now. Pray with me: Father, we take this bread now and hold it up before You as a remembrance of Christ’s broken body. Through this sacrifice, He took our suffering and purchased our health. We proclaim His death, burial, resurrection, and victory over all of hell. As we partake of it now we are releasing this victory over every principality and spirit of darkness in this nation, just as David released Your victory over the giant. And we hold the cup up before You, as well. It represents the blood of Jesus sprinkled on the Mercy Seat of heaven. It represents our covenant with You. It represents victory over death, hell, and the grave. As we partake of it today, we are swinging the bat and driving the “baseball” of victory into the neck of Baal. We declare that the blood of Jesus is greater than all of our sin. We declare that His redemption is coming to America to free us from the influence of this evil spirit. Our faith is not in our good works, wise strategies, individuals, or organizations. Our faith is in Christ alone. Of Him, through Him, and to Him are all things. Do it again, Lord..! In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen. ***************** Portions of today’s post were taken from my book Giants Will Fall. Click on the link below to watch the full video. _________________________________ Strong, James. The New Strong’s Expanded Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, Red-Letter Edition. (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2001). Reference no. 2142. Zodhiates, Spiros. The Complete Word Study Dictionary. (Iowa Falls: IA: Word Bible Publishers, 1992). p 2012. Strong, James. The New Strong’s Expanded Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, Red-Letter Edition. (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2001). Reference no. 5157 and 5158. Ibid., Reference no. 3034.

* 6 min read https://www.givehim15.com/post/december-5-2022 December 5, 2022 Communion - Our Victory Meal (I will be leading us in Communion at the end of today’s post. If possible, pause your recording and/or reading and get some juice (or wine) and bread ready so you can join me. Communion is more than remembering and honoring; it is a declaration of, the release of, and celebration of victory!) (I shared the following introductory paragraphs on Friday. Since all of you do not see/read every post, for clarity and context, I am sharing them again today.) On January 2 of this year, my friend Greg Hood was given a dream which I have visited often throughout the year. In this dream, the Ekklesia and the kingdom of darkness were contending for America; this was pictured by a baseball World Series, called the World Seers Series. It was the last game of the series, the eighth inning, and we were winning by a score of 20-22. I and others felt that the 4 batters we sent to the plate in this inning represented prayer assignments for the 4 quarters of 2022. For those of you who would like to see the entire dream and my comments regarding it, you can use the following links (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4). Today, however, I want to talk about the batter/assignment for the fourth quarter of this year, which we are obviously now in. The assignment for this quarter was to remove the voice (influence and control) of Baal, the ruling principality over America. We did so by hitting the baseball into his throat, with a bat taken from a box marked “Communion,” and engraved with “Ephesians 1:17,” a verse referencing “the spirit of wisdom and revelation.” In the dream, it was said to this fourth batter, “If you hit the mark it will change this game.” “Hit the mark” is one of the definitions of the Hebrew word for intercession (paga). If we do and pray as Holy Spirit instructs us, we will change this nation! I have known since 2007 that Baal was “the strong man” (Matthew 12:29) over America. Demons and angels do not have physical bodies and, therefore, do not die. The same spirits that operated in ancient history are still alive and active today. Baal was a principality mentioned often in the Bible, who was frequently used by satan to oppose Israel. His influence produced violence, blood sacrifices, and great immorality, including all forms of sexual sin. He is no doubt the spirit behind abortion, adultery, homosexuality, pornography, and the blatant attempt to defile our children with sexual perversion. The sudden escalation of activity in our nation to promote abortion and sexual perversion - even to small children - is no doubt due to this spirit’s desperate attempt to remain in control. My purpose in this post is to focus on the method God gave us in the dream - Communion - with which to end Baal’s control over America. And I will be doing several more posts between now and the end of the year on this subject. It is beyond significant that the baseball bat used to remove Baal’s voice was taken from a box stamped “Communion.” This is all important. Spiritual forces of darkness are not defeated through human powers and weapons. They are overcome only with spiritual authority that flows from Christ and His finished work. The Lord’s Table, Communion, pictures this. To war with Communion is not warring with a ritual or tradition. First Corinthians 11:26 tells us,“For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.” Today, I want to look at Genesis 14:17-24. This is a very significant and important passage, filled with prophetic pictures of our redemption. Let’s begin by reading verses 17-20: “Then after Abram’s return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh. And Melchizedek the king of Salem brought out bread and wine; now he was a priest of God Most High. And he blessed Abram and said, ‘Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth; And blessed be God Most High, Who has handed over your enemies to you.’ And Abram gave him a tenth of everything” (NASV). This is the first mention of “bread and wine” spoken of together in Scripture, and these two items wouldn’t be mentioned together again until the night before the Cross. It is an obvious prophetic picture of Christ’s last supper with His disciples. Melchizedek was a type or picture of Christ (Psalm 110; Hebrews 5:6,10; 6:20; 7:1-10); we are represented by Abraham, our father of faith (Romans 3:27-4:25). What many do not realize is that Melchizedek was a Canaanite, a race of people under a curse (Genesis 9:25 - “Cursed be Canaan”). As king over a cursed people, bestowing a blessing on Abraham, Melchizedek pictures Christ “having become a curse for us” (Galatians 3:13)…that “the blessing of Abraham might come to” us (verse 14). And just as Melchizedek served Abraham the bread and wine, at the Last Supper, Christ departed from the traditional meal and served the disciples bread and wine, fulfilling this prophetic picture from Genesis 14. It is significant that the bread and wine in Genesis 14 was a celebration of victory following Abraham’s defeat of evil leaders attempting to steal his family and inheritance, a victory meal! Could there be a more appropriate picture of the Cross?! And just to make sure we see the symbolism, He uses two more important phrases in this passage. For the first time in Scripture, God refers to Himself as the “Most High God,” and does so 4 times! He also calls Himself “possessor of heaven and earth” twice. Why? This was God’s declaration that satan, who had tried to effect a coup and become the “most high” in heaven (see Isaiah 14:14), had not only failed in taking over heaven, he would not become the most high, on earth, either. Yahweh was declaring, “Though satan thinks he has won, he has NOT. He couldn’t take heaven, he can’t have the human race, and he won’t own earth! I, the Most High God and possessor of heaven AND EARTH, will redeem the earth and My family!” Amazing. When Christ gave the disciples the bread and wine at the Last Supper, telling them these elements represented His body and blood, He was celebrating victory in advance! He knew, of course, the price He was about to pay; but He also knew He would win. And when we partake of communion, though we should remember the horrible price Jesus paid to redeem us, we must also remember that it represents the greatest victory in the history of creation! Satan was defeated, the curse was broken, and we received the blessing of being redeemed back into the family of God. Communion pictures all of this. Christ’s blood on the mercy seat of heaven is the guarantee of this victory and the benefits of the new covenant. Because of His blood, we receive mercy and defeat our spiritual enemies. Through Christ’s shed blood, America can be delivered from the curse caused by our alignment with Baal. Prayer: Father, as we take the bread together in a moment, we remember the broken body of Jesus, sacrificed for our healing and restoration. We thank You, Jesus, for becoming one of us, the Son of Man, to bring us back into Your family. You bore our curse! You are the Bread of Life, and as we partake of this bread today, it reminds us that we can partake continually of Your life. Eat the bread. (Feel free to pause the video for a moment or two if you would like, and spend time in personal prayer and Communion with Him.) And now, as we drink the wine, we honor and place our faith fully in the shed blood of Jesus for the remission of our sins. We also remember that His blood does more than cleanse us of sin; it also makes us new creations in Christ Jesus. We are born again. We celebrate this great victory over sin and the curse. We receive health, wholeness, and salvation as we do this today. And we decree that through the blood of Christ, satan and his forces are forever defeated. Drink the juice. (Again, feel free to pause and take any amount of time you would like, to spend personal time with Him.) And now, Father, we ask for complete deliverance from the spirit of Baal. We ask You to remove his voice and influence from America. We thank You for this, in the name of Christ. Amen. We decree that the power of Christ’s redeeming blood is greater than the power of sin and death. **************** Click on the link below to watch the full video.

4 min read https://www.givehim15.com/post/december-2-2022 December 2, 2022 Hit the Mark (I will be leading us in Communion at the end of today’s post. If possible, pause your recording and/or reading and get some juice (or wine) and bread ready so you can join me.) On January 2 of this year, my friend Greg Hood was given a dream which I have visited often throughout the year. In this dream, the Ekklesia and the kingdom of darkness were contending for America; this was pictured by a baseball World Series, called the World Seers Series. It was the last game of the series, the eighth inning, and we were winning by a score of 20-22. I and others felt that the 4 batters we sent to the plate in this inning represented prayer assignments for the 4 quarters of 2022. For those of you who would like to see the entire dream and my comments regarding it, you can use the following links (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4,). Today, however, I want to talk about the batter/assignment for the fourth quarter of this year, which we are obviously now in. The assignment for this quarter was to remove the voice (influence and control) of Baal, the ruling principality over America. We did so by hitting the baseball into his throat, with a bat taken from a box marked “Communion,” and engraved with “Ephesians 1:17,” a verse referencing “the spirit of wisdom and revelation.” In the dream, it was said to this fourth batter, “If you hit the mark it will change this game.” “Hit the mark” is one of the definitions of the Hebrew word for intercession (paga). If we do and pray as we are instructed, we will change this nation! I have known since 2007 that this spirit was “the strong man” (Matthew 12:29) over America. Demons and angels do not have physical bodies and, therefore, do not die. The same spirits that operated in ancient history are still alive and active today. Baal was a principality mentioned often in the Bible, who was frequently used by satan to oppose Israel. His influence produced violence, blood sacrifices and great immorality, including all forms of sexual sin. He is no doubt the spirit behind abortion, adultery, homosexuality, pornography and the blatant attempt to defile our children with sexual perversion. The sudden escalation of activity in our nation to promote abortion and sexual perversion - even to small children - is no doubt due to this spirit’s desperate attempt to remain in control. My purpose in this post is to focus on the method God gave us in the dream with which to end Baal’s control over America. And I will be doing several more posts between now and the end of the year on this subject. It is beyond significant that the baseball bat used to remove Baal’s voice was taken from a box stamped “Communion.” This is all important. Spiritual forces of darkness are not defeated through human powers and weapons. They are overcome only with spiritual authority that flows from Christ and His finished work. The Lord’s Table, Communion, pictures this. To war with Communion is not warring with a ritual or tradition. First Corinthians 11:26 tells us, “For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.” Proclaiming Christ’s death is proclaiming His victory, for it was through His shed blood that He conquered death. Proclaiming His death is declaring the power of the New Covenant. Proclaiming Christ’s death is declaring He defeated all principalities and powers and reclaimed Adam’s lost authority over the earth. Proclaiming His death is declaring His ownership of earth and all the nations there in. All spiritual warfare must be an enforcing of Christ’s victory. It should be done from a position of accomplished victory, seated with Him spiritually in His seat of authority. The sacrament of Communion pictures and reminds us of this. It declares that we are free from sin through the shed blood of Christ. It declares that we are more than conquerors through Him and Holy Spirit, the greater One, living in us. It decrees that all principalities and powers are under our feet. To swing the Communion “bat” is to swing Christ’s redemption, covenant, victory, authority and dominion. “Ephesians 1:17” engraved on the bat obviously refers to wisdom and revelation. I believe the specific revelation it refers to is the above mentioned victory of Christ. The more we talk about, meditate on, declare and proclaim Christ’s victory and the covenant we have with God through Him, the greater this revelation will become. This increased revelation will then produce greater faith and lead to greater authority. I am going to partake of and lead in communion on many of the posts for the remainder of this year. We are going to swing the bat frequently and with great power. This will do what God said it will do: proclaim and release the victory of Jesus, removing the voice of Baal in our land. Pray with me (Communion): Father, we take this bread now and hold it up before You as a remembrance of Christ’s broken body. Through this sacrifice He took our suffering and purchased our health. We proclaim His death, burial, resurrection, and victory over all of hell. As we partake of it now we are releasing this victory over every principality and spirit of darkness in this nation. And we hold the cup up before You, as well. It represents the blood of Jesus sprinkled on the Mercy Seat of heaven. It represents our covenant with You. It represents victory over death, hell, and the grave. As we partake of it today, we are swinging the bat and driving the “baseball” of victory into the neck of Baal. We declare that the blood of Jesus is greater than all of our sin. We declare that His redemption is coming to America to free us from the influence of this evil spirit. Our faith is not in our good works, wise strategies, individuals or organizations. Our faith is in Christ alone. Of Him, through Him, and to Him are all things. Amen. Our decree: We decree that the power of Christ’s redemption is our victory over all evil in America. ********************* Click on the link below to watch the full video.

7 min read December 1, 2022 The Need for Righteous Anger On Tuesday, November 30, 2022, 12 Republican Senators, along with 49 Democrats, voted to completely disregard and disrespect God and the Scriptures, stating by their actions that His clearly stated will regarding marriage means nothing. (Democrat Senator Warnock of Georgia didn’t vote; he was campaigning for his runoff election with Herschel Walker. Had he voted, he too would have voted against biblical marriage.) Some of these 61 Senators profess to be Christians, while still profaning the first and most important covenant relationship God established: the marriage of one man and one woman. I’m not sure how one can lord it over God and His Word, declare His will and standard to be wrong, and still profess to be a Christian. It doesn’t get more dishonest, arrogant, and hypocritical than that. This law, along with the Obergefel decision of the Supreme Court in 2015, will go down in our history as two of America’s most disgraceful acts. Most Christians, including myself, have no hatred or animosity toward homosexuals. We wish them no harm, love and respect them as fellow humans, and recognize their rights as such. We simply refuse to acknowledge any and all humans’ the right to redefine God’s ordained covenant of marriage as being between one man and one woman. What makes this more hypocritical is that with homosexual marriage already protected in all states by the Supreme Court’s ruling, this law was completely unnecessary. However, it will now undoubtedly pass in the House and be signed into law by Biden. ***** Morris, in a Newsmax article, states: “Its real purpose is to set up a statutory basis for prosecuting or persecuting anyone who dissents and won't personally cooperate with the new definition of marriage. It will go after bakers who won't do a cake for a *** couple and all those whose religious principles do not permit them to sanction marriage between two men or two women. “The Democrats are jamming the bill through during the current lame duck session of Congress so that they can profit from the votes of about-to-be former Senators who did not have the courage to vote yes, but now that they are out of harm's way are willing to vote for this misguided law. “It should not be called the Defense of Marriage Act but the Defense of Cowards Act. Retiring Sens. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Richard Burr, R-N.C., and Roy Blunt, R-Mo., are voting for the bill even though they know that were they seeking reelection, their voters in conservative states would never approve of their positions. Now, they are showing their true colors as social progressives too late for their constituents to punish them. “Let hypocrisy reign supreme in the Washington swamp.”(1) As mentioned, 9 more Republicans - a total of 12 - voted in favor of the same-sex marriage measure. The 12 were: “Roy Blunt, R-Missouri Richard Burr, R-North Carolina Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia Susan Collins, R-Maine Joni Ernst, R-Iowa Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyoming Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska Rob Portman, R-Ohio Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska Mitt Romney, R-Utah Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina Todd Young, R-Indiana.”(2) Three Senators (Lankford, Lee, and Rubio) tried to include amendments to the law that would have explicitly prohibited the harassment and prosecution of those who refuse to honor same-sex marriage but were unable to do so. “In an impassioned floor speech delivered before the voting began on the amendments, Lankford asked, ‘Is today about respecting the rights of all, or about silencing some and respecting others?’”(3) Senator Mike Lee, in attempting a compromise in order to get his amendment included, offered an impassioned appeal on the floor of the Senate. Here is his appeal, in part: ********* “How we proceed today will do nothing to the status quo of same-sex marriage in this country. It’s legal and will remain legal regardless of the outcome of this legislation. “It will, however, if enacted, have profound consequences for people of faith… “My colleagues have yet to offer even a single example of a same-sex marriage threatened by any current or pending state legislation, not one, not a single one… “Unfortunately, we are aware of case after case where individuals, charities, small businesses, religious schools, and religious institutions are being hauled into courts to defend themselves for living out their faith. These people are not committing hate crimes against their neighbors. No, they’re not abusing peers for their personal choices, either. No, they’re being hauled into courts across this country for serving the poor, the needy, and the refugee in compliance with their sincerely held religious beliefs. “In Texas, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is currently being sued for operating in accordance with Catholic beliefs regarding marriage while providing foster homes for unaccompanied minor children. Now, proponents of this bill claim that these charities will be free to continue to operate. However, in that case, the question is whether, because the Conference of Catholic Bishops receives federal funding to help with its work, it might be operating under color of law. [A law regarding discrimination that could be unfairly applied to them.] “If accepting grants and licenses from the government makes you an actor under color of law, then many of our religious charities and schools will be threatened by this legislation, which relies on that un-narrowed, undefined phrase. Either the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops can cease operating according to its religious tenets or abandon its God-given mission to care for the refugee. “In at least three other cases, religious child care service agencies deemed to be acting under color of law are being shut out of foster care and adoption. These religious ministries can either abandon and cease to act according to their convictions, their religious convictions about marriage, or they can abandon the orphan. This nation and our orphans rely on these charities… “In recent years, the Obama administration, through the U.S. Department of Education, compiled a so-called shame list outlining more than 200 faith-based colleges and universities seeking religious exemptions from Title IX guidance on transgender and sex discrimination. It is highly likely that these organizations could also risk losing their 501(c)(3) status. “...considering that we’re in the process of hiring 87,000 new agents within the Internal Revenue Service, it’s not beyond the realm of possibility that some of these new IRS agents will be deployed specifically to review the tax-exempt status of some of these traditionally exempt religious schools. These colleges and universities can either cease operating according to their religious convictions or run the risk of losing their ability to provide quality education at reduced prices. We may well find that they will not be able to do both and that would be a tragedy... “And we have the opportunity to [prevent this today], and we shouldn’t miss it. Unlike the hypothetical, but entirely nonexistent marriages being threatened or discriminated against, these religious organizations are currently, right now, in court fighting for their God-given and constitutionally-protected rights to live and operate according to their beliefs and conscience. “They’re being targeted and harassed by those who would force them to abandon their convictions and embrace the convictions preferred by the government… “The only outcome we can expect from this legislation is for religious individuals, businesses, and institutions to spend more time and more money defending their God-given rights in court... “My amendment simply prohibits the federal government from discriminating against schools, businesses, and organizations based on their religious beliefs about same-sex marriage. That’s all it does. “[It] prevents the Internal Revenue Service, among other things, from revoking the tax-exempt status of these charities and organizations simply because they act according to their beliefs about the divine purpose of marriage. “It prevents the Department of Education from targeting schools with honor codes based on the fact that they’ve got provisions in their honor codes based on religious beliefs. It protects individuals from being denied business licenses or grants or other statuses based on their views about marriage. It protects Americans who wish to act according to their religious beliefs from being forced to abandon their God-given mandates to love, serve, and care for the poor, the orphan, and the refugee. If we allow the government to threaten their ability to do so, then the religious liberty of every American is in peril… “...why wouldn’t anyone want to deny the federal government the authority to retaliate against individuals, nonprofits, and other entities based on their sincerely held religious beliefs? Think about that for a minute. Why wouldn’t they want to deny that very power from a government that may wield it in a way that is categorically abusive?”(4) ********* This is precisely why I wrote the post last week [11/23/2022] entitled One More Night With the Frogs. If you did not see that post, PLEASE take the time to read or listen to it. It spells out why I believe that though America will recover, the shaking of our nation will continue, and get worse before it gets better. Finally, it is okay to experience righteous anger regarding this (as I do); however, we must not waver in our faith. Though we lose some battles, we WILL win the spiritual and cultural war for the soul of our nation. Persevere! Pray with me: Father, please continue to give our nation mercy, even as it mocks and rejects You. Were it not for Your mercy, we would have perished already. We believe that You will honor the prayers and repentance of a remnant and cleanse this nation. We believe You will restore America to her purpose and destiny. We will continue to partner with You in this, believing that as the all-wise God, You will prevail. We ask You to judge the wicked acts that have taken place in our land. We ask You to judge evil laws and do whatever it takes to bring America to her knees. We ask You to remove from power those who promote and honor evil above Your righteous ways. Finish the work of breaking off of us the control of principalities and powers. Bring us back to You. We know this will require a revival of unprecedented proportions, but You have said this will occur and we stand fast in our faith for it. All this we pray in Christ’s name, amen. Our decree: We declare that the blood of Jesus is greater than all of our sins and that mercy will triumph over judgment. **************** (Beginning tomorrow, I’m going to do a few posts explaining what allowed America to devolve into the mess we are in.) Click on the link below to watch the full video. ___________________ https://www.newsmax.com/morris/***-marriage-religious-liberty-defense-of-marriage-act/2022/11/28/id/1098271/ https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/same-sex-marriage-protection-bill/2022/11/29/id/1098446/ https://ifapray.org/blog/senate-rejects-religious-liberty-2/ Excerpts taken from Senator Mike Lee's speech entitled, “Lee Amendment Protects Religious Liberty” given on the House floor 11/29/2022. https://youtu.be/n2vviBRu1tw

https://www.givehim15.com/post/november-30-2022 8 min read November 30, 2022 How It All Started Thank you for joining me today. If I look like I’m excited, I am. Our new book is finally here. Today I’m going to be sharing from it. We have chosen some of our best Give Him 15 posts - the ones where we have received the most positive feedback. Some are regarding America’s destiny, as well as the origin of the Appeal to Heaven flag. You’ll hear about the Ekklesia, decrees, and some readings will just be inspirational. I have taken these teachings from my 45 years of study and prayer. This book is the first of three, a trilogy. It is a high-quality hardback book, and we are offering it for $15. Some books of this quality are $25, but we have priced ours reasonably so everyone can have one. We also have a matching journal in our store for those of you who need more than the extra pages we have made available within the book. I believe this new book will enhance your walk with God and will help mature you in prayer - for yourself and for our nation. I’ll begin… ****************** I am confident our prayers are being used to release what God needs for the shifting of our government, as well as to begin the coming revival. Not one prayer has been unfruitful or unproductive! As we have mentioned before, our prayers are filling the bowls of heaven (Revelation 5:8). I also came to realize, however, that the posts were taking on another purpose. Many who read and watched were using them as their daily devotional. Others commented that the posts were bringing them hope. Thousands of people told us they started their day with the “15” post, urging us not to stop them after the 2020 election process ended. As I prayed, a new concept emerged in my heart. Not only could a large number of us agree in prayer each day, but we could also use the posts to teach and shape believers into what God needs and desires in this new era. We have found that many believers want to know more about intercession, some lacking even a basic biblical foundation of faith and prayer. Thousands email us wanting to know about decrees, declarations, the Ekklesia, and numerous other subjects we have discussed. Therefore, we continue to teach on prayer and revelation needed to mature the Ekklesia (the church)(1) in her role of representing Christ on the earth. The church must mature her biblical worldview, learn to hear from God, and become more acquainted with Him. Thank you for taking this journey with us on a daily basis. Without you, there is no reason for Give Him 15. It exists to multiply prayer and bring understanding to you regarding your walk with Christ. My journey involves a different flag in America’s past, one that is especially relevant to our God-given purpose and destiny. Modern-day progressives, historical revisionists, liberal politicians, and humanistic professors would scoff at the notion that America was established by God for a divine purpose. They would also mock the assertion that our founders believed in and honored this divine-human partnership. As John Adams said, however, “facts are stubborn things…”(2) These modernists may not like our origins, but they can’t change them. Yahweh, the God of the Bible, was indeed involved in America’s founding and He did so for His unique purpose. When General George Washington commissioned the Appeal to Heaven flag to fly over our naval ships in the Revolutionary War(3) - don’t look for that in our modern-day American history books - little did he know that 240 years later, God would ordain that it fly again. This time around, however, it wouldn’t fly over a fledgling nation being born, but over the most powerful nation in the world being reborn. This rebirth isn’t literal, of course, but is a spiritual and moral renewal that will resurrect America’s God-given calling, purpose, and greatness. Today, let it be said of our generation that when a nation teetered on the edge of destruction, having lost the ancient path of truth, we answered the divine call to war for its restoration. Let it be said of us, as it was of our forefathers, that in the face of overwhelming odds, we took our stand in the celestial courtroom, appealing to the Judge of all the earth for His saving grace, mercy, and sustaining power. Let us appeal to heaven…it still works! The word patriot comes from the Greek word pater, which means “father.”(4) A patriot is one who honors and embraces the heritage, visions, and ideals of their father/s. The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob honors this principle; so should we. True patriotism connects us to our roots: past ideals, creeds, purposes, covenants made with God, and other aspects. This connection makes history relevant, giving us benchmarks and boundaries from which to measure our present and future. In a literal sense, for one to say he or she is a “patriotic” American and not embrace the principles of our Founders, which includes allegiance to and partnership with God, is a contradiction in terms. When Lewis Morris was faced with the monumental decision of whether or not to sign the Declaration of Independence, his brother warned him vehemently against it. The cost - life, fortune, perhaps family - would simply be too great. Morris’ response was one for the ages: “Damn the consequences, give me the pen.”(5) Would that today’s government leaders had such unselfish, patriotic hearts. Some do, of course, but far too few. Perhaps others will one day discover the true American soul. For many, it is too late; they sold out to selfish ambition long ago. Words may very well be the greatest conduit of authority and power in the world. God’s “Let there be” created the world and everything in it. Ecclesiastes 12:11 says, “The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies” (KJV). Nails help us build, construct, assemble, and hold things together. So do words. The Master Craftsman used words to build the earth, the seas, the mountains, and all the other amazing elements and dimensions of creation. Hebrews 1:3 tells us He also holds all of this together by the power of His words and decrees! Luke’s gospel says that even the incarnation - God becoming human - was caused by a combination of God’s words and Spirit. When Mary asked how she, a virgin, could have a child, the angel informed her that the power of Holy Spirit would overshadow her and impregnate her with Jesus (1:35). Then he said, “Nothing will be impossible with God” (1:37). This translation of Luke 1:37 doesn’t do justice to the strength of what the angel actually said. The most literal and accurate rendering is: “No word spoken by God is without power.”(6) What a statement this is, and what ramifications it carries for us. Our all-powerful God infuses transcendent power into His words. They become the carriers of His awesome strength. We become the voice of God on the earth, decreeing His decrees for Him! Job 22:28 says, “You will also decree a thing, and it will be established for you; and light will shine on your ways.” The first part could be more literally rendered “You will decree a decree.” (7) We discern God’s will and/or His decree - what He has determined about a given situation - and we decree His decree. Incredible! The Declaration of Independence As our Founders declared their independence from England, they also acknowledged their dependence upon God. The Declaration of Independence, our original founding document, has four clear references to God, speaking of Him as our Lawmaker, Creator, Judge, and Protector. The Declaration concludes with these words: “For the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.”(8) After signing the Declaration, some wept. Others, like Witherspoon, bowed their heads in prayer.(9) Samuel Adams rose and stated, “We have this day restored the Sovereign, to Whom alone men ought to be obedient. He reigns in heaven and...from the rising to the setting sun, may His Kingdom come.”(10) To say God wasn’t involved in raising up America is asinine. Satan had been beaten up by Christ in every possible way for three years. The blind saw, the lame walked, the deaf heard, and the dead were raised. Then just when he thought he had finally defeated the Son of God, Christ turned the tables on him and rose from the dead. At least He was finally gone from the planet, back to heaven, satan must have thought. Then, on the day of Pentecost, satan’s absolute worst nightmare was realized: there were 120 more just like Him! And the multiplication has never stopped. Christ brought us into the family of God. He made us His brothers and sisters, sons and daughters of the Most High God, His joint-heirs. We bear His image and name. We are filled with His Spirit and completely authorized to reveal and represent Him on earth. And that can never be stopped or reversed. That, my friend, is what Resurrection Day means to me! Pray with me: Father, we thank You for forming this nation as a beacon of light, a city on a hill. Thank You for the leaders of each state who wrote into their constitutions an acknowledgment of and dependence upon You. We pray now for today’s government leaders. Give us legislators and judges who diligently acknowledge reliance upon You and Your statutes. Only through You will we see America’s destiny fulfilled. Heal America’s breaches; heal our history. Repair the racial wounds and deliver us from wicked leaders that use them to divide us. Remove them from positions of authority. Expose their hypocrisy and evil agendas. We boldly ask You to bless our nation and bring a sweeping revival - an awakening that will touch every soul. Come, Holy Spirit, sweep across our land. We invite You into our states and cities. We ask for these things in Christ’s name, Amen. *************************** Click on the link below to watch the full video. 1. The Greek word for “church” is ekklesia and means ‘legislative assembly’ or ‘selected ones.’ This is not a religious term at all, but a governmental term that is used many times in classical Greek for a group of people who have been summoned and gathered together to govern the affairs of a city. For Jesus to use this term means He is giving the keys of governmental authority in His Kingdom to the church.” - Simmons, Brian. The Passion Translation, Passion & Fire Ministries, Inc., 2017. (Also See R. Scott and H.G. Liddell, A Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, p.196; and Seyffert, Oskar, A Dictionary on Classical Antiquities, p. 202-203.) 2. Adams, John. Argument in Defense of British Soldiers in the Boston Massacre Trials. 4 December 1770. 3. Richard Frothingham, History of the Siege of Boston, and of the Battles of Lexington, Concord, and Buner Hill, Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1849, p. 261. 4. “Strong's Greek: 3962. πατήρ (patér) -- a father.” Bible Hub, https://biblehub.com/greek/3962.htm. Accessed 31 December 2020. 5. Branch, Mark Alden. ““Damn the consequences. Give me the pen.” | This just in.” Yale Alumni Magazine, 3 July 2014, https://yalealumnimagazine.org/blog_posts/1831-damn-the-consequences-give-me-the-pen. Accessed 2 January 2021. 6. Bible Hub, “For no word from God shall be void of power.” https://biblehub.com/multi/luke/1-37.htm. Accessed 28 June 2021. 7. “Strong's Hebrew: 1504. גָּזַר (gazar) -- to cut, divide, decree.” Bible Hub, https://biblehub.com/hebrew/1504.htm. Accessed 28 June 2021. 8. The Declaration of Independence. July 4, 1776. 9. Marshall, Peter, and David Manuel. The Light and the Glory. Revell, 1977. 10. Ibid., p. 309.

5 min read https://www.givehim15.com/post/november-28-2022 November 28, 2022 Revelation: The Missing Piece Biblically speaking, revelation is simply supernaturally revealed knowledge. This information can come via Holy Spirit speaking to us inwardly, the Scriptures, the gifts of the Spirit, dreams, visions, and more. Regardless of the method, we must hear God’s insights, strategies, intel, and timing. Paul prayed for the church at Ephesus to have a spirit of wisdom and revelation (Ephesians 1:17-18). Revelation is needed and helpful in many situations, but is especially important in spiritual warfare. It is often the missing piece. Chuck Pierce and I were in Florida on the Fifty-State Tour when he interrupted my message. Something I said activated the prophetic anointing in him; he came to the platform and began prophesying. (I don’t know how he functions in meetings without me..!) “There is a terrorist cell in Tampa,” he said in the course of his prophecy. He handed me the microphone with a do-something-about-it look. Almost as if he was saying, “I found it. Now you deal with it.” I did the only thing I knew to do - pray. I led, while those present joined with me in agreement. We decreed that the terrorists would be found. Two weeks later, a professor at a Tampa University was exposed and arrested as the leader of a group funding Islamic terrorists.1 That is warring by interruption and revelation..! In Matthew 16:18, Jesus speaks of building His church and warring by revelation. The context is that Peter has just received a powerful revelation of Jesus as the Messiah, the Son of God. Jesus commended him and said, “Upon this rock I will build My church.” The Amplified Bible makes it clear that Jesus was talking about spiritual warfare; and that Christ was not saying He would build His church on Peter, but upon “the rock” of revelation that He is the Messiah. “I tell you, you are Peter [Petros, masculine, a large piece of rock], and on this rock [petra, feminine, a huge rock like Gibraltar] I will build My church, and the gates of Hades (the powers of the infernal region) shall not overpower it - or be strong to its detriment, or hold out against it.” Regarding “the gates of Hades,” I love Kenneth Wuest’s Translation, “the counsels of the unseen world shall not overpower it.” Jesus then made His famous promise of giving us the keys, or authority, with which to bind and loose in the invisible realm called “heavenly places.” Far too often we try to build the church and war against satan’s plans and counsels without revelation - the counsels of heaven. This is futile, and our lack of success in many areas is the fruit of it. God, however, has been restoring our understanding of the need for the prophetic anointing that brings discernment and revelation. This is changing everything. One of my favorite verses relating to the need for and power of revelation is 1 Chronicles 12:32: “Of the sons of Issachar, men who understood the times, with knowledge of what Israel should do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their kinsmen were at their command (emphasis added).” Times in this verse is a Hebrew word meaning strategic or opportune times. (For those who enjoy word studies and know the Greek word kairos, this is the Hebrew equivalent eth.) These were men of revelation, and it was this revelation of the times that brought them knowledge of what to do. We must realize that 1 Chronicles 12 is a passage about war. Verse 32 is often referenced, but this point is usually overlooked. Verse 1 introduces the upcoming list of David’s mighty men with the statement, “they were among the mighty men who helped him at war.” At the chapter’s conclusion, we’re again reminded that all these men were warriors (v 38). Please don’t miss the significance of this. Their prophetic anointing - the ability to understand the times, which brought knowledge of what to do - had to do with war. This is instructional: For us to be effective in our spiritual war, we too, must have an ability to discern the times. And like these men of old, from that revelation we can receive strategy. This Hebrew word for “understanding” the times is also significant. The word doesn’t refer to just a learned, intellectual knowledge or wisdom; it is prophetic revelation or discernment - a spiritually imparted knowledge. Several other passages where the same word is used will confirm this: In 1 Kings 3:9, Solomon asked God for an ability to “discern.” In Daniel 1:17 and 20, Daniel was given this kind of “understanding” to interpret visions and dreams. In 8:15-16, Daniel asked for “understanding” to interpret a vision. In 9:22, Daniel was given “instruction” and “insight with understanding” by an angel. (I find the phrase “insight with understanding” fascinating. I equate it to the “wisdom and revelation” of Ephesians 1:17.) In Daniel 10:1, Daniel received “understanding” to interpret a vision from God. And in Proverbs 3:5, God says, “Do not lean on your own ‘understanding.’” The last verse, The last verse, Proverbs 3:5, makes much more sense when understood in this light of prophetic revelation. God is not saying we should abandon wisdom or common sense. He is telling us not to rely only on our own human discernment of what to do. “Receive revelation from Me,” He is saying. Again, placing this understanding into the context of war (1 Chronicles 12: 32) makes it especially significant. If we are to know what to do to overcome in spiritual warfare, we must receive spiritual revelation. Whether fighting a “good fight of faith” personally (1 Timothy 6:12), “wrestling” with principalities and powers over communities or nations (Ephesians 6:12), or “pulling down strongholds” in an individual’s life (2 Corinthians 10:3-5), Holy Spirit knows how the victory of Christ must be applied. That may be through repentance, forgiveness toward someone, fasting, binding and loosing, decreeing the Word, prolonged intercession, or other methods. The key is to listen for His strategy, then do it. When I needed healing from 45 warts on my hands, Holy Spirit’s strategy was for me to speak (or decree) the Word over my hands until the warts disappeared (Mark 11:23-24). This took 30 days. When praying for a young girl who had been in a coma for 18 months, His strategy was for me to pray over her an hour every week until her brain was healed. This took a year. When praying for the healing and salvation of nations, numerous things are often required: unity in the church, much agreement in prayer, repentance and cleansing from national sins, fasting, and more. Only Holy Spirit knows what needs to happen for breakthrough to occur in situations. We must hear His instruction and obey. This is the key to winning spiritual war. Pray with me: Father, Your word tells us You always give us victory, that we always triumph in Christ (2 Corinthians 2:14). We believe Jesus completely dealt with satan’s ability to steal, kill, and destroy us, and that He came to give us abundant life (John 10:10). You sent Holy Spirit to be our Teacher, Guide and Helper. We believe He is always willing to give us the revelation we need in order to succeed. If we do as You instructed Joshua, meditating in Your Word and listening for Your instruction, we will prosper and have great success (Joshua 1:8). So we ask You for the spirit of wisdom and revelation (Ephesians 1:17-18). We ask You for the same anointing Issachar was given with which to discern the times and know what to do (1 Chronicles 12:32). We do not lean to our understanding in spiritual matters, but rather we acknowledge and listen to You (Proverbs 3:5-6). Give those who need breakthrough at a personal level the understanding they need. And give us the understanding we need at the corporate level to break through for our nation. We know this is happening, and we believe it will continue. In Christ’s name we pray, amen. Our decree: We decree that we have ears to hear what Holy Spirit is saying to us, the church. We will listen, hear, and obey. ************ _________________________________ http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/South/02/20/professor.arrest/ Portions of today’s post were taken from my book, Authority in Prayer. *********** Click on the link below to watch the full video.

5 min read https://www.givehim15.com/post/november-25-2022 November 25, 2022 The Healing of “Old Glory” I have been to Cape Henry several times. I am always moved knowing I am at the general location where Robert Hunt and his friends planted a cross on the beach and prophesied the destiny of America: taking the gospel of the Kingdom to all nations. While there with a small team four years ago, we held the American flag and Appeal to Heaven flag together, intertwined, and appealed for the reopening of that covenant well. Our prophetic act pictured the prayers of the Church restoring our nation. Our friend Gina Gholston saw a picture of this in a vision. She shares: “On June 29, 2008, the Lord spoke a word to our nation through Ms. Billye Brim saying, ‘ONE THING will save America, and it is NOT an election; It is an AWAKENING TO GOD!’ “Yes, we absolutely need to vote, and yes, we must pray for the elections and that godly men and women will be seated in leadership. For ‘when the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked bear rule, the people mourn’ (Proverbs 29:2). So, yes, these are things that we must do, but we must not neglect and lose sight of the MOST IMPORTANT thing! “Our nation is sliding down the slippery slope of godlessness. Darkness is covering the earth, and people are famished for light. People MUST know Jesus! To know Him, they MUST see Him! Paul tells us in 2 Corinthians 4 that Christ is the Light, and through salvation, God has put that Light inside us so that those who are in the world, blinded by the god of this world, will see the Light and come to know Christ for themselves. “An election can’t save us as individuals, and it won’t be what saves America. There must be a change in the hearts of mankind, and that will ONLY happen when we have a sweeping, undeniable awakening to an awareness of the reality of God and of His Christ. “God says to the Church, and He says to America, ‘Return to Me . . . and I will return to you’ (Zechariah 1:3). As we, the Church, the Bride of Christ, stir ourselves and return to Him with our whole hearts, our eyes will behold Him. In the beauty and splendor of His glory, we will encounter Him, hear Him, and be drawn to Him alone. Not only will those encounters impact us, but His Light will shine through us, and those in darkness will see Him. It will be as it was on Mount Carmel when Elijah released fervent, faith-filled prayers and decrees releasing the demonstration of the power and glory of God. ‘When all the people saw [the demonstrated glory and power of God], they fell on their faces; and they said, “The Lord, He is God; the Lord, He is God’” (1 Kings 18:39; AMP)! That’s an awakening . . . and that is what will CHANGE EVERYTHING! “I once had a vision in which I saw the American flag being wadded up in someone’s hands. Then it was spread back out, but it was all wrinkled and limp. And then the flag started to bleed, becoming saturated with blue and red stains that completely covered over the Stars and Stripes. Still very wrinkled, it looked as if the flag would fall apart. It was extremely damaged. “Then I saw an Appeal to Heaven flag floating down, and it laid over the top of that limp American flag, completely covering it. The Appeal to Heaven flag not only covered the American flag, but went down into it until the Stars and Stripes began to be seen again. The American flag then began to re-emerge, revived and re-formed. Though it was still a flag, it was now solid steel. And the Appeal to Heaven flag was not separate from it, but was now part of the American flag. Still appearing as the American flag, the two had been forged together into one solid piece. The Appeal to Heaven flag had solidified the American flag. “I heard the Lord say, ‘This is what I Am forging! I Am forging the two together—the Church and the nation. This will strengthen the nation again, and America will revive, heal, rise, and re-form as the nation I birthed it to be.’ “Our roots as a nation are not planted in our flawed history. Our roots are in Almighty God, for it was He Who birthed America to be a radiant light of His love and power to the world. The wrinkles of a not-so-perfect history and a not-so-perfect present may cause some to believe that the prophetic destiny of America is weak and forever lost, but America shall be saved! Her righteous history and destiny will be restored. “The Church has been awakened—perhaps not yet as a whole, but at least in part. There is a remnant, which has been aroused from slumber, and we have remembered our God and our godly heritage. There has been stirred within us a vicious passion for God’s Kingdom purposes. We see the distress that we are in. We do not deny or turn a blind eye to the rampant evil in our world. Still, we know that an awakening IS coming—and we hear the alarm clock sounding! It is the voice of the Lord echoing through time, ‘If My people, which are called by My name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from Heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land’ (2 Chronicles 7:14). “We must not be given to despair. We must be given to fervent prayer, and as we pray, God will do what He has promised; He will heal our land! Our sincere return to God, and our fervent, righteous prayers will be a force that strengthens the nation. “God has awakened the watchmen. He has called us to take our place on the wall of this nation and be His mouthpiece, releasing His Word with His authority, to set necessary things into motion. We must prepare. We must lean heavily on Holy Spirit and allow Him to impart to us God’s well-timed wisdom for the days ahead. It’s a clarion call, a call to action! God has instructed His governing body to release decrees that enforce His verdict: ‘America shall be saved!’ Do so with confidence. Pray with me: Father, we come boldly into Your presence, and we acknowledge and decree that You, alone, are God. America is one nation under You, our God. Though the prophetic purposes of our nation seem to be fading into the shadows of an ungodly culture, Your eyes have searched and found within Your Ekklesia hearts that are completely Yours. We ask that through us, You will now show Yourself strong. Do so with demonstrations of Your love and might provoking an undeniable awakening to You in the Church and nation. We declare that Your original intentions for America are now rising from the shadows to shine once again. You are not late. Your promises for this nation have not been forgotten nor forsaken. Your determined verdict has been made, and cannot be overruled. So, we draw near to You, and You will draw near to us. In Your abiding presence, awakening will come, and You WILL heal our land! In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen! Our decree: Awakening to God has come and is coming, and America shall be saved! She will once again rise as the nation God birthed her to be. ***************************** Today’s post was contributed by our friend Gina Gholston. Portions were taken from Gina’s book Awakening the Church to Awaken a Nation. You can find out more about her at GinaGholstonMinistries.org. Click on the link below to watch the full video.

8 min read https://www.givehim15.com/post/november-24-2022 November 24, 2022 A Thanksgiving Prayer The event that Americans commonly call Thanksgiving was celebrated by the pilgrims after their first harvest in 1621. History says it was attended by 90 Native Americans and 53 Pilgrims. The gathering lasted 3 days. Our first President, George Washington, issued a proclamation of Thanksgiving in 1789, after which it was celebrated intermittently. Abraham Lincoln issued one, as well, in 1863 and made it a national holiday. He called it “Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens.” Washington’s and Lincoln’s proclamations are brilliant and can be found at the end of today’s post. The verbiage is a bit different than ours today and somewhat challenging, especially for children. Here is a contemporary proclamation I have written. Agree with me as I read it today: ******* Gracious Father, we in this blessed nation give You thanks today. America was Your idea. You had in Your heart to form a nation of nations - numerous Native American nations, Asians, Europeans, Africans, Latinos and more. Though the journey and process has at times been painful, even evil, due to our selfishness and rebellion, Your sovereign power overrode our flaws and formed the United States of America. And we thank You. We are well aware that forming America was not just for our benefit but, like Abraham of old, was a covenantal partnership for the purpose of redeeming the world from sin and its curse. We are honored beyond words to be part of this plan and agree with the words of Robert Hunt at Cape Henry in 1607: the gospel of the kingdom will go forth from these shores, not only to this land, but to all the nations of the earth. We thank You for preserving us in times of war, disease, sin, and chaos. In the war of our birth, we were saved through an appeal to Heaven; in the horrible Civil War, You preserved us through incredible bitterness and the loss of over half a million soldiers - sons, husbands, fathers, brothers; in two world wars, You preserved us from evil, demonized despots intent on ruling the world. Through all the trials and all the years, You have been faithful. We thank You for the incredible prosperity we have enjoyed due to our partnership with You. Though some try to convince our people You had nothing to do with this, that America does not need Your gracious hand of blessing, we know this is untrue. Unless You build the house, the laborers work in vain; unless You protect the city, the watchman wakes in vain. You have blessed this nation - of You, through You, and to You are all things. Thank You, gracious and beneficent God! And we thank You today for our Savior, the Messiah, Christ Jesus. Son of God/Son of Man, thank You for Your sacrifice in becoming a member of the human race. Thank You for discovering what hunger feels like, for experiencing the pain of a loved one’s death, of rejection and betrayal. Thank You for walking dusty roads to heal diseased bodies, taking detours to redeem thirsty hearts, spending sleepless nights praying over Your assignment. Thank you for exposing the futility of religion, the evil of pride and the power of love. Thank You for revealing the Father to us again, and making a way for us to find and reconnect with Him as our Abba. Thank You for paying such a high price for this: the beatings and lashing, Gethsemane, the mocking, the crown of thorns, the wrath of Hell, the hideous cross. Thank You. And gracious Father, wonderful Savior, and blessed Holy Spirit, though we as a nation have dishonored You, rejected You and mocked You, Your love endures. Though we have worshiped idols, embraced false religions, shed innocent blood, defiled Your marriage covenant and expelled You from our schools, causing our children to reject You, Your mercies endure. Though our government, in pride, deception, and rebellion, has risen up against You, rewritten Your laws, legislated murder and immorality, and has determined that You are no longer welcome in their functions and procedures - You have demonstrated amazing patience. And though the church should be Your instrument of preservation from these ills, she has grown lukewarm, complacent, and ineffective. Yet, in spite of these and many more evils, You have said You are coming to save us again. You have promised to renew our purpose and destiny, healing our brokenness and returning our hearts to You and one another. Our prodigals are coming home, a lost generation is being found by You, the fire of passion is returning to the church, millions will be saved, and America will be reformed. We will once again become a powerful voice of the gospel of the kingdom throughout the earth, partnering with You through the power of Holy Spirit. For this we give You thanks. Father, we are thankful for the United States of America. We are thankful for the covenants our Christian forefathers made with You. They sacrificed more than we can ever imagine in order to fulfill Your will in their generation. They knew they were sent here to dedicate this land to You and Your divine purposes. Therefore, we thank You, Lord, for those sacrifices made so long ago. May those that prayed, endured much hardship, fought, and established America be forever honored by future generations of believers. We are so grateful for the blessings of the covenants that were established with You in those days. May every believer today remember to thank You for those covenants. Your promises are eternal. We may break them, but You never do. You will always find a way to partner with Your Ekklesia to see them restored, when we humble ourselves in prayer before You. For that mercy extended to us time and again, and so many other things, we thank You. Provide our leaders with the grace they need to lead this great country. Provide mercy for America to maintain our covenants with You. In Christ’s name we pray, Amen. President George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation: “Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor-- and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public Thanksgiving and Prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness. “Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be - That we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks--for His kind care and protection of the People of this Country previous to their becoming a Nation--for the signal and manifold mercies, and the favorable interpositions of His Providence which we experienced in the course and conclusion of the late war--for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty, which we have since enjoyed - for the peaceable and rational manner, in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national one now lately instituted - for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed; and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and in general for all the great and various favors which He hath been pleased to confer upon us. “And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech Him to pardon our national and other transgressions - to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually - to render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed - to protect and guide all Sovereigns and Nations (especially such as have shown kindness unto us) and to bless them with good government, peace, and concord - To promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase of science among them and us - and generally to grant unto all Mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as He alone knows to be best. “Given under my hand at the City of New York the third day of October in the year of our Lord 1789.” (George Washington)(1) President Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation: “The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come, others have been added, which are of so extraordinary a nature, that they cannot fail to penetrate and soften even the heart which is habitually insensible to the ever-watchful providence of Almighty God. In the midst of a civil war of unequaled magnitude and severity, which has sometimes seemed to foreign States to invite and to provoke their aggression, peace has been preserved with all nations, order has been maintained, the laws have been respected and obeyed, and harmony has prevailed everywhere except in the theatre of military conflict; while that theatre has been greatly contracted by the advancing armies and navies of the Union. Needful diversions of wealth and of strength from the fields of peaceful industry to the national defense, have not arrested the plough, the shuttle, or the ship; the axe has enlarged the borders of our settlements, and the mines, as well of iron and coal as of the precious metals, have yielded even more abundantly than heretofore. The population has steadily increased, notwithstanding the waste that has been made in the camp, the siege, and the battlefield; and the country, rejoicing in the consciousness of augmented strength and vigor, is permitted to expect continuance of years with large increase of freedom. No human counsel hath devised nor hath any mortal hand worked out these great things. They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God, who, while dealing with us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy. It has seemed to me fit and proper that they should be solemnly, reverently, and gratefully acknowledged as with one heart and one voice by the whole American People. I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens. And I recommend to them that while offering up the ascriptions justly due to Him for such singular deliverances and blessings, they do also, with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience, commend to His tender care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife in which we are unavoidably engaged, and fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it as soon as may be consistent with the divine purposes to the full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquillity, and union. “In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States to be affixed. “Done at the City of Washington, this Third day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and of the Independence of the United States the Eighty-eighth. By the President: Abraham Lincoln.”(2) Today’s decree: We acknowledge God alone as the source of all good gifts, including the freedoms and prosperity that thrive in the United States of America. ************************* Click on the link below to watch the full video. _______________________________ https://www.mountvernon.org/education/primary-sources-2/article/thanksgiving-proclamation-of-1789/ http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/speeches/thanks.htm

6 min read https://www.givehim15.com/post/november-23-2022 November 23, 2022 One More Night with the Frogs I consider it an important responsibility to keep hope alive for America, thereby keeping motivation strong to pray and work for change. Anyone who follows me, even occasionally, knows I believe America will be saved and her destiny restored. They also know I believe a great awakening is beginning that will be the game-changer for all of this. It is vital that we keep our mind on His promises, our focus on the finish line, and our eyes on the prize. Faith, however, does not require us to live in denial of facts or reality. It simply denies the right of any present reality which contradicts God’s Word and will to continue existing. AND, biblical faith perseveres until this occurs. With this understanding, it is not a contradiction of faith to point out the needs, problems, shortcomings, etc., our nation is facing. Nor is it a contradiction of faith to assess where we are in the process of restoration. On the contrary, this helps us understand how to pray effectively and accurately. With this in mind, I want to give some analysis of where America is in the process. We have seen progress in America’s journey back toward our roots, truth, common sense, and wholeness. Conservatives now have a majority on the Supreme Court; we have seen the reversal of the evilest ruling our nation has ever enacted, Roe versus Wade; our education system has now been exposed as the indoctrination agency it is; parents have been awakened and are making a stand; evil in our government, including hypocrisy, dishonesty, greed, and antichrist ideologies, continues to be exposed; the media is no longer trusted; conservatives took back the House; entire states are turning to conservatism; and most of all, the Ekklesia is growing, “appeals to heaven” are multiplying. Now, for some of the “not so encouraging” reality I alluded to earlier. Election cycles are obviously very good indicators of where we are as a nation. Millions of Americans, knowing the left is making a horrible mess of many things, nevertheless voted for them again. Liberal agendas, government handouts, loan forgiveness promises, the enabling of rebellion, woke lies, love of self over babies (abortion), party loyalty, and more, were too enticing. Even though over 70% of Americans said they were unhappy with or concerned about the direction of our nation,(1) many of them nevertheless decided to roll the dice in hopes that their leftist ideals could continue without totally destroying us. The pain and discomfort was not quite strong enough. Those who voted for this cannot feign ignorance. They know the left is mutilating children in the name of transgenderism. They know sexual perverts are dancing for kindergartners in attempts to seduce them into homosexuality and amoral lifestyles. They know parents are persecuted for objecting to this. They know it is stupid to shut down the production of our natural energy resources, while begging our enemies to supply us with the same. They know crime is on the rise while the prosecution of criminals is decreasing. They know police and our border patrol officers work hard, sacrifice, do a great job, and yet are lied about and persecuted. They know our government botched the Covid pandemic immeasurably, resulting in the deaths of thousands of people, devastating consequences to our children, losses of livelihoods, and trillions of dollars of damage to our economy. They know our federal government cannot be trusted, our schools are failing, our economy is weak, our military is unprepared, our media is dishonest, and the nation, once respected more than any other, is now a laughingstock. They know our borders are not secure and that this is suicidal, even though Biden’s administration continues to lie, stating otherwise. Five million illegals have come into America in two years. According to Brandon Judd, National Border Patrol Council President, there have been a million “gottaways” since Biden took office. Regarding these individuals, we have no idea of their past, their affiliations, or their intentions. Without question, Americans will die from their terrorism, gang activities, murders, and drugs. Humans will be trafficked, women will be raped. Ninety-six percent (96%) of fentanyl comes through our southern border, killing a hundred thousand Americans every year.(2) Do not kid yourself; these deaths and the potential future terrorism from a million “gottaways” are merely the price required to gain future votes for the Left. Collateral damage. The price of power. This is beyond despicable; it is heinous and betrays shocking levels of callousness, indecency, and selfish ambition. Every person on the left knows it is happening, including those in Congress, but is willing to accept it for the votes. In the 2020 and 2022 elections, Americans were offered more relief from the ravages of leftism. Many voted for this change, but many others chose instead to trust those with antichrist, immoral, socialistic, and leftist ideologies, hoping that somehow the fruit of this would not continue to destroy us. It is an indication of just how successful the indoctrination of two generations of Americans has been. Perhaps the scariest fact of all is that they actually believe much of the lunacy of the left. And their leaders exploit this to stay in power. Even some Christian leaders jumped on the Woke Train. Now it’s time to pay the piper..! After millions of Amerians acknowledged concern for America’s direction, their request for more of the same reminds me of the story of Moses and Pharaoh in Exodus chapter 8. One of the plagues God released against Egypt to judge Pharaoh’s wickedness was an infestation of frogs (Exodus 8:1-15). “The Nile will swarm with frogs, which will come up and go into your house and into your bedroom and on your bed, and into the houses of your servants and on your people, and into your ovens and into your kneading bowls,” (verse 3). After this occurred, Pharaoh summoned Moses and said, “Please ask the Lord to remove these frogs from me and my people, and I will let you go and sacrifice to the Lord,” (verse 8). Moses’ response seems strange. “I will give you, Pharaoh, the honor of choosing when I do this. When shall I ask the Lord to do this?” “Tomorrow,” Pharaoh replied. “Not right now. Give us one more night with the frogs.” On November 8, 2022, millions of Americans said, “Give us two more years with the frogs. Two more years of inflation. Two more years of drug infestation and human trafficking. Two more years of shortages, two more years of violence. Two more years of an inept and lying government. Two more years of emboldening China and Russia...one more term with the frogs. Americans will receive what they asked for. I have been saying for quite some time, “It is going to get worse before it gets better. The shaking will continue.” And so it shall. Does this mean we will not see revival? The saving of America? Absolutely not. The unfortunate reaping is actually a part of the saving of America. It’s our wake-up call. God must bring this nation to its knees, and He is doing so, simply by turning us over to ourselves. The next two years will see two simultaneous build-ups. 1) Difficulties - the shaking - will increase, and 2) The outpouring of Holy Spirit will continue to build momentum and strength. Many woke Christians will wake up, numerous Americans will say, “Enough!” Perhaps we will reach a significant enough desperation before the two years are completed. God certainly does not need to wait until the next election to bring about some changes, and certainly not to pour out His Spirit. In fact, those who are ready can and will begin experiencing it now. Be encouraged that our prayers are working, Church. If not for the prayers of a remnant, America would not survive. God is using our prayers to expose evil, release mercy, and save this nation. We are writing history; it will be said of us, “A generation arose that refused to take ‘no’ for an answer. They persevered in prayer and faith, refused to waver, and pulled a nation out of destruction and death.” Pray with me: Father, we know that sin has wages and seeds bear fruit. You are not mocked. Your ways and laws cannot be annulled; what we sow, we will reap. America has sown much rebellion and evil, and we are now reaping the fruit of this. And yet, we also know You are a God of mercy. You delight in mercy, Your mercy is new every day, and You said it triumphs over judgment. You love to redeem, and the blood of Jesus cleanses from all sin. Just as occurred with the prodigal in the pigpen, the nation of Israel several times, and America in our history, You will use our difficulties to awaken us to our condition and need. We believe that in Your mercy, You will cause this awakening to occur before it is too late; what You have spoken over us will be fulfilled: America shall be saved. We anchor our faith to this. We will not waver; we will not falter. And we will press into the outpouring of Your Spirit even now, during the challenging times in our nation. For those who will receive it, revival is here. And Father, no matter how difficult the shaking becomes, we know You will care for Your children. In Christ’s name we pray, Amen. Our decree: We decree that the shaking WILL bring needed cleansing to America, but also that the difficult days ahead will NOT shake our faith or diminish our praying. We will walk in joy, strength, and the blessing of heaven. ********************** Click on the link below to watch the full video. _________________________ https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/30/politics/polls-us-wrong-direction Taken from (Fox News, America Reports TV Show, November 17, 2022)

5 min read https://www.givehim15.com/post/november-22-2022 November 22, 2022 The Current Assault Against Biblical Marriage Sixty-plus years of the church’s refusal to involve itself in government and culture, coupled with the indoctrination of two generations of Americans by a godless, leftist education system, is taking its toll. America’s biggest internal battles now center around life, gender, marriage, and family, all established by God in the very first chapter of Genesis. The battle for America’s soul has made its way back to the absolute basics of existence. Babies are killed up to and even after birth, and their body parts are sold; many Americans don’t know the difference between a man and a woman, including Supreme Court Justices, Presidents, and members of Congress; small children’s bodies are permanently mutilated and altered to satisfy the mindless fantasies of a few; and our government has redefined marriage. Depravity must be reached in order for these things to occur, which then lends itself to insanity. Another attempt is being made to defile God’s holy marriage covenant. Intercessors For America board member Cynthia Dunbar frames the proposed law for us biblically: “No matter what anyone may think or say, marriage is not a legislatively defined institution, nor can it be. Rather, we know through the spoken words of Jesus that since the beginning of creation, God made us male and female: for this reason, a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two become one flesh. From the beginning, we were created in the image of God — male and female, with the goal of oneness and unity. Therefore, this cultural attempt to redefine marriage is not simply an attempt to redefine an institution, it is an assault on the very image of God. It is the pinnacle of religious discrimination for Congress to curtail in any way the espousing of convictions that reaffirm this biblical truth.”(1) Mary Margaret Olohan from The Daily Signal wrote [11/16/2022]: “The United States Senate voted Wednesday to advance the so-called Respect for Marriage Act. “HR 8404, which passed the House of Representatives in July, ‘provides statutory authority for same-sex and interracial marriages,’ repealing provisions that define marriage as between a man and a woman. “The legislation also ‘repeals and replaces provisions that do not require states to recognize same-sex marriages from other states, allows ‘the Department of Justice to bring a civil action,’ and ‘establishes a private right of action for violations.’ “Democratic advocates say the legislation promotes equality, but religious leaders strongly warned that it explicitly targets people of faith. “‘Make no mistake,’ Alliance Defending Freedom President Kristen Waggoner warned, ‘this bill will be used by officials and activists to punish and ruin those who do not share the government’s view on marriage.’ “Twelve Republicans voted in favor of advancing the legislation: Sens. Roy Blunt of Missouri, Richard Burr of North Carolina, Shelley Capito of West Virginia, Susan Collins of Maine, Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, Rob Portman of Ohio, Mitt Romney of Utah, Dan Sullivan of Alaska, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Joni Ernst of Iowa, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Todd Young of Indiana.” (2) How did 12 Republicans in the Senate betray our religious freedoms and God’s Word at this level? Roger Severino of The Daily Signal asks the same question: “How did Senate liberals convince 12 Republicans to break ranks and endorse a same-sex marriage bill that puts a giant target on people of faith? “It took help from (some) people and organizations of faith, such as the National Association of Evangelicals and, most surprisingly, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which gave defecting senators enough political cover to vote against the interests of the people who put them in office. “I won’t speculate as to why some of the faith voices who were once staunchly opposed to recognizing same-sex marriage have flipped on the issue. But flipped they have.” Severino continues: “Although the bill may provide some explicitly religious nonprofits additional clarity outside of the house-of-worship context, few if any religious social service organizations would benefit, including adoption agencies and marriage counseling organizations. That’s because they don’t have anything at all to do with wedding solemnization itself (the only thing ostensibly protected by the bill). “This explains why controversies and lawsuits over same-sex marriage celebrations have focused on bakers, photographers, web designers, printers, meeting halls, bed and breakfasts, and florists—with decidedly mixed success for people of faith. “These documented and repeated examples of people of faith being harassed and driven out of business today over forced same-sex marriage celebrations get no protection at all under the Democrats’ bill. “Christians, Muslims, and Jews with sincere, historic, reasonable (and true) beliefs about human sexual morality and identity have been under accelerated attack by activists and government ever since the Supreme Court’s 2015 ruling in Obergefell, despite assurances by same-sex marriage advocates that a ‘live and let live’ world would follow that decision. “The proposed Respect for Marriage Act would supercharge these attacks. The gestures toward religious liberty in the most recent version of the bill do not change this fact.”(3) Here’s what others have said about this law: “The Religious Freedom Institute said the bill would threaten the ‘tax-exempt status of religious organizations that hold to their convictions about marriage as the union of husband and wife.’ “Tom Farr, the group’s president, said in a statement that ‘this law would intentionally subject millions of religious Americans, and the tens of thousands of religious institutions they represent, to ruinous lawsuits in federal courts.’ In a mass email, Family Research Council president Tony Perkins said the religious liberty protections added to the bill are insufficient. “‘The measure goes much further than proponents claim of “status quo” on marriage,’ Mr. Perkins said. ‘Despite claims that religious liberty threats have been addressed, the measure will be a green light to LGBTQ activists to continue their witch hunts against Christian business owners under the guise of the “law.” It supercharges these attacks on religious freedom by creating a ‘right of private action,’ arming any private activist with the ability to bring harassing lawsuits that could take years and hundreds of thousands of dollars to settle.’”(4) The Senate vote last week was not final. It will be voted on again on November 28, and it must receive 60 votes. This means that if at least 3 of the 12 Republicans change their minds, the law can be stopped. After this vote, it goes back to the House to be voted on again with the Senate’s changes. As believers, we MUST speak up for the protection of traditional biblical marriage and religious freedom. Please pray and contact your Congressmen and Senators, telling them you are opposed to this legislation. Click this link, and it will take you to Intercessors For America’s Take Action page. There is a sample letter you can use and even send it directly from their website. Or, for those of you listening today, go to IFAPray.org and click on their ACTION tab. It will take you to where you need to go. Don’t put this off. Let’s ALL do this today. Pray with me: Father, we have no one to blame but ourselves for the abominable laws and actions taking place in America. We have failed to stand for truth and are paying a huge price. However, as we have done many times, we thank You for Your incredible grace and mercy. Your mercy, extended through the sacrifice of Jesus, is the only currency we have with which to purchase forgiveness and cleansing. We ask You for this now and plead the blood of Jesus over this nation. Forgive us, cleanse us, and restore us. We ask You to move on the hearts and minds of enough Senators to stop this abominable law from passing. Motivate believers to pray and contact their Representatives and Senators. Help us stop this. And we will never waver in our prayer and faith that You are sending a powerful revival to America that will reawaken our corporate conscience. Ultimately, this is our only hope. With confidence in Your Word, we appeal for this. In Yeshua’s name. Amen. Our decree: We declare that we will stand for the Word and ways of God, regardless of the opposition or cost. *********************** Click on the link below to watch the full video. _____________________________ https://ifapray.org/blog/respect-for-marriage-act-a-law-that-cant-be-law/ https://www.dailysignal.com/2022/11/16/senate-votes-on-radical-lgbtq-legislation-respect-for-marriage-act/?utm_source=TDS_Email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MorningBell&mkt_tok=ODI0LU1IVC0zMDQAAAGIIXTE_KrZhdpjBvmafDtDY8wPy-WmDjyeKWSWPgW_MGI5cxXjZ5aUZmnjz3tHElNxwWXXvYwgHUOTWS8uUYLQ2K8oHjKJg-NQIzPxqSF09nC6ZPrG https://www.dailysignal.com/2022/11/17/fact-checking-7-claims-by-defenders-of-democrats-marriage-bill/?utm_source=TDS_Email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MorningBell&mkt_tok=ODI0LU1IVC0zMDQAAAGIKWVNhTcMo2r4lt8tI0UCK1MshnyPc8hqoepyxQ231lMVHO8B3-rN_n0aCWkCEFG3CG9fetmh6XVjVDIlC0Lg07kWmrrLdiEfqgcp_VcMQ-FBBN8s https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/nov/15/mormon-church-backs-respect-marriage-act-writing-s/