It’s A New Day
It’s A New Day
For the last 3-4 years, we have been tried in every nook and cranny of our lives. It has been extreme! At times we have wondered if we can make it? Other times, maybe we haven’t even wanted to make it. To everything there is a season. (Eccl 3)
There is a trial of our faith that is imperative if we are to inherit the promises of God. (Rev 2-3) Peter said that this trial will be grievous, distressing for a season. In other words, we will be miserable, confused, pressed out of measure. (1 Pet 1:6-9) The purpose is not to torment us (though sometimes it feels like that may be the case) but to build a larger reservoir of faith.
Peter links faith with love. When we know God loves us, we can make it through every difficult test, trial. When God gives us a test it’s like school, he disappears like the teacher does, while we take the test. So it seems like He is removed from us. If we are not secure in His love for us, our faith will falter. So He has also been building a new level of security in us that knows He loves us.
One of my key intercessors had a dream. She saw two five dollar bills stacked on top of each other. Suddenly the top five dollar bill extended out beyond the bottom one. God is extending grace to us this year. And it’s double grace. He is giving us grace to get to where we need to be or lay hold of what we have been assigned to lay hold of.
This is the year of coming up out of the pit. Audacious faith is being birthed. True God kind of love is being birthed. Again, faith is inseparable from love.
Those who have refused to be offended by God or people will now sit in new chairs of authority and honor. Favor is being released. The temptation to be offended has been overwhelming. Jesus even said we would be offended, He guaranteed it. (Matt 18:7) It’s not about who or what offends us but what we do with that offense. Do we hold it, build a case on it, etc. or do we turn to God and let go of our right to be offended. Entitlement embraces and refuses to let offenses go.
The word for offense is trap. It is a trap set for us to keep us from apprehending all God has for us. But those who have let go of offense, refused to sit in the seat of offense are coming into a new place of favor. However do not judge those who have been overcome because the level of betrayal has been ruthless in this past season and shocking at times. There is no obvious reason for it. It takes time to recover.
There will be those who begin to “come home.” They have been tried beyond measure. Some but not all have sat quite a while on the seat of offense. But this year some will get up, dust off the remnants of offense and return home. Children will be coming home to parents, family members will be restored, friendships will be mended, member of churches who left, some of them will be returning. Don’t hold the past against them. Receive them openly and freely.
Trials have left us strengthless, shattered as the British say, exhausted and worn down. Though we get up, we have but little strength. (Rev 3:8) Even so, God is setting before us an open door. He will multiply the little strength we have left just like the widows oil.
Lift up your heads and worship! (Ps 24:7-10) The King of Glory is now beginning to visit those who have come through clinging to Jesus with the little faith they have left and have refused to be offended. Who is this coming up out of the wilderness, leaning on her beloved? (SOS 8:5) I am both encouraged and excited!
Heaven is touching earth and will begin to multiply through those who have passed the test. It’s a day for lavish love, lavish faith and abandoned trust in Jesus. Faith and works will touch each other and set off heavens fireworks.
The kingdom is about to be released through those who seemingly have lost much, even all, in the past season but have refused bitterness, anger and unforgiveness.
The test has been God’s doing! It’s time to now bow low and worship! His glory is now going to be seen and break out on these tested ones. I will go up to Zion and worship! I will ascend the hill of the Lord. It is about the King! Worship will unlock the kingdom as well as the heart of the King! Worship the Lord!
OMG, thank you so much for this. this is answer to me. I’ve experienced this for the last 3-5 yrs. The last 3 yrs were the worst, especially 2010, financially, emotionally, spiritually. I gave up this past summer, got mad at God (bcause I didn’t know the depths of his love for me, but I’m finding out every day as He reveals Himself to me over and over again thru his grace. Amazing. I’ve clinged to Him w/little faith I’ve had, w/everything I’ve got, barely functional, thought i was losing my mind. I was illegally displaced by a scitzophrenic so-called christian landlord, forced to move back in w/my parents after 15 yrs, finding out how bad my mother’s dementia was, she had 5 tia strokes in 2 yrs, resolving anger issues i had w/her, helping my father take care of her, being my father’s comic relief, giving up everything, everything, furniture, everything, leaving a church i ministered to after 7 yrs of leading worship bcause God said to lay it down to find my identity & intimacy w/Him, and my season/assignment was completed there; finding out my daughter living alternative lifestyle & it got worse as I prayed for 5 yrs, tumultuous relationship w/a family member, being rejected and falsely accused by that person, abandoned w/a son to raise who’s 8, everything at one time over 3-4 yrs. I am praying for what u said to happen in my life. I’m in Cleveland, Ohio, now assigned to a great pastor & trusting God to bring me out and into. Bless you much for writing this and revealing God’s heart and plan. Bless you!
I am so excited!! A few months ago I saw some (not all) ppl in church during worship bowing down and reaching, arms stretched as far as possible. Weeping and wanting more. Suddenly the brightest of light coming from the altar area just began to flood the room. Bigger & brighter! HIS glory truly filled the room. But only the hungry & humble saw it.
To me this is an exciting confirmation!! Thank you so much!! Weeee!!
A received your “Its A New Day” word from a friend via email. As I read the title I thought to myself
Umm, what is this. I started reading the email tears just began to stream down my face, because this word spoke to me right where I am. I to have been going through tremendous test and trial for the last the last 5 years. Almost every area of my life has been touched and I’ve felt like tossing in the towel so many times. In November of 2010 God and I had a long talk and He revealed to me 1. I had to choose to not allow myself to be overtaken by the test and trials. 2. He doesn’t set us up for failure. If your going through this He knows you can handle it. You’ve got to know it. At that moment I decided to trust God because He is in control and His will shall be done to accomplish His purpose. This word is confirmation to me for the stance that I have taken and the encouragement I needed to continue on. I know breakthrough is just ahead and I await in expectation all that is to come with it. God Bless
I am going trhout so many things and I fell dead with no feelings to God, I think i am angry at everything i am living I dont know what to do
I whole-heartedly concur with the timing and the nature. This comes from prophetic words I have received in my own life, from others, and the seasons in my life and others’ lives changing.
I have one clarification that IMHO needs to be made about “coming home”.
Sometimes people in a local church need to not be offended when someone left to participate in a House of Prayer instead.
As part of God raising up those who have chosen to walk in offense, they will often be raised-up with the new face-expression of Christianity which God is bringing: the House of Prayer. Many people may go home, for the first time, to their new home, and will not return to a former structure that may still have relevance, but is certainly being phased-out by the Lord’s sovereign hand through history.
Those who rise-up within the House of Prayer, however, will have chosen not to walk in offence also. When God has put it in your heart to be part of something new, the soon-to-be-former thing can feel like a prison. That can be a factor in and of itself and may not be necessarily be connected with people betraying us. In that, if you want to find your new home, you mustn’t be offended by your old home.
I whole-heartedly concur with the timing and the nature. This comes from prophetic words I have received in my own life, from others, and the seasons in my life and others’ lives changing.
I have one clarification that IMHO needs to be made about “coming home”.
Sometimes people in a local church need to not be offended when someone left to participate in a House of Prayer instead.
As part of God raising up those who have chosen to walk in non-offense, they will often be raised-up with the new face-expression of Christianity which God is bringing: the House of Prayer. Many people may go home, for the first time, to their new home, and will not return to a former structure that may still have relevance, but is certainly being phased-out by the Lord’s sovereign hand through history.
Those who rise-up within the House of Prayer, however, will have chosen not to walk in offence also. When God has put it in your heart to be part of something new, the soon-to-be-former thing can feel like a prison. That can be a factor in and of itself and may not be necessarily be connected with people betraying us. In that, if you want to find your new home, you mustn’t be offended by your old home.
Thanks Pastor Barbara. We miss you so much. I received a text from my mother this morning saying ‘Have you read Pastor Barbara’s January blog?’. My reply was, I am reading it now. What a blessing this post was to me. It explains very much. I had to share it on my facebook page because everyone needs to read it. Be blessed. Charles Thomas
Thank you! Now is the time to lay down the remnants of unforgiveness I have carried far too long. I cannot do it in my own strength; but, as you pointed out, even a “little strength” will do the job. I have a little strength because of God’s enduring faithfulness to me. I have a little strength because of the anointed teaching I have received from your books and your teachings from the pulpit. I have a little strength because, no matter what man and Satan have tried to do to me, I have always held on to the hope set before me. I have a little strength because I am still alive and singing praise to my God, like Paul in jail, just because He is worthy despite the circumstances. And, finally, I have a little strength because of the blessing of trials sent my way by my loving Father. I have a little strength! And that is enough! Again, thank you.