On Saturday night before going to sleep I saw a vision of Jesus. I saw His head turn and He said “you will see a different side of Me”. The next day as I was preparing for church the Lord said “I’m still turning”. Over the last two years God’s people have endured wave after wave of demonic attacks but this is the moment that the battle turns! This is the year you will lead the attack!
Here are some triumphant scriptures the Lord brought to my remembrance that apply to this day:
“And Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever. The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.””
Exodus 14:13-14 NKJV
The greatness of the glory of God yet to be revealed in the days to come will so outshine the pain of days past that you will hardly remember them accurately. Some of you will be so changed in this transformation at the hand of God that your voices may sound different. People who haven’t seen you in awhile may not recognize you at first.
“Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to Moses.”
Joshua 1:3 NKJV
The places where you live are the places where God has inserted heavenly provision and divine appointments of favor for you. You are called to flourish in the towns and communities where God has placed you. They are places of provision and great grace for you to grow.
“Gideon said to Him, “O my Lord, if the Lord is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all His miracles which our fathers told us about, saying, ‘Did not the Lord bring us up from Egypt?’ But now the Lord has forsaken us and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.” Then the Lord turned to him and said, “Go in this might of yours, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites. Have I not sent you?” And the Lord said to him, “Surely I will be with you, and you shall defeat the Midianites as one man.””
Judges 6:13-14, 16 NKJV
If you are willing to stand up against the bellowing intimidating threats of the demonic you will easily overtake them and steal their spoils!
“So David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them?” And He answered him, “Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all.””
I Samuel 30:8 NKJV
We shall turn and pursue the devourer! We will overtake him and return with many rewards.
“So David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” And the Lord said to David, “Go up, for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into your hand.””
II Samuel 5:19 NKJV
The toughest part was standing up, facing the enemy and beginning to approach. As your pace quickens toward him the hand of Almighty God will suddenly ascend between you and cut him off!
“Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven, conducting yourselves in a manner worthy of the Good News about Christ. Then, whether I come and see you again or only hear about you, I will know that you are standing together with one spirit and one purpose, fighting together for the faith, which is the Good News. Don’t be intimidated in any way by your enemies. This will be a sign to them that they are going to be destroyed, but that you are going to be saved, even by God himself.”
Philippians 1:27-28 NLT
In these days we must stay in the presence of God. Remain with Him at all times. Refuse to give your attention to anything that grieves the Holy Spirit or diminishes the overflow presence of God in your life. As you do this you will see attacks coming when they are far off and can quickly dispatch angel armies to devastate the plans of the enemy and turn an attempted attack into a blessing for you!
What will the body of Christ be doing these next two years?
“Remember the word which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, saying, ‘The Lord your God is giving you rest and is giving you this land.’ Your wives, your little ones, and your livestock shall remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side of the Jordan. But you shall pass before your brethren armed, all your mighty men of valor, and help them, until the Lord has given your brethren rest, as He gave you, and they also have taken possession of the land which the Lord your God is giving them. Then you shall return to the land of your possession and enjoy it, which Moses the Lord’s servant gave you on this side of the Jordan toward the sunrise.””
Joshua 1:13-15 NKJV
Unique prophecies, portions and purposes were given to each of the 12 tribes of Israel. This helps us understand how each of us have unique compilations of spiritual giftings and calls in the body of Christ. They all worked together as each fought alongside the other to overtake the enemy and establish themselves one by one, tribe by tribe, into their places of destiny. The ones who overtook the enemy and attained their portions first continued to fight adding the wisdom gained from the conquest to help those who had not yet entered their destiny. All worked together pressing toward the full completion of this new phase of establishing the Kingdom of God on the earth.
We are in a similar place today as we advance against the evil civilizations erected by the enemy and set up Kingdom rule in their places.
In focusing on helping others reach and gain a firm foothold into their destinies you will suddenly look up and find yourself becoming established in your own place of destiny! They conquered allotting individual portions to each of the tribes along the way, towns and territories had their own names and identities just like churches do, but collectively they were known as a one body. They also changed the nationality of the entire territory!
The entire army was refreshed by the plunder of each conquest. They collectively took dominion one by one over ungodly civilizations.
The act of obedience to move out and fight resulted in a a great accumulation of wealth and plunder. Entire towns were handed over to each of the tribes of Israel.
How will this look within our individual places of worship?
“After these things Jesus showed Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias, and in this way He showed Himself: Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together. Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We are going with you also.” They went out and immediately got into the boat, and that night they caught nothing. But when the morning had now come, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. And He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast, and now they were not able to draw it in because of the multitude of fish. Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it), and plunged into the sea.”
John 21:1-4, 6-7 NKJV
“Jesus then came and took the bread and gave it to them, and likewise the fish.”
John 21:13 NKJV
They were all fishing. The group was working collectively following the direction of the apostle. When the Lord spoke, the prophetic (John) saw, perceived by the Spirit and spoke, then the apostolic (Peter) heeded the prophetic, dove in and vigorously pressed toward God. This resulted in the entire group being led to the feast with Jesus on the shore!
In churches where the prophetic is heeded, the prophetic gift will act like an extension chord connecting the body of Christ to the power of God through an anointed revelation. An extension chord is particularly advantageous in times of construction or expansion. When the extension chord carrying an anointed revelation, connects the power source to the faith of Gods people it results in an explosion of glory bolting through the circuits illuminating the entire room!