"From Now On!"

Brian Simmons:

"From Now On!"

Here's what I hear the Lord saying to the Church today:

"I AM RELEASING FROM NOW ON a new quality of life and power given as a gift to the Bride of Christ! I AM PREPARING FROM NOW ON a generation to carry the torch of the advancing Kingdom of God to a new level. This is 'a season of destiny' unmatched by any other."

Defining the Reformation

A day of great exploits is here – a massive migration is taking place as the people of God move forward to the next level of God's Kingdom breakthroughs! The new thing God is doing cannot be limited to the term "revival," for it is a complete reformation of the Church in all the earth. This is not something that is being restored from the past, but something being released in all its newness for today. What He has in store for us is something completely unforeseen. No one will be able to say, "Oh, I knew that was coming" – for only the Creator of Eternity can pull off what He is about to do...

You have heard these things; look at them all. Will you not admit them? From now on I will tell you of new things, of hidden things unknown to you. They are created now, and not long ago; you have not heard of them before today. So you cannot say, "Yes, I knew of them." Isaiah 48:6-7

This is the reformation the prophets have foretold was coming. It is a reformation of the inner structure of the mentality and understanding of the Church. It is an upgraded version of the book of Acts. Let's call it version Acts 2.1.

The overhaul of the perception of the Church is now underway. The result will be the overwhelming power of God released through Christ's Body into the world. God is redesigning the Church by means of a deep inner change within the hearts of Believers and the structures we have invented. This reformation is more profound and far-reaching than that which came through the lives of Martin Luther and the reformers in the middle of the 16th Century! Aren't you glad YOU get to be a part of this?

Startling the Nations

God's intention is to reveal Himself to the world in fresh and even startling ways. This visitation of the Person and glory of Christ will cause the nations to marvel and be amazed. Listen to Isaiah's words:

"Many were amazed when they saw Him – beaten and bloodied, so disfigured one would scarcely know He was a person. And He will again startle many nations." Isaiah 52:14-15a NLT

This prophetic word operates on two levels. On one level it is a clear description of the sufferings of Messiah, our Lord Jesus Christ. But that event itself did not fulfill all of this prophecy. The crucifixion did not "disfigure" Him so that people could "scarcely know He was a person." In fact, crucifixion was a common form of death for criminals by the Romans. Paul received five times more lashings than what Jesus received (2 Corinthians 11:24-25).

This prophecy speaks of the distortion of His appearance in the Church and the accuracy of His manifestation to the world. Because of inaccurate positions of the Church and misrepresentations of Believers as to the true compassionate nature of Jesus, His mystical Body (the Church) has been a distorted presentation of Christ to the nations...but that is coming to an end! When everyone has given up on the Church, His Body, look out! He AGAIN will startle the nations by raising up His Bride as a beautiful witness of resurrection power!

"He will again startle many nations!" The word translated "sprinkle" (King James and NIV) is the Hebrew word, nazah – and means "to leap in surprise, to startle." This is speaking of a shocking new reality coming that will startle the nations and cause them to leap with surprise. Astonishing new things are on the horizon as the reformation intensifies.

...and kings will shut their mouths because of Him. For what they were not told, they will see, and what they have not heard, they will understand. Isaiah 52:15b NIV

Kings will shut their mouths when they see the manifestation of the Son of God shining through the Church. These kings refer to both the kings of the political world, but also the princes and "rulerships" of the spiritual realm on earth. The powers that be will be shaken, both natural and spiritual powers! The princes of the powers of the air will shut their mouths of accusation against the Church when Christ's glory is manifest through us!

The Hebrew word for "shut" can also mean "to convulse, or to leap." This is a sudden convulsion of the powers on earth as revelation reality grips the Church in reformation. The word "mouth" used in this verse is used in another form in Proverbs 8:3 where it refers to the doors or gates of the city! The new unveiling of Jesus will cause the systems of the earth to convulse at all the stronghold entrances to this world system. The gates of the city will shudder as a new, mighty reformation impacts the earth.

New revelation is about to be given on a level we have not formerly known. We will understand what we have not heard before and receive in our hearts what we have never seen. New insights on mercy, judgment, authority, end times, and rulership will soon come to the earth. Our vision boundaries will be broken, enabling us to perceive what God is doing on the earth and cooperate with Him by bringing it to pass.

This new understanding must be released to the emerging Church, for without deep understanding of the ways of God, people will not change their position. They will see change as a threat, inflicting pain, and not seeing the prophetic necessity to embrace the new. A generation is arising that will see change as the fulfillment of their heart's desire.

I'm glad to be a part of that generation! Hold on to your hat! God is saying: "From now ON!"

Grace and the Battle for Truth

Eileen Fisher:

Grace and the Battle for Truth

The following corporate prophetic word was given by Eileen Fisher on June 28, 2011 during her weekly Prophetic School of the Holy Spirit meeting in Colorado Springs, Colorado:

I hear the Lord say, "As I am walking across this nation from household to household, I will send My Spirit ahead of Me. As I go from door to door and as I knock, My grace will be on My hand that I put upon the doorknob," says the Lord. "I will extend grace after grace, after grace, after grace. Then I will look at the heart of My own.

"For some I will pass over, for they have already chosen to rise up against Me in rebellion. For others, I will come and I will gather them to Myself. I will poor oil on them and heal the disappointment, even the regret, that they have felt of rejection. I will pour upon them grace after grace.

I Am Sending My Spirit of Truth Back Over this Nation

"You will come to know Me in a new season. This season will be a season of grace that will come over this nation. I call it 'Grace': 'G' for the grace, and then I say 'race' for the race that this nation will run. There is a running across this nation for lordship and I will not give up My Lordship nor yield to another.

"I will call a royal priesthood – those who would stand in the office of the priest by My Spirit, those who will come in by My Spirit, and stay by My Spirit, and be led out by My Spirit. They will not have the fear of man, but they will have the fear of the Lord upon their face.

"When they look at those who have hardened their hearts against the hand of the Lord their God, they will turn quick and go to the hearts that have been broken and need to be healed. I am going about this nation and I am testing the heart of this nation. I have set My Spirit of conviction over this nation, but now I am sending My Spirit of grace.

"I am sending My Spirit of truth back over this nation. You will see a battle for truth like you have never seen in this nation. You will come to understand that where the Spirit of the Lord is there is freedom, but there is also truth.

Glow, Burn Like a Light in the Darkness

"I will say, be not concerned when the darkness gets darker and darker, but know that I am not concerned over the darkness for I am the God of light. Where there is darkness My light will bring it under submission, because nothing has taken out the light of the Lord your God. I am the eternal light and I am looking for a people who will be a glow, who will burn like a light in the darkness. Be not concerned over the darkness; others, they are guiding one another in the shadow of darkness, they are speaking to one another in the shadow of darkness.

"My hand is about to turn. When I turn My hand, you will come to know that the heart of a nation has been turned back to the light of their God. My light will come back over this nation. I say to you, you are to start from this night forth, practice carrying a light heart, a light heart. I say, your heart must be light so they see My light when those who are in the darkness see your heart.

Gathering the Scattered

"I am going to renew My own, and then we are going to gather those that are scattered. They are My own that are scattered. They have been driven out of My own household by the judgment of man, not by the judgment of God. Man has pronounced judgment upon man, and they will reap what they have planted over another. Have I not said in My Word, 'Judge not, lest you be judged?' Yes, judgment will come, the very judgment that they have called out and demanded. Those that are calling out grace after grace, after grace, after grace; mercy after mercy, after mercy; they will go through a race, but it will be done with glory. It will be done with grace. It will be done with mercy and gentleness and kindness.

"I am lifting up an Army. Even though it looks beaten down and beaten back, it is not. It is about to be driven forward. As it has been driven out and driven back, I say those who have stood against My Spirit will now find that My Spirit is standing against them. My Spirit will not bow to the flesh of man. My Spirit will take and come upon the flesh of man, and burn the flesh of man. My Spirit can burn within the heart of My own: the Spirit of love, forgiveness, healing and understandings," says the Lord your God.

God Says, "I Have Many Hidden Champions"

Paul Keith Davis:

God Says, "I Have Many Hidden Champions"

"I have many hidden champions living quietly in obscurity who have Heaven's attention." That is a statement I heard from the Lord in a dream while in Tucson, Arizona during our, "Sons, Taught of the Lord" conference.

On the second morning of our conference I had a powerfully vivid dream that provided a very encouraging message. In it, I found myself in a horse stable with the great racing champion, Secretariat. I was thrilled to observe firsthand Secretariat's beauty and strength; his mere presence was awe-inspiring.

While admiring this incredible champion I was also reminded of the revelatory messages I have brought since 2002 involving Secretariat as a prophetic picture of God's last day champions; men and women of valor with enlarged heart's for God and increased capacity for His Kingdom. I've written about this in, "Books of Destiny" and shared it in numerous spoken messages.

At that moment a gentleman walked into the stable that I intuitively recognized as the foremost authority on horses. He watched for a moment as I admired Secretariat, then spoke saying, "Secretariat was a great champion—but there were many more just as great as he was who also had enlarged hearts and great capacity." I was somewhat startled at that statement and argued slightly saying, "Secretariat was the single greatest champion ever. There was no horse greater than Secretariat."

With that statement the man gently stated that he begged to differ. He went on to explain there were many great champions just like Secretariat who also had enlarged hearts and great capacity, but they lived in secret and in obscurity. I then realized that I was not speaking with a mere authority on horses, it was the Lord! I was receiving a much-needed lesson on a Kingdom mystery.

Many More Hidden

The Lord was letting me know for every celebrated champion known in a public forum, there are also many others just as great who are satisfied to live covertly and never widely known. Even so, they have Heaven's attention and win great victories in His name and release considerable authority in the Earth.

Our Great Redeemer is going to touch His people and amplify our desperation for Him and His Spirit. We will be so filled with Kingdom there will simply be no room for anything else such as doubt, unbelief or the spirit of this world.

The end-of-the-age Bridal Company/Sons of the Kingdom will have increased capacity for God. The eternal truth of 2 Chronicles 16:9 is directly applicable saying:

For the eyes of the LORD move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His…

He let me know that many of these will experience profound increase and expansion and be given a public forum and ministry with various media outlets to promote the Kingdom's message; but for every one of those there are many others that are strategically hidden. I knew that was a message for this hour.

Special Grace for the Hidden

There is a grace and anointing for those living in secret places whose "life is hidden with Christ in God." Maybe they do not have a public platform, but there are many grandmas, grandpas, stay at home moms and others who have great capacity for God with vital roles in His plan. There is going to be a pronounced grace and favor placed upon their intercession and revelation that will have considerable Kingdom impact.

While sharing that in Tucson I was also reminded of another experience. It was the instance of having received a profound revelation that I had never read in a book nor heard someone preach. A revelation dealing with divine justice and its relevance in the last days.

I felt the Lord had perhaps extended His scepter to me and had directly given me this wonderful breakthrough revelation of Biblical truth. However, sometime after that I went into a vision and I watched a little granny who lived alone spending her hours interceding and praying for the revelation of the Kingdom. She literally bombarded Heaven with her prayers until the Heavens opened. It was as though she came directly before the Lord Himself and He extended His scepter to her like Esther. I watched as the Lord gave her the very revelation that I had subsequently received. I then watched as she began to decree and proclaim that revelation.

I was experiencing a parabolic picture of how revelatory insight is often gathered and released in the Earth. As she prophesied the revelation it was as though that message went forth from her mouth and broadcasted into the Spirit realm. It was a scene similar to that in Isaiah 51:16 saying:

I have put My words in your mouth and have covered you with the shadow of My hand, to establish the heavens, to found the earth, and to say to Zion, "You are My people."

She did not prophesy it to a crowd of people nor a corporate body, but privately under a powerful canopy of God's anointing. I watched that message go forth from her mouth into the heavenly realm like a radio signal. I then observed myself enter my prayer closet and put up my "revelatory antenna" and spiritually discern or tune into the very revelation she had received and decreed into the Spirit. I then began to formulate that truth into written and spoken messages. I saw how the orchestration of Heaven involves us all in His plans and purposes and the fruit goes into all our heavenly accounts accordingly.

She actually received the breakthrough revelation and prophesied it into the Spirit. There are many key individuals who do not have a public forum or a large platform to share their revelation, but that is the way the Lord intended it. There are the "Simeons and Annas" that we discover in Luke 2 that live in obscurity but with a promise from God.

The Annas and Simeons

The prophetess Anna spent the vast majority of her adult life in the Temple praying, fasting and waiting for the Redemption of Israel. Simeon had an individual promise from God that he would not taste death until he had seen the "Consolation of Israel." There you have these two individuals living in obscurity but with God's promises.

They were satisfied to live hidden while contending for the realization of the promise. It was given to them with an incredible fulfillment by holding in their hands the Salvation of Israel, the Messiah, and Redeemer of the world. What a privilege!

The prophetic message and word of encouragement for these hidden champions is that grace is being granted for you to go into that place of prayer, intercession and birthing. The Lord has shown me these are humble and contrite individuals that do not demand a lot of attention or a large platform, but are satisfied having God's attention; saints who know God and when they pray the heavens shake.

I want to encourage you in that destiny and responsibility. Continue to prophesy your revelations into Spirit realm. Though you may not be required to stand before a company of people, many of the most profound decrees and proclamations will go forth in a very intimate setting. Even so, that word will go into the realm of the Spirit and will not return void without accomplishing its purpose; that is, to make way for the Kingdom of Heaven to bring forth a Bridal Company/Sons of the Kingdom that will transform this generation.

Paul Keith and Wanda Davis
WhiteDove Ministries

TEAR DOWN the WALLS" - A Vision -by David Stansell

TEAR DOWN the WALLS" - A Vision
-by David Stansell.

I also had a vision in 2003 that spoke of a change in the Church.

I saw a red brick building. It was a church building. The roof was 
rotten, the wood in the walls was rotten. The remedy was to 
remove all the wood in the building. It needed to be replaced. It 
could not be repaired.

Well, this meant that the brick walls would have to be torn down 
as they were not in shape to support themselves without a 
connection to the wood. In very poor shape.

So I saw the building reduced to the foundation stones. I was ready 
to see a new building build on this old foundation.

However the Spirit of God spoke. "Take out the foundation. It is 
not substantial enough to support the building that I am ready to 
build on this ground."

The building that God is ready to build (Bride) is to be so much 
glorious than our present understanding. However, *are* we ready 
for Him to take down the present building? And take it down all 
the way to the original dirt? Our human side wants to hold onto 
something that is recognizable from our past. It then becomes 
that leaven that brings back all the old junk of the previous life.

Then I heard, "I am looking for a 'General Contractor' who will build
according to the blue print." Then I understood that He would only 
entrust the construction of this building to someone who is fully 
submitted to do all and not less that all that comes from the throne 
of Heaven. We are not the architect. It is not our job to design 
the building.

Shortly after the vision I was in Acts 5. In verse 32, I was over-
whelmed with the truth that we do *not* have the ministry of the 
HOLY SPIRIT because we do *not* obey his voice. (Jer 7: 22)...

God is ready for His bride to operate in all the power that Jesus 
had while He was on this earth (Scriptures say this) when we are 
ready to relate to God the same way Jesus related to the Father.

As I look at church history, I see that God gave men truth and 
they used their minds to ADD more truth. And then this new truth 
brought death to the truth of God. Where are the people who can 
be obedient only to the simple truths brought by the Holy Spirit?

The Standard of the Lord

I see the standard of the Lord raise High above the nations. The banner is Kingdom Of God, waving in the Spirit of God that is blowing over the nations.

I see the tribes of Israel being  form around the standard of the Lord. Each with it standard being raised over the tribe. These are places where the Lord are diving His people to the safety in the coming storm, the Strom is here and around us, it is increasing in intensification, you look to the north or the south for peace and find none. You will look to the east and the west and find no peace. It will only appear worse, and it is getting worse, so  my people will seek me and I will lead them to the places of safety. The places of safety marked with the standards of the tribes, the alignment of Army of the Lord.

AIDS ORPHAN"s Projec

If I may, I would like to that a little of your time and discuss a burden that the Lord has place upon my heart, and what I am seeking to accomplish my mission from HIM. It is the reason that

I was at Keys conference, seeking the vehicles to accomplish His mission. I found what I believe is the vehicle and the door way to accomplish the goal.

First is the assignment (reason), it is to James 1:27
²⁷Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

In keeping with the Lord through a divine appointment in January,   HE brought Horizon International into my life and their mission of dealing with aids orphans in Africa, meeting with Bob Pearson and hearing his story and the vision, I accepted the burden of building orphanages in Africa. This not one or two, what is on the Lords heart is to build many throughout nations of Africa to address this issue, which will require a mass amount of money to accomplish the need. You can, if you like look at their website www.horizoninternationalinc.com .  Thus, I call this the purpose.

Second, my trip to Keys conference, I was looking for the vehicle that would be able to fund this Kingdom project, which I believe I found. It is a door way into the inner circle of banking and funding for humanitarian projects, it has been used since 1944 to rebuild Europe after the World War II. I have been trading the markets since 2002, and trading the Forex market in Swiss since 2006. However, this vehicle is devised for the purpose that the Lord has on His mind and can produce the return to accomplish the task at hand. I am not sure if you have  met David A. Roth, www.endowmentbuilders.org, David introduced me to vehicle at Keys, another divine appointment.

So you are wondering what is on my mind, simple, I am looking for another divine appointment, I often say that REASON + PUROSE = NEED, it is not my need but HIS, to enter the market place I need to co labor with people that have a like spirit for this project, as I raise the standard for this project, I believe the Lord will speck to these KINGDOM minded people.

This is not a donation or giving to accomplish this task. This is a investment, to take the money out of the world market place for Kingdom projects. To accomplish this, we need people of wealth to co labor. People who will hear the Lord, these KINGDOM  people must be business and investment minded to understand the process.

This is a huge move forward for the KINGDOM, to address these projects on a national level;  to effect the political and business mountains.

Thus, at 4:30 in the morning the other night the Lord brought you before me, I am not sure what your role could be, investor or one who would lead me to a divine appointment. Both of you were divine appointments for me at KEYS and the airport.

I look forward to co labor with you on this project or other ones that the Lord may send our way.

 Those who respond I will send  a copy of an eBook that I wrote several years ago:  FORERUNNER…Reclaiming the Kingdom. I write under a pen name of Cyrus Kairos.

Be blessed and prosper, and enjoyed your time on the beach.

Shalom

2011 ACPE Word of the Lord

Cindy Jacobs:

2011 ACPE Word of the Lord

Each year, the Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders (ACPE) meets to seek the Lord for the prophetic word. This is a team of respected prophets who have the conviction that they are an Acts 13:1-3 model. This passage notes that it was the Holy Spirit giving the word as a consensus among the group and not just to one prophet. So, even though this is a compilation of the prophecies that we have each brought to the round table meeting, it was the general consensus of the ACPE members that the Holy Spirit was speaking the following prophetic words to us.

The ACPE has met now since 1999. This year, for the first time, we invited a group of emerging young leaders to join us. As a result, we probably had the most powerful time of seeking the Lord that we have ever known. At the end of the meeting, a time of impartation took place.

While we are calling this a prophecy for 2011, it is to be understood that the time frames for the fulfillment of prophecies cannot only be confined to a calendar year period, thus this constitutes more of a seasonal prophetic word.

It is also a given that, in some cases, the obedience of the people to respond can either delay, change, or alter what we have seen by the Spirit during this time.

The Year of Transitions

This will either be a year of open heavens or a year of the perfect storm.

The number 11 has the Biblical meaning of transitions. 2011 is the year where we are transitioning from one place to another. Where we will end up at the end of this time depends, in many regards, on how we respond to the leading of the Holy Spirit.

2011 will be a year of great pressure and stress, particularly, the first three months when it will seem as if we are in a toe-to-toe battle with the forces of evil.

This is a Tipping Point Year

If, in the middle of the pressure of the season, we faint and lose heart, the scale will tip away from us and there is a possibility of great loss and defeat.

The Year of the Straits

The number 11 can be likened to places in the earth such as the Straits of Gibraltar between Spain and Morocco. We will, at times, feel constricted, but the narrowing of the way will only cause us to go to the new place that God has for us in the season if we do not fail the test during the pressure.

The Birth Canal

Another analogy that the Lord gave us was the number 11 is like a birth canal. The baby being born is going from the comfort of the womb to the stress and discomfort of being born into a new, large life.

Dreaming Dreams

Joseph shared his dreams with his 11 brothers; represented by 11 stars in Genesis 37:9 and it caused great relational stress. God will pour out a season of dreams and visions this year even among the very young. Watch out for relational stress and keep your heart right in the middle of it.

The Year of Great Expectations

Expect the unexpected in this coming year.

Hebrews 11:11 is key: By faith, Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised.

Expect a miracle! God wants to break the barrenness in your life of hope deferred. Many have given up on their dreams and downsized what they believe for because of the times. God's Kingdom is an ever-increasing Kingdom and He is for advance and not retreat.

This is not a time to compromise what God has said to you, but rather to believe that all things are possible. God is not a man that He would lie. If He said he would do something, He has not changed His mind.

A Time of Preparation, Going Deeper into God and Intimacy

New assignments will be passed out in this year of transition for those who do not draw back in the season of testing and fire. Go deeper in God and draw refreshing from His presence and you will make it to your new place of advancement and anointing.

Proverbs 20:5: Knowing what is right is like deep water in the heart; a wise person draws from the well within.

Creative Miracles

The level of the miraculous will increase with the Creator loosing miracles of creation that will directly oppose the spirits of humanism and intellectualism.

The Restoration of the Tabernacle of David

Great emphasis will be upon worship again this year. Worship is the key! Many new 24-hour houses of worship will spring up across the world and result in an open heaven over nations and many souls saved. It is harvest time!

Acts 15:16-17: After this I will return and will rebuild the tabernacle of David, which has fallen down; I will rebuild its ruins, and I will set it up; So that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord, even all the Gentiles who are called by My Name, says the Lord who does all things.

Great Harvest of those in the Arts/Entertainment Field

Extraordinary moves of God will occur in the entertainment and motion picture industry. Bold, new, unashamed voices will arise and many will listen to their testimonies.

Word for the United States

The nation hangs in the balance and this is not a time to grow weary of praying and acting on behalf of righteousness and justice. Don't let the pressure of the season cause you to retreat into entertainment rather than standing on top of what is happening around you.

We must watch for terrorist attacks as many are having dreams and visions of coming attacks.

One of the illustrations given to us was the phrase, "Are you ready to rumble?" This is used among wrestling aficionados as the match begins. It does more than alert the contestants that the match will start; it also creates an excited expectation in the crowd. God is asking the Christians in America today, "Are you ready to rumble?" The game is at hand and there needs to be a climax of excitement as we anticipate God's next move in the land.

2011 is one of the most critical years in the nation's history and the foundations are burning and are in danger of being destroyed. We must fast and pray and take extraordinary measures to "rumble" both the heavens and the earth.

The Eleventh Hour 11-11-11

This date will have a special significance in this "eleventh hour" time frame.

John 11:11 says: Lazarus our friend has fallen asleep, but I go that I may awaken him from slumber.

The Mayflower Compact was signed on 11-11, 1620 and God is looking for a new generation of reformers who will make a covenant with God and others to stand and fight to awaken this nation in this dire moment of history.

Proverbs 11:11: By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

World

There is a worldwide student-led volunteer movement being birthed across the face of the earth. Satan is going to try and start wars such as he did when the first student volunteer movement started around the turn of the 20th century. World War I effectually shut down the movement as students went to war at times against each other. We must pray against the starting of a third world war, as satan wants to escalate world events for His purposes.

Psalm 110:3: In the day of Your power your youth shall be volunteers.

Korea

Particular prayer needs to take place for Korea as one of the greatest missions movements is destined to come out of this nation that will go to the ends of the earth.

We also strongly felt that President Lee should stand firm against North Korea's aggression.

Middle East

A more widespread persecution will arise against the Believers if we do not begin to intercede for the Middle East. However, there will be a move of God of the youth in nations such as Syria, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia who will not love their lives unto death.

Economy

We must intercede against hyperinflation that will strangle the ability of people of give to world missions.

Intellectual Properties

A great release of new wealth will come from ideas given from God in the form of intellectual properties. A new creative anointing of ideas for those who will use the wealth for the advancement of God's Kingdom.

Children

We are on the verge of a great Children's Awakening that will span the globe. Child evangelists will begin to preach in churches and large arenas and thousand will be saved and healed.

Compiled by Cindy Jacobs, ACPE Convening Apostle
Generals International Email: generals@generals.org

The New Season of 2011: The Best Year Yet by Russell Durose

The New Season of 2011: The Best Year Yet by Russell Durose

By Russell Durose

I believe we have moved into the next season, where the sound of the Lord of rain has come, and rain has fallen. The Lord spoke to me the other day about His Ways of restoration. We are so performance and "work" orientated that we drive at the things, trying to produce something. We who think about God moving, try to work something. I used to know a pastor who used to introduce the worship by saying "now let's create the atmosphere." In a sense this expression is laughable, but it is not. We do create the atmosphere of God when we worship because He inhabits the praise of His People.

Rest is Moving

The Lord is bringing us into REST. I had to think about that rest. When some leader tells you, to rest, does that mean you sit on the pew? No. It means you are moving...read Hebrews 2 and 4. You see that REST is MOVING AND CONQUERING your promise. You sort of rest in your faith, that is MOVE IN OBEDIENCE in the time that your promise is about to manifest. We used to pray shouting at the top of our voice, but now in this season, we literally move into a new attitude, what we do we literally spend our time listening and thanking the Lord. Yes, we go through our Jordan believing the Promise, time has come to MOVE INTO IT. How do we move into it?

We literally see God command Joshua to make the Levites put their feet into the water of Jordan, and God opens up the way, making the way not only available but DRY. 2 miracles. Yes, your way into your promises are MIRACLES only performed by God and there is not any way humanly speaking that it would happen. All we do is walk in the way that God opens, till we reach the other side and He closes the way behind us. He provides us cities and homes to dwell in. Where are we going? We are going into a land filled with good things.

We have lived maybe a 7 year cycle of need, lack and a lot of learning curves. We have sometimes despaired of even our ministry calling, we have experienced wholesale abuses, and even struggled to keep the vision before us. But now God says "I am opening a new way for you. I am opening up that which is a natural barrier to you moving into your calling, your inheritance. The Lord says it is time for you to move into it." There is no great fanfare in that...we just do what is natural, we move into the miraculous dry land that He provides. We are surrounded by the water of impossibility we are moving through a miracle. The Lord says "you are going to move into that for which you have dreamed of for so long. " Sounds good news.

The Church Should be an Organism not Organization

Obedience opens the way for the impossible. But we move when we know our season has come. I believe that corporately we are being taken to a new level of signs and wonders. The church needs to become an organism that lives not an organization that works. We have sometimes based ministry on title not function and have overlooked the beauty of the functioning gifts which bring life. We have seen our brothers and sisters as people we serve and work with rather than who we RELATE AND INTERACT ON A LOVE LEVEL. I am learning these now, and seeing that without this enriching in my spirit, this year shall not be what God has spoken to me . Yes, God announces to you...this year is going to be the BEST YET. What do you do with that?

You may say: "hmmm...I do not see that....I don't believe it...." then you're doing what the Israelites did on the banks of Jordan, you are in unbelief and negativism. You shall stay on the wrong side of your miracle...your sea, your river won't open for you. You'll go round in circles in your wilderness. You'll go almost back to Egypt...the world...God will allow it...to show you...that you have missed a generational blessing. But there is something about God though we must remember, that we are not in the Old Testament, we are in the New, and He always, in His Mercy, when we have had enough of wandering, bring us back to Jordan and say: "OK, I am going to open it for you, are you ready?"

Receive the word...2011 is going to be YOUR BEST YEAR...receive it, and see your "Jordan" open before you!

Shalom

Russell A. Durose