My prophetic sense for the coming
year is in line with what many are saying and hearing: prepare the way for the
king is coming. Expectation and anticipation of the presence of the Kingdom is
appropriate for there will be an increase of the power of the Holy Spirit in our
midst. The whirlwind is coming; the wild goose is ready to begin running. The
Lord is teaching us about who he is and how he does things; he is teaching us
about the spiritual realities that surround us; he wants to give us wisdom and understanding so that
we are not people fascinated by power, but rather people who love Him first and
foremost. Then he can trust us with the deeper things of His Spirit.
Our banner must continue to be: Love God with all your heart and love your neighbour
as yourself. As long as these are at our core as a body we will be
able to stay on course with where the Lord is taking us. Today I saw the Holy
Spirit while I was at Freshwind. He came rushing into the room in the form of a
huge white horse. I was in awe of him, and then he looked at me and came riding
right up to me and stared me in the face. I was nearly undone as his depthless
eyes looked into mine. Nervously, I asked him what he wanted and he said:
"I am powerful. You need to know that my power
is always gentle and filled with love. This is what marks my presence."
I'm nervous to post this word. Nervous to declare that we will see an increase of the things of the Spirit and his anointing. But it is what I see coming. My encouragement to all of us is this: continue in what we are doing. Continue to love one another, continue to put your relationship and love for God first above all other things. And if and when we begin to experience more of the power of the Spirit let us constantly check to see that we are remaining true to the Banner of Love. If we do this then we will see the fulfillment of Jesus' prayer in John 17. The world will know the truth of the Gospel not because of power and supernatural happenings; rather they will know it is true because we simply and actually love each other genuinely.
A very apt word for 2007! Dare to believe. Dare to believe that God is here - NOW! All God's promises are for you today...not just in the past or future. Dare to believe God in the NOW. Worship God in the NOW. See how that will change your world.
Posted by: hurdygurdygurl | January 15, 2007 at 03:40 AM