Defeating the Spirit of Delay

Defeating the Spirit of Delay!

I felt stirred by the Holy Spirit to write about an attack of the enemy that we have faced so many times over the last 20 years. In fact, I would say that this demonic spirit has done everything it can to slow down our vision, and I am sure it has also attacked you as well. I am here to declare enough is enough! I am of course talking about…. the spirit of Delay!  I also know that many times God will allow delay to take place to bring things into order or protection. In fact, many times rejection is protection. We must be okay with this type of delay because we know that we must , “in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” (Proverbs 3:6).  You do not, however, have to be ok with the spirit of delay from the enemy. This is a spirit sent from the enemy to try and slow down God’s plan for your life. He will send road blocks, hindrances and even confusion into your path, to keep you from accomplishing all God has for you. Karen and I have faced this so many times. Over the last few months a very dear friend Pastor Jim Hessler in ND, and a well-known prophet shared with me that we were personally fighting this spirit called, “DELAY.”

For years we had tried to accomplish certain dreams and visions that God had placed in our hearts. Yet, to no avail, it seemed as though we could never see these things accomplished. Immediately, Karen and I began to pray against the spirit of delay and breakthrough came! I am here to encourage you to do the same. We know that all throughout God’s Word we see where the enemy tried to stand in the way of what God had desired for His people to do. I am reminded of the Prophet Daniel who fasted and prayed for breakthrough for 21 days. The Bible says that the Angel of the Lord came to him and told him that God heard his prayer on the first day, but the battle had been raging with the Prince of Persia and he had been detained (Daniel 10:10-13). We must awaken to the attack of the enemy. We are at war with principalities of the air.  (Eph. 6:10). I am reminded of the Apostle Paul and the hindrance that he faced when he tried to reach the brethren in Thessalonica. Paul wrote in 1 Thes. 2:17-18, “But, brothers and sisters, when we were orphaned by being separated from you for a short time (in person, not in thought), out of our intense longing we made every effort to see you. For we wanted to come to you—certainly I, Paul, did, again and again—but Satan blocked our way.” That’s right! Even the Apostle Paul was hindered!

I truly believe that so many reading this blog are facing this battle. We must come together and do war against the enemy. We must stand up and declare authority over the enemy. We know that the enemy comes, but to kill, steal and destroy, but Jesus came to give you a powerful life (John 10:10). It is time to get busy about the work of the Kingdom of God and the hindrances must be stopped. God told me to tell you to hold on! I am reminded of this powerful promise in 1 Peter 5:10, “And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.” God has promised to restore you! We know that in Romans 8:31 the Apostle Paul reminds us, “What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?” He then went on to write in verse 37, “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.” Are you ready to fight?! ” Karen, my wife, has a powerful message called, “This is your now!” I truly believe that this blog is to awaken you to the fact that you must arise and push forward. 

Here are 9 steps to help you defeat the spirit of delay!

                  - It is time walk in your God given authority! Luke 10:19

                  - Establish a prayer life! Mark 9:29; Phil. 4:6

                  - Pray in the name of Jesus! Break curses and all wrong covenants of delay. John 14:13

                  - Establish the power of agreement with a spouse or friend. Matthew 18:19

                  - Guard your tongue against negativity, gossip and slander. Proverbs 18:21

                  - Make a forceful declaration. Job 28:25

                  - Realize God is able to break any delays! Hebrews 11:30

                  - Be a giver! Luke 6:38

                  - Realize that God is faithful to complete what He starts. Psalm 92:2

As I close this blog I challenge you to dream again. You are not alone in your battle. We must believe what Hebrews 10:23 declares, “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.” I believe that if you’re not coming up against the enemy then you are not a threat! 

Thank you for reading! We want to pray and come together in agreement with you over things you might feel are keeping you delayed.  Email us at info@remnantintl.com.  We believe together we can begin to see delay broken!  

You can find out more about Pat and Karen Schatzline (Remnant Ministries Intl.) by going to www.raisetheremnant.com.  

Is America Under a Curse?

Hurricanes.... earthquakes.... floods.... fires.... we are now living in perilous days. Could it be that we have we opened the door and removed our nations protection? As so many of our friends are dealing with the after-effects of Hurricane Harvey, and now Hurricane Irma is heading toward FL, we must pray like never before. I truly believe that we must cry out and repent as a nation. Psalms 33:12, "Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for His inheritance." America has been blessed in miraculous ways since we helped the nation be restored on May 14, 1948. Some will argue that Roe V. Wade in 1973 and even the radical over step of the SCOTUS to make same-sex marriage legal (June 22, 2016, Obergefell v. Hodges) is proof that America is a lost nation. These rulings are in direct contempt of God's Word.

Nevertheless, I believe that America will always be protected as long as they do one thing.... stand with Israel. The last White House administration sided with the UN against the Nation of Israel. I knew on that day that they had opened the flood gates of destruction upon America. http://nationalinterest.org/…/has-obama-betrayed-israel-the…. This betrayal of the Holy Land was a major mistake. Our hope was that with the new administration, we as a nation would wake-up to this terrible mistake. This week I was on a phone call with many Christian leaders for POTUS Shield. One of the contributors on the call was a leader from Washington DC who works for the security and promotion of Israel. He shared some startling statistics. After the call I began to research some of his information. He shared that much calamity has come to America when we have been on the wrong side of Israel in recent past. I found some of this info on Info Wars - https://www.infowars.com/10-times-that-god-has-hit-america…/ The fact is that our President has promised to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Our prayer is that he does just that. 

Our prayer is that our POTUS will surround himself with Godly and righteous leaders whom understand that we must bless and not try to divide Israel. Recently, we do know that President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has been working behind the scenes to broker a peace deal. The question is whether this is in Israels favor. http://fortune.com/…/donald-trump-jared-kushner-israel-pea…/ Our hope is that America is once again on the side of Israel. If not then we are in deeper trouble. It was Christians whom helped elect the agenda of President Trump. His stand for the unborn and the nation of Israel were selling points for many. I believe that he must do what he has promised. The Kingdom of God, the church and the righteous must arise and make their voices known like never before. Now I am sure there will be some whom attack this post. They obviously do not understand that we must remember the scripture from Genesis 12:3, in which God states, "He will bless those that bless Israel."

There are many ways to bless God’s Holy nation. We are instructed to pray for the peace of Jerusalem, “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May they prosper who love you.”' – Psalm 122:6. Those that pray for Jerusalem will prosper. Educate your church by encouraging prayer for Israel, deliver teachings on Israel, and create support groups. Display the Israel flag at your home, church, or ministry as a sign of support and love. Do not support political legislation that divides Jerusalem or Israel. Division of God's land is forbidden in Joel 3:2. 

Karen and I believe that it is time for the Remnant to arise and stand for truth like never before. Let us pray for Israel! The Jewish people are a great and holy nation that we should bless and be grateful for. Blessing Abraham and his descendants honors the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob - the very Lord whom Christians claim as their God and Father of Jesus Christ. God told Abraham that all nations would be blessed because of Israel. And all have been blessed with the opportunity for eternal life that was given by the King of the Jews, Jesus Christ. It is written, "You worship what you do not know, we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews" John 4:22. As we have seen in recent days there is much discussion taking place behind the scenes once again of a Palestinian State being created, and for Israel to relinquish some of its land. This will never take place! God will not allow the land to be divided. 

My heart was stirred when our President declared a national day of prayer on Sunday Sept. 3, 2017 for the victims of Hurricane Harvey https://www.whitehouse.gov/…/president-donald-j-trump-procl…. Could it be that we should also join the international day of prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem? It is held on the first Sunday of every October. Our friends at Eagle Wings have info that can be found here: http://eagleswings.to/israel/dayofprayer. Let us pray, repent and line up with God's Word. God is not done with our nation. God has used our nation to send missionaries to the world, help the hurting and welcome those with no homeland. As missionaries to this great nation we believe that now, more than ever, we must contend for a Holy Spirit revival. We must rebuild the altar! Jehovah Nissi יְהוָה נִסִּי is our standard!