Prepare

Peter
Prince George, British Columbia
August 1, 2007
I was standing at my station when I heard this call to consecration. But the Lord said, son, this is for the nations. THIS IS A TRUMPET BLAST this call to consecration.

Dave
London, Ontario
July 29, 2007
While sitting in church a vision came to me: there is a pound of butter sitting in front of a white backdrop. Then there is a sword that slices the brick of butter in half (from the top downward) and it does it ever so easy.

After thinking about this, and asking God what this represents/what it means, I sensed this illustration: the butter represents all that must be cut away from the church body - all that is unhealthy and in the way. His sole concern has been the hearts of every individual and corporately, the heart of the church body. Over time, the arteries have built up a restricting plaque (legalism, fear, lies, unbelief, unwillingness to accept/trust God with the various gifts of the Spirit that He uses through people to glorify HIS name) that has slowed the returning blood flow of Christ back to the heart. As a result, the heart becoming weakened and lacking in all that it needs to live, prosper and to further His kingdom.

Stacy
Kelowna, British Columbia
July 29, 2007
Just a note to say that globally, this is one of the most amazing seasons we have ever been in. Sovereignly, all over the world, the same message is being heard. I believe God is preparing nations to come to Him. I keep sensing that sickles are hanging over nations – but, as in Rev. 14, the sickles are for either a harvest of wheat (salvations) or a harvest of grapes (wrath). That is why the response/preparation of the Church within the nations is so key right now – God is searching our hearts to see if our hearts are aligned with His in this season.

Sue
Barrie, Ontario
July 27, 2007
I believe that God has been telling me to get rid of all the unnecessary stuff in my life. To de-clutter and make room for what is to come. This is taking place in the physical and I have been compelled to “let go” of a lot of valuables for the first time. I know spiritually I’ll have to do the same. Things I have been “hanging on to” just in case I need them and also for sentimental reasons. He is preparing us for change. Making space for new and better.

Vera
Toronto, Ontario
July 24, 2007
As I sat down to journal on the morning of July 1st, this is what the Lord told me: Prepare yourselves - as a mother prepares for the birth of her child. There will be much work to do when the time of deliverance comes. A new generation will need to be raised in my truths. Young and old will need guidance and encouragement and prayer.

It has begun. Continue in faith, my child - you and your brothers and sisters who know the truth must live it out - before, during and after. You will be the wise men and women who will lead the children of this nation, teach them and guide them and raise them up in the way they should go, so when they are old, they will not depart from it. And lo I am with you to the end of the age.

Shirley
Vermilion Bay, Ontario
July 24, 2007
I need you to be prepared in My Word, prepared in My Spirit, and ready to do battle. It is not for the weary- the battle is for those who have waited in My Presence and are empowered for service. Seek Me early and you will be found by Me. We overcome evil with good. I am sending my called-out-ones to do justice, to love mercy and to walk humbly before their God.”

We must realize we are utterly destitute without Jesus!
Apart from Me you can do nothing.

Jan
Regina, SK
July 23, 2007
Today when we woke up we expected it to be a clear sunny day like we have been getting here in SK. We were shocked to find it the opposite. It caught our attention that as we looked up. We saw such movement, such a stirring, heart thunder, clouds rolling, flashes of lightening, and so much activity that overwhelmed us that something is coming. Get ready, we are on the edge of something, prepare.

When looking underneath all this, where we were, nothing was happening, it was still and quiet and dead. Suddenly, I mean suddenly, the wind came up and it was like it is coming, it is coming now. It started to sprinkle rain, only for a moment and then the downpour came. It came so much and so fast that if you weren’t prepared you would have suffered the consequences and they wouldn’t be pleasant.

We knew this was for at the very least, Canada. It really illustrated the time, the season, and the day we are in and that we are on the edge of something so big and so powerful. It spoke of the need to be ready and we thought of the time of consecration called, it is so timely and so critical that we, the Church, needs to respond. We need to be consecrated and prepared.

Rachel
Fort McMurray, Alberta
July 23, 2007
Today as I was praying I saw a vision which I believe was from the Lord. What I saw was a “whip”, it was in full motion, but hadn’t made the “cracking” sound yet. I asked the Lord what this meant and He explained that presently, it appears as if nothing is happening, as if we were in a lull, or on pause, but this is not so! He is brandishing the whip and it is in full motion. The sound of the whip shall be heard shortly!

Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty, says: O my people who live in Zion, do not be afraid of the Assyrians, who beat you with a rod and lift up a club against you, as Egypt did. Very soon my anger against you will end and my wrath will be directed to their destruction. The Lord Almighty will lash them with the whip, as when he struck down Median at the rock of Oreb; and He will raise His staff over the waters as He did in Egypt. In that day their burden will be lifted from your shoulders, their yoke from your neck; the yoke will be broken because you have grown fat. (Isaiah 10:24-27)

Lynn
Sarnia, Ontario
July 22, 2007
One of the main places He has been speaking to me from is Psalm 37. This psalm is all about possessing the land. He is the one who gives us the land but there is much said about the posture we are to take.
Psalm 37:1-3 (NLT)
Don't worry about the wicked. Don't envy those who do wrong. For like grass, they soon fade away. Like springtime flowers, they soon wither. Trust in the Lord and do good. THEN YOU WILL LIVE SAFELY IN THE LAND AND PROSPER.
Vs.8-11
Stop your anger! Turn from your rage! Do not envy others- it only leads to harm. For the wicked will be destroyed, BUT THOSE WHO TRUST IN THE LORD WILL POSSESS THE LAND. In a little while, the wicked will disappear. Though you look for them, they will be gone. THOSE WHO ARE GENTLE AND LOWLY WILL POSSESS THE LAND; THEY WILL LIVE IN PROSPEROUS SECURITY.
Vs. 22
THOSE BLESSED BY THE LORD WILL INHERIT THE LAND, but those cursed by him will die.
Vs. 27
TURN FROM EVIL AND DO GOOD, AND YOU WILL LIVE IN THE LAND FOREVER.
Vs. 29
THE GODLY WILL INHERIT THE LAND AND WILL LIVE THERE FOREVER. Vs.34
Don't be impatient for the Lord to act! Travel steadily along his path. He will honor you, giving you the land. You will see the wicked destroyed.

While we are "being patient for him to act" we need to be preparing ourselves to possess the Land. There is a whole lot more I could add but that is the bottom line.

Shawn
St. John’s, Newfoundland
July 21, 2007
I have been sensing from God, that 2007 is to be a very important year for us in St. John's and NL, and elsewhere as well.

For me the year began on December 03, 2006 as it is the first Sunday in Advent and thus begins the New Year for the Christian Church Calendar. On that day our downtown church joined up with a large Anglican City church as God directed us to do. It marks a significant coming together, and has opened the door for more togetherness in 2007.

As we moved into the New Year another New Year, January 1st, came to us (of course). Preparing to speak on Sunday March 18th as I was asking the Lord, “What do You want to speak on this week?" He gave 'Rosh Hashanah' to me. As I look it up and discovered it was the Jewish New Year Celebration, but it does not happen in 2007 until Sept. 12. I asked the Lord, “So, why speak about this topic now?" What I spoke about that day was getting our house in order. Rosh Hashanah is a time for personal introspection and prayer. It was during this time that I asked the Lord what the significance of the "New Years" was. I heard back from Him, “This is a New Year!” Also, if you goggle (I just did it), March 18th you will find it is the 77th day of the Calendar.

So, we are in a New Year, a new season and God is asking us to get the inner house in order. This is a good thing. As I shared David's thoughts and my own (those above) this morning with our prayer group here in St. John's we felt that there was a sense of agreement with this call. As we prayed there came a sense of repentance to which we responded by repented for the sins of our churches towards other churches and individuals in our City and province. I am sharing this our prayer group in St. John's and we will as a Church join together and seek God during this Time. Lord we look for your new year to begin.

Dave
Springdale, Newfoundland
July 20, 2007
Just a quick note to say that your National Call to Consecration certainly witnesses to what is in my heart. As in the nation God has taken us here in the local church on a similar journey to where we ask, 'Where do we go from here?' The same temptation is there to just lay back, relax and wait. However, I believe, that, as you said God is calling us to press in for what He has in store. This pressing, again, is not to be striving or to be a religious thing. It's interesting that a couple of months ago as we were seeking God we felt forbidden to call a fast or a special time of prayer. These activities, while greatly used of God can become just religious activities.

Alvin and Lena
Toronto, Ontario
July 20, 2007
As we read your mail, there was a clear and definite witness in our spirit about this time of preparation before the Lord. The Lord has been putting upon both our hearts the matter of metamorphosis as He transitions the church into greater manifestations of the Kingdom. We were clearly determined not to jump and do anything but to wait to get some clear direction from the Lord. As we read your mail, it resonated within our spirit. We therefore feel that we will take the church through this period and encourage others who have a similar witness in their spirit to do so. I do not think that it is incidental that the period between July 23 and September 12 is 52 days, reflecting two days beyond the waiting period before Pentecost when a significant manifestation of God’s kingdom on the earth was released and also it reflects the number of days it took to complete the Wall under the leadership of Nehemiah. We feel a definite ‘yes’ in our spirit about this. We continue in prayer for you and the team.