Recently I have been hearing the words in my spirit: "for the set time to favor her has come." God sets the timing for favor to be released, according to His purposes for specific seasons. The body of Christ is being established now and positioned by God into a new sphere of supernatural favor to accomplish His plan and His will in the season ahead. The enemy is counteracting with fierce warfare against the people of God and we can easily miss the movement that is breaking us out by becoming distracted by our personal warfare!
In January of 2020, during a time of worship, I received a vision of myself standing in a boat in the middle of the ocean, with my hands raised in joyous worship in the middle of a great storm. I then heard the words of the song "Raise a Hallelujah," "...in the middle of the storm." The Lord then spoke to me and said that this was to be my posture for 2020. Recently, as I sought Him for direction for 2022, I became overwhelmed by His presence and saw a picture of dark stormy skies and Jesus standing in a small boat in the middle of the ocean, beckoning to me to get in. At first, I was somewhat confused as I remembered the first vision of 2020 and because, in scripture, Jesus stands on the water beckoning Peter. The words of the song "Oceans" then penetrated my thoughts: "You call me out upon the waters, the great unknown where feet may fail."
It is time to change your perspective and beliefs about yourself. We have each been given an expected end that has been determined; this includes a specific work and unique assignment. "For we are God's [own] handiwork (His workmanship), recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live]" (Eph. 2:10, AMPC). In these times of shaking, it is important to change our perspectives from that of victims of circumstance to warrior agents sent into a volatile situation as apostolic people and crown agents of the kingdom of God.
I was recently awakened in the middle of the night with a burning question in my heart: What would the apostle Paul and the disciples do in the situations that believers are now faced with in Canada, the United States and other parts of the world? How would they live, walk, and comport themselves? In my mind, I was seeing these apostles as bigger than life and present in our world. I sought God for the answers to these questions but received none. The following morning, as I was reading a devotional, God provided the answer. The devotional talked about the early Christians and the situations they were facing; I saw that they were similar to the things we are now beginning to encounter in Canada.
Men and women in union of mind and heart, in agreement with God, carry the seed of Elohim. The fullness of the Plan of God usually comes first to us in Seed form, infused with the DNA of God, where the seed must be received, cherished, protected, watered with the Word, and cared for until it comes into fruition in its fullness of maturity. The seed of Elohim is scattered over the Earth awaiting those who will receive and care for it. These are those who will take hold of these seeds, and in union with God, bring it to birth to the Glory to God.
The Lord has said in His Word that we are to come boldly before His Throne! The blood of Jesus gives us full access. Nevertheless, this does not allow us to come in arrogance. We come dressed in the mantle of humility in the Royal robes of Salvation and Righteousness. Arrogance and religion have no place at the Throne. Pride does not exist in God, cannot exist in heaven, or at the Throne. God wants His Body to get clean, get dressed, and get ready to dwell in Glory, to be granted full access to the Throne room. When Joseph was summoned to go before Pharaoh, he washed and put clean garments on.
The New Wineskin is the Temple presently being refashioned for God's Glory and for Christ's return. It rises in conformity to God as His final resting place—a sanctuary for His eternal habitation. After Israel left Egypt, God instructed Moses to, "Build Me a sanctuary!" After David received the blueprint for the Temple, to House the Presence of God, he tells Solomon his son, "Be strong and do the work." "Every part of this plan," David told Solomon, "was given to me in writing from the hand of the LORD." Then David continued, "Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Don't be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you. He will see to it that all the work related to the Temple of the LORD is finished correctly. 1 Chronicles 28:19-20
Over the past week I have been hearing the Lord say to read the book of Amos. As I read, what was outstanding to me, was that things had reached a state where God decided it was time to do something—that He would no longer turn aside. The situation was grave and called for significant measures, where it became necessary to bring out Heaven's ultimate weapon against corruption—the only solution to the problem! God said to Amos, I am sending the Plumb Line! "And the LORD said to me, 'Amos, what do you see?' And I said, 'A plumb line.' Then the Lord said: 'Behold, I am setting a plumb line in the midst of My people Israel; I will not pass by them anymore.'" Amos 7:8
As I was praying recently the Lord spoke to me and said that more shaking was about to come, that this was a good time to possess the Spirit of the fear of the Lord! Before I go further, I would first like to build on the topic of fear that I touched on in a recent article, as fear can be both a good and a bad thing, depending on who or what you are fearing. In my last article I said in essence: We never have to fear the enemy or anything when we are living inside of the will of God; nevertheless, if we are living outside of the will of God, we should fear! God created fear to keep people from things that would harm and hurt them.
To overthrow or be overthrown, to prevail or be prevailed against, what will it be, this is the question. In seeking the Lord regarding the contrast of revelation between the power, the authority and the glory, or the judgment, I felt the Lord say to me, "I want you to see and understand both sides of the sword that is poised to strike." Most of my words are didactic in nature, as I seek to understand and to bring foundation, scope and understanding to the revelations given. This is what I understood: As the spirit of lawlessness and rebellion roams the streets, it will easily entrap the independent and rebellious in heart.
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