My friend James Goll is one that when he speaks, I listen! He is always full of prophetic revelation from the Lord and understands the times and seasons.
His latest article has very deep insight for this year and beyond. James shares this toward the beginning:
Now read on and find out the five prophetic words that James was told for this year! (To Subscribe to the Elijah List subscribe here.)
James W. Goll, Franklin, TN
"What is the word of the Lord for the new year? Is there fresh bread coming down from Heaven today? What has the Holy Spirit been speaking to you about, James Goll?" I am asked these questions very often, but sometimes I need to push the pause button first and ask people if they are seeking God directly. Are they praying over the Word of God on a daily basis and asking the Holy Spirit to give them revelation?
I have been taught to store up the written Word of God in my heart and soul, to give the wind of God, the breath of God, the Holy Spirit, something to breathe upon, and out of this creates a revelatory spoken word. So, before I give you some of the fresh, hot bread that the Holy Spirit has been speaking to me in recent months, I want to first give you a part of the written Word of God available to each one of us on a daily basis.
Three Clear Foundational Scriptures
| "Power encounters in the streets, miracles in the marketplace, and prophetic revelation released in a relational context will become daily experiences." |
First of all from Matthew 6:11, Jesus taught His disciples (are you one of His disciples?) to pray, "Give us this day our daily bread." Jesus did not say, "My word for the year," or even, "My weekly, precious promise or weekly Scripture." Jesus taught His disciples to pray for and expect from Papa God to receive their daily bread.
Secondly, we find in the book of Exodus the amazing lessons of how God fed the children of Israel in the time of their wilderness wanderings. Exodus 16:4 describes, "Then the Lord said to Moses, 'Behold, I will rain bread from Heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day...'" Amazing, isn't it? God fed them manna from Heaven one day at a time! I wonder if there is a principle in both the Old and the New Testament going on here?
Thirdly, once again in the book of Exodus we have the priestly instructions given to us concerning the bread of His presence. In Exodus 25:30 God instructs the priests, "You shall set the bread of the presence on the table before Me at all times." Not only are we to expect to receive a portion of God's bread every day, but the priests were instructed to set before the Lord an offering of bread regularly as well! Interesting indeed! Daily bread!
With this in mind, let me now share with you the five, clear prophetic God encounters of fresh bread from Heaven which I have received in recent weeks and days.
1. "My Word is Alive and Active" – Hebrews 4:12
Recently while in my own home, I was conversing with the vice president of my ministry's Board of Directors. Suddenly, the atmosphere in my living room shifted and a pillar of fire appeared from the floor to the ceiling. As I approached to possibly touch this vibrant substance, a voice spoke to me out of the visitation, "My Word is alive and active." I backed off in shock, but then approached the manifested vision a second time. Again, the voice of the Lord spoke to me from out of this amber-glowing, circular appearance, "My Word is alive and active." I saw a spiraling staircase ascending from the bottom to the top of this pillar, then the voice spoke to me a third time. I was stunned and wondered what it was that I had encountered.
About three days later, the Holy Spirit drew me once again. He shared with me that the staircase that I had seen was an aspect of a God DNA molecule. Everywhere God is there is life. Everywhere God's Word is declared there is life. Hebrews 4:12 states, "For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart." Again, the written Word and the revelatory word are not in competition but in divine order!
2. The Season of the Suddenlies – Malachi 3:1
A second, clear point is that we have entered into days of acceleration and "a time of the suddenlies." I was given a dream encounter where I was climbing a hill and getting tired and weary. Finally, I made it to the top of the mountain at the time of the rising of the sun, where the sky was electrified with a glorious display of His presence. The weariness of working so hard dissipated as I heard the voice of the Holy Spirit say, "You have entered into the times of the suddenlies." (Photo via James Goll)
Later, I gained more understanding as the following phrase leapt into my comprehension: "When the fullness of preparation meets the fullness of time it results in the time of the suddenlies." It is like a woman giving birth to a child. There are long months of formation followed by uncomfortable times of stretching. Right when the expectant mother often feels she cannot carry the child any longer, suddenly transition kicks into gear and the greatly desired birth appears. We are entering into "a time of the suddenlies," when suddenly...God will come to visit His temple!
3. Out of Chaos Comes Order!
On a personal level, I was going through a rather stressful time recently and being tested on many fronts all at the same time. I was facing trials in the ministry, tensions in key relationships, testing in...(continue reading)
