If you've been following us for a while and reading the Elijah List a lot lately it's clear God is on the move...and wanting US to be involved in the process of what He's doing in our regions.
Reading through Holly Watson's latest word makes it apparent that God WANTS our involvment. Read here as she shares:
It's time for the Church to take her place of influence and "take the city!" Are you ready? (To Subscribe to the Elijah List subscribe here.)
I've had several encounters through the night seasons recently that I believe are linked together and are prophetically significant. Like many of our ancestors throughout the Bible, dreams, visions, supernatural visitations, and angelic activity are common avenues for receiving divine revelation from the Lord (Matthew 2:13, Numbers 12:6). In Job 33:14-16 Scripture says, "For God may speak in one way, or in another, yet man does not perceive it. In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men, while slumbering on their beds, then He opens the ears of men and seals their instruction."
The word "ears" in this verse according to Strong's dictionary means, "to uncover the ear to reveal; the receiver of divine revelation." To uncover the ear means to open up our sense of hearing to what might otherwise be hidden from our natural senses. When Scripture says, "God speaks in one way or another..." it leaves room for God to speak through a variety of means. Paul (Saul at the time) had an audible encounter with the voice of God in Acts 9 where he heard the Lord speaking to him out of Heaven (Acts 9:4). God spoke to Baalam through a donkey to warn him of impending danger (Numbers 22). In these most recent encounters that I've had with the Lord, I sense the Spirit of the Lord releasing fresh, revelatory insight in what might seem like unusual ways for some.
| "A mighty outpouring of the Spirit of the Lord is beginning to rain upon the Church. Where unity is evident and hunger is manifest, the Spirit of the Lord is moving in the manifestation of mighty miracles, signs, and wonders. |
We are definitely in a time of increased revelation and angelic activity (Revelation 4:1). A host of angelic messengers, carrying new assignments from Heaven, are releasing new strategies to the people of God through supernatural means. To him who has an ear to hear, watch and see if God does not reveals Himself, in the most powerful ways, in the next few years!
Take the City!
I was awakened out of my sleep recently through a gentle whisper saying, "Take the city." Not long after this first whisper occurred, did I hear a more urgent voice, beckoning, "Take the city!" It was on the third occasion that I knew God was announcing His plans to an end-time remnant, when the voice of an angelic messenger drew me out of my sleep and announced three times, boldly, "Take the city! Take the city! Take the city!"
"And you shall rise from your ambush and take possession of the city, for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand. And it will be that when you have taken the city, that you shall set the city on fire..." (Joshua 8:7-8)
In Joshua chapter 8 the Lord spoke to Joshua and instructed him to go into the city of Ai and take possession of the land. The Lord gave Joshua a special strategy for victory over the city by gathering together mighty men of valor who were experienced on the battlefield and trained for war. When God gave Joshua his marching orders to go in and possess the land of Ai, He instructed Joshua to move strategically through the city, but to stay in the ambush until the proper time for him to advance.
Before Joshua moved from Bethel (House of God) to Ai (place of gathering the spoils of war), God led Joshua and his men to a lodging place in the valley, as a training ground to exercise strategy and learn obedience. Joshua had the Word of the Lord as his strong tower and a remnant of believers who rallied with him to plunder the camp of Ai (Joshua 8:1-3). It was through Joshua's obedience that the city was taken by fire, as the Word of the Lord had promised! (Photo via Unsplash)
Overthrow and Take the Spoils of War
The significance of the Lord leading us to Joshua "taking the city" of Ai in the year of 2018 – The Year of Possessing the Gates of our Enemies – is evidence that God is moving through the land to advance His Kingdom and overthrow the works of darkness! The number "2018" in Strong's Concordance is linked to the word "overthrow". It is also linked to the Scripture verse in Joshua 8:2 where God likens the triumph of Jericho as a miraculous sign to how He promises to bless us with prosperity in our promised land. The word "overthrow" is connected to taking the spoils of war for the advancement of the Kingdom.
We are in an appointed time upon the earth where God's divine order is moving, shifting, and shaking everything into its perfect order. The gates to our cities are open for us to occupy them for the Kingdom of God. The nations and our governmental systems are in prime condition for us to go into the "city" and shine our light for the name of Jesus! The Spirit of the Lord is saying...(continue reading)
