by Glenice Mills
On the 20th January the Lord spoke a word to me about unrest in the streets on Australia Day. At the time I was agitated in my spirit. I had a strong sense of foreboding. The prophet in me was on ‘high alert’.
As a prophet you can feel the Lord’s heart, and I knew we as a nation were in trouble. The Lord kept saying to me ‘peace, peace, when there is no peace.’
As the Australia Day long weekend unfolded I was increasingly on the alert. There were many things happening that I did not understand.
As the East Coast of Australia was buffeted by a fierce storm front I had many questions. Did I not hear from the Lord clearly? How did I get it so wrong?
Of course the enemy was sowing thoughts such as ‘you are a false prophet.’
I got caught up in the natural, rather than viewing things from a heavenly perspective.
What was the Lord saying and doing with this severe storm front?
THE LORD INTERVENED!
The storm was so severe, we were instructed to stay indoors! We were told not to drive, or go outdoors until the storm passed.
Just think - people could not gather to protest, fight, be unruly or stir up trouble because they were told to stay indoors. The weather was so rough you could not go outdoors anyway. This extreme weather front lasted the whole long weekend!
We awoke yesterday morning - Tuesday, the first day of the new working week, to bright sunny skies. God’s timing was so exact - not a moment too soon or too late.
The Lord had delivered us from serious unrest. If you have eyes to see, we in Australia, have in fact been spared, thus far.
However, I am mindful that there are many who have sustained serious damage to their properties, and Bundaberg, is still in dire trouble.
There are extremely concerning economic consequences as the damage costs are totaled up. The devastation to lives and property is heartbreaking. It has opened up deep, unhealed wounds for those affected by past flooding. The repercussions of this storm is only beginning.
The consequences are massive and the rebuilding process in people’s lives and infrastructure will take many years of restoration. We cannot and should not take the repercussions of this storm lightly.
Rather than judging all that is happening, we need to be in serious fear of the Lord. Not fear of the circumstances but fear of who He is and His power.
We experienced the power of the storm with its cyclonic winds and rain. This is nothing compared to the power of the Lord, the creator of heaven and earth, and we should be in awe and reverence of this.
The truth is there is a war in the heavens over this nation at this time. We are seeing strong winds, and very unsettled weather patterns, even today. You know there is something amiss - nature is showing us this. There is a violence in the air - extreme wind gusts, perhaps a picture of the potential violence that could still break out?
I do not want to appear alarmist and incite fear. However, it is naïve of the body of Christ in Australia to say everything is alright. They preach ‘peace, peace when there is no peace.’
It is interesting to note that many civic leaders and ones in authority keep saying “we dodged a bullet.”
In fact they are correct - we did dodge a bullet, however, we are not out of the woods yet.
Shots are being fired and yes they missed the target, but they are being fired!
In other words we are on the enemy’s hit list at this time. Everything that can be, is being thrown at us, and we need to be on HIGH ALERT.
If this was a war scenario we would have the troops armed and ready, with all backups positioned for full on battle.
This is a picture of what needs to be in place in the body of Christ in this nation at this time. We dare not be caught napping! We are in a war!
‘She’ll be right mate’ will not suffice. It is like soldiers laying down their armour, in the false belief that the enemy will not touch them.
As a prophet, called to this nation of Australia, and one called to warn, again I say be alert, be warned! We are not out of the woods yet!
As I have sought the Lord about the word on the 20th January, He told me to stand on the word. It has not yet unfolded. I am seeing a part of what the Lord is doing, and more will be revealed in coming days and times.
He assured me it was not an incorrect word, but a warning, and He is issuing another warning.
My job is to warn. I am accountable for that. If I do not do this I am in error. So I must stand on the word the Lord has shown me, no matter what.
I have been challenged by the Lord whether I am prepared to lose my reputation. It is not about me, my name, or even my call as a prophet.
It is about standing, delivering the word of the Lord, no matter what.
That is what I am prepared to do.
Ezekiel 13:26-28
Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Son of man, look, the house of Israel is saying, ‘The vision that he sees is for many days from now, and he prophesies of times far off.’
Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “None of My words will be postponed any more, but the word which I speak will be done,” says the Lord God.’”
