Nate Johnston: "Pack Your Bags and Get Ready! There Will Be No More Delay"
Feb 28, 2021
From the Desk of Steve Shultz:
I sure love the ministry of Nate and Christy Johnston. They are a powerful couple who moved from Australia to the USA...in faith, and I know God is rewarding them greatly for it. In this recent word from Nate, it is jam-packed full of revelation for YOU in this current season. Here's just a teaser: As a call to action, I feel like the Lord is saying, "GET READY." I remember weeks before our daughters were born, we prepared an overnight bag for the hospital, and I feel that the Lord is saying, "PACK YOUR BAGS! GET READY!" because even if you don't see it or feel it, God is going to UNVEIL what has been inside you all this time. That's a WOW word. I'm encouraged to prepare myself and I know you will be too! (To Subscribe to the Elijah List subscribe here.) Enjoy! Steve Thank you for making the always-free Elijah List Ministries possible. To partner with us, click here. Your donations truly help us keep these emails free for you. Donate at: Enjoy! And thanks for forwarding this to your friends! They can subscribe here.
 "Pack Your Bags and Get Ready! There Will Be No More Delay"
Last week I woke up in the night to hearing the Lord say, "Don't delay. It's time to release the movement NOW!" I felt such an urgency on this instruction, as if we were at the kairos moment; the transition and preparation has led us to birth these ministries, expressions, streams and movements from Heaven. I instantly thought of the Scripture in Revelation 10:6-7: "...No more delay! For in the day when the seventh angel is to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be fulfilled, just as He announced to His servants the prophets." The urgency of the hour is the revelation of Heaven being revealed. And who has God chosen to reveal His messages? Us! His messages have been designed uniquely and wrapped intricately within us and our own lives, ordained to be released to draw people to Jesus and give Him glory. The instruction of the hour is this: "Don't forsake what I have placed inside of you, but allow Me to bring it to completion!" No More Interruptions As soon as I woke up, I kept hearing two words: "Interruption" and "Assassination," and I felt prompted by Holy Spirit to pray and break off a specific demonic agenda that comes against movements and movement carriers. The assignment of assassination has tried to prevent momentum by interrupting the work of the Holy Spirit, bringing overwhelming doubt and confusion, tiring opposition and spiritual harassment, and most obviously choking the voice of the ones carrying these movements. But the justice of the Lord is roaring over His people; every single arrow that has been fired is being returned, every single bind is being undone, and where there has been weariness and discouragement, there is a fresh strength and joy for the vision that is coming. "'Listen carefully, I have created the smith who blows on the fire of coals and who produces a weapon for its purpose; and I have created the destroyer to inflict ruin. No weapon that is formed against you will succeed; and every tongue that rises against you in judgment you will condemn. This [peace, righteousness, security, and triumph over opposition] is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and this is their vindication from Me,' says the Lord." (Isaiah 54:16-17 AMP) David was birthing a movement when Saul sought to assassinate him and interrupt the destiny God had for the nation, but nothing could stop it, and I prophesy that NOTHING will stop the movement you are birthing either! I command these assignments of interruption and assassination to cease right now over those reading this, in Jesus' name! Whose Approval Are You After? There are many tactics the enemy uses to delay what God wants to birth through us, but as I was in conversation with the Lord, I kept sensing the pursuing love and approval of the Father combating the fear and disapproval many are feeling in this stage of their spiritual pregnancy. His love, right now, is breaking the religious shackles of those who have not launched out due to fear of failure, fear of what people will think, and fear of not having people's approval and green light. So many of you are carrying powerful movements but are waiting for someone to call your number, "approve" you, and give you a platform before you jump out, roll out the red carpet and open the door. I did this for years, and all it did was create frustration and resentment in me that no one was seeing what I carried. All the while God was simply asking me to trust HIS approval and begin to step out daily.
"For truly, if you are called to a life-union with the Lord, you are already a free man! And those who were called to follow Jesus when they were free are now the Messiah's slaves. Since a great price was paid for your redemption, stop having the mindset of a slave. Brothers and sisters, we must remain in close communion with God, no matter what our situation was when we were first called to follow Jesus." (1 Corinthians 7:22-24) Fear is coming off those who have felt timid about moving forward; every weapon sent to take you out is being stopped, and instead you will feel the loving approval of God championing you forward! The Cutting Room Floor Movements go through a very messy journey before they become tangible, and often in this process, carriers are tempted to abort the mission before it even sees the light of day! I recently had a vision of the hand of God grabbing rolls and rolls of memories and seasons of people's lives and attaching them together to be used for something significant. I knew what I was seeing was a photography cutting room, and it represented the "process" we all go through, but I kept hearing the phrase "the rejection floor," as if these were the moments where people faced severe rejection and opposition to their callings, giftings, and the movements they carried. God was collecting these fragments and bringing healing to hearts by resurrecting what looked dead when people had judged and weighed them. Many movements have been tested in fire over and over, and even rejected by man, so that you wouldn't be able to point back to yourself or others when God's light shone upon it and blessed it. Your seasons of rejection are going to be the fuel for what you are about to release, but you won't look back in bitterness anymore—you won't look back and feel the stabbing pain, for you will realize that they have only ADDED to the potency of what you are birthing! As the Lord took these rolls, suddenly they began to play up on a movie screen, but instead of looking messy and chaotic, there was a celebration, as if the glory hidden by God, even in those hard memories, was revealed! There are those who have felt like they've been in this darkroom for a very long time, waiting without any change. I saw these people like cellars of aged fine wine that the Lord was taking out of their season of maturation. They are those who have felt "in waiting" to the point where they have released it to the Lord; but this has been a season where God has been stirring up their wombs, causing them to dream again, heal from the disappointment and pick up the baton again. You have been asking God, "Why has it taken so long?" but in this season you will see why God has caused the wine to mature and ripen longer—because of the impact that the movement within you is going to have. Not a drop will be wasted. This will be a season of dreams fulfilled and seeing things you had on paper materialize. Protect the Delivery! God has been warning me and showing me how we need to be prepared and protective in a birthing season of movements more than ever before. You may already have the "crib" set up, but now it's time to think about the delivery. I had a dream just before writing this word where I was in my home, and I had a brand new car in my living room that I was marveling at. But outside, people were circling the house trying to distract me and get in. In dreams, generally, new cars represent new ministries and movements and upgrade. The home represents your heart and life, and in this case, it represented protecting my borders from an external, invasive force.
Who Is in the Delivery Room? Right after Jesus cast the "mob" out of the man, he went and healed a few others, but one in particular was the young girl who was the daughter of a religious leader. "When they arrived at the home of the synagogue ruler, they encountered a noisy uproar among the people, for they were all weeping and wailing. Upon entering the home, Jesus said to them, 'Why all this grief and weeping? Don't you know the girl is not dead but merely asleep?' Then everyone began to ridicule and make fun of Him. But He threw them all outside." (Mark 5:38-40) The Holy Spirit was really highlighting this story to me because I believe its key for us in this season. When you are on the brink of your greatest breakthrough and miracle, when you are about to SEE your promise birthed, you have to also cast out any voices of doubt, confusion or anything that is opposing what God is trying to do through you. It's like the phrase that says, "When you are birthing, you can't have everyone in the delivery room with you." This speaks to me again of this urgent hour to ensure that NOTHING PREVENTS THE BIRTH! Who is in the delivery room with you right now? Who are you letting into your heart space? Are you casting your pearls before people who don't believe in where you are going? Pack Your Bags As a call to action, I feel like the Lord is saying, "GET READY." I remember weeks before our daughters were born, we prepared an overnight bag for the hospital, and I feel that the Lord is saying, "PACK YOUR BAGS! GET READY!" because even if you don't see it or feel it, God is going to UNVEIL what has been inside you all this time. How can you pack your bags? Here are some practical keys: • Live intentionally "OFFENSIVE" against the fear and anxiety that tries to cause you to retreat or steal your joy. • Surround yourself with TRUTH and worship your way into continual peace. • Speak and prophesy God's promises so that you aren't being seduced by the lies. • Take authority over any witchcraft and spiritual assignment trying to numb you, muzzle you, blind you, veil you, and intimidate you. • Take communion often! There is POWER in the Blood! • Remind yourself of the victories and milestones. • Celebrate the impending birth and be expectant. • Cast off the tiredness and weariness—ask for new strength! • Put the vision before your eyes; fix your eyes forward, not behind you! Whatever you do, don't miss another ELIJAH LIST email! Subscribe at this link: elijahlist.com/subscribe. Nate Johnston Nate Johnston is a prophetic voice and worshiper who has a heart to see sons and daughters unleashed into passionate friendship with God and an effective supernatural lifestyle. Through his ministry school "Everyday Revivalists," he leads people from the basics of the Gospel through to being sent and released into their mission field, as well as championing and raising up emerging prophetic voices around the world. His burning cry and desire is to see the Body of Christ become a beacon for the lost by raising up a generation that walks in the love and power of God, representing Him well. Nate and his wife Christy have two daughters, Charlotte and Sophie, and live in Redding California. To receive more words like this in YOUR inbox, subscribe FREE to the Elijah List at this link: elijahlist.com/subscribe. Find us on: |
God is fanning flames in this season that will be wildfires for the nations. Some of the most powerful movements of this season won't be birthed from the stage and lathered in the approval of the masses, but birthed in obscurity, bathed in the fire of the secret place. If God has called you and anointed you and you feel that release, then GO! (Photo via Piqsels)
So back to the dream... I went to the door and began quarreling with one of them, but as soon as I did, it stirred up an angry, thronging mob who began trying to shake the house. I knew this was demonic, because even the demon Jesus cast out of the possessed man was called "mob" (see Luke 8:30 TPT). The warning of this dream was not to engage with the enemy but to take authority and command him to leave. Guarding your perimeters is about making sure there are no areas that the enemy can access, or that have anything in common with him. What are you entertaining? Protect the borders of your heart, and your home, family and destiny will be untouchable. (Photo via Piqsels)