America was settled and began under Covenant to God
Early settlers of America wanted their new land to share a binding covenant with God. Christian historian Eddie Hyatt, author of The Great Prayer Awakening of 1857-58, said those who came to Jamestown starting in 1607, the original English settlers, put THIS in their Virginia Compact.
“To propagate, to expand the gospel, the kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ and to take the gospel to people who were ‘lying in darkness and had no knowledge of the one true God.’ They said that was the reason they had come,” Hyatt stated.
Hyatt says John Winthrop, leading 700 Puritans to Massachusetts in 1631, said it like this: “‘Others may come to the New World for wealth and furs; We have another goal, another end. We have entered into an explicit covenant with God to be His people in this New World.’
They wanted to be, and WE ARE, that city on a hill. They wanted to be a model of Christianity for the rest of the world to see.” Now are we a perfect model, of course not, but we ARE a “Covenant Model” and God has NOT abandoned us!
The Pilgrims arriving in Massachusetts stated the same in 1620. Jerry Newcombe, author of The Book That Made America, paraphrased what they wrote down:
“‘Having undertaken a voyage for the glory of God and the advancement of the Christian faith.’”
Newcombe explained of the Pilgrims and Puritans who followed,
“They came for God as opposed to coming for gold.”
Moving on to how our Founding Father’s Dedicated America to YAHWEH:
The church that was near the World Trade Center twin towers that fell, was where the founding fathers met to pray. In the stain glass above the front door is the name of God in Hebrew. Yod hay vav hay. So once again, I tell you, this nation has NOT been abandoned by God, no, this nation was dedicated to YAHWEH.
Next time you think Jehovah God has abandoned us; think on this that I just outlined: Israel was chosen BY Yahweh – America is the ONLY country, that was settled FOR God. America, from it’s inception CHOSE Yahweh; and Yahweh made America strong and then has always had her protect Israel, as well as the fact that The Gospel, even today, goes out over 95%, FROM America to the world!
We are NOT done yet folks; do NOT believe the main stream news; as a matter of fact, for the sake of your joy and sanity, STOP listening to them!!!. Yahweh is working, even now, His hand is moving, JUSTICE and GLORY are coming. First He is opening eyes worldwide to the EVIL that has been hiding among us…then DELIVERANCE, JUSTICE, and GLORY, things you have never seen before! A BILLION SOUL HARVEST! You want to be “The Land Of Goshen” over this next short period. What was the Land of Goshen? Many of you know, but for those who don’t, Goshen was where the Israelites lived in Egypt and when God brought the plaques on Pharaoh and Egypt, the plaques did not touch Goshen; and then, at the end, at Passover, “The Blood” (for us, the Blood of Jesus Christ shed on the Cross for our sins) over the doorposts caused the Angel of Death to Passover the Israelite households. So in the analogy to today’s time, with “The Blood” of Jesus already covering you, what’s “YOUR” Goshen you ask? Your Full Armor of God! Ephesians 6:11-18 is your “New Testament Goshen!” and I hope you see that as I quote:
11Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. 12For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places. 13Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm. 14Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness. 15For shoes, put on the readiness to Preach the Good News of peace with God, so that you will be fully prepared. 16In addition to all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil. 17Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 18Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere.
So in essence, when I tell you we’re NOT done yet folks, ”DON’T Doubt me!” Instead PRAY!!!
Listen people – we’re ALL in a hurry for things to be different, either here on this earth, or by “going home.”
Consider this: how long would YOU wait for “your” child, how far would YOU go to give them that one last chance… or are you the type: Hey, I’m saved, “literally” to “Hell” with them, let’s end this… Well GOD, YAHWEH, is the Creator GOD of even the most scarred soul, so if He wants to WAIT to see if they come Home…I’m good with that…
I’m frustrated too, but I TRUST in My FATHER, and HIS HEART. HIS timing will be perfect, and maybe, just maybe, someone YOU LOVE, who He also LOVES, is who He is waiting for…
Me…I’m not leaving “The WALL” for NOTHING; I’m not failing to “Armor-Up” every day! And I’ll NOT Stand Down, I’ll NOT Shut Up, I’ll NOT Back Down; and I’ll Stand In The Gap here in “Spiritual Goshen” for as many as I can till they come “Home” to Faith in Jesus, put ON their Armor, and join this Pilgrim walk. I want a CROWDED Narrow road, not an empty one where for long stretches I walk alone.
And me, I’m not special, I have NO strength of my own to stand here, I’m nobody…but GOD DIED FOR ME!!!…it is HIS Strength I stand in, and when I fall in my human frailness, the hand of Jesus, thru His Holy Spirit, extends to me, and I get back up, add some polish to the Armor where my fall scrapped it up, and having done all, I STAND! What else could I ever do???
What about YOU??? What kind of spirit are you, a Caleb Spirit, a Joshua Spirit, BOLD in the LORD, or are you of the other 10? I’m calling you all out to BE Caleb and Joshua Spirits! Some of you are, some of you need to REPENT of being of the spirit of the other 10. Stop looking at the Enemy! Look UP, look to Jesus, the Author and finisher of your Faith; He hasn’t abandoned you, He DIED for you! When YOU, and I, hammered the nails through His hands and feet, He Loved us then, THAT’S why He came…He STILL Loves us now, the Cup of Iniquity He drank for YOU, is still, and always WILL BE, EMPTY!
…the cup of the enemies Iniquity however, is once again overflowing and WILL be dealt with, One More GREAT MOVE of GOD, a Billion-Plus Soul Harvest…don’t miss it, get your Armor OUT of the Closet, polish it up, the narrow road is before us, as is the wide…CHOOSE, as Joshua said in the last part of Verse 15, Chapter 24 of the Book named after him: “…Choose THIS DAY whom YOU will serve, but as for me and MY house, we will serve the Lord.”
OK, this grew from a few words as I started to put them down on the page…I Love That! Thank You Holy Spirit!
Some facts about America’s Covenant relationship with God, a little about the future and the modern-day “virtual” representation of the Land of Goshen that the Armor of God can represent, and a Challenge to everyone…what kind of spirit are you??? Choose THIS DAY! The Harvest is READY, the workers are few…are YOU a “Harvester,” or a “Complainer???”
I’ll leave you with that Challenge, that it is my fervent Prayer we ALL rise to!
And now, till we meet again, this is One Pilgrim, Armored Up and and Standing, and wishing your God’s Shalom…I’m out.
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