FACEDOWN 40 Day 7

Fasting For Breakthrough In The Heavens

Written by Lou Engle
Tuesday, 07 March 2006

Meditation:

Then he said to me, "Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard; and I have come because of your words. But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days; and behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left alone there with the kings of Persia. ? Daniel 10:12-13

Reflection:

A while back, I picked up a book with a picture of Winston Churchill and Adolf Hitler facing off against each other on the cover. The essence of the book was to capture how providential it was that these two leaders ?happened? to rise to political office at the same time. It was said that without Churchill, Hitler would have taken over the world. Yet without Hitler, Churchill would never have become the Prime Minister of Great Britain and one of the greatest leaders of the free world. Hitler was prepared by the enemy to wipe out God?s chosen people, but God was preparing Churchill in the wings to wipe out Hitler and Nazism.

A young Korean student from California, in regards to this book, wrote in his journal:

"I understood the purpose of my life. At this moment in time, I?m being prepared
to someday face my Hitler. The devil is preparing his end-time army to do
whatever he has planned. He has Hitlers training all over the world. I believe
that the Lord is calling me, and an entire generation, to enlist in His army to
be Churchills who will one day face their Hitlers and fight when war breaks out.
That?s what the call is all about?we?re calling for a global spiritual
revolution starting with our nation."

Recently, a young woman from Kansas City dreamt that she was standing looking at The Cause team in front of the Supreme Court. She knew in the dream that it was January and we were praying night and day with a constant line of people from one end of the Court to the other. Then she left the Supreme Court to go to the Justice House of Prayer and she bumped into me and I excitedly told her that something big was going to happen on April 9, but it was confidential. Then in the dream I decided to tell her so I pulled her aside and told her that on April 9 I was going to meet with the President of Iran and it was going to be an important day. In the next scene of the dream, she knew it was April 9 and everyone was back at the Supreme Court praying. She saw a man coming toward the team, so she went forth as a representative of JHOP. As he approached her, he introduced himself as the President of Iran. She asked him if he was looking for Lou Engle. He responded, ?Yes!? At the end of the dream, she ran to me saying, ?Lou! Lou! It?s April 9 and he?s here!?

I am stirred that our corporate fasting is going to bring us to a place of addressing the President of Iran; not a literal meeting, but in a confrontation with the Prince of Persia, the dark spirit-being stirring the President of Iran to hatred for the Jewish people and the frighteningly rapid pursuit of nuclear weapons.

Recently, the President of Iran, quoted Psalm 83:4, almost word for word, where foreign nations are speaking of Israel: ?Come and let us cut them off from being a nation that the name of Israel may be remembered no more.? When Daniel fasted, he inaugurated war in the heavens and Michael the archangel came to aid in the battle to dispel the evil Prince of Persia from his position of influence over earthly king of Persia. On the 21st day of this battle, Daniel?s fasting and praying to the King of kings and Lord of lords proved victorious on the battlefield and the angel of the Lord held the place of influence over the kingdom of Persia.

Brothers and sisters, multitudes of people are praying and fasting around the world during this season. I believe our prayer will speak to the Prince of Persia as it seeks to hold power over the President of Iran and all the Muslim nations. Now is the time to stand, having done everything left to stand, to bind the strongman, restrain the ancient spirit that seeks to destroy Israel, and loose Muslims into the revelation of Chris Jesus. Through fasting and prayer, like Daniel, we shape the destinies of nations. Like Churchill withstood Hitler, the Church on the Hill must rediscover its vocation of restraining the powers of darkness and setting captives free.

Prayer:

Lord Jesus, we stand in the victory of Christ and his finished victory at the cross. Clothed with your authority, we declare the victory of Christ over the powers of darkness as they rage in Iraq and Iran and all the Middle East. We proclaim a great freedom for the Muslims peoples to come to Christ. We call forth a retraining order in the spirit against nuclear proliferation and the taunts of destructions against Israel. Lord Jesus call your Church to stand at this hour with the weapons of fasting and prayer. Raise up your house of prayer that contends with the Muslim house of prayer! In Jesus? name, Amen!