The Kingdom Shift

God is really doing a lot these days... so here are a few things that He's been impressing upon me, especially for the last week...

During Wednesday prayer meeting last week, as i was asking the Lord what He wanted to say, i saw almond blossoms blooming... and almond in hebrew is shaqad or smth which means hasten... The Lord is hastening His plans and purposes in the church... The other thing that i believe the Lord is doing is that the face of the government of God is changing in Salem Chapel... Cos almonds speaks of spiritual authority as with Aaron's rod that budded and produced almonds... and i believe that there is a coming shift concerning the spiritual authority in the church...and i believe it's gonna be an alignment that God is bringing about to better facilitate and carry out His purposes...

Then on Friday we had Gatekeepers and what i sensed the Lord was saying was revival will come when the fear of the Lord hits the leaders... So if we want to hasten the coming of revival in Salem and Sojourners, we should pray for the Lord to release the fear of the Lord upon the leadership... Another thing that i sensed during the time of worship is that the Lord is calling us to a place of dying in order to get to a place of fruitfulness... Cos we see in the natural that a flower has to die in order for the fruit to come out.. and what does the flower represents? it represents niceness.. it represents something that looks nice... something that looks good.. it represents the status quo where everything seems nice and pretty... but God wants to change that...cos He's looking for fruit.. and in order for us to get to that place of fruifulness, that niceness has to die... how many of us are willing to pay the price for true lasting revival??

During gatekeepers, the Lord also showed me a place with many beds... and i sense that those beds are for the Sojourner leaders... cos He's calling us back into the secret place of intimacy.. that's what the beds stand for.. and the place of intimacy is also the place of rest... and that's what we've lost.. How many of us are so bogged down and weighed down by our duties that we've neglected the very basics of resting in God?? Rest and intimacy go together...

When praying for WMD Camp on Friday, the Lord impressed upon me Matthew 6:33 as the key verse for the camp. And i was puzzled why cos i was asking the Lord what that verse had to do with worship.. so when i looked up the context in the Bible, the Lord showed me that the passage preceding that talked about someone serving two masters.. we cannot serve God and Mammon... and the preceding verses talk about pagans running after all these things... That's what it has to do with worship.. many times, our studies, career or even plain old materialism have become the objects of our pursuit, the objects of our affection.. and the Bible is very clear on who these kind of people are- pagans... so i'm expecting the Lord to deal with some of these serious heart issues during the camp...

And then on Sunday evening as i was praying regarding the WMD Camp, the Lord was unfolding this revelation to me even further.. it's not just a matter of forsaking our idols... it's not even a matter of getting our priorities right... it's a matter of bacoming Kingdom-minded.. it's a matter of seeking the Kingdom of God first above all.. This requires a change in paradigm.. this requires a change in mindset.. it's not merely a change in actions but a change in perspective... And that's what the Lord has been speaking since the very beginning of the year! And that's the place from where true worship flows... I've spoken to everyone that the Lord is gonna use WMD Camp to bring us to the next level... so what's the next level? Kingdom-mindedness is the next level! You have to receive this revelation! The next level is not some outward physical manifestation of God' power, although it usually does lead to that.. but no.. the next level is a mindset.. it's a way of thinking and living.. it's a dying and shedding of our own ways, our own plans and agenda and walking in God's way of doing things! That's what the kingdom lifestyle is all about! I'm talking about spiritual revolution!

You have to pray with me... and dun you dare miss WMD Camp... I'm believing God to do some mighty powerful work in our midst... Yesterday, i was sitting alone in the Youth office listening to "Revival" from the Ignite CD.. i was thinking about the camp and imagining all the youth being so vibrant in their praise and worship toward God...and then suddenly, the power of God hit me... it was totally unexpected... a series of LOUD, violent groans and cries came from within my spirit.. i knew that i was interceding by the Spirit of God for revival... it din last very long but it did leave me with a spiritual deposit and a deep sense of expectation of what God's gonna do for the camp... Good thing i was alone in the office and the cleaning auntie had just left moments b4 or ppl would have thought that i was mad or worse- possessed.. well i kinda was.. by the Holy Spirit... ;)

You need to absorb all this.. pray and rise up with me ya? ;)

God bless! :D