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LINGERERS & WAYMAKERS, ARISE!
I hear the Lord saying: “Collect oil in the time of oil. Collect oil while there is time to collect oil,” says the Lord. Yes, the Lord is saying over this year: “It is a year to reserve oil, for there are days coming when you’ll need the oil. There are days coming when you will need the wine. Come, buy wine and milk without price,” says the Lord. “For I will fill your vats and I will fill your storehouses,” says the Lord.
“Come into My presence, come into My throne room, come into My glory,” says the Lord. “For many are chasing that which is like vapor, it disappears, for it is temporal. But those who would seek Me in this shall find Me. Those who would come into My presence and linger in this shall find Me. Linger, linger, linger,” says the Lord.
“Where are those who would linger? Where are those who would come for more than just goosebumps? Where are those who would come and minister unto Me? Who would come as a friend meets his friend? For I long to give My secrets, I long to give out the secrets of My heart,” says the Lord.
“I long to reveal the mysteries of heaven. I long to reveal the hour that is at hand. I long to give the language. I long to show what is to come and to pour out foresight upon a people who would know My heart, and know the hour they live in. Where are those who would come and linger and receive from Me? Where are those who would empty themselves out before Me like a water jug so I can refill them over and over and over again? For the hour we are living in is short, and I am looking for a people who would sacrifice everything just to be in My presence.”
“For you have been through many years where the enemy sought to puncture you and deplete you. He has sought to crack you like an expensive water jug. Yet I am here to overflow, even the most broken of vessels. I am here to restore, to pour out, and to bring you into overflow again. Even the most damaged, the most broken, the most hope-deferred, the sick, and the wounded of My people, I long to restore them because of my great compassion for you,” says the Lord.
“If only you would humble yourself and turn to me. If only you would come before Me. If only you would come into the threshing floor and allow Me to be your Boaz. Allow Me to be your kinsman redeemer,” says the Lord.
“For I would be He who would eclipse every single heartache you have ever endured. I will buy it all. I will take your past, your present, and your future. I will take it all, and I will turn your life around,” says the Lord.
“If you would come and be married unto Me again, says the Lord. If you would leave your other lovers behind and be married unto Me, I will restore you, says the Lord. “ I do not just want to restore your heart. I want to turn your family’s life around, the destiny of your children and even redeem your family line,” says the Lord.
“For I am your Boaz and your kinsman redeemer. And this year, I am looking for a people who would choose the private place again over the stage. I am looking for a people who choose My plans over their own plans. I am looking for a people who choose My ways over their own ways. I am looking for a people who would sacrifice comfort and what they think makes sense, just to be obedient to the instructions I give them. For I am raising up a Waymaker people. I am raising up a Joshua people who will be Waymakers in the desert in this hour. For I need, I need a people who see differently, and you will only see differently when you linger. You will only see differently when you come into My presence and lay everything down.”
“Lay it down, lay it down, lay it down,” says the Lord.
“Where are you, Joshua? Where are you, Caleb? Where are My Waymakers? For you would say, ‘But I need to know the way! I need to know the way! I’m lost, Lord!’ But I say to you today, I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. And it is time to fully come back to Me. For in this season of battle, it has been easy to take refreshment from other things, but I am restoring you now unto Myself. And in that restoration, you shall find your footing again. You shall find your way again. You shall find the path again. For I am that Way, and you are coming back to the Way. And as you come back to the Way, you shall, in My presence, begin to birth the Way. And you shall be known as My Waymakers in the desert, My Waymakers in a shifting season, shifting My people from the sands of the desert and from the exodus of their religious toxification, and I will lead them into their promise.”
“But I need you this year to lay at My feet,” says the Lord. “I need you to lay at My feet,” says the Lord.
“Will you linger? Will you linger? Will you linger? Come to Me, My laid-down lovers. Come to Me, My burning ones. Consecrate yourselves unto Me afresh. Let go of everything that has entangled you, everything that has smothered your heart and tried to make it stony and hard, and I will give you a heart of flesh again. I will pour out honey upon the deepest of wounds. I will close up the gaping wounds of trauma from the past where every spirit that has been after you to assassinate you has left infested wounds. I am sealing them up now,” says the Lord.
“And I am restoring your heart from the places of Sheol and the death you have been wandering in during this season. For you have lost hope and found despair, and you have laid your mantle in the dust. But as you lay in My presence, you will pick it up again. You will find your language. You will find your unction. You will find your flow. You will find your joy again. Just when the enemy thought he had taken you out for good, I am restoring you. I am restoring you. And I am standing you to your feet with fresh strength, power, and might with a new song and a new sound that shall now bubble up from your belly,” says the Lord.
“Waymakers, this week, this year, linger!”
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By Nate Johnston
•
January 14, 2025
GUARD YOUR HEART The first thing I want to share is a scripture that I heard the Lord repeating over and over the last few days; “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it” Proverbs 4:23 And as i was thinking about what this could relate to this week apart from the obvious I heard the word “triggered” and knew right away that this week we must guard our hearts and be vigilant because the enemy may try to trigger you and bait you into warfare, conflict, or unnecessary drama, fear, worry, and doubts. Guard your hearts! Don’t be pulled left and right this week. Stay grounded and focussed. WHISPERING CYCLONES The second thing I want to share with you this week is to look out for the whispering cyclones. The Lord showed me there would be an increase, especially on social media and in the news, of chatter wars, slander, and witchcraft. The phrase the Lord gave me was “whispering cyclones.” These whispers seem innocent, pure, and some will even parade as righteous, but they are spiritual cyclones releasing witchcraft and sliming people. The Lord said “Tell them not to engage, for it is a distraction method of the enemy to get you off course to focus on your accuser rather than your Savior. Don’t engage with the cyclones. Don’t engage with the conversation of demons!” The Lord wants you this week to focus on prayer in the secret place and releasing the sound you were meant to release. When you focus on these whispering cyclones, it robs you of your purity and taints the sound you were meant to carry. WARNING DREAM SURGE The third thing I want to share with you this week is that dreams are going to increase. The Lord is going to release warning dreams and intercessory assignment dreams. The scripture that came to mind was Job 5:12: “He thwarts the plans of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success.” The Lord is releasing warning dreams but is also releasing dreams that show your authority to thwart and prevent tragedies in the spirit. Do not think that what He reveals is beyond you just because it may involve governmental matters or nations. The Lord has called you to pray. When you receive these warning dreams: Write them down. Pray them through with friends. And remember that your prayers avail much. God is looking for a new breed of watchmen in this hour, those who will rise with a fresh mantle to release the strategies of heaven, evict principalities and powers, and stop the plans of darkness. That’s you! HOPE DEFERRED CROSSROAD I heard the Lord say that this week, God is continuing to clear out areas of hope deferred. The phrase I heard was “hope deferred crossroads.” I believe we are in a process where the Lord is doing a deep soul work in His people and breaking hope deferred that has been sitting in the recesses of peoples souls like hardened concrete. This week, look out for moments where the Lord surfaces areas of your life that feel like barriers or unresolved issues. I saw them as shrines to past seasons, places where you had built a monument to disappointment. The Lord is asking you to lay them down so you can pick up fresh hope and new promises. This week will be a time of surrender. The Lord may lead you into healing moments where He asks for full access to those wounded places so He can break off the weight of disappointment. As you confront hope deferred, you’ll begin to notice a crossroad where things shift and areas that once felt blocked will suddenly open up. 4 YEAR CYCLES ENDING The next thing the Lord showed me was that He is clearing out old cycles from the last four years. There were specific cycles of attack that began in 2020, assignments of the enemy meant to hinder, delay, and assassinate you, not to mention tire you out and burn you out. The Lord is bringing restitution and restoration as we come to this 4 year mark. This will manifest in situations where you will finally see conclusions to struggles that have persisted since 2020. What this means is that you will notice a side release in places you have become accustomed to endless tediousness and difficulty. BUILDING THE UNUSUAL The Lord said to me, “This will be a year of building, but not according to what you’ve known.” God is calling His people to build the unusual. It won’t look like the typical ministry models but will mirror the Acts 2 model: family, not empires. Then the Lord spoke to me about 5 unusual expressions that he is right now calling people to break away from the norm to build. Spiritual Hospitals — refuge centers for the sick, broken, and addicted, demon possessed and hurting. Houses of healing and divine restoration. Adoption Centers — places where true spiritual mothers and fathers will Impart identity to the next generation and release the spirit of adoption over spiritual orphans. Launch Pads — places to train, equip, ignite and send people into their callings. Fellowship Tables — where the rejected and isolated can go to find true family. Prophetic Dream Teams — where there are no hidden group agendas, but rather war eagles who simply gather to pray, share dreams, and move on them. But there will also be many other unusual expressions that get awoken this week. Ideas and blueprints for raising powerful and healthy families and children. The question is, will you say yes to the unusual? STRATEGIC RELOCATIONS The Lord is relocating many people right now for strategic assignments. Dreams, visions, and supernatural direction will increase as God speaks to those who have felt silenced or stifled and stuck for a long time. The Lord is releasing a call to move, shift, and inherit territories for His Kingdom purposes. He is calling us into a Psalm 2:8 “Ask of Me, and I will give you the nations.” God is putting cities and nations on people’s hearts. He is searching for obedient ones who will rise as movers, shakers, and waymakers that will GO and do what He says to do. THE LION & THE TRUMPET As I was praying over this week I saw a vision of a timid lion, and this lion was walking around growling, but it was almost like the growl of a lion that was incredibly sick. Suddenly, I saw the Spirit of the Lord come upon this lion, and the lion began to roar in power. I knew it was the Lord showing me what is happening in the body of Christ right now. I then saw a trumpet in the spirit coming from the mouth of the lion. It was the sound of a trumpet blaring, and I believe that this week there is a shift taking place in the body of Christ. The Lord is restoring the trumpet back to the Church. It will start small but the sound will begin to grow louder. It’s the unapologetic cry of David in the land that will take down giants and evict principalities and powers in the land. The Lord is doing something new, and it carries the weight of the moment when you’ve been pressed and pushed into a corner for so long. Suddenly, there comes an unction, a fresh moment when the Spirit of the Living God comes upon you. Out of that place of suppression, oppression, being tied down and held back, suddenly from deep within you comes the fresh cry and sound of the worshiper you were called to be - the eagle of war. Look out this week for a fresh unction of the Holy Spirit that will open the mouths of those who have been canceled by the Church and canceled by the world. PRAY OVER THE INAUGURATION Lastly, as I have been praying over the United States and the inauguration on the 20th we have felt strongly that the enemies plans are still to continue to derail it in some way shape or form and to continue to use demonic and divisive propaganda to create havoc. This week we must pray for our leaders and pray for no terror or calamity to come against them. Also pray for all plots and plans of harm and terror around the nation to be overturned in Jesus name. In a dream recently I saw President Trump stand to speak when the microphone was cut. Then I saw blood stained hands and knew the Lord was revealing the hidden plans that have brought pain and bloodshed in the name of political gain and demonic agendas. Let’s pray people of God! LET JESUS BE YOUR ONLY REWARD Finally, let Jesus be your reward. Seek Him above all other voices. Talk with Him more than you scroll on social media. Be in His presence instead of being pulled by all the constant distractions. If you haven’t felt His presence for a while, I encourage you to linger until you recover what was lost. Stay focussed. Stay surrendered. God is moving!
By Nate Johnston
•
January 10, 2025
When you go through seasons of witchcraft, slander, and constant entanglements around you that are toxic, when you experience betrayal, become involved in other people’s messes, sin, and areas of compromise—without realizing it, you’ve entangled yourself and your soul in something that can feel difficult to shake off. This entanglement can create and produce situations around you that are toxic. You often wonder, “Why, God? Why is this happening to me? Why am I going through this situation? Why am I waking up feeling anxious, tired, worn out, burnt out, scattered, and frustrated? Why does it feel like I have creative block? Why have I lost my vision? Why am I feeling this sudden heaviness, not wanting to wake up, not wanting to step into my purpose and calling?” Many of these are signs that we’ve been through a season where slime and poison have been slung at us, and inadvertently, they have entered into our spiritual bloodstream. This has affected our emotional state, our soul state, and even our mental state. I believe this month the Lord is extracting that poison. He’s been doing this for a few months now, but I believe that this month, it’s coming to a head. The last two nights, I’ve had very similar dreams. In the first dream, a snake was trying to bite my hand, and as I grabbed the snake to prevent it from biting my other hand, venom began to drip down its teeth. In the second dream, I placed my hand on a tree when a spider crawled down and began to shoot out some kind of poison that landed on my leg. I began to feel the burning sensation until I washed it off. These two dreams only confirmed what the Lord has been showing me. We must wash off the poison. We must extract the poison. We must step out of situations and circumstances where poison and venom have been entering the bloodstream of our lives and calling, poisoning us for what is ahead. That is the ultimate plan of the enemy. If he cannot assassinate you just as you’re about to step into something powerful, then he will try to poison you. If he can’t stop what God has for you, he will try to poison you so that you enter into your next season weakened, without the mental, emotional, or spiritual capacity to handle what is coming. His plan is to weaken you bit by bit until you are in your sickbed. His plan is to get you in the wrong headspace, heart space, and spiritual space so you actually run from the new day dawning rather than embrace it. It’s this interesting space where the very breakthrough you’ve been praying for, when it finally comes, becomes difficult to seize because of the poison you’ve endured. That is why, right now, the Lord is saying, “Look away from the distractions and look to Me. Untangle yourself from the swirl leading you into decay and fragmentation. Come back to My face. Come back to My presence.” Because in His presence is the healing and deliverance you need to extract the last bits of poison that have been wreaking havoc on your system. Now, I know there are many out there who are facing even physical symptoms, and you’re probably wondering, “Does this include me as well? I’ve literally had toxins, parasites, and other things wrong with my blood, my body, my system.” I believe in many cases what is taking place in people’s bodies right now is connected to what is taking place in the spirit. It’s not all the time, but it can happen. What occurs in the spiritual realm often creates effects in our physical bodies. As I’m sharing this word, I want you to grab this by faith that the Lord would not only cleanse you spiritually, emotionally, and mentally, but He would cleanse your body as well. He will extract the poison, the heavy metals, parasites, disease, and issues affecting your body, and remove the parasites of this past season. Amen? I love the scripture where Jesus said to the leper; Be clean!” (Matthew 8:3) And I believe that right now, He is saying this over the church: “Be clean! Be made whole! Come out from the poison!” Many of us have spiritualized being involved in messes, but not all messes around us are ours to engage with. When God leads you into places where there is poison or venom, He anoints you for it. But when He has not given you the instruction, you will only reap the effects of being involved in something there is no grace for. So God is untangling you from those places right now. So be made whole. Be cleansed in the name of Jesus. I command all venom and all poison that have been in your system, affecting you emotionally, mentally, spiritually, and physically, to be broken off your life now, in the name of Jesus!
By Nate Johnston
•
January 14, 2025
GUARD YOUR HEART The first thing I want to share is a scripture that I heard the Lord repeating over and over the last few days; “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it” Proverbs 4:23 And as i was thinking about what this could relate to this week apart from the obvious I heard the word “triggered” and knew right away that this week we must guard our hearts and be vigilant because the enemy may try to trigger you and bait you into warfare, conflict, or unnecessary drama, fear, worry, and doubts. Guard your hearts! Don’t be pulled left and right this week. Stay grounded and focussed. WHISPERING CYCLONES The second thing I want to share with you this week is to look out for the whispering cyclones. The Lord showed me there would be an increase, especially on social media and in the news, of chatter wars, slander, and witchcraft. The phrase the Lord gave me was “whispering cyclones.” These whispers seem innocent, pure, and some will even parade as righteous, but they are spiritual cyclones releasing witchcraft and sliming people. The Lord said “Tell them not to engage, for it is a distraction method of the enemy to get you off course to focus on your accuser rather than your Savior. Don’t engage with the cyclones. Don’t engage with the conversation of demons!” The Lord wants you this week to focus on prayer in the secret place and releasing the sound you were meant to release. When you focus on these whispering cyclones, it robs you of your purity and taints the sound you were meant to carry. WARNING DREAM SURGE The third thing I want to share with you this week is that dreams are going to increase. The Lord is going to release warning dreams and intercessory assignment dreams. The scripture that came to mind was Job 5:12: “He thwarts the plans of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success.” The Lord is releasing warning dreams but is also releasing dreams that show your authority to thwart and prevent tragedies in the spirit. Do not think that what He reveals is beyond you just because it may involve governmental matters or nations. The Lord has called you to pray. When you receive these warning dreams: Write them down. Pray them through with friends. And remember that your prayers avail much. God is looking for a new breed of watchmen in this hour, those who will rise with a fresh mantle to release the strategies of heaven, evict principalities and powers, and stop the plans of darkness. That’s you! HOPE DEFERRED CROSSROAD I heard the Lord say that this week, God is continuing to clear out areas of hope deferred. The phrase I heard was “hope deferred crossroads.” I believe we are in a process where the Lord is doing a deep soul work in His people and breaking hope deferred that has been sitting in the recesses of peoples souls like hardened concrete. This week, look out for moments where the Lord surfaces areas of your life that feel like barriers or unresolved issues. I saw them as shrines to past seasons, places where you had built a monument to disappointment. The Lord is asking you to lay them down so you can pick up fresh hope and new promises. This week will be a time of surrender. The Lord may lead you into healing moments where He asks for full access to those wounded places so He can break off the weight of disappointment. As you confront hope deferred, you’ll begin to notice a crossroad where things shift and areas that once felt blocked will suddenly open up. 4 YEAR CYCLES ENDING The next thing the Lord showed me was that He is clearing out old cycles from the last four years. There were specific cycles of attack that began in 2020, assignments of the enemy meant to hinder, delay, and assassinate you, not to mention tire you out and burn you out. The Lord is bringing restitution and restoration as we come to this 4 year mark. This will manifest in situations where you will finally see conclusions to struggles that have persisted since 2020. What this means is that you will notice a side release in places you have become accustomed to endless tediousness and difficulty. BUILDING THE UNUSUAL The Lord said to me, “This will be a year of building, but not according to what you’ve known.” God is calling His people to build the unusual. It won’t look like the typical ministry models but will mirror the Acts 2 model: family, not empires. Then the Lord spoke to me about 5 unusual expressions that he is right now calling people to break away from the norm to build. Spiritual Hospitals — refuge centers for the sick, broken, and addicted, demon possessed and hurting. Houses of healing and divine restoration. Adoption Centers — places where true spiritual mothers and fathers will Impart identity to the next generation and release the spirit of adoption over spiritual orphans. Launch Pads — places to train, equip, ignite and send people into their callings. Fellowship Tables — where the rejected and isolated can go to find true family. Prophetic Dream Teams — where there are no hidden group agendas, but rather war eagles who simply gather to pray, share dreams, and move on them. But there will also be many other unusual expressions that get awoken this week. Ideas and blueprints for raising powerful and healthy families and children. The question is, will you say yes to the unusual? STRATEGIC RELOCATIONS The Lord is relocating many people right now for strategic assignments. Dreams, visions, and supernatural direction will increase as God speaks to those who have felt silenced or stifled and stuck for a long time. The Lord is releasing a call to move, shift, and inherit territories for His Kingdom purposes. He is calling us into a Psalm 2:8 “Ask of Me, and I will give you the nations.” God is putting cities and nations on people’s hearts. He is searching for obedient ones who will rise as movers, shakers, and waymakers that will GO and do what He says to do. THE LION & THE TRUMPET As I was praying over this week I saw a vision of a timid lion, and this lion was walking around growling, but it was almost like the growl of a lion that was incredibly sick. Suddenly, I saw the Spirit of the Lord come upon this lion, and the lion began to roar in power. I knew it was the Lord showing me what is happening in the body of Christ right now. I then saw a trumpet in the spirit coming from the mouth of the lion. It was the sound of a trumpet blaring, and I believe that this week there is a shift taking place in the body of Christ. The Lord is restoring the trumpet back to the Church. It will start small but the sound will begin to grow louder. It’s the unapologetic cry of David in the land that will take down giants and evict principalities and powers in the land. The Lord is doing something new, and it carries the weight of the moment when you’ve been pressed and pushed into a corner for so long. Suddenly, there comes an unction, a fresh moment when the Spirit of the Living God comes upon you. Out of that place of suppression, oppression, being tied down and held back, suddenly from deep within you comes the fresh cry and sound of the worshiper you were called to be - the eagle of war. Look out this week for a fresh unction of the Holy Spirit that will open the mouths of those who have been canceled by the Church and canceled by the world. PRAY OVER THE INAUGURATION Lastly, as I have been praying over the United States and the inauguration on the 20th we have felt strongly that the enemies plans are still to continue to derail it in some way shape or form and to continue to use demonic and divisive propaganda to create havoc. This week we must pray for our leaders and pray for no terror or calamity to come against them. Also pray for all plots and plans of harm and terror around the nation to be overturned in Jesus name. In a dream recently I saw President Trump stand to speak when the microphone was cut. Then I saw blood stained hands and knew the Lord was revealing the hidden plans that have brought pain and bloodshed in the name of political gain and demonic agendas. Let’s pray people of God! LET JESUS BE YOUR ONLY REWARD Finally, let Jesus be your reward. Seek Him above all other voices. Talk with Him more than you scroll on social media. Be in His presence instead of being pulled by all the constant distractions. If you haven’t felt His presence for a while, I encourage you to linger until you recover what was lost. Stay focussed. Stay surrendered. God is moving!
By Nate Johnston
•
January 10, 2025
When you go through seasons of witchcraft, slander, and constant entanglements around you that are toxic, when you experience betrayal, become involved in other people’s messes, sin, and areas of compromise—without realizing it, you’ve entangled yourself and your soul in something that can feel difficult to shake off. This entanglement can create and produce situations around you that are toxic. You often wonder, “Why, God? Why is this happening to me? Why am I going through this situation? Why am I waking up feeling anxious, tired, worn out, burnt out, scattered, and frustrated? Why does it feel like I have creative block? Why have I lost my vision? Why am I feeling this sudden heaviness, not wanting to wake up, not wanting to step into my purpose and calling?” Many of these are signs that we’ve been through a season where slime and poison have been slung at us, and inadvertently, they have entered into our spiritual bloodstream. This has affected our emotional state, our soul state, and even our mental state. I believe this month the Lord is extracting that poison. He’s been doing this for a few months now, but I believe that this month, it’s coming to a head. The last two nights, I’ve had very similar dreams. In the first dream, a snake was trying to bite my hand, and as I grabbed the snake to prevent it from biting my other hand, venom began to drip down its teeth. In the second dream, I placed my hand on a tree when a spider crawled down and began to shoot out some kind of poison that landed on my leg. I began to feel the burning sensation until I washed it off. These two dreams only confirmed what the Lord has been showing me. We must wash off the poison. We must extract the poison. We must step out of situations and circumstances where poison and venom have been entering the bloodstream of our lives and calling, poisoning us for what is ahead. That is the ultimate plan of the enemy. If he cannot assassinate you just as you’re about to step into something powerful, then he will try to poison you. If he can’t stop what God has for you, he will try to poison you so that you enter into your next season weakened, without the mental, emotional, or spiritual capacity to handle what is coming. His plan is to weaken you bit by bit until you are in your sickbed. His plan is to get you in the wrong headspace, heart space, and spiritual space so you actually run from the new day dawning rather than embrace it. It’s this interesting space where the very breakthrough you’ve been praying for, when it finally comes, becomes difficult to seize because of the poison you’ve endured. That is why, right now, the Lord is saying, “Look away from the distractions and look to Me. Untangle yourself from the swirl leading you into decay and fragmentation. Come back to My face. Come back to My presence.” Because in His presence is the healing and deliverance you need to extract the last bits of poison that have been wreaking havoc on your system. Now, I know there are many out there who are facing even physical symptoms, and you’re probably wondering, “Does this include me as well? I’ve literally had toxins, parasites, and other things wrong with my blood, my body, my system.” I believe in many cases what is taking place in people’s bodies right now is connected to what is taking place in the spirit. It’s not all the time, but it can happen. What occurs in the spiritual realm often creates effects in our physical bodies. As I’m sharing this word, I want you to grab this by faith that the Lord would not only cleanse you spiritually, emotionally, and mentally, but He would cleanse your body as well. He will extract the poison, the heavy metals, parasites, disease, and issues affecting your body, and remove the parasites of this past season. Amen? I love the scripture where Jesus said to the leper; Be clean!” (Matthew 8:3) And I believe that right now, He is saying this over the church: “Be clean! Be made whole! Come out from the poison!” Many of us have spiritualized being involved in messes, but not all messes around us are ours to engage with. When God leads you into places where there is poison or venom, He anoints you for it. But when He has not given you the instruction, you will only reap the effects of being involved in something there is no grace for. So God is untangling you from those places right now. So be made whole. Be cleansed in the name of Jesus. I command all venom and all poison that have been in your system, affecting you emotionally, mentally, spiritually, and physically, to be broken off your life now, in the name of Jesus!
By Nate Johnston
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January 7, 2025
Can you hear the sound of water flooding desert plains where the weary and tired have gathered in their season of deep detox and religious exodus? They are no longer the wise. They are no longer the arrived. They are no longer adorning gold-studded garments and speaking the eloquent words that cause people to marvel. They are broken. They are on their knees, desperate for the living water once again. For they tried to drink the water of the Pharisee for many years, but it only left them sick and parched. And now, here we are in a season of the wilderness washing, the deep cleansing that can only come from departing from the shores we’ve become accustomed to. The shores of convenience and comfort. The shores of our ambition and the American dream. Once green, then we ripened, and then the rot began to set in because we grew fruit apart from the Vine. We looked for a savior in ourselves instead of the Savior. We built monuments to our achievements instead of constantly looking for ways to give Him every part of ourselves, constantly emptying, constantly dependent for every breath. We have been full. We have been fat. We thought we knew everything. And then we leveled out because we lost Him in the process. But now, here we are in the season of the wilderness washing. Many are departing and leaving the place of man’s towers and breath-taking babels. The place we crashed for the sake of building kingdom. Burning ourselves out. Leaving ourselves spent. Cutting ourselves up for the masses like manna. “Look at God’s anointed” we said. “Look at my crowns” All the while, blocking out the Son. But we are in the days of great humbling and coming back to the place where it all started, the brokenness, the repentance, and the washing. And I can hear it now. I can hear the water rippling like a ravine filling to overflow. The river of the Lord is looking for the people who are parched and dry just as much as they are looking for Him. And it’s time for a fresh baptism of repentance and cleansing once again. (Acts 3:19) Because we need it. We’ve all felt like Naaman, leprous, covered in sores, feeling like our own decisions and vain ambitions have led us to this point. “God, why would You rescue me? Why would You show me mercy?” Yet in His mercy, He’s leading us to the washing. “Go down to the river and wash.” He is saying (2 Kings 5:10) Nine times, up and down. “But It’s not doing anything, Lord.” “Go down again.” Then we emerge cleansed, pure, wholly set apart once again. We’ve all felt like Peter, who denied Him. Yet Jesus still calls, “Peter, feed My sheep.” The Lord is restoring us back to our first encounter, to the place where it all began. The church is headed for a wilderness washing. We’re not going to see it in the synagogues. We’re not going to see it where the cameras can broadcast it, where we can yet again marvel at our cleverness. There is a grassroots movement beginning, leading the church out from the whitewashed tombs, festering with dead manna and maggots. And He’s leading us back to sonship. Back to the voice of the Dove declaring: “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” (Matthew 3:17) So right now, if you’re looking at the wilderness your path leading into the wilderness and not understanding why you’re being led here again, it is because He’s delivering us. It’s not because you were lost but because you are on track. It’s the road to Emmaus where you feel like crying, “Jesus, where are You?” (Luke 24:13-35) Not knowing He was there with you the whole time. He’s leading us back to the beginning. This, my friends, is the wilderness washing. Are you ready?
By Nate Johnston
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January 6, 2025
THE CALL TO FASTING & PRAYER The first area I want to encourage you in this week is the importance of fasting and prayer. This is not just a seasonal focus but something I believe the Lord is emphasizing for all of 2025. God is seeking a people of prayer. Historically, every revival and reformation in the earth has begun with a praying people. As the scripture declares, “My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations” (Isaiah 56:7). I believe the Lord is restoring this mandate for His people. As a prophetic community, we are called to intercede. When you see chaos and brokenness around you, your response should be to pray, not to gossip, criticize, or react in judgment. Our call is to legislate spiritually through prayer and fasting. As Jesus declared, “This kind can come out only by prayer and fasting” (Mark 9:29). Prayer is what breaks strongholds, shifts atmospheres, and brings breakthroughs in families, communities, and nations. Ask the Lord what He is calling you to fast and how to dedicate yourself to this lifestyle of intercession in 2025. RESTORATION OF THE PRIESTHOOD The Lord is restoring the priesthood in this hour, much like in the days of Eli and Samuel. We are living in a time where the spirit of Eli’s house—compromise and corruption, has monopolized much of the Church. Yet, God is raising a Samuel Generation, a people who will minister unto the Lord with purity of heart, even in a barren spiritual landscape. “Then I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest who shall do according to what is in My heart and in My mind.” (1 Samuel 2:35) This generation is called to lay down in His presence, posture themselves to hear His voice, and remove every idol or distraction that has drawn them away from true intimacy with the Lord. Return to your first love and minister unto Him alone. BRING YOUR PLANS BEFORE THE LORD As you step into 2025, bring your plans before the Lord. Seek His wisdom on what you are meant to be doing and what you are not. This is not a year to be overwhelmed or scattered in a million directions. The Lord is calling His people to steward well the few assignments He has given, rather than spreading themselves thin. “Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.” (Proverbs 16:3) He is rebuilding you, and as He does, He will also call you to build and rebuild. Pay attention to what He reveals. Some projects will need to be laid down, while others will require your full focus. Trust the process and avoid comparison or pressure to overcommit. NEW RELATIONAL ALIGNMENTS This month, new alignments are forming. These connections will be pure and will strengthen you instead of robbing you, as in the past. The Lord is realigning people with divine partnerships that will bring support, encouragement, and true heart knitting. Trust the Holy Spirit to highlight the relationships that will propel you forward and help you fulfill your calling. LET GO OF OLD BAGGAGE The Lord is calling His people to lay down unnecessary baggage that has hindered their progress. This includes mindsets, daily fears, cycles of bad thinking, and anxieties that have weighed heavily. It’s time to surrender these burdens at His feet. “Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.” (1 Peter 5:7) Release the burdens you’ve carried from the past season and walk in the freedom Christ has given you. You can’t operate at the emotional intelligence level you did in 2024. A MONTH OF MOVEMENT & TRANSITION January is a month of significant movement and shifting. This can feel overwhelming, especially if you’re still recovering from the weight of the previous year. However, this shift is necessary. It’s a wind of change that will move you from places of stagnation into new clarity and purpose. As you navigate this movement, here are two keys for clarity: Unusual Instruction: Be attentive to unusual guidance from the Holy Spirit. The Lord often breaks patterns by giving instructions that seem unfamiliar yet are marked with peace. Peace as Confirmation: Follow the peace of God as your guide. Even when the instruction feels challenging, divine peace will accompany it. “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.” (Isaiah 26:3) A MAJOR FOCUS ON SOUL HEALTH The Lord is delivering His people from emotional and spiritual fragmentation. Many have been operating under a “shroud” a false covering that has limited their identity and purpose, much like when David attempted to wear Saul’s armor (1 Samuel 17:38-39). This year will be marked by soul restoration. The Lord is calling His people to prioritize their emotional health and wholeness. It’s a year where you will need to say no to many things in order to protect your well-being. The days of being the “savior” for everyone else while neglecting your own health are over. “Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.” (3 John 1:2) SINGLE MINDED FOCUS The Lord is bringing His people back to singular focus. The body of Christ has been scattered and double-minded for too long. But now He is simplifying and refocusing His people. “If your eye is single, your whole body will be full of light.” (Matthew 6:22) A single focus on the Lord will bring clarity, peace, and a return to the original vision God gave you before distraction set in. DREAMS WILL GUIDE YOUR PATH The Lord is releasing prophetic dreams like never before, aligning with Joel 2:28: “Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.” Pay close attention to these dreams as they will give divine direction, strategy, and confirmation for your next steps. Write them down and seek the Lord for their interpretation. TAKE THE HIGHER ROAD This is a season where the Lord will lift you to a higher vantage point. He is calling His people to rise above the battles and limitations of 2024 and see from His heavenly perspective. “The Sovereign Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like the feet of a deer, He enables me to tread on the heights.” (Habakkuk 3:19) The Lord is positioning you for victory by taking you higher. DISCERNING GLOBAL SWIRLS I believe the Lord is releasing a governmental grace upon His people in this season. He is giving divine wisdom, prophetic clarity, and strategy to navigate the complex and shifting global landscape. There are many unusual signs, strange events, and chaotic narratives swirling in the world right now. This atmosphere has left many believers feeling unsafe, unsure, and disoriented. However, the Lord is calling His people to rise above the confusion and discern with clarity what is truly happening. The Holy Spirit will serve as a lie detector, helping the body of Christ distinguish truth from deception. This prophetic insight will not only expose the tactics of the enemy but also reveal heavenly strategies on how to respond effectively. God is not a God of confusion but of peace (1 Corinthians 14:33). He is providing supernatural understanding to help His people stand firm and not be shaken by the instability of the world. Trust Him to guide you with wisdom and boldness as you pray and act in alignment with His purposes. I pray this word blesses and strengthens you In Jesus’ name!
