The Point of No Return

MONUMENTAL SHIFTS
Monumental shifts have been occurring within me and with others who are seeking the kingdom of God first. Everything Holy Spirit has revealed as to His purpose and plan for this new season is coming forth as He said. The old order has passed and His new order has come. His is not an order as men have considered order, but the order of the the Kingdom of God, the order of the sons of God being revealed. We are witnessing the culmination of things that all creation has groaned for. Holy Spirit has spoken a clear testimony as to what He is doing. He has spoken very clearly in a regional gatherings [including in the Northwest -ed]. It has been made clear we have reached a point of no return. A new day is here, we can never go back. I would like to share some things that came forth from those gathering that are "markers" of season we have entered.

1# MOSES IS DEAD Moses is dead and Joshua (Jesus Christ) is now leading the way into the promised land. Moses represents hierarchal leadership structure in which people have become dependent upon man to lead them and hear God for them. No more do men depend upon other men's wisdom and anointing to carry them forward. The Word Himself is taking us into the land of promise. His leadership is seen in communion and relationship with brothers and sisters, not a top down leadership from the past. He speaks to us through others as we come into divine relationship with them; but it is He who speaks to each one individually and leads them by means of the inward witness of Holy Spirit.

#2 THE ARK HAS MOVED The wanderings of the wilderness have ended. The Ark and the Glory are moving across the Jordan river and there is no grace for those who would stay on the other side. His blessing is where He is, and He has moved on from the ways and structures of the past that have at one time carried the Ark of His presence. The understandings and operations of the previous age are superseded by the fulfillment of the promise and WILL NOT proceed into this NEW DAY of the Lord. Organizations, leaders, and followers that are unwilling to move will be left without grace if they will not move with the Spirit. Father will still give way for those that repent, but the Ark is in the river Jordan and will be leaving the dry river bed. Men must respond and follow or they will be left on the other side.

#3 LEAVING THE CAVE OF OBSCURITY Like David, we have left the isolation of our caves in the wilderness to find connection with others Father has hidden away for this hour. He is connecting His body; and the bones and flesh are coming together to form the fullness of the measure of the stature of Christ upon the earth. Christ Jesus is being known upon the earth in His people as they manifest on earth His very nature and authority as seen in Christ. Christ is emerging upon the earth as His people embrace death to the old life and partake of resurrection life that empowers, aligns, and connects them with others they are destined to be ONE with.

#5 SEPARATION OF ISMAEL AND ISAAC There has come a clear distinction of what is birthed of flesh and what is birthed of the Spirit. There is separation of those who operate by the arm of the flesh and those who walk by the Spirit. The son of the slave-women shall have no inheritance with the son of the free-woman. Father is not tolerating selfish ambition in his house in this new day. There is no more tolerance for pleasing and placating man's flesh for the sake of peace. The flesh wars against the Spirit and is a tool of the enemy to hinder the work of God. The time has come for His sons to be about their Father's business and not tolerate the distraction of those who have and promote man's agenda. It is time to cut loose those that are distracting us from the purposes of God with their own ambitions and agendas.

#5 ISAAC IS ON THE ALTAR God did not ask Abraham to sacrifice Ismael, He asked for Isaac. Isaac is the promise, the vision, the future, the destiny. Everything we have "perceived" to be our vision and destiny is required to be laid down. We have not been this way before and our preconceptions from the previous age only limit us. It is a matter of faith that He can and will resurrect Isaac as He sees fit and fulfill the promise. Father has brought us to the place of surrendering the vision of our destinies and purpose into His hands that we might receive a clarified and pure vision and understanding of the days we have entered.

#6 FROM TEACHERS TO WITNESSES A teacher dispenses knowledge, A witness makes disciples. The Pharisees taught knowledge and understanding, but Jesus came made disciples that were witnesses to what they had seen and heard. We are now witnesses to what we see and hear Father doing. And WE are what Father is saying and doing. We are witnesses (testimonies) of the Power and Presence of God that changes men into His very likeness as sons. The kingdom is not in simply words but power, and power is the portion of sons who are His witnesses/testimonies.

#7 ONE WITH GOD As a bride is united with her groom so we are coming into union with our God. We have moved on from Man working for God (Outer Court), to man working with God (Holy Place), to ONLY GOD working(Holy of Holies). The operation of the past has been a mixture of men doing work for God and doing work with God. This new day is characterized by God Himself doing the work. NO FLESH SHALL GLORY IN HIS PRESENCE. We are coming from the place of seeing "Christ in me" to simply seeing "Christ", as He establishes His kingdom in "UNITY"(ONENESS) with His sons. It is no longer us, but "Christ" in us. We are not seeking Him "out there" anymore, but resting in our UNION/ONENESS in Him within. In this place it is HIM that people see, and HIM that is manifest to the world. This is the day of Tabernacles, or the indwelling of God in His temple (people).

THE POINT OF NO RETURN
Just as Jesus came bringing a new day, so today is the day we are stepping into the fullness of His purposes that changes everything. There is no going back to yesterdays anointing. There is no going back to the church age. The kingdom age is HERE. The Day of the Lord is at hand. Our vision and destiny are laid at the feet of the king and He is giving us clarified vision as to His purposes and destiny within us. He is bringing heaven to earth, and the reality of heaven is now colliding with the earth in a way that changes everything for eternity. This place of heaven on earth has been birthed within His people, but it will grow to fully manifest Christ in His body unto all creation. There is no going back, only joyous expectation.

But as it is written, Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God has prepared for them that love him.

Kriston Couchey
http://my.opera.com/Boanerges/blog/
kcouchey04@earthlink.net

Kriston is not from the Northwest; he is a friend and a voice in, to, and among the Northwest.

The Coming Tidal Wave

THE TIDAL WAVE IS COMING
A tidal wave of God’s kingdom is about to crash on the shore of planet Earth as God is about to release a manifestation of Himself. A fresh, never seen before manifestation of God is going to break all barriers of men’s religious teachings and structure. 

God is about to do outside the system of men’s structure and doctrine what these could never contain. This wave is going to destroy many works of the flesh that have masqueraded as God’s work. This Kingdom release is a healing and destroying wave that is intended to heal the broken hearted and set the captives free, while at the same time passing judgment on dead works; showing they are not of God. 

THIS RELEASE COMES FROM THE COMMUNION (COMMON UNION) OF THE CORPORATE BRIDE AND HER GROOM
The release of this wave is a result of those who have learned to walk in UNION with the heart and purposes of God. Not just obeying Him, but coming into agreement with God and His judgments and heart. COMPLETE Unity with God is our destination in the kingdom. In this new day of the kingdom advancement we will see more and more the union of God with His sons as He purges the earth of its rebellion and pride. As a groom consummates his love for his bride, so the Lord is consummating a oneness with His sons, who have begun to express the very likeness and essence of God’s nature and authority on the earth. 

THIS “COMMON UNION” RELEASES GLORY
Communion, community, common unity: these terms describe what those who are being led by the Spirit have in common; unity in the Spirit. The Bride of Christ/the New Jerusalem is in complete agreement and unity concerning the passion and purpose of God’s heart toward creation. This communion (common union) is not based upon a church affiliation or leader, or even location. It is based upon: “…the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”

The Glory of God is being released in those who have the common unity of being led by the Holy Spirit. When those who walk with God in union enter fellowship, worship, and mutually encourage on another, you will see an even Greater Glory. This is an outpouring THROUGH those who have “Gathered outside the camp unto Him”. Each one has first individually learned to walk in union with God, and then in communion with their brother.

This unity is NOT found in a church congregations gathered in unity around a “common” doctrine, church structure, or a gifted leader. This is NOT what God is doing in this hour, and it does not have fullness of release. Where there is mixture there is hindrance to the will of God.

THE WAVE IS THE RESULT OF GOD COMNG TO HIS TEMPLE TO DWELL…and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts. 

He is fitting together a temple made of living stones that is at this present time scattered and coming out of wilderness trials and purification. But they are coming together in this time of earth’s upheaval and turbulence as a wave of refreshing to the earth. God is dwelling in His glory in these, and their common union is that they are partakers of His Spirit and nature. They have learned to be at rest with God IN them and they IN Him. They have learned submission and accountability to God, and have come to maturity that is seen in obedience out of love. 

COMMUNION IN COVENANT
There is coming a power and glory pouring forth from those walking in the “common unity” of the Spirit as a result of the One Covenant of The Blood of Jesus. Truly this is the Wedding Covenant of Union with Christ. If you are led by the Spirit, you are His son, and are already in a COMPLETED covenant of unity with everyone else on heaven and earth who is one with God. Mindsets are about to change drastically. 

In the One Covenant of “Common union” with God and each other, power will be released so mightily that many people will move beyond their old alliances and allegiances to their own church “communities”, leaders, and organizations. The communion of the saints will be seen in the broader sense in its reality; as what God has deemed in “union” with Him is blessed, and that which is not in union with Him will not endure. You will know those in union with Him by His Heart, His presence, and His power expressed in those He chooses to glorify; for we are the Glory He now chooses to clothe Himself in. He is the Glory we are clothed in.

In Him
Kriston Couchey

Prepared for Battle

22. JULY 2010
Kriston Couchey

THE WINDS OF WAR BLOWING, SEEN IN NATURAL SIGNS
I am convinced that the volcanic releases from Iceland and South America that grounded flights on both continents were signs in the natural pointing to spiritual realities. The oil gusher disaster in the Gulf of Mexico is also a natural sign of spiritual happenings. There is a release of demonic inspired defilement into the earth that is meant to poison and cloud the vision and function of God's people. The enemy is attempting to shipwreck the faith and destroy the confidence of God's children. The sound and smell of war is carried on the winds in the realm of the spirit; these signal the final battle of the ages, the full unleashing of worldly and demonic power on the earth. These forces are using every power at their disposal to contend for the destiny of men. Their centers of power are embedded in the political, religious, economic, and military arenas of mens systems.

MOBILIZATION
This is not so much a call to war as it is a clarification to those who are ALREADY finding their places in the army of God. We must understand what is happening. The mobilization of the enemy to thwart the purposes of God is a preemptive reaction to the inevitable manifestation of the greatest army ever seen upon the earth; the sons of God being revealed. The army of God has been summoned and the enemy knows it. Mobilization is the act of marshaling or making ready for action. This truly is the state of kingdom affairs this hour as Father is mobilizing and bringing together sons (both male and female) who are prepared to go forth in strength and purpose. There is a people made ready for this hour that are emerging from the wilderness of trials and testing. They are trained for battle and are going to take the land of promise in obedience and faith. These who know who they are and what Father is birthing within them are prepared for battle and will stand their ground firmly in the place they are called to. The very earth is quaking at the presence of this army set in battle array in their own proper places and ranks.

ASSIGNED PLACES
Being seated in our assigned place is essential for the army of God going forward in this hour. Joel says it like this: They run like warriors. They climb walls like soldiers. They march straight ahead. They do not leave their places. They do not crowd one another. They keep in their own lines. Even when they break through the defenses, they do not break their ranks. They rush into the city. They run along the wall. They climb into houses. They enter through windows like thieves. The earth quakes in their presence, and the sky shakes. The sun and the moon turn dark, and the stars no longer shine.

A sister in the Lord shared with me last week a dream she had about getting into our "assigned seats." In the dream, people were boarding a plane and there began to be confusion among the passengers. Suddenly, over the intercom the captain announced to the people, "Please get in your assigned seats." This was done in an orderly fashion, people who had taken the wrong seats in front or back began to move about the plane going to their specific seat assignment and exchanged seats with those who had been in their seat. When all of the passengers were seated in their assigned place confusion ended and the engines could then fire up.

KINGDOM FUNCTION
Those called to war have already heard the Lord and are already being positioned in their places. They know who they are IN Him and Who He is IN them, they are being given all things necessary to function in the places Father is seating them. There is a peace that is beginning to settle on the camp of the Lord, and the calm before the storm is bringing it's silence before the trumpet sounds and the battle is engaged on a full scale.

The LORD shouts out orders to his army. His forces are very large. The troops that carry out his commands are mighty. The day of the LORD is extremely terrifying. Who can endure it? ~Joel~ The kingdom is not ordered after a hierarchal chain of command like the world. The Army of the Lord is going forth under the direct commands of the king. It is through the leadership of the Holy Spirit to each individual that the plans of the enemy are thwarted and his defenses breached. Father has given each of His sons a function for the purpose that is theirs to fulfill. Each answers to the Lord regarding the administration of their function. Yet this is all done in relationship to each other, receiving and submitting to the function and purposes of God in each others life.

The call of the Lord in this hour is to TAKE YOUR ASSIGNED PLACE and prepare to engage the enemy in battle at His command. We are not all called to the same place and function, and we must have faith that Father has others in place to meet the needs that arise in the midst of battle. Some are medics, some are foot-soldiers, some are captains and some are generals, but they all answer to and take their place by the direction of the commander Jesus Christ. It is important to be about your Father's business and not be distracted by doing what you think needs to be done outside of our assignment, rather then doing what you are told to do. In our places we overcome through faith; outside of our places we falter and have doubt.

FAITH RISING
In the face of increasing darkness there is a light shining. Faith and courage from the very heart of our Commander flows through the hearts of His children in their assigned places and function. Fear is gripping the nations, the hearts of men will fail, but there is a battle cry rising up in God's people. Deliverance is on the way, the army of God is going forth with the presence power of the king. Everything is about to change.

In His Love
Kriston Couchey