Poem - Oh Africa, How I Love You!

by Tony Clark

Oh Africa, how I love you
I remember when you were young
Even before you were born
The plans I had for you
Cradled in your mother’s womb

I’ve watched you grow
Watched you play
Full of purpose, destiny
Oh that you would RUN
That I might SEE in you all that I intend

You are My precious gem
A rare and costly prize
Born of hardship
Will you look to Me
That I might raise in you a mighty nation?

Do you not know that I have saved the best for last?
I raise in you a standard
Tall and strong!
A clear word
For a time such as this

For now is your time
And I have seen your plight
I am the God of the breakthrough
And I have heard your cry
Ready yourself
And see what I will do
Now is the time of your visitation

Hazy + Lazy = Whoops A Daisy

by David Robinson

The Book of Acts 8 : 9-24 shares when Simon Magus (known as Simon the magician) sees that the power of the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of hands by the apostles, he offers the apostles money, desiring to be given the ability to give the power of the Holy Spirit by the laying on of hands. Peter immediately rebukes Simon for believing that he could purchase the gift of God with money. Such motives are truly “wicked”.
The apostle Peter makes the critical point to Simon, that his heart is not right with God (verse 21).
Peter forthrightly goes on to say to Simon, that he is poisoned by bitterness and bound by iniquity.
Peter tells Simon that HE needs to repent of this wickedness and that HE pray to the Lord for forgiveness of this sin. (so much for the tradition of a “priest” absolving another’s sins)
However, contrary to what the apostle clearly stated, Simon asks Peter to pray to the Lord on his behalf, so that “nothing Peter said would come upon him”. (verse 24)

Human pride has no problem with receiving healing but it has a big problem with admitting sinfulness, lack of merit before God, and the need for the cross. It is sometimes common for people to “ask for prayer”, when a consequence from rebellion or unkindness comes upon them. This is not only a lazy thing to do, but an unrepentant delusion.

Like Simon the magician, it is easy to “ask for prayer” from someone else, when what we really need to do is repent to the Lord DIRECTLY through Jesus Christ, asking forgiveness for OUR sin. By all means pray WITH somebody else, but be honest. This is responsibility before the all knowing Lord and means we do not insult Him with any whimsical denials.

Scripture says that God is faithful to forgive, IF we confess our sins. (1 John 1:9)
It is The Lord’s kindness that, His word and The Holy Spirit convict us of OUR sin.
Jesus said of The Holy Spirit that “HE will lead you in all truth”. (John 16:13)
Regarding truth, Jesus also said “Father sanctify them through the truth, your Word is truth”. (John 17:17)

Our loving heavenly Father, waits for us to admit where we’re at, so we can receive His loving grace.
God’s “judgement” on a matter, if we are truly sorry and come to The Father IN Jesus Christ, is “Mercy”.

Do not be afraid to get your heart right with Him. Ultimately, no one else can do that for you!

Just A Coincidence?

by Glenice Mills

Just a coincidence? There are things that happen in our lives and the lives of others that we can attribute as a ‘coincidence‘. There are of course no coincidences in God, but how and what we do with these situations determine the outcome. When things happen to us unexpectedly we can do one of two things. We can blithely discard the incident as of no importance and tell ourselves it was just a chance occurrence or else we can view it from a spiritual perspective.
The problem with coming from the spiritual angle is: we can easily fall into the danger of becoming ‘super spiritual’ and see something that isn’t there. It is like seeing demons behind every tree and blaming everything on the enemy. Sadly many well meaning Christians have fallen into this trap resulting in delusion and fanciful thinking. That is the training and maturing stage we have to go through to learn to hear the Lord’s voice and grow in the gift of discernment. However it is of course about a balance in these things and finding the truth in the midst of the circumstances. Sometimes we need to take a step back, seek the Lord for His perspective and consider what He is doing from a big picture context. So it was this way that I approached a series of incidents that happened that I felt alarmed about.

Recently we saw where our Queensland Premier was hit on the side of his government vehicle he was travelling in. The force of the collision was enough to set off the side impact airbags. The premier, Campbell Newman, was understandingly shaken up, and what could have been a serious accident was averted because of the car’s safety features. A few days later our federal government opposition leader was also hit on his passenger side of the car he was travelling in. Both incidences happened here in Queensland, and both men were members of the Liberal National political party. We can view these incidents as ‘freak accidents’ and think nothing further of it, or we can stop, consider, and seek the Lord to see if He is wanting to say something about what happened.
So the past couple of weeks I have quietly been asking the Lord why, and what is He saying and doing. The truth is, nothing happens for no reason. Often it is a ‘wake up call’, a call to be on the alert, and to put things in place so change can come.
These men are a ‘target’. The direct hit by a vehicle is an analogy of the arrow hitting the bulls eye. The enemy tried, without success to bring great harm. However nothing happens without getting by the Lord and this is where we must seriously look at what happened. The enemy is ferocious at the moment, he knows he is losing ground and he is not pleased. The stand these men have been making on many contentious issues has placed them in a vulnerable position. Perhaps it could be put, that they are sitting ducks ready for the kill; victims being side swiped by the enemy.
This is a serious thing. The truth is: it is not so much about them as about us in the body of Christ here in Australia. What happened is actually an alert, to wake us up from our sleep, our complacency, our apathy and our ignorant oversight. We are all busy and easily distracted by the things happening in our everyday life. However, these must not be excuses for a requirement laid down in the word of God. We are to pray for those in authority, for those who hold positions of leadership. I personally have been remiss in not being obedient to pray for our government leaders. Perhaps at this time we need to be seriously praying for our state government and the federal government’s opposition party. The federal opposition party are ones who are being positioned right now to take power at the next election. I know there are many faithful men and women in this nation who are praying and this is not intended as any judgment of them and their prayers. It is about all of us seriously looking at and checking we are faithful and consistent in this.

We saw in the recent state elections where the election campaign was rife with personal attacks against Campbell Newman. It reached its lowest point when they attacked his wife and family. The onslaught by the labour opposition leader and labour supporters were a violation against a person not seen in such venomous ways before.
The truth is people were used by the enemy to bring these accusations and the viciousness was more than personal attack: it was demonic.
The enemy is very threatened by the rising up of men and women from a conservative party that holds onto basic Christian principles. The trade union/labour party faction and the spirit behind this doctrine is seriously threatened. The labour party is destabilised right now as the demonic stronghold has been exposed and is being pulled down from its false position of power. It is by the hand of God that these things are happening.

We are in a spiritual battle even in our government. There was a door open that allowed the enemy to come and try and bring destruction against two men doing their daily work. They were accidents with no malicious intent by those who accidentally drove into them. However we must look beyond the coincidence. These men are the Lord’s, whether or not they have a close relationship with Him I do not know. However, they have been chosen to take their positions of authority, therefore that is the position that the Lord has placed them in. Our state government has a number of Christian Members of Parliament including a Christian woman Leader of the House. They need our prayer support!
A vital prayer is for the Lord’s protection. They need the Lord’s protection, particularly Campbell Newman and his family (his wife Lisa and their two teenage daughters). This is our watch and the Lord is alerting us to pray for them! They need our prayers of protection: protection physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.

It is not so much a case of politics and which party you support, but rather about what is happening spiritually. That is our responsibility: the church, the body of Christ.
There is a big difference between alarm and alert. This is not meant to be an alarmist coming from and stirring up fear but rather a sound, a warning, to stand, to watch and to pray.
Can I encourage you to declare this over Campbell Newman and his family:

Psalm 91:3-8

Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler
And from the perilous pestilence.
He shall cover you with His feathers,
And under His wings you shall take refuge;
His truth shall be your shield and buckler.
You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,
Nor of the arrow that flies by day,
Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness,
Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.

I titled this word ‘Just a coincidence’ because that is the lie of the enemy, his plan is to ‘dumb down’ and null and void the seriousness of a situation so we don’t do anything about it. We use our minds to justify, and talk ourselves out of by reasoning rather than going to prayer. Can I encourage you whether it be personally or what you see happening to others, to see past the coincidence and seek the Lord, asking Him to show you what He is doing.
You will be surprised what He will say as understanding comes.

Psalm 92: 1-2

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty,
I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress;
My God in Him I will trust”.

Present Truth

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!

The Blindness Over The Church Of Australia

by Glenice Mills

Sometimes we can know some things, then we get a revelation, and then we ‘know’. There is a huge difference between knowing in our heads, and then having a head and heart revelation. The Lord does a slam dunk into our innermost being which brings clarity and understanding that was not there before.
As I was recently researching the history of Australian Christian women I was learning about the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. In their history it spoke of them receiving women missionaries from America who helped form this organisation.

Australia has always looked to other nations and particularly America for support, not seeing that it has what is needed within its own shores. Australia is not the only nation that has done this, but this word is for them in particular. Sometimes, we can’t see the resources we have, right under our noses. In some ways it seems easier to rely on those with the necessary skills, anointing or gifting who come from elsewhere. However, we have been naïve, and in some ways duped by this wrong belief. It has in fact stymied our growth and our resourcefulness, as we have reached out to Americans to speak God’s Word or bring what we believe is ‘present truth’. This is particularly so in the Apostolic/Prophetic move happening within the body of Christ,  right here, right now, in Australia.

There are times when we need to hear the voice of others outside our nation, however there is a danger in this. We can become lazy and think they are the only ones who hear God’s heart for Australia. Sometimes we need to see and hear what is happening, and often it can be found right under our noses. What makes us think that someone from overseas has a greater anointing, a more ‘powerful’ word, or is able to move in signs and wonders, moving in greater power, because they are not from Australia? Do we not serve the same God? Is He not King of Kings and Lord of Lords over God’s church leaders in Australia as in America? We have, in fact, given these ones from overseas, a wrong position, and set them up to be placed as an idol. We look to these ones, particularly from America, as our ‘saviour’. It is in fact a ‘false saviour’ position, one that can actually set us up for idolatrous worship of a man/woman. In that, we place an unrealistic expectation upon them that they probably won’t meet, because we are looking to man rather than to the Lord Himself. There are times when we need an outside perspective, particularly as we can be blinded because of principalities and powers over a nation. However, a line is crossed when we discount, mock, dismiss and disregard any prophetic word or anointed minister because they happen to be Australian. It is in fact foolish and takes away from what the Lord is saying and doing here in Australia. Some of the most powerful prophetic words and ministering by Australians, and ones called to Australia, living in Australia, carry great weight in the Spirit, because they come out from the hearts of ones who have a deep love and concern for the road this nation is going down.

There are some attributes of the Australian way that sets us up to look to other nations to fill our inadequacies. We need to know what is at the root of this inadequacy.
This is not a criticism, but rather looking at, and acknowledging this nations shortfalls, so we recognise and know what is opposing the Spirit of God and stopping us coming into the fullness of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The question we all need to ask ourselves is why is this happening? What is in the fabric of the people of this nation that would make us think other nations have more anointing/power than we do?  Following are some keys the Lord has shown, it is a brief overview:

• OUR INSECURITIES: The reality is, Australians tend to be insecure, and this results in a striving and performing, trying to be recognised, and have some standing in the world scene. However, insecurities hold them back. They are looking to other nations, comparing themselves, and come under a mindset that everyone has what is needed and they don’t have anything to offer. They see themselves small in their own eyes, coming out from a place of deep insecurity.

• NOTHING GOOD COMES OUT OF AUSTRALIA: Can anything good come out of Australia? Australians judge themselves harshly and feel they are never good enough. Maybe this is rooted in shame because of its convict history, however it is not truth.

• TALL POPPY SYNDROME: Sadly Australians pull one another down so no one can move forward. If someone appears to rise above the pack, then the mentality is they have to be pulled back down to the level of everyone else. This restraining lid on Australians, of their own making, puts them in a situation where they have to look for someone from somewhere else to fill the void. This is not right, and is not a way of God.

• UNBELIEF: There is a cynicism and mocking that can be self-deprecating, but is actually rooted in deep unbelief. Religion has disempowered the body of Christ here in Australia and doubt and unbelief have taken root. Australians know they have powerful ministers but they DON’T BELIEVE that these ministers can be effective within this nation because of this unbelief and mistrust. It is easy to speak of the ‘oh but ….’, coming up with excuses, and speaking of all the things they are not, rather than declaring who they truly are. It is about seeing themselves with new eyes, with eyes of the Spirit.

• GRASS IS GREENER ELSEWHERE: The more we look over the back fence at everyone else and seeing them as being more ‘lush’ than us, we will always lust after what the other has. The grass always looks greener over the other side, however it does not necessarily mean that this greener grass is what is needed on this side of the fence. Things can look better elsewhere, but it isn’t necessarily so. That is the lie and that is where we have been duped by the enemies plans and schemes. The Lord doesn’t always want us to have what is over the fence. He wants us to draw from the well that is here, a well with plenty of provision of life giving water.

• WE CREATE A GAP: If we create a gap because of any wrong thinking something will fill it. The false can come in and appear to bring and give what is needed, however it doesn’t necessarily mean that there is lasting fruit. A ‘show’ can come to town, the people can be blessed from it, however it doesn’t mean there will be sustaining life and fruit. We must be careful that we draw present truth from the ones who carry it at this time and not from the ‘old wineskin’.

• WE CAN CAMP: The Holy Spirit is a ‘movement’, He is ever moving. We dare not camp at what we think is present truth when He has moved on to a new thing. It is easy to stay with what is safe rather than be ‘out there’ risking ridicule, mocking and scoffing by the ‘old move’. If you think of the early church, there were a lot of new things happening, and they were continually being tested as to what they believed. We must know what we believe, so growth continues, and we truly know we are being changed into His image every day.

• DISUNITY FROM A SEPARATIST THINKING: Unfortunately Australia often looks at itself from a state by state perspective rather than all the states joined together in unity as a combined force to be reckoned with. We in the body of Christ must come from this place of unity with a nation of Australia thinking rather than a local, state thinking.

Australians must stop believing the mindset of ‘Can anything good come out of Australia?’ Unless and until we break out of this thinking we will remain blinded and see ourselves from a negative viewpoint. We see in Scripture an example of wrong judgments about a place.

John 1:45,46
Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found Him of whom Moses in the law, and also the prophets wrote - Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.’
And Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?”

The body of Christ here in Australia must stop opposing forerunning women from this nation. There is a voice of Australian women coming out from Australia. Unless and until there is an acknowledgment by the body of Christ that women have a role alongside men and that wrong doctrine taught by male church leaders is addressed, we will continue to be less effective. We can look to women ministers from America as something to be esteemed, yet we don’t recognise key women here in Australia who also have a powerful message. Women ministers must be encouraged to take their position alongside men and that endorsement must come from the male church leaders.
Australian Christians love to boast that revival will come out of Australia and go out to the nations. Yes it will happen, but it CANNOT happen until the church of Australia is prepared to look at what aspects of its culture would hold it back from taking its rightful position as a leading nation of Christians sent out to bring revival to the nations.

Prophetic Word for Melbourne

by Belinda Jabore

This is a word that the Lord gave me for Melbourne, Australia, at a Forerunners Meeting at Oakleigh Town Hall on Friday 11 May 2012.

Exodus 23:20-33  THE ANGEL AND THE PROMISES

Behold, I send an Angel before you to keep you in the way and to bring you into the place I have prepared. Beware of Him and obey His voice; do not provoke Him, for He will not pardon your transgressions; for My name is in Him. But if you indeed obey His voice and do all that I speak, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries. For My Angel will go before you and the Perizzites and the Canaanites and the Hivites and the Jebusites; and I will cut them off. You shall not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do according to their works; but you shall utterly overthrow them and completely break down their sacred pillars. So you shall serve the Lord your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take sickness away from the midst of you. No one shall suffer miscarriage or be barren in your land; I will fulfill the number of your days. I will send My fear before you, I will cause confusion among all the people to whom you come, and will make all your enemies turn their backs to you. And I will send hornets before you, which shall drive out the Hittite from before you. I will not drive them out from before you in one year, least the land become desolate and the beasts of the field become too numerous for you. Little by little I will drive them out from before you, until you have increased, and you inherit the land. And I will set your bounds from the Red Sea to the sea, Philistia, and from the desert to the River. For I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you shall drive them out before you. You shall make no covenant with them, nor with their gods. They shall not dwell in your land, least they make you sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.

The New Breed

by Glenice Mills

There is a new breed arising, ones who are young in age. Many are now in their twenties, but have a maturity way and beyond those of similar age from previous generations, even us of senior years.
There is something in the hearts, minds and spirits of the young in these days and times that is placed there by the Lord because they need a new anointing to sustain them for what is ahead.
This can offend the older ones, however it is a divine work by the hand of God.
We older ones dare not judge, speak against, or block and stop what the Lord is doing through these precious ones chosen for such a time as this.
Moses was anointed for his generation and he was used by God to bring a new generation into the Promised land. He was empowered for this mission and was one whom the Lord entrusted precisely for this time in history. There was a young man, Joshua, who spent his youth around Moses, gleaning from him all that he needed to learn for the mission that was ahead for him.
Joshua was the new leader for a new breed, a new generation. What Moses had would not have worked or borne fruit because it was not for that time. What Joshua had was unique for this new breed.

Joshua was a warrior and he was raised up by God for his generation. His leadership was exactly what was needed by the people for that time. Because of this he was effective in all that he did.
This is what we are seeing now and will see in a greater measure in coming times.
The Lord is warning those of older years to stand with and support and do all that is needed to grow these young ones up so they are ready and equipped for the job that needs to be done. However the Lord is also bringing a warning.
We, the older ones dare not judge these young leaders and hold them back because they are the new breed and they have a job to do. We cannot fall into the trap the enemy would have us fall into by comparing their walk with ours.
Most older ones have spent decades coming to a place of maturity and walking in their divine call and destiny. This will NOT happen to the young breed! Time is short.
We, the older ones have paved a way for the younger and it is now up to us to release them to be ALL they are meant to be.
We older ones, and I class myself as one of these, dare not be ‘mean spirited’ and put words upon them from a wrong attitude and killing the zeal of these young ones. We can do this by squashing them and telling them that they will have to go through years and years of trials and training and will have to pay a price to attain all the Lord has for them. That may have been the case for us older ones, but we should not put a yoke on the young ones and say this was how it was for me and so it will be for you too.

This is unfair, malicious and in fact puts a yoke on those who are already being prepared and getting ready for the new battle. Sadly it often comes out of a bitter heart, resenting the trials one has been through and hardening one’s heart against God. The ‘Joshua’s,’ both male and female are keen to learn and want to glean from the mature ones. They are camping outside Moses’ tent right now, because they know where the anointing is and they know the anointed ones from whom they can learn all they need to learn before going onto the front line.
They will not be waiting decades, they are being prepared now and their job is coming very soon. Many are already equipped with exactly what is needed for the new battlefront and those who are getting ready are being trained quickly. They know time is short and have an urgency in their hearts and spirits to get the job done in preparing the way for Jesus to come back.
We can often equate maturity with character. Yes the two go together however it will be different for this new breed. They have, in one sense, a maturity beyond their years, however their walk is and will be different. The Lord was showing me that they will develop in increasing depth of character as they actually walk in their anointing as leaders. There is already a seed of mature character placed there by God but in the walking in their call and destiny, it will be tested, and as tests are passed the character will develop exponentially.
This is different from the older ones as many years were spent on developing the character before walking in their leadership call.

So what is different about this new breed of young ones? I have observed and sought the Lord and there are two very defining attributes the young ones have that we older ones did not have. They are competent and confident. Many young ones are competent in what they do with a self assuredness that can appear arrogant. However many have a maturity beyond their years because of a God given competency that He has put on the inside of ones called to lead this new generation. Competent means having the ability, power, authority and qualifications to do something. The young ones are confident, they are secure in themselves, they know what they want and are focused on fulfilling what needs to be done. They know their purpose in life and will not be distracted by things going on around and about them. They may appear idealistic but many great reformers were judged as this when in fact it was forged in them by the Holy Spirit. That is the zeal of youth and the Lord is well able to refine any zeal that needs honing. These ones love the Lord and willingly yield their lives to Him because of a very deep relationship with Him. They will not bow to man’s opinions but will hold fast to their relationship with the Lord mindful of not grieving His heart. This is exciting and we are witnessing something very precious, something perhaps not seen before.
We must repent where we find ourselves reacting and resenting the new breed, the new generation. We don’t want to be deceived, blinded, succumbing to wrong doctrine because of our wrong heart reactions.

We see in Scripture where the Apostle Paul trained and helped Timothy become the leader he was called to be. There was mutual respect and honour in their relationship with one another. Timothy was not independent but was teachable and ready to listen to the advice given in person by Paul and in Paul’s letters. Timothy had been raised by his Christian mother and grandmother and had a solid foundation of the Word and the ways of God.
We see a great example of a father’s love and concern to his spiritual son in the following Scripture.

1 Timothy 4:12-16

Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership.
Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all.
Take heed to yourself and to the doctrine.
Continue in them, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.

God has designed us to need one another. The lie of the enemy is to bring division between the generations hence the false doctrine of the ‘generation gap.’
We need the zeal of the young ones as much as they need our wisdom. Timothy knew Paul had what was needed to protect him from succumbing to false doctrine leading to deception. It is no different today. It needs wise ones, particularly in this apostolic age to raise up but also protect the next breed of ones called to lead. There are many false doctrines being preached and it needs apostolic maturity to forewarn and give keys how to remain true to God’s Word. The young are watching, searching Scripture and seeking the Lord with a voracious hunger for Truth, and they will be change agents in society, prepared and ready to make a stand for righteousness and truth.
This new breed is ‘evident for all to see’ to those who want to see. So what is the Lord saying in all this?

To the young: Just as the Apostle Paul instructed Timothy, watch how you conduct yourself, meditate on God’s Word and watch you do not get swayed by false doctrine.
Listen to the mature ones, remain teachable as they are the ones who will watch out for you, teach you, train you and protect you as they speak their wisdom attained through their life’s experience. Remain obedient to God’s Word, stay close to the Lord and remember you need ones around and about you, who are for you, and want you to come into God’s purposes for your life.
To the older ones: Encourage the young to be all they are called to be. Do not hold them back through fear as they appear to be ‘overtaking’ us. We must look at our fears, insecurities, comparisons, resentments, and bitterness of heart. We dare not hold back this new breed! We must examine our hearts. We do not want to be stumbling blocks to this new breed.

Joel 2:28,29
And it shall come to pass afterward
That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh:
Your sons and daughters shall prophecy,
Your old men shall dream dreams,
Your young men shall see visions.
And also on My menservants and on My maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days.