The following is part of a larger article on what the Lord has been
intimating to me for the coming season/years. The whole article will be posted
on our website, lionheartministries.org, but we will be releasing each section
as a smaller article each week for the next six weeks. May these articles,
bless, challenge and encourage all. Mike McClung
At the end of October 2012 the
Lord began to speak to me about certain aspects of this new and final season of
restoration (Acts 3:21) that we are entering that will lead up to the return of
the Lord Jesus. The following are “intimations” of what I believe the Lord is
ordering to bring about the fullness of His purposes that will engage great
conflict, but at the same time, bring great harvest in every dimension of our
lives. One of my personal consternations at present is that there seems to be
no clear, definitive “word of the Lord.” We all see through a glass darkly, but
what is needed right now is a clear, powerful, authoritative word that will
shake the body of Christ awake, bring true repentance and it’s spiritual fruit,
and empower the body of Messiah to fully manifest His grace and glory that will
be needed to overcome the powers of darkness.
Satanic power and influence is growing at an unprecedented rate, with the majority of humanity now completely blinded to the heart, purposes and plans of the Lord and in complete agreement with the demonic mindsets prevailing in western culture. There is NO antidote to this! We have reached a tipping point and nothing man can do (much less the religious machinery of the outward church) to turn back this tsunami of evil, and its resultant judgment. But…! The Lord always has kept in reserve, as C.S. Lewis put it in The Lion, the Witch and Wardrobe - a “deeper magic” (resurrection power) - that the enemy blindly never has, or never will take into consideration. This is going to be the finest hour for those in the body of Christ that will fully surrender and allow themselves to be broken, humbled, and trained by the Lord of hosts! The glory of the Lord is about to arise in the darkest places through the most “unusable” people, at least in their own and other undiscerning minds….
Satanic power and influence is growing at an unprecedented rate, with the majority of humanity now completely blinded to the heart, purposes and plans of the Lord and in complete agreement with the demonic mindsets prevailing in western culture. There is NO antidote to this! We have reached a tipping point and nothing man can do (much less the religious machinery of the outward church) to turn back this tsunami of evil, and its resultant judgment. But…! The Lord always has kept in reserve, as C.S. Lewis put it in The Lion, the Witch and Wardrobe - a “deeper magic” (resurrection power) - that the enemy blindly never has, or never will take into consideration. This is going to be the finest hour for those in the body of Christ that will fully surrender and allow themselves to be broken, humbled, and trained by the Lord of hosts! The glory of the Lord is about to arise in the darkest places through the most “unusable” people, at least in their own and other undiscerning minds….
A Season of Separation; Confinement to God’s Will
Jesus flatly stated, “I am the
vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much
fruit; for without Me you can do nothing” (John 15:5). With all the
energy, money and activity that has been consumed and carried out in the
organized church in western culture, little of the manifest presence, power and
glory of the Lord has been established or expanded. His will is for His kingdom
to manifest in and through us. The
primary export and product of the body of Christ is His Presence, not religious
or social programs.
In what might be considered a
tinge of boasting, the apostle Paul said that the grace of God, through the
power of the Holy Spirit, had accomplished more through him than all the rest
of the apostles (1 Cor. 15:10). Why, because he had a greater anointing? A
greater bankroll or contributors to his ministry? It was because of none of
these. He states that the Lord was able to express Himself through his life to
such an extent because he voluntarily became the Lord’s prisoner (Eph. 3:1;
4:1; 2 Tim 1:8; Philemon 1:1, 9). If we are going to have true apostles with
real apostolic authority, then we are going to have to have those who have
forsaken every right and privilege they have or might claim to become the
Lord’s prisoner. The “prisoner” of the Lord is actually His highest trained
special operative sent in to deal with enemy strongholds that regular infantry
or troops could never handle or face. They are His “lethal weapons” who are
founded in the four-dimensional love of God and know His fullness (Eph.
3:14-21). They are unmovable in the face of the enemy’s raging and attacks.
True apostles and a true apostolic people have no “reverse gear” or “plan B”.
They persevere through any and all circumstances in their lives which only
serve to break their soulish life and forge the character of Christ. These
things are allowed by the Lord in order for their lives to become an altar
strong enough to hold the weight of His glory and authority. This process of
conformity to the image of Christ, this process of maturity, means being
confined only to the will of God and moved by nothing else.
One of the methods Abba uses to
train a true apostle and an apostolic people is by experiencing rejection.
David knew this training, as did Joseph, Paul, and the Lord Jesus, Himself.
Passing the test of rejection, false accusation and abandonment (and forgiving
those who have perpetrated it), and refusing to become bitter or resentful, is
the final stage of becoming the prisoner of the Lord. To those who have suffered
these trials of faith – rejection, abandonment, etc. - and have refused to take
revenge, live in resentment, or personally vindicate themselves, well done! You
have been prepared to help lead others into this final season of harvest and
glory.
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