Occupying Spiritual Vacancies
by Jonas Clark
Who will fill the seats of governing authority?
Moses My servant is dead (Joshua 1:2).
The Lord spoke these words to Joshua thousands of years ago as He
called the young warrior to lead the Israelites into the Promised
Land. Those words marked a transition in the spirit in the days of
Joshua and Caleb.
Thousands of years later, yet another transition is taking place
with the deaths of Lester Sumrall, Kenneth Hagin Sr., Derek Prince,
Bill Bright, John Osteen and Jerry Falwell.
The Body of Christ benefited greatly from the unwavering faith in
God, prophetic direction, and godly admonition that these men
imparted to the Church for many decades. Each of these men were
apostles of faith that occupied a position of governing authority in
the Body of Christ.
These anointed leaders have now completed their courses and gone on
to reap their just rewards with our Lord Jesus Christ. Their
presence in the natural will be sorely missed, but moreover, the
passing of these generals has left unoccupied seats of spiritual
authority. Now, the Holy Spirit is telling many of us the same
thing: “There are vacancies in the spirit.” Where are the Joshuas
and Calebs of this generation? Who will fill the vacancies in the
spirit?
God is preparing leaders in wilderness places right now to occupy
the spiritual vacancies left by our forefathers; leaders the world
has never heard of; leaders that have never been on television or on
radio or featured within the pages of popular Christian periodicals.
God is readying to introduce this new breed of leaders to the Body
of Christ.
Like John the Baptist, these new breed leaders have been hidden in
the wilderness until the time of their revealing. They will be men
and women of integrity, faith, vision, and apostolic grit that will
not compromise with religion but will have a burning desire to go to
the nations with the Gospel. They will carry a great passion for the
eternal purpose of the Church as they present the increase of His
government to the Body of Christ.
When Moses died, God spoke to Joshua. He said, “Moses my servant is
dead, now it’s time to cross over the Jordan and possess the
Promised Land.” Moses was a great leader. He took the people of God
to the outskirts of the Promised Land. While the Israelites could
see the land, it was Joshua and Caleb – men of a different spirit –
whom God used to lead the people through warfare into their
inheritance.
Is this a prophetic type and shadow of where we are today? Are there
truly leadership vacancies in the spirit waiting to be filled? Are
you part of the new breed of leaders that God is raising up to fill
them? New breed leaders love Jesus but are sick and tired of dead
lifeless religion. They are bored with church as usual. They feel
like they just don’t fit in and they are ready to pursue a change.
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APOSTOLIC TRANSITION KIT
The Church has been in spiritual transition for the last several
years. It is almost like we have been caught between moves of God.
Every move of God has been a preparation and a stepping stone into
something greater. We needed the Great Reformation. We needed the
Holiness Movement. We needed the Faith Movement.
Now it’s time for the Apostolic Movement. The Church is presently
experiencing a restoration of the apostolic grace. With that grace
is coming a greater boldness, determination, and a fresh willingness
to possess what belongs to every believer. Words like revelation,
build, church, authority, government, teams, equip, and send will
become commonplace. Modern examples of equipped believers sent out
of strong local churches on teams will mirror what’s written in the
Book of Acts.
With that release of apostolic grace, however, is also a challenge
of ministry orientation, roles, functions and structures of
ministries. Of course, it also includes the grace necessary to fill
the spiritual vacancies left behind by those who have pioneered
before us.
New breed believers will dearly miss those great generals who have
left this earth, but new breed believers can rejoice in the
understanding that they were born for such a time as this and
determine in their hearts to press on with the great Cause of Jesus
Christ.
Jesus declared that He would present to Himself a glorious church
without spot or wrinkle. The Church’s greatest days lie just ahead.
With every natural death, there is wealth left behind. Who will
inherit the spiritual wealth of the impartations of yesterday to
take the Church into its glorious future? Who will fill the seats of
governing authority? Who will occupy the vacancies in the spirit?
God is waiting for the 21st century Joshua generation to rise up.
© by Jonas Clark
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