In a sobering and urgent broadcast, prophetic voice Amanda Grace warned that global leaders—particularly in the United States—are entering what she described as a highly volatile spiritual moment marked by pride, provocation and carefully planned ambushes.
“This is a very serious time we’re in right now,” Grace said. “I feel the weight of it in the realm of the spirit. The enemy has entered a time of provocation. He wants to provoke leaders to get in the flesh so he can attempt to attack them.”
Grace emphasized that leadership itself is a treacherous calling, noting that political power often places leaders in what she called a “snake pit” filled with temptation, compromise and spiritual traps. “It is not easy to be the leader of the United States of America,” she said. “It is a very difficult and treacherous task.”
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Grace also shared a prophetic word she said she received during prayer in the early hours of Jan. 26, 2026. The message repeatedly warned that pride opens the door for destruction.
“Pride has gone forth as the purveyor of the flesh,” Grace stated. “Pride makes the way straight, pride opens the gate and makes conditions legally right in the spirit for destruction to have a claim.”
She warned that leadership decisions made in the flesh—rather than by submission to God—could result in leaders being drawn into conflicts and agreements “that I, the Lord, did not ratify.”
Grace’s words cautioned that meetings, peace initiatives, and international negotiations may not be what they appear on the surface. “Nations…will attempt to lure the president out into a meeting that is an ambush,” Grace said. “It is not reason but treason.”
Grace repeatedly referenced James 4:7, stressing that submission to God must come before resistance to the enemy. “Resisting without submitting is nothing more than rebellion,” she said, adding that rebellion is “the aroma that is attempting to broker deals the Lord has not ratified.”
She also drew a strong parallel to Nehemiah 6, warning that just as Nehemiah was invited into meetings meant to harm him, modern leaders may face similar traps. “This is the time of Nehemiah 6,” Grace said. “Meetings are being planned to ambush leadership.”
Grace urged leaders to refuse meetings held on enemy terms, echoing Nehemiah’s response: “I am doing a great work and cannot come down.”
In addition to political leaders, Grace warned that prophets themselves may become targets in this season. “The enemy realized the prophets were a threat,” she said, explaining that prophetic voices can alter the spiritual atmosphere of nations by speaking truth.
Grace further explained that God’s warnings are not meant to humiliate leaders but to protect them. “The Lord will always warn first gently,” she said. “He loves them enough that He doesn’t want to see anything happen to them.”
She concluded with a call for the church to act as watchmen through prayer and intercession. “We cannot sit back and say, ‘They’ve got this,’” Grace said. “We have been given the power and authority to intercede, expose the works of darkness and dismantle them.”
“Pride comes before destruction,” she added. “But humility invites the hand of God to intervene.”
During this critical time, lift up our leaders in prayer for their safety, wisdom and guidance as they lead America.
Abby Trivett is a writer and editor for Charisma Media and has a passion for sharing the gospel through the written word. She holds two degrees from Regent University, a B.A. in Communication with a concentration in Journalism and a Master of Arts in Journalism. She is the author of the upcoming book, The Power of Suddenly: Discover How God Can Change Everything in a Moment.
