The Lord will restore

Hello and welcome to the 11th month of the year!

By now, many of us have seen some of our goals come to pass, while others are still waiting. But I bring you a short word of encouragement: it’s not too late.

God can still give you that very thing you desire — just trust Him.

Scripture says,

“And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.”

📖 Joel 2:25 (KJV)

When it comes to God, there are no lost years, because He holds time in His hands. He has the power to redeem lost seasons and restore what seemed completely gone.

The locust, cankerworm, caterpillar, and palmerworm represent different stages of destruction — symbolic of things that have devoured your joy, opportunities, or blessings. But God’s assurance remains: He will restore.

It might be the 11th month, and things may seem blurry or unfinished, but remember — God will perfect all that concerns you. Restoration is coming! 

Stay Revived!

How Do We Receive God When He Comes?

The chaos the world constantly experiences isn’t because we can’t hear God; it’s because most times, we don’t recognize when He speaks or when He comes.

One of the greatest virtues we must cultivate while waiting on God is patience—the patience to wait until He comes. Like Abraham, our focus should remain on the assurance that He will surely come. He is that faithful lover who never forgets His appointment.

Beloved, God is asking us today, “Can you wait for Me?”

“I am coming—but can you wait on the mount?”

The fact that I haven’t come yet doesn’t mean I’ve forgotten our meeting. I know why you’re calling for it, and I’m putting the necessary things in place—the strategies, the alignments. I’m developing in you the capacity you need to survive. So, can you wait for Me?

I’m not asking you to wait in frustration, but to believe in hope even when hope seems lost.

Daily, our hopes are challenged by unmet expectations and life’s pressures. But remember, I’m not just the God who gives; I’m the God who transforms. I’m shaping you into My image and likeness. When you begin to look like Me, then I can fully dwell in you.

Still, I want you to wait.

Truthfully, I’ve never really liked the idea of waiting. When a trusted friend or family member says, “Please wait for me, I’ll bring the items over,” I often start wondering—why aren’t they here yet? People are moving, but I’m not. What if they think I’m lost? What if they feel I’ve missed it?

Often, those are the same thoughts that run through our minds while waiting on God. But we can build our hope like Abraham—believing that God always comes.

He is never late.

His timing is the complete package.

Romans 4:18 (KJV):

“Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.”

Stay Revived.

WHO DO YOU LOOK UP TO IN TIMES OF TROUBLE?

 

Scripture says,

“I will lift up my eyes to the hills— from whence comes my help?

My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.” — Psalm 121:1–2

This is a clear reminder of who and where our help truly comes from. In times of uncertainty and fear, our hope must remain in God, for He alone is our Helper.

When the man at the Beautiful Gate encountered Peter and John, what he asked for was alms—just enough to get by. He had been lame for over forty years (Acts 4:22). By this time, he was no longer expecting healing; he only wanted to survive.

He sat daily at a beautiful gate, yet his life was anything but beautiful.

Oh what a contradiction!

Many of us have been in situations where we are surrounded by good things, hearing testimonies from everyone else, yet feeling left out.

But that day, his story changed.

His encounter with Peter and John and the healing introduced him to Jesus, the true Helper. What he thought he needed (alms) was not what he truly needed. What he needed was a change in story, and that’s what God gave him.

Beloved, sometimes what we think we want is not what we truly need. But when we look up to the Helper, He looks upon us with mercy and gives us what we truly need.

I bring you this announcement today that Your Ebenezer, your Helper, has come!

Help has shown up for you.

Proclaim it. Own it. Prophesy it.

Stay revived!

HIDDEN IN THE DARKNESS ARE TREASURES

After darkness comes light. And when light is introduced into darkness, there is sight — the ability to see.

Hidden within darkness are treasures, but those treasures remain unseen until the light is introduced. And that light is Jesus.

 Isaiah 45:3–4

 “I will give you the treasures of darkness

And hidden riches of secret places,

That you may know that I, the Lord,

Who call you by your name,

Am the God of Israel.

For Jacob My servant’s sake,

And Israel My elect,

I have even called you by your name;

I have named you, though you have not known Me.”

God is saying to you: You are not coming out of this situation empty.

You are coming out stronger and with treasures—not only spiritual, but physical.

There are treasures hidden in darkness; that’s why God allowed you to go through that phase. He knows the process will help you dig deep—through prayer, study of the Word, personal development, and upskilling yourself—to uncover the treasures He has placed there.

Scripture says He knew us and named us even when we did not know ourselves.

We often say, “I know myself,” but when the Lord begins to reveal us to ourselves, we realize how little we truly knew.

From when I was young, if someone asked my favorite color, I would say, “I don’t know.”

Then one day, I had a dream—I was wearing an emerald green gown with gold, and it was so beautiful. Though the dream had a deeper meaning, one thing stood out: God showed me the color that suits me. I later noticed that whenever I wear green, I receive many compliments and look radiant.

The Lord knows us completely. He is aware of the darkness we walk through, and He is bringing you out of that chaos—not just with fire to help others, but with treasures and evidence—so that all will know you have encountered God.

Stay Revived!