Prophetic Directions for 2008 part 2 of 2 by Todd Bentley FFM

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This is Part Two of an extensive prophetic teaching titled: Prophetic Directions for 2008. In Part One Todd shared six significant directives he received from the Lord for 2008. This week Todd shares six more outstanding points that will position you for maximizing all of the potential that God has in store for you, not only this year, but for the years that follow. As each directive is established in your life so are the seeds that will grow and bear fruit for advancing God’s kingdom. Therefore receive those seeds and water them generously with faith!

PROPHETIC DIRECTIONS FOR 2008
by Revivalist Todd Bentley [as edited by Kathy Thorne]Part 2 of 2

“The counsel of the LORD stands forever,The plans of His heart to all generations. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, The people He has chosen as His own inheritance” ~ Psalm 33:11, 12.

God’s counsel reigns supreme. It stands forever. Yes, blessed is the nation, the people whose God is the Lord, chosen as His own inheritance. What an honor it is for us to be a part of the family of God; by His great grace “the plans of His heart” are revealed to us. So, today, as we study God’s prophetic directions let’s honor the Lord—in His kindness He is giving us words of wisdom to help us set our course for 2008. Wow!Here are the six prophetic directives outlined in last week’s teaching:
2008 is a year to discern what is best.
2008 is a year of advancement and victory.
2008 is a year of starting over, completion and new beginnings.
2008 is a year of the double portion.
2008 is a year to strengthen yourself in the Lord.
2008 is a year of justice. Now we’ll examine the final six directives. Here we go!

2008 IS A YEAR OF FOCUS
My focus is two more years of greater glory in God’s presence—supernatural giving, debt cancellations, miracles, signs and wonders, double portion, build. But don’t miss this. No matter what your focus is, when you get something from the Lord this year, when you know the kind of season you are in, be like a pit bull and dig into it. Don’t allow any distractions, trials, or even things that appear to be good to creep up on you. If they aren’t in line with your mandate, then don’t give them any attention. Declare the season you are in, stay the course and don’t let it go. See it through until God makes a change.

2008 IS THE YEAR OF THE NATIONS
This is the year to “Ask of Me, and I will give You the nations for Your inheritance, and the ends of the earth for Your possession” (Psalm 2:8). There is something about asking in the right season. We can ask any time, but then there are times when God urges us to ASK NOW! Today, God is looking for those who will ask Him for the nations, because this is a God-ordained hour when heaven is breathing on the nations—open doors, opportunities, and acceleration for reaping souls. God is breathing on His beloved, giving us authority over the nations. Listen. God saw Reinhard Bonnke, his passion for the harvest, and He is giving him a nation in Africa! Nigeria is his nation! For about the last eight years Reinhard Bonnke has spent more time in Nigeria than any other nation. Why? The answer is because he has received God’s authority to take Nigeria for Christ. God gave it to him in 2000, and he said that until he reaps a harvest, he’s not concentrating anywhere else like he is in Nigeria. What about you? For those of you who are pressing-in hard for taking nations, I have a word for you. You are going to receive from God—the inheritance, the authority, the favor, and the resources—for taking your nation. You will experience quick advancement and you might even see God do more in this twelve month period than He’s done in the last eighteen years. And no matter what, it’s going to come by double portion! It’s “Ask of Me, and I will give You the nations . . .” and you’re going to break through so that you can take it to the next level. Watch, it’s going to explode! So pack your bags and go!

2008 IS THE YEAR TO BUILD
Look at what Nehemiah said: “The God of heaven Himself will prosper us; therefore we His servants will arise and build” (Neh. 2:20). Build! That’s the season Fresh Fire is in. After the dark night of the soul I received a word from heaven. God asked me, “Do you know what time it is?” Then He answered, “Greater glory” and “Build! Build! Build!” We’ve got God’s word and so we’re focused, we’re building, and we’re building fast.Listen. If you’re going to plant anything, build anything, launch out into any kind of ministry, this is the year to do it. This is the year to create! It’s time . . . there’s oil on it! It’s a season in which God is fulfilling apostolic visions and dreams. So we need to be like Nehemiah. That means we need to know the season we are in, be focused, have a sword in one hand and a hammer in the other! Like Nehemiah, we need to be aggressive in order to go all the way—“The kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force” (Matt. 11:12).

2008 IS THE YEAR TO CONSULT THE SPIRIT OF WISDOM ABOUT ANY DECISIONS
I was just having time with God in conversation when I received His caution—“Don’t make any major decisions without consulting the Spirit of wisdom, first. Now I know that’s the word of the Lord all the time, but for some reason God wanted to emphasize it for 2008. He said this is the year to be extra careful with everything you do and plan; that you need to commit your works to Him; that the preparations belong to Him and He will establish your steps (Prov. 16:9). So look for the Shepherd that leads. He does so with the spirit of wisdom. In fact, in the Book of Proverbs the first eight chapters are about wisdom. “She,” wisdom, was right there and the Bible says to exalt her, love her, honor her, and embrace her.Know everything that you can about the gift of the word of wisdom. The Lord said that in 2008 there is going to be a provision of the supernatural word of wisdom and that He is going to give people, mantling them with the gift, the spirit of wisdom.

2008 IS A YEAR OF GREAT ANOINTING
Leviticus Chapter 8 describes the time of consecration of Aaron and his sons, the seven days of holiness—“And you shall not go out of the door of the Tent of Meeting for seven days, until the days of your consecration and ordination are ended; for it will take seven days to consecrate and ordain you” (v. 33, Amplified Bible version). What happened on the eighth day? Aaron and his sons were ready, they met God’s requirements, and they were anointed to perform certain priestly duties on the eighth day (9: 1–4). You want the anointing? You want to be anointed? Then there are certain preparations—purification and consecration—then comes your “eighth day.” God said that this year, in 08, He is going to release a greater anointing; that it’s going to be a year of great anointing. I believe it’s going to be released into the lives of those who are prepared. Are you prepared through intimacy with Jesus Christ, the Anointed One? Are you a holy living sacrifice unto the Lord?Leviticus Chapter 9:6, 23 says that after Aaron and his sons did the things God commanded them to do (that they were anointed for), the glory of the Lord appeared to all the people. The anointing and the glory of the Lord go hand in hand! There is going to be a double portion—anointing and glory—for those who hunger after God, who walk uprightly and who honor the anointing!

2008 IS A YEAR OF GREAT DELIVERANCES
David cried out to God and he saw great deliverances—“I waited patiently for the LORD; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry. He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps. He has put a new song in my mouth-- Praise to our God; many will see it and fear, and will trust in the LORD” (Ps. 40:1–3).God heard David’s cry and He hears your cry! God told me, “Todd, there is going to be an anointing for people to cry out and be delivered. I’m going to release that sovereign anointing which is going to come in an instant, and people are going to be set free.” Freedom from whatever it is that’s bound you!“There is coming an authority in 2008,” said God, “when we are going to see great deliverances, spontaneous deliverances, instantaneous deliverances by supernatural intervention.” One moment God will break through and in that moment somebody will come into their instantaneous freedom!

CLOSING
So take these twelve directives (from both Part One and Part Two), apply them diligently, and watch God do exceedingly abundantly above all you can ask, think, or even imagine! Afterward, we would appreciate receiving your testimony, and when you write please refer to this teaching series and then we’ll easily see the connection.
Double blessings to each of you!
For those of you who want to receive a complete analysis of each prophetic directive, I would like to recommend: (Audio CD or DVD series) Secret Place VI, covering our recent Secret Place conference, which includes the comprehensive outline of directions for 2008 in: (CD or DVD) Prophetic Directions for 2008.


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