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A Word from Dutch Sheets (in a letter)
Dear Praying Friend,
In 2000, I wrote the 2nd most important letter of my life-a call to prayer
for the elections of that year. I'm now writing what may be my most
important letter. I knew the importance of those elections in 2000 was
beyond any in my life up to that point and that the spiritual warfare
surrounding them would be unlike anything any of us had ever seen. That
letter was read by millions of people and I believe millions of them
responded by praying. I also believe the prayers turned the tide.
You may question whether President Bush was the right choice; obviously, he
has made some blunders in his tenure as president. But two of his decisions
alone left no doubt he was God's choice: Roberts and Alito.
These two Supreme Court Justices have proven critical in the process of
breaking the hold of humanism, death and anti-God agendas that have ruled
the Court for 50 years. I assure you that more devastation-the shedding of
innocent blood, immorality, decay of the family and an erosion of our godly
heritage-has flowed into our nation through that institution than any other
door in America. Many times more. The poison allowed into America through
their decisions is beyond any of our abilities to articulate. The reality in
America is that you don't need to control Congress or the White House to
rule the nation. You only need 5 people - 5 out of 9 on the Supreme Court.
And for decades those who disagree with just about everything you and I
stand for have been in control!
In Bush's two terms, the process of turning this around began with the
appointments of Roberts and Alito. Now, we win some cases 5-4 and lose some
4-5. (We barely outlawed partial birth abortion. The vote of one judge saved
thousands of babies from this horror.) We need one more conservative Justice
for a consistent majority, then more to build a strong majority.
In Obama's own words, "the next president will appoint at least one, perhaps
two or more Supreme Court Justices." He's right. Almost certainly two or
more older, liberal Justices are waiting until after the elections to
retire, in hopes of Obama winning and appointing more liberals to replace
them. And he certainly would. He voted against the confirmation of Roberts
and Alito. So did Biden. And Biden led the fight against Justice Thomas
several years back, another of the 4 solid conservatives. Make no mistake
about it, the two of them do have a litmus test for Supreme Court Justices,
and a major part of that test is Roe vs. Wade. McCain and Palin, on the
other hand, both have very strong pro-life positions. This alone makes the
choice for President simple. To vote for the 2nd and 3rd most liberal
senators (Obama and Biden), both of whom are firmly and blatantly
pro-abortion, would be unconscionable.
Obama has actually said that if he wins, he would like his first action as
president to be the signing of the Freedom of Choice Act, which would
eliminate every other law against any aspect of abortion (partial birth
abortion, parental notification, etc., etc.). And with a democratic majority
in the House and Senate, pretty much any legislation he and Biden want to
pass will be a slam-dunk. There are many other unrighteous positions they
hold but this position alone makes the choice easy. If they win this
election, it will set America back decades in the cause of life and the
restoration we seek.
Just as many of you do, I too, want to see a first black President, but not
Senator Obama. To allow that noble and godly desire, the economy or one's
position on the war to trump this issue of life and death for the innocent
unborn is simply wrong. The scriptures teach that if we choose first to
exalt righteousness and turn from evil, God promises to heal our land (see
Proverbs 14:34; 2 Chronicles 7:14). It is righteousness that exalts a
nation, not wealth, prosperity or armies. If we will finish the process of
removing the curses of death and anti-God laws off of America by electing a
president that will continue to shift the Court, God will grace us with
breakthrough in other areas such as the economy, the war against terrorism,
etc. My faith is not in a person, and certainly not a political party, for
the healing of America, but I know God's word and His ways well enough to
know that our decisions do move Him to action or inaction. Now to the heart
of my reason for writing this letter (I realize I am "preaching to the
choir"-most of you who know or listen to me are conservative enough to vote
for McCain and Palin.)
I have not written any appeals for prayer concerning this election because:
1) others have, and
2) I believe our movement has matured to the point that the prayer base of
the Church is already praying.
But I now feel the need to raise my voice. I am appealing to you to pray for
these elections the next two weeks like you've never prayed for any in the
past. Faithfully. Passionately. Boldly. Ask God for His mercy and grace. We
deserve His judgment for removing His influence and authority from our
government, schools, homes and businesses; for the killing of 50 million
babies; for leading the world in the consumption and exporting of
pornography; for passing laws to reject His; etc. But mercy triumphs over
judgment and in His wrath He remembers mercy. In 2000 we actually lost the
popular vote and won the election-talk about grace! Please pray for this
grace to be released again.
But I am also asking you for something more than normal prayer. For those of
you who understand spiritual warfare, I am asking you to also include this
aspect of prayer. There is no doubt that we have entered a Daniel 10 moment
in time: "Then he said to me, 'Do not be afraid, Daniel, for from the first
day that you set your heart on understanding this and on humbling yourself
before your God, your words were heard, I have come in response to your
words. But the prince of the kingdom of Persia was withstanding me for
twenty-one days; then behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to
help me, for I had been left there with the kings of Persia'" (Daniel 10:
12-13 NAS). The spiritual warfare in this election is incredibly fierce, and
just as it was in Daniel's day, is all about the restoration of a nation.
And also like Daniel, we must keep praying until we win the battle in the
heavens.
In August of this year I predicted that September would mark a shift in
momentum for these elections. This happened with the appointment of Sarah
Palin as the Vice Presidential nominee (who is a true Esther in our
generation), but when the economy began its meltdown and the media ramped up
their unprecedented attacks on Palin, that momentum wasn't sustained. But we
can see it turn again if we approach this battle as the spiritual warfare it
truly is and bind the evil forces involved (see Matthew 16:18-19). The
reality is that this election can be the breakthrough we need to fully shift
the Court (and ultimately our nation) or it will be an immeasurable setback
that could take many years to reverse-if ever. Please understand what I am
saying: if we engage in this battle and do what I am asking-in mass-we will
win; if we do not, we will lose. I, for one, don't intend to allow the
latter.
I am in Washington, D.C. now (October 20-22) with Lou Engle and a team of
prayer leaders from around the nation to war for this election. Join us!
Lose some sleep, miss some meals- pray! Pray like never before for these
elections. And as you do, involve yourself not only in petitioning prayer
but also in spiritual warfare. Use your God-given authority over the plans
and strategies of Satan's kingdom. Bind all witchcraft that is working to
control the outcome, including occult powers that are suppressing truth.
Release Christ's Kingdom rule in every way the Holy Spirit leads you.
Don't be deceived and don't lose hope (if you have to, turn off the TV.) It
is not too late to turn these elections. God is plenty powerful enough to do
so. The real question is will we rise to the level of prayer and spiritual
warfare necessary to release that power. And remember, we don't need a
majority of Christians who are willing and able to do this-only a praying
remnant. We can do it!
Here are some practical suggestions to consider:
1) Fast (a meal a day; a day a week; a Daniel fast; 3 days; 10 days; TV;
etc.) and spend the time praying.
2) Agree in prayer with someone everyday for God's will to be done.
3) Form/participate in prayer groups regularly. Churches could pray every
day.
4) Take time in every gathering to pray. (Take 15 minutes in every service
to pray for the elections. Turn an entire service to harp and
bowl style intercession-worship and prayer combined.)
5) Join 2 or more on a conference call and pray for 15, 20, or 30 minutes.
6) Pray on the way to work and on the way home.
7) Pray before you go to sleep.
8) Pray before church services.
9) Ask God to give you His strategy - He will!
In His grip,
Dutch Sheets
In 2000, I wrote the 2nd most important letter of my life-a call to prayer
for the elections of that year. I'm now writing what may be my most
important letter. I knew the importance of those elections in 2000 was
beyond any in my life up to that point and that the spiritual warfare
surrounding them would be unlike anything any of us had ever seen. That
letter was read by millions of people and I believe millions of them
responded by praying. I also believe the prayers turned the tide.
You may question whether President Bush was the right choice; obviously, he
has made some blunders in his tenure as president. But two of his decisions
alone left no doubt he was God's choice: Roberts and Alito.
These two Supreme Court Justices have proven critical in the process of
breaking the hold of humanism, death and anti-God agendas that have ruled
the Court for 50 years. I assure you that more devastation-the shedding of
innocent blood, immorality, decay of the family and an erosion of our godly
heritage-has flowed into our nation through that institution than any other
door in America. Many times more. The poison allowed into America through
their decisions is beyond any of our abilities to articulate. The reality in
America is that you don't need to control Congress or the White House to
rule the nation. You only need 5 people - 5 out of 9 on the Supreme Court.
And for decades those who disagree with just about everything you and I
stand for have been in control!
In Bush's two terms, the process of turning this around began with the
appointments of Roberts and Alito. Now, we win some cases 5-4 and lose some
4-5. (We barely outlawed partial birth abortion. The vote of one judge saved
thousands of babies from this horror.) We need one more conservative Justice
for a consistent majority, then more to build a strong majority.
In Obama's own words, "the next president will appoint at least one, perhaps
two or more Supreme Court Justices." He's right. Almost certainly two or
more older, liberal Justices are waiting until after the elections to
retire, in hopes of Obama winning and appointing more liberals to replace
them. And he certainly would. He voted against the confirmation of Roberts
and Alito. So did Biden. And Biden led the fight against Justice Thomas
several years back, another of the 4 solid conservatives. Make no mistake
about it, the two of them do have a litmus test for Supreme Court Justices,
and a major part of that test is Roe vs. Wade. McCain and Palin, on the
other hand, both have very strong pro-life positions. This alone makes the
choice for President simple. To vote for the 2nd and 3rd most liberal
senators (Obama and Biden), both of whom are firmly and blatantly
pro-abortion, would be unconscionable.
Obama has actually said that if he wins, he would like his first action as
president to be the signing of the Freedom of Choice Act, which would
eliminate every other law against any aspect of abortion (partial birth
abortion, parental notification, etc., etc.). And with a democratic majority
in the House and Senate, pretty much any legislation he and Biden want to
pass will be a slam-dunk. There are many other unrighteous positions they
hold but this position alone makes the choice easy. If they win this
election, it will set America back decades in the cause of life and the
restoration we seek.
Just as many of you do, I too, want to see a first black President, but not
Senator Obama. To allow that noble and godly desire, the economy or one's
position on the war to trump this issue of life and death for the innocent
unborn is simply wrong. The scriptures teach that if we choose first to
exalt righteousness and turn from evil, God promises to heal our land (see
Proverbs 14:34; 2 Chronicles 7:14). It is righteousness that exalts a
nation, not wealth, prosperity or armies. If we will finish the process of
removing the curses of death and anti-God laws off of America by electing a
president that will continue to shift the Court, God will grace us with
breakthrough in other areas such as the economy, the war against terrorism,
etc. My faith is not in a person, and certainly not a political party, for
the healing of America, but I know God's word and His ways well enough to
know that our decisions do move Him to action or inaction. Now to the heart
of my reason for writing this letter (I realize I am "preaching to the
choir"-most of you who know or listen to me are conservative enough to vote
for McCain and Palin.)
I have not written any appeals for prayer concerning this election because:
1) others have, and
2) I believe our movement has matured to the point that the prayer base of
the Church is already praying.
But I now feel the need to raise my voice. I am appealing to you to pray for
these elections the next two weeks like you've never prayed for any in the
past. Faithfully. Passionately. Boldly. Ask God for His mercy and grace. We
deserve His judgment for removing His influence and authority from our
government, schools, homes and businesses; for the killing of 50 million
babies; for leading the world in the consumption and exporting of
pornography; for passing laws to reject His; etc. But mercy triumphs over
judgment and in His wrath He remembers mercy. In 2000 we actually lost the
popular vote and won the election-talk about grace! Please pray for this
grace to be released again.
But I am also asking you for something more than normal prayer. For those of
you who understand spiritual warfare, I am asking you to also include this
aspect of prayer. There is no doubt that we have entered a Daniel 10 moment
in time: "Then he said to me, 'Do not be afraid, Daniel, for from the first
day that you set your heart on understanding this and on humbling yourself
before your God, your words were heard, I have come in response to your
words. But the prince of the kingdom of Persia was withstanding me for
twenty-one days; then behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to
help me, for I had been left there with the kings of Persia'" (Daniel 10:
12-13 NAS). The spiritual warfare in this election is incredibly fierce, and
just as it was in Daniel's day, is all about the restoration of a nation.
And also like Daniel, we must keep praying until we win the battle in the
heavens.
In August of this year I predicted that September would mark a shift in
momentum for these elections. This happened with the appointment of Sarah
Palin as the Vice Presidential nominee (who is a true Esther in our
generation), but when the economy began its meltdown and the media ramped up
their unprecedented attacks on Palin, that momentum wasn't sustained. But we
can see it turn again if we approach this battle as the spiritual warfare it
truly is and bind the evil forces involved (see Matthew 16:18-19). The
reality is that this election can be the breakthrough we need to fully shift
the Court (and ultimately our nation) or it will be an immeasurable setback
that could take many years to reverse-if ever. Please understand what I am
saying: if we engage in this battle and do what I am asking-in mass-we will
win; if we do not, we will lose. I, for one, don't intend to allow the
latter.
I am in Washington, D.C. now (October 20-22) with Lou Engle and a team of
prayer leaders from around the nation to war for this election. Join us!
Lose some sleep, miss some meals- pray! Pray like never before for these
elections. And as you do, involve yourself not only in petitioning prayer
but also in spiritual warfare. Use your God-given authority over the plans
and strategies of Satan's kingdom. Bind all witchcraft that is working to
control the outcome, including occult powers that are suppressing truth.
Release Christ's Kingdom rule in every way the Holy Spirit leads you.
Don't be deceived and don't lose hope (if you have to, turn off the TV.) It
is not too late to turn these elections. God is plenty powerful enough to do
so. The real question is will we rise to the level of prayer and spiritual
warfare necessary to release that power. And remember, we don't need a
majority of Christians who are willing and able to do this-only a praying
remnant. We can do it!
Here are some practical suggestions to consider:
1) Fast (a meal a day; a day a week; a Daniel fast; 3 days; 10 days; TV;
etc.) and spend the time praying.
2) Agree in prayer with someone everyday for God's will to be done.
3) Form/participate in prayer groups regularly. Churches could pray every
day.
4) Take time in every gathering to pray. (Take 15 minutes in every service
to pray for the elections. Turn an entire service to harp and
bowl style intercession-worship and prayer combined.)
5) Join 2 or more on a conference call and pray for 15, 20, or 30 minutes.
6) Pray on the way to work and on the way home.
7) Pray before you go to sleep.
8) Pray before church services.
9) Ask God to give you His strategy - He will!
In His grip,
Dutch Sheets
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