Proverbs 27:17 As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
Welcome to a new day! Welcome to a new season! This modern day Apostolic Reformation has begun it's full swing! As we enter this next year, there are breakthroughs that are on the horizon for us! "Two grand" is going to be "too grand"! The Lord has been preparing Zion for this time! All of Heaven has been awaiting the day that we are in. We have been born for such a time as this!
This is a day of mighty change! What will look like devastation will be opportunity! This will be a day of great wonder and great fear.
"And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth: Blood and fire and pillars of smoke. Joel 2:30
"Men's hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of heaven will be shaken." Luke 21:26.
How will we respond to the new challenges we are faced with? What a day to be alive!
NEW PASSIONS
Jesus said to him, " 'You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.' {38} "This is the first and great commandment. {39} "And the second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' {40} "On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets." Matthew 22:37-40
There will arise a new passion for Christ. Out of this will come a new compassion for the lost. The focus will change as the emphasis becomes clearly pointed!
BOLD-HUMILITY & HUMBLE-BOLDNESS
There will be an intermingling of boldness and humility that will prevail in the days ahead. God has brought us out to bring us in! He brought the apostolic and prophetic voices to a place of declaring as if alone. We were brought out of the encumbrances of man and fear of man to speak his prophetic word in boldness.
But in this season, there will be a coming together into unity for the purposes of God in true apostolic authority. The results will be a new holiness in the Body. Miracles, signs and wonders will increase. Increased detail and accuracy of the prophetic words spoken by the prophets will accompany this intermingling. The miraculous shall prevail.
DIVINE INTENTION
"Go through, Go through the gates! Prepare the way for the people; Build up, Build up the highway! Take out the stones, Lift up a standard for the peoples!" Isaiah 62:10
God has a plan of action - a divine design. He wants us to "develop a plan and work it" rather than simply just getting by. These are unconventional times and will require unconventional methods. These will be days of strategic revelation!
INCREASE
"For the LORD shall build up Zion; He shall appear in His glory. {17} He shall regard the prayer of the destitute, And shall not despise their prayer. {18} This will be written for the generation to come, That a people yet to be created may praise the LORD." Psalms 102:16-18.
The Lord said to me, "I am going to accelerate the process!" What appears to be decrease is actually God on the increase.
"He must increase, but I must decrease." John 3:30. It's time for those who are in Christ to quit trying to find their place and find Him.
A harvesting spirit will come upon the church! I believe that 2000 shall serve as a year of harvesting for us specifically as individuals! God is preparing us to learn how to harvest according to His ways.
In order to harvest corporately, there must be individual harvesting. This will prepare us for the great harvesting of souls that lies ahead. Also, we will see the increased change of wealth into the hands of the righteous. The gifts and manifestations of the Spirit will increase in manifestation and in intensity.
POSITION FOR POSSESSION
"The LORD your God is giving you rest and is giving you this land" Joshua 1:13 "Position For Possession In The Time Of Your Progression".
It's a time of progressing, positioning and possessing. What appears to be small shall be great in the days ahead! We must allow God to position us through our obedience and allow him to do it through us - rest. He will position us to be possessors of His kingdom and the treasures of darkness!
Don't despise these days! As He is bringing progression to your life, see His overall intention is divine and not for destruction. If you can survive the Hand of God, the devil is no problem! He is training us to be those who allow Him to rule through us and possess our communities and our lands! Divine adjustments are necessary to change us into flexible warriors.
Breakthroughs will be breaking forth in new frontiers! We must pursue that which has been placed in our hearts. Consider any distractions or contrary voices to be the cracking of old wineskins and keep moving forward. Keep pushing! Don't give up! The greatest temptation in this hour will be to quit. Breakthroughs come from the push!
Author's Note: I feel like what the Lord has shown me is a continuation of the message He gave me for 1999 entitled "Divinely Align in '99!" If you would like a copy of that article, you may find it online at www.bretwade.net/times/archives.htm.
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