Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma: What We Must Do September 07 2017

SCRIPTURES

-Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me. Psalm 69:15
-Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Isaiah 26:3
-And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. Matthew 8:26

Check out the Word Network's Hurricane Harvey Relief Concert this Friday night at 7pm with CeCe Winans, Tim Bowman Jr, John Gray, Bishop William Murphy, Charles Jenkins, Preashea Hilliard and more. Live from Texas, consult your TV channel guide for exact start/end times.

Prayer for Florida, Houston, and the Caribbean

Please pray for Florida and Houston, pray for the Caribbean, our nation, and our planet. During this 40-days before Rosh Hashanah 9/20-9/22, please fast, pray, repent of all sins, and read your Bible. We call on God. It is an emergency...

About Florida: A newscaster said this afternoon that Hurricane Irma is almost double the size of Matthew. Irma is the size of Texas, and bigger than Andrew, but may come in as a Cat 4 or 5.

We serve a Mighty God who is calling on us to repent and we must pray and stand in the gap and ask for God's mercy now more than ever! I heard the Holy Spirit say twice, "They have to move fast," and then He said, "I see people running away."

Florida, we are praying: "Lord please have mercy on Florida, it's children, the senior citizens, and all residents there, medical personnel, fire, and rescue, and all pets. We pray the cruise ships come back to pick up the stranded. We pray for the residents to be prepared and to take shelter outside of Florida so they can weather this storm and have the resources they need and water, gas, etc. We pray that all 16 million get safely out of harm's way. There are too many sharks, alligators, and snakes that can come in with high tide. Lord, have mercy on Florida. Forgive our sins, hear our prayers, and hear our cry. We call on you Lord and we need you now, in Jesus's name, amen. Lord, don't let that devil of a storm touch Florida!"

THE PRAYER OF SALVATION

The Prayer of Salvation

If you haven't said the Prayer of Salvation, now's the perfect time: Father God in the name of Jesus, Lord, I ask forgiveness of my sins. Please come into my heart. I turn my back on sin and I make you my Lord and Savior. I want to follow you for the rest of my life. Please give me eternal life through you in Jesus name, amen.

Re-dedication to Christ Prayer

If you need to rededicate your life to Christ because you feel like you've been sinning or haven't been living right, pray: Father God in the name of Jesus, I ask forgiveness of my sins and I turn my back on sin. Please help me to overcome ---- and I want to lead a better life through you. I decree and declare this day I have overcome ---- and I have the victory in Jesus name, amen.

Stay in God's shadow, stay away from sin and temptation, keep reading your Bible and keep seeking God first.

MESSAGES

9/10/17 The Lord is watching over you...

I had a dream last night that a person was driving in an SUV on the highway. They got lost and had to slow down and then pull over for directions. Part of the problem was there was something obstructing their full view so they weren't quite sure if they were supposed to turn left, right, etc. The person pulled over and on the left side was a bunch of kids playing in the mud, oblivious to their surroundings. On the right side was a cyclist on a road bike. The person asked the cyclist for directions and he mumbled something incoherent and then said "Panic!" The person driving the SUV realized it was the devil trying to distract them and cause fear so the person driving the SUV waved off the cyclist in dismissal to rebuke them and kept going.

In life, know that there will be people oblivious to what you're going through. There will also be people trying to cause fear in you, get you to give up, and panic. It can also be hard if you can't see what's in front of you especially if you're trying to go the right way. This week, no matter where you are or what's on the news and what you are facing, know that you are loved and the Lord is watching over you. Don't look to the right and panic, don't look to the left at people oblivious to their surroundings, but know that even if you're looking straight ahead and you can't see your way clear, we walk by faith, not by sight, and faith comes by hearing, hearing by the Word of God. The message I heard for this week was "The Lord is watching over you." May God be with you in all you do and provide for your every need. He is making the way for us. Glory to your name, Lord! You are an ever present help in times of trouble, and you're there when we need you.

Prayer

Father God, As I start my week, please cover, keep, and protect me, my family, friends, neighbors, our nation, and our planet. Help us to stay calm in an uncertain world. We know you know the end from the beginning. Help us to see the light and the hidden paths you have for us. We know you are faithful and loving. Keep all our kids safe as they go to/from school and give us traveling grace and your mercies on the roads. Lastly, please be with those in need, families that had to evacuate, anyone dealing with an illness or a loss, those unsure about their homes, or anyone that needs your comfort, and we speak calming over the storms and flood waters. We praise you and we love you, in Jesus's name, amen.

The Prayer of Salvation

Father God in the name of Jesus, Lord, I ask forgiveness of my sins. Please come into my heart. I turn my back on sin and I make you my Lord and Savior. I want to follow you for the rest of my life. Please give me eternal life through you in Jesus name, amen.

9/9/17: Wait and See. Let's see what it does...

People in Florida are saying this right now and not evacuating. They are trying to "wait and see" what the storm does because they heard the storm shifted and isn't going east to Miami, but shifting west to Tampa, Naples, Sarasota, and other areas. Because people in the east went west to escape it, they now don't want to evacuate as they want to see if the storm moves again. We posted that the Holy Spirit said at 3:40 am this morning, "They have to move fast before the storm makes land fall." That is why. Please continue to pray for Florida. One interview in Tampa showed water in the canal that was just starting to come up on the streets because some areas are only 4-feet above sea level, but the storm is still 24-hours away. Water was coming in, but it's still low tide. Please pray for Florida, ask for God's mercy, and tell anyone you know to evacuate now, stay calm, and don't panic. There is a rising tide and they need to leave now.

9/9/17: 3:40 am? The Holy Spirit said "They have to move fast before the storm makes land fall."

9/8/17: MESSAGE: They have to obey...

The Wind and Waves Obey Jesus - Matthew 8:23-27; Luke 8:22-25: Jesus got into a boat. His followers followed Him. At once a bad storm came over the lake. The waves were covering the boat. Jesus was sleeping.His followers went to Him and called, “Help us, Lord, or we will die!” He said to them, “Why are you afraid? You have so little faith!” Then He stood up. He spoke sharp words to the wind and the waves. Then the wind stopped blowing. Then men were surprised and wondered about it. They said, “What kind of a man is He? Even the winds and the waves obey Him.”

9/8/17: 8.1 earthquake hit Mexico, small tsunami

9/7/17: MESSAGE: Massive evacuations for the state of Florida. Please pray for Florida.

9/6/17 MESSAGE: Please pray. Had an urgent dream last night a major earthquake is coming. This happened before. We sent emails and messages about the Eclipse and the natural disaster and earthquake that would follow and people ignored it. We even posted prayers about seeing "flood banks overflowing" on August 1. People ignored it. Then we had Harvey and an earthquake in Italy. Please fast and pray and ask for God's mercy and give people the prayer of salvation. I just see people running away. We have to read our bibles and pray like never before. Right now we're in the 40-day month of Elul where Jews are fasting and repenting before Rosh Hashanah. The signs we're seeing, i.e., the natural disasters in Texas, Florida, the Caribbean are not just coincidence. The Eclipse came to Ninevah right before Jonah went and told them to repent. Is the earthquake from a nuclear bomb? From Yellowstone? From LA? From NY where I saw it in a dream last year? I don't know. I only know the Holy Spirit said an earthquake is coming and to tell everyone to pray and repent and share the Prayer of Salvation. God bless you. THE PRAYER OF SALVATION: Father God in the name of Jesus, Lord, I ask forgiveness of my sins. Please come into my heart. I turn my back on sin and I make you my Lord and Savior. I want to follow you for the rest of my life. Please give me eternal life through you in Jesus name, amen.

9/5/17: MESSAGE: We're praying for Florida, Cuba, Haiti, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and the rest of the Caribbean islands, and all in the path of Hurricane Irma. We pray against natural disasters and the rising flood waters as Florida is expecting a possible Category 5 with 10+ inches of rain. When we posted our September newsletter prayer, the Holy Spirit said to pray about the "flood waters" and they should "prepare to evacuate, even if it's a drill" and yesterday He said, "They will have to move fast." I heard "move fast" this morning, too.

We're praying that the storm stays at sea and we speak calming. We pray for the seniors and thank God that there are so many helping in the south already. May they be equipped to help Florida. We pray for those in areas too poor to support high flood waters. Father, please protect the poorest in these areas as they are solely dependent on You. Lord, please cover and keep each and everyone and all pets. We pray for those in low-lying areas. We pray for those that have flights. We pray for those on cruise ships. Let them stay safely at sea and have enough provisions. We're also praying because rising flood waters bring in sharks, snakes, alligators, and other natural predators. Lord, please have mercy on these areas and hear our prayers.

We speak to these waters and say, "Peace be still." We ask for your mercy, Father God, and we give you the glory for keeping everyone safe. We do not fear rising flood waters, but we trust in You, Lord. We submit to You. Let the storm turn safely to sea and dissipate to nothing we pray, in Jesus's name, amen. Glory to your name, Lord.

Hurricane Harvey: What Can We Learn and What the Church Must Do

As America is still in shock from the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, there's a lot that we can learn from it in the prophetic. People in the prophetic were praying because the Solar Eclipse was a foreshadowing that a natural disaster might occur. Aside from storms, earthquakes, tsunamis and other natural events, they were praying against a potential nuclear war taking place, as the Eclipse can be a precursor to war. The link above is for a prayer we prayed regarding this and the Prophetic Word we heard God speak.

How do we know about end-time events and prophecies?

Churches may want to spend more time exploring the prophetic messages about the end-times that we are in, but take everything that is read online to God in prayer for confirmation. For example, we posted that we kept hearing in the prophetic to rebuke a natural disaster. We posted several messages about a natural disaster near the Eclipse. Several of the prophets have been posting the same messages online. Remember, God "reveals it to His prophets first," and when you pray and ask God how you can help people prepare, He will reveal it to you. We heard "earthquake" and "flood banks", and posted a prayer in our August Newsletter that mirrors what unfolded on the news, (See the italicized prayer below).

Italy had an earthquake and Texas and New Orleans are reeling in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey as they deal with breeches in their levies and flood banks. While you can look online for news about end-time prophecies, not every website has accurate information That's why it's important to take it to God in prayer. There are many false prophets that said the rapture would take place with the Total Solar Eclipse. It stresses a need to ask your pastor to look into the prophetic realm and help you interpret the times we are in and the signs that God gives us.

For those that may not be familiar with working in the prophetic, in the Old Testament, it was common for kings to have prophets who would help them communicate with God. Sometimes God would speak to the king or person directly and at other times, God would instruct the prophet to give the king a message, "Fight on this day." "Don't go into that town," and so forth.

Another area where the church is lagging and needs to come together is working with our Jewish brothers and sisters. Much of the signs that are taking place are from scrolls and text that are in Hebraic interpretations that date back centuries. Jewish scholars know about the eclipses, other signs in the heavens, the Jewish calendar 5777 (September 2016 - September 2017), and other great and powerful calendar events.

Right now we're in the Hebrew month of Elul which is 40-days of fasting and prayer or Teshuvah (repentance) before Rosh Hashanah and the Jewish New Year, 9/20 - 9/22/17. This is a time to really fast and pray, seek God's face, ask for God's mercy, and His covering and guidance. If you look online, you'll see that there is a lot of speculation now in the prophetic about signs in the celestials occurring between September 21st and the 23rd and that this is the Feast of Trumpets, but that wasn't revealed to us.

Some believe that the rapture is taking place now or very soon and the 7-year tribulation period is about to begin, but again, that's not what was revealed to us, and the Holy Spirit said to not include anything about the 7-year timeline that's online right now for this year. We can note that another eclipse will occur in 7-years in April, 2024.

Seek God for the Prophetic

This was the message we posted on August 1st in our newsletter. I was praying and this is what the Holy Spirit had me focus on in bold:

We pray for our families, our neighbors, our nation, and our planet. We pray for areas where there are already flood zones. Don't let the banks flow over. Hold the breeches and levies in place, Lord. In areas where there are natural disasters, we pray and ask for your mercy. In areas where there are high flood waters, help these families to be prepared and to evacuate, in Jesus's name. Help families to get their belongings and their pets to safety.

The more we pray and seek God's counsel, the more we can help to equip the church and help bring the church together in these end-times. It's important to wake up sleeping churches that don't have end-time messages. The Holy Spirit showed me in a dream last year on September 30th, I believe, that a huge earthquake was going to take place. It may not have been an actual earthquake that hit New York, as I saw it in the dream, but a shaking in the spirit realm for the things that God is about to do. That was last year at the end of September 2016. That being said, we continue to ask for your prayers over our families, friends, neighbors, our nation, and our planet. Please read your Bible daily so you are equipped with the scriptures you need, the fruit of the Spirit, and the full Armor of God, etc.

Old Testament with New Testament (Revelations)? Or Just the Stuff in the Middle

Too many churches are preaching an Oreo cookie message. They're giving the good stuff in the middle, giving inspiring quotes, and teaching about leadership skills, but they're not focusing on the end-times, the prophetic, or Revelation signs. Some don't even know about the Jewish High Holy days and are only focusing their sermons around Jesus's birth (Christmas), His life,death, and resurrection, (Easter) and the gift of the Holy Spirit (Pentecost).

Please stress the urgency to the churches to preach on end-time topics and prophecies, to pray and seek God's counsel and wisdom, to ask for the unctions of the Holy Spirit, to get on their knees and pray like never before, and to open the church doors. Let in all religious backgrounds, all colors, all political backgrounds, and all people no matter their past, history, or background if they want to seek after God in Jesus's name. We have to get to the altar and pray and read our Bibles daily.

In the earthquake dream, I asked God what to do as people were not prepared for the shifting and shaking, and He said, "Share the Prayer of Salvation with as many as possible."