The top five posts of 2012

As 2012 draws to an end I thought I would do a post with the top five most viewed posts from this past year.

Honorable Mention The Danielles are Arising 
This post is from this past month but has gotten a lot of attention over the past two weeks. I truly believe it is a 
Kairos word as God is moving mightily among the women of our generation.

5. From Porn Valley to Purity Valley
A brief word about how God is reforming the San Fernando Valley from the porn capital of the world to the purity capital of the world. I always get a kick out of the search terms that get people onto the post. I usually get a few people each week who are not looking for anything within the prophetic realm but something a lot more worldly.

4. Did God really tell me who I'm supposed to marry?
This was the second part of a three part series about how to wait and discern God's will for your future spouse. It was quite popular and got a lot of dialogue going.

3. Lessons from Isaac & Rebecca
The first part of my series on waiting for God's best.

2. The End of Lack & Hope Deferred
A recent word about how God is ending the draught that has been over many of our lives and realms of influence. A new season is truly upon us.

1. The Anointing of Esther
This post about Esther and her influence today got a lot of traffic towards the beginning of the year during the time of the Esther Call. God is truly raising up His Esthers. A great encouragement for all of us- both men and women.

The Coming Transference of Wealth

When Israel left Egypt they left with great amounts of gold and other forms of wealth. The Egyptians were so relieved to see them leave that they willingly gave their own personal jewelry. It was this wealth that was later used to build the vessels of the tabernacle. We see this again when the Israelites left Babylon- Cyrus gave them great wealth to rebuild the temple. When God's people break free from the pagan structure there is a great transfer of wealth that follows. This wealth is to be used both for the blessing of God's people and the building of God's house.

This year is going to bring a manifestation of the apostolic reformation. The apostles are going to be fighting against the religious spirit for the heart of the Church. For too long God's people have remained under the influence of the Jezebelic structure. Freedom is coming. The apostles will continue to wage war against this religious/Jezebelic structure. The Church must break free from this pagan influence. As we break free we will see a great transference of wealth.

God has called His people to be conduits of wealth. The Jewish people have always understood that wealth comes to the righteous. The Church has labored under the false delusion that wealth is somehow bad. God has called His people to bring all things into Kingdom dominion- this includes the wealth of the world. The most righteous men of the Old Testament were ones of great wealth. Abraham had several hundred fighting men on his payroll along with his great herds. We see examples such as Lydia, Theophilus, and Joseph of Arimathia in the New Testament as Kingdom people who bore wealth and influence.

God desires to raise up those who will not allow wealth, or the lack thereof, to control them. Instead they will control wealth as a Kingdom resource. In this coming age we will see many within the Church become millionaires and millionaires become billionaires. These stewards of wealth are those who pursue the face of God and His Kingdom above all else. The purpose of this wealth is to build God's house. The purpose of this wealth is to prepare a habitation for Him and to make His name great. I believe that much wealth will come to the prayer movement. We are going to see many more houses of prayer and presence arise throughout the earth. We will also see the houses of prayer start to truly administer and implement great programs of societal change. The houses of prayer will become the the epicenters of their cities as they take possesion of the spiritual gates.

But this transference of wealth all begins with the Church breaking free from the control of Jezebel. We have come under her spell and allowed ourselves to live underneath her structure. The Church must come back to the culture of the Kingdom and leave religiousity behind. We have to stop revisiting the false comfort of religious bondage every time we start to break free. We are like the Israelites who cried out for Egypt while they wandered the desert. We have to come into the fulness of our Kingdom identity and come into proper governmental alignment. When we do this we will see a transference of wealth the likes of which has not been seen since Solomon.

End of Year Partnership Needs

Can you believe 2012 is almost over? I can't believe it either... January 2012 seems like such a short time ago, yet so much has happened in this past year. In my last newsletter I gave an overview of everything that I am currently doing as a staff member with Radiance International Ministries. You can click over here to read it if you haven't already.

A few highlights of this past year:

I was able to be a part of the intercession team for TheCry Hollywood in which thousands of Christians from across the world gathered, in the Gibson Amphitheater, at Universal Studios to pray and bless Hollywood. This was a powerful time in which we cried out for Hollywood's true destiny to come forth and to repent, on behalf of the Church, abandoning our call to stand with Hollywood. The community of Hollywood was originally founded by a Christian to be an oasis of purity and the early filmmakers reflected Judeo-Christian values. God is calling Hollywood back to be that star to the nations and reveal His glory throughout the earth.

I was also part of the Saigu Campaign commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the LA riots. This was a great opportunity and I believe that we had some breakthrough as communities came together and attempted reconciliation.

This summer we had our very first training school here at the house of prayer and we had over 30 students gather for an intensive six week internship. We are still hearing testimonies of the breakthrough and equipping that we received during those six weeks.

In September we had our annual student summit for Movement 133. Over ninety students from about twenty different schools all gathered for a time of strategy and vision casting as we sought God's will for this school year. This is truly the year of the campus and we are seeing great things happen. Schools that never had a solid prayer meeting now have over a dozen students gathering weekly to pray and seek spiritual breakthrough on their campus. Other schools are seeing the fruit of years of intercession after not experiencing anything. Students are being delivered from demonic influences, others are coming to Christ for the first time. There is a mighty stirring on the campuses and this is just the beginning of the beginning.

Here in Hollywood we are seeing more and more singers, artists, musicians, and dancers coming into the house of prayer. All of the creative arts are now being expressed and used to bring the Lord worship and honor here in His house. We will be having a worship and creative arts school this January thru February to invest into the creatives within our city. I am blown away by seeing the creatives come into our house and to see their hearts. God is truly raising up a new breed of those who put God first and care nothing about their own glory.

God is doing great things and 2013 will be even better. My ministry is only possible due to the financial partnership with people like you. Would you please prayerfully consider partnering with me with an end of year tax deductible gift? I am also in need of those who can commit to a monthly partnership as well. And most of all, I covet your prayers.

Click here for a short video of 2012 highlights from our house of prayer that we produced for our end of year banquet.


One-time Needs
The end of the year gives many the opportunity to sow one time gifts for tax purposes. I am in need of approximately $3300 to cover end of year expenses as well as some other expenses so that I might start 2013 in the black. I am also trying to raise an additional amount of approximately $1000 to fund several ministry trips that I hope to make during 2013.

Other needs:
-Full-size foam mattress topper
-Gas cards
-Gift cards to Target, Ross, Amazon,
-External USB hard drive (one that doesn't require a power cable)

My mailing address is:
Matthew Prewett
PO Box 3693
Hollywood, CA 90078

If you wish your gift to be tax-deductible then please make your check out to Radiance International and put my name in the memo line. If you wish to give via credit card then you can go to our website and use our paypal link. Please put my name in the special instructions so that it will be directed towards me. If you would prefer for our accountant to contact you to run your card then please forward me your contact info so that I might have our accountant get in contact with you.


Monthly Partnership
As a full-time missionary, monthly partners enable me to focus on my ministry. I currently have a part-time sales job to supplement my income which helps but is challenging at the same time due to the amount of time I spend in ministry. Monthly partnerships enable me to better budget as well as maximize the time I spend in the prayer room, on the campus, and other ministry endeavors. Would you consider making a monthly commitment of $25, $50, $100 or any other amount? Most of my partners choose to have an automatic debit utilizing their credit card or checking account. If you can partner with me in this way then please reply to me and I can reply with logistics to set up monthly giving. All donations are completely tax-deductible.

The Danielles are Arising

God is raising up the spirit of Daniel and releasing it upon a generation of women. They are those who the world has marginalized and the religious church has disqualified. These women have been hidden in obscurity but the Lord has marked them for greatness. Daniel had to go through great horror before being exalted. Taken from his home, his identity as a man and a Jew was taken from him, his position as a noble was removed, but he never forgot who he was. The Danielles are those women who have suffered greatly but never forgot who they were in God. They have refused to let the world define them but have cried out that only God will be their judge.

This is their time! This is the time of the Danielles. God is calling for them to arise in victory and in power. God has heard their cries and He says that enough is enough. The time of victory and vindication is here. The Lord will judge their enemies and those who have come against them as He judged those who threw Daniel into the den of the lions.

Cry out for your moment. Cry out for a time of revealing. Daniel was faithfully hidden until it was his time. The Lord is going to give His Danielles solutions to problems. He will give them answers to riddles. He will pour out His wisdom upon them so that those around them will seek them out. The time of exaltation and the time to rule is here! No longer will the spirit of Danielle be held in captivity and bondage. No longer will the enemy torment the prophetic anointing within. The time of rising up is here!

The End of Lack & Hope Deferred

God is shifting things into place so that true apostolic government might be established. For many of God's people these last two months have been frustrating to say the least. Things have seemed as if they were at a standstill. It may have even appeared as if things have gone backwards. Much of this is the enemy attacking God's people with the spirit of discouragement. You are not alone. God loves you and you have His approval. His promises are not dead!

The spirit of discouragement will lie to you that God's promises have been cut off. The enemy will point out your shortcomings and say that you have destroyed the power of God's blessing in your life. That is an utter lie! We are coming out of a time of delay and God is on the move. It is as when Daniel was praying and the angel Gabriel was delayed because of the prince of Persia. The enemy has been standing in the way of your blessing- it has not been you. We are at the threshold of the shift!

I declare right now that the draught in your life is over. The time of hope deferred is no longer. Now is the time to violently grab ahold of the promises of God over your life. God is calling us to partner with Him in seeing them come to pass. Start declaring the Lord's goodness over your life. Start declaring His truth and faithfulness over your circumstance. Repeat the promises that you have so that you will not forget them. The enemy has stood between you and your blessing- he has stood between you and your breakthrough. But I say right now that the angels of the Lord are coming against the blockages in your life. You are an overcomer and as you prophecy to your circumstances you will see them shift

The time of spiritual winter is over. The enemy has tried to place us in the place of dormancy and lethargy but we are on the cusp of breakthrough. We are at the threshold and are about to step into the greatest move of God that the earth has ever seen. Believe in the power of God to shift your circumstances and bring victory in your life. This is a time for extravagant giving so that you might be the recipient of extravagance. Now is the time to unlock the provision that God has stored up for you. The Lord our God has said that enough is enough and He is coming against those things that have attacked you and have tried to rob you of your destiny. This is the time of violence as the Spirit of the Lord rises up and passes judgement against your adversaries.

Winter has broken and springtime is here! The roar of the lion of the tribe of Judah has sounded across the Church. It is time to come under the banner of praise and to break open the atmosphere with the incense of worship. The storehouses of heaven are opening for you!

Time to Form Ranks

The first nine months of this year have been focused on the individual. God has been aligning ourselves with Him so that we might step into this new apostolic move of God that He is preparing us for. We are about to see a great light emerge as the apostles arise to govern as God has called them to do. Now we are entering a time of alignment with one another.

God is showing us what relationships we must break off. He is showing us what new relationships must form. And He is showing us relationships that need to change. The Lord showed me that this is a time to form ranks. This is a time in which we must determine who we are going to run with. Who has our backs? Who are we supposed to live in covenant with during this next season and even for the rest of our life?

The Roman army was the most disciplined military force the world has ever seen. They were powerful because of their unity- for they fought as one man. The Romans had a battle formation called the turtle. In this formation they would hold their shields on all four sides in a perfect square and others would hold their shields overhead. With this they were able to walk right up to a walled city without incurring casualties from arrows. This was a powerful formation but was only powerful if each and every soldier operated in unity. If one man dropped his shield then an arrow could kill him or someone next to him which would result in the entire unit being exposed to enemy fire.

God is calling us to fight with this same kind of unity today. We are called to have the backs of those who we are fighting alongside of. We are meant to watch their blindspots. We need to have those around us who will see the things in our lives that we can't. But if we lose our unity we can all be destroyed. It is for this exact reason why the enemy attacks our unity with such a vengeance. Unity is one of the most powerful weapons that we have in our spiritual lives.

We must surround ourselves who are in proper alignment with what God is doing in their lives. If they are not in alignment then it exposes them to greater attack of the enemy. In the same way we must close the gaps in our own armor. We can't have compromise in our lives for it doesn't just threaten us but also those around us. We must take the quest for purity seriously. If we fall, in a particular area of our life, then we are exposing those around us as well. As leaders, who are acting as authorities and coverings, this is even more true. We receive the fruits of those who God has placed over us.

Ask the Lord to show you who is part of your unit during this next season. Be intentional with the relationships you are forming. Be purposeful with who you are in partnership with. At the same time don't be fearful- no one is perfect. Sometimes you will be brought into someone's life so that you might watch over a shortcoming that they have just as they will have your back.

We are entering a time of the pack. My spiritual father, Jonathan Ngai, was sharing this recently. He has been studying lions extensivly lately. When a lion brings down a prey the entire pride will then descend on the kill to share it. In the same way God is raising us up to live in covenant community like the lions. When we see God moving we must descend upon that move of God. It doesn't matter who that move is coming through. If my covenant brother or sister is experiencing a breakthrough in their sphere I must treat it as my own. Their victories are my victories. If we come into this reality we will see a breakthrough like no one has seen before.

The Year of the Campus

God is stirring things up once again on the university campuses of North America. We are seeing the stirring of a mighty revival and a harvest of souls the likes that has not been seen before. Most revivals and moves of God throughout history have come through the young people.

I am seeing more and more men and women of God turning their eyes towards the campuses during this time. God has placed me back on the campus for this coming year- I have not been involved on the campus since I was a student. I am seeing such a charged atmosphere and an increased unity within the university prayer movement. I'm seeing the spiritual climates over the campuses shift. As I write this I am sitting at Cal State Fullerton, my alma mater. I have not set foot on this campus in almost two years. I feel such a mighty harvest ready to erupt from this place- and I know that there are many other campuses in the same position.

I feel the Lord saying that He is going to reveal the heart of the Father to the lost. We are going to see radical demonstrations of Father's love through signs and wonders. Many will come to Christ as they see that they can have an intimate relationship with the Father God. We are going to see many of God's people step out in faith as there will be a new move of power evangelism. No longer will evangelism be done in the word only. It will be accomplished through word and deed. We are seeing a marrying of the word and the Spirit.

I see more and more open-air demonstrations. I see open-air worship becoming commonplace. As the saints gather to worship they will release Father's love. They will create portals of God's Presence. The darkest places will become places of great light and freedom. The spirit of death will be broken and voices of life raised up in its place.

We are seeing heaven invade the campus. As we see this heavenly invasion we will see a harvest of souls. This initial harvest will simply be a first fruits and will lead to an even mightier harvest. I see international students coming to Christ and going back to their home countries to release transformation.

This is a move that will carry the prayer DNA of the Moravians, the simplicity and passion of the Jesus People, the cultural transformation of the 1st and 2nd Great Awakenings, the power of the Healing Revivals, and the purity of Peter and Paul. We will see stadiums filled because the college quads will not be able to hold this move of God. This move upon the campuses is a major component of the end-time revival. I believe that many of the end-time generals will receive their salvation, baptism, and training upon the campuses. This is a wave that will serve to usher in an even greater outpouring. We will see the harvesters arise!

Munday Martin: We Are Being Awakened

The following is a word by Munday Martin. Munday is a powerful evangelist who moves in complete humility. I share this word because he describes much of what I have been seeing and sensing but he does in such an articulate way. I encourage all of you to read this and to pray it forth during your times of intercession.

We are in the midst of a major shift in the United States of America.

Acts 2 promises when God pours out His Spirit, "young men shall see visions." I know this is true, because 12 years ago, I was one of those young men in Nashville, Tennessee, lost in despair. God gave me a vision of Heaven and Hell that caused me to repent from my backsliding and come to Christ with a radical evangelical calling. God is about to release these types of encounters on mass scale to the lost sheep of America. Church, begin to decree them. It is time, as sons and daughters of God, to, "Decree a thing and it will be established" (Job 22:28).

Believers, knowing their seat of authority, are being awakened. We are entering into the time of the Greatest Awakening that America has ever seen. I am ready for it! No matter what is happening in the economy, the political world, or the educational system...light is about to shine the brightest when times are getting the darkest.

We as American Believers often hear about how God is mightily moving in other nations. Thereafter, there seems to linger in our minds a stigma that God moves more in other nations than He does in America. However, I can honestly say that some of the greatest miracles I have ever witnessed have been right here in the United States of America. I believe this is the hour where America is going to begin to see many more people raised from the dead, spiritually and physically. As I pondered on this, the Lord told me, "Sleeping beauty is about to awaken in America at this hour."

God's love is going to so awaken culture around us that even many of the stars are going to be swept into the Kingdom in Hollywood!

At this hour, competition in the Church will have to end because it simply cannot bear fruit that will remain. A culture of honor will have to be implemented instead in churches all over this great nation. No ministry will be able to showcase the miracles that happened yesterday, because so many miracles will be happening today in a generation that the Lord is raising up quickly in the glory.

Paradigm shifts of how we view ministry are changing. It will not just be people in full-time vocational ministries leading this awakening, it will be people in every sphere of influence in the marketplace, and all the margins of society will feel the vibrations. Many lost in the mires of deep sin in the media and social networking world are going to hear the Gospel and become new creations after hearing the Good News, turning from their sins and submitting their lives to Jesus Christ. Resources are coming to the Body of Christ in Jesus' name to make this happen!

"The American Church Is Simply Getting Back Something That Rightfully Belongs To Us"

What was the previous state of America during the first Great Awakening? This paragraph taken from Wake Forest University's website states, "The Great Awakening was a watershed event in the life of the American people. Before it was over, it had swept the colonies of the Eastern seaboard, transforming the social and religious life of land. Although the name is slightly misleading – the Great Awakening was not one continuous revival, rather it was several revivals in a variety of locations – it says a great deal about the state of religion in the colonies. For the simple reality is that one cannot be awakened unless you have fallen asleep."

God is going to shed light on anything that has distracted us from seeing world evangelism spread like wild fire. The Church is about to get back to the basics. It is time to go make fishers of men, not just keepers of the aquarium. To put it plainly, the American Church is simply getting back something that rightfully belongs to us. The Gospel of power is winning the lost to Christ much like what the disciples carried at the day of Pentecost.

Healing, miracles, signs, wonders, and salvations will follow the preaching of the Gospel! Just as in the days of The Great Awakening, it will not be limited to one region or city. It will be cities all over! It will be a restoration of the day of Pentecost where in one day 3,000 believed in Jesus; so shall these "one day occurrences" happen again. We are getting ready to see in one day many ministries reporting, "In one day, we saw thousands of salvations!"

The Bible says, "How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him" (Acts 10:38).

Now we know this about Christ, and we love it! But do we know we can have it too? Much of the Body does not realize that Jesus said, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on Me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto My Father" (John 14:12).

The greater works are now here. He is getting us ready for global harvest glory. It is for reaching the lost! It will sweep the arts, and it will sweep through entertainment! We are getting ready to see stadiums filled again as in the days of Billy Graham's early ministry. There will be altar calls for salvation, as well as baptisms of fire and the Holy Spirit. It will be tongues of fire, shakings, healings, signs, wonders, and miracles pouring out on young and old! Music will be a major key in this awakening. Songs will be written that will cause Believers to make history, causing a Jesus revolution.

Just as in the days of John the Baptist, John was a forerunner preparing the way of the Lord. God said, "Watch the Scripture; as John the Baptist said, "I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh...He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire" (Luke 3:16).

God says, "The forerunners have FAITHFULLY done their job, and the changing of the guard is upon us. I am raising up an emerging army of youth filled with grace and truth. There will come at this time the 'mighty ones,' and He (the Lord Jesus Christ) will baptize this nation of America, in stadiums, with the Holy Ghost and fire! America, a media revival is upon you...and THE STADIUMS WILL BE FILLED AGAIN...this time, with fire!"

Watch Where There Is Drought Upon the Land, For That Is Where You Will See Wild Fires in the Spirit

Drought upon the land: Watch, even the places where drought has been ravaging the land; it is there that you will see this baptism of God's fire pour out and the wild fires will break out in the Spirit!

We all know that California's economy has suffered tremendously from forest fire damage in the past decade, and from water drought, but God says He is purging this state and getting ready to ignite the State of California again in a dry and thirsty land! It will be again! Even in the same city where the Azusa Street Revival occurred, there will be another Revival of Los Angeles. Many in the sphere of Hollywood will see a new movement in media! They will see their actor friends come to the Lord. They will see producers of films turn to Christ, musicians of bands, and even a subculture of body pierced and tattooed lost boys and girls will all begin to call upon the name of the Lord. Homosexuals will be delivered and turn to Christ. Gangster rappers! Country stars! In this time, many will come to the knowledge of Jesus. There is a Greater Awakening upon us, there is a greater Jesus movement on the horizon!

I see parking lots of concert venues being filled with young people leading a new healing revival in the streets. I see people flocking to California again as in the summer of love, but this time not for drugs, not for new age, but because they hear JESUS IS MOVING IN CALIFORNIA, San Francisco, Redding, Los Angeles, Orange County, Palm Springs, Anaheim and surrounding cities! This time they will come not to find drugs but to find out how to be free from them; not to find perversion, but how to be free from it; not to find a lover, but to find the Lover of their souls – the Lord Jesus Christ!

"The western U.S. is getting ready for a great move of My Spirit," says the Lord.

Nevada it is your time! Arizona it is your time!

There will come mighty ones, and HE (The Lord Jesus Christ) will baptize people publicly all over America in the stadiums, and in a Media Revival, with the Holy Ghost and with fire.

We say YES to it, Jesus, in Your precious name.

Munday Martin
Contagious Love International
Email: munday@contagiousloveintl.com

Munday and Jennifer Martin are revivalists who are radically in love with Jesus and want to see God's Kingdom come on earth as it is in Heaven. Munday and Jennifer both minister and preach in the glory realm of God, imparting revival fire and miracles to people, regions, and nations they visit, leading many into a life full of the ecstasies of God. With his wife Jennifer, Munday has traveled the globe extensively in 26 nations seeing literally thousands come to Christ through power evangelism, international crusade work, and prophetic street evangelism since 1999.

I Know, but He/She Doesn't Know Yet. How Do I Pray?

This is the third installment of my series about discovering and waiting for your future spouse. Please read my previous posts "Lessons From Isaac and Rebecca" and "Did God Really Tell Me Who I'm Supposed to Marry?" Once God speaks to you there must be action. God always has a reason behind His revelation to His people. First you must determine if you have truly heard from God in this area. If you have heard from God then it is either so that you may act on it or so that you may pray it forth.

Discern from God if action is needed. If you're a guy then you have it easier as men are the initiators. Pray that God would show you the proper time to make a move and pursue this woman that God has shown you. Remain faithful to God's timing. Don't allow this woman to become an idol. Remain faithful to the Father's business. Don't use the word of the Lord to manipulate her. She must also hear from God herself. If you go up to her and declare that it is the Lord's will for the two of you, to date/marry/court/have babies, it makes it so that she can't say no without saying no to the declared word of the Lord. Remember that we always have free will. Even if God showed up in person with the archangel Gabriel, so that you would know His will beyond a shadow of a doubt, He must still speak to her directly.

If you're a woman then you must be patient. Don't try to initiate. Pursue a brotherly/sisterly relationship and allow God to show this man in God's timing- not yours. If you try to rush it you will most likely ruin it. Allow God to speak to you and maintain a heart of surrender before Him so that you might hear His voice.

How can we pray? Prayer is the most important key. We must maintain a heart of tenderness to what the Holy Spirit is telling us. It becomes witchcraft once we start declaring things into the atmosphere from a heart that is hardened to what the Holy Spirit is saying. Do you know those times when you don't want to hear the Holy Spirit because you're afraid that He might say something that is contradictory with what your heart wants? That is a hardened heart. You must be aware that what might have been proper for a season can shift. We must be careful that we are truly praying forth the Lord's will and not praying our own will. I know too many people who have been stuck in their own desire, unwilling to surrender, and have missed the Lord's best in their lives because their heart was hardened to His voice.

There was a woman who was in love with me. She was convinced that God had spoken to her about our marriage. I knew that she was not a good fit for me but still brought it to God and did not receive any confirmation from Him. He showed me that she would not be the type of wife that I need to accomplish my destiny. But she kept on praying that God would open my eyes as He did hers. She did this despite the fact that our pastors, her sisters in Christ, and everybody around her believed that she had misheard God. She had hardened her heart to the Lord's voice and took every little thing as a confirmation even when it wasn't. I felt her prayers and had to in turn pray against them because it had become manipulation which is a form of witchcraft. Don't fall into this trap- listen to those around you.

I know another woman who believes that God has spoken to her about her husband. The guy has no clue and they've met only once. But this woman just continues to pray blessing over him and his ministry. She prays that God would give him clarity in hearing His voice in regards to marriage. She prays that God would show this man His will in His proper timing. This is good for it is partnering with God and her heart is still surrendered before God. She wants God's will for her life and isn't trying to impose her own will on God.

This is such a messy issue because it involves the free will of two different people. Things can shift. Decisions I make can affect the other person and decisions that they make can change things. Just because a marriage or relationship might have been good and perfect doesn't mean that it is always that way. Sometimes we have to do things in our lives so that we might be the type of person that we need to be. So be receptive to what the Lord is telling. Things can shift depending on your actions and decisions just as they can shift on the other person's choices. Don't make the idea of marrying someone an idol so you can no longer hear the Lord's voice in that area. Be receptive to whatever the Lord may tell you- He has your best in mind and will accomplish all things in His perfect timing.

5773: The Year of the Divine Eye

We have just entered into the Hebraic year 5773. There is a power in the Jewish calendar and as we become more aware of the Jewish seasons we will grow in spiritual sensitivity and discernment in regards to what is going on in the spirit realm. There is an incredible power released in the time around Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) and Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement). This is the most holy time of the Jewish calendar. We have to understand that the Jewish holidays were, for the most part, divinely inspired by God.

This decade (the 5770's) has been termed the decade of the eyes. The number three is significant of the Godhead. I felt the Lord say that we are entering into the year of the Divine Eye. God is bringing His people into the place where we will see things as He sees them. Our eyesight is coming into alignment with the viewpoint of heaven. No longer are we going to be held back by our physical eyesight but the blinders are coming off. We are in a year of government (2012) and are being prepared for a time of great warfare for the control of the Church. We must allow our eyes to be opened so that we see things as God sees them. We are Christ's ambassadors on this earth. If we are ruling with Christ it is imperative that we have His viewpoint as our viewpoint. An ambassador doesn't represent his own interests but those of the authority that has sent him.

The Lord is opening our eyes during this time. This is a season in which God is asking us to come up into the heavenlies. There is an invitation to each and every one of us to ascend into the place of glory and revelation as John did in Revelation. God is sharing His vision with us. He wants to partner with us and show us His glory, love, and power. He wants to reveal the secrets of heaven to us.

The remainder of September is a time of birthing and vision. The month of October is a time of aligning as we come into position with what God is doing. Part of this aligning of vision is a purifying of the eye gate. Ask the Lord to show you what things have come against your spiritual vision. Ask the Lord to cleanse your eye gates and spiritual perception. Ask Him to reveal if there is anything that is keeping you from seeing with unobstructed vision. Ask the Lord to give you a sensitivity within the spirit realm. This is a time of grace for cleansing. This is a time when the obstructions and blinders that the enemy has tried to put in front of you will fall away. We have entered into the time of the Divine Eye!

Light is Chasing Out Darkness

Did God really tell me who I'm supposed to marry?

This is a followup to my previous post "Lessons from Isaac and Rebecca." In the charasmatic and pentacostal movements we often encounter those who believe that God has spoken to them about who they are supposed to marry. I love the prophetic and I believe that all of us should learn to recognize the voice and heart of God within our lives. But this area of romance is one of the trickiest in which to hear God clearly. Our emotions are so tied to this area- more than probably any other area within our life. Because of this we must be so careful in how we proceed once we receive what we think is a word from God in this area. When we hear a word from God regarding who we should marry there are the following possiblities:

1. It is actually from God. This is usually what we want it to be. Even here we have to be careful to proceed with wisdom. I believe that we almost always have free will when it comes to who we shall marry. The other person has the choice to accept you or not. Don't manipulate them by sharing your word. This gets creepy.... Take it from someone who has been on the receiving end of that. Just go into the secret place and ask God to reveal His perfect will in His perfect timing. And don't be so wedded (pun intended) to the idea of marrying this person that it becomes obbsesive. If it is meant to be then all will work together in time. We need to be aware of the fact that  it also depends on the other person to exercise their free will.

2. It is not from God. It's your own flesh, emotions, etc. In this case it might still be within the will of God but should be eased into with extreme caution. This is where soul-ties might need to be cut that are clouding your discernment. This can be very dangerous as I have seen Godly men and women, who know the voice of God, get tripped up in this area. I have seen a misunderstood word turn into an obsession. I have been on both ends of this, as the one who thought I had a word, and as the one who was someone's "promised one". This is why it is never good to tell someone that you had a dream, vision, etc about them as a spouse. Most dreams and visions, of marriage, are out of the soulish realm and are not of God. When we are an intercessor for someone there is a deep connection in the spirit that can often lead to an intense love. We must understand that this love is purely for intercession and is not meant to lead to romance. If we don't recognize the source and type of love that we have for someone it can be quite confusing.

3. It's God but misinterpreted. I have been the recipient of this misunderstanding. I have seen people who powerfully move in the prophetic get messed up because of this. One time I had a prophetic person pick up on something between me and my sister (can we say eww?). Another time I was praying for a woman, in a service, and as I touched her forehead she fell out in the power of the Holy Spirit and heard the word "covenant." She was confused and thought that it meant marriage when in actuality I was symbolic of a youth prophetic movement that she was supposed to intercede for. Another time I heard the Lord say that I was going to marry a particular person. I thought this was a directional word but in actuality was a warning that if I didn't guard myself then that friendship was going to end up there- which would have been bad for both of us.

The vast majority of the time, when someone thinks that they have heard God speaking to them about who they are supposed to marry, it turns out to be wrong. I know of one pastor who had five of his intercessors come up to him with dreams and visions of them marrying him. Another pastor had three women write to him, while he was engaged, that he was making a big mistake and that they were God's chosen bride for him. We need to have pure hearts in this area and must be aware of our need for healing in this area. For this reason we should never tell someone of a dream, vision, or word- let God speak to them.

In an upcoming post I will cover how we should pray into our future spouse once we do receive revelation. Because, eventually God will show us who our intended spouse is. Sometimes it will be before a dating relationship- sometimes He will use the process of dating to reveal it. But we must learn on how to respond once we do receive revelation and not be afraid to pray, within the guidance of the Spirit, into what God has given us.

It's Time to Throw Off Death

The following is a word that I delivered this past Saturday night. In it I outline God's jealous heart for His people and how this season is one in which God is raising us up to take authority. He is preparing us to start passing judgement against those things that have held us back in the past season. The shofar has sounded and He is awakening His glorious Bride that has been purchased with a price and has been raised up for such a time as this!



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Sandie Freed: A Season For the Aarons and Hurs to Arise!

I don't often post words by other prophets on this blog but this is a very timely word by Sandie Freed. I have been talking about the role of Aaron and Hur for the past couple of months and the attack of the spirit of Amalek as well. This is something that we all need to be on guard against during this season. 

Precious Believer,

I am writing you because I had a dream with you in it! I knew, even while dreaming the dream, that the dream was from the Lord. In the dream there was a very large house. It was similar to a castle or a fortress; therefore, I would interpret it as "kingdom."

It was very clear in this dream that we must have the heart of the King in order to fulfill destiny.

In my dream, the fortress had many different rooms. As Believers, we were searching for divine direction to accomplish and fulfill destiny. As we, as the Redeemed (full of Light), would enter into each room – the room would immediately light up! Yet, though we were in the room – we were unable to locate the door to the next room (our next step toward fulfilling destiny). Suddenly, Jesus would appear by the door (after all, He is the Door) and looked at us, the Body, and said, "This is the way." We went through this type of situation in every room.

My dream ended with my realizing that each intersection had a new door of entrance. At each entrance, the leaders in the Body of Christ would go first, and others who served in the Kingdom followed. I remember telling those who followed behind to be sure and go through this entrance together and not "lag behind." Timing was extremely important in this dream. The leaders would spearhead the way – but they were only empowered to do so as they followed Jesus, the Captain of the Host! It was increasingly clear that we must all completely rely on and lean on Jesus for His directives. Leaning on Jesus has been a Christian cliché for years. It is not to be considered a passive term any longer. In Song of Solomon 8:5, it speaks of one who comes up from out of the wilderness..."leaning on her beloved." The word "lean" is the Hebrew word which actually means "to recline." However we, as Believers, also know that we must "labor" to enter into "rest."

I'm sure that many of you can relate to me when I say that I feel that I have been through a wilderness experience and that it is time to come out of that wilderness. However, just as Solomon wrote...we come out "leaning" and "reclining" on Him. This means being completely dependent upon Him and His direction. Having faith in this season for great breakthrough involves spiritual warfare which seems like anything but resting and reclining – however, we must remember that Jesus has already won the victory!

Significant Keys

There are two important areas of great significance that I believe are keys for the season ahead:

1. That we must break through religious mindsets for the new season.

2. This is a season where the leaders will be led with new instruction, but also – and this is very important – the Aarons and Hurs will hold up the arms of their leaders.

Now, I am fully aware that many of God's chosen have been serving their leaders faithfully. However, in this season, there is a fresh breath of life being released from God's throne to empower everyone called as an Aaron and a Hur! I believe that God is even calling forth Aarons and Hurs to hold up other Aarons and Hurs! This is because many have been weary and under demonic assignment, causing fatigue and even passivity due to physical and spiritual exhaustion.

In my book, Destiny Thieves: Defeat Seducing Spirits and Achieve Your Purpose in God, I discuss both of these keys in great length. We are living in very perilous times. There are various forms of seducing spirits that will rise up and attempt to steal destiny. I specifically discuss the "Amalekite spirit" that attacks those in the camp who are weak and feeble. In my travels and communications with other leaders in the Body of Christ, I notice the weariness many are feeling. The Amalekites were known to specifically wait behind a moving camp and prey upon those who lagged behind for one reason or another. Their goal was to take the stragglers captive as slaves or murder them and plunder their goods. Dear ones – whether ill or moving slowly from loss of vision, we need to be aware there is an evil spirit desiring to take us captive!

The Aarons and Hurs

If you remember, it was Aaron and Hur who held up the arms of Moses as the Israelites fought against the Amalekites. You can read the entire story in Exodus 17. As you may recall, Israel was at war with the Amalekites, and as long as Moses held out the rod so all could see, the warriors became encouraged and would rise up with great faith for victory. Moses' arms grew weary and his arms began to fall to the point that Israel could no longer see the rod extended. Therefore, the battle would turn in the favor of the enemy if they could not see Moses extending the rod!

Again – and it is important to visualize this – as long as Aaron and Hur held up Moses' arms, the Israelites would gain an upper hand in battle. When Moses' arms were weary from holding up the rod, the Amalekites would rise up with greater courage. Saints, what does this tell us? First, that there are many leaders who need the Aarons and Hurs to rise up and hold up their arms. And, secondly, this tells us today that many in the Body who are called to hold up the arms of their leaders are under an evil assignment by the enemy. The enemy would like nothing better than to destroy those who are called to serve. In my book, I give many different keys as to how to battle against this destiny-destroying stronghold. Please keep in mind that a leader in the Body of Christ is not limited to a five-fold minister. A leader might be a Sunday school teacher, a praise team leader, or a leader of any type of team. I also want to include marketplace ministers as part of God's leadership team. One mindset that we must overcome is to believe that someone needs a pulpit in order to "lead" someone to Christ! (Now, leading someone to Christ, that's what I call a leader!)

Doors of Opportunity

There are many doors of opportunity that are opening to us. This was part of my dream. The leaders need to lean more to Jesus for direction, but they must also have the Aarons and Hurs following them and encouraging them. These doors of opportunity could and very well may oppose religious doctrines and religious mindsets! We must be willing to allow the Lord to breathe afresh upon His Word and be expecting fresh revelation.

Saints, yesterday's revelation will be breathed upon again to empower us for the season ahead! To believe that we "know it all" and "understand it all" right now is to remove ourselves from under the cloud of His glory!

It has always been amazing to me how much people desire to protect their doctrine – especially if it opposes a move of God. It is this author's belief that my being "right" about something is not as nearly important as my doing the "right" thing for now. This means I must let go of what I "think" I know and be willing for the Holy Spirit to teach me something a little differently (maybe a lot different!). Either way, my connection to my destiny lies in complete surrender to Him.

Don't allow a door of opportunity to pass you by! Be determined to go through the door that is planned for your future. Be willing to learn something new, go a different route, and enjoy new scenery along the way. He has His very best planned for you!

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart." Jeremiah 29:11-13 (NIV)

Allow me to pray for you: Father God, I want to specifically pray for every leader in the Body of Christ and the Aarons and Hurs who are called to serve the Body. I pray divine protection over each of them and that every plan You have for their lives would be fulfilled. I take authority over the Amalekite spirit and all religious spirits that would attempt to rob divine destiny. Lord, I pray that every door of opportunity will be accessed by each Believer. Lord, continually remind us that we need to seek Your face and to hold You reverently in our hearts. I ask that the Holy Spirit would begin to speak clear directives to all who serve You in Kingdom purpose. In the name of Jesus, Amen!

As always, I send love to all of you!

Sandie Freed
Zion Ministries
Email: zionministries1@sbcglobal.net

Sandie Freed co-labors with her husband, Mickey Freed, doing the work of the Lord as a ministry team. In addition, Sandie is the Founder and Director of the School of the Prophets and Apostolic Training Center in Bedford, Texas. With a strong anointing of discerning of spirits, Sandie has been known to discern territorial strongholds and release churches and regions from spiritual assignments that withhold finances, deliverances, and breakthroughs. Prophetess Sandie and Apostle Mickey are ordained with Christian International Ministries, serving on their Board of Governors and the Board of Directors. Together they serve as the Mid-Southern Regional Directors of the Christian International Network of Churches, which is the Prophetic-Apostolic oversight for Texas and Oklahoma regions, as well as several other states and regions. They have been married since 1973, and have one daughter, Kim Putman.

Lessons from Isaac & Rebecca

For the past couple of months I have been meditating on the story of Isaac and Rebecca. In this account Abraham charges his servant to go and find a wife for his son Isaac. Abraham did not want his son to marry one of the Caananites but wanted him to marry among his own people. God never wants us to settle for a spouse that doesn't hold to the same truths that we hold to. It might be easier for us to settle for those who we are surrounded by. We might not even know how God will bring the kind of person that we need. But it is so key to be equally yoked. I'm not just talking about salvation here. Does that person hold to the same values that you do? Are you matched in your destiny? If you're called to the nations and they are called to run the local Sunday School it might not be possible. I was once interested in a girl who had a large destiny but she had no interest in pursuing her destiny. She was holding onto things that needed to be given up so that she might be free to be who she was called to be. At the same time I was running after God with as great a passion as I could- we were not equally yoked.

Abraham's servant is an archetype of the Holy Spirit. Isaac didn't have to do anything. During this time he was carrying out his father's business. Scripture records that he was working in the fields when Eliezer brought back Rebecca. If we are carrying out what God has for us- He will bring us our spouse in His proper timing. We don't need to worry. Scripture says that if we delight ourselves in the Lord then He will grant us the desires of our heart. We don't need to be out hunting for a spouse. Now we need to keep our eyes open. The Lord isn't going to necessarily bonk you over the head with a spouse. He desires to partner with you. But I'm talking about heart posture. You don't have to go out and make it happen. God will bring it about in His timing.

When Eliezer went to find Rebecca he prayed that God would open his eyes and show him who the woman was. He asked the Lord for a sign. Even after he found out that Rebecca was the one he had to pursue her. We, as men, must pursue the woman that God highlights to us. Eliezer made his case for why Isaac was a great man. Even though Eliezer knew that Rebecca was the one she still had a choice. Sometimes God will speak to us on who our future spouse is- but that person always has the free will to accept or reject us as a future mate. If God shows you who your future spouse is, it is so that you can partner with what the Spirit is doing. If you're a guy then you can start pursuing her if that is what God is saying. If you're a woman you can start to encourage a pursuit by demonstrating that you are available.

One of the beautiful things that I find in this story is when Isaac and Rebecca married it records that Isaac loved her. Scripture doesn't often record the fact of a husband loving a wife. I believe that this is a confirmation and a sign that if we submit to what the Spirit is doing in this area of romance then He will bring the perfect spouse into our lives that we will love and cherish. God is not going to bring you someone that you cannot stand. He will bring the right one for you. But we have to be willing to wait. Isaac didn't go out and start looking for a wife prematuraly. Isaac waited until it was God's timing. In the same way we must wait for the Father. But make yourself ready. As you carry out the Father's business He will grant you the desires of your heart.

Digging Your Own Well

In the prophetic movement we often talk about re-digging the ancient wells. Lou Engle even wrote a book about it. We often will visit sites where God moved powerfully in the past so that we might receive from what was there. Personally, I have prayed at most of the major sites of revival within Southern California which represents some of the greatest moves of God during the 20th century. As I prayed at those sites, as many others have done as well, I have asked for the blessing that was upon those revivals to be released upon my generation as well. This is powerful and must be done. I spend a sizable chunk of my intercession re-digging those wells. But in this past week I received the revelation that we can revisit our own wells.

The Lord sent me on a prayer assignment to San Diego this last week. While on my way down there God reminded me  that, ten years ago, I had led my first person to Christ at Mission Beach. He showed me that during my teen years I had a zeal, courage, and passion that the enemy tried to steal from me but I have gotten back in the past few years. He then said that there was a well that I had dug when I led that man to Christ and that I was to revisit it. I went to Mission Beach and stood where I had led that man to Christ and prayed for that zeal and passion for souls to be re-ignited in my heart. I will admit, that out of all of the five-fold ministry, evangelism is the one that I move in the least. I prayed for a movement of signs and wonders to be ignited in the Church that would sweep up the coast of California that would result in a great harvest of souls. This was because I had revisited my own well.

We dig wells all the time. Some are for ourselves- others are for those who will come after us. Earlier this week I tweeted out the following: What I do today is so that my future children may reap the benefits and blessing within their lifetimes. We must have a mindset of eternity while we are living this life. We are building a foundation for future generations. I don't do what I do for just myself. I fight so that my children will be able to walk in greater glory. A week or two ago God showed me how my firstborn son is going to move in signs and wonders. This has motivated me to chase after greater signs and wonders in my own life. It has been prophesied over me- I know that I have been called to do so. But I have been content to wait for them to show up in a future season. But I can't be content with what I have now. For I know that whatever breakthrough I have in my own life will be passed on to my children. The blessings that I release through my own struggle will be transferred to my own children so that they won't have to contend as I have done. If my future son is to move in great signs and wonders to demonstrate God's love- then I must contend for those signs and wonders to be released within my generation.

Peter walked in great signs and wonders because his spiritual father (Jesus) had contended for them when He walked this earth. Paul moved in a wisdom anointing because his spiritual father (Gamaliel) had walked in it. Elisha had a powerful ministry because of Elijah's faithfulness. Subsequent generations move in greater anointings if they honor the labor of the past generations. I can look at most of my giftings and anointings and point to the parent, grandparent, or great-grandparent who walked in that same gift.

I charge you to be faithful to what God has given you. Walk in the power of the Lord. Build an inheritance for your children's children. Honor the work of the past generations within your own family and within the larger family of God. As you do so you will dig your own wells. Don't abandon the wells that you have dug but remember them so that you may revisit them and be refreshed. Some will be for yourself- others are for the next generation. But this is a time and a season of both uncorking the ancient wells and digging fresh ones. Let the glory of God be released in a fullness that has never be seen before.

August Newsletter

Matthew Prewett

Missionary to Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA

PO Box 3693

Hollywood, CA 90078

Email: matthewprewett@gmail.com

August 2012 Newsletter

This past month:

            These last two months have been action packed. So action packed in fact that I missed getting a July newsletter out.

            The main highlight of these last two months was a six-week discipleship training school that we hosted from July 25^th to August 5^th. We had over 20 full-time, along with about 20 more part-time, students come to Hollywood to be trained. We covered deliverance, spiritual warfare, inner healing, prophecy, signs and wonders, evangelism, theology of the end-times, prayer, worship, and a bunch more. I was able to participate in the program and I have to say that it was a life changing experience for all of those involved. A number of the interns are in the industry, some others are still in college, and others are called to vocational ministry so it was a wide spectrum of people. The testimonies from the program are enormous. Everything from personal breakthrough, to healing among relatives, to salvations when we ministered on the streets.

            I was also able to complete my book on the life of Anna. I have a few people reviewing it and will be making the final changes before sending it off to the publisher in the next week or two. If all goes according to plan it should be released by Thanksgiving.

            I have also been working with a number of the student leaders from Pepperdine University. They are on fire for the things of God and I have the pleasure of coming alongside of what they are doing in a support role. I’m expecting some big things in this coming school year.

Looking forward:

            In these next few months I am going to be starting my second book. This book, that I am in the midst of researching for, will be geared for those who are called to reach secular society from the inside out. The main focus will be for those who are called to the mountains of business and entertainment.

            I am also in the planning stages of a training course that we hope to have to train people in prophecy.

            These next few months are very critical as we take advantage of the opportunities that are in front of us and continue to build a foundation for next year.

Prayer Needs:

            Be praying for wisdom and discernment as I start to implement many of the things that have been on my heart for the past number of months.

            Pray for Kingdom opportunities and for the right ministry relationships to form. Pray for open doors and for God’s timing to be done.

            Please pray against any blockages. Pray that God’s will be done in His perfect timing and that nothing would stand in the way.

Financial Needs:

            I continue to need those who are willing to partner with me on a monthly basis. Please contact me to learn how to do this or how to give a one-time tax-deductible gift.            

Possess the Gates

In this season there are doors of opportunity and there are gates of possession. Doors of opportunity are meant to be entered through. They are portals to new beginnings and new realms of authority. In addition to these doors there are gates that the Lord is also highlighting. Gates are places of authority and influence. The word gate, in Scripture, is mostly used in reference to the gates of a city. The gate in a Middle Eastern city was where all of the elders would gather. Business would be conducted there, disputes mediated, and governmental decisions made. In other words the prophetic, judicial, and commercial were all represented there. The gates to a city were where the authority of a city rested. It was there that the decisions were made that determined what was allowed within the city and what was not allowed.

The Lord is asking us to take possession of the gates into our cities, workplaces, homes, churches, businesses, places of government, and media. God is asking for His Church to truly be the Ekklesia. The Greek word for Church (Ekklesia) is a political term meant for a governing body that would legislate. We are being called to take the gates, inhabit them, and determine what goes on. We are Christ's ambassadors on earth and we have the right and responsibility to ensure that the culture of Heaven is manifest on earth. For too long we have abdicated this role. Many of these gates are in the possession of the enemy but God is calling us to take them back.

The enemy knows that his time is short. He understands that part of the apostolic revolution is an authority to govern over the earth. It is for this reason that the enemy is attacking the gatekeepers. The enemy is trying to destroy the gatekeepers through physical, emotional, and spiritual attack. Do not allow attack to cause you to shrink back. God is truly releasing the anointing of Samson on this generation to go and take back what the enemy has stolen. God is raising up His valiant ones who will not shrink back but will press on and take what God has given us. This is the time to take possesion. This is the time to cross over into what God has given us.

Manipulation is one major way the enemy is attacking God's people in this hour. Fear is another such tool. Don't allow others to manipulate you into shrinking back. Don't allow others to try to put you in a box or control you. I want to be careful here- I'm not talking about those who God has placed in authority over you. If they are in alignment then their "control" is often for our protection and guidance. I'm talking about those who are not in authority over you but are trying to usurp an authority over you that is not theirs. They will use manipulation and fear to try to gain a hold over you. Often it isn't even them but is the enemy exploiting them to gain access to you.

Alignment is super key during this time. Make sure you are a clean vessel. Make sure you are living in harmony with those around you and that your heart is free from offense. This is a time of healing and deliverance. Ensure that there are no open doors in your life. Maintain purity over your eye and ear gates and be discerning on what you allow into yourself. Be strategic in who you allow to speak into your life.

You already know what gates the Lord wants you to take possession of. He has already shown you them through dreams, visions, and intercessory burdens. Now is the time to take possession. God is and has been releasing keys. There have been deposits made into your spirit man over the past few months and now is the time to arise and allow God to use you to take back what the enemy has stolen. We are destined to rule. We are called as the gatekeepers over our cities, churches, regions, and nations. It is time to arise and rule. It is time to govern what is permitted to reside within our spheres of influence. It is time to take the authority that God has given you and use it. As you storm the gates you will then take authority over what they represent. In the coming months there is going to be a reckoning and a judgement passed down from these gates. God will use His people to issue edicts of judgement against the doers of darkness who have been opposing Him. As you take your place within the gates you will receive the authority to govern over the powers of darkness and see them flee before you. I commission you to go and storm the gates of the enemy as the Lord gives you vision of them.

August: Open Up Ye Gates!

August is a month of open gates and new beginnings. God has been showing His people, over the past few months, opportunities and open doors. August will be a time to enter into these new beginnings. But not all of these open doors are meant to be entered into. Often we mistake open doors as being a sign of God's will. But we must learn to discern God's will by the leading of His Spirit and not merely by open opportunities though He often speaks through them.

In this coming season there are going to be many open doors. Be careful to discern which ones are meant to be entered. Ask the Lord which opportunities to take advantage of. There are also going to be opportunities, that will look like closed doors, that God will ask you to kick down. These doors are meant to be entered and you will do so with ease. But you will not know the ease of entering through them until you do so. For when you look upon these doors they will appear as being next to impossible but when you bang them down you will enter through them with extreme ease.

 Alignment is super crucial during this time. Be careful about who you surround yourself with. Ensure that the people who are around you are those who will affirm your destiny and help you fight for it. People will either launch you towards your destiny or they will derail you. Community is key. The community that we place ourselves in will help determine the course of our life and ministry. Revival always comes through a community of believers who are committed to each other. Who are you living in true community with?

 The first seven months of the year have been a time of establishing, healing, preperation, and receiving. These next few months are a time of advancing and taking. Go forth and take what the Lord has given to you. Go forth and walk in what God has given you. Go forth and advance in your destiny. GO FORTH! This is your time- this is a time to dance in victory.

Do I have a soul-tie if I don't think of the person anymore?

The Soul-Ties of Infatuation

Carrying Other People's Vision and Passion

Two weeks ago in Launch School at Radiance International we had Faytene Grasseschi come and speak to the students. One of the things that she shared was the following quote:

"When you love someone you become interested in their passions."

She was referring to our relationship with God and making an analogy with romantic relationships as well. But I believe that it is even bigger than this. There is a new Kingdom expression in which we will carry other peoples' visions and passions as if they were our own. This expression of love and sacrifice is what will establish an end-time generation that will usher in the fullness of God's Kingdom.

Two of my friends are in the music industry. One is an aspiring singer/songwriter working on her first album and the other is her best friend and manager. When I speak to her she is so passionate about her friend's music. She is more jealous and more protective of the sound that God has given her than the actual artist is. This is Kingdom! Before we can walk forward with our own passions and dreams we must first learn how to carry others.

As we develop this mindset we will see competition and jealousy of others disapper. We will see a unity form as we fight for the callings and destinies of those who God has placed around us. If we will uphold the destinies of our brothers and sisters, as more important than even our own, we will ensure the success of the body. This laying down of ourselves will usher in such a powerful move of God that the world has never seen before.

But to carry other people's vision we must first learn how to carry God's passion. When we are truly in love we want to learn as much about the other person's heart as we can. Their hobbies become our hobbies as we try to join with them in what matters most to them. In the same way we must learn what God's heart burns for. We must become united with Him so that His passion truly becomes our passion. Only when we come to that point will we be able to carry the passion for others.

Our role on this earth is to glorify God and make His name and character known on this earth. God's greatest desire is to be known and for mankind to have fellowship with Him. We reflect the character of God when we come together in unity with our brothers and sisters. A key part of this unity is to carry the vision that they carry. God has placed certain people into your life for a reason. Be willing to fight for their passion as if it was your own. When this happens God will in turn release your own passion and dreams. As we carry one another in prayer and joy we will see the greatest release of Kingdom destiny that this world has ever seen.

The Timetable is Changing

The prophets have been speaking about acceleration for several years now. Those of us who are within the apostolic and prophetic movements, especially those of us who are forerunners, have witnessed this firsthand. God has done works within our lives, over the last few years, that would normally take a decade or more. Works that would normally take years have been accomplished in mere months. We are being catapulted into destiny.

One thing that I have noticed is that God has been changing the timetable. Don't be wedded to what you thought was the timetable. God is accelerating those plans as previously revealed. There are things that God has promised that you thought would be years off but are going to be released far sooner. This is because of your faithfulness. You submitted yourself to the accelerative and refining process of the Lord and He is rewarding you for it.

God is also switching around the order of events. He is changing the roadmap as things are changing within the world and the Kingdom. Just because you thought your future might be in a certain order doesn't mean that it is going to happen in that same order. Our times are shifting. Much of this is because we are entering a new apostolic and Kingdom age where things are being turned upside down.

We must be reliant on the Holy Spirit and His guiding. Allow Him to show you how certain things in your life are being changed. Ask Him to make clear what expectations need to be shifted. God gives us glimpses of our future to prepare us and so that we might pray into them. It's not so that we can carry them out without consulting the Holy Spirit any farther. We must be more reliant on the Holy Spirit now than any time before.

God has been shifting much of my plans and expectations as this year has unfolded. Things that I thought were going to happen four years or more from now are being moved up in God's timetable. The order of my life has been realigned as I have gone deeper into God's presence and have allowed Him to realign the things of my heart. Don't be afraid of this change. Learn to live with the unexpected. It can be a bit terrifying but God is in control. We are going to see even more of this shifting and realigning as we move into the rest of this year and beyond.

July: Prepare to Possess

July is a month of rest and settling as we transition from the first half of 2012 into the latter part. In many ways it is a sabbath month in which we will harvest what has been sown during the first half of the year. The first half of this year has been a time of preparation and building as God has been laying down a foundation within our lives. This is a month in which we will start to see the fruit of what has already been done and begin a preparation for the next part of the year.

August will be a time of open gates and a time of great opportunities. Start to prepare yourself to take possession of what God is going to release to you in the rest of the year. God is going to start showing you the doors that will be opened for you in the latter part of this year. Start praying into the opportunities that God is showing you during this month of July. In August through October you will be released into these new things and God will give them over into your hands.

July is a time of reflection. It's a time to pray into the prophecies of previous years. God is going to reveal many answers to promises during this month. Even those that are meant for fulfillment years from now will come to mind during this time so that you might sow into them in prayer. This is a time to invest into our destiny and promises from the secret place. Declare the promises that you have. Proclaim the Lord's goodness over your life. Dare to believe the impossible. This is a time in which we are sowing seeds that we will harvest years from now- some of them won't even be harvested by us but by our children.

Ask the Lord to reveal His timing. Don't postpone the promises of God for another time if they are for now. Ask the Lord to show you what He intends you to take possession of in this year and what things He wishes for you to simply sow into. This is a time of great faith as God expands your ability to believe in His power, grace, and mercy. Get ready to enter great things during this year. Many of you have been striving for opportunities to be made available. In August God will open doors of opportunity and favor before you- you will not even need to touch them but they will swing open as He launches you towards them.

Go deep into the Presence of God and the Essence of the Spirit. Prepare yourself to take the gates of the enemy!

My Response to the SCOTUS Ruling on ObamaCare

A Word for Los Angeles: The Kings are Arising!

Earlier this week the Los Angeles Kings won the NHL championship and the Stanley Cup by defeating the New Jersey Devils. I feel that there is a prophetic statement in this victory. God is raising up His princes to take their places as kings to defeat the kingdom of darkness.

The Los Angeles Kings have never won the Stanley Cup in their entire history. They were the 8th seeded team going into the playoffs and no one expected them to come close to winning as an 8th seed has never won the cup in its entire history.

God is saying that the world may have discounted His chosen ones but He has not. He is promoting the unlikely ones to exercise the authority that He has prepared them for. The name Stanley means stoney meadow. I heard the Lord say the following about Los Angeles: "They see a stoney field but I see a green meadow." The world has written Los Angeles off as a place of spiritual fruitfulness but there is a renewal that is coming to this city and its perception within the Church is changing. 

The Lord has given the African-Americans a princely anointing in this land. Of the 44 founding townspeople of Los Angeles, 26 were black. There is a governmental authority for breakthrough that is possessed by the African-Americans. It is because of this that we have seen so many attacks against the African-American people throughout our history as a nation. God is saying that the princes are about to become kings. Through Jesus we can possess the authority of kings over heaven and earth. The question is whether we will step into that authority. 

This is a kairos moment to step into our authority of kings. God is promoting those who have been in the time of preparation and elevating them to be seen by the world. The time is coming when they will receive the honor that is due to them and recognition by the world. Let us rejoice! 

A Season of Intimacy and Going Deep

This has been burning on my heart and soul for the last two weeks. The Lord has been showing me, through many different ways, that this is truly a time to go deep within His Presence. Of course, we are always called to abide in Him but there are times of intense pressing in and this is one of them.

Lately, I have had the manifestation of oil at my fingertips quite frequently. Mostly when I am in the House of Prayer or times of worship but sometimes just when I'm out and about. This manifestation speaks of the anointing of intimacy and the oil of pleasure. God is pleased when we are intimate with Him in the depths of His Presence. God is glorified when we pour ourselves out as costly perfume. God demands extravagant worship- anything less fails to recognize the fullness of who God is.

2012 has been proclaimed the year of apostolic government. This is the start of an apostolic reformation in the Church as our preconceptions of the status quo are being turned over. There is an explosion as the move of God's glory is breaking free of the four walls of the Church and is going forth to all of society. We are God's Kingdom ambassadors and He is giving us the keys of the Kingdom. But these keys do not come cheap. These keys are received within the innermost depths of His glory. It is in the depth of His glory that we receive the strategies to further this reformation and carry it beyond the Church into a full fledged cultural revolution.

When Solomon dedicated the temple it was filled with the Glory of God. Scripture records that the priests could not stand to minister. The glory of God is overwhelming. Moses was transformed by his encounter with God so that his face shone with the Glory of the Lord. The Lord is calling us into the depths of His Presence so that we might encounter His glory. We were created to be marked. We are not called to be ordinary earth dwellers but are called to be Kingdom inhabitants. We carry the Glory of God within us and have been called as consecrated vessels set apart for His purpose.

The Lord is using this time to bring a cleansing to His people. He is showing us those things in our lives that must be removed in order for us to live out the fullness of our destiny. A vessel can't serve its purpose effectively if its opening is clogged with sediment and dirt. In the same way the Lord is bringing a healing process within us so that we might be clean conduits for the glory of the heaven. We are meant to be the revelation of heaven on this earth.

Part of this cleansing time is a call to fasting. We can not live consecrated lives without some form of fasting. Fasting allows the body to become weak so that our spirit might arise as the master over our flesh. I have had the burden and grace to fast lately and will be spending extensive time in this next season doing so. Many of the other intercessors and apostolic voices that I know are hearing this same call. I encourage all of you to pray about what kind of fast God wants you to do. There is a breakthrough that only comes with the fasted life.

As we submit ourselves to this process we will see powerful things happen. There will be an explosion of freedom and joy within you. Those around you will be blessed. As the oil of gladness flows from you there will be a manifestation of freedom within your friends and family. This is a time of healing that will flow from the hands of God's people to the nations of the earth. Go deep and you will receive the strategies that you will need for this next season. God is going to download all that you need and will bring alignment within your life. I declare healing and wisdom over you!

An Altar of Revival Fire is Arising in the Heartland

Houston has been highlighted in my spirit for about five years now ever since God gave me a vision of its port. Houston is key in the spirit due to its influence as a port city and its role in the oil industry. The nations come to Houston and its economy reflects this. Houston stands as a guard within Texas and what comes into Texas must come through Houston (I'm speaking in the spiritual here). Texas is a covenant state and has been positioned to stand for righteousness even if no one else will. Texas would rather break away and become an independent nation again than compromise its freedom. I believe, that at the end of time, Texas will stand with Israel. When the nations of the earth march upon Israel- Texas will speak. A bright and shining star is arising over Texas. Texas will be the lone star state and will be a voice (as Esther) of life, justice, and purity.

From out of Houston will arise a highway of righteousness in the spirit. This will serve as a demarcation and a trail of angelic activity. Along its route will be safe-houses for the oppressed. Houston will serve as a gatekeeper for this highway as it goes up near Dallas, through Ardmore, to Oklahoma City, to Wichita, through Topeka, to Kansas City, to Omaha, Suiox City, Sioux Falls, Fargo, Grand Forks, and then it crosses the Canadian border where it terminates in Winnipeg. 

Angels of fire are traveling along this ridge of the nation as they look to the East and to the West. This is the place where the eastern and western winds of the spirit will meet. Many of these cities serve as hubs in the spirit and what happens there will be released to the nations. What starts in the hub cities will not remain in the hub cities. They have an apostolic call upon them as Antioch of old. 

There is a cleansing and a purifying right now as injustice is being exposed along this highway. There are voices of thunder that have been established along its route to prepare the way for the King. The prophecies spoken within Dallas have been directed towards this highway and have sparked hurricanes of firey whirlwinds along its path.

There has been a wave of purity from the east and an explosion of power from the west. These moves of God have met, are meeting, and will meet along this ridge of the nation. It is here that the voice of unfication will sound across the body of Christ. The heartland will serve to be a bridgebuilder within the body of Christ. 

As bridges are built and houses established along this highway we will see rivers of fire flow across the nation. This apostolic highway will not be seen by most- but will touch millions.

June Newsletter

Matthew Prewett

Missionary to Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA

PO Box 3693

Hollywood, CA 90078

Email: matthewprewett@gmail.com

June 2012 Newsletter

This past month:

            May was a time of cementing what has been done in the first part of the year and preparing for what is to come during the rest of the year.

            One exciting project that I got to work on during May was a report about Los Angeles County. Radiance is part of the Reformation Prayer Network, which unites prayer leaders throughout the nation to pray for revival and the establishment of God’s kingdom on this earth. The CA portion is in the midst of a yearlong prayer initiative focusing on all 58 counties within the state. Los Angeles’ had its turn from May 28^th to June 4^th. I was asked to put together a report of the history of Los Angeles County, an overview of current issues, and key prayer topics to be targeting. This was a lot of work but a great learning process. The biggest challenge was to distill all of the information I had into a manageable document that people would have time to read. I was then able to present the information and participate in a conference call with some of the key prayer leaders in our state.

            Our prayer room is in the midst of a redecoration as well. A team of artists, from my old church in Orange County, is painting the walls and the work they do is amazing. Their art prophesies to the Lord’s goodness and His heart for the region.

Looking forward:

            Our training school is starting on June 25^th. We are having a number of leaders coming to our house of prayer, to impart into the lives of students and young adults. I am super excited about what God is going to do and know that I will learn a lot as I participate in it as a staff member. It will be a time when I can build relationships with a number of these leaders as our class size is going to be purposefully small.

            We are expecting a number of recent college graduates to join our staff later this summer, which will provide an infusion of energy and passion. We are also looking forward to the establishment of our deliverance ministry but have been waiting for the timing to be right and manpower to be there.

            I am also planning and praying about taking some ministry/speaking trips later this year. There are some places that I want to sow into and that I have been praying for from a distance. Already I have had some doors start to open and am excited to see what God is going to do with that.

Prayer Needs:

            Be praying for energy and stamina. Ministry in Hollywood can seem easy because it’s in our own backyard but in fact it can be a brutal place. At the same time God has given me such a love for this city and it is an incredible privilege to serve here.

            Also be praying for guidance, discernment, and patience in my planning.

Financial Needs:

            I continue to need those who are willing to partner with me on a monthly basis. Please contact me to learn how to do this or how to give a one-time tax-deductible gift.