"Before My power manifests to the world outside, my Holy Spirit needs to clean the inside. The move of My Spirit that I AM starting is far too powerful to be taken lightly or mingled with a worldly mindset."

Written on May 11, 2007

As I was praying today, I heard the Lord softly speaking into my mind:

"Have you noticed how things seem to be cooling down? Many of My people are wondering why revival has not yet happened as prophesied, and why the so many times promised, explosive move of My Holy Spirit seems to be delayed for too long. I have allowed it. Do you want to know the reason? Because I want to know what is in the heart of My people."

I said, "Don't you already know it, Lord?"

He answered, "Sometimes, by allowing circumstances on the surface to appear to go the other way and not as expected, the real desires of the heart are exposed. My Spirit has truly moved here and there, but those are 'exploratory' moves to bring to light what the hearts cherish. Before I come and stay, I need to see what is within. The revival that will soon sweep the world is far greater than anything you have ever seen or heard of.

"Many of My called ones did not want Me, they only wanted revival. When revival did not happen as they figured it would--and within their time-frame--they walked away like the fox that could not reach the grapes and concluded, 'well, they were not ripe anyway.'"

Unusual.

I keep hearing this word: unusual. Many times God has spoken to us about His unusual ways. Once again I hear Him saying: "unusual." He says:

"In allowing this short delay, I AM simply bringing to surface the hidden expectations in the heart of My people. Many sins have been exposed; many expectations too worldly to align with a real move of God are being brought to the surface; and world practices and customs--even some disguised forms of the occult that have permeated My Church--are being exposed. I am allowing this exposure because those things that have hindered My Church from moving in full power, those hidden portions of the world within, lose their grip and power when they are exposed."

"Don't you see it? I need to cleanse before manifesting in full power. Before My power manifests to the world outside, my Holy Spirit needs to clean the inside. The move of My Spirit that I am starting is far too powerful to be taken lightly or mingled with a worldly mindset."

"That is the why! That is the because!"

"Those of My people who have become discouraged and are right now thinking that it was just a dream that passed away and have embraced 'reality' have missed the point. There is not a more real reality than My Holy Spirit. Do not expect me to adapt to norms, for I am a unique, unusual God. Do not expect me to move in more predictable, natural ways, for I am a supernatural God. I am the God of miracles, I Am the God of resurrection, I Am the God of breakthroughs!"

"This is not a word of judgment, rather, it is a word of encouragement. Those of you who have found out that your desires were not aligned with Mine, don't go away; come back to Me, that I may give you My Heart."

"There are those among you who feel you have come so low, some of you even isolated, you feel abandoned, things seem upside down, the more you pray the lower you seem to go, you are tired, you do not know what to expect anymore, and you only feel like crying 'How long, oh God!' You cannot go any lower than the bottom, and in the process you have lost so many ideas, and nice plans, and admit it: How many broken dreams do you see behind you? How many 'unexplainables' do you have? Yet you have not gone away to other businesses, for in this so-hard-to-bear process, you have come to realize that I, the Lord, AM your business!"

"Some of you, My pastors, My ministers whom I have appointed have seen their congregations decimated when you started to pray for a move of My Spirit. Some of you, My dear servants, have seen your churches close down, and your ministries that I called you into are referred to as a 'thing of the past.' Your expected victory looks more like a defeat. Do not despair, you are right on track, for you have lost only what would have hindered you more in your path toward revival. You feel like you have nothing left? Look at Me; I Am here, you have Me. What else do you need?"

"The people I will use to bring forth revival, bursting into the surface like a mighty underground river that cannot be contained anymore, are those who have been underground, those who have experienced the three days that precede resurrection. Only those who have gone through the experience of having lost their own will, in submission to the Father's will, can be used of the Holy Spirit."

"Forgotten? Isolated? Frowned upon? Laughed at? Lost strength? As long as you cling to Me, you are still the vessel I AM using to carry revival!"

Submitted to the Body,

J. Conrad Lampan
Intecessors House