10-27-00

I had been asking the Father to give me a sense of urgency about

praying for our nation. I believe He began to answer that prayer last

night with a dream.

Without going into every detail, each of the characters in the dream

were absorbed in their own "thing" or obsession. All of the these

"things" had as their core a necessary place in our lives, but had

become disproportionate to the reality of their importance.

My husband’s was his working on the computer, my obsession was

cleaning, my mother-in-law’s drive was to save a buck on a super-market

special.

While we were all busy doing our own thing - I was upstairs folding

clothes (like any good Martha would), my mother-in-law yelled, "A

Panicking Report!" The TV announcer had just broken into the scheduled

programming with that phrase as his lead-in.

I ran downstairs to the TV and saw exuberant, energetic, and

purposeful looking soldiers, all dressed in fancy looking snow outfits.

They were removing parachutes from themselves and the equipment that had

been dropped down for their use. China had launched a military strike

against America. This footage was in Alaska, but they were also

attacking on other fronts. There was music playing in the background.

It was not a minor key spy movie type score. It was more the type you

might hear when the "good guys" were right in the heat of the action,

executing the winning strategy. A "we’re doing the stuff and no one is

going to stop us" type of song.

I said to no one in particular, "I thought we had more time." (to

pray to have the judgment averted from our nation) I had a panicked

feeling that there was no escaping what was happening and wishing that I

had taken the warnings more seriously and prayed so much harder than I

had.

I felt that had I really realized that my freedom and the well being

of my family, friends, etc. was on the line I would have travailed in

earnest. Our fate was now sealed and because of my lack of prayer and

apathy I was in no position to ask the Father for "special protection

status." I had not done my part. I would reap what I had sown. I was

wide awake and very sober.

Father, help us to make use of this precious privilege you have

afforded us. Stir our hearts continually to intercede on behalf of

those we love and this nation. Help us to shake off the slumber and

apathy and take this message as a "wake-up call." Help us to pray as

Daniel prayed, with understanding of where we’re at on the pages of

history.

Oh God, have mercy on this nation! Yank your bride out of her bed of

slumber and strip the sheets off so she won’t be compelled to crawl back

in under her blankets of comfort and self-indulgence!

Remind her that love is an action word. Provoke her to "take to her

knees" out of love for You and all that You love.

Reveal to her that she is called as Esther and positioned by you for

such a time as this. Cause her to cry out to You on behalf of Israel,

because Jacob’s trouble has begun to engulf him. Help her to understand

that she is divinely connected to Your covenant people. That their

being grafted back in through Messiah will usher in the worldwide

revival that she ask been asking You for.

Let her experience the great love that You have for Jacob and how

strongly You desire to gather Him to Yourself at this time.

Give her eyes to see that Your kingdom is coming and it is her

prayers and praise that prepare the way.

Cause her intercession to blast open the gates of righteousness so

the King of Glory may come in.

Give her eyes to recognize Him as He comes and be prepared to rush

out to meet Him with oil in her lamp, dressed in her spotless bridal

gown of purity and holiness.

Lord God, King of the Universe, hear our prayers for your kingdom’s

sake. We ask them in the name of Yeshua, our Messiah and King, that He

might receive the glory due His name.