A New Day Is Here!

//Kenneth W. Hagin

After the death of Moses, the children of Israel once again stood at the edge of what God had promised them. They had wandered in the wilderness for 40 years and were about to enter the Promised Land.

The last time they’d stood at this place, they had refused to cross the Jordan River. But 40 years later, they were finally going to step into the blessings of God.

During the Israelites’ time in the wilderness, they had to rely constantly on God to provide food and water. They had only just enough to get by and never came into the fullness of what God intended for them.

Unfortunately, many of us today feel as though we are living in a wilderness. We need to realize, however, that God wants us to have everything He promised us in His Word. He wants to do some wonderful things in our lives. And I believe that we as the Church are on the threshold of stepping into the supernatural blessings of God!

Before the Israelites crossed the Jordan River, Joshua told them, “Sanctify yourselves: for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you” (Josh. 3:5).

Over-the-Top Blessings [Editor’s Note: Under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, Kenneth W. Hagin gave the following Word at a Living Faith Crusade.] Get ready for the blessing of God like you’ve never seen before. You may have had glimpses and moments of God’s promises in the past. But this is a new day; this is a new hour. There is a divine flow that is available to those who will get ready for it. It is far better and much more than you have ever seen before. Get ready—for this is your hour!

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Joshua was telling the people to get ready, because they were going to a new level of living. They were going to experience a new level of provision and blessing. This was the hour they had been waiting for. This was a new day—a pivotal moment for them.

I believe the Body of Christ is also at a pivotal moment. And we are the ones who will choose our outcome. The Israelites could either go into the Promised Land or be satisfied with wilderness living. Likewise, we can be satisfied with where we are, or we can rise to a new level with God. I believe it’s time to cast off the darkness of the past and realize that the dawn of a new day is here.

Second Corinthians 6:2 in the New English Bible says, “ ‘In the hour of my favour I gave heed to you; On the day of deliverance I came to your aid.’ The hour of favour has now come; now, I say, has the day of deliverance dawned.” The word dawn indicates a new beginning. We are getting rid of the old darkness; the light of a new day has come.

The Israelites had to transform from a slave mentality to a conqueror mentality. To receive what God has for us, we also must change the way we think—not only about ourselves, but about what God will do for us. To get to the place where the Lord can do amazing things in our lives, we first have to change within.

Some people never rise to a higher position in life because they can’t see themselves in a new way. For instance, some chronically ill people can’t see themselves as well. They’ve been sick for so long that they can’t imagine living like healthy, normal people. The same is true with finances. Some Christians have lived in lack for such a long time that they can’t see themselves as prosperous.

If we want to go to another level with God, we have to think the same way He does. We do that by getting to know Him on a more intimate level through His Word and prayer. We need to renew our minds with the Word of God and consecrate and prepare ourselves for the amazing things that He wants to do for us and in us.

God did not sentence us to “barely-getalong” street. He has planned a Promised Land for our abundance. And He wants us to move up a level. He wants us to have abundance in wisdom; abundance in health; abundance in love, joy, and peace; abundance in finances; and abundance in power and strength.

The Word of God is our way out. It’s our way out of the mundane, barely-getalong lifestyle and into an abundant life. Matthew 6:33 tells us, “Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” As we seek God’s Kingdom, we can expect His blessings to be added to us.

In every generation, God is looking for people who will consecrate and dedicate themselves to Him so He can show them His blessings. He wants to pour out on us His maximum, superabundant, over-the-top blessings—not minimum, barely enough tokens of provision.

Let’s get ready—let’s sanctify ourselves to the Lord and expect His blessings to be added unto us.

(Editor’s Note: This article was adapted from Kenneth W. Hagin’s book Healing—Forever Settled.)