A Gift from the
Sun
On the evening of October 30th, I was traveling to
a local church in
The dancing polar lights of the aurora
borealis was caused by charged particles ejected by a massive solar flare from
the sun that collided with the gases in the earth’s upper atmosphere. Although
the solar flare was seen by scientist through a powerful telescopic lens when
it occurred, it was manifested by the northern lights on earth especially to
those who live in the regions of Southern and Midcoast Maine.
This spectacular
show of lights that danced in the night sky was obviously the manifestation of
the hand of God which has an important prophetic message for the church for
this hour and season. The word
manifestation means to reveal or to declare and make known. The Psalmist David
proclaimed “The heavens declare the glory
of God; and the firmament show His handiwork” (Ps. 19:1). As David states, the heavens declare the
glory of God and the glory of God will be revealed on earth to the church, even
at times as visible light. Signs in the
heaven and on the earth are biblical and often accompany the unfolding plan of
God. We can expect much more of this to
take place as we proceed to the end of these last days as stated in Acts
2:18-19.
And on my servants and on my handmaidens I
will pour out in those days of My Spirit, and they shall prophesy.(18) And I will show wonders in heaven above, and
signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke.
A Gift from the Sun
The aurora borealis is truly a sign from the Lord and a
wonder that was seen in the heavens.
What is the prophetic message of the aurora borealis? Interestingly, the
caption “A Gift from the Sun” that the Bangor Daily News ran above this picture
contains a major clue to the interpretation. There is a prophetic pun in the
word Sun which means Son, for we have truly received a gift from the Son of
God. We have received not only the gift of salvation and eternal life, but the
gift of the Holy Spirit given to those who ask Him, for every good gift and
perfect gift comes down from the Father of lights. (See James
Amazingly the solar flare that was released
is twice as big as any that has ever hit the earth before in recorded history.
According to the experts this solar flare will go down into the history books
as one of the most dramatic solar activity period ever seen in modern times. It
is the passion of the Son to release towards us an outpouring of His Spirit
greater than that which has been recorded in the history of mankind. Just as it is in the natural realm so it is
in the spiritual. The Son of God, who is
the light of the world, is about to unleash a solar flare of the Holy Spirit of
such proportions that it will affect every believer on earth.
As we noted in Acts 2, the results of the
rushing wind of heaven is prophecy, visions and dreams, with signs and wonders
in the heavens above and signs in the earth below. This takes place every time the Holy Spirit
is poured out. We are now in the last
days and can expect a dramatic increase of prophetic experiences to take place
in the church. The purpose of prophecy,
visions and dreams is to reveal Christ to the church. And thus an outpouring of the Holy Spirit is
always marked by an increase of the revelation of the Son of God. Jesus said that the Spirit of truth, which
proceeds from the Father, will convict the world of sin, lead us to the truth
and testify of Him. There is a divine solar
flare coming with the atmosphere of heaven that will reveal the truth and
knowledge of Christ to the world. The increase revelation of the Son to the
church will come through a particular aspect of the ministry of the Holy Spirit
refereed to by the apostle Paul as “The Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation. “ It was Paul’s prayer for the church to
receive the Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation that,
“The God of our Lord
Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the Spirit of wisdom and
revelation in the knowledge of Him” (Eph.
The purpose of the Spirit of Wisdom and
Revelation is to open our eyes in the
knowledge of Him. This should be the scriptural reality of the life of
every believer.
The Spirit of Wisdom and
Revelation
Who and what is the Spirit of Wisdom and
Revelation? The Spirit of wisdom and
revelation is the ministry of the Holy Spirit whose purpose is to reveal to the
church the true knowledge of God. It is
His divine understanding, wisdom and counsel that enlightens our soul in the
knowledge of Him that we would not otherwise have known unless God revealed it
to us that we may see by His Spirit. The
revelation of Christ can come in various forms and on different levels such as
through prophetic impressions, the scriptures, a vision, dream, and trance, a
visitation of the Lord or being caught up in the Spirit. There are many ways which Christ is revealed
but it is the Holy Spirits job classification who dwells in you to reveal
Christ to you that your eyes may be enlightened in the true knowledge of
Christ.
This knowledge is not information about God
or the study of God, (theology) or about our doctrine or the knowledge of
scripture; but the revelation of the person of Jesus Christ. When Jesus asked His disciples “Who do men say
that I am?” Simon Peter answered and said “You are the Christ, the Son of the
living God.” Jesus response was “Blessed
are you Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood did not reveal this to you but My
Father which is in heaven.” (Mt. 116:17).
This knowledge of Christ
did not come to Peter by attending a seminary, church or through the
scriptures, but as a direct result of receiving revelation from the
Father. I am not saying that God doesn’t
speak to us through the Holy Scriptures as He does, but to say that we have
been given the precious gift of the Holy Spirit “That we might know the things that are freely given to us of God” (1
Cor.
The Holy Spirit is our teacher and personal
interpreter who breathes upon the scriptures to bring His Word to life. It is
the light of God’s wisdom and understanding that illuminates our darkness with
the truth that sets men free with the power of redemption. Praise be to God for the wondrous gift of the
Holy Spirit that we may have access to the mind of Christ that we may know His
divine thoughts, passion and desires that our eyes may be enlightened in the
knowledge of Him “Which things we also speak, not
in the words of man’s wisdom teaches, but which the Holy Spirit teaches. (16)
But we have the mind of Christ” (1 Cor.
There is a hunger in the hearts of God’s
people to know the things of God. This
hunger is from the Lord with the call for His people to wait upon Him to obtain
spiritual meat in due season. It is the
promise of Is. 40:31 given to those who wait upon the Lord where they shall
renew their strength. This nourishment is provided by the Spirit of Wisdom and
Revelation who searches the deep things of God and the heart of the Father that
our eyes may be enlightened in the true knowledge of Him. This is the fresh manna
from heaven, the bread of life in Christ that nourishes the soul, imparts
spiritual life and causes God’s people to grow in maturity. The results of
partaking of “new wine” are joy unspeakable and gladness of heart as fresh
waves of revelation of Christ is imparted to God’s people through the ministry
of the Holy Spirit.
The Heart of All Revelation
The heart of all revelation is Jesus Christ
that comes to us through experience and intimacy as we take the time to be in
His presence. True knowledge of Him is
derived from an experiential relationship from being in His presence, not from
a factual informative study or the preaching of the word about God. As we draw near to Him the Holy Spirit
enlightens our eyes that we may know Him to partake of His thoughts, His ways,
His love, divine nature and Holy character. We are called to be partakers of
the divine nature of Christ. (2 Pe. 1:4) The more time that we spend in His
presence, the more revelation we receive of Him. It is the revelation of Christ
that nourishes us with His love and transforms us by His Spirit into His divine
nature and image. In other words, when
you receive a revelation of Jesus, it has the power to transform your life –
from the inside out.
With the revelation of the glory of God in
heaven to His people on earth, the results will be a people who will reflect
the glory of God and His divine nature on earth with Kingdom power and
authority. It will be from experiencing
Him that concepts are changed into life testifying heart beliefs with the kind
of belief that causes Christians to live radically different lives. Those who
experience Christ live for the greater reality of the life that is found in
Christ that testifies that Jesus is Lord of Lords and King of King and that heaven
is real.
Prophetic Vision
When your heart is enlightened in the
knowledge of Him, you will begin to use “prophetic vision.” Basically prophetic
vision is divine insight into the heart, mind and will of God that comes from
seeing the Lord with the eyes of your heart.
This is what Paul meant when he prayed that the eyes of your heart be
enlightened in the knowledge of Him. It is with the eyes of our heart that we
are able to see into the heavenly realm where Christ sits at the right hand of
God. Have you ever read a passage of scripture when suddenly the Holy Spirit
quickened a truth to your heart whereby you declared, “I see!” Congratulations,
you received prophetic insight that enlightened your heart in the knowledge of
Him through the revelation of His Word.
This is prophetic vision for you saw the truth of God with the eyes of
your heart. It is with the heart that man believes unto righteousness. It is His truth that we receive by faith in
our hearts that opens our minds and refreshes our spirit with His life giving
word.
Prophetic insight of the mind and will of God
may come to you through prophecy, visions and dreams, through the voice of
another (hearing His voice within a voice that speaks to your heart) through
the scriptures or by experiences such as a trance, being caught up into heaven
or by a visitation of angels. Paul continues to tell us in Ephesians 1: 18-19
why he prayed that the saints of the church in
That your eyes may be
enlightened in the knowledge of Him.
To understand the hope of
His calling for your life.
To know the riches of His
glory which is your inheritance
To know the greatness of
His power that is to be revealed in your life.
The purpose of all true vision is to see
Christ. As you behold His majestic beauty, splendor, power and glory, you will
become enraptured by His divine being which is love. It is by having your eyes enlightened in the
true knowledge of Him that will cause you to fall in love with Him and your
heart will become passionate for Him. When Christ is revealed, it will spark a
fire in your heart that is fueled by the very breath of heaven itself. Christ then becomes your purpose and
destiny. Our highest calling is intimacy
with God to know Him in Spirit and in truth.
When the church becomes enlightened in the true knowledge of Christ, she
will forsake her religious activities, programs and traditions in exchange for
His living presence.
It is not your hopes and dreams that you
are to seek and pursue, but the hope of His calling revealed by the Spirit of
Revelation that brings understanding of God’s purpose for your life. Everything that has been revealed to you that
you have seen by using your vision, such as your ministry and calling, you are
able to obtain. What is the hope of His
calling for your life? What are your spiritual gifts and calling? Simply come
to Christ and ask Him. Look to your
heart, what is it that you would like to do in the work of the ministry? Write
this out to make the vision plain “And
the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon
tables, that he may run that reads it” (Habakkuk. 2:2). (Testimony of School)
Many times the hope of His calling is
already in a person’s heart as recognized by the passion and desire that is
there. The Lord will always give you the
desires of your heart when His desires become yours. This deposit of the Lord
just needs to be recognized, evaluated and clarified. When you begin to walk in
this, you will find that the spiritual gifts that have been given to you will
surface. Why? Because the spiritual gifts are the tools or means by which we
have been endowed by the grace of God to do the work of the ministry. It is not by might, nor by power, but by His
Spirit that empowers us with the grace to do the work of the ministry. When you walk in obedience to do that which
God has called you to do, it releases the gifts of the Holy Spirit and His
power through you for His will to be done on earth as it is in heaven. When you know the hope of His calling for
your life and begin to walk it out, the Lord will empower you by His Spirit to
accomplish that which pleases Him for His will to be done.
Receiving Revelation
Receiving revelation becomes easy when the
truth is understood that the very Holy Spirit, who lives in His people, is
there to reveal Christ to His people. Through the Holy Spirit, divine
revelation is available in abundance to the church. The Lord wants His people
to have a great expectation of how much spiritual revelation, knowledge and
wisdom they can receive if they will come into fellowship with the Holy Spirit.
The greatest gift that we have received on earth is the gift of the Holy Spirit
that we may have a living dynamic relationship with the Father. Because the Holy Spirit lives within His
people, we have at any time access to the thoughts, heart and mind of Christ to
know the deep things of God. King David
of the Old Testament knew of the abundance of God’s thoughts as expressed in
Psalms 139:17, 18,
How
precious also are your thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them.
(18) If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I
awake, I am still with you.
King David understood that God had countless
thoughts towards him, more so than the sum of the grains of sand on the sea
shore. If David understood that it is the delight of God’s heart to share His
thoughts with him, how much more shouldn’t we of the New Testament who have the
Holy Spirit living within us partake of the mind and heart of Christ? Many may
respond to this saying, “But we have the Holy Scriptures that reveal to us the
mind and will of God.” To this I quote what Jesus said to the religious leaders
of His day when He said,
“You
search the scriptures; for in them you
think that you have eternal life; and yet they testify of Me. And you will not
come to Me, that you might have life” (John
Come Up Here
Many Christians are hearing God’s voice and
even prophesying and ministering now and then being led by the inspiration and
unction of the leading of the Holy Spirit. Although this is good and needful,
the realm that the Lord has called His people to live in is a much higher
realm- that of the supernatural. The
supernatural should be as natural to Christians as their very breath. God is
not only wanting the church to understand how He communicates through prophetic
impressions and the still small voice, but through open visions, trances,
visitations of angels and that of being caught up in the spirit into heavenly
places.
All that we need to receive heavenly
revelation is to ask. Jesus said ask and we shall receive, seek and we shall
find, knock and the doors of heaven shall be open to you for it is God’s good
pleasure to give good gifts to His children. Like Jacobs ladder, there can be
an open heaven in your life where you can ascend and descend into heavenly
places through the Spirit. When this truth
is embraced and believed with the heart, the faith and expectation of the
church will cause her to rise to a much higher prophetic level of
revelation. Like the apostle John noted
in Rev 4: 1& 2, we can hear the trumpet call to “Come up here” and immediately
be in the Spirit. There is an open door
in heaven. Let us rise to the occasion to go through it where we will see the
one who sits on the throne
And immediately I was
in the spirit: and behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne
(Rev. 4:2).
The Importance of Revelation
The coming release
of revelation is not just to bless us or to make our ministries and meetings
more exciting and entertaining, but is crucial for our daily guidance. If we
are going to make it in the days ahead, we will need His wisdom and
counsel. There isn’t anything that I do
in my life or in the work of the ministry that doesn’t come to me first by
revelation. Without revelation, I would
be teaching on healing when the Lord is present to prophecy. Or I would be
moving out to prophecy when the Lord is present to heal. As a leader without
revelation, I would have our people marching as an army to take ground when the
Lord wants His people to camp and rest in His presence to learn of Him. Without revelation I would I would always be
out of timing with the Lord. If we are not in unity with Him, knowing His will
and purpose for the seasons, the Spirit of the Lord would not be in our midst.
It is not enough that we know His will and purpose, we must also partner with
Him for His will to be done.
It was by the
Spirit of Revelation that King David saw Jesus being crucified for our sins
that enabled David to apply God’s love and forgiveness to his life. (See Psalms
22) It was by revelation that three wise men followed the star in the east that
led them to the manger where the savior of the world lay. It was by revelation
that the apostle Peter received the knowledge that Jesus was the Christ, the
Son of God and later the revelation that God had called the gentiles to the joy
of salvation. The bible is full of
accounts of men who received life transforming revelation.
Revelation Brings Unity
Jesus was one with the Father and because
of this unity; He walked in Kingdom power and authority. Jesus spoke only the
words he heard the Father saying, doing the works that He saw the Father doing.
All that Jesus did by vision and understanding from His intimate relationship
of rest in the Father. Jesus was so one with His Heavenly Father that He said
to see Him was to see the Father. When
Jesus spoke to it was the Father’s words He was speaking. When Jesus healed the
sick, it was a revelation of the Father’s compassion to heal the sick. When Jesus died on the cross for our sins, it
was as a revelation of the Father’s love for the world that all who receive Him
would be saved to receive eternal life.
It was this combination of revelation, faith and obedience to do the
will of the Father that enabled Jesus to minister the Spirit with kingdom power
and authority. We too can become one with the Father to speak the words that we
hear Him saying and do the works that we see Him doing through the Spirit of
wisdom and revelation. Walking by
revelation, faith and obedience is the key to releasing the power of God in our
lives. In doing so others will see a revelation of the Father by the words and
works that He is ministering through us.
To be out of timing and unity with the Lord
is like having the transmission of your vehicle in neutral while the engine is
running. When we engage with His power and move forward in the proper gear with
the Lord driving, we will always reach our destiny in Christ. Like a sailboat,
we must host our sails to catch the wind of the Holy Spirit, the power that
drives us forward that enables us to reach our destination.
Revelation Brings Anointed
Ministry
Knowing the purposes
of God and participating with Him is what releases the people to minister in
their gifts with kingdom power and authority.
For instance, in Luke 5:17 the scriptures tell us that as Jesus was
teaching on a certain day that “The power
of the Lord was present to heal” the people. What did Jesus do? Did He
continue teaching? Did He change direction of the service to a few encouraging
songs about the power of God to heal? No- He healed them! When we yield to the Lord and allow Him to
move freely in our midst to fulfill His purposes, He will release His life
transforming power that heals the sick, raises the dead, opens prison doors and
sets the captives free.
When Jesus said to
take my yoke upon you and learn of Me and you shall find rest unto your souls,
(Mt.
The Spirit of Wisdom
The predominant color of the aurora
borealis I saw was the same shade of red that surrounded an angel who visited
me last year in the month of August 2002.
The Lord asked me to wait upon Him and rest in His presence. After three
days of waiting and nothing happening, I was just about ready to go back to my
office to return to work when an angel showed up in my living room. Instead of a clear bright light shining from
its countenance, this angel radiated a shade of red. For a few weeks I didn’t
know what this meant. The color red
prophetically can represent different biblical meanings such as the blood of
the lamb but I had no clue about the meaning a spiritual atmosphere that turns
red. About a month or so later, I was
attending a MorningStar Conference when Bob Jones, one of the guest speakers,
spoke of receiving a visit from an angel that was red. “Red represents wisdom,”
Bob said.
Since then, whenever I hear a word of wisdom
being spoken through someone, or as I am reading the scriptures, or when the
spiritual atmosphere around me I know that the Spirit of wisdom is present.
This of course gets my attention to which I stop that which I am doing to
listen to the Holy Spirit to receive the wisdom of God that is being imparted
to me.
The Spirit of revelation
reveals to us the wisdom of God that we may know the counsel, insight and mind
of Christ. Like the scriptures states,
it is the Spirit of Wisdom. It is
not the natural wisdom and reasoning of man, but the revealing of the heat and
mind of Christ by the Holy Spirit, to
His people. Presently much of the wisdom
of God has been replaced with humanism, philosophical ideals and the doctrines
of men. Those who experience the true
wisdom of God and its’ life giving qualities, will not tolerate false wisdom as
the righteousness of man is but filthy rags. Instead, they will be motivated by
a love and passion for His truth as their hearts will search for the reality of
Jesus Christ. Having tasted of the riches of His glory they will seek the
heavenly reality of Christ which is the inheritance of the saints. (Eph. 1:
18).
Wisdom is also the counsel of God that gives
you insight that you may know what to do with the revelations that come from
God. When you receive the revelation of
knowing the hope of His calling for your life, you will need His wisdom and
counsel in order to walk it out and bring it to pass. While some revelation
point to a place in the future that has started you on your journey to fulfill
a vision, the wisdom of God will guide you daily to help you arrive at your
destination safely and in His timing. In order to fulfill our person prophecies
and our calling in Christ, we must be lead daily by His wisdom and counsel that
will keep us traveling on God’s highway.
Like King David, we can come to the throne
of God anytime to inquire of the Lord.
In every circumstance and major decisions we face, we should inquire of
the Lord for His wisdom and understanding. God’s wisdom is His day by day
guidance that will keep you on the path of life that will empower you to
fulfill your highest calling and destiny in Christ.
The apostle James tells us that if we lack
wisdom and ask He will give us His wisdom liberally. (James 1:5) Jesus said that blessed are they who hunger
and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled. It is wise to seek the
Lord and partake of His love and wisdom. Those who seek Him shall find Him and
those who ask shall receive and those who knock on heavens door shall find it
open to them where they will receive an abundance of revelation and access to
the power, glory and love of God.
The Light of Heaven
When I asked the Lord,
“What is the meaning of the aurora borealis?” Almost immediately the thought
came to me, “The Light of Heaven is Jesus and heaven is going to be revealed on
earth!” Jesus is the light of heaven and earth. Jesus came as the light of the world and we
see from His transfiguration on the Mount, that He clothed Himself in the
raiment of light. It is His light that
is our life. In other words, when we are filled with His living presence, we
too will be clothed in the light that is found in Him. It is His light that
enables to be filled with His life. Jesus said, “I am the light of the world: he who follows Me will not walk in
darkness, but will have the Light of life” (John
The white streaming rays of light of the
aurora borealis displayed in the heavens not only represent the pure light of
God – Jesus Christ, but also the holiness of God. It is the purity of His
wisdom; understanding and divine nature that is found in Christ that is to be
characterized by God’s people. Jesus is
the light of heaven by which we obtain His holiness, divine nature wisdom and
understanding that reflects His radiance for “He will bring forth your righteousness as the light and your judgment
as the noonday” (Ps. 37:6)
The pure white light of heaven is going to
be releases in historical proportions from the throne to His people that they
may become bearers of His image and likeness.
As the “Father of lights” (James 1:17) our heavenly Father desires to
release good gifts to the body of Christ not only to walk in the holiness of Christ,
but to empower the church to do the work of the ministry that reflects both His
power and divine nature.
When Jesus said that we are to let our light
shine, He was not referring to our good works and deeds, but to let the light
of God that is in us, His living presence, shine forth to the glory of God.
Darkness is simply the absence of light. Just as in the beginning when the
world was void, without form and in darkness, with the coming of God’s light,
life will come that will dispel the darkness and its evil powers. The light of God is coming to shine in the
darkness that will bring order out of chaos and life with divine faith, love
and hope imparted to the church as well as the light of His salvation to a lost
and dying world. We are to be the light
of the world.
Because Christ is the light of heaven, as the
church becomes cloaked in His light, heaven will become visible in some regions
as light for God is light. Those who walk in the light as He is the light will
at times see the light of heaven become visible in the atmosphere like the
spectrums of the rainbow. Not only will
the colors of the rainbow be seen, but heavenly colors that have never before
been seen on earth. Like the lights of the aurora borealis, there is a storm of
heavenly lights coming from the Son that will proceed from the throne of God
that will become visible. This will come
at times like an explosion. It may start
out small in various places but its impact will be like that of a molecular
fusion with the result of an explosion of His glory.
To walk in the light as He is the light is
to walk in His wisdom and counsel that comes to us by revelation. It is His truth that makes men free. Because
of the coming illumination of the light of God, there will also take place a
cleansing by fire that will purge the floor of His church. Those who have
formally embraced traditionalism being trapped in a religious structure will
find the truth that will set them free to embrace the divine light of Jesus
Christ. Psalms 67:1 & 2 is a timely scripture and prayer for us in this
hour
God be merciful unto us, and bless us: and
cause His face to shine upon us. (2) That you way may be known upon the earth,
you are the saving health among all nations. Pet the people praise you O God;
let all the people praise you.
Praise and Worship Ushers in
the Light
The church can be filled with the light and
glory of God through the ministry of worship and praise. When believers
receives an abundance of Revelation of the knowledge of Christ, they will
respond with praise for you cannot help
but respond with praise when Christ is revealed to you. The ministry of praise and worship not only
users in the light of God within the worshipping individual but to the
atmosphere that surrounds corporate worship.
The way that we are filled with the presence
and light of God is through worship and praise. King David tells us in Psalms
100:1-3 that we enter into His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with
praise where His face shines upon us.
When you come before the Lord with thanksgiving despite your
circumstances and situation, you enter into the gates of His presence.
Thanksgiving is the language of faith that opens the gates to heaven. Though the circumstances around you may not
change, you will be changed on the inside as you become filled with His
supernatural love, peace and joy. From there you proceed with the language of
praise where God is enthroned on the praises of His people. It is here in the Holy of Holies that we
behold the glory of God.
Moving into Revelation
There is a sea of glass like that of
crystal that is before the throne of God (Rev. 4:6. )This sea of glass is the
sea of revelation. We step onto the glass to stand in the atmosphere of heaven
through worship where our eyes are enlightened in the knowledge of Him. As we come before His throne with praise and
thanksgiving, the Lord opens our eyes to see into the spiritual realms for God
inhabits the praises of His people where revelation is released. There is coming a prophetic anointing upon
God’s people from the river of revelation that will usher in the realm of
heaven on earth. The worship that is
taking place in heaven will be mirrored on earth through the church. The atmosphere of heaven is going to become a
reality as God is enthroned on earth through worship.
There is a continual eternal worship that
takes place in heaven and the church is about to mirror the worship of heaven
on earth that will enthrone God’s glory upon the church. Psalms 22:3 tells us
that God inhabits the praises of His people. When one praises the Lord, God
becomes enthroned upon that praise. This in turn evokes more praise because of
His presence, which in turn enthrones the Lord even more. This cycle of praise
and the Lord being enthroned upon the praises of His people can continue until
the glory of God manifest in the midst of His people. Just as the glory of God was seen upon
We see in Rev. 19:10 the call to “…Worship God, for the testimony of Jesus is
the Spirit of Prophecy.” The Spirit
of prophecy is the revelation of the knowledge of Christ - the glory of God, to
the world. Our praise will enlighten our
eyes in the glory and majesty of the Lord.
When we give to the Lord the sacrifice of praise and offer to him our
affections with thanksgiving, acknowledging His majesty and splendor, the eyes
of our heart is awakened to the true knowledge of our divine destiny in
Him. Would you like to have more
prophetic revelation of Christ in your life? Then worship God. Let worship be a lifestyle, a way of life. Each
and every day enter into His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise.
As you enter into the
There are new songs coming that will embody
the Spirit of prophecy that will release the Spirit of God in the midst of His
people. The gift of prophecy will flow
in abundance, as well as the new song. Trances, angelic visitations will come
and the Lord Himself will be seen walking in the midst of His people. As God’s
minstrels play their instruments and the people are joyful in their King, the
glory of God will usher in. It is here
in this anointed atmosphere that minstrels will hear the songs of heaven and
sing them spontaneously to release the new song. The angels of heaven are going to participate
with God’s people in worship that will birth many of the songs of heaven on earth.
. This will release songs of deliverance
that will bring healing, miracles and the ministry of redemption and
restoration to His people for “You shall
encompass me about with songs of deliverance” (Ps. 32:7).
Arise and Shine
In the light of His presence, all else palls in comparison.
Through the daily ministry of worship and praise you will soon find yourself
being filled with the light of God. In time the glory of God will not only
increase within you as rivers of living waters fill you, but His glory will be
seen upon you. In Isaiah 60:1, we are
exhorted to rise and shine for your light has come. How do we rise in order to
shine? When we rise daily unto the Lord through the ministry of worship and
praise (for it is a lifestyle not an event) where we will not only be filled
with the Holy Spirit, but will shine with His visible glory.
Arise and shine; for
your light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. (2) For, behold,
the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people; but the Lord
shall rise upon you, and His glory shall be seen upon you” (Is. 60:1,2).
Our worship and love brings Him great joy. We
know that the joy of the Lord is our strength and we will never be stronger
than when we enter into His presence through the ministry of worship and praise
where there is fullness of joy “You will
show me the path of life: in your presence is fullness of joy; at your right
hand there are pleasures for evermore” (Ps.
The Resultant Harvest
The results of God’s manifest glory will usher in a great end
time harvest. The picture to the left
was taken the night of October 30th, under the display of the
northern lights when there was a great increase of sunburst activity. I believe
that this picture is very prophetic in that it shows a silo, the place where
grain is stored. There is in ingathering coming as a result of the light and
manifestation of the Son of God to the world.
And I will show
wonders in the heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood and fire,
and vapor of smoke: The sun shall be
turned into darkness and the moon into blood before that great and notable day
of the Lord come. And it shall come to
pass that whosoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved (Acts
In Summary
In summary, there is coming to the church a
burst of increase of the Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation that will reveal
Christ to the church. The results of
this will be a restored church in the true knowledge of Him with the Spirit of
the Lord resting upon His people. Prophecy, visions and dreams as well as
trances and visitations will become a normal reality of Christian life. Healings and miracles with signs and wonders
will become commonplace as it was in the early church that testifies of the
resurrection of the Lord that caused great grace to fall upon the people “And
with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord
Jesus: and great grace fell upon all” (Acts
The Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation is a
divine work of the Holy Spirit whose passion and delight is to reveal Jesus
Christ to His people. It is only by the
revelation of the Holy Spirit that the eyes of our heart are enlightened in the
true knowledge of Christ and the truth that is found in Christ. This is the
truth that causes us not only to see who He is in all of His majestic beauty,
splendor and glory, but enables us to be changed into the very same image. To be like Jesus means that His very image,
which includes His wisdom, divine nature and power, be revealed in His people
and through His people. The Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation passion is to
enlighten the eyes of our heart in the knowledge of Christ that you may know
the hope of His calling and to know the riches of His glory that is to be
revealed in the saints. Christ is the inheritance of the saints. All that He
is, is to be revealed in His church, “Which
is His body, the fullness of Him that fills all in all” (Eph.
As the church is enlightened in the true
knowledge of Christ, she will receive a revelation of the Father's Heart and
experience His great love. This will awaken her from her deep spiritual slumber
as to who He is and who He is in His people. It will be His great love that
will cause the church to rise up to fulfill her divine destiny and receive her
rightful inheritance in Christ. The
results of the revelation of Christ to His church will be praise and worship.
Heaven will then be mirrored on earth through His people that will usher in the
light of Heaven, Jesus, and the visible glory of God.
We must be filled with the light of His
presence in order for our light to shine. This light comes from the life that
is found in Christ for He is the life of all creation. When we walk in the
light of His presences and stay close to Him, we find His strength, wisdom and
council that renews us with His life. Jesus is the light of heaven. It is His
light that is our life. In other words, when we are filled with His living
presence, we too will be clothed in the light that is found in Him and we will
be filled with His life. As Isaiah 60:2
states that as we arise and shine, His light will be visibly seen upon us. As
His face shines upon us we will reflect the wonderful radiance of His glory on
our faces. There is a wonderful common relationship between His life and light
for they are divine attributes of His Holy nature. You cannot have one without
the other. Jesus said, “In Him was life; and the life was the light
of men (John 1:4)
“I am the light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in
darkness; but will have the Light of life.” (John 8:1`2)
The brightness of His light shining in us
depends on how close we are walking with Him and our obedience to follow Him.
Likewise the power of God that is released in our lives is directly
proportional to how much we are abiding in the Light. In order to give life, we must have His life!
The wisdom of God that is imparted from the
throne of heaven will bring the church to a much higher level of spiritual
maturity. With the marked escalation of
divine illumination and revelation, the church will become empowered to carry
the gospel message of truth forward with Kingdom power and authority.
The results will be a
people who will go forth speaking as oracles of God with heavenly wisdom and
divine revelation. The light of the gospel of Jesus Christ will then go through
out the earth that will shine in regions of darkness that will minister in
power and demonstration to a lost a dying world. Because it will be His words that His people
are speaking, the Lord will be with them confirming His word with signs
following.
And they went
forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the
word with signs following. Amen (Mark