"GET IN THE WIND" SAYS THE LORD

Around two months ago I heard the sound of a mighty Wind blowing in the heavenly realms. It was deafening to me, and caused me to want to cover my ears, for its roar was terrifying in its omniscience. I asked the Lord, "What is it?" The Lord replied, "Child, it is the Wind of my Spirit blowing across the nations. Tell My children to get in the Wind".

THE EYE OF THE STORM - HIDDEN IN CHRIST

I was impacted by the weighty presence of God and instantly entered into a deeper revelation of the fear of the Lord. I trembled and shook violently in awe before the God of Creation. Even as I heard the Wind of the Spirit blowing, I attained a place of complete stillness and rest. Figuratively speaking, I had found the "eye of the storm". For believers, this means to be hidden in Christ and is the very essence of communion and intimacy with Him.

THE WIND IS REVELATORY AND THE WIND IS REDEEMING

The Holy Spirit revealed that this Wind contains the Glory of God and each aspect of His divine nature and character. The Wind is full of His Holiness, Righteousness, Mercy, Compassion, Wisdom, Grace, Purity, Love and Power. The Radiance of the God-head and the Virtue of Christ, along with every ounce of the Father's compassion is contained therein. This Wind is Revelatory and this Wind is Redeeming. This Wind is of God and from God and is God.

WIND OF SEPARATION AND PREPARATION

The Wind of the Spirit will bring separation unto Christ as the Spirit calls every believer to enter into renewed levels of purity and spiritual cleansing. The Bride of Christ will be compelled to prepare the way for Her Beloved Bridegroom. The cleansing fire will fall and re-kindle devotion to our First Love (Jesus).

"He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor, gathering his wheat into the barn and burning up the chaff with unquenchable fire." Mt 3:11(b)/12

WIND OF PURITY

The Wind of the Spirit will release Holy fire that will birth purity and a profound expression of the Life of Christ through the church. This will have a corporate dynamic on God's people as they continue to gather in ever-increasing numbers to wait upon the Lord. I felt impressed that stadium gatherings will have particular significance in the prophetic release and reception of the Ruach (breath) of God.

END TIME EVANGELISM IN DUNAMIS POWER

The effects of this encounter with the Ruach will also be evident in individuals as a fresh wave of power evangelism breaks out in the nations.

"When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them." Acts 2:1-4

"With many other words he (Peter) warned them; and he pleaded with them, "Save yourselves from this corrupt generation." Those who accepted his message were baptized , and about three thousand were added to their number that day." Acts 2:40-41

THE VOICE OF GOD WILL SPLIT THE ROCKS

The Spirit of Elijah will be released in the coming Wind - to turn the nations back to God and the generations to each other. The Lord will confront the Bride with her worldliness, compromise and lack of holiness i.e. reveal our sinful condition! He will split the rocks with His presence, and His voice will be heard in all the earth, yet His "still small" voice will communicate the Father's deepest heart to His children. Severe weather activity will increase in the natural, in the form of windstorms, tornadoes and tidal waves.

The United Kingdom will experience mini-hurricanes on an unprecedented level.

CAVE DWELLERS COME OUT!

Many believers will experience deep heart searching/rending as they surrender to the Spirit of Grace, departing from the 'caves' where they have hidden (in like manner to Elijah). Some of these people will be prodigals returning to the Father's loving embrace. The fear of the Lord will fall in unprecedented measure on those who will yield to the first Wind.

THE ELISHA GENERATION

The Elisha (double portion) generation will be born in this next move of the Spirit. Countless spiritual mothers and fathers will be compelled to a fresh awakening to personal holiness in every aspect of their walk with Christ. They will seek out their double portion sons and daughters, seeing the fruit of unity blossom amongst the generations as they do so.

"The Lord said, "Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by." Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave." 1Kings 19:11-13

THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD'S TIMING

The Lord of Hosts is in complete control of the weather in the natural and similarly the timing/release of the Wind of his Spirit is divinely appointed by Sovereign command.

"Jesus answered, "I tell you the truth, no-one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. You should not be surprised any saying, 'You must be born again.' The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it with everyone born of the Spirit." John 3:5-8

WIND OF RESTORATION AND RESURRECTION

The Wind of the Spirit will bring Restoration to the "dry bones" of God's armies. Many of God's children have become almost spiritually dead and barren, falling prey to spiritual stupor through exhaustion, discouragement, depression, despair, weariness, loss of vision and hopelessness. This coming Wind will raise an army of Holy Spirit warriors into Resurrection power, as it blows away every last vestige of death and carnality.

"Prophesy to these bones and say to them, 'Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath (wind or Spirit) enter you, and you will come to life. I will attach tendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin. I will put breath in you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord.'"

"So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I was prophesying, there was a noise, a rattling sound, and the bones came together, bone to bone. I looked, and tendons and flesh appeared on them and skin covered then, but there was no breath in them."

"Then he said to me, "Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man and say to it, 'This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe into these slain, that they may live.'" So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet - a vast army." Ex 37:4-10

THE CREATIVE BREATH OF GOD

God breathed and the first Adam was born. Jesus breathed His last breath on the Cross and it became our first Victorious Resurrection breath. God is 'breathing' in these days to creatively position his people into the places He has ordained for his end time army. The church needs to learn to depend completely on God - Christ must become all!

"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." Gen 1:7(b)

WINDS OF ADVERSITY AND OPPOSITION

The enemy of our souls will seek to oppose this coming move of God through winds of adversity and opposition. He will come against God's children attempting to barricade the way to the soul's highest purposes in Christ. It is time for believers to press in and embrace the cross. Our call is to persevere beyond circumstances and afflictions for the Lord has given us Resurrection Hope! Satan must not be permitted to distract us from God's divine plans nor bind us through opposition of any kind.

WATCHMEN FOR ISRAEL AND THE NATIONS

The Wind of the Spirit will release many to become watchmen for their nations with a new zeal and passion for 24 hour intercession. Ezekiel experienced the Windstorm of the Presence of the Glory of God, and was commissioned and sent forth as a watchman for Israel.

"At the end of the seven days the word of the Lord came to me: "Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me." Ez 3:16,17

This coming Wind will profoundly impact the land and the people of Israel as watchmen are raised up for the land and the people of Israel. Israel is uniquely positioned in the eternally redemptive purposes of God to prophesy to the Breath, and it is the responsibility of the church to pray for her release into her divine destiny in Yeshua.

"I have posted watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the Lord, give yourselves no rest, and give him no rest till established Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth." Is 62:6,7

END TIME ARMIES OF ISRAEL

This Wind of the Spirit will be instrumental in assisting in the birth of the end time armies of Israel. We will see a significant increase in the number of Jewish people returning to the land of Israel in unprecedented numbers. Assistance will be required for practical needs such as shelter, food, clothing, medical provision etc. God has already positioned and will continue to position those with a Joseph anointing for the days that lie ahead. These people are positioned both within Israel and from other nations. Believers from Britain and the USA will form a bridge for foreign aid.

We will witness a groundswell of Messianic evangelism from within Jerusalem which is critical in this hour and which will reap a mighty harvest for Yeshua's glory. This is currently an underground church movement of Messianic believers. These precious ones will face much opposition, and the church MUST begin to intercede now for them.

"Then he said to me: "Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel." "I will put my Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land." Ez 37:14

THE WINDSTORM OF HIS PRESENCE PRECEDES THE GLORY

It is time for the Windstorm of His Presence to blow in the nations. Many shall come into the revelatory spiritual realms experienced by Ezekiel, who heard the Wind of God before the Glory of God was revealed to Him. This coming Wind of the Spirit will precede the Glory of God being revealed in greater measure.

"I looked, and I saw a windstorm coming out of the north - an immense cloud with flashing lightning and surrounded by brilliant light. The center of the fire looked like glowing metal, and in the fire was what looked like for living creatures." Ez 1:4,5 "Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was what looked like an expanse, sparkling with ice, and awesome. Under the expanse their wings were stretched out one toward the other, and each had two wings covering its body. When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings, like the roar of rushing waters, the like the voice of the Almighty, like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.

This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. When I saw it, I fell facedown, and I heard the voice of one speaking." Ezekiel 1:25-28

THE WIND OF JUDGMENT ("2nd" WIND)

Ultimately the Wind will bring desolation and destruction as the holy and righteous judgments of God come upon the nations. Those who respond to God in humility and obedience will be carried through the crucible of purification into the inexpressible depths of resurrection forgiveness and grace, as the Gospel is preached in power to every tribe and nation on earth before the great and terrible day of the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ

THE WIND OF THE WARRIOR - CHRIS JESUS - IS BLOWING

Beloved, the Lord is saying, "Get in the Wind". Let it carry you into His higher purposes. The Wind of the Warrior - Christ Jesus the Deliverer - is blowing.! It is an army equipping, God-glorifying, sanctifying, consecrating, dead-raising Wind of Deliverance and Life! Amen

"The Bride belongs to the Bridegroom. The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for him, and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom's voice. That joy is mine, and it now complete. He must become greater and I must become less." John 3:29-30

Catherine Brown, May 2001