1998 is the year of "New Beginnings" for the Church! It shall be a time when the preparation process of God that we have gone through up to this time shall come to the stage of "Culmination". We shall see the strategic release of God’s order upon the body of Christ as the restorational season of the Apostolic ministry explodes in the earth. This season shall be marked by an overwhelming increase of miracles in the financial realm and in the physical realm (2 Corinthians 12:12). The reaper shall surely overtake the sower in this time.
God is looking for those who will dare to stand in this hour knowing that they have been born for such a time as this. God’s people shall be in position - "Activate in ‘98". The days of constant training will be concluding as real life, active-duty, military mobilization shall begin (Joel 3:9-10). Those who have been trained will pick up the weapons they have been trained in and go forward without the excuses of the past.
Relate, duplicate, delegate then elevate. We will become more relational minded not only with those in the church but also within the communities. God will cause a new anointing of mentoring to be released. This mentoring ability will be a release of the apostolic father’s heart anointing that shall permeate the apostolic and prophetic people (Malachi 3:5-6). We will truly know those who labor among us.
Promotion from within the ranks shall come to those who have been faithful in the time of training and testing. True sons and daughters shall be elevated with delegated authority in ’98. A hunger for the harvest shall consume them. A "finishing" anointing shall come upon them to complete His work (John 4:34). A "spoiling" anointing shall drive them to possess the land (Isaiah 57:13b). God shall give His heart for our communities. Whole cities will begin to be taken as those who have been tried in the fire receive their reward. Their anointing shall be accompanied with fresh ideas and innovative strategies (1 Corinthians 3:14)!
Church as usual will become a thing of the past as we "Accelerate in 98"! God will accelerate everything that it takes to accomplish His plan. Everything is in place, now it’s time to move forward at an unprecedented rate.
We shall experience "Open Floodgates in ‘98"! That which held back the outpouring that God wants to release shall no longer be in the way (Psalm 24:7-8). The Heavens shall remain open over us and the outpouring shall touch all the land. God will reveal Himself to His people in ways that they have not known Him (Jeremiah 33:3). Signs , miracles and wonders shall be the expected norm for those who have stood in the midst of the current wind of God. Expect, expect, expect!
We have been in a day where that which has been built on our foundations has been exposed by adversity (1 Corinthians 3:13). It's been a time of going back to the foundational basics of prayer, fasting and life according to the Word of God. He's been shaking the Church to separate the goat mentality out of the sheep (Deuteronomy 23:14). Now He will begin "shaking the world" systems (1Peter 4:17). They’ll know that His kingdom rules over all. He's positioning us to be ready for harvesting! A shaken people need a sure foundation!
I saw a vision of a knife being laid on a whetstone. The oil was on the stone and on the blade’s edge. The angle had been adjusted and the pressure had been applied. The expectancy of the sharpening stroke rose within me as I saw the Lord ready with anticipation to put a new finely sharpened, razor edge to the body of Christ.
Expectantly,
Pastor Bret Wade
Email: bwade@hiwaay.net
Web Site: http://fly.hiwaay.net/~harvest