This week we sense the Holy Spirit’s emphasis on the fact that He is highlighting the Gospel of grace and His own glorious presence in this hour. The body of Christ has simultaneously been getting hit with both of these eternal revelations the past few decades. Of course these truths have always been the heart of the Church, but in this hour God is adding an exclamation point as His Bride comes into the fullness of her destiny.

I (Dylan) have sensed the Father’s excitement as His message of grace spreads across the body of Christ while lovers of His presence are simultaneously being revealed. In this past season, these two revelations have oftentimes been seen as two different movements. The Gospel of grace is usually associated with Trinitarian, evangelical, reformed, and even intellectual movements in the body. The “Glory of His Presence” is usually associated with Pentecostals, Charismatics, and the prophetic/prayer movement.

In this hour, across many different movements and parts of the body, the King is giving a fresh clarity to embrace the Word of His Grace message and the Glory of His Presence as one. There is a work of God to bring all of this streams together. This is necessary because it’s the biblical way that the church should live. There is no doubt that the Gospel is a message of grace. God freely blessed us with every blessing through Christ’s death, resurrection, ascension, and seating. It’s all a free gift. As Paul asked, “What do you have that was not given to you?” In the past, many have struggled with performance mindsets towards the Father, not realizing He generously gave us all things in Christ.

Now the greatest blessing provided by His amazing grace is the Glory of His presence. There is no doubt that the Holy Spirit is experiential. Paul defined His greatest purpose as “to know Christ.” And this “knowing” that he desired was an experiential knowing. The Amplified Bible explains the experiential nature of this knowing beautifully.

Be encouraged this week that God is doing something wonderful in this day. He is reminding His children that they are safe forever in the arms of His grace. And in that safe place, He is saying, “Drink deep of my love. Open your heart and mind to the wonders of My Person. I freely provide Myself in all My fullness. I am going to surprise you with new experiences of My love that will be hard for you to define or pin down. Don’t worry about defining these new experiences or coming up with a system to share with others. Instead, just receive it from Me as a gift to you. My love is for you as your own personal gift. Don’t be so quick to run off and try to impress others with it. Instead, soak in it and really get to know My love and My grace. Let My love wash over your mind. I am your Father of all grace and glory and I am in you forever.”

Bullets with seeds

The U.S. military recently announced that they are planning to use biodegradable bullets filled with seeds. These will be used particularly for their training exercises as an effort to combat (no pun intended) the polluting nature of the tens of thousands of shells that are left on the ground every year, which negatively impact the environment.

If you think about it, this is quite a funny little “preamble” to Isaiah’s great prophecy of the day when weapons will be turned into farming equipment. Obviously, we have a long way to go to get the full manifestation of Isaiah’s word. But still, who would have thought a major world power would one day put seeds in their weapons to help fertilize the earth?

Besides these prophetic implications, this is a stunning picture of life arising from death. One of the greatest empires before the United States was Rome — and it was the “bullets” of Rome (whips, nails, and wood) that were sent into the body of Christ as an enemy of the state. But as we know, God took man’s weapons of violence and recycled them into a force of healing and new life. From the weapon of the cross came the seeds of hope and new life.

The Gospel is blossoming everywhere.

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