Isa.43:
19.
Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall
spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness,
and rivers in the desert.
Was
2011, and the year before 2010, years where you’ve gotten prophetic words that
God was about to move mightily in your life / on your behalf?
Chances are there might have been a rhyming,
religious cliché attached to the prophetic word and interestingly enough, you
weren’t the only person in the church service or financial conference, etc; who
received such prophetic words also.
Please
know that there are some dynamics that one must take into consideration when it
comes to the manifestation of a Godly prophetic word (here’s two of them).
(1)
The word must be of God and not the vain imagination of the Religious Leader /
False Prophetic?
NLT:
Jer.23:
16.
This is my warning to my people," says the LORD Almighty. "Do
not listen to these prophets when they prophesy to you, filling you with futile
hopes. They are making up everything they say. They do not speak for the LORD!
:17.
They keep saying to these rebels who despise
my word, 'Don't worry! The LORD says you will have peace!' And to those who
stubbornly follow their own evil desires, they say, 'No harm will come your
way!'
:18.
"But can you name even one of these
prophets who knows the LORD well enough to hear what he is saying? Has even one
of them cared enough to listen?
(2)
In most cases the manifestation of the
prophetic word would require prayerful spiritual warfare.
NLT:
1Kings.
18:1. After many months passed, in
the third year of the drought, the LORD said to Elijah, "Go and present
yourself to King Ahab. Tell him that I will soon send rain!"
18:
41.
Then Elijah said to Ahab, "Go
and enjoy a good meal! For I hear a mighty rainstorm coming!"
:
42.
So Ahab prepared a feast. But Elijah
climbed to the top of Mount Carmel and fell to the ground and prayed.
If
you really want to see and experience God’s manifested presence and favor upon
your life this New Year; start by deleting all of the religious junk out and
off your hard drive (mind & heart), and begin uploading the spirit of
prayer, and diligently seek to walk upright before the Lord; and you would be
surprised at God’s
(dunamis, doo'-nam-is;) working power in your life.
Amp:
James.5:16b. The earnest (heartfelt, continued prayer of a righteous man makes
tremendous power available [dynamic in its working].
As it is God desires to do a new thing for
you; you’ve got to be willing and obedient to the leading of His Holy Spirit.
This new wine that He wants to pour out upon you / anoint you with can’t be
contained in the old wine skin / your mind-set (old ways - manner of thinking
and doing things).
As
we move forward into this New Year 2012, to be a recipient of the new thing
that God’s about to do; there must be a forgetting and a forsaking of past
actions and behaviors (lifestyle) that did not, and doesn’t bring honor and
glory to God.
This new thing / move of
God is not predicated upon religious clichés and rhymes; but rather upon ones
obedience to the word of God, despite every adverse circumstances.
Chief
among the requirements of a person being a recipient of God’s mighty move this
New Year, is that of walking in love (especially with an enemy). Someone whom you
know doesn’t have your best interest at heart; they would smile in your face
and won’t think twice of stabbing you in the back.
Watch
this !
Matt.5:
43.
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou
shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
:44.
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless
them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which
despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Don’t
fall into the snare of making New Year Resolutions while holding onto bad
habits and practices of the previous years, and expecting different
results.
If you have to make a
resolution, make the effort to complete / fulfill the resolution you’ve made at
the beginning of 2011, or the ones from 2010, 2009, 2008, etc, etc, etc.
Here’s
another food for thought:
If you must
make a resolution let it be this!
Resolve
not to share your plans for this New Year with others and commit to sticking
with the plan throughout the year. Again, from a church / religious perspective;
try not to fall for pathetic (so-called prophetic) words and fancy religious clichés.
It’s your duty / responsibility to study the word of God
(2Tim.2:15), and not just
casually reading a few scripture verses but diligently studying the word
thereby avoiding being taken by ulterior motives religious leaders with their
favorite emotionally charged / led sayings
“I don’t know who I’m talking to in here,
but God told me to tell you”
As
you pursue God (Father Yahweh) this New Year please know and understand this!
There’s no such thing as Father Yahweh
sending His messengers with a message, and the messengers not knowing to whom
the message is for.
Only
a gullible, itching ear, naïve, religious minded lazy Christian who refused to
study the word of God for themselves would swallow and fall for such emotional sayings
“I
don’t know who I’m talking to in here, but God told me to tell you”
People
listen!
I
know you’ll love your Religious Leaders (Bishops, Doctors, Prophets, Pastors,
Apostles, etc,) and that’s good; but when you love them to the point that you’re
willing to totally ignore the check / warnings that the Holy Spirit would give
concerning the so-called prophetic words that’s coming across your church
pulpit. You’re in direct violation and total disobedience to the Holy Spirit.
But
please know this; whenever the Lord speaks to His servants / gives them a
message or an assignment that message is sent to a designated person or people,
a specific place or to accomplish a specific task.
Watch
this!
Acts.9:
10.
And there was a certain disciple at Damascus,
named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said,
Behold, I am here, Lord.
:11.
And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go
into the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for
one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,
:12.
And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias
coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight.
Can
you see or imagine Ananias doing or saying like today’s Religious Leaders when
he would have gotten to the house of Judas
“I don’t know who I’m talking to in here,
but God told me to tell you”
No,
this man of God / disciple knew exactly where he had to go, what he was
instructed to do and say.
The
only logical conclusion that can be drawn when these sorts of sayings are going
forth
“I don’t know who I’m talking to in here, but God told me to tell you”
is that these religious leaders really
don’t hear from God; for lack of a better word, they’re lying.
Isa.43:
19.
Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall
spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness,
and rivers in the desert.
Happy
New Year !
Pastors
Matthew & Brendalee Allen
Kingdom
Minded Fellowship Center Int’l
