by Glenice Mills
Sometimes, as a prophet, you need to stop, and listen to what you are speaking. If you are saying it often enough, there must be some keys from the Lord that He is wanting to reveal. Lately I keep speaking the words present truth. The word ‘present’ is about the here and now, this time, today. There is a divine emphasis on the words ‘present truth’ because the Lord is putting His exclamation mark on these words. The Lord keeps repeating these words because He is speaking His truth at this present time.
A prophet is to know the seasons and times. They are used to reveal the Lord’s secrets, the deep revelations of God.
We know the prophet speaks of things happening in the future, and they also speak addressing the past where people have gone away from God’s ways. It is always founded in the Father’s heart cry of ‘Return to Me.‘ The prophets cry is about repentance, addressing the wrongs and injustices of the past, and speaking what is to happen in the future. We are hearing a lot about what the Lord is doing in times ahead, particularly His words of judgment, such as: speaking of earthquakes, volcanoes and the world economic crash. These words are correct, however, we also need understanding of what the Lord is requiring of His body of believers today.
It is also a requirement of a prophet to also address what is happening here and now. This present time in God’s time frame in history. He is speaking present truth for such a time as this. This word is not so much about WHAT the Lord is saying, but rather what He is meaning by the words ‘PRESENT TRUTH’.
Clearly there are apostles and prophets speaking truth for this time, here and now. If these words are listened to, and heeded, they can avert what may happen in the future. That is why we must listen, search out, and respond positively to what the Lord is saying here and now. If we are obedient to accept and put into place what the Lord is requiring as His present truth is spoken, we will see the blessings of God come. However we must listen to, and obey the present truths being spoken. Perhaps the greatest key is: we must also walk in present truth. For too long we have had our ears tickled, but that will no longer be enough. We must also put into action what has been spoken.
We need to be aware that present truth positions us for what is coming. If we receive present truth we will be ready for the change that is coming. In fact it is a blessing of God as it prepares us and has us ready to walk in His new ways. We must go where the cloud is going for we do not want to miss out on the new thing the Lord is doing. We also need to know that present truth can be used to stop something bad from happening that would derail us and take us off course.
Hebrews 3:12-15
Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God; but exhort one another daily, while it is called “Today,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. For we have become partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast to the end, while it is said:
“Today, if you will hear His voice,
Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”
We must not forget that the Holy Spirit is always moving and we must move with Him. It will not work if we stay in one place, and camp there, thinking we have it all, that we have the truth, and don’t need any new truth. That is how religion has entrapped God’s people, holding them stuck in denominational thinking with a false sense of belonging. That is the greatest error we can make, it is a trap that we can easily fall into. It keeps us comfortable, and in fact has us compromise truth. We become apathetic and complacent, allowing evil to rule in our lives, in the body of Christ and in the nations. The Lord tells us we must discern the times we live in.
Luke 12:54-56
Then He also said to the multitudes, “Whenever you see a cloud rising out of the west, immediately you say, ‘A shower is coming’; and so it is. And when you see the south wind blow, you say, ‘There will be hot weather’; and there is.
Hypocrites! You can discern the face of the sky and of the earth, but how is it you do not discern the time?”
As a prophet, and so it should be with all prophets, we dare not be asleep on our watch. Along with knowing the times we must also discern what is happening. The two go hand in hand. When the Lord speaks of truth we must be alert to the truth being revealed. Truth and revelation unfold, it is an ongoing opening of our eyes to new levels of depth in the Word of God. As in the past there has been an unfolding of the seasons and times in God, and with truth and revelation being revealed. So it is for today. However, today there is an urgency for the Lord’s truth to be spoken and to be heeded. So why is truth being revealed? It is because we are in a season of increased unfolding of revelation. As revelation is revealed, the lies of the enemy, and the outworking of them in our lives will be exposed. Truth always shakes our comfort, and can and does offend. We forget that when Jesus spoke truth He challenged the status quo, he challenged the culture of the day, and confronted the religious traditions of man. I often see how there is the God head of God the Father, Jesus Christ His Son and the Holy Spirit. We also have an ungodly false godhead of tradition, religion and culture. These things are insidiously woven in the fabric of what is the body of Christ today and that is part of what is being exposed in this hour. We have to separate the false from the true, and it can only come about by having an intimate relationship with the Lord. We can easily be deceived and beguiled by present truth that is in fact false. That is why His Truth, the Lord’s Present Truth must be spoken. Unless and until it is taken seriously we will go down roads that are not right in God. We will become deceived. That is why we need discerning of spirits. Present truth will confront all ungodliness, all falsehood, and everything that is an abomination in God’s sight.
That is why present truth is not to be taken lightly. The Lord is speaking. Are you listening? What is the thread of truth being spoken in this hour, in this time, in this present age? We need to know. We have a choice to believe what is being said or continue on in what we know, without change.
Don’t be like the Israelites and harden your heart against God. Be teachable, ready to receive new truth, and learn to walk in it. That is in fact our protection and it is God’s heart of love to us. Forewarned is forearmed!
Romans 13:11-14
And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfil its lusts.
Present truth! Don’t disregard what is being said about what is happening today.
Scripture says Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever. He doesn’t change.
Seasons change. Truth is being spoken today and for those who have ears to hear, eyes to see and hearts ready to perceive and understand what is being said will embrace the changes, the new thing, and will walk in the future that is unfolding in the body of Christ today.
Listen to what the apostles and prophets are saying. That is your protection!
