Month: January 2025

The people of God are both Jew and Gentile, they are one new man in Christ Jesus. This one new man is called the bride of Christ, she is who He is coming to earth for. She is who will reign with Him on earth as in heaven. This is a mystery of which we have not begun to understand the depths of, but even on the surface, her call to be a wife is undeniable. He is the bridegroom and we are His wife.

Proverbs 31:10-12 we must recognize this is not one woman, but the one new man, the bride of Christ. “Who could ever find a wife like this one— she is a woman of strength and mighty valor! She’s full of wealth and wisdom. The price paid for her was greater than many jewels. Her husband has entrusted his heart to her, for she brings him the rich spoils of victory. All throughout her life she brings him what is good and not evil.”

This morning in prayer the Lord spoke to me the words, “Propelled into prosperity”. Propeller’s are found on both boats and aircraft. They release a thrust horizontally both through water and air. (When wind meets water is a word God gave me back in November).

Isaac Newton’s Law of Motion opened up understanding which led to the building of the propeller. It is said that when pressure is high the speed is slow, but when pressure is low the speed is high. Selah. When I read that, I heard the Holy Spirit say, “There is an acceleration happening because there is a low pressure system coming into the earth realm”.

When we are under intense or high levels of pressure it actually slows us down, but when we are in low pressure situations it speeds us up. Acceleration is here and coming, because of the low pressure system the kingdom of God has released to earth.

Many have been under high pressure, but I declare to you, low pressure is here and coming and you will accelerate in areas that have been slowed by the high pressure situations you have been in. The Lord says, “We are being propelled into prosperity.” We as His bride are going to bring him the spoils of victory!!!

The sun has cracked the horizon and the darkness must give way to light. Once the sun begins to run its course there is no stopping its penetrating light. The Lord has pierced the darkness yet again and just like Israel of old we are seeing a great light.

Isaiah prophesied it long ago and Jesus fulfilled that prophecy, but what if the same prophecy of Isaiah is coming true again and Christ in us the hope of glory is breaking through. “The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest, as warriors rejoice when dividing the plunder.” (Isaiah 9:2-3)

The way to wake people up is not to berate them for what they don’t know or to scold them for not recognizing the truth. The way to wake them up is to gift them with generosity. This awakens them in a way only God can. Proverbs 25:21-22 “Is your enemy hungry? Buy him lunch. Win him over with your kindness. Your surprising generosity will awaken his conscience and God will reward you with favor.”

God is waking people up by being generous not by being angry or stingy. Our generous love, grace, mercy, compassion and truth will awaken hearts that have been sleeping. Our gentle answer will turn away their wrath and awaken their soul.

The Son has arisen with healing in His wings and the nations are seeing the breaking of a new day and the church must learn a new way. Everyday we are to speak life, release joy, and pour hope into hurting, hungry, angry, cold, bitter hearts. The generosity of God is awakening the hearts of humanity.

We made it to our fifth stop on our Isaiah 25 for the year 2025 roadmap. We started with praise, we saw Babylon fall, we heard the response of the nations, we came to the mountain of the Lord and now we shout victory.

Isaiah 25:9 says, “In that day they will say, “Behold! This is our God! We’ve waited for him, and he saved us! This one, the Lord Yahweh—he is worth the wait! We will keep shouting with joy as we find our bliss in his salvation-kiss!”

Psalm 47:1-3 says, “Go ahead and celebrate! Come on and clap your hands, everyone! Shout to God with the raucous sounds of joy! The Lord God Most High is astonishing, awesome beyond words! He’s the formidable and powerful King over all the earth. He’s the one who conquered the nations before us and placed them all under our feet. He’s marked out our inheritance ahead of time, putting us in the front of the line.”

The days of timidity and silence are over, the days of shouting and celebrating are here. It is time to shake off the dust of the last season and step into the new season. We are not to be silent, nor silenced. When you lose your voice, you lose more than you realize, and God is giving us our voice back.

We waited for the Lord and He, yet again showed Himself faithful. He said He would do it and He is doing it. Can you hear the direction of the wind change? Can you see the salvation of the nation happening? Can you sense the shift in the atmosphere? Can you hear the sound of salvation and victory? It is time to lift up your eyes, clap your hands and shout unto God with a voice of triumph for He has done great things for us!!!!

Are you ready for stop number four on our Isaiah 25 map for 2025? 

I have always been a lover of the word of God. People may lie to us, but the word of God is always telling the truth, even truth that can be at times hard to hear. I remember when I first got saved, I learned very quickly, that when my life did not align with the word of God, I was the one who was out of alignment not the word. 

People try to make the word of God fit their opinions, idealogies, or even lifestyles, but the word is the truth and it will not bend, break or submit to us, for it is an eternal word, that has been tested over and over again. The word of God is truth, we are out of alignment, not the word. When we allow the word to course correct us, we find ourselves operating by design. 

Stop four on our map of Isaiah 25 brings us to the mountain of the Lord. On this mountain many things are happening. Mountains in scripture represent government, so the mountain of the Lord is the government of God. Isaiah reveals to us what God’s government looks like. 

Isaiah 25:6-10 “The Lord Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies, will host a rich feast on this mountain for all peoples— a feast with plenty of meat and well-aged wine, with an abundance of food and the finest of wine. And on this mountain, he will destroy the shroud wrapped around all the people, the veil spread over all nations. It is the gloom of death! He will swallow it up in victory forever! And God, Lord Yahweh, will wipe away every tear from every face. He will remove every trace of disgrace that his people have suffered throughout the world, for the Lord Yahweh has promised it! In that day they will say, “Behold! This is our God! We’ve waited for him, and he saved us! This one, the Lord Yahweh—he is worth the wait! We will keep shouting with joy as we find our bliss in his salvation-kiss!” The mighty, gracious hand of the Lord Yahweh will rest upon this mountain.” 

The temptation to make this a future or heavenly reality is what most do, but I would propose to you, Jesus told us to occupy until He comes, not go to the sweet by and by. This mountain stop will become a reality on earth as it is in heaven (Matthew 6, the Lord’s Prayer). This government of God gets built inside of us and then gets built around us. When you are operating from the mountain of the Lord, there is a joy you can’t explain, a peace that is palpable and a love that is undeniable. 

Welcome to the mountain of the Lord, this is our fourth stop. 

For you that are on the Isaiah 25 roadmap with me for 2025, thanks for enjoying the journey. We are still in January and can already see, the first three stops in operation. I always stand amazed at the Holy Spirit and how truth in spoken into now time.

Stop one on our journey was praise. I am learning that praise is always the right response to God, when you see, hear and know what He is doing in your personally, in us corporately and in the world nationally. We will always have a reason to praise the name of the Lord.

Second stop is Babylon is falling, not will fall, is present active falling. This enforces our praise, for we are being set free from a governmental structure of control that has kept the nations in bondage.

Third stop is the response of the nations to the fall of Babylon. The Passion Translation says, “Therefore, superpower nations will glorify you and the cities of terrorist nations will revere you. You alone silence the song of tyrants.” (Isaiah 25:3,5).

Can you feel the shift in the atmosphere from tyrants to truth, from rebels to righteousness? We think we know who a leader of a nation is based on what the news tells us about them. We build an idea in our head, that forms our opinions of people we have never met. What if they are not who you think they are? What if they are for righteousness, peace and joy, which is the kingdom of God and not against it?

When the disciples saw someone not of their group casting out demons, they told Jesus about it and Jesus said, “Do not stop him,” Jesus said, “for whoever is not against you is for you.” (Mark 9:50) Friends there are nations for the Lord in ways we do not even understand. We must not think we know too much for the nations are responding to Babylon falling and they are one stop on the Isaiah 25 roadmap.

While in prayer yesterday the Holy Spirit showed me the Isaiah 25 for 2025 road map. This was a new experience for me, but as I leaned into the Lord and as I hear the headlines in the news, I know this is what God is doing right now.

People can be political and it causes the worst in us to come out; it creates divisions; and it causes us to look foolish to unbelievers. But the Bible is a unifier not a divider if we let it do the talking and we do the listening.

If we are the body and Jesus Christ is the head, we should all have the mind of Christ and He has singleness of mind, not duplicity. He is the way, the truth and the life, He is the only one who said that and is that and we need to remember that.

Our first stop in Isaiah 25 was praise, we talked about this yesterday, now today, our second stop is Babylon is falling. Verse 2 says, “The city that was once mighty you’ve turned into a heap of rubble; the fortified city now lies in ruins. The foreigner’s fortress is no more and will never be rebuilt.”

Once Babylon falls, it will be not be built again. It is in the process of falling right now and people are running helter skelter because they know what they did while under the spell of this city.

The fall of Babylon is a system of control, a corrupt governmental structure ruling the nations. Revelation 18 describes its activities very clearly. What is new to us, for we have only been on earth less than 100 years, is not new to the nations or to God, He is eternal and has seen it all so is not surprised.

Babylon is falling, this is the second stop on our road map called Isaiah 25 in 2025. We are not leaving stops behind, we are adding stops to what is already and will continue to happen.

The fall of Babylon is reason for praise. “How horrible, so horrible, O great city Babylon! For in one moment you suffered such destruction— you who once made the merchants on the sea so very wealthy. Rejoice over her, O heaven You apostles and prophets and holy believers, rejoice! For on your behalf God pronounced the judgment against her that she wanted to bring upon you!” (Revelation 18:19-20).

Some people go looking for things in the word of God to fit the narrative they want to share, others read the word of God to get to know the God of the word and the Lord shares with them what He is doing in the nations.

On this 25th day of both January and the Hebrew month Tevet, in this year named 2025 and 5785, the multiple 25’s caught my attention and then when I saw the five 5’s in the date, the Holy Spirit said, Isaiah 25.

I had no idea what I would find, but the Holy Spirit knew, and I see 2025 as the year of Isaiah 25, so I am going to take the next five days and share with you what the Lord is saying through Isaiah 25, starting today.

Isaiah 25:1 in the Passion Translation says, “Lord Yahweh, you are my glorious God! I will exalt you and praise your name forever, for you have done so many wonderful things. Well-thought-out plans you formed in ages past; you’ve been faithful and true to fulfill them all!”

We do not serve a short term, small vision God. Isaiah says in chapter 55 His ways are higher than our ways, His thoughts are higher than our thoughts. Yahweh sees, hears, knows and explores things we know nothing about. He has unlimited access to everything and everyone. He is God alone.

We are invited to praise Him, not because we know or understand it all, but He does. We are invited to be confident in His well thought out plans, our praise reveals our trust in who He is and what He is doing, not what we can see or understand.

He has planned our day long before today arrived. He mapped this “golden age” out long ago and it is now manifesting, He is worthy of praise. On this first day of our Isaiah 25 exploration about what 2025 is going to hold for us, we start with praise, for He has the plan; He is faithful and true; and He is going to do what He planned long ago to do. Praise is our first stop on this road map.

What if we were identified as wise or foolish based on whether our words build up or tear down? It sounds so simple, but the kingdom of God is simple, religion is complicated. What if we were called to be content creators not news commentators? Anyone can make statements about a National Cathedral Bishop for her words revealed her heart, but who can read the word of God and share revelation knowledge that strengthens the body of Christ?

Proverbs 24:3-5 this morning inspired me to stay in the lane of wisdom, for I want to be known as a builder not a destroyer, a content creator not a commentator. “Wise people are builders— they build families, businesses, communities. And through intelligence and insight their enterprises are established and endure. Because of their skilled leadership the hearts of people are filled with the treasures of wisdom and the pleasures of spiritual wealth. Wisdom can make anyone into a mighty warrior, and revelation-knowledge increases strength.”

Church, the kingdom of God is known what it is for not what it is against. When you are so for someone or something, it is obvious what you are against. You don’t need to tell people what you are against, for they are so aware of what you are for.

My prayer is that we as the body of Christ would be known for being for righteousness, peace, and joy; for faith, hope and love; for the Father, Son and Holy Spirit; for prosperity of body, soul and spirit. What you are for is energizing, life giving and awe-inspiring. What are you for? What are you building? This is what the world wants to know.

Build, build, build, this is the war cry coming from heaven for the nations of the world. Build people, build cities, build nations, build the church. God is inviting us into a building project of the likes that will last millenia to come. The days of destruction are done, the era of building has begun.

I went to Atchinson, KS years ago on a prophetic adventure to visit where Amelia Earhart lived and on my way home the Lord spoke to me something I will never forget. He said, “This nation (the USA) was built on the rivers that became trails, the trails that became rails, the rails that became roads, the roads that became realms. Now continue to build from the realms, the rivers, trails, rails and roads I have laid out for this nation.”

You can look at a “developed” nation and wonder what is left to build, but the Lord says, the realms need to be built, so we can circle back to the other transportation routes in this land. This is both spiritual and practical. Build, build, build is the mantra from heaven.

Now to begin building, we need to hear the what the Lord is saying to the church in America and the world, because God always begins with the foundation. “I know all that you’ve done for me—you have worked hard and persevered. I know that you don’t tolerate evil. You have tested those who claimed to be apostles and proved they are not, for they were imposters. I also know how you have bravely endured trials and persecutions because of my name, yet you have not become discouraged. But I have this against you: you have abandoned the passionate love you had for me at the beginning. Think about how far you have fallen! Repent and do the works of love you did at first.” (Revelation 2:2-5)

The Lord is going to rebuild the nations beginning with a foundation of love. Love comes first, and this is where God is starting with us and inviting us to repent of falling from. It is not politics that destroys us, it is our lack of love for God and for each other. God is laying a foundation of love, so we can build the nations again on the right foundation.

Do you know who you are? Do you realize the prototype man you are created from is Jesus not Adam? Do you realize that Christ in you is the hope of glory? Are you aware of how much power is locked up inside of you and is wanting to be released through you? Did you know that Luke 4:18 is you, the spirit of the sovereign Lord is in you, He has anointed you to preach good news, to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim freedom and the favorable year of the Lord? Do you know this is who you are?

I am reading my bible this morning and the Holy Spirit keeps nudging me with Acts 10:38 saying, this is who my people are called to be, what they are called to do. “Jesus of Nazareth was anointed by God with the Holy Spirit and with great power. He did wonderful things for others and divinely healed all who were under the tyranny of the devil, for God had anointed him.” We are anointed by God with great power.

What we have experienced, what we have not experienced, does not nullify, justify or verify the truth about who we are. We as the church are called to be Acts 10:38 people. We are anointed for the anointed one lives inside of us. We have great power in us. We are to do wonderful things, a variety of things for others. We have been given authority to heal the sick and set people free from the oppression of the devil (Mark 16).

Friends, Jesus is our prototype, we are created in His image, His Holy Spirit is inside of us, we have been given great power, authority and anointing. This is not something you can do in your own strength, this is the work of God through you. It is time for the church to believe we are who He says we are, so we can do what He said we can do. It’s time for golden glory!