The Overflow
“Arise, shine; for your
light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For behold, darkness
will cover the earth and deep darkness the peoples; but the Lord will rise upon
you and His glory will appear upon you. Nations will come to your light, and
kings to the brightness of your rising.” (Isaiah 60:1-3, NASU)
Many in the prophetic realm
who have been part of congregations where this gift of the Holy Spirit is
received and treasured have been hearing in the last decades of how stadiums will
be filled with believer gatherings in these last days of revival. I certainly
have heard this proclaimed. Men like Paul Cain, Bob Jones, and others, whom I
highly respected, and heard personally several times before they went on to
glorious rewards, spoke of that which the Lord Jesus said was coming, through
His Holy Spirit.
And it is coming.
Even as Isaiah prophesied
in his words to Israel and the Jews (quoted above) and repeated by Yeshua
during His walk on the earth in the Promised Land, again to the Jews, I believe
this promise is also given to those who have been grafted into the olive tree,
the believing Gentile Body of Christ. Together in our days, the One New Man is
beginning to truly operate, to complete the eternal plans and purpose of our
Father God, His Son Jesus, through the work of the third part of the God-head
Trinity, the Holy Spirit.
The glory of the Lord
will rise upon us. His glory will appear upon us. Nations are coming to the
light He is causing to shine through us. That will include kings, presidents,
and leaders in high positions.
Though the darkness abounds, even deep darkness,
the people of God – both Jews and Gentiles who are created as the Body of the
Lord here on earth – will have His light shine through us in that very darkness.
Because of this light,
the Light of the World, the same light residing in the spirits of believing men
and women through His Holy Spirit, in addition through the children of all ages
following His commands, the nations are coming. They are being drawn to His
power.
Yes, the nations are
coming.
Are we ready?
Recently during our weekly
staff meeting of Antioch International Church in Fort Mill, South Carolina,
USA, during our regular time of prayer to start the week, the Lord gave me the
word “overflow”. I knew what He was talking about when I heard the word in my
mind. I then spoke it out loud as a proclamation of faith. We were needing one
of the large rooms, 23,000 square feet, for the “overflow” that was coming.
The overall large
complex, known as The River Place, is 103,000 total square feet space, housing three main event/gathering
place buildings, and is still in the process of being completely renovated. Our
plan is to further restore that which was lost decades ago, for the purposes
now in use, including that as an event venue location for all types of organizations.
While this may certainly, and is, occurring, I felt the Lord was saying more
specifically, that one particular space, known as the Studio, will be more for
use for “overflow” than for these outside client rental events. A primary
purpose will be to hold the overflow of the spiritual gatherings coming to the
main building, known as The Barn, due to the vastness of the numbers of people.
The River Place, hosing Antioch International Church's Barn and Studio
The nations are coming.
They are coming to the light. And we, among other places where He is preparing
for this mighty outpouring of His Holy Spirit, have the Light of the World in
our midst. His Name is Jesus. He is revealing Himself in glory and power, and
taking back that which was lost, stolen, and completely dead.
The overflow spaces -
all around in the nations too - will be needed. Because they will be filled
with hurting, lost, poor, people “in need of everything”, we must be diligent
today in preparing them for such a time as that which is coming.
No longer will it
be those spoken words of the past, when it has previously been said “decades
down the road” will this occur. No longer will it just be said, “O, my kids
will see this move of the Lord.”
It is now. You, they and
I will see this work of the Lord. NOW is the time to get ready for the masses
to come. Now is the time, not only for the Jews to be returning to Israel in masses,
in aliyah, but also for the people within the nations of the world to finally
come to Jesus in huge numbers.
Get yourselves ready for
the overflow. Get your gathering buildings ready for the overflow. Get
connected, dedicated, and with more resolve in your heart to be a part of what
the Lord is doing and is certainly going to be increasing in His wonderful,
creative doings.
The overflow is coming.
It is just around the corner.
Get ready.
"Arise, shine; for your light has come,
And the glory of the
Lord has risen upon you.
For behold, darkness
will cover the earth
And deep darkness the
peoples;
But the Lord will rise
upon you
And His glory will
appear upon you.
Nations will come to
your light,
And kings to the
brightness of your rising.
Lift up your eyes round
about and see;
They all gather
together, they come to you.
Your sons will come from
afar,
And your daughters will
be carried in the arms.
Then you will see and be
radiant,
And your heart will
thrill and rejoice;
Because the abundance of
the sea will be turned to you,
The wealth of the
nations will come to you.”
(Isaiah 60:-5, NASU)
Shalom
and ahava (peace and love in Hebrew).
Now
think on this,
Steve Martin
Founder/President
Love For His People,
Inc.
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04.11.19 – “The Overflow” – Thursday 3:30 am.
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