Repairers of the Breach

Feb Newsletter

Blessing to you in the Precious Name of the Lord!

We’ve been quite busy since the end of January, and will continue to be on the road until about May! Lots of national issues to be addressed and  councils to meet with over the next few months. 

We have just completed the ‘Mississippi Calling’ prayer assignment with James Nesbit. WOW! We want to thank you for you prayers, and those who participated in the different locations. We truly believe that we have entered this new 10 Year War Season on the offensive. The Church of MS is moving into our destiny. We have and are making the shifts needed for this new season. I was recently reminded of the New Ten Year War Season we are moving into. At first thought it was a little overwhelming, but then the Lord reminded me that we are in a War, and will be in a war until all things have been placed under the feet of Jesus. It is time we ceased shrinking back, and begin to press in. It is ok to have times of refreshing because the scriptures say those times will come, but we must not become complacent and lay down our weapons and give up. We Win! I hope you will take time to read the report which we prepared along with James Nesbit and his son Isaac. You can get this by email but if you need a ‘hard copy’ just let us know and we will send it to you

At the end of this month we will be traveling to Israel to renew our covenant of friendship. We will be meeting with a member of their Knesset (Legislative body) and along with the teams from Louisiana and Texas, we will present to him a proclamation of friendship from our government in Mississippi. We will also meet with Messianic congregations for prayer and worship, tour strategic site to pray on the land. Please join with us in prayer for this assignment to represent our state in that nation.

Shortly after coming home we will travel with John Benefiel, HAPN leader from Oklahoma City to Washington, DC to pray at five different sites in our nation’s capitol. If you recall just prior to the Copenhagen meeting concerning Global Warming, representatives from all 50 states met in DC to petition the Supreme Judge of the Universe to disarm the enemy at this meeting in Denmark. And DISARM HIM HE DID! Had the treaty been signed, a strong blow against our nation’s sovereignty would have been released. But our President did NOT sign the Treaty, great confusion was released among the delegates, and blizzards have been the name of the game weather wise since then. Global Warming? I think not! Isn’t it wonderful to know that the God of the Universe (Our Father) is still in control of our weather. Because of the success of this prayer assignment, Apostle John Benefiel has called for these representatives to return to DC to again make petitions to the High Court for reformation in our nation. Please stand with us as we travel to DC for this assignment. 

PASSOVER is coming soon! I always get excited about Passover, but this year is different. We will travel to Denton, TX, to be with Glory of Zion to celebrate with Passover with them. We will then return home in time for our children to come and celebrate this important event as a family. As we move in this new season, we are recapturing time and are beginning to move in sync with the Hebrew Calendar. In the third century Constantine changed our calendars to the Greek calendar, but God’s calendar never changed. This is the year 5770, a season to look, then look again! The Eye of the Lord is on us during this season, and He will help us to see with His vision. It is a time of revelation and understanding of His wisdom in the Earth. Robert Heidler of GOZ Ministries (www.glory-of-zion.org) has done a wonderful teaching on receiving the BLESSINGS of the Feasts of the Lord, given as a gift to the Hebrew people. Remember they are His appointed times, not just Jewish celebrations. They are times of refreshing, blessing, provision and celebration.  Appointments set by a loving Father to meet with His children so that He can intentionally bless them!  Don’t miss your blessing! 

Again, thank you for your prayers and financial support. Our finances have also been affected by the nations economy and we want you to know that we are so grateful to you for your continuing support as we all move forward in this new season of War! 

Great Blessings of Joy!

Billy Joe and Ruthie

Reformer's Creed by Dana Sleger, Gulfport, Ms

This Creed was written by a young Reformer, Dana Sleger, from Mississippi. We are blessed that the Lord is bringing about a generational synergy of the generations to release His Kingdom in the earth, and especially in Mississippi. The remnant of the nation (city or state) carries the destiny of the nation! With the generations coming together with one vision, His Kingdom, we will see the culture transformed and reformed.  

The Reformers’ Creed

As a reformer, I hereby pledge unwavering allegiance to the Kingdom of God. With this pledge, I take on the challenge of paying the price at the cost of protecting the biblical principles America was founded on. With a heart of purity and a life led by holy fear for our nation’s Creator, I declare I will live the life of a reformer. Although I live under the flag of the red, white and blue, I am guided by the banner of the blood of Jesus Christ.

 

With a heart of reformation:

I will not allow the kingdom of darkness to steal the life of the unborn.

I will not allow the evil seed of Islamic influence to rule in the United States of America.

I will not allow the sacred covenant of marriage between a man and a woman to be constitutionally redefined.

I choose to operate with a heart of violent worship unselfishly devoted to ushering in the glory of God that crushes the enemy’s camp.

I will not live within the four walls of the church and be ruled by fear and intimidation.

I will challenge the culture and effectively aid in the transformation of the church.

I will overturn ungodly principles and decrees declared from the mouths of evil representatives who have staked their unrightful place in the political arena.

 

May our ears always be inclined to the voice of the Captain of the Hosts. It is my solemn vow to live the life of a reformer. Let our yes be yes. Let our no be no. As we seek first the Kingdom of God, we will walk in authority to execute righteous judgments in the land. As our footsteps of reformation are burned in the ground, may it cause a holy consumption of all unrighteousness. May our war cry of reformation always be to advance the Kingdom of God.

Written by Dana Sleger

 

Scheduled Events

• Feb 26-Mar 7 Prayer Journey to Israel
• Mar 15-16 HAPN meeting, Washington, DC,
• Mar 25-27 Passover Conf. GOZ, Denton, TX
• Mar 30 Family Passover (Sedar meal) 
• April 4 Resurrection Day! 
• April 7-10 HAPN Leadership meeting, Oklahoma City, OK
• April 23-24 Victim Relief Chaplain Training, Jackson, MS 
• April 26-28 USAR Leadership mtg. Colorado Sp, Co 
• May 2-8 Ruthie & BJ-40th Anniversary!! 
• May 22-29 USRPN/MSRPN- Miss's week to carry torch for Root 52 Prayer Initiative 

Bringing Healing to the land to see cities transformed. Part 1

GOD LOVES LAND AND CITIES!

• Psalms 24:1 states "The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness; the world and those who dwell therein."
• Genesis 1 declares "In the Beginning the Lord created the Heavens and the Earth"
• Genesis 2 God gave Adam dominion over the Earth
• Genesis 3 Adam gave that authority/dominion to the Enemy of God

The rest of the Book explains how to gain that authority back! 

Jesus prayed "Let your Kingdom come, Let Your will be done, on EARTH as it is in Heaven"

Our assignment is to cooperate with a super-natural God to release a super-natural Kingdom into the natural Earth!

Several scriptures in the Bible show us God’s extraordinary love for His land.  Among these we find:

• Joel 2:18  God is jealous for His land 
• 2 Chron. 7:14 God wants to heal His land 

Further study reveals an extraordinary relationship between God and His land which includes people, cities, and nations, all those who occupy His land.

"Genesis refers to God scattering people, while Deut. 32 and Ps. 78 refer to His establishing boundaries and borders for His people and settling them accordingly.  Job 12 reminds us that God enlarges or disperses nations, while Acts 17 teaches us that He has determined the times and exact places where people live.  Ps. 16 refers to God making our “lot” secure and the securing of our “boundary lines”—His measured portion of authority in our lives wherever we live.  God’s sovereignty over His land and His people means that He can enlarge a nation and increase its joy (extend its borders) as Isaiah states, but that if His people sin, our territory, our influence, our stewardship is reduced (cf. Ez. 16).  As Luke 1:51 indicates, if His people are full of pride, He scatters them thus reducing their influence, such as we see at the beginning of Gen. 11What does all this mean?  Simply put, it means that God is intimately involved with all that happens upon His land.  In the parables of Jesus, we are given deep insight into the Kingdom of God and how God would choose to see us at work in relationship with Him and with each other.  Approximately a third of Christ’s teaching in the Gospels was given in the form of parables. Interestingly, more than half of those parables center around the theme of “fallen stewardship,” and His concern for redeeming all that has been lost, hidden, or stolen through the misuse of the blessing entrusted to His people." (Diane Buker, Battleaxebrigade.org)

Jeremiah 29:7-13 And seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to the LORD for it; for in its peace you will have peace. 8  For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Do not let your prophets and your diviners who are in your midst deceive you, nor listen to your dreams which you cause to be dreamed. 9  For they prophesy falsely to you in My name; I have not sent them, says the LORD. 10  For thus says the LORD: After seventy years are completed at Babylon, I will visit you and perform My good word toward you, and cause you to return to this place. 11  For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. 12  Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. 13  And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.

Acts 17:26-28 "And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their habitation, 27   "so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; 28   "for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, 'For we are also His offspring.'

SO WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO SAY?

God loves people, cities, and His land. His purpose was for the Earth to reflect His glory and to reveal His nature and His name. He has set us as stewards of His land to release His Kingdom on the Earth. He has given us instructions on how to do this: Worship; Pray; Walk in His Holiness through the Blood of His precious Son. 

Part 2: Worship (coming)

 

 

Our Presence

Sep. 23 07

Since our recent move to Jackson to ‘house sit’ for someone, we’ve felt more and more responsibility concerning the lawlessness in our Capitol city, Jackson. While driving along a main street in Jackson BJ and I were discussing this and any initiatives that we needed to steward in this city. We began to notice that the traffic was moving along at 50 miles per hour, THE SPEED LIMIT! We try to drive according to the law of the land to dismantle the stronghold of lawlessness in our state, but this was unusual, ALL OF THE TRAFFIC WAS ABIDING BY THE LAW! Then we saw why. There, parked on the side of the street was a law enforcement officer. As we passed his vehicle we noticed that he was not looking at the traffic. He was just looking down, minding his business. You see, his presence brought about an atmosphere of lawfulness! The Lord spoke to our hearts that as we walk according to His law and His ways, we release His presence. We are children of the Light! His light dispels the darkness! We release His Kingdom where ever we go, because we are ambassadors of His Kingdom. Our presence (we are children of the Light) brings righteousness and justice and lawfulness.

Now back to our capitol city. As we are standing in the gap for this city, we are crying out for the stronghold of lawlessness and murder to be dismantled here. But the Lord spoke to our hearts that if we have hate in our hearts against any one, that is the same as murder! We are empowering this stronghold in this city if we are not walking in love toward all of our brothers and sisters! And every time we go over the speed limit, fail to obey any of the laws of the land we are empowering the lawless stronghold in this city. BUT when we come in the opposite spirit of lawfulness and brotherly love we dismantle the stronghold of murder in this city.

Can one man make a difference?

Eccles. 9:14-15 There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and beseiged it, and built great bulwarks against it: 15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man and by his wisdom delivered the city.

Roman 12:21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Romans 6:13 And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of rightousness to God.

Prov. 25:28 Whoever has no rule over his own spirit is like a city broken down, without walls.

Prov. 16:32 "He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city." 

Remember as we worship with our lifestyle, and choose to praise him as we live our 'everday' lives, He is enthroned on our praises! As His throne comes to rest here, the foundation is rightousness and justice! We literally bring His presence into our atmosphere and dismantles the stronghold of the enemy!

1 Samuel 5:2-4 When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the temple of Dagon and set it by Dagon. 3 And when the people of Ashdod arose early in the morning, there was Dagon, fallen on its face to the earth before the ark of the Lord. So they took Dagon and set it in its place again. 4 And when they arose early the next morning, there was Dagon, again fallen on its face to the ground before the ark of the Lord. The head of Dagon and both the palms of its hands were broken off on the threshold; only the torso of Dagon was left of it.

When the Philistines brought  the Ark of the Covenant (the presence of Jehovah) into their temple, Dagon (their god) fell face down. When they put this idol back up, he fell again, breaking off his head and hands (authority and provision). As we usher in the presence of the Lord through our praise and worship as a lifestyle, the dagons of lawlessness fall, and are cut off at the root. Their authority is severed and the provision is gone.

LET’S TAKE THIS CITY FOR THE KINGDOM OF OUR GOD THROUGH OUR PRAISE, WORSHP, AND LIFESTYLE!

"The Fair"

Growing up I always looked forward to the Mid-South Fair. We lived about 2 hrs. drive away and we would go and spend the day riding rides, eating hot dogs & cotton candy, and seeing the events. As I entered the last couple of years of high school and then Jr. College I no longer went with family but friends instead. My parents had given me a great appreciation and ability to ride the wildest rides. I remember coaxing my dad to take me on the Pippin (roller coaster) for the first time. He was not sure if I was ready and I am not sure he was. Since that time I have looked forward to the next big ride and I always enjoy them.

Well "The Neshoba County Fair" I thought was like the Mid-South Fair. Was I ever wrong. It is billed as "Mississippi's Giant House Party". Families have owned cabins there for decades and they come there for this one Giant Gathering one week each year. They have family gatherings, political speeches, carnival rides, food, horse and buggy races, entertainment at night for both adults and youth. There are some great traditions and the idea of families spending a week together with friends is wonderful. The part which concerns me is the statement which I have heard and seen in print, 'What happens at the Fair Stays at the Fair'.

In my days before Christ I cannot tell you what that statement would mean. As a Christian I struggle with this statement. There are many christians who have cabins at the fair, and others who visit during the week. For those who are not Christian this statement alone gives license to things which as a Christian I would not want to participate in nor would I want my family participating in. I am reminded of the words of scripture:                     

"Luke 12:3 (NASB-U)   "Accordingly, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed upon the housetops." I pray that the People of Neshoba County Fair will begin to ask the Lord to release Light which would drive out those things which have been done in secret or darkness, and that the Light of the Lord would penetrate this gathering each year, and it would not only be a gathering of families, but a time that would influence the things of our state for Good. 

A Spiritual Nightmare

The word "Nightmare" will often stir our thoughts and emotions. When I put "Spiritual" in front of it you may have had a negative reaction, wondering if I have lost my mind or if I am a heretic. Well please let me explain.

Weekend before last after almost eight months of planning our Conference "Welcoming the Prophets" had finally arrived. We had ridden a roller coaster in the planning, from is Chuck Pierce coming, to when is he coming. Then we rode another, Is Rick Joyner going to be able to come, and what time will he be here. Finally two weeks before the conference it appeared we had both committed and all of the times and schedules worked out. We were expecting 250 to 350 in attendance Thurs. night, and 450 to 600 in attendance on Friday night and Saturday.

Chuck was to arrive in Columbus, MS at 7:30 PM on Thursday night and speak at River of Life Church at 8:00 PM. Well at 6:00 PM we received a call from Chuck that His flight out of Atlanta had just been canceled. What do you do now. We assembled the leadership at the Church and after praying committed the meetings to the Lord. We sensed the Lord wanted us to press in for a break through for the Prophetic in MS, and we did. Pamela Thompson our worship leader that evening said she had never seen a gathering where everyone pressed in together for over two hours like we did that night. Hallelujah!

Friday we were able to make connections with Chuck and our day and his speaking at Cornerstone Church in Pearl went great.

Saturday Rick Joyner was to fly into Jackson at 3:30PM and speak at 4:00PM closing our meetings. He called a little before 12:00PM and said it was doubtful he would be able to fly in. We knew that the afternoon crowd would be much larger than the morning gathering, and again the question, what do we do. Gathering some of our leadership together again I submitted to them what I felt we should do and they concurred. We asked Tammy Alsup, who had ministered earlier Saturday to stay over and minister that afternoon. She graciously said yes, and God again showed up. We have not heard anyone say anything negative. All comments we have had talked about how she had the word. Again Hallelujah!

These types of cancellations at the last minute are the type things you try to never imagine happening. Kind of like Gideon looking at his army and the Lord said there were too many. One time in a Conference may not be to unusual, but two times within a Conference has to be against the odds, but God.

Just as God wanted to show Gideon that his battle was impossible, we recognized that the Lord wanted to do something before us and in us. Thus a nightmare in the Natural, but a very Spiritual Experience. 

Enjoy the Ride!

We have been hearing and also believe that we are in a Season of change. I want to declare that Ruthie and I are living in a 'Season of Change'. Often when changing seasons is mentioned in the natural we think there are going to be beautiful colors, changes in temperature, and if you live in the north part of MS where we live, I think four distinct seasons and I look forward to them.

In our Christian lives and ministry we are finding this somewhat different when talking of changes. Change is never easy, but it is less difficult at times. As we grow older it is normally more difficult because we don't have the zeal or energy we once had to pass through the transition. I believe we create traditions often times out of change and often those changes come through birth pains. Even though a woman soon forgets the birth pains because of the joy of their new born child, when she reaches her late 30s she realizes that she doesn't want to continue to have children because there is a physical cost, her body is changing, she won't spring back as quickly as she once did, and life often has many more demands and who can think of adding more.

Well changes do come! They are happening much faster right now in our walk with the Lord and you can see change in our nation and the world as well. These past few days Ruthie and I have experienced a real stretching(will share in next post). I have said over the last year that most people our age, baby boomers, are anticipating retirement if they haven't already, but we find things are speeding up. We find ourselves so often in unfamiliar settings, or unfamiliar circumstances with new demands, but also with untold new blessings. We hear and we have said, "We haven't been this way before" referring to how and where God is leading us and what is happening around us, much like what Abraham must have felt when he left Ur, or Joshua and Caleb when they entered the promised land, or the disciples after the Resurrection.

There are two basic ways you can view and experience the Spiritual Changes in your life. You can struggle with them and resist or you can flow with them and receive them. It can be much like riding a roller coaster, you can hang on for dear life, dreading and sometimes fearing what is around the next curve or over the next hill with your Knuckles turning white, or you can throw your hands in the air and enjoy the ride. We are choosing, TO ENJOY THE RIDE.

The Call: Reflections

07 07 07, has come and gone. From those attending the meetings in Nashville, I have heard no regrets, only a great sense of the presence of the Lord. It was very special to see LP Stadium floor and stands bristling with old and young alike. The 60's generation met with the generation of today. They together divorced BAAL, disolved covenant, and made covenant with Jehovah God. There were apologies and request for forgiveness made to Native Americans, African Americans, and Hispanics, and forgiveness was given. The roars which went up from time to time I know penetrated the heavenlies and affected the spiritual realms. About mid day it felt like 10:00PM would never arrive and then all of a sudden, it was 10:00. There were proclmations and declarations made to our nation and over those in attendance. It is hard to imagine anyone attending and not being affected in some way or the other. I believe that this was a beginning of God moving on the generations of our nation. Let's not cease asking for rain! Let's not cease asking for Revival in the Church, and a Nation Wide Harvest. Check out theCall.com for reports and pictures.

Let it Rain

We received this picture today from the Fast for Greenville, SC Blog (www.fastforgreenville.com). Our Son-in-Law is the author of this page. I was moved by it and wanted to pass it on. This perfectly depicts what we want to see happen in the Spiritual realm over our nation. Let us continue to join with this move across our nation crying out for Rain, "Spiritual", A Rain of Righteousness, Purity, Holiness, and Justice. God Bless!

Billy Joe & Ruthie