From Jay Atkinson
jay@latter-rain.com

I am listening to the Lord. I may not always hear Him right or do the
right thing but I am always trying to incline my ear, listen and bear
witness. I heard the prophets speak of a paradigm shift, the
re-alignment of ministries coming, the call to prayer, the birthing of
an army and visions of the manifestations of the sons of God soon to be
revealed.

I heard of promises of preparation and empowerment, of blowing a trumpet and sounding the alarm. The promises included both men and women, young and old, not of big names but of common people being given the mandate of harvest with spiritual power.

And then last week I heard nothing from the Lord. It was sudden and
profound. I heard some good teaching and correct interpretations, I
heard those that would pretend to speak in His name, but of His voice -
silence.

After that time and just as suddenly, spirits of the flesh attacked me.
I noticed division in the body raring up against me with accusations,
shouting and hatred for God's end-time people. God started showing me
areas in my own life that need to be dealt with and put away.

He showed me others in the ministry that would not listen that I must
separate from. He sent me encouragement, peace and comfort for the doubt and frustrations that I had been feeling.

And then the Lord spoke - a lot. He spoke of a new day, a threshold of
change. He spoke of all of us loving each other in a new way, one that
tears down the walls of division and accepting our brothers and sisters
by looking at their hearts the way that He does.

We heard from Him of repentance from church leaders and repentance of entire nations for grievous sins. We are close to the wedding feast now, we are to move into this change. The Lord told us that we have been perfected for war.

He is telling us that this is not the war that the others are waging
that stain their swords with the blood of our brothers and sisters but of
spiritual warfare that will bring down spiritual strongholds.

Can you hear His voice? Are you hearing those things that I am hearing? The realizations of heavenly desires are being fulfilled. Hallelujah.

Expect an onslaught of attacks from those in the church that battle in
the flesh. Be aware of the spiritual warfare involved and pray with
fervent power. We are now to go through a period of trial and refining,
of purging and cleansing and times of trouble. Only those that can pass
through this fire will overcome and be part of what this remnant church
will surely become, holy and blameless, without spot or wrinkle.

Those that do not hear the voice of the shepherd will think that we are
crazy and will come against us. Let them. Let the words of the present
generation be allowed complete freedom as a witness against those
against the Lord when these things come to pass.

We are to confront the government, denounce the oppression and
wickedness in high places and deliver the captives. We are to seek
out the poor and fatherless, clothe them, visit them, feed them, house them.

Do not search for Jesus in the wilderness, do not look for Him in the
churches, wisdom is crying in the streets and we are about to host the
wedding feast. Find Jesus exactly where He said He would be - in
brotherly love and inhabiting the praises of His people.

Jay Atkinson
Ride the Waves of Latter Rain
http://latter-rain.com