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You know what one of the greatest character qualities about God is? I know there are so many, but one seems to stand out to me more than others. Yahweh, Yeshua, my God, the Lord of heaven and earth, the creator of all things, the Sovereign King, Jesus Christ of Nazareth, is selfless. This to me is the greatest character quality I see in God, not because I get my way every time I pray, but because the God I serve is selfless.

John 3:16 is a very often quoted verse for salvation, but it is a declaration of His character. “For God so loved the world He gave His only begottten Son…” Giving is a selfless act. John 13 says, “Jesus knowing who He was got down and washed His disciples feet…” Another example of being selfless. Paul said in Philippians 2, “Having the same mind as Christ who being in the very likeness of God did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but humbled Himself…” There is no other God like this God. He did not come to earth to sit on a throne, to dictate and dominate us, Mark 10:45 says, “For the son of man did not come to serve but to serve and give His life as a ransom for many.”

We are created in the image and likeness of this God, the servant, the humble, the foot washing God. This is our role model, this is our example, this is the one we are to emulate. Our God has a desire for us, He knows our desires, but He also has a desire and Psalm 51 says, “Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being, And in the hidden part You will make me know wisdom.” The truth is, we have prioritized sitting over serving, fame over following, and receiving over giving. Friends, the truth of God’s character is revealed in the Word, and His desire is that His truth would be in us, so we can be like Him. I pray we would pivot quickly from wanting to be served, to serving so we look like Jesus to the world.

Microphones don’t make you prophetic, apostolic, evangelistic, pastoral or a teacher. Microphones don’t make you anointed to lead worship or make you a good singer. All microphones do is amplify your voice. If you don’t have a microphone, the enemy can tell you no one is listening to you; you do not have anything to say; you are not called. But it is just not true. The microphone is not your calling, it is only a tool to amplify what God is saying to you.

I got a voice message this morning from a friend who does not have a microphone, but she did have a dream from God. In her dream the Lord spoke very clearly to her to make a declaration over this nation and when she did, the decree would manifest immediately. She said the dream was filled with such hope. I shared with her some scripture to establish the truth of her dream, but as I was thinking about her dream, I had a flash vision of a weather radar and a storm is coming.

Her dream activated this flash vision of a weather radar of a storm coming. As in her dream, the storm is coming to cleanse the land, but a storm is coming. Proverbs 10:25 says, “When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more, But the righteous has an everlasting foundation.” The challenge is people know a storm is coming, but are not doing anything to prepare for this storm and the Lord spoke to me so clearly and said Luke 12:54-56, “He was also saying to the crowds, When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and so it turns out. And when you see a south wind blowing, you say, ‘It will be a hot day,’ and it turns out that way. You hypocrites! You know how to analyze the appearance of the earth and the sky, but why do you not analyze this present time?”

My friends a storm is coming, my friend saw it in her dream and I saw it on the radar in the spirit. It is not coming to destroy us, but to rescue us from wickedness, but a storm is coming. John Paul Jackson saw it in newspaper headlines; David Wilkerson saw it and wrote about it, it was a long way off then, but according to my friends dream and the radar I saw it is upon us. It is going to wash away wickedness and establish righteousness, but a storm is coming. Fear not, but it is about to hit any day now.

There is a mighty army that has been assembled by the presence of God. An army of both men and women; young and old; angelic and human; from every nation. This host has been assembled and divided into two camps. It is called the dance of the Mahanaim as noted in Genesis 32:2 and Song of Solomon 6:13. The name Mahanaim means double camp; two camps; it is two deployments of hosts. God has gathered the angelic and earthly hosts together for such a time as this.

This mixture of human and divine is the body of Christ, for we are naturally supernatural and supernaturally nature. The head of this body is divine, it is the risen Christ, but it is also human, it is people. It is heaven and earth in one new man, made up of Jews and Gentiles. The body of Christ is the Mahanaim and we have been gathered together to remove the enemy from our reality. This is not the job of one person, or of God alone, this is a partnership between divinity and humanity. We need both the physical and the spiritual in partnership for our enemy is a hybrid being who is being cast out of the earth realm right now.

One camp is being sent to defeat the enemy on the ground and in the air, another camp is being called to stay at home and prepare to divide the spoil. There are two places in scripture I know of where the army was divided. One is with David at Ziklag, some where too tired to keep pursuing, so they remained at home, the other is in Psalm 68, which says, “The Lord gives the command; The women who proclaim the good tidings are a great host: Kings of armies flee, they flee, And she who remains at home will divide the spoil!” Whether at home or on the field, both camps/hosts are needed. Both jobs are necessary. Friends, whether you have been on the field fighting or staying at home preparing, we are one host two camps and we are seeing the dance of the Mahanaim as the dances dance upon injustice.

God is arising, the enemy is fleeing and we are living history that will be talked about for many years to come. What a great time to be alive.

When I was younger we had a phrase we would say, maybe you said it or heard it. We would say, “That was so yesterday; that was so last week.” We were indicating what was being said was old news. Living in a culture in which news is 24/7 on multiple media platforms from local, national and international to social, we are inundated with news and it comes at us so fast and it leaves us so fast. But God does not speak for the sake of hearing Himself talk, He speaks because He is going to act.

Last month there was so much hype around the Great American Eclipse. We all fixed our eyes on the sky to watch the sun grow dark over multiple cities called Nineveh. The judgment of God was pronounced yet again on America, but like so many other events, this one has come and gone and some would say, as I am about to revisit this subject, “That is so yesterday, that is so last week.” It is only old news if God is not making it new news or good news for us. We must be a people that can hear the voice of God, for He is sharing good news 24/7 if only we have ears to hear.

I was relaxing yesterday afternoon and I grabbed my bible and read the book of Nahum. Nahum is an old testament prophet whose name means comfort. In his short three chapter prophetic word, Nahum shares an oracle about Nineveh that he received from God. I was reading this prophetic word about Nineveh and the Holy Spirit said, “I have not forgotten that I said I was judging Nineveh (which is another name for the Babylonian system), its time to share the good news again!”

I pondered what I was reading and I am sharing this because we need to realize the Great American Eclipse that went over 8 or more cities called Nineveh may be old prophetic news to us, but it is still really good prophetic news to God and He has not forgotten what He said. Nahum 1:15 “Behold, on the mountains the feet of him who brings good news, Who announces peace! Celebrate your feasts, O Judah; Pay your vows. For never again will the wicked one pass through you; He is cut off completely.” The day is coming when Babylon will fall and the wicked will be cut off and the righteous will establish righteousness on earth as it is in heaven. This is not some millineal reign, this is a generational promise for us. This is good news!

In how many dimensions do you see God? Let’s say black and white is two dimensional. The number of dimensions in which we see God determines more realities than we even realize. I lead a group of incredible women every Thursday morning in a bible study and currently we are reading the book of Revelation. We have 16-75 year olds in our group, so the conversation is rich with diversity, alive with activity and full of mystery. We are not reading Revelation to determine the end of the world, we are reading it to learn more about our amazing God.

Yesterday we were in Revelation 4 and it was obvious this chapter was not something to be studied, but something to be experienced. I asked each woman to prepare something to express what they saw, heard or experienced in Revelation 4. It was powerful. We heard original songs, new drawings, prophetic words, and great explanations. There were many tears that flowed as we together stood in awe of our amazing God. If we had 2D vision of God before Revelation 4, we now have multidimensional vision of God, for He is a true sight and sound experience.

God is not boring, nor is He bland. He is not dry, hard to listen to, difficult to understand or even complicated. So many of us have been introduced to a 2D God, but He is actually MultiD in vibrancy, authority, and love. The way He speaks melts hearts; opens minds; and releases truth and grace. People want to know God, for who God is. He is alive, He is active, He is an ever present help in time of trouble, but He is also a whole lot of fun. He is beauty and He is power! I pray you upgrade your dimensional understanding of God from 2D to MultiD because He is so much more that we have been told. I hear the spirit of God say, “Let me introduce myself!!!!”

When I was younger, passion was expressed with volume, but now that I am older, passion is expressed with depth, authority, intimacy and relational equity. Passion is an energy that needs to be expressed, but it also needs to be channeled correctly. Just like a river that is without banks floods the surrounding neighborhoods and damages peoples property, so passion without boundaries can do more harm than good.

There is a passion bubbling in the college age students in the nation. It has been stirring for over a year now, but it seems to bubbling over. It is a passion for purpose, a passion to be known for something, a passion to make an impact, it is truly a passion for the God who is all powerful, all knowing, and desiring the heart of a generation in a nation.

Some see riots and protests on campuses, but I see passion that is misdirected. Proverbs 16 says, “He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city.” Violence is passion without boundaries; it is communication without self-control; it is an expression that is misdirected. I know because I was and still am passionate.

Every generation has a passion they want expressed. Some passions are quieter in their expression than others, but passion is a gift from God and it needs to be directed not squelched. In Knoxville, TN we hear of revival breaking out on campus, but in Chicago this morning riot police were on campus. There have been protests on various campuses this month, graduations shut down, all because people are expressing their passion, but not in the most effective way.

Can you hear a generation calling out for a living God or do you just see a bunch of college kids acting like hoodlums? Jesus said, He who has been forgiven much, loves much. I remember being that misdirected passionate student, but now that my passion is directed it is changing lives. Friends, this generation is like our generation. Passionate but without purpose. Remember without a vision people cast off restraint. When we see restraint being cast off on college campuses it is a cry for someone to cast a vision that will direct the passion. It is time to manifest the kingdom on earth as it is in heaven, for a vision of the kingdom will direct the passion of a generation.

In order for us to receive the abundance God wants to give us, He has to increase our capacity to receive. Now you may be thinking, pour it on me, I can handle it, but that is because you have never experienced it. Real abundance is overwhelming, it is convicting, it takes time to process for it reveals things to us about us. We have more of a lack mindset than we even know. Not that we enjoy lack, but we don’t know how to receive abundance, due to our mindset of lack.

I was presented with an opportunity yesterday that overwhelmed me in a way that caused me to reflect on how far God has brought me. I used to have a spirit of poverty, a lack mindset, so whenever someone tried to bless me, I would resist it. I remember not so many months ago when my best friend said she wanted to buy me some nice piece of jewelry to wear when I am preaching. I resisted the thought of what she was presenting and when I went home that night, the Lord said, why are resisting what I am giving you?

We resist more abundance than we realize because abundance reveals our insecurity and our insecurity is pride, which is us not wanting to be out of control. Abundance reveals to us we are helpless and we do not want anyone to know that, because we have not be treated well by people who said they want to bless us, help us, walk with us. Our resistance is pushing away what God is trying to give us. But when we receive His abundance, it unlocks new measures of capacity to receive and receiving is what breaks our spirit of poverty and removes our spirit of lack.

Now is the time to let whatever God is giving you be received for He is using it to increase your capacity, for this is just the start of abundance. Abundance is not money, it is everything. Abundance is truth, people, wisdom, gifts, production, distribution, stewardship, love, mercy, grace, power, health, relationships, it is God! He is abundance and He is about to show off in a way we are not prepared for, but we if we will receive we will increase in capacity.

One of the numbers I see frequently is, 444. I saw it so often and so many variations of it, like 44, 4, 4:44 or 44:4 that I just took it as my number. To the point that I had 44 as the number I chose for my softball jersey when I was a coach back in Kansas City and I have a necklace with that number on it. I know one thing that number means to me is Ezekiel 44, which speaks about the Zadok Priesthood, who did not go astray when the Levitical priests were acting contrary to the commands of God. All that to say, this morning in prayer a phrase jumped out at me as a word from God for us and it is found in Psalm 44:4.

Psalm 44:4 says, “Command victories for Jacob!” The psalmist is asking this of God, but this morning I sensed the Lord was asking this from us. The Holy Spirit made it clear I have the power in my mouth to command victories for people, for families, for cities, for nations, for companies, for churches, for whatever I choose. The power to command victories is exhilarating. I was commanding victories for people I know, families I love, my home church here in Nashville, for our city, for our nation, for some friends businesses. It was the best way to pray today.

We use our mouth for a lot of things, but today and many days after this I pray we use our mouth to command victories for people and places. Instead of being critical, command a victory. We can command victory over their body, their mind, their money, their marriage, their ministry, their company. It is endless what we can command victory over when we see or hear people. I pray you start today with Psalm 44:4 and you command victories! Then every time you see 444, let it remind you of the power you have been given to command victories. The days of defeat are done, it is time to command victories, in Jesus Name!!!!!

Everything is about to change in a way that is going to bring vibrancy to our lives. Vibrancy is defined as a state of being full of energy and life; striking brightness of color; strength of resonance of sound. Last night I had one frame moving dreams happen. The first one was about going from black and white to color and the second frame was of a splash pad. Putting these two frames together, the Holy Spirit brought me to a park I used to go to in Seattle, WA where there is a large half sphere that has water and lights shooting out of it. We called it the dancing fountain of lights. People would sit for hours by this location and have picnics, kids would play in the water and the music would attract many just for a place to stop time.

I see vibrancy breaking into the earth realm in a way that is going to cause a splash pad effect of water and a sound and light experience. Water, sound and lights are the vibrancy we are about to experience. The imagery is obvious to me and the effects will change everything. I believe this “splash pad” is the fountains of the deep breaking open as stated in Genesis 7:12 “In the second month (Iyar/Ziv), on the seventeenth day of the month, on the same day all the fountains of the great deep burst open, and the floodgates of the sky were opened.” It is also stated this way in Genesis 2:6 “A mist used to rise from the earth and water the whole surface of the ground.” The earth is God’s splash pad.

The vibrancy of light I saw was like going from black and white television to color. The day was April 14, 1967 when a news station in Iowa flipped their news broadcast from black and white to color and so changed the way America saw television forever. There were many events leading up to this, but this moment is the marker where the masses saw things differently. I see this type of vibrancy moment happening on the earth. What we only saw in black and white is about to burst forth in color. Psalm 43 says, “O send out Your light and Your truth, let them lead me; Let them bring me to Your holy hill And to Your dwelling places.” Vibrancy is about to lead us to divinity.

Everything is about to become vibrant! Water, light and sound are converging for a kingdom expression on earth as it is in heaven and we are about to enjoy every minute of it with our God. He is so much more fun, more kind, more powerful than we have ever been taught. It’s time for a splash pad of vibrancy to be seen and heard.

Coincidence or perfect timing? When things line up in a way we cannot explain, we call it a coincidence. But what if it is not a coincidence, but was planned and executed in perfect timing? I was in prayer the other day and I said to the Lord, “You are Omni!” Hagar gave God a name when she called Him El Roi, the God who sees me in Genesis 16, so when those words came out of my mouth, I was giving God a new name to me, but it was a not a new name to God. “You are Omni-present; You are Omni-potent; You are omni-scient.” I was declaring God is all present, all powerful and all knowing, He is Omni!!!! The reality that God is Omni, helps us to see patterns not as coincidences but as planned and prepared by an Omniscient God.

Last night we had an event that was not as publicized as the Great American Eclipse, but created such an awe and wonder in people, that many declared, Psalm, 19, “The heavens declare the glory of God, the skies the work of His hands.” The Northern Lights were seen throughout much of America last night. Many saw pinks, greens, blues of the likes they had not seen before. some pictures captured what looked Iike angelic beings. It was a stunning display of God’s glory in the skies, the first heaven, the firmament. I love it when God shows off.

What some might consider a coincidence, I consider perfect timing. Last night was the New Moon, the beginning of a New Month on the Hebrew Calendar, the month of Iyar or Ziv. This new month is a month of miracles, healing, and blossoming. It is the second month of the biblical calendar year for the Hebrews and it was the very day God decided to reveal the Northern Lights to America and others nations of the world. Coincidence or perfect timing? I say perfect timing, for it happened at the beginning of a new moon, a new month and in it the heavens declared the beauty, the majesty and the glory of God. What a great start to a new month, it excites me to think what this month will hold for us with this kind of start. “There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven—He has made everything appropriate in its time.” (Ecclesiastes 3)