Over the years we have had many words about “Cornerstone Fellowship” being part of a spiritual awakening that would take place in the last days. Years ago, Bonnie Chavda gave Cheryl and I a word about Cornerstone being like a nuclear warhead that would eventually bring great destruction to the kingdom of darkness. When the papa prophet, the late Bob Jones last came to Cornerstone with the “Elijah List Conference”, he prophesied that Cornerstone would be part of an awakening/revival that would continue until the second coming of Jesus. We’ve also received prophetic words several times by a couple of different prophetic voices that the ‘fear of the Lord” would be one of the characteristics of this awakening, that the Spirit that took out Ananias and Sapphira would return in the last days of the church. I would like to take a minute and review the scripture that shares this event; Acts 5:1-11 (ESV).
“But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property, 2 and with his wife's knowledge he kept back for himself some of the proceeds and brought only a part of it and laid it at the apostles' feet. 3 But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back for yourself part of the proceeds of the land? 4 While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? Why is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to man but to God.” 5 When Ananias heard these words, he fell down and breathed his last. And great fear came upon all who heard of it. 6 The young men rose and wrapped him up and carried him out and buried him.7 After an interval of about three hours his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. 8 And Peter said to her, “Tell me whether you sold the land for so much.” And she said, “Yes, for so much.” 9 But Peter said to her, “How is it that you have agreed together to test the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.” 10 Immediately she fell down at his feet and breathed her last. When the young men came in they found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband. 11 And great fear came upon the whole church and upon all who heard of these things.”
The issue here was that they both tested the Holy Spirit by their lying. In other words, they were pretending to be something they were not. Lawless Christians and imposters will not be tolerated by the Holy Spirit in the coming days of awakening.
Cheryl and I have hung to all these promises for many years. At times, those words seemed far off and impossible to manifest. This past Sunday, Bruce Allen spoke again of the awakening and that Cornerstone will be in the thick of it. You can catch his message and word on the YouTube Channel “Cornerstone Frederick”. Bruce continued, this past year has been a year of separation and pruning. Both “Covid” and the “exposure of evil” in our culture have been used by God to separate relationships that were illegitimate in the eyes of the Lord. Bruce said that our present space would not be able to hold the numbers of people that the Lord will bring. The three characteristics of this awakening will be “purity, holiness and the fear of the Lord”.
What’s interesting is the fact that we all felt that a change happened in Cornerstone this past “Mother’s Day”. We talked about the church, not any one person, being the womb for awakening. Two weeks later, Dr Bruce Allen confirmed that yes, we are pregnant with revival and a birth is about to take place.
In the book of Acts, Dr Luke tells us how to get ready for a move of God; Acts 3:19-21 (ESV)
“Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out, 20 that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus,21 whom heaven must receive until the time for restoring all the things about which God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets long ago.”
Allow God to search your heart and confess and repent of things that would keep you from possessing His fulness and becoming one of His “burning ones”. Then would you join with some of us in two ways. Firstly, join some of us on a 10 day fast as we bring alignment of our spirits to His Spirit. Fasting always heightens our ability to hear the Lord. Secondly, would you pray that the Lord would increase the financial giving to Cornerstone so that we will have “full barns” to prepare our building for the coming “awakening”.
After Bruce spoke this word of encouragement, the Lord showed me “for sale” signs going up all over the nation as people were relocating to be a part of what God was doing in Cornerstone in Frederick. Even Bruce said that he and Reshma would have to buy a condo in Frederick so they could be close to the center of what God is about to do.
I want to end this blog with a word that the Lord gave Karen Austin, a senior leader at Cornerstone West just after the Lord spoke through Bruce. The following is from Karen.
"There is now a time of separation in My Body. This is not a separation originated by man, but by Me. My Spirit has been wooing those who would become My Bride. Some have chosen not to yield, but to remain in their comfortable ways..steeped in their own beliefs and traditions. Judge them not, but leave them in My hands. Others have chosen to turn aside and press into Me. And yes, these shall become My burning ones!"
"The difference between those who experience the burning fire that is to come upon the earth and My burning fire will be their end result. Those who turned from Me will experience the burning of the things to come upon this earth. Many will decrease and their light for Me will become dim. Those who allowed the burning from My holy fire shall become My holy ones and shine as bright as the stars. They shall release holy fire wherever they go."
"so that you may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky" Philippians 2:15
"Evil will not be able to stand in their presence, for I will be the burning fire within them. This is the season of My putting the finishing touches upon and within My Bride. She will not look as you have imagined. But oh, the light, the shining that shall come from within these pure vessels who have given themselves to Me, such you have never seen. There have been but a few over the ages who tasted of this. These were forerunners, who from time to time, walked in that which is to be seen in My burning ones in these last days."
"Not all will be willing to walk upon this unknown path. The place of total dependence upon Me. But watch and see, I shall show Myself strong on behalf of My burning ones. They shall lack no good thing."
"You are on the cusp of the greatest signs and wonders..so much so that man will only be able to say, "Only God". Know this - this is not a time of man vs. man but man vs. God and I win!"
Thank You Karen. “The Spirit and the Bride say ‘come Lord Jesus’!”