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Topic: The Year of Fulfillment! by Rob Hotchkin
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Julie Gilbert
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Rob Hotchkin:
Robert Hotchkin serves as a leader and itinerate minister
with the XP Ministries team. He is a passionate lover of
Jesus and he powerfully ministers the love of Christ to
all those he encounters. This month, Robert gives a very
timely word that will speak to the hearts of many in the
Body of Christ concerning fulfillment of God's promises.
Don't miss out! Read this and allow the Holy Spirit to
minister healing, strength, and joy to your soul and
uplift your spirit.
Patricia King
XP Ministries
An Extended Season
Many in the Body of Christ have been going through an
extended season of "process." That is a nice way of
saying that things have not quite gone the way we thought
they would when we thought they should. At times it has
felt like everything we've been believing for and praying
into – the things that matter most to us, the promises we
have seen so clearly in the Word of God – have been
delayed or even derailed. It has been a challenging
season, to be sure.
But I have good news for you. It has all been unto
something. It has all served a purpose. It has all been
one glorious opportunity after another for us to "die to
ourselves" (our will, our way, our plans, our timing) and
come more fully alive in Christ. "Process" seasons are
when God blesses us with opportunity for transformation.
So often when it looks like things are going so slowly
(or perhaps even like we are losing ground) in the areas
that matter most to us, that is precisely when God is
actually doing a deep work within us to transform us into
a greater manifestation of who He created us to be – so
that we can carry and release a greater manifestation of
who He truly is.
Don't think for a moment that God will not use everything
you have been through these last several months and years
to bring you into a better future than you could have
possibly imagined. God is with you, He hears you, and He
is at work on your behalf!
And here is even better news – I believe that as we left
last year behind and entered 2013, we began to transition
from the years of "process" into what I heard the Lord
refer to as the "Year of Fulfillment." He gave me Ezekiel
12:23, 25, 28 as the Scriptures to lay hold of in this
hour:
"'The time has come for every prophecy to be fulfilled...
For I am the Lord. I speak and it will come to pass. It
will no more be postponed... None of My words shall be
delayed any more, but the word which I speak will be
done,' says the Lord God."
So do not weary in doing good. Continue to stand on the
Word, believe in God's promises, and trust His
faithfulness. Continue to pray, decree, and declare.
Continue to persevere and endure. Continue to choose hope
over despair, faith over fear, truth over facts, and
righteousness over worldliness. Because, just like the
apostle Paul said to the Church in Galatia, I am saying
to you (Galatians 6:9): "Don't get discouraged. Don't
give up. You will reap a great harvest at the appropriate
time." And I truly believe that time is much closer than
you suspect. 2013 is the Year of Fulfillment. Press in,
press on, and expect great things from our great God!
The God of Process
Process is important to God. Yes, He is sovereign. Yes,
He can do whatever He wants, whenever He wants. Yes, He
is the God of breakthrough. And He is most definitely the
God of "and suddenly!" But He is also the God of process.
All the great stories of the Bible involve process.
Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, David, John the Baptist,
Peter – they all went through processes where God helped
them decrease so that He might increase. They all went
through tests and challenges where things did not go how
they thought they would when they thought they should.
And God used it all to help them learn to trust Him and
His Word in every set of circumstances no matter what.
They would not have been the champions of faith that they
were if not for the processes God allowed them to go
through. It is the same for you and me. God allows
process in our lives to grow us and mature us so that we
learn to trust Him in all things at all times. Process
helps us become men and women who cannot only receive the
Kingdom, but advance the Kingdom.
In Exodus 23 the Lord is giving His people a promise. He
tells them all about the amazing place He is bringing
them into. He even promises that He will send His angels
and His presence before them to clear the land of the
enemy. Wow! But then He goes on in verses 29-30 to say
something very interesting:
"But I will not do this all in one year because the land
would become a wilderness... I will do this a little at a
time until you have increased enough to fill the land."
Do you see it? God is explaining to His people the
process of coming into the fullness of the promise. It's
not that God is not able to do the full work
instantaneously, or that He is delaying, or that the
enemy is winning. It is that the people were not yet able
to occupy the fullness of the promise right away, so
God's plan was to take them through a process that would
not only bring them into the promise but also mature in
them the ability to inhabit and occupy the promise. It is
often the same for us today.
Have you been given a big promise from God? Perhaps it is
a prophetic word regarding your calling or destiny?
Perhaps it is the promise of divine health or provision
that every Believer has through the finished work of the
Cross? Whatever it is, know this. If God spoke it, it is
truth and it will come to pass. Period. If it hasn't
happened yet, that does not mean God has forgotten you,
or that the devil is winning. It simply means you are in
process. And God is right there with you. Just like He
was with Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, David, Peter and
all the other heroes of the faith that the Lord did great
works in as preparation for the great works He would do
through them.
So I say to you again: Do not weary in doing good. Not a
moment has been wasted. Keep believing. Keep praying.
Keep praising. And keep expecting. There is nothing the
enemy would like better than for you to give up. Don't.
It's the Year of Fulfillment. The fulfillment of your
promise is right around the corner. God spoke it and it
will come to pass.
No more postponement! No more delay!
Weekly Scripture Meditation:
Week ONE - Ezekiel 12:23, 25, 28
Week TWO - Galatians 6:9, James 1:12
Week THREE - 2 Peter 1:3-8
Week FOUR - Exodus 23:29-30
Rob Hotchkin
XP Ministries
Email: rob@xpmedia.com
Website: xpmedia.com
Rob Hotchkin ministers with Patricia King and Extreme
Prophetic. He fervently believes every Christian is a
miracle-working explosion of the Kingdom waiting to
happen. His preaching, teaching, and ministry inspires
Believers to grab hold of their restored relationship
with the Father through the finished work of the Cross
and walk the earth as Jesus did – destroying every work
of darkness everywhere they go! Rob is a passionate lover
of Jesus Christ and that passion is truly contagious! He
ministers with strong faith, releasing revelation,
prophetic decrees, healings, miracles, and the love of
God. He is a true carrier of the glory and revival.
People have been healed, refreshed, set free, and
empowered through his life. He believes for Heaven to
impact lives and regions everywhere he goes.
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See, the former things have taken place, and new things I declare; before they spring into being I announce them to you. Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See I am doing a new thing
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For years and years God has been speaking that identical word "process". I
am still believing for the end result, but during the "process", I have actually
seen a huge work that God has done in me while I am waiting. God is
amazing! Also God let me know that when the promise materializes, it is
not always immediately recognized. Just as a baby does not look like the
man or woman that baby will eventually become, sometimes our promises
birth something not yet recognized for what they shall bring forth.
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I can remember in the beginning wondering when the 'process' would be over. But I learned to remain humble in the process and as I began to mature, I came to understand the purpose of the process. The process was actually the answer to my prayer, "less of me Lord and more of you. Lord I want to know you in a better way. I want to be what you created me to be. Lord when you look at me, I want you to see yourself." The process came as a result of these prayers. Then I learned to embrace the process. O boy, it was ugly facing Quo!!! But I kept saying Quo has to die, die flesh (self) die!!! I'm even now learning to rest in the process. And all the glory belongs to God! YES!!!!! A couple years ago I dreamed I was walking through a house showing it to some people and we came to I guess the family room and the house began to fill with water, but this is what we wanted. And we continued walking through the water filled house (yes breathing underwater) and they knew it was the house they wanted. Before I woke I heard the word "Hagshama". I'd never heard the term, it was very foreign to me but I did some research and after some digging I found this word means "fulfillment". Never despise the process but embrace it knowing God is working things out for and within us for our good and for His glory.
I definitely believe this is the year of fulfillment.
Be blessed all.
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Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Ps 51:10
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Quo,
That's so true because I use to wonder and feel the same way. Good job Quo!
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Julie Gilbert
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Posted: 03/07/2013 at 1:47am
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Journey is always process, isn't it? It is a way to
determine 'time' ... and OH how I have so many times
RESENTED the process!!! God forgive me!!! I repent!
in God's dimensional realm we have KAIROS ... in natural
processing in the earth realm dimension, that equates to
CHRONOS
I keep getting that God is accelerating the 'process'
going from chronos to kairos in a blizkreig launch
time...
Jesus had 30 years of process and 3 years of KAIROS
ministry ... preparation/process is VITAL ... it is the
digging deep for the foundation in order to build upwards
(look at Joseph - Abraham and Sarah - David before he was
King)
I know I've had 49 years of vital, necessary, invaluable
'process' and my best days are NOW!! Glory! I will NEVER
arrive, NEVER complete process, NEVER get to where I
don't need process until the dimension of heaven! And I
accept that totally w/ gratitude!!
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See, the former things have taken place, and new things I declare; before they spring into being I announce them to you. Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See I am doing a new thing
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