We are in a unique moment right now where God is leading the Church out of an era of dysfunctional thinking, old manna, mixture, and leaven. He has raised up a specific company to lead this charge. I like to call them the “crossover specialists.”

These crossover specialists are prophets and apostles who are, right now, in the midst of the people who feel lost. They are the ones crying out, saying, “This is the way, walk in it!” and “Look up, the future is bright!”

They are also the ones saying, “Repent and let go of your idols!” as they turn over tables and reveal the strongholds that have been keeping the Church stuck and in bondage for years.

You see, they have been set apart for years, now, in preparation for this exact moment, so that they would not be compromised or tempted to run back to the old in the process. Why? Because you can’t join the old cloth to the new, lest it tear (Luke 5:36).

Now, let me speak this to those people: You couldn’t have both parts of the new and old in you, lest you’d live in inner conflict and double-mindedness. That’s why God had to completely separate you from the old thing. You thought it was cruel at the time to be shut out and cut off so suddenly, but it was the protection of the Lord.

A Joshua Generation Untainted by Egypt

Yes, these crossover specialists have not just been through the fire. They have lived in the furnace of adversity for years, being purged and refined as gold and brought to the very brink of empty. Many of them have been feeling battered and broken in battle from the “resistance” spirits of epoch change. God is now standing them to their feet with a scroll to declare over the people. They carry the blueprints of what is to come, as well as the language to invite people into it who are still detoxing the old. (Photo via Unsplash)

They are the ones who haven’t prioritized the stage over the secret place. They thrive in the unseen mission of seeking His face and a lifestyle of prayer.

The crossover specialists are the ones who have refused to bow to the Sauls and controlling masters. They are the ones who have refused to cater to the status quo because they are called to break it, usher in a new day, and carve a new path.

Crossover prophets and apostles are those who have been through the circumcision of the heart ahead of the Church, so they could lead her over into the next season.

The Lord said to me, “It’s a Joshua generation I have chosen, because they haven’t been tainted by Egypt and can see opportunity where others only see giants.

“I have chosen them because they are unapologetic in their focus to build the new and reshape the Church from the foundations up, and lead her out of dysfunction, bondage, and into her promised land.”

The Bell Ringers

They are the new guard and the new standard that will convict the Church of the lesser standard they have been adhering to. Their very presence shakes off the lies that keep the Church bound to a weak and powerless gospel, and reminds them of who they are. They are the reformers steering the ship back on course to an Acts 2 mandate, with nothing added or removed. They are the bell ringers of a new move of God that will echo through the nations. (Photo via Unsplash)

Just as with Jericho, where God used a fresh sound to level the city, in crossover seasons there is always a fresh sound that is released from the worshipers that becomes the soundtrack of the fresh move. Right now, God is separating His true worshipers from the performers and giving them fresh songs for the new day and conquest.

Most of all, the crossover specialists are the writers and scribes of a new day, poetically painting a prophetic picture of where the Holy Spirit is leading His people.

I believe that you are one of the very people whom God wants to use right now. If you feel like this, you might just be handpicked by God for this unique role. How do you know? You feel a holy agitation, discontent, zeal, undignified passion, and longing to see the Church freed from compromise and the white-washed tomb she has become, full of self-righteousness, control, and powerlessness.

You long to turn over the tables that are keeping the Church stuck in the rut of yesterday and uproot the strongholds that are holding her back.

If that’s you, you might be a crossover specialist. However, the call is not just to turn over the tables, but to set the new table. Everything you uproot must be replaced by something new. You are called to lead the Church from Mara, the bitter waters, back to sweet waters. So be bold, lift your voice, and lead them.

Nate Johnston
Everyday Revivalists
Email: everydayrevivalists@gmail.com
Website: nateandchristy.co

Nate Johnston is a prophetic voice and worshiper who has a heart to see sons and daughters unleashed into passionate friendship with God and an effective supernatural lifestyle. Through his ministry school, “Everyday Revivalists,” he leads people from the basics of the gospel through to being sent and released into their mission field, as well as championing and raising up emerging prophetic voices around the world. His burning cry and desire is to see the Body of Christ become a beacon for the lost by raising up a generation that walks in the love and power of God, representing Him well. Nate and his wife Christy have three daughters, Charlotte, Sophie, and Ava and live in Colorado Springs, CO.