Hope
“He’s the Mender of all things:
As I was mending a sweater that I loved, after having thought I would need to toss it out due to a tear in it, a song whispered through my mind: “Heart Mender.”
As I sewed the tear that always showed itself the moment someone would state, “I just love your sweater. . .” the Lord gave me a prayer thought:
Just as with my having thought to toss out my cute sweater, because the hole in the garment would always become visible to any admirers, the Lord whispered to my heart—He is the Mender of lives: of all tears in spirits, characters, within families, anything past or present . . . and situations that others toss aside due to imperfections.
He is a God Who knows exactly the needed thread for every torn—in every garment of life: Yes, He will never toss aside any who wish to be mended, for He is the Mender.
Now, the next time I wear my mended- sweater there will not be heard, “Awww that’s too bad! I’m sorry that happened!”
No, the sweater is now mended. However, I now will be the one to encourage others, who have tears, not to toss aside that which is dear to them; for it just needs a mending—to become beautiful, again. ❤️☕️”
(“Jesus: The Mender,” Lora Dean Beardsley.)
It’s Time!
Jessica M Marquez
“Yesterday I quoted Isaiah 54:2-3
I would like to continue on with what I feel.
“Enlarge the place of your tent, and let the curtains of your habitations be stretched out;
DO NOT HOLD BACK; lengthen your cords and strengthen your stakes.
For you will spread abroad to the right and to the left, and your offspring will possess the nations and will people the desolate cities”
Enlarge your space
Stretch out
DO NOT HOLD BACK
Strengthen!!!
You will spread to the right and to the left
You will possess
You are entering an occupying season
You are entering a TAKE-BACK AND RECOVER ALL season
You are entering a recompense, reconciliation, and restoration season
You have been in limbo and delay….in restriction, with ceilings and walls all around you
You have been in a time where you have fought to maintain the territory and land that is yours
Even in the fight, it feels like what is in your hands has fallen through your fingers
It has been a season of forfeiting
It has been a season of deep surrender
It has been a season of purging
It has been a season of having to hand over to God what has taken a life time to build
Nothing has worked
Broken expectations and hope deferred have mounted up on every side
…..But there is a shift in the atmosphere
You will move from being stuck to obtaining
You will now enter into a time where you will occupy the land that the Lord promised He would give you
“Now," says the Lord. "I will cause everything that worked against you to SUDDENLY be what will work on your behalf.”
“I am laying up the wealth of the wicked for the righteous," says the Lord. "I will cause My people to occupy and to own. To take back the territory that seemed like was lost. That's right. I will settle you in the home I promised you," says the Lord.
"You will own homes that you did not build. You will occupy and inherit regions that were not on your radar," says the Lord, "I am not giving you one land, but multiple lands.
Stretch out to the left and to the right
Stretch out faith!
Break out of apathy today
Let go of disappointment and disillusionment that have tried to strangle your heart
Let go of rejection and dejection that have tried to suffocate your vision and your dreams
This is a moment," says the Lord, "that My people need to rise up and take the land. Occupy!" says the Lord.
It is time to seize.
It is time to take.
It is time to move forward into the land
DO NOT HOLD BACK
God is with you
His power is within you
SO TAKE THE LAND—
PEOPLE OF GOD, TAKE THE LAND
It is time to tear down principalities
It is time to tear down strongholds
It is time to confront giants
The principalities that have been taunting can no longer taunt and exert their authority
Take the land, take them down.
There will be a reset in families allowing them to take back the ground that has been lost for decades and generations
Wounds that have been inflicted on marriages, causing them to be on the verge of destruction, will be healed
Prodigals will come home in DROVES
It is time to move from defensive warfare to offensive warfare
Break the back of satan!
Stand in authority and power!
DO NOT HOLD BACK!!!!!
It is time!”
The Power of Prayer Together
Prayer is a way of communicating with God— and seeking His guidance, support, and strength. Moreover, It can be a powerful tool for coping with stress, anxiety, and difficult situations.
Why not join together—with others—in prayer?
“Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”Matthew 18:19-20 KJVhttps://bible.com/bible/1/mat.18.19-20.KJV
Take Your Place at the Table
Jessica M Marquez
There is a place and an invitiation that is calling us out of despair, bitterness, disillusionment and disappointment.
We are being called to a table where the presence of the Lord is.
God’s plan is not complete until we take this place.
Remember Psalm 23:5, “thou preparest a table in the presence of my enemies”.
Why would God prepare a table in front of our enemies?
What is the table?
Who are my enemies?
How is it all prepared?
What does this mean to us?
As I studied this section of Psalm 23, I was reminded how rich, specific and meaningful each word of the Hebrew language is compared to our English language.
After studying this section of Psalm 23 I keyed in on three words:
Prepareth
Table
Enemies
The Hebrew word for prepareth means to “arrange, to “set in order”, to “furnish”, to “ordain”, to “lay” or to “set in a row”.
The english meaning of the word “ordain” is to establish or order by appointment, decree, or law.
God is not just “preparing” as you and I would prepare eggs for breakfast.
He is ordaining something special, He is setting things in an orderly way, He is arranging things, He is laying things out, He is setting them in order.
God’s kind of preparation is very intentional, very planned, very orderly….bottom line….everything’s under control.
God is actively setting things up for each and every one of us.
This says something powerful about God’s personal interaction in our lives.
The Hebrew word table (shuehan) means “spread” and implies a meal; another translation says “feast“!!
The CEV says: “You treat me to a feast, while my enemies watch.”
God chooses to prepare (ordain, set in order) a meal or feast for us, right in front of our enemies.
He is completely undaunted by any evil or troubles…..that, my dear friend, is probably the best news of your life. God actually provides for us as we are under attack by distresses and evil.
The meaning for “feast” or “meal” here is provision or sustenance. God gives us provision in lavish form, right in the midst of our troubles.
The root word for table, interestingly, is shalach, which means to “shoot forth, grow long, reach forth, sow, spread, stretch forth”.
God’s table of provision is well stocked and piled high!
In the Hebrew dictionary, the word “enemies” means “adversary, be in affliction, besiege, bind up, be in distress, enemy, oppress, pangs, to be in a straight (trouble)”.
The word enemy does not just mean a singular force that is against us, like Satan.
It can be distress, pangs of trouble, oppression, affliction.
In the midst of great trouble and distress and affliction, God lays-out and organizes a long table of provision and sustenance for each of us.
If you are going through a time of trouble and distress, cry out to God and ask him to show you the provision and hope He has created.
Put your faith in my God!
Up until now, He has never failed or forsaken me-and He never will!
Take your place and position at the table. You are key to the plan of God!
Jessica M Marquez
The enemy has attempted to convince you that you are unwanted, unqualified, and unloved.
This has left you unsure, insecure, fearful and unable to take the next step that God is calling you to.
Stop listening to the lies of the devil.
You are more than what you believe or can even perceive at this moment.
Dust yourself off. It’s time to press forward.
God is arranging people and positioning you where you need to be.
Destiny is calling.
Answer the call.
Mantles are falling and assignments are being given.
Strategic partnerships are forming for such a time as this.
Heaven is sending revelation.
Anointings are increasing.
Battles long fought are being won.
Territories once closed off are being taken.
The destiny God ordained for your life requires you to step into the flow.
Stop hiding in the shadows.
There are blessings, assignments, opportunities and resources associated with your God-ordained destiny.
When you are in position and alignment, flowing in your true identity, a specific portion of Heaven’s resources become available to you.
It is time to step out in faith and let go of fear.
Who will you become if you obey God?
What might happen if you follow the voice of Jesus the way you did before caution set in?
Where will you end up if you pursue Him radically, the way you did before the lost or broken years?
What might God do for you if you follow His voice, trusting that He will cover you as you pursue?
His Word gives us the answer!
II Corinthians 9:8
And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others.
Psalm 20:4
May he grant your heart’s desires and make all your plans succeed.
Safety in Him
Storm watchers know: They know the elements that produce certain types of storms: Tornadoes and Hurricanes . . .
A Christian-Veteran that has served the Lord and survived many storms of hell, also, KNOWS the elements brewing that certain trials emit . . .
✒️Such Veterans-in-Christ find their safe place in God by putting on His whole armor with Fastings, Prayers and by Standing Still—for they know ”The Maker of the Wind “ and every storm must go through Him.
Lora Dean Beardsley