A New Kind of Army

May 14
A New Kind of Army by Oz Hillman

"Proclaim this among the nations: Prepare for war! Rouse the warriors! Let all the fighting men draw near and attack. Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears," Joel 3:9-10.

God is raising up a new kind of army in these last days. It is the remnant in the Body of Christ that has the greatest potential for societal transformation of any segment of society—men and women of faith who have been largely silent.

Plowshares and pruning hooks are agricultural instruments that farmers use in their work. The prophet Joel says these very instruments will be used in the last days as weapons of war. However, it won't be a war against man and an enemy, but a war against the Kingdom of darkness.

As we enter the last days, men and women will begin to see even their vocations as instruments to defeat the forces of evil and usher in the Kingdom of God. You will see Christ glorified in the marketplace as He has never been before. You will see hundreds and thousands become part of a new harvest of souls in the "9 to 5 window", where many have yet to experience the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.

This will require holy boldness on the part of those who have largely maintained silence in matters of faith, not only in the workplace but in all the avenues of life. It will require that people of faith yearn more to see lives transformed by the power of Christ than they long for the tranquility of anonymity.

What has to happen for your plowshare or pruning hook to be transformed into a weapon of love, designed to cut through the strongholds of unbelief and corruption in your workplace? In your neighborhood? In your ladies’ group? In your family?

What must it take for you to become a spiritual warrior in your sphere of influence?
God has called you to transform your view of yourself and your role as regards His Kingdom’s purposes. He desires to use you, the entirety of your surrendered life, to impact your workplace, your city, your nation, your home for the glory of Jesus.

Are you ready to beat your plowshare into a sword and your pruning hook into a spear?