by leaps and bounds

This next move of God will not be lead by the theologians. It will not be lead by the ones who have made a name for themselves toward man. This next move of God will be the nameless, burning ones. In fact, the Word says that God purposely chooses the ones that man wouldn’t expect to confound the wise. God likes to do things His way and for His glory.

There is a remnant of disciples who have laid down their own plans, visions, and purposes to give up everything for Christ and His cause. They are the burning ones who have become a living sacrifice and have told the Lord no matter what they will obey and go at His command. They have done the hard things, went through hell at times, and came out of the other side not smelling like smoke. They have tasted and seen that the Lord is good and decided that was enough for them- at all costs.

They have surrendered fear of man, given hard words (usually not received) and been called radical and too much. The Lord is purposely choosing to use a remnant who man would not choose. God’s ways are higher than our ways and He looks at the heart, not outwardly as man does. He is not searching for our degrees, our worldly accomplishments or all the things that feed our pride… He is searching for the pure, burning ones who have sacrificed everything for Him. Those who have not backed down in the face of fear and warfare that brings you to your knees. He has found faithful servants with whom He is well pleased. They are not famous, they are not known to man, but they are sold out ones to the Living God.

Be ready for the shaking. Be ready for exposure at exponential rates. Be ready to see the very prophecies from the ones you called crazy to unfold before your very eyes. Be on high alert and vigilant with the enemy’s tactics, but don’t discredit the ones the Lord is choosing to use in this next season. They are the ones with scars, bruises, and refined tools in their warfare tool belts. They are ones who have passed many tests behind the scenes and know how to portray the heart of God. They know how to fight the good fight and their identity in Christ. They have been tried as pure gold.

Get ready for the nameless ones to rise up on wings like eagles. They are passionate, fiery, and courageous. They won’t back down, they won’t give up or in, and they won’t bow to Baal or man. They know what ridicule feels like and being an outcast won’t affect them any longer. They serve One God and they know His voice… another they will not follow. They are as fierce as lions, and love as gentle as sheep. They preach the whole Word and know how to access heaven- they don’t play church, they host Him and allow full freedom for the Spirit of God to move.

The nameless ones are rising up and out and are teaching the bride how to be spotless and pure. They don’t crave a title, accolades, or recognition. They only care to bring glory to our King and see others set free. Get ready, it’s time.

While at a prayer meeting recently, the Lord gave me the word “rescue” and then proceeded to give me a detailed vision and accompanying message with it. So I pray I’m able to get out all the details He wants me to share effectively.

He said, “The rescue ship is coming, but we have to CHOOSE to get on it.” I then saw many in dark, deep waters floating around in life boats. The Lord then asked me what causes someone to need a life boat? It’s a traumatic event, or series of events, that leaves someone wandering in a life boat in the waters waiting on rescue to come. It’s usually not a good thing that leaves someone needing a life boat. It’s an event that leaves people needing healing and rescue to take place.

Being in a life boat out in the ocean can also bring isolation if we aren’t found soon enough. We begin to focus on the storm and overwhelming abandonment surrounding us if we aren’t careful. After all, we have just been through something traumatic and if our rescue doesn’t come quick, we begin to feel all hope is lost and the darkness begins to become our normal and our lens. This is where many are at in this season of life. Feeling lost, abandoned, overwhelmed, and overtaken by the storm. Their life boat feels to be sinking and that there’s no way out.

But the Lord said the rescue ship is coming. I saw a huge cruise ship on the way to come and rescue those floating around in life boats. The Lord told me that when you first get on the rescue ship, you are given new garments that are clean and warm to replace your tattered, warn ones. Then you are given fresh manna and water to renew your spirit and soul- to revive and refresh you. You are taken to the first aid station in some instances and rendered aid to heal your wounds (inside and out). You may even have to talk with a therapist to work through all the trauma you have endured out there in the stormy waters (inner healing & deliverance).

After you have done all this and get the healing and strength you need, you can then come up to the highest deck and now have a vantage point to see all the threats and others still out there needing rescue. The Lord said this is the part of coming up higher He is talking about. Waves that seem large in a small life boat, don’t seem so big when you’re at the top of a large cruise ship. You go from being weak and vulnerable, to being the strong one with an advantage to see the darkness trying to surround you. In a lifeboat, you may only have a small lantern to guide you, or maybe even no light at all, but in a cruise ship you have a huge light that can see long distances ahead.

So, it’s time to get on the rescue ship. It’s time to get the healing and strength you need that comes from our Savior alone. It’s time to come up to the highest vantage point so that you can see incoming threats and those who still need rescued. It’s time to ride the rescue ship through the storm to take others along with you. When you are seated in heavenly places, earthly things don’t seem to affect you as much. The rescue ship is coming, and it’s time to get on, get healed, and then rescue others as well.

The rescue ship is coming… will you do the work it takes to get free and come up higher so that others can be saved because of your yes? It’s time to get on board and leave your lifeboat behind. It’s our mandate after all. And frankly, our lifeboats won’t sustain us in the upcoming waves. We have to get on the rescue ship if we want to survive the storms. We WILL make it, but it’s time to get on the ship of life and protection. It’s time!

If you are truly going to live out your calling for God, you’re going to have to be okay with being misunderstood, criticized, and laughed at. And dare I say, it may even happen the most from those who claim to love God. That’s right, the pharisees are the very ones who missed Jesus. They should have recognized Him right away, but their hearts were actually far from Him. They appeared to do and say all the right things but they crucified the very one who came to set them free.

The sinners noticed our Lord, repented, and received Him but the very ones who knew the scriptures and were “theologians” missed the Messiah Himself. This is something I am currently struggling with. It can be easy to understand why the world doesn’t see us, in fact the Word says that the unsaved are blind to the things of God- so, it would only make sense that they can’t understand us or our walks. But the saved ones? They should know better, shouldn’t they?

Except many times they are the very ones who are missing it. The church has been running rampant with pharisaical mindsets, strongholds, and division. Pride has replaced true repentance and humility- the kind that causes change and action. Craving numbers, the microphone, and the spotlight have replaced being unknown in the secret place with our Creator. Pure, clean hearts have been overcome by worldly knowledge and striving. The church has done a terrible job at representing Jesus. We look more like the Pharisees than we do the One we should be chasing after. We let fear of man and tradition replace the Presence of the One who can truly change everything.

In fact, the Lord’s heart is grieved at the state of His church today. But, He isn’t allowing it to stay that way. The pure, fiery ones are awakening and rising up. They are ones who fear God and not man. They won’t back down, they won’t shrink back, and they love their lives not even unto the death. They have been mocked, ridiculed, shut down and called crazy… but nevertheless they press onto their heavenly prize and they only long for one thing: to hear their Savior say to them on judgement day, “Well done my good and faithful servant.”

So, let them… let the ones who are not walking by the spirit or in total freedom mock you. Let them misunderstand you, call you radical or extreme, or even say you’re unbiblical. Let them post about you on FB or even confront you face to face. Because the thing is, the Lord will prove you true. He will fight for and defend you. It may not happen soon, or maybe not even until heaven, but if you stay pure and on the course, you will one day be vindicated by our Creator Himself. And you have work to do!!!

Just keep running your race and pleasing the One who gave it all for you. Many souls are waiting on your yes. When you see your Savior face to face, all that hurt and pain will just melt away.

“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin” – Hebrews 4:15

He’s worth it ya’ll and He is walking with us hand and hand. So, let them…

I’m not sure that I’ve shared anything like this in my blog before, but I do feel lead to share this one with you all. Recently, when I was at prayer with some trusted friends, the Lord showed me a ring of fire around our property line and the enemy showed up but could not pass the fire line. In the vision, they were even amazed and in awe of how this was even possible. The Lord told me to look up what happened AFTER Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were thrown into the fire and came out, and I felt in my spirit this would be the same scenario for the enemy who tried to come onto our property but could not make it through the fire line.

For reference, you can read about this miraculous encounter in Daniel 3. A few things the Lord pointed out to me were the fact that the men were so full of faith in God that they told Nebuchadnezzar that to prove their God was real, go ahead and throw them into the fire and watch God save them. And even if He didn’t, they were willing to die vs. serving Nebuchadnezzar’s false gods.

The fire was so hot that it killed the men who threw them into the fire, but they came out not even smelling like smoke. As we know, Jesus showed up in the fire with them and because of this, Nebuchadnezzar instructed them to come out of the fire. They went into the fire bound and left walking out in freedom.

Nebuchadnezzar was so amazed that he praised God himself, then made a decree that if anyone come against the men’s God they would be destroyed. He also promoted the men to even higher positions in Babylon.

So, the very thing meant to destroy Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego became the very thing that promoted them and brought glory to the Lord. This is the significant part the Lord pointed out to me. Their level of faith and willingness to die instead of bowing before false gods, their supernatural level of protection in the fire so hot it killed the servants who got close to throw them in, and the turnaround that happened afterwards.

There are dark, fiery times coming. But I believe the Lord showed me through this vision and the Word that the very things the enemy will try to use to destroy us, will be the very things the Lord uses to bring our promotion and glory to His name. Talk about the ultimate turnaround!!! In my vision, not only was the enemy not able to get onto our property, but they were amazed at it, and it brought glory to our King.

This is good news!!! Even in the midst of dark and perilous times, we can trust that our God has our back!!! It’s time to fine tune our ears to His voice, have radical faith, and obey Him like never before- He’s faithful to the end.