October 2015
Dear Revival Carriers,
Evangelist Nathan Morris! The fire on the altars of our hearts is burning even brighter with an increased passion for the presence of God to invade our region. Nathan came as an evangelist to us but he was certainly used as a prophet to declare the word of the Lord. The greatest miracle of all was that a huge number of people gave their hearts to the Lord! The harvest fields are white and it is time to reap! Praise reports are coming in from people saying their lives are changed forever.
If our lives are truly changed forever, then we will see the transformation in our state that has been prophesied take place with greater momentum. One of the things that pierced our hearts to the core was that Nathan said he felt such a spirit of apathy in this region that it made him sick to his stomach. As we further discussed this after the meeting, he shared that when a region has allowed the counterfeit supernatural realm to dominate, then a spectator mentality begins to settle in and the well of the miraculous can be stopped up.
This was not meant to discourage us but should stir us to rise and shine like never
before! Some of the things that we have allowed to distract us and to take our attention will have to be set aside for the greater purpose of His glory being revealed. Too many times we find ourselves majoring on the minors and making mountains out of mole hills. We must have the eyes of the Dove. Keeping a single focus on the King will cause our hearts to burn with His desire rather than our own agendas.
We must daily examine our hearts and let the Holy Spirit reveal anything that would deter the move of God in our lives. It is a time that God is showing us our true colors as well as those of others. When He shows us ours, we must repent and ask for His wisdom and ways. When He shows us others, we must pray and not say! In other words, let us watch over our own hearts and refuse to move into a judgmental, critical spirit of our brothers and sisters. We find it much easier to give grace to ourselves than to others. The love of God calls us to lay down our lives for the brethren, not to take their lives into our own hands. This is what it means for us to move in true holiness and the fear of the Lord.
His brothers’ jealousy was fueled by Joseph’s immaturity and pride when he shared his dream with them. The true colors of Joseph and his brothers were revealed through the gift of the coat of many colors. Sometimes our favor and gifts can be a snare to us and to those around us if we are not growing up into mature relationship with our Father. We can find ourselves postured in pride, when the favor and gifts were really given to us to simply represent Him. Or, we may find ourselves jealous of someone else’s favor and gifting and never move into what God ordained for our portion and inheritance.
As we are moving into the holiday season, let us guard over the fire on our altars and not allow our focus on the move of God to dim in the midst of many activities and functions. Sometimes the good things we are doing can crowd in on our devotion and worship if we do not guard against it.Proverbs 16:2 says, “People may be pure in their own eyes, but the Lord examines the motives.” Our prayer is that as He reveals our motives this month, that we will be quick to align to His heart!
FountainGate is heading to Israel from October 16th-30th on another prayer journey. Please pray for us that we will have opportunities to share Jesus and shine His light everywhere we go.
FG School of Practical Ministry is all about how Israel is a time piece for the Lord and how the feasts are revealed through the book of Revelation. Don’t miss Rabbi Jack Zimmerman this month. See the information below.
We are excited to announce that FountainGate School of Revival is going to be offering an online option in addition to on-campus beginning in January. Visit our web site for more information at fgsor.org for more information in the next few weeks.
Women of Revival Gathering with Pastor Brenda Kilpatrick and Lila Terhune on April 2nd will be held at Fountain of Life. It’s going to be a whole day of women being set on fire and activated for the move of God! There will even be a session for the young women, high school and college age!
