“And by a prophet, the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt,
and by a prophet was he preserved”. Hosea 12:13
There were a series of events that
the Children of Israel passed through before they were finally delivered from
bondage. But all that was by a Prophet.
Today, the average believer has no
proper understanding of the prophetic. Often, before the real, satan brings the
fake to disrupt/ distract us from what God wants to do-Ishmael before Isaac.
If it was by the prophetic the children
of Israel came out of Egypt and they were preserved by a prophet, actually, the
greatest need for the now is the PROPHETIC. That’s why satan wants to make a
mess of the prophetic, and distort it so that we cannot apply our hearts to it
for what God wants to do. Without the prophet and the prophetic, the Israelites
would have remained in bondage.
The greatest need, for now, is “THUS SAITH THE LORD”
You can’t stand before Pharaoh if you
didn’t go there by the word of the Lord. Moses couldn’t have stood the test of
time or succeeded if he was not sent.
Come to think of it, no one living at
that time in Egypt had ever experienced the plague that happened. But none of
this was a surprise to Moses because he was in the know of everything. Before
they happened God had already told Moses. God gave Moses specific instructions
with specific timings.
God has not changed. We have to begin
to ask ourselves genuine questions because we are all just speculating. Nobody
seems to be in charge. The prophecy was that they will stay in Egypt for
four hundred years but they stayed for four hundred and thirty years. This
shows that how long this plague will last is not just tied to God but us.
See Daniel 9:2-3, Exodus 2:23-24, Matthew 24:1-8, Luke 2:25-26,36-37
Daniel in his days had an
understanding of the times because he gave attention to the books of the
prophets. We will remain spectators and speculators at this time if we do not
give attention to God's word and intercession.
This lockdown is giving us the
opportunity to reconnect back to God in the word and prayers.
The bondage of the children of Israel
pushed them into strong groaning. Covid-19 is a pestilence, and all of these
events are pushing us to the point where we come to the end of ourselves and
completely turn to the Lord.
People like Simeon and Anna gave
themselves to the life mission of birthing the coming of the Messiah in fasting
and prayers.
IF THIS TIME WILL BE SHORTENED THERE MUST BE MEN WHO WILL GIVE
THEMSELVES TO THE LORD.
Things will not just change by
guessing or by speculations but by the PROPHETIC. Moses was not an accident.
The groaning of the children of Israel made God bring Moses to the scene. (Exodus 3:1-4)
YOU CANNOT SAY, “THUS SAITH THE LORD” IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN WITH THE LORD.
You cannot speak the mind of God if
there has not been that personal, one on one contact with the Lord. We
are being distracted, and activity conscious. Until we come to the end of
ourselves and completely turn to the Lord, we can’t see the prophetic that will
push us to that point of liberation.
But there is a mark of separation
that is going on, and no man can take the mark for another. (Ezekiel 9:5-6). What qualifies anyone
for the mark are those who have signed up themselves to sigh and groan for
their day and generation. If we will give birth to what we need to usher
us out of this season then we must be men who will give themselves to God in
intense intercessions.
What this season is saying to us is
that:
1. Your greatest asset is your
personal, intimate fellowship with God.
2. If you are going to be a part of
this, you must sign in with those who believe in this army.
As we individually wait on the Lord
and respond to His promptings then we can create an environment conducive for
the prophetic and a definite word from the Lord.
REMEMBER YOUR RELEVANCE TO GOD AND MEN IS TIED TO YOUR PERSONAL
FELLOWSHIP WITH THE LORD.
