Lately I have been riveted to Psalm 149 prayng for myself as well as the entire Body of Christ to become enlivened into what this passage actually means. These 9 verses are power packed with instruction and revelation for the Church in this desperate hour that we are living in. Really ‘read’ this and ask the Holy Spirit to read through you:
Psalm 149 (NKJV)
1 Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song,
And His praise in the assembly of saints.
2 Let Israel rejoice in their Maker;
Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
3 Let them praise His name with the dance;
Let them sing praises to Him with the timbrel and harp.
4 For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
He will beautify the humble with salvation.
5 Let the saints be joyful in glory; Let them sing aloud on their beds.
6 Let the high praises of God be in their mouth,
And a two-edged sword in their hand,
7 To execute vengeance on the nations,
And punishments on the peoples;
8 To bind their kings with chains,
And their nobles with fetters of iron;
9 To execute on them the written judgment—
This honor have all His saints.
Praise the Lord!
Why are we to sing according to this psalm? FIrstly, to the LORD! This psalm is speaking of both corporate worship and by yourself while on your bed at home! Some of us might feel too out of shape to dance before Him, but we can tap our foot and clap our hands to Him. We can play an instrument unto Him! Twice we are told to be joyful. The first time, we’re instructed to be joyful ‘in our King’ and the second time, be joyful ‘in glory!’ Both are wonderful!
High praises are to be in our mouth to HIM and a two-edged sword (His Word) in our hand! Verses 7-9 tell us ‘what’ the result is of high praises being in our mouth and a two-edged sword in our hands:
TO EXECUTE VENGEANCE ON THE NATIONS!!
PUNISHMENTS ON THE PEOPLES!
TO BIND THEIR KINGS WITH CHAINS
TO BIND THEIR NOBLES WITH FETTERS OF IRON
TO EXECUTE ON THEM THE WRITTEN JUDGMENT – (the written judgements are God’s Word)
THIS HONOR HAVE ALL HIS SAINTS, PRAISE THE LORD!
Many in the Church feel like they have no power to do anything about all of the evil going on around them. But, this psalm absolutely refutes that false belief, doesn’t it? As we praise the Lord and declare His word, sing a new song to Him, dance before Him, play our instrument before Him, sing aloud on our beds to Him, there is governmental authority released through our praise to execute vengeance on the nations, to punish the peoples (whom God decides to punish), to bind the evil kings with chains, to bind the evil king’s nobles with fetters of iron, to execute on these evil leaders the written judgement (words God has spoken in scripture)!
God calls this exercise in praise and the outcome ‘an honor’ or ‘glory’ have ALL His saints! Praise the Lord!
2 Chronciles 20:22 is a great example of Ps. 149. When they began to sing and praise, the Lord set ambushes AGAINST THE ENEMY!!!!
We have less than 90 days before U.S. elections. We want to challenge each of us to SING, SING, SING to the LORD A NEW SONG, DANCE before HIM, USE YOUR TWO-EDGED SWORD! Your praise could be the difference in our election. Your praise could make the difference in Israel.
]]>This election is NOT about personalities or even what political party a person has been affiliated with in the past, but it is a choice of LIGHT vs DARKNESS, LIFE vs. DEATH. What policies most align with God’s Word? It is so important what SOURCE our news is coming from. There is much deception on the U.S. news media. The media get their talking points directly from power hungry, non-patriotic people who have ‘lost their way’ and want to destroy the America that we have known and loved. (We listen to Victory News & Flashpoint both on the Victory Channel).
In the book of Genesis, there are 5 major institutions God created that are being greatly challenged by Democrats! We quote this from Flashpoint, July 23, 2024 spoken by David Barton of Wallbuilders: “There’s 2 things that strike me here: All principle based. When you go back to the book of Genesis, it’s the book of beginnings, Everything that’s IMPORTANT is in Genesis it’s called the SEED PART of the BIBLE. In Genesis 1, there is a GOD. In Genesis 1 He creates LIFE. Genesis 2 He creates 2 GENDERS. Genesis 2 they have children, that’s a FAMILY. Genesis 12, I’m gonna bless Abraham, whoever blesses Abraham I’ll bless, whoever doesn’t I won’t.
BUT, You have FIVE issues right there. Democrats run from ALL of these ISSUES. They run from GOD, they run from LIFE, they run from GENDER, they run from MARRIAGE and they run from standing with ISRAEL. There’s NO WAY you’re gonna be blessed if you run from those FIVE ISSUES. That’s what they do.”
We must pray, declare the Word of the Lord over our nation – but, we also must ask the Lord how each of us practically get involved in helping people register to vote or in other ways that can help our election be successful in righteousness and justice (Ps. 89:14), no cheating. (We NEED to get rid of the electronic machines).
A person who doesn’t VOTE is not fulfilling their biblical and Christian duty before God.
]]>Yesterday (May 30, 2024) I ran across a few articles about the floating pier in Gaza being destroyed and sunk. The journalists were asking ‘was this an act of God?’ After researching on my computer and phone, I saw the date I had ‘received’ a prophetic song about the ‘sinking’ of this floating pier – it was on March 28th (while we were on the ICEJ Global Prayer Gathering, where we sang this ‘new’ song):
‘We the body of Christ, declare a sinking of the plans of the enemy, sink this floating pier that is trying to bring trouble into Gaza, stop in the name of Yeshua, we call every evil plan to nothing in the name of Yeshua.’
‘Israel do what you need to do to wipe out this demonic force in the name of Yeshua, until Gaza is liberated, until Gaza is liberated: sink it, bring it down in the name of Yeshua, sink it, bring it down in the name of Yeshua!’
On May 27, 2024, I received another new song, LET ISRAEL’S VINDICATION COME FROM YOUR PRESENCE (Ps. 17:2) – the inspiration originated from this ICEJ Global Prayer Gathering when Pastor Peter Tsukahira from Haifa was mentioning the word ‘vindication’ re: Israel being ‘vindicated’ by the LORD.
The next day, I ran across this scripture in Psalm 17 and was ‘blown away’ by verse 2(a) ‘Let my vindication come from Your presence.’ – and below is the beginning of my new song. When. you read the lyrics, understand that it is straight from scripture (Ps. 17:2, Ps. 68, Psalm 114:7) though I have ‘personalized’ Ps. 17:2 and Ps. 114:7). To the believer, God’s presence is wonderful, but to the wicked, the presence of God is terrorizing.
Let Israel’s vindication come from Your presence,
Your presence Your presence
Let Israel’s vindication come from Your presence,
Your presence, Your presence
Tremble, O earth, Tremble Hamas, Tremble,
God’s enemies at the presence of the LORD
Tremble, O earth, Tremble Qatar, Tremble Hezbollah
at the presence of the LORD
The mountains are shaking at Your presence To make Your name known to Your enemiesThat the nations may tremble at Your presence. Let God arise, Let God arise
Let the wicked perish at the presence of the LORD, Let the wicked perish at the presence of the LORD
Let those who hate Him flee from before Him, let God arise, let God arise!
Let Israel’s vindication come from Your presence,
Your presence Your presence
Let Israel’s vindication come from Your presence,
Your presence, Your presence
Tremble, O earth, Tremble Hamas, Tremble,
God’s enemies at the presence of the LORD
Tremble, O earth, Tremble Qatar, Tremble Hezbollah
at the presence of the LORD KarenSchradeEllard©2
LET THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD BE RELEASED IN ISRAEL, LET THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD BE RELEASED IN AMERICA, LET THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD BE RELEASED IN THE EARTH!
We must stand with Israel in prayer and whatever ways the Lord shows us. We would not have our Messiah, we would not have our Bible, we would not have our ‘faith’ if it was not for the ‘vehicle’ God used of the nation of Israel. We can so easily forget the roots of our faith. They are not from the U.S. or the West – but they are from Israel. Israel is fighting a JUST WAR. Our prayer for Israel is that they will fight until the enemy is completely annihilated. Complete victory is Biblical. It is how David did it, how God told Israel to defeat their enemies. The enemies of Israel are the enemies of God. Hamas is really fighting God. How do you ‘get to God’ on this earth? You go to the closest people to Him. ISRAEL. The Jewish people are Jesus’ or Yeshua’s brethren.
I also pray with all my heart for Israel to be saved – that the veil comes off the heart and the eyes, that the manifestation of Ezekiel 36 happens in our day, our time, NOW!!!!! May God give us a supernatural burden to pray for Israel until…..the Spirit is poured out from on high and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field….
Pro. 28:18 For the Lord is a God of Justice. Blessed are all who wait for Him!
Ps. 119:126 ‘It is time for You to act, O Lord, for they have regarded Your law as void.’
Job 22:28 You will also declare (decree) a thing, And it will be established for you;
Matt. 18:18: 18 “Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. 19 “Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.”
We began to sing these decrees daily at the piano. I felt prompted to make decrees also for Israel. By changing a few words to the song, we could easily sing this same song for Israel who is CRYING OUT for justice! America’s battle is different than Israel’s and yet, there are some parallels.
America’s freedoms are being taken away, we are being held under tyranny and some aren’t aware of it. The house is burning to the ground and many are asleep. Murder is a common thing whether we are speaking of inside the womb or an illegal immigrant killing one of our college students as well as so many more examples. Israel has gone through hell on earth with over 1200 Israeli’s being viciously and brutally murdered in one day. Then there is the loss of precious soldiers in the IDF along with soldiers maimed for life and more terrorist attacks. Many Israelis have had to move out of homes and live in hotels and many have lost their income because of the war. The whole nation of Israel is going through unbelievable trauma that most Americans cannot imagine. But Israel is living this every day. Many in the Church are sleeping concerning Israel even in their time of war.
We must arise and wake up and get involved in the battle for our nation and the battle for Israel. It is our Biblical mandate. I heard Dutch Sheets say recently, ‘God IS GOVERNMENT.’ Yet many in the church will not ‘touch’ politics, which they conflate with government, or stand up for a righteous man who is running for office of the President. We are asking you to please listen to these decrees at least once – and if you can agree with them, AGREE! One can put a thousand to flight, and TWO can put TEN THOUSAND TO FLIGHT!
]]>Pro. 28:18 For the Lord is a God of Justice. Blessed are all who wait for Him! Ps. 119:126 It is time for You to act, O Lord, for they have regarded Your law as void.
WE CRY OUT FOR JUSTICE (ISRAEL) KarenSchradeEllard©2024 With scriptures and decrees CHORUS: We cry out for justice – ISRAEL cries out for justice We declare a breakthrough of justice IN ISRAEL TODAY! (X 2)
VERSE: We speak the blood of the Lamb upon the nation of ISRAEL We stand in the gap repenting of all injustices In the name and the authority of YESHUA we’re taking back true justice in ISRAEL We do not permit injustice to rule in this land
Job 22:28 You will also declare a thing, And it will be established for you;
Matt. 18:18: 18 “Assuredly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. 19 “Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.”
Isaiah 30:18-19 18 Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He will rise up to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for Him!
19 People of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. How gracious He will be when you cry for help! As soon as He hears, He will answer you.
We decree that the war that ISRAEL is fighting against Hamas and Hezbollah is a JUST WAR that was thrust upon Israel because of the. unspeakable wicked murderous acts of over 1200 Israeli’s on Oct. 7, 2023. Israel is fighting a righteous and just war! Let this truth be heralded throughout the earth.
We decree that Israel will not capitulate, not compromise to attempts of bullying, manipulation, being tempted or bribed to stop the war SHORT OF VICTORY by the United States, by the U.N., by The Hague or any other nation or organization in Yeshua’s name.
We decree that every lie, every deception told about Israel by media, by. government, by professors, pastors, business people, by globalist – woke crazed thinkers will fall to the ground – powerless, in the name of Yeshua.
We decree that Psalm 133 be activated in the government of Israel and. call all government officials to be ‘brothers’ – be as ‘one’ – and that all evil doers who want to throw Israel to the wolves and into danger be winnowed out of the Israeli government once and for all.
We decree all lies spoken concerning Bibi Netanyahu be exposed and true justice executed to those who have maligned him for their evil, selfish purposes. We declare that no weapon formed against Bibi Netanyahu will prosper because this is his heritage as the servant of the LORD – and his righteousness is from the LORD, says the LORD!
We decree that UNRWA will be dismantled piece by piece until there is nothing left because they have murdered innocent Jewish people under the guise of being humanitarian. We declare that UNRWA is despised by the world and no longer needed anywhere, especially not in Israel. Let there be righteous organizations who operate with the fear of the Lord in their loins raised up to help where there are humanitarian needs. As the Body of Messiah, we say – enough is enough – the ROT HAS TO GO NOW!
We decree those hostages are being led out of harms way by the KING HIMSELF, YESHUA, according to Micah 2:13 – He is their ‘Breaker King!’ or the ‘KING & LORD of Breakthrough!’ We declare that the hostages are being set free by holy angels!
We decree that the hostages cannot be used as weapons against Israel to tempt them to compromise. These attempts will NOT succeed in Yeshua’s name.
We decree ABSOLUTE VICTORY (in agreement with PM Netanyahu) in Gaza in the name of Yeshua! Hamas’ control over Gaza is NOW ended in Yeshua’s name!
We decree that Israel will fight this war until they have won – no cease fire, no time out, no deals made with the devil connected with the U.S., Qatar, Egypt, Iran or any other nation. No more Hamas, No more Hezbollah, No more Iranian interference in Yeshua’s name.
We decree that ‘all Israel shall be saved’ as Paul has said in Romans 11 – and NOW is the ‘set time’ to favor Zion, for Holy Spirit to turn their hearts into flesh (according to Ezekiel 36), to cause them to walk in the ways of the Lord, to put Your Spirit within them, LORD!
We decree that both the sons of Ishmael and the sons of Jacob will serve the Lord together, and that sibling jealousy be broken off the sons of Ishmael….that they honor Israel for who God says they are.
We decree that humanitarian aid to Gaza for the purpose of Hamas gleefully stealing it is stopped, as of right now in Yeshua’s name. NO MORE!
We decree no more bullying of Israel in humanitarian aid, in land, in Mediterranean Sea at the Haifa Port, no more ‘bad’ deals for Israel will be received or carried through by Israel – enough is enough!
We decree that the building of tunnels underground in ALL of Israel STOPS NOW in Yeshua’s name! We decree that the evil doers who are building those tunnels will be supernaturally stopped by the Lord of hosts and His angels, as well as the IDF. We decree that Israel will locate ALL of these tunnels and demolish them safely in Yeshua’s name.
We decree that those who have committed murder and Israel is currently keeping in prison will NOT be let go for any ‘deal’ but they will stand trial and be executed for their murderous acts.
We decree that the evil political posturing in Israel will cease in Yeshua’s name. We decree that righteousness and justice are the foundation of God’s Throne – and Israel is to reflect God’s Throne here on earth.
We declare righteousness prevails in the Supreme Court in Israel, in the Knesset, in all of the government branches – and anyone who will not submit or humble themselves to Biblical values in the government will be shown to be in the wrong publicly and will fall by the wayside, never to rise again – their ‘political life’ snuffed out for the glory of God and the protection of Israel.
The Lord has given me a strong word for this season, that we are to pray to “contain and restrain” regional conflicts, so that they do not escalate into a premature World War 3 that would greatly hinder the Great Harvest.
So pray that this situation will be “contained and restrained”, especially that Hezbollah will not join in on the conflict and start firing rockets upon the North of Israel. Pray also that Israeli Arabs will not continue to join in with isolated attacks on individuals, etc.
Pray for great wisdom for the military and governmental leaders.
Pray protection in a special way over the most vulnerable areas close to Gaza. We have a good friend who pastors a Messianic Jewish community in Sderot, where some of the hostages were taken.
Pray protection for them. Pray for miraculous rescues of hostages that were taken by Hamas.
Pray also for our house of prayer in Jerusalem, Succat Hallel (Hebrew for “Tabernacle of Praise”). Pray for protection over the worship watches, and for the watchmen coming and going.
A group of Muslim young men were gathered across the street from Succat Hallel today shouting “Allahu Akbar” (“Our god is greater” — referring to the god of Islam) and “Hamas is in the streets”.
Pray the Lord will give us both courage and wisdom. Heidi Baker had been scheduled to minister to our Jewish and Arab youth this evening, but had to cancel so she could stay close to the students she has here at this time.
Please pray that we (Rick and Patricia) can still be able to fly home tomorrow (Sunday) from Dubai, where we are meeting with spiritual leaders today.
]]>Do not be silent, O God. Do not hold Your peace, and do not be still O God! For behold, Your enemies make a tumult; And those who hate You have lifted up their head. They have taken crafty counsel against Your people, And consulted together against Your sheltered ones, They have said, Come and let us cut them off from being a nation, that the name of Israel may be remembered no more…..
But fill their faces with shame, That they may seek Your name, O LORD. O let them be confounded and dismayed forever. Let them be put to shame and perish, That they may know that You whose name above is the LORD, are the Most High over all the earth. (Ps. 83: 1-4; 16-18 NKJV)
Dear Friends of Israel
Greeting from Jerusalem. As I write this prayer letter, Israel is at war. I am presently hearing the sound of the IAF jets turning over Jerusalem to make their attacks on HAMAS positions. Marylois and I were suddenly awakened this Shabbat morning by our missile alert app, warning us of missile attacks in Israel.. Then just a few hours later, the sirens sounded in Jerusalem, warning us on approaching rockets. We heard the booms and explosions as Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepted them, but still more rockets came., and all morning we had missile alerts and attacks near this city.
Israel Suddenly Attacked
Israel was suddenly and unexpectedly attacked this morning. HAMAs terrorists covertly breached Israel’s security fence which protects this nations from the Gaza strip. Hamas terrorists using a bulldozer broke through and went on a rampage, shooting up farming villages and towns. Other HAMAS operatives used hang gliders to fly over the security fence and invade Israel. Other HAMAS “commandos” used rubber zodiac boats to infiltrate settlements. An IDF military base was taken and soldiers captured. Many Israelis were also killed or injured or taken hostage. Current figures released by Israel’s Magen David (Shield of David) emergency services state that over 100 Israelis have been killed, some 900 injured and scores held captive, or missing.
There is also a danger that Hezbollah, another terrorist army up in Lebanon, may enter this conflict. If that is the case, we must be prepared for a long and protracted war. Please pray Psalm 83 over Israel. Marylois and I , plus six guests are safe in the House of Peace, but have our missile alert alarms on and are praying. Stand with us and ask God that the captives are released and that the enemies of Israel may know that the LORD Adonai is Most High over all the earth.
I will write more when there is more information, or needs. I have attached a photo of Marylois and team praying for Israel, this morning.
Stand with us in Prayer for Israel
Gene and Marylois/House of Peace, Jerusalem.
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