The Call to Kingly Intercession
As Holy Spirit re-emphasizes these prophetic words and Scriptures to me, I sense that He is calling His ekklesia to step fully into our responsibility for kingly intercession. The Lord is calling us to shift from merely petitioning the Father, to also making decrees (official orders, edicts or decisions), declarations (announcements or formal statements) and proclamations (the process of binding and loosing) as we are prophetically inspired by Holy Spirit to do so.
The power of God’s decreed word is extraordinary! It releases His creativity, His salvation, and yes, His judgments! He rules through His words, and so must we. Consider these verses of Scripture:
“How forceful are right words!” (Job 6:25).
“You will also declare a matter, and it will be established unto you; and the light will shine upon your ways” (Job 22:28).
“Now, I have put My words in your mouth. See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out and to pull down, to destroy and to throw down, to build and to plant” (Jer. 1:9-10).
“So I prophesied as He commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army” (Ezek. 37:10).
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit” (Prov. 18:21).
The Time Is at Hand
Even as I have heard God’s clarion call to wield the Isaiah 22:22 key in the governmental arena once again, (which you may read about here) I sense that He is calling His ekklesia in America to pray with greater fervency and diligence concerning our national government, especially for the election in 2016. With several Supreme Court Justices reaching expected retirement ages over the next decade, new nominations to the bench will be forthcoming.
The next president, especially if re-elected for a second term, could have a crucial influence on the future of the Supreme Court (the president appoints the Supreme Court nominees). This will in many ways determine the future of our nation.
We must fill the bowls of intercession in advance for these choices (Rev. 8:3-5). The Lord is inviting us to take the keys He has made available to us and fully shift our national government. The American church must go beyond asking and petitioning the Lord only, to also decreeing and declaring His will and purposes into the earth.
We must move from merely presenting our case before God as priests, to decreeing the rule of Christ into every situation and circumstance. It’s time to wield the keys of kingdom authority and shift into kingly intercession.
Our appeals to heaven truly are being answered. But let’s do even more. It’s time to agree with and boldly voice heaven’s decrees in order to establish heaven’s government on earth. I am persuaded that we can turn the tide in America through effective governmental intercession. The Lord’s will can be accomplished in our land, and righteousness can be restored to the White House, Congress and the judicial system.
America, the time is now. God is bringing forth the fresh age of the Melchizedek order. Be a part of it!
Dutch Sheets is an internationally recognized teacher, conference speaker and author of The Power of Hope. He has written more than 20 books, translated into over 30 languages. His first work, Intercessory Prayer, sold nearly a million copies and is being used to empower believers worldwide for passionate prayer and societal transformation. He and his wife, Ceci, make their home in the Dallas area.
