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ARKANSAS
Prayer Focus for the State of Arkansas
“2005 is the year of ‘Redemptive Harvesting’,
as we declare that the things which the thief has stolen, killed,
or destroyed will be restored in miraculous harvest because of
the redemptive work of God upon our state.”
—Dr. Jay Morse, USSPN Apostolic Coordinator, Arkansas
“There is such a war over this state, to hold the state
and the Church in deception. God says, ‘It’s going
to break this year. It will either break this year, or
it will be known that the Spirit of God has left these boundaries.’ It’s
not going to be any in-between this year…God says, ‘This
is a year where My people must break out of their old cycles.’ ”
— Chuck
Pierce, Global Harvest Ministries Deliverance Conference, Arkansas,
December 2004
The Lord has
issued Arkansas a precious promise of deliverance and redemption
in 2005, one that also carries a solemn warning should we neglect
to embrace it. This is not surprising as deliverance is one of
Arkansas’ redemptive gifts. As you agree with us
over the issues below, please do so from the perspective of deliverance.
Declare with us that in 2005, Arkansas and the Church within her
will break free from every binding and deceptive structure and
cycle that has been allowed to operate within her borders, and
enter fully into God’s new season, beginning a new cycle
of righteousness.
Please agree with us over the following words that also came forth
at the conference in December 2004:
- “(It’s a) year of deliverance, a year of breaking out…breaking
old cycles…destroying cycles you have warred with…violent
praise…God’s people will move into the opportunity for
their future…they will plunder the enemy’s camp. God
says, ‘I want you to come forth with a sound this year that
will cause the enemy to let go and give you back what you need for
your future.’ “ —Pray for God’s people to
break old cycles and move into the opportunity for their future,
to receive the new sound of violent praise that they might plunder
the enemy’s camp and recover all things he has taken from them.
- “The only way we keep it (sin) hidden is because of occult… it’s
(to) this occult structure that God is saying, ‘Rise up, Church,
you are a supernatural people. Break out from under this, receive
My Spirit, and rip off that thing that is keeping My glory from invading
your land.’ It’s time for that to be broken over us.” —Pray
that God’s people will not hesitate to expose, deal with, and
be delivered from anything in their lives individually and corporately
that hinders God’s glory from flowing through them.
Note that this occult structure over the Church in Arkansas
includes the following: witchcraft-divination-receiving information
illegally (revelation from demonic sources)-secret societies-the
evil eye.
- “God wants a sweeping move of healing (to) break out in this
particular state. (Note: healing is another of Arkansas’ redemptive
gifts.) To do that, the dark angels are watching after every evil
covenant or every false covenant that has been made in secret societies
in this particular land. They have actually propagated the lies that
have gone out from this particular territory, into the nation and
even to other parts of the world, and to them, God has a message.
He is saying, ‘I am ready to mobilize My angelic forces into
Arkansas so the dark angels can be blinded over My people’…God
is ready to dispatch angelic forces into this territory that will
cause the darkness that’s linked with false covenants that
have been made…for those dark angels to flee from Arkansas
and all of the deception that is being propagated by them to let
go of the people of this land.” —Pray for the release
of these angelic hosts. Declare that God’s people will
have the spirit of wisdom and revelation to facilitate the
angelic work and warfare as they battle the deception propagated
in and from this state, and release the outbreak of healing.
- “God says, ‘I am ready to deliver My people. I am ready
to remove every dark force that’s holding My people out of
total freedom. I’m ready to break those things in your bloodline
that allow any familial spirit to impart revelation to you. I’m
ready to cause anything that’s linked with your finances to
be detached from Mammon so you will prosper thirty, sixty, or one
hundred fold, instead of just going through the world’s way
of increase.’ “ —Pray for the structure of Mammon
to be exposed to the Church. Pray that God’s people
would disconnect from its system and operate by the principles
of Kingdom economics.
“God’s people must shift into a governmental gifting
order to overthrow the strategic government that is set against us.
It takes a government to overthrow a government.” —Pray
for revelation among God’s people of His governmental order.
Arkansas has a natural call to release the apostolic, but the false
apostolic has been so strong here that the true apostolic God desires
to birth in this region has not been able to come forward. The counterfeit
apostolic structure has created a counterfeit “church” which
has stolen revelation from the true Church and veiled her with deception.
It has also been manifest in the political system. The iniquity of
the counterfeit apostolic has produced a stronghold of fatherlessness
which, in turn, has enabled a spirit of lawlessness to rule in our
state, particularly in the Church. It is imperative that God’s
people war against these false structures in 2005.
- Pray for the destruction of the false apostolic veil thrown over
this state, and call forth an angelic host to war against it
both in the Church government and civil government.
Pray for revelation and reception of the true apostles and apostolic
structures.
- Pray for true spiritual fathering, and the release of trans-generational
worship, warfare, and discipleship that the youth of Arkansas
will capture the call of intercession for their generation.
Pray for the true Church to reclaim the revelation of covenantal
relationships that has been stolen by the counterfeit church,
as well as the understanding of her corporate identity as a nation.
It has been
noted that Arkansas is shaped much like the Hebrew character
Hei ÿ ,which
is one of the numbers in this Hebraic year of 5765. Hei depicts
a window lattice and the roar of the wind through it. In this
year of 5765, we believe this prophetically speaks of Arkansas
as a window releasing a violent roar that will affect the entire
nation.
It is our
continual prayer and declaration that we will see all of Arkansas
saved and transformed as God’s Kingdom is established
in our state. Towards that end, in 2005 we are endeavoring to network
1000 intercessors who are committed to pray for Arkansas and the
nation. We also believe God to give us 35 churches/ministries this
year who will network together for prayer gatherings and declare
that this state will be touched and affected by the moving of the
Holy Spirit.
Continue to
pray over God’s promises for Arkansas from the
50 State Tour:
- “I’m
going to restore the foundations.”
- We are
calling for the restoration of foundations of revival that
broke in Arkansas in days past, and for the release of our
prodigals. It’s
a year of household deliverance.
- “I
am going to realign and restore Arkansas with its God-ordained
purpose.”
- We are
praying for the wells of Arkansas’ redemptive
gifts of healing, deliverance, and refuge to flow from her
womb to her people and throughout the nation
- “I’m
going to expose and dislodge the serpent.”
- We are
decreeing the overthrow of the demonic, false apostolic structure
- “It’s
time for Arkansas to blossom.”
- We are
declaring Isaiah 35 over the state.
Pray for the
USSPN Leadership at the national and state level: C. Peter Wagner,
Senior Apostle; Chuck Pierce, National Apostle; the National
Apostolic Council; Dr. Jay D. and LaNee’ Morse,
Arkansas Apostolic Coordinators; Lisa Lyons, Arkansas Mobilizing
Coordinator.
General State History
From evidence left in mounds and bluffs, including pottery and
stone implements, we know that people have been living in the
region that is now Arkansas for thousands of years. The ancestors
of the Indians were first to inhabit the region. The abundant
wildlife and fertile soil made the area a wonderful home for
these people, who gradually developed from primitive hunter-gatherers
living in caves to much more sophisticated farmers living in
large permanent villages. As the eastern lands were settled,
more Indians moved to sparsely inhabited Arkansas. The Indians
who lived here included the Folsom people, Bluff Dwellers, Mound
Builders, Caddos, Quapaws, Osage, Choctaw and Cherokee.
In 1541, the
Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto was the first European to set
foot in Arkansas. He led an unsuccessful, yearlong expedition
for gold. One hundred and thirty-one years later, two Frenchmen
named Marquette and Joliet visited Arkansas briefly. In 1682,
at the mouth of the Mississippi, LaSalle claimed the Mississippi
Valley for France, but was later assassinated by two of his companions.
In 1686, Henri De Tonti set out from Fort St. Louis on the Illinois
River to meet LaSalle at the mouth of the Mississippi. After he
failed to locate LaSalle, De Tonti, the "Father of Arkansas,” established
Arkansas Post, the first European settlement in Arkansas.
Over the next hundred years, development of the region was sluggish
as the number of settlers slowly increased. In 1762, the entire
Louisiana Territory was ceded to Spain, and Spanish governors offered
free land and no taxes to encourage settlers to inhabit the area.
In 1799, there were approximately 386 white people living in Arkansas.
In 1803, the Louisiana Purchase was acquired by the United States,
and, in 1819, Arkansas was organized as a territory. Its northern,
eastern and southern borders were the same as they are now, but
to the west, some of what is now Oklahoma was included. In the
same year the Arkansas Gazette, once considered the oldest newspaper
west of the Mississippi, was founded by William E. Woodruff. Two
years later in 1821, the territorial capital was moved from Arkansas
Post to Little Rock.
By 1836, the Arkansas Territory had the 60,000 residents required
to become a state, and after writing an acceptable constitution,
was declared the 25th state in the United States. The new state
enjoyed a thirty-year period of prosperity, and by 1860 had a population
of 435,000, 25 percent of whom were slaves. The majority of the
residents were planters who lived in the rich bottomlands of the
east and southeastern portion of the state and farmers who lived
in the central and northern hills. A much smaller number of residents
were lawyers, doctors, merchants, missionaries and teachers.
Arkansas was
drawn into the Civil War in May of 1861 by its decision to secede
from the Union. Troops were mustered and civilians devoted their
energy and resources to providing food, clothing, weapons, and
horses for the soldiers. Two major battles, Pea Ridge and Prairie
Grove, were fought in Arkansas. In 1863, the Confederate government
moved to Washington in the southwestern corner of our state;
and in 1864 the Union government was established in Little Rock.
After the Civil War ended in 1865, the era called Reconstruction
began, during which dramatic changes were made in the South.
The Democrats returned to power in 1874, the same year our present
constitution was adopted. Even as early as 1875, Arkansas was
billed as the "Land
of Opportunity" when an active campaign was launched outside
the state to attract new residents to Arkansas.
By 1900, the population had more than doubled to 1.3 million.
Automobiles grew in popularity and in 1921, the first auto, gas,
and oil taxes were levied to finance construction of paved roads
and highways. The discovery of oil and natural gas reserves in
the state provided cheap and plentiful energy for years. The growing
use of farm and machinery led to the consolidation of many family-run
farms into larger farming corporations.
Arkansans learned in 1904 that rice could successfully be grown
here, and it is now one of our most profitable crops. The livestock
and dairy industries have also gained prominence in the last 90
years. A post World War II drive to industrialize the state was
successful in effecting a more favorable balance of industrial
and agricultural production. Firms in Arkansas now manufacture
a wide range of items, including aluminum products, aircraft components,
communications equipment, cosmetics, clothing, and pulp and paper
products.
In 500 years,
Arkansas has grown from vast wilderness to a thriving state with
a population of millions. Advancements in farming, lumbering,
manufacturing, tourism and government have gained Arkansas a
viable place in the international market. It is home to the Wal-Mart
Corporation, the world’s largest retailer, as well as multi-million/billion
dollar companies such as Tyson, Beverly Enterprises, and Arkansas
Best.
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