Pastor Troy Brewer says 2026 carries a prophetic emphasis many believers are missing, not because God is not speaking, but because too many voices are competing for attention.
“It’s a wonderful time to be alive,” Brewer said. “A lot of people don’t know that because they got caught up in a stream that has the wrong spirit in it.”
Brewer framed the year as “26,” with special focus on the number six, which he said consistently represents mankind in Scripture. He described it as human weakness, flesh and the exposed places of life where God often chooses to intervene.
A call to re-tune your hearing
Brewer warned that constant media consumption can distort spiritual discernment.
“No matter where you get your news from, you do not have to be deceived in the year 2026,” he said. “You’ve got to get in and get out, because it’s a septic tank.”
He urged believers to intentionally refocus on hearing God’s voice, especially at the beginning of the year.
“Everybody wants to hear God speak, but not everybody wants to be consecrated,” Brewer said. “Your mind and your heart are not for rent or for sale to anything other than the Lord Jesus Christ.”
Consecration over fascination
Drawing from his work with child rescue efforts, Brewer said believers must guard their thought life and refuse to dwell on darkness.
“I will not be fascinated or impressed with any level of evil,” he said. “I’m impressed with Jesus.”
Quoting David, Brewer emphasized the importance of keeping God central in every situation.
“I have set the Lord continually before me,” Brewer said. “No matter how ugly it is, I will set the Lord continuously before me.”
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Understanding the meaning of six
Brewer taught that the number six appears throughout Scripture as God’s “watermark” on themes related to humanity.
“Six is the number for mankind,” he said. “It’s the flesh, the mess of humanity.”
He argued that the greatest enemy believers face is not the devil or the world, but the flesh.
“If you put your flesh on automatic pilot, it drives you straight away from Jesus,” Brewer said. “It is selfish, and selfishness is the opposite of the kingdom.”
God shows up in ordinary messes
To illustrate his point, Brewer focused on Jesus’ first recorded miracle in John 2, when Christ turned water into wine at a wedding in Cana.
“This is not a miracle at the temple,” Brewer said. “This is a common event in common people’s lives.”
He noted that six stone water pots were used in the miracle, reinforcing his theme that God enters human mess rather than avoiding it.
“The key,” Brewer said, “is doing whatever He tells you to do.”
Brewer said many believers fail to invite God into areas they assume are too mundane or too broken.
“Just say, ‘I don’t have any wine in this part of my life,’” he said. “Invite the Lord into your mess.”
A year of the best wine
Brewer concluded by declaring 2026 a year of unexpected joy and breakthrough.
“This is the year of the best wine,” he said. “It’s the best in your worst. God’s extraordinary in your everyday common.”
He added that God’s greatest miracles often come in places people never thought He would show up.
“God will do a miracle in your six,” Brewer said, “and He will turn common well water into the very best and finest of wine.”
James Lasher, a seasoned writer and editor at Charisma Media, combines faith and storytelling with a background in journalism from Otterbein University and ministry experience in Guatemala and the LA Dream Center. A Marine Corps and Air Force veteran, he is the author of The Revelation of Jesus: A Common Man’s Commentary and a contributor to Charisma magazine.
