"'Behold, the days are coming,' says the LORD, 'When the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him who sows seed; the mountains shall drip with sweet wine, and all the hills shall flow with it.'" Amos 9:13
I sense we are trumpeting in a major shift and season, a mightier outpouring of the Holy Spirit to empower the saints for harvest! Are you postured for sweet and mighty things of the Lord? Be prepared to be saturated with honey from the Rock as the Holy Spirit infuses and drenches you with His presence and power that will release and equip you with divine impartation for His plan for your part in this new season!
This is a spiritual transition point for many believers as God reveals His plans; His Heavenly blueprint, strategy and direction. We as believers and followers of Christ Jesus are the manifestation of His mighty plan! These are serious and exciting days, for God never does anything without purpose.
It's a good time to review your spiritual inventory and resolve to fine-tune your spiritual senses to "hear and see, touch and taste" of what the Lord is doing and is about to do! Reflect on what the Lord has already accomplished in you. Bind any "loose" ends that might hinder His blessings because you must decrease so that He can increase! Position yourself in intimacy, and resolve to draw ever closer to the Lord this year.
Get Ready for a Great Release and Fruit--Much Fruit!
This is the start of the season of a great release of God's blessings. What happens as a result of this mighty outpouring of the Holy Spirit?
Fruit will come quickly!
We are living in the days where the crops will be so abundant and the land so eager to grow more that where once the plowman and the reaper toiled separately, now they will bump into each other as they gather harvest! Unity of believers under the banner of the love of Christ Jesus will herald in a bumper crop harvest as the Lord brings down showers of blessings upon His people.
Fruit will come from unexpected places!
Grapevines don't usually grow well on mountains or high hills, but in these days even the mountains will drip with SWEET wine and the hills will flow with it! What does that mean for your circumstances? What does that mean for your mountain? Expect the reality of: "And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose" (Romans 8:28).
Sweetness will flow from your mountain and into your valley--lifting you out and into the river of His glorious presence and mighty outflow of blessings. Instead of feeling as though you're drowning in your circumstances, you'll drown in the good that God draws from them!
Fruit will come with great quality!
Expect not only a great harvest, but also a lasting one. God will empower even new saints with giftings and multiple anointings beyond imagination. The world will take notice as His very best flows into and through your life. Don't settle for a little bit of God--contend for more, because God only sends His very best seed. As the seed of His word and promises grow within you, it will accomplish His will and bring forth great quality, fruit!
Your work is blessed!
When God releases blessings for harvest, He'll bless your work. Those who sow seed, tread grapes, reap, and plow still have to work; God won't do it all Himself, but under His blessing, the work is accomplished with zeal and joy! A true sign of revival is an increase in the activity of God's workers! These aren't days to take lightly, for God never does anything without purpose.
Restoration of Desolate Heritages
"'I will bring back the captives of My people Israel; they shall build the waste cities and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards and drink wine from them; they shall also make gardens and eat fruit from them. I will plant them in their land, and no longer shall they be pulled up from the land I have given them,' says the LORD your God." Amos 9:14-15
If you've been hedging, or not walking in the fullness that God has for you, how can the honey get on your unsaved loved ones? Sound the shofar! Enter into this new year with the sweet honey and wine flowing in your life!
As I close I want to share one more thought with you. One of my favorite hymns that I have really enjoyed singing with hundreds of other precious friends in Christ is the following:
Sweet, Sweet Spirit
"There's a sweet, sweet Spirit in this place, and I know that it's the Spirit of the Lord.
There are sweet expressions on each face, and I know that they feel the presence of the Lord.
Sweet Holy Spirit, sweet Heavenly Dove, stay right here with us, filling us with Your love.
And for these blessings, we lift our hearts in praise.
Without a doubt we'll know that we have been revived, when we shall leave this place."
Something GREAT and Sweet is going to happen in your life this year!
Keith Miller
Stand Firm World Ministries
Email: info@sfwm.org
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