Hebrews 4:12 –
“For the word of God is living
and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the
division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of
the thoughts and intents of the heart."
I believe it is important that we take
time to pray and listen to what the Spirit is saying to the church for 2017.
You may say, “I’m still looking for the
fulfillment of last year’s promises.”
I believe that year’s promises overlap and we build on them. The lessons
we learned last year become a foundation for where we are going in the coming
new season.
We need prophetic
direction because we are in what 2 Timothy 3:1 defines as “perilous
times.” In 1 Kings 22:7 King Jehoshaphat was in a tough place with two
other kings. The King made this statement. “Is there not still a
prophet of the Lord here, that we may inquire of Him?” Like King
Jehoshaphat and these two kings we are in a very difficult place. We need
to hear the word of the Lord.
God gives prophetic direction to position
us to enter into our assignment. Your place of assignment in this season
will be the place where we draw our supply. As we pray and spend time
waiting in the presence of the Lord, He will give revelation about what we are
experiencing and our future.
In
Jeremiah 33:3 the Scriptures declare,
“Call to Me, and I will answer you, and
show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.” As we pray and spend time waiting in His presence, He will give
revelation about what we are experiencing and about our future. Daniel 2:22 reads, “He reveals deep and
secret things; He knows what is in
the darkness, and light dwells with Him.”
Prophetic
ministry is for our edification, exhortation, and comfort (1 Corinthians
14:3). The Apostle Paul gave these
instructions concerning to Timothy on how to respond to prophetic
ministry. 1 Timothy 1:18, “This charge I
commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made
concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare.”
Over
the past few weeks I have been hearing the following five things concerning the
year we are entering. Please examine
these things and pray with me for greater insight.
A Year of Warfare – One
strong prophetic voice has declared the year as the “Year of the Clashing
Swords.” There will be war in the
natural as well as the spiritual realm this year. This year the sword of the Lord will come
down into the earth.
A Year of the Watcher – One of the Hebrew words for angels translates as watcher. There will be angelic activity this year. When God initiates a new day there will be angelic activity. God uses angels to carry out His plans on the earth.
A Year of Wealth – A key Scripture for this season is Deuteronomy 8:18. God desires to prosper His people this year. We need to ask God for strategies to prosper in this season. God desires to bless you so you can bring resources into the kingdom of God.
A Year of Breakthrough Worship – Malachi 2:3 reads, “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.” There will be powerful moves of the Spirit this year. This year will be called a year of breakthrough. As we worship and listen for His instructions the Breaker will break into our circumstances and bring victory.
A Year of a New Wineskin – God is bringing forth a new wineskin in this season. Mark 2:22 reads, “And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; or else the new wine bursts the wineskins, the wine is spilled, and the wineskins are ruined. But new wine must be put into new wineskins.”
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