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January 27, 2016
"The Jonah Spirit Will Be Pruned from the Church!"
by Tony Cavener, Norcross, GA
Intro from Johnny Enlow:
This
is a timely word from my friend Tony Cavener who is a pastor/prophet
that I have been in relationship for nearly 20 years. Back in the day we
traveled to several nations and ministered together. His prophetic
ministry and words have always been insightful and are ones I have seen
as accurate.
I was recently speaking at his church in Atlanta, Georgia, and told
him I felt he had a word for the Body at large. I believe you will be
blessed by this word and see its relevance. We are in such a need of
transitioning to the New Testament model of seeing and prophesying, and
Tony does an excellent job of laying that out. Read and be blessed.
Johnny Enlow
Johnny and Elizabeth
Email: Contact@JohnnyandElizabeth.com
Website: JohnnyandElizabeth.com
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"The Jonah Spirit Will Be Pruned from the Church!"
by Tony Cavener, Norcross, GA
Last May, the Lord spoke to me and said to Prepare for the 'Summer of the 10 Spies.'
I felt Him saying that the atmosphere of the nation would be charged
with doubt, unbelief, fear, reports of impending disaster, conflict, and
in general doom and gloom. This would be fueled by the news media and
even fanned by Believers and those in the Body of Christ with an Old
Covenant model of prophecy.
However the Lord declared, "I want My people to be of a
'different spirit' to pick up the mantle of 'Joshua and Caleb' and
declare, 'But GOD.' It was not a denial that "there are giants" in our
land, that is true, nevertheless we are not to see ourselves as
"grasshoppers" but as the people of God, empowered by Holy Spirit, and
favored by our Father who desires us to take back the land and recover
the inheritance!
This past Christmas I felt the Lord saying that this will be the year
that He will expose the "Jonah" spirit that many of the prophetic in the
Body of Christ have been weaned on. Jonah was angry, bitter,
judgmental, and self-focused. He wanted God to judge Nineveh and give
them what they deserve and yet he knew God was merciful and full of
compassion and would forgive and forestall any judgment if the people of
Nineveh turned to Him. This was to a nation that was not in covenant with Him, and idolaters and Gentiles.
We all know the story and how Jonah was frustrated and bitter, that
his prophecy of judgment did not come to pass due to the Ninevites
turning to God, that he was upset that the gourd that was shading him
died and left him in the hot sun. The Lord rebuked him that he had more
compassion for the gourd, his own comfort and agenda, than even the
children or livestock of Nineveh.
We are called not to model the prophets of the Law of Moses; we are to model the Lord Jesus, who is the very Spirit of Prophecy!
Moses does not bring us into the land, our Joshua does, Y'shua, Jesus!
Jonah's message was repent or judgment, however the Lord gave us a
prophetic mandate to declare: Repent, the Kingdom of God is
here! A Kingdom of love, joy, peace and righteousness confirmed with
signs and wonders and the miraculous.
A judgmental, sin-focused, finger pointing, powerless church will not
take back this nation. We are to be an advancing, mountain-taking
troop, with the spirit of Joshua and Caleb, filled with the
unconditional love, grace and mercy of our Father, bringing down the
giants of deception and bondage, with a message that His heart for us is
one of: "Hope, a future, prosperity, and blessing." His heart desire is
for His children to indeed inherit the land!
The United States of America is not a Nineveh, though it is
not perfect, we are a sheep nation, we have a covenant foundation that
was birthed with the colonial battle cry of, "No King but King Jesus."
God's heart is not angry and against America. If He loved Nineveh, how
much more does He love this nation that has sent more missionaries and
birthed more of the greatest moves of God in redemptive history?
This is the year to throw off the "Jonah mantle" and put the "Zeal of
the Lord" on as a mantle (Isa. 9:7), and declare the "acceptable year of
the Lord" (Isa. 61:2), His Jubilee! We are now in the 70th Jubilee year
since Joshua and the Israelites crossed over the Jordan and into their
inheritance.
I believe this is the year that the Lord wants His 3rd day
people to "arise and shine" (Isa. 60:1) as His glory fills the temple,
made not of brick and mortar but of "precious living stones" (1 Pet.
2:5), filling this nation with His message of the Gospel of the Kingdom.
A prophetic message of amazing grace, mercy, total forgiveness of and
deliverance from sin, restoration to Father God, healing, and freedom
confirmed with signs, wonders, and miracles.
A people who believe the report of the 10 spies will be filled with
doubt, fear, unbelief, criticalness and negativism. They will not
possess the faith, hope, and confidence of Joshua and Caleb who
declared, "But our God is able." They will not believe God wants to use
them to do the miraculous and take back this nation!
We are not of the prophetic mold of Jonah, ours is a different
spirit, one that believes our God wants to give us our inheritance, and
in this Year of Jubilee, 2016-5776. He wants us to recover all,
to possess this land, take back what has been stolen, and truly reap the
full benefit of the debt cancellation that Jesus purchased on the
Cross.
This is the year that the prophetic, in this nation, will have the
"Jonah" spirit pruned away as unfruitful and destructive. We are
instructed in Romans it is "the Kindness of God leads us to repentance"
(Rom. 2:4). The prophetic voice of the New Covenant is an encouraging
voice, one that is filled with the faith and declaration of the Good
News of the Kingdom of God, and with an anointing that declares and
demonstrates, "The acceptable year of the Lord"!
Tony Cavener
NE Metro Christian Fellowship of Atlanta
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September 21, 2016
"5777 - A Year of Breakout, Breakthrough and a Finishing Anointing!"
by Tony Cavener, Norcross, GA
From the Desk of Steve Shultz:
We
are really getting some awesome prophetic words for the season we are
entering into...as the year 5777 is upon us. As I've said before,
whether you celebrate the Jewish calendar or not...it is an important
timetable on God's calendar and much takes place in the spirit realm
during this time of year.
Here is an awesome word from Tony Cavener about this new season:
We, the new covenant people of God, are poised for a
moment in the Kingdom of God like the days when Joshua and Caleb went
into the Promised Land and took the land that was their inheritance. We
are moving into a 7-year period of great favor, provision, and victory
in the Body of Christ! Don't look at the giants in the land, or the
fortifications of the enemy, for the Lord is with us!
Enjoy this word by Tony...let it get you poised and ready for this new season!
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"5777 - A Year of Breakout, Breakthrough and a Finishing Anointing!"
by Tony Cavener, Norcross, GA
We are in the waning days of 5776 (Ayin
Vav) in the Hebraic calendar, a year that is a Jubilee year, however not
just any Jubilee year but the 70th Jubilee year since Joshua brought
the children of Israel across the Jordan! Much is taking place in the
heavens and on the earth in this hour, and it is a time of great shaking
and transition.
We, the new covenant people of God,
are poised for a moment in the Kingdom of God like the days when Joshua
and Caleb went into the Promised Land and took the land that was their
inheritance. We are moving into a 7-year period of great favor,
provision, and victory in the Body of Christ! Don't look at the giants
in the land, or the fortifications of the enemy, for the Lord is with
us!
"For thus says the Lord of hosts,
'Once more in a little while, I am going to shake the heavens and the
earth, the sea also and the dry land. 'I will shake all the nations; and
they will come with the wealth of all nations, and I will fill this
house with glory,' says the Lord of hosts. The silver is Mine and the
gold is Mine,' declares the Lord of hosts. 'The latter glory of this
house will be greater than the former,' says the Lord of hosts, 'and in
this place I will give peace,' declares the Lord of hosts." Hag. 2:6-9
We are the "precious living stones" that
make up the "temple of the Lord" in this generation and the Lord is
about to give us provision as He did the children of Israel coming out
of Egypt and as He did with Ezra in the rebuilding of the temple. The
glory of the Lord will be poured out on us in such a way that will make
the days of Solomon pale in comparison.
"Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has
risen upon you. For behold, darkness will cover the earth and deep
darkness the peoples; But the Lord will rise upon you and His glory will
appear upon you. Nations will come to your light, And kings to the
brightness of your rising." Isa 60:1-3
A Year of a "Finishing Anointing"
This October 3rd on Rosh Hashanah, the
Feast of Trumpets, we move into the new Hebraic year 5777 (Ayin Zayin),
this will be a year that the Lord will bring us into a new "rest" in
Him, even as the shaking is all around us. It is a year that we
will see a "finishing" anointing come upon the Apostolic and Prophetic
people of God. It is a year that we will see the "triune" sword of the
Lord released against His enemies and continue through this new season!
5777 will be a breakout and breakthrough
year that begins this October! Five is the number of grace and the
number of government, and the fivefold expression of God. Seven (Zayin
in Hebrew) is the number of rest; it can symbolize a sword, and it
represents the finished work. I believe this year we will begin to
exercise His authority and government in a way like we've never
experienced before, as we enter into a rest in Him like we have never
known.
We will see the triple sword of the Lord
(Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) go forth into all the earth, bringing
down the enemy's plans just as Haman's plans came to naught and the
tables were turned upon Him as the Queen received the favor of her king!
Many prophets are declaring that we
are on the cusp of the greatest awakening in redemptive history, and
that we are poised for a massive transfer of wealth and provision
(as God did with the Israelites coming out of Egypt, Ezra in the
rebuilding of the temple, and as Jesus with the gifts of the Magi), that
we are on the eve of the outpouring of glory that will outshine any
move of God in history. For those that have ears to hear and eyes to
see, for those that move in the Issachar anointing (knowing the times
and the seasons) there is an overwhelming sense that the days of victory
and taking the land are now upon us!
Tighten your seat belts – 5777 is just around the corner!
Tony Cavener
NE Metro Christian Fellowship of Atlanta
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From the desk of Steve Shultz:
Our nation and the Body of Christ has just witnessed a great
victory for our country. Yes, our prayers and intercession unto the
Lord, and letting our voices be heard made a HUGE impact in our nation!
God bless you Saints for standing in the gap!
There is now great opportunity to spread the Gospel and go out in
boldness to those who need the love of Christ as Tony Cavener shares
here:
We now have the mandate from Heaven to ramp up our
intercession, prayer, and declarations of God's Kingdom. We've been
given a mandate to bring down rulers and powers that have enslaved and
perverted the minds of millions. To activate, put on the armor of God,
and get about the business of advancing God's Kingdom in this nation!
The Gospel of the Kingdom is good news that proclaims
freedom from captivity, deliverance from satan's grip, forgiveness of
sins, new life and a new creation in Christ!
Let's continue to be bold and to share the love of Christ to those around us! (To Subscribe to the Elijah List go here.)
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"A Call To Action: We Have The Good News - Go Out In Boldness!"
by Tony Cavener, Norcross, GA
This past month we, in this great nation, were shown incredible mercy
in the presidential election; a mercy we did not deserve but were
graciously extended by the hand of God. Once again, God has shed His
grace on thee!
I am a "grace guy" through and through. No doubt, I need it every
day. What grace do I need? His grace...a grace revealed by the Apostle
Paul in Titus 2:11-15, "For
the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men,
instructing us to deny ungodliness and all worldly desires and to live
sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, looking for the
blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior,
Christ Jesus, who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless
deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous
for good deeds. These things speak and exhort and reprove with all
authority. Let no one disregard you."
I believe we should rejoice in this victory in our land without
apology to anyone, yet in a spirit of humility not haughtiness; knowing
that we have been shown great mercy. But for what purpose have
we been shown mercy? Is it to go back to the status quo, to go back to
compromise, to "unsanctified human mercy", and politically correct
toleration? No, we have been shown mercy to take back the 7 mountains
of culture and establish the agenda of the Kingdom of God in our land!
I inquired of the Lord what posture should we take after this
remarkable upset (for those who are prophetic it was not an upset but a
confirmation) in the Presidential election. I felt the Lord leading me
to remember the story of David and Goliath.
David and Goliath
We
all know the story of David, the shepherd boy, who had killed the lion
and the bear while he was protecting the sheep. When he arrived at the
battlefield to give provision to his brothers, he found that the entire
army of God's covenant people were immobilized and filled with fear at
the taunts of the champion Goliath, of the Philistine army. The
Philistines worshipped false gods, they sacrificed their children to
their idols, they cursed God, they hated everything about God's
commandments and those who revered them, and those who loved and served
the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)
When David heard the slanderous taunts of Goliath and saw the fear of the Israelite army, he was incensed and said, "Who is this uncircumcised Philistine who taunts the army of the living God!" (1 Samuel 17:26.)
When Saul realized he had a potential combatant to go up against
Goliath, he attempted to have David wear the "armor" that all the
Israelite army wore, he even attempted to have David wear his (Saul's)
own armor! David tried it on and saw that it was not "a fit"
for him. Instead, he decided to use the weapons that had worked for him
in the past!
The Response of the Israelites to David's Conquest
David went up against this giant Goliath. Goliath ridiculed him,
demeaned David before all the armies, blasphemed God, declared his own
invincibility, and trusted in his own size, strength, and past
victories! I am sure that many, on both sides of the conflict, were
"betting" heavily on David's "sure" loss.
What happened next shocked both sides. David reached down and pulled
one of the 5 stones he had gathered from the stream (remember Goliath
had 4 brothers, for David had more than Goliath in mind! 2 Sam. 21:22).
He placed one stone in his well-used sling and began to swing it around
his head, creating a sound that filled the silenced battlefield, a
sound of the swirling winds of the motion of God's ordained weapon
against Goliath. David released the stone and it found its mark and sunk
deep in Goliath's forehead and knocked the giant Goliath down, wounded
and in great agony!
David did not celebrate and walk back to the Israelite army, no, he
ran toward the felled Goliath and picked up Goliath's own sword and cut
the giant's head off! What did the Israelites do when they beheld
David's victory? Did the army of God seek to comfort those Philistines
who had oppressed them, taunted them, and defied their God? Did they
turn around and say that was a great victory for David, and let's go
back to life as normal?
No, they took the fight to them and prevailed in light of
David's great victory over the Philistines Champion Goliath! When the
Israelite army saw what just happened, they were emboldened and pursued
the now afraid and fleeing Philistine army and defeated them and
plundered them. (1 Samuel 17:50-55)
Our Call to Action
For the past 50 years or more, our nation and its leaders, have
embraced and promoted a "Philistine culture" and celebrated "Goliath
champions", in all the 7 mountains of our culture. We are now in a
defining hour and moment in our history as a nation. We are in the
deciding moment of our future, and the question is, "What will we as His covenant people do?"
I realize, "Our struggle is not against
flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities,
against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces
of evil in the heavenly realms." (Eph. 6:12). Yet we have to realize that a great victory has occurred in this nation for the covenant people of God!
We
now have the mandate from Heaven to ramp up our intercession, prayer,
and declarations of God's Kingdom. We've been given a mandate to bring
down rulers and powers that have enslaved and perverted the minds of
millions. To activate, put on the armor of God, and get about the
business of advancing God's Kingdom in this nation! (Photo via Wikipedia)
Share the Good News
The Gospel of the Kingdom is good news that proclaims freedom
from captivity, deliverance from satan's grip, forgiveness of sins, new
life and a new creation in Christ! His love and truth delivers
us from the grip of destruction, self-destructive mindsets and world
views that advance the agenda of darkness and death, as opposed to His
blessing and life! His love and truth sets us free from
self-destruction, sin, the world, and satan's grip...it does not comfort
us in our rebellion but it leads us to freedom!
We have just experienced the beginning of a "Jubilee" manifestation
of Isaiah 61 proportions in this nation, yet it is only a battle won,
not a war finished. Please don't be short circuited by the
clamor and pain of those who are threatened by their loss of hope for a
godless society and culture, but rather be emboldened by this battle
won, rejoice, and press into the war that must be fought with the
assurance that His Kingdom is indeed coming on earth as it is in Heaven!
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Tony Cavener
NE Metro Christian Fellowship of Atlanta
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March
26, 2019
"The Enemy's Plans are Being Exposed and Overturned!"
Tony Cavener, Atlanta, Georgia
From the Desk of Steve Shultz:
As many have just celebrated Purim last week, this is a timely message of the enemy's plans being exposed and overturned.
Tony Cavener shares this timely word:
We, the Church, are this hour's Esther, with favor
to approach the King and expose Haman's plans and declare and decree
that they are overturned and justice is coming for God's people. With
the acceptance of our oneness with the Jewish people in this hour, great
authority is ours as we move in prophetic intercession for the nations!
Be encouraged that the Lord is overturning the enemy's plans in the
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"The Enemy's Plans are Being Exposed and Overturned!"
Tony Cavener, Atlanta, Georgia
Where Are We in Time?
1 Chronicles 12:32, "Of the sons of Issachar, men who understood the times, with knowledge of what Israel should do ..."
We are at a convergence of time in history (His story). Although
there are many different epochs and "times" where God moved throughout
the Scriptures, I believe we are living at a time where certain,
specific past events of Scripture are now linking in with our moment in
history. It's as if the Lord is threading these moments with ours,
bringing the Spirit, anointing, mantles, and mandates of those days into
ours.
I'm going to share what I believe some of these "times" are.
• The time of Him "Hearing the Cry."
• The time when the "Cup is Full."
• The "Appointed" time.
• The "Time of Justice."
• The "Fullness of Times."
In each of these times there were anointed people and peoples
of God who carried mantles, mandates, and burdens from the Lord that
caused nations to shift and brought people into liberty, freedom,
destiny, and their inheritance from God. They are now being poured out
upon us! I believe these times of the past are being connected with us! Let's take a look at them.
The Time of Hearing the Cry (Exodus 3:7)
This was the time when the Lord heard the cry of the children of
Israel because of their harsh taskmasters and their bondage in slavery.
In Moses' day the cry was heard from the children of Israel but I
believe this parallels our day. So, then, who are the "Taskmasters" of
our day?
• The corrupt bankers and their enslaving debt system (James 5:1-6).
• The "Deep State," "Babylonian," and evil systems of government.
• Anti-Christ religious structures.
• "Big Brother" cultural systems of mind control – media, entertainment, political correctness.
We read in our Bibles that God is "... not willing that any should
perish but that all should come to repentance" (2 Peter 3:9) and that He
so loved the world that He sent His Son that none should perish. The
cry He has heard in our time is worldwide and "peoples wide"!
The Time of the Full Cup (Genesis 15:16)
God told Abraham his descendants would inherit the land of the
Canaanites, but the "cup of the iniquity" of the Amorites was not yet
full. They had an inheritance but could not possess it until 400 years
of captivity in a foreign land, Egypt. The cup of iniquity of the
Amorites was to be filled in those 400 years. The deliverance of Israel
and their inheritance was tied to the "cup of iniquity" being full.
What is the "cup of Iniquity" in our day? The same as the Amorites.
• Child sacrifice to Baal – abortion worldwide.
• Human trafficking worldwide.
• Sexual immorality and gross perversion worldwide.
• Idolatry – the worship of demons and Luciferian obsession worldwide.
The cup is full!
The Appointed Time (Daniel 9:24-27 & Isaiah 45)
There are times that are just ordained of the Lord. It is His story, His world, and His divine timing.
Gabriel the angel gave a prophecy to Daniel that there would be 70
years of captivity in Babylon for the Israelites for breaking His
Jubilee command, and at the appointed time of 70 years they would be
released and return to Israel.
Isaiah 45 prophesied that Cyrus, a king (an outsider), who did not
know God, would be God's anointed to conquer and take over Babylon (150
years before Cyrus was born) and it would be for God's elect's sake. In
his second year as king over Babylon, he released the Jews to return to
Israel!
What is the appointed time of our day?
• In 1948 Israel became a nation. In 1967 they took over Jerusalem.
The Dead Sea scrolls were discovered in Wadi Qumran in 1946 or early
1947.
• Donald Trump (an outsider) became the 45th president of the United
States. In his second year as president he moved the US Embassy from Tel
Aviv to Jerusalem and declared Jerusalem as the eternal capital of the
nation of Israel on the 70th anniversary of Israel's Declaration of
Independence.
The Time of Justice (Esther 7)
This is the month of Adar, the month of Purim. It is a leap year in
the Hebrew calendar, therefore we have Adar A and Adar B (February and
March), a double-portion month. In the year 5779, a "finishing" year of
the Ayin decade, the decade of the "Eye," are you seeing things
differently now than in 2010 – 5770?. I'm praying for a "double portion"
against the Hamans of this nation and the world this Purim!
There are times of justice when the plans of the wicked, to
destroy God's people, are uncovered and the very plans they had for
God's people are turned on their own heads.
What are some the injustices for our day?
• The Deep State attempting to destroy our "Cyrus," Donald J. Trump.
• The godless seeking to destroy our nation – Antifa, etc.
• Evil plotting against God's anointed, the "Ekklesia," the Church.
• Unjust judges and decisions disregarding the will of the people and
of God, throwing off the "cords" of the law of God (Psalm 2).
• The Senate not protecting live birth abortion survivors.
Fullness of Time
Luke 21:24, "They will fall by the sword and will be taken as
prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled on by the
Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled."
The diaspora of the Jews that occurred after the destruction of the
Temple in A.D. 70 sent them to all nations of the earth. They were a
people without a land until 1948.
In the fullness of time Jesus came to the earth 2,000 years ago. We
are now in the Church's (Ekklesia) fullness of time. It is the "arise
and shine" moment of Isaiah 60. We are in the process of this now! He
has heard our cry. He has heard the cry of the nations! A great
awakening and harvest is beginning as the hold of Egypt is being broken
and a plundering of her wealth will take place for God's people.
The cup of iniquity is full. The spirits of Joshua and Caleb are upon
us. It is time to take the land and dispossess the giants of the
culture and restore righteousness and justice and take possession of our
inheritance.
It's the appointed time. With Donald Trump as the (Isaiah 45) 45th
president, he has a "Cyrus" mandate from the Lord to subdue nations,
break open the gates of bronze, and rebuild what Babylon has torn down.
The entire world is shifting and shaking since he took office. He will
not fail because God is fighting for him and through him just as He did
with Cyrus.
The Hour of Esther
We, the Church, are this hour's Esther, with favor to
approach the King and expose Haman's plans and declare and decree that
they are overturned and justice is coming for God's people.
With the acceptance of our oneness with the Jewish people in this hour,
great authority is ours as we move in prophetic intercession for the
nations!
We are the 3rd-day people of God ("a day is as a thousand years" [2
Peter 3:8]) who are living in the time of the restoration of Israel and
Jerusalem with a "Cyrus" as our leader, and the whole world is shifting
and shaking!
Hosea 6:1-2, "Come, let us return to the Lord. He has torn us to
pieces but He will heal us; He has injured us but He will bind up our
wounds. After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will
restore us, that we may live in His presence."
All of these former times are paralleling and converging with the
moment we are in, and along with these times are the anointings,
callings, mantles, and mandates of the ones who God used.
The spirits of Joshua and Caleb are being loosed in this
hour, the anointing of Cyrus is upon Trump, and the Church has the
mandate of Zerubbabel and Nehemiah to rebuild the spiritual walls around
the nations through prophetic declaration. The spirit of Esther is
being released to the Church with favor to reveal and destroy the plans
of the Hamans of this hour and to restore the fortunes of God's people.
From Esther to Hadassah! We are in the time of the "Fullness of the
Gentiles," as Jerusalem is now the capital of Israel!
Let's receive these gifts, mantles, and anointings for this hour, in faith, knowing that the victory is ours in Him!
Tony Cavener
NE Metro Christian Fellowship of Atlanta
Email: nemcf@bellsouth.net
Website: www.nemetro.us
Tony Cavener has been in the prophetic
ministry for over 30 years, having been "fathered" into the prophetic by
Bob Jones. He has ministered in Australia, Canada, the UK, Peru,
Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, and the US. He and his wife Sandra have
been Vineyard church planters in Oklahoma City and in Atlanta Georgia.
Tony and Sandra planted their current church, NE Metro Christian
Fellowship of Atlanta in December of 1994 during the winds of the
Toronto Blessing, and have been pastoring NE Metro Christian Fellowship
for the past 22 years. They are currently aligned with Chuck Pierce and
Glory of Zion as a Church of Zion. In 2000, Tony experienced a broken
neck in a surfing accident in Costa Rica during a day of rest from an
International Pastors conference. His C1 and C2 vertebrae were broken
completely in two and though he should have died or at least been
paralyzed from the neck down, he was miraculously healed by the Lord and
has no effects from the injury!
BLACK GOLD
by
Pastor Tony Cavener
(first published in 1996)
As a son of Oklahoma and
Texas I grew up hearing oil referred to as "black gold". The
"black gold" of oil in Oklahoma and Texas was the source of those two
states greatest wealth. I believe our Lord has also deposited a great wealth in
our nation, a glorious deposit of "Black Gold", black men and women
who will be the "oil" in the cities of America that will fuel revival
as the Lord's fire falls in our land.
The Lord gave me a
picture of His hand gathering and preserving for Himself a remnant of
"Black Gold" from Islamic Africa over 300 years ago....this remnant
became acquainted with the "fellowship of His sufferings" and knew
the lash and of slavery. In their affliction they sowed fields in America that,
when ripe, would be "White for the Harvest", (in the natural fields
of cotton).
Through their affliction
they developed a rich history of faith in Christ, they were gifted with rich
songs of hope, and a dignity born out of trial and suffering, a history that
saw emancipation in the 1860's and liberation in the 1960's with the emergence
of a gifted and prophetic leader in the Reverend Martin Luther King. No matter
how modern church historians record his life, he truly was a man raised up by God
for a crucial hour in the history of this nation.
Now 30 years later it is
time for us to intercede and pray for God to raise up the anointed, broken,
humble, and gifted black men and women who, through His hand, will ignite the
"Black Gold" in the cities of America!
A Wind of Mercy
We have seen the
"Black Gold" ignited by the enemy through the torch of hatred, agony,
and prejudice, when we watched Los Angeles burn with hatred after the Rodney
King trial in the early nineties. I believe this past October, (at the same
time the hurricane Opal blew from the Gulf of Mexico into Canada in 24 hours!)
a wind of mercy blew from the throne of God with a "not guilty"
verdict in the O.J. trial. Regardless of anyone's opinions (and that's what
they are, for there is only one Judge, and let's leave judgment in His eternal
hands), God had mercy on this nation and kept the fires of "hatred"
at bay!
Time to Intercede!
Let's seize the window
of opportunity that the Lord has graciously handed us and pray for the fire of
God's revival to ignite the precious "Black Gold" that he deposited
in this country over 300 years ago. Some precious people, white and black, have
been called to leave all and pour out their lives in caring for the poor of the
inner cities but they tend to be in the minority. However the black community
as a whole is still unimpacted and I believe will be until we repent of our
arrogance and pride as seeing the white church as the equippers of the blacks
and cry out in prayer and intercession for the Lord himself to raise up anointed
black men and women, to be leaders and equippers of the church. Broken, humble,
black leaders filled with His Spirit, a passion for Christ, compassion for
their people, love for His church, and a fervent hope for revival for all the
people of this Nation!
I believe as this takes
place we will see the precious "Black Gold" deposited by the Lord in
this country over 300 years ago ignite the cities of America with the
passionate flames of revival as this world has never seen! The beginning of
this century saw the flames of" Pentecostal revival" break out in Los
Angeles at a place called Azusa Street in meetings led by humble, anointed
"black leaders", and from this Azusa Street Revival was birthed the
great Pentecostal Denominations we know today, as well as the Charismatic
Renewal! I believe it is in God's heart to see the end of this century burn
with the flames of an even greater "Pentecostal revival" as the
"Black Gold" of this nation catches fire for God. Just as at the
beginning of this century the "Black Gold" ignited the whole church
in revival fire so we are poised now for the torch of God's passion to ignite
the "Black Gold" again!
As the black forefathers
of our nation planted and sowed with tears and suffering the fields of white in
this land centuries ago, and our black "mother's" wept over their own
children of which they were bereaved, and loved and nurtured the children, not
their own, entrusted to their care, let's pray that their heirs will reap in
joy the spiritual fields that are even now "white unto harvest", and
nurture and bring forth in mighty revival the children who are spiritual heirs
to the Kingdom of God in this nation of ours.
Our Posture in This Hour
Let us continue to
receive with great joy and passion the Lord's gracious outpouring of renewal,
yet at the same time let us assume a posture of humility and repentance for our
arrogance, pride, and fear and recognize that as a nation we were built on the
foundations of both "black and white". As the church in this nation we
will see revival only as we accept that we as "black and white"
brothers and sisters are "joint heirs to the promises of God" one
"new man in Christ" and indeed are co-laborers in the fields of
harvest together as equals in the Kingdom of God!