The Ichabod System

JJ and I had a conversation concerning this blog, and she shared that God had told her that this year’s God-encounter for the ReviveWithJJ family would center on the Light of Elohim. Because of this, in the very first days I did not want to journal my revive journey in a way that diverted from what God had already spoken to her.

Then, during the late hours of Sunday, I received a clear word:

“Ichabod, Ichabod, Ichabod—come into the Light of Elohim.”

Immediately, my eyes flung open.

There is a place in God for this family, and that place is one of breaking the Ichabod structures and systems that have caged us from manifesting and encountering God’s light. This word led me to the story of Ichabod. Not much detail is given about his life after birth, but the circumstances surrounding his birth speak loudly.

The sins and ignorance of his bloodline became his harvest—a fulfillment of the saying, “Our fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.” His name unfolds the story of a boy—and later a man—whose teeth would constantly be on edge. Ichabod means, “Where is the glory?” or “No glory” (1 Samuel 4:21). The Ichabod system is an enclave of darkness,shame,reproach,loss, limitations and constant setbacks.

So, every question life would ask this boy would center on one thing:

“Where is your glory?”

You who were born on the day the Ark was taken from Israel. You whose father’s family and whose own father’s death came before your birth.

And today, God is speaking to those of us who were thrown into life’s chaos:

“Come into the Light of Elohim.”

“I know the errors and sins of others spearheaded a harvest of shame for you, but I am the One whose mercy endures forever. You can come into My light. There is room enough for you in Me.”

The trades that sold your essence—your glory, your voice, your peace, your marriage, your health, your business, your career, your stability—simply because of your connection to certain places, people, or structures are being confronted. There is a greater connection that speaks, and it is the blood of the New Covenant that has been poured out. We accept forgiveness and enthrone a new government over our lives.

Today, God’s voice is declaring:

“Come into the Light of Elohim.”

Confess this words over again:

I come into the light of Elohim.

Stay Revived!