2026-02-26 I thank the Lord for this word: chains are falling off our nations. I speak this to you now as one who has seen the imagery and felt the mandate—Canada, America, your communities, your families—those heavy, industrial chains are breaking. I woke one morning with a picture in my spirit of marine-size chains snapping, and the people once bound by those chains becoming trees of righteousness planted by the river. This is not poetic fluff. It is a summons: rise into the authority you have been given and stop living with small thinking.
The Problem: Small Thinking and the Spirit of Religion
Too many of you have been bound by a decrepit spirit of religion that reduces blessing to a shallow set of comforts. When someone hands you a few dollars and you say, "I am blessed," you have minimized what God means by blessing. Blessing is not the occasional gratuity. Blessing is covenantal provision that equips you to reign and rule.
Religion taught us to admire the beautiful parts of the story—grace and mercy—while soft-selling our authority. The result? Complacent believers who neither stand nor push back when darkness presses. We were created to subjugate, to take dominion. I will not come back a second time to break the same chain if we let it reform from ignorance or apathy. God has broken chains; now He requires us to rise as who He made us to be.
What Being a Believer Really Means
Belief is not merely agreeing with the end of the story—Jesus died and rose again. Belief is taking in all of Jesus: the Word who spoke light into being, the Word who said, "Eat my flesh and drink my blood." That means every part of scripture that equips us to walk in dominion. If you only accept the comfortable bits and dispense with the rest, you are participating in a dangerous dispensationalism: choosing what parts of God apply to you and throwing away the rest.
The Authority, Not Just the Gift
There is a difference between an anointed gift and the authority Jesus gave every believer. When a young man in a hardware store paused a teaching on his phone, stepped out, and prayed for a woman—she was healed. He later testified: it was not a gift; it was authority he stepped into. That testimony matters because it shows how simple obedience plus belief yields results. God will use ordinary people who decide to act.
Stories that Encourage—Not to Glorify, but to Mobilize
I don’t share miracles to puff myself up. I tell you the story of AJ—the man with brain trauma from the festival accident—because the obedience of one phone call released a domino of life. I prayed over him by phone, declaring, "This will not end in death but in life, and life more abundantly." Months later a generous gift came into the ministry. That donor turned out to be the sister of the sister-in-law who had called. AJ recovered, and his entire family came to faith. Obedience released covenant power far beyond the moment of prayer.
What God Is Breaking and Why
God is undoing the chains of unbelief. He is exposing the false teachers who pervert grace into license and those who deny the power God gives His people. Jude warns us that some sneaked in unnoticed; they appear godly but reject the authority God entrusted to His church. We must have no fellowship with messages that diminish who we are in Christ.
God is calling a remnant: a people who will take His Word at face value, who will contend for the beliefs entrusted by the apostles, and who will act in covenant authority. This is Exodus 2.0—we are crossing the Jordan—but unbelief cannot enter the promised land. If you have seen miracles and still refuse to believe, you risk being part of the generation that never takes the inheritance.
How to Walk Out This Word—Practical Steps
- Believe deliberately. Choose faith as an act of will. Belief is a decision, not a feeling.
- Speak covenantally. Use the language God gave you. Decree and declare life, not fear.
- Obey quickly. When the Holy Spirit nudges you—answer the call, pick up the phone, step into the room.
- Leave the results to God. You are the instrument. Release the prayer and trust the covenant-keeping God.
- Pursue perseverance. Some miracles are progressive; expect to war in faith for seasons, not for a single instant.
Short Reminders for Daily Practice
- Read scripture as an instruction manual for authority, not merely devotion.
- Call out the spirit of religion when you hear it diminish God’s promises.
- Celebrate covenant, not consumer blessings. Covenant produces fruit for generations.
- Be ready to testify. Your testimony seeds faith in others.
Why This Is Urgent
God says the age of grace has been extended, but it is not indefinite. He is activating a people who will step into covenant responsibility. He will not keep breaking the same chain for a people who repeatedly allow it to reform. This is not to terrorize you; it is to motivate you. We have been handed authority that is mind-shatteringly greater than we imagine. The kingdom needs people who will take it seriously and act accordingly.
If you have been lulled into safe spiritual habits—eating the same oatmeal of encouragement without stepping out—today is the day to change. Stop playing. Stop rationalizing. You were made large. Tie up your shoes and walk in the faith you have been taught.
Final Charge
When we sing, "Christ be magnified," let it mean we actually let Him be magnified in our lives by obedience and authority. Look in the mirror and see who God says you are: a reigning and ruling king and priest, consecrated and provisioned. Whether you are young or old, you still bear the image and likeness of Christ. Rise up, speak, and act.
Blessings, Howard Olsen
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