Sticking in my oar

November 5, 2005

Lou Engle: History Belongs to the Intercessor!

Justice House of Prayer
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Months before the recent shifts in the Supreme Court, the Lord made it clear through numerous prophetic voices that the composition of the Court was about to change and that if the Church would seize the window of opportunity that had been blown open, we could see "judges restored as at the first."

Two weeks prior to the nomination of John Roberts, one of our young interns had a dream that a man named John Roberts was placed on the Supreme Court. This young lady had no idea at the time who John Roberts was, but she told her dream to our group anyway.

After some research, we found out that John Roberts was a possible replacement -- though at the time he was only a long-shot -- for the Supreme Court should any Supreme Court Justice step down. Thus, when Sandra Day O'Connor stepped down and John Roberts was placed as her replacement, we were not surprised, but we still could not help but marvel at God's desire to reveal his secret counsel to his friends on earth.

We believe, and still believe, that Roberts is God's man for this hour. Even if Roberts were to hold opinions contrary to the will of God, if the Church continues to pray for him, God's Kingdom will come, and His will will be done through Chief Justice John Roberts.

His Will Be Done

Then, when President Bush nominated Harriet Miers to replace Sandra Day O'Connor on October 3, we at the Justice House of Prayer (D.C.) sought the Lord for His confirmation concerning Ms. Miers. For four weeks, we intensely cried out to the Lord for revelation concerning the Supreme Court nominee. Phone call after phone call and email after email poured into our office asking us for what the Lord was speaking to us and what our thoughts were concerning Harriet Miers' nomination.

However, for those four weeks, the Lord had kept us continually seeking him for the word of faith in our hearts over the situation of the Court without any real, clear word. We told all inquirers to pray that God's kingdom would come and His will would be done in the situation. During this time, we talked to many different prophetic voices around the nation, but none seemed to have any real sense as to the word of the Lord over the situation. Frankly, that was one of the most difficult seasons of intercession for us at JHOP.

However, during those four weeks, I was in Iowa with a few of my close friends and family seeking the Lord for wisdom on the situation. I continually brought before the group the need for the Lord to speak to us about Harriet Miers. During this trip, on October 21, my friend Chris B. had two simple dreams that we did not fully understand at the time, but they are now clear to us.

In the first dream, the Lord showed Chris the dimly lit stage of a school called Dominion Christian School, where he used to be a teacher. However, in the dream, the stage was enlarged, and there were thousands of "prodigals" returning to the stage of that school.

We believe that the Lord was speaking to us through the dream that the stage was being set for "Dominion" Christianity to be restored to the Body of Christ. For years, the Church has acquiesced the earth realm to the forces of darkness, but now, the Lord was clearly speaking to us to recover the Dominion mandate and prevail in prayer over wickedness (Please know that we are not necessarily advocating Dominion theology. We simply believe that the Lord is saying that he is restoring the attitude and position of "domination" in prayer over darkness).

Samuel Alito -- "New Jersey"

In the second dream, the Lord spoke to Chris specifically about the Supreme Court. In the dream, he was shown that a "New Jersey" was being placed on the Court. At the time, the dream made no sense to us since Harriet Miers had already been nominated to the Supreme Court. But in Chris' dream, the "New Jersey" was not Harriet Miers. Because the dream was nonsensical to us at the time, we filed it away for more prayer.

Only a week later, when Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination to the Court, we knew that the Lord had spoken to us through Chris' dreams, but we were still not entirely sure what or who the "New Jersey" was. The Scriptures make it clear that exaltation comes not from the east nor the west, "But God is the judge; it is He who puts down one and exalts another" (Psalm 70:6-7).

Thus, this past weekend, when we received the reports that Samuel Alito, FROM NEW JERSEY, would be President Bush's new nominee, we knew that God was orchestrating the entire episode. I feel that the Lord has revealed to us the person who is to replace Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court of the United States. We believe that Lord is saying through those series of dreams that the Church is to cry out for the Lord's Dominion over the Supreme Court and the Alito nomination.

Because of the words the Lord has continually spoken to me and to the prophetic voices around the nation, I believe that the Lord intends to end abortion and restore righteousness and justice back to our nation. Thus, the question we ask should not be what the consequences will be if Judge Samuel Alito holds opinions contrary to the will of God. Instead, the question we ask should be what will the consequences be if the Church fails to respond to the Lord's promptings for intercession for this man and the Supreme Court. Ultimately, the responsibility of the Supreme Court belongs to the Church.

As I write this, my company of young intercessors has embarked on another extended season of continual (24 hours a day until the confirmation process is complete) worship and intercession for the destiny of our nation . While we are only few in numbers here in Washington, D.C., these young adults understand the urgency of the hour in which we now live and are crying out to the Lord for "speedy justice" and for the kingdom of God to be manifested in this present, throbbing moment.

The Church of America has fought too long and hard to relent and ease back now. So often after fighting long and hard battles, the Church is deceived into complacency and self-satisfaction. Now is not the hour to hold back. I am calling for the body of Christ around the United States and the nations to press in through fasting and intercession for the situation concerning the Supreme Court.

All these years of prayer for the ending of abortion and the erosion of righteousness and justice in this nation hangs in the balance. Now, it is our turn to respond in prayer and fasting -- to lay a hold of God's eternal purposes for the Supreme Court and ultimately, the destiny of this nation. Our response now will determine our future tomorrow. History is shaped by the intercessor!

Lou Engle
Justice House of Prayer
www.jhop.org
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