"A Call to the Church for
Emergency Prayer Regarding Supreme Court Justices"
from DUTCH SHEETS
www.dutchsheets.org
The Crisis Point of Our
Generation
Since the presidential election of 2000, for
which I issued a prayer alert that helped mobilize much intercession, I
have tried to be very selective in issuing further national calls to
prayer. The burden of the Lord for this alert, however, is as strong,
perhaps even stronger than what was given to me in 2000. Without the
furor and media attention surrounding the presidential elections, it is
more difficult to generate interest and/or motivation to pray, but please
hear me on this issue, for it carries weight probably greater than that of
our presidential election.
The outcome of the spiritual war we are
entering into is probably going to be the single most important deciding
factor in whether or not we see revival and the healing of America in our
generation. The war of which I speak is for the turning of the courts,
with its obvious connection to many critical issues, perhaps the most
important of which is abortion. The church of America in the 60’s and
70’s, by allowing the courts to remove God from our culture, prayer from
our schools, and by legalizing abortion, sent us on a downward spiral from
which we have not recovered. Our generation is now facing its crisis
point.
This is It!
Though I believe we have made much progress
in turning this nation, and actually believe the awakening for which we
have cried out has in some ways begun, in no way has it reached the
momentum point that it cannot be stopped. We are like Israel that came
out of Egypt – great deliverance and restoration has begun, but there are
many jumping off points on the journey to our destiny. We have come to
one. This is the giant, in fact. If we don’t face and defeat this one, we
will wander in the wilderness of unbelief and apathy until we die.
If we do not win this battle, we will lose
the war. We have reached the pivotal point; all we have gained is on the
line. This is winner take all, do or die, sink or swim – add your own
cliché – but this is it! There will be no grace extension for our
generation if we falter on this one. The question for us, prompted by
Isaiah 37:3, is about to be answered: we have come to the point of birth;
will there be strength to deliver?
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Supreme Court Justices will Soon Retire
It is likely that two Supreme Court Justices
will soon retire: Rehnquist, likely, and O’Connor, possibly. Insiders
are saying President Bush wants to appoint a Hispanic American to replace
the first of them to retire, which could certainly be good, but these
insiders also believe that his first choice is not pro-life.
This would be catastrophic! The
results – more shedding of innocent blood, further moral and spiritual
decline of the nation, and severe judgment from the Lord – would be
horrific and devastating.
On the other hand, if this information
concerning Bush’s choice is inaccurate, or is accurate but is reversed and
he nominates a pro-life justice, a war, perhaps of unprecedented
proportions, will occur in the Senate. The pro-abortion forces would do
everything possible to keep the nominee from being confirmed. The battle
lines have already been drawn and will grow more intense because it is
spiritual at its roots and is literally a war for the soul and destiny of
this nation.
Here is the Battle Strategy
We can win this war, shift the
judicial system of America and see God heal our land. It will require
much prayer and effective spiritual warfare! God is mobilizing this on
many fronts and some of it will certainly require months or years, but He
has clearly shown me that some degree of breakthrough must be accomplished
by the end of this month, June.
Please join me and let’s launch a massive
prayer and fasting assault on this issue immediately. Be radical in your
willingness to adjust your schedules, personal life, church services,
etc., this month and, to a degree, for the next several. There are simply
some things too important for business as usual. (Try to attend The Call,
Dallas, on November 29; much of the agenda will be over this issue.) I
personally will be fasting and praying, giving portions, and at times,
entire church services to this issue, going to D.C. occasionally to pray,
etc.
This is going to require much from
many. Let’s not falter on this one. Are we an Esther generation,
“created and ready for such a time as this”; or are we an Ephraim
generation, “equipped…yet they turned back in the day of battle”? Time
will tell. And so will history, because we’re writing it on this one!
Join me with…
Hand to the plow, not looking back,
Dutch Sheets
www.dutchsheets.org
P.S. If you agree with this prayer alert,
please forward it on to anyone you feel would pray with us about this.
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