2024 March

Then Moses said to the Israelites, “See, the Lord has chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, 31) and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills— 32) to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, 33) to cut and set stones, to work in wood and to engage in all kinds of artistic crafts. 34) And he has given both him and Oholiab son of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach others. Exodus 35:30-34 NIV

In January, Dutch Sheets challenged the body of Christ in the USA to a new assignment – to Protect America’s Waterways. The Ekklesia of America is responding to the call of God to pray and intercede to protect America’s waterways. You can read more about the dream that started this challenge on his website at https://www.givehim15.com/post/january-15-2024

Here at YWAM Hollywood, we want to train up an army of Creative Warriors that declare and decree what God is saying to this generation through our art and artistic expressions. It is one of the reasons I wrote my book, “Creative Warriors: Using the Arts in Spiritual Warfare.” It is the textbook for our new online class, “Using the Arts in Spiritual Warfare,” where we will teach our students how to become Creative Warriors.

The past few months, I have been sharing with you the importance of prophetic actions, and prophetic art, in our battle against the enemy. Our artistic creations, and our prophetic acts, have power in them as they declare, in the spirit, what God is saying, or doing. We need to realize that the declarations made through the arts, and our prophetic acts, have power to accomplish things in the spirit, and therefore look at the arts, and our personal creative giftings, in a new light. Using our artistic expressions is one way we legislate from the spirit realm into the earthly realm.

I want to challenge you this week, to be a Creative Warrior, by creating some art work, or doing a prophetic act, around this current assignment from Dutch Sheets about the waterways for your country. Pray, and ask God to show you what He wants you to do in this important assignment. God may have you paint a painting, or do a dance, or write a song, or do something else creative.

Personally, the Lord led me to write out a decree, with a pen that is made from Acacia wood from Israel. He also had me add watercolor paintings of rivers, streams, ponds, lakes, oceans, and dams to that written document. God led another friend of ours to paint a painting of waves and water with Hebrew words on the painting.

Pray, and see what the Lord would have you do, in this creative warrior challenge!