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I don't always feel like I have to "get a word" for the new year, however I do keep my "ears" open just in case Father has something to show me. I believe that Father has downloaded something that will prove to be integral for where the church is at today.

2012- A year for Agreement, Alignment, and Advancement!

In Biblical symbolism, two is the number of Agreement; "Again I tell you, if two of you on earth agree (harmonize together, make a symphony together) about whatever [anything and everything] they may ask, it will come to pass and be done for them by My Father in heaven." (Matthew 18:19 Amplified Bible) I love the visual and auditory imagery that the Amplified Version lends as it illuminates the verse- harmonize together, make a symphony together! I love the symphony, many voices with one resounding and harmonious sound! With this picture in mind, first I want to address what I will call the "power of agreement."

The Power of Agreement

The "power of agreement" is a universal principle that operates in most all areas of life. We can see this principle operating as early as Genesis chapter three; "Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?... And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat." (Genesis 3:1&6) The woman came OUT of agreement with God and into agreement with the serpent, subsequently her husband came into agreement with her. This "power of agreement" changed the entire course of mankind for the worse.

In His infinite wisdom and at the appointed time, Father found another woman who would "right the wrong" of the first woman through the "power of agreement." We can read of this in the Gospel of Luke; "And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word..." (Luke 1:38) As these words resounded through the atmosphere, "be it unto me according to thy word," once again, the entire course of mankind was changed!

The Power of Agreement

Are you beginning to see the "power of agreement?" It applies not only to the individual but also to the corporate, as we can see in Genesis chapter eleven; "And the Lord said, Behold, they are one people and they have all one language; and this is only the beginning of what they will do, and now nothing they have imagined they can do will be impossible for them." (Genesis 11:6 Amplified Bible) I find it fascinating that Father Himself, the sovereign potentate of all creation, testifies of the "power of agreement" as He declares, "this is only the beginning of what they will do... nothing they have imagined they can do will be impossible for them!" One people with one language through the "power of agreement" can realize limitless possibilities.

The Psalms say it this way, "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!  For there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore." (Psalms 133:1-3) The Lord commands a blessing upon unity! Keep in mind that unity does not mean uniformity or conformity. There is room for diversity within unity; "Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all." (1Corinthians 12:4-6) Yes, diversities and differences... but the same Spirit.

As I look at the number 2012, I am reminded of the twelve who were sent to spy out the land that Father had promised; "And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it. But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we. And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel..." (Numbers 13:30-32) Only two, Joshua and Caleb, were in agreement with God. The other ten got it backwards and brought up an evil report contrary to what God had said. The two declared that they were "well able," the ten declared that they were "not able." The real issue was never ability. The issue was whether they were going to agree with Father or agree with their natural senses.

I believe that Father is raising up a people who do not judge things after their natural senses; "And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears." (Isaiah 11:1-3) The Branch spoken of in this verse obviously points to Jesus the Christ, our preeminent Head. However, what is true of the Head is often times also true of the Body. Jesus said, "I am the vine, ye are the BRANCHES: He that abideth in Me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without Me ye can do nothing." (John 15:5)

A Corporate, Many-Membered Branch Man

t is my conviction that Father is raising up a corporate, many-membered Branch Man that operates in the seven-fold Spirit mentioned above. This corporate Branch Man is in agreement with Father and does not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears.

Zechariah also speaks of this corporate Branch Man; "And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD: Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them BOTH." (Zechariah 6:12-13) Notice the very last part of the verse. Exactly who is the "them BOTH" that is spoken of? I believe it is Jesus the preeminent Head and His Body, the corporate Body of Christ operating in the "power of agreement."

The prophet Amos begins to take us a step further in this understanding as he asks, "Can two walk together, except they be agreed?... Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets." (Amos 3:3 & 7) Agreement is essential, however in order to "walk together" the two must be headed in the same direction, they must be "aligned." With this picture in mind, let us now address what I will call the "power of alignment."

Doug Fortune

www.dougfortune.org

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