We usually begin each New Year with 40-days of fasting and prayer. In early December, while I (Melissa) was seeking the Lord about our upcoming fast, the opening lyrics of an old hymn suddenly sprung up from within my spirit.
Take my life and...
I heard the phrase “Out of obscurity and into purpose,” and then I went into a vision. I saw the Lord as the head banker at a large bank on Main Street. The purpose of this bank was to hand out microloans to those that...
There is a higher level partnership coming between the prophetic and the apostolic. God is releasing forward momentum such that prophetic seeing and speaking translates into apostolic action for building. (See Jeremiah 1:9-10 and Isaiah 58:12)
In places where there’s been disorder and deterioration, stagnant growth...
By Anthony and Melissa Medina
For several years, Anthony and I have been members of the Apostolic Council of Prophetic Elders (ACPE) and the Global Prophetic Council (GPC). This network of U.S. and global prophets led by Cindy Jacobs convenes each year in Dallas, TX to...
In the game of baseball, a shift is a defensive realignment or strategy to maximize defensive efficiency. Thought up by a guy named Lou Boudreau, starting shortstop of the Cleveland Indians, the shift first appeared on the baseball scene in 1946. This strategic move was...
From here on, worshiping the Father will not be a matter of the right place but with the right heart. For God is a Spirit, and he longs to have sincere worshipers who worship and adore him in the realm of the Spirit and in...
Upstart: a person who has risen suddenly from a humble position to wealth, power, or a position of consequence.
Multiple times while in prayer, I’ve heard the Lord say, "2018 is the year of the upstarts." When I pressed in for understanding, He continued; ”I am...
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Romans 15:13)
History tells how most slave masters did not want their slaves engaging in prayer. They...