Part three of previous articles: Part 1 + Part 2
by Glenice Mills
We have just witnessed the power of God!!! How many people are on their knees?
My question to the Lord at this time is not why, but rather HOW is it that we find ourselves in this dire predicament? What have we done that has stirred God to bring such destruction and devastation to this land? The Lord is speaking to us through these signs being displayed in Queensland and affecting the greater land of Australia.
Firstly, we had a ‘small’ cyclone a few days ago called Cyclone Anthony. The meaning of the word Anthony is OF INESTIMABLE WORTH!!!
That is the Lord’s heart toward Australia. We as a nation are of great value and worth. His love is being displayed to us to bring us to our knees in repentance, to cry out to Him to spare us from His hand of judgment. It is about His hand of mercy being outstretched to this precious people of this mighty nation called for such a time as this!!! I have watched, over many days, the mighty sign that is this latest cyclone called ‘Yasi’ and have been so in awe of the power and might that this incredible cyclone has had out in the Coral Sea. It has been spoken of as the biggest cyclone to ever hit Australia. The eye of the cyclone is bigger than any ever seen before.
I have been researching the meaning of Yasi. It has not been easy to find, however, we just need to take the first syllable - Ya - Yah!!! That means LORD GOD!!!
One meaning I found was Yasi means LORD IS THE JUDGE. He is certainly judging some things at this time. This is not to condemn us but is a WAKE UP CALL to bring us back to HIS WAYS!!! Judgment first starts in the house of God, and it is time that we, the church examine our hearts in repentance, seeking Him to convict us of the wickedness in our lives, individually and corporately. It is time for the issue of COMPROMISE to be addressed among the body of Christ. We have watered down the gospel of Christ to appease man’s opinion, to make one feel good. When sin is exposed the feel good factor is challenged, and a choice given: choose the way of repentance, or choose to stay the same.
The line that is TRUTH has become blurred and a wishy washy gospel has been preached. This has denied the POWER of the LORD JESUS CHRIST!!! He is now showing us HIS POWER through the sign that is this massive cyclone. He is desiring power by His Holy Spirit to come to His people: Power to heal, deliver, revive, and bring truth and life to His church and to those calling on Him in this time of need.
We have witnessed strong winds that are stirring up. In order to stir things up, things must be pulled down first. We are seeing trees, branches, roofing and other loose items flung around, swept along with the force of the wind and the driving rain. The Holy Spirit is often spoken of as a wind blowing, and is symbolic of change. There is change coming to this nation that will stir up, and unsettle what we have known and felt safe and secure with. We are in a time of unsettling, and that unsettling is going to increase. Our government is going to become more unstable. There is going to be an arising of ‘people power’ who will say, ‘Enough!!! Listen to what the people want!’ We will no longer bow to directives by ones who do not know what the average person is going through. There will be a greater divide between those that have much and those with little. Many have looked to government for help, and they will know intense disappointment. They will form a group that will stir fellow ones in similar strife, and will be a powerful voice to bring change to government and also deep change to corporations. There is coming a time of greater accountability for government, business, corporations, the banks, and government departments. Corruption and ‘wickedness in high places’ will be exposed this year. There will be a great unsettling and a stirring of the people. The Lord is stirring up the people to confront injustices, new injustices will be exposed, particularly in relation to government spending and the mismanagement of taxpayers’ monies. There will be what appears ‘hoodwinking’ but the deep level of man’s sinister meddling and fiddling with the ‘books’ will be exposed. There will be increased unrest among the people, not those who are militant such as the unions, but rather among the ‘average’ person who has quietly submitted and succumbed to what has up to now appeared ‘normal’. There is an arising and a stirring going to take place, that will unseat many in positions of power and authority.
Their schemes and lies will be exposed by the Lord, and man’s agenda and so called sense of comfort and security will be attacked. This will bring people out and stir them up to challenge. The Lord is stirring, stirring, stirring, and this stirring is taking place in the hearts and lives of all, not just God’s people, but ones who are feeling a great sense of injustice. Unrest will occur on the streets of towns, and in major cities, that will impact the economy of this nation. We have been protected, but because of our pride, the Lord is going to expose us to greater influence and affect by other economies in the world.
Greater mumblings and grumblings by people who have and will lose a lot of their income, assets and savings will unsettle the people and stir them up to confront the deep workings of institutions that have wielded a strong hold and power over the people.
We have just seen our two women leaders: our Prime Minister, Julia Gillard and the Premier of Queensland Anna Bligh deny the power of God. They both, in a crucial time in Australia’s history, as this cyclone bore down on Queensland, never made mention of God. It was disgusting to watch Anna Bligh just before the cyclone was going to hit land fall say ‘Our thoughts’ are with those in the line of the cyclone. Where was the word ‘prayer’. Just a day previously she said, “Anyone would think that ‘something out there’ is against us but it is just the climate and the way of nature at this time of year.” The comment was said with a disparaging tone and I went, ‘Oh no God, there is no fear of You.’ I was distressed and felt a terrible consequence come upon her and her life as she just denied the Lord. I had a terrible sense of foreboding as I prayed for her. Could these two women not even make mention or acknowledge God? Our Prime Minister also said, “Our thoughts are with those in Queensland.” No mention of the word PRAYER!!!
Are we this far away from God that our elected leaders cannot even mention the name of God, cannot even say “we as a nation need to pray”? If they had, imagine the power of those words by leaders of a nation? Were they that full of pride to acknowledge their need of the Lord? Were they that scared to offend that they could not even mention the word pray? Surely we as a nation are not that far from the Lord that we even in our time of need do not pray or can acknowledge the need of prayer? Can I mention here a thank you to a journalist, Chris Reason, who sensitively and powerfully in his closing statements just before the cyclone was to hit said, ‘Our thoughts and prayers are with those who in the coming hours will know such fear and concern.’ I believe many prayers were prayed at this time.
These two women leaders reminded me of Pharaoh. No matter how often the Lord showed with a sign they denied the power of God. Have they hardened their hearts against God so badly that they no longer acknowledge their need of Him? That being so, for the sake of this nation I dare to say: “Lord remove them or humble them.” We cannot go down the way of death, to destruction because we have leaders who do not want to acknowledge the Lord, God. How much more destruction and devastation does this state of Queensland, this nation of Australia have to endure to bring it back to the Lord? As I mentioned previously, are our hearts that hard? How long are we going to keep denying the power of the Lord, of His name, and of His Lordship?
This is the churches call to arms, to seek His face, to pray, and cry out for His grace and mercy upon us. It is time for the people of this nation to come into greater humility, to acknowledge its need of the Lord, and to pray for those in distress and need at this time.
There is an encouraging shift happening. But does it have to take a disaster to stir us up out of our complacency? I hope not!!! I know there have been many faithful ones praying and interceding for this nation, and we have witnessed God’s grace and mercy as what was meant to be a very destructive cyclone did not do as much damage as was predicted.
At the writing of this there had been no loss of life and this I know was because of the many prayers. Thank you Lord that You hear the prayers of Your people and You have spared this nation from greater devastation.
Lastly, I want to acknowledge something that was shown on the television. It was very touching to see in one of the evacuation centres a family seated together on their mattresses, reading their Bibles, with the father playing his guitar and singing praises to the Lord. May the Lord truly bless them and all those who have been praising and worshiping the Lord in these difficult times, who are and have been impacted by this cyclone. Bless those also who have interceded for this nation in travail crying out for mercy and grace upon us all.
This is the great stirring and awakening of ones coming together in unity of the Spirit, in desperate need of the Lord, being true examples of what it is to be a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Chronicles 7:14
If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
(Prophetic Article given 3 February 2011)
by Glenice Mills
We have just witnessed the power of God!!! How many people are on their knees?
My question to the Lord at this time is not why, but rather HOW is it that we find ourselves in this dire predicament? What have we done that has stirred God to bring such destruction and devastation to this land? The Lord is speaking to us through these signs being displayed in Queensland and affecting the greater land of Australia.
Firstly, we had a ‘small’ cyclone a few days ago called Cyclone Anthony. The meaning of the word Anthony is OF INESTIMABLE WORTH!!!
That is the Lord’s heart toward Australia. We as a nation are of great value and worth. His love is being displayed to us to bring us to our knees in repentance, to cry out to Him to spare us from His hand of judgment. It is about His hand of mercy being outstretched to this precious people of this mighty nation called for such a time as this!!! I have watched, over many days, the mighty sign that is this latest cyclone called ‘Yasi’ and have been so in awe of the power and might that this incredible cyclone has had out in the Coral Sea. It has been spoken of as the biggest cyclone to ever hit Australia. The eye of the cyclone is bigger than any ever seen before.
I have been researching the meaning of Yasi. It has not been easy to find, however, we just need to take the first syllable - Ya - Yah!!! That means LORD GOD!!!
One meaning I found was Yasi means LORD IS THE JUDGE. He is certainly judging some things at this time. This is not to condemn us but is a WAKE UP CALL to bring us back to HIS WAYS!!! Judgment first starts in the house of God, and it is time that we, the church examine our hearts in repentance, seeking Him to convict us of the wickedness in our lives, individually and corporately. It is time for the issue of COMPROMISE to be addressed among the body of Christ. We have watered down the gospel of Christ to appease man’s opinion, to make one feel good. When sin is exposed the feel good factor is challenged, and a choice given: choose the way of repentance, or choose to stay the same.
The line that is TRUTH has become blurred and a wishy washy gospel has been preached. This has denied the POWER of the LORD JESUS CHRIST!!! He is now showing us HIS POWER through the sign that is this massive cyclone. He is desiring power by His Holy Spirit to come to His people: Power to heal, deliver, revive, and bring truth and life to His church and to those calling on Him in this time of need.
We have witnessed strong winds that are stirring up. In order to stir things up, things must be pulled down first. We are seeing trees, branches, roofing and other loose items flung around, swept along with the force of the wind and the driving rain. The Holy Spirit is often spoken of as a wind blowing, and is symbolic of change. There is change coming to this nation that will stir up, and unsettle what we have known and felt safe and secure with. We are in a time of unsettling, and that unsettling is going to increase. Our government is going to become more unstable. There is going to be an arising of ‘people power’ who will say, ‘Enough!!! Listen to what the people want!’ We will no longer bow to directives by ones who do not know what the average person is going through. There will be a greater divide between those that have much and those with little. Many have looked to government for help, and they will know intense disappointment. They will form a group that will stir fellow ones in similar strife, and will be a powerful voice to bring change to government and also deep change to corporations. There is coming a time of greater accountability for government, business, corporations, the banks, and government departments. Corruption and ‘wickedness in high places’ will be exposed this year. There will be a great unsettling and a stirring of the people. The Lord is stirring up the people to confront injustices, new injustices will be exposed, particularly in relation to government spending and the mismanagement of taxpayers’ monies. There will be what appears ‘hoodwinking’ but the deep level of man’s sinister meddling and fiddling with the ‘books’ will be exposed. There will be increased unrest among the people, not those who are militant such as the unions, but rather among the ‘average’ person who has quietly submitted and succumbed to what has up to now appeared ‘normal’. There is an arising and a stirring going to take place, that will unseat many in positions of power and authority.
Their schemes and lies will be exposed by the Lord, and man’s agenda and so called sense of comfort and security will be attacked. This will bring people out and stir them up to challenge. The Lord is stirring, stirring, stirring, and this stirring is taking place in the hearts and lives of all, not just God’s people, but ones who are feeling a great sense of injustice. Unrest will occur on the streets of towns, and in major cities, that will impact the economy of this nation. We have been protected, but because of our pride, the Lord is going to expose us to greater influence and affect by other economies in the world.
Greater mumblings and grumblings by people who have and will lose a lot of their income, assets and savings will unsettle the people and stir them up to confront the deep workings of institutions that have wielded a strong hold and power over the people.
We have just seen our two women leaders: our Prime Minister, Julia Gillard and the Premier of Queensland Anna Bligh deny the power of God. They both, in a crucial time in Australia’s history, as this cyclone bore down on Queensland, never made mention of God. It was disgusting to watch Anna Bligh just before the cyclone was going to hit land fall say ‘Our thoughts’ are with those in the line of the cyclone. Where was the word ‘prayer’. Just a day previously she said, “Anyone would think that ‘something out there’ is against us but it is just the climate and the way of nature at this time of year.” The comment was said with a disparaging tone and I went, ‘Oh no God, there is no fear of You.’ I was distressed and felt a terrible consequence come upon her and her life as she just denied the Lord. I had a terrible sense of foreboding as I prayed for her. Could these two women not even make mention or acknowledge God? Our Prime Minister also said, “Our thoughts are with those in Queensland.” No mention of the word PRAYER!!!
Are we this far away from God that our elected leaders cannot even mention the name of God, cannot even say “we as a nation need to pray”? If they had, imagine the power of those words by leaders of a nation? Were they that full of pride to acknowledge their need of the Lord? Were they that scared to offend that they could not even mention the word pray? Surely we as a nation are not that far from the Lord that we even in our time of need do not pray or can acknowledge the need of prayer? Can I mention here a thank you to a journalist, Chris Reason, who sensitively and powerfully in his closing statements just before the cyclone was to hit said, ‘Our thoughts and prayers are with those who in the coming hours will know such fear and concern.’ I believe many prayers were prayed at this time.
These two women leaders reminded me of Pharaoh. No matter how often the Lord showed with a sign they denied the power of God. Have they hardened their hearts against God so badly that they no longer acknowledge their need of Him? That being so, for the sake of this nation I dare to say: “Lord remove them or humble them.” We cannot go down the way of death, to destruction because we have leaders who do not want to acknowledge the Lord, God. How much more destruction and devastation does this state of Queensland, this nation of Australia have to endure to bring it back to the Lord? As I mentioned previously, are our hearts that hard? How long are we going to keep denying the power of the Lord, of His name, and of His Lordship?
This is the churches call to arms, to seek His face, to pray, and cry out for His grace and mercy upon us. It is time for the people of this nation to come into greater humility, to acknowledge its need of the Lord, and to pray for those in distress and need at this time.
There is an encouraging shift happening. But does it have to take a disaster to stir us up out of our complacency? I hope not!!! I know there have been many faithful ones praying and interceding for this nation, and we have witnessed God’s grace and mercy as what was meant to be a very destructive cyclone did not do as much damage as was predicted.
At the writing of this there had been no loss of life and this I know was because of the many prayers. Thank you Lord that You hear the prayers of Your people and You have spared this nation from greater devastation.
Lastly, I want to acknowledge something that was shown on the television. It was very touching to see in one of the evacuation centres a family seated together on their mattresses, reading their Bibles, with the father playing his guitar and singing praises to the Lord. May the Lord truly bless them and all those who have been praising and worshiping the Lord in these difficult times, who are and have been impacted by this cyclone. Bless those also who have interceded for this nation in travail crying out for mercy and grace upon us all.
This is the great stirring and awakening of ones coming together in unity of the Spirit, in desperate need of the Lord, being true examples of what it is to be a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Chronicles 7:14
If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
(Prophetic Article given 3 February 2011)
