Unrecognizable November
During a time in prayer, I heard a strange word whispered in my spirit. I heard “Unrecognizable November”. At first, I didn’t understand this word, and didn’t understand that God was speaking to me prophetically. As I pressed in prayer,
the Lord reminded me of Joseph and highlight the following verse “And Joseph recognized his brothers, but they did not recognize him.”Genesis 42:8”. As I read this verse, my spirit leaped with joy, but at the same time, I needed to stop and pause, thinking to myself, “how can Joseph’s brothers not recognize him?”. Even if they didn’t see him for thirteen years, surely, they can still recognize their brother. Interestingly, Joseph recognized them, and the Holy Spirit revealed to me that, the main reason, Joseph recognized them was because there was no visible change in their appearance, nor in their occupation. They were shepherds, and they were still shepherds. On the other hand, side, the Holy Spirit revealed to me that Joseph had changed dramatically, and so it made perfect sense that they did not recognize him. Their last memory of him was a seventeen-year-old dreamer. They stripped him, threw him into a pit, watched him so distressed pleading for his life (Genesis 42:21). But they did not care.
Now they are standing in front of the prime minister of Egypt, the father of Pharaoh, lord of pharos’s entire household, and ruler of Egypt (Genesis 45:8). Joseph did not look anything like they knew of him. He literally looked like an Egyptian. He spoke to them through an interpreter, was dressed in fine garments of linen, had chains of gold around his neck, and was living in such abundance beyond measure (Genesis 41:49).
In Hebrew, the name Joseph meant, God will add and give favor. There was so much favor upon his life. In Egypt, his new name “ was given a new name“Zaphnath-paaneah” means one who discovers hidden things. To the Egyptians Joseph or Zaphnath-Paaneahmeant, the one who takes cares of the weak to live.
God prospered Joseph so much to the level that he was unrecognizable to his brothers. He became royalty, I heard God say “Once royalty always royalty”. You can’t lose your identity, value or place in the Kingdom. Joseph was one of God’s chosen people. Descendant of the promise to his grandfather Abraham and a son to the promise given to Jacob. I heard God say that many with a Joseph anointing will be awakened to their true identity in the kingdom. They will realize that they are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own special people, who will proclaim the praises of Him who called out of darkness and into His marvelous light. (1 Peter 2:9). The Glory realm changes the reality that we are living. The reality of the Kingdom will overshadow you and change things even if you feel you have lost it all. Joseph was unrecognizable to his flesh and blood brothers because of the glory which was upon him. The Lord will give you so much favor in the land of slavery and prison. The Lord your God will give you this favor because of His covenant with you not because of your circumstances or what you did or didn’t do. The three young men and Daniel thought they were done and dusted but gave them wisdom and favor ten times the people in Babylon. God vindicated them and the King bowed down to the God of Israel. Like Joseph, Jesus was also unrecognizable when God the father resurrected him in such glory. His disciples didn’t recognize him. Mary Magdalene thought he was the Gardner (John 20:14), while the two disciples of Emmaus didn’t recognize him also (Luke 24:15-16).
This is the prophetic Word I heard God say,
“I want you to be set apart for me. Totally consecrated for my Glory. For I am getting ready to make you unrecognizable! Unexplainable! For there will be no rational explanation to this blessing. Unlike Naomi who was unrecognizable because she was full and returned empty. You will be unrecognizable for you were empty and the I will make you full! Full of my blessings, full of my favor.
My blessings over your live will cause you to be unexplainable and unrecognizable. For you will be my chosen tool. You will look nothing like your past!
Like Joseph who recognized his brothers because they looked the same after many years, but they didn’t recognize him because of how much I blessed him. They were in famine, lack and need. He was in such abundance, overflow and prosperity. They had nothing. But Joseph had grain in such abundance, as much as the sand of the seashore beyond measure. Their last memory of him was a proud dreamer, a 17-year-old boy who spoke nonsense, they stripped him, sold him, tried to kill him, and finally threw him in a pit. They tried to wipe off his memory and destiny.
But I had a different plan, I had a different assignment, I brought him out from the pit to the palace. I was with him and gave him great favor in pharos’s eyes. From a prisoner to a prince! They were not ready to see their brother as the prime minister of Egypt, carrying such authority and without his consent no one in the land of Egypt can lift a hand or a foot.
They were not ready to see him dressed in garments of fine linen, wearing Pharaoh’s signet ring on his finger, and gold chains around his neck. They were not ready to see him ride on Pharos chariots and before him people called “Bow the knee”
And so, to them he was unrecognizable. He didn’t look like the Joseph they knew. Like my son Jesus, his enemies striped him, sold him for 30 pieces of silver and killed him on a cross. But I raised him up in such glory that even his closest associates did not recognize him. The Glory over my son was so great that even his disciples didn’t recognize him. Their last memory of him was his death, but now you will be the same. For I am resurrecting you in such glory which will make you unrecognizable and you will not be able to explain it for it will be very supernatural. So, get ready for you have transitioned into such glory”
The assurance I heard God say is that what I have ordained, whom I have blessed can not be cursed. No matter what the enemy throws at you. No matter what challenges and failures you might think you are facing, with me there is Guaranteed Victory.
I was reminded of Balak the Moabite king who brought Balaam the prophet to curse God’s blessed and chosen nation. No matter where he went or how many sacrifices he did, every time he opened his mouth he blessed God’s people.
Numbers 23:19–24 (NSFLB): God is not a man, that He should lie,Nor a son of man, that He should repent.Has He said, and will He not do?Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?20 Behold, I have received a command to bless;He has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.21 “He has not observed *iniquity in Jacob,Nor has He seen wickedness in Israel.The Lord his God is with him,And the *shout of a King is among them.22 God brings them out of Egypt;He has strength like a wild ox.23 “For there is no sorcery against Jacob,Nor any divination against Israel.It now must be said of JacobAnd of Israel, ‘Oh, what God has done!’24 Look, a people rises like a lioness,And lifts itself up like a lion;It shall not lie down until it devours the prey,And drinks the blood of the slain.”
Once royalty always royalty. Your identity will never change, once this becomes your true identity you are destined to be “unrecognizable”
