Hebrews 8:6 – “But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises.”
At the beginning of each year, we spend time in prayer asking the Lord, “What are you saying to us about this coming year.” Why is this important? Because we need prophetic direction from the Lord. 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.” The word mighty is also translated from Hebrew as secret things. This verse in the Amplified Bible reads, “fenced in and hidden, which you do not know.” God shared His secrets when we ask in prayer.
We prophetically declared 2025 a year of Abundant Grace. John 1:15-16 from the English Standard Version says, “(John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’) For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.”
We did not know how much we would need the abundant grace of God. Many of us experienced some real spiritual warfare during the last year. We needed the sustaining grace of God. II Corinthians 12:9 says, “And He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” God empowers us during times of suffering and sustains us in the midst of the trials of life.
What should we expect in this coming new year? There are three prophetic exhortations I will share as we enter 2026:
1. Shaking – The shaking we have experienced in the last year will continue into this year. Hebrews 12:26-27 says, “whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying, ‘Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven.’ Now this, ‘Yet once more,’ indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain.” James Goll writes, “The Lord is not finished shaking the nations. He is dealing with earthly foundations. Oppressive nations are going to be dealt with by the Lord as well as earthly dictators. Dictators are going to fall.”[1]
2. Siftings – sifting represents a divine assessment of an individual faith, character, and spiritual standing. Luke 22:21-32 says, “And the Lord said, “Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to Me, strengthen your brethren.” God allows sifting to remove impurities and strengthen our character.
3. Shifting - There will be transition and realignment that begins this year. James Goll writes, “This season of re-alignment is one that will have great volatility. God is moving individuals into their correct positions for His end-time harvest, as well as preparing nations to fulfill biblical prophecy.”[2] There will be movement and transition this year.
I believe God has great plans for His people. Jeremiah 29:11 says, “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.” We are part of an unshakeable kingdom.
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