As I've felt stirred to
release a prophetic word for 2013, much of what the Lord has shown me has been
building over the last two or three years. We are now entering into 2013,
and much of what has been prophesied and declared in years past is coming to
fruition this year.
Change is Upon Us
We are living in a time
of great change, largely because the Church that is coming forth has never been
seen before. She is bold, she is beautiful, and she knows who she is! There is
a great reformation going on within the body of Christ, where there has been so
many misunderstandings regarding scripture and the way we interpret the bible.
I believe God is raising up anointed teachers that will have a heart after God,
they will teach out of a deep love for the Lord, bringing a solid biblical
foundation to the Church (James 3:1).
There is going to be a
great return to the scriptures, with the power of revelation flowing through
the Church again. God wants all of His children to encounter Him for
themselves, and the spirit of wisdom & revelation are going to illuminate
our understanding of who God is, and how He feels about us (Ephesians 1:17-19).
There have been many
people who feel like their lives have been on hold for a number of years; and
they have not known how to move forward with the plan of God for their lives.
God is granting His people the grace they need to step out in faith and move toward
the things He has already placed inside of them. Many people are going to take
the plunge and move towards the things that have been in there heart from the
beginning. This will require wisdom and faith, but God is more than ready to
supply you with what you need.
The spirit of
revelation flows in unity with grace, as revelation empowers you to accomplish
what God has placed in your spirit. Many people have been waiting for God to
tell them what to do, when in reality God has already placed His desires within
them.
Investigation
2013 will be a year of
investigation for the body of Christ, as God is going to stir up a spirit of
discovery in His people to look into His word and ask hard questions. Currently
the Church is being challenged to become a new wineskin, in order to retain the
new wine of Gods word & Spirit. God is stirring up a desire to search out
the truth. You will hear of many people who are willing to lay aside what they
know, in order to search out what they do not know (Proverbs 25:2).
The Role of a Prophet
The role of a prophet
in the New Testament is to encourage the Church to fully engage with the voice
of the Lord for themselves, not settling for anything less than an authentic
relationship with Him. A NT Prophet has not been anointed to be a mediator
between God and the church, as Christ has become our mediator for all eternity
(1 Timothy 2:5).
The ascension gift of a
prophet is to help mature the body of Christ, not to be the go between for you
and God. There is a great restoration of prophetic anointing that is flowing
out of the Church today, but God is far from finished regarding the biblical
function and application of prophetic ministry. (Ephesians 4:11-16)
A true prophetic
anointing will remove the spiritual limitations in your path, and enable you to
see what you were not able to see before. A true prophetic anointing will stir
you to run further into your future than you ever thought possible, seeing the
future as God intended you to see it.
In 2013 and beyond, the
misunderstandings much of the Church has had regarding the prophetic anointing,
and how it relates to the Church today under a New Covenant are going to be
cleared up. There have been many prophets who are still prophesying out of a
former glory, rather than speaking to Gods people through His finished work.
There are many people
who want to be the voice of the Lord to this nation, yet they are prophesying
based on their opinion of how God sees this nation. This can create confusion
because they are filtering what God is telling them through their own pre-conceived idea about what is in store for us. I believe God is raising up
prophetic voices that can keep their opinions out of the equation, while
releasing a pure word in season.
The Father wants His
children to hear His voice for themselves; He wants us weaned from the
dependency of prophetic words. God wants us to look to Him for the answers, and
not go chasing a prophetic word. This does not diminish the value of prophetic
ministry, this just means that it's time we mature in our relationship with God
and let prophetic words enhance that relationship when needed.
The Maturation of the Church
God is forming a fully
functional body for Himself; as the church is becoming more like Jesus. We are
learning what pleases Him, as we are made in His image and likeness. The days
of living under a hierarchy form of Church government are coming to a close, as
God never intended the Church to have positions of authority that Lord over one
another. The difference between the kingdom of God
Many have tried to
govern the Church as a top down structure, rather than seeing the church as a
bottom up kingdom. The Apostle Paul wrote: Having been built on the foundation
of the apostles & prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the cornerstone (Ephesians 2:20). A true Apostolic & Prophetic anointing will always come underneath
the people of God and lift them up into the next realm of glory God has
prepared for them. I believe there is going to be a greater understanding of
the five fold ministry, and how it will function within our churches and the
community's we live in.
Blessings,
