Nov. 6, 2019
Copyright Theresa Harvard Johnson
Copyright Theresa Harvard Johnson
I know I keep saying this, but I really want “prophetic” scribes to see and get this.
No generation has had the surge of information and technology “at the level” we have today. No generation has had the Word and opportunities that have opened up for us today. As humanity, we have walked through the Stone Age, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age historically which is defined by “craftsmen/artisans” who made our lives less laborious because of their pioneering efforts to create technology, develop systems and document their progress.
While the Iron Age was our last epoch, the 21st century advancements wouldn’t be possible without its legacy.
Just think, at the turn of the century…. we were using dialup, paying $3k and up for personal computers, and still had people without cell phones. By 2007, Internet technology took a massive turn…. and crazy doors opened for a “never before explored” technology that impacted every realm of society.
Scribes led that with their coding expertise. Many prophetic pioneers were awakened to build technological pathways, gatekeepers came down clearing the way for publishing, accessibility and education was redefined for the entire world. No more tapes, CDs…. but mp3s and mp4s. This second decade has been about tremendous innovation… and a ridiculous surge in integrated video communication and an explosion of portable, micro devices and systems of managing and distributing resources.
If ever there was a spiritual and natural word that captures the pioneering phases of the first quarter of the century, it might be the word ACCESS!
For the first time in history, this NEW FRONTIER has opened and removed many BARRIERS that limited the effectiveness of many people in this world. It caused PIONEERS to literally WAKE UP… and surge with innovation. Marginalized groups, especially among the younger generations, saw financial opportunities and doors amounted to massive wealth. And marginalized groups began emerging from the shadows with a confidence and force we haven’t seen in decades.
Perhaps some of the greatest breakthroughs and revivals exploded in the fine arts, publishing, film and music industries. Many have literally been able to walk through walls and walk on water due to the gifts of this last UNPRECEDENTED decade of 2010 until now.
This New Frontier is only 19 years old!!!!!! In actuality, for scribes, it has been less than NINE YEARS since platforms and technologies opened for us to do what many are doing today. The pioneers of this hour… many of them… are only a few years in -2 or 3 in their measure, others 6-9 based solely on how the frontier has opened up.
Yet, the acceleration upon them is fanatical as decades seem to pass in months or weeks. Literally, we have moved from $3k PCs and MACs to $149 and $599 handheld tablets in nine years. We have moved from dialup Internet at the turn of the century to crazy 5g technology in 19 years.
As we watch the natural sky, what does this say about where the congregation has emerged among “the righteous.”
I AM EXCITED! I see some apostolic-prophetic scribes MOVING forward with the Lords heart. I see them surging, increasing and expanding under the fallen walls and open doors before them.
I see the Lord using this NEXT DECADE, which will cap off 30 YEARS on this New Frontier, to establish this profound era as a monumental move for “the congregation who sees it.” Prophetic art and scribal ministry came through this new frontier in a way history has NEVER experienced it…. and we are ALL a part of it!
The diligence and push of those who have taken the time to apprehend both spiritual and natural technology… are/will see Gods hand in this as we reach communities and audiences previously closed to everyday people before the 21st century.
This is huge…
2000-2010 discovery
2010-2020…exploration and change
2020-2030… documentation, establishment… historical
explanation, review
2030 and beyond… acclimation, normalcy… new day…
I cannot fully describe what I see. Some may not agree but that’s okay. In 2007 I wrote about the changing church (not doctrine) in my blogs… and the role of the artisan in it. But I had no idea what that looked like.
The Lord is pouring so much about this New Frontier into me that I think it will bless creatives who see. In no way am I negating what happened in the 20th century or before as those moves are the shoulders on which we stand. Yet, there IS A NEW TERRITORY and UNEXPLORED frontiers before us for the congregation. My prayer for us is that we tap in… in this NEW SEASON… to the depths of the Lords heart.
While individual pioneers are always needed, this move is about pioneering teams!!!!! There will be groups that emerge over the next decade that exemplify Gods plan… and they will have testimonies of how “unity” forged the way over the last decades… not just individual effort. Look for it….
DO NOT MISS YOUR PIONEERING SEASON!
Copyright 2019 Theresa Harvard Johnson (Nov. 6, 2019)