Why do you keep coming to Me with the same expectations? Do you not realise that My mercies are new every day? I am forever the same, but I am also the God of the new.
Different seasons require different approaches. Prepare to be surprised by My words and My actions. You will find that I am not changing – you are! As I continually shape you into My likeness, I can be trusted to lead you in the way that you need. There is no need to second guess and assume you understand what I am doing. You do not. I am Yahuah and you are not. Listen to and obey My words.
In this new season you do not need to make sense of your own story, you need to be consumed by My story. I am not just invading your life; you are being consumed by your life source.
I am overwhelmingly and intently concerned with you. With your thoughts, emotions and actions. Do Me the honour of similarly being overwhelmed and intently concerned with My thoughts, emotions, and actions. Be occupied by My life as I am occupied by yours.
Activation: Pray that Yahuah will shake you out of old habits. Take time to listen to Yahuah. What is He saying to you? What is on His heart? What thoughts does he want to share with you? Ask Him what He is excited about for you today.
22 Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.
23 They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
Lamentations 3:22-23 (NIV)
See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?I am making a way in the wildernessand streams in the wasteland.
Isaiah 43:19 (NIV)
Trust in the Lord with all your heartand lean not on your own understanding;
Have you felt the pressing of the enemy in your life recently? Have you sensed the offensive that satan is on to try to undermine, devalue, and oppress My people?
Can you feel the shift in the spiritual atmosphere as the enemy throws all that he has to distract and disarm My people? The enemy knows your potential, even before you do, and he is seeking to destroy that potential before you can reach the fullness of it.
Now is not the time to fear! The enemy cannot stop the movement of My Spirit upon the Earth. He can feel the depth of the potential that I have planted in My people, which is now preparing to be birthed, and he is running scared!
For I am the God of the angel armies and I am in mobilisation mode. I am strategically placing My angels and My people, those that are fully sold out for Me, to be ready to stand.
15 When the servant of the man of Yahuah got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. “Oh no, my lord! What shall we do?” the servant asked.
16 “Don’t be afraid,” the prophet answered. “Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”
17 And Elisha prayed, “Open his eyes, Lord, so that he may see.” Then the Lord opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
2 Kings 6:15-17 (NIV)
Take some time now, close your eyes, and put your hands over them. Ask Yahuah to show you the footholds in your own life that the enemy is trying to grab hold of. Repent of the times that you have knowingly or unknowingly agreed with the lies that the enemy has spoken to you and break agreement with the lies that have attempted to steal your potential. Then, ask Yahusha to open your spiritual eyes, just like Elisha’s servant, so that you can see the plans and strategies that He has placed within you – that He is preparing to birth in you. Make this decree: “My spiritual eyes have been opened, and I receive the full measure of Yahuah’s anointing in my life.”
Yahuah would remind you today: My mobilisation plans are for you to stand against the plans of the enemy in warfare, and not just to stand – to advance. I am releasing a new grace for those that will share my gospel and advance My Kingdom. They will be bold truth-tellers who will lay down their own pride and plans to partner with My Spirit in new and exciting ways. They will experience the joy of salvation daily and will inspire and encourage others in my ways.
Yet even in the midst of all these things, we triumph over them all, for God has made us to be more than conquerors, and his demonstrated love is our glorious victory over everything!
Am I still your first love? Am I the fulfilment of all your desires? Or is there something you desire more? This month I’m pointing out the areas where you have desires that are bigger than your desire of Me. I will show you big unhealthy desires, but also where you might start to develop them. Know that those desires are always unfulfilling. They will never give you life because I am the Life. When you notice a desire, check with Me if it stands in the way of your desire for Me.
I want our relationship to grow, to not become stale or stagnant. I always desire to know you more and more. Do you have that same desire? Knowing Me is the ultimate goal. I am the infinite God, and therefore, there is always more of Me for you to get to know.
Check your heart and see if there are any unhealthy desires that replace your desire of Me. Beware, of those desires because I will, eventually, ask you to sacrifice those for Me. If you let the desires grow too big, the sacrifice will be painful.
Activation: Ask the Lord if He wants to show you something of who He is that you don’t know about Him yet. Where do you have unhealthy desires? Let the Lord show you what they are and ask Him to fill the void. Give Him permission to take that space.
Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.
James 1:15 (NIV)
Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Yahusha the Christ, whom you have sent.
1 Now faith is the assurance (title deed, confirmation) of things hoped for (divinely guaranteed), and the evidence of things not seen [the conviction of their reality—faith comprehends as fact what cannot be experienced by the physical senses].
2 For by this [kind of] faith themen of old gained [divine] approval.
3 By faith [that is, with an inherent trust and enduring confidence in the power, wisdom and goodness of God] we understand that the worlds (universe, ages) were framedandcreated [formed, put in order, and equipped for their intended purpose] by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible.
1 Samuel 12:23-24 (AMP)
23 Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against theLordby ceasing to pray for you; but I will instruct you in the good and right way.
24 Only fear theLord[with awe and profound reverence] and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you.
Romans 11:20 (AMP)
That is true. They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand by yourfaith[as believers understanding the truth of Christ’s deity]. Do not be conceited, but [rather stand in great awe of God and]fear[Him];
1 Timothy 6:11 (AMP)
But as for you, O man of God, flee from these things; aim atandpursue righteousness [true goodness, moral conformity to the character of God], godliness [thefearof God],faith, love, steadfastness, and gentleness.
Hebrews 10:38 (AMP)
But My righteous one[the one justified byfaith]shall live byfaith[respecting man’s relationship to God and trusting Him];And if he draws back[shrinking infear],My soul has no delight in him.
Get ready to mount your horses and ride with Me, My children! For as you are now trusted by Me, I am calling you to ride out with Me in the joyful new projects I have for you. See the new opportunities coming your way! They won’t all be things you should say yes to but, as you ask Me what is yours, you will quickly hear My “yes.” Can you hear the joy and lightness coming to this time? There is a new speed in it.
Decisions will be made quickly, your ‘yes’ with peace will come without hesitation, and ease in making progress will feature. When you see this, don’t step back thinking it should be hard – that was last season’s experience. Instead, lean forward to catch the gallop of My Holy Spirit, seeing advancement and fulfilments you have dreamed of. There is a new rhythm to this time. Projects will begin and complete and new ones will follow. Yield to the cantering and galloping of your horse – I am riding with you.
It’s a season of pace!!
Activation: Take a moment with Yahuah to welcome in this new season of pace. See yourself on a horse running at pace with the wind of the Holy Spirit. Allow yourself to feel the new rhythm and His excitement. Ask Yahuah to open your ears and to hear His “yes” as projects come your way. Are there any projects you can see He would like you to take up? Are there any practical steps you could take?
6 You have heard my predictions and seen them fulfilled, but you refuse to admit it. Now I will tell you new things, secrets you have not yet heard.
7 They are brand new, not things from the past. So you cannot say, ‘We knew that all the time!’
8 “Yes, I will tell you of things that are entirely new, things you never heard of before. For I know so well what traitors you are. You have been rebels from birth.
I am delighting over you today. I want you, Church, to know that I am overjoyed with you. I am shouting it out in all the heavens how much I love My Church! I am seeing how you are raising each other up and I delight in that. Like Debora calling Barak to fight the Canaanites you are calling each other to fight and I really enjoy watching My people taking initiative in doing this. Do not stop doing this, keep calling each other into action.
Don’t partner with offence when someone is telling you to step it up, or to do something different. See it as a friend sharpening you and wanting you to grow. I want you to be more robust in receiving sharpening and correction. Know that we all have the same end-goal, My reign, the expansion of My Kingdom. For you will be the example of people who sharpen each other but also love each other no matter what. You will show the world how it is to want each other to grow and to not partner with strife and competition.
Separate yourself from worldly thinking and ways. Seek sharpening, ask feedback and learn from it without offence. Ask Me who you can sharpen, who you need to help grow, who you need to help get into action. I am moulding you together as I put you in situation where these things are needed. Recognize them and learn from it.
Activation: When have you received sharpening but took it on as offence? When have you received sharpening and took it on as an opportunity to grow? Why is there a difference? What can you learn from these two events?
As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.
Proverbs 27:17 (NIV)
6 She sent for Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “Yahuah, the God of Israel, commands you: ‘Go, take with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun and lead them up to Mount Tabor.
7 I will lead Sisera, thecommander of Jabin’s army, with his chariots and his troops to the Kishon River and give him into your hands.’”
17 So it happened, when Pharaoh let the people go, Yahuah did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, even though it was nearer; for God said, “The people might change their minds when they see war [that is, that there will be war], and return to Egypt.”
18 But God led the people around by the way of the wilderness toward the [a]Red Sea; the sons of Israel went up in battle array (orderly ranks, marching formation) out of the land of Egypt.
Reading the above scripture today what jumped out at me was why Yahuah brought the Children of Israel the long way round to attain their freedom. He knew where He was bringing them to, and what their thought process would be, when faced with trouble.
Many times we can feel as though we are stuck, feel so alone, a void or without an answer. The scriptures stand for right here and right now, as well as back then. Sometimes we have waited so long, but we try to take shortcut(s) and become impatient; in our eyes it has been tooo long, so we try to decipher a quicker process or route. Questions may run through our minds that we feel need immediate answers.
What should I do?
When will our breakthrough take place?
Has Yahuah forgotten us?
Does He realise our pain?
Does He really care?
Does He love us?
He knows it all! That is why it’s so important to stay connected and read the Word, so that all questions can be answered. He has said in His Word that we are a predestined people, who have been called, justified and glorified.
Our Victory in Christ
29 For those whom He foreknew [and loved and chose beforehand], He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son [and ultimately share in His complete sanctification], so that He would be the firstborn [the most beloved and honored] among many believers.
30 And those whom He predestined, He also called; and those whom He called, He also justified [declared free of the guilt of sin]; and those whom He justified, He also glorified [raising them to a heavenly dignity].
Romans 8:28-29 (AMP)
Right from the Old Testament He has said:-
It is Yahuah who goes before you; He will be with you. He will not fail you or abandon you. Do not fear or be dismayed.”
Deuteronomy 31:8 (AMP)
10 ‘Do not fear [anything], for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, be assured I will help you; I will certainly take hold of you with My righteous right hand [a hand of justice, of power, of victory, of salvation].’
11 “Indeed, all those who are angry with you will be put to shame and humiliated; those who strive against you will be as nothing and will perish.
12 “You shall search for those who quarrel with you, but will not find them; they who war against you will be as nothing, as nothing at all.
13 “For I the Lord your God keep hold of your right hand; [I am the Lord], Who says to you, ‘Do not fear, I will help you.’
Isaiah 41:10-13 (AMP)
15[Yahuah answered] “Can a woman forget her nursing child and have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, but I will not forget you.
16 “Indeed, I have inscribed [a picture of] you on the[a]palms of My hands;your city walls [Zion] are continually before Me.
Isaiah 49:15-16 (AMP) Footnotes [a] Isaiah 49:16 In Jewish tradition there is a story representing Israel as God’s daughter, who asks Him to stamp a seal of her on His heart and arm (Song 8:6). God replies that such a seal cannot always be seen, so He has instead inscribed her upon His palms.
whenever our heart convicts us [in guilt]; for God is greater than our heart and He knows all things [nothing is hidden from Him because we are in His hands].
1 John 3:20 (AMP)
At times when you feel low, there is always something within scripture to pick you back up and set you on your way. We have all been put here for a purpose. Place the whole of you into The Hands of The One Who knows your past, present and future and allow Him to use you, as you have been set apart.
Either Google a word that explains how you are feeling or put it into BibleGateway.com and you will be presented with a scripture that you can meditate on, as you place it before Yahuah.
Remember He cares for you.
casting all your cares [all your anxieties, all your worries, and all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares about you [with deepest affection, and watches over you very carefully].
There are moments in life when things don’t make sense. Where you feel that you are waiting and longing for me to move. In this season, where you can feel that you are on the cusp of the new thing, that you are standing so close to the edge of something new, I tell you today not to throw aside the dream I have placed within you.
Stay strong in the waiting. There is value in the waiting, for the change is coming. While you long for things to get moving, for the damns to burst, and the fresh things of the spirit to flow, do not lose yourself in the despair of waiting.
I am doing a new thing but the timing must be right. As you wait for my timing, don’t give in to the temptation to give up. I know that waiting can feel unfair and the temptation to give up is heavy in this moment.
You must not entertain the voices that would distract you from your purpose. Do not entertain the thoughts that would push you to abandon what I have called you to.
You are stronger than you know; you can weather the storm. Do not despair the discomfort of this season – it is to prepare you for the new.
Pray: Spend some time praying for the global church body. Pray and declare that the body’s destiny will not be stolen and that distraction and despair must cease. Bless the body of Christ to remain strong and courageous.
Final Exhortations
4 Rejoice in Yahusha always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. Yahuah is near.
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to Yahuah.
7 And the peace of Yahuah,which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Yahusha.
8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
Philippians 4:4-9 (NIV)
But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
I walked the earth knowing that I was rejected by the majority of the very same people I came to save. The very same people I knew I would suffer and die a criminal’s death for, I knew I was rejected by. Yet still I loved them. Yet still I walked in humility and gentleness, in strength and in wisdom. I walked in righteousness and joy, postured in self-control. I walked in love.
When you can love the very same people who reject you, you win. You grow in power and stature because your ability to love is not based upon a response. When loving others doesn’t require a positive response you are released to love extravagantly, to love as I love you. You become emboldened because you are put into a place where you have nothing to lose. It becomes a mindset built on knowing that you can afford to love extravagantly because your decision to love is not built on the other person’s response – it is not an exchange. Therefore, the decision to love is about standing firm in the true source of all love, my Father.
Reflection: Reflect on 1 John 4:19: We love because he first loved us. Consider what your understanding of this verse means. Ask Holy Spirit to take you into a deeper revelation of this verse and what it means to live this out.
15 If anyone acknowledges that Yahusha is the Son of Yahuah, Yahuah lives in them and they in Yahuah.
16 And so we know and rely on the love Yahuah has for us. Yahuah is love. Whoever lives in love lives in Yahuah, and Yahuah in them.
17 This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Yahusha.
1 John 4:15-17 (NIV)
22 Because of Yahuah’s great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail.
23 They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. 24 I say to myself, “Yahuah is my portion; therefore I will wait for Him.”
Unapologetically Marcia 