June 4

2samuel 22:1-23:23;acts 2:1-47;psalm 122:1-9;proverbs 16:19-20

Acts 2:17 declares, "And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, that I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; your sons & your daughters shall prophecy, your young men shall see visions, your old men shall dream dreams."

In the last days, God will pour out of His Spirit into our lives. Not just one or two of us, but all of us. He will pour into our children; He will pour into our elderly. Each person plays a unique part in the army of the Lord. Each of these tasks speaks of revelation, of will & purpose. God will give our elderly dreams through His Spirit - strongly desired goals & purposes from His heart. They will imagine the purposes of God. He will give others visions - supernatural revelation. They will see the purposes of God. And He will give our children, our sons & our daughters, prophecies - inspired declarations of His divine will & purpose. They will speak out the purposes of God and call them forth.

Wow. Have you ever heard the expression, "Kids should be seen and not heard?" I'm sure a lot of parents probably thought that came right out of the Bible, but God's Word says here in Acts 2:17 that they will prophecy. They will speak, and He didn't create them not to be heard. My 6 year old son speaks w/excitement & life every time he speaks. When he's happy, it's boisterous & loud. When he's not - well...he might be whiney or mad, but it's still just as loud and ear piercingly so. Kids have a knack of getting their parent's attention. Maybe that's why God assigned them to prophecy and declare His will in these end times in Acts 2:17.

Our elderly will dream God's strong desires and purposes. Others will supernaturally see God's revelation. And our children shall speak forth His intentions and be His mouthpiece. And we will hear them.

I pray today that God raises up a mighty army of children & youth in Hillcrest Church, filled w/His Spirit, who know Him well and that He fills their mouths w/praise unto His holy, holy, holy name and w/prophecies of the divine will & purpose of God for Dallas, for America, and the for our world today.

Blessings,
Rolanda Green
Children's Minister