A Different Army that is Coming
John 15:5 says "I am the Vine ye are the branches, ye that abide in Me, the same bring much fruit, for without Me, you can do nothing". Jesus Christ is the Vine and every Christian is a branch of that Vine. The secret of fruitfulness then is to simply to abide in Him. When we talk about abiding, if I'm going to abide in a house, the first thing I need to do is to locate the house. If I am going to abide in the Lord. Psalm 34:10 tells us that the "young lion do lack and suffer hunger, but they that seek the Lord, shall never lack any good thing".
Hebrews 11:6 also tells us that God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Therefore, if I am going to abide in the Lord, I must seek the Lord and if I seek the Lord, I will not lack any good thing. Matt. 7:7-8 assures us that if we seek we will find.
However, the Bible adds certain conditions to our seeking and finding. Isa. 55:6 tells us "Seek ye the Lord while He may be found, all ye upon Him while He is near". This means there is a time when we can seek Him and find Him. Proverbs 8:17 says "I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me". Some seek God when it is already late, but you must seek Him first; first thing in the morning; before you go to work, before you get married…and so on. "But seek ye first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you." Matt. 6:33.
Now after I locate the house, I must knock at the door. The Bible says that"…if you knock it will be open unto you." So I want to abide in a house, therefore I seek for it, I find it, I knock the door and the door is open. The next thing is I would want to do is check if it is suitable for me or not. Psalm 34:8 says "Taste and see that the Lord is good". Many have tasted the Lord and know that the Lord is good.
Another secret of fruitfulness is to be freed from the Adamic nature, bound by the inherent dust to strive and fail by receiving a breath of life from God. Dust must return to dust, but there is a Spirit man (a breath of life) received from God that must eventually return to God.
Genesis 2[7] And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Ezekiel 37[9] Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live. [10] So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army. [11] Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts. [12] Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. [13] And ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I have opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your graves, [14] And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that I the LORD have spoken it , and performed it , saith the LORD.
Christian Revival is a phenomenon that transforms dust to a mighty kingdom army by the agent of the breath of God. When we speak of revival, we are not talking about meetings, but of a sovereign move of God, as seen in the Welsh revival. In the Welsh revival a nation was changed in weeks. Thousands of unsaved people, all at one time, were moved by a heavenly influence to repent. Pubs were emptied, the work place was ablaze with talk about salvation, and churches over-flowed with sinners wanting to get saved. The word 'revival' is used to explain the amazing results of an outpouring of the Spirit of God. A revival is here.
God will insist on holiness. If you are going to be revived and transformed and discover fruitfulness as never been seen, then you must be holy, abide in Him and receive that breath of life that liberates you from the curse of the dust and battles with creeping things.
A victorious and fruitful army of God is emerging. This army abides in the word of God, is strengthened to overcome and prepared to meet with Christ – Husband and Commander in Chief.
