SHARON HARGRAVE

COMMANDS OF THE CAPTAIN

March 5, 2010

We are in a time of war. Yes, war is in the gates, and the Lord is issuing His commands to the body of Christ.

First and foremost, I hear Him saying over and over, "Awaken......Arise!"

Eph.5:14 - "Awake, sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."

Judges 5:12 - "Awake, awake, Deborah; Awake, awake, sing a song! Arise, Barak, and take away your captives...."

There are many in the church who are slumbering. Just as in the days of Noah, most are going about "business as usual", not discerning the movements of the enemy and the banner that the Lord is raising in this hour. Like the sleeping virgins (Matt.25), these will not be aware of their visitation until it is too late. But for those with ears to hear, the Captain of the Hosts is issuing commands to His warrior bride.

Jesus is extending His scepter and commanding us to "rule in the midst of Thine enemies". (Psa.110:2)
He is calling the DEBORAHS to arise and take their rightful place at the gates. There they will receive God's strategies for war and will empower the Baraks to go with them into the battle. There is a particular and powerful anointing that the Lord is now pouring out on His company of "Deborahs". They may have husbands, as Deborah did (Judges 4:4), but they will occupy a unique place in the Body of Christ. They will arise as "mothers" and will understand times and seasons, as did the Sons of Issachar.
On December 31st, I heard the Lord say, "STRETCH". I believe this pertains to our inheritance, over which the Lord is stretching a measuring line. We have come out of the wilderness and, after a time of consecration, have entered the promised land of our inheritance. However, there are giants in the land!
ADVANCE! This was the next command I heard from the Lord on January 28th. Advance means to "move forward; accelerate progress; stresses effective assisting in hastening a process or bringing about a desired end." I believe the Lord is commanding us to move in the direction that He's revealed to us, knowing that He goes before His people to secure the victory.
ACTIVATE! At the first of March, the Lord clearly spoke that we are to operate according to the higher laws of the Kingdom of God. This requires a paradigm shift in our thinking. So, instead of looking for ways to toil and work for the taskmasters to get out of debt, etc., we are to activate the Kingdom law that says, "The Lord will provide. In the mount of the Lord, it will be provided!" (Gen.22:14). "Give, and it will be given to you....." (Luke 6:38). Instead of accepting the natural law of degeneration of our physical bodies, we are to activate the LAW OF REGENERATION, according to Titus 3:5. When sickness or death is working in our bodies, we are to activate the LAW OF THE SPIRIT OF LIFE, which will always triumph over the Law of Sin and Death (Romans 8:2)!

Nugget of Gold: The Lord is doing a new thing in the earth, and we must be aware of it. Chuck Pierce, prophet to the Body of Christ, proclaims that we have entered a new 7-year period of war. But, it's a different war from that which we've known in the past. The Lord has new strategies and new weapons. He has a fresh anointing. The old ways and anointings won't bring the victory in this season. So, let us awaken and be alert. Let us be quick to obey the Captain of the Hosts and assume our proper position in His army. For our battle is not with flesh and blood, but with "the rulers, the powers, the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places." (Eph.6:12)

THE FATHER'S BLESSING

February 4, 2010

The Lord is calling forth a generation of "fathers" in this season, mature believers who have His heart for the two generations that follow. For those who answer this forerunner mandate, He will release the spirit and the power of the prophet Elijah.

Luke 1:17 - "And it is he who will go as a forerunner before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to the children, and the disobedient to the attitude of the righteous, so as to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."

I believe we are living in the days that will see the return of Christ to the earth. There are always at least three generations alive at one time (sometimes a fourth will overlap these for a short time). God reveals Himself as the "God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob" (three generations). The blessing is given by the fathers to release both the plan of God and His covenant provision to the subsequent generations.

Genesis 48:9 - "And Joseph said to his father, 'They are my sons, whom God has given me here.' So Jacob said, 'Bring them to me, please, that I may bless them.'"

Genesis 49:1 - "Then Jacob summoned his sons and said, 'Assemble yourselves that I may tell you what shall befall you in the days to come.'"

We see Jesus Himself, who was a Son, releasing His Father's blessing to the children:

Mark 10:13-16 - "And they were bringing children to Him so that He might touch them ..... And He took them in His arms and began blessing them, laying His hands upon them."

Nugget of Gold: These are the "days of Elijah", the days of the forerunner generation. God sees "fathers", "young men", and "children", according to 1John 2:13,14, regardless of gender or age. It is the fathers who will be anointed with the "mantle of Elijah" to prophesy to the young men and children, with power and signs following, in order to prepare the Body of Christ for the soon return of the Lord.

Even so, come Lord Jesus!

LIFE AND HEALTH

January 29, 2010

3 John 1:2 - "Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers."

I believe the Lord is releasing abundant grace this year and this decade to heal and restore life, not only to the body of Christ, but also to a fallen world. He is releasing knowledge and wisdom for new cures. He is also bringing a fresh revelation of His ways and the spiritual principles that will bring health and healing to our bodies, when applied by faith.

REGENERATION: While praying last October about a constantly aching knee, I heard the Lord say, "regeneration". Vines Bible Dictionary defines this word as "new birth; bringing about new life by the operation of the Word of Truth and the Holy Spirit." Titus 3:5,6 - "He saved us, not on the basis of deeds, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit." The Lord was revealing an effective way to pray for bodies and body parts that were in need of new life: arthritic hands, feet, joints, etc., as well as other degenerative effects of living in our natural bodies.
STASIS/HOMEOSTASIS: As I was asking the Lord about a general feeling of being tense and not at peace, I heard Him say "stasis", and then, "homeostasis". I had to look these words up, and found the following: Stasis indicates a slowing or stoppage of the normal flow of a bodily fluid, or the slowing of the current of circulating blood. Homeostasis indicates a return to a stable state. Here's what the Lord quickened me to pray: "I command my body's electrical, magnetic, and chemical systems to come into alignment with the Word of God. I command my blood to flow without obstruction throughout my body, in accordance with God's perfect design."
Bless the Lord, O my SOUL: The Holy Spirit quickened to me that I needed to repent of "not judging my body rightly" (1 Cor.11:29). I was guilty of judging something that He was not judging. Once I repented, I then commanded my SOUL (mind, will, emotions) to Bless the Lord and proclaim all of His benefits!

Psa.103:1-5 - "Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name.....And forget none of His benefits; Who pardons all your iniquities; Who heals all your diseases; Who redeems your life from the pit; Who crowns you with lovingkindness and compasion; Who satisfies your years with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle...."

Nugget of Gold: The Lord is revealing the way to prosper in matters of life and health. There will come a time when we will not be able to rely on the current medical system, and He is extending grace to "wean" ourselves off of our extreme dependence on a world that is increasingly coming under His judgement. May we heed His voice in this hour and walk in the truth of His Word!

JOSEPH COMPANY REVELATIONS

January 13, 2010

Much has been said over the past few years about the "Joseph Company" that the Lord has hidden for these last days. I believe that just as the Lord brought the children of Israel out of their wilderness of testing after 40 years, and just as He has brought the church out of our wilderness, so is the Lord releasing His Joseph Company from their confinement.

Psa.105:17-21 - "He sent a man before them, Joseph, who was sold as a slave. They afflicted his feet with fetters. He himself was laid in irons; until the time that his word came to pass, the word of the Lord tested him. The king sent and released him, the ruler of peoples, and set him free. He made him lord of his house, and ruler over all his possessions."

I heard the Lord say "storehouse", and I knew that He was speaking about His "Josephs". These are the believers who have been filled with the Word for many years in preparation for feeding His people during the times of famine - both natural and spiritual famine.

Amos 8:11,12 - "Behold, days are coming....when I will send a famine on the land. Not a famine for bread....but rather for hearing the words of the Lord. And people will stagger from sea to sea....they will go to and fro to seek the word of the Lord..."

We'll recognize the "Josephs", because these are the ones who are already "feeding His sheep" (John 21:15-17). They may be teachers, pastors, evangelists, etc., but they have developed a lifestyle of sharing the word and of living, "not by bread alone, but by everything that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord." (Deut.8:3) They have been tested by the Word over many years, and they have been found worthy. The light of God's Glory can been seen on them as it draws people to them. Just as the rest of the known world came to Joseph during the famine, giving him (Pharaoh) all their money, livestock, and land (Gen.47), I believe that we will soon see the fulfillment of Isaiah 60:

Isa.60:3;5 - "And nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.... Then you will see and be radiant, and your heart will thrill and rejoice; because the abundance of the sea will be turned to you, the wealth of the nations will come to you."

Nugget of Gold: Could this be the beginning of the great transfer of wealth that has been prophesied? I believe that the Joseph Company will be used by God to provide both spiritual and natural sustenance in the days ahead.

IT'S TIME TO MAKE A WITHDRAWAL!

January 12, 2010

What I'm about to share has nothing to do with tithing, but it has everything to do with our established lifestyle of giving above and beyond the tithe (Malachi 3:8-12).

Are you a cheerful giver? Has the Holy Spirit moved on your heart more than once over the past months and years to give a "bountiful gift" (2Cor.9:5-7)? If so, the Lord wants to tell you that you have a bank account in Heaven that remains untouched by recession, depression, bad investments, or theft, and that it has been accruing interest all this time.

Phil.4:17 - "Not that I seek the gift itself, but I seek for the profit which increases to your account."

Matt.6:19,20 - "Do not lay up for yourself treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where theives break in and steal. But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where theives do not break in or steal..."

Nugget of Gold: I believe the Lord is saying to His church that NOW is the time to begin making "withdrawals" from our heavenly bank accounts. The money needed for Kingdom work, as well as provision for basic needs, is available to us by faith!
The spiritual principle is found in Luke 6:38:
"Give and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, they will pour into your lap. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return."

The word "give" means "to make a present of; donate". Note that this is not the same as compensation or earnings from work or a task performed (regardless of how much the Lord has blessed the work of your hands). Thus, as you have given to others, the Lord will now cause others to give to you.

I believe that we have entered the time when "the abundance of the sea will be turned to you, the wealth of the nations will come to you." (Isa.60:5)

Prayer: Lord, I now make a withdrawal from my heavenly bank account. I ask that $_____ be released to me now! Thank you, my King.

TIME TRAVEL

January 7, 2010

For the past three years the Lord has been speaking to me quite a bit about "Time". He has revealed some things that have recently been confirmed by Quantum Physics, and this revelation has everything to do with answered prayer. In fact, the Lord would have us actually create our own world/reality by the words that we speak, just as He did. We're already doing this, whether we know it or not, and we have been living with the results (Gal.6:7 - "Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap.").

God is creative, and He is giving us an opportunity to create a new reality for our lives in 2010.

Isa.48:6,7 - "I proclaim to you new things from this time, even hidden things which you have not known. They are created now and not long ago; and before today you have not heard them, lest you should say, 'Behold, I knew them.'"

Following are several revelations about "Time" and how they are to be applied:

In July of 2008, I believe the Lord showed me that time is not a continuum, consisting of minutes, hours, and days, one following the other (think horizontal line). Instead, it's vertical, like an upright tunnel or cylinder. If time were a man standing upright, his feet would be the past, his mid-section would be the present, and his head and shoulders would be the future. Thus, all would exist simultaneously! In fact, Jesus Christ is the Man, and scripture tells us that:

Rev.1:8 - "I am the Alpha and the Omega, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty."

Heb.13:8 - "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today, yes, and forever."

Albert Einstein: "Time.....does not flow in only one direction, and the future exists simultaneous with the past."

Nugget of Gold: When we pray in faith according to that which the Lord has put in our heart, He has already answered our prayer! Thus, we now have a better understanding of the principle Jesus speaks of in Mark 11:24 when seen from the new "time" perspective.

Mark 11:24 - "All things for which you pray and ask (Present), believe that you have received them (Past), and they shall be (Future) granted to you."

Ecc.3:15 - "That which is (Present) has been already (Past), and that which will be (Future) has already been, for God seeks what has passed by."

Now for the revelation concerning the Fifth Dimension. Last October, I heard the Lord say the words, "Fifth Dimension". I know nothing about science, so I had to do research to find that a "dimension" is one of 3 coordinates determining a position in space, or 4 coordinates determining a position in space and time. "Space" consists of length, breadth and height. We live in a three dimensional world that can be seen with the natural eyes and touched. With "time" added as the fourth known dimension (although recent science postulates that there are up to 11 dimensions), I began to seek the Lord about this Fifth Dimension.

Nugget of Gold: I believe the Lord has revealed that the Fifth Dimension is a "parallel space" where answered prayer exists before it enters into our 4 dimensions of time and space. As I was pondering what it takes to bring these answered prayers into manifestation, I felt the Lord said "Words of Faith". According to Heb.11:1, faith is a substance. A substance is "a physical material from which something is made". Though the Lord spoke only once for each thing created, we must consistently speak faith-filled words until we see the manifestation!

Heb.11:3 - "By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible."

May we be diligent to create the "personal world" we truly want in 2010, according to the plan and design of Almighty God, Creator of the Universe and all it contains!

EXTRAORDINARY GIFTS IN 2010

January 6, 2010

As stated previously, this is a year that the Lord is giving His bride extraordinary gifts and giftings. Webster's dictionary defines "extraordinary" as something beyond the usual, regular, or customary. The Lord gave me a dream to illustrate this work of His Spirit during the season we're in:

In the dream, I had just become engaged, and my ring had two very large diamonds instead of the customary single setting with one large stone (and sometimes several smaller stones surrounding it). I was with a group of people in a fellowship setting, and many were admiring my "gift".

It was said of Daniel that "extraordinary wisdom was found in him."
Dan.5:12 - "This was because an extraordinary spirit, knowledge and insight, interpretation of dreams, explanation of enigmas, and solving of difficult problems were found in this Daniel."

Nugget of Gold: Ask the Lord to reveal the "extraordinary gift" He has for you in this season. Know that He has already determined it and only wants you to believe to receive it. It may be something that you have previously prayed for and received in a measure. However, this is a year that our Bridegroom is now doing "exceeding abundantly beyond all that we ask or think." (Eph.3:20)

Receive by faith!

TIMES AND SEASONS IN 2010

January 4, 2010

The Lord wants us to discern the signs of the times and to know what season we're in, both individually, and as part of the body of Christ. We're called to be "sons of Issachar" - men (and women) who "understand the times, with knowledge of what to do". (1 Chron.12:32)

The Lord quickened to me to look at the difference between a "time" and a "season". I found that "time" is defined as an appointed, fixed moment or hour for something to happen, begin, or end. A "season" is an indefinite period of time, or a period marked by a special or particular activity (such as football season). Thus, "time" is specific and more immediate, while a season is more general. I believe the Lord is saying that we are to know both as we begin the new year.

Though God has shown several specific times and seasons for me personally, following are some of the things I feel He has revealed for the body of Christ in 2010:

TIMES:

"A time to embrace." (Ecc.3:5): I believe the Lord will be bringing special relationships into the lives of His people and that He will knit our hearts together with them in a powerful way. The application may be in ministry, business, marriage, etc., but look for new relationships in 2010.
A time to come out of the wilderness and enter our inheritance: There will be a specific time that the Lord brings an end to something that we have been doing in order to begin a new work. Again, the application may be for ministry, a new job or business opportunity, etc. Whatever form it takes, we will know without a doubt that the Lord has birthed it. "Whatever is born of God overcomes the world....." (1John 5:3), and this is what He will bless and prosper in the new year.
Appointed times of Judgement: This year will see increased clashes between the works of darkness and the activities of the Kingdom of God. The Lord has both empowered and mandated that we "execute the judgments written" on the powers and principalities. (Psa.149:6-9)

SEASON:

Changing of the Guard/New Fathers: I believe that just as Moses died, making way for Joshua, and just as a whole generation fell in the wilderness before their children could enter the promised land (Josh.5:6,7), so is the body of Christ entering a new season of generational blessings. THIS IS NOT A MATTER OF AGE, BUT RATHER OF MATURITY! We will always have children, young men, and fathers (1John2:13,14) existing simultaneously as we occupy our inheritance. However, only the fathers will receive the Key of David, along with a new mantle and increased authority! (Isa.22:20-24)
Growing season: As previously stated, the Lord will greatly favor and bless those things that He has begotten. This year will see a rapid growth and acceleration, as well as provision and anointing, upon ministries, businesses, creative ideas, etc., that He birthed.
Expanded Boundaries: The Lord is stretching and expanding our territory in 2010. Look for opportunities to fulfill a larger function in both the church and the marketplace, along with increased responsibilities and authority. For some, this may involve a move or a chance to travel. This will get us out of our comfort zone, but know that the Lord has prepared us and has released His grace.
Angelic visitations: I believe we will see increased angelic visitations as the Lord sends forth His ministers to the heirs of salvation.
Regeneration and Renewal: The Lord revealed that He will be doing a creative work this year with regard to replacing, renewing, and restoring bodies and body parts.
Spiritual Gifts: As our intimacy with the Lord grows this year, He will release extraordinary giftings to His bride. There is a mandate to dedicate all gifts as "holy to the Lord" (Zech.14:20). This is a year that "a man's gift will make room for him, and bring him before great men." (Proverbs 18:16). However, we must be careful to guard these gifts and use them as the Holy Spirit leads. I feel the Lord is warning us to "not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet........" (Matt.7:6).
Removal of Clutter and Hindrances: The Lord Himself will remove any hindrances that have prevented us from seeing clearly the path ahead. This was brought home to me in a recent dream in which I was in a car, trying to drive from the back seat. There was a large man in the driver's seat, and I was having great difficulty seeing around him to the road ahead. We were in danger of going off the road and crashing. He finally pulled over in a mountainous area and allowed me to drive from the driver's seat.
In another recent dream, I was in a garage, making piles of things that were old, broken, etc., and that needed to be thrown away or hauled off. We had already cleared out the house, as new buyers were coming to take possession of the property. I heard the Lord say, "Get rid of the clutter!". This is our part to do, and we must be quick to obey. God's part is to remove the hindrances to the path He has set for us in 2010!

May God richly bless and keep you this year!