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Abortion IS the Wedge Issue

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:06:51 -0500

This morning I was discussing the current state of the Health Care Bill with Lou Engle and how the abortion issue is taking over all the headlines today. You can sense that lawmakers are unnerved by how the abortion issue demands to be dealt with right now. One commentator made it vivid and clear saying you can’t split the baby — you either win or you lose on this. As Lou and I were discussing these things we began to ponder a recent dream given to us by a trusted prophet intercessor. A key piece of the puzzle suddenly became clear, and we were compelled to broadcast an urgent call to prayer. Below is the synopsis that Lou wrote today explaining the dream and call to prayer.

Matt Lockett
Bound4LIFE Director

At the beginning of December my spirit was deeply troubled over the inclusion of Federally-funded abortion hidden in the Health Care Bill. I was awakened in the middle of the night with an urgent call to fast and pray. I determined immediately to go to DC and fast three days while praying in the Senate chambers during the health care debate on the floor. That morning I gathered my staff to say that I was going to DC immediately. It was then that one of our key prophetic men shared a dream he received that very night after praying for insight on the Health Care Bill. This was his dream:

In my dream I was in a very large house that had all the rooms a normal house would have, but I believe it was representing The House. Some type of biting, flying bee was in the house, and it was small but dangerous. I took out a .32 caliber gun to shoot this bee or whatever it was. Yet when I did, swarms of these ‘bee’ flew into the room I was in. They came in through the floor. The dream continued for some time. I continued to try and figure out how to get them out of the house, but they would simply go from one room to the other. Even when the door was shut they would find their way in the room. Finally an audible voice in the dream said, “You cannot kill this ‘B’ with man made weapons. Only prayer will kill this bee,” which now numbered in swarms. In the dream, I knew it was the middle of the night.

If the dream is true, then revelation demands participation. I submit the following interpretation to the Church and to the reader in America to judge. I believe the “very large house” is the House of Representatives. I believe that the “bee” is the Health Care Bill that is very dangerous, particularly in regard to its inclusion of abortion. The bees “coming through the floor” are the numerous debated amendments that have been on the legislative floor over the past several months, ie: the House floor and the Senate floor.

I believe the “.32 Caliber gun” is the key that unlocks the whole dream. Everyone felt that when Scott Brown was elected, the door was shut to the Healthcare Bill with its inclusion of abortion. This morning I felt drawn to Google “.32 Caliber gun.” I found it also goes by another name after its inventor, “Browning.” The dream is clearly saying that not even the election of Scott Brown would stop this Bill. The audible voice in the dream is clearly the voice of the Lord, saying, “You cannot kill this ‘Bill’ with man made weapons.” In the dream, the prophetic brother knew it was a capital “B”; the Bill. Only spiritual weapons can stop this abortion bill.

This flying “B,” the Bill, has been flying from room to room to room-from the House to the Senate to the White House and back-and has not yet been killed. Today this Bill is swarming all over the news. The headlines speak now of Bart Stupak (D-MI) and his alliance with 11 other pro-life Democrats who are willing to stop this Bill because of its abortion language. The Bill could be killed in the House, but only if the Body of Christ will respond with urgent prayer.

Pray for a compassionate and responsible Healthcare Bill that excludes the hidden agenda of mainstreamed abortion. In the dream, the man knew it was the middle of the night. Aside from the Senators holding late-night and hidden backdoor discussions, this present bill has dark and hidden doors that will fund Planned Parenthood and the abortion agenda. Pray that everything that is hidden will be exposed and take a stand in the spirit with fasting and prayer to hold it back. “God drive abortion like a wedge once again into the conscience of America!” We must thank God for men and women in Congress that are standing against abortion, but we must pray for them to be filled with courage and resolve to not back down.

Let us take up the call, “God, end abortion and send revival to America!”

Lou Engle

Good Creative Always Wins

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:30:41 -0500

You’ve probably already seen this since it’s making the viral rounds this week. Ok Go released their new one-take video this week for the single This Too Shall Pass. This is simply amazing. This goes to show you that smart + guts + creative = the love and adoration of millions. I like people who think for a living.

"In every small question of politics, there appears to me room to consider the times and seasons. But..."

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:17:39 -0500

“In every small question of politics, there appears to me room to consider the times and seasons. But where a real moral evil is in question, a man who fears God is not at liberty. Even if I thought that the immediate Abolition of the Slave Trade would cause an insurrection in our islands, I should not for an instant stop my endeavors. Be persuaded, then, if I would not stop because of insurrection, I shall even less sacrifice this grand cause to motives of political convenience or personal feeling.”

- William Wilberforce

Abby Johnson is the former Planned Parenthood Director that...

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:17:17 -0500

Abby Johnson is the former Planned Parenthood Director that recently became a Christian. She resigned her job and is now being used powerfully by God as a voice for the unborn. She came to our meeting in Houston today.

[gingerbread] House for Sale by owner.

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:29:43 -0500

[gingerbread] House for Sale by owner.

Senator Sam Brownback gave a spirited speech on the Senate floor...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:23:43 -0500

Senator Sam Brownback gave a spirited speech on the Senate floor last night. “If you’re a pro-life Senator, you cannot vote for this bill.”

Please bring back the keytar.

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:45:29 -0500

Please bring back the keytar.

Sit down. Brace yourself. And watch this video. This is what...

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:07:06 -0500

Sit down. Brace yourself. And watch this video. This is what we’re praying for.

Stupak-Pitts Passed / More Fight Brewing

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:27:00 -0500

Last week was an intense week on the Hill. There were protests-a-plenty. Lawmakers at odds. Demonstrators from both sides of the health care debate were arrested in Lieberman’s and Pelosi’s offices. So much of the tension, fear and angst came to a rolling boil in just the last 48 hours.

A long Saturday session in the House ended late last night with three pivotal votes.

The first was to amend the House health care bill with a bi-partisan proposal from Stupak and Pitts. The second was to consider the Republican alternative health care bill which failed as votes split right down party lines. The third was to pass the Democrat’s health care bill HR-3962 (known as PelosiCare).

All things considered, the Stupak/Pitts Amendment was the one we were waiting for that bans federal funding of abortion. Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood, had proudly endorsed HR-3962 in the days prior and bragged publicly for mobilizing 18,000 phone calls to legislators and successfully blocking or defeating every pro-life amendment thus far. It was reported that Democratic leaders in a closed door meeting late Friday night were forced to compromise on “the abortion issue” in a last ditch effort to save their government takeover of health care. The Stupak/Pitts Amendment PASSED 240-194 splitting the Democrats and claiming 64 of them for the pro-life move.

Today, Cecile Richards has bitterly withdrawn her endorsement of HR-3962 because the truth is that Planned Parenthood is more interested in the lucrative business of abortion than in the “other” health services they claim make up the majority of their business. I think recent Planned Parenthood ~~Director~~ Defector, Abby Johnson, exposes the truth and worst side of this organization. She said when the economy took a downturn and business suffered, she was charged by her superiors to “get more abortions in the door.” That’s where the money is after all, and that’s why Richards was so into the Dems health care bill prior to the abortion amendment. It would have represented the largest expansion of the abortion industry since Roe v. Wade, and the darling PP would have been elevated to “essential health care” status.

The fight continues now and moves back to the Senate. Harry Reid stated last night that he’s eager to get going. The Senate version currently has no pro-life amendment in place even though many were attempted while it was in committee.

It’s gonna be really intense on the Hill between now and Christmas.

The Fighting Pro-Life Dems

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:16:26 -0500

After months and months of staunch debate and up to 14 amendments blocked to remove abortion from government-run health care there seems to be an interesting turn taking place. A pack of 40 pro-life Democrats are challenging Nancy Pelosi and their own party to ensure that there will be no taxpayer-funded abortion allowed in the Health Care Reform bill.

This is very interesting indeed.

Stupac and others are “outing” their party’s plans to hide abortion coverage in some kind of accounting shell game.

Democratic leaders early this summer backed a provision that would allow people to use subsidies under the bill to buy insurance plans that cover abortion, but only funds from individual or employer health-care premiums could go toward paying for an abortion. Effectively, insurance companies would be tasked with segregating money from government payments from those coming from private sources, and only the latter could be used for abortion.

But Stupak and some Democrats, along with congressional Republicans, have criticized this provision as an accounting distinction. They say the federal subsidies and the private payments are combined for a person to buy a health plan; therefore, federal dollars are helping fund insurance plans that allow abortions.

(from The Washington Post, http://is.gd/4M4rK)

Please join me along with JHOP DC and Bound4LIFE in praying for abortion to be driven like a wedge into this debate and into the American conscience. You can join us in praying for the individual members of Congress at our new website First of All too.

"Let the victors When they come When the forts of folly fall Find my body near the wall"

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:23:09 -0400

“Let the victors
When they come
When the forts of folly fall
Find my body near the wall”

A Cold Day for Firsts

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:43:00 -0400

I’m currently hanging out with family in Indiana and getting ready for a big weekend. This Sunday I will be officiating my first wedding. I typically don’t get nervous about stuff, but this has given me butterflies since the day Rebekah Orewiler (soon to be Jacks) asked me to do this.

This will be an outdoor wedding and the recent cold snap has thrown an unexpected curveball. Sunday’s forecast calls for a whopping 52 degrees. The bridesmaids will be wearing lovely Fall-colored dresses that are cut for Summer. Think strapless and knee length. This should be interesting. Hopefully everyone will be too pre-occupied with being cold to care if I do a good job or not. Maybe everyone, wedding couple included, will just want me to hurry up and get to the “I now pronounce you Man and Wife” part.

One can only hope.

In the News Today

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:52:26 -0400

Here’s some links to some AP Photos from today.

http://is.gd/3YWaa
http://is.gd/3YWu2
http://is.gd/3YWww

5 Year Anniversary

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:26:52 -0400

Today is the opening day of the Supreme Court, and we welcome Sonia Sotomayor to the elite seat of one of the Nine. Today is also the 5 Year Anniversary of the very first Silent Siege–what has become known as Bound4LIFE and JHOP DC. Actually yesterday October 4th was the real anniversary, but it was the Opening Day of Court that marked the beginning.

The Silent Siege was born against a dramatic backdrop in 2004. Leading up to the Presidential election that year between George W. Bush and John Kerry, the abortion issue was vibrating as clear differences became more and more articulated. Both pro-life and pro-abortion passions were flaring. The Opening Day of the Court was a flashpoint because most knew that the outcome of the election would determine who replaced at least one seat on the Supreme Court…namely Chief Justice Reinquist.

50 young people showed up on that day to pray in utter silence with “LIFE tape” covering their mouths while a few hundred pro-choice protestors yelled, chanted and were otherwise obnoxious. The contrast between the noise and the silence was startling. So much so that a leader from the N.O.W. came over and whispered, “What you guys are doing is brilliant strategy.” Unseen though, two things were taking place:

1) God was imparting a spirit of prayer for the ending of abortion and his heart for justice.

2) The young people began to identify with the weakness and silence of the unborn–the most marginalized, disenfranchised people group in America.

Now it’s five years later, and we’re still here. There are no abortion related cases that I know of that will be heard in this session of the Court. But at some point in the future when one gets there, I want to make sure there’s a long unbroken history of prayer, fasting and sacrifice that will have prepared the way.

THE RUNNING TALLY
I’ve kept track for the last five years of the number of pro-choice protestors that show up on the Opening Day of the Court to make their case. Here’s the numbers:

2004- There was a horde of angry pro-abortion protestors there shouting, chanting and demonstrating a high anxiety level about the future of Roe v Wade.

2005- 30 pro-abortion protestors showed up. They huddled together for some photo ops that made them look larger and more intimidating than they actually were.

2006- 6 pro-abortion protestors showed up. They waved some signs around, but then left shortly after due to the fact that there was no media interested in what they were doing. This is when we started feeling like we kinda owned the sidewalk for the first time after a couple years of continuous prayer.

2007- 1 pro-abortion protestor showed up. Yeah, just one guy with a sign. He walked by a couple times then left. Utterly pathetic!

2008- Another Election Year! 0 pro-abortion protestors showed up. I think there were a couple dynamics going on there. A) Four years of continuous prayer takes a serious toll on the spiritual powers of darkness. B) I don’t think anyone on the pro-abortion side wanted to draw any unnecessary attention to Obama’s pro-abortion stance.

2009- Another goose egg this year. There were 0 pro-abortion protestors at the Court today. No worries though, we’ll still be there when they come back!

Chuck-E-Cheese’D

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:46:35 -0400

Chuck-E-Cheese’D

The 50¢ Cowboys

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:50:00 -0400

The 50¢ Cowboys

"In this age there is an ache inside every Christian that Jesus is not here as fully and intimately..."

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:14:41 -0400

““In this age there is an ache inside every Christian that Jesus is not here as fully and intimately and as powerfully and as gloriously as we want him to be. We hunger for so much more. That is why we fast.””

- John Piper, A Hunger for God

Wow. Just wow. nuff said.

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:09:59 -0400

Wow. Just wow.

nuff said.

If you’re not a fan of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-ALong...

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:16:00 -0400

If you’re not a fan of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-ALong Blog, then…well…you’re the dumb one. I was happy to see Joss Whedon and the Dr. Horrible crew win at the Emmys even if it was an obscure category.

[Outstanding Special Class Short Format Live Action Entertainment Programs]

Watch it on Hulu here: http://www.hulu.com/dr-horribles-sing-along-blog

Kim let me go to the Farmers Market with her this morning....

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 12:03:40 -0400

Kim let me go to the Farmers Market with her this morning. That’s usually her “alone” time. I feel privileged.