The season of Abrahams

This week has been a difficult week for writing. There is something that I really want to write about and the more I try convince myself to write about it the more I am reminded by the Holy Spirit to finish what I started. And what I need to finish are my remaining points about convergence!

It was in 2016 that I first heard the words “we are entering into a season of Abrahams” in my spirit. As seems to be the pattern when God speaks to me, I didn’t have a clue what He was saying and so I gave myself to studying the life of Abraham. This process resulted in some really good teaching material on Abraham (happy to share it with you) but there was still a dissatisfaction in my spirit whenever I thought of the words “a season of Abrahams”. It was clear that while I had made my notes, I had not connected to the word that I was hearing in my spirit.

It was only when I heard the word “convergence” in March 2020 that the penny dropped and began to understand what the season of Abrahams was really about. While there was nothing wrong with the teachings I had gleaned from my study I came to realise that the most pivotal point of this “Abrahamic” season was about finishing what you start.

There is a misconception around the timing of when Abraham heard the call of God to leave his family and go to a new land. And it is important that we understand that when Abraham first heard the call of God it was not in Genesis 12. A careful reading of the passage in Genesis 12 tells us that “the Lord had said to Abram go from your country”. Your translation may just say said but the original Hebrew word carries the connotation of had said. This is in itself is not a major revelation except when we see it in the context of Genesis 11 and Acts 7. Let me explain.

At the end Genesis 11 we read how Terah, Abraham’s father, takes Abraham and leaves their home of Ur of Chaldeans which was in Mesopotamia, to go to the land of Canaan. They end up settling in Haran, literally half-way to their end goal. It is important to note that Abraham’s father led them out on this journey, not Abraham. Now let’s look at what Acts tells us about this.

In acts 7, Steven says these words “The God of Glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran”. What this tells us is that the Lord appeared and spoke to Abraham about leaving his home, about becoming a blessing to the nations and carrying the seed of Christ before Terah led them to Haran. Terah was not the one with the call but he recognized that his son needed to go. Unfortunately, one of the meanings of Terah is delay. And this is what happened to Abraham because he let someone else lead him in his pursuit of his God given call. He settled with his father at Haran and as a result of settling he ended up being delayed in what God had asked him to do. It was only after Terah died that Abraham continued on his journey of walking in the stewardship that our heavenly Father wanted him to possess and walk in.

To translate this into today; there are many sons and daughters (the Abrahams) whom God has spoken to about going into new spheres of influence, or of claiming new lands of inheritance or of serving Father in radical new ways that are not the traditional “ministry” focus. They have been asked to go to their Canaan, a new land. They started on the journey but have only gone half-way to Haran. Unfortunately, many of these Abrahams were led by spiritual fathers and mothers or by “church systems” which tried to lead them into Canaan but instead settled in Haran. These fathers and mothers or systems did not receive the vision or the mantle to lead into this season but nonetheless tried to. It is only after Terah dies that Abraham is released from delay and continues his journey. And this is true for these Abrahams of today.

It is very obvious that during this last year many of our precious church systems (and maybe even some of our fathers and mothers) have been brought to their knees and no longer have the answer. The world is in need of those who have a mantle of Abraham for this moment, those who would bring a fresh, inspired and Christ filled blessing to the nations and the world. Not an old understanding or paradigm. This season of Abrahams is about sons and daughters, moving out of delay, out of settling and moving into a promise. This promise might look different to different people but it retains the same principle – it is for those who have been hidden, those who found themselves settled believing that what is held in their heart would not come to pass. It is for those who now need to stand up and step out because the Lord has removed the delay.

It is time for these Abrahams to shake off the delay, to move from being settled and to once again move into the journey they started many years ago. This season of Abrahams will be marked by men and women of influence being raised up into all spheres of society so that they may bring the blessing of Christ. This season will be marked by new faces and new voices who will arise from the hidden, settled and delayed place. This season will be marked by new leaders and new types of leaders emerging. In the words of one of my friends, “the mic will be passed to those who have been overlooked in the past because now there is no delay”.

Expect to see the Abraham’s arise.

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