s the year draws swiftly to a close we find ourselves hurtling towards a change that is coming only once in our lifetime. Writers have fantasized about the year 2000, teachers and prophets have looked ahead and made their predictions and given their opinions. Yet as we stand now on the brink of this momentous occasion, each one has mixed feelings about it. But what does God think about the year 2000? Where does it feature in His timetable? Has He decided that this momentous occasion will be one of particular blessing or
judgment?
These were some of the thoughts in my mind as I lay awake late last night seeking the Lord for guidance concerning the year ahead, and the new era that it will bring forth. And then I felt that deep stirring that I knew was His call to listen to His voice. The words He spoke to me surprised me, because they were not what I was expecting. But they told me how He views the time and season that we live in right now. So I want to share that word with you now as a member and associate of this ministry.
I believe that much of what the Lord said to me applies to the Body of Christ, and especially those of you who have committed yourselves to being His instrument of blessing. May you be blessed and inspired as I was, to rise up and do the work while it is our time and season.
Prophetic Word Issued December 29th 1999
by
Les D. Crause
Team Leader, G.M.R.N.
Behold you stand on the brink of one of the most momentous times of your life says the Lord. For it is not so much the dating of the calendar that counts, but the fact that you are standing at a point in history in which I am about to begin the final roundup and completion of the Plan of the Ages.
Therefore see not just this year as something special, nor regard the dates that man has made in his calendars, but consider My Plan of the Ages, and the timetable that has been laid out for Me to move upon this earth to complete My work. For man thinks in finite terms, but I think in infinite terms. And man regards one day above another and one year above another. But I live in eternity says the Lord, and therefore I consider all days as equal and all years are the same to Me.
But man has sought to bring mystery to the times and seasons, and man has sought to implicate Me into his fantasies. Therefore man has decided that I should bless or curse, according to the times and seasons. And man has decided that because of the momentous time that I should either pour out
judgment or blessing. But My judgments and blessings are not determined by the seasons of man says the Lord. They are determined by the faith and actions of man.
And so as the season has dictated a change of attitude in men, so also man has determined the course of this world. And those who have seen this as a time of
judgment have released the forces of judgment on the world. And those who have seen this as a time of blessing have decreed blessing. But I am moved by none of these things says the Lord. I am moved only by the faith and love of my people, and their hope in Me.
Therefore as you stand now on the brink of this new era, do not fear says the Lord, for I am not the author of fear. But be bold and strong in Me, and know that you walk into this new era with Me by your side. And with Me by your side, it matters not what men of the world shall think, for it is what I think that matters. I have not changed says the Lord. My plans have not changed. But man has changed and therefore man sees Me differently.
But you shall walk into the New Year with Me, knowing that as I walk with you, it shall be no different to any other New Year that you have walked into with Me. It is simply a gateway into some of the new things that await you and which I have already taken care of. It is neither a beginning nor an ending, and yet it is part of both. For it ends an era in My Body that was determined, not by the calendar, but by experience. It ends the things that were determined by past thinking.
And it is also a new beginning, not because of the calendar, but because there is a readiness in the hearts of men and women for something new. I have held out the new for some time now, and many have written and taught concerning the new thing. But because there was not in the hearts of My children a readiness to accept that new thing, so I shall use the opportunity now to bring it forth says the Lord. For as My Body is ready and expecting now a new thing to come forth, so I shall respond accordingly and bring forth that which has been lying dormant and hidden for some time.
Do not think that this is a sudden change in My plans says the Lord. Do not think that I have chosen such a time as this to bring forth something new. For what I shall bring is not new at all, but has been in preparation for some time now. But since the times are right, and the hearts of men are ready for change, therefore I shall bring it forth now says the Lord, and it shall come into manifestation swiftly even as My people are expecting it to.
Now therefore you have come to the Kingdom for such a time as this says the Lord. Therefore seize the opportunity and pour forth in abundance now what I have taught you and built into you. Hold not back, but run with the vision. For men are ready now to receive and to be taught, therefore make use of this opportunity, for it shall never be available to you again.
As you shall take everything I have taught you and pour it out to others, you shall multiply yourself and you shall release into others what I have put into you. And they shall receive it open heartedly and willingly, and they shall take the vision and run with it. And I shall confirm the Word as you shall speak it forth.
For this is your time and your season says the Lord. My time and season are always there, but not so with you. But now your time has come, and your season has come. Therefore shine brightly for Me now. Burn brightly with all that is in you, for as long and as brightly as you can. For the time will come when your season is over, and the time will come when this opportunity shall no longer present itself to you.
So rise and shine my child says the Lord, for your light has come and My glory has arisen upon you. For this is your day and your time and your season. May you be found pouring out all that you have for My Kingdom, that when the Lord of the harvest comes to gather in his ripened grain, he might find the laborers at work and in the midst of their labor.
And then only will come the call to rest, for then the work shall be finished says the Lord.
