I have some encouragement for the pioneers. Over the last few weeks, I’ve
kept hearing this language - that we are at thresholds
of faith.
What is a threshold? A threshold is defined as: the
point of entering or beginning something new. So, what is a threshold
of faith?
A threshold of faith is a place you come to when you can no longer
keep operating or living within the confines of your previous
limitations. God is leading you into a significant breakthrough in
that area to expand you and prepare you for what’s coming.
Thresholds of faith at first feel like pressure.
They feel emotionally triggering.
They feel like the enemy is warring against your mind.
It can feel even feel like a rollercoaster of soul highs and lows
as God brings precious things to the surface to free you and lighten
you.
Why? Because God is pulling you higher, and the enemy is trying to
keep you lower.
God is calling you to fly like an eagle, while the enemy wants to
keep you grounded with the turkeys.
In this calling we go from glory to glory with God (2
Corinthians 3:18). So He’s always leading us into
greater levels of truth about who we are and about our calling as
sons and daughters, as leaders, and as fathers and mothers. There are
always deeper dimensions of capacity, anointing, character, and fruit
that we are meant to walk in.
So we go through thresholds of faith not because something is
wrong or because things are falling apart, but because we’ve asked
Him for more. This pressure is the very thing we’ve been praying
for.
But we often forget - before breakthrough comes, God upgrades our
internal operating system. If He brings us into breakthrough without
transformation, we’ll crash and burn.
The issue is that In this consumer-Christian culture we’ve
inherited, we want our circumstances to change, but we often resist
the internal transformation required.
We avoid deliverance. We avoid healing. We avoid
conviction. We avoid the refining fire.
We want the goods without the fire. We want the promise without
the pruning. But it doesn’t work like that.
Right now, the Lord is trying to pull us higher, but there’s
been a battle. There’s been tension. And there are moments where
everything around you feels like it’s in ruins. Promises haven’t
come to pass and God didn’t come through. That’s where the fight
is because it feels too late, like it’s the eleventh hour and so
how can you trust God again when your last promise didn’t come to
pass?
By faith even Sarah herself received the ability to conceive, even
beyond the proper time of life, since she considered Him faithful who
had promised.” - Hebrews 11:11
Sarah’s breakthrough looked impossible. She was past the point
of fruitfulness. But God was working internally. She had to shift her
focus to His ability, not her own. She had to stop striving and
simply trust His miracle-working power.
That’s how you know you’re at a threshold - you feel
barren. You feel like nothing is working. And yet, God is asking you
to believe again. To dream again. To step forward into something you
don’t even have faith for yet.
He’s not asking for perfect faith. He’s asking for a yes.
Thresholds often feel like the most broken, most vulnerable, most
disqualified place you’ve ever been. And that’s exactly where God
chooses to expand you.
Not when everything’s in order. Not when you feel strong. It’s
when you feel empty, unworthy, and unprepared that He calls you into
the new.
As I was praying about this, I kept hearing the word “Jordan” and
I instantly knew what the Lord was showing me.
In the Bible, the Jordan River represents thresholds
of calling, identity, and breakthrough.
Joshua 3:17 – The Israelites crossed the
Jordan into the Promised Land.
2 Kings 2:8 – Elijah struck the Jordan
before being taken up.
2 Kings 2:14 – Elisha crossed back with a
double portion.
Matthew 3:13 – Jesus was baptized in the
Jordan, then led into the wilderness.
Genesis 32:22 – Jacob crossed the brook
Jabbok (connected to the Jordan), leaving behind his old identity and
life.
I believe we are at the Jordan right now with our foot about to
step in.
Oh not deeper waters! It’s scary. What if I can’t swim? What
if I trip? That’s what we feel in this moment.
I’ve felt it in my own life where God is stretching me and I
know it’s for my benefit. But in the natural, it looks like
warfare, mental attack, depletion and robbery, failure, closed doors,
confusion, and feeling out of your depth.
Why? Because God is revealing the places you’ve placed your
trust, your identity in and is revealing where you leant on your
hustle, your gifting, and your own strength. Those things can’t
sustain you anymore.
And at the same time, the enemy is trying to discourage you, to
make you give up right at the point of the threshold.
He wants you to break right before your breakthrough. But
God is asking you:
Will you trust Me in this moment? Will you believe even when it
doesn’t look like it’s working?
A few months ago, I was in that exact place surrounded by doubt
and pressure.
And I heard the Lord whisper “The only way to
survive this season is to stay at My feet. Stay in My presence.”
That’s the key to crossing the threshold. Not knowledge. Not
connections. Not hustle. Just surrender.
So I prophesy this over you now - Just as
Caleb and Joshua lingered in the tent and came out with a different
spirit, so will you. You will cross the threshold with new eyes, new
ears, and a new heart. Even now, God is breaking off the old
operating system. He is breaking off the pain and reproach of your
past.
“Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.”
- Joshua 5:9
The shame, the failure, the false labels they are being cut away.
You are being recommissioned.
This threshold of faith is the breakthrough you’ve been praying
for and it’s time to step over in Jesus name!
When I was at the Heaven Come Conference in LA this past
weekend I felt like God spoke to me about some very specific things, including
the subject of pain. There’s something profoundly available in this season for
people to walk out of pain and I believe there’s an anointing available to
change your season. Even though I’ve taught on pain before (whether that be
depression, anxiety, physical sickness, heartache etc.), I actually feel like
this is more than a teaching today—it’s a prophetic declaration. We’re in the
500th year of the reformation when the protestant movement was birthed. I felt
like God said that we are entering Reformation 2.0 and that He’s going to do
some crazy things in this season. So, all that to say, get your hopes up!
LEAVING YOUR PAIN BEHIND
I want us to take a look at a story in Scripture that’s a
beautiful representation of what it’s like to step away from pain. John 5:2-8
(emphasis added):
“Now there is in Jerusalem by the sheep gate a pool, which
is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porticoes. In these lay a multitude
of those who were sick, blind, lame, and withered, waiting for the moving of
the waters; for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool
and stirred up the water; whoever then first, after the stirring up of the
water, stepped in was made well from whatever disease with which he was
afflicted. A man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years. When Jesus
saw him lying there, and knew that he had already been a long time in that
condition, He said to him, “Do you wish to get well?” The sick man answered
Him, “Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up,
but while I am coming, another steps down before me.” Jesus *said to him, “Get
up, pick up your pallet and walk.”
Think about it. This man was at the healing pool for 38
years. He had watched others get healed while he was still waiting on his
miracle for 38 years! Can you imagine the discouragement he was living in? I’m
surprised he hadn’t given up yet! Then Jesus asked him a question. I think this
is a question we all need to ask ourselves—do we want to get well? Some people
go to the doctor or the healing rooms and never get well because they come with
hopelessness and the expectation that they will leave that place sick. This is
because they’ve learned how to live and cope with the pain. Many people come to
the of pool promise but hopelessness reduces them to the pallet of pain.
However, Jesus wants to take your pallet of pain and transform it into pulpit
of purpose! Today is the day your pain is supposed to go, and I want to
encourage you to pick up your pallet and walk!
HEALING IS BETTER THAN NUMBNESS
Many people reduce their life to accommodate their pain
instead of deal with it. The truth is that we’ve all experienced pain in life.
An adage I live by is that you can’t always help what happens to you but you
can always help what happens in you. I’ve been with people who are in
tremendous pain and don’t feel the emotion of it anymore because they’ve
reduced their life to accommodate it. They’ve numbed themselves. When we numb
the pain we can’t figure out the source, so we try to fix the symptoms but our
lives just get worse and worse. I encourage you to step into the pain because
God wants to heal you, not numb you.4 things you should know about pain:
1. Pain is rarely the problem; it is almost always the
symptom. Give yourself permission to dig deep and find the root of what’s going
on.
2. Pain will lead you to the source of your problem. It’s
actually a gift and a lead to follow.
3. The level of your pain does not always determine the
depth of your problem. For example, a sliver in your finger can feel like you
need to chop off your hand because the pain is so bad!
4.Ignoring pain or being afraid of pain often leads to
bigger problems.
A CULTURE OF WHOLENESS
When you’re walking out of pain it’s important to create a
culture of wholeness around you. Don’t listen to sad music or watch sad movies
when you are processing through your pain. Don’t sing songs to your pain, but
rather sing songs to your victory! Don’t minister to your pain or make it
comfortable! Don’t try to live with it, rather make sure you’re working through
it and getting it out. The Bible says we WALK through the valley, so don’t stop
and camp out there. So how do you do this?
Recently I asked pastor Bill how his weekend was and he told
me he had a great weekend and spent a day listening and watching to the
prophecies that were given to him and Beni over the years. I was like, “Uh… I
dug a ditch this weekend!” Haha. I just want to say that Bill has developed a
culture of testimony and prophecy around himself, so that his weakness became
his strength. He has fed his soul and spirit with God’s truth, with testimonies
of what God has done in his life and in other people’s lives, and the
prophecies that fill him with the hope of what’s to come. He has truly
strengthened himself in the Lord. Over the years he refused to be a depressed
man and rather created a culture of prophecy and testimony around him. We,
myself and I’m sure many of you, now get to feed off of that. What I want to
propose to you today is that you can do the same thing! You can feed off of the
testimonies of breakthrough you’ve heard and the prophecies spoken over you!
You can create a culture that others get to feed off of. But you have to leave
pain so that you can get up and walk in breakthrough.
DO IT AGAIN
I feel that we are in a kairos moment for stepping out of
pain, which reminds me of a passage in John 21. When Jesus rose from the dead
he went to find the disciples in a boat. They had been fishing all night and
Jesus yelled out to them from the shore to ask if they’d caught anything. They
replied to say no, and that they’d been fishing all night. Jesus told them to
cast their nets on the other side of the boat. Now let’s just think for a
second. You’d think that if they were fishing all night that they’d tried their
net on both sides of the boat! But Jesus asked them to do it one more time. My
point is that sometimes it doesn’t take a new action, but rather a renewed
action to see breakthrough. Sometimes Jesus asks you to do the thing you’ve
been doing just one more time. I feel like this is a “try it again” day—whether
that means going to the doctor one more time, going to the healing rooms one
more time, calling your son or daughter that you haven’t heard from in years
one more time…Today is the day that you can walk out of pain. The Lord is
saying “take up the pallet of promise and move on.”
AFFECTED RATHER THAN OFFENDED
Some people may be offended at this blog. It’s not always
easy to hear “get up and walk” when we’ve been waiting for our breakthrough.
Think about the man at the pool of Bethesda… when Jesus told him to pick up his
pallet and walk he could’ve jumped into a myriad of reasons for why he was sick
and honestly taken offense. But when God is giving us the command to get up and
move on, we have to purpose to not be offended! He’s not saying it with a
calloused heart; He’s saying it with profound authority!
There’s something powerful about refusing to get offended
when the Lord says to be strong and courageous while you’re looking fear and
discouragement in the face. Receive the grace that comes with the word even if
it feels harsh, and determine to be affected by His command instead of offended
by it.
TODAY WE DECLARE BREAKTHROUGH!
Today, regardless of why you’re in a hard season, I want to
encourage you to declare this out loud over youself. The power of life and
death is in the tongue so let’s speak life over ourselves! Ready? Here we go:
“I am leaving my pain behind. This is my day of deliverance. This day, the Lord
will deliver me from the things that have plagued me and my family for
generations. This is the day that the Lord decreed that I would walk out of a
place of misery in every area of my life. Today’s breakthrough will affect and
infect my children and my grandchildren. We will create a legacy of
breakthrough. Hope and peace will be named among the attributes of my family
lineage. Our family will create a culture of wholeness. What feeds us and walks
us out of pain today will become our strength, and thousands of people will
come to our house to get out of pain and find promise!”
Like I said before I’ve taught on walking out of pain a few
times and I want to give you my teaching notes today. Simply click here to
check them out. They include steps for walking out of pain that I hope will
help you! I’d also love to hear from you in the comments! Let me know your
thoughts and testimonies below.
Since 1999, the Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders has gathered some of the most respected prophetic voices from around the nation to pray and seek the Lord for a word for the coming year.
(These meetings took place November 14th - 16th, 2016 and some of the events have already transpired.)
Here is Cindy Jacobs' introduction to the word this year:
THE YEAR OF THE BREAKTHROUGH
2017: The Breakthrough Year
“The One who breaks open will come up before them; They will break out.
Pass through the gate,
And go out by it;
Their king will pass before them,
With the Lord at their head.”
Micah 2:13 (NKJV)
The Symbolism of the Number 17
The number 17 in scripture symbolizes “overcoming the enemy”
and “complete victory.”
God overcame the sins of rebellious humans when He began to
flood the earth and rested on the 17th day of the Hebrew month. Noah’s ark and
its eight passengers rested on the mountains of Ararat on the 17th day of the
seventh month of the religious year (Tishrei), right in the middle of God’s
Holy period known as the Feast of Tabernacles.
The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) is in the seventh month
(Tishri) and on the tenth day of the Hebraic calendar. This day calls for the
turning from our sins through repentance that brings us to victory.
It is the time for the breakthrough to victory.
There will be a significant increase in miracles and signs
and wonders. The anointing will be so strong that it will break significant and
long-standing strongholds that have plagued people's lives.
“It shall come to pass in that day
That his burden will be taken away from your shoulder,
And his yoke from your neck,
And the yoke will be destroyed because of the anointing oil.”
Isaiah 10:27 (NKJV)
For the Lord says, “My people are entering into an
overcoming season that will produce great breakthroughs. For the enemy has come
in like a flood, but I, the Lord, am releasing great victories. I will stem the
tide of violence. I will bring peace to the land. I will bring an awakening! I
will release revival!”
Receive Your Breakthrough This Year
This is the year that the blessings will overtake us, if we
obey the voice of our God! If we put out hands to the things pertaining
to the Kingdom of God for His sake, we will begin to prosper. It is critical
that we spend time seeking the Lord for the right alignment in our
relationships for us to release these blessings.
For some, it will mean a geographic move, for others, the
leaving of the old for the new. For others, it will be mean staying in
covenantal relationships even when they are tested.
The Promise and the Condition
“Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the
voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I
command you today, that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations
of the earth. And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you,
because you obey the voice of the Lord your God”
Deuteronomy 28:1-2 (NKJV)
We need to understand the Hebraic meaning of our times. The
year 2017 on the Roman calendar corresponds to the year 5777 on the Hebraic
calendar, which is symbolized by the crowned sword.
The sword cuts off the old and releases the new. The enemy
has been trying to “cut off” many relationships and come against the new move
of unity coming to families and the Body of Christ. We see Satan being defeated
on many levels as we experience great breakthroughs, both personally and
corporately.
This is the year of breakthrough to release the following
things:
Mantles
or anointings of the Holy Spirit released across generations. This is the
year of securing your legacy.
New
leaders recognized and released.
Shifts
in government and new international alliances forming.
More
corruption exposed on national levels, both in the United States and other
nations.
Mantles are being passed
The passing of Peter Wagner was a game-changer for the Body
of Christ. Old wine structures are going to be tested, and those who will be
willing to become new wine
will be promoted. Churches who allow themselves to become
apostolic sending centers will grow and see many saved.
Fuller Theological Seminary is going to come into a time of
renewal as in the days when C. Peter Wagner invited John Wimber to teach his
signs and wonders class. The Holy Spirit will be poured out once again
upon the professors. Other divinity schools such as Princeton will also be
visited by God as young professors are touched by God’s power and come into
spiritual renewal. New wine curriculum will be introduced into seminaries and
Bible Schools around the world. The renewal legacy of Peter Wagner combined
with that of John Wimber is about to come upon a new generation.
A diversity of mantles is falling in this time like unto
what Peter Wagner carried. Mantles from God for the writing books,
prophetically “seeing” trends, keeping the church (ekklesia) fresh and ready
for each new move of God are being distributed to properly aligned leaders in
this hour.
There will be many, many changes in this coming year.
Changes in locations, houses, buildings, and the breaking off of generational
systems of debt.
A new generation of spiritual warriors will be trained and
arise to do governmental and prophetic intercession. Old prayer movements
will be strengthened, and a new generation of prayer warriors will arise for
battle. There will be an awakening of prayer and spiritual warfare. Deliverance
will take place on many levels through this fresh movement.
There will be continued shakings as the sword of the Lord
pierces the darkness of centuries over the nations. Some will experience great
tumults and shakings.
The good news is that, in the midst of the shakings, there
will be a time of renewal and coming together like in Ezekiel 37, when the
shakings of dry bones caused new breath and life coming into the army of the
Lord.
Let the Ekklesia Arise
Networks of Kingdom Alliances with the voice of hope are
emerging in very intentional ways. Many will teach on the “ekklesia” from their
pulpits and in their conferences, inspiring the people of God to arise and be
the called-out ones.
There will be a strong anointing on the ekklesia to root out
and pull down the “gates and walls of the enemy.” By this, as we are faithful
to move out into society to be a voice of change, there will be a dismantling
and shaking of old corrupt systems.
The economies of nations who have refused to shift and are
keeping their people in bondage will see massive shakings. Exposure after
exposure will come to those corrupt individuals who thought they were too
protected and embedded through bribes and intimidation. They will find
themselves falling out of power, going to prison, and, in some cases, even
dying.
The Lord showed us clearly that this is a new season where
the ekkesia is being given the anointing not only to root out, and tear down,
but this will be a special season of building and planting. The revelation of
blessing our cities and nations will be a kingdom anthem for the ekklesa.
If we root out, but do not plant, then the nations will only be exposed to
worse than they had been before.
Therefore, we admonish the intercessors to pray beyond the
tearing down of old systems and pray into the structures and systems that need
to form afterward. Let’s intercede for new leaders and effective systems
to be put in place that will build up their nations.
It’s Time to Build!
Then the Lord put forth His hand and touched my
mouth, and the Lord said to me:
“Behold, I have put My words in your mouth. See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms,
To root out and to pull down,
To destroy and to throw down,
To build and to plant.”
Moreover the word of the Lord came to me,
saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?”
And I said, “I see a branch of an almond tree.”
Then the Lord said to me, “You have seen well,
for I am ready to perform My word.”
Jeremiah 1:9-12 (NKJV)
One of the things to be planted is what could be called “The
Love Revolution.” Just as the Summer of Love in 1967 changed the landscape of a
generation, so now, 50 years later, the world will see the face of Christianity
in a new light.
The admonition in 1 Corinthians 14:1, "Let love
be your aim" will be planted in the nations as the church rises
up in a more visible way. The words of the theme song from the Jesus People
Movement, “They will know that we are Christians by our love” will
have a new resonance as this message of loving God and loving one another is
sung in new ways. We will be carriers of God’s goodness wherever we go!
Changing Financial Structures
The way people make money is going to change. A new breed of
entrepreneurs will arise who are “out-of-the-box” thinkers. New structures of
wealth creation will open up. For example, in the past the stock markets were
major generators of wealth, but this will be the era of YouTube millionaires.
The church, missions organizations, and other ministries
will benefit greatly from the creation of wealth, as new donors will rise up to
help finance the building of this global vision. The gift of giving will be
highlighted in the coming move of God, and people of wealth will understand how
to use their gift to advance the Kingdom of God.
Watch Latin America as structures that kept people in
poverty are going to begin to unravel and weaken.
A New John 17 Movement
The Lord spoke to us that next year we would see a new John
17 movement begin where the prayer of Jesus will be answered. Many streams will
run together until we see a river of revival flow across the earth. There will
be major reconciliations between denominations, nations, and peoples.
God will anoint peacemakers in this season who are
especially empowered by God to be a voice for unity between factions and help
heal the breaches.
This John 17 move will extend to families as well as there
is a “focus on the family” where longstanding breaches between siblings, and
between parents and their children are healed. God is calling for families to
pray together and “light” the family altar. Strongholds in family systems
are going to be broken in powerful and supernatural ways. This will even
extend to strongholds of poverty, disease, alcoholism, and drug abuse.
The John 17 movements will align against injustice and
religious strongholds as they decide together that they want a new move of the
Holy Spirit.
We are hearing the words, New Wine, New Wine!
A convergence of all the past moves of God coming together
with the manifestations of Pentecostal Fire, the Healing and Deliverance
Crusades. The Latter Rain Glory being poured out with new realms of glory, the
Evangelicals' Burden of the Lost, and the Jesus People Movements love for the
lost, the gifts of the Holy Spirit from the Charismatic Movement, the Third
Wave Theological Credibility, the Revelation of the Prophetic Movement, and the
Relational Networking of the Apostolic Reformation that includes an
understanding of reforming and transforming society in each mountain (or
sphere).
This great Convergence of the Ages is coming with a historic Fourth
Wave of the Holy Spirit and a reformation that will lead to the Great
Transformation of nations.
The wind of the Holy Spirit is going to blow with new
renewal movements arising in the youth upon centuries-old churches. The power
of the Holy Spirit will be poured out in a new, fresh way, manifesting through
the young and old. The miracles that have seemed only to happen infrequently
are going to be dramatic.
Many “working of miracles” that are creative in nature will
be seen in hundreds of churches across the world. Centuries old churches that
have prayed for a renewed move of the Holy Spirit will see their prayers
answered. It is the time for a new Pentecost! Some that criticize those who are
longing for renewal will find they are put out of leadership in their churches
and denominations. Both the young and the old will see the power of the Holy
Spirit fall upon them.
This again will result in many, many new missionaries being
sent out across the face of the earth that are willing to go to the most
difficult and hard-to-reach areas. Central Asia will be majorly impacted
by this mission’s movement. God is calling a new generation who will go out and
evangelize the world! The numbers of those going to preach will increase in
large proportion compared to the generation before them.
These missionaries will carry the gospel, anointed with
revelation to give “hope solutions” to the current needs of the nations where
they are sent.
The heartland of the United States and the cities along the
Mississippi River will be used by God to mend the great divide that has come to
the nation as a result of the recent polarizing US elections.
The warfare from the last season that has “worn out” God’s
people will fade away as the refreshing rains of the Spirit of God fall afresh.
It is time for breakthroughs and the breaking off of the pain, discouragement,
and battle fatigue of yesterday.
Harvest Season
The greatest harvest of souls the earth has known is upon
us. Hundreds of thousands will be saved. The Middle East will experience a
revival and this will extend into the evangelization of both the Arab and the
Non-Arabic-speaking Muslims. Look to Egypt to be a leader in this revival and
awakening.
The Glory of God is going to be poured out across the United
States and these areas were specifically given as revival centers:
Los Angeles, California; Silicon Valley, Redding,
California; Portland, Oregon; Seattle, Washington; Phoenix, Arizona; a new
spring coming out of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Oklahoma; Austin, Texas;
Kansas City, Missouri; Madison, Wisconsin; Indianapolis, Indiana; Nashville,
Tennessee; Orlando, Florida; Fort Mills, South Carolina; Virginia; Annapolis,
Maryland; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; New York City; Boston, Massachusetts; as
well as other cities and regions.
The inner cities of America and the areas in which Satan has
built is greatest strongholds will begin to rebuild, and the revivals in such
cities as Detroit and Chicago will astound the news! God says, “I will
not forget the inner cities!”
This harvest time will result in the salvation of
high-profile leaders both in the media, government, and education spheres of
society. They will be vocal and unashamed! Their bold presence on social media
will cause a huge stir in the news services.
God is going to shake pop culture! He is going to use
it for His glory.
Look to the reserves and reservations and tribal lands of
the nations of the earth. The indigenous peoples of the earth are about
to be touched by God’s power. Where they were oppressed through
colonization, they are going to experience great healing and receive the power
and grace to forgive the terrible atrocities committed against them. As a
result, they will be used to touch many nations with the truth of God’s saving
power.
The historic wells of revival are going to flow again as
bold evangelism takes place on the streets and on the campuses of schools where
progressivism and Marxism have taken root. Latin America will be a leader
in this move of God.
A New Renaissance
New songs and new sounds will flow from emerging worship
leaders. The Tabernacle of David will see the release of many, many new
Psalmists that will sing the song of the nations. A new, even more passionate
generation of abandoned worshippers is emerging!
Songs will be written that influence not only the church but
also society at large. These songs will disciple nations in the way that
the Beatles and the Summer of Love released a “free love sexual revolution” in
a negative way as well as rebellion and sin. We will be singing the sounds of
awakening in society! The bells of true liberty will ring in song once again.
Andrew Fletcher, a politician from Scotland, said, “Let me
sing the songs of a nation, and I care not who makes its laws.” In other words,
the power of the voice singing creates movements for societal change.
Power worshippers will arise as a new generation moves into
cities and regions and breaks open the heavens in a massive way. Through praise
and worship, they will “pierce the darkness” created by principalities and
powers over regions.
These worshippers will become “sent ones” who will go into
unreached parts of cities and nations to prepare the way for the evangelists
who will come after them.
This worship movement will see an even greater rebuilding of
the Tabernacle of David with many more 24/7 Houses of Prayer being established.
They will have an understanding of the connection that God has given between
the church and Israel, and many will call this new move a “Davidic Messianic”
movement of believers.
A Movement of Reformers
2017 is the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.
Many, many people will talk about the need for societal
reformation and desire to be reformers. Young people will band together to form
movements that display a passion to go into each area of their culture and see
reformation.
This will set the stage for the greatest outpouring of the
spirit and awakening the world has even known! Nations that were never impacted
by the reformation will begin to experience one now. This will happen in
all the continents!! “Africa, Africa, Africa, you are moving into your
greatest hour, says the Lord!”
Germany and France will be deeply impacted by this move of
God. The Calvin’s and the Luther’s are arising! Books will be written and
the history of past moves of God will be studied. It will also go into the
Catholic churches, the Coptics from Egypt, the Orthodox churches in Russian and
Eastern Asia. It will affect both the Eastern and Western Orthodox
churches. While many of the older leaders in these denominations and
church movements will rejoice, some will rise up and persecute this new of God.
Social media will be the Gutenberg press in this
reformation.
The news will be amazed as very liberal owners of social
media begin to announce that they are now believers. This will impact the
Silicon Valley community in California in a big way. The Holy Spirit is calling
for massive intercession for influencers in these sectors of society.
The youth who have seemingly crashed in the past season into
being part of the “hard left” with liberal, humanistic agendas will suffer
great disillusionment. But if the church will reach out to them in this time of
lost dreams, they will be saved and become part of the most powerful move of
evangelism and discipling that their nations have ever known.
The Effects of the United States’ Election
Several of our prophets received words that Donald Trump
would become the next president and will become a 21st century Cyrus. He is
called to break the mold of political correctness. We received the word that if
we pray for him, he will heal, rather than divide, the nation.
Intercession must be made or this will not happen in the way
God intends. Racial division must be healed and the people of all ethnicities
must come together as part of this John 17 movement. This cannot be a
“whites only” movement, but the church must work to fight for unity and be a
massive voice against racism that still exists in the nation.
There will be many civil rights reformers who will not let
this need of healing of the nation creates divides. We received a serious
admonition that the church must pray to see the nation healed or the breaches
will only grow.
Native Americans will be part of this civil reformation and
antiquated laws, and even the Bureau of Indian Affairs will be reformed.
There is coming such scientific proof concerning the science
of the pre-born child that this will result in reformations in the medical
field’s stance and thinking as a whole. The pre-born child will be declared a
human being. Some that have held this stance all along will break their silence
and become strong advocates for the pre-born.
We prophesied a conservative revolt, and now we prophesy a
“social media revolt” in which many use this form of communication and it will
result in the crippling networks and newspapers that persecute the truth of
God. God is about to arise in a way to release the anointing of truth. There
are media revolutionaries who will change the way everything is being done concerning
communications. This will result in financial shakings will cause long-standing
news media to begin to lose millions of dollars, even causing some to go under!
This will be a shock to many who relied upon them to be their “voice.”
As a backlash against this conservative social media revolt,
the liberal press will even accuse God’s people of lying, giving the biblical
analogy of the sons of Belial
who lied in court to get Naboth’s vineyard. However,
accusations of the liberal press will not prevail. Intercession must be
done for the church to be protected.
Corruption is going to be exposed in the media as well and
the disillusionment will deepen in people in general with “traditional media”
sources. Out of this season, new, anointed news anchors will come to the
forefront who will be unashamedly believers and they will experience great
favor.
Washington DC will be “ground zero” for the exposure of
corruption. Some that are exposed will shock the nation as God continues to
move to cleanse both political parties. Corrupt judges will also be
exposed in the circuit courts. We were told to use Ezekiel 22 as a model
to decree against corruption.
The whistleblowers will come out in droves! Aides and
interns will speak and tell what they have both seen and heard.
Collusion between the Federal Drug Administration and the
pharmaceutical companies will be exposed in surprising ways.
The lobbyists are going to be removed from their places of
influence in a significant way, and the influence of corporate giants over
Congress will also be reformed.
Term limits will be put in place for Congress in the future.
Reformation is coming to every aspect of society.
Major trade deals are going to be re-written and old enemies
will become trading partners. God is aligning the nations for His
purposes. The global elites are going to find that they are not able to move
freely like they did on the international scene. Corruption and collusion will
be exposed and many will be shocked.
A new season of mercy has been given, even though for some
it does not appear to be so at this moment of time. God wants to reboot the
nation and get it back on track.
The Lord wants to release both protection for the nation as
well as wisdom for compassionate immigration reform while dealing with the
criminal influence. This needs serious prayer. The Body of Christ is
forerunning racial reconciliation, and this will display a unity and synergy
that the world is looking for.
A call for continued concerted prayer to continue to bring
both peace, protection and stability to the nation went out. God wants to
give a path to establish what could be called “thrones of glory” all the way
through the year 2020. If the intercessors continue to pray for 2020 vision,
God will release His glory on a scale none of us can imagine.
The Economy
The US will be the safe refuge for investment around the
globe.
Family economies will be blessed if they seek the Lord on
how to get out of debt and save so they can invest in new financial
opportunities that will arise.
Significant investments in new innovations and inventions;
some even given through dreams, will be released. The Mid-West and what
has been known as the rust belt of the United States will begin to
blossom. New investments in inner cities will open up as they are set
free from historic violence and drug abuse.
The churches of the nation will begin to rise up and
systematically work to eliminate poverty. This will impact the inner cities
greatly as they will be considered both a mission field and a treasure field.
The people of the inner cities are treasures to God.
Economic shakings are coming to Europe.
Italy, Spain, and Portugal will be tested. God’s people will
be taken care of in the midst of the crisis. Alignments with Israel are
critical in this season.
North America and Alaska
The wealth of North America will be unlocked and resources
will be opened. There will be a new gas pipeline in Alaska. It will be in the
news as “hidden riches” of gold and rare minerals are found.
The US Military – Terrorism and ISIS
There will be a rebuilding of the United States’ military.
Religious freedom will be restored and the chaplains will once again be able to
freely preach the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit pointed out
the necessity of this happening in order to see God’s favor poured out on the
military.
Reformers are going to be put in place in the military. The
power of God is going to visit entire military bases around the world.
New strategies to defeat ISIS will be given by new
leadership put in place and fear will fall upon those who are “rogue”
terrorists. The mainstream media and social media voices who are favorable to
allowing refugees with terrorists backgrounds are going to suffer major
blows.
Those nations who are promoting and hiding terrorists will
be ostracized both politically and economically. Rogue nations such as North
Korea are going to be put in check.
New Alliances Between Nations
There will be a tightened alliance between the US and the
UK. Trade agreements will be made between these two nations that will shift the
balance of trade.
God is dealing internally with the Parliament of the UK and
strong voices will arise to speak out for alliances with Israel. Brexit and
Amerix! The exiting from one wineskin to another.
(Note-this by no means that God is not moving within the
people of the EU!)
United Nations
The extreme political and social agenda behind the UN is
going to become apparent to people of many nations. Righteous nations will
stand up to their plans for social engineering through International Planned
Parenthood and eugenics. Reformers will arise from the midst with godly
philosophies who will be strong voices for a realignment away from this
perverted agenda to one that gives compassion aid without “strings” attached to
unrighteous organizations. Ambassadors who are evangelists will rise up ashamed
of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Funding will be withheld as righteous nations in the UN they
stop supporting radicalized social agendas that promote homosexuality as a
life-style and the abortion of babies.
Israel
Signs and wonders will break out in many places. Nazareth
and Haifa will see the power of God in great demonstration. The Russian
Jews are going to experience a harvest of souls in a large way and become
powerful evangelists to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ.
The nations who align against Israel will find themselves
becoming more economically challenged in the coming days. Nations will withdraw
their funding from the UN initiatives and countries who persecute Israel.
Israel will become a flashpoint among the nations.
There is a confusion of the nations that will take place and an accelerated
polarization of light and darkness.
This will start a process where the Temple Mount will once
again be brought up as a central issue among the nations.
More shakings will take place in the nation but God will
release a youth movement between the Jews and Arabs that will become voices of
unity in the land.
Brazil
More corruption will be exposed and the shake-up of the
government will continue all the way from the national to the local levels.
There will be new government leaders run for office from the church, and
whereas they were not successful in the past, some will see a breakthrough when
they run again.
Iran
There is a growing underground movement that is strong
although not yet seen. There will be much trouble brewing from Iran in
this season, however, God wants to encourage the church that He is hearing
their prayers and has a plan to liberate His people from radical
ideologies.
France
Revival fires are burning! The move of God has started and
will not be quenched. It is time for the prayers of the generations must
be answered. The John 17 movement from France will affect the other nations in
Europe.
The prophets are going to rise up from France and speak very
accurately.
Asia
Vietnam is preparing to be the “Star of Asia” as far as the
numbers of people being saved. This will even have a great impact on the
Communist government. Hanoi will become a beacon of light to the
nations.
China
There will be some continued shakings. However, look to
Inner Mongolia for the greatest moves of God yet!
Australia
Australia is a reformer nation and will produce great
shifts, as well as some clashes on a governmental level. However, the Daniel’s
and Joseph’s are arising in this land.
Egypt and the Middle East
There is a massive awakening coming to the Egypt as well as
the whole Middle East. It is the time for Isaiah 19 to be fulfilled! Reformers
will arise in these nations as well. The blood of the martyrs is
crying out from the ground where ISIS has beheaded so many believers in Jesus
Christ. Their sacrifice is going to result in many “Saul’s” who have become
radicalized will become Paul's.
We see in part and know if part. We are the test all things
and hold fast to that which is good. Some words have immediate fulfillment and
impact. Other words have conditions that must be met in order for them to be
fulfilled. But this is a Year of the Breakthrough! This is a historical time
when another Great Reformation shall take place!
When I was on the ocean last weekend the winds were strong and the waves high. There were riptides. People were warned not to go in the water. Of course I went in. You knew that. And there were shark warnings. And it was cold. As I walked out until it was deep enough to swim, the waves were 5 feet high. The problem wasn't swimming, it was standing. Trying to walk out I was knocked over several times by the waves. Eventually I was in deep enough water. Down the beach there was a surfer. And some kayakers had made an attempt but capsized. Rough ocean.
Why am I telling you this? I was thinking about the next wave of revival we pray for. The wave of spiritual change coming to America. When it comes it won't come as a tiny ripple. One that doesn't disturb much. One that is safe. No sharks. No rip current. That's what the church would like, safe revival, no danger, nothing upset. Business as usual with more attendance and better offerings. Yet that's not the message I got as I dried myself off. I heard Him say, "When the next wave comes it will knock most off their feet. It won't be safe. There will be dangerous currents and there will be hidden dangers. The result will be glorious, but the trip to the deep water will be treacherous. Most won't make it. Everything you thought would go with you into the deep water I am calling you into will be upset. The waves will knock them down and the current will wash them away". I won't over interpret, but it's fair to say we are about to go into a time when the church we used to know will be tested and many, maybe most won't stand the test. The wave will knock them over. There will be deceivers. There will be sharks. There will be currents that if you fight them will kill you.
I can't tell you if that was just for me, or if I was over-spiritualizing an event. I am only saying that the spiritual wave we all hope and pray for will be so big it will not be safe for religion. Much of the religious establishment when threatened will come against it. It's already happening. The strongest attacks will come from those who were part of the last wave. Then have now built structures that are about to collapse from the coming wave. Gene Redlin
Editor's note: When this post mailed, formatting from the original posting made it illegible to many readers. This is a repeat posting so that it will be accessible to all readers. Please feel free to pray for the Oregon Territory.
The Territory of Oregon was organized on August 14, 1848, by an act of Congress. It includes the present-day states of Idaho, Oregon and Washington, as well as parts of Montana. The Lord brought to my attention other significant historic moments in that same year of 1848. The year of 1848 was also a LEAP YEAR and as I discovered that historic fact I heard the Lord say,
"THE OREGON TERRITORY IS ABOUT TO LEAP FORWARD INTO ITS PREDESTINED POSITION FOR HARVEST AND REVIVAL. IT WILL TAKE ON GLOBAL PROPORTIONS' VERY QUICKLY AS MY PLAN FOR THEM UNFOLDS."
1848 was also known around the world as the, "Spring of Nations" or the "Year of Revolution". It was triggered by a series of political upheavals throughout Europe that spread around the world like fire which also ignited the French Revolution which consequently began also in 1848. I heard the Lord say that this would be a time of epic revolution and a time when our nation will SPRING FORWARD as it did in 1848, 160 years ago. This is a year that will be a "Spring of Nations" or a "Year of Revolution" where current mindsets and processes will be transformed by springing forward and a spiritual revolution or radical change of thinking and believing occurs.
The "Year of Revolution" as it has been titled by historians was not only a volatile time but a violent one as well. Many countries and continents came under great pressure both naturally and spiritually as the earth "groaned" and there was a spiritual "quantum leap". This will not only be a time of great spiritual strides but also a time when the world will come under a degree of suffering as weather, economy and other political and natural landscapes suddenly change positioning entire nations for the will and plan of the Lord.
Two other significant events transpired around the world that forever changed these countries and deeply impacted the United States:
The Mexican-American War (1846-1848) and the Irish Potato Famine (1845-1849). Both of these events greatly impacted the United States. I heard the Lord say, "NOW THERE WILL BE A FULL CIRCLE AS I SEND BOTH BLESSINGS AND PROVISION TO THESE THREE NATIONS; MEXICO, AMERICA AND IRELAND. YOU WILL SEE A GREAT REAPING WHERE YOU HAVE SOWN."
The Oregon Territory is deeply connected to these world events as the epochs of history occurred and the Oregon Territory was birthed simultaneously. Oregon, Idaho, Washington and Montana are a EPI-CENTER or a place where EPIC is about to ENTER as it once again shapes world events by its prayers, intercession and outward acts of faith. I heard the Lord say, "WATCH AND SEE AS THIS IS CONFIRMED BY WATER, WIND AND FIRE IN THE NATURAL THROUGHOUT THIS REGION. A SERIES OF SUDDENLIES WILL MARK THIS REGION FOR MY PURPOSES."
EPIC breakthroughs financially will now ENTER as the Oregon Territory becomes a epicenter of His anointing and provision for world impact. The nations will become acutely a part of your heart as this year ends and 2009 begins. You will be strategically in position both spiritually and naturally to have optimum impact. Psalm 2:8 will be your springboard that will underwrite what I do in your heart and mind says the Lord. Favor both in Mexico and Ireland will streamline My will in you as a "great door of utterance" opens to you there as well as many other key nations of the world. EPIC IS ABOUT TO ENTER!
Chad Taylor (from 2008) Consuming Fire Ministry email: destiny@televar.com
This is a re-send of the last word, to correct formatting errors. Apologies for the duplication.
The Territory of Oregon [current states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and part of Montana and a tiny corner of Wyoming] was organized on August 14, 1848, by an act of Congress. It includes the present-day states of Idaho, Oregon and Washington, as well as parts of Montana. The Lord brought to my attention other significant historic moments in that same year of 1848. The year of 1848 was also a LEAP YEAR and as I discovered that historic fact I heard the Lord say,
"THE OREGON TERRITORY IS ABOUT TO LEAP FORWARD INTO ITS PREDESTINED POSITION FOR HARVEST AND REVIVAL. IT WILL TAKE ON GLOBAL PROPORTIONS' VERY QUICKLY AS MY PLAN FOR THEM UNFOLDS."
1848 was also known around the world as the, "Spring of Nations" or the "Year of Revolution". It was triggered by a series of political upheavals throughout Europe that spread around the world like fire which also ignited the French Revolution which consequently began also in 1848. I heard the Lord say that this would be a time of epic revolution and a time when our nation will SPRING FORWARD as it did in 1848, 160 years ago. This is a year that will be a "Spring of Nations" or a "Year of Revolution" where current mindsets and processes will be transformed by springing forward and a spiritual revolution or radical change of thinking and believing occurs.
The "Year of Revolution" as it has been titled by historians was not only a volatile time but a violent one as well. Many countries and continents came under great pressure both naturally and spiritually as the earth "groaned" and there was a spiritual "quantum leap". This will not only be a time of great spiritual strides but also a time when the world will come under a degree of suffering as weather, economy and other political and natural landscapes suddenly change positioning entire nations for the will and plan of the Lord.
Two other significant events transpired around the world that forever changed these countries and deeply impacted the United States:
The Mexican-American War (1846-1848) and the Irish Potato Famine (1845-1849). Both of these events greatly impacted the United States. I heard the Lord say, "NOW THERE WILL BE A FULL CIRCLE AS I SEND BOTH BLESSINGS AND PROVISION TO THESE THREE NATIONS; MEXICO, AMERICA AND IRELAND. YOU WILL SEE A GREAT REAPING WHERE YOU HAVE SOWN."
The Oregon Territory is deeply connected to these world events as the epochs of history occurred and the Oregon Territory was birthed simultaneously. Oregon, Idaho, Washington and Montana are a EPI-CENTER or a place where EPIC is about to ENTER as it once again shapes world events by its prayers, intercession and outward acts of faith. I heard the Lord say, "WATCH AND SEE AS THIS IS CONFIRMED BY WATER, WIND AND FIRE IN THE NATURAL THROUGHOUT THIS REGION. A SERIES OF SUDDENLIES WILL MARK THIS REGION FOR MY PURPOSES."
EPIC breakthroughs financially will now ENTER as the Oregon Territory becomes a epicenter of His anointing and provision for world impact. The nations will become acutely a part of your heart as this year ends and 2009 begins. You will be strategically in position both spiritually and naturally to have optimum impact. Psalm 2:8 will be your springboard that will underwrite what I do in your heart and mind says the Lord. Favor both in Mexico and Ireland will streamline My will in you as a "great door of utterance" opens to you there as well as many other key nations of the world. EPIC IS ABOUT TO ENTER!
Luke Holter is quickly becoming a clear voice for this generation. Luke's unique perspective is like a bright shining light illuminating with clarity. I love watching friends of God emerge and take their place in the Kingdom, and that is exactly what God is doing with my new friend, Luke. He has been hearing the Lord very clearly in this season and has had understanding to help people position their hearts and faith.
Shawn Bolz, Senior Pastor Expression58 Ministries
God is Releasing the Broken and Wounded to Fly in His Kingdom
I have been speaking with lots of broken and hurting people as of which I think the Lord has been setting up. There are many hurting and wounded people, both in and out of the Church. I am at a place where I am saying
Lord help me give the tangible love that Jesus had. Give me some breath of fresh air for those who feel like they are not needed. I then realized that there is a major breakthrough coming on behalf of the poor in spirit!
I was in a worship session recently when a member of an apostolic team came forward and starting speaking in tongues, opening a place of freedom in worship. I was suddenly taken into a vision with the Holy Spirit, which broke me and gave me so much hope for the broken—to be free and empowered!
The Vision: A Broken Baby Bird
In the vision I was hidden in darkness; it was so dark that I could not see my hand in front of my face. I felt no fear in this darkness. I could hear a greatheartbeat, and I could hear what sounded like giant lungs breathing in and out. In this darkness the wall on my right was expanding and contracting and I could feel it moving as if it were alive. A small doorway of light begins to shine and I see myself asa baby bird with a broken wing. I realize I am under a wing and the wing is beginning to open ever so slightly.
As my eyes adjust to the light I can see a glimpse into Heaven. I can see the "Seraphim", and they are covered in translucent blue flames while singing out, "Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty!" I can see the golden floor that is shining like tiny pieces of the sun, and in the distance I view a sea of glass, motionless, yet fully alive and active! I look to the right and see another angel much larger than the Seraphim, and this angel was swinging a large golden rod with a bowl on the end of it. I was aware that this bowl was being filled with smoke and prayers; I knew that I was seeing part ofRevelation 8:3-5:
And another angel came and stood at the altar with a golden censer, and he was given much incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar before the throne, and the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, rose before God from the hand of the angel. Then the angel took the censer and filled it with fire from the altar and threw it on the earth, and there were peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning, and an earthquake.
Out of fear I shrank back into the wing I was hiding in and the wing closed in, around me again. I was in a place of being hidden as a baby bird with a broken wing. I knew that I was in the wing of God and I thought of a section ofMatthew 23:37,"…how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing."
"I Am Releasing the Broken to Fly"
When I was in this wing the Holy Spirit came up beside me and said, "You can't stay in this place because it's time to fly. You must not stay in here and struggle with the same broken wing."At that moment I could hear God's voice speak from outside the wing and say,"You can't stay in immaturity because you are hurt; you must come forth."At that moment the wing opened again and the Holy Spirit came up beside me and said,"You must know that I am releasing the broken to fly. All who are broken are going to take flight and soar high. All who have been left behind in their wounds and pain will be released by GOD!"
I began to fly out from under the wing of God and I started seeing again the landscape of Heaven. God showed me that He is releasing a special time and season for theMatthew 5:3people:"Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven."
When I was flying I knew that I wasn't just being released into the Kingdom of Heaven, but I was being released back into the Kingdom on Earth! As I was feeling the warm wind of Heaven blowing on my face, I looked down and saw that I wasn't flying alone but had the help of an eagle. I asked the Holy Spirit, "Why is this eagle helping me fly?" He said,"Your wounded season was your Egypt and I am carrying you out of Egypt on eagles' wings."We get to learn to fly from the Father, and when we sayYesto moving out of our pain and wounded history, God carries us higher and higher.
There is now coming a time when those who have been broken and wounded are coming up and being released into supernatural things, as well as being released back into the Church with great acceleration, love and compassion!
"Those who have been broken and poor in spirit have the character I am looking for,"says the Lord! They have no delusions aboutwhotheir Provider is. They look up to the mountains and they know where their help comes from!
Luke Holterhas just signed a three book deal with Destiny Image Publishing and his first book "A Beautiful Kind of Broken" will be available in June 2010. The book is about overcoming abuse and rejection through the power of relationship and forgiveness.
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God is calling you to fly like an eagle, while the enemy wants to
keep you grounded with the turkeys.
