nateandchristy2018

We are in a divine Governmental Shift

nateandchristy2018

We are in a divine Governmental Shift

We are in a divine Governmental Shift

It is the time of the Ekklesia

Two weeks ago, the Holy Spirit woke me up with the overwhelming sense that a shift was taking place in the spirit. In my heart, I heard, “A governmental handover is taking place within the body of Christ.” Had it not been for the journey I have walked this last year, I probably would not have understood the weightiness behind this statement. However, every single day for the past twelve months, the Holy Spirit has highlighted three sequences of specific numbers to me. I had not previously seen these sequences so frequently before but you know it’s no longer a coincidence when these numbers appear to you in the most bizarre ways possible. It started at the beginning of the Hebrew year of 5778 and it increased as we moved into 2018. I began seeing #144 everywhere, from suddenly being ‘awoken’ at 1:44am almost nightly, receiving bills with the sum total of $144, to receiving packages from addresses with the number #144. Whatever way it happened, the Holy Spirit made sure I would see it daily, and naturally, I began seeking Him as to why.

Then, for the past six months and just as frequently as I was seeing #144, I began tosee #1212 and #414. I have held back releasing this revelation until I felt Himsay ‘NOW’ and I believe that time is ‘NOW.’ I can promise you this; I did notintend to align this with the midterm elections in the U.S… the timing ofeverything has been all in His hands. In this yearlong search, I began to pullapart scripture. Every scripture I could find that was associated with #144,#1212 and #414 and I have thoroughly studied each verse meticulously, from thefront of the bible to the back. Only in the last few weeks did it all finally‘click’ together when I heard that statement in the early hours of the morningand the profound message became clear. I want to take you on a journey throughscripture (though I will only share some of the strategic verses for the sakeof space) for what God is saying to us in this very strategic hour in history.

APOSTOLIC GOVERNMENT BRINGS UNITY

The number 12 is significant to God. There are 12 tribes of Israel, 12 apostles, 12months in a year, 12 gates, 12 pearls, 12 foundations, 12 fruits, 12 wells at Elim… the list goes on. Interestingly, 12 multiplied by 12 equals 144. Twelve speaks of the perfect governmental rule, divine organization and apostolic fullness.144 is the increased multiplication of divine governmental rule. Over the past generations, the body of Christ has in many ways lived in oppression under the god of this world’s governmental rule… I certainly believe portions of the Ekklesia have been moving in divine apostolic government, and I don’t intend to imply that we should not be serving and honouring our Nation’s governments, but rather, I am referring to the demonic rulings of the enemy that has kept the church at large in silent oppression. The wider body of Christ has been silent on major issues, afraid to take her rightful reign as the Bride of Christ, which has therefore advanced the oppression of the enemy as She has been enslaved to both the politically correct and religious spirits. The Father is gathering His children, His bride, His ekklesia in this very moment. He is assembling us together as ONE, not in factions so that we would hold the mantle of Apostolic Government in all of its fullness. Notice in this verse below, that while there were multiple ‘tribes’, they were numbered together as one larger body representing their Father’s household. The divine governmental rule will establish unity within the body of Christ.

These were the ones who were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, with theleaders of Israel, twelve men, each representing his fathers’ household.

Numbers 1:44

THE EKKLESIA IS RISING

All throughout the Old Testament, we witness how the Israelites were opposed by various enemies; Pharaoh, the Philistines and the Chaldeans to name a few. Each and every enemy was overtaken as the people of God resisted the oppression, rose up in defiance and took their rightful place of authority together. Whenever they sought the word of the Lord and acted in response they always witnessed a mighty turnaround miracle. In recent months, it is not difficult to notice that opposition and persecution against the body of Christ have severely increased. However, the enemy always overplays his hand and it is easy to recognize that he is running in fear of the Ekklesia rising into their full apostolic governmental rule. However now is not the time to rest easy and back down for as we continue to stand in our authority, it will be a sign and a wonder to the Nations, revealing Jesus through His gloriously reigning bride.

His father and mother did not know that it was of the Lord, and that He was seeking an occasion [to take action] against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines were ruling over Israel.

Judges 14:4

I will harden (make stubborn, defiant) Pharaoh’s heart, so that he will pursue them; and I will be glorified and honoured through Pharaoh and all his army, and shall know [without any doubt] and acknowledge that I am the Lord.”And they did so.
Exodus 14:4

TAKING BACK THE HIGH PLACES

Of the many verses that stood out to me, this verse caught my attention. 2 Kings 14:4says ‘However, the high places were not removed; the people were still sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.’ High places in the scripture are in reference to worship or idols. Ezekiel 14:4 also speaks of removing the idols of the heart. An idol can be anything in our lives that take the place of adoration and affection for the Father. It could be an obvious one like wealth, position, fear of money, the approval of man, influence and success, even doing the work of ministry has the ability to consume a heart more than Him. If anything consumes your heart in the place of the Father, now is the time it needs to be surrendered and removed. I don’t want to communicate this in a fearful or judgmental way, but rather, an encouragement that if something is taking His place in your life, surrender it because He wants to consume your heart entirely. He wants to take back the high places of the earth through you and I as fully yielded vessels.

This next verse is part of an interesting story whereby Jonathan, the son of Saul, pursues an entire garrison of Philistines. Alongside his armour bearer, the two courageously ambush the army of soldiers and send them running in terror inevery direction. 1 Samuel 14:4 tells of the moment at which Jonathon snuck upon them, it says; Between the passes by which Jonathan sought to cross over toget to the Philistine garrison, there was a rocky crag on the one side and arocky crag on the other side; one [crag] was named Bozez, and the other, Seneh.

Picture two protruding rock formations, one on either side of Jonathon as he and his armour bearer passed through them to ambush their enemy. On one side of him, the rocky crag named Bozez means mud or bog, and the one on the other side, Seneh, means ‘Thorn Bush’ or ‘High.’ Jonathan needed to pass through the mud, thethorn bush and the high place in order to overtake the enemy. A birthing comes through pain, and this story becomes a picture of the modern-day church that has been passing through the mud of division, the thorns of persecution and the surrendering of our own high places, and there, we come out on the other side backed by our Armorbearer, Jesus to take down the garrisons before us. It’stime to give Him our high places and take back the high places of the earththat He may be glorified above all other names.

In that day His feet shall stand on the Mount of Olives, which lies before Jerusalem on the east; and the Mount of Olives will be split in half from the east to the west by a very large valley, and half of the mountain will move toward the north and half of it toward the south. 

Zechariah 14:4

WORSHIP IS OUR INSTRUMENT OF WAR

I cannot emphasize enough just how powerful our worship to the King is in this moment of time. Not only does it remove the high places in our own lives so that He may rule and reign alone, but it removes the high places of the earth. As we worship in unity, it creates a vacuum of suction whereby He responds inmagnitude, power and justice. The story that surrounds the following verse is an intriguing one that I don’t have the space to cover, but I will mention that the picture of this woman wisely bowing her face before the King brought forththe truth to be spoken and an invitation into reconciliation.

When the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, she bowed with her face to the ground and lay herself down, and said, “Help, O king.”

2 Samuel 14:4

Tekoa means Trumpet, an instrument that unites people and it can also mean ‘pitchinga tent.’ Our worship is sent out like a trumpet of war that actually brings forth unity, truth and an invitation of reconciliation from the hearts of the lost to Jesus. Our dependence upon His help is what moves the hand and heart of God to respond to His people and ‘Pitch His tent’ of glory within us and amongst us. Another awe-inspiring example of worship is Psalm 144. It is the Psalm that David wrote right before he faced Goliath. Worship enables us to slay the Goliaths of our own day. It grounds us on the strength of who He is and reinforces ‘not by might, not by power, but my Spirit.’ (Zechariah 4:6).

Blessed be the Lord, my Rock and my great strength, Who trains my hands for war And my fingers for battle;

Psalm 144:1

SEND FORTH THE RAIN

The earth has been groaning and the people within it have been in spiritual and even natural drought… “The ground is cracked because there has been no rain on the land; The farmers are distressed, And they have covered their heads [inshame]. Jeremiah 14:4

I hearthe Spirit of God responding to their cries and saying to you and I, “CALLFORTH THE RAIN!” It is the time of the LATTER RAIN HARVEST, and the sons anddaughters are awakening from their slumber, arising into their governmentalKingdom authority.

They are responding to the enemy; ‘that you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon, and say, “How the oppressor has ceased [his insolence], And how the fury has ceased! 

Isaiah 14:4

I can hear the rain on the horizon, it is coming in a thunderous force… get your umbrellas ready ;)

WE ARE BIRTHING A NEW SOUND

The new sound of GLORY is birthing forth within the Bride in this very hour. It is anamplifying and viral sound that will catch and spread fast from one to another.Just as Elizabeth’s baby leapt in her womb at the sound of Mary, the one whocarried Jesus in her womb, so too will His Spirit LEAP from the ones who carryHim and cause others to become aware of what they carry.

‘For behold, when the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.’ 

Luke 1:44

The Spirit of God is causing wombs to LEAP in this very moment, SONGS will CARRY far and wide, the Apostolic rule of His government is overtaking and possessing what is RIGHTFULLY HIS in a rapid and fast MOVEMENT of His Spirit. The awakening breath of God is STIRRING up the baby within your womb, it is awakening those who have been asleep. You are at the threshold of delivery, though all may look dark to you right now, you are about to birth NEW and UNEXPECTED moves of His Spirit through your life. New ministries and movements will come forth from this time of birthing and I see righteous justice prevailing over long-withstanding injustices like abortion and sex trafficking.

This is a unique sound from heaven that is trumpeting forth into the earth, through you and I. Those who are undefiled by the idols of this world, those who have joined themselves to the Lamb are releasing a new song. Though I don’t fully have the revelation of the 144,000 in the scripture below (so please don’t send me corrective emails ha), I do believe that it points to the Bride of Jesus operating in the fullness of divine government.

No one could learn that song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed free from the earth. These are the ones who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are virgins, and they join themselves to the Lamb wherever he goes. They have been redeemed, purchased from humanity and brought forth as the first-fruits for God and the Lamb. 

Revelation 14:4

THE SHIFT IS UPON US

As with every prophetic word, this is an invitation. I believe there is a divine SHIFT taking place in the spirit that is making way for us as His bride to step into the mantle of Apostolic Government completely and fully, but it does remain a choice. 
I wanted to lastly highlight the number #414 that I have also been seeing, and it points us to Esther 4:14:

‘For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?’

This is a time for the Bride of Christ to take her place, to stand in the fullness of her God-given authority, to give Jesus everything He paid for with our lives. God has brought you to the Kingdom for this very moment, this very hour, but you need to release your sound, you need to use your voice. Take action, take the leap of faith, pray with perseverance, unite with your fellow brothers and sisters in Christ, and let us together watch as the handover of Kingdom government is given into our hands to rule and reign with … so that the world might see Him in us.

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. 

Romans 12:12

-Word by Christy Johnston​

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FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BATTLED & SURVIVED JEZEBEL

By Nate Johnston • April 23, 2025
I have a prophetic word for those who have grown up under the demonic agenda of Jezebel, and for those raised in narcissistic environments and battled it their entire lives. Yes, the spirit of Jezebel has always had a target on your back because of who you are... Like Agent Smith from The Matrix, Jezebel keeps showing up, manifesting through different people, personalities, seasons, assignments, and alignments to take you out. It’s been the greatest battle of your life: figuring out how to steward your calling, how to be a voice in the midst of relentless attacks and constant attempts to cancel your calling. This spirit has tried to silence you, shut down your voice, reject you, belittle you, isolate you, and keep you in a cave. She’s tempted you to sugarcoat your words, dilute your message, and shrink your fire so you didn’t keep getting in her cross fire. I know the price many of you have paid for pioneering through this—for choosing health for your families, your marriages, and your future. I know the cost of refusing to tolerate her, season after season, and what you’ve walked through for the sake of not giving up on your calling. But in the hardest moments, you chose legacy again and again, yet it’s been costly. Recently, I was praying into this, especially in my own life, because I’ve battled this spirit for as long as I can remember, I asked the Lord, “Will it always be this way? Will I always have to fight Jezebel?” As I was reading through 1 Kings 19 - 2 Kings 10, the Lord highlighted the story of Jehu, the one who took out Jezebel (2 Kings 9:30–37). And the Lord said: “You are the Jehu. This generation is the Jehu generation, rising to confront and take out this spirit.” But here’s the thing: Jehu overthrew Jezebel, but he didn’t reform the land. “But Jehu was not careful to walk in the law of the Lord… he did not turn from the sins of Jeroboam…” 2 Kings 10:31 He overthrew the person, but not the pattern. He tore down the idol, but didn’t restore the altar. He left a void, and that void became an open door. Right now, the test of our generation isn’t just about calling out what’s wrong. It’s about restoring the priesthood, rebuilding the altar, and leading the Church back into true worship. Because without worship, Jezebel returns. I’ve seen it in dreams repeatedly, Jezebel overthrown, only to be welcomed back through broken, unhealed, and unprotected spaces. Because where there is no priesthood, no purity, and no presence, she comes back to rule. So I asked the Lord, “What is the key?” He said: “Joash.” The name Joash means “The Lord has given.” The Lord said: “The generation of Joash and Jehoiada is now upon you.” Here’s what that means: Jehu may have exposed Jezebel but it was Joash and Jehoiada who removed her legacy. Athaliah, Jezebel’s daughter, rose to power in Judah after Jezebel’s death (2 Kings 11:1–3) . She was a generational extension of her mother’s spirit. But Jehoiada the priest preserved Joash, hiding him in the temple for six years. When the time was right, they overthrew Athaliah in the temple (2 Kings 11:13–16). That was so prophetic because they didn’t just confront the fruit of Jezebel they killed it in the place of worship, as a declaration: “We are taking this place back for the Lord.” They then led a revival of covenant and worship in the land (2 Kings 11:17–18), restoring God’s people to their true identity. And this is the battle we have today. We are not just confronting Jezebel, we are confronting her legacy, her influence, her strongholds in families, marriages, churches, and systems. But we can’t stop at exposure. We must rebuild the altar, restore the presence, and model the priesthood again. But here’s the word for you overcomers - the pioneers, the forerunners, the ones who refused to bow: You are not doomed to fight Jezebel your whole life. God is raising up a Joash generation, sons and daughters the Lord has given who will see and walk in the fruit from your persistence in battle, because you refused to tolerate Jezebel and have prevailed! Now because of you the next generation won’t face what you faced, because you confronted it, took it down, and established healthy! But here’s the key: You must restore your home, your marriage, your inner world into a lifestyle of worship and the right affections. You must refill the void with presence and priesthood. When we do that, we not only evict Jezebel, we close the door for good. And that’s Joash - living in the fruit of victory with no landing pads for the enemy. No more idols. Compromise. Other lovers. Just Jesus again. So the promise over you is this: You’re stepping out of the weariness. You’re stepping out of the endless fight. You’re stepping out of the cave. And you’re stepping into the fruit of obedience. You’re about to see legacy break forth in your children. You’re going to watch a generation walk in peace where you’ve known warfare. Because you chose to fight, they will be free. So in the days to come watch as you begin to see FRUIT where you only encountered the FIGHT because the tide is shifting mighty ones and you have overcome! “You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world” —1 John 4:4 

IT'S TURNING AROUND!

By Nate Johnston • April 22, 2025
I want to release a word of faith and authority over you as we begin this week. As I was praying over this week, I kept seeing this image in front of me of a person that was stuck in a corner with no way out, and arrows were flying at them from all sides. I instantly discerned that what I was seeing was someone who had been in a season where they felt very much like their calling had somehow made them feel like they’ve just been through constant assailing by the enemy, with constant arrows from all sides. Thats where you have felt exposed. That’s where you have felt bombarded. You felt like you’ve just been attacked from every single angle. Then I began to really feel like it was similar to the scripture that says: “But this is a people plundered and looted, all of them trapped in pits or hidden away in prisons. They have become plunder, with no one to rescue them; they have been made loot, with no one to say, ‘Restore!’” — (Isaiah 42:22, NIV) I began to feel authority rise up in my voice. I began to feel an authority saying, “No! This is injustice. This cannot happen. This must turn around now!” Then I began to prophesy: “Restore in the name of Jesus! Restore in the name of Jesus! Restore in the name of Jesus!” As soon as I said that, Deuteronomy 23:5 came to mind, where it says that every curse turns into a blessing. So I began to prophesy: “Lord, every curse will turn into a blessing. Every curse will turn into a blessing. Every single assignment of the enemy will turn into a blessing. Every area of robbery, every area of financial hardship, every area where the enemy has come after finances, after health - God is going to turn it all around.” And that’s when it hit me - THIS IS UNCTION OF A TURNAROUND! It’s the sensing that things had to shift! I began to prophesy: “Turnaround now in the name of Jesus! Turnaround now in the name of Jesus!” As I began to declare this, I began to see things beginning to shift in the atmosphere. Then suddenly I began to hear all this chatter in the spirit of people who had been worn down mentally to the point where they no longer believed that God could turn these situations around. And I suddenly realized the key: God is wanting to shift and turn around situations right now, but the enemy has worn down your authority and your faith to the point that you no longer believe He can do it. Hope deferred has crept in to such a degree that it’s made it feel impossible that God could move. And so I feel that even right now, God is coming against those mindsets. He’s coming against the fear. He’s coming against the intimidation of the army. He’s coming against the hope deferred that constantly makes you feel like nothing will be able to shift or turn around. He is restoring in you a boldness and authority to begin to speak to the things around you and cause them to be removed and those mountains around you to be cast into the sea. And that’s what God is doing this week. He is hitting up against your mind and the foreboding keeping you captive. You’ve been looking at the obstacles you’re facing right now in your finances, health, marriage, and everything else, and they look like mountains. The Lord says, “Where has your faith gone? Where has your authority gone? Where has your boldness gone? I am your protector. I am your provider. I am looking after you and watching over you. Yes, the war has been constant against you. Yes, the enemy has been trying to wear you down. But He says to you “this week, I want you to do what David did - and strengthen yourself in me!” “I want you to step out of the place of faithlessness and cowering, out of begging for the crumbs under the table” “I want you to shift your mindset, and as you shift your mindset, I’ll shift your circumstances!” “Even right now, begin to break every agreement with fear” “Break every agreement with hopelessness and despair that’s caused you to stop dreaming” “It’s caused you to drop your vision in the dust” “It’s caused you to stop wearing your mantle and slip back into survival mode in a time where I want you to thrive and dream with Me” Then I was reminded of something so special to us. Over the years we’ve experienced this strange but beautiful phenomenon in our lives. Whenever we’re in the thick of spiritual warfare, when we feel like we’re being preached at by our circumstances - that’s when God brings us a sign of His nearness. It happens like clockwork. But it’s so simple that you could miss it if you aren’t childlike. We see ducks in twos and they show up in odd places, at odd times. It’s always just when we’re beginning to feel overwhelmed or discouraged. It’s God’s subtle reminder: “I see you. I’m with you. It’s not over.” But this year, on our anniversary, it was different. Two doves appeared on our back fence and they stayed for a full week. It was as if God was saying: “Watch ME turn this around! Not by night nor by power!” And even though we were still in the middle of the storm the breakthrough hadn’t come yet His goodness showed up as a downpayment. Sometimes, the sign isn’t the full breakthrough, but it’s the reminder that He hasn’t forgotten you, and that the turnaround is closer than you think. There are many right now trying to ask God, “Where are my next steps?” but you’re not thinking with faith, you’re thinking with fear. And the Lord says: “It’s time to break that off. I’m reversing everything that’s come against you, and I’m turning it. And some would say, ‘Could this turn in a day?’ Yes, it can turn in a day. And the Lord says “you will watch in this season, as you partner with Me again not with the accuser, not with fear, not with lack but as you choose to partner again with Me, “You will see every single obstacle and every mountain around you crumble into the sea” But you need to partner with Me again. Will you partner again with My Spirit and reject the patterns and mindsets of this world? It is time to step back into a mind-renewal season that actually brings about the shifting of circumstances. Because the fruit of worry is actually causing that which you fear to come to you. But as you shift out of that, It will cause the fruit of your renewed mind to be that you see the kingdom of heaven invade your world, your lifestyle and you’ll see things shift around in a short period of time.” So give me your heart and mind and I’ll turn around the things around you that have tried to do in your strength and failed, and silence the storm” 

FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BATTLED & SURVIVED JEZEBEL

By Nate Johnston • April 23, 2025
I have a prophetic word for those who have grown up under the demonic agenda of Jezebel, and for those raised in narcissistic environments and battled it their entire lives. Yes, the spirit of Jezebel has always had a target on your back because of who you are... Like Agent Smith from The Matrix, Jezebel keeps showing up, manifesting through different people, personalities, seasons, assignments, and alignments to take you out. It’s been the greatest battle of your life: figuring out how to steward your calling, how to be a voice in the midst of relentless attacks and constant attempts to cancel your calling. This spirit has tried to silence you, shut down your voice, reject you, belittle you, isolate you, and keep you in a cave. She’s tempted you to sugarcoat your words, dilute your message, and shrink your fire so you didn’t keep getting in her cross fire. I know the price many of you have paid for pioneering through this—for choosing health for your families, your marriages, and your future. I know the cost of refusing to tolerate her, season after season, and what you’ve walked through for the sake of not giving up on your calling. But in the hardest moments, you chose legacy again and again, yet it’s been costly. Recently, I was praying into this, especially in my own life, because I’ve battled this spirit for as long as I can remember, I asked the Lord, “Will it always be this way? Will I always have to fight Jezebel?” As I was reading through 1 Kings 19 - 2 Kings 10, the Lord highlighted the story of Jehu, the one who took out Jezebel (2 Kings 9:30–37). And the Lord said: “You are the Jehu. This generation is the Jehu generation, rising to confront and take out this spirit.” But here’s the thing: Jehu overthrew Jezebel, but he didn’t reform the land. “But Jehu was not careful to walk in the law of the Lord… he did not turn from the sins of Jeroboam…” 2 Kings 10:31 He overthrew the person, but not the pattern. He tore down the idol, but didn’t restore the altar. He left a void, and that void became an open door. Right now, the test of our generation isn’t just about calling out what’s wrong. It’s about restoring the priesthood, rebuilding the altar, and leading the Church back into true worship. Because without worship, Jezebel returns. I’ve seen it in dreams repeatedly, Jezebel overthrown, only to be welcomed back through broken, unhealed, and unprotected spaces. Because where there is no priesthood, no purity, and no presence, she comes back to rule. So I asked the Lord, “What is the key?” He said: “Joash.” The name Joash means “The Lord has given.” The Lord said: “The generation of Joash and Jehoiada is now upon you.” Here’s what that means: Jehu may have exposed Jezebel but it was Joash and Jehoiada who removed her legacy. Athaliah, Jezebel’s daughter, rose to power in Judah after Jezebel’s death (2 Kings 11:1–3) . She was a generational extension of her mother’s spirit. But Jehoiada the priest preserved Joash, hiding him in the temple for six years. When the time was right, they overthrew Athaliah in the temple (2 Kings 11:13–16). That was so prophetic because they didn’t just confront the fruit of Jezebel they killed it in the place of worship, as a declaration: “We are taking this place back for the Lord.” They then led a revival of covenant and worship in the land (2 Kings 11:17–18), restoring God’s people to their true identity. And this is the battle we have today. We are not just confronting Jezebel, we are confronting her legacy, her influence, her strongholds in families, marriages, churches, and systems. But we can’t stop at exposure. We must rebuild the altar, restore the presence, and model the priesthood again. But here’s the word for you overcomers - the pioneers, the forerunners, the ones who refused to bow: You are not doomed to fight Jezebel your whole life. God is raising up a Joash generation, sons and daughters the Lord has given who will see and walk in the fruit from your persistence in battle, because you refused to tolerate Jezebel and have prevailed! Now because of you the next generation won’t face what you faced, because you confronted it, took it down, and established healthy! But here’s the key: You must restore your home, your marriage, your inner world into a lifestyle of worship and the right affections. You must refill the void with presence and priesthood. When we do that, we not only evict Jezebel, we close the door for good. And that’s Joash - living in the fruit of victory with no landing pads for the enemy. No more idols. Compromise. Other lovers. Just Jesus again. So the promise over you is this: You’re stepping out of the weariness. You’re stepping out of the endless fight. You’re stepping out of the cave. And you’re stepping into the fruit of obedience. You’re about to see legacy break forth in your children. You’re going to watch a generation walk in peace where you’ve known warfare. Because you chose to fight, they will be free. So in the days to come watch as you begin to see FRUIT where you only encountered the FIGHT because the tide is shifting mighty ones and you have overcome! “You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world” —1 John 4:4 

IT'S TURNING AROUND!

By Nate Johnston • April 22, 2025
I want to release a word of faith and authority over you as we begin this week. As I was praying over this week, I kept seeing this image in front of me of a person that was stuck in a corner with no way out, and arrows were flying at them from all sides. I instantly discerned that what I was seeing was someone who had been in a season where they felt very much like their calling had somehow made them feel like they’ve just been through constant assailing by the enemy, with constant arrows from all sides. Thats where you have felt exposed. That’s where you have felt bombarded. You felt like you’ve just been attacked from every single angle. Then I began to really feel like it was similar to the scripture that says: “But this is a people plundered and looted, all of them trapped in pits or hidden away in prisons. They have become plunder, with no one to rescue them; they have been made loot, with no one to say, ‘Restore!’” — (Isaiah 42:22, NIV) I began to feel authority rise up in my voice. I began to feel an authority saying, “No! This is injustice. This cannot happen. This must turn around now!” Then I began to prophesy: “Restore in the name of Jesus! Restore in the name of Jesus! Restore in the name of Jesus!” As soon as I said that, Deuteronomy 23:5 came to mind, where it says that every curse turns into a blessing. So I began to prophesy: “Lord, every curse will turn into a blessing. Every curse will turn into a blessing. Every single assignment of the enemy will turn into a blessing. Every area of robbery, every area of financial hardship, every area where the enemy has come after finances, after health - God is going to turn it all around.” And that’s when it hit me - THIS IS UNCTION OF A TURNAROUND! It’s the sensing that things had to shift! I began to prophesy: “Turnaround now in the name of Jesus! Turnaround now in the name of Jesus!” As I began to declare this, I began to see things beginning to shift in the atmosphere. Then suddenly I began to hear all this chatter in the spirit of people who had been worn down mentally to the point where they no longer believed that God could turn these situations around. And I suddenly realized the key: God is wanting to shift and turn around situations right now, but the enemy has worn down your authority and your faith to the point that you no longer believe He can do it. Hope deferred has crept in to such a degree that it’s made it feel impossible that God could move. And so I feel that even right now, God is coming against those mindsets. He’s coming against the fear. He’s coming against the intimidation of the army. He’s coming against the hope deferred that constantly makes you feel like nothing will be able to shift or turn around. He is restoring in you a boldness and authority to begin to speak to the things around you and cause them to be removed and those mountains around you to be cast into the sea. And that’s what God is doing this week. He is hitting up against your mind and the foreboding keeping you captive. You’ve been looking at the obstacles you’re facing right now in your finances, health, marriage, and everything else, and they look like mountains. The Lord says, “Where has your faith gone? Where has your authority gone? Where has your boldness gone? I am your protector. I am your provider. I am looking after you and watching over you. Yes, the war has been constant against you. Yes, the enemy has been trying to wear you down. But He says to you “this week, I want you to do what David did - and strengthen yourself in me!” “I want you to step out of the place of faithlessness and cowering, out of begging for the crumbs under the table” “I want you to shift your mindset, and as you shift your mindset, I’ll shift your circumstances!” “Even right now, begin to break every agreement with fear” “Break every agreement with hopelessness and despair that’s caused you to stop dreaming” “It’s caused you to drop your vision in the dust” “It’s caused you to stop wearing your mantle and slip back into survival mode in a time where I want you to thrive and dream with Me” Then I was reminded of something so special to us. Over the years we’ve experienced this strange but beautiful phenomenon in our lives. Whenever we’re in the thick of spiritual warfare, when we feel like we’re being preached at by our circumstances - that’s when God brings us a sign of His nearness. It happens like clockwork. But it’s so simple that you could miss it if you aren’t childlike. We see ducks in twos and they show up in odd places, at odd times. It’s always just when we’re beginning to feel overwhelmed or discouraged. It’s God’s subtle reminder: “I see you. I’m with you. It’s not over.” But this year, on our anniversary, it was different. Two doves appeared on our back fence and they stayed for a full week. It was as if God was saying: “Watch ME turn this around! Not by night nor by power!” And even though we were still in the middle of the storm the breakthrough hadn’t come yet His goodness showed up as a downpayment. Sometimes, the sign isn’t the full breakthrough, but it’s the reminder that He hasn’t forgotten you, and that the turnaround is closer than you think. There are many right now trying to ask God, “Where are my next steps?” but you’re not thinking with faith, you’re thinking with fear. And the Lord says: “It’s time to break that off. I’m reversing everything that’s come against you, and I’m turning it. And some would say, ‘Could this turn in a day?’ Yes, it can turn in a day. And the Lord says “you will watch in this season, as you partner with Me again not with the accuser, not with fear, not with lack but as you choose to partner again with Me, “You will see every single obstacle and every mountain around you crumble into the sea” But you need to partner with Me again. Will you partner again with My Spirit and reject the patterns and mindsets of this world? It is time to step back into a mind-renewal season that actually brings about the shifting of circumstances. Because the fruit of worry is actually causing that which you fear to come to you. But as you shift out of that, It will cause the fruit of your renewed mind to be that you see the kingdom of heaven invade your world, your lifestyle and you’ll see things shift around in a short period of time.” So give me your heart and mind and I’ll turn around the things around you that have tried to do in your strength and failed, and silence the storm” 

WHEN THE OLD WINE RUNS OUT..

By Nate Johnston • April 19, 2025
I have a word for those who feel like they have come to the end of themselves. The end of direction. The end of their past blueprints and vision. The end of revelation and insight. The end of an old assignment. Maybe even community.. It’s like the wedding at Cana when the wine ran out. The barrels are empty. You feel empty. “God where from here?” “Jesus bring new wine out of me!” But there’s a silence. Almost a sense of being completely alone and even abandoned. It’s the scary place of being in between what was and what is to come. You know the new wine is coming. You know it because you know that’s what God does. But right now, it doesn’t feel like anything is on the horizon and it feels like everything is falling apart. Warfare has increased. Robbery has increased. And with a lack of vision and clarity and direction you feel like you are just “existing” or floating. WAITING for the next step or instruction. Yes, the old wine has ran out. You can’t drive that car anymore. You can’t wear those shoes anymore. You can’t hold onto that tattered jacket anymore. The old won’t sustain you for another day and you can’t bring it with you into tomorrow. Then comes the discontent. “Is this bitterness? “Lord is my heart sick? Am I in rebellion?” “Or is this you leading me somewhere new?” You are looking at the empty wine pots of your life and just feel strangely “used” Burned out. Flat. Exhausted. Old manna rotting on the ground. Trying to reconcile what you gave your life for that has seemingly only led you to this “nothingness” Yes, you ran out with the wine. You died with the last drops. You had to, so He could now do what you couldn’t do. And so he could lead you into a new chapter you would never step into still carrying the old. It’s Jesus in gethsemane crying tears of blood, like they were the last drops of the old way of life. Old mindsets. Old covenants. Dysfunctions. Pain. Trauma. Addictions. Lack. Rejection. Fear. Torment. Knowing He was going to the cross so that the real new wine could be poured out upon the generations to come and break the bondage of the past. Knowing you right now would need a promise and a signpost of Gods goodness when you were experiencing your own “lost” and unknown season. And this resurrection weekend, I know this is a prophetic reminder for those still in a “death” to the old season. SUNDAY IS COMING! I know the second day is painful and confusing. But resurrection is coming. But not the old you. The weighed down you. The new you. The new wine. The new manna. I know you feel like everything has died but on the third day the tomb was found empty! Yes empty is not the sign of death, but of new life coming!!! So today can I invite you with me to give Jesus our last drops of the old? Let’s give him this moment of “in between” Let’s give him our fears, expectations, worries, and mindsets from our last chapter and ask Him for the new wine to start flowing in our lives. The new wine - the blood of Jesus that SPEAKS a better word. That breaks and annuls bad contracts and soul ties and shuts demonic doors. Yes the blood that overrides all! And I prophesy that you will shift from trying to figure this out in your own strength to seeing the new wine break through for you in Jesus name! This weekend Christy and I are taking communion over every one of you and praying for the blood of Jesus over you and your families! Join us! "and to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel" Hebrews 12:24

PROPHETIC LIVE - APRIL 29!

By Nate Johnson • April 18, 2025
Movements are being birthed all across the nations, ministries that are pure in heart and motive, are about to take flight! This is a sign, that the WAVE OF AWAKENING is about to crash upon the shores of the nations whose hearts are ready and open! I want to invite you to a prophetic live, where we will cast prophetic vision, do some personal ministry, and pray as a community! Everyone is invited. Join me live on zoom— April 29, at 6pm PST. See you there! —NATE