In preparation for the coming of the Lord on the Day of the Lord, the Holy Spirit is doing a purging and cleansing work with Fire on churches, peoples, and regions where His Glory will rest. This has been a work of Mercy and Grace on the Lord’s part, that we may be able to stand in His Presence, as our God is a Holy God and an all-consuming fire.

God’s intention is to come back for a Holy Bride that is without spot or wrinkle. Therefore, judgment begins with the family of God. We are purged according to God’s will in order that His Glory may rest on us in purity (1Pet. 4:16,19).

The purging that we are going through is to bring us into humility for His name’s sake and for our protection. In His love He delays His coming to protect us from Himself.  His Presence is such that its Brightness and holiness burn up ungodliness (2Thess. 2:8). A fire is sent and goes before Him that prepares mankind for His coming.

The closer we get to the coming of the Lord the more intense the shaking will get. Sin cannot dwell in the Light of Truth and as He approaches sin is exposed and the hidden things are revealed. The purpose of the fire and the shaking is to expose the pride of sin and to give men a chance to repent and be saved before they are consumed.

 “And I will shake all nations, and they shall come to the Desire of All Nations…” Haggai 2:7

The time to submit to the purging fire of the Lord is now. It is much wiser and less painful to submit to it voluntarily than to wait for God to come with a heavy arm in discipline. When He comes sinners are confronted with a Holy God.

We must allow the Holy Spirit to cleanse us of hidden sin, so that we may be able to live and walk in the fire like Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego. Isaiah 33:19 teaches about the time when God will arise:

Verse 14 tells us that sinners and hypocrites are afraid. Those who are hiding sin and whose lives are a double standard need to fear the coming of the Lord as His Presence exposes hypocrisy. This verse goes on to ask the all-important question, “Who among us can dwell with the devouring fire? and goes on to give the answer, “He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly.” 

He is now saying: “Now I will rise,” says the Lord “Now I will be exalted, Now I will lift Myself up.”

In 2024 we will have to contend with both horses and giants! The Forces empowering these Horses bring deception, war, economic troubles, and death—all things the world is battling right now! The Giants the world will be contending with are the aggressive Islamic and LGBTQ agenda.

Having the potential with the Power of God to take the Promised Land, the people of Israel came up to its borders. The ten spies who went in cowered in fear when they saw the Giants. Only two thought they could take these giants and take the land. Their bad report spread through the camp like a disease and the people wept bitterly. All their hopes were dashed because they saw themselves as grasshoppers and so did the giants. The Lord was very angry with the people as they were exalting and magnifying the giants above Him even though they had been witnesses to His great power! They did not magnify Him as God. They doubted His power and they doubted His goodness.

Then the LORD said to Moses: “How long will these people reject Me? And how long will they not believe Me, with all the signs which I have performed among them? I will strike them with the pestilence and disinherit them, and I will make of you a nation greater and mightier than they.” Numbers 14:11

Have we arrived at that place again? Have we once again come up to the borders of our Promised Land and are faltering between two opinions—if God be God then let’s worship Him and follow Him! I do believe God now has a people who are going to go in—an army of Joshuas and Calebs trained and prepared to go in. Men and women who are strong and courageous who fear nothing but God.

The Earth is presently in travail for the manifestation of these sons of God, that it may enter in and experience the freedom that the sons of God abide in. In the travail the Earth will experience, its people will be looking to us—to Believers in Jeshua, to the hope and the light they see shining in us.

Having invested Himself fully in our lives, for His Glory, Jesus is fiercely committed to us. He is now zealously seeking a return on His investment. It is time to step up and step forward! The time has arrived for us to occupy our appointed place! Everything is now prepared. There is an urgency in the moment, and the Lord entreats us to now yield everything to Him—things are about to turn, History is about to shift and Lord Sabaoth requires vessels fully surrendered to His will. He has trained and prepared an army for this purpose and this hour and is now ready to see His investment bear great fruit.

Jesus is intensely focused on His people getting the revelation of who He intends us to be—sons conformed to His image. His heart has been deeply invested in our transformation and our grasp of the revelation of our identity as sons of God. As we apprehend and grasp the magnitude of the Call, we will begin to perceive the significance of His purposes in and through us and the substantial investment He has made in us.

As we move out to take the place prepared for us, let us move out in Peace as we represent the King—the Prince of Peace! There is a cost to living and moving in freedom and Peace, however, and the price is obedience. Obedience to allow Him to cleanse our hearts and build our foundations!

God is now securing the foundations of His House and His people so that they will stand strong as pillars in His House and not be shaken. Recognize we have been called to this. This is our Watch! Now it is time for us to move out and take territory. God is giving His people a seat in the counsels of Heaven to legislate the Heavens over the territory assigned to us. Great authority is coming to those who have done the hard work of heart cleansing.

God is laying foundations in His people now to build them to have courage!! He is a Master Builder. He is building a Structure for the new dispensation of the reign of the King, as He did for the reign of Grace.  His reign begins before He comes, and the building begins for when He comes. Only what has been founded in Him stands and remains. Everything else is shaken and falls away. Everything within your heart and that your life is built on outside of Christ will be shaken. Everything that has become a security for our lives, that has become an idol in our lives will be shaken. Because He is coming as the shaker.

It is important to bow now, be humbled by Him now, and allow Him to build on you now, rather than when He comes. Welcome Him! Invite Him in! Say, Blessed is He who comes! Lift up your heads O you Gates for the King!

In God’s upside-down kingdom, this present darkness is the backdrop that will showcase His wisdom and the Glory of His people to principalities and powers. God’s people will prosper and shine in this time by the will of God, as the people of Israel did in Goshen. If God has determined success for His people, who can stop Him or come against Him?

The sublime nature of this truth is revealed in Psalm 23. Both Psalm 23 and 24 will be greatly highlighted in 2024. Psalm 23 is a revelation and a prophecy of great Hope. It shows that the enemy can never get the upper hand over the people of God. When persecution comes, God’s people only increase. In the years ahead, God’s power will be released, and supernatural manifestations of God will become normal as miracles, signs, and wonders break out.

Psalm 23 assures us that in the place of turmoil, God has secured our place, even in the presence of our enemies. Amid the chaos, we have His Peace. Even as the world shakes, the Lord declares, “I have made everything ready for you.“ He is leading His people out to shine with His Glory amid darkness. We will feast and prosper before our enemies because He sits and dines with us! It is a table prepared for Two!

While the world may appear chaotic and discouraging, God’s ways are higher, very different, and most unusual.

This is not just some mediocre deliverance; the table He sets for us represents His Extravagance, Peace and Power in the presence of the enemy’s attempts to steal and destroy! Invite God to dine at our table—the table He prepared you before the foundation of the world. Invite His Grace, Glory, and Power to invade your sphere of influence. If Lord Sabaoth joins us at our table, we will see His mighty wonders and the Glory of God invade our territory!

“The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters,  He refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for His name’s sake. Psalm 23:1-3:

The Lord is our Shepherd—this word also means friend and Companion. He does not fail; we shall not want: châsêr  to lack; to fail, want, lessen.  Our decree must be: I shall not want, I shall not fail or decrease; I shall prosper and increase! Verse 26 should be another decree:

“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life, And I will dwell in the house of the LORD Forever!