The Day before
9/11, I sent out an E-mail asking everyone to unite in
praying for the purifying fire of God to come down, to cleanse our land
and to defeat our enemy. The next day, the fire came! I
can' t explain the ways of God and how He works through or around the
Devil. I just know that the fire came and the whole world was
profoundly affected by the united prayers of intercessors all around the
world. Yet, few were actually mobilized in spiritual
warfare.
Today,
I have that same urgency again and
I don't mind putting it in writing. It is time for Christians to
lay aside personal preferences and unite, as we hear the war
cry of the Bride Groom. Enough is enough! Its time to go in
and take back our land and to release the captives. So many are
being seduced by cults, satanism and Wicca. Who will hear the call
to become involved and go after the perishing? What will it
take to wake up the Church?? Thousands are being seduced into
satan's army while we sleep! Who will commit to be trained to
use their spiritual weapons in Restoration Prayer Counseling Ministry?
Lord God, give us the passion of Christ for spiritual warfare and to set the captives free.
As I watched the remake
of The Manchurian Candidate, I was
reminded that even Hollywood is trying to tell us again, satan has his
candidates and is intent to establish his "one world
order." If we are not alert, we may help vote in a
"sleeper." Mind control is real and satan is still
programming people all over this world. (Other movies that warn us
of the ongoing use of mind control are Conspiracy Theory, Second Nature and
Return to Oz. Warning: These are NOT children's movies
and should be carefully discerned.)
We
are not civilians; we are commissioned. We were sheep;
now we are called to be war horses, to be trained to run toward the
battle, without regard for our personal welfare. In a very real sense,
we should not fear death because we know that we, our spirit, will never never die. I know that
we have delegated power to tear down strongholds who lift themselves up against
the knowledge of God. My assignment is clear; my mission is to
partner with Lord Sabaoth (the Lord of Hosts) to destroy the works of
the enemy, to tear down strongholds. Who will join our Cross Walk
Life team and invest time, money and energy to seek and find the
captives? Who has heard the call to join us as we set the captives free
through Restoration Prayer Ministry?
2 Cor 10:4-6 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for
pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, 6 and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.
Who
am I? I am a War Bride, not one who stays home while
others go to fight in the war, but a Bride of Jesus Christ, our Lord Sabaoth. I
am called to ride into war with Him. My Intercessor friend,
Penny Voegeli, was led to give me a copy of her new book,
"War-Bride." Penny described our call to warfare, "Develop your spiritual
gifting. Some of you are intelligence gatherers, called to go into
the occupied territory specifically to learn the weakness of the
enemy. There are those
specifically gifted to and called to discern the enemy's movements so
that my people are prepared for his advances and are not caught off
guard. Other are specifically equipped as strategists to know how
to plan counterattacks and new offenses to gain territory, armed with
this intelligence."
Is our
God a God of war? The Holy
Bible refers to the Lord of hosts (or Lord Sabaoth) 244 times: 4
times more than any other descriptive name of God! Hosts means
"a mass of persons organized for spiritual warfare or the army." The
Bible is describing the Lord of a people organized for war. Most
people understand God as a merciful Father who sent a loving Savior, but
God will not stay in that box. He is also the Lion of Judah,
mighty in power and mighty in battle. The passion of Christ
in us stirs up God's zeal.
Lord
Sabaoth, you have been teaching our hands to war and our
fingers to fight! Psalm 144:1 You have given us a shield of
faith and Your Holy Word, the Sword of the Spirit!
I receive your wisdom to take back all the ground that the devil has in
me first, so
that I can be safe under Your wings and more effective in taking back
our land from him. I choose to repent of every sin,
judgmental attitude, unforgiveness, resentment, bitterness, jealousy,
pity-party, doubt, etc. Lord, teach us how to love you with all of
our heart, body and soul and to love others as ourselves.
