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.