The Invasion of God

Awakening: The Invasion of God into our Culture

Haggai 1:7, 8, 14 and Haggai 2:1-9

This past month we had an amazing and profound time of ministry in our Texas Power Tour from March 5-12, 2006. We began our time in Houston , then flew to Dallas and finished in El Paso , TX . We covered a lot of territory, but one ingredient was the same throughout, the people were hungry and desperate for a fresh move of God.

THE HEART OF TEXAS WILL BE REVIVED- AWAKENING THE HEART OF AMERICA

The Lord communicated His heart to me in a profound way during my time in Texas . On the first night in Houston , as I stepped to the pulpit I was instantly caught into an open eyed vision. As the Spirit caught me up I could see the entire state of Texas . Then I saw a large heart beginning the beat stronger and stronger; it was the heart of Texas . The Holy Spirit spoke to me and said “I am about to revive and awaken the heart of Texas .” He said “When you see the heart of Texas revived, the heart of the nation will be revived as well.” In the midst of this vision I realized that Texas held a key to releasing national revival in America .

We are about to see Texas visited with a mighty move of the Holy Spirit. As the heart of the Church is revived and awakened in Texas it will then cause an Awakening to hit the entire nation of America , turning the heart of our nation towards God.

GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY IS BEING GIVEN TO REVERSE THE DEATH CULTURE

Dallas is a key city in Texas . There is a governmental authority God is giving to Dallas to reverse the death culture that was released over our nation in Roe vs. Wade back in 1973. As the heart of Texas is revived we will see a reversal of this death culture and the Spirit of Life released over our nation. Dallas , TX is a key city for prophetic decrees to be released to see a breakthrough in the Supreme Court of America.

THREE GROUPS WILL BE VISITED: GOVERNMENT LEADERS, SPIRITUAL LEADERS AND THE REMNANT

As Awakening is released in our nation, not only will it revive and renew the Church, but we will also see a shift come as society begins to get radically impacted by this move of God. This anointing and outpouring will reach into many areas of society and bring great Kingdom transformation.

Haggai 1:7, 8, 14 and Haggai 2:1-9 are key scriptures for the Awakening that is upon us. God speaks through the prophet Haggai for the people to consider their ways and to build God’s temple so that He may be glorified. In verse 14, the Lord ‘stirs up’ the spirit of Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, Joshua, the high priest and the remnant of the people to build the house of the Lord so that God could have a temple in which to dwell. As the prophetic voice was released there was a supernatural stirring that took place. In Hebrew the word ‘to stir’ is ur . It means “to awaken, to stir up, to excite, to raise up, to arouse to action, to open ones eyes”. It means ‘to awaken someone from sleep and rouse them to a place of action’. This ‘awakening’ hits three groups of people: the governor, the high priest and the remnant. The Lord showed me that there will be three groups of people hit with this Awakening: political leaders, spiritual leaders and the remnant in the Church.

We will see the prophetic word of the Lord invade the government arena as God opens doors for His servants to prophesy the word of the Lord to government leaders. God’s Spirit will even invade the Oval Office of the White House as well as the Supreme Court. Many other political leaders will receive divine encounters as God’s heart is shared with them. We will also see the hearts of many spiritual leaders across our nation and the world stirred with a fresh moving of the Holy Spirit. Their greatest desire will be to build a house in which God’s glory can dwell. Their main ambition in ministry will become to build a habitation for God’s glory in the earth through His Church. We will also see the remnant of God’s people arise in this hour to offer their lives in a new and deeper way as a living habitation for God’s presence and glory. Kingdom pursuits will become much more important and prioritized than just living a comfortable lifestyle. People will even be willing to sacrifice so that God’s glory can have a dwelling place in the earth through their lives.

GUARD AGAINST FALSE COMPARISON AND DISCOURAGEMENT

As God’s glory is outpoured and fills His house again, we must be careful not to compare what God does today with what has happened in the past. He gave me a prophetic warning not to fall into false comparison. In Haggai 2:3 the Lord saw that the people were comparing the temple God was calling them to rebuild to what it was in its former glory in Solomon’s day. Haggai 2:3 says “Is this not in your eyes as nothing?” They remembered how glorious Solomon’s temple was, how the cloud had filled the temple so that the priests could no longer continue ministering (2 Chronicles 5:14). An internal enemy of discouragement through false comparison was trying to hinder them from building God’s temple. As God calls us to build a habitation for His glory we must be careful not to put God nor how He moves into a ‘revival box’. God may show up in a way that is very different than our preconceived ideas. We must be careful not to fall into a false comparison even with past moves of God and allow God to release His greater glory in the way He wants to do it. We must stay open and sensitive to the Holy Spirit so we don’t miss Him when He comes.

GREATER GLORY & SUPERNATURAL PROVISION

Haggai prophecies in Hag. 2:4-9 “Yet now be strong…and work; for I am with you. Once more I will shake heaven and earth, the sea and dry land; and I will shake all nations and they shall come to the Desire of All Nations, and I will fill this temple with glory. The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine. The glory of this latter temple shall be greater than the former and in this place I will give peace” says the Lord of hosts.

God tells them not to compare what they see based on what it looks like from the outside. His promise is that no matter what the temple looks like on the outside, the glory shall be greater on the inside! He also throws in there a promise for continual divine provision to get the job done. God reaffirms that all the gold and silver are His. He owns it all. We will see a great supernatural provision for the Church to build God’s Kingdom in the earth, building a place for His greater glory to dwell.

GOD WILL INVADE OUR SOCIETY: IN POLITICS AND MEDIA

There is a greater glory upon us. Awakening is about to hit America and the nations on many levels including both spiritual and political. As political leaders catch the heart of God they will begin to rally causes that are on God’s heart. This is where we will begin to see the walls broken down once again between Church and State. Not only will the Church be set on fire, but society will be impacted through righteous political leaders. We will also see an invasion of God into the Media realm. Jesus is about to be glorified in Hollywood and through the media, including both secular and Christian media. New networks will be formed that will glorify God. The church must be prepared to take the airwaves for God. A new wave of media outreach and anointing is upon us.

This next Awakening will shake the Church and bring a great transformation in our culture and society as the Holy Spirit empowers us to reach the world with His supernatural grace and power. Get ready not only to be refreshed, but empowered for the end time harvest of souls!

Copyright 2006 Matt Sorger Ministries