From the Desk of Steve Shultz:
Our friend, John Belt, is all about carrying and pouring out the presence of God. If you've been in his worship gatherings and meetings...you quickly find this out!
In his recent word, John gives us keys to seeing a fresh outpouring of God's Spirit in our midst. I think we'd all love to see that increase more and more in our own lives and in the nations...Yes, it IS happening!
Let this word by John encourage you that very good things are occurring right now which are on God's agenda for the earth. (To Subscribe to the Elijah List subscribe here.)
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I. Fresh Outpouring
I believe we've entered into a time of fresh outpouring of God's Spirit. God is looking for people to pour into, to engage in prayer and those who will not compromise but release His words "that are like a hammer" with boldness.
Make every effort to seek the Lord and put yourself in position to be a part of what He is doing at this time. He truly wants to bring an awakening in the hearts of His people. He wants to stir a fresh awe in His wonders and bring a strong demonstration of His power like we've not seen.
"Therefore, since we have such hope, we use great boldness of speech—unlike Moses, who put a veil over his face so that the children of Israel could not look steadily at the end of what was passing away... Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord." (2 Corinthians 3:12-13;17-18)
There is no replacement for the anointing of God's Spirit and the weight of His glory. Man may be able to put on a show but only God's Spirit can cause you to glow. Glow? Absolutely! Moses glowed with the glory of God's presence and that was inferior to what God has given to us in Jesus Christ.
II. Another Level of Glory
We go from one level of glory to the next level of glory. I had a dream some time ago where I was shown a blue ribbon like you would receive as a prize in a contest. On it was written in italics, "The Church's Finest Hour!" We are on the cusp of the greatest hour that that Church of Jesus Christ has ever known.
"Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and His glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee..." (Isaiah 60:1-4)
This is not just a nice passage of Scripture or some kind of metaphor to give us some kind of intellectual stimulation—this is a prophetically inspired writing of the Spirit, telling us of the greater glory that Jesus would come to give us so we can shine with His light.
There will be a greater level of darkness released in the earth, but this is only an indication that our light will shine even brighter. Things will get very "black and white." God will make a distinction for His people who walk in the light of His presence in obedience to Him. When we look at Isaiah 60 we see the words "Arise and Shine." In the original Hebrew, the word for "arise" is the same word that is used for "decree." The spirit of this verse means "to rise up and decree." It is the very same word used in Job 22:28 that says:
"Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways." (Photo via Unsplash)
The word for "shine" means to "be lit on fire" or to be "ignited." When we combine these two words together, they have a very potent meaning: "Rise up to decree the heart of God and be lit on fire!" I've taken liberty to create my own rendition from the Original Hebrew Dictionary of this verse below:
"Arise and decree the heart of God and be set on fire for your Illuminating Light has come and the "kabod" of the Eternal God's weighty glory is breaking out and shining forth beams of light upon you." (Isaiah 60:1 personal paraphrase)
This is the time for our illumination, the time for our rising and shining, for we are living in the greatest hour for the Church that has ever been. What may seem like a sleeping giant is... (continue reading)
