We are in a time where the Lord is releasing new assignments to many people as He is advancing His plans in the earth in an accelerated way. Many are having increased encounters with angels and ministering with angels in an increased way as they have been deployed to assist with the assignments the Lord is releasing to His people at this time.

I saw angels delivering briefcases to God’s people and the cases contained assignments from the Lord for this time. Some people had multiple briefcases delivered to them as the Lord was calling them to take up multiple new assignments. Inside the briefcases were scrolls and blueprints. These were detailed strategies and revelation relating to the assignments they had been given. I had an understanding that the Holy Spirit would reveal the scrolls and blueprints at the perfect time and in many cases, the revelation would unfold over time, so parts of the blueprints would be given initially and then more revelation would come later as it was needed.

Jeremiah 33:3 (NASB) –Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.

The assignments and the strategies for the assignments are in many cases new as the Lord is leading His people into new areas or extending and stretching them in ways they have not been stretched before. There is a need in this time, like never before, for the people of God to step out in obedience and faith on the direction of the Holy Spirit. It is a time to only follow God and not be in fear of man.

The Holy Spirit is also gathering and aligning people with the same vision and mandate. They are standing in unity to see their mandate from the Lord accomplished. Those with similar assignments are aligning and partnering and this is causing increased and accelerated kingdom impact. The Lord is wanting to remove walls and barriers that have separated His people in the past. He is calling His people to a greater level of unity.

I then saw that there were some people who didn’t take up the briefcases that were delivered to them. I saw the Holy Spirit prompting them to pick up the cases but some people left the cases and chose not to pick them up. In those instances I saw the angels come and deliver the briefcases to others. I felt the Lord was highlighting that in this strategic season, it is important to take up the assignments He is offering. If we don’t accept His invitation for the new He wants us to step into, He will release the assignment to someone else who will take it up and steward what they have been given.

I also saw that in many cases, the people were receiving an ‘upgrade’ in the briefcase they were given. The Lord was showing me that He is releasing assignments of greater authority and influence to those who have faithfully completed previous assignments they have been given. God releases more to those who have faithfully stewarded that which they have been entrusted with. The Lord is also reminding us that with the increase also comes a greater level of responsibility and accountability.

Luke 12:48 (NASB) - From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more.

Boldness, obedience, faith and discernment will be needed in this season. The Lord gives us divine assignments or specific tasks to fulfill, as well as an over-arching destiny. The Lord is calling us to boldly step out in obedience and take up the new assignments He is releasing. The Lord is releasing an increase in faith to take hold of the new assignments and strategies He is revealing. Discernment will also be important to ensure we are only taking up assignments the Lord has for us. Discernment in knowing which assignments to carry in this hour will be needed. For each season of your life, there are priorities that the Lord gives you for that season. It's time to tune in and receive the priority assignments from Heaven for this very season of your life. God has prepared us for this time and He will equip us with all we need for the assignment including spiritual gifts, anointing, resources, provision and alignments. We each have a purpose and the Lord gives us the authority to fulfill that purpose.

Ephesians 2:10 (NASB) – For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.

The Lord is preparing His people for a move of His Spirit in the nations He calls ‘the South Lands’ which include Australia, New Zealand and the Islands of the South Pacific such as Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, the Cook Islands and New Caledonia as well as others. I have had many encounters in the last few months where the Lord has shown me this is a significant time for these nations. The Lord is calling His people to prepare the way for He is coming with fire to heal and transform nations.

The Lord says, “I am reclaiming the South Lands. They will be known as the South Lands of My Spirit. No eye has seen and no ear has heard and no mind has imagined the things I have prepared for these lands. The foundations for the coming move of My Spirit and the release of My fire have been laid. I am shaking those things that can be shaken and removing those things that are not of Me. I am preparing the ground for harvest in these nations. My messengers have announced the time for this region. My intercessors are being called to take up their positions on the wall like never before to call forth My will in the nations. A harvest is coming for what has been sown. These nations are linked in the spirit as they are My South Lands. There will be a domino effect seen as My fire spreads through their lands. Those who have heavenly sight to see the new thing I am doing and those who allow My Spirit to move with freedom will be used. I am releasing revelation and understanding of the spiritual inheritance over these nations. My people are rising up and using their kingdom authority to call forth the destiny over these nations. I am connecting people across nations like never before. I am aligning those with the same vision and mandate for the South Lands.

I am stirring the waters of the South Pacific, over the South Lands of My Spirit. These nations will rise up and lead the charge. It is a charge to bring forth My plan and establish My will in these days. You will see My people from these nations who have been hidden in Me rise up for such a time as this. I am using the ‘no names’, the ones not well known to the world but they are known to Me as I call them friends. They are surrendered to Me and obedient to the leading of My Spirit. I am connecting My people, even across nations, for assignments I am releasing at this time. They have the same mandate from Me and much will be accomplished for My kingdom as they co-labour together and use their gifts in harmony. I am releasing greater heavenly sight and perspective to many at this time as this is the hour I am revealing the next step in My plans for individuals, regions and nations. Many will grow in their understanding of the spiritual heritage and inheritance over these nations and My intercessors will call forth the destiny over these nations of the South Lands.

I am breathing over the waters of the South Pacific and this is causing a whirlwind to form in the spirit around these nations. This whirlwind will increase in intensity as My people pray in line with revelation they have received and words I have spoken over these nations. It is not a time to sit back but a time for My people to stand up and be counted. The fire of My Spirit will be seen across these lands as My people step into the next assignment I have for them and partner with Me.”

The Lord then gave me a vision of golden cords connecting the nations of Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific and He highlighted the verse from Isaiah 60:1 to me and I knew this verse related to the nations of the region of South Lands of the Holy Spirit.

Isaiah 60:1 (NASB) – Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.

The Lord sees the nations of Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific as the South Lands of the Holy Spirit. It is not just Australia, but the whole region that holds that name and these nations are connected in the spirit. This is a significant time for these nations. The Lord has an assignment for this whole region and His fire will spread through these nations. These nations as a region have a spiritual destiny as the South Lands of the Holy Spirit. The Lord is calling the body of Christ to prepare the way and get ready for a move of His Spirit that is coming. The angels have already announced a shift in the spirit and the Lord is calling His intercessors to pray and His people to prepare. The Lord is calling His people in these nations to arise and shine and step into their destiny.

In 1606 the Portugese navigator Pedro Fernandez De Quiros, exploring the region of the South Pacific with the intention of finding the large, unexplored continent in the southern hemisphere, landed at Vanuatu and declared the whole southern land region, as far as the south pole to be ‘La Austrialia del Espiritu Santo’ – a south land dedicated to the Holy Spirit. He thought he had landed on the large land mass in the southern hemisphere yet to be discovered which is now Australia however he actually landed on what is now Vanuatu. He declared the whole southern region as far as the South Pole to be the ‘South Land of the Holy Spirit’. In fact de Quiros’s actual proclamation was as follows: “Let the heavens, the earth, the waters with all their creatures and all those present witness that I, Captain Pedro Fernandez de Quiros…..in the name of Jesus Christ ...... hoist this emblem of the Holy Cross on which His (Jesus Christ’s) person was crucified and whereon He gave His life for the ransom and remedy of all the human race…. on this Day of Pentecost, 14 May 1606….. I, take possession of all this part of the South as far as the pole in the name of Jesus….which from now on shall be called the Southern land of the Holy Ghost.” De Quiros’s declaration was that the whole region was the South Land of the Holy Spirit. The Lord is highlighting this important point – that the region of Australia, New Zealand, and the nations of the South Pacific have the name of the South Lands of the Holy Spirit and the same spiritual inheritance in this regard. The Lord showed me that as De Quiros made that declaration in the spirit, it was released in a radius out in all directions from Vanuatu and the whole region was declared the Southern Land/s of the Holy Spirit.

My prayer is that the people of God in the South Lands of the Holy Spirit will awaken to the significant time we are in and they will seek the Lord on what their individual role is in preparing the way for the move of God that is coming to these nations. Let us continue to intercede for the nations of the South Lands. May we align with God’s plan and establish His will for this region.

As the New Year was approaching I heard the Lord say 2018 would be a year symbolized by ‘bang and the butterfly’. I knew He was saying the year would be one of impacting and startling ‘suddenlies’ as well as metamorphosis where a complete transformation is seen. 2018 will be a year where we see dramatic suddenlies and transformation in individuals, families and nations.

Year of Bang

A bang is a sudden and impacting sound. If an event goes off with a bang it means it is very exciting and successful. This year will be an exciting year of Holy Spirit adventures for those who are obedient to the leading of the Spirit. It will be a year of blessing and harvest for what has been sown in faith. This year will be one of impact suddenlies where people are suddenly catapulted into the next step in their destiny in God. The year will see the Lord bring divine opportunities and connections that suddenly launch people to a new level and people will be in awe of God’s goodness and faithfulness. God is going to suddenly open up new paths for people that will be beyond what they could have asked, dreamed or imagined. I see people being awakened to their calling and stepping into the next assignment the Lord gives them with a bang. People will be given divine ideas and strategies which will advance them in the assignment the Lord has for them. The people of God will be in awe and wonder of how He works in and through their lives and works all things for their good. Angelic visitations and activity will increase and the people of God will partner with the angelic hosts in a greater way.

Isaiah 25:1 (NASB) – ‘O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you, I will give thanks to your name; for you have worked wonders, plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness.

Romans 8:28 (NASB) – And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.

Ephesians 3:20 (NASB) – Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us

I see people of God arising on the world scene with a bang and having great impact and influence for the kingdom of God. These people have been hidden in God but the Lord is going to highlight them and give them great influence as they are humble and live to see His name glorified. People will arise to powerfully impact their sphere of influence.

Many forerunners will arise with a bang and they will take much territory for the kingdom. They will have eyes to see what the Lord is doing in this hour and have faith to see God’s will established. They will be given detailed and strategic revelation from the Lord and will use this revelation to blaze the trail for others and impact their sphere of influence.

A bang is also a shock sound that awakens, jolts and alerts people. This will also be a year of awakening for the body of Christ in a much greater way than seen before. The Lord is going to challenge mindsets that are not of Him and not in line with the word of God. He is jolting people out of religious mindsets and bringing people back to the foundations of the word of God. The Lord is breaking down denominational barriers, and people with the same mandate and vision from the Lord will align to see God’s purposes fulfilled. The body of Christ is awakening to the truth of who they are in Christ and what is available to them as co-heirs with Christ.

Year of the Butterfly

This year will see dramatic change or metamorphosis in the lives of many individuals and families. There will also be changes in regions and those areas will see turn arounds and transformations on a broad scale. Metamorphosis is a dramatic, abrupt transformation like is seen with the metamorphosis of caterpillars into butterflies. Many will look back on this year and see God’s hand in the process of change or metamorphosis that will be seen in their lives and the lives of their families. They will see a divine, supernatural change to something so much more beautiful than they could have imagined.

The Lord will do a great work of transformation in the lives of those who are yielded to Him this year. The Lord’s heart is that we will move from glory to glory and become more like Him. He is a willing potter ready to do the work necessary to shape us as He wills. Our role is to yield and submit to this process. Those who have surrendered their all to the Lord and embraced the refining fire, will see the Lord transform them from the inside out and they will be used in a greater way to impact those around them as they become vessels through which Holy Spirit can move. They will reflect the glory of God to the world.

2 Corinthians 3:18 (NASB) – But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.

Isaiah 64:8 (NASB) – But now, O Lord, You are our Father, we are the clay, and You our potter; and all of us are the work of Your hand.

Many will see promises fulfilled and the plans of God manifested. In families one of the ways this will be evident is restoration of marriages and return of prodigal children. The Lord showed me many people have been standing in faith for the promise God has given them for themselves and their families and their stand and intercession and will see the promise fulfilled. A harvest is coming for what has been sown in prayer and intercession for individuals, families, regions and nations. Those who have sown in tears will reap with joy. It will be a time of double blessing and double harvest for what has been sown. Many, many have sown in tears and have waited in faith for God to bring forth the harvest and they will reap with joy as they see the promise manifest. The year ahead will be one of fruitfulness and we will see God move in new ways in our lives and in the nations.

1 Corinthians 2:9 (ISV) - But as it is written, "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined the things that God has prepared for those who love him."

Metamorphosis or transformation will be seen over regions as a harvest for what has been sown in intercession, faith and obedience comes. Spiritual shifts will occur over regions as the people of God partner with Him in intercession and pray in the revelation they receive with authority to see God’s will established. People of God will arise in great numbers and impact their world with the power of the Spirit and the love of God which will bring a harvest and transformation across regions around the world.

2018 – A year of impact suddenlies and metamorphosis is ahead!

Transformation of individuals, families, regions and nations is something the Lord has repeatedly been speaking to me about and I believe He is sending a message out to the body of Christ. He is calling His people to awaken and partner with Him in the new move that is starting. His heart is for transformation of the nations and this will come as His people awaken to their identity and authority in Christ, are filled with His Spirit and impact others through the power of the Spirit and the love of God. People are answering the call and are arising all over the earth carrying the fire of God, impacting others and transforming regions. They are obedient to the leading of the Spirit and are positioned by God to advance His plans and overthrow the enemy. Past seasons have positioned and prepared them for this time. People of God are being drawn into His presence like never before – resting and waiting on the Lord; pursuing intimate time with Him and delighting in learning more of His character and ways. Those that will have faith to believe God will bring His purposes and promises to pass will partner with God to see His will established in the earth. The fire of God is spreading as people go out and impact others. A move of the Spirit and transformation of individuals, families, regions and nations go hand in hand. A harvest across nations will be seen as people of God go out with the fire!

Transformation through knowing your identity & operating in your authority

More and more people of God are awakening to their true identity and operating in their authority in Christ and all that is available to us as children of God and this is bringing transformation and great fruitfulness. The Lord wants to ensure we are strongly grounded as well as heart connected to the knowledge of who He is and who we are in Him. He wants you to find your true identity in your relationship and union with Him. Our true identity comes from our position as children of God. As children of God we inherit everything that Jesus has as we are co-heirs with Him. Our inheritance is not just eternal - it starts now. We have been delivered from death into glorious life. We are seated in heavenly places with Christ (Ephesians 2:6). Our seating and reigning with Christ is a position of authority and triumph. More than ever, now is the time to awaken to our position as co-heirs with Christ and to understand our true identity and authority as children of God. The Lord wants us to become mature children, and grow in our walk with Him, going deeper in the things of God.

We have been commissioned to impact our world in the name of Jesus for His glory. Jesus has given us authority to operate in His name. In Matthew 28:18-19 (TPT) we read Jesus came close to them and said, “All the authority of the universe has been given to me. Now go in my authority and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.” Jesus also said in Luke 10:19 (NASB) – “Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you.”

You are His solution in your life and in your sphere of influence. The enemy is terrified you will realise the authority that you have and your ability in Christ to shift things in the earth. Jesus gives His church or ekklesia keys which represent spiritual authority. These keys open or close spiritual doors. We also have keys to bind works and plans of the enemy and to loose or release the will of God. The Lord is calling people to step into their kingly role and extend His kingdom on the earth. The Lord is urging His people to use the keys they have been given. I see people being given strategic and detailed revelation from the Lord and then using this revelation to advance His plans and come against the schemes of the enemy. The Lord is also releasing an upgrade in authority to those who have faithfully stewarded that which they have been given and who are positioned and willing to be vessels for Him.

Matthew 16:19 (NASB) – I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven.

Transformation through understanding the importance of your destiny

Everyone has a unique destiny in God and people across the earth are understanding the importance of walking in the fullness of the plans God has for them. We are to focus on Jesus and the path set before us. Our role is to be obedient to the leading of the Holy Spirit and follow the path the Lord has planned for us. We are invited to give ourselves fully to the task of following the course appointed to us. When we do this we will be walking in the purpose of God and we will find fulfillment. If we go off course, we ask for Jesus’ help and He is always there to lift us up and bring us back to where we need to be. God equips us with all we need to fulfil the destiny He has for us. The enemy uses fear, discouragement and distraction to stop us from walking in our destiny. Another tactic of the enemy is to make the people of God feel that they are not qualified to walk in the destiny the Lord has for them.

We are in a time of upgrades and acceleration. The Lord is releasing new assignments, new gifts and launching you into new levels. The Lord is revealing the next step in your destiny in Him and the strategies you need for advancement. He is igniting you for action. He is calling you to arise and walk in all He has prepared for you. This is the time to advance with boldness and know that the Lord is with you and will provide you with all you need.

Ephesians 2:10 (NASB) - For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.

Transformation through being filled with the Holy Spirit & using your spiritual gifts in power and love

The Lord is filling people with His Spirit and increasing the anointing on the lives of people so they may powerfully impact their area of influence for Him. Luke 3:16 tells us Jesus baptises with the Holy Spirit and with fire. The Word of God tells us that the kingdom realm of God comes with power (1 Corinthians 4:20). When we receive Jesus’ baptism we receive the anointing of the Holy Spirit that sets us apart to minister with His gifts in power. The anointing does not point to us, but to God who empowers us. We are anointed to transform our area of influence for the advancement of the kingdom and to bring glory to God.

I believe the Lord is calling His people to impact others using the model Paul used. The Lord is raising up many in this hour who will bring in the harvest and bring transformation through the power of the Spirit. Paul said in 1 Corinthians 2:4 (NASB) – My message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith would not rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God.

The Lord is calling His people to use the spiritual gifts they have been given. The spiritual gifts we are given relate to the calling on our lives. Paul expressed that the church should have a desire for spiritual gifts, but it should foremost follow the pursuit of love – Pursue love, yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts (1 Cor. 14:1). Since the gifts of the Spirit are gifts of grace, they must be used in love with a pure motive of love (1 Corinthians 13:1-3).

The Lord is igniting the hearts of His people. The Lord wants you to encounter His heart. God’s agents of transformation will be known for the love they show to others and their purity of heart as they will operate and minister in love. Love will be the fuel that drives them and will be the foundation of their ministry. The Lord is raising up those who have hearts that burn for Him.

Transformation of nations is birthed from intercession

The Lord has shown me the strong link between intercession for a nation and a move of His Spirit and transformation. The Lord is calling multitudes of people at this time to take their place as watchmen on the wall and intercede for nations He places on their hearts. He has shown me seeds of intercession that have been sown into nations, sometimes over hundreds of years, and the harvest that is coming as people stand and intercede for God’s will to be established in the nations. There is a call from heaven going out for people of God to partner with Him and intercede for the prophetic words that have been spoken over nations to be established.

In the bible God searched for those willing to fight the spiritual battle for their land. In Ezekiel 22:30 (NASB) God says, "I searched for a man among them who should build up the wall and stand in the gap before Me for the land.” The Lord is still calling people to stand in the gap for their families, regions and nation.

Pioneers of fire are blazing the path of transformation

The Lord said pioneers of fire are arising. He went on to say - “They are blazing a trail for others to follow. It is a trail of the ‘new’ as they carry My presence and the new aroma and sound I am releasing. They will break the hard ground and take territory as they use the keys of authority they have been given. They will unlock many things about them. The road they will travel will not always be an easy one but as they trust in Me they will see I have prepared the path ahead of them. Many others will follow the path they are blazing and will benefit from the work they will do in forging and opening the path. They blaze a path for others as they carry My heart to see others advance. I will use them as a slingshot to catapult others forward. They will use the gifts they have been given in new ways; always with a heart of love and to bring glory to My name. Discernment will be needed in this season to know which open doors are from Me. The enemy will try to use distraction to keep My pioneers from the path I am sending them on.

Like Caleb and Joshua, My pioneers will have eyes to see with heavenly perspective and will have eyes to see what others can’t. They blaze the path ahead as they are ablaze with My love. Like David they are people after My own heart. As they are faithful to the path I have called them to I will release increased influence to them – those like Daniel are arising. My pioneers must guard their hearts and keep from jealousy, pride or competition. I have built perseverance, trust and endurance in them and I have removed the fear of man so they can be effective pioneering agents. They are sensitive to My Spirit and seek to draw close to Me. It is from this place they receive strength and joy for the path ahead as well as confidence in knowing I am with them and will equip them with all they need. My fire with fall on them afresh. My refining fire will prepare them and the fire of My Spirit will empower them. They are vessels prepared for such a time as this to bring transformation to their area of influence.”

Will you be an agent of transformation?

The Lord is calling you to be an agent of transformation. You can do this through partnering with Him in faith, obedience and prayer, awakening to your identity and inheritance, operating in your authority, stepping out in obedience to the Holy Spirit, using the gifts the Lord has given you and taking up the assignments the Lord has for you. Do not believe the lies of the enemy that you are not needed in this transformation

I feel a caution from the Lord at this time for His people in Australia to use discernment when determining which prophetic words released concerning this nation are of the Lord for this hour. It is important we partner with the right words of the Lord for our nation at this strategic time.

I heard the Lord say, “Tell My people to watch what words they are fueling.” The nation of Australia is at a strategic time in its history and the Lord is calling His people to pray and intercede for His will for the nation to come to pass. We must have ears to hear and eyes to see which words the Lord would have us partner with. We are to test prophetic words against scripture and what we know is the character and heart of God. 1 Thessalonians 5:21 tells us to test all prophesies and hold on to what is good. Corinthians 14:3 tells us prophecy strengthens, encourages and comforts. In Corinthians 14:29 we read two or three prophets should speak and the others should weigh carefully what is said. The Lord is calling His people to greater intimacy and greater maturity so we will have discernment to know what words are from the Lord for this hour. Our prayers and words are powerful and we are called to partner with God to bring His will to pass in this nation. The enemy uses distraction, fear and discouragement to cause God’s people to shift the focus of their prayers or prevent them from taking up God’s call to pray. God is calling His people to pray fervently in faith and with authority but we must pray strategically and in line with the word of the Lord for this hour in order to bring transformation and to see God’s plan come to pass.

The Lord showed me the battle in the heavens over Australia at this time. I saw the angelic army growing in number as people of God decreed and declared God’s word over the nation. Angels were being released to bring about God’s will as the people of God were praying and aligning with the right prophetic words spoken over this nation and specific revelation they had received in times spent seeking God’s heart and strategy for the nation. We are in a time where the Lord is releasing great revelation to His people so we can partner with God to see His will established and the plans of the enemy aborted. God’s plan for this nation will prevail as His people stand in the gap and intercede for His will to be established. The Holy Spirit brought Jeremiah 33:3 to my mind and I believe God is saying He will show us His great plans for this nation as we press in and ask Him. Jeremiah 33:3 (NASB) – Call to me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.

The Lord gave me additional revelation with regard to some key words for the nation He has given me in the last year. He gave me extra details on previous words and showed why He is highlighting these words again at this time to bring focus on God’s plan for Australia and our role in partnering with Him.

Word relating to God’s plan for the nation –

In July this year while on an intercession assignment around Australia the angel of Australia appeared to me and gave me a piece of paper that had been folded many times so it would fit in the palm of my hand. As I took the piece of paper it suddenly unfolded and became a huge page of paper. The angel also gave me a microchip which he placed in my hand. I asked the Lord why the angel was sent to me and He said the angel was to show me the next page in the book of Australia; he was to show me God’s plan for the nation. The Lord showed me a vision of a canopy over the nation of Australia. The canopy was holding a thick golden substance which I knew was the glory of God. I asked the Lord what will release the canopy over the nation and He showed me seeds in the ground. These seeds were prophetic words that had been released concerning His plans for the nation. I noticed some seeds were on top of the ground and no one had ever nurtured them. Some others had been planted but again they had not been adequately nurtured. I then saw people begin to nurture the seeds and water them. The Lord showed me other people who re-dug the seeds that had laid dormant. The seeds began to sprout and grow. The Lord was highlighting previous words for the nation and people began nurturing these by interceding for them and standing in faith to see them come to pass. I then saw the sun intensely shining on these plants that were growing and the plants were growing rapidly. These plants were growing all over the nation and they began to touch the canopy of glory that was over the nation. The people were crying out to God to transform the nation and heal their land. I then looked to the corners of the canopy and I saw an angel was holding a cord on each corner of the canopy. On each corner there was a watch. At the appointed time, when the plants hit the canopy, the angels released the cords that were holding back the golden substance. At that moment the glory of God was released in a burst across the nation. It was like glory rain but was thick as it was the weighty presence of God. I felt Australia is at a ‘tipping point’ in the spirit and God is calling intercessors to partner with the prophetic in a powerful way to bring transformation. He is calling intercessors to take up the prophetic words and intercede to see God’s plan for this nation manifested. I also saw fire down the eastern seaboard of Australia and water over the western side to heal the land. The Lord told me that just as Australia is known as the ‘sunburnt land’ it will be known as the ‘glory branded land’ as the glory of God will leave a lasting mark on this nation.

The Lord gave me a vision in the last few days that linked to this previous word I received. I saw weeds growing alongside the plants in the vision that were growing and hitting the canopy of His glory. He was showing me that as His people partner with words that are not of Him or words that don’t have full revelation, these weed plants are growing instead of those that are needed. The Lord is calling people to partner with His words that bring transformation to the land.

Word regarding intercessors taking their place -

Earlier this year the Lord gave me a vision of intercessors being ignited and awakened to stand in the gap and intercede for the nation of Australia. The Lord Himself was calling them out and placing a burden for the nation in them. As the people of the nation began to pray and intercede they were fitted with golden armour which I knew represented the glory of God. They displayed the glory and power of God. These people were warriors in the army of God who were taking up their position to take down strongholds over the nation and to advance the kingdom of God by ushering in a move of His Spirit in this nation. I saw rows and rows of these warriors take their position. I then saw the warriors link arms with each other and I knew they were standing in unity - with the same vision and mandate before them. Jesus then appeared before their ranks as the lion of the tribe of Judah. He was leading the army and the army had steadfast focus on Him. As the army marched forward and advanced, the ground began to rumble and shake. Vibrations from the shaking were sweeping over the land. The vision then changed focus and the Lord showed me that the intercessory prayers of the people as well as their heartfelt praise were hitting the heavens and a sound was released across the nation. I then saw fire from heaven falling on the nation. The Lord showed me a map of the nation and the fire of God was falling on the land. The Lord is raising up warriors in the nation who know their authority in Him and who will bring down strongholds. They are united in the same mandate from heaven to partner with God to see a move of the Spirit in this nation and to see the fire of God fall.

The Lord reminded me of this vision this week and His heart to see His people take up the call to pray and intercede for this land to bring down strongholds, release God’s plan and bring transformation.

Word regarding bridge of alignment of destiny –

In worship I had a vision of a bridge that was so strong in structure and it was labelled with the word ‘ALIGNMENT’. The bridge stretched from the nation of Australia across a vast, beautiful expanse of water and finished on another area of land labelled ‘DESTINY’. The bridge started on land where a vast group of people were standing and I noticed each person in the group had the word ‘KINGDOM’ written on their hearts. The Lord was showing me that the multitudes of people standing on the land of Australia were standing in unity and partnering with the Lord to see His Kingdom come on earth and aligning with His Kingdom principles. I saw the multitudes of people walk up onto, and stand, on the alignment bridge. This was causing Australia to align with its God given destiny. The people had a deep desire for the things of the Kingdom of God and the Lord had written His plans and purposes on their hearts and minds. I also saw fireworks going off from the bridge and I saw angels being released to fulfill the Kingdom assignments they had been given. Some of these assignments were in response to the prophetic decrees the people of God made, in line with the Word of God. The Spirit of God showed me the fireworks represented the ‘sparks’ of a move of the Spirit that would travel across the nation of Australia and beyond to other nations. As God’s Kingdom realm manifests on earth, His purposes are fulfilled on the earth.

The Lord is reminding His people in Australia that as we as children of God stand together in alignment with His plans and purposes we will see our destiny as a nation come to pass. In the last few days the Lord showed me a vision that linked to this previous vision of the bridge. This time I saw that same bridge of alignment leading to the land of destiny but it was a rainbow bridge. I felt the Lord calling His people to remember the promises He has spoken over this nation and to wage war with the promises. The Lord is looking for us to come into alignment with His word and the words He has given for the nation. Those that will have faith to believe God will bring His will and promises to pass will partner with God to see transformation in this nation.

What is our role?

The Lord is releasing a caution to not agree or fuel words that are not of Him or words that don’t have full revelation, but to be discerning and partner with the word of the Lord for our nation at this time. Ask Him for specific revelation and then decree and declare the word of the Lord. He is calling us to intercede for His will to be established in the nation and intercede for the right prophetic words released over this nation to come to pass. The enemy is attempting to bring distraction, fear and discouragement but the Lord wants to remind His people of His plans for our nation and He is calling you to arise and take your place as an agent of transformation.

The Lord showed me hubs of people forming in key places across the world. I heard the Lord say they were ‘Harvest Hubs’. The Lord is forming hubs in strategic areas to pioneer the new move of God and bring in a harvest of souls and regional transformation for what has been sown in the past through intercession, faith, perseverance and obedience to the leading of the Holy Spirit. There were a number of things the Lord showed me about these hubs –

HUBS OF PURPOSE

I could see that people with the same vision were being positioned and drawn together by the Lord for the purpose of transforming their sphere of influence. People of various gifts and callings were aligning. These hubs were partnering with God in the ‘new’ thing He was doing in the earth. The hubs were pioneering the new move of God. The Lord was redefining the way believers gathered and the focus was outward. These hubs were where groups of people gathered for the purpose of equipping and training people to send them out to impact their world. There was a focus on the sending out for the purpose of transformation.

The Lord showed me that each hub had a number of sub groups. These sub groups were the place for equipping and training the people of God in specific gifts. There was so much activity and unity in these groups. I could see people were coming into the group and were sent out equipped and their gifting was sharpened and honed. They were leaving ready to impact and transform the area of society the Lord had called them to. True discipleship was evident as leaders had such a heart to see others raised up and to see them walk in the fullness of the calling on their lives. Harmony and honour were evident in these groups. People’s gifts and ministries complimented each other and were in harmony as they operated in love instead of competition. People were moving from one sub group to another as they were led by the Spirit.

HUBS FUELED BY PRAYER & PRAISE

I could see these hubs were birthed and fueled by prayer and praise. People in these hubs were being given specific and strategic revelation from God and were then praying with authority to call forth God’s will in their region from the specific revelation they had received. They sought council with the Lord to release His word and will with authority. Each hub had a distinct jurisdiction, area or nation the Lord had given them to transform. Their prayer and praise were fueling a shaking in the spirit realm that was shifting the spiritual atmosphere over the region.

Just as the Lord inhabits the praise of His people, so too these hubs were known for the ‘habitation’ of God. The presence of God was weighty in these hubs as the people knew what it meant to walk in fellowship with the Holy Spirit. Their heart desire was to be in continual communion with the Lord. They were people after God’s heart.

Great numbers of angels were assigned to these hubs and there was much angelic activity around them. Angels were released to bring to pass the prayers of the people and the will of God as the people spoke in line with the word of God.

HUBS OF GLORY & TRANSFORMATION

The glory of God was evident in these hubs and light from these hubs was affecting regions and mountains of society. These hubs were shifting the mindsets of people and were breaking down the barriers and structures of the day that had limited God and confined the movement of the Spirit. People were receiving creative and innovative ideas from the Lord and taking them into society to bring transformation to that area. They were receiving divine strategies for kingdom advancement.

Many people were drawn to these hubs to be part of the new thing the Lord was doing as they saw the evidence of the transformation these hubs were having in their community and society. They saw the people were sent out as agents of transformation to impact their region with the love of God and the power of the Spirit. They were operating in their kingdom authority and were moved by the impulses of the Holy Spirit.

I heard the Lord say, “Rest in Me. Praise Me in the storm. I am bigger than your circumstances. I am the God of the impossible. I am making the crooked places straight. I have gone before you and prepared the way. I am working all things together for your good. I am turning things around and you will see My goodness abound. Where the enemy has come in like a flood, I am raising up a standard against him. Look to Me and not your circumstances. Don’t allow the enemy to steal your peace. I am your peace and your hope is found in Me. In My presence there is fullness of joy. Take shelter under My wings and allow My love to envelope you and give you strength. I am all you need. Join your heart to Mine. My love for you is endless.”

Rest in Him

The Lord is calling you to rest in who He is and to trust in Him – in His promises and faithfulness. He alone can give you a hope that anchors you in any season or any situation. A hope so secure that when difficulties come you’re not swayed or governed by the storm around you. There is always the hope you need to carry on for your steps are guided by the hand of God. The more you grow in understanding of who God is, and the more you grow in your relationship with Him, the more you trust Him. When we rest and trust in God the storms of life may come but our heart will not be moved. Trusting God means we give up worrying and reasoning and we enter into His rest with simple childlike faith for we live by grace through faith. In that place of trust, there is perfect peace, regardless of what we are going through in our lives.

We are partners with God in what He calls us to do – we have a part and He has a part. The Lord wants us to be obedient and follow the promptings of the Holy Spirit which is our part to play. Sometimes we try to do God’s part and that brings us worry and stress when all that is required is to rest in Him and allow Him to do what only He can. We are invited to rest in Him knowing He is aligning all things for our good and He has prepared the path for us to walk in. When we feel overwhelmed we need to refocus our eyes on Jesus, as when our eyes are on Him, we are no longer ruled by our circumstances and we have heavenly perspective to see the way He sees. We can say ‘it is well with my soul’ regardless of our circumstances. Matthew 14:30 says, But seeing the wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, “Lord save me!” Like Peter in this scripture, when we focus on the wind, our circumstances, we will begin to sink but if we look to Jesus we will be at rest. When we surrender our fears to God He gives us His peace. Fear is the opposite of faith as fear paralyses you, while faith propels you. When we focus on the promises of God and speak out the word of God in faith we won’t be swayed by our circumstances.

Psalm 62:5-6 (NASB) - My soul, wait in silence for God only, for my hope is from Him. He only is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I shall not be shaken.

Psalm 46:10 (NASB) – “Cease striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”

Philippians 4:6-7 (NASB) – Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Praise Him in the storm

God lives among the praises of His people (Psalm 22:3). As we praise God we sense His presence and in His presence there is fullness of joy. Praise is a powerful spiritual weapon as it changes the atmosphere around us. In the scriptures we read how the walls of Jericho came crashing down, giving victory to God’s people, due to the Israelites releasing shouts of praise (Joshua 6:20). In Acts 16:25-26 we read that the prison doors shook open when Paul and Silas prayed and praised God. We can sing praises in the midst of trials and difficulties as we know God will overcome. Praise lifts our eyes from the battle to the victory, for Christ has already won the victory. We are more than conquerors in Christ Jesus. Though the rewards of praising God are many, we praise Him because of who He is, not because of what He gives. We can remain joyful no matter what is happening in our lives because we have the Lord, and in Him we will overcome no matter what the devil is trying to bring against us. It is the will of God for us to rejoice no matter what comes. As we rejoice in God, we release joy to others.

Psalm 16:11 (NASB) - You will make known to me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; in Your right hand there are pleasures forever.

2 Corinthians 2:14 (NASB) - But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place.

John 16:33 (NASB) – “These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.”

He is the God of the impossible

As we are yielded to the Lord, He makes the path straight before us. God prepares the path before us and equips us for the journey. At times we have limited vision of the path ahead and what we are going through but the Lord has the big picture and he calls us to trust in Him. He takes even our failures and disappointments and reconfigures them to work together for good. God is fighting for us and He turns our situations around for His glory and for our good. There is nothing too hard for God. There is nothing that is outside of God’s reach. Scripture teaches that God can make a way when there seems as though there is no way, and no doubt we can all testify to times when God has made a way in our lives where things seemed impossible.

The Holy Spirit is our great helper who teaches us and guides us in the ways of truth, God’s ways. The Holy Spirit always leads us in the direction God has for our life, which results in making the path before us straight. We should subject everything in our life to the leading of the Holy Spirit.

God invites us to hold onto the promises He has given and believe He is able to do the impossible for us. He may not do it in the way we expect but He will work all things for our good and it will be so much better than we thought. God is bigger than your situation. You are not walking this journey alone; He is with you and will never leave you. Hold onto faith as small as a mustard seed, because that alone is enough faith to see mountains move and giants fall. We need to deal with any area of unbelief in our lives. Faith and unbelief both come by what we are hearing or giving attention to. We choose to have faith come into our heart by hearing the Word of God. The power of God is unleashed in the lives of those with true faith.

Proverbs 3:5-6 (NASB) – Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight.

Isaiah 45:2 (NASB) - I will go before you and make the rough places smooth; I will shatter the doors of bronze and cut through their iron bars.

Psalm 145:9 (NASB) – The Lord is good to all, and His mercies are over all His works.

Luke 18:27 (NASB) – But He said, “The things that are impossible with people are possible with God.”

Matthew 19:26 (NASB) – And looking at them Jesus said to them, “With people this is impossible but with God all things are possible.”

Matthew 17:20 (NASB) – “Truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move and nothing will be impossible to you.”

He is all you need - Encounter His love

Psalm 28:7 (NASB) - The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped; therefore my heart exults, and with my song I shall thank Him.

Ephesians 3:17-19 (TPT) –By constantly using your faith, the life of Christ will be released deep inside of you, and the resting place of his love will become the very source and root of your life, providing you with a secure foundation that grows and grows. Then, as your spiritual strength increases, you will be empowered to discover what every holy one experiences – the great magnitude of the astonishing love of Christ in all its dimensions. How deeply intimate and far-reaching is his love! How enduring and inclusive it is! Endless love beyond measurement that transcends our understanding – this extravagant love pours into you until you are filled to overflowing with the fullness of God!

The Lord is all we need. His love is limitless and it gives us strength. We can live in the reality of God’s love, a love that grounds us and establishes us regardless of the storms we face. His love is bigger than anything we’re going through. To be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God, and to be filled with the all-surpassing love of Christ is to be transformed from the inside out. The Lord wants us to encounter His heart. He wants us to know how much we are loved and how much He delights in us. He is inviting us to rest in Him and His love.

Rest in Him and praise Him in the storm. He is the God of the impossible and He is working all things for your good. Join your heart to His and allow His love to give you strength.

I heard the Lord say, “My people aren’t using the keys they have been given. The keys of the kingdom are in their hands. Regions will be unlocked when they use the keys. Spiritual gates will open. The enemy is terrified they will realise the keys are in their hands. As they use the keys My plans will be unlocked and established on the earth. I am positioning and sending many in this hour. I am releasing new keys to those who will respond in obedience and faith to the call and will take up the assignment I am giving them.”

The Lord gave me a vision of a mountain and I saw people moving up the mountain. As they did they were given new golden keys. They were kingdom keys of great authority. The people were operating in greater authority than they had before. The people were unlocking things around them. They were shifting the spirit realm and bringing change in the natural realm. The higher up they went the greater revelation and spiritual sight they had. They were given specific and detailed revelation on their role in advancing God’s plans and bringing down strongholds of the enemy. As the people of God were moving up the mountain they were also encountering God in new ways. The Lord was revealing Himself to them in greater ways and they were going deeper in intimacy with Him. This also caused them to grow in greater understanding of who they were in Him. The Lord showed me these people were pure in heart and single minded in their desire to walk in God’s purposes, bring glory to His name and see His kingdom advance. They were obedient to the leading of the Holy Spirit and had great faith to partner with God to see His plans fulfilled.

Ascend the mountain – encounter Him

There is a call from the Lord to ascend the mountain. As we hunger for Him and pursue the things of God, He will reveal more of Himself and His plans. Those who are pure in heart will be raised up by the Lord. The Lord is using those who are yielded to Him and are a vessel for Him to flow through and impact the area around them. As we ascend the mountain, the Lord does a work in us and refines us. As we ascend the mountain we encounter God and experience Him. The Lord doesn’t want us to stay at the base of the mountain or even to stay part way up; He is inviting us to ascend the mountain and experience more and more of Him as we go higher. As we ascend the mountain we understand more of who we are and what is available to us as children of God and co-heirs with Christ. When we understand our heavenly identity and are filled with His Spirit we have power and authority to command our atmosphere and shut down every demonic assignment set against us, our family, our sphere of influence and that which the Lord has entrusted to us.

Matthew 5:8 (NASB) - Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

James 4:8 (NASB) – Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.

Psalm 24:3-5 (NASB) - Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? And who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood and has not sworn deceitfully. He shall receive a blessing from the Lord and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

Ascend the mountain – receive great revelation

Jeremiah 33:3 (NSAB) - Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.

As we ascend the mountain we have greater spiritual sight. The Lord is wanting to release great revelation at this time. I see people being given strategic and detailed revelation from the Lord and then using this revelation to advance His plans and come against the schemes of the enemy. The Lord is going to release such detailed revelation on His plans for individuals, families, regions and nations. As people partner with these plans in prayer, faith and obedience they will see their situation and area transformed.

Ascend the mountain – receive an upgrade of spiritual keys

Matthew 16:19 (NASB) – I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind on earth shall have been bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall have been loosed in heaven.

Jesus gives His church or ekklesia keys which represent spiritual authority. These keys open or close spiritual doors. We also have keys to bind works and plans of the enemy and to loose or release the will of God. The Lord is calling people to step into their kingly role and extend His kingdom on the earth. When we understand our identity in Christ we operate with authority and rule from a place of triumph and victory. We are seated in heavenly places with Christ (Ephesians 2:6) and our seating and reigning with Christ is a position of authority and triumph. Our inheritance is not just eternal - it starts now. We have been delivered from death into glorious life. We can have abundant life and can walk in victory and authority.

In Matthew 28:18-19 (TPT) we read Jesus came close to them and said, “All the authority of the universe has been given to me. Now go in my authority…” Jesus also says He has given us authority over all the power of the enemy (Luke 10:19). Jesus has all authority and He gives us His keys of authority. You are His solution in your life and in your sphere of influence. The enemy is terrified you will realise the authority that you have and your ability in Christ to shift things in the earth. God wants us to experience the power of the Spirit working through us when we exercise our faith and use the authority that God has given us.

I see the people of God shifting the spirit realm with their powerful decrees and intercession as they boldly proclaim the word of God in faith over their situation and region. Our prayers, decrees and declarations have great impact when we pray from a place of the revelation of the work Christ has done in defeating the enemy. The people of God will bring down strongholds over territories and will abort the plans of the enemy. I see some people being positioned and sent on assignment to unlock regions in the spirit and unlock the plans of God for those areas. Gateways or portals will open over strategic cities and regions and the glory of God will be released in these areas. Angels are waiting and listening for the people of God to pray in agreement with the word of God so they can be sent on assignment to bring the word to pass. I see angelic armies over regions of the earth waiting for people to use their keys of authority and establish His will in the earth.

The Lord is awakening His people to see the keys of the kingdom are in their hand. He is urging His people to use the keys they have been given. He is also releasing an upgrade in keys to those who have faithfully stewarded that which they have been given and who are positioned and willing to be vessels for Him.

Daniels arising

The Lord showed me there are many Daniel’s arising in the earth. These are people who are operating in their priestly and kingly roles. They are pure in heart and worship the Lord in spirit and in truth. They are humble and seek to bring glory to God. They don’t promote themselves but God is promoting them at this time and giving them great influence. They have revelation and wisdom and use that for the advancement of the kingdom of God. They are devoted to spending time in the presence of God and are don’t conform to the ways of the world. They know they are in the world but not of the world. They have great faith and trust in God and partner with God to impact their sphere of influence. They know their identity and use their spiritual authority to establish God’s will on the earth. The Lord is positioning people to affect and impact all areas of society. The Lord is raising up apostolic teams who will occupy and change the spiritual atmosphere over territories so that the purposes of heaven can be established on the earth. Daniels are arising and ascending the mountain – growing in their intimacy with the Lord and establishing His plans and purposes in the earth by using the spiritual keys they have been given.

Ascend the mountain and use your keys!

We have recently entered the Jewish year 5778. The Jewish calendar is important to God and He has ordained certain dates on the calendar as key dates during the year. God is not restricted to one calendar and He works on both the Jewish and Gregorian calendars. In the first few days of the Jewish year 5778 I received revelation on the year ahead for the body of Christ. The Lord showed me a huge wooden door which I knew represented the coming year. The door was so much larger than a normal door and the Lord was showing me the coming year would be one where the people of God are given divine opportunities beyond what they could imagine. As the door opened the door became a double door and I felt the Lord was saying the year ahead would be one of ‘double’. His people would see double blessing and double harvest for what has been sown. I could also see lush, green fields ahead and it was like I was looking at a spring scene. I felt the Lord say they were fields of opportunity and fields of harvest. The season of spring represents fruitfulness with new things budding forth. I felt the year ahead would be one of fruitfulness and we will see God move in new ways in our lives and in the nations. I also felt a caution that it will be important to discern which opportunities the Lord is directing you into and which ones are a distraction from the enemy.

Next the Lord directed my sight to what I was standing on. It was a solid, oak platform. I noticed how stable and strong it was. I saw scrolls of revelation on this platform. I saw the people of God standing on the platform but the platform then became a springboard. I heard the Lord say, “This is a springboard season.” Many people will receive specific revelation from the Lord on the coming year and the years to come. The springboard also represented past seasons as the Lord had used past seasons to prepare people for this time. The people had laid a solid foundation and the Lord was showing me this was done through time spent with Him. It was in these times that the people were given the scrolls, the revelation they needed to spring forward in this year and the coming years. The Lord was really highlighting the need to spend time with Him this year as it is in these times that revelation was given. The platform was for individuals as well as for nations. With regard to nations, intercessors were laying a foundation for regions and nations. The Lord is highlighting intercession at this time as nations are at a strategic time in history and intercessors will partner with God through revelation they receive to see His plans manifest in regions.

At the end of the springboard I saw golden levels or steps. I saw the people of God launch forward off the springboard and land on higher levels. The golden levels represented upgrades in the spirit. The people were launching into higher assignments and the next steps in their destiny. I was surprised by how high some of the levels were. They were so much larger than a normal step. The people of God were stepping into a time of huge increase. With this increase in assignments, authority in the spirit, anointing, and area of influence came an increase in accountability and responsibility to steward the increase well. I also had a knowing that some nations would also launch forward this coming year into a time of huge increase, harvest and launching into the destiny over their nation.

At the start of the golden levels, there was a treasure chest which held items the people of God would need for that level. I also saw many people swimming on the new level, not walking. Swimming represented the fact they were moving in the spirit. There will be an increase in the number of people moving in the things of the spirit and there will be an increase in the level people of God operate in things of the spirit.

Psalm 31:19 (TPT) - Lord, how wonderful you are, you have stored up so many good things for us, like a treasure chest heaped up and spilling over with blessings – all for those who honour and worship you!

2 Corinthians 9:8 (NIV) - And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

Ephesians 6:10 (TPT) – Be supernaturally infused with strength through your life-union with the Lord Jesus. Stand victorious with the force of his explosive power flowing in and through you.

The Lord showed me the vision of the door again but this time words began to appear on the door. The words represented what will be seen in the coming year. On the door were the words OPPORTUNITY, HARVEST, BLESSING, INCREASE, HOPE, WONDER, NEW, PROMISE and INHERITANCE. Not only will the year ahead be one of opportunity, blessing, increase and harvest but the Lord is also saying it will be one of wonder where the people of God will be in awe and wonder of how He works in and through their lives. The people of God will operate in higher levels of authority in the spirit and higher levels of discernment. We will see God move in new ways. Portals will open over regions and the glory of God will be seen and the plans of God for regions and nations will come to pass. People will unite for a common purpose and vision the Lord has given them and their alignment will have great kingdom impact. The positioning, aligning, refining and preparation of past seasons has been to equip people to carry what is coming. A new sound will be released from heaven. Worshipers will lead others in the new sound and they will lead others into encounters with the heart of God. It will be a year of hope, breakthrough and promise. People who have had hope deferred will see a renewing and refreshing through promises fulfilled.

Isaiah 25:1 (NASB) – ‘O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you, I will give thanks to your name; for you have worked wonders, plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness.

Proverbs 13:12 (NASB) - Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

In addition to words on the door I also saw two scriptures come before me for the coming year –

1 Corinthians 2:9 (ISV) - But as it is written, "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined the things that God has prepared for those who love him."

Psalm 2:8 (NASB) - Ask of Me, and I will surely give the nations as your inheritance, and the very ends of the earth as Your possession.

I felt so much expectation on what is in store for the people of God. I also felt a greater call to intercession for the nations as well as an invitation from the Lord to ask for the nations for it is His desire for us to ask Him for that which He has placed on our heart.

As we have entered the Jewish year 5778 there is so much expectancy for all the Lord has planned. Be purposeful about spending time with the Lord and establishing a solid springboard from which you will receive revelation and be launched into the areas of increase and upgrade. A time of opportunity, harvest, hope, wonder, promise and inheritance awaits. It will be a time where the Lord moves in new ways in your life and in the nations.

Many of God’s people are standing in the gap and interceding for God’s plans at this time. They are carrying individual, family, regional or national burdens in intercession that the Lord has placed on their hearts. The Lord is encouraging His people to press in because as they carry the burden in intercession it will give way to a mighty harvest.

I had a dream where I was heavily pregnant. I was in the final stages of pregnancy and was soon to give birth. The baby I was carrying was so large, much larger than seemed humanly possible, and I was feeling such heaviness in my body from carrying the baby. I noticed my stomach was enormous and I remember asking myself, “How will I birth this baby?” I noticed I was also wearing a golden ring that had the symbol of the lion of the tribe of Judah on it.

I felt the Lord was showing me that the ring in the dream represented the fact He has given authority for His people to partner with Him in prayer by carrying and birthing, or bringing to fulfillment, His plans and promises. Many people are feeling the weightiness of the burden they are carrying in intercession. In the natural it seems impossible that what they are interceding for could come to pass but the Lord is encouraging His people that He is faithful to bring His promises to pass. He is calling on His people to press in at this time in prayer. There is a need to be persistent in prayer and push through to bring spiritual breakthrough. His people will also have such a heart for the burden they are carrying. Just as a mother loves the unborn baby she carries, so the Lord’s intercessors have such a heart for the burden they carry in prayer – whether it be their family, workplace, region or the nations.

I heard the Lord say, “Many have answered My call to stand in the gap and stand for My plans and purposes. I am calling more of My people at this time to answer My call. I am releasing specific burdens for them to intercede and stand for. My angelic army are waiting for My word to go forth. They are activated on the prayers of My people as they align with My word. The intercession of My people will give way to a mighty harvest.”

The Lord then said, “If they could only see the impact of their prayers. If My people could only see into the spirit realm and see the shift that occurs as their prayers of authority are released.” At that time the Lord showed me a vision of His people praying and as they did there was a shift in the spirit realm. Angels were sent on assignment and there was so much activity in the heavenly realm. There was also a shaking across the earth and hard ground was breaking open. The Lord was showing me that there is a change in the earthly realm following a change in the spiritual realm when His people pray in line with His will.

I also saw intercessors forming a wall around regions and nations as they stood together in prayer. As they took up the burden the Lord had given them in prayer they were being added to the wall and this wall was a wall of fortification around the region. As the intercessors united the wall was building and growing in strength. The wall became a hedge of protection around the region. I then noticed the wall radiated light. The light was radiating in all directions and was piercing the darkness. Not only were the intercessors forming a wall, they were also a shield of light that was impacting the region and bringing down strongholds over the land.

In the bible God searched for those willing to fight the spiritual battle for their land. In Ezekiel 22:30 (NASB) God says, "I searched for a man among them who should build up the wall and stand in the gap before Me for the land.” The Lord is still calling people to stand in the gap for their families, regions and nation. Through intercession we can take the offensive in the spiritual battle.

Intercession is where we receive a burden from the Lord for a specific situation and knowing His will, we pray through until we receive breakthrough or a lifting of the burden. There are different levels of intercession that the Lord may take us into and these will be according to our obedience and faith at His leading. In Daniel chapter 9 we see an example of what happens when we hear the word of the Lord and intercede for it to come to pass. Daniel read the word of the Lord to Jeremiah the prophet that there would be seventy years for the completion of the desolations of Jerusalem after which time the city would be rebuilt. As the seventy years had come, Daniel sought the Lord and interceded for Israel and the city of Jerusalem to be restored. We read that the angel Gabriel visits Daniel and tells him the command was issued at the beginning of Daniel’s supplication. God moved on Daniel’s intercession as Daniel took hold of the word of the Lord and interceded for it to come to pass. True intercessors bear a sense of burden and responsibility. Intercessory prayer is prayer that presses on until we feel a release in the spirit; until we achieve spiritual breakthrough of the burden we are carrying.

Prayer warriors and intercessors - the Lord is calling you to take up the burden He is giving you and to stand in the gap. You will discern the enemy’s strategies and will come against and abort them. You will know the will and plan of the Lord and will intercede for it to come to pass. You will be given divine strategies on how and what to pray and will be given great spiritual sight on what is happening in the spirit realm. You will have a heart and passion for the burden you carry in intercession and your passion will cause others to rise up in prayer. You will be determined to remain at your post and will be persistent and fervent in prayer. You will understand that persistent prayer is needed for breakthrough. You will have great authority in the spirit as you pray for the burden you carry. You will pierce the darkness with light and bring down enemy strongholds. Your prayers will impact the spirit realm and bring change to the natural realm.

Your intercession will give way to a mighty harvest!

I heard the Lord say, “Many have felt weary from the battle and the stand but a time of breakthrough is coming. Many have felt the pressure of the past season but those who have stood in faith will see the manifestation of the promises I have spoken. There are those who have walked on hard ground and they will see the ground break open before them. The stand people have made for Me and the stand they have made for My kingdom ways has not gone unnoticed. My people are entering a season where they will take much territory for My kingdom. Faith will be the key that unlocks the harvest and the new season. I am using men and women of great faith at this time to bring about My purposes. They operate in My authority and the power of My Spirit and have faith to believe I will bring My plans to pass. My people will see great fruit come from what they have sown in faith. It will be a time of abundance as I am a rewarder of faithfulness. The battle and opposition has been intense in the past season but the enemy is defeated and My people will march forth in victory and joy with shouts of praise.”

I then had a vision of the people of God and their shields of faith were held high. I noticed their shields were well worn from the battle of the season but they were still standing in strength with their shields held high. The people had been in a time of heavy conflict and the enemy had been trying to attack their faith by bringing doubt and confusion. The people of God had stood firm knowing God was faithful. I also saw people standing together with their shields linked, forming a wall of shields. There was so much strength in the united stand. I saw the enemy was retreating and the people of God were advancing with great force and taking much territory for the Kingdom. The people were singing ‘How great is our God, all will see how great, how great is our God.’ I saw that the amazing breakthrough the Lord brought to the lives of the people was a testimony to God’s faithfulness and goodness. The people were in awe of what the Lord had done and what He had brought to their lives. It was a testimony of the greatness of God and many surrounding the people of God were impacted as they saw the Lord work in the lives of His people bringing amazing breakthrough and doing the ‘impossible’. Others were seeing that with God all things are possible.

Often we go through a time of opposition from the enemy before we see strategic breakthrough as strategic ground is not yielded by the enemy easily. Our battle is not against flesh and blood but against principalities, powers and spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places (Ephesians 6:12) however greater is He who is in you than he who is in the word (1 John 4:4). If you have felt weary from the battle, the Lord is encouraging you to continue to stand firm as a time of breakthrough is near. Draw near to Him and be refreshed in His presence. A time of advancement and taking great territory is coming. Faith will unlock the new and you will see an abundant harvest for what you have sown. You will be in awe of what the Lord will do for you and the breakthrough you will see. You will be singing ‘how great is our God’ and many others will hear the testimony of what God has done in your life. The blessing, favour and goodness of God will surround you as you are faithful and obedient to His voice.

I believe the Lord is saying that many people have come against confusion, discouragement, adversity and opposition as they have stood in faith to see breakthrough of the promises of God in their lives. Others have grown weary in the stand as they await breakthrough because of the length of time they have been waiting or battle they have endured while waiting. The enemy has tried to dislodge you from standing in faith. The Lord is wanting to encourage you to continue to stand firm in your faith as open doors of favour and breakthrough are near. In 1 Timothy 6:12 we read we are to fight the good fight of the faith. God honours faith and great faith honours God and gives glory to Him. Romans 4:20 tells us that Abraham didn’t waver concerning the promise God had given him but instead grew strong in faith, giving glory to God. Abraham steadily and firmly believed the promise and God’s faithfulness to fulfil it. In Hebrews 10:23 we read that we are to continue to hold firmly to the hope that we confess without wavering, for the one who made the promise is faithful. Some of the promises the Lord has given us seem impossible when we look at the situation with our natural eyes but with God though all things are possible (Matthew 19:26). We are to walk by faith and not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7). As you exercise faith and respond to the leading of the Holy Spirit, fruitfulness and advancement will be waiting for you. Hebrews 11:6 – Without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.

The Lord is also highlighting the importance of standing together in agreement, building each other up in faith and the power of interceding for others. In Ephesians 6:18 says we should keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints. 1 Timothy 2:1 says I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions and thanksgivings be made for all people.

Stand in faith – a season of breakthrough and a time of harvest is before you. You will march forth in joy and take ground for the Kingdom.

For the last few months the Lord has repeatedly been speaking to me about the importance of women arising and stepping into their destiny in God. I have felt a weighty significance of this time and the need for women to arise and take their place. The Lord has had me interceding for women to arise. Now more than ever before God is calling His daughters all around the world to arise as they have a pivotal role in the plans the Lord has for their sphere of influence as well as for the nations of the world.

Recently the Lord gave me revelation of the reason there is such a need for women to arise. One night I was woken by the Lord and I began praying and seeking God’s heart. Suddenly an angel appeared in my bedroom. I knew he had a message for me and I asked the Lord, “Why is the angel here? What message does he have for me?” The Lord said to me, “It’s all about transformation!” I had an immediate knowing that what I had been interceding for with regard to women arising was linked to transformation. I then heard the Lord say, “Watch what I will do in this hour as women arise. Now is the time, now is the time, now is the time to arise.” I felt the Lord’s heart that women awakening to the importance of their destiny and stepping into the purposes the Lord has for them is an important part of His plans for transformation of families, workplaces, regions and nations.

I then had three visions. In the first vision I saw multitudes of women with molds or casings around each of them. These casings were so constricting and they were preventing the women from moving freely. I noticed they were also bland and dull in colour. These casings were boxes society had placed them in and the lies and schemes of the enemy that had held back their advancement. They were also hindrances and chains that were restricting them due to the incorrect mindset they had of the importance of their destiny. I then saw a great shaking and rumbling in the earth. I could see the ground shaking with great force. Suddenly the casings around the women began to crack and break open. Casing after casing was breaking. As each casing broke open the woman originally bound by the casing arose and stood with such authority, grace, joy and boldness. As the restrictions and hindrances were breaking off, the women were arising and taking a stand. They were arising with a level of authority and freedom they had not known before. As they arose, they radiated with colour and life.

The Lord was showing me that multitudes of women across the world don’t know their true value or the importance of their destiny. They are restricted from walking in the fullness of the plans the Lord has for them as they have believed they are of little value and they don’t feel they have, or can have, much impact. The Lord is bringing a shaking to the body of Christ and this shaking will see multitudes of women arise. The shaking will remove mindsets and ways that are not in line with God’s plans or ways. As women arise they will have great impact in their sphere of influence and this movement of women arising with effect nations. The Lord showed me His daughters will begin to see themselves the way He sees them. They will walk in a new level of clarity and revelation. The words they speak will reflect the change of their heart and mind as they describe themselves and their destiny in words that emanate worth. They will realise the power of their prayers and intercessions. They will realise the importance of what God has entrusted to them. Their head knowledge that told them they were of value and their destiny was important was now becoming heart knowledge and this will ignite them to rise up in boldness to step into the next level of their destiny. The enemy’s tactics of instilling fear, worthlessness and discouragement will no longer have a hold on them as they will rise up in authority to overcome the enemy’s tactics.

In the second vision I saw multitudes of angels blowing trumpets. They were announcing a call from heaven for women to arise, know the importance of their destiny and step into their calling. All of heaven seemed to be involved in sounding the call. I felt the significance and urgency on the call as now is the time for women to arise. There is such a great expectation for the plans the Lord has in store. The enemy is terrified of women awakening to the importance of their destiny and rising up to take their place as he knows the impact this will have in the world. The enemy knows the transformation that will result.

In the third vision I saw some women with swords and these women had their swords held high and their swords were united. They were united in announcing the word of the Lord for women to arise. There was power in their united stand. They were united in carrying the Lord’s heart to see women arise. They had the same revelation on the significance of this time in history. Their desire was to raise up many other women to understand their identity and authority in Christ and to know the importance of their destiny. In the vision I saw multitudes of women rise up behind them, women of all ages and from nations around the world. The Lord was showing me that there will be women across the world who will proclaim the word of the Lord on women arising and these women will lead the way in raising up multitudes behind them as the tactics of the enemy that have held women back are exposed and the truth and God’s heart is revealed.

The Lord is calling women to arise to bring transformation to their families, workplaces, spheres of influence, region and nations. The rise of women will not be at the expense of men for as women flourish in the kingdom, men flourish too as they complement each other and both are needed. Every son and daughter needs to walk in the plans God has for them. Women are arising with a new level of boldness, perseverance and unwavering faith. Now is the hour that women are arising with an authority influence that will transform societies. The Lord is raising up passionate women filled with faith who can bring forth God’s purposes in the nations. These women will conceive the new move of God. If women begin to pray in accordance with God’s plan for their family, region of influence and nation, we will begin to see God’s plans manifest.

This is a time of awakening for women of God. The bible tells us of many women who transformed their world. Deborah was such a woman who was awakened to God’s purposes and was used as an agent of transformation. In Judges 4 we read of Deborah, Israel’s judge and prophet, who joined with Barak, Israel’s general, to defeat the Canaanites. Deborah accompanied Barak in accomplishing God’s purpose. Deborah brought restoration to her land. Warrior women are arising like Deborah for this significant time. We are also seeing women prepared and positioned like Esther. These are obedient women who are being positioned by God to have impact, advance God’s plan and overthrow the enemy.

Daughter of the King now is the time to arise. You are pivotal in God’s plan to transform your area for His kingdom. Arise in the power of His Spirit. Believe who you are in Christ and know the importance of your destiny. Exercise the unique gifts the Lord has given you and step into the calling on your life at this strategic time in history. Arise for this is your finest hour! It’s all about transformation!

Just like Australia, I believe New Zealand is also at a ‘tipping point’ in the spirit and the Lord is aligning and unlocking this nation to bring about His plans. God wants New Zealand to align with Israel and for an outpouring of His glory and a great move of God to sweep the nation. He wants His people to intercede for the prophetic words that have been released over the nation and partner with Him to see them come to pass. This is a significant time in the history of the nation of New Zealand.

The Lord gave me an intercession assignment that involved three components. The first was intercession around the nation of Australia, the second was intercession for the nation of New Zealand and the third arm of the assignment is to take place in Israel. I completed the Australian assignment and my husband Aaron and our eldest daughter Siana completed the New Zealand assignment. Aaron was born in New Zealand and the Lord showed me that he was the one to complete the New Zealand assignment. The Lord showed me that just as Aaron and I are one in the spirit so too Australia and New Zealand are connected in the spirit. Having me complete the Australian leg of the assignment and Aaron complete the New Zealand leg was another prophetic sign of the link between the nations.

The Lord wanted Siana to go as well as she has a prophetic gift and I was shown she was going to develop in her gifting and gain greater understanding of her authority in Christ. Also Siana’s name has a Hebrew origin and means ‘God is gracious’ and I felt the Lord was showing me that His grace will abound in New Zealand. I also felt Siana’s involvement was a sign of the fact God is raising up children in a mighty way in this hour. Children will be used powerfully as they walk in humility, have great faith and purity of heart. The Spirit will move through them and they will bring glory to the Lord. God is raising children up for such a time as this to impact their world for His glory. They will be agents of change and reformation.

The assignment –

The assignment the Lord revealed to me was to intercede for the nations of Australia and New Zealand, unlock God’s plan, bring divine alignment, bring down strongholds and light the fire in these nations. In Australia I visited 7 cities around the nation in 7 days. In New Zealand Aaron and Siana visited 3 cities in 3 days, making a total of 10 cities across the two countries. Just as I had done in Australia, Aaron performed a prophetic act in each location of placing the Australian, New Zealand and Israeli flags in the ground at each location. This act was to signify the alignment of Australia and New Zealand with Israel. The Lord sees Australia and New Zealand as linked in the spirit due to our ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) heritage. Aaron was also to perform a prophetic act of digging in the dirt to re-dig the wells of our spiritual heritage in aligning with Israel. The year 2017 is the 100th anniversary of the battle at Beersheba in World War 1. The ANZACs volunteered to advance on Beersheba, which was occupied by the Turks, and they were the ones to liberate Beersheba which opened the door into Israel and ultimately led to the liberation of Jerusalem from hundreds of years of Islamic control. As the spiritual wells are re-dug and the nations align with Israel, they will be blessed by God, as is His promise (Numbers 24:9, Genesis 12:3 – Whoever blesses Israel will be blessed).

The flags will then be taken to Israel and on 31st of October on the anniversary of the battle of Beersheba, will be placed in the ground in Beersheba to complete the prophetic act of alignment of the nations.

At each location in New Zealand Aaron declared the region for Jesus. He repented for the iniquities of the nation and prayed for an open heaven over the nation. Aaron prayed for healing over the land and a move of God to impact the region. Aaron prayed for alignment with kingdom ways. He took authority against schemes of the enemy that had risen in each region. He also prayed for strongholds to be brought down. He released angels on assignment to bring God’s plan to pass for the region. Aaron unlocked the region in the spirit and prayed the region would be ignited with the fire of God.

Heavenly assistance –

On my assignment around Australia I had two lions travelling with me and Aaron and Siana had two eagles travel with them on assignment. These were heavenly creatures assigned to us for the assignment.

Words for regions –

Auckland: The Lord showed me a vision of Aaron and Siana walking through mud which was like thick slime of the enemy. I also saw a cloud of darkness over the region. I felt the Lord was showing me the enemy had a stronghold over the region. I then had a vision of Aaron and Siana leading an army of angels. They had formed a ‘v’ formation with Aaron and Siana at the point of the ‘v’ and a row of angels fanning out on each side. I felt there was power in the formation and I felt it was a battle formation and they were positioned to take territory from the enemy and advance the kingdom of God. In the vision the Lord gave me I saw it was an air assault; they were attacking from above as they had heavenly perspective. I saw they were shooting fiery arrows from the sky to the ground. The ground was igniting and the fire was spreading from the point of contact of the arrows. The vision then changed and I saw them directing a ground attack. The battle had changed to a ground assault. I saw Aaron and Siana were placing land mines in the ground and a shaking was released across the region. The shaking spread out across the north island of New Zealand. I believe a shaking is coming to the region and things not of God will be displaced and will make way for a move of His Spirit. I then saw Auckland ‘light up’ with light and power. I knew the Lord was showing me that Auckland would be a light to the region and God’s power would be displayed there. I saw cracks in the ground appear, starting in Auckland and spreading out across the north island. I believe the north island has been a place of ‘hard ground’ but God is going to break open the dry ground.

The Lord also showed me dark spots over the north island and these spots had a poisonous substance seeping from them. These were areas where there were deeply entrenched Maori spiritual strongholds. There were demons guarding these sites. Aaron and Siana broke off territorial spirits and their hold over the land and spoke healing and blessing over the land. They declared God as the true owner of the land and the nation of New Zealand.

Wellington: Aaron and Siana were in Wellington on the 1st of August and I felt that was significant. Eight is the number of new beginnings and when they were there they decreed a ‘new beginning’ over the nation. They spent time praying at the New Zealand parliament and also at the Anzac war memorial and then at the harbor over the water. As they did they had a vision of Jesus on the throne with four eagles surrounding the throne. It was a powerful time. In the natural there was also a shaking in the parliament as the leader of the centre-left opposition (Labour) party suddenly resigned on this day. We believe this was a sign that God is beginning to impact the political establishment to effect change that is in accord with His will.

The Lord gave me a vision of a whirlwind around Wellington which was a symbol of heaven impacting earth and God moving in a powerful way. There was an intensification and a building in the spirit. The wind of the Spirit was blowing with increased intensity. I saw in the vision that things not of God were being dislodged and uprooted and things of God were being raised up in the whirlwind. The Lord showed me people were praying for a move of God in the nation and for transformation of the nation. The prayers of people were adding momentum to the whirlwind. I felt the Lord was showing me that He is calling His people to a greater level of intercession and He is calling them to partner with Him to see a move of His Spirit sweep the nation and bring transformation. I heard the Lord say, “A lot of seed has been sown in Wellington. A harvest for the sown seed is coming. Call forth the harvest.” I also had a vision of rain over Wellington which brought healing to the land. The Lord showed me a fierce battle in the heavens over Wellington. This battle was particularly over the government. The Lord is calling intercessors to pray for the government and for an alignment with kingdom ways.

Christchurch: I had a vision of an open door in the spirit over Christchurch. I heard a sound released from heaven through the open door. The door was a portal to release the purposes of heaven on earth. The sound was a new sound and signaled the ‘new’ the Lord is bringing. It was as if the sound was announcing the new season and a new move of God. I then had a vision of a rush of water, a huge deluge of water, flowing down a mountain and washing over the land. I then saw the cloud of New Zealand change from a cloud of deception to a cloud of God’s glory, covering and protection. I also saw a key being buried in the ground in Christchurch and I believe Christchurch is a strategic place for the unlocking of God’s plan for the nation. Aaron did a prophetic act of burying a key in the ground at this site. The Lord also showed me a vision of the north and south islands of New Zealand being stitched together with golden thread and I felt He was showing me that the divide is being broken and people are coming together in unity across the nation of New Zealand to unite in prayer for God’s purposes to be fulfilled in the nation.

Bridge between Australia and New Zealand –

Both Aaron and I felt we were to take the flags to Brisbane in Australia on their return from New Zealand. Brisbane is the location where I started my assignment. We were lead to go to Anzac square in Brisbane. I hadn’t been there on my assignment around Australia. When we arrived at the square I saw the two lions and the two eagles were there so I knew it was a significant time. They were at the shine of remembrance in Anzac square where a flame burns 24 hours a day. The lions were roaring and the eagles were screeching. In a vision I saw a row of fire coming out of the centre of the shrine of remembrance. I saw a door open in the spirit and through the door I could see a bridge and I knew the bridge was connecting Australia and New Zealand. This bridge in the spirit was very significant and was the reason the lions and eagles were there. From the connection between these two countries and the assignment they share, there will be an awakening that affects nations. Australia and New Zealand are re-digging their spiritual heritage and will be used to awaken the world to the importance of standing with Israel. The countries won’t be in competition with each other as both are needed to complete the God given task. The assignment these countries will steward will have global impact.

Summary -

I believe the Lord had us complete this assignment as it is His desire for Australia and New Zealand to re-dig their spiritual heritage and align with Israel. This year is a strategic year in the spirit for these nations. The Lord is raising up warriors in the nations who know their authority in Him and who will bring down strongholds. They are united in the same mandate from heaven to partner with God to see a move of the Spirit in the nation and to see the fire of God fall. God is uniting His prophets and intercessors in a powerful way to bring His plans to pass, advance His kingdom and bring down strongholds of the enemy. God is calling people to nurture the prophetic words that have been released for the nation of New Zealand and intercede for them to come to pass. The decrees and prayers of His people will bring transformation. A great move of God is coming to New Zealand and when it does His glory will be seen and healing will come to the nation. It has already begun!

As I spent time with the Lord asking Him what word He wanted me to release I heard Him say, “I will meet you in the stillness. Put aside the distractions of the day and meet with me. I have so much to reveal to you at this time. I delight in you and long for you to take my invitation to meet with me.”

Importance in meeting

I felt the enormity of the desire of the Lord to meet with His people in an intimate way. I also felt the weighty importance of meeting with the Lord, especially at this time when many people are going through times of change and preparation for the next assignment the Lord has for them. In times of change it is particularly important to spend time with the Lord so we can ensure we are discerning His will for the path ahead.

In the stillness as we put aside distractions and focus on Jesus and spend time in His presence, we come to know God more intimately and we are led into deeper relationship and deeper truth. The Lord delights in spending time with us and He wants us to set aside the distractions of the world and spend time with Him. It’s an invitation He is longing for us to take.

James 4:8 (NASB) - Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.

James 4:8 (TPT) - Move your heart closer and closer to God, and he will come even closer to you.

Psalm 46:10 (NASB) - Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.

Psalm 42:1-2 (TPT) – I long to drink of you, O God, drinking deeply from the streams of pleasure flowing from your presence. My longings overwhelm me for more of you! My soul thirsts, pants and longs for the Living God. I want to come and see the face of God.

Colossians 3:2 (TPT) – Feast on all the treasures of the heavenly realm and fill your thoughts with heavenly realities, and not with the distractions of the natural realm.

The Lord then showed me a vision of people taking up His invitation to meet with Him. I saw some people were even woken in the night and called to spend time with the Lord in the night hours. The people were meeting with their friend, Jesus, and there was so much excitement and anticipation from both the people and Jesus as they were both eager to meet. These meetings became common events and they communicated deeply. I also saw as the people met with the Lord He was filling each one with His Spirit and power.

Revelation, renewal and refreshment

For those who accepted the invitation of the Lord to meet with Him, much was revealed and given to them. In scripture we read Jesus called His disciples friends rather than servants because He had revealed to them everything He had heard from His Father (John 15:15). We are true friends of Jesus when we listen to what He wants us to know and then use the information to advance His kingdom. The Lord showed me in a vision that as the people met with Him a television screen appeared before them. I knew it was a screen of revelation. The people were being given heavenly perspective and insight into what was available to them, how to use what was available to them as well as the next step in their destiny. The people were also encountering the heart of God in these times and they were overwhelmed by the love of God for them. Their hearts were being ignited and set on fire in a new way; they were ignited with the love of God. Their time with the Lord was bringing transformation as their hearts and minds were being renewed and refreshed. Worship flowed from the people as they encountered the heart of God. As they spent time with the Lord, they were filled with His peace and joy and their spirits were renewed.

1 Corinthians 2:12 (NASB) – Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things freely given to us by God.

Romans 12:12 (TPT) – Let this hope burst forth within you, releasing a continual joy. Don’t give up in a time of trouble, but commune with God at all times.

Romans 12:2 (NASB) – And 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, acceptable and perfect.

Preparation for the plan ahead

As the people were meeting with the Lord they were also being prepared for the plan ahead that the Lord had for them. In many cases the people were being prepared for new ground they were commissioned to take. I saw people rising up from time with the Lord dressed in their spiritual armour and wielding spiritual weapons. The Lord particularly highlighted the shield of faith and the sword of the spirit to me. I felt these two items were going to be particularly significant against the enemy. The shields the people were holding were golden and so large in size. The sword of the spirit was razor sharp and glistening and the people were wielding it with precision. The people were also rising up knowing their authority in Christ. They were surrendered to the Lord and filled with His Spirit. Ephesians 6:10 (TPT) – Be supernaturally infused with strength through your life-union with the Lord Jesus. Stand victorious with the force of his explosive power flowing in and through you.

The word of God tells us that the shield of faith is needed to defend against the attacks of the devil. Ephesians 6:16 (NKJV) – above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. Paul writes that ‘above all’ we need to raise up our shield of faith. Satan is always hurling his fiery darts of fear, doubt, discouragement etc in our direction, but the only time they can hit us is when we let our shield of faith down—when we stop believing God’s word and His promises and stop believing that God is in control and He is working everything out for our good. We are told to ‘take up’ the shield of faith which means we must actively trust in God when the enemy’s arrows fly. Because we have faith in God we can persevere in times of hardship. The things the enemy attempts to use to discourage us can actually become tools in the hands of God. When the arrows are flying and we take refuge behind our shield of faith, we come to know aspects of the Lord’s ways and character that we did not know before the battle.

The sword of the spirit can be used both defensively and offensively in battle against the enemy. We are told in Isaiah 55:10-11 that God's word does not return void. God's word is truth and in it there is great power. The sword can also be used as a defensive weapon to protect us from the lies of the enemy. Satan is the ‘father of lies (John 8:44) and when we know the truth, we are able to defend against his lies. Scripture tells us that Jesus used the word to defeat Satan when He was tempted in the wilderness (Matthew 4:1-11). This shows us how effective the word of God is in defeating the enemy. In order for us to use the word of God we must know the word and then hide it in our hearts (Psalm 119:11). When we meditate on the word it becomes revelation as given by inspiration of the Holy Spirit. We can decree scriptures over our lives and situations and this releases God’s purposes into our lives.

Joshua 1:8 (NASB) - This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.

Hebrews 4:12 (NASB) – For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Will you take up the Lord’s invitation?

The Lord is inviting you to be purposeful about spending time with Him and drawing near to Him. As you do you will draw closer to Him and know Him more intimately. You will receive divine revelation and will be refreshed, renewed and ready for what the Lord has planned. Your special times with the Lord will cause you to rise up in a new way and will accelerate you into the purposes God has for you. Will you take the Lord’s invitation?

There is such a building, intensification and acceleration occurring in the spirit right now and this will continue to build in the coming few months. Many people of God will see a momentum and acceleration in the coming months into the plans the Lord has for them as the Lord aligns and positions people into the next step of their destiny. There is a crescendo building in the spirit for what the Lord has prepared for the later part of this year.

I heard a heavenly sound in the spirit. It was a heavenly crescendo! The sound was increasing in volume and beat and was building and escalating. This heavenly sound carried excitement, purpose and intensity. The Lord was showing me the sound of the building and acceleration that is occurring in the spirit realm. There is an excitement and an expectation for what lies ahead. Many people of God are going to experience a crescendo in the coming months which will lead to a release into the next step the Lord has for them. The definition for crescendo is ‘a progressive increase in intensity’. The past months have been building a platform for the launch into the next level the Lord has for His people. There will be accelerating momentum in the coming months and there will be rapid change and advancement. Many will see the promises God has given them come to life quickly and in surprising ways. Many will see the Lord do abundantly more than they could ask, think or imagine as they allow His power to work in and through them.

The Lord also showed me a vision of huge golden puzzle pieces. I could see many pieces had already clicked into place and these pieces, positioned together in perfect alignment, had formed a golden path. The people of God were walking on this golden path. Their steps were ordered by the Lord and He was working all things together for their good. The people of God couldn’t see very far ahead but they had faith in God and knew He was faithful to bring the promises that He had given them to pass. Psalm 37:23 (NASB) - The steps of a man are established by the LORD, and He delights in his way. Romans 8:28 (NASB) – And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. Hebrews 10:23 (NASB) – Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.

The puzzle pieces were golden in colour as every piece had God’s covering and handprint on it as each one was positioned by Him. As I looked at the golden puzzle pieces coming into place at this time I had a sense these were very strategic pieces. They appeared to be huge in size because they had mighty significance. The pieces that were being laid at this time were very strategic for what was to come and would form the platform for the path into the next level the Lord had planned for people. These pieces were strategic in so many ways and as they clicked into place they brought divine connections, closing of things of the old season to allow release into the new, divine alignment and divine opportunities.

I could also see angels were bringing the next pieces of the puzzle into place for the path ahead. They had been sent on assignment to align the path ahead of the people of God. The Lord then told me to watch as the coming golden puzzle pieces were positioned into place. As this occurred, a heavenly sound was released and I saw angels blowing trumpets. The heavenly sound was the key that unlocked doors that were positioned on the golden path. These doors represented the new season and the next level the people of God were going to step into in their destiny. The angels were announcing the new season and there was such excitement as the trumpets sounded. The heavenly sound was the ‘crescendo’ moment people had been waiting for. This was the time when the pieces had come into place and the release into the new season had arrived. The people of God had experienced acceleration and momentum and they were now stepping into the next level in their destiny.

The Lord wants to encourage you that although you may not see what is ahead, this is a strategic time of positioning and alignment and key pieces on the path to the release into the next level are coming into place. This is a time to trust in the Lord and in His faithfulness. There will be much acceleration and momentum in the months ahead. The Lord has gone before you to prepare the way and angels have been sent on assignment to bring things into alignment. There is a heavenly crescendo building in the spirit and at the perfect time the door/s to release you into the next level of your destiny will appear. It may be in a way you don’t expect so you will need to be open to the leading of the Holy Spirit. It will also be necessary to use discernment and to pray into doors that open as not every open door is from the Lord. It will be a time of great expansion and rapid advancement. It many ways it will be greater than what you could ask, think or imagine.

At the start of 2017, as I prayed into the year, I heard the Lord say, “It will be an Ephesians 3:20 year. It will be a year of increase, upgrade and acceleration. Get ready for the ride!” I believe the coming months we will see an amplification of this. I believe many will see God work in ways beyond what they ask, think or imagine if they allow Him to work through them and stay yielded to Him and obedient to His leading. Get ready for an exciting ride in the coming months as the last strategic, golden puzzle pieces come into place for the release into the new season of your destiny.

Australia is at a ‘tipping point’ in the spirit and the Lord is aligning and unlocking this nation to bring about His plans. God wants Australia to align with Israel and for an outpouring of His glory and a great move of God to sweep this nation. He wants His people to intercede for the prophetic words that have been released over this nation and partner with Him to see them come to pass.

I have just completed an intercession assignment around the nation of Australia and it was such a powerful time. I was shown so much in the week on assignment with the Lord but I wanted to outline the summary of what I was shown. This is a significant time in the history of this nation.

The assignment –

The assignment the Lord gave me was to intercede for the nation, unlock God’s plan, bring divine alignment, bring down strongholds and light the fire in the nation. I was to fly to 7 cities around the nation in 7 days and visit Parliament House in each of the cities. I was to perform a prophetic act of placing the Australian, New Zealand and Israeli flags in the ground at each Parliament House. This act was to signify the alignment of Australia and New Zealand with Israel. The Lord sees Australia and New Zealand as linked in the spirit due to our ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) heritage. I was also to perform a prophetic act of digging in the dirt to re-dig the wells of our spiritual heritage in aligning with Israel. The year 2017 is the 100th anniversary of the battle at Beersheba in World War 1. The ANZACs volunteered to advance on Beersheba, which was under Turkish occupancy, and they were the ones to liberate Beersheba which ultimately led to the liberation of Israel from Islamic control. As the spiritual wells are re-dug and the nations align with Israel, they will be blessed by God, as is His promise (Numbers 24:9, Genesis 12:3 – Whoever blesses Israel will be blessed).

The next phase of the assignment is to go to 3 cities in New Zealand and complete the same assignment and intercession there to pray for the north and south islands and the parliament. This will be a total of 10 cities across the two countries. The flags will then be taken to Israel in October on the anniversary of the battle of Beersheba and placed in the ground in Beersheba to complete the prophetic act of alignment of the nations.

At each location I walked around the perimeter of parliament house and declared the region for Jesus. I repented for the iniquities of the state and prayed for an open heaven over the state. I prayed for healing over the land and a move of God to impact the region. I prayed for alignment with kingdom ways. I took authority against schemes of the enemy that had risen in each state. I also prayed for strongholds to be brought down that were highlighted to me at each location. I bound spirits that the Lord revealed to me and I released angels on assignment to bring God’s plan to pass for the region. I released warrior angels and revival angels. I unlocked the region in the spirit and prayed the region would be ignited with the glory of God.

Authority for the assignment –

Before going on the assignment the Lord had given me a vision of my handprint as the key to unlocking a vault. In the vault was revelation for the nation. I also had a vision of a seal or branding on my chest of the lion of the tribe of Judah. At each location around the nation as I put my hand on the ground and prayed for the unlocking of each region I saw in the spirit that as I lifted my hand up off the ground, it left an image of a lion, not my handprint. The Lord was encouraging me that He had given me authority to undertake this assignment. This was in agreement with previous prophetic words over me that the Lord had given me kingdom keys and authority to unlock regions around me.

Heavenly assistance –

Each time I got on a plane to go to a new location I would see angels on the plane. I would also see angels in each of the locations I travelled to. There were more angels in some locations than others. The Lord also sent me two lions which were heavenly creatures and they stayed with me until I returned home.

Words for the nation –

While on this trip I had an encounter with the angel of Australia. I have previously met this angel and at that time he showed me a page out of the book of Australia. The angel of Australia appeared to me and gave me a piece of paper that had been folded many times so it would fit in the palm of my hand. As I took the piece of paper it suddenly unfolded and became a huge page of paper. The angel also gave me a microchip which he placed in my hand. I asked the Lord why the angel was sent to me and He said the angel was to show me the next page in the book of Australia; he was to show me God’s plan for the nation. The Lord showed me a vision of a canopy over the nation of Australia. The canopy was holding a thick golden substance which I knew was the glory of God. I asked the Lord what will release the canopy over the nation and He showed me seeds in the ground. These seeds were prophetic words that had been released concerning His plans for the nation. I noticed some seeds were on top of the ground and no one had ever nurtured them. Some others had been planted but again they had not been adequately nurtured. I then saw people begin to nurture the seeds and water them. The Lord showed me other people who re-dug the seeds that had laid dormant. The seeds began to sprout and grow. The Lord was highlighting previous words for the nation and people began nurturing these by interceding for them and standing in faith to see them come to pass. I then saw the sun intensely shining on these plants that were growing and the plants were growing rapidly. These plants were growing all over the nation and they began to touch the canopy of glory that was over the nation. The people were crying out to God to transform the nation and heal their land. I then looked to the corners of the canopy and I saw an angel was holding a cord on each corner of the canopy. On each corner there was a watch. At the appointed time, when the plants hit the canopy, the angels released the cords that were holding back the golden substance. At that moment the glory of God was released in a burst across the nation. It was like glory rain but was thick as it was the weighty presence of God. I felt Australia is at a ‘tipping point’ in the spirit and God is calling intercessors to partner with the prophetic in a powerful way to bring transformation. He is calling intercessors to take up the prophetic words and intercede to see God’s plan for this nation manifested.

I also saw fire down the eastern seaboard of Australia and water over the western side to heal the land. The Lord told me that just as Australia is known as the ‘sunburnt land’ it will be known as the ‘glory branded land’ as the glory of God will leave a lasting mark on this nation.

Words for regions –

Queensland: This was my first location and as I performed the prophetic act of placing the flags in the ground at Parliament House I had an instant feeling that I needed to vomit. I saw in the spirit a huge demon behind me. I told the demon, “You have no power over me,” and the vomiting feeling immediately went. After this experience I realised the importance in the spirit of the assignment the Lord had for me to complete as the spiritual resistance was intense. When praying over the state of Queensland the Lord showed me waves of glory hitting the shores of the state and rolling in over the state. A move of God is coming to the state and will move from east to west. Just as Queensland is known as the ‘sunshine’ state in the natural, so the state will be known to shine with the glory of God. The Lord also showed me disunity between the northern and southern parts of the state and I felt strongly to intercede for unity over the state. I released angels to guard the ‘east gate’ of Australia.

Australian Capital Territory: The Lord told me to decree Isaiah 60:1 over the nation – that the nation would arise and shine with the glory of God. The Lord showed me He is calling the nation to purity and righteousness. He also showed me He wants to revive the land – revive the spiritual heritage of the ANZAC’s and revive the land through a move of His Spirit. I prayed in each area of parliament house and I interceded for the nation. When I was on the rooftop of Parliament House I saw four demons on the poles that connect to the Australian flag on top of the building. The Lord told me these were the spirits influencing the nation and they were the spirit of deception, the spirit of religion, the spirit of politics and the spirit of witchcraft. I bound these spirits and took authority over them. In the spirit I took the sword of the Spirit that I was holding and plunged it into the ground and as I did this I saw a vision of the ground breaking open in all directions. The Lord led me to the souvenir shop at Parliament House and there He highlighted commemoration coins to me. These were coins commemorating this year as the 25th anniversary of the Mabo decision in Australia which was when the Australian High court recognised Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders should have rights to the land as the traditional owners of the land. In this year of celebrating land rights, the Lord wanted to use this occasion to ensure His name is lifted high and He is declared as the owner and King of the land of Australia. The Spirit of God told me I needed to declare and decree that Jesus is King over Australia and this nation and land belongs to Him. I decreed that warriors from this nation would arise to take their position in His army.

New South Wales & Victoria: Just as the gold rush occurred in these states, so too the Lord showed me these states would be known for the glory of God breaking out in regions and people would rush to places where the power of God and a move of His Spirit is evident. Also the Lord showed me a vision of bushfires breaking out across the states. Just as bushfires have occurred in the natural in these regions, so too these states will be known for rushing waves of glory sweeping across regions of the states like a bushfire. In Victoria I had a vision of fog over the state which the Lord told me was confusion and deception. I heard the Lord say, “Just like the weather changes so rapidly in this region, so too people are easily swayed and influenced due to the spirit of confusion.” I bound the spirit of deception and confusion. In the spirit I saw a huge snake through the city of Melbourne and the Lord told me it was the spirit of leviathan and I was to crush the head of the snake with my heel which I did. I took authority over the spirits the Lord had highlighted to me and over every work of the enemy.

Tasmania: In a vision I saw fiery arrows were being sent from Victoria over to Tasmania and Tasmania was lighting up with the glory of God. It was like the bushfire jumped across the Tasman Sea with the wind of the Spirit to the state of Tasmania. I felt there was a link in the spirit between Victoria and Tasmania. The Lord showed me that just as there are natural, pure springs in Tasmania, the Lord is raising up those who are pure in heart. Those with purity of heart and those who walk in righteousness will rise up just like springs of water. Mt Wellington’s profile looking at it from the side looks like someone who is sleeping and while in Tasmania I felt the Lord wanted me to decree and declare an awakening in the state. I felt a strong sense that the people of God needed to be awakened to their authority and identity in Christ and the importance for them to take their position in the army the Lord is raising up in these last days.

South Australia: As I was walking across the tarmac to board the plane to Adelaide, I saw the lions with me were leaping about and seemed to be so joyful and excited about the day ahead. When at Parliament House I felt the Lord wanted me to release joy over the state and to declare the state would be known for the joy of the Lord abounding there. The state is known as the ‘festival’ state in the natural but I felt the Lord wanted it to be known as a celebration atmosphere due to the joy of the Lord. The lions were roaring over the parliament and I released warrior angels over the land and declared the rising up of warriors of the Lord in the state. I saw angels releasing fire arrows into the parliament building and I saw many angels around the top of Parliament House and some were blowing trumpets. I felt the angels were announcing a new season in this region. The lions gave me a key in the spirit and I knew I was to do a prophetic act of burying this key in the ground where I had placed the flags in the ground which I did. I believe South Australia is a strategic state for the unlocking of God’s plan for the nation. I was also led to go into a building in Adelaide which I later found out was town hall. I went to one room in that building and every wall of the room was covered with information about the injustices of the past to the indigenous people of Australia. There was information on the stolen generations. I felt such a deep sadness there and I knew the Lord had led me there as I needed to repent on behalf of the nation for what had occurred in the past so reconciliation and healing could come.

Western Australia: I saw an angelic army on top of the plane on my flight to Perth. The Lord showed me the state was covered in dark bats. He led me to do a prophetic act at Parliament House of setting a trap for the bats. I then saw the bats being sucked into the trap and the door shut tight on them. I bound the spirits over the land. I then saw a huge eagle over the state. I felt the Lord was showing me that He is going to remove the darkness and bring spiritual sight. I saw a large crow at the top of Parliament House and the Lord told me to do a prophetic act of shooting the crow in the spirit. I felt the crow was blocking the sight of the government. I was shown that Western Australia, Northern Territory and North Queensland have particularly entrenched aboriginal spiritual curses on the land. I broke the curse over the land in these regions and prayed for healing of the land and I then had a vision of heavenly rain healing the land. I released angels down the west coast of Australia to guard the ‘west gate’ of Australia. I prayed for a heavenly shield to protect the state and saw a huge, golden shield appear over the state. Western Australia is known as the ‘wildflower’ state in the natural and I declared that the state will be one where God’s abundance and grace will abound. As I did this I had a vision of wildflowers sweeping the state and the hand of God could be seen over the state. I declared a rising up of intercessors to partner with God’s plan.

Northern Territory: As I was getting dressed for the day, I had a vision of myself wearing a ball gown which looked like royal robes and I felt I was attending a royal gala ball. I felt the Lord was showing me today was the culmination of His plan and the celebration day of the assignment He had given me. As I boarded the flight to Darwin I saw the whole sky was full of angels. I felt God had released more angels for this last day of the assignment. When I arrived in Darwin I felt the spiritual atmosphere was very dark. I felt the land was cursed and under spiritual bondage. The Lord spoke to me and said, “Can a country be born in a day or a nation be brought forth in a moment?” (Isaiah 66:8). I also heard the Lord say, “It’s show time!” I knew He was telling me that this was going to be a significant day in the spirit. I felt everything had been building to this day of the assignment and the stage was set for God’s plan to break out. On the way to the Northern Territory the Lord gave me dozens of scriptures and statements I was to declare and decree over the nation. When in Darwin He led me to speak these out over the waterfront. I took authority over the schemes of the enemy and broke all chains of bondage and any curses over the land. I sent angels to guard the ‘north’ gate of the nation.

Centre of Australia/ Uluru: The Lord showed me that after I had completed each location and unlocked the nation in intercession I then, as the last part of the assignment, needed to ‘light the fire’ in Uluru, sparking God’s plan for the nation and claiming the nation for Jesus. In a vision I saw angels lining a runway from Darwin to Uluru and they were showing me the way. I felt the weighty presence of God as I went in a vision to Uluru. I performed a prophetic act of plunging the sword of the spirit into heart of the nation. As I did this I saw a burst of rainbow coloured electricity and light flow out in all directions. I also saw a shaking roll out across the land and a sonic boom sound released from heaven that impacted the nation. Heavenly rain fell and I saw the land begin to change and healing and life come to the land. I felt such a peace and a shift occur in the spirit.

Summary -

I believe the Lord had me complete this assignment as it is His desire for Australia and New Zealand to re-dig their spiritual heritage and align with Israel. This year is a strategic year in the spirit for these nations. The Lord is raising up warriors in the nation who know their authority in Him and who will bring down strongholds. They are united in the same mandate from heaven to partner with God to see a move of the Spirit in this nation and to see the fire of God fall. God is uniting His prophets and intercessors in a powerful way to bring His plans to pass, advance His kingdom and bring down strongholds of the enemy. God is calling people to nurture the prophetic words that have been released for this nation and intercede for them to come to pass. The decrees and prayers of His people will bring transformation. A great move of God is coming to Australia and when it does His glory will be seen and healing will come to the nation.

Over the last few weeks I have heard the Lord ask this question – What is in your hand? I feel the Lord is wanting to awaken His people to use what He has entrusted to them; to use what He has placed in their hand. The Lord wants His people to see the magnitude and value of what has been entrusted to them and to step out in faith in obedience to the Holy Spirit’s direction. The Lord is breaking off fear and calling His people to focus their eyes steadfastly on Him as fear and distraction are things that have held them back from using what has been entrusted to them. God’s people are also being given spiritual sight to see what is in their hand and to realise the importance and impact they can have for the Kingdom if they would use what the Lord has entrusted to them.

The Lord says to the body of Christ, “Look at what I have placed in your hand. Realise that I have placed it in your hand. I have entrusted you with these gifts, abilities, influence and assignments. Look again and look with spiritual eyes at what is in your hands. See the plans and purposes I have for what is in your hand. Use what is in your hand and more will be given and entrusted to you. Use what is in your hand and you will be amazed at what unfolds before you and how I will use you to impact others and advance My Kingdom.”

The Lord then brought the story of Moses to my mind. Exodus 4:2-5 (NASB) - The LORD said to him, "What is that in your hand?" And he said, "A staff." Then He said, "Throw it on the ground." So he threw it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from it. But the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand and grasp it by its tail "- so he stretched out his hand and caught it, and it became a staff in his hand - "that they may believe that the LORD, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you."

“What is in your hand, Moses?” is the question God asked Moses out of the burning bush. It is what God said to Moses in response to his excuses about why he was not qualified to lead Israel out of slavery in Egypt. Moses was aware of his own weaknesses and he expressed fear about the call the Lord gave him to lead Israel out of bondage. By asking the question ‘What is in your hand?’ the Lord was showing Moses to look at what was right in front of him – a shepherd’s staff. God showed Moses that He could use this ordinary staff to perform miracles and bring glory to His name. God used what was in Moses’ hand to deliver the Israelites from Pharaoh, to part the Red Sea, to win a battle with the Amalekites and to bring water from a rock. God took what Moses had in his hand and used it exponentially to fulfill His purpose. For Moses, what was in his hand was a simple rod but God used it in a supernatural way to perform miracles through His servant Moses.

As we submit what is in our hands to be used for the glory of God, He uses those things we hold in our hands to touch the lives of others, advance His Kingdom and bring glory to His name. They may seem insignificant but they have the potential to be used in a mighty way for God. We see this many times in the bible. For example Sampson had a donkey bone to slay a thousand men, David had a sling and stones to defeat the mighty Philistine Goliath, and a boy had five loaves and two fish which Jesus used to feed thousands.

‘What is in your hand’ means whatever has been given or entrusted to you. This could be gifts, abilities, possessions, influence, assignments and more. There are many things we hold in our hand and if we allow God to use them, then He will multiply and enhance them for the cause of His Kingdom. We will never know the full potential of what we have until we surrender it to God allow God to have full control of it.

God equips us with all we need to fulfill the assignments He has for us. Ephesians 2:10 (NASB) - For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. God has a plan for each of us and wants us to use and steward well that which has been placed in our hands. The gifts we have been given are not for our own purposes but to serve others and use them for His purposes and plans. God releases more to those who have faithfully stewarded that which they have been entrusted with. The Lord is also reminding us that with the increase also comes a greater level of responsibility and accountability. 1 Peter 4:10 (NASB) - As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. Luke 12:48 (NASB) - From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more.

The enemy knows he can’t take away that which God has given but he does try to stop you from using what has been given to you. Your gifts and talents are yours from God but the devil desires to keep you from using them for His glory. The enemy also uses fear, discouragement and distraction to stop us from using what we have been given and stop us from taking up the assignments the Lord has for us. As was the case with Moses, sometimes fear can make us reluctant to step out as the Spirit leads. Moses feared the unknown until God assured him that He would be with him. God assures us He will be with us as well. Many times the very things God has given us to use for His glory get laid aside or hidden away because the enemy side-tracks the people of God. Another tactic of the enemy is to make the people of God feel that what is in their hand is insignificant or that they are not qualified to walk in the destiny the Lord has for them. The Lord showed me that He is breaking fear off the lives of people and His people are arising and stepping out with boldness into the plans He has for them. This is the time to advance with boldness and know that the Lord is with you.

In agreement with the word of the Lord, I declare in Jesus name that fear, anxiety, confusion and deception are broken off of you. You are now free from the hindrances that have prevented you from stepping out and into your calling. I pray for those the Lord is calling out in this hour, that He would give you clarity to understand what He has entrusted to you and wisdom to steward what He has placed in your hand.

Allow the Lord to reveal to you afresh what is in your hand. See the significance of what is in your hand and use what has been entrusted to you to impact the world around you.

The Lord is asking you – What is in your hand?

Isaiah 60:1 (NASB) – Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.

The Lord is calling His sons and daughters to arise but particularly God spoke to me recently about interceding for His daughters to arise and I believe this is on His heart at this time. He wants His daughters to know their identity and to stand in that identity and know the importance of their destiny.

As I pressed into God to hear His heart on this I heard Him say, “Now is the hour for My daughters to arise. I am awakening My daughters to who they are and to the value of their destiny. I am equipping them with all they need. They will arise in power and authority and they will operate in love. I am overturning the schemes of the enemy that have tried to keep My daughters from walking in the plans I have for them. I am replacing their ashes for beauty and I am revealing My daughters as the treasure they are.”

The Lord showed me a vision of a woman brushing away ashes on the ground. I knew she was a daughter of the King of Kings. As the ashes were brushed away, a treasure box was revealed. This box was glorious and it was gold and radiant. It was so solid and heavy and I knew the box was of great value. Inside the box where many items including tools, weapons, a magnifying glass, a sword, a mirror and a breastplate.

In the vision the ashes meant worthlessness and insignificance (as is seen in Job 30:19 and Genesis 18:27). The Lord was replacing the way the daughter of the King saw herself. Instead of seeing herself and her destiny as insignificant the Lord was replacing that view with His view and showing her the ‘treasure’ she is and value of her destiny and her identity in Him. He was brushing and stripping away the lies of the enemy to reveal and expose her true identity and worth. God was bringing beauty from her ashes (Isaiah 61:3). The daughter of the King was seeing the beauty He had placed in her and she was overwhelmed by God’s love for her.

The items in the treasure box were given to the daughter of the King as she embraced and opened the box. These items equipped her for what she needed to fulfill the plan the Lord had for her. The mirror spoke of the change in the way she viewed herself. She was given perspective to see herself the way God sees her. The Lord was showing her that she is made in His image and is His masterpiece (Genesis 1:27, Ephesians 2:10). The tools represented the gifts of the Spirit she would need in order to complete the plan the Lord had for her. The Spirit was distributing spiritual gifts and the Lord was filling her afresh with His Spirit. The magnifying glass represented increased spiritual sight and discernment that the Lord was giving her at this time. Details, strategies and blueprints of her destiny were coming into clear focus. Also plans of the enemy were revealed to her with increased discernment. The weapons spoke of the spiritual weapons used to fight the enemy and included faith, prayer, the word of God, truth, righteousness, the name of Jesus, peace and salvation. The breastplate was needed in order for the daughter of the King to be reminded to guard her heart, for from the heart flows the springs of life (proverbs 4:23). The sword was an increased hunger for the word of God. The daughter of the King was taking up the sword of the Spirit and wielding it with such power and authority.

The Lord is calling His daughters to arise. They will arise with power and authority when they know their identity in Christ and they stand on that truth. Our true identity comes from our position as children of God. As children of God we inherit everything that Jesus has as we are co-heirs with Him. The idea of spiritual adoption is presented in John 1:12 (TPT) – But those who embraced him and took hold of his name were given authority to become the children of God! More than ever, now is the time to awaken to our position as co-heirs with Christ and to understand our true identity and authority as children of God.

These daughters of the King will be known for the love they show to others and their purity of heart as they will operate and minister in love. Love will be the fuel that drives them and will be the foundation of their ministry. Paul expressed that the church should have a desire for spiritual gifts, but it should foremost follow the pursuit of love – Pursue love, yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts (1 Cor. 14:1). Since the gifts of the Spirit are gifts of grace, they are to be used in love with a pure motive of love (1 Corinthians 13:1-3).

These daughters of the King will pursue their destiny with such single-mindedness and they will have great Kingdom impact. They will impact their area of influence in the name of Jesus for His glory. God is raising up those who are surrendered to Him, are obedient to the leading of the Holy Spirit and use their gifts to glorify Jesus. He is raising up those who have been hidden in Him for this time. They are of all ages including children, are of various backgrounds and are from all of the nations.

As the daughters arise they are taking their position in the army God is raising up in these last days. These daughters will raise up many others to also take their place in God’s army. They are warriors as they are courageous and wage war against the enemy. They stand in boldness and operate in power as they know their identity and authority in Christ. They stand for truth and justice and impact others with the love of God. Faith filled women are arising and impacting their sphere of influence for the kingdom of God.

Daughters of the King – arise for now is your time! The Lord’s heart is for you to understand your worth, know your identity and authority in Him and to know the importance of your destiny. The Lord is calling you to brush back the ashes, open the treasure box before you and use the items in the box. Take up the Lord’s invitation to be part of His great plan on the earth at this strategic time in history. It will be a Holy Spirit adventure and one you don’t want to miss!

What peace we can walk in when we know our steps are established by the Lord. As we surrender to Jesus, walk in communion with the Holy Spirit and are obedient to the leading of the Spirit we can know our steps are ordered by the Lord.

When I spent time in the presence of the Lord He highlighted these verses to me -

Psalm 37:23 (NASB) - The steps of a man are established by the LORD, and He delights in his way.

Psalm 37:23 (TPT) – The steps of the God-pursuing ones follow firmly in the footsteps of the Lord. And God delights in every step they take to follow him.

Proverbs 16:9 (NASB) – The mind of a man plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps.

Proverbs 16:9 (TPT) – Within your heart you can make plans for your future, but the Lord chooses the steps you take to get there.

The Lord gave me a vision of golden footsteps forming a path where a child of God was walking. I knew the Lord was showing me that the footsteps of the person were ordered by Him. They were golden as they were walking in the divine path the Lord had for them. I noticed the footsteps were moving up a mountain, sometimes the steps were going straight up the mountain and at other times they were moving up the mountain by circling the mountain. Sometimes the Lord leads us in a time of rapid acceleration and our path is straight up and other times we are still advancing in our journey but we move more steadily and we can’t always see very far into the distance. The Lord then showed me that at other times the footsteps led to a stream of water. At this time the footsteps stopped for a time and I knew the Lord was showing me that at this time the person was led to rest beside the water. Sometimes in our journey we are led to just rest in Him and be refreshed and renewed before we move on.

The Lord has a path and a destiny for each of us to walk in. Every person’s path is different but every path is important. Jesus has gone before us and knows the path ahead. This gives us comfort and confidence in our journey. Our role is to be obedient to the leading of the Holy Spirit and follow the path the Lord has planned for us. We are invited to give ourselves fully to the task of following the course appointed to us. When we do this we will be walking in the purpose of God and we will find fulfillment. The Lord is always with us and when we stumble He is there to lift us up.

The Lord doesn’t always show us far into the distance on the path He has for us but leads us step by step. God wants us to be dependent on Him and obedient to the guiding and prompting of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit wants to be in continual communion or fellowship with us. He wants us to be in relationship with Him and to partner with Him. If you are filled with the Spirit and absorb yourself in His presence, you will seek Jesus and glorify Jesus. The Holy Spirit teaches us the Lord’s will and how to discern His truth. He also empowers us to fulfill God’s plans for our lives.

2 Corinthians 13:14 (NASB) – The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.

John 16:13-14 (NSAB) – “But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of Mine and will disclose it to you.”

Having our steps established by the Lord doesn’t mean we will be without times where we walk through trials but we can walk in peace, joy, power and victory regardless of the circumstances around us. We can be confident that the Lord is working all things for our good and He is a good God. The purpose of God’s plan for us is to change our character and to continue to transform us to be more like Jesus. God sometimes uses trials to refine us. Embedded in trials are valuable lessons to be learned that can strengthen our character and bring about spiritual growth. We learn to draw closer to God for His help and guidance. We learn to depend less on ourselves and more upon Him.

As in the vision the Lord showed me, sometimes He will ‘lead us beside still waters’ so we can be renewed and refreshed. As we draw closer to Him in these times we receive new strength. As we rest in Him and allow His love to wash over us our souls are restored and our spirits are built up.

Sometimes it can be difficult to know which steps to take but we don’t need to look too far down the path. We just need to take the steps that we are led to take before us. If we trust and obey Him, surrender to Him, live in fellowship with the Spirit, spend time in His presence and seek His truth we can be assured that we will experience the abundant life available in Him.

The Lord is orchestrating and aligning things on your path and He wants you to know He is establishing and directing your steps. He will lift you up when you stumble.

The Lord says to you today, “Do not look to your weakness, lack or what you perceive as deficiency or inadequacy. Look only to Me for through your weakness My power is perfected. Don’t believe the lies of the enemy. See yourself as I see you and know that all things are possible for Me. As you step out you will be equipped with all you need. Even now I am releasing revelation and resource to take the next step. Rise up in faith and step out in boldness knowing I have gone before you and have prepared the way.”

I then had a vision of Jesus walking up to people and gently blowing away a film of grey dust that was covering their eyes. The dust was causing them to have their view filtered and distorted. The people felt the assignment and destiny God had for them was too large and others felt there were too many obstacles in their way. They felt inadequate and unqualified to complete the task and they felt they lacked what was needed to complete the task. The dust screen had been sent by the enemy to cloud people’s sight of the truth. It was sent at this time as we are in a critical time where many of God’s people are being commissioned into the next step of their destiny and the plans the Lord has for them. The enemy has attempted to cloud their view so that they don’t see what is before them from a heavenly perspective but instead from a natural perspective. One breath from Jesus was blowing away the dust screen so that people were seeing themselves and their calling clearly and they were able to see their situation with heavenly perspective.

As the screen was blown away, scriptures were coming alive to them. The Holy Spirit was bringing revelation to them and drawing them to the truth of the word. The people were grasping hold of the word of God and moving forward in boldness. The people realised that God would accomplish His plan for their life. It was not dependent on their skills or abilities but was dependent on their surrender to Him and their willingness to be used by Him. As they allowed themselves to be molded and refined by God, He was working in and through them powerfully. Ephesians 3:20 tells us that He is able to do abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, but there’s a clincher in this verse…it’s according to the power that works within us. To the extent that He’s allowed to work in us, will be the extent that He does great things through us.

This scripture was igniting the people – 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 (NASB) - And He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. Therefore I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ’s sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong.

We can rest in the knowledge that God’s grace is sufficient for everything we lack. Sufficient grace is never-ending, inexhaustible grace. When we surrender to God and ask Him to work, our inadequacies reveal His power to the world. So, like Paul, we can choose to delight in weakness. It is not by might, nor by power but by the Spirit. When we are dependent on Him, we are able to do all things through Him who strengthen us (Philippians 4:13). If God is calling you to an assignment, then He’ll give you everything you need to complete the task, starting with the Holy Spirit working within you.

2 Corinthians 9:8 (NASB) – God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed

Each of us have a destiny that only we can complete. God chooses us, even with all our faults and weaknesses. Most of the time we don't feel qualified to fulfil the plan God has for us. Many times God calls us to do things that are beyond our natural ability. Moses didn't feel qualified for the task God had for him. Samson was strong in weakness and crushed the enemies of God. Joseph was strong in weakness and rose to the throne of Egypt. When God called Moses to go back to Egypt and lead the Israelites out of captivity, Moses said, “God, who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring them out?” And he gave God excuses why he couldn't do it. He said he stuttered and couldn’t speak well. But God wasn't concerned about any of his weaknesses. He said, you just tell them "I AM that I AM has sent you! God is saying the same thing to you today. He is saying don't worry about your weaknesses or perceived inadequacies as God is all you need. Paul boasted of is weakness because it brought God into his life with stunning power. Paul became an empty vessel for Christ to work through and accomplish amazing things. This wonderful privilege is open to all of us. When we are weak, then we can become strong.

The Lord wants you to see yourself as He sees you and to not believe the lie of the enemy that you are unqualified. We can step out in boldness on the leading of the Holy Spirit. Here are a few scriptures which show what God says about us –

Ephesians 2:10 – We are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.Ephesians 2:6 – Our bodies are a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in us, and we are not our own.1 John 4:4 – We have the Greater One living in us – greater is He who is in me than he who is in the world.Romans 8:37 – We are more than conquerors through Him who loves us.

The Lord is encouraging you to keep your eyes on Him, listen only to His voice and believe His word. Through your weakness His power is perfected. He will provide all you need to complete the task He is giving you. He will work powerfully through you as you become an empty vessel for Him.

Over the last week I have heard the Lord repeatedly say, “June Jump Start”. Many in the body of Christ are going to experience a ‘jump start’ of their dreams, calling, assignments and hearts in the coming month. These are going to be given a sudden shock of life and I heard the Lord say that His people will be “jumping with joy” at the end of June after the jump start they receive from Him.

In the Merriam Webster dictionary ‘jump start is defined as –

To impart fresh or renewed energy to somethingTo start or restart something rapidly or forcefully

When I prayed and spent time with the Lord I saw Jesus holding defibrillators, those used to deliver a dose of electrical current to the heart to cause it to return to normal rhythm. I saw Jesus place the defibrillator pads on people’s chests as well as their situations and a huge power surge was delivered to the person. The fire of the Spirit was falling on people’s hearts, dreams, callings and assignments. The fire of the Spirit was sending new energy to these things to start them suddenly and with power. In an instant these things were given what they needed in order for them to be ignited and activated.

I then heard the Lord say, “With the jump start provision and perspective will come.” I saw that as people experienced a jump start they were being given heavenly perspective and strategies from heaven on the way forward. Where people had experienced lack of vision and clarity on the way forward and had been waiting on God for direction, they now had the sight they needed. This perspective was coming in some cases by way of encounters with God, visions or dreams. They were also given provision for the area that had been activated and energized in their lives. Provision was coming to people in the way of divine connections, alliances, resources, spiritual gifts and finances as they needed, depending on the area in their life that the Lord had jump started.

Psalm 25:4-5 (TPT) – Lord, direct me throughout my journey so I can experience your plans for my life. Reveal the life-paths that are pleasing to you. Escort me along the way; take me by the hand and teach me. For you are the God of my increasing salvation; I have wrapped my heart into yours!

Philippians 4:19 (TPT) – I am convinced that my God will fully satisfy every need you have, for I have seen that abundant riches of glory revealed to me through the Anointed One, Jesus Christ!

2 Corinthians 9:8 (TPT) – God is more than ready to overwhelm you with every form of grace, so that you will have more than enough of everything – every moment and in every way. He will make you overflow with abundance in every good thing you do.

I saw some people had their hearts jump started. These were people who had hope deferred and were feeling stagnant and felt their future was unclear. Waves and waves of God’s love were released over them and they were changed by the love of God for them. They received revelation on their value to God and the value of their destiny. With this their hope was renewed and peace filled their heart.

Romans 15:13 (TPT) – Now may God, the inspiration and fountain of hope, fill you to overflowing with uncontainable joy and perfect peace as you trust in him. And may the power of the Holy Spirit continually surround your life with his super-abundance until you radiate with hope!

I saw others had their dreams jump started. These people had dreams they knew were from the Lord and they had been waiting on God for His timing, strategy and provision to bring them to pass. In some cases these dreams had laid dormant for many years. The Lord blew new life on these dreams. They were given greater revelation and details on the dream and they saw the Lord bring divine provision to take a step towards their dream.

Ephesians 2:10 (TPT) – We have become his poetry, a re-created people that will fulfill the destiny he has given each of us, for we are joined to Jesus, the Anointed One. Even before we were born, God planned in advance our destiny, and the good works we would do to fulfill it!

Still others had assignments jump started. God had been positioning, refining and preparing them in the past season and now they were ready to step into these new assignments. In some cases the people had multiple assignments the Lord had prepared for them. The Lord had aligned everything for this time. These assignments were given a sudden shock of life. The people of God were given new spiritual sight on the assignment and divine strategies to step into them. Divine opportunities and connections were being presented to the people. There was no need for striving as the Lord was aligning the path before them. As they stepped out in faith and on the leading of the Spirit, their every need was provided. In some cases with the jump start the Spirit was also releasing new spiritual gifts or an increase in their gift as the people stepped into the new assignments given to them. There was an upgrade and increase occurring in the gifts on people’s lives and their area of influence for the kingdom was expanding.

Lastly the Lord showed me a vision of cars on a road which I knew represented His people who were to receive this ‘jump start’ in their callings and ministry. I saw some cars were stationary and their engine was turned off; their car was not going and these represented people with ministries that had yet to begin. Other cars were stationary but had their engines running which represented people who were ready and waiting for the Lord to commission them to go. Other cars were running and were moving but they were not running smoothly and were chugging along. These represented people who were on the path of their destiny and were moving in their area of ministry but they had experienced setbacks, delays and hindrances. Still other cars were moving smoothly and running well which represented people who were flowing in the plan and purpose the Lord had for them. The Lord was showing me that there will be people from all points in their journey who will receive a jump start in their calling and destiny. As the cars received a jump start I saw the cars become supercharged, overhauled and upgraded. They looked like they were ready to race! The Lord is saying that He is going to ignite people’s callings and ministries and take them to a new level.

Be encouraged the Lord is going to jump start people’s hearts, dreams, assignments and ministries. With the jump start heavenly perspective and strategies will be given along with provision in the form of divine connections, alliances, resources, spiritual gifts and finances. You will experience such joy as you are aligned with Him and walking in the divine plan the Lord has for you.

The Lord showed me that there are many people crying out to Him to ‘Send The Rain’. I saw many people of God in a drought season in areas of their life and they were crying out to God in prayer for Him to ‘send the rain’. They were crying out for an abundance of rain to break the drought. I saw some had been in drought for a long time. The Lord then showed me that not only were individuals crying out to Him to send the rain to break their situation but there were also masses of people in nations around the world crying out to God to send the rain on their nation. They were praying for the Lord to send the rain which was a move of the Spirit to their nation to bring transformation of the land. The people of God were praying for His rain to fall individually and corporately.

The Lord then highlighted Elijah to me and his prayer for rain to break the drought in the land. God tells Elijah He’s going to send rain on the earth and break the drought in the land. Elijah goes up to the mountain to pray for rain. Each time after he prays, he sends his servant out to check for rain. Only on the seventh time the servant sees a small cloud rising out of the sea. Then the sky turns dark and heavy rain comes.

1 Kings 18:41-45 (NKJV) - Then Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.” So Ahab went up to eat and drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; then he bowed down on the ground, and put his face between his knees, and said to his servant, “Go up now, look toward the sea.” So he went up and looked, and said, “There is nothing.” And seven times he said, “Go again.” Then it came to pass the seventh time, that he said, “There is a cloud, as small as a man’s hand, rising out of the sea!” So he said, “Go up, say to Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot, and go down before the rain stops you.’” Now it happened in the meantime that the sky became black with clouds and wind, and there was a heavy rain. So Ahab rode away and went to Jezreel.

There were four points the Lord highlighted to me with regard to this story of Elijah and these points are relevant to us today –

Elijah was persistent in prayer

Elijah stood in prayer on the word God gave him and he persisted until he saw it come to pass. Elijah prayed fervently until he saw an answer. He prayed until he saw breakthrough. The Lord wants us to pray fervently for the promises He has given us to come to pass. He wants us to be thankful in advance for the promise we know is coming as we know God is faithful to fulfill the promise. Your faith increases, and your hope abounds, as you focus on the promise, instead of your circumstances. Colossians 4:2 (NKJV) – Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (NKJV) – Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. James 5:16b (NKJV) – the effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.

Elijah prayed with boldness and in line with the word of God

Elijah petitioned God for rain, and not a little rain, but enough rain to break the drought. When our prayers are in line with God’s will we can be confident He has answered our prayer. 1 John 5:14-15 (NKJV) – Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.

The promises of God in the bible cover all areas of our lives. God wants us to speak out His word over situations in our life and when we do we see God move and transform that area of our life for His glory and our good. We can claim God’s promises as our own. Find a promise in God’s word that meets your need. The Lord wants us to realise the power of our words, particularly when our words are in line with His promises. The promises of God open the door to a faith that prays with great assurance and boldness. Hebrews 4:16 (NKJV) - Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. In Psalm 103:20 it is written that the angels do His word and heed the voice of His word. When we speak and pray in agreement with the word of God, the angels are listening to put in place what we are believing for, according to the word of God. God’s word will accomplish His desires and purposes. Faith builds as you speak God’s word over a situation where you are believing God for an answer. Romans 10:17 (NKJV) – Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Isaiah 55:11 (NLT) – It is the same with My word, I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it.

We are also to wage war over the words and promises the Lord gives us. 1 Timothy 1:18 (NKJV) – 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.

Elijah prayed in faith

Elijah prayed expecting an answer as he knew God was faithful to bring to pass the promise He had spoken on breaking the drought. Elijah says to Ahab, “there is the sound of an abundance of rain.” He says this even before he prays or sees the cloud appear as he has faith that God will bring His word to pass. The Lord wants us to trust Him and believe the promises He has given us. He wants us to hold onto the promises, declaring them by faith, regardless of what we see around us. Usually, before we see the promise come to pass that we're claiming, we will have to go through a period of patiently waiting on God and standing in faith. Patience becomes an active participant in partnering with the promise. While patience often includes the posture of waiting, it is more about the position of our hearts being at rest in the midst of the waiting process. It comes down to a position of trusting the Lord to do something for us that is far greater than we could do for ourselves. Hebrews 6:12 (NKJV) - Do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

Elijah was ready and positioned for the rain

When Elijah saw the small cloud rising out of the sea, he knew that God had heard his prayer and was bringing heavy rain. Elijah tells Ahab to prepare the chariot and leave before the rain stops him as he knew heavy rain was coming. The Lord is calling us to position ourselves for the promise and blessing. He is calling us to take action when we are prompted by the Holy Spirit. Faith needs to work with obedience and action. God determines when the promise will be fulfilled as it occurs in His perfect time but we are still to position ourselves and live in expectancy of the promise.

What this means for us -

Many have received words and promises from the Lord individually and also for their nations on the ‘rain’ or move of God that is coming to break the drought and bring transformation. The Lord is calling His people to persist in praying for Him to ‘send the rain’. Persist in praying for your situation. Persist in praying for your nation. He is reminding us to pray with boldness for the abundance of rain to break the drought. We can pray with boldness when we are praying in line with His word and His promises. The Lord wants us to stand in faith for the promises and wait on Him knowing He is faithful to fulfill His promise. Lastly the Lord is inviting us to position ourselves for the coming rain. Step out in obedience on the leading of the Holy Spirit and partner with God to see His plan fulfilled.

Lord send the rain!

We are living in exciting times where the Lord is moving in a powerful way. The Lord is changing the landscape of the cultural mountains which will lead to transformation of nations.

The Lord gave me this same vision a few days in a row when I spent time in His presence so I knew He was sending me a message He wanted released to the body of Christ. I saw a vision of a large mountain. All of a sudden a mighty rush of water burst through the top section of the mountain. I was surprised by the power and volume of the water. It was so strong that the top section of the mountain crumbled and fell away as the water burst through the solid rock formation of the mountain. The rock broke away in an instant. I was taken with how the landscape of the mountain changed after the water burst through. The mountain had been altered and transformed. I noticed that the water that had broken through the mountain then fanned out in a wide reaching spray of water that showered over all of the land surrounding the mountain. The water showered the land in every direction around the mountain. I saw the land surrounding the mountain become lush, green and alive from the water. Lights began to turn on all through the residential areas of the land. One after the other lights turned on in a cascade of brightness. The water as a shower of blessing was transforming the land and igniting the towns where the people lived. The transformation of the mountain was impacting the surrounding landscape in such a positive way.

I then heard the Lord say, “The power and flow of My Spirit is going to break open and break through the ‘mountains’ of society. One mountain after another will be impacted and changed by My Spirit. I am changing the cultural mountains, and impact of this change will be evident in the world. I am invading the top of the mountains, as from the top, influence and change will flow down. Structures and people of great influence at the top of these mountains will encounter the power of My Spirit. They will be radically changed, realigned and repositioned. These mountains will be forever changed following the flow of My Spirit and living water through them. As things not of Me are shaken and removed and My glory is revealed, showers of My blessing will flow and have far reaching impact. Strongholds are coming down and My plans are being ushered in on the prayers and decrees of My people. Do not think any mountain is too great or out of My reach. My people will ignite change as they stand in prayer to see My plans come to pass. Watch for My power and word to break through mountains of this day. Mountains will be transformed dramatically and suddenly in a way not seen before.”

I believe the Lord is inviting His people to align with His will and to intercede and usher in His plans and purposes across all areas of society within their nation. As His people pray and decree His word, mountains of society will be transformed suddenly. Strongholds will be brought down and the landscape of the mountains forever changed by the impact of the hand of God. God will bring a shaking which will cause realignment and repositioning. The cultural mountains will align with the ways of God and God’s agenda will flow down the mountains. Blessings will flow from the transformation and have far reaching effect throughout lands and nations. Those nations that see transformation of cultural mountains to align with the ways of God will be nations that are a ‘light on a hill’ to others. They will radiate with the glory of the Lord and others will be drawn to their light.

Isaiah 60:3 (NASB) – Nations will come to your light and kings to the brightness of your rising.

We are in a time where the Lord is asking His people to partner with Him to bring radical change. He is calling His people to rise up in their authority in Him and to take their place to impact their area of influence and bring glory to His name. The Lord is using everyday people who have surrendered all to Him and who are humble, passionate in their love for Him and obedient to the leading of the Holy Spirit. Our seating and reigning with Christ is a position of authority and triumph. The more we understand our identity, the more we will impact our world. More than ever, now is the time to awaken to our position as co-heirs with Christ and to understand our true identity and authority as children of God.

Romans 8:16-17 (NASB) – The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him. Ephesians 2:6 (TPT) – He raised us up with Christ the exalted One, and we ascended with him into the glorious perfection and authority of the heavenly realm, for we are now joined as one with Christ!

We are also to understand the supernatural power given to us to speak and proclaim God’s Word over areas that need transformation. God’s word will accomplish His desires and purposes.

John 6:63b (NASB) – the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life. Hebrews 4:12a (NIV) – For the word of God is alive and active. Isaiah 55:11 (NASB) – So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth; it will not return to Me empty; without accomplishing what I desire; and without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.

The Lord is moving in a new way and we will see powerful and sudden transformation of the mountains of our societies in a way not seen before and then transformation of nations as we take up His invitation to partner with Him to usher in His plans.

The Lord recently called our ministry to run a conference as well as open air crusades in Kenya during April in the week of Passover. Before the team left I heard the Lord say, “My eye is on Africa. Many have thought that I have forgotten you but that is not so. I have been preparing you for this time. I am bringing a shaking to the region. This shaking will cause strongholds to fall and my warriors to arise. I am calling My people to take their position in My army. I am raising up people at this time to send out My message with boldness, love and power. As My word goes forth angels are being released on assignment to bring to pass My plans and purposes. Prophetic decrees in line with My word will ignite change in the region. I have heard the prayers of My people. Continue to stand in prayer for your nation and continent. Continue to stand in faith for a move of My Spirit. Change has begun but much more is to come. Now is the time to rise up and take your place. You will impact regions far beyond you as you release My glory. With the shaking I am removing things that are not of Me and revealing the treasure that is left. I am raising up those who are hungry for Me and have submitted all to Me. Those who are humble, pure in heart and obedient to the leading of My Spirit. They will go from being hidden in Me to being highlighted by Me. I am using people of all ages and from all walks of life. They live to bring glory to My name. With the shaking will come a shift. This will be a spiritual shift that will have ripple effects that are far reaching. Strongholds will be demolished and My name will be lifted high. The prayers of the people are ushering in My plans and purposes. Intercession is shaking the heavens and bringing change to the region. I am igniting people with power and sending them out to impact their region. Now is the time to rise up. I have gone before you and will equip you with all you need. I am breaking chains and hindrances that have held you back from the fullness of the plans I have for you. Do not believe the lies of the enemy that you are unqualified. Look only to Me and do not be concerned about the things of this world. I am faithful to fulfill what I have promised. My word will not return void but will accomplish that which I intended. This region will be a beacon of light for the surrounding nations. You will be a light on a hill and your light will shine brightly for Me and many will be impacted by your testimony and your walk as you release My love and My glory.”

In a vision from the Lord which I received before the team left, I saw the rise of a great army in Africa. People of all ages were being added to the army of God. The people were moving to the beat/rhythm of an African tribal drum beat. I knew the people were moving in rhythm to the Spirit and God’s plans for Africa. I saw Jesus leading the army and calling people to rise up and take their position. I noticed the people in the army wore badges and these badges represented their identity in Christ. These people understood their authority and identity in Christ and were walking and moving in this. While in Africa, our ministry team taught on our identity and authority in Christ and they encouraged the body of Christ in Africa to rise up and take their position in God’s army and walk in their authority so they would advance God’s kingdom and bring glory to Him. The ministry team awakened the people to the knowledge that everyone can be part of God’s army and they saw people of all ages, including children, begin to operate in the gifts of the Spirit and minister to others.

In another vision I saw lightning from heaven hit the ground on the border of the nations of Kenya and Uganda. From this point an earthquake was released along the border of these nations. This earthquake then caused great ripples and shaking to occur in surrounding regions. I knew the Lord was showing me that a powerful move of the Spirit would hit the Uganda/Kenya border which was where the team would be ministering. This would cause a shaking in the region which would have wide impact. The earthquake represented a spiritual shift that would occur and surrounding regions and nations would be impacted.

My husband Aaron also had a word from the Lord before going on the trip and the word was about a coming rain to Kenya that has been experiencing a serious drought in many parts of the country, including the region they were going to minister. Aaron prophesied on the last day of the conference and also that evening at the final crusade that the rain was coming and that it would be a sign that God is pouring out His Spirit on the region that would have far reaching effects over the continent of Africa. The next day, on Sunday night after the completion of their ministry, the rain came and there has been much rain since then to the time of writing this, one week on.

While in Kenya our ministry team were moved as they witnessed the power of God on display with so many miracles and healings. As the people witnessed the reality, love and power of God they responded to the gospel, and we saw many salvations. There have been many mighty intercessors in Kenya and the surrounding nations of Africa who have been praying for a mighty move of the Spirit to sweep their nation. God is raising up His army in Africa and bringing a move of His Spirit. Let’s stand together to continue to intercede for these nations. God’s eye is on Africa and His Spirit is moving there!

The Lord says to you today, “Release your sound! I have placed in you a unique sound that you alone carry. It is the sound of the expression of the gifts I have given you. As you release your sound others are touched by My love and glory. Do not compare your sound to the sound others release as each person is unique and the sound each person carries is unique. Each sound is beautiful when released with a pure heart. Release your sound with boldness and love. Many are waiting to hear your sound. As My people release their sound, the sounds blend together in a beautiful melody that brings glory to Me and draws others to Me. Don’t quench your sound and don’t underestimate the power and impact of your sound.”

Each person in the body of Christ is a unique and vital part of the body and each person’s gift is significant. Since the gifts of the Spirit are gifts of grace, they are to be used in love with a pure motive of love (1 Corinthians 13:1-3). The gifts of the Spirit are tools with which we can articulate the love and power of God to others. God has chosen to minister to people through us. The gifts we have been given are not for our own purposes but to serve others and use them for His purposes and plans and to bring glory to His name.

1 Corinthians 12:4-7 (NASB) – Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord. There are varieties of effects, but the same God who works all things in all persons. But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.

1 Peter 4:10-11 (NASB) - As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. Whoever speaks, is to do so as one who is speaking the utterances of God; whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving by the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen

The spiritual gifts we are given relate to the calling on our lives. God has a plan for each of us and wants us to use the gifts He has given. Holy Spirit gives us the gifts we need to accomplish the task He has called us to do. We are called to impact the world around us for His kingdom. The word of God will spread and the kingdom of God will expand and flourish as the body of Christ steps out and operates in the spiritual giftings with which we have been endowed. God also gives more gifts to those who faithfully use the ones they have been given.

Romans 12:6a (NASB) – Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to exercise them accordingly.

Matthew 25:29 (NASB) - For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away.

The Lord wants you to put your gifts into action and release your sound! You will be surprised how the Lord will use you and how much impact your gifts will have as you step out and use the gifts you have been given. Don’t quench your sound, instead release it with boldness as others are waiting to be blessed and impacted by God through the sound you release.

The Lord says to you, “This is a time of unveiling My plans and purposes. This is a time to draw closer to Me as I desire to give you greater revelation and spiritual sight. I am revealing the ‘gold’ of past seasons. Many times you didn’t see My hand working behind the scenes but I was orchestrating and aligning things for your good. Many times you couldn’t see the path ahead but you stood in faith knowing I was faithful to fulfill the promises I had spoken. You are entering a time where you will see how I worked all things for your good. You will see the beauty and importance of the journey. You will testify of My goodness and faithfulness. You will see the work of My hand over your life and you will be amazed at how I used past seasons to bring you to this time and place. I am revealing the gold and treasure found in the process of going deeper in Me and deeper in understanding My ways. I am revealing the gold inside of you and opening your eyes to the treasure you are to Me. You are My masterpiece and I delight in you. Spend time in My presence and draw closer to Me. I desire to give you greater revelation and understanding. The gold of past seasons will be revealed as you see how I worked all things together for your good. The gold of the new season will be revealed as you trust in Me and step onto the path set before you. The gold in you will be revealed as you understand and walk in your identity in Me, use the gifts you have been given and walk in love. Allow the gold and light within you to shine and you will draw many to Me and bring glory to Me.”

The Lord then gave me a vision of an intricate patchwork quilt. Each square of the quilt was sown together with golden thread. It was only when the quilt squares were all joined together that the picture and design of the quilt could be seen and truly appreciated. So much care had gone into sowing the quilt together and in arranging the squares to form the beautiful design of the quilt. The Lord wants to remind us that each square or season of our lives is used by Him. The golden thread is a picture of God’s workmanship and hand over our lives. He is working behind the scenes aligning and working all things for our good. It is only when we see all the squares together that we fully appreciate the design. God has a purpose for every season of our lives. God sees the big picture and He has a master plan for our lives. God wants to transform us and move us from glory to glory. Those who love God can trust His goodness, power and will to work all things for our good.

Romans 8:28 (TPT) – So we are convinced that every detail of our lives is continually woven together to fit into God’s perfect plan of bringing good into our lives, for we are his lovers who have been called to fulfill his designed purpose.

Romans 8:28 (NASB) – And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.

The Lord desires to give you greater insight into His plans. God reveals things to us by His Spirit. We have received the Spirit of God so that we might freely know the things that have been given to us by God (1 Corinthians 2:12). He wants you to draw closer to Him so He can give you revelation and understanding of the ways He has brought you to this strategic point and place, as well as where He wants to take you in the future. He has seen your faithfulness and your trust in Him. He wants to reveal the great value in the journey you have been on in growing in Him. He wants to lavish you with His love and He wants you to know your true value. The Lord is inviting you to go deeper in intimacy with Him so you can grow in your knowledge of Him and who you are in Him. He wants you to delight in Him and experience the joy of His presence. You will encounter His heart and will receive new revelation and understanding of His plans and purposes. You will testify of His goodness and faithfulness.

Ephesians 1:9 (NASB) – He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His kind intention which He purposed in Him.

Jeremiah 33:3 (NASB) – Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.

Proverbs 25:2 (NASB) – It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.

At this strategic time where the Lord is unveiling the next step and assignment people are to take in their destiny, the Lord is taking His people deeper and revealing Himself and His plans in a greater way and awakening His people to see themselves the way He sees them. You will be amazed at the ‘gold’ revealed to you!

Hebrews 12:1-2 (NASB) – Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

The Lord gave me a vision of athletes in a race. They were all running their own race and they each had a different road ahead of them. In every case I saw Jesus was cheering them on and running with them. He was so eager to see them stay the course and not be distracted as He knew the road ahead of them and He knew the importance of the path He had planned for them. I saw some runners stumble and fall on the road as their eyes turned off the path and on to distractions on the side of the road or on side roads. As they raised their hand to Jesus for help He was right there to help them up and see them continue the run. The Lord also showed me some runners who had great weights attached to their backs which were greatly impeding their run and movement. As they submitted the weights to Jesus they were able to run with freedom and greater speed. I saw other runners hurdle over obstacles on their road with such ease as they surrendered all to the Lord and kept their eyes on Him. They were releasing a sound of praise as they leapt over the obstacles. They had great faith in the Lord who was leading them on their course. The Lord also showed me there were runners who were batted by wind and tough terrain and they were weary on their run. The Lord came to renew and revive them and give them strength to keep going. They had joy and hope even in the midst of tough terrain. The runners passed through different road conditions at different times on their race course but at each section they were given what they needed to move through that part of the course.

We are all running the race of faith in our Christian life. We are called to remain faithful to the course and finish the race strongly. The Lord wants you to know He is running this race with you. He is cheering you on and interceding for you every step of the way. He will never leave you or forsake you. This race is about faithfulness and perseverance. There will be times along our course of the race where we are tempted to focus on distractions and we stumble. Jesus is reminding us to focus on Him and the path set before us because He has gone before us and knows the path ahead. God has a race path or a destiny for each of us and our role is to be obedient to the leading of the Holy Spirit and follow the path the Lord has planned for us. We are invited to give ourselves fully to the task of following the course appointed to us. We can be confident that the Lord will equip us to complete every part of our race. Hebrews 13:21 (NLT) - may he equip you with all you need for doing his will. May he produce in you, through the power of Jesus Christ, every good thing that is pleasing to him. All glory to him forever and ever! Amen. 1 Thessalonians 5:24 (NASB) – Faithful is He who calls you, and He will bring it to pass.

It is important for us to cast off everything that hinders us, anything that slows us down or trips us in our race. We should rid ourselves of anything that impedes our progress. The Lord is inviting us to surrender all to Him and He will remove any hindrances. We can give Him our worries and burdens and He will fill us with His peace. The Lord wants us to run our race with freedom and joy. We are to lay aside any unbelief and doubt but instead trust in God and His promises as He is faithful to bring to pass everything He has promised. We are to set our mind on things above and use our spiritual sight as we run our race as when we do this we will see the road ahead very differently. Our role is to be obedient to the leading of the Holy Spirit and to walk by faith and not by sight. Hebrews 10:23 (NASB) – Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. Colossians 3:2 (NASB) – Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth.

This race of faith is not always an easy one but we can be confident the Lord is always with us and His Spirit is guiding us. We are called to persevere even when there are obstacles in our race. In 1 Timothy 6:12 we read we are to ‘fight the good fight of the faith’. We can rise above our struggles and know we are overcomers in Christ as He has already won the victory for us. The Lord is reminding us to praise and trust Him in all parts of our race. This will cause us to leap over obstacles that may come our way in our race. God honours faith and great faith honours God and gives glory to Him. The steadfastness of the Old Testament ‘witnesses’ in Hebrews chapter 11 speaks to us of the rewards of never giving up. Their unyielding faith points to Jesus and urges us to follow their example and run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Philippians 3:14 (NASB) – I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Jesus is our example of how to run the race and we are to walk as He walked. 1 John 2:6 (NASB) – the one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked.

The Lord is highlighting the need to lean on Him as our source of strength when we are weary in our race. He is inviting us to draw closer to Him in the tough parts of the race, to rest in His embrace and trust in Him. He wants to fill us with joy, hope and peace. It is our intimate relationship with Christ that allows us to endure and have joy in all parts of our race. Philippians 4:13 (NASB) - I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. Isaiah 40:31 (NASB) – Yet those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary.

Be encouraged as you run your race of faith – the Lord is running with you and He knows the race course He has planned for you. Cast off anything that is hindering your race and run with joy, hope and freedom. Praise Him and trust in Him as He is faithful to equip you with all you need for every part of the course. Draw close to the Lord and allow Him to renew you and give you strength in the hard times of the race. Run the race appointed to you and keep your eyes fixed on Jesus.

I heard the Lord say, “I am transforming the hearts and minds of My people so they will be more effective for Me in the days ahead. I am burning off the dross in their lives. I have called My people to walk in freedom and life. Many are carrying what they do not need to carry. Many are weighed down by worries and obstacles as they have not released them to Me. Many are hindered by incorrect mindsets and roots of fear, bitterness and unbelief. I am breaking strongholds of the enemy and recompensing My people for what has been stolen. As My people align their heart and will with Mine, surrender afresh and put their faith in Me I will bring healing and freedom. With this freedom will come a peace and hope they have not known before.

I am pruning and refining at this time to prepare My people for the time ahead. I am readjusting, repositioning and realigning. Those that embrace this process will be prepared for My purposes ahead and will be used powerfully by Me. They will walk in abundant life. I desire to bring a refreshing and a renewing to My people. I desire to fill them afresh with My Spirit. This is a strategic time as I am preparing My people to carry the new assignments and mantles I am releasing. They must be free from any hindrances that hold them back in this hour. With the pruning and preparation will come transformation which will equip My people for My purposes. I am giving My people increase in the anointing of My Spirit and I am expanding their area of influence in the days ahead. I am transforming My people and raising them up for this time.”

I then had a vision of the people of God laying all at the feet of Jesus and inviting Him to remove anything that was not of Him or anything that was holding them back. They were asking for the refiner’s fire to fall on them so they would be prepared for the purposes God had for them. I saw the love of God wash over the people; waves and waves of love poured out on them. Jesus then looked at them with such kindness. I saw Him reach inside them and pull out roots that were the cause of things that were not of Him. Roots of brokenness, fear, shame, despair, bitterness and unbelief. He then pulled out what looked like vines that had entangled around the minds of people. These vines represented incorrect mindsets that were stopping the person from seeing God as He truly is and seeing themselves as God sees them. Jesus breathed over them and they were filled with life, peace, hope, joy and freedom. They were transformed by the touch of Jesus. I then saw them being given new garments by Jesus which represented new spiritual positions and new levels of spiritual authority.

The Lord is highlighting the following as ways He is bringing transformation to people’s lives –

Transformation of Hearts and Minds

Our heart and mind are very important to God. The bible tells us the high importance on keeping our hearts pure. Being pure in heart involves having a singleness of heart toward God. A pure heart has no hidden motives and has an uncompromising desire to please God in all things. The only way we can be truly pure in heart is to give our lives to Jesus and ask Him to do the cleansing work.

Psalm 24:3-4 (NASB) – Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? And who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood and has not sworn deceitfully.

Matthew 5:8 (NASB) - Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

Proverbs 4:23 (NASB) – Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flows the springs of life.

Psalm 51:10 (NASB) – Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

By renewing our minds as Christians, God will give us wisdom and discernment to know and do what is good, acceptable and perfect for our lives. The bible tells us to set our minds on things above and to have heavenly perspective. When we do this we are not moved by our circumstances. Having a heavenly mindset is important in advancing God’s kingdom on earth. The person whose thoughts are consumed with God and His kingdom will have perfect peace instead of anxiety and worry. When we place our trust in God He pours out his peace on us that will guard our hearts and minds. Believers can develop a heavenly mindset by understanding their resurrected position in Christ as we are seated in heavenly places with Him (Ephesians 2:6). The Lord wants us to see our authority and position in Him. Romans 8:17 says we are ‘co–heirs with Christ’ so everything He has is ours.

Romans 12:2 (NASB) – And 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, acceptable and perfect.

Colossians 3:1-2 (NASB) – Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on the earth.

Philippians 4:8-9 (NASB) – Whatever is true, whatever is honourable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.

Pruning and Refining

Allow the Lord to renew and transform. Trust in Him and the work He is doing in you as He loves you and is preparing you. The Lord wants you to reflect His glory and light to the world! The Lord wants to remove our impurities, our dross, so that He may refine us. Silver is refined in the fire because it removes contaminates and impurities. In the same way, God allows us to go through various tests and trials thus perfecting our faith. It is the Lord’s intent and desire to transform us into His image and likeness. He is a willing potter ready to do the work necessary to shape us as He wills. Our role is to yield and submit to this process. This is the road to intimacy with God. The bible also talks about pruning. God prunes away parts of us that are bearing no fruit so that we can be more fruitful.

2 Corinthians 3:18 (NASB) – But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.

Proverbs 25:4 (NKJV) - Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the refiner.

Psalm 66:10 (NASB) – For You have tried us, O God; You have refined us as silver is refined.

Isaiah 64:8 (NASB) – But now, O Lord, You are our Father, we are the clay, and You our potter; and all of us are the work of Your hand.

John 15:1-2 (NASB) – “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bear more fruit.”

Removal of Hindrances and Strongholds

The Lord wants to make us whole in every area of our lives. Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil and to restore His children to the fullness to which He created us. He came so we could have abundant life. The Word tells us that He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds (Psalm 147:3) and the Lord is near to the broken hearted and saves the crushed in spirit (Psalm 34:18). We need to leave our worries in the hands of Jesus knowing He cares for us and wants to take those things from us. The Lord will heal hidden hurts as you hand them over to Him knowing He is the one who can bring healing and true liberty.

1 Peter 5:7 (NLT) - Give all your worries and cares to God, for He cares about you.

Matthew 11:28 (NSASB) - “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”

It is God’s plan for spiritual strongholds to be demolished. The bible tells us our weapons are not physical, for our warfare is spiritual in nature. The Lord wants us to rise up and use our spiritual authority and the spiritual weapons we have been given. Jesus has given us the authority to use His name to expel and come against the forces of evil.

2 Corinthians 10:4 (NIV) – The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.

Increase in Anointing

Matthew 3:11 tells us Jesus baptises us with the Holy Spirit and with fire. When we receive Jesus’ baptism we receive the anointing of the Holy Spirit that sets us apart to minister with His gifts in power. The anointing does not point to us, but to God who empowers us. We are anointed to transform our area of influence for the advancement of the kingdom and to bring glory to God. God anoints us to fulfil the plans and calling He has for us. The anointing allows you to move into a supernatural walk with God. The Lord is filling people with His Spirit and increasing the anointing on the lives of people so they may powerfully impact their area of influence for Him.

This is a time of transformation for those who surrender to the Lord, and submit to the pruning and refining the Lord is doing at this time. There is a repositioning and realigning that is occurring as part of the preparation for what is coming. The Lord is removing hindrances and refreshing His people. He is filling them with the power of His Spirit and raising them up to carry out the plans He has for them.

We are in a strategic season where the Lord is bringing divine opportunities and open doors for advancement and acceleration into His plans and purposes. We are in a season where the Lord is bringing fulfilment of promises and propelling His people forward in their destiny. With this strategic season there is also a need to ensure we are focused on Jesus and the promise and path before us. The enemy is bringing much distraction at this time to try to delay God’s people from the plans God has for them.

While spending time with the Lord I heard Him say, “Distraction will bring delay but focus will bring fulfilment.” The Lord then showed me a path of light and the people of God were walking on this path and their focus was steadfast on the path before them. They were focused on the promises and plans the Lord had for them and they were purposeful about keeping their focus on Jesus and their calling. They were obedient to the leading of the Holy Spirit and were eager to walk in the fullness of the plans the Lord had for them. Proverbs 4:25 (NASB) – Let your eyes look directly ahead and let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you. Hebrews 12:2a (NASB) – fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith.

Up ahead of them I saw a door pulsing and bursting with light and power. The door was pulsing with the heartbeat of God. The glory of God surrounded the door and the power of God was streaming from it as sparks were flying from the door in all directions. I knew the door represented divine opportunities the Lord is bringing to His people in this season. These opportunities will be highlighted by the Holy Spirit and the people will be drawn to them. Romans 8:14 (NASB) –For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. Isaiah 30:21 (NASB) – Your ears will hear a word behind you, “This is the way, walk in it,” whenever you turn to the right or to the left.

In the vision I saw that as the people of God walked through this door I noticed more doors in front of them. These again were pulsing with the heartbeat of God and glowing with light and power. The Lord told me to look at the position of the doors and I noticed the doors were positioned closer and closer together as the people progressed along the path. One door was leading to the next in increasingly close succession. The Lord was showing me that there is an acceleration coming in this season. As the people of God move through one divine opportunity and open door they will find another one right behind it. There will be an acceleration into the plans the Lord has for them. The people of God will see one promise fulfilled on the back of the next one.

The Lord then showed me the enemy was bringing distractions along the way in an attempt to divert the people’s eyes off the path and the door ahead in order to delay them from moving into the plans the Lord had for them and delay the fulfilment of the promise. I saw that as the people diverted their attention to attend to the distraction they were no longer able to keep their eyes fixed on the light and path ahead. The distraction was pulling them away from what the Lord had for them. The enemy will also use discouragement, confusion and disillusionment to distract you. People are often confused when they are distracted by the enemy’s tricks and schemes instead of focusing on God and His promises. There are some who feel discouraged with what they see in the natural as it doesn’t appear the plans and promises of God are coming. They are disillusioned by the time they have needed to stand in faith for the fulfillment of the promises God has given them. It is at this time that it is important to continue to stand in faith and keep your focus on God knowing He is faithful to fulfil His promises in the perfect time. Hebrews 10:23 (NASB) – Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. Colossians 3:2 (NASB) – Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth.

Divine opportunities are coming to God’s people and acceleration will be seen in this season. These opportunities will come across the path of His people as they keep their eyes fixed on Jesus and they are led by His Spirit. There will be no need to strive for them as they will be orchestrated by God and will come at the perfect time. As the people of God are focused on Him and the plans and promises the Lord has for them, they will see a cascade of open doors and opportunities before them which will bring fulfilment of the plans and promises they have been waiting in faith to see. Many people will be surprised by what the Lord unfolds for them. They will see the goodness of God surround them and they will testify to God’s faithfulness. Psalm 34:8 (NASB) – O taste and see that the Lord is good; how blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! Psalm 31:19 (TPT) – Lord how wonderful you are! You have stored up so many good things for us, like a treasure chest heaped up and spilling over with blessings – all for those who honor and worship you! And everybody knows what you can do for those who turn and hide themselves in you.

We are in a time where the Lord is bringing fulfilment and acceleration of His promises and plans but it will be important to keep your focus on Him and the path ahead and not be distracted by the enemy’s attempts to delay or derail the plans God has for you. Stay focused – your destiny and the plans God has for you are too important for you to give in to distractions!

While spending time with the Lord He showed me that He is igniting existing alliances and connections as well as bringing new alliances to people. These strategic and God given alliances will activate and catapult His people into the new assignments and territory He is leading them into. The Lord is highlighting key relationships and connections at this time as it is a strategic time where He is aligning people to advance His plans and purposes. He is taking alliances to new heights as people come together for a specific purpose. He is aligning those of similar vision and aligning those who will activate and propel each other into the new assignments He has planned for them. These alliances will bring much acceleration as so much more will be accomplished through the alliance than could be accomplished individually. There will be new territory available to people as they embrace the alliances the Lord is bringing to them. I felt the Lord was ‘igniting’ alliances as He is highlighting alliances that He wants to use in this hour. There are some connections that are currently lying dormant but God is going to ignite those alliances that He will use to bring activation into the new assignments He has planned. In other cases He will bring new alliances that come at the perfect time to accelerate His plans and purposes.

The Lord showed me that many people in the Body of Christ are aware of the assignment the Lord has for them or are aware the Lord is leading them into something ‘new’ but they are waiting for this to be triggered or activated. They have been in a season of preparation for what is coming. They have been faithfully stewarding what the Lord has given them and have been waiting on the Lord and His timing to bring about the promises He has given them. The Lord is bringing divine opportunities, appointments and alliances at the perfect time that will activate the new assignment and season many are waiting to step into. The door to the new that the Lord has planned is coming through others in some cases and much acceleration will be seen. Divine opportunities will present themselves at strategic times and it will be important to step out in obedience to the prompting of the Holy Spirit at these times.

The Lord is positioning His people to execute His plans and advance His kingdom. It is important to be open at this time as the divine appointments and alliances may come from unexpected places. It will be important to be open to the leading of the Spirit and not restrict where we are led to go or who we are to align with. The Lord will orchestrate these appointments and alliances and there won’t be a need to strive for them or force them but it will be important to take hold of them when they are highlighted by Him.

The Lord showed me a vision of people connecting in these divine alliances. As they connected a new sound was created. The sound from each person blended together in the alliance to form a powerful new sound which was so much richer in sound. The new sound was a blend of the gifts of each person. The new sound carried the people and the alliance forward at a fast speed and they were carried higher and into new areas.

I also had a vision of keys suddenly dropping before people. The keys were positioned in front of people as they were walking on a road, hanging down from heaven on strings. The Lord was showing me these keys would unlock new assignments and unlock the new season. It was necessary for the people to reach out and take hold of the key presented before them. I noticed how thin the string was that held the keys and I thought how easy it would be to take hold of the key. I felt the keys were these divine opportunities and alliances. The Lord is going to highlight these to people but it will be necessary to take hold of the opportunities in faith. These divine appointments and alliances will come as you continue to walk the road of faith, continuing to trust in God and His perfect timing. They won’t be difficult to access or take hold of but it will be necessary to step out in obedience and take hold of the opportunities.

The Bible gives numerous examples of people who established alliances. Paul and Barnabas as well as Paul and Timothy are examples of alliances in the New Testament. In the Old Testament examples of alliances that advanced God’s causes include Moses and Aaron as well as David and Johnathan. 1 Samuel chapter 20 provides a vivid portrayal of the commitment that existed between David and Jonathan. They entered into a divine alliance that provided safety and strength. Their alliance resulted in David’s survival and Israel’s welfare. Psalm 133 (NASB) - Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious oil upon the head, coming down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard, coming down upon the edge of his robes. It is like the dew of Hermon coming down upon the mountains of Zion; for there the Lord commanded the blessing—life forever.

The Bible also gives many examples of divine appointments. In Acts chapter 8 we read that an angel of the Lord told Philip to leave the great meetings he was having in Samaria and go to the desert. Philip obeyed and there the Holy Spirit told Philip to go up and join the chariot which held an Ethiopian eunuch. There God made an appointment for him to talk to the eunuch and Philip led him to Christ and baptized him.

Take hold of the divine appointments and alliances the Lord is bringing as these will activate and accelerate you into the new assignments the Lord has for you. The Lord is going to use alliances to enlarge your area of impact and influence. This is a time of great significance as the Lord propels you into your destiny.

I have received the same vision a number of times for the body of Christ over the last couple of weeks where the Lord has showed me a courtroom in heaven. Each time I have seen a large gavel coming down and I have heard the words ‘Kingdom Justice’. I believe many in the body of Christ have been under great opposition and attack but the Lord is telling us He is silencing the accuser and bringing kingdom justice.

While spending time in the presence of the Lord He showed me a vision of a courtroom in heaven. Many people of God were bringing their petitions to the court and coming to seek kingdom justice and to ask for a verdict in their favour. Their petitions were based on God’s purpose for their life. In some cases the Holy Spirit had prompted the people to bring their petition to the courts of heaven. Before they entered the courtroom, these people first went through a time of reflection and repentance and asked for forgiveness for any areas that needed addressing or any areas where they had embraced the lies of the enemy. The Holy Spirit was replacing lies with truth and the person was then aligning with the truth of God’s word. I saw God the Father was the judge in the courtroom. The devil was positioned as the accuser and a mob of demons were on one side of the court. On the other side were God’s angels and the cloud of witnesses. As each person brought their petition forward, Jesus met them and stood next to them. I noticed how at peace and filled with faith the person was as they entered the courtroom and stood beside Jesus. He was interceding on their behalf. The enemy brought a barrage of accusations against the person. Jesus presented the truth and spoke scriptures to combat the accusations. The person presented their circumstance and sought God’s ruling. When the petition and evidence was presented, God reviewed the case and looked at the person’s scroll which showed details of their life. He then raised the heavenly gavel and brought it down on the sound block with a loud noise as He released the verdict for the person and released orders to bring about kingdom justice in their life. At the moment it came down, I saw sparks fly out from the gavel as there was power and finality to the verdict. In that moment the accuser was silenced and the believer was acquitted. Orders were released in the heavenly courtroom to set injustices right. There was much motion and movement as angels were released to bring to pass the orders that the Father had released and to bring kingdom justice to pass on the earth. The person left the courtroom with such freedom, joy and confidence. Their case had been heard in the heavens and swift justice was coming.

We can approach the courts of heaven with confidence and faith. We can hand everything over to God for Him to set things right. We can ask the Holy Spirit which matters should be brought to the courts of heaven. Often we are asking God to bring justice on a matter that has not been resolved through persistent prayer. The principles of the courts of heaven are taught by Jesus in Luke 18:1-8. In this passage the widow cried out to the judge for justice and for legal protection from her opponent. The passage tells us that God will bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night and He will bring about justice for them quickly. This passage encourages us to pray and petition without ceasing and not to lose heart, confident that God’s justice will prevail. As new covenant believers, we have been told we can come boldly before heavens throne room to obtain mercy and grace. Hebrews 4:16 (NASB) – Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. A petition in prayer is a legal presentation before God as our judge, requesting a verdict from heaven’s court. God is the judge and Jesus is our intercessor. James 4:12a (NASB) – There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and to destroy. Hebrews 7:25 (NASB) – Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. Romans 8:33-34 (NASB) – Who will bring a charge against God’s elect? God is the one who justifies; who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us.

The devil understands that the battle and conflict is a legal one. Satan's strategy to keep us from what God has for us is to accuse us in the courts of heaven. The battle is a legal battle where we silence the accuser who has built a case to hold territory. He is our adversary seeking to devour us. 1 Peter 5:8b (NASB) – Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. This word ‘adversary’ is the Greek word antidikos and it means an opponent in a lawsuit. Revelation 12:10 tells us there is an accuser of the brethren that accuses us before God day and night. This word ‘accuser’ is the Greek word kategoros and it means a complainant at law, against one in the assembly. This is the same word used to describe the woman's ‘adversary’ in Luke 18. When we repent and bring the issue under the redemptive mercy of God, the enemy’s entitlement to steal and destroy our lives is removed. This is a legal process in the spirit realm. We have a legal right to overturn enemy tactics. Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil and we are called to enforce what Jesus did on the cross.

Angels are released on assignment to bring to pass the word of God and to bring kingdom justice. Psalm 103:19-21 (NASB) – The Lord has established His throne in the heavens, and His sovereignty rules over all. Bless the Lord, you His angels, mighty in strength, who perform His word, obeying the voice of His word! Bless the Lord, all you His hosts, you who serve Him, doing His will. When God releases His verdict in the courts of heaven, angels are released to execute the order.

If there is an area of your life where you know there is injustice and you have persisted in prayer, take your case to the courts of heaven and petition God for a verdict in your favour to bring about kingdom justice.

Today is the national day of prayer in Australia. It is a day where Australians across the country unite in prayer and fasting. We are praying to see transformation in this nation and to see our nation align with Kingdom values and ways. We are praying for a move of the Spirit to sweep across this land and we are praying for strongholds in this nation to be brought down. We are praying to partner with God in ushering in His plans and purposes for this nation.

United prayer

As I was praying this morning I had a vision and was looking down from above at the nation of Australia. I could see golden cords positioned all around the perimeter of the nation. These golden cords were linking together in the air above the centre of the nation. From there they were tied together on a golden flagpole that was holding up the Australian flag. I was taken by how high the Australian flag was raised. In the vision the Lord showed me I then saw a portal from heaven open above where the Australian flag was flying on the golden flagpole. A great beam of light fell on the flag and the united golden cords. As the prayers were released into the heavens in unity, there was an activation in the heavens.

I had a knowing that the golden cords were the prayers of the people. The prayers of the people were forming a golden canopy over the nation, covering the entire land area. People around the nation were uniting in prayer, blanketing our nation in prayer. People from all areas and all denominations were lifting prayers to heaven to see transformation come to the nation. The Lord showed me that the cords in the vision were linked to the raising of the Australian flag as this was a symbol of the people praying for the raising up of Australia to be the nation God has called it to be. It is a petition to heaven for the raising up of Australia at this time. It is a declaration of our desire to see our nation aligned with Kingdom principles and God’s plan for our nation. Philippians 4:6b was brought to my mind at this point – in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. The prayers and petitions of the people were being lifted to God and these faith filled prayers were impacting the heavens. These prayers were being sent with thanksgiving as the people were praising God in advance for what was coming and all He would do in this nation.

We are directed to pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17) and to be vigilant in prayer with thanksgiving (Colossians 4:2). Thanksgiving not only praises God in the moment but remembers God’s past faithfulness. When our prayers are aligned with God’s will, we can have confidence He will answer. 1John 5:14-15 (NASB) - This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him.

Raising a standard

The Lord then prompted me to look at a picture of parliament house in the nation’s capital. I saw that parliament house also has poles on top of the building that link together to a central flagpole that holds the Australian flag high in the air. I saw the similarity between parliament house and the vision the Lord gave me. I felt the Lord was showing me that the raising of the flag in the vision is raising of a standard and is a declaration of who we are as a nation. I also felt the Lord was showing me that the united prayers of the people were shaking all areas of the nation including government.

The word standard in Hebrew is ‘nec’ which means ‘something lifted up, standard, signal, banner, sign.’ The Lord is calling us as the body of Christ to raise the banner of the Lord’s righteousness and proclaim our allegiance to Him. We should pray for our nation to be aligned with God’s ways and purposes for our nation. Raising the standard also involves standing against evil in the land and coming against the schemes of the enemy. This involves prayer, as well as action in line with strategies given to us by the Holy Spirit, to take a stand against schemes that oppose Kingdom ways and principles. Jeremiah 51:27a (NKJV) - Set you up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations. In Exodus 17, Joshua led the men out to fight against Amalek while Moses stood on top of a hill holding up the rod of God in the air. The rod was a sign of authority, signifying a raised banner. When intercessors pray against the schemes and works of the enemy they are also raising the standard, bringing down strongholds of the enemy and proclaiming God’s victory through Jesus Christ.

The Lord then showed me a vision of black towers periodically positioned around the border of our nation. These towers represented strongholds of the enemy in this nation. I then saw that as the prayers of the people were raised to God, the foundations of the towers began to crumble. Prayers were activating the bringing down of strongholds. 2 Corinthians 10:4 (NIV) - The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. Ephesians 6:12 (NASB) - For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

The Lord is encouraging us that this national day of prayer has activated things in the spirit and has begun to degrade strongholds over this nation. May we continue to intercede to usher in God’s plans and purposes for this nation and to bring down strongholds over this nation. May we stand in unity as one body of Christ and partner with God in seeing Australia transformed and a new move of the Spirit sweep across this land.

I heard the Lord say, “I am raising up children and adorning them with My power. They will release My glory and others will be impacted by what they carry. There is no age restriction for those I use in My army. I look at the heart and use those that are pure in heart and those who are obedient to My leading. Children will be given a greater platform in this hour to release My words, My love and My power. They will draw others to Me and will teach others My ways. They will carry a message that will speak directly to the hearts of people. Their hearts are aligned with Mine and they put their trust in Me. They have faith to see the impossible be made possible and they know who I am. They have eyes to see with heavenly perspective and to see into the heavenly realm. Many children will have heavenly encounters and I am sending My angels to them. Do not limit the children that I am raising up but instead listen to them at this time. Nurture them and make room for them and their gifts. They will cut through religious systems of the day as they walk in love and power. They will be agents of change and reformation. These children will carry a fragrance and sound of heaven and My Spirit will move through them. They are motivated and moved by love for others and they walk in humility. They don’t look for approval from man but only look to Me. These children will hear My voice with clarity as they are not distracted by things of the world. My glory will be seen as they release worship to Me.”

Children have a humility an openness to receive and be taught. They are free from pride and ambition. Here are some passages where Jesus spoke about children –

Matthew 18:2-4 (NASB) - And He called a child to Himself and set him before them, and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.”

Luke 18:15-17(NASB) - And they were bringing even their babies to Him so that He would touch them, but when the disciples saw it, they began rebuking them. But Jesus called for them, saying, “Permit the children to come to Me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all.”

I believe the Lord is asking us to give children a platform to use their gifts and be used by God. He wants us to allow children to use their gifts to impact others and advance His kingdom. I personally have seen children of various ages, including my own children, moving in the gifts of the Spirit. In these last days the Lord is pouring out His Spirit on all flesh which means people of all ages, including children. Joel 2:28a (ISV) - Then it will come about at a later time that I will pour out my Spirit on every person. God is raising children up to be agents of change in this hour and to impact people who would otherwise be closed off to the message they will bring and the presence of the Lord they carry. They will be used powerfully as they walk in humility, have great faith and purity of heart. The Spirit will move through them and they will bring glory to the Lord.

Praise God for raising children up for such a time as this to impact their world for His glory!

I heard the Lord say, “Tell My people to suit up for the voyage!” I had such an excitement in my spirit as I heard these words. I knew God was preparing His people for new assignments that would take them into new territory and levels in the spirit. There was such an expectancy for what was to come. He is telling His people that the time of launching to new heights is near.

The Lord then gave me a vision of His people putting on astronaut suits preparing to be launched from their space rocket. They were getting ready for their voyage to new heights and places. They were going to go to places they had not been before. It was important for them to be dressed appropriately for the voyage ahead. They were dressed in space suits which represented the fact they were going to be moving in the things of the spirit. When they were dressed they went to Jesus and He handed them their flight orders. These were details of where they were going and the path they were to take once they were launched from their space rocket. These were their assignments from the Lord. They went directly to Jesus for their flight plans as they followed only His plans and purposes for them. They knew Jesus was the one sending them on the voyage and they were secure in going wherever He sent them as they were secure in their relationship with Him. They didn’t know the exact details of the voyage ahead and what it would bring but they were confident in the flight plan they had been given and that Jesus had prepared the plan specifically for them.

I then saw the people board their space rocket which was positioned on a launch pad. I knew the launch pad had been previously prepared for this time. The launch pad represented the foundation that had been prepared. It represented their relationship with Jesus and their understanding of who He was and who they were in Him. It represented the past seasons where they had grown spiritually and where the Lord had prepared them for the future plans He had for them. It represented a time where they had been refined and pruned. It represented a time where they had developed their spiritual gifts. The launch pad was built on their intimacy and relationship with the Lord.

The Lord showed me that the people had been on previous test missions in preparation for the launch that was coming. The test missions were smaller space missions that went for shorter distances and duration. As the people were positioned in the rocket they entered the flight path they had been given into the controls in the rocket and they prepared themselves for the launch. I then saw Jesus and there was such excitement in His eyes as He knew what lay ahead for the people and He knew many had been waiting for this time of launching. Jesus then hit a large ‘go’ button on a control pad He was holding. Jesus was the one who controlled the timing of their launch. At the perfect time, the ‘go’ button was pressed. The rocket blasted into the sky with great speed and precision on the path that had been set. The rocket was launched in line with the flight plan that had been entered. I noticed the huge flames of fire that were coming from the engines and I knew this represented the power of the Holy Spirit. The voyage the person was on was powered by the Holy Spirit.

I believe the Lord is saying that many people have been refined and prepared for the upcoming time of acceleration into the plans and purposes the Lord has for them which will take them into new territory and new levels in the spirit. They have been tested, prepared and refined for this time. They have been pruned to bear more fruit. John 15:1-3 (NASB) – “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bear more fruit.” They are secure in their relationship with Jesus and they know their identity in Him. They know God has plans for them and he is ordering their steps. Jeremiah 29:11 (NASB) – For I know the plans that I have for you declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope. They have waited on the Lord, trusting in Him and His perfect timing, knowing He is faithful and is working all things together for their good. Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NASB) – There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven.

The time of preparation has brought people to their time of launching. At the perfect time the Lord is going to launch His people into the new plans He has for them. There will be rapid growth and rapid advancement as they are powered by the Holy Spirit and they follow the path Jesus has for them. To be ready (and suited up for the voyage) you must stay surrendered to Him, press deeper into intimacy with Him and be obedient to the leading of the Holy Spirit. It will be important to see with heavenly perspective and align yourself with the truth of who God is and who you are in Him and not allow fear, doubt or the lies of the enemy to delay your launch. The Lord is saying to get ready as He is going to launch and propel you to new heights and the launch time is near!

Psalm 25:4-5 (TPT) – Lord direct me throughout my journey, so I can experience your plans for my life. Reveal the life-paths that are pleasing to you. Escort me along the way; take me by the hand and teach me. For you are the God of my increasing salvation; I have wrapped my heart into yours!

Philippians 3:12 (TPT) – I admit that I haven’t yet acquired the absolute fullness that I’m pursuing, but I run with passion into his abundance so that I may reach the purpose that Jesus Christ has called me to fulfil and wants me to discover.

As I spent time with the Lord He showed me a vision of what is coming for many in the body of Christ. A sound was released from heaven and this sound activated the angels on assignment. I saw many, many angels released from heaven carrying rolled up blueprints. I saw the angels deliver these blueprints into the hands of believers. I knew these documents were blueprints unveiling specific strategies from heaven on the next step the people were to take in advancement of their God given assignments and destiny. In some cases these blueprints outlined just the next step the people were to take and I had a knowing that more blueprints would be released to them in the future. In other cases the people were given detailed strategy for the whole assignment in the blueprint they were given. I sensed such an importance on taking action once the blueprints had been given. There was a need to act on the strategy given. These blueprints were details plans of action that would lead to victory and advancement!

The Lord showed me that people who will be given these blueprints are the ones who had been praying for the ‘next step’. Their heart desire was to walk in the path the Lord had for them and to be obedient to His call. They had been feeling that the Lord was leading them into a new place but they had yet to receive the specific details on what He had planned for them. The Lord had given them a desire, burden or vision for the future but they hadn’t received details on what it looked like or specific strategies on how to move into it. They had been resting in God and His timing knowing He was faithful to unveil it to them at the right time. The Lord had been preparing them for the new and had been positioning them for what was to unfold before them. He had prepared them to carry what was to come. They had been in a time of waiting on God and now He was going to release them into the next step in their assignment and destiny. Through the blueprints the Lord was unfolding the plans He had for them.

Later as I sought the Lord further I heard Him say many have been in a time of preparation for the ‘new’ He is bringing. The Lord says to you, “Continue to wait on Me as I am sending you the strategy for advancement. I am sending you your next assignment. I am taking you to a new level. You have aligned your will and your heart with Mine. Continue to trust in Me and look only to Me. Do not listen to the logic of the world but listen only to My voice. Be led by My Spirit and by peace. Stand firm on the promises I have spoken as I am faithful to bring them to pass. Do not believe the enemy that the assignment I have set before you is too large or you are unqualified to complete it as in your weakness My strength is made perfect. I will supply all you need to complete the task. All you need do is be obedient to the leading of My Spirit. I have gone ahead to prepare the way and I will unfold the path before you. The desire and stirring in your heart for more was placed there by Me. Press in at this time and you will receive greater revelation for what lies ahead. I have prepared you to carry what is to come. You have been sharpened and honed to be more effective for Me. My strategy for your advancement will be unveiled to you as you continue to seek Me. The fullness of My plan is ahead of you.”

Blueprints from heaven are being released that will unveil the strategy for advancement the Lord is bringing to you.

I heard the Lord say, “When the waves of life rise up keep your eyes on Me, the author and finisher of your faith. I am your constant and am unchanging. I am your strength in times of trial. Keep your eyes fixed on Me and you will see the light and path ahead though the storm rages about you. As you lean in to Me you will find shelter under My wings and you will be filled with My peace that surpasses understanding. Still yourself before Me, draw close to Me and allow Me to be your refuge. As you do the distractions will fade away and you will see only the truth. You will see Me and who you are in Me. The lies of the enemy will be exposed and nullified. Listen only to Me and follow Me as I have gone ahead of you and prepared the way. I have won the victory for you. I will keep you and protect you. Rest in Me. Have no fear but instead be filled with My joy and praise Me in spite of your circumstances knowing I am faithful to fulfil My promises. I am working all things for your good and I will bring breakthrough. You are a carrier of My glory and are an overcomer. Trust in Me and watch Me make the path straight before you. Be filled with My Spirit and you will be powered forward into the fullness of all I have for you.”

The Lord also gave me a vision of someone in a boat at sea. The waves were rising up and crashing all around their boat. High waves were crashing against the sides of the boat. The person was distressed and was running from one side of the boat to the other without clear direction. Their eyes were on the waves and the storm. I then saw that as they stilled themselves and turned their focus to a fixed light on the horizon, the waves were no longer their focus. The sails of the boat filled with wind and they were able to navigate the storm, keeping their eyes fixed on the light in the horizon.

If you are going through a ‘storm’ at the moment the Lord wants to encourage you to take your eyes off the storm and put them on Him as He is your constant.

Below are a wealth of scriptures to support this word. I pray these will be deposited into your heart -

Hebrews 12:2 (TPT) – We look away from the natural realm and we fasten our gaze onto Jesus who birthed faith within us and who leads us forward into faith’s perfection.

Hebrews 12:8 (TPT) – Jesus, the Anointed One, is always the same – yesterday, today and forever.

Philippians 4:6-7 (TPT) – Don’t be pulled in different directions or worried about a thing. Be saturated in prayer throughout each day, offering your faith filled requests before God with overflowing gratitude. Tell him every detail of your life, then God’s wonderful peace that transcends human understanding, will make the answers known to you through Jesus Christ.

Psalm 91:4 (NIV) – He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.

Psalm 46:10 (NIV) – Be still and know that I am God

Proverbs 3:5-6 (NASB) – Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight.

Romans 8:37 (TPT) – Yet even in the midst of all these things, we triumph over them all, for God has made us to be more than conquerors, and his demonstrated love is our glorious victory over everything!

Hebrews 10:23 (TPT) – So now we must cling tightly to the hope that lives within us, knowing that God always keeps His promises!

Romans 15:13 (TPT) – Now may God, the inspiration and fountain of hope, fill you to overflowing with uncontainable joy and perfect peace as you trust in him. And may the power of the Holy Spirit continually surround your life with his super-abundance until you radiate with hope!

Romans 8:28 (NASB) – And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God and are called according to His purpose.

Colossians 11:1 (TPT) – And we pray that you would be energized with all his explosive power from the realm of his magnificent glory, filling you with great hope.

This week in worship I heard the Lord say, “This is your Kairos moment. This is My appointed time. This is a critical time for this nation.” The Lord is inviting His people to intercede for the nation of Australia and to partner with Him to see a move of the Spirit sweep the nation.

The Lord then gave me a vision of intercessors being ignited and awakened to stand in the gap and intercede for the nation of Australia. The Lord Himself was calling them out and placing a burden for the nation in their hearts. As the people of the nation began to pray and intercede they were fitted with golden armour which I knew represented the glory of God. They displayed the glory and power of God. These people were warriors in the army of God who were taking up their position to take down strongholds over the nation and to advance the kingdom of God by ushering in a move of His Spirit in this nation. I saw rows and rows of these warriors take their position. I then saw the warriors link arms with each other and I knew they were standing in unity - with the same vision and mandate before them. Jesus then appeared before their ranks as the lion of the tribe of Judah. He was leading the army and the army had steadfast focus on Him. As the army marched forward and advanced, the ground began to rumble and shake. Vibrations from the shaking were sweeping over the land.

The vision then changed focus and the Lord showed me that the intercessory prayers of the people as well as their heartfelt praise were hitting the heavens and a sound was released across the nation. It was the sound of the Holy Spirit. I then saw fire from heaven falling on the nation. The Lord showed me a map of the nation and the fire of God was falling on the land.

A ‘Kairos moment’ is God’s appointed time to act. It is an opportune time or a time of opportunity. It refers to a favourable time when an opportunity opens to take advantage of and act upon. As today, January 26th, is Australia Day – let us take up this invitation from the Lord to intercede for our nation to usher in a move of the Spirit. Let us decree our land as the ‘Great South Land of the Holy Spirit.’

From a historical viewpoint Terra Australis (the South Land) was the name given by people in the 15th-18th centuries to describe the unexplored southern continent and its name appeared on maps at this time. In 1606 the Portugese navigator Pedro Fernandez De Quiros, exploring the region of the South Pacific with the intention of finding Terra Australis, the large continent in the southern hemisphere, sighted land and declared Terra Australis would be ‘La Austrialia del Espiritu Santo’ – a south land dedicated to the Holy Spirit. Although he actually didn’t land on what is now Australia, but instead landed on what is now Vanuatu, he thought he had landed on the large land mass in the southern hemisphere yet to be discovered. He declared the whole southern land mass region to be the ‘Great South Land of the Holy Spirit’. As Australia is the largest island of the south pacific islands, in the 1800s the British explorer Matthew Flinders popularized the naming of Australia after the name Terra Australis.

The Lord has been speaking to me a lot lately about intercession and the fact He is calling people to a deeper level of intercession and He is raising up many more intercessors at this critical time in history. The prayers of the people of God will shake the heavens and cause a shaking on the earth. The prayers will thwart the schemes of the enemy that attempt to come against the plans of God. The people of God will pray with a new level of intensity and authority in the spirit. Angels will be released on assignment to bring their prayers to pass and many will co-labour with the angels in a greater way. The prayers and praise of the people of God will be crucial in partnering with God and ushering in His plans.

Warriors in the army of God are arising and taking their position in this nation. These people understand their authority and display the glory and power of God. They live to follow their leader, Jesus, and they go into battle on His direction. They are united in the same mandate from heaven to partner with God to see a move of the Spirit in this nation and to see the fire of God fall. They will take down strongholds of the enemy over this nation. We are to wear the armour of God as our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers of darkness (Ephesians 6). We must keep our eyes fixed on Jesus and we must go into battle understanding our position of authority as children of God.

This is a critical year for this nation. At this Kairos ‘opportune’ time will you take action and partner with God in His plans for this nation come to pass?

Psalm 86:10 (TPT) – You are the one and only God! What miracles! What wonders! What greatness belongs to you!

Recently when I was seeking the Lord I heard Him say, “I am the God of wonder and I will do ‘wonders’ through those who have a heart that beats with mine. My people will be amazed by the wonderous deeds I will do for them. There are many who desire to be used in a greater way to advance My kingdom. They have embraced My pruning and refining process. They have embraced the shaking – the removal of things that would hold them back and hinder them. They know what it means to be ‘set apart’ for Me. As they allow Me to work through them they will see Me do wonders in their midst and many will be drawn to Me. I am taking these ones to a new level. Upgrades are coming to them. They are branded with the seal of My Spirit and will do mighty works in the power of My Spirit and the authority of My name. There have been many who have felt like they are in the wilderness but they will now move into a time of wonder where they will be in awe of what I will do through them and for them. Continue to press in and you will be filled with more.”

We are in a time where we will see the Lord do wonders for us and through us as we align our heart with His and live to give glory to His name. Those who have surrendered all to Him and have been through the refining fire are being upgraded in the spirit. The Lord is faithful to fulfil His plans and promises and we will be in awe of Him as He does exceedingly above what we can ask, think or imagine. Psalm 72:18 (TPT) – Praise forever Jehovah God, the God of Israel! He is the one and only God of wonders, surpassing every expectation. Isaiah 25:1 (NASB) – ‘O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you, I will give thanks to your name; for you have worked wonders, plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness.

We are commissioned to do mighty works in the power of the Holy Spirit and the authority of the name of Jesus. We will see many people come to salvation as they witness the power of the gospel through miracles and wonders. We are in a season of great harvest where God is raising up those who are hungry for more and are yielded to Him. He is filling people with the power of the Holy Spirit and they are bringing the gospel message with power. As the power of God is manifested, people turn to Jesus and the truth of the gospel. In Paul’s first letter to the church in Corinth we read his model for sharing the gospel of Jesus. 1 Corinthians 2:4-5 (NASB) – and my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith would not rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God.

Be encouraged – the refining fire has prepared you to be used by God in a greater way to advance His Kingdom. The shaking has removed the things that would hinder you as you enter your time of advancement. You are moving from the wilderness to a time of wonder!

As I sat with the Lord and enquired of His heart I heard Him say, “I am activating the intercessors. Their prayers will shake the heavens and cause a shaking on the earth. Angels are standing by to be released on assignment to bring their prayers to pass as they pray in line with My word. I will place assignments in the hearts of my intercessors and they will pray these into being. They will pray with a new level of intensity and a new level of authority in the spirit. Where they have felt a weariness in the past I am releasing an outpouring of joy and a refreshing that will come upon them like they have not felt before. This will give them strength to stand in the battle. I am bringing intercessors together in a new way so they will feel supported as they carry the burdens I lay on their hearts. Their role is critical in ushering in My plans. They will thwart the schemes of the enemy that attempt to rise up against My plans. Intercessors will walk in a new level of spiritual discernment and authority. As they are obedient to My call, they will be agents of change and awakening. Intercessors are key holders as they unlock the spirit realm and cause an unlocking in the natural realm. I am calling My intercessors into a deeper level of intercession and I am raising up many more intercessors to stand alongside them as this is a critical time in history. I am opening up means and channels for My intercessors to hear My words and plans more quickly. A more extensive communication network is coming that will release prophetic words to the intercessors who will pray the words into fulfillment. My intercessors are an arm of My army that is often ‘hidden’ but they are like My secret agents; they operate out of the spotlight but are powerful in completing their tasks and assignments and powerful in taking down the enemy. Many intercessors will receive sudden assignments they know they are to pray through.

I am bringing the prophets and intercessors together in a closer way. Intercessors will hear My heart and plans through My prophets and together they will take up the fight in the spirit to see it come to pass. The prophetic decrees of My prophets will carry much power and authority as My word is spoken forth. My prophets will receive downloads of specific assignments and plans with great detail. I will ask My prophets to do prophetic acts and as they do these in faith and obedience, they will open and activate things in the spirit. I am bringing increased sight to My prophets. They will see My plans with great clarity and will release My words with accuracy. I am increasing their spiritual senses and spiritual discernment. Those who operate in love will be advanced and will share My heart with others in a heightened way. Many will also have a greater understanding of what it means to co-labor and co-minister with the angels to bring in the harvest and win territory for My kingdom.

The battle is intensifying but the battle is Mine. My army will be victorious and will take much territory. My kingdom will advance in ways not seen before as all the battalions of My army stand together. World events and nations will be influenced and changed on the prayers of My people as they usher in My plans and purposes and bring down strongholds of the enemy.

Reward is coming to those who have persevered and stood in faith. Continue to press in and seek My presence. Pray without ceasing. Operate from the position of authority I have given you. Watch what I will accomplish through those who burn for Me and live to see My kingdom advance!”

The Lord then gave me a vision and I saw flaming arrows being released from the prophets across regions. These arrows were moving with such accuracy, power and speed. They were being released in the multitudes. They represented the word and plans of God. I then saw intercessors as warriors dressed in armour. Their armour had an ‘activation’ button on their chest. As the arrow hit their region, their button ‘lit up’ and I knew they were going into battle to intercede for the word that had been released. As they went into battle I then saw regions across the earth start to rumble. A sound was released and I saw lightning bolts fill the sky and electricity hit the earth. The sound of the prayers and decrees of the people released a move of God and released the power of God. There was a shaking occurring. I felt that which could be shaken was shaking and only that which was of the Kingdom of God was not shaken. The shaking brought a refining and an awakening and regions were being changed.

In Daniel chapter 9 we see an example of what happens when we hear the word of the Lord and intercede for it to come to pass. Daniel read the word of the Lord to Jeremiah the prophet that there would be seventy years for the completion of the desolations of Jerusalem after which time the city would be rebuilt. As the seventy years had come, Daniel sought the Lord and interceded for Israel and the city of Jerusalem to be restored. We read that the angel Gabriel visits Daniel and tells him the command was issued at the beginning of Daniel’s supplication. God moved on Daniel’s intercession as Daniel took hold of the word of the Lord and interceded for it to come to pass. True intercessors bear a sense of burden and responsibility. Tears in travail of prayer are known to those who have felt the urgency of burden revealed to them by God (Nehemiah 1:4). When God speaks of His intercessors and their persistence in prayer, He says they ‘never keep silent day or night’ and ‘give Him no rest.’ (Isaiah 62:6-7). We are to wear the armour of God as our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers of darkness (Ephesians 6). We must keep our eyes fixed on Jesus and we must go into battle understanding our position of authority as children of God. 1 John 4:4 – Greater is He who is in you than He who is in the world.

We are in a critical time in history and God is uniting His prophets and intercessors in a powerful way to bring His plans to pass, advance His kingdom and bring down strongholds of the enemy. The decree and prayers of His people will usher in a move of God and will bring change and awakening to regions.

We are entering a time where there will be many in the body of Christ who will enter a time of acceleration. ‘Expectant hope’ and ‘Joy’ are the fuels that will propel you into this acceleration and will give you strength and endurance for the journey. The Lord is also bringing divine organisation and divine alignments in this time of acceleration and advancement.

Recently the Lord gave me a vision of a runner and I knew the runner represented a believer in the race of faith (Hebrews 12:1 – Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus the author and perfector of faith). The runner was on a path with a very bright light in the distance and the runner had unwavering focus on the light ahead, which I knew to be Jesus. They were steadfast on keeping their eyes forward, looking at the path before them, which was their destiny. Proverbs 4:25 (NASB) – Let your eyes look directly ahead and let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you. Initially the person looked to me to be like any other runner but as they began to run I noticed they were wearing shoes with rockets on the bottom of each one. Bursts of fire were coming out of each shoe as the person ran. On the bottom of one shoe were the words ‘Expectant Hope’ and on the bottom of the other shoe was the word ‘Joy’. I also noticed the runner had supernatural strength and endurance, and was moving at super speed. They just kept running and running and didn’t seem to be tiring. I knew expectant hope and joy were the items fueling the person’s run. More than that I knew the Lord was showing me that these were the things fueling the speed and acceleration of the runner as the running was moving at increased speed.

In the vision the Lord then drew my focus to the watch on the runner’s arm. I noticed the time on the watch was 12 o’clock. At that time I also saw many other runners with rocket shoes join the original runner on the path. They too had supernatural strength and endurance and were running with the same focused vision on the light ahead. I knew the runner was aligned with the others. The number twelve represents perfect governance and divine organisation and I believe the Lord is saying He is bringing divine authority and also divine alignment with others which will further increase the acceleration and advancement of believers.

In the vision the Lord gave me the shoes were fuelled in a powerful way by Expectant Hope and Joy. They were rockets and caused propulsion of the runner as they kept their focus on the light, who is Jesus. The Lord wants to fill you with expectant hope. Romans 12:12 (TPT) – Let this hope burst forth within, releasing a continual joy. Don’t give up in a time of trouble, but commune with God at all times. The next twelve months will be a time of much change and acceleration. It will be important to keep your focus on the Lord and commune with Him; to seek Him and His presence. God wants us to expect Him to move in our lives and He wants us to have an expectant hope. This is the kind of hope that has a confidence and assurance to it. It is not a ‘wish’ that something will happen but is instead a confidence in knowing it will and to stand with expectancy for it to come to pass. Hope in scripture means a strong and confident expectation. Our God is a good God and wants to be gracious to us. He wants us to be expectant of the good He wants to bring to our lives. We can have confident hope as our hope is found in God and He is faithful. When you know that God has a plan and purpose for you, you can have expectant hope for your future as you know it will be glorious.

Isaiah 30:18 (AMP) - Therefore the Lord waits [expectantly] and longs to be gracious to you, and therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed (happy, fortunate) are all those who long for Him [since He will never fail them].

Psalm 62:5 (NASB) – My soul, waits in silence for God only, for my hope is from Him.

Romans 15:13 (NASB) – Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Jeremiah 29:11 (NSAB) – ‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to you a future and a hope.’

As we have confident hope, joy flows from us, regardless of our situations. This year joy will be the other fuel that accelerates us and gives us strength and endurance. As we commune with the Lord and seek intimacy with Him, we are filled with joy. As we abide in Jesus we are filled with His joy, and we have fullness of joy. The word of God tells us the disciples were continually filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit (Acts 13:52). We too can be continually filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit as we press in and draw near to Him.

Nehemiah 8:10 (NASB) – The joy of the Lord is your strength.

Psalm 16:11 (NASB) – You will make known to me the path of life; in your presence is fullness of joy; in your right hand there are pleasures forever.

John 15:11 (NASB) – These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.

We are entering a time of acceleration. I believe the Lord is going to align people this year in a way that will accelerate His plans and purposes like never before. Expectant Hope and Joy will be the fuels that will accelerate people in their destiny as they spend time in His presence and keep their eyes fixed on Him.

Recently I was praying about the New Year and I heard the Lord say, “I am bringing New Year Restitution. I am restoring what has been lost and stolen and recompense is coming to those who have stood in faith.”

Restitution is defined in the dictionary as restoration and recompense -

Restoration – the return or recovery of something that has been lost or stolen to its proper owner and the return of something to its origin state or position.Recompense – to pay or give compensation for injury, damage or loss.

I believe this year will be one where many will see the Lord bring change to their lives and restoration of that which the enemy has stolen. The Lord is going to go beyond the natural definition of restoration and He will restore back to you more than has been lost so that your final state is greater than your original position. He will also bring recompense and many will be surprised at how their situation will turn around.

The Word of God tells us that the thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy but Jesus came that we may have life and have it abundantly (John 10:10). God is turning all things for your good. He is turning things the enemy meant for harm and working them together for your good. Romans 8:28 (NASB) - And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. The Lord wants to make us whole in every area of our lives. Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil and to restore His children to the fullness to which He created them.

Restoration

The bible as a whole can be said to speak about God’s plan for the restoration of mankind. From the creation week where everything was made “very good”, to the fall of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, to Christ’s atoning death at Calvary and ultimately climaxing in the new heavens and new earth where God makes everything new again. This reveals God’s heart for restoration of His people.

According to Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 we know that God ordains times and seasons in our lives. We have now entered a season where God is bringing restoration, both individually and corporately and we can be thankful for this. Rejoice in God who holds all things in His hands and from whom all good things come. He delights in His children and enjoys releasing blessing to us.

Jeremiah 30:17 (NASB) - For I will restore you to health and I will heal you of your wounds, declares the Lord.

Isaiah 61:7 (NIV) - Instead of your shame you will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace you will rejoice in your inheritance. And so you will inherit a double portion in your land, and everlasting joy will be yours.

Joel 2:25-26 (NASB) - "Then I will make up to you for the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the creeping locust, the stripping locust and the gnawing locust, my great army which I sent among you. You will have plenty to eat and be satisfied and praise the name of the LORD your God, who has dealt wondrously with you; then My people will never be put to shame.” 1 Peter 5:10 (NASB) - After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you.

Zechariah 9:12 (NASB) - Return to the stronghold, O prisoners who have the hope; this very day I am declaring that I will restore double to you.

Recompense

Recompense is mentioned in the book of Ruth where Boaz asks a recompense of blessing on Ruth for all she did for her mother-in-law Naomi. Ruth 2:12 (NKJV) - The LORD recompense your work, and a full reward be given you of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to trust. The Word tells us that God is our deliverer and He is the one who will recompense or repay. We are to wait on the Lord and trust in Him. Romans 12:17 (NKJV) - Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. Proverbs 20:22 (AKJV) - Say not you, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save you.

This is the year of restitution! The Lord is bringing restoration to that which has been stolen and recompense for your losses. Praise God and stand in assurance that the Lord is working all things for your good. Trust in the Lord and His goodness and continue to stand in faith, knowing He is in control of all things.

As I was praying about the New Year the Lord showed me a vision of people making lists. The people had been prompted by God to make a list and there seemed to be great significance on this task. These were not lists of New Year resolutions but instead were lists of decrees and declarations concerning the year ahead. It was a list of promises and plans from the Lord for each person, cultivated from intimate time with the Lord. The list formed vision that people could contend for and stand in faith to see come to pass.

The Lord showed me these people of God were going through three steps with regard to their list. The first was to seek the Lord and spend time aligning their heart with His and determining what promises and plans the Lord had for them in the coming year. I noticed some items on the list were already known by the people and they wrote these items down quickly. These were promises and plans the Lord had already revealed to them. There were other items on the list though that were only added as they spent time with the Lord. The people were receiving new revelation as they spent time in His presence. The Lord was painting His plans on the hearts and minds of His people.

The Lord wants us to earnestly seek Him and the Word of God tells us that He will reward those who do this. Psalm 63:1 (NASB) - O God, You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly; My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You. Hebrews 11:6 (NIV) - And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. The Lord is encouraging us to enter into prayer with expectancy as He has much to reveal. Psalm 5:3 (NIV) - In the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation. Jeremiah 33:3 (NSAB) - Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know. As we spend time in His presence through prayer, worship and reading the Word we will receive revelation which will form the spiritual vision and promise for the coming year.

The second step I saw the people do was to ‘make the vision plain’. The people were journaling, drawing and writing in detail the revelation they had been given. As they did this the vision of the plans and promises the Lord had for them became clear in their minds.

In the vision the third step was that the people purposed in their heart to pursue the promises the Lord had given them. They were not going to step out in their own strength but they had purposed in their heart to step out on the leading of the Holy Spirit and to position themselves to be ready. They were going to keep the promises and plans at the forefront of their minds and were going to stand in faith to see them fulfilled. They were going to pray in their promises and speak out and decree the word of God over the promises. They purposed to be unwavering in their stand in faith to see these promises fulfilled.

We are to stand in faith and prayer for the fulfillment of God’s promises in our lives. Hebrews 10:23 (NSAB) – Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. We are to wage war over the words and promises the Lord gives us. 1 Timothy 1:18 (NSAB) – This command I entrust to you, Timothy, my son, in accordance with the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you fight the good fight.

There is a supernatural power when we speak and decree God’s Word over our lives. Decreeing Scripture releases God’s purposes into our lives and destroys the plans of the enemy. It causes the truths of the heavenly realm to be manifest into the natural realm. Job 22:28 (NSAB) - You will also decree a thing, and it will be established for you; and light will shine on your ways. God’s word will accomplish His desires and purposes. Isaiah 55:11 (NLT) – It is the same with My word, I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it. The Lord wants us to be intentional about the words we speak and realise the power of our words, particularly when our words are in line with His promises.

The Lord is inviting you to make a New Year’s list of His promises and plans for you for the year ahead. If you will take up this task it will involve a process in determining the Lord’s plans and promises for you, documenting these to bring clarity and vision to them and then purposing in your heart to pursue items on your New Year list. Blessing will flow as you undertake this task and stand in faith for the promises and plans the Lord reveals.

I have been feeling such an increased excitement about what lies ahead for the Body of Christ and what God has planned for 2017. As I prayed into 2017 I heard the Lord say, “It will be an Ephesians 3:20 year. It will be a year of increase, upgrade and acceleration. Get ready for the ride!” The Lord then gave me a vision of people and their cars were being ‘upgraded’. They were being given bigger and faster cars. I also saw that they needed to change the car keys they had in order to drive their new cars as the old keys could no longer be used.

Ephesians 3:20 (NASB) – Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us.

Ephesians 3:20 (TPT) – Never doubt God’s mighty power to work in you and accomplish all this. He will achieve infinitely more than your greatest request, your most unbelievable dream, and exceed your wildest imagination! He will outdo them all, for his miraculous power constantly energizes you.

I believe next year we will see the Lord achieve far more than we ask, think, imagine or dream. This will occur as we allow His power to work in and through us. Those who have aligned their will with His, have yielded to Him, have hungered for more of God and live to bring glory to His name will advance His kingdom in new ways. They will see an increase in their spiritual gifts, an increase in demonstration of the power of the Holy Spirit working through them and an increase in their impact and influence. This is in order for them to fulfil their God-given purpose.

I believe the vision of the upgrade in cars says many in the body of Christ will experience an upgrade of their ministries and kingdom assignments. Those who have been faithful with what they have been given will be given more. Matthew 25:23 (NIV) - Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. With the upgrade in cars there will also be a requirement for new keys to drive the car. The Lord is saying that He will provide all that is needed to fulfil the higher level of ministry and assignment including spiritual authority, gifts, connections and resources. 2 Corinthians 9:8 (NIV) - And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. It will be important to be open to the leading of the Holy Spirit as God is going to move in new ways. We will need to lay aside our own thoughts and ideas and only be led by the Spirit.

The Lord had said to “get ready for the ride.” I believe He is saying that we should prepare for the plans ahead that He has for us. We can do this by spending time in His presence, drawing near to Him, and also meditating on the Word of God. It is in His presence that we are strengthened and given revelation on things to come. God desires to reveal things to us and as we grow in intimacy with Him, we receive greater revelation. John 15:15 (NASB)- No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you. We should prepare to step out as opportunities arise in 2017. Some will miss the acceleration and opportunities the Lord presents and will not step into the fullness of all the Lord has planned. It is important to step out in obedience when called. We must be willing to put into action the revelation we are given. James 1:22 tells us we are to be doers of the word, not just hearers of it only.

God is accelerating many things in the spirit and many will see an acceleration into the plans and purposes God has for them. There will be accelerating momentum and rapid change and advancement. Many will also see the promises God has given them come to life quickly and in surprising ways. Where 2016 has felt like a year of process and preparation for many, 2017 will bring with it access and advancement – access to new areas of impact and influence and advancement in the things of the spirit.

I believe we entered a new season in the spirit at the start of the Jewish New Year 5777 in October where we entered a time of new spiritual authority and influence. The months since then have been a time of revelation for many where the Lord has placed assignments in the hearts of His people and has given them pieces of revelation on the plans He has for them. In the months to come the Lord is bringing greater revelation on these assignments and on connections and alignments that are needed to fulfil His purposes. The Lord is going to align you with others – some will support you, others will launch you further in your calling, while others will be ministry partners. There will be an alignment and connection with others that have the same vision and mandate.

2017 will be a year where you will see God work in ways beyond what you ask, think or imagine if you allow Him to work through you and you stay yielded to Him and obedient to His leading. Get ready for an exciting ride ahead in 2017!

Lately I have heard God repeatedly say, “Continue to ask for the spiritual gifts.” I have felt such a stirring of the Spirit at this time and I have felt the heart of God is for the body of Christ to pray to receive more spiritual gifts. I believe the Holy Spirit is going to release new spiritual gifts to people this month who have hungered and asked for them. Gifts will be given to those who will use them to advance His kingdom. Gifts will be given in preparation for the plans and purposes God has in store for the coming months as many will be stepping into greater assignments and their area of influence and impact will be greater.

The Lord gave me the same vision twice this week. When I receive the same vision, I take particular notice of what the Lord is showing me. In the vision I saw people lying face down before God. These people had such a deep hunger for more of God and a deep hunger to be used in a greater way. They had surrendered all to God and lived to bring glory to His name. They were operating in the gifts and had been obedient to stepping out when led by the Holy Spirit. They had been faithful in stepping out to fulfil the assignments they had been given.

I saw the Holy Spirit moving among these people. He was handing each one a gift box. I saw people open the gift box and inside was the name of a spiritual gift. People were receiving different gifts. The gift they were given was the gift they would need in the future assignment the Lord had for them. I noticed that inside the lid of each box was written the word ‘Go’. Each person who received a gift also had an obligation to put the gift to use and to step out in obedience and use the gift to impact others and bring glory to God. They were to use their gifts to display the love of Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit. I also saw angels being released and assigned to the people. The angels were being sent to bring assignments and opportunities to pass in which people would put their gifts to use.

There are many spiritual gifts outlined in scripture. The word of God tells us that the gifts are given by the Spirit as He wills. 1 Corinthians 12:11 – But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills. 1 Corinthians 12:8-10 lists spiritual gifts including word of wisdom, word of knowledge, faith, healing, miracles, prophecy, discerning of spirits, speaking in tongues and interpretation of tongues. Romans 12:6-8 also speaks of gifts including prophecy, serving, teaching, encouragement, giving, leadership and mercy. 1 Corinthians 12:28 speaks of the gifts of healing, helps, administration and diversities of tongues.

Paul expressed that the church should have a desire for spiritual gifts, but it should foremost follow the pursuit of love – Pursue love, yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts (1 Cor. 14:1). Since the gifts of the Spirit are gifts of grace, they must be used in love with a pure motive of love (1 Corinthians 13:1-3). The gifts of the Spirit are never an end in themselves. They are tools with which we can articulate the love of God to others. God has chosen to minister to people through us. The gifts we have been given are not for our own purposes but to serve others and use them for His purposes and plans. 1 Peter 4:10-11 - As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. Whoever speaks, is to do so as one who is speaking the utterances of God; whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving by the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen

The Holy Spirit distributes and activates spiritual gifts as He chooses for each believer. The spiritual gifts we are given relate to the calling on our lives. God equips us with all we need to fulfil the assignments He has for us. Ephesians 2:10 - For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. God has a plan for each of us and wants us to use the gifts He has given. We will experience more of the Spirit’s power and will be used in more of a powerful way if we focus on others and their needs. Manifestations of the Spirit come when we extend ourselves and step out to minister to others. We develop in our gifts as we step out in them and use them.

The greater our gifts from the Spirit, the greater our responsibility to use them diligently. Luke 12:48 - From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more. Each person in the body of Christ is needed and each person’s gifts are needed. God gives more gifts to those who faithfully use the ones they have been given. We see this in the parable of the talents. Matthew 25:29 - For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away. God is releasing more to those who have faithfully stewarded that which they have been entrusted with. The Lord is also reminding us that with the increase also comes a greater level of responsibility and accountability.

This is an exciting time as God is releasing new gifts in preparation for the new assignments that are coming to many. The Lord has seen your surrender to Him, your hunger for more and your faithfulness and obedience. The Lord wants you to continue to desire and ask for the spiritual gifts. The Spirit is giving spiritual gifts to those that will use them to advance the kingdom of God and impact others with the love and power of God.

The Lord is highlighting the need to stand in faith for the promises He has given for He is faithful to see His promises come to pass. The Lord has given many people words and revelation on their future assignments and plans in Him. He is encouraging you at this time to stand in faith as you will enter your promised land, where you will see those dreams and assignments come to pass, in His perfect timing. Steadfast faith will access your promised land.

Recently one day the Lord suddenly downloaded a divine idea/assignment to me. It was an idea I had never thought of but as soon as it came to me I knew it was from God and I knew the Lord was giving me a future assignment to carry out His purposes. I could see from the revelation the Lord had given me that once this plan was carried out, it would have far reaching impact. I knew the Lord had given me this plan but I didn’t know the full strategy on how to bring it to pass. I didn’t see how I could be involved in this assignment as it seemed so much greater than my area of influence. I believe this is true for many in the body of Christ. Many have been given a divine idea or assignment to carry out and the Lord has shown you some of the future plan He has for you but you don’t have all the details or the specifics on how it will unfold as yet. One night I was praying into this divine assignment the Lord gave me and I was asking for the Lord’s strategy on bringing it to pass in His perfect timing. I suddenly stopped praying and looked at the clock and it was 11:11pm. The Lord quickened the scriptures Deuteronomy 11:11 and Hebrews 11:11 to me at this moment. The Deuteronomy scripture speaks of possessing your promised land. The scripture in Hebrews speaks of faith as the key to access your promised land.

Deuteronomy 11:11 - But the land, where you go to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, and drinks water from the rain of heaven:Hebrews 11:11 - By faith even Sarah herself received ability to conceive, even beyond the proper time of life, since she considered Him faithful who had promised.

I had a knowing that the Lord was saying that I needed to stand in faith for the promise the Lord had given me. The divine download from the Lord was a promise from Him. The Lord was encouraging me that where He was leading me was a place that ‘drinks water from the rain of heaven’ meaning it was my promised land. It was a place into which He was leading me; one He had prepared for me to walk into. I knew this message was not just for me, but also for the body of Christ at this time.

The number 11 has the Biblical meaning of transitions and I felt the Lord was saying that many people are in a time of transition between receiving the promise and entering their promised land, where they see the fulfilment of the promise. He is encouraging you to stand in faith for the promise as God is faithful to see His promises fulfilled. Hebrews 11:1 – Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Hebrews 10:23 – Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. The time is coming when you will enter the promised land and He will equip you with all you need and give you the strategy and revelation you need in order to enter in.

Just like Abraham and Sarah received a promise from God that they would conceive a child even though that was impossible in the natural, some of the promises the Lord has given us seem impossible when we look at the situation with our natural eyes. With God though all things are possible (Matthew 19:26). We are to walk by faith and not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7). Our faith unlocks the promises of God and allows us to enter our promised land. Our faith brings glory to Him. Hebrews 11:6 – Without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him. As you exercise faith and respond to the leading of the Holy Spirit, fruitfulness and advancement will be waiting for you.

The Lord wants to break hope deferred off your life. Proverbs 13:12 – Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life. Many people have given up on the dreams, ideas and assignments God has given them because of the length of time they have been waiting or the trials they have endured while waiting. God is in control of all things and His timing is perfect. Habbakkuk 2:3 – For the vision is yet for the appointed time; it hastens toward the goal and it will not fail. Though it tarries, wait for it; for it will certainly come, it will not delay. Don’t compromise what God has said to you; instead believe that all things are possible. Don’t draw back from your assignment and God given dreams through the transition time. Instead, draw near to God and be refreshed in His presence. The Lord is encouraging you – that which seems dead is not. God is resurrecting your God given dreams, desires and assignments.

The Lord is calling us to be people of steadfast faith. He is encouraging you that your promised land and manifestation of the promise is near so continue to exercise faith and stand in faith. Keep your eyes fixed on Jesus and move in obedience to the leading of the Holy Spirit. The Lord is providing revelation on how to advance in the assignments and dreams He has given and He will equip you with all you need to fulfil the task.

The Lord gave me a vision of people who were stepping out in obedience to the prompting of the Holy Spirit into the assignments the Lord had for them. As they stepped out I saw the light within them burst into their surrounding like a spotlight. Their light was so powerful and bright. It was like an explosion of light into their area. The light could be seen for a vast distance. I saw that they were surprised by how impacting their light was in their region. They had expected to see their light as bright as a small candle flame but it was like a stadium spotlight, powerful and far reaching.

The Lord was showing me that as people understood their position and identity as children of God they were stepping out in authority. As they stepped out in faith and obedience God was meeting them at their point of action and was supplying them and equipping them with all they needed. As they stepped out truly knowing their identity and walking in that identity, they were taking enemy territory, impacting the lives of others and advancing the kingdom of God. They lived to give glory to the Lord and they were a vessel for Him. Many people were drawn to their light. They impacted others with the love of Jesus, the power of the gospel and the power of the Holy Spirit. The presence of God shone through them with power. The more they stepped out, the more their area of influence and impact was expanding. The Lord also showed me that these people were igniting the light in others which was causing a cascade of light to sweep across regions. This was occurring as others understood their identity in Christ and stepped out in obedience to the Holy Spirit. They were operating in the power of the Holy Spirit and the authority of the name of Jesus and they lived to give glory to Him.

Identity –

Our true identity comes from our position as children of God. As children of God we inherit everything that Jesus has as we are co-heirs with Him. The idea of spiritual adoption is presented in John 1:12 (TPT) – But those who embraced him and took hold of his name were given authority to become the children of God. Galatians 4:6-7 (TPT) - So that we would know for sure that we are his true children, God released the Spirit of Sonship into our hearts – moving us to cry out immediately, “My Father! You’re our true Father!” Now we’re no longer living like slaves under the law, but we enjoy being God’s very own sons and daughters! And because we’re his, we can access everything our Father has – for we are one with Jesus the Anointed One!

The Lord wants us to become mature children, and grow in our walk with Him. In Romans 8:14-15 (TPT) we read – The mature children of God are only those who are moved by the impulses of the Holy Spirit. And you did not receive the “spirit of religious duty” leading you back into fear of never being good enough. But you have received the “Spirit of Full Acceptance”, enfolding you into the family of God. And you will never feel orphaned, for as he rises up within us, our spirits join him in saying the words of tender affection, “Beloved Father!” The Lord wants us to live and breathe what it means to be a child of God.

As we abide in Him and yield to Him, we continue to be transformed into the image of Jesus and are witnesses unto Him. If we fully embrace the scripture in Galatians 2:20 that Christ lives in us, this transforms our thinking as we realise that if Christ lives in us, we are to display Christ to others. When others encounter us they should see Christ. We are to display the fruit of the Spirit and we are to walk in authority (John 14:12-14 says we will do even greater works than Christ did). We are seated in heavenly places with Christ (Ephesians 2:6). Our seating and reigning with Christ is a position of authority and triumph. The more we understand our identity, the more we will impact our world. More than ever, now is the time to awaken to our position as co-heirs with Christ and to understand our true identity and authority as children of God.

Authority and Power –

We have been commissioned to impact our world in the name of Jesus for His glory. This is possible as we understand our kingdom authority and position and walk in that. The Lord is using everyday people who have surrendered all to Him and who are humble, passionate in their love for Him and obedient to the leading of the Holy Spirit. He is adorning them with power from on high and they are impacting their area of influence and bringing glory to His name.

The Lord has given us authority to operate in His name. In Matthew 28:18-19 (TPT) we read Jesus came close to them and said, “All the authority of the universe has been given to me. Now go in my authority and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Jesus also says in Mark 16:17 – “These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues; they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

Jesus baptises with Holy Spirit and with fire (Luke 3:16). The Word of God tells us that the kingdom realm of God comes with power (1 Corinthians 4:20). Scripture gives us many examples of miracles that were done in the name of Jesus through the power of the Holy Spirit. In Acts 3:6 (TPT) we read about Peter healing a crippled man. Then Peter said, “I don’t have money, but I’ll give you this – by the power of the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, stand up and walk!” In Acts 6:8 (TPT) we read ‘Stephen, who was a man full of grace and supernatural power, performed many astonishing signs and wonders and mighty miracles among the people’. In Luke 10:17 (TPT) we read ‘When the seventy missionaries returned to Jesus, they were ecstatic with joy telling him, “Lord even the demons obeyed us when we commanded them in your name!” We too are to win others to Christ and to move in signs and wonders to display the power of God.

We as children of the Lord (children of light – Ephesians 5:8) are to be a light to the world and dispel the darkness. We are able to expose and come against the lies of the enemy and the forces of darkness as we have been given authority in Christ. We need to align ourselves with Christ and not agree with the lies of the enemy that we are discounted, not qualified or have nothing to offer. The same Spirit of God who raised Jesus from the dead lives in us (Romans 8:11). We can all be used by the Lord if we are willing.

As we allow Christ within us to shine, and use the gifts we have been given in Christ, we affect those around us. As we step into the plans and purposes God has for us, our light affects regions. In Isaiah 42:6 we are described as being ‘a light for the nations’. The more we become a channel and allow Christ to flow through us, the more we will see the power of Christ working in and through us and therefore the more impact we will have in this world.

Step out -

We need to step out in faith on the leading of the Holy Spirit. The Lord will equip us and provide all we need for the assignment He has for us. The Lord wants us to partner with Him in bringing to pass His plans and purposes. As we understand our identity and authority in Christ, we will step out and see our light is a powerful spotlight. We will ignite the light in others causing a cascade effect where our whole region will be lit up for God!

The Lord called my husband and I to take our ministry to India for three weeks last month. Our purpose was to spark revival, to urge them to pray and partner with the Lord in ushering in revival and to awaken the church to their true identity and authority in Christ. On the flight to India the Lord gave me a vision of what is coming to the nation.

I heard the Spirit of God say, “A new day is dawning over India.” In the vision the Lord gave me I was looking at the nation of India. I saw the sun beginning to rise over the nation and I knew this represented the glory of the Lord rising on India. As the sun rays hit the land, the land was coming to life; it was awakening. Just as the sun rises in the east and sweeps across the nation, this was also what the Lord was saying would occur when revival broke out in the nation. The move of the Spirit coming to bring revival and awaken the church would begin in the east and would sweep across the nation to the west.

I noticed in the vision that the land was glistening with light as the sun rays moved across the land. The light was electrifying the land and causing power to be seen. The Lord showed me that warriors of light were arising in India. These were ones that the Lord was raising up to be used by Him in this mighty move of His Spirit. They understood their identity and position in Christ and they operated in power. They were branded by the suns’ rays and I realised the Lord was showing me they were totally surrendered to Him and lived to advance His Kingdom and bring glory to His name. I also saw light ‘pockets’ over the land. These were hotspots for the revival and would be areas were revival would breakout.

I heard the sound of marching and the sound was intensifying. This sound was the sound of the army of God arising and marching to the purposes of God, with their eyes fixed on Jesus. Their marching feet hitting the ground was causing a shaking to break out across the land. The shaking was breaking down strongholds and breaking off things holding the people back. More and more people were being added to the army daily and they included people of all ages and backgrounds.

I then saw the warriors on their knees in prayer. Their armour was linked together. These warriors realised their battle was not against flesh and blood but against spiritual forces of darkness in the heavenly places. The Lord was showing me that it would be through united prayer that strongholds in the nation would be brought down. It would be through united prayer that the church would partner with God in seeing revival ushered in.

Lastly the Lord showed me that the path where the sun rays had swept across the land was clearly seen and left a lasting impact on the land. The Lord was showing me that when a move of the Spirit comes to India, the path of revival will be clearly seen as the changes and impact the revival makes on the nation will be deeply impacting and long lasting.

The Lord is encouraging the body of Christ in India to continue to pray and intercede for their nation. He is encouraging them to prepare for revival and to partner with Him in seeing His plan for a mighty move of the Spirit come to pass in India. Our ministry is a very small part of God’s plan to awaken the church and to bring revival to this nation. In our short time there recently we saw God move in a mighty way with hundreds of people coming to Christ and hundreds of people healed and delivered and set free. The Lord has sent, and continues to send, many ministries to India and is raising up many more within the nation of India to bring about His plan. The harvest is ripe in India and a new day is dawning over the nation as light comes to displace the darkness.

Recently I heard the Spirit of God say, “The smoke screen is being replaced by an aqua screen.” Initially I didn’t know what this meant but as I prayed into it and spent some time with the Lord He showed me the meaning through a vision.

In the vision I saw a person with smoke all around them. The person was straining to see through the smoke. They seemed desperate to see clearly. They were straining to see and they were trying to make out the images in front of them but the images were blurred due to the smoke. Many images in front of them were pulling their attention but none of them seemed clear. I then saw the person stand still and close their eyes. Rain then began to fall. The rain drops fell over their eyes and brought a refreshing and a renewing to the person. As the rain fell the smoke cleared. The smoke screen in front of them had turned to an aqua screen; a wall of refreshing water. The aqua screen dissipated the smoke screen. The person could then clearly see what was before them. They could discern what they were to focus on and what images had been distractions.

The Lord showed me that the enemy has been trying to launch a ‘smoke screen’ to blur people’s true vision and focus. The smoke screen has been a barrage of distractions to keep the people of God from focusing on the assignment and truth the Lord has put before them. The people of God were desperate to discern and see clearly but the distractions were causing them confusion. I heard the Spirit of God say, “I am turning D’s to A’s!” I then saw the words ‘delay’, ‘derail’ and ‘doubt’ turn into the words ‘acceleration’, ‘alignment’ and ‘assurance’.

The smoke screen had attempted to –

Delay them from stepping into their assignmentDerail their assignment by changing their focuscause Doubt to arise in their mind as to the timing of their assignment or whether the assignment was even from God

As the person stood still before God and closed their natural eyes, they looked instead with their spiritual eyes and the Lord gave them spiritual perspective. Psalm 46:10 – Be still and know that I am God. Jeremiah 33:3 – Call to Me and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know. The person was resting in the presence of God causing them to be refreshed and renewed. The person was allowing the peace of God to rule their heart and mind. Colossians 3:15 – Let the peace of God rule in your hearts.

With the aqua screen God was bringing –

Acceleration into their assignmentAlignment of all things for their goodAssurance of the path He had set before them

Where the enemy has tried to distort your vision and focus, the Lord is bringing a wall of refreshing rain to clear away the distractions. Colossians 3:2 TPT – Feast on all the treasures of the heavenly realm and fill your thoughts with heavenly realities, and not with the distractions of the natural realm. The Lord is bringing clarity to your assignment and the path He has set before you. Psalm 37:23 - The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and He delights in his way. Psalm 16:11 - You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

The Lord desires that we live in complete freedom and see ourselves as He sees us, not believing the lies that the enemy tries to make us believe about ourselves. Recently the Lord gave me a vision that spoke of the desire of Jesus to severe the roots of our brokenness and pain so we can walk in wholeness and the fullness of all He has for us.

In the vision I saw a believer who had ‘tender’ spots on their heart. These spots were small and couldn’t really be seen until I looked closely. They had a patch over them and the tender area seemed to be covered over and dealt with. I then saw the Lord tenderly pull the patch off the tender area and expose the roots that had grown under the spot. From the surface the tender area looked small and inconsequential but from underneath I could see the roots had wound their way deep into the person’s heart. I noticed names written on the roots such as shame, guilt and fear. I knew these roots were attacking the person’s self-worth and identity and were causing areas of brokenness and pain. As the Lord lovingly exposed the roots to the person, I saw them really look at the spot with clarity for the first time. They were shocked and surprised to see those roots attached to the tender spot and to see how extensively the roots had grown.

The Lord showed me that people had situations in their lives in the past that had caused them pain and brokenness but they had not handed these situations over to the Lord for healing. They had thought they had dealt with the situation themselves and moved on but roots had grown from these areas and the person wasn’t even aware of the extent of the damage and pain they had caused. These roots had changed the way the person viewed themselves in that area of their lives. The person was listening to the lies of the enemy and these roots were the means of attacking their true worth and identity. As the Lord cast light on these areas and exposed the roots to the person, they were able to purposefully hand these over to the Lord. He then cut the roots, healed the pain and brokenness and filled the person with His peace, love and freedom. An exchange took place – the person handed over their guilt, shame and fear and the Lord gave them freedom and peace. This encounter with the Lord caused the person to see the enormity of His love for them. His desire had been to expose the area of pain and brokenness in order for them to receive His healing touch so they could walk in complete wholeness. There was now no area of their life holding them back. Their true identity had been restored and they now saw themselves the way the Lord saw them.

The Lord wants to make us whole in every area of our lives. Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil and to restore His children to the fullness to which He created them. The Word tells us that He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds (Psalm 147:3) and the Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit (Psalm 34:18). We need to leave our worries in the hands of Jesus knowing He cares for us and wants to take those things from us. 1 Peter 5:7 - Give all your worries and cares to God, for He cares about you. Matthew 11:28 - Then Jesus said, “Come to Me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.”

It is also vital to see ourselves for who we really are in Christ. We can’t believe the lies of the enemy but need to see ourselves as Christ sees us. We need to stand on what the Word tells us –

We are completely and wonderfully free (Galatians 5:1)We have the peace of God that guards our heart and mind (Philippians 4:7)We are no longer slaves but children of God (Galatians 4:7)We are intimate friends of Jesus (John 15:15)We are God’s poetry/masterpiece (Ephesians 2:10)We are complete in Him (Colossians 2:10)We are passionately loved by God (Romans 5:8)We are more than conquerors through Him who loves us (Romans 8:37)We have not been given a spirit of fear, but of power, love and a sound mind (2 Timothy 1:7)We are co-heirs with Christ (Romans 8:17)We are new creatures in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17)We have the peace of God that guards my heart and mind (Philippians 4:7)

Submit the hurt and brokenness to Jesus and accept the peace and freedom He will give you in return.

In worship I had a vision of a bridge that stretched across a vast, beautiful river of water. The bridge looked to be so strong in structure. On the bridge was the word ‘ALIGNMENT’ in huge, bold letters. The bridge started on land where a vast group of people were standing, stretched across the water and then landed on another area of land which was labelled ‘DESTINY’. I noticed each person in the group had the word ‘KINGDOM’ written on their hearts.

The vision was in two parts. Firstly, I saw the ‘alignment’ bridge stretching from the nation of Australia across the water and finishing on the land of ‘destiny’. The Lord was showing me that the multitudes of people standing on the land of Australia were standing in unity and partnering with the Lord to see His Kingdom come on earth and aligning with His Kingdom principles. I saw the multitudes of people walk up onto, and stand, on the alignment bridge. This was causing Australia to align with its God given destiny. The people had a deep desire for the things of the Kingdom of God and the Lord had written His plans and purposes on their hearts and minds. I also saw fireworks going off from the bridge and I saw angels being released to fulfill the Kingdom assignments they had been given. Some of these assignments were in response to the prophetic decrees the people of God made, in line with the Word of God. The Spirit of God showed me the fireworks represented the ‘sparks’ of a move of the Spirit that would travel across the nation of Australia and beyond to other nations.

Secondly, I again saw the ‘alignment’ bridge starting on land, stretching across the river and finishing on the land of ‘destiny’ but this time the bridge was for individuals. The bridge stood before each person. The Lord showed me each person who had ‘Kingdom’ written on their hearts was standing on their own alignment bridge to their own God given destiny. As the Lord was altering their mindsets and hearts to align with His ways, the people were walking in alignment of their destiny.

Kingdom of God -

The Kingdom of God was a central theme of Jesus’ teaching. In Mark 1:15 Jesus says, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” God’s Kingdom power and authority was in Jesus and demonstrated in His every word and deed. Jesus’ entire life and ministry was the expression of God’s mighty rule that had broken into history to deliver us from the curse of sin and death. The parables Jesus spoke often told of the Kingdom of God; He explained what we must do to enter the Kingdom and what conditions will be like in the Kingdom. In Luke 9:2 we read that Jesus sent his disciples out to preach the Kingdom of God and to heal the sick.

In Luke 17:21 Jesus says, “The kingdom of God is within you.” Jesus showed the people what Kingdom life on the earth was, as seen by the miracles that He performed and the authority He carried. Jesus mentions the miracles as proof of the Kingdom in Luke 11:20 – “If I drive out demons by the power of God, then the kingdom of God has arrived among you.” We can bring the Kingdom realm to earth when we understand, and walk in, our Kingdom position and authority. We are to live out God’s kingdom principles in our lives. We are to impact others with Kingdom realities. In Matthew 6:33 we read that we are to ‘constantly chase after the realm of God’s kingdom and the righteousness that proceeds from him.’ The Kingdom of God is also the Kingdom that God’s faithful people will enter at Christ’s return and that will be established here on earth; the final establishment of God’s rule in the world.

Alignment & Destiny –

I believe the Lord is saying that as His people align with His Kingdom purposes they are aligning with their destiny. He wants us to have a deep desire for the things of the Kingdom and to stand in unity to see His Kingdom come on earth. As God’s Kingdom realm manifests on earth, His purposes are fulfilled on the earth. Angels will be released to see Kingdom assignments for individuals and for nations come to pass. For Australia, as we as children of God stand together in alignment with His plans and purposes we will see our destiny as a nation come to pass and a move of the Spirit will be ushered in.