Run with it

When a word of prophecy is released, as children of Abraham, we are called to run with it, work with it, and faith it until we see it come to pass.

Many times, people say, “Someone gave me a prophetic word that I would do this or that.” But they fail to realize that just because a prophetic word is spoken does not make it automatic. Every word from God must be warred out in prayer, obedience, and faith.

God’s Word says,

 “Write the vision and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it.”

 Habakkuk 2:2 (NKJV)

God gives visions to keep us from growing weary. He gives visions to keep us stable and focused. He gives visions so that we can carry a mental picture of what He intends to do. When we see it—when we hear the word of prophecy—He expects us to act on it, to nurture it, and to, by faith, make it our reality.

Vision gives divine strategy for the seasons ahead. It helps us navigate new paths and prepares our hearts for what is to come.

Vision is a revelation from God. It brings guidance and clarity. Whenever a word has left the mouth of God, the person who holds on to it in prayer, obedience, and work is the one who sees it fulfilled.

Habakkuk says, “Run with it.”

Run with what God has said! And whenever you meet a wall, go back to God and say, “Lord, Your word cannot return to You void. Show me the way.”

If He says jump, it is a strategy.

If He says run, it is a strategy.

If He says wait, that too is a strategy.

The dream Joseph interpreted was not just a revelation—it was a warning and a strategy to prepare for what was to come.

Friend, has God given you a word, a phrase, or even a sentence for this season?

Then take it to heart. The strategy for this season is simple:

Run with it. Build on it. Faith it—until it comes to pass.

Stay Revived!

The people of His Life

When God's word said Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, it is a solemn reminder that when we choose to come to God, we were once dead, but because we chose the Way, we received His life.  

Each day, we are faced with a choice—or the choice. Sin is at our door, but what is your response to it? Our response to the knock on the door determines if we choose life that day.

John 14:6 (KJV)

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

As a trained linguist, as I look deep into the noun phrase "the way, the truth, and the life," I came to realize that Christ wasn't just giving a speech, but beyond that, He is giving a descriptive introduction of who He is—His entirety, His office, His mark upon us, and everything He represents to us.

Constantly through the Bible, the Holy Spirit inspired the writers to introduce God and His kingdom to man. When we study this, we come to the knowledge—and continually walk in the knowledge—that Christ is "The Everything."

We walk each day consciously knowing that we are not just living the kind of life we want. So when God says, “Talk to that person who said that thing that hurt you,” we forgive—not because we want to, but because we are the people of His Zoe—meaning life, eternal life, divine life, or the God-kind of life.

Our forgiveness, our repentance, our yes, our no, and every alignment isn't tied to the world’s definition or standard, but we live by the standard which Heaven prescribes and await the moment our works will be tested by fire.

Today, choose to say this: "I am a person of His Life."

It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me and through me.

Stay Revived!

Imitate me Ephesians 5:1

In a time when people create images of themselves—whether or not it truly reflects who they are, or simply to mimic the trend of the moment—how do we cope? The enemy has set strategies to prevent people from knowing their true identity and from coming into the full knowledge of who they are in Christ.

It is very easy in these times to lose our essence when we follow trends without setting Godly and relevant standards to resist the devil. Without this, we risk losing our place and essence.

But Apostle Paul, in 1 Corinthians 4:16, declared: “Imitate me.” Paul foresaw what was to come. He saw how the followers of Christ would be treated as fools, old school, and despised. Yet he said, “I do not write these things to shame you, but to warn you.”

Friends, we are living in a season where the enemy is fighting tooth and nail to strip God’s people of their essence, to push them from their place, and to make them wanderers upon the earth. Yet Paul’s instruction remains: “Imitate me.”

In this time, we must cry out for the Holy Spirit to quicken our perception, breathe upon our minds, and cause us to be super-sensitive to the times and seasons. Without Him, we lose our essence and our position in the Kingdom. The Scripture commands us: “Be imitators of God.”

Friends, the gospel of Christ is not old-fashioned. It is eternal. It speaks to the past, the present, the future, and the hereafter. There is no better person to imitate than God Himself.

The Lord once said to Job in Job 38:1–3:

“Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
‘Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge?
Now prepare yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer Me.’”

This word reminds us not to despise the Scriptures as though they are outdated. God asks, “Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?” Much of what the world calls wisdom today is nothing but dark counsel that leads astray.

So, when God asks you today: “Who are you imitating?”—what will your response be?

There is none as timeless as God. He is both ancient and ever-present, both eternal and relevant. There is no better model to imitate than the Lord Jesus Christ himself. He saw the past, the present, and the future, and yet He chose to walk in obedience.

Friends, the time has come for us to be Christians not just by words, but by action. Let us live as imitators of God, holding firmly to our essence in Him.

Stay Revived!

The voice of the Lord.

There was a time I heard the voice of God, and I was amazed at how it sounded—thundering yet still. The words came into the real estate of my mind, and my spirit man heard them as though I was reading the Bible. He spoke through the Scriptures; it was as if the Bible itself was speaking through a loudspeaker. I could hear it, I knew it, and I was on the floor in awe.

Friends, I have come to share this experience with you to let you know that the voice of God has the power to bring stillness to you in the midst of a storm.

The voice of God carries a force that thunders as it restores things to their rightful place. The voice of God is not drama; it is not noise. The voice of God is stillness in the midst of trouble.

His voice is His hand, setting things right.

His voice questions the reasons behind the way you act.

His voice challenges your dry bones, examines your foundation, and asks whether you believe this is the fullness He has prepared for you.

Ezekiel 37:3

 And He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?”

So I answered, “O Lord God, You know.”

We are all actors in the story God has written. Yet the Lord has made allowances for us to come to Him when we err—through the storm, through the busyness, through the chaos. He says, “Come. I know. I see. I hear. And I can restore you. I can revive you. I can bring you into the fullness of what I have written concerning you.”

Isaiah 1:18

 “Come now, and let us reason together,”

Says the Lord,

“Though your sins are like scarlet,

They shall be as white as snow;

Though they are red like crimson,

They shall be as wool.

Yes, I know you have tried, but I did not create you to do life on your own. I created you to do life with Me. So come. Scripture says He stands at the door of our hearts, knocking and seeking that we would be kind enough to let Him in.

Revelation 3:20 

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.

Oh friend, how wonderful it would be if you could hear His voice guiding you softly in the way you should go.

I pray that today we will come into alignment with the Lord, that we will open the doors of our hearts and let Him come in to dine with us. He is ready, willing, and set.

Stay revived!