In this hour, I wonder can things really get much darker on the earth and on the peoples. But what is even more concerning is the darkness I see on the "people of God" which is why I believe God is about to do something mighty big on this earth and for His people. God has always been faithful to His people and make no mistake, whatever good that happens in this earth will come on behalf of God's faithfulness to His people. When God makes a covenant - He is faithful. This is why when gross darkness seems to cover all that we see and the oppression becomes so overwhelming, God's people must understand that this is the very hour that God is up to something mighty big! He is faithful regardless if there is no indication that change is on the horizon. Throughout biblical history and beyond God has spoken a word IN SEASON shifting and shaping the events on this earth especially at the darkest times. I am convinced God is speaking a word of awakening into the earth this very hour commanding His people to ARISE because He has a plan to break every chain and shake every nation with great demonstrations of His glory.
I believe 2012 is the year that God will arise upon YOU and His glory will be evident upon your life. Expect a supernatural breakout in 2012!!! Let me expound.
God recently spoke three words to me - ARISE, STAND UP, and BREAKOUT. By His Spirit God is declaring ARISE to His people. As I explained in my last post this is not a invitation but a command to arise.In order to grasp the prophetic impact of this word, God gave me the example of Gideon from Judges chs. 6-7.
When God's word came to Gideon he was in a pit just barely surviving and certainly not thriving. The Midianites and gross darkness had taken over Israel and the people of God were in deperate need of supernatural intervention. So what does God do? God finds Gideon, perhaps the least of the least according to Gideon, and He (God) commands Gideon to ARISE. God did not choose Gideon because of his abilities or even his faith, God chose Gideon IN SPITE OF his lack of ability and faith. Gideon had one of two choices: he could stay in his pit barely surviving, undergoing and oppressed by the gross darkness of his time OR he could STAND UP and give God someone to work through. Gideon as the story goes made a history changing choice. He chose the stand up and God made him stand out.
Faith that did not exist or that was small in measure, exploded the moment Gideon obeyed the word of the Lord. Gideon's faith did not attract God's invitation to be used, but rather the opposite, God's invitation opened the door for Gideon to emerge from the shadows of doubt and unbelief into the light of God's unlimited possiblity.
Let God's word to you, ARISE, cause you to stand up and emerge from the shadows in this hour!!
Gideon, when given the opportunity to make a difference in his generation, chose to allow God's word to supernaturally energize and transform his life. God sent His word anointed by His power commanding Gideon to ARISE and Gideon did exactly what God's people need to do in this hour -STAND UP AND UNLEASH THE SUPERNATURAL. God is commanding His people who are called by His name, redeemed by His blood, anointed by His Spirit to STAND UP and make a difference in their generation. God wants you and I to make a choice today that will forever impact history!
If Gideon hadn't stood up then his role in God's miracle would have ended. I am not implying that Israel's miracle would not have come but certainly not through Gideon's participation. Don't be a spectator in what God is about to do in this hour, STAND UP and be used because through you God is about to BREAK FORTH upon the enemy in a measure of demonstration and glory that no eye has seen nor ear heard.
What God did through Gideon in BREAKING FORTH upon the Midianites was nothing short of phenomenal. God took one very unqualified man and used him to a lead an unequipped and untrained army of 300 men to defeat one of the most formidable, well equipped, and well trained armies on the earth at the time of about 135,000 Midianites. The Israelites were out numbered 450 to 1. As the story goes, God equipped Gideon and his army of 300 with a clay pot, a candle and a shofar (trumpet). All this to fight against an army equipped with camels for speed and every weapon of warfare known at the time. It was with these weapons and ruthless tactics that the army of 135,000 Midianites used to reduce the Israelites to a nation that was literally starving, dying and on the brink of extermination. These were very dark times in Israel to say the least, so what changed in just a few days - weeks?
What changed is God visited Gideon and spoke a word, a command - ARISE. That's it!! God spoke, Gideon obeyed and God supernaturally moved on behalf of His people. However, God didn't just move on their behalf the Israelites, He used them to do the work of this miracle. God used their faith and obedience to do the impossible. God wants to do the same in this hour!
If only God's people could get ahold on this powerful truth:
- God speaks
- We choose to obey
- God works miraculously though us to BREAK FORTH
STAND UP and BREAK FORTH in 2012. This is the year and season for the greatest demonstration of His glory in the earth and in your everyday life. The blind will see again, the deaf will hear again and God's people will be revived!!!
I pray today that those who hear this word from the Lord will choose to stand up and see what God will do in this season, amen Jesus...
Nice Blog .... he story of Gideon is one of my favorites.... Blessings Darrell
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading Darrell. Blessings.
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