
Year of the Wind - Midweek - THE FOUR WINDS
Job 32:8
8 But there is [a vital force and] a spirit [of intelligence] in man, and the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding.
BREATH can mean prophetic power… and breath can also just be a bunch of hot air.
THIS IS A YEAR OF SHAKING…
- it will be a year where death will be seen - BUT NOT IN A HOUSE OF THE WIND.
- it will be a year of financial shifts - BUT NOT NEGATIVE IN A HOUSE OF THE WIND.
- it will be a year of some major storms - BUT NOT HIT THE HOUSE OF HTE WIND.
The prophets Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, and Zechariah all mention the four winds of heaven
In Daniel chapter 7 - Daniel prophesies and says the 4 winds of heaven were churning up the great sea.
GOD IS USING THE WIND OF THE SPIRIT TO MOVE UPON PEOPLE TO CHANGE THE COURSE OF WHAT THE WORLD IS TRYING TO DO!
WHATEVER REBELLION THE DEVIL HAS PLANNED - won’t stop the life of the wind.
WHATEVER COURSE THE WORLD IS HEADING - won’t stop the life of the wind.
THE HOLY SPIRIT IS CHURNING THE WATER AND CHANGING THE DIRECTION AND IF WE FLOW WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT
- IF WE SPEAK WHAT HE SAYS
- IF WE ARE SENSITIVE TO HOW HE IS MOVING
- IF WE ARE QUICK TO FOLLOW QUICK TO FLOW
He is going to stir some things up with POWER!
Ezekiel 37:1 - 4
1 The hand of the Lord was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones,
2 And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.
3 And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord God, thou knowest.
4 Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.
The Holy Spirit will cause you:
- to see something before you ever have it manifest in your life: (dreams, visions)
- to hear something before it ever comes to pass. (Inner witness, inner voice)
But once you see it and once you hear it, the next step is now for you to possess it BY DECLARING WHAT GOD SAYS!
Ezekiel 37:7 - 10
7 So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.
8 And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them.
9 Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.
HEBREW = “unto the wind” -
Unto = Niphal - reflexive action, responding.
We know the wind is the movement and power of the Holy Spirit…
● The North Wind is associated with cold conditions
● The South Wind is tempestuous, unpredictable and brings whirlwinds
● The East Wind is the dry wind from the wilderness
● The West Wind is described as ‘the father of rain’
1. THE
Malachi 3:11
11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts.
GOD IS REBUKING THE DEVOURER WITH A NORTH WIND - AN ANGELIC FORCE TO GET THE DEVIL’S HANDS OFF OF YOUR SEED, YOUR HARVEST…
Hebrews 1:7 (TPT) says, “…I make My angels swift winds, and My ministers fiery flames.”
2. THE
The South Wind (rûaḥ dārôm) is variable in its effects, but the Bible always connects it with WHIRLWINDS.
Isaiah 21:1
1 The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land.
What is a whirlwind and what does it do?
Whirlwind = AN INSTABILITY OF ATMOSPHERE - where two winds meet and fight… causes a spinning or swirling motion that can damage buildings, trees, and other things.
A whirlwind happens in a LIMITED AREA for a LIMITED TIME. ~ suddenly.
Job 37:9
9 Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north.
Job 38:1
1 Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind:
2 “Who is this that questions my wisdom
with such ignorant words?
3 Brace yourself like a man,
because I have some questions for you,
and you must answer them.
GOD BEGINS 2 CHAPTERS OF TELLING JOB… you’re not discerning of my power, my presence or my purpose… you’re just complaining.
Job 38:22 - 29
22 “Have you visited the storehouses of the snow
or seen the storehouses of hail?
23 (I have reserved them as weapons for the time of trouble,
for the day of battle and war.)
24 Where is the path to the source of light?
Where is the home of the east wind?
25 “Who created a channel for the torrents of rain?
Who laid out the path for the lightning?
26 Who makes the rain fall on barren land,
in a desert where no one lives?
27 Who sends rain to satisfy the parched ground
and make the tender grass spring up?
28 “Does the rain have a father?
Who gives birth to the dew?
29 Who is the mother of the ice?
Who gives birth to the frost from the heavens?
Job 40:1 - 7
1 Then the Lord said to Job,
2 “Do you still want to argue with the Almighty?
You are God’s critic, but do you have the answers?”
3 Then Job replied to the Lord,
4 “I am nothing—how could I ever find the answers?
I will cover my mouth with my hand.
5 I have said too much already.
I have nothing more to say.”
6 Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind:
7 “Brace yourself like a man,
because I have some questions for you,
and you must answer them.
Job 42:1 - 6
1 Then Job replied to the Lord:
2 “I know that you can do anything,
and no one can stop you.
3 You asked, ‘Who is this that questions my wisdom with such ignorance?’
It is I—and I was talking about things I knew nothing about,
things far too wonderful for me.
4 You said, ‘Listen and I will speak!
I have some questions for you,
and you must answer them.’
5 I had only heard about you before,
but now I have seen you with my own eyes.
6 I take back everything I said,
and I sit in dust and ashes to show my repentance.”
REPENT FOR YOUR TIMES OF DECLARING ANYTHING AGAINST THE WIND!
SPEAK GOD’S WORD ONLY! NO COMPLAINING, NO GOSSIPPING, NO WORRYING COMING OUT OF YOUR MOUTH!
Job 42:12 - 17
12 So the Lord blessed Job in the second half of his life even more than in the beginning. For now he had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 teams of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
13 He also gave Job seven more sons and three more daughters.
14 He named his first daughter Jemimah, the second Keziah, and the third Keren-happuch.
15 In all the land no women were as lovely as the daughters of Job. And their father put them into his will along with their brothers.
16 Job lived 140 years after that, living to see four generations of his children and grandchildren.
17 Then he died, an old man who had lived a long, full life.
GOD USES WHIRLWIND MOMENTS TO BRING:
- ANGELIC VISITATION
- REVELATION
- HEAVEN’S RESOURCES
2 Kings 2:11 (NLT)
11 As they were walking along and talking, suddenly a chariot of fire appeared, drawn by horses of fire. It drove between the two men, separating them, and Elijah was carried by a whirlwind into Heaven.
WHIRLWINDS ARE WHEN TWO OPPOSING FORCES - the wind of the spirit and the powers of the air COLLIDE.
COMMAND THE WHIRLWIND OF ANGELIC FORCES WHEN YOUR FINANCES ARE THREATENED.
COMMAND THE WHIRLWIND OF ANGELIC FORCES WHEN YOUR PURPOSE IS THREATENED.
COMMAND THE WHIRLWIND OF ANGELIC FORCES WHEN YOU NOTICE SUDDEN SHIFTS.
3.
The East Wind (rûaḥ qāḏîm) is similarly described as a dry wind from the wilderness or desert.
Jeremiah 13:24
24 Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness.
Psalm 1:1 - 6
1 “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
4 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.
5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
6 For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.”
The Holy Spirit will blow as an east wind that will BLOW AWAY chaff… wickedness, wicked people, wicked things… and if you hold onto them it can cause problems.
Job 1:19
19 And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
Matthew 13:30
30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
- Getting rid of people
- Getting rid of excess things that steal from your time, your focus, are excuses to not spend time with God or at church.
There is a decluttering taking place as the Lord brings clarity and wipes the dust of:
- false identity
- wrong connections
- religious mindsets
- EXCUSES THAT HAVE ENSLAVED YOU.
4. THE
The West Wind (rûaḥ yām) is described as ‘the father of rain’
Luke 12:54
54 And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.
This isn’t a stormy wind… this is a wind that brings ABUNDANCE.
It is a rain that INCREASES THE HARVEST OF YOUR SEEDS SOWN!
Joel 2:23 - 25
23 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.
24 And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil.
25 And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
WHEAT = can represent people… can also represent SUBSTANCE and BLESSING!
WINE = representing the joy of the Lord increasing!
OIL = representing the anointing to destroy burdens and yokes that others carry increasing
Palmerworm:
- begins by eating the fruits of a tree.
- the fruit of the spirit is not seen as important…
Cankerworm:
- It goes into the bark, eating and destroying into the bark. That’s the lifeline, the covering of the tree.
- Taking away the ability for the tree to stand.
Caterpillar:
- This suck the life, the spirit, it holds the pulp and goes to sucking.
- Caterpillars continue to eat and eat and eat as they grow… taking away shade, protection and increasing destruction in trees.
Galatians 6:9
9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
THIS IS A DUE SEASON THAT THE FOUR WINDS ARE COMING TOGETHER!
IT IS A YEAR OF THE WIND WHEN THE FORMER AND LATTER ARE SHOWING UP!
- DON’T GIVE UP
- DON’T GIVE IN
- DON’T SPEAK AGAINST WHAT GOD SAYS!
Psalm 78:26 TPT
26 “The heavenly winds of miracle power blew in their favour”
“THIS IS A YEAR OF GREATER DEMONSTRATIONS… MIRACLE WINDS BLOWING IN YOUR FAVOR…”
WE are stepping into a realm of greater “BUT GOD” demonstrations!
Don’t give up. Keep contending, keep pressing through.
You are just moments away from your impossibility bowing to the force of the WIND OF THE SPIRIT!
Stepping into the realm of increased “BUT GOD” demonstrations will lead you to new opportunities.
- SUPERNATURAL
- SURPRISES
- SURPASSING YOUR SENSES!
Set your expectation HIGHER!