The Spirit broods over the earth. He is calling to the sons of God: "Awaken, Arise". A key word for this hour is "emergence". A season of emergence is proclaimed, as the sons of God awake to the Voice of the Spirit and begin to emerge upon the face of the earth. Those who discern the hour and are watchful of the seasons of the Lord are even now discerning with their spiritual senses a new and marvellous thing breaking forth. They are alerted to a changing of season.

It is a season that comes with little fanfare or celebration, yet it comes in the perfect timing and complete power of the Father. It comes like the rising of a new dawn on the earth; it comes with the brilliant light and glory of a newly created day emerging on the eastern horizon. As surely and as silently as the morning sun sends out her rays to kiss the darkened earth, so surely and silently does this season dawn with the Kiss of the Son upon the earth's weary, weeping face. And as certainly as each new day brings expectations of change, so this new season comes with expectations of great changes whose appointed times have come, and which will not be held back or delayed any longer. Yet few will notice, and few will comprehend the significance of this hour for which creation has yearned and Heaven celebrates.

Yes, the long-awaited Word has gone forth, determined from the dawn of time in the secret council of Elohim - flowing forth from the Son, approved by the Father, to be birthed by the Spirit - now carried forth by angels and declared with power. And once again, the Spirit hovers over the face of the waters. The waters are of nations, tribes and peoples, but these do not know or hear the song He sings. The song He sings over the earth in this hour is a song that brings forth a mighty awakening and stirs a growing restlessness deep within the spirits of those to whom it is sung. It comes even as a sudden gentle wind on a still day, fanning into flame the smouldering embers of fires long thought dead. It comes as a new, yet ancient tune, strangely familiar to those who will now be compelled to play it, sing it and dance to its beat. It comes from the deepest longings of the Father's heart, having been bathed in His own holy tears. It comes with a fearful shout of victorious triumph from the lips of the Son, startling His enemies into a frantic and final escalation of unparalleled wickedness.

And as this song of emergence, this creative call to resurrection life, arises in the spirits of the very sons of God, now and in the days that come, a responding sound will begin to rise from the earth. It is simultaneously the sound of war and the sound of heaven, appearing among men. It is the sound of resolute marching; it is the sound of clashing swords; it is the sound of many voices united together by the Spirit of Adoption, by whom they cry out as one "Abba, Father!". It is the sound of two kingdoms colliding on a scale not ever before witnessed by mankind!

And as this awesome revelation of sonship reverberates throughout all creation, the King's enemies will flee powerless and confused before those who carry it forth. Powerless, because death cannot defeat those who have already died. Powerless because there is no demonic strategy in the face of truth proclaimed by the Spirit of Truth. Powerless because as one mortal body is destroyed, many more shall arise in that one's place. Powerless because men, women and children will now walk the face of the earth in the stature and image of that Firstborn Son whose exploits are forbidden even to be spoken in the darkest, vilest haunts of hell.

And powerless because these ones know who their Father is and therefore know who THEY are! Having come forth from the dust of the earth, they have followed the Firstborn into their eternal realm, quickened by the Spirit and no longer bound to the earth from which they were formed. They have obtained the heavenly inheritance of joint-heirship with Christ and are declared to be the sons of God with power!

And so shall be the manifestation of the sons of God to all creation, the season of which we now enter. Let him who has ears to hear, hear what the Spirit decrees. It has begun!

Cheryl McGrath

Received 3.25 a.m. 13 May, 2004

"There is a harvest that has not been sown by Me, nevertheless I will reap it. My kingdom is not like the kingdoms of the earth with political boundaries and laws that change according to the ways of man. My kingdom is living, moving and breathing among the nations and tribes. Behold, I say the Word and the Wind blows where it wills! Behold, I speak and no man can resist My Voice! There is a glory that belongs to Me that no man shall touch. I tread the winepress alone and I know the hearts of men well.

Shh! Listen to the Wind as it rustles through the harvest of nations! (In the stillness of the night I heard in the Spirit what seemed to be the sound of a rising wind as it moves over a field of grain.) Those with ears attuned will hear it. Those who lift up their eyes will see that the harvest is white and ready and awaits only My Word. The Lord of the Harvest is aroused. His eyes move to and fro across the earth. His Voice cries with a loud cry: "Who will go for Me? Send forth the labourers!" Do you know why many labourers are needed? Because many shall not return to the place of their dwellings! But they SHALL return to Me, says the Lord, bringing their sheaves with them. The night comes when no man can work, but first comes My harvest! Who are My labourers? Those who will not touch My glory! These are those who will not stretch forth their hands presumptuously like Uzzah did, to assume direction over My Glory. Yet they shall indeed be bathed in My Glory as they gaze upon Me at all times, reflecting the light of My countenance.

You have heard it said that a man shall reap whatsoever he sows, and so it is. I AM the Lord of the Harvest and I know no such law. My Word, My quickened, living Word, is the seed that goes forth and does not return to Me void. The Lord shall turn the Sword of His Mouth into the Sickle of His Hand and surely He shall now reap that which is His due from ancient days! (When I heard this I saw in the Spirit the Lord riding upon a white horse with a sharp sword in His mouth, which also became a sharp Sickle in His Hand which He wielded with great authority with wide sweeping movements of His Hand as He continued to ride.)

And such shall be the power of My Word and My Sickle together that those of you who have eyes to see will look, and say: "There, there, and there!" And you shall hear the sound of the Sickle as I reap the earth and you shall turn your heads and see where I am working. Watch soberly and move quickly, you My labourers, to gather My harvest after Me. For quickly I shall come to the harvest and swiftly I shall reap.

And those of you who still sleep and slumber shall remain in your stupor, and shall miss My harvest while you drown deeper into the grave of your comfortable traditions. You shall only look and see where I have been and you shall say: "There, where there was no light, in that place that was dark and impenetrable, a great thing has occurred that we don't understand and cannot perceive. And there, in that place of sin where we dare not walk, a mighty thing has happened and now there is light. How can this be?" Ah! But the Wind blows where it wills! And you shall then move out into those places, but it will be too late and there shall only be hardship for you, and dissatisfaction, for I will have moved on and My labourers with me, says the Lord.

What is this great harvest that I shall reap? Is it not found in the darkest places? Is it not among the thorns and briars? And I, the Lord of the Harvest, who did not sow despair, shall take My harvest from the desperate! I who did not sow hopelessness shall take what is Mine from among the hopeless! I, who did not sow violence and injustice will reap My harvest from among the downtrodden of the earth! I will arise with healing in My wings to bring forth truth and righteousness in those places. I will go to the backstreets, to the slums, to the death camps, to the prisons, to the abode of the slave, and I shall put in My Sickle. With the Word of My Mouth will I penetrate the hearts of men and reap there where there was no knowledge of My Name and no expectation of My coming.

For My Word shall perform this, says the Lord. In an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, My Word shall be spoken and immediately will conviction fall on all those I choose. For My Word is coming with power again on the earth and shall be as a lightning rod in the mouths of My faithful servants.

And as My Word goes forth I shall put in My Sickle and the earth shall bring forth her harvest. And there shall be rejoicing amongst you, My servants, who follow and obey your Lord of the Harvest, even as Peter, James and John rejoiced on that day when they put down their nets one more time and reaped a great harvest. No more will you toil for weeks, months and years, but I tell you My Word shall go forth and there before you shall be the harvest your hearts have desired. You shall look and where there has been desolation, you will see that I have brought forth life, and where there has been emptiness I will bring forth a bountiful harvest, for My Namesake and for My Glory.

Therefore, I say unto you there is a harvest field that you have not yet known.

And I will now arise to claim that which is Mine alone.

I AM the Lord of the Harvest and I reap where I did not sow!

Scripture references:
Behold, the days are coming says the Lord, when the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him who sows seed; (Amos 9:13)

But when the grain ripens, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come. (Mark 4:29)

Also John 4:35, Revelation 14:14-16

Cheryl McGrath, Great South Land Ministries, Australia.

WORD AND VISION
Received 3rd March, 2004

"COME BY WAY OF THE BLOOD"

Waiting before the Lord, I became tangibly aware of God the Father's holiness, which is beyond our human comprehension, except when we receive revelation by the Spirit. He is Almighty God, and He dwells in unapproachable light. And as I meditated on His holiness, I saw in the Spirit what at first looked like a narrow, winding pathway. The pathway stood completely alone, with nothing either side of it, and I saw that it led to the Father's Throne which was a little way in the distance. Then I saw that the pathway was embedded with footsteps. As I was able to see with more clarity, it became clear both the footsteps and the path itself were flowing with a substance. The pathway became a flowing stream, not of water, but of blood. This was not a gushing river, but a narrow, flowing stream of blood flowing over earth, as you might see a pristine mountain stream flowing high up in the mountains across rocks, soil and pebbles.

I saw the form of a person step with bare feet into the stream, tentatively at first. I heard the Spirit say "If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me." And I heard the answer "Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!"

On entering the stream the person seemed to catch a glimpse of the Father's Throne up ahead and started walking through the stream towards it. As they did so, the stream of blood lapped around their feet and ankles but this person was only intent on following the pathway to the Father, and kept moving ahead, not looking down but looking with eyes fixed on the Father.

As the person was now closely approaching the Father's Throne, I then saw that the blood had become spattered all over their body, even to their face - yes even to their face. I looked at the blood-spattered face for some time because I was amazed to see how far the blood had reached since the person had entered the stream. They themselves did not seem aware at all that they were covered with this blood. And then as this person reached the Throne of the Father and fell down on their knees in the midst of the stream of blood, I became aware that the Father was looking on the Face of His Son in this one.

I then heard, or rather experienced, a deep roaring Voice that shook my entire body. The voice cried out "Come by way of the Blood!"

End of vision.

Interpretation: I believe the vision needs little interpretation, except to add that I believe the embedded footsteps of blood were the original footsteps of Jesus. The person who entered the stream, representing those being saved, was able to follow these footsteps, embedded in the earth, to the Father.


The Lord then gave the following word:

This is what the Lord God of the whole earth says this day:

"I see that mention of the Blood of My Son still offends the hearts and minds of men. Yes, and so it is, for My wisdom confounds the wisdom of the wise and remains a mystery to powers.

Much blood has been shed across the earth and will continue to be shed in the names of men and religious systems. The blood of the innocent cries out from the earth to Me relentlessly. But know this: there is ONE BLOOD that cries out the loudest. It is the undefiled Blood of the Lamb, slain from the foundation of the world, and it is THE only Blood by which you can approach Me.

Come by way of THE BLOOD! Stand before me clothed in the righteousness of My Beloved Son, and you will be heard and you will be regarded, and you will even call Me "Abba, Abba, Abba!" And I shall hear and respond to you. Do not even attempt to come to me through means of your own devices for I will not regard the flesh of man.

Yeshua is the veil that was torn. Yeshua is the narrow gate. Yeshua is the stone of stumbling and rock of offence.

Yes, go on, wince and squirm with offence and deep discomfort, all you who would judge My holy plan for your own redemption. THE BLOOD was not shed for the righteous, but for sinners.

But those who are not offended, the humble, the contrite of heart, even these shall step into that holy stream by faith in the finished work. And they shall call upon the Name of My Son, and I will hear and open My arms to them as they follow that pathway of Blood even to My Throne. And they shall be called redeemed, forgiven, healed. They shall be called sons and daughters of The Most High! For they understood the way of THE BLOOD, humbled themselves and received. They will come by the holy way of THE BLOOD, and by the way of THE BLOOD alone."

Let him who has ears to hear, hear.


Scripture references:

Simon Peter said to Him "You shall never wash my feet!" Jesus answered him, "If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me." Simon Peter said to Him, "Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head!" (John 13:8-10 NKJV)

Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. (Matt. 7:14 KJV)

And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. Then behold the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised. (Matt. 27:51-53 NKJV)

He will be as a sanctuary, but a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, as a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. (Isaiah 8:14NKJV)

Why? Because they did not seek it by faith, but as it were, by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling stone. As it is written: Behold I lay in Zion a stumbling stone and a rock of offense, and whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame. (Rom. 9:32-33)

Therefore it is also contained in the scripture: Behold I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious, and he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame. Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious, but to those who are disobedient, the stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone, and a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence. They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed. (2 Peter 2:6-8 NKJV)

Cheryl McGrath, Great South Land Ministries