“What Did You Go Out Into The Desert To See?” – Jesus

Matthew 11:7-10New International Version

⁷ As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind? ⁸ If not, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? No, those who wear fine clothes are in kings’ palaces. ⁹ Then what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. ¹⁰ This is the one about whom it is written:

“‘I will send my messenger ahead of you,
    who will prepare your way before you.’   
Followers of Christ, Messiah, The Anointed One,

                 Three times in this three verse portion of Holy Script, Jesus asks His Disciples this eternal question.  Whether we choose to accept it or not, it’s up there with, “Who Do You Say That I Am?” – Jesus.  How are we to respond in kind to our Lord & Savior? Of whom is He commenting on and how does this relate to us, in such a time as this?

Luke 1:16-17Amplified Bible

¹⁶ He will turn many of the sons of Israel back [from sin] to [love and serve] the Lord their God. ¹⁷ It is he who will go as a forerunner before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to the children, and the disobedient to the attitude of the righteous [which is to seek and submit to the will of God]—in order to make ready a people [perfectly] prepared [spiritually and morally] for the Lord.”
                 Both ‘Major’ & ‘Minor’ Prophets alike add credence to our topic of this month’s newsletter: 

Isaiah 40:3Amplified Bible

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A voice of one is calling out,
“Clear the way for the Lord in the wilderness [remove the obstacles];
Make straight and smooth in the desert a highway for our God.

Malachi 3:1Amplified Bible

The Purifier

3 “Behold, I am going to send My ^[a]messenger, and he will prepare and clear the way before Me. And the Lord [the Messiah], whom you seek, will suddenly come to His temple; the ^[b]Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight, behold, He is coming,” says the Lord of hosts.

Malachi 4:5-6 AMPC

Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes. [Matt. 11:14; 17:10-13.] And he shall turn and reconcile the hearts of the [estranged] fathers to the [ungodly] children, and the hearts of the [rebellious] children to [the piety of] their fathers [a reconciliation produced by repentance of the ungodly], lest I come and smite the land with a curse and a ban of utter destruction. [Luke 1:17.]

                 Look and see, pay attention, because God, Jesus has also ‘sent’ you and me! To what end? He wishes that none would perish and all would come to Salvation/Yeshua/Jesus, but how are others in the world going to come to know Him (experientially) ‘if’ you and I don’t GO & tell them The Good News, Glad Tidings of Great (Holy Spirit) Joy, The Gospel Of God? ‘IF’ is a very BIG two letter word, when it comes to obedience and whether or not we walk in the blessings of God.  IF My People, TODAY, IF You Hear His Voice… 

Hebrews 4:7 Amplified® Bible
Again He sets a definite day, [a new] Today, [and gives another opportunity of securing that rest] saying through David after so long a time in the words already quoted, Today, if you would hear His voice {and} when you hear it, do not harden your hearts. 

Psalm 95:7-8Amplified Bible

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For He is our God
And we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand.
Today, if you will hear His voice,
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Do not harden your hearts and become spiritually dull as at Meribah [the place of strife],
And as at Massah [the place of testing] in the wilderness,

Hebrews 3:7-11Amplified Bible

⁷ Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says,

“Today if you hear His voice,
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Do not harden your hearts as [your fathers did] in the rebellion [of Israel at ^[a]Meribah],
On the day of testing in the wilderness,
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Where your fathers tried Me by testing [My forbearance and tolerance],
And saw My works for forty years
[And found I stood their test].
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“Therefore I was angered with this generation,
And I said, ‘They always go astray in their heart,
And they did not know My ways [nor become progressively better and more intimately acquainted with them]’;
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So I swore [an oath] in My wrath,
‘They shall not enter My rest [the promised land].’”

                  What did you go out to see, a Christian Movie or Concert? Did you go out to see a baseball game or to the amusement park for Christian Day? ‘IF’ God called a Solemn Assembly or Holy Convocation TODAY, would you attend? Would you go out to taste and see that The LORD Is Good and Listen, Hear what His Holy Spirit Is Saying To The Church, His Ecclesia/Ekklesia, The Called Out Ones, His Bride? Jesus still speaks to us today, according to Hebrews 1, but what is He saying? Are we walking in The Light, in total obedience to what He has already told us? The Precious Promises Of God Are STILL Yes & Amen In Christ Jesus! His Prophetic Word Is STILL Alive & Active (Hebrews 4)! You and I can NOW tap into God’s Living Water, that is flowing upon, in and through you, by His Holy Spirit, here in New Mexico, across America and around the world.  What is God calling us to at this time and season? #1:  To GO & DO Likewise, Just As Jesus DID.  #2:  To (intellectually and experientially) Know Him and The Power Of His Resurrection! I could go on and on with a numbered lists, but there are more than enough things you can connect with this month and into the future. 
                  As I write this America’s Prayer Meeting is live @projectpray.org and worldwide prayer @10days.net until Pentecost Sunday.  June 1 you can join the Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast online, June 1-4 World Fast Pentecost 2022, June 3, 10, 12 & 24, The Gig, 7pm on the Chavez County Court House lawn in Roswell, NM, June 4, Prayer At The Heart (visit http://prayerattheheart.org ) of SC with a Rooftop Encounter happening the night before @therooftop.org and The Occupation by Emmanuel Ministries International in Rio Rancho, NM.  On June 5, 12noon-4pm, I will be attending the PATH event in Bryant, Arkansas, with former NDP-NM State Coordinator, Linda Jaramillo.  DON’T MISS The Rabbi Jonathan Cahn Interview, Wednesday, June 8, 10-10:30am LIVE @christianbody.net & @christianbody.tv on AppleTV, Roku, StreamingChurch.TV, Facebook, Twitter @YouTube and on other social media sites worldwide, so be sure to invite others and spread the word! Dr.  Perry Stone will be at the Shiprock Pentecostal Church from June 10-12 & The Route 66 Revival comes to Santa Fe, June 22-23, ABQ, 24-25 and Gallup, NM, 27-28.  I’m sure you can connect with any one or all of these things in some way or at least tell others about them that can + Continue to Pray Into the PRAYER AT THE HEART OF NEW MEXICO Event that’ll be taking place from 10am-4pm on Saturday, July 23, 2022 at the Sloan-Simpson Park in Corona, NM.  We need representation and participation from all 33 counties and 23 tribal nations in our state, from every Christian living in NM, all Christian Churches and Ministries, so HELP us get The Word Out To ALL!!! See http://www.christianbody.net for more details and be sure to Register, so we know who’s coming and from where.  If you or someone you know would like to hold a prayer event in or around our state, don’t hesitate to contact me!
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This is your time to shine! Visit http://www.christianbody.net/gallup.html to sign up for this May 13-14, 2022 NM Prayer Summit that’s happening in Gallup, NM at Joshua Generation Church from Friday 3pm through Saturday 3pm for a time of worship, prayer, fellowship and reconciliation, as we hear from each other and God, to find His strategic plan for His Kingdom to come and His will to be done on earth, as it is in Heaven, so invite others and spread the word, cause you don’t want to miss this!
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Imagine your a fly on the wall or in this case the well and listening to a conversation happening about the sixth hour, high noon, between Jesus and a woman of Samaria in a town called Sychar. He’s tired from His journey, leaving Judea to return to Galilee and sits down to rest by the well of Jacob, who gave this tract of land to his son Joseph, so when the woman came to draw water, Jesus says to her, “Give Me a drink”- to which the woman asks, “How is it that You, being a Jew, ask me, a Samaritan [and a] woman, for a drink?-For the Jews have nothing to do with Samaritans.” If she had only known and recognized God’s gift and Who was saying to her, “Give Me a drink,” she could have asked Him [instead] and He would have given her living water.

John 4:11 The woman said to him, “Sir, you have nothing to draw water with, and the well is deep. Where do you get that living water? 12 iAre you greater than our father Jacob? jHe gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock.” 13 Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, 14 but kwhoever drinks of the water that I will give him lwill never be thirsty again.2 The water that I will give him will become min him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” 15 The woman said to him, “Sir, ngive me this water, so that I will not be thirsty or have to come here to draw water (ESV).” After a long discourse with this woman, whose name only Jesus knows, she speaks about her ancestral fathers and how they worshiped on this mountain, but the Jews say that Jerusalem is the place where it’s necessary and proper to worship, but He responds to her, you and me, “Believe Me, the time is coming and now is, when the true (genuine) worshipers will worship the Father in Spirit and in Truth (reality)!” She knew Messiah/Christ (the Anointed One) was coming, that He would tell us everything we need to know and make it clear to us, to which Jesus replied, “I Who now speak with you am He.” The disciples now enter the scene and the woman exits, but only to tell the people, “Come, see a Man Who has told me everything I ever did!” In the meantime, His disciples urge Him to eat, but He replies, “I have food (nourishment) to eat of which you know nothing and have no idea, which is to do the will (pleasure) of Him Who sent Me and to accomplish and completely finish His work.
I’ve taken you on this little journey, which lasted another two days for Jesus, Who wound up staying with the Samaritans, before getting on to His desired haven of Galilee, because The Vine bore good fruit and lasting fruit for God’s Kingdom, which is why we’re still talking about this message today, it’s eternal. We just came through the Passover, Feast of Firstfruits & Unleavened Bread, celebrating our Passover Lamb, The One Who takes away the sins of the world and hopefully you’re all counting up 50 days to Pentecost, but have you really tasted and seen that The LORD Is Good? Do you have rivers of Living Water flowing out of your belly? Have you drunk from The Well(Spring) Of Salvation/Yeshua?


Isaiah 12:2-6Amplified Bible (AMP)
2. Behold, God, my salvation! I will trust and not be afraid, for the Lord God is my strength and song; yes, He has become my salvation.

3. Therefore with joy will you draw water from the wells of salvation.

4. And in that day you will say, Give thanks to the Lord, call upon His name and by means of His name [in solemn entreaty]; declare and make known His deeds among the peoples of the earth, proclaim that His name is exalted!

5. Sing praises to the Lord, for He has done excellent things [gloriously]; let this be made known to all the earth.

6. Cry aloud and shout joyfully, you women and inhabitants of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.



I hope and pray that every confessing Christian will attend the Prayer At The Heart of New Mexico event, happening on July 23, 2022 at Sloan-Simpson Park, 10am-4pm in Corona, NM. Please register at the ChristianBody.Net link above, invite others and help us spread the word, so we can get representation from all 33 counties in our state, every tribal nation, red, yellow, black, white, male, female, young & old, because in 2023 we’ll have Prayer At The Heart in the center of each county and in 2024 we’re praying for events in the center of every city, not only here in NM, but across America, so visit: http://prayerattheheart.org

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READ: Mic. 7:7,18; Prov. 3:5-6; 10:9; Ps. 107:8-9; 56:3; 3:3; 111:10; 94:9; 16:11; 30:5; 71:23; 121:1-2; Phil. 1:6; Mark 2:17; Hebrews 13:8; 4:15; 1 John 3:20; 2:15; Hab. 3:19; 2 Cor. 4:7; Romans 12:17; 5:5; Eph. 5:15-16; Rev. 22:12-13; Luke 6:45; Isa. 48:17; Jer. 31:25; Gal. 6:7; 1 Cor. 16:13-14 & John 16:33.
Thursday, May 5th is National Day of Prayer, so attend an event near you and from May 11-14 The Beautiful Gospel Conference is coming to ABQ – http://www.beautifulgospelconference.com PATH Arkansas will be on Pentecost Sunday, June 5, 12 noon-4pm; July 12-15 the Billion Soul Harvest Conference will be held in Colorado Springs, CO – http://billionsoulharvest.net and July 25-29 the General Assembly for Church of God, Cleveland, TN will be in San Antonio, TX, so keep praying and if you or anybody you know would like to hold an event in or around NM, don’t hesitate to contact me. Shalom,
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March 29, 2022   Sisters & Brothers In Jesus, ENJOY this YouTube video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGF4ibgcHQE, then make plans to join us for the first ‘Prayer At The Heart’ event for 2022 in Brady, TX on April 9th from 10am-4pm + Mark Your Calendar for the NM event, taking place on Saturday, July 23rd, beginning at 10am on the 7Up/7Down Ranch! We need volunteers, county and city coordinators for our NM State Event, so if you or someone you know are interested, be sure to get in touch with me.  Gerard Long of Awakening To God Ministries http://www.awakeningtogod.org, author of the Living Hope book http://www.livinghopebook.com and coordinator for Prayer At The Heart http://www.prayerattheheart.org will be on live with us @christianbody.net & @christianbody.tv Wednesday, April 6th from 10-10:30am on AppleTV, ROKU, StreamingChurch.TV and on other social media sites worldwide, so be sure to listen and watch + invite others to join us. We stream 24/7/365 and are live every Monday 6-8pm + Wednesday 9am-12noon! WATCH for the Fathom Event of Jonathan Cahn’s MOVIE/Documentary based on The Harbinger books coming to Theaters – May 12th & Rabbi Jonathan Cahn will be live with us on Wednesday, June 8!  America’s Prayer Meeting MovementOur vision is to see the nation experience a Great Spiritual Awakening resulting in millions of conversions out of prayerful desperation. www.prayerattheheart.org. We’ll be live-streaming the Brady, TX event @ http://www.christianbody.net & @ http://www.christianbody.tv internationally (the national Prayer At The Heart event, that took place in Lebanon, Kansas, last July 23rd received over 6 million views)! Christianbody.net Many voices standing together declaring the Lordship of Jesus Christ and the oneness of HIS body. www.christianbody.net. When it comes to matters of the heart, in April we cannot forget that God so Loved The World that He gave His One & Only Begotten Son, Jesus. On the 10th most will be celebrating Palm Sunday, when Messiah rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, as prophesied in Zechariah, but we must admit that His Second Coming is Closer Now, Than When We First Believed and He’ll be coming in the clouds, triumphantly riding a white horse. Holy Thursday is April 14th, ironically Passover and Good Friday come together on the 15th, with Resurrection Sunday on the 17th, the last day of Passover on Saturday the 23rd, Orthodox Easter on the 24th and Holocaust Rememberance Day/Yom HaShoah is commemorated on April 27th, which on the Biblical Hebrew Calendar corresponds with the 27th day of the month of Nisan. In the article, ‘A Promise Of A Servant’s Heart,’ by Gary Wilkerson, he writes, ‘Remembering the cross and what Jesus endured there, however, causes the heart of the servant to spring up within us. Because we have been “crucified with Christ,” our servant-heart can reach others with his love and help them also to be changed.’ Author David W. Fagerberg, commenting on Gregory the Great’s Moralia in Job, in his book, Liturgical Mysticism says, ‘Within us dwells charity, which animates the heart with love for God and love for neighbor, it is one love with two objects. From above shines a light by which faith sees the world; it is the Taboric light that shines from the altar at every eighth day.’ Mount Tabor is the traditional location for the transfiguration of Jesus Christ as recorded in the synoptic gospels. Christ’s light which then shone, later became the ecstacies experienced by the mystics. The Metamorphosis of Christ Sensible light shows things to our senses. The intellectual light is to manifest the truth which is contained in thoughts. Prayerfully consider all of these things, along with the times and seasons we’re living in, ask God to give you true spiritual discernment, as to what He would have you do, so that we can all come into His fullness and have Him heal our land! The Beautiful Gospel Conference 2022 is coming to Grace Church in Albuquerque from May 11-14 with Keynote Speakers: Brad Jersak – Author of A More Christlike God, Brian Zahnd – Author of Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God and Cherith Nordling – Author of Knowing God by Name. You can register today @ http://www.beautifulgospelconference.com or call: 1-877-736-0803. READ: John 14:1-3, 18-20; 10:11; 17:3; 1:1; Phil. 4:9; Mic. 6:8; 7:19; 1 Thess. 5:23; Ps. 34:17; 73:25; 123:2; Dan. 12:3; 2:21-22; Eph. 4:32; 1:7-8; 2:4-6; Rom. 2:6-7; 6:23; 15:13; Jas. 5:7; Lam. 3:22-23; Gal. 2:16; Ezek. 36:27; 1 Cor. 1:30-31; 10:31; Titus 3:5; Jude 1:24-25; 2 Cor. 8:9 & Hos. 14:9. PRAY for what’s happening between the Ukraine and Russia! I’ll be preaching at Revive Church, 800 Polaris Blvd. Rio Rancho 87124, Sunday, April 3rd, 10am, located in The Star Heights Recreation Center, ALL are Welcome to attend + invite others! Please share this information with like minded people you know and send whatever is happening my way, so I can get it out in time for our next NM Prayer Connect Newsletter + if you or someone you know are interested in holding a prayer event in or around our state, don’t hesitate to contact me. Blessings, Mark Tross NM Prayer Connect Coordinator http://nmprayerconnect.org

THESE 3 Things

 

            What God Requires of Man

^{Micah 6:6} 

With what shall I come before the Lord [to honor Him]
And bow myself before God on high?
Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings,
With yearling calves?
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Will the Lord be delighted with thousands of rams,
Or with ten thousand rivers of oil?
Shall I present my firstborn for my acts of rebellion,
The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
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He has told you, O man, what is good;
And what does the Lord require of you
Except to be just, and to love [and to diligently practice] kindness (compassion),
And to walk humbly with your God [setting aside any overblown sense of importance or self-righteousness]? AMP

How shall we Honor God & Country this June and enter into Summer? Flag Day is Monday, June 14th & Men’s Health Week starts the same day, although Paul writes to young Timothy that physical exercise is good,

1 Timothy 4:7-8

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⁷ But have nothing to do with irreverent folklore and silly myths. On the other hand, discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness [keeping yourself spiritually fit]. ⁸ For physical training is of some value, but godliness (spiritual training) is of value in everything and in every way, since it holds promise for the present life and for the life to come.

Father’s Day & the First Day Of Summer are on June 20th, so with 27 Bible Verses About Summer in Holy Scripture, we would do well to take heed:

Proverbs 10:5-7

⁵  He who gathers during summer and takes advantage of his opportunities is a son who acts wisely,
But he who sleeps during harvest and ignores the moment of opportunity is a son who acts shamefully.
⁶  Blessings are on the head of the righteous [the upright, those in right standing with God],
But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
⁷ The ^[a]memory of the righteous [person] is a [source of] blessing,
But the name of the wicked will [be forgotten and] rot [like a corpse].
The KJV Dictionary Definition of ‘summer’ is, One who casts up an account.  So what does this have to do with each and every one of us, who call ourselves, Believers?

Romans 14:12-14

¹² So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.

¹³ Then let us not criticize one another anymore, but rather determine this—not to put an obstacle or a stumbling block or a source of temptation in another believer’s way. ¹⁴ I know and am convinced [as one] in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean [ritually defiled, and unholy] in itself; but [nonetheless] it is unclean to anyone who thinks it is unclean.
JESUS in The Gospel/Good News of Matthew 4:17; Chapter 5; 6:33 & 11:12 tells us to “Seek First And Most Importantly, The Kingdom Of GOD, HIS Kingdom & HIS Righteousness!” The following Scripture hopefully wraps up ‘the three things’ that should matter most to all followers of Jesus, for In ONE Clear and Precise WAY, The Apostle Paul states:

Romans 14:17-19

¹⁷ for the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking [what one likes], but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. ¹⁸ For the one who serves Christ in this way [recognizing that food choice is secondary] is acceptable to God and is approved by men. ¹⁹ So then, let us pursue [with enthusiasm] the things which make for peace and the building up of one another [things which lead to spiritual growth].

 

1 Corinthians 4:20-21

²⁰ For the kingdom of God is not based on talk but on power. ²¹ Which do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod [of discipline and correction], or with love and a gentle spirit?
Allow me to close with this statement and a Word of Encouragement by Israel’s Priestly King David, that I believe will resonate in the hearts, minds, spirits, strengths and weaknesses (especially in the souls) of most, if not all confessing Christians worldwide:

                                                    WHAT’S HAPPENING IN NM THIS JUNE?

June 2-4 New Life Church Of God at 3400 Aztec Rd.  NE, ABQ 87101 is haveing their Summer Camp Meeting, Strategic Planning, Wednesday 7pm, Thursday 10am & 7pm + Friday 10am & 7pm.  June 3-5 http://www.Hunger4Revival.com 4100 Southern Blvd.  SE, Suite 1-A in Rio Ranch 87124 (checkout our interview with them @christianbody.net @YouTube).  June 13th Pray With Us @ https://afa.net to Support your local and state law enforcement officers! If you or someone you know would like to hold a prayer event in or around NM, don’t hesitate to contact me, since our Governor has pledged to open our state, as of June 30th, we are looking to meet with groups of 2 or 3 and more statewide.

READ:  1 Thess.  5:16-18; Josh.  24:15; Col.  2:13-14; 3:1 & 17; Ps.  19:1; 23:2-3; 40:1; 84:2; 128:1; 139:1-2; Rom.  8:28; 2 Cor.  2:14; 3:18; Matt.  6:25-26; John 1:17; 6:35; Jer.  31:3; Eph.  1:3; Jas.  1:12; Heb.  7:25; Isa.  26:3; 40:8; 2 Chron.  7:14; Phil.  3:20; Ezek.  37:27; 1 Peter 1:13;  Luke 9:23-24; 1 John 5:3 & 1 Sam.  16:7.

HERE COMES THE MOON:  June 2 – Last Quarter; 10 – New Moon; 17 – First Quarter & 24 – Full Moon.

Shalom, Peace, Wholeness, Fullness & Blessings,
Mark Tross
Coordinator NM Prayer Connect
http://nmprayerconnect.org
PS – PLEASE Read & PRAY through the following email and information sent by John Robb + WATCH & Listen to the most recent Zoom Meeting, regarding NM Prayer Mapping with Dr. Leslie Keegel and others! Feel Free to SHARE this information with those like minded believers, who will join us in the Unity of God’s Holy Spirit to storm the Gates Of Heaven for HIS Kingdom to Come & HIS Will to Be DONE.

New Mexico Prayer Connect JESUS Asked in Luke 18:8b, ” When the Son of Man comes, will He find ‘faith‘ on earth? ” What is the Hebrew Root meaning of Faith? It is the act whereby a person lays hold of God’s resources, becomes obedient to what He has prescribed and putting aside all self interest and self-reliance, ‘trusts’ Him completely. nmprayerconnect.org

Spiritual research and prayer team for NM- results from today’s meeting and details about our next gathering

Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Though we were fewer in number today, it was a good time together sharing some of the history of NM, both good and troubling, as well as reporting on some current positive developments. We continue to pray for the macro and micro breakthroughs we all want to see. During the meeting, I recalled the charismatic renewal that happened here in the late 1960’s and 1970’s especially among the Catholics. NM became a major center for that renewal that impacted our country and world. May we see the Lord “do it again” across the whole Body of Christ as we keep going and keep trusting Him, mobilizing and educating His people to flow together in prayer and action to this end!

 

Dr. Leslie Keegel, who chairs the global Foursquare movement and has given us valuable prophetic input in the past, was with us towards the end of the meeting. He encouraged us to move in three stages together as they did in his native Sri Lanka where they have seen considerable spiritual breakthroughs in an openly hostile atmosphere: 1) Prayer- united, incessant and strategic; 2) Research- never stop uncovering what the enemy does under cover, asking for the spirit of revelation and insight; 3) Combat- as things are uncovered needing to be dealt with, take prophetic, Spirit-led action, blessing our communities. You may want to see what he shared starting at 1:01:10 as well as the rest of the attached video from our time together.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wuUS0tI_oYenbtXiRCJA0AgYoFulJJoF/view

Mark Tross and I are thinking that we could meet in person next time since the restrictions have been relaxed for such gatherings. Our church, Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church (8600 Academy RD, NE in Albuquerque) should be able to host us, and we will order in lunch for you all- our treat. We are proposing to have our next gathering there on Thursday, June 24th. If we can start at 10 am like we used to do and go till about 1 pm, that would give us more time to go deeper in sharing what we are discovering and also to pray more.We spoke just a bit about Freemasonry, and I am attaching a summary from David Ovason’s book that details how the Masons put our national capital under its occult influence which continues to this day. They are also active here in NM. I also mentioned the encouraging “Pray America” nationwide effort happening in July so am  attaching a bit about that as well if you would like to participate and especially if you can help to mobilize your churches or prayer groups to take part. Please see the information and website links below:

 

 

Please let me know if this timing does not work for you, and if enough of you have an issue with it, we will try to change the date.

 

Let’s keep praying, trusting and going for the Lord and His good purposes for New Mexico!

John

 

Pray America!

Coming out of the “America’s Prayer Meeting” online effort last month, Bishop Doug Small of Project Pray is asking if we would consider taking part together in a special July effort with the four emphases noted below.

From Doug Small:

“There are four movements being anticipated, including a 28-day prayer guide:

 

1 Pray America – Pray! A July 4th Media-driven prayer event designed for congregations to participate in a national call to prayer. The media package will be about 60 minutes, with prayer moments interlaced.

2 Pray Everywhere – What will follow is the daily encouragement to ‘pray everywhere’ – prayer walking, prayer missions, prayer ambassador teams to city, county, state leaders, workplace prayer, etc.

3 Pray at the Heart – Around the nation teams will be praying, a circular prayer route will encircle the nation, and eight teams will move from the corners of the nation, and North-South-East-West, praying through the states, stopping for dedication, reading proclamations, meeting with leaders, planting “Appeal to Heaven” flags, pouring out oil and wine, salt and water (symbolic actions), appealing to God to send a revival to the church and an awakening to the culture. On Friday, July 23rd, at the Geographic Center of the Nation, from 2-8 PM, we will conduct a prayer service, a consecration service for the nation. Simply. Sincerely, we will pray. We will livestream this event.

 

4 Pray to the Edge – In the days that follow, we want to encourage believers to pray to the edge of their city, county, and state. Prayer walking, repeating the national effort, and uniting locally.

 

We are dependent on the Holy Spirit to fan the flames and help us with promotion … we have no deep pockets to assist our effort. This is pure and simple desperation before God to demonstrate that we believe God to be our only hope!  We are a community of prophets, as of old, walking the land, crying out to God …

 

This is not my effort – it is our effort! And I hope you will pray about your own initiative, under your own banner, logo, that would complement this effort. I am pleading for unity … as the Lord leads you. Together, maybe we can wake up the church …

 

We will distribute a prayer guide mostly as an e-publication. It will promote the four movements above – the July 4 America’s Virtual Prayer Meeting – the 245th Birthday of the Nation. And then encourage prayer everywhere, followed by the ‘prayer at the heart of the nation,’ on Friday, July 23rd, at the geographic center of the nation, and finally, in the last week of July, ‘pray to the edge’ of every state, county and city – public prayer gatherings, walks, etc.”

 

Please do pray for the planning of “Pray America” a nationwide effort for the nation in July that we hope will cover the whole of the country in reviving, transforming, and delivering prayer. You can click for details on the first website link just below. If you or others you know are willing to help coordinate efforts in your state or city or congregation for this initiative, that information is on the second link:

 

Pray America – PRAY!, July 4-31

Become a Prayer Mobilizer in July
Praying for Washington D.C. and the U.S.A.: The Secret Link to the Principalities and Powers that Perpetuates Spiritual Bondage Author David Ovason spent more than 10 years researching America ’s capital and found that from its founding in 1791, there wa s a secret alignment and dedication to certain stars that was made by the Freemasons in order to marry the city to the spirit powers these stars were thought to represent. Could this be a reason why our government is so divided and increasingly corrupt and ineffective? Could this past covenant also be the reason why some ministry leaders who live there complain about the level of spiritual oppression and why believers struggle to stand in a united, ongoing prayer movement? The Apostle Paul warns us “not to be ignorant of the enemy’s devices”. It is important for us to know how a city’s foundations were laid and what dedications have been made since the powers of darkness want to claim any territory offered in this way as their domain. In such a situation, J esus urged us to “occupy” till He comes , and He has given us authority to “tread on serpents and scorpions and overcome all the power of the enemy”. However, if we are to take back territory from the evil one and the kind of spiritual deliverance is to come that breaks oppression and changes the atmosphere of a city or nation, we need to become aware of any claims or legal rights the enemy has that were given to him by past rulers or others. Using such knowledge, in authoritative, united prayer with the Lord’s guidance, can make a big difference in setting territory free and ushering in tangible transformation in favor of His Kingdom. Ovason’s comprehensive book, The Secret Architecture of Our Nation’s Capital: the Masons and the Building of Washington, D.C. (1999, 2000) , is a revelatory study that helps us grasp how spiritual bondage initially was established over D.C. Armed by the insights he reveals, we can better understand how to deal with the ruling spiritual darkness in His authority, renouncing an d breaking any covenants that continue to negatively influence our capital and through it the whole nation. Here are some of the main conclusions that Ovason makes from his decadal investigation: 1. Washington, D.C. is “a city of the stars”. There are over 30 zodiacs in the city designed to point to the actual heavens – thus “marrying the city with the stars”. (Foreword, 1) This was the practice of the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and other pagan civilizations of the past. (p.121) 2. On April 15, 1791, a group of Masons and local officials after planning and proclamation by President George Washington laid the foundation stone for the city at the moment when the zodiacal power of Virgo, called in Masonic circles, “the Beautiful Virgin”, was strongest. “I t is quite clear that the ceremonial placing of the stone related to more than merely the founding of the federal district: it was somehow linked to the future destiny of America itself.” (p. 49) In Masonic tradition, “it was believed that all human activi ties were overseen by the gods” and a cornerstone ceremonial was to “gain the approval of the spiritual beings” (p.71) 3. The Capitol building was oriented by its architects on an east – west axis, “arranging the building – and of course the entire city – in particular relationship with the Sun.” (p. 82) Specifically, they oriented it to the sunset and as the “spiritual fulcrum” of the city, its dome would radiate out “a whole sunburst” of avenues and roads and spiritual influences. (pp. 83 – 84) Some historia ns say that the place the Capitol was built (Jenkins Heights) was where the Algonquin tribe held their tribal conferences in earlier times, a place where Native American skulls and bones have been discovered . One such skull at the Army Museum “bore bullet holes and savage saber marks…vivid reminders that over five million natives were killed during the two centuries of European expansion in America.” (p. 52) President George Washington himself laid the foundation stone to the Capitol with other Masons (Sep t. 18, 1793) (p. 74) 4. The cornerstone for the Washington Monument was laid on July 4, 1848, in the afternoon when the all – important Virgo constellation was operative. In both this dedication and that of the Capitol building in 1793, the Sun was passin g through the same degree of Virgo, which must have been arranged for astrological reasons by the Masons. (p.125) 5. Virgo represents the ancient Mother Goddess worshipped in Babylon and other later ancient civilizations. Virgo was adopted as the hidden symbol of the city (pp.154 – 155) and Ovason documents the many buildings in which her symbols are found in the architecture. He writes, “at least 50 public statues or buildings in the city are involved with the symbolism of Virgo, and each of the 23 public zodiacs emphasizes (in one way or other) this same Virgoan symbolism.” (p. 186) 6. All three of the main buildings which make up the Federal Triangle, – the White House, the Capitol and the Washington Monument – all had their foundation stones laid under the constellation Virgo and each have the Dragon’s Head in their foundation charts. The Dragon’s Head occurs where the path of the Moon intersects that of the Sun and the circuit of the Moon was thought by the ancients to be the “invisible body of a stella r dragon”. The corners of the triangle were “symbolically fixed into the Earth when this beneficial point – the solar – lunar meeting point – was in Virgo.” (pp. 255 – 256) 7. This same triangulation is reflected in the three main stars of the Virgo constellation – Arcturus which falls on the White House, Regulus which falls on the Capitol, and Spica which falls on the Washington Monument. (pp. 256 – 257) Thus, this triad of most important buildings were linked to the stars. “The stellar triangle of Virgo reveals the mystery of the city.” (pp.307,310) 8. From August 6 – 12, the Sun cuts into the horizon at sunset above Pennyslvania Avenue precisely, appearing to set at theend of the avenue. August 10 at sunset, Ovason thinks, is “the crucial symbolic moment”. (pp. 342-343) On August 10, the White House and the Capitol are connected by the disk of the Sun as it sets in the West. (pp. 344-345)As the Sun goes down, the three major stars of Virgo appear in the heavens above as a triangle that mirrors the layout of the Federal Triangle below. “This spiritual stellar triangle literally hangs over the earthly Federal Triangle to the south of Pennsylvania Avenue.” (p. 348)9.Pennsylvania Avenue was intended as a “sacred route” by its designers. (p. 349). Constitution Avenue was also intended to be a sacred pathway.10. This layout of D.C. as a union of earth and skies was intended to remain a secret by its designer.“He knew thatthepowerborn of this connection between earth and skies would continue to beneficially influence the souls of those who lived in the city, even if they did not know, with their conscious minds, whence thispowercame.(italics mine) His whole city was aMystery…harmoniously linked with the skies.” (p. 350)We need to ask ourselves what “power” this is that D.C. has been put under.Worship of the sun, moon and stars has always been a pagan fixation from the time of Babylon, Egypt and other ancient civilizations.If D.C. has been dedicated to such astral powers as Virgo, the Mother Goddess, the Sun and Moon gods, as well as the Dragon, which the Masons have apparently done,what should we as intercessors do about this as those who care for this city and nation that alsoaffects the rest of the world so strongly?Please praywith us in His authority (Luke 10:18-20, Matthew 18:18-20)for the breaking of any spiritual bondage over the USA through its capital and these previous dedications to false gods. Pray that the local prayer leadershipin Washington D.C. with the support of others from outside will have the Lord’s wisdom, unity and power in dealing with this situation effectively.