WELL-POSITIONED

This thought came to my mind recently but I haven't gotten down to writing it. I felt that I have been well positioned by God for such a time like this. These are exciting times we live in and I thank God for preparing us for His divine shifts, His move on earth. It's really important to be in position because when God moves, things happened really fast. So fast that we couldn't keep up if we are not well prepared. We might miss what He is doing if we are not ready to discern that God is moving in our midst.

As I read this prophetic word by Elijah Ministries, I realised the prophets have been saying that 2008 was the beginning of the third and final Apostolic Reformation. It was a time of new beginnings and transitions. They had been praying to strategise how to best position themselves to cooperate with this great move of God, and they encourage others to do the same. They emphasised the importance of understanding and participating in the major transition and new thrust of the Holy Spirit taking place in the Church today.

This Reformation will bring about a paradigm shift in the goal and purpose of the Church. Now we are receiving revolutionary, reformed thinking from the heart and mind of God. The expanded goal and vision of the Third Reformation Church is to co-labor with Christ in His passionate desire for the fulfillment of Revelation 11:15. The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said: "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will reign for ever and ever."

Christ's Third Apostolic Reformation and purpose is to use His restored Church to fulfill God's original mandate to mankind--subdue all things, take dominion and fill the earth with a mankind race in God's own image and likeness, bring more and more of God's Kingdom and will to earth, and transform nations into sheep nations (those who do the works of Christ. See Matthew 25:31-46). This is the end result of the saints taking the Gospel of the Kingdom into every aspect of society.

2008 was the year of new beginnings. It was the beginning of the new Third and final Apostolic Reformation. This Third Reformation would bring as much transition and fulfilling of God's purpose as the First and Second Reformation did. The prophets have been prophesying and interceding about this shift for many years. 2008 was the time for it to fully be underway. Whenever a move of God occurred, there was much action and anticipation ahead of time, during the "birthing" process, and even greater activity afterwards.

In 2008, God was releasing special supernatural grace and power to those who were willing and ready for Church Reformation. They would be those who demonstrate the Kingdom of God for the transformation of nations. There would also be much preaching and many books being written on the saints taking dominion, the Kingdom of God, transformation, wealth for Kingdom purposes, the Third and final Apostolic Reformation, and God's purpose for His Church, His Kingdom and planet earth.

2008 was a historical time for the Church. 2008 was a significant year for me too. That was the year when I received word from God to be still and know that He is God. I didn't know God wanted me to draw near to Him, to make this connection with Him for a purpose. A work He has prepared for me in my future. I was thankful that I obeyed His instruction then. It was also the time when I received revelation about the shaking going on. Little did I know that God has begun a work of transition in that year. I was going through a time of transition too. God was preparing me too.

Before this I never knew what was shaking, divine shift, birth pangs and birthing process etc. Whenever a move of God occurs, there is much action and anticipation ahead of time, during the "birthing" process, and even greater activity afterwards. I always wondered why God had to prepare me so much advance for this divine shift, for the birth. Later I found that it was like what the bible says about God sharing His secrets with His prophets before He does it.

Amos 3:7 'Surely the Lord does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.' There is a purpose for sharing it in advance, so that His people can declare it with a prophetic word and then see it come to pass. Amos 3:8 says 'The lion has roared, who will not fear? The Sovereign Lord has spoken, who can but prophesy?' Now I have a better understanding of the role of prophets and gifts of prophecy in the Body of Christ, as well as why they have to give the word they received from the Lord. It is their mandate. They play an important role in preparing God's people and positioning them for the future work.