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VOICES UNDER FIRE ARE COMING OUT OF DEFEAT IN TUNE WITH THE NEW FREQUENCY FOR THE NEW ERA

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VOICES UNDER FIRE ARE COMING OUT OF DEFEAT IN TUNE WITH THE NEW FREQUENCY FOR THE NEW ERA

VOICES UNDER FIRE ARE COMING OUT OF DEFEAT IN TUNE WITH THE NEW FREQUENCY FOR THE NEW ERA

In the month of April, there was a territorial struggle that began as the body of Christ in the pressure of the cocoon began to be awoken to the sound of their new roar that had been developed in the pressure of adversity. Many who had been for years silenced by endless onslaughts, setbacks, delays, and witchcraft were suddenly starting to emerge from their caves and join the frontlines, raising their voices as a force to be reckoned with. Suddenly songs begin to resound from isolation, the raw cry of David’s around the earth started to respond to both of injustice of the hour we are in but also in response to the governmental upgrade and mantle change that has been taking place. We didn’t take it lying down. We fought back, we adapted, we rose up. We allowed the Holy Spirit to stoke our fires and do the deep heart reset we needed, cutting away the busy we had grown accustomed to that smothered our passion, and exchange it for the fiery gaze of lovers simply fixed on the face of our King. 

We have all seen and felt the growing pains, the uncomfortable moments of having to reevaluate, and accommodate what God was doing and saying, as well as navigate extreme polarity in views in the body and different messages and interpretations of the hour. This didn’t discourage me, in fact, I have never been more encouraged and excited because amongst the mess and mire has been a bride rising to her feet, not a defeated, broken down, disabled bride, but a victorious, not-to-be-messed-with warrior bride. 

With all this in mind, I want to share two encounters that have shifted my trajectory dramatically.. and what I believe is the current process many of God's varying voices are currently in and have been facing. I’m speaking foremost to the prophetic voices, known and unknown, with a platform or not, and the whole body of Christ as well who are burning with a new message in this hour.

THE MUZZLE AT THE DAWN OF A NEW DAY

Recently we arrived in San Francisco to stay the night before flying to the east coast to record a few tv segments for Christy’s upcoming book on intercessory prayer. While we were covered in prayer by faithful intercessory friends we felt an unusual level of warfare against the trip. We had unusual issues with flights, accommodation, transport, and then Christy became very unwell on the plane and we had to cancel the events. We felt very unjustified and frustrated that it seemed like there was roadblock after roadblock to getting her message out. Have you felt like that recently? 

Since you started raising your newfound voice in the last few months you may have found yourself suddenly facing an opposition, unlike anything you have ever experienced before. Maybe you have been thinking “I didn’t press through and leave the cave just to end up back there again!” “What‘s going on?” Without being dramatic it’s felt like an assassination attempt not just on your voice but on your purpose! It’s like the enemy has heard the sound of your roar and has thrown all his arsenal at you to shut it down before you clue on to its power and potency. 

In 1 Kings 19 after Elijah had called down fire upon the altar and killed the prophets of Baal, he heard the words of Jezebel seeking to take his life and so he ran in fear - the same Elijah who just fearlessly defied the false gods in the land and saw God show up supernaturally! What happened? The Jezebel spirit caused Elijah to run in fear and even want to die.

Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He came to a broom bush, sat down under it and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life; I am no better than my ancestors.” 1 Kings 19:3-4

Have you been feeling that same assignment coming against you? The silencing muzzle that causes you to want to shut down your voice and hide in the wilderness again? That assignment that causes you to want to give up your calling, destiny, and call it quits? Have you experienced irrational fear, foreboding, anxiety, in mental warfare? This is nothing more than this assignment coming against your voice because you are coming into its RIPENING.

WITCHCRAFT & HIRED GUNS

The other way the enemy has sought to shut down your voice in this season that God is increasing it is by assailing you with witchcraft and chatter. This is what I like to call "Jezebels hired guns" because the main purpose is still to shut down your voice but the Jezebel spirit will employ witchcraft prayers and chatter to come at you from all angles till you throw in the towel. Any time you are coming into something new it’s not unusual to suddenly sense that there are things swirling in the atmosphere around you. The enemy will find whomever he can to speak against you, judge you, and even prophesy things against you that didn’t originate in God's heart. Often the fruits of undealt with assignments of witchcraft are; wanting to give up, deep discouragement, complete defeat, scattered mind(unable to get revelation the way you normally would), writers or revelatory creative block, mental torment, and even physical symptoms too. 

In this season discernment has been going through the roof as God is done with the immaturity of witchcraft in the body of Christ. He is exposing sources of sabotage and hidden plots and slander that keeps trying to take people down a few notches. Have your dreams been revealing this? Just remember your best defense is to break off and cancel their words, bless them, then move on. You don’t need to hang out in this zone forever or make a full-time job out of knowing who is against you. BREAK IT, MOVE ON. 

PUT DOWN YOUR WHITE FLAG

That night Christy was unwell I walked up and down the hallway of the hotel praying at 3 am and half-jokingly I said “Lord I want to wave my white flag here!” then I stopped at the view of the bay through the window and suddenly felt a strong familiar presence I had felt once before. I knew it was the two angels I had seen almost three months ago in the same vicinity. The angels I saw had the words Isaiah 45 engraved on them in the spirit. These were BREAKTHROUGH angels, but more importantly they were governmental angels sent to bring breakthrough for cities and regions and dethrone principalities. 

“Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped as my servant to conquer nations and dethrone their kings. For I will open doors before him

and no fortified gate will remain closed. I will march out in front of you and level every obstacle. I will shatter to pieces bronze doors

and slice through iron bars” Isaiah 45:1-2

At that moment the presence of God hit me so powerfully and the Lord spoke to my spirit “Do you see what is at stake in this hour? This is a governmental era that I am raising up voices who will be breakers over cities, regions, and nations. This is not a time to wave your white flag but it’s a time to CAPTURE the flag! Nate remember this night because I am calling you and the body of Christ higher out of defense and into the offense. Look out the window and what do you see? I have given you a rod to rule nations and to release my kingdom upon the earth”

So many have been hit with an exhaustive defeat because the stakes are higher and the opposition more relentless. Maybe you have felt the intensity of the time we will live in and have had many moments recently of wanting to wave your white flag in the air and be done, but God is not raising you up and launching right now for you to simply be a weak whisper or an echo, but to be a mighty roar of JUSTICE over the land. You might be thinking, “But what do I have that the enemy is so threatened by?” The answer is EVERYTHING because just as Jesus is in this world SO ARE YOU! So put down your white flag, shake off the defeat and set your sights on the new territory that is before you, in fact this month you are going to not only take back the ground you lost but you are going to RECOVER all and ADVANCE in Jesus name!

FINDING THE NEW FREQUENCY 

The following night was the encounter with the Lord that has marked me so deeply. Shortly after falling asleep, I woke up sensing I needed to pray. I walked up and down the house praying much like I did the night before in the hotel but this time I didn’t sense angels and I didn’t hear the Lord speak so after a while I fell back asleep. Suddenly I woke up to the most violent earthquake I have ever felt which lasted maybe 2 seconds. My first reaction was to check on Christy and the girls and see if they were ok and they were. Then I walked around the house to make sure nothing had fallen over or had broken but nothing had. I was confused so I looked online to see if there had been an earthquake but there hadn’t been. What I experienced was spiritual, so I said "Lord what are you trying to tell me?" Instantly the verses from 1 Kings 19:11-13 came to mind;

“The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper.When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave” 

As I read the passage the Lord spoke so loudly into my spirit. “I’m not in the earthquake Nate, I’m in the whisper. Will you attune your ears to my whispers? Will you shut out the noise of everything else for my voice? For I am right now putting new coals on the tongues of my people who will let go and be emptied to pick up the fresh words and messages I have for them to speak”

I felt so raw sitting there as His voice refreshed me and uncluttered me. We are in a time where the world wants us to pay attention to the wind, the fires, and earthquakes but God wants us to simply listen to the sound of His voice, his heartbeat, his mysteries, and the new frequency of His voice. It means laying down how we have heard Him in the past that maybe isn’t working and getting low to hear His whispers. As we attune our ears to his frequency we will get out of tune with the frequency of fear that keeps causing us to run and hide.

THE REDEFINITION OF THE PROPHETIC VOICE 

What this spoke to me;

  • We are coming out of the bullied, victim mentality we have known and into an era of victorious warfare.
  • We can’t operate the way we have been - reactionary to the enemy and his opposition. God has mantled us with authority like a general and generals don’t react, they fore-plan, foresee, and look through the smokescreen and preempt what the enemy does. 
  • We are living in a HOLY MOMENT.. a holiness moment. An hour of being set-apart and consecrated again. 
  • The body of Christ and prophetic movement is in an unusual tension of both ripening and resetting and they are going hand in hand.
  • We are having to let go of many things we have known, ways, and methods we have operated in to pick up what He is giving us to wield. 
  • We are in an hour of redefinition and refining personally and corporately for the sole purpose of us stepping into this era of greater impact. 
  • We are being invited into the tuning of our ears to His heart so we will be able to properly receive what He speaks in this new era. 
  • We can no longer play at the shallow end of the pool. The nations are experiencing injustices that you and I are called to be a voice for - our mantles aren’t for show and tell but to raid the gates of hell. 
  • We are moving out of the fear of man and into the fear of the Lord and into the conviction to speak the heart of God no matter the cost. 
  • We are moving into an era of power and authority where we will see public displays of the power of God through the lives of people yielded to his voice. 
  • We as the church are coming out of the wilderness years of being silenced, without influence or impact, and into our era of being the ROAR of the Lord on planet earth! 

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By Nate Johnston November 20, 2024
A few days ago, I shared a few thoughts I had randomly posted on social media about how things were going to look different in the days ahead. They bubbled out of my spirit because it just felt overwhelmingly obvious and apparent that there had been a shift. But I felt I needed to give a little more language to this. Now that we are here, I can see how the last four years have been leading us to this very point. Maybe even the last 7 years too. While this word is not political in nature—and regardless of where you stand—it has to be said - the recent election was a major tectonic shift, not only for the United States but for the world. It was that significant. A marker moment. In the spirit, I could see it—a major eruption in the deep that ignited thousands more around the world. I knew right then and there that things were never going to be the same again. It’s crazy how one event can spark so many others, but that’s exactly what it felt like. The world I knew and the life I knew before that day were going to be different. It’s like when 9/11 happened. The world changed in a moment. And in the same way—except positively—this one event converged with the timing of heaven, where God was unleashing something upon the earth. WELCOME TO THE NEW DAWN I believe we are at the dawn of a new day in the body of Christ. But a change that I believe is going to challenge us all deeply. It’s going to challenge us to abandon the survival mentality we’ve grown used to over the years. Suddenly, a door has opened and we are on the other side of something. Soon we will see that the battles of yesterday will fade away as we discover we are no longer in that valley we have camped in for years. We will no longer wrestle with many of the battles that defined the previous season. We may no longer deal with constant red tape and bureaucracy, delays, hope deferred, constant difficulties, or relentless warfare over simple things. But it’s not that there are no battles anymore—it’s just that the nature of the battle has shifted. When Joshua led the Israelites into the Promised Land, the battle didn’t stop—it changed form. In the wilderness, their struggles were rooted in the harsh environment, discouragement, disappointment, and the mindset of slavery in Egypt. But as soon as they entered the Promised Land, they were surrounded by incredible wealth, resources, and food. They no longer faced the wilderness battles they once did. Instead, they faced new giants in the land. The battle shifted from mental and emotional challenges to an offensive conquest to take territory and evict its inhabitants. After years in the wilderness the Israelites had to learn to wield their sword again and fight with authority. But to effectively wage war in their new season, they had to believe they were powerful and walk in their authority. I believe that’s where we are right now - a season of governmental occupation. The things we’ve been contending for and persisting in may no longer be relevant. We’re shifting into an entirely new playing field of kingdom conquest. And if you are wondering what the next chapter looks like this is what I see. Battles and dead giants. Challenges and great victories. The stakes have gone up but you and I were born for this. It’s going to cause the spiritually dead to come alive and run into their destiny! Beyond this moment, the body of Christ is stepping into something radically different and we need new eyes to see it so we don’t fall back into the death of routine. THE WINESKIN IS CHANGING For years we have known that the old, tattered wineskin we’ve held onto for so long is no longer effective. It cannot sustain the move of God starting to crash on our shores. In fact, when God shows up our current wineskin will seem embarrassing if we are still holding it. Many will see that they haven’t been ready. We’ve been trying to contain God, use God, monopolize God, and brand every revival under our banner. But worse we have believed revival to be one thing based on old seasons when it now looks completely different. There will be no experts beyond this point —only novices at the feet of Jesus. Those sitting on lofty thrones of ambition and milestones will find their structures collapsing. We can no longer build our lives around museums of the past. We must fix our gaze on the future and where God is leading us. A NEW IDENTITY This is a season where God is redefining how we see ourselves in Christ. Over the last four years, God’s people have seen themselves in such a small light. We’ve underestimated who we are in Him, and God is now reinventing us. He’s reminding us of who we are. God is calling us to pull out the stones of remembrance. He’s saying: “Remember where you’ve been. Remember what I’ve brought you through. Now look ahead to where you’re going.” This is the dawn of a new day, a new beginning. We are shifting from survival mentality and wilderness thinking into a place of thriving. We are rediscovering what it means to live with inheritance. We’re returning to sonship and being fathered by God in ways we’ve lost sight of. We’re returning to the BURNING of the original call and fire in our bellies that sent us out. The old map is the new map I hear the lord saying. DELIVERANCE AND RESTORATION This is an hour of deliverance—not just from old methods and traditions but also from the things we’ve normalized. We’ve normalized mental health struggles, depression, and dysphoria. We’ve coddled demons and called it loving or comforting. Now, God is addressing these areas where the church has fallen for other lovers. He’s confronting the lies we’ve believed about ourselves and about Him. As we step into this new day, it will be both confronting and freeing. It’s the tension of saying: “Thank God that season is over!” But also: “Oh no, it’s time to put my big boy pants on.” Yes, this change requires greater maturity and responsibility. THE CICADA STUCK ON THE TREE As I shared that small word I had a glimpse of a childhood memory. Of a favorite tree I used to climb that regularly had hundreds of cicada shells on it. I knew the lord was speaking to me about the church. You see, we have talked for years about the new era, the crossing over, the new wineskin, and the changing of the guard in the church. We have said statements like “The age of empires is over, and the days of family have begun.” But what does that mean and what is the cicada? The cicada is the church and the shell is the church coming out of an old and outdated way. We have been in a season of grace to transition out but now it’s time to leave it in the tree. Let it die. And finally come back to the original plan. Why because Acts 2 is upon us! We are coming back, full circle to Gods first church and shedding off the layers of man. HUMILITY AND AWAKENING Right now many trying to sustain the old regime are growing weary. They’ll soon realize it’s time to lay down their hats and surrender at His feet. Even those who have been worker bees for the old hive are feeling the pull of this awakening. Blindfolds are coming off en masse. There will be a brief coup—a deviant sect claiming to be the new thing but rooted in humanism and man’s wisdom. They will reject the call to humility. For a while, it may seem to divide prophetic voices. But once the fresh move of God crashes upon the earth, even these will repent and surrender. This move will humble the proud, and brokenness will bring deliverance to the rebellious. We will witness thousands running to the altar to exchange their achievements for a glimpse of His face—the very thing they started out pursuing. ALL FOR HIM What we thought was the kingdom is being redefined. What we thought was Jesus is being made clear. All false gospels are being exposed. In this moment, the Father is delivering us from religion and our own ambitions. He is aligning our calling with His purposes. He is becoming our everything. And I don’t know about you, but I can’t do things the same anymore. It’s no longer a time to fear man, rely on common sense, or prioritize rationale. We must move where He is moving—at all costs. DIAGNOSING THE SEASON The change is in the air. You can feel it. It’s as if the spiritual temperature around you has shifted—something is different, and you can’t ignore it. Here are some practical indicators of a season change: You sense an internal shift. Your desires and appetites have changed. What once satisfied you no longer feels relevant, and you find yourself longing for something new, something deeper. You feel like you can’t go back, even if you tried. The door to the old season has been shut, and there’s no way to reopen it. God is making it clear that what was behind you is no longer an option. There’s an urgency or longing that wasn’t there yesterday. Perhaps you feel a fresh sense of expectancy stirring in your spirit—like the ground beneath you is about to move, and you need to be ready to act. You can feel the weight of the shift. Even if you can’t fully articulate it, you know that the path ahead is uncharted, and God is inviting you to trust Him in a new way. Take time to tune into what the Holy Spirit is saying in this moment. Ask yourself, “What is He calling me to leave behind? What is He drawing me toward? What doors are opening, and which ones have closed?” This is not a time to resist the shift—it’s a time to step into it with faith and courage. God is moving, and He’s calling you to move with Him. PIONEERING A NEW PATH And we have entered a season of fresh pioneering. The old ways of advancing the kingdom will no longer work because God is leading us into uncharted territory. We can’t rely on formulas, traditions, or comfort zones. We must embrace the new path God is carving out before us. This requires us to step out in faith, even when we don’t have all the answers. Pioneering isn’t about having everything figured out—it’s about trusting the One who goes before us. Just as the Israelites had to follow the Ark of the Covenant into the unknown, we must keep our eyes fixed on Jesus and move where He leads. Pioneers it’s time again ti create pathways for others to follow. This is your moment to rise. THE CHARGE TO RENEGADES AND THE NEW DAY SCRIBES And just as we need pioneers, we need untamed renegades and new day scribes and prophets to write the introduction to this new chapter and lead us forward. This is not a time for polished perfection or cookie-cutter ministry. This is a time for wild obedience, raw passion, and unrelenting faith. Renegades, the body of Christ needs your courage. You were made to confront the giants in the land and tear down the altars of compromise. Your boldness will inspire others to rise up and take their place in this new era. Scribes and prophets, your words will ignite fires of revival. Pick up your pens. Open your mouths. The Spirit of God is ready to pour out fresh revelation through you. This generation needs your voice to declare the truths of heaven. Write the blueprints. Prophesy the new path. Lead the charge. We need your untamed hearts to step into this season unafraid of man’s opinions. We need your voices to call the church back to purity and intimacy with Jesus. This is your commissioning moment. I feel to say this - the fresh permission of heaven is upon you! Go where no one else will go. Say what no one else will say. Build what no one else will build. The world is waiting. The church is waiting. Heaven is watching. Let’s turn the page together. “Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on.” Exodus 14:15 “Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes. For you will spread out to the right and to the left; your descendants will dispossess nations and settle in their desolate cities.” Isaiah 54:2-3 
By Nate Johnston November 19, 2024
On Sunday, the 17th of November 2024, I had a vision of a field being harvested by a massive harvester. As I got closer to the field, I could see that over half of it was not full of wheat but full of weeds. And I said, “Lord, what is this? What are we looking at?” Knowing already, I realized I was seeing the tares among the wheat. I began to feel discouraged that there were actually so many weeds. This isn’t the great harvest that I believed I would see in my lifetime. And the Lord said to me, “No, this is the harvest before the harvest. This is the time of division that brings repentance and a decision for the body of Christ, so that the next harvest we step into will be the great harvest that was prophesied.” It was then that I saw the harvesting machine crush down the weeds into the soil. And then I felt like the Lord was saying, “But this will be one of the most fruitful times, because the weeds that have been working against the wheat all this time will now be used as fertilizer for the harvest.” This is not a time to fear as things suddenly feel more divided, because it’s not a time of polarizing or dividing the church but of bringing those who have not been bearing fruit—and who have been listening to the voice of the enemy—into a time of great decision. “Will they choose Me, or will they choose man? Will they follow Jesus, or will they follow another version of Jesus?” I heard Him say. Friends, I believe that right now we can either look at the division around us on the earth as something negative, or we can see it as part of a harvest that is leading and pointing us to the greater harvest that has been prophesied. It’s not a time to get discouraged or to hang up our tools. It’s not a time to stop speaking or to stop forging ahead. It’s actually a time to celebrate and get ready because God is leading us toward the great harvest. We’re going to see an incredible reaping of souls in the days to come. I truly believe this is the time where the Lord is saying, “Get the barn ready. Get the barn ready for what I’m about to pour out!” Don’t look to the critics or the naysayers. Don’t look to those who are prophesying doom and gloom, because God is not done with America, and He’s not done with the nations. For while there will be great tension and clashing of ideals and kingdoms, this will be the shaking that shakes the church awake and the right way up! Acts 2 is already upon us and our best days are ahead. 
By Nate Johnston November 20, 2024
A few days ago, I shared a few thoughts I had randomly posted on social media about how things were going to look different in the days ahead. They bubbled out of my spirit because it just felt overwhelmingly obvious and apparent that there had been a shift. But I felt I needed to give a little more language to this. Now that we are here, I can see how the last four years have been leading us to this very point. Maybe even the last 7 years too. While this word is not political in nature—and regardless of where you stand—it has to be said - the recent election was a major tectonic shift, not only for the United States but for the world. It was that significant. A marker moment. In the spirit, I could see it—a major eruption in the deep that ignited thousands more around the world. I knew right then and there that things were never going to be the same again. It’s crazy how one event can spark so many others, but that’s exactly what it felt like. The world I knew and the life I knew before that day were going to be different. It’s like when 9/11 happened. The world changed in a moment. And in the same way—except positively—this one event converged with the timing of heaven, where God was unleashing something upon the earth. WELCOME TO THE NEW DAWN I believe we are at the dawn of a new day in the body of Christ. But a change that I believe is going to challenge us all deeply. It’s going to challenge us to abandon the survival mentality we’ve grown used to over the years. Suddenly, a door has opened and we are on the other side of something. Soon we will see that the battles of yesterday will fade away as we discover we are no longer in that valley we have camped in for years. We will no longer wrestle with many of the battles that defined the previous season. We may no longer deal with constant red tape and bureaucracy, delays, hope deferred, constant difficulties, or relentless warfare over simple things. But it’s not that there are no battles anymore—it’s just that the nature of the battle has shifted. When Joshua led the Israelites into the Promised Land, the battle didn’t stop—it changed form. In the wilderness, their struggles were rooted in the harsh environment, discouragement, disappointment, and the mindset of slavery in Egypt. But as soon as they entered the Promised Land, they were surrounded by incredible wealth, resources, and food. They no longer faced the wilderness battles they once did. Instead, they faced new giants in the land. The battle shifted from mental and emotional challenges to an offensive conquest to take territory and evict its inhabitants. After years in the wilderness the Israelites had to learn to wield their sword again and fight with authority. But to effectively wage war in their new season, they had to believe they were powerful and walk in their authority. I believe that’s where we are right now - a season of governmental occupation. The things we’ve been contending for and persisting in may no longer be relevant. We’re shifting into an entirely new playing field of kingdom conquest. And if you are wondering what the next chapter looks like this is what I see. Battles and dead giants. Challenges and great victories. The stakes have gone up but you and I were born for this. It’s going to cause the spiritually dead to come alive and run into their destiny! Beyond this moment, the body of Christ is stepping into something radically different and we need new eyes to see it so we don’t fall back into the death of routine. THE WINESKIN IS CHANGING For years we have known that the old, tattered wineskin we’ve held onto for so long is no longer effective. It cannot sustain the move of God starting to crash on our shores. In fact, when God shows up our current wineskin will seem embarrassing if we are still holding it. Many will see that they haven’t been ready. We’ve been trying to contain God, use God, monopolize God, and brand every revival under our banner. But worse we have believed revival to be one thing based on old seasons when it now looks completely different. There will be no experts beyond this point —only novices at the feet of Jesus. Those sitting on lofty thrones of ambition and milestones will find their structures collapsing. We can no longer build our lives around museums of the past. We must fix our gaze on the future and where God is leading us. A NEW IDENTITY This is a season where God is redefining how we see ourselves in Christ. Over the last four years, God’s people have seen themselves in such a small light. We’ve underestimated who we are in Him, and God is now reinventing us. He’s reminding us of who we are. God is calling us to pull out the stones of remembrance. He’s saying: “Remember where you’ve been. Remember what I’ve brought you through. Now look ahead to where you’re going.” This is the dawn of a new day, a new beginning. We are shifting from survival mentality and wilderness thinking into a place of thriving. We are rediscovering what it means to live with inheritance. We’re returning to sonship and being fathered by God in ways we’ve lost sight of. We’re returning to the BURNING of the original call and fire in our bellies that sent us out. The old map is the new map I hear the lord saying. DELIVERANCE AND RESTORATION This is an hour of deliverance—not just from old methods and traditions but also from the things we’ve normalized. We’ve normalized mental health struggles, depression, and dysphoria. We’ve coddled demons and called it loving or comforting. Now, God is addressing these areas where the church has fallen for other lovers. He’s confronting the lies we’ve believed about ourselves and about Him. As we step into this new day, it will be both confronting and freeing. It’s the tension of saying: “Thank God that season is over!” But also: “Oh no, it’s time to put my big boy pants on.” Yes, this change requires greater maturity and responsibility. THE CICADA STUCK ON THE TREE As I shared that small word I had a glimpse of a childhood memory. Of a favorite tree I used to climb that regularly had hundreds of cicada shells on it. I knew the lord was speaking to me about the church. You see, we have talked for years about the new era, the crossing over, the new wineskin, and the changing of the guard in the church. We have said statements like “The age of empires is over, and the days of family have begun.” But what does that mean and what is the cicada? The cicada is the church and the shell is the church coming out of an old and outdated way. We have been in a season of grace to transition out but now it’s time to leave it in the tree. Let it die. And finally come back to the original plan. Why because Acts 2 is upon us! We are coming back, full circle to Gods first church and shedding off the layers of man. HUMILITY AND AWAKENING Right now many trying to sustain the old regime are growing weary. They’ll soon realize it’s time to lay down their hats and surrender at His feet. Even those who have been worker bees for the old hive are feeling the pull of this awakening. Blindfolds are coming off en masse. There will be a brief coup—a deviant sect claiming to be the new thing but rooted in humanism and man’s wisdom. They will reject the call to humility. For a while, it may seem to divide prophetic voices. But once the fresh move of God crashes upon the earth, even these will repent and surrender. This move will humble the proud, and brokenness will bring deliverance to the rebellious. We will witness thousands running to the altar to exchange their achievements for a glimpse of His face—the very thing they started out pursuing. ALL FOR HIM What we thought was the kingdom is being redefined. What we thought was Jesus is being made clear. All false gospels are being exposed. In this moment, the Father is delivering us from religion and our own ambitions. He is aligning our calling with His purposes. He is becoming our everything. And I don’t know about you, but I can’t do things the same anymore. It’s no longer a time to fear man, rely on common sense, or prioritize rationale. We must move where He is moving—at all costs. DIAGNOSING THE SEASON The change is in the air. You can feel it. It’s as if the spiritual temperature around you has shifted—something is different, and you can’t ignore it. Here are some practical indicators of a season change: You sense an internal shift. Your desires and appetites have changed. What once satisfied you no longer feels relevant, and you find yourself longing for something new, something deeper. You feel like you can’t go back, even if you tried. The door to the old season has been shut, and there’s no way to reopen it. God is making it clear that what was behind you is no longer an option. There’s an urgency or longing that wasn’t there yesterday. Perhaps you feel a fresh sense of expectancy stirring in your spirit—like the ground beneath you is about to move, and you need to be ready to act. You can feel the weight of the shift. Even if you can’t fully articulate it, you know that the path ahead is uncharted, and God is inviting you to trust Him in a new way. Take time to tune into what the Holy Spirit is saying in this moment. Ask yourself, “What is He calling me to leave behind? What is He drawing me toward? What doors are opening, and which ones have closed?” This is not a time to resist the shift—it’s a time to step into it with faith and courage. God is moving, and He’s calling you to move with Him. PIONEERING A NEW PATH And we have entered a season of fresh pioneering. The old ways of advancing the kingdom will no longer work because God is leading us into uncharted territory. We can’t rely on formulas, traditions, or comfort zones. We must embrace the new path God is carving out before us. This requires us to step out in faith, even when we don’t have all the answers. Pioneering isn’t about having everything figured out—it’s about trusting the One who goes before us. Just as the Israelites had to follow the Ark of the Covenant into the unknown, we must keep our eyes fixed on Jesus and move where He leads. Pioneers it’s time again ti create pathways for others to follow. This is your moment to rise. THE CHARGE TO RENEGADES AND THE NEW DAY SCRIBES And just as we need pioneers, we need untamed renegades and new day scribes and prophets to write the introduction to this new chapter and lead us forward. This is not a time for polished perfection or cookie-cutter ministry. This is a time for wild obedience, raw passion, and unrelenting faith. Renegades, the body of Christ needs your courage. You were made to confront the giants in the land and tear down the altars of compromise. Your boldness will inspire others to rise up and take their place in this new era. Scribes and prophets, your words will ignite fires of revival. Pick up your pens. Open your mouths. The Spirit of God is ready to pour out fresh revelation through you. This generation needs your voice to declare the truths of heaven. Write the blueprints. Prophesy the new path. Lead the charge. We need your untamed hearts to step into this season unafraid of man’s opinions. We need your voices to call the church back to purity and intimacy with Jesus. This is your commissioning moment. I feel to say this - the fresh permission of heaven is upon you! Go where no one else will go. Say what no one else will say. Build what no one else will build. The world is waiting. The church is waiting. Heaven is watching. Let’s turn the page together. “Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move on.” Exodus 14:15 “Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes. For you will spread out to the right and to the left; your descendants will dispossess nations and settle in their desolate cities.” Isaiah 54:2-3 
By Nate Johnston November 19, 2024
On Sunday, the 17th of November 2024, I had a vision of a field being harvested by a massive harvester. As I got closer to the field, I could see that over half of it was not full of wheat but full of weeds. And I said, “Lord, what is this? What are we looking at?” Knowing already, I realized I was seeing the tares among the wheat. I began to feel discouraged that there were actually so many weeds. This isn’t the great harvest that I believed I would see in my lifetime. And the Lord said to me, “No, this is the harvest before the harvest. This is the time of division that brings repentance and a decision for the body of Christ, so that the next harvest we step into will be the great harvest that was prophesied.” It was then that I saw the harvesting machine crush down the weeds into the soil. And then I felt like the Lord was saying, “But this will be one of the most fruitful times, because the weeds that have been working against the wheat all this time will now be used as fertilizer for the harvest.” This is not a time to fear as things suddenly feel more divided, because it’s not a time of polarizing or dividing the church but of bringing those who have not been bearing fruit—and who have been listening to the voice of the enemy—into a time of great decision. “Will they choose Me, or will they choose man? Will they follow Jesus, or will they follow another version of Jesus?” I heard Him say. Friends, I believe that right now we can either look at the division around us on the earth as something negative, or we can see it as part of a harvest that is leading and pointing us to the greater harvest that has been prophesied. It’s not a time to get discouraged or to hang up our tools. It’s not a time to stop speaking or to stop forging ahead. It’s actually a time to celebrate and get ready because God is leading us toward the great harvest. We’re going to see an incredible reaping of souls in the days to come. I truly believe this is the time where the Lord is saying, “Get the barn ready. Get the barn ready for what I’m about to pour out!” Don’t look to the critics or the naysayers. Don’t look to those who are prophesying doom and gloom, because God is not done with America, and He’s not done with the nations. For while there will be great tension and clashing of ideals and kingdoms, this will be the shaking that shakes the church awake and the right way up! Acts 2 is already upon us and our best days are ahead. 
By Nate Johnston November 15, 2024
By Nate Johnston November 15, 2024
We would be honored for you to join us for a VISION CASTING call, where we deliver some strategic vision that the Lord has given Christy and I for 2025 and beyond! All are welcome to join us for a night of prophetic vision casting. In addition to this VISION CASTING call, we will be sending out a private message to all of our Partners, to join us for a special designated time of prophetic prayer! We can't wait to spend these upcoming evenings with you, as we are in great expectation for how God is going to move! VISION CASTING CALL 11.20.24 - at 6PM MT (US MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME - COLORADO SPRINGS) ZOOM DETAILS BELOW Topic: MONTHLY VISION CALL Time: Nov 20, 2024 06:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/6729913267?pwd=ZktPbGpzbjFnMm5YQjBhbk9mSWRDUT09&omn=84985816884 Meeting ID: 672 991 3267 Passcode: 123 PARTNER PRAYER CALL BE LOOKING IN YOUR INBOX!
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