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THE PATH OF HOLINESS

Nate Johnston

THE PATH OF HOLINESS

THE PATH OF HOLINESS

FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN ON THE PATH OF CONFLICT, I AM LEADING YOU TO A PATHWAY OF MY VINDICATION! 


Earlier this week, I had a dream where I was being pursued by wild beasts and lions that were chasing after me. I knew that I was going after the calling that God had placed on my life, and yet I felt like I was being pursued at every corner. Have you ever felt like this too? Then suddenly a flaming sword came down into the road and divided it—separating these beasts from me, so they were unable to get to me. 


Then I heard a voice say, "Sever the path. Close the door. Shut all access points. This is a new chapter; this is a new path. Walk in it!"


Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” (Isaiah 30:21 NIV)


I knew this was an instruction of the Lord to sever and bring closure to areas of the past, but I also knew this was the Lord speaking about how we had entered into a time of the closing of an old door and the beginning of a new one—the severing of an old path and the beginning of a new one. I knew immediately this was for the pioneers who'd been pioneering on a particular journey for such a long period of time. It was for those who've been in transition for a long period of time and have been walking a certain way, they have now become familiar with the different aspects of the road—the different enemies, the different hurdles, the different issues, and the specific terrain. But I knew this was the Lord now saying, "Hey, this new path you're about to walk on is going to look very different from what you've known." I also knew it was the Lord speaking about the ending of a season of warfare and opposition and the beginning of a season of protection and favor, and the restoration of joy and strength. 


I knew this was the Lord speaking into a new path and a season of time where we will have the ability to focus on the building rather than just the defending—like Nehemiah in the rebuilding of the wall where his people had to constantly hold a sword in one hand and a building tool in the other. This would be a season where we can use both hands and all our effort and might can be focused on the building, where we won't have to constantly keep defending ourselves from the ravenous beasts that have been at our doorstep. 


A scripture came into my spirit instantly;


And a highway will be there;

   it will be called the Way of Holiness;

   it will be for those who walk on that Way.

The unclean will not journey on it;

   wicked fools will not go about on it.

No lion will be there,

   nor any ravenous beast;

   they will not be found there.
But only the redeemed will walk there,

   and those the Lord has rescued will return.

They will enter Zion with singing;

   everlasting joy will crown their heads.
Gladness and joy will overtake them,

   and sorrow and sighing will flee away. (Isaiah 35:8-10 NIV)


I knew this was the Lord speaking over us: that we are entering a new path and journey—we have turned a corner! Many of us are leaving the tiresome road of constant battery and battle and we are entering a season of offensive occupation and fulfillment. Just as David had his season of being alone in the wilderness having to defend his sheep and fight bears and lions, we have been in this season too, wondering when the purpose would meet us and when we would finally leave the wild goose chase of spending all of our energy on putting out fires and defending ourselves and our families against invaders. 


Now the Lord says, "You are entering the season of seeing what the battle season was for, and instead of being invaded, you will now invade the enemy's territory and take back what was stolen! Now you will see what the tempering and refining season was forging inside you and your divine purpose being unveiled. You are entering a highway of holiness season—a path for the set-apart ones who haven’t wavered. This is where you will see the fruit of your blind yes."


It's going to be a time and a season when we're able to focus completely on what He has given us. It will be a time of revelation, a time of renewal and strength, and a time of restoration of joy for this long season behind us. We've had to war, contend, and battle for the promise but now we are entering into a time of peace and rest. 


WATCH ME DEAL WITH THE LIONS

I felt the deliverance of the Lord coming to many right now and the Lord said “And now watch me deal with the lions!” I knew this was for those who have been in the thick of the battle over their lives, families, and destiny—where the enemy has sought to take them out and discredit them. This season, watch as the Lord pursues the lions and clears your name. Now you will enter the new path unscathed, and the old tyrant masters and bullying circumstances will hang over your head no longer!


"They [the former tyrant masters] are dead, they shall not live and reappear; they are powerless ghosts, they shall not rise and come back. Therefore You have visited and made an end of them and caused every memory of them [every trace of their supremacy] to perish" Isaiah 26:14


SEVER THE ACCESS POINTS

I felt the instruction in this revelation from the Lord was really quite simple, but it is something that we have to be intentional about right now—maybe it's going to even take a few months. The Lord is wanting us to take care of the areas—the access points—where the enemy is constantly getting to us and keeping us tethered to the past season. This is the time when the Lord is really wanting us to deal with the areas where we have been double-minded and doubted Him. 


From around October 2022, through to even now, there has been an assignment of full assault trying to bombard God's people and stop them from entering this new path so that they would not see the promise in the days to come. It was the enemy’s attempt to thwart the fulfillment of the promise that he could see coming to those who have stood and walked faithfully through years, even when the path didn’t make sense. But these access points have been vital areas of hearts that when compromised it has caused many to turn and walk away, or to settle for an inferior and counterfeit path. Don’t settle! 


BREAK UNEQUALLY YOKED ALIGNMENTS

In this instruction, I also felt that it was crucial to bring closure to the relationships and the ties that have been unequally yoked for some time. Often we can stay in connection with people who have drifted from the path because we feel a sense of loyalty to them and don’t want to see them in a bad place, but in doing so we can hold ourselves back from the path and even drift from the path ourselves. 


There has been a massive push from the enemy to put stocks on the feet of those moving forward by tethering them to people and the expectations from past seasons. Look for the blast from the past situations that reveal themselves in the next few months and deal with them quickly. This plan of the enemy has come with a controlling spirit, guilt, and condemnation that you are leaving people behind but the Lord showed me that these people are simply not willing to move where God is moving so they would rather hold you back. Discern the game at play and sever the ties! 


Also, check your alignments right now. Are they freeing you and empowering you or policing you and forcing you to submit to a false sense of covering that actually lacks true Kingdom covenant connection? You need covenant connection on this new path and nothing else—let that be your standard. Anything less is unequally yoked and in due time will trip you up and lead you back into the path of endless chatter and conflict. 


This is a time when God's going to deal with the wrong alignments—the wolves and the lions—that have been waiting and crushing you at every point. God is going to shut down every access point so that we can move into this new season uncluttered and completely focused on what He is leading us into. Get ready for a time of new relational alignments. Get ready for a time of the Lord leading you to people who will be selfless, people who will lift your arms up. A tribe of people who will get you well—you don't have to explain yourself to them anymore and you don't have to beg them to be in your life to do things with and run with. This will be a time and a season where you'll find the people that get your heart and who will surround you. So get ready for a new tribe in this season—in this new path—for just as the enemy has been roaring around like a lion looking for those he can devour through wrong alignments the Lord is dealing with his plans and is aligning and connecting you with people who will be for you and stand with you.


NO BACKUP PLANS

Even recently, Christy and I felt the Lord speak clearly and say, “I don't want you to have any backup plans. Cut the cord!” 


I think it's quite a normal thing for pioneers when the Lord calls them out into the deep, for them to begin to plan for a backup route or path. Because as pioneers know, sometimes the seasons the Lord leads us into don't look like successes at first. In fact, quite a lot of the time they feel like failures—things fall apart and things don't work. It could become easy to develop a backup plan just in case we need it, but I feel strongly the Lord saying, "Don't! I do not want you to have any backup plan this season. I want you to be all in on what I'm doing." 


I feel there's an instruction in these words from the Lord to completely sever and do away with the past season and to devote this new path and this new season to the Lord where we have a hundred percent focus on where He's leading us and what He's leading us into. What does that look like for your path—for your life and for your family? 


STOP CASTING YOUR PEARLS! 

The Lord says, "The enemy will not have any access point to you if you are protective of what I have given to you." This is a season the Lord doesn't want you to cast your pearls anymore before the swine. This is a season He doesn't want you to continue forfeiting the call on your life or handing it over to other people you feel are more capable of running in that calling. This is not a season to hide, a season to be quiet, a season to run, or a season to put your calling on the shelf for another time. This is a season to step into all that He's called you to be with no beasts at your door and with no constant attacks and arrows flying at you from every corner—you will be able to fully step into the call that God has for you. 


PURSUE THE GIANTS IN THE LAND!

This is a season the Lord wants you to pursue the giants in the earth. "This is a season," says the Lord, "where I am taking you from a place of being pursued to you becoming the pursuer. You are going from being constantly attacked and constantly persecuted to a season where you will persecute the enemy and you'll unveil, reveal, and expose his plans to the world. In this season, I'm flipping the script and I'm overturning the tables where you had enemies constantly at your doorstep trying to prevent you from entering into the promise. This will be the season where you foiled their plans and you lead many others into their promise. Will I not do it?" Says the Lord. 


AND YOU WILL FINALLY BIRTH IT! 

And then I heard the Lord say, “And now comes the birthing that has been delayed! I'm cutting off all access points so that the birthing suite will be safe for you to birth what I've given you to birth!”


"This will be a season," says the Lord, "where you will be able to completely feel safe. Many have been waiting for a long season, many have been waiting for an environment and a habitat that feels safe for them to birth what I have given them—and this will be that season," says the Lord. "It will be a season where you do not have to look over your shoulder anymore, waiting for something that is trying to take you out. This will be a season where you'll feel peace, the release, and the 'go' to finally plant your feet and birth what I've given you, and you will build in peace," says the Lord.


IF YOU DREAM IT I WILL BUILD IT

"You will have the resources, you will have the funds, you will have the support to be able to build what I've given you. You will have the infrastructure, you will have the plans, and you'll know that it is a season, a grace, and a time to be able to establish what I've given you. You will wander no more—you will stop looking and you will not have to continually be seeking—but you will find and you'll establish your feet and plant your feet in the land that I've given to you," says the Lord. "You will finally build and establish that which I've put on the inside of you. But will you dream with Me or will you keep looking at your circumstances and letting them taunt you? For if you dream it, I will build it! "


LET THE OLD PATH GO

As I was talking to the Lord about all of this, I felt a strong sense of needing to surrender everything that I had walked through and was still carrying—mindsets, fears, people, all of it! So what was I carrying?


“Your directions and your will,” I heard Him say. Ouch. 

“Your failures and thinking this will end badly,” I heard Him then say. Ouch again. 

"Ok Lord, I lay it all down. I have to step into this with fresh eyes and a heart uncluttered." 


Will you lay it all down and surrender everything? I feel such a fear of the Lord over this new path. It feels like holy ground and we shouldn’t step into it with the same familiarity—we need to leave that on the old path. What do you need to let go of? What about the people on your old path that didn’t—or couldn’t—come with you? On this new path, you can’t be focused on what other people are doing and saying or you will miss what God is doing. You can’t look around at Sodom like Lot's wife did and also be able to hold your gaze with Jesus. You are going to have to tune out the disapproval and noise of others and make the only thing you hear and see the King of Glory. 


Let it all go…


A DETOUR FROM THE HUSTLE INTO HOLINESS

And lastly, let me speak from the heart. I have felt such a strong intentional pull away from the old wineskin of the hustle and busyness. In this season you will fight fewer battles as you leave the busy and embrace rest. It will require saying "no" more often. There are opportunities and doors that look and sound good but they are stealing the peace and energy needed for something else—discernment is needed to know what is from God for you and what is for someone else. You will have to truly discern and know what you are called to do and what you aren’t, and be unapologetic about turning away what isn’t ordained by God for you and your family. This pathway of holiness season is a "separated unto the Lord" season where He will lead you off the merry go round of constant warring and fighting and into a settling and establishing, but it will require intentionally leaning into His presence and refusing to be baited into old cycles and patterns.


  • Leave the hustle: It only hurts you and puts you in dangerous situations.
  • Don’t let people buy you or let your anointing be sold.
  • Refuse to be sidetracked by constant fires and emergencies.
  • Let this be a season where the Spirit of Holiness comes upon you and leads you on the path of the redeemed.


ALL FOR JESUS!


SOW

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By Nate Johnston • April 8, 2025
“Since the days of John the Baptist, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and the violent take it by force.” — Matthew 11:12 I believe we are in this season again... We are in the days of a new John the Baptist moment - where the church gets shaken up and emptied OUTSIDE the city, and where God commissions and baptizes people for the work of the kingdom in radical ways. It’s where the whole church gets off the bench and begins to play in the game, turning from spectators to participators. With that thought in mind, I had a dream last week that I believe speaks into what many are navigating right now. The dream was simple: I saw what looked like a muddy paddock or maybe even a large pig pen. It was messy. There was mud, straw, grass everywhere and strangely, it was functioning as a car park. Suddenly, cars started driving into this field, one after another, forming neat rows like they were getting ready for something big. I could hear engines revving, like they were preparing for a race or a show. In the dream, I felt an unusual excitement, even in the mud. It was dirty, unorganized, and chaotic but it felt like something powerful was about to begin. When I woke up, I thought “Was that a pizza dream?” But the more I prayed and reflected on it, the more I sensed the Lord highlighting this as a picture of the season many of us are in right now. NAVIGATING A MUDDY FIELD SEASON When I think about the muddy field, I’m reminded of Proverbs 14:4: “Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but abundant harvest comes by the strength of the ox.” In other words, no mess means no movement. If we want harvest, we need to embrace some chaos. We often want the field to be spotless before the harvest begins but God says, “I’m moving now, even in the mess.” I also thought of the moment when Jesus cast demons into the pigs (Mark 5:11-13). That pigpen moment came just before a man was fully delivered, restored, and commissioned. It was messy, but miraculous. Right now, many are in a muddy season. It feels dirty. It feels confusing. You’re facing unexpected warfare, slander, spiritual slime, and things you didn’t see coming. It feels like with every step, your shoes and your soul get heavier. But here’s what the Lord is saying: Even in this chaos, I am preparing to launch something. The cars in the dream represent movements, ministries, and vehicles of glory, and they were lining up, revving up, preparing to GO. God is birthing movements. But He’s not waiting for things to be perfect, polished, or pristine. He’s doing it now in an unlikely hour, when everything feels up in the air, and nothing feels settled. Maybe you’ve been trying to close out your last season, finalizing, wrapping up, cleaning up, yet in the middle of all that, God is saying, “Now is the time. This is the kairos moment.” GOD IS BIRTHING MOVEMENTS IN UNLIKELY PLACES The muddy field also speaks to me of the harvest fields ripe but messy and the fact that this move of God is happening outside the usual places. Just like John the Baptist, who prepared the way for Jesus outside the city (John 1:23), I believe God is birthing movements in the wild. Not inside the temple, not in expected places, but in the wilderness. We’re seeing a “John the Baptist” moment all over again. The church is being shaken up and emptied out and in the unlikely places, God is calling and commissioning people for the work of the Kingdom. GOD IS USING UNLIKELY PEOPLE Not only is He doing it in strange places, He’s doing it through unexpected people. “God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise.” (1 Corinthians 1:27) This movement is being carried by those who have been rejected, misunderstood, cast aside, overlooked. People who have been told they’re not qualified, not clean enough, not the “right type.” And yet, these are the ones God is choosing to carry His glory because they love Him, and He can trust them. THE SHIFT REQUIRES A FULL PIVOT These new movements are requiring us to change everything, our plans, our programs, even our pace. It’s like God is saying, “Pivot completely. What I’m doing now won’t fit your old template.” And as disruptive as that might feel, it’s a holy disruption. The mess is leading us back to true north. It’s realigning us with our original assignment. It’s calling us to lay down the good things we’ve done that weren’t the right things and get back on track. DON’T WAIT FOR IT TO BE CLEAN If you’ve been waiting for things to settle before you step out - what if God was calling you now and doing it now? The movement you are carrying might look messy, not organized, and feels insignificant but it’s the lords movement and He is birthing them through many NOW. Welcome to the Messy Movement Boom. The harvest is now. The field is muddy. But the glory of the Lord is all over it. 

CROSSING OVER INTO THE HARVEST AGE

By Nate Johnston • April 8, 2025
A few days before our recent gathering, I heard the Spirit whisper, “Saul has slain his thousands, but David his ten thousands.” (1 Samuel 18:7) That one phrase has been reverberating like a divine alarm clock, signaling not only a leadership shift, but a full-scale transition in how heaven is moving. This was more than a change in kings, it was a change in strategy, in authority, and in season. And it’s happening again. We are crossing over. The Church Age is giving way to the Harvest Age. SAUL VS. DAVID: THE SHIFT IN LEADERSHIP MODELS In this hour, the Lord is highlighting the contrast between Saul and David to help us understand the nature of the shift: Saul represents the Church Age, marked by structure, control, and system maintenance. David represents the Harvest Age, marked by intimacy with God, Spirit-led leadership, and an army in motion. Where Saul was content with addition, David walked in multiplication. The Church Age saw the growth of buildings and platforms. 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THE JOHN 4 BLUEPRINT: JESUS AND THE HARVEST In John 4, Jesus gives us a prophetic roadmap for this Harvest Age: He took a different route, going out of the way to reach the Samaritan woman. The harvest will require us to step out of religious comfort zones and into unfamiliar territory. He drank from a different source offering living water instead of depending on systems. The Harvest Age demands Spirit-led, not system-led, ministry. She dropped the water jug, abandoning her old way of doing things. We, too, must leave behind outdated models to embrace what God is doing now. He crossed religious boundaries, demolishing arguments about where to worship. In this age, worship and revival won’t be confined to buildings. He shifted appetites saying, “My food is to do the will of My Father.” The harvest field is our nourishment. He opened their eyes declaring, “The fields are white for harvest.” The question is: can we see it? PRACTICAL SHIFTS We’ve talked about crossing over into the Harvest Age but what does that actually look like for you and me? This isn’t just about big vision or prophetic language, it’s about real, everyday shifts in how we think, live, and lead. Here’s what that looks like on the ground: 1.⁠ ⁠If you’re an everyday believer You may not have a title or a pulpit, but you’re called. God’s not waiting for you to be perfect, He’s just waiting for you to say yes. This is the time to stop seeing yourself as just an attendee and start living like a harvester. That means knowing who you are, hearing God for yourself, and letting your life become a message. It means looking at your workplace, your school, your neighborhood, or even your social media as places God has assigned you to. Don’t wait for permission. Start a Bible study in your home. Pray for someone at work. Share what God is showing you. You carry revival, and it starts right where you are. 2.⁠ ⁠If you’re a pastor or church leader You’re not just called to gather people, you’re called to send them. In the Harvest Age, the role of a pastor is shifting from simply caring for the flock to equipping them for mission. It’s less about growing big churches and more about growing big people. That might look like training your congregation to hear God, multiplying home groups, releasing people into the community, or creating digital expressions of church that reach beyond your four walls. This is the moment to ask: Are we building something that can multiply? Are we empowering people to go and not just come? 3.⁠ ⁠If you’re in fivefold ministry This is your moment to recalibrate your role for the harvest. If you’re an apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, or teacher, God is inviting you to get your hands back in the field. This isn’t the time to be platform-focused; it’s time to be people-focused. Apostles: Build blueprints that serve society, not just Sunday. Prophets: Speak into culture with clarity, not just into church services. Evangelists: Train believers to share Jesus wherever they go. Pastors: Shepherd people in homes, workplaces, and everyday life, not just in rows on Sundays. Teachers: Raise up reformers, not just repeaters. We were never meant to do ministry from a stage alone, we were made to equip people for the world. REAL STRATEGIES FOR A REAL SHIFT So how do we get there? Start with the heart. Before anything else, we need a deep, personal connection with Jesus. Everything flows from intimacy and identity. Train people for real life. Don’t just preach, equip. Help people hear God, pray for others, and live naturally supernatural lives. Break out of the box. The Church isn’t limited to a building or a Sunday service. Home gatherings, neighborhood churches, and even online communities are part of this move. Think bigger than church. The goal isn’t just to get people into ministry, it’s to launch them into mission. We need believers making impact in business, government, education, media, arts, and technology. Work together. Apostolic and prophetic voices must partner, not compete. We need both vision and direction to move effectively. THE CALL TO ACTION This isn’t a future thing, it’s a now thing. The harvest isn’t somewhere far off, it’s in front of you. God is calling us to shift. To move from holding ground to taking ground. From playing it safe to walking in faith. So maybe it’s time to lay down Saul’s armor, the systems, expectations, and limitations that no longer fit and pick up the sling God gave you. The one that feels small but holds power. The one that’s uniquely yours. Welcome to the Harvest Age. Let’s cross over together. 

THE MESSY MOVEMENT BOOM IS HERE!

By Nate Johnston • April 8, 2025
“Since the days of John the Baptist, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and the violent take it by force.” — Matthew 11:12 I believe we are in this season again... We are in the days of a new John the Baptist moment - where the church gets shaken up and emptied OUTSIDE the city, and where God commissions and baptizes people for the work of the kingdom in radical ways. It’s where the whole church gets off the bench and begins to play in the game, turning from spectators to participators. With that thought in mind, I had a dream last week that I believe speaks into what many are navigating right now. The dream was simple: I saw what looked like a muddy paddock or maybe even a large pig pen. It was messy. There was mud, straw, grass everywhere and strangely, it was functioning as a car park. Suddenly, cars started driving into this field, one after another, forming neat rows like they were getting ready for something big. I could hear engines revving, like they were preparing for a race or a show. In the dream, I felt an unusual excitement, even in the mud. It was dirty, unorganized, and chaotic but it felt like something powerful was about to begin. When I woke up, I thought “Was that a pizza dream?” But the more I prayed and reflected on it, the more I sensed the Lord highlighting this as a picture of the season many of us are in right now. NAVIGATING A MUDDY FIELD SEASON When I think about the muddy field, I’m reminded of Proverbs 14:4: “Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but abundant harvest comes by the strength of the ox.” In other words, no mess means no movement. If we want harvest, we need to embrace some chaos. We often want the field to be spotless before the harvest begins but God says, “I’m moving now, even in the mess.” I also thought of the moment when Jesus cast demons into the pigs (Mark 5:11-13). That pigpen moment came just before a man was fully delivered, restored, and commissioned. It was messy, but miraculous. Right now, many are in a muddy season. It feels dirty. It feels confusing. You’re facing unexpected warfare, slander, spiritual slime, and things you didn’t see coming. It feels like with every step, your shoes and your soul get heavier. But here’s what the Lord is saying: Even in this chaos, I am preparing to launch something. The cars in the dream represent movements, ministries, and vehicles of glory, and they were lining up, revving up, preparing to GO. God is birthing movements. But He’s not waiting for things to be perfect, polished, or pristine. He’s doing it now in an unlikely hour, when everything feels up in the air, and nothing feels settled. Maybe you’ve been trying to close out your last season, finalizing, wrapping up, cleaning up, yet in the middle of all that, God is saying, “Now is the time. This is the kairos moment.” GOD IS BIRTHING MOVEMENTS IN UNLIKELY PLACES The muddy field also speaks to me of the harvest fields ripe but messy and the fact that this move of God is happening outside the usual places. Just like John the Baptist, who prepared the way for Jesus outside the city (John 1:23), I believe God is birthing movements in the wild. Not inside the temple, not in expected places, but in the wilderness. We’re seeing a “John the Baptist” moment all over again. The church is being shaken up and emptied out and in the unlikely places, God is calling and commissioning people for the work of the Kingdom. GOD IS USING UNLIKELY PEOPLE Not only is He doing it in strange places, He’s doing it through unexpected people. “God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise.” (1 Corinthians 1:27) This movement is being carried by those who have been rejected, misunderstood, cast aside, overlooked. People who have been told they’re not qualified, not clean enough, not the “right type.” And yet, these are the ones God is choosing to carry His glory because they love Him, and He can trust them. THE SHIFT REQUIRES A FULL PIVOT These new movements are requiring us to change everything, our plans, our programs, even our pace. It’s like God is saying, “Pivot completely. What I’m doing now won’t fit your old template.” And as disruptive as that might feel, it’s a holy disruption. The mess is leading us back to true north. It’s realigning us with our original assignment. It’s calling us to lay down the good things we’ve done that weren’t the right things and get back on track. DON’T WAIT FOR IT TO BE CLEAN If you’ve been waiting for things to settle before you step out - what if God was calling you now and doing it now? The movement you are carrying might look messy, not organized, and feels insignificant but it’s the lords movement and He is birthing them through many NOW. Welcome to the Messy Movement Boom. The harvest is now. The field is muddy. But the glory of the Lord is all over it. 

CROSSING OVER INTO THE HARVEST AGE

By Nate Johnston • April 8, 2025
A few days before our recent gathering, I heard the Spirit whisper, “Saul has slain his thousands, but David his ten thousands.” (1 Samuel 18:7) That one phrase has been reverberating like a divine alarm clock, signaling not only a leadership shift, but a full-scale transition in how heaven is moving. This was more than a change in kings, it was a change in strategy, in authority, and in season. And it’s happening again. We are crossing over. The Church Age is giving way to the Harvest Age. SAUL VS. DAVID: THE SHIFT IN LEADERSHIP MODELS In this hour, the Lord is highlighting the contrast between Saul and David to help us understand the nature of the shift: Saul represents the Church Age, marked by structure, control, and system maintenance. David represents the Harvest Age, marked by intimacy with God, Spirit-led leadership, and an army in motion. Where Saul was content with addition, David walked in multiplication. The Church Age saw the growth of buildings and platforms. But in the Harvest Age, God is raising up disciple-makers, movement-starters, and kingdom reformers. This is not just a leadership change, it’s a total renovation of the wineskin. From church-centric models to kingdom activation. From pastoral maintenance to apostolic movement. FROM MAINTENANCE TO MULTIPLICATION David’s ten thousands represent an exponential increase in kingdom impact. We are leaving behind the days of measuring success by Sunday attendance and entering an era of equipped and sent ones flooding every sector of society. This isn’t about dishonoring what has been, it’s about recognizing what must now be. GOD-APPOINTED VS. MAN-APPOINTED Saul was chosen by the people. David was chosen by God. The Harvest Age will not be led by the popular, polished, or platformed. It will be led by those with oil on their heads and fire in their eyes. These are the hidden ones emerging, those who have been forged in caves, not conferences. And their mission is clear: raise up the army. THE JOHN 4 BLUEPRINT: JESUS AND THE HARVEST In John 4, Jesus gives us a prophetic roadmap for this Harvest Age: He took a different route, going out of the way to reach the Samaritan woman. The harvest will require us to step out of religious comfort zones and into unfamiliar territory. He drank from a different source offering living water instead of depending on systems. The Harvest Age demands Spirit-led, not system-led, ministry. She dropped the water jug, abandoning her old way of doing things. We, too, must leave behind outdated models to embrace what God is doing now. He crossed religious boundaries, demolishing arguments about where to worship. In this age, worship and revival won’t be confined to buildings. He shifted appetites saying, “My food is to do the will of My Father.” The harvest field is our nourishment. He opened their eyes declaring, “The fields are white for harvest.” The question is: can we see it? PRACTICAL SHIFTS We’ve talked about crossing over into the Harvest Age but what does that actually look like for you and me? This isn’t just about big vision or prophetic language, it’s about real, everyday shifts in how we think, live, and lead. Here’s what that looks like on the ground: 1.⁠ ⁠If you’re an everyday believer You may not have a title or a pulpit, but you’re called. God’s not waiting for you to be perfect, He’s just waiting for you to say yes. This is the time to stop seeing yourself as just an attendee and start living like a harvester. That means knowing who you are, hearing God for yourself, and letting your life become a message. It means looking at your workplace, your school, your neighborhood, or even your social media as places God has assigned you to. Don’t wait for permission. Start a Bible study in your home. Pray for someone at work. Share what God is showing you. You carry revival, and it starts right where you are. 2.⁠ ⁠If you’re a pastor or church leader You’re not just called to gather people, you’re called to send them. In the Harvest Age, the role of a pastor is shifting from simply caring for the flock to equipping them for mission. It’s less about growing big churches and more about growing big people. That might look like training your congregation to hear God, multiplying home groups, releasing people into the community, or creating digital expressions of church that reach beyond your four walls. This is the moment to ask: Are we building something that can multiply? Are we empowering people to go and not just come? 3.⁠ ⁠If you’re in fivefold ministry This is your moment to recalibrate your role for the harvest. If you’re an apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, or teacher, God is inviting you to get your hands back in the field. This isn’t the time to be platform-focused; it’s time to be people-focused. Apostles: Build blueprints that serve society, not just Sunday. Prophets: Speak into culture with clarity, not just into church services. Evangelists: Train believers to share Jesus wherever they go. Pastors: Shepherd people in homes, workplaces, and everyday life, not just in rows on Sundays. Teachers: Raise up reformers, not just repeaters. We were never meant to do ministry from a stage alone, we were made to equip people for the world. REAL STRATEGIES FOR A REAL SHIFT So how do we get there? Start with the heart. Before anything else, we need a deep, personal connection with Jesus. Everything flows from intimacy and identity. Train people for real life. Don’t just preach, equip. Help people hear God, pray for others, and live naturally supernatural lives. Break out of the box. The Church isn’t limited to a building or a Sunday service. Home gatherings, neighborhood churches, and even online communities are part of this move. Think bigger than church. The goal isn’t just to get people into ministry, it’s to launch them into mission. We need believers making impact in business, government, education, media, arts, and technology. Work together. Apostolic and prophetic voices must partner, not compete. We need both vision and direction to move effectively. THE CALL TO ACTION This isn’t a future thing, it’s a now thing. The harvest isn’t somewhere far off, it’s in front of you. God is calling us to shift. To move from holding ground to taking ground. From playing it safe to walking in faith. So maybe it’s time to lay down Saul’s armor, the systems, expectations, and limitations that no longer fit and pick up the sling God gave you. The one that feels small but holds power. The one that’s uniquely yours. Welcome to the Harvest Age. Let’s cross over together. 

FROM WILDERNESS TO OUTPOURING

By Nate Johnston • April 3, 2025
I believe that we are in a season, both personally and corporately, where God is leading us through a wilderness, not to isolate us, but to revive us. It’s where the Lord says, “I’m pulling them out to deliver them, and heal them, and ready them for the next chapter.” I went through this very thing in late 2024, where I felt like I hit a wall and needed to get away. It’s the feeling of needing to go up the mountain and let God revive and reinvent your life under the power of His hand. It’s the longing to be cut loose from so much that has been attached to you in the long-haul season of doing kingdom. So this wilderness isn’t to punish you, but to momentarily cut the cord and loose your bonds. It’s a place where God allows us to search our hearts and remove anything that shouldn’t be there. It’s a place of stripping back the layers of a battle-fought season and coming back to simple relationship. Right now, God is highlighting areas that aren’t working, that are frustrating us, and that are leading us away from His purpose. These things are producing Ishmaels instead of Isaacs, and He wants to free us from them. Can you relate? We’re seeing this take place in the body of Christ as well. There are three passages of Scripture, that really speak to what God is doing right now. People are talking about Joel 2, and I agree. We are in a Joel 2 moment where God is pouring out His Spirit on all flesh. That’s why we’re seeing dreams, visions, fresh prophetic insight, and the rise of a generation that prophesies. “Your sons and daughters will prophesy." It’s happening. But we’ve also been talking about Acts 2, which feels like the vehicle God is using to bring us into what’s already available. It’s not something new. It’s a realignment. God is realigning His Church with Acts 2, returning us to the original design, the original power, and the original fire. But here’s what I want to highlight. There’s another “Chapter Two Moment” that I believe we’re walking through right now, and it comes first. Hosea 2. Hosea 2 is a prophetic snapshot of the Church. A bride who walked away from covenant and gave herself to other lovers. God says, “I will allure her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her.” Right now, the Lord is drawing His bride into the wilderness. Not to punish her, but to restore her back to intimacy. I believe what we’re seeing in the Church, the shaking, the exposure, the unraveling of man-made systems, is a Hosea 2 moment. It’s where the Church that once fell in love with the lights, the glamour, and the stage is now being wooed back to presence. It’s where God is saying, “Come back to Me. Let Me be your first love again.” And as the Church returns to intimacy, to simplicity, and to covenant, we enter into Acts 2 again. This is where the Holy Spirit begins to pour out in a fresh way. Not just on platforms, but in hidden rooms, families, churches, homes, and gatherings of hungry hearts. This is where repentance meets refreshing. Where the oil returns. Where signs, wonders, miracles, and healing begin to flow again, not because of hype, but because we’ve made room for Him. And from there, we move into the Joel 2 outpouring. The Joel 2 army doesn’t come from a distracted or divided Church. It comes from a restored, realigned, and empowered bride. So if you feel like you’ve been in a wilderness, this is your Hosea 2. If you’re feeling hungry and expectant, this is your Acts 2. If you feel the stirring to rise up and release the word of the Lord, this is your Joel 2. They’re not separate moves. They are one prophetic flow. Hosea 2 prepares us. Acts 2 empowers us. Joel 2 sends us. This is what God is doing right now, in the Church, in families, and in individuals. Let the wilderness do its work. Let the fire fall again. And let the harvest begin. So with that said, let me speak this over you; While it may seem like God is stripping things away… While it may feel like He is leading you out of relationships, assignments, environments, or even callings that once felt secure… While closures and endings seem to surround you… It is not to diminish you. It is to prepare you. He is removing the old garments. He is cleansing the residue and slime of past seasons. He is cutting ties with compromise and false alignments. He is wiping away the shame, the confusion, and the weariness. And He is handing you a new robe and a new ring. He is restoring your authority. He is clothing you in righteousness and recommissioning you in intimacy. He is setting the table for personal outpouring so that you can pour out to others. You are not being buried. You are being planted. You are not being abandoned. You are being re-aligned. The season has changed. Winter has passed. The sound of singing is in the land again. I prophesy that you are stepping into the days of overflow. You will not just survive this stripping, you will emerge radiant. You will not just be revived, you will be reignited. And from the wilderness, you will come out leaning on your Beloved, dripping with fresh oil. Let the wilderness do its work. Let the fire fall again. And let the harvest begin. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

WHY WE NEED THE WILD VOICES TO RISE UP RIGHT NOW

By Nate Johnston • April 1, 2025
We need the wild voices to rise up right now because we need to see a new covenant paradigm of the prophetic unleashed on the earth. We need voices that don’t just tear down strongholds and overturn tables, but know how to build what is pure and true. We need those with no selfish motives, voices that step onto the scene not to draw people to themselves but to lead them to Jesus. We need the wild voices because they are a reflection of the Father’s heart and release His intentions into the earth. Just as David, the OG wild voice left the wilderness, and his first call was to take down a giant. Wild voices decimate principalities as a byproduct of their obedience. That moment set off a domino effect that led the kingdom back into alignment with God’s purposes. -The wild voices restore worship. -They restore the priesthood. -They restore the knowledge of God’s voice. THE WILD VOICES DESTROY CELEBRITY CULTURE We are seeing a culture where the messenger has become the focus instead of the King of Kings. 1 Corinthians 14 clearly calls the church to prophesy and hear God’s voice. But instead, there has been an overemphasis on hearing from others while many believers have lost confidence in hearing God for themselves. The wild voices break that cycle. They lead people back into relationship with God. They tear down thrones, altars, and idols built to other things. They call the church back to the fiery altar of consecration and sacrifice. WILD VOICES ARE DELIVERERS As wild voices speak, everything impure begins to run. Nothing can hide as the anointing of the wild voice is released. All counterfeits are exposed. All false gospels and false versions of Jesus are revealed for what they truly are. WILD VOICES BUILD, REDEEM & SEE THROUGH DARKNESS Wild voices don’t just tear down, they build. They redeem. They see God’s handiwork, even in the midst of chaos. They don’t just point out what’s crumbling, they announce what God is establishing. They are constant broadcasters of God’s goodness and His hand upon us, even through trials. Wild voices speak with authority and truth. They don’t tickle ears. They say exactly what needs to be said while also releasing the love and affection of God. IT’S TIME TO BREAK THE STATUS QUO We have disempowered ourselves by believing that only a select few are called to be wild voices. But that’s a lie. We are ALL called to be the wild, undignified voices of God. Like wild stallions and brumbies, we don’t bow to the spirit of religion or the Jezebel spirit that loves to create a façade of spiritual authority. We don’t exist to broadcast what’s falling down. Even in the kingdom, there’s been a massive overemphasis on what is crumbling. While there is truth in that, the wild ones are rising to speak the new narrative and write the next chapter. The wild ones will prophesy what God is doing. They will announce what He is building. They will carry the blueprints for the new era. And they will hand the baton to those ready to run with it. ARE YOU READY TO BE A WILD VOICE? Have you been disempowered by the status quo in the church? Have you been afraid to step into your voice because you don’t want to fall into the same errors you’ve seen in the past? Are you still healing from past rejection and doubt, unsure if your voice even matters anymore? If this word convicted you, then you are called to be a wild voice. -Find your wild pack. -Begin your destiny again. -Pick up the keys and RUN. It’s time.
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