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One of the things that the Lord began to show me concerning this nation. This part is so pivotal. That's why for a few moments I'll just share this.

One of the things I've noticed that anytime I go to a nation, there's something I experience. And from that experience, there's something that the Lord is speaking to me about the nation. When we were coming to Ireland, I realized I think it was when we got to the hotel, I realized that I did not pack my wedding ring.

Now, I have a habit of not wearing it because that's what they didn't tell you with marriage that sometimes it's just uncomfortable. >> [laughter] >> So, I wear it when I go out or when I'm in the house, I just I'm you know, I take it off. But, I always have it with me regardless, but this time I forgot it in a whole different country.

>> [snorts] >> And the moment that realization came to me, the Lord began to speak. And he says, "This nation has abandoned covenant with me." You see, the abandoning of covenant is not something that happens in a moment. It's not just this abrupt thing.

It's very subtle. It happens as we are distracted. That there are many things that we're after.

There are many things we're chasing. We're trying to do this here. We're trying to do this here.

And in a subtle way, we begin to depart from the covenant that [clears throat] we had with the Lord. You know, it's no coincidence that even in the declaration concerning the Republic of Ireland that it is said in the name it literally acknowledges the Trinity. The Most Holy Trinity.

And when you read it, actually shared something I think I believe I gave it to the team. And I want us to read this part together. It is like the open line from the declaration.

Whenever they have it, we're going to read it. But, >> [laughter] >> just let me know when it's behind me. But, it's literally stating that the authority that governs the nation is the Lord.

So, the land has a covenant with God. But slowly they began to drift from it. And it was in that same declaration that, you know, the whole thing about divorce was like a it was illegal.

Because they came into the place where the land must be governed by the ways of the Lord. But slowly things began to drift. But you see the beautiful thing about a covenant, you know, and there's a part in the scriptures where the Lord says to Israel that I have given you a certificate of divorce.

But just a few verses after that, he invites them to return back to him for I am married to you. Now, you would think that that sounds a bit odd. That how on one hand is he telling them he's given them a certificate of divorce, but on the other hand he tells them to return back to him for he is married to them.

Because the Lord uses the language of the people. In that time they could they were, you know, due to, you know, Jesus will later reveal it that it was due to the hardness of hearts that it was allowed for people to give you know, a certificate of divorce. So, the Lord uses the language of the people, but then brings them into a divine reality that a certificate cannot dissolve what is spiritual.

So, you understand the language that when a certificate of divorce is issued, that's it, we're done. But later on he says, "For I am married to you." Meaning the certificate nothing in the spirit. It doesn't dissolve what we have.

And so there is a call for the nation to return back to covenant. You see covenant is so powerful in the things of the Lord. It's so powerful that there was when you when you study the word of God, you know, in the time of Joshua, it it's so beautiful how when the Lord just showed me this young man and just showed me how he's calling him as a Joshua.

But in the time of Joshua, you know, the Lord had already given an instruction as they were going into the promised land that they should, you know, for the lack of better words, kill all. Don't come into covenant with anyone. And this is not because God is advocating for murder.

This was about the judgment on the people. But he tells them to not come into any covenant with any of the people, but that they should be dedicated to destruction. Now, there were a nation called the Gibeonites.

Now, understand that these are the people that God has already declared that they should not even be existing. But the Gibeonites found a way to deceive Joshua. They heard about how they had conquered previous nations and towns before them.

And they knew, "If they get to us, they would wipe us out." So, they came up with this crafty idea. They said, "You know what? Let us wear old clothes.

Let us have bread that has mold and is stale. And let us go before Joshua and tell them that we came from a far, far country. And we just want you to make a treaty with us because we want to be your servants.

We have heard about what the mighty things that the Lord is doing." So, they had this whole thing planned out. They present themselves to Joshua. Joshua is saying, "How do I know you're not my neighbor?" Show what seems to be evidence.

She's not That's why you know, as believers, you don't judge things just by what you see in the natural. We judge it by what we hear in the spirit. I love when Apostle Izzy shared about when she met when the doctor said, "Hey, it's only 10%." That's in the natural.

We see that it's 10%, but there's something in the realm of the spirit saying the child is not just surviving just by that. So, they present themselves to Joshua and they said, "See, look at the bread we traveled with. After a long journey, it is now old and moldy.

Look at our clothes. It is It has gotten worn out. Look at our shoes.

Look at our wine skins." And the Bible clearly says that Joshua did not inquire of the Lord. He only judged by what he saw. So, he comes into covenant with the Gibeonites.

And later on when he discovers that these are the neighbors that we're supposed to wipe out, it was too late because they understood the weight of covenant. He knew that they've already made a covenant with them in the name of the Lord. And so, there is nothing they can do to them.

They cannot kill these people. Now, here is the interesting thing. Five other kingdoms hear about what happened with the Gibeonites.

And they said, "You know what? We are going to come against the Gibeonites. We're going to wipe them out because of what they did." The Gibeonites send word to Joshua.

They said, "Hey, we are in covenant together. Come and save us." Now, first of all, this is a nation that should not even be existing. But, this is how powerful covenant is.

How many of us have heard about the story of the sun standing still? You know what it stood still over? Gibeon.

The supernatural, the Lord moved with the Israelites to fight the battle of people that should not even be existing because of covenant. That because there was a covenant with the Gibeonites, the Lord joined the Israelites in battle. More people were killed in that battle by supernatural means than by natural means.

For a nation that was actually against the will of God for them to be breathing. This is covenant. Then, years go by.

A man named Saul becomes king. Saul wipes out majority of the Gibeonites. Nothing happens.

Everything seems peaceful. Saul just went on a killing spree. But, then David becomes king.

And for 3 years, there was a famine in the land. By year 3, David is suspicious. Something is wrong.

And when David inquires of the Lord, "Why is there a famine in the land?" The Lord revealed to the King David, "Is it not because of the bloodthirsty Saul who killed the Gibeonites?" Now, understand how covenant does not affect an individual. It goes after the land. It goes after the nation.

The spiritual realm is a very It operates as a legal realm. Now, isn't it interesting that Saul did not see the consequences even though he was the one that broke the covenant? Because the enemy looks at Saul and he's like, he's already rejected.

One of the things you will see about Satan after Satan came to tempt Jesus, the Bible says he goes away for an opportune time. He waits for an opportune time to return. So, he's an opportunist.

So, he's not going to the courts of heaven to demand anything with Saul as king. Because he's like, this man is already rejected. Even if there's a famine, it will only prove to the people why he is rejected.

Satan waits for the Lord's choice to step on the throne to go in the courts of heaven and say, we have an issue. A covenant [clears throat] was broken. And because that covenant is broken, I have legal rights to afflict the land.

He waits for a David to be king to afflict the land based on legalities. So, for 3 years there is famine. Now, just for a moment think about how David, who it has been known that the Lord has anointed him to be king.

But then David becomes king and so you would imagine when the Lord's anointed is king, it speaks to prosperity in the land. But that the Lord's anointed is king and there is famine. And if you know the history of the Israelites, they choose their belly over the prophetic word of God.

When they came out of of Egypt, the freedom they cried out for and the Lord delivers them. When they see no food, they start to murmur. "It wasn't it better that we were in Egypt?

At least there was pots of meats in the land." So there is a famine. I can't even begin to imagine what the people began to whisper about David. "Are we really sure he is the chosen one?" And that is the opportunity of what the enemy actually wants.

Let them begin to doubt who is king. Let David even begin to doubt himself. But why I'm sharing this is because of the power of covenant.

[clears throat] When a covenant is broken, it gives legal rights for the enemy to afflict a land. So when that covenant was broken and there was a famine, then David now goes to say goes to the Gibeonites, "How can we fix this? What can we do to fix the issue?" And what the Gibeonites demanded was just terrible.

The seven seven male descendants of Saul. Seven men who had grown up, their parents took care of them, they were raised. And in the time of of of their shining, someone demands their life to restore the land.

You see the beauty we have is that we are in covenant with the Lord. Jesus already paid the ultimate price. So, when we go to him to say, "Lord, what is happening in the land?

And how can the land be restored?" The answer Jesus gave is what we see echoed in the word of the Lord, "If my people, who are called by my name, would humble themselves and pray, and turn from their wicked ways, then he, the Lord, would heal the land." When a land is in turmoil, the Lord is not looking at the world. He's looking at the church. That what happened to your light?

Why has your light not overcome the darkness? And the church is not just your pastor. You are the church.

And why I'm sharing this is because each and every one must learn how to take territory wherever the Lord has placed them. It's not enough to just come to church on a Sunday, receive a word, and just like Apostle Isi shared, we are not to reduce the gospel to help manage our needs. "Lord, I just need peace this week.

Let me just Oh, I can't wait to get to church." And that is why when when you see the spirit of religion reigning in the territory, is because we've reduced the gospel to needs. So, we we we function just with Oh, let me just go. Let me hear my favorite song.

That always makes me feel better. Let me just receive an encouraging word, and go about my day. But we have to get back to the place when the Lord is saying, "Turn from your wicked ways." He first of all, remember he says, "If my people" He's talking about his people.

People that know him. People that have received him. And wicked ways does not really mean that you're you're living in in deep in sin.

When you see what the Lord the things that the Lord calls as wicked, some of it is your inability to care for your neighbor. If we are too self-focused as a people, we're going to miss how we can be the hands of Jesus in this critical time and hour. Wherever you are, wherever the Lord has positioned you, in your workplace, in you know, wherever you serve, in your community, the people you walk past by day after day, how are you revealing Jesus to them?

And not just in your speech, through your life. You can't say you're a Christian and have bitterness in your heart. You can't say you love Jesus and hate your brother.

You can't hold unforgiveness. You can't say you love Jesus, yet your body is his temple, but you give your body to do the things that he is against. It is time that the nation rises up.

The people of God rise up and begin to take their walk with the Lord seriously. It is time they speak about things. They speak against things.

I remember not too long ago the Lord said to me, "I'm going to send you to a nation. And I will have you speak on LGBTQ, but it would be illegal in that nation. And they would try to arrest you." And I thought I wasn't hearing properly.

I said, "Lord, I have children. I think they need their mother." And I was battling with this, but at the end of the day, we live surrendered to Jesus. And then I went to London and this was ringing in my head.

I was sharing it with my husband. That I don't even know where it is illegal to talk about this. Why would they want to arrest me?

And we go to London and where we were where we were ministering, there was a man of God, mighty man of God there. And we were just we were having a moment to just share. And he began to tell me a story about when he went to Brazil.

And apparently it's illegal in Brazil to speak against LGBTQ. But the Lord had told him to so that he will call them back to him. And in boldness he began to speak.

And while he was speaking, guess who was coming close to the stage? The police. But he kept speaking.

And then all of a sudden he said he sees a woman with crutches and the Holy Spirit tells him, "Tell her to throw her crutches away." So he tells the lady to throw her crutches away and she began to walk. That lady was someone very influential in Brazil. So when they saw it, they could not deny the power of God.

And the police officers ended up giving their lives to Jesus. This was such a mind-blowing testimony. But when he said it, it encouraged me.

Because it was God's reminder that even when I have you speak truth to power and it looks like you want to be intimidated, they would come against you, they would try to persecute you, you might lose friends, you might lose relationships, but on the other side of that will be fruit. I would cover you. I would be with you.

There is a mighty move of God that we would see on the other side of fear. You cannot allow fear you in this land. You cannot allow fear mute your mute the type of conversations you need to have with your loved ones.

Some of you know people who are living in a way that is not according to the will of God and you have never shared the gospel with them. Because it's like, "Yeah, let them do what they do. I do what I do." But if you know the gospel, if you truly understand the heart of the gospel, why won't you share Jesus?

Because to leave someone in their error is to basically say, "I don't care if you go to hell. I am not my brother's keeper. I am not my sister's keeper." And it was so pivotal that you hear that message because as a nation, the Lord is saying, "Come back to covenant." And you can only return to something that was already existing.

It is in the fabric of this land that Jesus would reign and have authority over this nation, that the glory of God will reign over this nation. But each and everyone must learn how to do their part in your own way. If you take that responsibility to say, "Lord, let your kingdom come in my home." Some of you are in this room right now, but your marriages are suffering.

Let your kingdom come in my home. You cannot say you share the gospel, but then your home is in shambles. Because how can I share what should bring restoration to your home and mine is not in is not is not restored.

Contend for your homes again. Contend for your children. When you see teenagers acting foolish, don't just say they're teenagers.

Because there is a spirit of the age that wants you to ignore the fact that everything there is an influence behind our decisions. The Lord started to teach me that free will is not just the the the freedom to choose as you will. It is the freedom to choose what you think.

The Bible says as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he. So your decisions are not the they're not isolated from what is in your heart. Your decisions are not isolated from your belief systems.

Your decisions are not isolated from the thoughts that you meditate on that shape how you see yourself. So if you just allow teenagers just to be foolish because that's just what teenagers do, you leave them to the enemy. Begin to contend for families, contend for your homes, contend for your loved ones.

Contend for your nation. This is only the beginning. What I see happening even in this moment, there is more that God is going to do in this nation.

There are more people he's going to the sense of this nation. There is a mighty man of God by the name Pastor Nathaniel Bassey, and he had And the Lord has also given him a word to come this nation on September 26th. There are different graces in the body of Christ that is drawn to this land for the purpose of what the Lord wants to establish.

And I say this not because we are able to have this moment because of Pastor John and Pastor Joanna, his wife, and All Nations, but I say this by the spirit of God. Pray for this church. And pray for Pastor John.

It's interesting that your name is John. I was sharing with my husband and I was sharing with Apostle Issy that there's something about you that I see the grace of John the Baptist. A man preparing the way for the Lord.

And it is not coincidence. This was the will of God. The Lord had shown us when this must happen.

Everything aligned according to his will. Regardless of what church you may go to, if you're not church, I welcome you to come to All Nations. But regardless, I'm telling you by the spirit of God, pray for this man.

There was a huge burden on his shoulder. But it would only be carried when the body of Christ comes together. And not fighting each other for members, but we're fighting for the kingdom to be manifested.

What happened tonight was just a stirring up of the waters. But many will still step into this nation. And you will see that Ireland will become a nation where Jesus will reign.

And reign supreme. Hallelujah. >> [bell] >> Mhm.