Word released on April 29, 2025.
Introduction from Dutch Sheets: I have often written about the importance and power of our words. "Death and life are in the power of the tongue" (Proverbs 18:21 KJV); with it we bless and curse (James 3:9), release our faith (Romans 10:10) and the sword of God's Word (Ephesians 6:17). What sound are you releasing?
Gina Gholston recently sent me a strong word she received from the Lord, sharing important truths we need to be reminded of and act on. The title of the post is "Release the Sound."
Release the Sound
Power and purpose are released through the sound of our voices:
• Shouts of triumph
• Worship
• Thanksgiving to the Lord
• Testimonies
• Prayers
• Faith agreement
• Decrees
• Declarations
• Proclamations of the Word of God
• Forerunning declarations that move mountains, raise valleys, and make crooked places straight, preparing the way for what is to follow. (Photo of Gina Gholston)
God told Jeremiah that he would be His voice on the earth (Jeremiah 1:4–12). If Jeremiah would speak what He told him to speak, things would be rooted out, pulled down, and built and planted. As we consecrate ourselves and listen to the Lord, He fills our mouths. Then, as we release the sound of His words, He sends them forth to accomplish His purposes.
Psalm 47:1 exhorts us to "shout unto God with the voice of triumph" (KJV). The key to triumph is often in our mouths. Releasing our voices inserts the key to unlock and initiate the power of God. Movement in the invisible realm follows the release of our sound!
America Shall Be Saved, Not Just Improve
Through a dream earlier this year, the Lord instructed us to release a unified shout of triumph. Our obedience to do so, He said, would "shatter, dismantle, and cause evil agendas to fall and crumble, giving us access to this land."
We are in a time of great political excitement. Things that needed to happen within our government are beginning to happen, and for that we are thankful! But God promises that America shall be saved, not just improve. That salvation will not come just by way of governmental realignment. It will come from the Lord as He works through His awakened Ekklesia to invoke revival, truth, and awakening, shattering demonic strongholds and piercing through the darkness of deception, turning the hearts of many.
A Powerful Vision: Sound Preceded the Glory
The Lord recently reminded me of a vision I had many years ago in which I saw a wide expanse of land. A black dome that appeared to be thick and impenetrable completely covered the land. The dome blocked out the light, so everything seemed dead and desolate.
Suddenly, I saw many single shafts of fire shoot up from the ground. People were inside those shafts of fire—one person in each shaft. I recognized some of them as five-fold ministers, intercessors, musicians, and worship leaders. (Photo via Pexels)
The ministers and intercessors wore intense facial expressions and continuously released a loud, powerful roar. The same expressions were on the faces of the musicians as they played, and the worshipers as they sang repeatedly, "Open up, open up the door to Your presence! Come dwell with us! Come dwell with us!" Each person was marching in place, their faces turned upward and their hands raised toward the heavens, making motions as if pounding on a door.
Then the roar, the movements, the music, and the song somehow blended into one powerful sound that arose like a battering ram against the dome, causing pieces of it to break loose and float down. I could see that each piece was thin, like an eggshell. I thought, "This is not as hard and impossible as we had assumed. It just requires the sound to break it loose!"
Shafts of light then began radiating through the holes that had been created in the dome, and I could hear voices from above saying in unison, "HEAVEN HAS BEEN WAITING FOR YOUR SOUND! HEAVEN IS RESPONDING TO YOUR SOUND!"
The sound from beneath then began to blend with the sound from above. The two sounds formed a huge whirlwind that swept back and forth across the dome until it completely shattered. Shackles and chains fell out of the dome as it was being obliterated, which I knew represented planned attacks of satan, broken before they could be implemented. As the dome shattered, light broke through, and the land was instantly transformed.
What an amazing picture of the power of our sound! A biblical illustration of this can be found in 2 Chronicles 5:13–14: "It came to pass, when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD, and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the LORD, saying: 'For He is good, for His mercy endures forever,' that the house, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud, so that the priests could not continue ministering because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of God" (KJV). The sound of praise preceded the entrance of the glory! Heaven responds to our sound!
The Lord once said to me, "I will reveal My sent-ahead ones, and they will release My strategy and power for days ahead! I will make their voices like the sound of trumpets—each trumpet releasing a unique sound. My Spirit will instruct them for movement! I'll work a work, and none will stop what I do!"
God is presently calling forerunners to run with the sound! Those who respond to this call will be sent forth as His mouthpiece, releasing words that prepare the way for His glory to follow. The Ekklesia will be mobilized. As we release our shout, our worship, our prayers, our decrees, our sounds marching to the rhythms of Heaven, joining with the hosts of Heaven, that dome of iniquitous influence will completely shatter! Chains will be broken, light will overtake the darkness, and righteous transformation will occur. (Photo via Pexels)
Pray with me:
Father, we feel the urgency of this time. Awakening has begun. The timing of prophetic words and promises is intersecting, and You are calling us to take our place as Your forerunning voices. It is a call to rise and run with courageous faith and fervency as engaged co-laborers with Christ. We hear and respond to Your call. Our eyes are upon You.
We consecrate ourselves to You. Here we are, Lord; send us! Fill us with Your words, and we will lift our voices to declare them. Work through us with power and wisdom to invoke revival and awakening, shattering demonic strongholds, piercing the darkness of deception, and preparing the way for Your glory to turn hearts back to You.
And finally, we agree with the prayers released by Intercessors For America:
• We pray that the United States and Israel trust the Lord and take the opportunity to deny Iran their nuclear weapons.
• We pray that the Lord removes unrighteous judges and reins in our out-of-control judiciary.
• And we ask that the spirit of lawlessness be broken off our land.
In Jesus' name we pray these things, amen.
Our decree:
We decree that the voice of the Lord will be heard in our land, permeating the culture and reestablishing an atmosphere for the glory of God to be released.
(Today's post was contributed by our friend Gina Gholston. You can find out more about her at GinaGholston.com. To watch the full video of this Give Him 15 post, click here.)
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Dutch Sheets
Dutch Sheets Ministries
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Dutch Sheets is an internationally recognized author, gifted teacher, and conference speaker. He travels extensively, challenging believers for passionate prayer and societal reformation. Seeing America experience a sweeping revival and return to its Godly heritage is Dutch's greatest passion. Dutch has written over twenty-three books, many of which have been translated into over thirty languages. His international bestseller, Intercessory Prayer, has sold over 1 million copies worldwide. Dutch has pastored, taught in several colleges and seminaries, and served on the board of directors of numerous organizations. He is fondly known to many as Papa Dutch. Treasuring time spent with their family and grandchildren. Dutch and Ceci, his wife of 40 plus years, enjoy quiet walks in the woods, reading, and playing a little golf. They make their home in beautiful South Carolina.
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