What is God Saying to the Body of Christ for 2014?

Overall Theme:  It’s All New

I am making all things new, says God.  I am making new paths, new directions, and I am opening new doors.  I am positioning my people for their next move in destiny.  It is imperative that they follow my lead, and trust the way that I take them, for they have not been this way before. Corinthians 5:17; Is 43:18-19.   

·         God is giving many of us a “do-over,” so to speak. It is a season of favor. Opportunities that have you may have missed in the past may re-present themselves, and failed tests may be given again.  The old ways of approaching things will not work!  In order to get what we never had, we must do what we have never done. Old responses, behaviors, and mindsets will not work in this place.  God wants our minds to be renewed as in Romans 12:1-2:  1Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. 2And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.

 

·         It’s harvest time; and a time of the double portion.  Close your eyes and get a good picture of your harvest in mind.  See the fat, healthy fruit, the greener pastures, and abundance that awaits you.  Now ask yourself this question:  Who is going to pick all of this fruit?  Any farmer will tell you the hardest part of the season is harvesting the fruit of the land.  The hours are long, the work is back-breaking, and there is only a certain amount of time to get the fruit harvested and prepared for market in order to get premium pricing.  God is placing a demand upon us to work SMARTER and HARDER. We must get into place spiritually, work our OWN fields, and stay focused on the tasks at hand.  Write the book, start the business, start the ministry, or go back to school.  It is particularly a season for entrepreneurship.  God’s favor is with you to do more, be more and have more. It is not a season of perfection; but it is a season of excellence.  We must remain fit for the Kingdom as Jesus admonishes us in Luke 9:52:  Jesus replied, "No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God."

 

·         We will see a changing of the guard in the Body of Christ as many of the generals of faith (and world leaders for that matter) go home to be with God or step down from their positions and new leaders in the Body emerge.  As we see this change in leadership, we will see new pattern emerge as the Church Age dies and the Kingdom Age becomes more prevalent.  We will begin to see the restoration of the Apostle and the Prophet as foundations of the church and Jesus as the chief cornerstone as stated in Ephesians 2:19-20:  Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, ²⁰ built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. ²¹ In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. ²² And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.  When you see this, true revival will have begun.  

 

·         It’s a time of acceleration.  God is accelerating the time in which it would normally take to do things.  It is important that we are aware of time, and to make the most of it.  There is no time for procrastination, lollygagging, or ignoring the unction of God.  We must work while it is day (John 9:4) 

 

·         Evangelism and outreach will become the focus and the forefront. God’s hands are on ministries that supply the needs of the less fortunate, and many are being placed in business and jobs to be ambassadors in the business arena.  God is raising up bold evangelists in the tradition of John the Baptist to call the lost into right relationship with God, through ministry, technology, and social media, as exemplified in Matthew 3:1-3 Now in those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying, 2"Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." 3For this is the one referred to by Isaiah the prophet when he said, "THE VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, 'MAKE READY THE WAY OF THE LORD, MAKE HIS PATHS STRAIGHT!”   In this same vein, we will begin to see more celebrities begin to express their commitment to Christ, whereas in the past they may have been less vocal about their faith. 

 

·         God is placing a demand on us to have healthy relationships.  We must walk away from strife, old arguments, unforgiveness, and bitterness.  Our relationships-from business to friendship, to marriage must mirror the Kingdom, and we should be working on one accord with one another.  We must be willing to let go of relationship where there is no agreement as stated in Amos 3:3: How can two walk together unless they agree?  At the same time, we must be willing to permit new people into our spheres of influence as God begins to make destiny relationships in this season.  God is also calling us into a deeper place with Him; He must be first in our lives.  Worship is the key to this deeper place. This is a season where he desires to show us “great and mighty things that we did not know” (Jeremiah 33:3). He desires to mature us as saints. The supernatural is upon us and many of us will experience Heavenly visitation at a level we have not known before.

 

·         It is a season of God’s grace.  God is with us and fighting for us as we move into this season.  Now weapon formed against us will prosper, and there are more with us than against us.  In   (1 Chr 14:13-15) when David was asking for a sign to know when to engage the Philistines in battle, God replied:  "When thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees..." In order for David to hear this spiritual sound, He had to be in tune with the voice of the Lord.  As you pursue God for a deeper, more intimate relationship with Him, you will be sensitive to His voice and therefore know when and how to engage the enemy…and this time you will WIN!  The Lord will go before you in battle and defeat the enemy on behalf. 

 

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