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TO THOSE WRESTLING THEIR PATH RIGHT NOW

nateandchristy2018

TO THOSE WRESTLING THEIR PATH RIGHT NOW

TO THOSE WRESTLING THEIR PATH RIGHT NOW

To those trying to make sense of where they are headed because the path looks so different to what they expected it would be. 

To those trying to determine whether to settle or to hold on to the promise God gave them. 

To those trying to make sense of the new and unexpected landscape before them. 

To those who feel like they are back at square one after years of pioneering and plowing ground. 

This is not a step back - this is a new level. 

The enemy wants you to feel like you failed and that you have accomplished nothing. 

He wants you to feel like you missed it, messed up, and are being punished for it. 

He wants you to feel abandoned and cast aside. 

He wants you to give up, abandon ship, and create an Ishmael. 

Recently I had a conversation with the Lord where He spoke into this moment many are 

facing.

“Listen to what I have to say those who feel like Jacob. Those who feel like nomads, wanderers, and failures. You have not failed. You have not missed my voice in this season”

“I know you feel like all your wandering and pioneering has taken you nowhere. Your feet still like they are treading water and you have not seen the promise I gave you”

“I know you feel let down and tricked like Jacob did by Laban. It feels like you have worked and given your all for the wrong outcome”

“You feel blindsided and cheated from the ending you feel like this journey was meant to have while you see others experiencing their promise all around you” 

“You have felt like you have gone around in circles over and over and repeated the same fruitless cycles with nothing to show for it”

“Like Jacob you have felt hunted down and pursued by family, fellow brothers and sisters, constantly on the run from people who have been after you to rob and discredit you”

“Right now I am redeeming you, vindicating you, holding your arms up, and clearing the road before you”

“I know your heart needs to settle and rest and bring the story to a close but it just doesn’t feel right or finished yet”

“My faithful pioneers, right now I am renewing my promise with you like the days of Bethel”

“What i showed you back then was not a hoax or a carrot on a stick but a sure promise”

“This is not a time to let go of what I have told you even if it looks different in this moment to what you imagined”

“You aren’t lost and you haven’t failed. You are at the brook and you are crossing over!”

“This is your wrestling with destiny moment! This is where it feels like a fight but you need to hold on to what I have told you because your path is changing”

“This is a legacy shifting moment!”

“The route has been different than you imagined but I am taking you on the path that will get you to the place I have wanted you to go, and I will complete what I told you”

“Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.” Genesis 28:15

THE NEW PATH OF PROMISE IS OPENING UP

“Soon you will see my protection over this season. Soon you will see that this unusual route insulated you from the disablement and detoured you away from the landmines the enemy placed in your way”

“Soon you will see how it detoxed you from the religious road that would only trap you into false freedom and lead you to another Egypt”

“Soon you will see how I veered you away from wrong scenarios and people who would only taint the purity and authenticity of what I have given you” 

“I know you have felt like so many doors have closed in this season and so many things you felt I would open to you”

“I know you have been grieving so many unmet expectations but where I am taking you is greater than what you imagined. I have opened a new path of promise for you!” 

“But you no longer need to grieve the road you weren’t ever meant to go on”

“You no longer need to grieve the outcome that is different to the better thing I am doing through you” 

“You no longer need to grieve the people you weren’t meant to walk with”

“Because soon you will feel the celebration of seeing me flip every area of hope deferred and deep disappointment with my better solution and answers to what you heart needed”

“This new path you didn’t expect is freedom and the space to create and dream with me again” 

“This new path is your deliverance from every onslaught that has been chasing you for three years now. Those arrows can’t go where I am taking you and they can’t track you” 

“While the other path looks glamorous and many you know have chosen it for quick and easy fruit, where I am taking you is for legacy. You will fall or fail but build what is long lasting”

“The other road was only big enough for you, but where I am taking you is for your whole family”

“I am taking you this route to build you, and build family in you and around you. Genuine connection and covenant and breaking the enemies counterfeit of this”

“This path Is the breakthrough you couldn’t have found going where everyone else is going”

“This path is the refreshing and healing route that you didn’t know you needed after years of walking a tiring and perilous road”

“And soon you will plant your feet in the place where I have been leading you from the first moment I called you. I didn’t change my mind. This has always been the place I have bene leading you”

“Like Jacob and Penuel soon this place of wrestle will be revealed as the birthing place of your greatest life shift and destiny moment”

“You will realize that the very place you could have given up but persisted was the place where God honored his promise to you and changed your name and storyline going forward”

“So now lift up your heads again, shake off the defeat and misconceptions and lean into my heart again. I am not done with you yet!”

Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.” Jacob said, “Please tell me your name.” But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed him there. So Jacob called the place Peniel, saying, “It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared.” Genesis 32:28-30

SO JUST KNOW THAT RIGHT NOW:
  • God is wanting to refresh you and heal you
  • He is giving you new eyes for where you are
  • He is wanting you to HOLD ON to what he promised
  • He is protecting you from problems and giants you don't even know about
  • He is shifting you out of survival
  • This place you are in is designed by God and NOT a mistake.  Trust Him in it!
  • Your establishing is coming!
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By Nate Johnston March 11, 2025
Recently, I had a vision where I saw a door in front of me. This door looked locked, and I noticed that there was some kind of timepiece on it. I instantly recognized that this door had been locked for a period of time. I felt frustrated that I couldn’t get in, that it had remained closed for so long. Then, I looked at my hand, and there was a key. Suddenly, I heard the words: “Try the door now. Try the door now.” As I turned the key in the lock, it opened effortlessly. Immediately, in the vision, I was taken into a scene from my own life, where it felt like I had been “kicking against the goads” (Acts 26:14) pushing up against areas of resistance, crying out, “God, why is this not working? Why is this not happening the way I thought it would?” I realized there was a timing to it. And I think, in many of our journeys with the Lord, it feels like “God, You led me this way, why does it seem like it didn’t work?” Have you ever gone through seasons where God led you to do something, but it seemed to crumble? And you were left asking, “Lord, what’s happening? You took me this way, yet it ended in shipwreck.” I believe there are many right now who are feeling the weight of hope deferred (Proverbs 13:12). Some even feel abandoned, thinking, “God, I truly thought I was hearing You, but I ended in shipwreck.” I know I have felt this way in many seasons of my pioneering journey with the Lord. It’s as if God led you to the door, but when you tried to enter, the key didn’t work. Right now, I sense the Lord releasing layers of healing over areas of deep disappointment, where people have felt, “It didn’t work.” Maybe it was in business, ministry, family, perhaps you’ve experienced deep loss and robbery. A COMEBACK SEASON - FOR YOU AND THE NATIONS Over the past few weeks, the Lord has been speaking so clearly: “My people are in a comeback season.” But this isn’t just about individuals, it’s about nations! With all the turmoil we’re witnessing globally, in America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the UK, the EU, and beyond, there is a war in the spirit. We see the shaking, the battle, the chaos, but God is breathing fresh life. He is raising up movers and shakers, you and I, in every sphere to bring divine order to nations and cities. But this is also happening on a personal level. So many have walked through intense battles and wilderness seasons, feeling like “God, You led me into this, but all I see is testing.” Remember that “Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, was led by the Spirit into the wilderness” (Luke 4:1). The wilderness wasn’t a mistake, it was preparation. What if the wilderness was actually the safest route? Because the enemy has been on your tail, trying to assassinate your destiny in one of the most powerful and potent seasons of your life. The wilderness is often the safest road because, although it comes with testing, loss, and even moments of shipwreck, it is where God refines you. There has been much loss, much breaking, and yes, even trauma, but what if this season has actually been preparing you for something greater? “Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit” (Luke 4:14). What if your wilderness season has been setting you up for a fresh infilling of the Holy Spirit? RECOVER ALL - THIS IS YOUR COMEBACK SEASON! The Lord is declaring: “My people are in a comeback season!” I felt so strongly that I needed to prophesy this over you: You are in a comeback season! Just like David at Ziklag, after his possessions and family were taken, the Lord told him: “Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them, and without fail recover all” (1 Samuel 30:8). I believe this is a season of divine recovery. Not only will you come out of the wilderness rejuvenated in spirit, mission, and purpose, but everything that has been robbed and stolen is being restored. One more prophetic picture I see is from John the Baptist. He was called into the wilderness, a place of preparation. His food was locusts (Matthew 3:4), which are typically considered a devourer (Joel 2:25), yet for John, they became sustenance. I believe this is prophetic for us, the very places where the enemy has tried to devour you will become your nourishment. The giants will become your bread (Numbers 14:9). What the enemy used against you will become a weapon in your hands! Let me prophesy this over you: You are in your comeback season! Everything the enemy has sought to kill, steal, and destroy (John 10:10), God is now commanding you to repossess. The Lord is releasing a fresh wind upon you. He is pouring out His Spirit in a new and powerful way. Those places of hope deferred are coming back to life. You will experience the comeback of the Holy Spirit and a fresh infilling in Jesus’ mighty name. Amen!
By Nate Johnston March 10, 2025
In my last (very long) word I shared a prayer at the end but since many did not read that far i wanted to post the prayer on its own here. If you need prayer in your body, let me pray for you. In the mighty name of Jesus, be healed right now! I command your body to come into alignment with the Word of God, which declares: “… by His stripes, you are healed.” (Isaiah 53:5) I command every demonic spirit of affliction that has been tormenting you to leave NOW in Jesus’ name! Every disease, every assignment of the enemy to keep you in sickness I break it now by the blood of the Lamb! If you have been experiencing oppression, torment, or any level of bondage, I want to pray for you right now. Lord, right now, I bind every assignment of oppression and demonic torment that has been coming against them. I command that spirit to leave NOW in the name of Jesus! For Your Word says: “… if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” (John 8:36) There is no distance in prayer. And as I pray, God, I ask that Your healing power would flow through the airwaves and touch their bodies right now setting them completely free! I command headaches to leave! I command issues of blood to be healed! Lord, I ask for terminal diseases to be reversed and healed completely! I ask for backs to be straightened, broken bones to be restored, and for metal implants to dissolve supernaturally! I ask for eyesight to be restored and hearing to be opened! Lord, I pray for teeth issues to be healed. I pray for deaf ears to open and for blind eyes to see! I pray for every person bound by affliction to be set free today! Every sickness, affliction, and infirmity that has warred against God’s people for too long be broken NOW in Jesus’ name! Lord, awaken Your people to the fullness of the finished work of the cross! Let the Church once again be a hospital, a place where the sick come and are made whole. And let our lives be the same. Lord, today, reveal to us the power of the cross that we carry. Give us boldness and courage to step into the finished work of the cross and the greater things that Jesus said we would do. In Jesus’ name Amen!
By Nate Johnston March 11, 2025
Recently, I had a vision where I saw a door in front of me. This door looked locked, and I noticed that there was some kind of timepiece on it. I instantly recognized that this door had been locked for a period of time. I felt frustrated that I couldn’t get in, that it had remained closed for so long. Then, I looked at my hand, and there was a key. Suddenly, I heard the words: “Try the door now. Try the door now.” As I turned the key in the lock, it opened effortlessly. Immediately, in the vision, I was taken into a scene from my own life, where it felt like I had been “kicking against the goads” (Acts 26:14) pushing up against areas of resistance, crying out, “God, why is this not working? Why is this not happening the way I thought it would?” I realized there was a timing to it. And I think, in many of our journeys with the Lord, it feels like “God, You led me this way, why does it seem like it didn’t work?” Have you ever gone through seasons where God led you to do something, but it seemed to crumble? And you were left asking, “Lord, what’s happening? You took me this way, yet it ended in shipwreck.” I believe there are many right now who are feeling the weight of hope deferred (Proverbs 13:12). Some even feel abandoned, thinking, “God, I truly thought I was hearing You, but I ended in shipwreck.” I know I have felt this way in many seasons of my pioneering journey with the Lord. It’s as if God led you to the door, but when you tried to enter, the key didn’t work. Right now, I sense the Lord releasing layers of healing over areas of deep disappointment, where people have felt, “It didn’t work.” Maybe it was in business, ministry, family, perhaps you’ve experienced deep loss and robbery. A COMEBACK SEASON - FOR YOU AND THE NATIONS Over the past few weeks, the Lord has been speaking so clearly: “My people are in a comeback season.” But this isn’t just about individuals, it’s about nations! With all the turmoil we’re witnessing globally, in America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the UK, the EU, and beyond, there is a war in the spirit. We see the shaking, the battle, the chaos, but God is breathing fresh life. He is raising up movers and shakers, you and I, in every sphere to bring divine order to nations and cities. But this is also happening on a personal level. So many have walked through intense battles and wilderness seasons, feeling like “God, You led me into this, but all I see is testing.” Remember that “Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, was led by the Spirit into the wilderness” (Luke 4:1). The wilderness wasn’t a mistake, it was preparation. What if the wilderness was actually the safest route? Because the enemy has been on your tail, trying to assassinate your destiny in one of the most powerful and potent seasons of your life. The wilderness is often the safest road because, although it comes with testing, loss, and even moments of shipwreck, it is where God refines you. There has been much loss, much breaking, and yes, even trauma, but what if this season has actually been preparing you for something greater? “Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit” (Luke 4:14). What if your wilderness season has been setting you up for a fresh infilling of the Holy Spirit? RECOVER ALL - THIS IS YOUR COMEBACK SEASON! The Lord is declaring: “My people are in a comeback season!” I felt so strongly that I needed to prophesy this over you: You are in a comeback season! Just like David at Ziklag, after his possessions and family were taken, the Lord told him: “Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them, and without fail recover all” (1 Samuel 30:8). I believe this is a season of divine recovery. Not only will you come out of the wilderness rejuvenated in spirit, mission, and purpose, but everything that has been robbed and stolen is being restored. One more prophetic picture I see is from John the Baptist. He was called into the wilderness, a place of preparation. His food was locusts (Matthew 3:4), which are typically considered a devourer (Joel 2:25), yet for John, they became sustenance. I believe this is prophetic for us, the very places where the enemy has tried to devour you will become your nourishment. The giants will become your bread (Numbers 14:9). What the enemy used against you will become a weapon in your hands! Let me prophesy this over you: You are in your comeback season! Everything the enemy has sought to kill, steal, and destroy (John 10:10), God is now commanding you to repossess. The Lord is releasing a fresh wind upon you. He is pouring out His Spirit in a new and powerful way. Those places of hope deferred are coming back to life. You will experience the comeback of the Holy Spirit and a fresh infilling in Jesus’ mighty name. Amen!
By Nate Johnston March 10, 2025
In my last (very long) word I shared a prayer at the end but since many did not read that far i wanted to post the prayer on its own here. If you need prayer in your body, let me pray for you. In the mighty name of Jesus, be healed right now! I command your body to come into alignment with the Word of God, which declares: “… by His stripes, you are healed.” (Isaiah 53:5) I command every demonic spirit of affliction that has been tormenting you to leave NOW in Jesus’ name! Every disease, every assignment of the enemy to keep you in sickness I break it now by the blood of the Lamb! If you have been experiencing oppression, torment, or any level of bondage, I want to pray for you right now. Lord, right now, I bind every assignment of oppression and demonic torment that has been coming against them. I command that spirit to leave NOW in the name of Jesus! For Your Word says: “… if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” (John 8:36) There is no distance in prayer. And as I pray, God, I ask that Your healing power would flow through the airwaves and touch their bodies right now setting them completely free! I command headaches to leave! I command issues of blood to be healed! Lord, I ask for terminal diseases to be reversed and healed completely! I ask for backs to be straightened, broken bones to be restored, and for metal implants to dissolve supernaturally! I ask for eyesight to be restored and hearing to be opened! Lord, I pray for teeth issues to be healed. I pray for deaf ears to open and for blind eyes to see! I pray for every person bound by affliction to be set free today! Every sickness, affliction, and infirmity that has warred against God’s people for too long be broken NOW in Jesus’ name! Lord, awaken Your people to the fullness of the finished work of the cross! Let the Church once again be a hospital, a place where the sick come and are made whole. And let our lives be the same. Lord, today, reveal to us the power of the cross that we carry. Give us boldness and courage to step into the finished work of the cross and the greater things that Jesus said we would do. In Jesus’ name Amen!
By Nate Johnston March 7, 2025
What I’m about to share with you is less of a prophetic word and more of an invitation, an invitation that I believe God is extending to the body of Christ right now.. It is something that has personally challenged me in this season, where I feel like the Lord is calling us to step into the fullness of the gospel, the fullness of the life of Jesus as modeled in the Gospels. He is inviting us to step out in faith and restore the areas where we are not yet seeing the full outworking of everything Jesus did on the earth. I’m talking about the ministry of signs, wonders, miracles, and healings. The Bible says that Jesus healed all who came in contact with Him: “And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people.” ( Matthew 4:23, NKJV) Jesus brought deliverance to all who were bound: “God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.” (Acts 10:38, NKJV) Jesus brought freedom. Yet, in the last seven to ten years, we have seen a rapid decline in miracles, signs, and wonders in the church. Many are asking in the church today, why do we even need signs and wonders? We need them because they remind us of the greatness of God, and they expose the limitations of man. They remind us that God is all-powerful and sovereign, that He loves to break open the heavens and pour His power into the earth. We need healings because they are central to the gospel. When the disciples tarried in Jerusalem and the Holy Spirit baptized them with fire, they received a level of authority and dominion they had not even walked in during the days when Jesus was physically with them: “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” (Acts 1:8, NKJV) Yet, the church has drifted from this place, reducing the gospel to an intellectual Christianity, a gospel of talk, but not power (1 Corinthians 4:20). We have settled for goosebumps instead of the kabod glory of God, the weight of His presence that transforms lives, cities, and nations. ICHABOD IS OVER Let me invite you into this story for a moment. For the last year, the Lord has been speaking to me, saying: “The Ichabod church is coming to an end. The Ichabod church is coming to an end.” Ichabod means “no glory” meaning there is no outworking of heaven into the earth in any measure. This, in many ways, represents what we are facing and seeing right now in the current model of the church. We have leveled off. We have shut out the Holy Spirit because we are not willing to risk our reputations for the sake of pursuing what people are truly hungry and longing for. I wonder how many church services the demonized have walked into, only to walk out still bound. I wonder how many church services the sick and afflicted have walked into, yet were not set free. I pose this challenge even to myself. I know that in my life and in our ministry, I have seen incredible miracles over the years. I have witnessed remarkable signs and wonders break out. But I’ll be honest, there have been moments of deep challenge, moments where I have wrestled with continuing to go after healings and miracles when it seemed like there was such a recession of these very things. Yet, over the last year, something has been stirring. I have been having dreams where God has shown me mass miracles breaking out, but not because of a man, not because of a superstar celebrity preacher laying hands on the sick. No. These miracles were happening because a body was rising up, a body walking in the fullness of the kingdom of heaven, clothed in the mantle of Jesus, which we have inherited through the blood of the Lamb: “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.” (John 14:12, NKJV) A Challenge from the Lord When we moved to California, the Lord posed a challenging question to me. He said: “I want you to gather My people. I want you to unite My people. I want you to teach the church how to be the church again.” Then He said something that rocked me to my core and challenged me deeply. He asked: “Will you create a space for the sick and broken to come? Will you model the hospital church again?” I responded, “Yes, of course, Lord.” Then He asked: “Will you allow Me to perform signs, wonders, miracles, and healings again?” Again, I said, “Yes, Lord, I want that.” Then He asked me: “Are you willing to step out in faith to see the voice of healing return to the church?” And suddenly, it struck me what He was truly asking. He was asking: Would I step out of my comfort zone? Would I have the courage to pursue healings and miracles again in our meetings? Would I risk it all to see the fullness of the gospel manifest on the earth? THE ANOINTING OF A.A. ALLEN Instantly, I was reminded of a prophetic word that was given to us back in 2022 by the late prophet Jeff Jansen. At the time, I did not know Jeff personally, but one day he called me and said, “Nate, I have a word for you.” That year, we were wrestling with our visas. We had returned to Australia because of COVID and were facing a major decision: Would we relinquish our visas while we waited, or would we contend to steward both Australia and America? I can’t even tell you how many nights I lay broken before the Lord, asking Him for direction. “God, do You want us to give up America and just focus on Australia?” Then, Jeff Jansen called. He said, “The Lord told me to tell you, it is Australia AND America.” He continued, “Nate, you asked for the nations, and the Lord has given you Australia and America.” Then he shared a vision the Lord had shown him: He saw two large capital ‘A’ letters in the spirit, and they were joined together: A A. Then he said, “The Lord says your calling is to both Australia and America. And in this next season, the Lord is bringing them together.” This immediately reminded me of my recent dream of the Frisbee and the Boomerang, yet another confirmation of what God is doing in this season, moving both nations in synchronicity. But then Jeff said something clear and profound: “The Lord showed me two things: The Lord says you must claim both homelands, because He has called you to bring back the voice of healing to the church.” He continued: “When you begin your gatherings, when you begin to hold public meetings God says, "I will return the voice of healing to the church. It will be a sign and a wonder of My healing and saving power, which I will reveal through My end-time church.’” Then he said something that rocked me to my core: “Just like the two ‘A’s,’ the anointing and faith of A.A. Allen will come back upon a generation!” That word shook me. It riveted me. It convicted me. It drove out apathy and complacency in my heart, those places where I had wanted to level off. And in that moment, I said: “Okay, Lord. I don’t know what that looks like.” I had never considered myself a healing preacher. I had never considered myself any of those things. But this was never about me. It was simply about being willing to say yes to whatever God wanted to pour out. It wasn’t about a flashy healing ministry. It was about saying yes to inviting in the broken, the sick, and allowing God to bring healing once again to His church. For years now, I have been prophesying: The church will be a hospital again. The church will be a place for the broken again. So, what did I expect? Should I not truly expect that when God gives a word, He will back it up with His power? “And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs.” (Mark 16:20, NKJV) COMING OUT OF THE WILDERNESS This is God’s invitation to you, Church. This is me prophesying that we are about to see a resurgence of the voice of healing in the Church like in the days of the 1940s through the ministries of men like William Branham, but in greater measure. For Jesus said: “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father.” (John 14:12, NKJV) I believe we are in an hour of divine restoration. God is bringing back the voice of healing because right now, when we look at the Church, we see brokenness, desperation, and hope deferred running rampant. The body of Christ has forgotten what power looks like. It’s like we’ve been walking in the dark and it’s been a long time since we’ve seen the light turned on. So what has happened? We have leaned into the comfort of profound statements and words, but words alone are not enough. People are over words. They want power. People are over statements and sound bites. They want to experience the glory of God. Right now, the Lord is inviting us into a season of the miraculous unlike anything we have seen before. He is inviting us into a season of experiencing heaven where the supernatural breaks into the natural again. He is calling us into days where we will no longer simply walk into a church service, hear a good message, experience a great time of worship, and leave unchanged. Instead, He is inviting us into realms of His glory where anything is possible again. Where God commissions His Church as brokers of the power of heaven. THE MISSING PIECE Recently, we had Lou Engle over, and Christy had just put up some photos of Jesus walking in the wilderness on our wall. On the last photo, the words of Luke 4:14 were written: “Then Jesus returned to Galilee, filled with the Holy Spirit’s power. Reports about Him spread quickly through the whole region.” (Luke 4:14, NLT) For about 40 minutes, we spoke about the connection between: Esther 4:14 – Born for such a time as this And Nehemiah 4:14 – God rebuilding His Church, the family As Lou walked around our living room, praying with us, his eyes landed on that photo of Jesus walking in the wilderness. He stopped, then he said: “That’s it. That’s the missing piece.” I believe we have been in a wilderness as a Church. God has been testing us. What do we truly want? What will we trade for? Will we continue to allow counterfeit miracles, signs, and wonders? Will we keep settling for the diviners and the showmanship of false deliverers? Will we continue to tolerate that which carries no power and no true transformation? Or will we be a Church that leans back into the mantle of the Holy Spirit, the anointing for power? Because I’ll tell you this, I am longing for the days when the power of the Holy Spirit will break out in the Church again and we will no longer just talk about the gospel but fully demonstrate it. The true and authentic. And the invitation is actually simpler than you think. It’s simply a YES to the Lord. THE RESTORATION OF HEALING Maybe you’re reading this, and it challenges you but at the same time, it excites you. Because you’ve experienced hope deferred. You’ve experienced robbery in this past season. Let me prophesy this over you: “I will restore to you the years that the locust has eaten.” (Joel 2:25) God is restoring what has been lost. Maybe this is hard for you to read because you have endured sickness and affliction. Maybe it triggers something in you because you have yet to experience the power of God in this way. Let me declare this over you: The voice of healing is coming back to the Church. And even now, in the place where you are, will you say YES to the Lord? Will you say yes to being a conduit of His power? Will you say yes to stepping out, laying your hands on the sick, and watching them recover? Will you say yes to the fullness of the gospel? Because we must not forfeit the power that is needed to back up the talk in this hour. My friends, the voice of healing is coming back. The Ichabod days are over. The hospital Church is rising. And it’s time to see heaven invade earth once again. A PRAYER OF HEALING & DELIVERANCE I don’t want to talk about this without giving you an opportunity to receive prayer for healing, for deliverance, for breakthrough. So let me ask you: Do you have a sickness, infirmity, or affliction in your body right now? Are you battling something that has tormented you for far too long? If so, let me pray for you. In the mighty name of Jesus, be healed right now! I command your body to come into alignment with the Word of God, which declares: “… by His stripes, you are healed.” (Isaiah 53:5) I command every demonic spirit of affliction that has been tormenting you to leave NOW in Jesus’ name! Every disease, every assignment of the enemy to keep you in sickness I break it now by the blood of the Lamb! If you have been experiencing oppression, torment, or any level of bondage, I want to pray for you right now. Lord, right now, I bind every assignment of oppression and demonic torment that has been coming against them. I command that spirit to leave NOW in the name of Jesus! For Your Word says: “… if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” (John 8:36) There is no distance in prayer. And as I pray, God, I ask that Your healing power would flow through the airwaves and touch their bodies right now setting them completely free! I command headaches to leave! I command issues of blood to be healed! Lord, I ask for terminal diseases to be reversed and healed completely! I ask for backs to be straightened, broken bones to be restored, and for metal implants to dissolve supernaturally! I ask for eyesight to be restored and hearing to be opened! Lord, I pray for teeth issues to be healed. I pray for deaf ears to open and for blind eyes to see! I pray for every person bound by affliction to be set free today! Every sickness, affliction, and infirmity that has warred against God’s people for too long be broken NOW in Jesus’ name! Lord, awaken Your people to the fullness of the finished work of the cross! Let the Church once again be a hospital, a place where the sick come and are made whole. And let our lives be the same. Lord, today, reveal to us the power of the cross that we carry. Give us boldness and courage to step into the finished work of the cross and the greater things that Jesus said we would do. In Jesus’ name Amen!
By Nate Johnston March 4, 2025
At our gathering on Saturday night, I began to feel an intense burning in my chest. As it increased over the hours we were there, I heard the Lord say, “I’m branding my people afresh in this hour with my fire!” I looked around the room, and there was no doubt, it was happening. It was taking place. It felt like this wasn’t just a gathering of people meeting to worship; it was a meeting where God was branding His people. I could see it. I could see the appetites of man beginning to fall away. The debris, the seasons of Saulish toleration, the love of man’s empires and delicacies were beginning to fade into the distance as people were reminded again of the main thing - Jesus. As people were reminded again of why we are alive, I realized, when you go through difficult seasons, it’s like walking in a desert. You forget the taste of water. You forget the refreshing of living water that comes from the source, and you begin to drink from anything that will seemingly refresh you for a moment. Many in the church have been getting temporary fixes from religion, affirmation from toxic cultures, and looking to counterfeits instead of the Father. But in this hour, the Lord is branding us afresh with His fire and His Spirit. He is reawakening our true purpose and our true calling, the one that has been hiding behind false missions and man’s movements, which never bear the fruit that the true move of His Spirit brings. But this is also what happens in a season of rebranding. In a season of rebranding, you can feel lost. You can feel confused. You can feel like the anointing on your life has dried up, like the mantle is gone. You feel naked. You feel like you no longer know who you are or what your message is. But this is just part of the process. God is rebranding your heart with your true calling, burning away all that was masquerading as truth when it was really a distraction. It’s a time of deep surrender, repentance, and a shifting of mindsets. Even as I write this, I hear the Lord say: “In this rebranding, I’m breaking generational contracts. I’m breaking the limitations of bloodline issues that have been affecting you. The pull of many dysfunctional systems and paradigms you have grown up in and walked through has been limiting you. But in this rebranding,” says the Lord, “I am breaking all limitations. I am breaking every single ceiling and causing you to step into the fullness of who I have called you to be.” “In this rebranding,” says the Lord, “I am turning orphans into sons.” “In this rebranding,” says the Lord, “I am going to release my rocketeers, those who have the ability to ascend into the heavens without fear, who can navigate the realm of My Spirit and be in tune with Me to release heaven on earth.” “In this rebranding,” says the Lord, “I am releasing my surfers, those who are the bell ringers of revival, riding the wave of My Spirit and leading others into it.” “In this rebranding,” says the Lord, “I am raising up a new breed of reformers who carry My heart, yet also break down systems and realign them into the new.” “Above all,” says the Lord, “this rebranding will raise up lovers and decommission the worker and performance mentality that has robbed My church.” It is time to allow this rebrand to finish its work in you. Do it, Lord. Do it in us, God. 
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