March 2016
The electoral process is really helping us discover who we are as a nation and who we are as American Christians. We are all a little more messed up than we thought as well as a bit more confused than we anticipated. That is OK though as it makes us all ripe and overdue for an invasion from heaven. The good news is that heaven's invasion has already started. Presence, love, and power of God outbreaks are beginning to happen in many places and that will be the prevailing trend. That is the bigger story of 2016 that will ultimately do more to frame the post-election years than even the election result. Our great deficit is the liquid love of our Father that most of us can hardly feel. As that deficit gets taken care of we will all be making significant adjustments. He's a good, good Daddy.
I just had a vision where it was implied to me who our next President will be. It has jolted me just a bit. Because it did that to me, I assume it could do that to many of you. Therefore I am not going to say at this time who I saw but rather tell us it is important that we be prepared to agree with God- because it will be HIS choice.
In order for that to happen, let's start by reminding ourselves the following 5 things:
1) Only God knows what world challenges will be up for America and the world in the coming years.
2) Only God knows how much He can change a person once he or she is in the White House. (Prov. 21:1- The heart of the king is in the hand of the Lord)
3) God always has a NEXT as to a "righteousness" priority and it is not necessarily our priority.
4) God endorsing someone for President does not mean He is endorsing their overall character or their overall politics- especially in their present state.
5) This election will be very intentionally overridden by God's Sovereignty. Vote the best you can- but HE is choosing. When we have a new President do not say - "well He gave us who WE wanted". It will be who HE wanted. Yes, there is Free Will for you to vote for who you want- but He has that same Free Will to vote for who He wants. He is voting this year and when He votes He wins.
To repeat things I have already spoken before. Donald Trump is clearly being used to "blow up" the normal political landscape. That his name is Trump and that he turns 70 this year is an unavoidable connection to this being the 70th Year of Jubilee since Joshua led the children of Israel into the Promised Land. The Year of Jubilee is always associated with the trump or shofar sounding all across the land announcing a new day. So one way or the other God is using Trump.
We are in essence down to 5 candidates. Trump, Cruz, Rubio, Clinton, Sanders. All 5 have significant flaws in either character, experience, political perspectives, or all the above. So do all of us. Therefore there is NO perfect candidate. ALL have political platforms that represent SOME righteousness matters and seem to ignore others. Because of that, it becomes incumbent on us to discern what God is prioritizing AT THIS TIME and attempt to agree with Him by starting from a posture of "Not my will but thine be done."
Here is what I see on what it would mean if each of the respective candidates were chosen to be President.
1) Trump: It would mean God is prioritizing America being strong in the upcoming years- particularly militarily and economically.
2) Cruz: It would mean God is prioritizing America being bound to it's Constitution, and to being focused on morality.
3) Rubio: It would mean God is prioritizing some of both of the above but is turning leadership over to the next generation.
4) Clinton: It would mean God is prioritizing His messaging that women have equal gender value and that minorities feel like they have an advocate in the White House.
5) Sanders: It would mean God is prioritizing the taking down of Big Pharma and Big Government as well as implementation of ordinances/laws that better spread the wealth.
Now I hope all of you can recognize that there is potential value in what each of these candidates could bring to the table. Whoever would come in, if we would ALL commit to praying for them daily, it would go well for our country.
If I can give you a present prophetic directive it is that we would all throw down our stones of righteous opinions and begin to pray even now for these apparent last 5 (Kasich is a good man and has not yet quit, but seems out of the realm of possibility). The intense multiple debates have given us all a great education on the many serious issues facing America. Can we be humble enough to turn to God and say, "Papa we want who you say because only you know the future."? Can we go ahead now and make the shift that would allow us to be known by something other than our rancor and infighting? Can we be patient with those who see righteousness in another candidate?
God is coming into our country with divine intentions and aside from all sloganeering going on- HE is going to make America great again. It is connected to global concerns that He is covering that fall within His job guidelines as President of the World ("Ruler of the Nations" for those who want the more Biblical terminology). The greatest days ever for the kingdom of God have begun on planet earth and our Papa is prioritizing matters that facilitate the greater thing that is happening at this time. He is always one step ahead of the enemy (actually as many steps as He wants to be) and what you can't see or understand right now about what He is doing- you will or would in the future. Can we at least be willing to consider these things?
Can you feel it? Everything is changing. There is a new drum beat to march to. Can you hear it? It is a beat impossible to ignore. It is a beat of strength and resolve. It is a relentless cadence. A sound from heaven has penetrated the atmosphere and this sound is releasing kingdom order.
It is a sound coming into confusion and chaos- and it is establishing divine priorities. This sound is causing darkness to panic. There are screams and cries and intense fear- and it is from the enemy's camp. Something is dreadfully surprising them. Their camp is in horrified confusion.
This new beat is releasing a kingdom mood and rhythm for the newly released warrior angels. It is a beat and a sound that our spirits will now begin to better pick up on as the rest of March advances. It is now time to march to the beat of this new drum. No more time for distraction. No more time for false battlefronts. No more time for the petty stuff. It is now time to respond to heaven's agenda. It is time to fall in line with the beat and the sound being released over us. It is time to march.
This is our Papa's time. It is now His showtime. A great reset is taking place. This is a day of Justice arising. This is a time of Jubilee. Crooked paths will be made straight. Outrageous debts will be forgiven. Change is here to stay. Change is coming everywhere- because the time of reformation is now. It is the fourth wave and it is breaking onto us as a sound from heaven.
What's coming will at time look like revival but it will be all about transformation. Our Papa indeed has a reformation agenda and He is calling all who are His. He is calling us out to hear His beat and to begin marching to the sound of who He is as Desire of the Nations. Can you feel Him? Can you hear Him? It is time to respond. Everything is changing.
Can you feel it? Everything is changing. There is a new drum beat to march to. Can you hear it? It is a beat impossible to ignore. It is a beat of strength and resolve. It is a relentless cadence. A sound from heaven has penetrated the atmosphere and this sound is releasing kingdom order.
It is a sound coming into confusion and chaos- and it is establishing divine priorities. This sound is causing darkness to panic. There are screams and cries and intense fear- and it is from the enemy's camp. Something is dreadfully surprising them. Their camp is in horrified confusion.
This new beat is releasing a kingdom mood and rhythm for the newly released warrior angels. It is a beat and a sound that our spirits will now begin to better pick up on as the rest of March advances. It is now time to march to the beat of this new drum. No more time for distraction. No more time for false battlefronts. No more time for the petty stuff. It is now time to respond to heaven's agenda. It is time to fall in line with the beat and the sound being released over us. It is time to march.
This is our Papa's time. It is now His showtime. A great reset is taking place. This is a day of Justice arising. This is a time of Jubilee. Crooked paths will be made straight. Outrageous debts will be forgiven. Change is here to stay. Change is coming everywhere- because the time of reformation is now. It is the fourth wave and it is breaking onto us as a sound from heaven.
What's coming will at time look like revival but it will be all about transformation. Our Papa indeed has a reformation agenda and He is calling all who are His. He is calling us out to hear His beat and to begin marching to the sound of who He is as Desire of the Nations. Can you feel Him? Can you hear Him? It is time to respond. Everything is changing.
We have now entered a time where God is going to begin favoring those who acknowledge Him like never before. Soon it will seem like almost everyone being highlighted, showcased, promoted, or awarded is an avowed follower of Jesus Christ. If there is a stage, some child of God will make it there and give Him glory. If there is a scientific breakthrough the person highlighted will be a believer. If there is a medical breakthrough it will be connected to one who credits God. Apply this all across the 7 mountains. If you have always known and wanted to shine FOR HIM, there is now no delay. Do your part in faith, hope, and love- to properly Arise and He will now make sure you Shine.
"Europe, Nations of the World, As You Have Done to Israel"
“The day is near when I, the Lord, will judge all nations! As you have done to Israel, so it will be done to you. All your evil deeds will fall on your own heads.” Obadiah 1:15 (NLT)
Even as my heart goes out to Brussels, Belgium, and the many victims of another senseless jihadist terrorist attack, yet I am stirred in my spirit to note the fulfillment of scripture that is taking place. It is well documented and established, Europe’s rising anti-semitism often disguised and hidden by its’ “Palestinian compassion” posture. What Europe is presently experiencing is exactly Israel’s reality. As opposed to most historical guerrilla activity there is no reasonable compromise that can be made to please the jihadists.
In Israel, the Palestinians by official position, do not desire any win-win scenario. They want the absolute extermination of Israel and of Jews. It is not a grievance driven jihad, it is a hatred driven jihad. It is official, it is institutional, it is in the education system, it is so part of Palestinian fiber that almost every day in Israel, Palestinian kids are attacking Jews with the sole purpose of killing them. There is no moral equivalent from Israel’s side. Israel is willing to co-exist, Israel has no official or unofficial death wish against the Palestinians, their kids are not running after Palestinians and stabbing them- though they do not go even one year without multiple attacks, rockets, and bombings from the Palestinian side. This is no more of an “occupation” situation than is it in Europe. While Palestinian society rewards terrorists by naming city squares after them, any Israeli who gives into a violent rage against Palestinians is severely condemned by Israeli society at large.
As You Have Done to Israel
Europe is experiencing their own version of this unreasonable jihadist perspective. The jihadists do not want better treatment. They do not want better jobs, better housing, “equal rights” or the like. The jihadists demand absolute domination and extermination of existing culture- with the people expendable if necessary. Europe is finding out that even when the Muslims are not “extreme” that there is very little desire to culturally integrate. Even the “moderate” Muslims know they are working a plan to become the majority and thus impose societal norms. Europe now finds itself in a monumental day of awakening to the real world- especially Israel’s real world. They have repeatedly pointed the finger and accused Israel of a myriad of offenses against the Palestinians. For creating a police state. For creating de-humanizing checkpoints. For not sufficiently withholding fire etc. etc.
Now as a Biblical manifestation of the justice of God, they find themselves not only headed to be doing all Israel has been having to do- but desperately relying on Israeli intel and strategy to even know how to proceed. This will only continue. Israel has been amazing in not finger-pointing but in stepping up and providing all they can to assist the nations being devastated by the jihadists du jour flavor of the day (ISIS presently). Even in our own limited terror situations in our own country, it is Israel that comes to our defenses and provides critical understanding of what we are facing. Even as it relates to the disputed, San Bernardino terrorists’ cell phone, it is Israeli technology that is now coming in and giving access to potentially important intelligence.
It is a Year of Jubilee for Israel
It has been 70 Jubilees (every 50 years) since Joshua led Israel into their Promised Land. We have been proclaiming this blessing over us as the Body of Christ in 2016, but in no way can we go “replacement theology” with this blessing and exclude Israel. Woven into every Year of Jubilee is the Justice of God and this is a reality we will see on behalf of Israel as well. Additionally, we will increasingly see Israel be the anvil upon which the nations of the world have their destiny “beaten out”. This is confirmed in the scriptures.
“And it shall happen in that day that I will make Jerusalem a very heavy stone for all peoples; all who would heave it away will surely be cut in pieces, though all nations are gathered against it.” Zech. 12:3 (NKJV)
This ultimately is the guarantor of Israel’s safety in the coming days. They are surrounded by nations and peoples that wish their extermination, yet it will not happen because the great archangel Michael has an assignment to not let that happen. It is for Israel in general, but it is most specific for Jerusalem. The surest way to experience divine devastation is to attempt against Israel. Iran is threatening itself in an enormous way with what it is instigating and plotting. (The majority of Iranian people do not seem to share its’ governments' perspectives and God is moving tremendously in Iran.) Its evil deeds will fall on its own head- as it says in the opening scripture of Obad. 1:15. It does not matter if Israel is wholesalely righteous or not- this is about having proper fear of the Lord by the nations.
Israel and our Upcoming Election
Our next President will be a strong defender of Israel, and it will a determinant factor in who God chooses to lead our nation. It will be one of His gifts to Israel in their Year of Jubilee. Our present administration has mixed reviews in its support of Israel and perhaps our occasional unfairness towards them has given us our own occasional vulnerability (San Bernardino). It is a big deal to ignore totally clear scriptures concerning Israel and fair treatment of them and their challenges. It is not about giving them a “free pass” on all they do - but at least being fair. Europe, by and large, has not been fair (some nations worse than others) and at times our own administration has put unfair pressure on Israel and pretended not to see the sinister motivation in the ruling Palestinian entities. It is time to be honest.
A Time of Extreme Grace for Muslims
Let none of this post serve to engender anything other than compassion and love for Muslims at large. God is going after them with a passion as never before. Masses of Muslims are coming to Jesus now even in huge open crusades. It is unprecedented. Thousands more are coming to Jesus every day through dreams where He reveals Himself to them as their Savior. His heart beats passionately for a people who have been trapped in a great blinding and lying darkness and He is awakening them to Himself in many ways. More Muslims have come to Jesus since 9/11 than in all the previous history of Islam put together. It is game-changing time for Muslims. The loss of oil revenue is part of the extreme grace. The instruction in properly honoring Israel is more of that extreme grace. It is an important day to understand the dual thing our God is doing, that while passionately going after Muslims He still has as a reference point the proper treatment and attitude towards Israel.
Until Jerusalem is a Praise in the Earth
Isaiah 62:7 gives us an end game for Jerusalem. He is going to do this and yet He tells His intercessors to keep Him on task, as ridiculous as that might sound. He loves partnering with us.
“ And give Him no rest until He establishes and till He makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.” (NKJV)
This is going to happen. Israel is forever. Jerusalem is Israel’s eternal capital. The God of the whole universe- of which the earth is not even a speck, of a speck, of a speck, in our galaxy- shed His own blood in that city. God’s blood is in Jerusalem. Let that soak in. That is what gives it the ultimate assurance of being a praise in the earth. He who paid the price for its’ redemption will oversee the intense process of it becoming what it was intended to become. This is all part of the great thing God is doing in 2016 because what God is doing is always connected to Israel as well. He is a Master Director and He loves interweaving all aspects of His plot. He will be greater than Israel’s enemies and yet He will spare no expense in pursuing Abraham’s other children.