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The LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. – Genesis 2:7
Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” – John 8:32
Last week, we talked about a practical way of how to store up heavenly treasures by connecting our earthly careers and businesses to our God-given destiny. Please follow this link for the message and audio.
This week, we proceed to the 3rd of the 6 messages God spoke to us in China as heart preparation for the upcoming year. This message is:
- God will breathe into the church a new life that will awaken us to our Kingdom destiny – Genesis 2:7, Ezekiel 37:1-10
In the “new thing” that the Lord has in store for the coming years, we anticipate that He will awaken us to our Kingdom identity so we come to understand our incredible roles in the end-time drama. We believe that the transformation will be dramatic – like Adam waking up upon breathing in the breath of God, or like the picture of Ezekiel 37, where the dry bones were reformed into a great army through a prophetic breath, turning from death to life and from chaos to purpose.
John 8:32 describes a part of this awakening process. That is to “know” the truth – to see our destiny and to understand our identity. Jesus used the same word “know” in His great John 17:3 prayer, where He declared that eternal life – our destiny – is to “know” God and His Son. Awakening to our destinies comes through knowing God and His ways, to know what the Father is doing. And that knowledge brings freedom because in seeing our identity, we come out of the trap of a slave to sin in the Babylon system. We come to stand in a place of authority, as a great army of “storehouse builders”, over God’s Kingdom economy.
The account of 2 Kings 6:15-17 well illustrates the outcomes of awakening. Through Elisha’s prayer, his servant’s eyes were opened to God’s great army. That awakening transformed his identity as a slave to his enemy’s army to a man of freedom and authority over fear.
As we enter into a season of awakening, of a new freedom, we must also expect new responsibilities. We are heading into a time of preparation for unprecedented authority over capabilities, relationships, and finances to establish God’s “storehouse”. In this, we have a responsibility to steward great changes in our career, investments, partnerships, and giving – with the faith that overcomes fears of tradition and past failures. In that freedom, God breathe into us the original call in Eden: to be “fruitful and multiply” and share His pleasure of satisfying His Kingdom zeal.
Market Place Prayer
Lord, just as Elisha prayed his servant’s eyes to be opened, we ask you to breathe into your storehouse builders. Awaken them with the vision of your army and transform their identities as a slave to the Babylonian market place to a steward of Your Kingdom economy.
