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THE TURNING...it has begun!
The Elijah Task
Indeed Elijah is coming first and restores all things, Mark 9:12.
Those from among you
Shall build the old waste places;
You shall raise up the foundations of many generations;
And you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach,
The Restorer of Streets to Dwell In.
Isaiah 58:12
Since the "Reunited as One" Summit in Colorado Springs, June 17-19, we have sensed breakthrough and an open door before us. What does that mean? It is summer-time, it is also the “Straits of Tammuz.” Both conjure different thoughts and feelings. One for delightful vacations and family times, the other for war and destruction. Such is the dichotomy of the times we are now in. We are in a preparation time for things to come in the Fall. Many are going to and fro doing what they usually do in the summer (Daniel 12:4), oblivious to the possibilities of what we are about to confront. Undercurrents of a dynamic shift are in the winds. We experienced that shift at the Summit and the appearance of a white buffalo was no accident. This is not a new age sign, but rather a sign from God. For Native Americans, the white buffalo is a sign that God has heard their prayers. God frequently uses nature to confirm His purpose, Elijah and the rain, 1 Kings 18:44, James 5:17-18; Jesus confirmed by the dove, Matthew 3:16-17; the earthquake marking Jesus' death on the cross, Matthew 27:51, etc. With a 1 in 10 million chance of seeing one, they saw two on their journey back from the Continental Divide! Such sitings were extraordinary signs and not easily dismissed. Furthermore, it began to rain and continued throughout the following days. A door has opened inviting us forward. God is going to do something powerful and we need to be prepared. How then shall we proceed?
This is not a political message, but rather a call to alertness. In California, many have been working towards a “Recall election” of our governor slated for this Fall. A grassroots movement is rising to contend for the freedom and destiny of our state from a government that has gone amiss by violating biblical values endangering the moral fabric of the upcoming generations.
Jesus' message to the seven churches of Revelation carries answers for us today. The church at Thyatira, Rev 2:18-29 is the smallest church and most insignificant of the seven churches but received the longest of the letters. In it, Jesus presents Himself as the "Son of God," Rev 2:18. It is the only time He says that in the seven letters. In other words, He is stepping in and saying something really important and with authority. He starts positively with what He says about the Church. He knows their works, love, service, and faith, v. 19. The one thing He has against it is that they tolerate the woman Jezebel. Whether her name was that or it is a type and pattern of Ahab's wife, Jezebel, in 1 Kings 18-19, we don't know. In this context today it represents a spirit. It impacts both men and women and can work its way through governmental systems.
In His letter, Jesus is fed up with her and is quite serious, "I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts, v. 23. These words are terrifying yet encouraging. He was pointing a finger at something that deeply concerned Him. Here in California, we have sensed a major Jezebel stronghold working in our state for some time! We are in a war. We cannot underestimate it. God desires to bring forth the fruits of righteousness in our state...but we will need to know how to war and contend.
MAJOR POINT! Get this! In the letter Jesus goes on to say, "Hold fast what you have till I come. And he who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end to him I will give power over the nations!" We have often heard, "As California goes, so goes the nation." It is a statement that has circled around for years. Every state has a destiny and purpose, but now there is a call to contend for CA destiny. In this recall election, CA could be influencing the very direction of our nation. We experienced breakthrough in COS. Why? It could very well be the beginning of the breaking of the Jezebel stronghold over our nation. I hope you are seeing the fire and passion that I feel in my heart trying to relay this.
This is not a political message, but rather a call to alertness. In California, many have been working towards a “Recall election” of our governor slated for this Fall. A grassroots movement is rising to contend for the freedom and destiny of our state from a government that has gone amiss by violating biblical values endangering the moral fabric of the upcoming generations.
Jesus' message to the seven churches of Revelation carries answers for us today. The church at Thyatira, Rev 2:18-29 is the smallest church and most insignificant of the seven churches but received the longest of the letters. In it, Jesus presents Himself as the "Son of God," Rev 2:18. It is the only time He says that in the seven letters. In other words, He is stepping in and saying something really important and with authority. He starts positively with what He says about the Church. He knows their works, love, service, and faith, v. 19. The one thing He has against it is that they tolerate the woman Jezebel. Whether her name was that or it is a type and pattern of Ahab's wife, Jezebel, in 1 Kings 18-19, we don't know. In this context today it represents a spirit. It impacts both men and women and can work its way through governmental systems.
In His letter, Jesus is fed up with her and is quite serious, "I will kill her children with death, and all the churches shall know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts, v. 23. These words are terrifying yet encouraging. He was pointing a finger at something that deeply concerned Him. Here in California, we have sensed a major Jezebel stronghold working in our state for some time! We are in a war. We cannot underestimate it. God desires to bring forth the fruits of righteousness in our state...but we will need to know how to war and contend.
MAJOR POINT! Get this! In the letter Jesus goes on to say, "Hold fast what you have till I come. And he who overcomes, and keeps My works until the end to him I will give power over the nations!" We have often heard, "As California goes, so goes the nation." It is a statement that has circled around for years. Every state has a destiny and purpose, but now there is a call to contend for CA destiny. In this recall election, CA could be influencing the very direction of our nation. We experienced breakthrough in COS. Why? It could very well be the beginning of the breaking of the Jezebel stronghold over our nation. I hope you are seeing the fire and passion that I feel in my heart trying to relay this.
THE ELIJAH TASK: How was Jezebel defeated? There are lessons from the life of Elijah:
Now concerning Jezebel, I Kings 21:23 “And concerning Jezebel the Lord also spoke saying, “The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel” Just as in the days of old, Jezebel will be eaten by and put under foot in Jesus name and her wiles will not prosper in the land that we possess. We are at a pivot point. It is a watershed time for our nation. We are in the cusp of a possible shift. The white buffalo seen in COS is a sign and a wonder. The natural things are beginning to shift. CONTEND CONTEND CONTEND! Do not fall prey to complacency or discouragement. THIS WAR IS REAL! War has been declared and the heavenly host is responding.
STEPS FORWARD:
Susan Rowe
July 1, 2021
- Listen to and obey God's word
- 1 Kings 17:5 "So he went and did according to the word of the Lord."
- Speak life into others
- 1 Kings 17:13 "Do not fear; go and do as you have said."
- Honor others and don't discount those who seem insignificant. Everyone has a value as created in God's image.
- 1 Kings 17:9 Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. See, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.
- Take time to minister God's love and compassion to others
- 1 Kings 17:19-22 And he said to her, “Give me your son.” So he took him out of her arms and carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed. Then he cried out to the LORD and said, “O LORD my God, have You also brought tragedy on the widow with whom I lodge, by killing her son?” And he stretched himself out on the child three times, and cried out to the LORD and said, “O LORD my God, I pray, let this child's soul come back to him.” Then the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came back to him, and he revived.
- Engage with your community and culture around you
- 1 Kings 18:1 And it came to pass after many days that the word of the LORD came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, “Go, present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the earth."
- Stand for righteousness (right alignment with God and His word) in the assurance that God is with you.
- 1 Kings 18:15 Then Elijah said, “As the LORD of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I will surely present myself to him today.”
- Don't fear conflict but press in, ask God for the strategy, and He will give you the faith to accomplish it. Elijah ran to the conflict to resolve it in faith.
- 1 Kings 19:36-40 And it came to pass, at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near and said, “LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and I am Your servant, and that I have done all these things at Your word. Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that You are the LORD God, and that You have turned their hearts back to You again.”
Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood and the stones and the dust, and it licked up the water that was in the trench. Now when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, “The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!”
And Elijah said to them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let one of them escape!” So they seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the Brook Kishon and executed them there.
- 1 Kings 19:36-40 And it came to pass, at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near and said, “LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and I am Your servant, and that I have done all these things at Your word. Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that You are the LORD God, and that You have turned their hearts back to You again.”
- When intimidated, discouraged, distraught, seek the Lord for a fresh encounter in His Presence.
- 1 Kings 19:11-13 Then He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before the LORD.” And behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice. So it was, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave.
- Fear God, not man
- 1 Kings 19:4-5 But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he prayed that he might die, and said, “It is enough! Now, LORD, take my life, for I am no better than my fathers!” Then as he lay and slept under a broom tree, suddenly an angel touched him, and said to him, “Arise and eat.”
- Build relationships and community of contending prayer and agreement
- 1 Kings 19:15-18 Then the LORD said to him: “Go, return on your way to the Wilderness of Damascus; and when you arrive, anoint Hazael as king over Syria. Also you shall anoint Jehu the son of Nimshi as king over Israel. And Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel Meholah you shall anoint as prophet in your place. It shall be that whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, Jehu will kill; and whoever escapes the sword of Jehu, Elisha will kill. Yet I have reserved seven thousand in Israel, all whose knees have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him.”
Now concerning Jezebel, I Kings 21:23 “And concerning Jezebel the Lord also spoke saying, “The dogs shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel” Just as in the days of old, Jezebel will be eaten by and put under foot in Jesus name and her wiles will not prosper in the land that we possess. We are at a pivot point. It is a watershed time for our nation. We are in the cusp of a possible shift. The white buffalo seen in COS is a sign and a wonder. The natural things are beginning to shift. CONTEND CONTEND CONTEND! Do not fall prey to complacency or discouragement. THIS WAR IS REAL! War has been declared and the heavenly host is responding.
STEPS FORWARD:
- Step forward and help build up the walls of prayer. If you are not presently participating, we invite you to join us 5-6am daily from Eastern-Pacific time zones praying for our nation.
- Zoom Link: One Click Password integrated Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6457492167?pwd=OGZ5TXdoWGlUY2hMcG00RzJvSlFXQT09
- Zoom.us: Meeting ID: 645 749 2167 Passcode: 1234
- We would like to see the statewide expressions of the Watch expand. Colorado and California are underway and God is moving. Contact us if you are interested. The Watch carries keys to revival and we believe our nation is headed towards its destiny as a sheep nation.
Susan Rowe
July 1, 2021
Those from among you
Shall build the old waste places;
You shall raise up the foundations of many generations;
And you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach,
The Restorer of Streets to Dwell In.
Isaiah 58:12
Shall build the old waste places;
You shall raise up the foundations of many generations;
And you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach,
The Restorer of Streets to Dwell In.
Isaiah 58:12