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Surely the Lord will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets. Amos 3:7

This new year of 2018 is going to be a year of Genesis, of new creation—even new beginnings, signified by the number 8.

2017 was a year of completion and bringing things to a close—things that needed resolution for many years.

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2017 is a completion of my wilderness experience, a time of testing, and a time of preparation for the work our Lord asked me to do.

I was literally in the School of the Holy Spirit, talking to our Lord every day, ever since He asked me to leave my business behind in 2003.

God asked me to build him a huge army, but he took me on a detour and had me do many other projects over the years. See WHO IS ROSE for my testimony.

What I recently discovered is very interesting.

God uses 7 year cycles a lot. God asked me to literally leave my business in 2003. The years 2003-2010 were definitely a wilderness experience and a time of testing.

I moved to a retirement community in 2010. 2010-2017 was a mixture of working for our Lord and enjoying many social activities with wonderful friends.

That is 14 years. God wants this coming harvest to be a 7 year harvest (depending on what God's church does) followed by the 7-year Tribulation Period.

Now is it FINALLY time to open up the doors of this ministry to the public.

God asked me to do many things during this time that do not make sense to man, but I did them anyway. This was a test of my obedience.

I usually worked 7 days a week and very long hours each day during the first 7 years. God asked me to do these projects and I wanted to do a good job. I gave it my all. That is when I wrote the books that are waiting to be published.

Many revisions of these books have occurred since then. I also had to redo them many times because of software and computer changes.

The enemy is continually attacking me with technical issues to prevent these words from coming forth.

Man will think this doesn’t make sense. You are correct. It doesn’t make sense by the way man thinks.

God told us many times over the years that God’s ways are not man’s ways and that man’s ways are not God’s ways. I can definitely agree with that.

This is a test of obedience, people.

THE GREATER THE CALLING AND ASSIGNMENT, THE GREATER THE SACRIFICE.

Read my book GO FOR THE GOLD. The sacrifice that we make on earth might seem great, but the rewards that we will receive in heaven for the work we do to bring in this harvest will be worth it.

God has SPECIAL REWARDS prepared in heaven for his END-TIME ARMY. God loves every person on this earth and He appreciates every soul that is freed from Satan's captivity.

If you are a parent, and somebody kidnapped your child, you would do whatever it took to find that child and bring him home. You would seek all the helpers you could find to help you. After your child is found and returned into your loving arms, you would want to do whatever you could to show your appreciation to the people who helped save your child.

That is what this end time harvest is about, people. It's about saving over a billion of God's children from Satan over these next few years.

Many people will be serving our Lord without financial compensation during this coming harvest. God has his angels recording everything that we do for him. You can be assured that NOTHING we do for our Lord is in vane. We are continually adding to our account in heaven.

A slight warning! Make sure where you donate your time and money in the days ahead. Too many times, tithes and offerings take a detour into the pockets of religious leaders or institutions that is never used for the purposes that God wants it to be used.

This coming harvest is NOT about building any man’s or religious institution's personal kingdoms. This will be about BUILDING GOD’S KINGDOM (SINGULAR).

God's army will be an ARMY WITHOUT WALLS. God has one body, not many. Nobody will be asked to leave his or her church to join God's army. That is ALWAYS an important point to make when inviting a person to become part of God's army.

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2018 will also be a year of fulfillment of promises and expansion with an emphasis on Kingdom advancement. Be encouraged as this new year approaches. God wants to put you right where you belong so that you can have an impact in your God-appointed place.

"...the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits." (Daniel 11:32)

2018 will be a year where "the Kingdom" will become a continued emphasis as God wants to empower the Body of Christ to affect the mountain of influence to which they are called. God works with us in stages. He'll bring you to the next stage as the light comes on in your heart to see more of His Kingdom manifested.

It's time to discover the arena that you are called to and pursue God in such way so you can get positioned in that sphere to influence it with His glory. As you pursue the Lord, He will move you to the next stage for your life. Our pursuit expedites His plans for our lives. You can be content to have things sent for your life at a snail's pace or your can get them overnighted! Make 2018 a year for expedited delivery in your own life!

"Now the Lord is the Spirit. And where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. But we all, seeing the glory of the Lord with unveiled faces, as in a mirror, are being transformed (transfigured/metamorphoō) into the same image (eikōn) from glory to glory by the Spirit of the Lord." (2 Corinthians 3:17-18 emphasis mine)

Renewal begins with the Holy Spirit. Renewal continues with the Holy Spirit. There cannot be renewal without the Holy Spirit. In 2018, engage with the Spirit in such a way that you are receiving of the river of His presence. Freely you have "received" so freely give. If we have received nothing, then there is nothing to give and it begins with His Spirit in our lives.

Jesus told His disciples to go and wait in Jerusalem until they were clothed with power from on high. We have to position ourselves to receive from God so that we have something to pour out on others. Communion with the Holy Spirit is the way we get renewed or made new in His presence. He, the person of the Spirit, makes all things new in our lives daily.

"But after that the kindness and love of God our Savior toward man appeared, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost." (Titus 3:4-5)

Jesus told His disciples that He had to leave but that something far better was coming: His indwelling presence! Without the indwelling presence of the Spirit you will end up striving in your flesh trying to make things happen. He is the river that creates a flow in our lives, removing the rigidity of religious ritual. Make 2018 a year of being renewed in His presence!

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We are presently waiting for a 21st century outpouring of God's Spirit like occurred in Acts 2 and Joel 2:28. This time the outpouring will be so much greater, however.

The first century apostles were told to wait and we are also told to wait.

The very first lesson our Lord taught me in 2003 was to WAIT ON HIM. That was a huge test.

It's hard waiting, people. If God had told me in 2003 that I would have had to wait this long, I think I might have passed on this assignment.

God wanted to start the harvest sooner over these last years, but he postponed the outpouring of his Spirit. He said his people were not ready.

We no longer have time, because the enemy is ready to destroy Constitutional America as soon as he gets a chance. We have but a short window to bring in a harvest of over a billion people from throughout the world, so we don't have time to continue on as usual.

Jesus told us to either join his army or GET OUT OF HIS WAY.

"But when He again brings the firstborn into the world, He says: Let all the angels of God worship Him. Of the angels He says: 'He makes His angels spirits, and His servants a flame of fire.'" (Hebrews 1:6-7)

There will be a growing consciousness of the angelic activity in our midst, especially as we activate them in through our worship. The angels are activated and energized by our surrendered pursuit of God.

Make an intentional effort to activate the angels and be more conscious of them and what God is doing. We know the angels rejoice when someone comes to the Lord and that they are here to help us advance His Kingdom. When atmospheres change from darkness to light and when Heaven is manifested on the earth, it stirs and shifts things in the invisible realm where God's angels are activated. As we continue to engage with God – manifesting His Kingdom in such a way that the light of His presence changes atmospheres – His heavenly hosts will bring their assistance to us. We don't want them bored...ACTIVATE!

"For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith." (1 John 5:4)

There is coming a fresh awakening of Kingdom dominion and victory. This is the victory, even our faith, that has overcome the world. It is time for a fresh wind of His victory to blow upon His people—to wake up and smell the red roses of victory! It is high time for the sleeping giant (the Church) to wake up, realize its authority and quit tolerating Jezebel and religious control. Ahab represents the church that is in idolatry, caught up in performance (the show) and looking for titles while being in bed with the world.

"Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. This is Jacob, the generation of those who seek Him, who seek Your face. Selah." (Psalm 24:3-6)

God is looking for a people with clean hands and pure hearts that have not lifted up their souls in idolatry. These people will ascend the mountain of God and experience great authority and victory as they see the Lord as He truly is.

"And Moses said, 'Let no one leave any of it (manna) till morning.' Notwithstanding they did not heed Moses. But some of them left part of it until morning, and it bred worms and stank. And Moses was angry with them." (Exodus 16:19-20)

I saw a vision of bread with maggots. It reminded me of when the children of Israel were given manna each day, but if they tried to keep it until the next it would be rotten.

Make a commitment to get your fresh bread daily by spending time in His presence. Discover your flow. Are you an evening person or a morning person? From what I've discovered, we all seem to have been created by God for either the morning light or the evening light. Find out what flows best for you. If both seem to work well, maybe you are both! That's special!

As you find that time you will be able to carry His glory through the day with simple primers—priming the pump of your spirit in prayer in worship. Make 2018 a year of fresh bread that you can, in turn, give away to others!

"And Saul armed David with his armor, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail. And David girded his sword upon his armor, and he assayed to go; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, 'I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them.' And David put them off him." (1 Samuel 17:38-39)

Be who God has made you to be. I tend to say this a lot: "Get out of the cookie cutter!" Be who God made you to be. Don't compare yourself to someone else. Throw off Saul's armor. Don't be conformed to a teaching or a doctrine, be conformed to the image of Christ. We are changed from glory to glory as by the Spirit of the Lord as we behold HIM. Don't be a parrot that just repeats what someone else says—find your life, identity, purpose and devotion with God in the secret place.

Original valuable art has great value; printed copies don't. God is the greatest Artist and made you intrinsically expensive! Discover your value as you pursue Him and as you are changed by beholding His face. Here your true nature that is created in true righteousness and holiness, will rise to the surface of your life—with His light and countenance shining upon you!

In a dream, the Lord showed me how we are to be seeking for His pure gold. He wants us to have "hearts of gold". I was holding some gold in my hand that was like putty—very flexible. God wants our hearts and lives to be flexible in His hands so that He can use us. It is the potter and the clay scenario, where we are yielded vessels in His hands. It's also being watered by the Holy Spirit, which makes us "flexible" rather than stiff.

When our hearts are yielded to the Spirit we are like a well-watered garden, where the soil is easy to plant in and "yield" fruit and life. Seek after His wisdom and understanding—which are like gold—so you may know the ways of the Lord. God will bless you in 2018 as you pursue to have a "heart of Gold" and a "heart after God"!

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Read my book GO FOR THE GOLD. It describes our journey from the Outer Court through the Middle Court and finally and hopefully into the Holiest of Holies. That is the real Gold. That is where God resides and that is where we finally become one with our Lord. The book describes the many wonders available to us in this sacred area.

One of the roles of the Holy Spirit on our journey is to put us up on that potter's wheel and mold us into an image of Jesus. We continually get rid of impurities and develop a closer relationship with God on this journey. It's one step at a time. The Holy Spirit leads us down the best road for each one of us.

There is a sacrifice to be made before we enter the Holiest of Holies. This is where many people get stalled or choose to stop. God chooses the sacrifice. Does what God asks us to do mean more to us than what is behind the veil? This is definitely a real test.

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John and Brandi Belt are the leaders of Overflow Global Ministries. The heart of their message is that God's greatest desire is to indwell His people with His presence. They believe that man was created to be inhabited by God through His Spirit. With a sincere devotion to God through the Holy Spirit, people can live in a place of overflow in His presence. This overflow translates into touching the lives of others through living encounters with God. When John and Brandi minister, the intimate presence of God is manifest – being accompanied with demonstrations of God's power to heal, revive, and restore.

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