Harvest

This is a time to receive our harvest, and we'll reap in two different ways:

FROM SEED THAT WE HAVE ALREADY SOWN:

Genesis 8:22 - "While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest."

Isaiah 55: 10,11 - "For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return there without watering the earth, and making it bear and sprout, and furnishing seed to the sower and bread to the eater; So shall My word be which goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me empty, without accomplishing what I desire, and without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it."

A HARVEST GAINED BY ENTERING INTO THE LABOR OF OTHERS:

John 4:38 - "I sent you to reap that for which you have not labored; others have labored, and you have entered into their labor."

Deut.6: 10,11 - "Then it shall come about when the Lord your God brings you into the land which He swore to your fathers....to give you great and splendid cities which you did not build, and houses full of all good things which you did not fill, and hewn cisterns which you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant...."

Ecc.2: 26 - "For to a person who is good in His sight He has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, while to the sinner He has given the task of gathering and collecting so that He may give to the one who is good in God's sight."

Nugget of Gold: It is time to call forth (by faith) the harvest that is appointed to us in each of our fields - marketplace, ministry, family, etc. The land, both spiritual and natural, must release its harvest to us from seed that we have faithfully sown (often, in tears). The land must also release that which the Lord Himself has decreed to come into our hands as "plunder" from the world and the world system. This money, land, and other material possessions will be used for His Kingdom purposes, and will be "sanctified through the word of God and prayer", as well as giving.

EXPECT IT NOW!

Endorsement

I heard the Lord say, "Endorse".

"endorse" - to express approval of publicly and definitely; approve
"approve" - accredit; attest; official endorsement attesting to conformity to set standards; authorization

ACTS 2:22 - "Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested (exhibited or accredited) to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs, which God performed through Him in your midst..."

ACTS 4: 29,30 - "And now Lord....grant that Thy bondservants may speak Thy word with all confidence, while Thou dost extend Thy hand to heal, and signs (attesting miracles) and wonders take place through the name of Thy holy servant Jesus."

Nugget of Gold: I believe we are in a time when the Lord is swiftly and outwardly expressing His approval (endorsement) of His bondservants (those who serve Him out of a love motivation). As we act in obedience to Him, He is giving us immediate evidence in the natural realm as a "signpost" that we are on the right path. This has application on all levels: family, job, ministry, marketplace, etc. Is the Lord birthing something new in your life? Expect to see an outward sign of the Father's approval and acknowledgement that you heard from Him in that which you're putting your hand to. Expect also to see the Lord's endorsement in the realm of signs, wonders, and miracles!

Restoration

Job 42:10 - "And the Lord restored the fortunes of Job....and the Lord increased all that Job had twofold."
Job 42:12 - "And the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning."

Nugget of Gold: On May 2nd of this year, I heard the Lord say "tipping point". He then took me to Joel 2:18-27 in which the Lord speaks of the "latter rain".
"Who can count the clouds by wisdom, or tip the water jars of the heavens..." (Job 38:37).

I believe we're in the time that Joel speaks of, in which the Lord is bringing natural restoration of all that's been stolen from us prior to the outpouring of His Holy Spirit on all flesh!

I Cor. 15:46 - "However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural; then the spiritual."

OUR RESPONSE:

Psalm 126:106 - "When the Lord brought back the captive ones of Zion, we were like those who dream. Then our mouth was filled with laughter and our tongue with joyful shouting. Then they said among the nations, 'The Lord has done great things for them.' The Lord has done great things for us; we are glad."

"Restore our captivity, O Lord, as the streams of the South. Those who sow in tears shall reap with joyful shouting. He who goes to and fro weeping, carrying his bag of seed, shall indeed come again with a shout of joy, bringing his sheaves with him."

SHOUT FOR JOY AND THANK HIM FOR WHAT HE HAS DONE BEFORE YOU SEE IT MANIFEST IN THE NATURAL REALM!

The Eye of the Lord

2 Chron.7:15,16 - "Now My eyes shall be open and My ears attentive to the prayer offered in this place. For now I have chosen and consecrated this house, that My name may be there forever, and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually."

2 Cor.6:16-18 - "For we are the temple of the living God....'I will dwell in them and walk among them....'"

Zech.2:8-12 - "He who touches you, touches the apple of His eye....I will dwell in your midst...And the Lord will possess Judah as His portion in the holy land..."

Nugget of Gold: The Lord is about to come to His temple (you and me - Mal.3:1-4)
His temple is made up of those individuals and congregations who have made Him their "possession" and who He has had His eye on. He is coming in Fire! When He comes to His temple, we will see the miracles, signs and wonders that we've been waiting for!

The Power of Agreement

2 Cor.6: 14-18 - "Do not be bound together with unbelievers, for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, and what fellowship has light with darkness? What has a believer in common with an unbeliever?"

Matt. 18:19 - "Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven."

Nugget of Gold: Agreements are binding (until broken in the spirit) and they form a "covering" over the individuals involved - either for good or for evil. The Lord is calling His people to "Come out from their midst, and be separate...and do not touch what is unclean." (2 Cor.6:17)

We must repent and ask the Lord to "cut the evil cords of wickedness" (Psa.129:4) formed by agreements that are not of His Spirit, and then bind us together with those He will bring into our lives - in business and in personal relationships.

Sound of the Lord

I felt the Lord was saying today that He's released a new sound!

On April 17th of this year, I heard the Lord say, "Drumbeat". I immediately thought of an army marching.
Chuck Pierce: "The enemy has had a sound.....but I am giving My people a sound...Receive and release the sound I give you. You've been marching to one beat and one drum, but I am bringing a different sound and saying, 'Now March!'"

2 Kings 7:6&7 - "For the Lord had caused the army of the Arameans to hear a sound of chariots, and a sound of horses, even the sound of a great army.....Therefore, they arose and fled for their life."

Nugget of Gold: The Lord has released a sound that is throwing our enemies into confusion. This sound is causing our enemies to be defeated before His people and driven out of our "land".

Prayer: Lord, let me hear the new sound! May You release the new sound in and through me so that I may speak to the atmosphere and cause every plan of the enemy that is formed against me to fail. May Your new sound cause the enemy to RELEASE MY SUPPLY!

Days of Elijah

I felt that I heard the Lord say today, "These are the days of Elijah."

In 1Kings 17 & 18, we find the following with regard to Elijah's life and ministry:

• Supernatural Provision: 1Kings 17:16 - "The bowl of flour was not exhausted, nor did the jar of oil become empty, according to the word of the Lord which He spoke through Elijah."
• Raising the Dead: 1Kings 17:22
• Demonic Confrontations/Clashes of Power: 1Kings 18:20- God or Baal on Mt. Carmel!
• Fire of God: 1Kings 18:38 - "Then the fire of the Lord fell and consumed the burnt offering and the wood and the stones and the dust, and licked up the water....." Also, we find in Malachi 4:1-6 - "For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace; and all the arrogant and every evildoer will be chaff; and the day that is coming will set them ablaze..." "Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of the Lord."
• Signs in the Heavens: 1Kings 17:1 - "As the Lord, the God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, surely there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word."

Nugget of Gold: We have turned a corner in God's prophetic timetable (see previous posting, "Turning Point" on May 26th) and we are now living in the days of miracles, signs, and wonders. Are we ready?

Prayer: Lord, may you complete the good work that You've begun in me so that I can be a "vessel for honor, sanctified, useful to the Master, prepared for every good work." (2 Tim.2:21)