13 Prophecies for 2013
By
Matt
Sorger
As I waited upon
God going into 2013, I received these words from the Lord. Some came in
the form of impressions, others came as visions and some came as
scriptures that God was breathing on for this season. Prophetic words are
an invitation from the Lord. I sense these following 13 prophetic insights
are to be decrees that we aggressively pursue for 2013. They are
invitations for us to lay hold of.
1. Stagnant waters
will be stirred in a fresh way. I saw pools of Bethesda
stirring again and a fresh healing stir being released. God wants His
people to lay hold of the divine healing anointing in a fresh way this
year. I saw deep-seated, lingering disorders being healed, even down to
the chromosome level. I saw stubborn areas within the soul and flesh being
healed that people have battled with for years. In John 5:2-5, 9 Christ
performs a healing on the Sabbath. Jesus never did anything by chance or
accident. He was very purposeful in His intention. God is calling His people to
access His healing and power from a place of rest. The Sabbath is more
than just a day of rest. It’s a spiritual position of rest. In Christ we enter
into the Sabbath. We receive because of the finished work Christ has done
on the cross. Rather than begging God for what He has already done, we are
simply to step in and receive the finished work. A new level and substance
of faith is coming into the heart to receive the finished work. God is
highlighting the spirit of faith and understanding the finished work
of Christ. Living from the Sabbath position will be crucial in obtaining
all God has for us.
2. A prophetic ear
will be given to not only hear but to also listen and comprehend. This hearing will
also occur from a position of rest in His presence. A key scripture is 1
Sam. 3:3,10. In a time when there was no widespread revelation and where the
eyes of the high priest Eli were growing dim, the light was still burning
in the temple near the ark. As Samuel rested before the ark in the
presence of God, the voice of God speaks to him. After several times of
hearing, but not understanding, Samuel is instructed by Eli to say, “Speak
Lord for your servant is listening.” There is a big difference
between hearing and listening. God is refining the prophetic ear and the
prophetic movement. He is calling His prophets and His people to come into
a place of rest in His presence in the light of revelation. From that
place the voice of God will speak. Not only will His voice be heard, but
it will be listened to and comprehended. A new clarity of hearing and
perceiving God’s voice is coming. It will not be by self-effort or striving. It
will be from resting in His presence. Not by might, not by power, but by
the Spirit of the Lord.
3. New language will
be given by God to properly and clearly communicate truths God is
highlighting and speaking. For example, the term “soaking” was not used until
the outpouring of God’s Spirit in the 1990s. This term helped explain the
concept of being filled with God’s presence. New language will be given by
the Spirit to more deeply and clearly understand truths of the spiritual
realities God is bringing forth.
4. God is giving
the blueprints for the new wineskin He is forming. In Josh.
3:3-6 the people were to follow the ark into a way they have never gone
before. As we follow the moving of the presence of God He will lead us by
His Spirit into places we have never gone before. The walk of
sanctification will be vital in preparation for the wonders God will do. God is
saying to be ready to pull the tent pegs up. When the cloud of His
presence moves we need to move with Him. We have to be willing to fold up old
structures and ways of doing things in order to stay current and fresh with
God. God’s marching orders will be given. There will be new alignments and
relational structures to facilitate the move of God.
5. We will not
continue to do things the same way. The cloud of God is moving,
and with that our activities will shift. Our focuses will shift. Some old
structures will have to adapt and morph with the new way God is moving.
There will be fresh Spirit-led activity. God doesn't want us to
be busy. He wants us to be fruitful. Forms, structures and even activities
we have done in the past may shift as God moves in new ways. Be prepared
to let go of some things and to embrace and step into some new things you
haven’t done before. It will be vital to go where the Spirit is breathing.
Don’t hold onto something God isn't breathing on any longer. Be
fruitful by moving and being led by the Spirit.
6. God will be
highlighting and deepening within His people an understanding of the
true identity of the believer. Revelation of how to live out
of union with God will come forth. We will understand our oneness with God
and live out of our inner spirit man. For those who are one with God are
one spirit with Him. 1 Cor. 6:17,19
7. God is going to
bring revelation into foundational spiritual truths. Things we
thought we knew and understood, God is going to have us look again and He
is going to give us deeper revelation and understanding into things we
thought we knew for years. Look back upon foundational truths and new
light and revelation will shine upon them, bringing the manifestation of
true spiritual realities.
8. The understanding
of spiritual warfare is shifting. We are moving from
“warfare” breakthrough to a “decreeing and establishing” breakthrough.
This will occur with a deeper revelation of who and where we are. Rather than
fighting into the second heaven from being under, we will rule and reign
from the third heaven being over. I understand that we wrestle not with flesh
and blood (Eph. 6:12) and that even Jesus experienced personal warfare
when He was tempted by the devil and overcame by the spoken word of God.
But this warfare will not be fought to obtain victory, it will be fought from a
place of victory. Christians will live from a third heaven reality,
understanding how to establish on earth "as it is in heaven." A new
perspective, a new revelation and with it a new manifestation of Kingdom
authority will be released. God is bringing people into a new level of
spiritual authority. Eph. 2:5-6 is a key scripture. The church will shift
from an Old Testament model of spiritual warfare (Dan. 10:13) into a New
Testament revelation of establishing what has already been won (Col.
2:15).
9. This is the season
of the fulfillment of dreams. Many are being brought from
a time where the word of the Lord tested them. The second dream to Joseph
was highlighted to me in Gen. 37:9-11. In it Joseph sees eleven stars and the
sun and the moon bowing down to him, speaking of his promotion into a
position of authority and influence. Eleven plus two is 13, the number of this
year. People are going to step into the manifestation of unfulfilled
dreams. The warfare of the last season is being washed away and a new
heavenly perspective is being granted. Just as Joseph’s betrayal and trial
maneuvered him into his assignment and destiny, so will the trials and
testings in our lives propel us into our destinies. Key scriptures
are Gen. 37:9, Gen. 45:5-8, Ps. 105:17-24.
10. God is
delivering people from burdens. But it’s not just the removal
of burdens. As Ps. 81:6-7 says, He will remove our shoulder from the
burden and bring deliverance. This is different than the burden being removed
from us. It’s us being removed from under the burden. Get ready for divine
shifting that will maneuver you out from underneath burdens into a place
of deliverance. In other words, situations or people may stay the same,
but you will be maneuvered out from underneath them. It’s a season of
deliverance for those who call on the name of the Lord. Psalm 81 shows 10
promises accompanying this deliverance. These include financial provision,
divine health, fear of the Lord on the enemy, the covering of His presence,
light in the darkness, food, dry places refreshed, joy, lands and nations,
and reaping where
one hasn't labored. Lay hold of these promises for you, your family, church, ministry and business.
one hasn't labored. Lay hold of these promises for you, your family, church, ministry and business.
11. There is a generational
convergence taking place. It’s a season for new young leaders to be
mentored and raised up. Generations are converging together and will function
together in relationship for the purpose of multiplication. Generational
wells and new wells will open together. Fathers and mothers will take
their place and sons and daughters will come into their place. Those who
have not been fathers will now step into a fathering role. Gen. 26:18-24
is a key scripture for this.
12. I saw a vision of
an open door. This is the year of the open door. As we run through
it we will come into divine acceleration. New favor, new opportunities and new
advancements. Key scripture is Rev. 3:7-13. God will keep us from the
hour of trial coming upon the whole earth. It’s time to hold fast what you
have so no one robs you of your crown. Have patient endurance. The name of God
will be upon us.
13. I saw a
vision of the Lord blowing upon a flickering flame. Usually
when someone blows on a candle, the flame goes out. But as God breathed
upon the flame within us it got brighter and hotter. It will be a season
of renewing our first love for God (Rev. 2:2-7). God is bringing both an
encouragement and warning that if our works are not done from the place of
first love, the candlestick can be removed. Ministry work must be done
from the place of first love for Jesus. God is calling people back to the
simplicity of worship and living a life in His presence. This will also
bring deeper consecration, holiness and divine fire as a result. Key verse is
Matt. 12:20. A smoldering wick He will not snuff out.
I encourage you to
pray over these 13 prophetic decrees, meditate on them and apply them to your
lives as the Holy Spirit leads you.
