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THE WILDERNESS WASHING
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?
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By Nate Johnston
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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 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!
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 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!
By Nate Johnston
•
January 1, 2025
Right now we are in a new beginning. Both macro and micro. The church. Nations. You and I personally. The world we once knew is gone. Something else has begun. The clock ticked over. The old epoch expired. The guard changed. The old wine ran out. Your seed fell to the ground the last few years. 2024 was a year of death and burnout to the old thing. Old methods. Thinking. The hamster wheel fell off its hinges. Sandcastles crumbled. Hearts of stone are becoming hearts of flesh again. Desperation and brokenness are leading us back to the source. Man’s regime found itself outdated. Irrelevant. Powerless. We left the pews and began longing for the upper room again. “Rubble! I’m surrounded by rubble and ruin!” many cried out. Steeped in seeming failure and painful years of pioneering, we have come to the end of the road and yet a new unmarked path has begun. But now watch for what comes next. For in the midst of so much coming to a painful end, something new is erupting. Grassroots. Honest. Pure. Without guile. Thrones falling. Our eyes are back on the manger. That’s right. A manger season is upon us. Unexpected birthing in places no one imagined. And an unexpected timing. We had to die so we could experience what is it like to truly live again. Old mantles falling. Scales being wiped away. Hearing the beat of the lion of Judah once again. The parade and the fanfare of man’s movements are already becoming the sideshow and noise we are blocking our ears to. We don’t want shiny. We want desert dust if it comes with throne-room fire. We will eat locusts if it means we taste honey once again. Baptized and cleansed. We can hear the page turn awkwardly and slowly yet it’s music to our ears and lifting grief and hope deferred with it. A blank slate? Back to the beginning? Yes we have to. We have to become small and He greater. On our pilgrimage back to the still small voice and the good news that has been lost in the years of the machine age. Back to the narrow road and uninterrupted visitation. So while you are feeling the discomfort of this moment. Let deliverance come to anything and everything you are grieving behind you. For this is not a death but a new beginning. let the last few feet of grave clothes fall to the ground. Shake off the lies that you have let settle into your heart like a poison. And lean in. For life is ahead of you. The unknown calls you. What you are really born for is in the years ahead of us. This is a birthing.. War eagles are being hatched as we speak. For this new beginning is going to be the tension of peace and chaos. Revival and reformation. Establishing and movement. Greater glory and the clashing of kingdoms. But is what we were created for. Well done for making it through the crucible years and welcome to the days of kingdom occupation. A laid down people and a big God. The Acts 2 church and the greatest move of God we have yet seen. Let’s turn the page together.
By Nate Johnston
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December 26, 2024
A PROPHETIC NOW WORD FOR THE CHURCH IN 2025 Since we crossed over into 2024 I have noticed a massive shift in my dreams from the Lord. One of the common themes I keep dreaming about is healing and deliverance, but in every dream, it’s not just happening individually but in masse. It’s become quite common for me to dream where I am seeing people encountering freedom and deliverance on such a scale and level of power and glory that I will wake up feeling it still lingering. It’s captured my heart. The longing and desire of Jesus to see His people truly free. I feel it in my bones: we are crossing over. We have bound the church for too long. The pews have been places where sickness has thrived and we have normalized issues that Jesus healed people from in the Bible. We have celebrated dysfunctions, mental illness, and given the enemy our high places instead of casting out the snake, defying Jezebel, and calling out strongmen for what they are. They have sat at our tables for too long, poisoning pulpits, compromising the bride, killing marriages, and raising prodigals. We have band-aided what has plagued us instead of driven it out with the power of the spirit. We have been sick with nowhere to go and no doctors, nurses, or healers to lead us to wholeness. But yes, those days are over. We are crossing over. TURN OFF THE ENTERTAINMENT Recently in a dream, I heard the Lord say “My church shall be a hospital for the sick again, and no longer the concert” This shook me deeply and broke me realising the current state of the church where we have become more about entertainment, performance worship, big screens and smoke machines, celebrity speakers, cleverly crafted motivational messages, and emotionally charged atmospheres. They give you goosebumps and those moments of temporary emotionalism but are often void of the presence of God and His power to save, heal, and transform the broken. People come because they are deeply broken and they leave…still broken. Instead, they got a show and a self-help bandaid that lasted days if not hours. That’s not hope. That’s not the gospel. That’s not Jesus. That’s another Jesus. That's not evangelism if no one is being changed. That’s not prophecy if it’s enabling dysfunction. We need the power of the spirit again in our churches not gimmicks. We need true connection and community, not a false sense of belonging in exchange for our 10 percent. We have been going to concerts all along and have been paying the price of admission. But no longer, because the concert days are coming to an end and the days of the hospital church are coming back again. THE TOUCH OF HIS HEM And I hear the cry of the world and the church in bondage; “If I could just experience peace!” “If I could just be freed of this pain!” “If I could just get rid of this addiction!” “If I could just silence the tormenting voices!” “If I could just be WHOLE!” And right now there is a longing rising like a deep groan. It’s a birth pang resounding in the earth of a people craving true freedom - the kind that only Jesus can bring. It’s the cry of humanity like the woman with the issue of blood, desperate to be free. That’s why people flocked to Jesus. They were bound and he made them free. He didn’t give them a spiritualised theatre performance and then let them stay oppressed. He set the oppressed free. Jesus was so focused on delivering the oppressed that He would go out of his way to do it. The woman at the well in Samaria was not on Jesus’ intended path but He changed His route just to MAKE HER WHOLE. And right now He is doing the same thing to the church: changing our route to set as many free as possible. We are detouring away from the powerless self-help, inspirational quote Christianity and merging back onto the road of raw power and deliverance. And to those who think I am saying that creativity and the arts are wrong. Please listen to what the Holy Spirit is saying. The arts are worship and are powerful and necessary if they are coupled with the power of the spirit, but on their own, they are a feast in a prison cell. WE CAN’T PLAY SAFE It’s time to break the ceilings of man we have placed over our churches. They have desensitised us to the miracles, signs, and wonders that are meant to be commonplace. It has weakened our confidence in the blood of Jesus. It has reduced the power of the gospel down to goosebumps during worship and that’s a mockery to the spotless lamb that was slain. Pastors and leaders, you can’t play it safe anymore! Bring in the bound! Bring in those facing impossibilities that only Jesus can fix! Repent for your lack of faith and being double-minded. Ask God to remind you again of His mighty power and exploits. Then by faith, open your doors and call for the sick and oppressed and watch what God does I dare you. IT’S COMING BACK! 4 months before Jeff Jansen passed away he called me out of the blue with a word. “Nate you are going to see the anointing of A.A Allen break out again around you. Get ready because what has been lost is being restored!” I believe this. In fact, it’s been happening more frequently and unexpectedly. It’s been stirring me deeply and breaking any desire to be safe and enjoy a tidy meeting anymore. We need the messy meetings again, where the holy spirit is moving in such a way that there isn’t a still person in the room. It’s where you have one section experiencing the joy of the lord, laughing uncontrollably as the Holy Spirit breaks off years of deep-seated depression and oppression. It’s where you have another section going into visions, encountering the glory of God and being irreparably changed. It’s where people begin manifesting without hands even being laid on because strongmen who have been there for decades suddenly get evicted in the weight of the glory in the room. It’s where God touches the minds of those who have been mentally bound and in moments coming into peace and their right minds again. It’s where the worst failures in human standards get baptised in fire and step into a new beginning. It’s where addicts hand over their drugs and pipes. It’s where we begin to see the dead raised normalized again. The blind seeing. The deaf hearing. And the mantle of Jesus, Isaiah 61 falls upon the church again, and we experience the GREATER WORKS Jesus said we would do. That’s the hospital church, and it’s coming back. “The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning. and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor. They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated, they will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations. Strangers will shepherd your flocks; foreigners will work your fields and vineyards. And you will be called priests of the Lord, you will be named ministers of our God. You will feed on the wealth of nations and in their riches you will boast. Instead of your shame you will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace you will rejoice in your inheritance. And so you will inherit a double portion in your land, and everlasting joy will be yours” - Isaiah 61:1-7 RECEIVE THE POWER Now for those reading this who are experiencing impossibilities and this word felt like both an uncomfortable confrontation and a soothing balm, please read this last part. Jesus wants you healed and whole. Hope deferred has sunken into the church like a slow-releasing poison. It’s the result of years of the enemy delaying breakthroughs and seeing sickness thrive instead of decrease, financial issues abounding, dreams being smashed on the rocks of disappointment, mental wars flourishing, and demonic strongholds getting stronger. The narrative the enemy has wanted you to believe is that you are powerless and God has no interest in setting you free. Right now break that lie! Lay your frustration, and hope deferred down. Shake off the lies of the enemy! Let me pray over you. Jesus, according to your word SET THEM FREE! Every demonic spirit oppressing them GO in Jesus' name! Every strongman of sickness and infirmity GO in Jesus' name! Every assignment of lack leaves now in Jesus' name! Jesus make them WHOLE in the mighty name of Jesus! Now mantle them with power from in high again, and raise your end-time church as the surgeons and healers you called us to be. “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost comes upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth” - Acts 1:8
