The DEATH and REBIRTH of America

For quite a while I have been getting a rumbling in my spirit that the United States of America needs to undergo a simulated death and rebirth. In my soul I didn't want to accept that (the Death part!). I suspect what is coming will be bad, but I didn't think it would be THAT bad. [But (the Lord says), we still have not gotten to 2 Chronicles 7 :14: (as a people). God is going to bring COMPLETE HEALING but first there must be a COMPLETE HUMBLING.]

Then a couple weeks ago I heard a well-known prophet say, "...the USA will undergo a near-death experience," and something connected inside of me.

The Holy Spirit reminded me of my own near-death experience in 1984. After a severe accident and an emergency surgery to save my life, I was moved to ICU. Terry, my young wife, was told that my chances for making it through the night were very slim. Our pastors and other church members who had surrounded her for hours with prayer during the surgery had begun to slack off. My body (hooked up to multiple wires and tubes) began to convulse wildly (due to having undergone severe trauma over a period of almost 12 hours, and having received 17 units of blood through transfusion). My wife watched this horror show, feeling helpless. Although it was late, she hurried to a pay phone and roused my pastor out of sleep. "Everyone has stopped praying! Please let everyone know they need to keep praying!"

A pastor was soon at the hospital, and we were never again without a pastor there until I received a better prognosis.

A few days later when I regained consciousness, Terry was recounting to me everything that had transpired since I had been thrown out of a moving vehicle across three lanes of traffic. When she got to the part about what happened in ICU--my body thrashing and convulsing--I recalled it distinctly, but I remembered watching it like a bystander from somewhere near the ceiling. My spirit had been hovering and watching what was happening, though I do not remember any fear or even concern about it.

"In the same way," says the Lord, "those who are with me will be protected from fear or disturbance during what is about to transpire. You will be kept in peace by my Spirit (Isaiah 26:3-6)," says the Lord. "Even as those who were being delivered of unclean spirits by my Son would sometimes thrash and convulse to the horror of the onlookers (some even appeared to have died when the demons were gone out), so it will be as the USA, the  apple of my eye, will appear to undergo a traumatic shaking.

"However, my disciples, who were working with me then, casting out Satan, were not afraid at all. They were at peace. They  knew what was happening--they saw what was unseen by others.

"So shall those be who are standing with me in this hour. Others will say, 'This is the end!' but those who have their senses trained will be unruffled. They are protected in the secret place. That is, they know the SECRET, they SEE the UNSEEN--that this is NOT the DEATH of AMERICA, but rather a casting out of SATAN for her AWAKENING, REBIRTH and TRANSFORMATION.

"And so it will come to pass, as the Apostle predicted, 'The God of PEACE will shortly CRUSH SATAN under your feet, as you are surrounded by my favor (Romans 16:20)!'"

This Kind Comes Out...

Luke 10:17-18 (KJV) "And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. 18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven."

What was Jesus doing while they were going through the valley from village to village casting out devils? Jesus was on the mountain pulling down those facilitators of wickedness in high places. When we see those higher-up devils being shaken, we know that the little ones will have to scatter.

That's why Jesus said, "This kind can come out only by prayer." (Mark 9:29) Through prayer we can pull down the principality who is controlling the demon who is possessing or oppressing the person. Then it is quite easy to run that little devil off!

Don't Forget To Remember Today

I spend enough time in the Lord's presence every day to remind myself of who I am in Christ, how much I am loved by God, and what I can do through his power. I also recount his mighty works towards humanity and specifically in my own life. Then I am ready to face the day.

Forgetting those things seems to be all too easy--so remembering these things must be intentional. There is some work involved.

Sometimes, conversely, our failures and shortcomings seem to loom in front of us as obstacles. But we can choose to dismiss these thoughts. 

Paul says, "..I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on..."

Philippians 3:13‭-‬14 NLT. 

His past way of life, religious jihadism, could have weighed him down with regret but he chose to dismiss any memories of that old man who died on the road to Damascus. And keep moving upward.

Remembering who we are in Christ must be a daily intentional act. And for some of us, forgetting must be a daily practice. 

It surely is worth the effort, and with rigorous training, it becomes more natural to think of yourself as a supernatural being who is wearing a mantle of authority, who is commissioned by the God man Jesus to go and BE JESUS (that is, Jesus himself living big in you and living through you) to your family, to your coworkers, to your cohorts.

Standing Resting

"Eph 6:13  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."

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I woke this morning to the sound of high winds ripping across our usually placid neighborhood and was impressed with this thought-- “He’s on his way out!”

The word God gave me about a year ago (when everything started turning upside down all around us) was about how when the devil is exorcised, he doesn’t leave willingly. 

We see that when Christ cast out demons, they always, invariably threw a tantrum. Jesus was unflappable and confident that the demons were leaving, but others in the crowd must have been horrified and shaken.The demons sometimes shrieked and screamed, they foamed at the mouth. They spat and cussed and turned things over and cast people down, leaving them bruised, shaken and sometimes lifeless. Occasionally, they (at first) refused to go, and argued.

While many were wringing their hands this past year concerning troubles: a supposed pandemic, unemployment, businesses shuttering, election fraud, evildoers being exposed and deposed, etc., I would remind myself to celebrate because we are actually seeing the answer to our prayers playing out. I tried to comfort others who were distraught but many Christians I know are believing we are heading into “the Great Tribulation!” 

The Warrior depicted in Ephesians 6:10-18 is not tense. He may be surrounded by a thousand evil entities trying to take him down. The “day of evil,” or intense shaking, (Hebrews 12:26-27) doesn’t ruffle his feathers at all. He knows that this armor will protect him.

Though an army may encamp against me, My heart shall not fear; Though war may rise against me, In this I will be confident… my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me; Therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle; I will SING... (Psalms 27:3-6)

He is standing at rest. He is singing! He knows that evil must be exposed before it can be purged. 

Have you been upset at the pervading evil and injustice in our land, praying that God will expose the evildoers and remove them from positions of power, prominence and influence? 

If you have not been burdened to pray this way, then you haven’t been able to see the corruption that God sees. You must be made to see with His eyes. 

There is a remnant of prayer warriors who have been praying and proclaiming freedom for God’s people for a long time now. If you are part of that company, then you are, with me, in an attitude of standing and resting and waiting for coming BLESSING.

Take heart, believer. The greatest wave of God’s glory is coming across the planet, and the Devil is ON HIS WAY OUT!'