Day Ten: Do You Accept the Challenge?

“JESUS, SON OF DAVID, have mercy! JESUS, SON OF DAVID, have mercy! JESUS, SON OF DAVID, have mercy!” Can you imagine hearing these cries coming from blind Bartimaeus as he was sitting on the side of the road? A large, clamorous crowd passing by, but he was persistent.

“And when he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say, ‘Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!’ 48 Many were sternly telling him to be quiet, but he kept crying out all the more, ‘Son of David, have mercy on me!’ 49 And Jesus stopped and said, ‘Call him here.’ …  50 And throwing off his cloak, he jumped up and came to Jesus. 51 And replying to him, Jesus said, ‘What do you want Me to do for you?’ And the man who was blind said to Him, ‘Rabboni, I want to regain my sight!’ 52 And Jesus said to him, ‘Go; your faith has made you well.’ And immediately he regained his sight and began following Him on the road.” Mark 10:47-52

Notice: Even though Bartimaeus was told that JESUS the Nazarene was passing by, he refused to refer to JESUS by his temporary physical home (Nazareth). Rather, he cried out to Who JESUS Is…the SON of David, meaning, the MESSIAH! And he persisted in crying out for mercy, despite the obstacles, despite the jeers, despite the noise and the clamor of the crowd.

When JESUS answered Bartimaeus, HE asked, “What do you want ME to do for you?” At this point, Bartimaeus had options – normally blind beggars would sit by the roadside and asked for money for their livelihood. But he wasn’t talking to just anyone – he recognized that he was talking to the MESSIAH! No, temporary money won’t do. Bartimaeus chose to ask for the impossible…his vision! And because of his faith in the MESSIAH, Bartimaeus immediately received his sight.

Last night, as intercessors were gathered in corporate prayer during the midnight hour, the HOLY SPIRIT clearly gave us a challenge. HE said, “GIVE ME YOUR IMPOSSIBLE SITUATIONS, AND SEE WHAT I WILL DO.”

Do you accept this challenge? It is not the time to ask for simple, temporary, meaningless stuff. It is time for the mercy of the LORD to speak, not only on our behalf, but for our generations. Generational legacy. Generational blessings. Generational mercy. The children, the youth, the young adults are in need of the mercies of the LORD.

Make a list of your impossible situations and go to the LORD in prayer. Cry out for the mercies of the LORD. Cry out, despite the obstacles. Be persistent. Cry out in faith! And see what HE will do.

“And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.” Hebrews 11:6

Prayer:

KING JESUS CHRIST, have mercy on us! KING JESUS CHRIST, have mercy on our children! KING JESUS CHRIST, have mercy on our young adults! Have mercy, LORD, have mercy! We bring our impossible situations to you, such that YOU will hear our cries, turn and ask, “What do you want ME to do for you?” LORD, we want YOU. We want YOUR mercy. We want the impossible. For us, and for the generations that follow, LORD. We believe YOU for the impossible, for YOU are JESUS the MESSIAH! Hallelujah! Amen and amen.

We must restore generational blessings for our children, our future, and our land. Doing so often means not being gentle with sin or the enemy. Restoring generational blessings is an act of worship; we are letting the world and heavenly beings in the second and third heavens see the glory of the LORD. It can also be violent; we must wrestle our generational inheritance out of the hands of those who stole it. We refuse to have the Name of JESUS mocked!

“While Israel was staying in Shittim, the people began to have immoral sexual relations with women from Moab. 2 Then they invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, so the people were eating, and bowing down before their gods. 3 When Israel became bound to Baal of Peor, the anger of Adonai grew hot against Israel. 4 Adonai said to Moses, ‘Seize all the ringleaders and hang them before Adonai facing the sun, so that Adonai’s fierce anger may be turned away from Israel.’ 5 So Moses said to the judges of Israel, ‘Each of you, kill your men who have been joining themselves to Baal of Peor.’ 6 Then behold, a man from Bnei-Yisrael came and brought a Midianite woman to his brothers before the eyes of Moses and of the whole assembly of Bnei-Yisrael, while they were weeping at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting! 7 When Phinehas son of Eleazar son of Aaron the kohen saw it, he arose from the midst of the assembly, took a spear in his hand, 8 and went after the man of Israel into the tent and pierced them through—both the Israelite man and the woman’s belly. Then the plague among Bnei-Yisrael was stopped. 9 However, 24,000 were dead because of the plague!” Exodus 25:1-9

Let us recap what happened here:

1. The people started having immoral sexual relations with the women of Moab.
2. Then Moab invited Israel to worship their gods.
3. Israel was eating and bowing before the gods.
4. Israel became bound/yoked/joined to Baal.
5. The anger of ADONAI grew hot.
6. Moses commands the death of those joined to Baal.
7. Man and woman walk past the Tent of Meeting.
8. Phineas!!!

Do you see the slow decline of the people here? They brought the anger of the LORD on them once they cast off the yoke of the LORD and joined themselves to another god. They were switching from THE SPIRIT KING to another spirit king; they took off THE YOKE and put on another yoke.

Next was the plague. We are never told when the plague started, but we can assume that, as soon as ADONAI’s anger grew hot, HE started killing people. The enemy then made things worse by exposing the sin of the people right before the Tent of Meeting! It was like the sin was reminding the people, “This is what you let in, and I am here to stay.”

ADONAI would not stop killing people until Phineas, whose name means “one with a mouth of brass or oracle,” grandson of Aaron the priest, would rise with such indignation and kill the young man and woman. The LORD was not going to stop until one from the priestly lineage shed blood. Phineas understood his assignment; he had to show ADONAI immediate action. He was not one to stand at the Tent of Meeting just to cry. He struck the man and woman right through the middle of their torso; there was no surviving that!

What is in your mouth? Are you angry enough, filled with so much righteous indignation for your bloodline to throw a spear? How violent are you ready to get to restore order? What is making a mockery of your GOD? STOP your weeping and wipe your tears. ACT NOW!

Ask the LORD to show you through your bloodline who bowed down and got yoked to another god. Then speak and grab your spear (your weapon) to destroy the accusation that is presented before the courts of Heaven. You and I must strike satan where it hurts most, using the Name of JESUS and the Blood of JESUS!

Prayer:

LORD, we ask for mercy through the Blood of JESUS. Show us, LORD, what undisclosed sin needs to be dealt with. We do not shy away from the accusation of the enemy, but rather, we bring that accusation to the Cross. We refuse to eat from the table of the wicked; the only table we eat from is the table JESUS sets before us (Psalm 23). We thank YOU for the full restoration of YOUR Yoke on our neck. We shake off, cut off every demonic yoke that has been put on us or we put on, in JESUS’ Name. Amen.

“And it came to pass after these things that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard which was in Jezreel, next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria. 2 So Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, ‘Give me your vineyard, that I may have it for a vegetable garden, because it is near, next to my house; and for it I will give you a vineyard better than it. Or, if it seems good to you, I will give you its worth in money.’ 3 But Naboth said to Ahab, ‘The Lord forbid that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you!’ … . 14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, ‘Naboth has been stoned and is dead.’ 15 And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth had been stoned and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, ‘Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give you for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead.’” 1 Kings 21:1-3, 14-15

The heavens, even the highest heavens, belong to GOD. But the earth, HE has given to men, Psalm 115:16. 

Back in Genesis 2, the LORD gave management responsibilities of the earth to Adam. HE formed Adam from the dust of the earth and then told him to take care of the earth. Adam was GOD’s representative; no other spirit, including the HOLY SPIRIT, would be able to operate on the earth without Adam’s permission and authority. Hence the reason rebellion entered humans through Adam, and death entered the earth through Cain. But redemption for both earth and humans entered through the GOD-MAN, KING JESUS CHRIST.

Since Cain, man has been building civilizations away from GOD. Then came Seth and his son, Enosh, and their descendants. At that point, people began to reset and call on the Name of the LORD again, Genesis 4:26. Now that there are two different types of civilizations on the earth, how do we separate which lands benefit from the LORD’s blessings and which land will not? Boundaries. 

“You shall not remove your neighbor’s landmark, which the men of old have set, in your inheritance which you will inherit in the land that the Lord your God is giving you to possess.” Deuteronomy 19:14 NKJV

“So the inheritance of the children of Israel shall not change hands from tribe to tribe, for every one of the children of Israel shall keep the inheritance of the tribe of his fathers.” Numbers 36:7

In these Scriptures, we see why Naboth refused to sell the land to Ahab. He did not want to give away the inheritance of his fathers, because inheritance is important. The land inherited by each tribe was given by command of the LORD through Joshua and has remained in families for generations. Importantly, GOD respects that inheritance and defends it. Because of what Ahab did by taking Naboth’s land, GOD sent Prophet Elijah the Tishbite to pronounce a curse of death on Ahab, and his entire family. 

“‘You shall speak to him, saying, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Have you murdered and also taken possession?’” And you shall speak to him, saying, “Thus says the Lord: ‘In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth, dogs shall lick your blood, even yours.’”’  20… And he answered, ‘I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the Lord: 21 ‘Behold, I will bring calamity on you. I will take away your posterity and will cut off from Ahab every male in Israel, both bond and free.’” 1 Kings 21:19, 20-21

Why is this important to us today? Because we spent all last week praying for the forgiveness for the sins committed by our ancestors, which qualified us for our teeth to be set on edge. See how Ahab’s male children and slaves suffered for Ahab’s sins. Thanks be to KING JESUS, who shed HIS BLOOD to redeem us from curses that GOD HIMSELF put on us. 

This week, we pray in the generational blessings that were supposed to be ours, but the jezebel spirits orchestrated wickedness to take from us. We pray for the LORD to restore our inheritance to us. Notice that by law, Ahab could not take Naboth’s land. It’s the same concept in the spirit realm; satan cannot legally take your land anymore. Rather, he steals, kills, and destroys. Jezebel commanded Naboth and all his sons to be killed because she didn’t want a legal claim to the land. Thanks be to our LORD JESUS CHRIST for redeeming our land for us, buying it back, so we can claim it. 

Now, “file a report” in the spirit realm through prayer request, for KING JESUS CHRIST to give you back your land. With interest. 

Prayer:

FATHER, in the Name of KING JESUS CHRIST, we come to YOU, requesting all the generational blessings that should have been ours, but sin allowed the spirits of wickedness to steal from us. We ask for all of it back, in KING JESUS’ Name. We ask that YOUR goodness overtake us, releasing mercies towards us down to a thousand generations. We ask that YOU, oh LORD, release unto us all that was stolen from us from across generations, with interest. Give us restitution LORD, in KING JESUS’ Name, amen. 

“…to give them beauty for ashes…” Isaiah 61:3

Arthritis, anger, anxiety, bipolar disorder, cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, isolationism, jealousy, Alzheimer’s disease, major depression, shame, victimization…and the list goes on. Many experts agree that genetics (i.e. generational cycles) can play a major factor in each of these illnesses and behaviors.

During this first week of the 21-day fast, we have focused on breaking generational cycles. No matter the origin (self, generations past or present, territorial altars, etc.) or the source (spirit, soul, or body), the FATHER wants us to be free, hallelujah! And HE has given us HIS HOLY SPIRIT to reveal the strategy – all through the Blood of JESUS.

Take a minute to consider the strategies that HE has already illuminated for us this week, including breaking free of demonic covenants, stopping the waters of death, smelling like JESUS, redeeming the earth, possessing the gates – all through the Blood of JESUS.

“So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed!” John 8:36 TLV

Recently, I have been interceding on behalf of a friend who has been persistently praying for her husband. During this time of intercession, I had a dream in which a woman in a car backed into a tree that belonged to the owner of a nearby house. A child who witnessed the event ran into the house, where a man was speaking to the owner’s wife, and exclaimed, “His grandmother hit one of your trees!” The man simply smiled in a mocking manner, while the woman demanded, in JESUS’ Name, to know his name. Eventually, the man disclosed his name, and the woman knew that he was the one ultimately responsible. The woman clearly wrote the name of the man on a piece of paper that was lying before her on a table, indicating his responsibility for the damage done to the tree.

The HOLY SPIRIT revealed the interpretation of the dream. My friend’s husband has been suffering due to witchcraft that was performed during previous generations, in a village back in his family’s country. Sacrifices were made to false gods, incantations were performed, evil spirits were sent to torment, and the affliction (mental, emotional, and physical) rested upon her husband. His entire life was filled with ashes – promises unfulfilled, one failure after another, injury and illness, rejection, abuse, abandonment, and more. But now, where there were once ashes, GOD is restoring beauty in his life, hallelujah!

After this dream and revelation, my friend had to take one more step as an activation of her faith. She wrote on a piece of paper exactly what the HOLY SPIRIT revealed in the dream. Then she prayed over it, anointed it with oil, and burned it, in JESUS’ Name.

So, we see that, when we fasted, prayed, and interceded, the HOLY SPIRIT graciously revealed the origin (a previous generation in an entirely different country), the source (spirit), and the strategy for freedom. The woman came into agreement with the HOLY SPIRIT through the step of obedience in activating her faith. And beauty is being restored by the Blood of the LAMB, through the WORD of GOD! Hallelujah!

This was the process given to her. Your process may look different. But we serve the same GOD, who is faithful to HIS WORD. HE wants you to be free. 

“…to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound…” Isaiah 61:1 TLV

Let’s pray. LORD, I want to be free. I’m tired of suffering through these generational cycles. HOLY SPIRIT, please reveal the origin, the source, and the strategy. Teach me YOUR Scriptures to pray so that I can war according to YOUR Word. Any steps that I need to take to activate my faith, I covenant with you that I will do them obediently. Hallelujah, LORD! I look forward with expectancy, knowing that the Blood of JESUS has already purchased my freedom. Hallelujah! I thank YOU for victory. In JESUS’ Name, amen.

“I will richly bless you and bountifully multiply your seed like the stars of heaven, and like the sand that is on the seashore, and your seed will possess the gate of his enemies.” Genesis 22:17

What gates are you possessing? What gates have been left behind for you to possess by your ancestral line? What gates are you leaving behind for your children and others down the line to possess?

The LORD had instructed the Israelites through Moses before his death that they MUST possess the land of Canaan. The word “possession” is a very interesting word; you can take possession of something by owning it, through some form of exchange. Either the other party agrees willingly, usually by payment or exchange, or there is some form of force used to take ownership.

By the time Joshua and the Israelites arrived at Canaan, the land of Canaan was already inhabited; the people could take it by force and kill everyone in there, or there were instances when the inhabitants would agree to be slaves rather than die.

Let us tackle one gate at a time. In Genesis 22, we see that GOD gave Abraham this promise about his seed possessing the gate of his enemies. We thank GOD for the HOLY SPIRIT, who further explains this verse in Galatians.

“Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. It doesn’t say, ‘and to seeds,’ as of many, but as of one, ‘and to your seed,’ who is the Messiah.” Galatians 3:16

Abraham most likely did not know that GOD was referring to JESUS. He knew he was to be the father of many nations, but this special ‘seed’ was way beyond his purview. In this verse in Genesis, GOD was referring to JESUS. HE would possess the gate of HIS enemies, and HE made a public spectacle of the process, too. Because JESUS broke through the stronghold of the enemy, taking all authority back (cue Mathew 28:18 and Philippians 2:10-11), we are also able to take possession of the gate of the enemy. Please read the following popular verses: Luke 10:19 and John 14:12.

Thank GOD for JESUS! Thank HIM for setting the example and taking back all authority both on earth and in heaven. JESUS set the stage for us to be able to overcome the enemy, as we see in the verses in Luke and John listed above. Abraham foreshadowed this when he built his first altar in Canaan. In Genesis 12 we see that Abraham called the Name of YAHWEH. This was the first time the name of YAHWEH was called unto a land; he was opening a portal, a gate with that altar. Can you feel the shift once he called in YAHWEH’S Name?

Next, his grandson shows up a few hundred years later, 215 to be exact (Genesis 28), and the land is still potent with the Presence of the LORD! Abraham had left a spiritual inheritance for his seed. He left behind the ability for his offspring to possess the atmosphere, possess the land. JESUS comes, takes all authority, and gives us the ability to possess our land. JESUS has given us power and authority to break generational curses. The enemy will refuse to leave quietly, but at the Name of JESUS, all must bow.

I ask the question again: What gates and land are we leaving behind for our children; what generational inheritance are we giving them? Are they (our children) properly equipped? 

Today’s Prayer:

FATHER, forgive us for not realizing the great responsibility we have in getting our children ready for spiritual warfare, for possession. We thank YOU, JESUS, for setting the stage and taking over the gates of the enemy. May we walk in the authority YOU have handed to us. In JESUS’ Name. Amen.