Prophetic words: A change of guard is coming!

Words from the Lord:

"The season is changing. The time has come. There will be a ‘changing of the guard’

worldwide. Do not panic. Do not fear. Look to Me because I am the Judge that puts

one down and raise up another."

Further words from the Lord:

"I am raising up a new generation! I am looking for a people who will take My

instructions seriously as their mandate! I am looking for a people who will not look

back to the old ways or carnal ways! I am looking for a people who is fully convinced

that My ways can only do them good! Assuredly, I say, this new generation that

I raise up will rise above all circumstances and thrive no matter what comes their way!"

I believe this 'change of guard' does not just happen in the worldwide political and financial spheres, but it is also in the Body of Christ.

And in the Body of Christ, this new generation that the Lord is raising up doesn't just apply to younger people or younger believers. The common ground this new generation have is they submit and obey the Lord based on personal revelation that they have received through their close walk with the Lord.

Recently, the Lord led me to read the book of Joshua again from chapter 5 to chapter 7, i.e. right after the people of God had crossed the Jordan river. 

So, let us go to chapter 5.

A new generation

Joshua 5:2 

At that time the Lord said to Joshua, "Make flint knives for yourself, and circumcise the sons of Israel again the second time."

Joshua 5:5-6 

For all the people who came out had been circumcised, but all the people born in the wilderness, on the way as they came out of Egypt, had not been circumcised. For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people who were men of war, who came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they did not obey the voice of the Lord - to whom the Lord swore that He would not show them the land which the Lord had sworn to their fathers that He would give us, "a land flowing with milk and honey."

When the Lord told Joshua to circumcise the sons of Israel again the second time, it was not to circumcise those who had already gone through it. 

By the way, many of those who have been circumcised had died because of old age or due to their disobedience to the Lord. 

But this second time of circumcision, it's to set apart the new generation, i.e. the people who were born on the way out of Egypt or in the wilderness. Their age might vary but they all had not been circumcised. 

This circumcision is the evidence of their covenant with the Lord, that they are to follow and obey His instructions only.

A new generation raised up by the Lord Himself

Joshua 5:7

Then Joshua circumcised their sons whom He raised up in their place; for they were uncircumcised, because they had not been circumcised on the way.

Joshua 5:9

Then the Lord said to Joshua, "This day I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you." Therefore the name of the place is called Gilgal to this day.

'Gilgal' literally means ‘rolling’. And ‘rolled away’ here in Hebrew is ‘gâlal’, which also means ‘removed’.

You see, this second circumcision was very crucial and significant because it was right before they conquer Jericho. And in order to conquer Jericho, the Lord needed a people who would seriously obey His instructions, without any doubts in their minds.

Now, take note that this new generation had not been in slavery in Egypt before. So, this generation that the Lord raised up Himself, they grew up eating manna from heaven, seeing miracles, signs and wonders, and experiencing the power of God in their daily lives.

So, can you imagine that when the Lord gave them the instruction to march around the wall of Jericho for seven days, which sounds ridiculous and stupid to the mind of any common people, none of them voiced any doubt at all. Because they knew, they were fully convinced, they grew up with this faith that if the Lord says it, He will fulfil it!

How many of you want to live with this kind of faith and lifestyle?

How many of you want to see the power of God manifesting in your life as common events?

How many of you want to experience the real things in Christ and not just being termed as a religious person?

I do!

I have experienced how God moved powerfully in my life and in the lives of people I have ministered to. Whenever He spoke and we obeyed, something great always happened in our lives!

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How to move forward into the new?

The Lord gave me a dream recently. In that dream, there were two parts.

In the first part, I saw a garden, a neighbor's garden. And the Lord said, "You are not to enter the garden. You are not to look and imitate how other people are doing it, even though the garden was well-mended and the neighbor just watered the garden and it looked so nice. You are not to look and imitate how other people mend their garden. It is not true that the grass is always greener next door."

In the second part, I saw a big pile of exercise books, those books that have lots of questions where you have to practice a lot before you go for exams. And the Lord said, "You have to learn new things in this new season."

Know that the Lord already has His specific 'garden' for you, and you don't have to look at the left or the right at other people's 'garden'.

As for the second part of the dream, know that He is in the midst of doing new things through you, going forward. But fear not, because He will help you, and He will give you the grace and wisdom to walk into the 'new' that He has purposed for you.

In Isaiah 43:18-21 (NKJV), the Lord says, 'Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. The beast of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I give water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My people, My chosen. This people I have formed for Myself; they shall declare My praise."

The Lord wants you to look forward. He doesn't want you to look at your past failures, past hurts, or even past achievements. He is in the midst of doing new things, whether in the lives of His people, or in His church as a whole. In this current precarious economic situation, the Lord wants to 'make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert' for you. He wants to open up a way for you. So, if you are 'out of idea' as to what to do (or how to go about) in your life, your business, your career, or your God-given ministry, be rest assured that He will know what to do (or how to go about). Isaiah 43:20 says the Lord gives 'waters' to His people, His chosen people!

But how do you move forward in life? Or how do you advance in life?

1. Allow God to set you free from wrong influences (Luke 5:36)
- whether wrong influences from the pagan culture, traditional practices, or customs that contaminate your trust in God and your walk with God;
- or wrong relationships or soul-ties that lead to unwholesome spiritual, emotional, or physical dependency.

2. Be responsive to God's instructions (Luke 5:37-39)
- when God has revealed that He is going to do something new, be ready to move forward and experience the new;
- however, if God's people insist on applying old practices, outdated methods, or any 'familiar' approach that doesn't work anymore, they will be stranded in the old season. It seems like a norm that most human beings are resistant to change;
- but blessed are those who are quick to respond to Him when He gives His instructions! The Lord is looking for such people, i.e. those who are ready for the new things that He wants to do! And these are the ones who would prosper, going forward!

3. Diligently guard the revelation/instruction that God gave to you (1 Timothy 6:20-21)
- indeed, it is so important to guard what God has entrusted to you, sticking closely to His specific instructions for your life, because not every good idea of man is God's idea;
- in order to guard what God has entrusted to you, distant yourself from those who try to impose (their ways) on you or exploit you. Never mind if people say you are proud, because what matters most is you fear God, not fear man.

4. Choose to always stay at the cutting edge (Hebrews 4:9-13)
- keep yourself 'sharp' in the spirit by spending time often with Him and His Word;
- when you come often into the presence of God, reading the Word and praying in the spirit, only then will you not be 'drowned' by the voices of this world or the voices of the people around you;
- that is how you can stay pure and genuine in His visions for you, and stay at the cutting edge in all that He wants you to do.

5. Remember to always give thanks to God (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)
- give thanks for the good things He has given you in the past;
- give thanks for the good things you are experiencing now;
- give thanks for the good things that are to come in the future!
- when you start giving thanks to God, you will begin to see good changes in your life! There is power in giving thanks. Something happens when you begin to give thanks to the Lord. Never underestimate the power of giving thanks to the Lord!
- as you give thanks to the Lord, new ideas, new doors, new wisdom, etc will begin to come your way!

Amen!

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