Decrees to Release Revival and Restoration

People love the outpouring of God's Spirit, but sometimes they don't realize the amount of prayer that is necessary over a long period of time to seed the heavenlies with declarations, petitions and praise in order to see the results manifest in our earthly realm. Prayer warriors have stood the test of time and NOW is the time for all their labor to release the birth of revival. God is in our midst NOW and the evidence of it is clearly seen!

Prayer declarations like the ones I have listed below are powerful because when we declare using God's word, He releases angels to carry out His word. (Isaiah 55:11, Hebrews 1:7) Here are some decrees you can speak out over your city or geographic region so help break ground.

Decrees to Release Breakthrough, Revival and Reconciliation

Lord Jesus, according to Your word in Psalm 32:7 we declare that You are our hiding place. You sing songs of deliverance over us and sing for joy.

Lord Jesus, we declare that according to Psalm 71:2 You have bent down and heard the cries of Your people for deliverance. Because of Your righteousness, You have rescued Your people and given them a way of escape from their enemies.

Father, we declare that according to Psalm 50:15, You are the One who is glorified as You deliver Your people, in Jesus name.

Father, we declare in Jesus name, as it is written in Colossians 1:13 that You have delivered Your people out of the control and dominion of the kingdom of darkness and transferred them into the Kingdom of the Son whom You love.

Father, we declare according to Luke 4:18 that the Spirit of the Lord is upon us, within us, and surrounds us – enabling us to preach the good news of the Gospel in power. You have anointed us to release the captives; to help those that are blind to recover their sight; and to deliver those who are oppressed, downtrodden, bruised, crushed and broken down by calamity.

Holy Spirit, we declare according to Luke 13:12 that those that have struggled and been oppressed are delivered NOW from their sickness and infirmity, in the name and authority of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Father, according to Joshua 10:7,8 that the enemies of God have been delivered into our hand in Jesus name.

Father, we ask that You rebuke Satan, the accuser of the brethren according to Zechariah 3:2-4.

Father, according to Psalm 149:1-3 that tonight we will sing a new song of praise to You. Pour out Your Spirit, O Lord, that we might delight Your heart and be filled with fresh joy as we worship our King together, in Jesus name.

Father, we declare that the high praises of God are in our mouth and the two-edged sword in our hand, according to Psalm 149:6-9. We declare that demonic princes are bound in the name of the Lord Jesus, and judgment has been executed, setting the captives free in Jesus name.

We declare according to Revelation 3:8 that God has opened a door for us that no man can shut, in Jesus name.

We declare as it is written in Isaiah 45:2 that God has gone before us to level the mountains, break the gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron and that the doors You have for us are open in Jesus name.

We declare according to Acts 16:25-26 that the prison doors are open and the prisoners are set free in Jesus name.

We declare a release of forgiveness over the people of this land and geographic region, according to Micah 7:18, for You O God have pardoned our iniquity.

We declare that people will no longer be in bondage to Fear, but we speak a release of the Spirit of Adoption over this geographic region, according to Romans 8:15. We declare a release of the Holy Spirit to shed the revelation of the Fatherhood of God into people's hearts, freeing them from the lies and spirit of abandonment, in Jesus name.

We declare an outpouring of Your love and mercy according to Ephesians 2:4-7, for You O God love us with a great love and You are rich in mercy.

We declare a release of compassion and forgiveness, according to James 2:13 for it is written that mercy triumphs over judgment.

We declare people in this geographic region endeavor to keep unity in the Spirit and are bonded together with a spirit of peace, according to Ephesians 4:3.

We declare that what was once divided and separate is now joined together in a bond of unity, according to Ezekiel 37:15-28.

We declare Your people are made willing in the day of Your power, O Lord, to act in accordance with Your will, to display mercy, compassion, forgiveness, generosity and unity according to Judges 5:2 and Psalm 110:3.

We declare that the breaker anointing leads the way and leads Your people out of confinement in the day of Your power, according to Micah 2:13.

We declare that the stage has been set to bring about family restoration. We declare that relationships that have been broken are supernaturally healed now in Jesus name, according to Genesis 45:1-7.

We declare that You are a healer of sorrows, according to Isaiah 53:4,5, and by Your stripes Your people are healed, in Jesus name.

We declare that You, Lord Jesus, were crushed so that we could be made whole, according to Isaiah 53:10, Isaiah 53:5.

We declare according to Psalm 142:7 that you have set people free from their prison so that they may praise you, in Jesus name.

We declare a release of the Spirit of Truth over this land and all it's people, according to John 8:32-37 and that according to Your word people have received revelation that has made them free, in Jesus name. 

We declare that the enemy's magic charms that he has used to ensnare people and put their souls in cages has been torn from his arms. In Jesus name we declare that people have been taken out of the enemy's hands. We declare that the veil has been torn away from their eyes and they will no longer fall prey to the enemy's power. The souls that have been in confinement like caged birds have now been set free according to Ezekiel 13:20-21.

We declare that You have revived us again so that we may rejoice in You, according to Psalm 85:6.

We declare that people have turned back to you and called on Your name, and You have revived them, according to Psalm 80:18.

We declare that You have brought us out of trouble and distress and revived our Spirit, according to Psalm 71:20.

We declare that You have stretched forth Your hand against our enemies and delivered us from trouble, reviving our Spirit, according to Psalm 138:7.

We declare that Your word has revived us according to Psalm 119:50.

We declare that Your people remember Your precepts and are revived, according to Psalm 119:93.

We declare that Your people are delivered our from under the shadow of death and from their afflictions. Their yoke is broken and they are revived according to Your word, in Psalm 119:107 and Psalm 107:14-16.

We declare You have heard the cries of the afflicted and because of Your lovingkindness You have revived the Spirit of Your people, according to Psalm 119:149.

According to Ezekiel 37:9-10 we call for the breath of God to come and raise up those that have been slain. Let the breath of God come and revive and restore and raise them up as an exceedingly great army, in Jesus name.

We declare according to Ezekiel 37:16 that the Lord and His Holy Spirit have healed what was broken and raised up a people that are renewed and revived in heart, mind, soul and spirit.

We declare a oneness and a spirit of unity among Your people, O God according to John 17:21,22.

We declare that people will believe in You through our message, according to John 17:20.

We declare that You have made Your servants into flames of fire, according to Hebrews 1:7.

A Declaration of Blessing

Father,

I declare blessing on everyone in this geographic region. Send this word out and let Your angels fulfill the administration of this blessing.

I declare a release from the things that bring bondage, stress, and worry. Let there be a release from the things that deplete people's strength, steal their time and bring them into spiritual slavery. I release the Spirit of the Lord to break them free from all constraints, ungodly yokes and covenants. I loose them from the things that have had them shackled and bound.

I declare restoration for the losses of previous years. Let angels be released to administer justice and restitution on behalf of Your people. "Let all that was theirs and all rightful proceeds be restored to Your people now, in Jesus name." The thief is caught. In the name and authority of the Lord Jesus Christ I command the thief to repay every loss at no less than a 7-fold return according to Proverbs 6:31.

I decree over the people in this region supernatural cancellation of debt, as it is written in Deuteronomy 15:1,2. Let there be forgiveness of debts, both in the natural and in the spiritual as has been proclaimed.

I declare the accuser who divides must be cast down according to Revelation 12:10. I declare the God of peace has crushed the enemy under Your feet, and ours. Let there be a sudden turnaround in relationships that have been fractured, divided and estranged. Let families be made whole in Jesus name. I declare healing to the family trees. I declare God's family tree in the body of Christ is healed. I declare that you are trees of healing to the nations in Jesus name. 

Father, let the tangible results of Your glory manifest in each person's life. Pour out Your blessings upon Your people. I ask You to please give them things they have not had to work for. I ask You to shift things around in such a way as to cause Your people to receive things they couldn't possibly imagine. Bless them exceedingly, abundantly above all they could ask or think according to Ephesians 3:20. Give them divine appointments and open doors into places they couldn't get to without Your intervention, according to Revelation 3:8 and Isaiah 22:22. Let Your favor do for them the things they cannot do for themselves. You are God Almighty; You can do anything! I ask You to open Your hand and release the blessings of Your storehouses to Your people and I thank You for hearing me. In Jesus name, amen.

Beyond Awakening: Entering Into Personal Revival

Have you ever wondered how to truly enter into a personal revival? There is a pattern that precedes every personal and corporate revival. First, there is a time of frustration, discouragement and depression. Apathy sets in, and often leads people into sin; even if the sin is simply unbelief and double-mindedness. Unbelief speaks words of discouragement, for it is tied into a spirit of fear. The voice of fear tells us that God is not going to take care of us or bring the answer to our prayers, and when we come into agreement with unbelief then we are actually preventing God from answering prayer. He responds to faith, not unbelief! The downward spiral pulls people deeper into apathy as the voice of the enemy becomes stronger and louder. The farther away from God we get, the louder the voice of fear becomes. Fear magnifies problems and makes God small. The enemy’s goal is to draw people away from obedience and their loyalty to God, indulge in sin, and listen as he does all he can to convince them that God is too distant to care.

WHAT DO WE SEE? Do we see the giants, or do we see Jesus? Hopelessness is a huge factor in whether or not people will hold on to their faith or surrender to unbelief, sin and apostasy. If people allow Satan to deceive them into thinking that their problem, their sin, or the situations that affect them are too big for God to do something about, then they waiver in unbelief and double-mindedness. Scripture tells us that a double-minded person receives nothing from the Lord! This is why it is so necessary to combat the spiritual warfare with the word of God. God has spiritual laws attached to His word, and the lies must succumb to the truth. But, if a person lays down their sword and shield, they have no protection. Eventually they will become casualties of war if they refuse to fight.

PICK UP YOUR SWORD!!

The way out of the battle will always be through wielding the sword of the Spirit, the word of God, because that is the only thing Satan must obey. It is the only thing that cuts through the cobwebs of deceit.

The first step to personal revival is to admit where we got off track. When a person has a sense of defeat and discouragement, temptation is sure to follow. It’s the enemy’s way of enticing people into sin so that he has a legal entrance into their lives. He will always attempt to convince a person that their sin is justifiable and without consequence; and, without being legalistic, we all need to discern the things that God is personally dealing with us about because they are all significant. Grace is not to be taken lightly. Maturity calls us higher in accountability and personal sanctification. Have you ever been so tired of listening to yourself get angry, complain, or whine about your problems that you really can’t stand yourself anymore? Have you ever made yourself sick with your own sin and bad behavior? When God wants to change a person, sometimes He does it nice, but often he makes us feel like we’ve been hitched to a runaway horse and dragged through the mud on our faces. God will let us get so weary and exhausted that we have no more desire to resist His will. When we are tired enough to surrender, that is when He throws us a lifeline of revelation and pulls us in. He lets us know exactly why we've been going through certain things and what He expects of us. 

This principle is at work in us both as individuals as well as a nation. Daily we turn on the news and we are inundated with reports of human beings at their worst. Both as a church and as a nation, we have been in a spiritual slumber for a long time, but as threats of very real enemies such as ISIS and government over reach attempt to control every aspect of our lives, we have awakened to the reality of our great need for personal and corporate change. We cannot stay the same or we will lose our freedoms and perhaps much more besides. We see the cowardice of our government leaders in confronting evil and it disgusts us. We see the blatant disregard for human life when workers of iniquity mock our God, our justice system and our very lives, and it disgusts us. We see the treachery that had made us vulnerable to our enemies – and we are disgusted. We get it now, God. We’ve compromised with everyone that had an agenda. We compromised and allowed ungodliness and those hell bent on living in sin to intimidate us, all in the name of tolerance and political correctness. We’ve lowered the bar on our expectations from ourselves, others and from our leaders, and we’re suffering because of it. We didn't want to rock the boat by taking a stand, so we remained silent. We stood around with our hands in our pockets while evil agendas gained strength because all we could see was the giants screaming in our face and making their demands and we felt so small. We felt so inadequate. We felt powerless and we FORGOT how big You really are. We caved into to cowardice because we FORGOT about all the great things You've already done for us, so many times. We stopped rehearsing the testimonies of God and we lost sight of the fact that YOU ALONE ARE GOD, and NOTHING IS TOO DIFFICULT FOR YOU. We listened and agreed with all the lies, and now we’re scrambling to recover our peace. We’re scrambling to recover our freedoms and our nation from those that desire to take it from us, but we can’t tackle a job this big without You. God, have mercy on our souls. Please! Have mercy on us for allowing the enemy to convince us that the way of sin would have no consequences. We let down our guard and now we need You, Lord Jesus, to help us recover what’s been lost. We can’t compromise with evil and think we have the power that is needed to take back our land, our families and our future. We MUST change. We must upgrade to a higher level of holiness and commitment to God. There are no other options left.

The way God awakens our heart to a sin He is trying to deliver us from is by letting us get sick and tired and utterly disgusted with our own behavior. He lets us sit in it a while and it seems that nothing we do delivers us from ourselves. All the other factors that seem to contribute to our unhappiness hinge on us becoming willing to truly surrender to God and turn away from whatever it is that has had us bound. That being said, it’s often because we need to understand where we have willingly participated in something God considers sin, and where our participation has allowed demonic activity to attach itself to us. When God has you in a headlock, the ONLY thing that will deliver you and severe those attachments is genuine repentance.  He uses our discomfort with circumstances, disgust with ourselves, and dissatisfaction with our spiritual condition to awaken us to the fact that He won’t stand for us staying the same. Sin weakens us. It strips us of confidence of who we are in Christ. It strips us of anointing, power and authority. Our Father loves us too much to allow us to remain complacent and spiritually weak. Gradually, the lights come on and we figure out what He has been after all along: our hearts. Not just the portion we are comfortable with, but all of us. We must come to a place where we are truly committed to forsaking those sins (even the ones we may consider minor) and surrendering to a new level of holiness. This is God’s process to giving His church an upgrade.

Perhaps a person has never truly made a commitment to Christ. They might have said a prayer at one time or another, inviting Jesus to be their Savior, but the desire to fully commit was lacking. Jesus isn’t moved by halfhearted devotion or a bride that is in bed with a bunch of other lovers. He is looking for those that mean what they say and will demonstrate loyalty to Him. He is after a solid, steadfast commitment to stand for righteousness, justice and equity. We all go through the various stages of growth and maturity, and the truth is, the Holy Spirit within us will fight to help us get there, if we allow Him to convict us for our need for change. The struggle comes when we insist on retaining our ability to make our own decisions and live by our own will. The good news is, no matter how long we may have been riding the fence on our willingness to fully commit, if we will just tell the Lord we are willing, and ask Holy Spirit to give us the power to live for Christ, He will pull us over to His side. 

When we get to the place where we truly ‘get it,’ and are ready for change, then personal revival is not far behind. Sorrow may last for a night but joy comes in the morning. Repentance releases joy to flood our soul and renew our heart. All we have to do is determine to show gratitude and ask Him to help us love Him the way He deserves to be loved, right where we’re at. Whether or not our circumstances have changed. Whether or not the answer to prayer shows up, because He is still good and worthy of our praise. The difference is, repentance and gratitude fulfill the process of change that he has been taking us through. The result is a renewed desire to worship the King and exalt the Most High God.  It's a desire to pursue purity not out of a sense of legalism, but a desire to please God. Purity precedes power. This, this love affair with our Lord, that is revival. That is spiritual renewal. This is the personal breakthrough that opens the heavens and unlocks answers to prayer. 

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Like A Mighty Rushing Wind

I just felt this is a much needed prayer today. Be blessed in Jesus name!

Father God,

I pray that Your Holy Spirit would rise up from within me with great power and rush upon me like a mighty forceful wind that breaks out and spreads like wild fire. Let this resurrection power endow me with a capacity and disposition to act in a manner that far supersedes my previous character and habits. Give me the energy, wisdom and magnanimous character worthy of a royal ruler. Let my mind be disposed to readiness and I pray, keep my Spirit sensitive to the promptings of Holy Spirit. Lead me and guide me into the circumstances You have for me each day, and let me intuitively understand exactly what to do in each moment. Give me eyes to see the signs and confirmation that You provide. Release angels with strategies, wisdom, revelation, breakthrough and other forms of supernatural assistance. Help me to know what the occasion requires that I might know how to follow Your leading. Give me a courageous yet humble Spirit that allows Your leadership and Your Spirit to take over that Christ might be glorified in the earth. In Jesus name, amen.