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I've been asking the Lord since August what our posture should be for 2024. I could sense the holiness around it, and the caution not to approach it like any other year. Then, in September, I began to feel a sudden and massive internal shift. It started with a deep discontent, and then I began having nonstop dreams about the same thing – ascending the mountain to be with Jesus.
It's consumed me for months now... a longing to break away from the norm, from the hustle and bustle, and be with Him. What if God is preparing us for something we can only step into by lying down? What if God is leading the Church into a season of increase in our authority, breakthrough, and dominion that can only come from being seated in Christ in heavenly places (Ephesians 2:6)?
Bill Johnson said, "There are lovers and workers, and lovers will always get more work done than the workers."
What if we are entering a Psalm 24 season where, through ascending the hill of the Lord, we break away from the last remnants of man's institutions and methods and begin to operate from a vantage point of a victory we have never known? What if God is calling us to leave behind the busyness of ministry and enter the priesthood of Samuel once again, which accomplishes so much more? What if this discontent was a DIVINE INTERRUPTION to reveal the old manna and lead us into the new? This is what has been burning in my heart more profoundly than I can express, and I pray you catch it.
One night (before we entered the new year), I woke up hearing the Lord speak about 2024, and so I want to share what I heard.
A "Going Up the Mountain" Season
I woke up hearing the Lord say, "I am breaking you away from the rat race that has worn you down and exhausted you. I am leading you away from the rest of the herd, not to isolate you, but to free you. For I have been preparing you to close the door on man's ways and methods that have spread you thin and enter the door of My Spirit. I am leading you into a 'going up the mountain' season, where you will ascend with Me and learn a new rhythm and synergy in My presence. It will be a season of coming up the mountain, receiving, then returning down the hill and releasing it to the world.
"Next year, will you give yourself more to the secret place than the public space? Will you choose the carpet over stages? Will you come and be poured into more than you pour out? Will you lay down your ambitions and ideas and trade them for Mine? Will you not rush the special moments that come? Will you not prostitute the revelation I give you?
"For up the mountain, I will give you new eyes and a new way of seeing. I will give you a heart after My own heart, and you will feel what I feel, and you will move in step with Me instead of against Me. But be prepared, because this posture will ruin your plans and make you look lazy and foolish; for while others are choosing the hamster wheel, you will choose to sit at My feet. It will sometimes feel counter-productive, but I will accomplish far more through you as you choose to ascend. And from the mountain, I will reveal My heart and plans to you and invite you into them for the days to come.
Breaking New Ground
"Will you break new ground with Me? Will you choose what I am doing rather than what the masses are calling 'kingdom'? Will you do it My way? Will you build what looks foolish to the wise for a season? Will you speak the language I give you, even when most don't understand? Are you okay with confronting religious norms and stuck-in-the-mud ways, even if people disassociate from you? Will you leave the areas and roles keeping you in a rut? Will you speak what I ask you to speak, even if it makes you look strange, arrogant, or undignified? Will you rebuild My Temple, My people – My fallen altar (2 Chronicles 24)? Will you prioritize My presence and build a place for Me to come (Acts 7:49)?
Living Above the Snake Line
"You have spent the last three years fighting in the trenches, but you can't do that any longer. My Church has been lost in the swirl of culture, battling with their hands and intellect, instead of My Spirit. Second heaven battles have worn you down because I never called you to battle there. Come up higher and learn to wage war from the mountain! You have taken hits you didn't need to take, and been wounded over and over by engaging in fights I never called you to. You have picked fights and thrown stones at the principalities [that are] Mine to take down! It's by being seated in ME in heavenly places that you are victorious. It's through the finished work of the Cross and My Blood that you are undefeatable. (Photo via Piqsels)
"So, in this season, I am teaching you how to come up higher where nothing can touch you. You will ascend above the warfare you have been facing daily for years. You will ascend above the chatter and witchcraft and no longer hear the voices or be affected by their curses. Yes, you will ascend above the snake line where you have been battling these assignments endlessly for years. For it's time to get back your air superiority and rise above the enemy's games. And you will wage war effectively, and no longer be disabled by the enemy.
Pure Hands Advance the Kingdom
"And as you ascend the hill, you will soon find that all that stuck to you in the past season will come unstuck. You will find that all that was attached to you will be detached. You will begin to feel a freedom you haven't felt in years as I remove the bondage from your shoulders. The fatness and anointing will break all yokes. Yes, as you ascend, I will deliver you, heal you, and purify you. All bitterness in your heart and flies in the ointment will be removed.
"I am cleaning the hands of My Bride so they can come up and out of the pit they have camped in for far too long. And all Baals will be purged from their lips. For I am done with hearing mixture from the pulpit and seeing My Bride celebrating the compromise of culture.
"This season, I am purifying and delivering My Church so they will be, again, set apart unto Me. In 2024, there will be an anointing to distinguish good from evil, and they will become apparent to those who ascend. I will expose the enemy's plans on the world stage and call My ascended ones to counteract them. I will expose the hands of the wicked and thwart the plans of the crafty so their plans achieve no success.
Even More Set Apart
"For in this season, I am setting you even more apart. This doesn't mean I am isolating you further or leading you into a lonely season. Still, you will notice that I intentionally separate you from those unwilling to ascend. You will notice this quickly, for I am a jealous and protective God, and I don't want you continuing to cast your pearls and have your heart trampled on by people who aren't for you. This is why I have been leading you away from the pack. I have been putting a distaste in your mouth for the appetite of the elites and Sauls. I have been giving you discernment to see where people have been in bed with Jezebel and choosing divination over what can only be acquired by intimacy with Me.
"Your eyes will be opened even more as you ascend. But I am leading you to a company that are not just friends, but covenant family. And I will knit your hearts together because you have chosen Me above the masses.
The Altars of Decision and the Changing of the Guard
"For 2024 will be a year where there will be a changing of the guard that will be public, but it will first start with the testing of hearts and the crossroads of decision. For I am releasing My Church into a time of decision. Will they ascend, or will they stay in a multitude of noise? Will they come up higher or stay in their momentary comforts? Will they chase their kingdom or Mine? Will they pursue Me and My Word, or the affections of people and their shaky foundations? Will they leave the 'hustle' and enter My rest? Will they untie from the tainted and let go of what is evil? Will they choose My altar or the altar of Baal?
"The lure of the world is increasing, but I am calling My Church to draw a line in the sand and surrender all idols at the altar. The changing of the guard will be a shock for many, for I am not speaking of a change of assignments, but the demotion of the unfaithful and the promotion of the faithful that will come in mid to late 2024. For I shall give My glory to those who will steward it well.
Doorways of Glory and Transfiguration
"Lift your heads, O you gates! Swing wide, you everlasting doors! In this hour, I am causing My people to LIFT THEIR HEADS! I am bringing their gaze UP and back onto Me... Their gaze has been on the problem. They have been looking down and inward instead of up and OUT. But I am now breaking the hope deferred and heaviness that has been resting on My people, keeping them soul-sick and twisted inside. They have been disabled and fractured, but I am leading them into a season of chiropractic realignment of soul. And your heart will come back alive again, and you will leave the place of deep brokenness and survival weariness. So watch now as you lift your head, for you will see My glory rest upon you and rearrange inside you to a degree that will transfigure you. People will be able to tangibly see My glory upon your life, and they will say, 'Weren't they broken down and burnt out?' (Photo via Piqsels)
"But My glory will turn you into a new being. It will revive you and resurrect you. And as My glory comes upon your life, you will become a double doorway for My double glory to be released upon the earth. Swing wide, you heavenly gates, and let the King of glory in! And My glory will break off the fear and torment chasing you; and My glory will unlock your voice; and My glory will unleash a whole new realm of visitation, revelation, and innovation; and My glory will wrap you up like a blanket, and you will finally step into your odyssey for the Kingdom.
Restful Increase and Living Above the Storms
"My Bride, I am calling you to live above the storms! Storms are only increasing on the earth, but you are called not to be tossed around with them but to live safely above them. This is why you must step out of the battlefield of the second heaven and come up to this higher vantage point. I am leading you into a season where the tension will become more significant. For you will see the hand of the enemy and have to choose to stay seated in Me so you can correctly navigate and discern the hour. For in the midst of chaos, I have ordained for you to flourish. In the midst of crisis, I will cause you to remain safe and untouched. I have ordained for you to advance and increase in a time when it doesn't make sense for you to, for you are not tethered to man's system but to My Kingdom.
"I am a problem-solving God, and as you rest in Me, I will protect you from messes, lead you around pits and traps, and hide you under My wings. I have not designed for you to live swayed by the storms of the world but to still them. And so, in this season, I am calling you to a greater level of faith and multiplication, which you will need to ascend to see what I see and expand your vision and path accordingly. And I will give you wisdom to know where to walk and what to do. I will give you dreams and revelation to help you grow and multiply when it doesn't make sense to. And you will be a marker and a sign for those who have lost their altitude and faith in Me. You will be a sign and wonder as they see you settled and stable during increased shaking. You will step out of RECESSION and into RECOMPENSE! And you will finally see what has been locked up and released to you. You will finally see that which has been reserved for this hour given into your hands. And you will not only birth, but you will have multiple births to make up for the years the locust ate.
Lift Up Your Heads, You Gates!
"It's time for My people to be conduits of My glory! The days of the glory-less Church are over, and this season, I am revealing My bright, shining Church that will light up the darkness! In this era, My Church will no longer be lukewarm, hiding My glory under a basket, but will introduce Me to a world desperate for My power!
"So lift your heads and swing wide your doors and let Me in! And My glory will reveal what is hidden and expose the enemy's plans; and My glory will purify what is unclean, and fix what is broken; and My glory will reconnect what has been disconnected; and My glory will take back what has been stolen. All the gold is Mine, and the silver is Mine," says the Lord, "and I shall take back the financial mountain. And I shall take back the governmental mountain and evict the imposters. And I shall take back all the mountains that now stand menacing before you.
"So, it's time to ascend, My Bride. And as you ascend the mountain, you will take back the mountains!"
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Nate Johnston
Everyday Revivalists
Email:Â everydayrevivalists@gmail.com
Website:Â nateandchristy.co
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 three daughters, Charlotte, Sophie, and Ava and live in Colorado Springs, CO.
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