The number eight always signifies new beginnings, and that is exactly what we are entering into, especially regarding Morning Prophetic Prayer (MPP). What began as a two-week project actually lasted for twelve years. The Lord led us to stop it, saying we completed what He gave us to do. We are now going to call it Apostolic MPP, because God wants us to be like an apostolic center. The apostolic anointing will arise, and the many who have been fed and helped by MPP will now find themselves as joyful laborers in the Lord’s harvest fields.
This would never have happened unless I had received and obeyed the prophetic word to stop. As soon as I did, new revelation as to what to do began to flow.
The lesson for all of us? Look for the new thing. Also, don’t be surprised if the Lord prunes you and you have to stop or discard something. The result will be much more fruit. But you have to trust Him.
A New Beginning—We Are Harvesters
1. The month of Manasseh (to forget, to leap up and away). We should carry forward with what was emphasized at Tabernacles. Let’s remember that the waters of salvation—the outflowing of the Holy Spirit—come the more we allow the Lord to “dwell” with us. Let’s continually remember Revelation 3:20, which states, “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.” The more we practice this, the more we will discover living water flowing out of our innermost being (see John 7:37–39). Don’t forget that the reason for this water to flow out is to bless and minister to others. This is what we are all called to do. Let’s also note how much God has blessed us. Like Joseph, we can forget the old. It’s time to leap forward into all God has for us.
2. This is the month that Noah’s flood began. (It lasted a year and ten days, but began during this month.) Don’t be alarmed if you see a flood moving in your circumstances. Just take it as a sign that we may have some issues that need to be dealt with. Ask the Lord to make those issues clear and then deal with them.
3. A month reserved for receiving anointing because “the anointing will break the yoke” (Isa. 10:27). Ask the Lord for more anointing. Seek Him. Also, move into the “new” He has for you. You will find lots of anointing there.
4. Without a new anointing, Satan can gain an upper hand. I emphasize again that God wants us to grow in the anointing, and we do this most easily and assuredly when we talk to the Lord as our friend throughout the day.
5. A month to deal with hardships, trials, and tribulations. This is why the Lord is emphasizing anointing. We cannot deal with these things by ourselves. We need His help, His power, and His anointing. He definitely will help us. You can let pain transform you into something usable for God’s plan for your life. We are not exempt from bad times, but we can be transformed by the renewing of our minds (see Rom. 12:1–2) [1]. But if we are of the world, all we can do is conform (like children of Belial). However, we have the power and blood of Jesus flowing through us so we can be transformed.
6. Therefore, whenever you notice something negative in you (e.g., envy, bitterness, complaining, self-seeking) (see James 3:13–16) [2], confess it and reject it, and take it to the Lord. We sometimes think these are small things, but remember, it’s “the little foxes that spoil the vines” (Song of Sol. 2:15). The anointing will rise up and help you. Be diligent to keep giving those negative things to the Lord. You will find yourself being transformed. We don’t want to be like Moses whose stronghold of anger resulted in his not entering the Promised Land (Moses was born during this month.)
7. The month of smell. During this month, the soul responds in unusual ways. Smell affects the soul, not just the body. The fragrance of God can permeate the soulish nature and change us and those around us (see 2 Cor. 2:14–16) [3]. Breathe in the fragrance of the Lord and be transformed.
8. The myrrh or myrtle month. The myrtle tree is very fragrant and can symbolize prophetic promise. Isaiah 55:13 states, “Instead of the briar shall come up the myrtle tree.” Thus, it’s a month to smell the awe of God. Ask the Lord that every “briar” circumstance would instead become a “myrtle.”
9. You will begin to really see colors. This month’s color is violet, which often stands for passion for God. Passion helps us to receive revelation that can move us into a supernatural state. Begin to move in a new level of passion.
10. The month of the constellation Scorpio, the snake of Eden. The enemy wants to release strategies to hinder you. But remember that Jesus trampled on the snake (rejoice and shout hallelujah). We must do the same (see Rom. 16:20) [4].
11. The month of the Hebrew letter nun (נ). This letter looks like a boundary. I love this concept—the Lord wants to illuminate new and further things for us. His light will reach our furthest boundaries. We will see that our boundaries/destinies are greater than our human thinking may have allowed us, and we can also expect His light to shine and reveal how to solve long-standing problems.
12. The month of the intestines. The month of fine digestion. There is an ability to digest and assimilate even difficult things that the Lord wants us to understand. If you have digestive system problems, ask and believe for healing.
13. A month that you have to war with words. This should be the month you continually declare, shout, or yell: “I am satisfied.” This is a prophetic act, not a psychological ploy. So please, go ahead and do it often this month. (Perhaps you will find stomach problems being healed—they often occur because of receiving and believing wrong words.) Declaring out loud that you are satisfied will result in an overflow of the Holy Spirit in your innermost being. This will result in an increase of anointing to help push out that negative.
(This material comes from my 2006 notes taken from a series of lectures [on CD] given by Chuck Pierce [Glory of Zion]. I highly recommend his website for more materials and more in-depth explanations. —Ron Sawka)
References
[1] “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God” (Rom. 12:1–2).
[2] “Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom. But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth. This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic. For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there” (James 3:13–16).
[3] “Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. To the one we are the aroma of death leading to death, and to the other the aroma of life leading to life. And who is sufficient for these things?” (2 Cor. 2:14–16).
[4] “And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly” (Rom. 16:20).
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