Like so many other Canadians I was
shocked and saddened to hear the news of the terrorist
bombings in London. As I have been praying about our
response, I feel the Lord is asking us, as sons and
daughters, to take a firm stand in the spirit with the body
of Christ in England at this time.
The Canadian identity is deeply
connected to England as one of the two nations that helped
found what is today Canada. And as a church in Canada, we
also claim a godly heritage that came from the righteous
seeds that were planted in this nation by faithful English
men and women over hundreds of years. As God has released
to us a measure of authority, it seems right that we honour
our godly inheritance by asking God to extending the
covering and favour He has given to as Canadians to protect
and support the church in England at this time.
The picture I saw in my spirit is
that we would be like “Joseph” to our aged father Jacob.
Through God’s favour Joseph was granted great blessing and
authority in Egypt. And in this way he was positioned to
extend protection and blessing to his father and brothers at
the time when crisis (famine) hit the land.
For years we have been walking our
journey as a nation, knowing that when God grants His
authority to the church of Canada it will be so we can serve
other nations and bring them to their destiny. It seems
right some of the first nations the Lord would have us stand
with are our parent nations to whom we owe such a great debt
of love and honour.
So how can we pray at this time
for England?
1)
Let us position ourselves
in the spirit firmly beside the body of Christ in England,
standing shoulder to shoulder as one inseparable body. Let
us declare in accordance with Genesis 50:20 that whatever
has been meant for evil, God will turn for great good.
2)
Let us ask the Lord, as
sons and daughters, to extend to the church in England the
same favour and blessing that He has bestowed on us and even
a greater measure.
3)
The word for “crisis” in
Chinese is “dangerous opportunity”. Let us declare that this
crisis will be a time of when the hearts of God’s people in
England will be awakened and the bond of unity between them
will be strengthened. And let us pray that this will be the
start of a turning of the nation back to God.
4)
England has an amazing
righteous history. Even in this century, intercessors such
as Rees Howells literally changed the course of history,
turning back the tide of Nazi oppression in the Second World
War. Let us call forth the harvest of the faithful
generations of men and women. And let us cry out to the Lord
to release again a generation of prayer warriors, young and
old, who together, will lay hold of God and His purposes for
the nation and will not rest until they see the fullness.
Supporting English Leaders
A few weeks ago, some of the
Canadian leaders felt a burden to travel to England and
connect with leaders there and share with them about the
Canadian journey and the upcoming One Heart Gathering. The
response was overwhelming. Everywhere they traveled, the
English leaders were deeply touched to hear of our journey
and of our heart to honour them as parents. They felt
strengthened to know of our love and prayers.
As we come to our “holy matrimony”
between French and English Canada, more than ever we
recognize the pivotal role England plays in our spiritual
destiny. We remember how Jim Goll prophesied that One Heart
would be the marrying of the Spirit and the Word: the
powerful prophetic anointing of the French Huguenots and the
regal teaching anointing of the English. We know that
without a right representation of the leaders from England,
we will not be able to attain the fullness of what the Lord
wants to release in One Heart.
Many leaders want badly to come to
One Heart but they are hindered by finances. Last summer we
extended our heart and hands to France, welcoming leaders of
the French church to Canada to the Homecoming. We feel now
that God is giving us another opportunity to reach out to
our other parent and honour them by helping them come to One
Heart.
If you would like to sow to help
an English leader attend One Heart, you may send a gift
(marked for English leaders) to
Watchmen for the Nations
Watchmen for the Nations
PO Box 23125
Kelowna, BC V1X 7K7
If you would like to give by credit card, you may call our
office at 250-807-2851 between the hours of 9:00 am and 4:00
p.m. MST or click
here to give online through our secure server.
Thank you for your heart to stand with England and in doing
so, fulfill Canada’s destiny to be a healer to the nations.
David Demian
On behalf of the national leadership team
