‘The Renewal’ aims to restore America’s covenant with God: ‘The greatest harvest in the history of the world’ By Brandon Showalter, Christian Post Reporter
A major intercessory prayer event calling the United States back to its covenant relationship with God is slated for early January in Plant City, Florida.
In an interview with The Christian Post, Kevin Jessip, the president of Global Strategic Alliance, explained that what is being called “The Renewal” will be a continuation of The Return. The first event took place on Sept. 26, 2020, on Shabbat Shuva, coinciding with the Sabbath Day when the passage in Joel 2 — about calling a holy fast and a day of repentance — is read in synagogues.
That September day on the National Mall was characterized by massive repentance and prayer as tens of thousands of Christians from across all denominations came to the nation’s capital to pray, fast and intercede.
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Jessip explained that their vision behind that day was characterized by five R’s aimed at spiritually restoring the nation. Repentance comes first, which leads to reconciliation, followed by restoration and then comes revival. After that comes reformation.
“The Renewal is almost like a second step in this process in the return to God,” Jessip said, describing the September 2020 gathering as a real “Jonah-Nineveh moment.” With the change in political leadership that has since taken place, the question is, Jessip believes: “Is it a consequence of where America has been headed?”
Now, the U.S. continues to be at a critical point where the nation seems to have forgotten its Judeo-Christian heritage, including the eternal rules of order and right, much of which is established in the Mayflower Compact, he went on to say.
Jessip recounted how, when the Lord gave their team Jan. 8, 2022, as a date, it was based upon three scriptures with 1:8 chapter-verse locations, including Exodus 1:8. The passage speaks of a new leader coming to power in Egypt who knew not Joseph and summarily forced the Hebrews to work as slaves. A similar dynamic is presently occurring in the U.S., he contends.
