“No people can be bound to acknowledge and adore the invisible hand which conducts the affairs of men more than the people of the United States.” —George Washington [VB079 Podcast]
Remembering Covenants & Commanding The Foreword
We are beginning to see various streams of ministries in the body of Christ converging into a mighty river in these last days. From the power of remembering covenants, which is a direct command in God’s Word, to apostolic dreams and visions from Holy Spirit, the church is getting direction for the next move of God, which may be a shaking to awaken.
Kenneth Copeland – June 6, 2023:
Concerning your great country — remember your covenant. When you see wild things going on in this nation, remember your covenant. When you see them trying to take your children away, remember your covenant. When people are crossing the border, remember your covenant. When it appears like it’s falling apart, remember your covenant.
Since our God is in covenant with the United States of America, His covenant cannot fail because He will not quit. No matter who is trying to change it, they will be forgotten. They will disappear. Some will even die, but our God lives forever.1
In her new book, Carry On, Becoming Faithful Stewards of Our Spiritual Inheritance, Gina Gholston calls this “Commanding the Foreword.”2 This play on words is from one of her prophetic dreams about re-stating our forefather’s declarations and decrees. To repeat or to Carry On these foundational decrees will no doubt stir an angelic host to minister the Lord’s judgments against the evil that seems to be prevailing today.
Dutch Sheets – June 22, 2023:
As we enter a season of “Commanding the Foreword,” it will be helpful to revisit the important biblical principle of agreeing and partnering with previous generations. Declaring statements made in the past by God — and those made by others at His inspiration — is to do more than just honor predecessors. We do so to release the power of yesterday’s words and promises into today.
When God searched history to accent great lives of faith, He chose to list some that did NOT receive the fulfillment of their God-given promises (Heb 11). These people went to the grave with unrealized promises from God, yet they had truly believed, even making it into the great Hall of Faith. Clearly, they weren’t deficient in their walk of faith; why then did they die without seeing the promises fulfilled?
The last two verses of Hebrews 11 give us the simple yet incredibly important answer: “And all these, having gained approval through their faith, did not receive what was promised, because God had provided something better for us, so that apart from us they would not be made complete” (Heb 11:39-40, NASV).
Some promises made by God to an individual/s are multi-generational and not intended to be fully accomplished in their lifetime. The person (or persons) to whom the promise was made is sometimes only the “womb” in which the “seed” is planted. The following generation/s furthers the growth, brings it to birth, and stewards that which is born. Jesus said, “For in this the saying is true: ‘One sows and another reaps.’ I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; others have labored, and you have come into their labor” (Jn 4:37-38, NASV).3
Dutch Sheets – June 26, 2023:
These incredibly challenging times, filled with negative reports of what the enemy is doing, can become a bit overwhelming. Add to that the urgency many of us feel to oppose these evils, and, if not careful, we can become weary in our well-doing (Gal 6:9). One of satan’s primary strategies is to “wear down the saints” in order to alter God’s timings and decrees (Dan 7:25). The Hebrew word used for “wear down” is only used in Scripture to describe mental and emotional weariness.
It is important that we guard against this! Keep in mind that the passage in Daniel is about the Ancient of Days, the Supreme Judge of earth,