"THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD WILL BE FOUND IN THE PRODIGAL SON'S PIG PEN"

-- A Word through John and Alta Ludlam

The Spirit of God has been speaking to us for a few days about the process and timing of the long anticipated move of God in our land.

The Holy Spirit has given us and many others prophetic words regarding the Spirit of God reviving our churches, and then a flood of His Spirit flowing out of the church into the streets. The Lord is releasing an apostolic church to move in the harvest fields.

THE RIVER SEEKS THE LOWEST PLACE

An apostolic church is a 'sent' church. It is an outgoing missionary body. When a river flows, it always seeks the lowest place. Recently the Holy Spirit gave Alta a vision of a ship that was aground on some rocks. The water had receded from around the ship. She heard that the only thing to do was to find out where the water - or God's Spirit - went, and go there.

At the same time, I had a vision during a time of worship at a large gathering, I saw the glory of God flowing like a river. It was flowing outside of the place we were meeting in and going into dark and low places in the city.

WHILE WE PRAY HERE, HE MAY GO THERE

The Holy Spirit spoke to me that God always responds to worship, but the church cannot determine where He will release His glory. We may be calling for Him to fill the house we are in, and He may decide to fill a barroom across town! During a time where the Holy Spirit is moving apostolically, the presence of the Lord will be found in the prodigal son's pigpen.

Jesus will be found where the one lost sheep is caught in the brambles. The anointing of God will be moving in the highways and byways. The harvesters must go into the fields, the crops will not bring themselves into the barns. Quite to our surprise, God has opened up places of ministry in prisons for us in the past few years.

REVIVAL IS ALREADY HERE

We are seeing His grace and power flow in these places bringing salvation, healing and deliverance to many inmates. Alta and I were in a church service very recently in which a song crying out for revival was being sung. The Holy Spirit really surprised me by saying to me that "the revival is already here."

THE STABLE PRINCIPLE

I had a revelation of what we are seeing Him do in the prisons as that revival. This is what we have been praying for, but it hasn't come where we thought it would come. This is the stable principle.' The messiah that all of Israel was praying for did not show up where he was expected. He came in THE most lowly place imaginable.

Many continued to pray for him to come while Jesus was walking down their streets. The revival has come. It is being found in small and lowly places. Young people are being released to lead with authority, but few know about it.

INMATES WITH APOSTOLIC ANOINTING

Right now inmates are being released with apostolic anointings, but it is still hidden. This move of God will grow and mature, but it will not look like past moves looked. We have experience with prisons and youth, but I know that this same thing is happening with the poor and other places where there is great need.

A few years ago the Holy Spirit was preparing to move in great power in one of the prisons I minister in. At that time He said to me something I have not forgotten:

THEY'VE LOST EVERYTHING -- SO THEY QUALIFY FOR THE BEST

He said, "These men have lost everything. They have no money. They have lost their reputations and standing in society. Many have lost marriages and family. Therefore, they qualify for My very best."

I believe that this is His heart for every person in great need. If our expectation is for stadiums to be filled before we get to work and partner with the Holy Spirit's apostolic work, we may miss it. If we are waiting for a transfer of wealth to the church before we minister to the poor, we have missed the point. Find out where He wants you to serve, and go with what you have. Head for the stable. He is there now.