Lift Up Your Heads, Oh Ye Gates – The Equation of Identity

When I was younger, whenever we heard a certain kind of car horn or saw a Peugeot 504, my siblings and I would immediately think it was our dad—even before seeing who was inside. It didn’t matter if it was driven by a stranger; it got our attention because it was the car we knew our dad drove.

I was reminded of this recently while listening to a minister I deeply respect as he taught from the book of Psalms, explaining the concept of identity.

Christ doesn’t have to visibly show up in our businesses, family meetings, or daily life because His Word already declares that if anyone is in Christ, they are a new creation.They no longer belong to themselves—they take on a new nature. This nature is rooted in Christ.

Beloved, have you ever paused to wonder: “What identity do I carry?”

Our identity isn’t just about our physical appearance. It includes our character, actions, posture, and sound. Just as royalty is taught how to behave like kings and queens, God is calling us in Psalm 24 to carry His nature—because when we approach the ancient gates, the gatekeepers will ask: “Who are you?” And if we don't carry the identity of the King of Glory, we may be denied access or find ourselves overwhelmed in a perverse and broken world.

Every posture we take releases a sound. And as God’s people, our sound is not just noise—it is an answer to the crises and chaos around us.

If there’s a challenge currently draining your joy—or a constant battle you don’t know how to fight—God is saying: I’ve given you a weapon.

And that weapon is not your strength or intellect—it is identity. You don’t need to be consumed by fear, insecurity, or the enemy’s plots. You simply need to put on the identity of the King of Glory.

Every gate, every opposition, and every ancient barrier responds to the King of Glory. When the gatekeepers hear that sound—when they see that identity—they don’t resist. They bow.

As Paul said, “It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me” (Galatians 2:20). That is the formula. That is the equation.

I carry the identity of the King of Glory, and the gates of this world cannot deny Him.

Today, choose to remember:

You have died, and it is the King of Glory who now lives in you.  

That is your identity. That is your sound.

Stay Revived!

Zerubbabel – The Way of Builders Ezra 4

When the Lord calls His people into specific seasons, He doesn't focus on their weaknesses. Instead, He encounters them and speaks to the future version of who they are yet to become. Often, we rise to answer that call without knowing how to build what God is asking us to. We wonder where, how, when, and even what to build.

But the Eternal One is calling us into a season where we construct structures with foundations rooted in Him. When God says, "Build," it’s not always something grand. It might be a relationship, friendship, business, marriage, career, skill, or character. And He says: "Build according to My standard."

Whenever God wants to build, He stirs up men and women and places within them the builder’s staff. He did it with Cyrus—who was part of God's plan. Cyrus enabled the men God had chosen to rebuild His temple.

When Zerubbabel began to build, the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard of it and came to interfere. Every time God says, “Build,” the enemy responds with adversaries—sometimes people, but often adversaries in the form of distractions, bad character, wrong strategies, or resistance to God's intent.

The builders recognized that although their adversaries came under the guise of help, their true motives were not aligned with God. When they refused the help, the enemy retaliated by disrupting the work. This is the strategy: lies, intimidation, and satanic resistance.

When God calls us to build, we must not mix holy things with profane ones. The people of God did not build by the strength of their own hands, but by prophecy. God knows that if we rely only on our strength, resistance will stop the work. But when we align with the One who called us, we build with divine backing.

At one point, the people stopped building because of opposition. But when the prophets spoke again, they resumed the work. We, too, have the constant word of the Lord and can surround ourselves with a support system that reminds us of Heaven’s agenda.

This is your reminder, beloved: the eye of the Lord is also the hand of the Lord, and it is upon you. Do not cease the work. Satan’s strategy hasn't changed—but we serve an eternal God, and we are His people.

Someone told me it's okay to be afraid, it's okay not to know the whole picture but we can trust in the ability of God that we will not loose our way.

Stay Revived!

What Is It About the Ninth Season?

When I walked into church yesterday and the pastor was leading the prayers, he said, “Declare a word into the new month - September.” In that moment, despite knowing the date, I realized I wasn’t consciously awakened to the reality that I was at the eve of new month .

As I became aware that September was close to arriving, I also became aware of how time keeps moving. The sound track in my mind changed. My next thought was, “What if the only thing moving is time, while I’m still stuck in a place I don't want to be?”

But God’s response was clear: I didn’t just walk you into a new month—I brought you into the ninth season.You’ve stepped into a season of fruitfulness, finality, and judgment.

It’s easy to let the days roll by, especially when we have events or activities lined up. But when our expectations have been dashed again and again, the enemy uses that disappointment to numb our hope. Still, God is reminding us today: You can hope again.

 Maybe you only just realized it’s a new month—perhaps through a message like this or a “Happy New Month” wish from a friend. Whatever the trigger, let it awaken you to a greater truth: you’ve entered a season where every fruitful expectation you’ve carried can now be birthed.

We can draw strength from God’s Word: "There is hope for a tree if it is cut down; at the scent of water, it will bud and put forth branches like a plant.”(Job 14:7–9)

The best posture we can take in this season is to hide behind the cross and stay curious—eager to discover God’s promises. Let’s seek the paths that allow us to walk fully in the gates of this ninth season. God wants to do more for us, but it happens when His “more” aligns with our “more.”

This season will bring fruitfulness, fulfillment, and divine judgment—not for harm, but for establishment. So instead of counting your losses, choose to praise God, believing that He has heard.

Stay Revived!

The Concept of Inclusion

Inclusion is a spiritual concept that means God has included you in His plan for the future. “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope” (Jeremiah 29:11). When God includes you, He makes provision for you, because He is your Father—and as a Father, He provides everything you need per time (Matthew 6:32–33).

This “inclusion” is really a substitution: you are placed into Christ. “For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God” (Colossians 3:3). So, when God looks at you, He doesn’t see your flaws—He sees Jesus, His Son (2 Corinthians 5:21).

From the beginning, God’s plan for Adam was inclusion. Adam was meant to live in Eden, work there, fellowship with God, and receive all provision directly from Him (Genesis 2:15–16). But after the fall, humanity was separated from that plan (Romans 5:12). Man had to consciously seek God and desire to be included in His agenda again.

The death of Jesus changed everything. When Jesus died for our sins, He opened the way for mankind to regain direct access to God. “For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father” (Ephesians 2:18). Through His sacrifice, we moved from living under the law to living in Christ through faith (Galatians 2:20–21). By faith, we can draw from the spiritual wells God has provided:

• the well of salvation (Isaiah 12:3)
• the well of healing (1 Peter 2:24)
• the well of strength (Isaiah 40:29–31)

To live in the supernatural, you must first understand that inclusion is God’s agenda for you—a call to belong to Zion. “But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem” (Hebrews 12:22). Everyone longs to belong somewhere, but true belonging is in God’s plan for heaven’s future (Philippians 3:20). The Holy Spirit plays a melody in your spirit—have you listened and danced to it? “As many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God” (Romans 8:14).

Remember: You are included in heaven’s agenda. But to fully experience it, you must take intentional steps toward God, the Author and Finisher of all things.

Stay revived!