7/14 Invitation to the Nations
Dear Nations of the World,
God Almighty declares the Word of the Gospel with power,
and the warring women of Zion deliver its message,
Psalm 68:11 TPT
Today, we, “the warring women of Zion (weekly Saturday prayer call intercessors)," are inviting you to join other believers around the world in declaring the Word of God over your nation, connecting with 2 Chronicles 7:14:
If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and heal their land. NKJV
Our mission is to bring awareness to the depth of Biblical illiteracy and lack of a Biblical worldview we are witnessing today by inundating the earth with His Word, HERALDING His Word around the world! We call this a Worldwide Bible Reading Marathon (WBRM) and this is the sixth (7th) year of inviting the Body of Christ to this international endeavor.
Please save the date, Monday, July 14, 2025, and the start time, 7:14 am in your respective time zone, ask (by email: diannebentley60@gmail.com) for a portion of Scripture, travel to the closest governmental seat in your area or any safe place for those who are reading God's Word where the Church is persecuted, invite family and friends to join you, and read your assigned portion of Scripture out loud (1 Timothy 4:13 NASB).
Since 2019, the Worldwide Bible Reading Marathon has been a cry of repentance (2 Chronicles 7:14) by those participating. We believe by faith this year the Lord has answered our repentant hearts with the REVIVAL of
Psalm 85
A Prayer that the Lord Will Restore Favor to the Land
Please pay particular attention to verses 4-7 and 12-13 of this Psalm.
1Lord, You have been favorable to Your land; You have brought back the captivity of Jacob. 2 You have forgiven the iniquity of Your people; You have covered all their sin. Selah 3 You have taken away all Your wrath; You have turned from the fierceness of Your anger.
4 Restore us, O God of our salvation,
And cause Your anger toward us to cease.
5Will You be angry with us forever?
Will You prolong Your anger to all generations?
6 Will You not revive us again,
That Your people may rejoice in You?
7 Show us Your mercy, Lord,
And grant us Your salvation.
8 I will hear what God the Lord will speak, for He will speak peace to His people and to His saints; but let them not turn back to folly. 9 Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, that glory may dwell in our land. 10 Mercy and truth have met together; righteousness and peace have kissed. 11 Truth shall spring out of the earth, and righteousness shall look down from heaven.
12 Yes, the Lord will give what is good;
And our land will yield its increase.
13 Righteousness will go before Him,
And shall make His footsteps our pathway. NKJV
We pray this year you will join us as we make His footsteps our pathway.
What do I need from you? Please email diannebentley60@gmail.com for your Scripture portion from us; and we need your reading plans, the who and the where so we can keep a record of participation as a legacy for our children! We truly are ushering in Christ’s Second Coming and His Millennial Reign. The only way our posterity will know what has happened is by recording the participants and places of involvement of this historical event.
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A little history: Iowa USA begins each year with an Iowa State Capitol Bible Reading Marathon (proclaiming Genesis-Revelation aloud in the rotunda of the Iowa State Capitol in January as Iowa begins its legislative year). Our governor then signs a proclamation encouraging all Iowa counties to do the same. This Iowa 99 County Bible Reading Marathon (proclaiming Genesis-Revelation aloud in the public square) has been done the week before the 4th of July, or the week before September 11 since 2016.
In 2018, the Iowa 99 County Bible Reading Marathon did their first 7/14@7:14 am Statewide Bible Reading Marathon by dividing the Scriptures among Iowa’s 99 counties, approximately 12 chapters per county. We began reading in NW Iowa with Genesis and ended in SE Iowa with Revelation.
In 2019, Jerri Tuck, a Georgia State Bible Reading Marathon leader, found readers for all 159 counties in her state to read the Bible from every courthouse lawn on 7/14 at 7:14 a.m. With the help of Jerri Tuck, Bonnie Roediger from Arkansas, and Pat Greiner from Iowa, fifteen (15) other states and fourteen (14) nations joined us on 7/14 at 7:14 a.m. with at least one person reading in each state/nation.
Also, Nigerian leader, Laura Williams Soetan, sent an email explaining Nigeria had registered "109 participants who will be reading over the 109 Senatorial Districts of Nigeria" on July 14; she also wrote, "As we do this, we are crying to the Almighty God to heal our land in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. I pray the heavens over our nations will open and there will be a mighty outpouring of the Spirit of God on the land in Jesus mighty name." The nation of Nigeria continues the reading of God’s Word throughout the year: the beginnings of a Nationwide Bible Reading Marathon.
In 2020, the vision spread, and 57 nations adopted scripture and read; then, in 2021, 72 nations joined and for the first time the nation of Israel read with the 7/14@7:14 am Worldwide Bible Reading Marathon.
The year 2022 ended with 24 USA states and 29 nations recorded as joining in on 7/14. Within the 24 USA states, Iowa and Georgia had readers in all counties, North Carolina had 95 of 100 counties covered, Minnesota had five groups one each in the North, South, East, West, and one at Minnesota’s State Capitol. Also, the nation of Nigeria covered all 109 senatorial districts.
The momentum grew in the year of 2023, three (3) USA states: Georgia, Iowa, and North Carolina, and two (2) nations: Nigeria and India read Genesis to Revelation over each respective state and nation. Also, enough other leaders and readers were found to involve 21 other USA states and 32 other nations in an endeavor to “read the Bible around the world in 24 hours.” I am happy to share God's Word (Genesis to Revelation) was read five (5) times with approximately 75 % of the Bible covered in a sixth read and all on Friday, July 14, 2023.
With the desire to read EXPONENTIALLY MORE in 2024, readers from 29 nations and 28 USA states took up scripture; Israel read outside the Knesset in Jerusalem, and Siberia, Russia joined us for the first time. The Word of God was read in its entirety two (2) times with many areas doubling down and reading twice over their respective areas. Father God understands what he meant by exponentially more, the outcome is in His hands. We were obedient!
In the upcoming year, 2025, we are putting on Ephesians 2:1-10 and declaring we are MADE ALIVE to SOUL STRIVE in 2025 during the 7/14 @ 7:14 am Worldwide Bible Reading Marathon on Monday, July 14, 2025. More information can be found at the following website: https://sites.google.com/view/iowa-worldwidebiblereading/home
Get involved; invite your family and friends; if God be for us who (then) can be against us! (Romans 8:31)