I was walking the dog and praying this morning and the words of Chuck Pierce wafted through my spirit saying, “The war is over the harvest.” Then the message from Jane Hammon I listened to yesterday came to rememberance as she spoke about watchmen on the wall, watchmen at the gate, and watchmen of the harvest. The Holy Spirit put those two things together and began to share with me how the battle has shifted.

For the past 10 years the battle has been about standing our ground, persevering through the wilderness, not quitting, not giving up, it was a stand and keep on standing season of contending for the promises of God. We learned so much in the past war season, we gained much stamina to stand. It was a time of 2 Samuel 23:9-10 “Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David when they defied the Philistines who were gathered there for battle, and the men of Israel had retreated. He arose and attacked the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand stuck to the sword. The LORD brought about a great victory that day.” For many our hand felt stuck to our sword for the battle kept raging. But something has shifted, the winds of war have changed. It is no longer a time to stand our ground, a new command has been released.

We have a posture shift that has happened, from standing to pursuing, to advancing. The enemy is on the run, which is evidence that we have won., but the battle is not done. I can see the victory, I know we are not fighting because we are being attacked, we are fighting to possess the land, the people and the resources we’ve been promised. Oh that feeling of pursuing to possess is so different than standing to defend. The war is over the harvest, purse and overtake, that is the command on us now. We are in a 1 Samuel 30:8 time “So David inquired of the LORD, saying, “Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them?” And He answered him, “Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all.” The winds of war have changed and we use go the way of the wind for we won, but its not quite done. Pursue, overtake and recover all!