The Cut off

While reading Daniel chapter 3, every word stood out to me. In every verse, there was a contention—one that was strategically aimed at the position the three Hebrew men had acquired. 

At the beginning, it was said that everyone of high position was gathered. The instruction was clear: everyone must bow. But how come these men noticed that the three Hebrew boys in particular did not bow? They had been watching, lurking, waiting for the day these boys would fall. And maybe, just maybe, when they finally fell, they would rejoice—"The strangers who came to take our shine have finally been cut off."

This is exactly the strategy Satan often uses against us:

- If you don’t follow a particular order, you’ll be cut off.

- If you don’t sign the deal, even when your spirit isn’t at peace, you’ll be cut off.

- Your spouse will cut you off.

- Your kids will cut you off.

- Your customers will cut you off.

And Satan plays these tunes repeatedly, singing that same one-liner: "You’ll be cut off."

But here's the real question: Who is your trust in?  

Who do you depend on?  

Where is your foundation rooted?

 Nebuchadnezzar thought he could manipulate the situation: “Bow to the image I built or be thrown into the fiery furnace” (paraphrased). He acted like he had all the power. But God responded through the boys:

"I am your King.  

I gave you your glory.  

I make the choices, not you.  

You cannot cut off who I haven’t cut off."

Daniel 3:19 (MSG):

“Nebuchadnezzar, his face purple with anger, cut off Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He ordered the furnace to be fired up seven times hotter than usual. He ordered some strong men from the army to tie them up, hands and feet, and throw them into the roaring furnace.”

To the world, it looked like the end had come. But to the God who never forgets those who stand for Him, He declared:  

"I will make this fire your light. I will show them I am with you. You are Mine."

For every “cut off” the enemy has whispered into your mind to keep you bound, God is saying:  

"I’ve got a counter sound. If you can just posture yourself in Me..."

Daniel 3:26:

“Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came out of the fire.”

Today, we choose to lay our lives on the line in defiance of Satan’s cut off, knowing this:

We will walk out of the fire.

Stay Revived!

When the Lord Gives You a Seed—The Master Gets Hungry Too

Again and again, whenever I read the story of the fig tree that Jesus cursed, my focus is often on the tree itself—on the fact that it didn’t bear fruit, even though it was its season. The Master had a need for it to bear fruit, but when He came to it, all He found were leaves.

So today, I’m focusing on the leaves in our lives—the leaves that should have matured into fruit, but remained stuck because we couldn’t discern our seasons.

What if we are the fig tree?  

What if the Master comes today, hungry for fruit—would He find any on our branches?

The Master gets hungry too.

These words ran through my mind as I meditated on this powerful encounter between Jesus and the fig tree.

What is that seed Jesus has placed in your hands?  

If He were to have lunch, dinner, or breakfast with you today, would He find edible, life-giving fruit?

Just like how sin wanted to make babies with Cain, Jesus wants to make spiritual offspring with us—fruits that give life.

 He desires to see fruit in your marriage, business, career, and relationships. He wants to bring light into your spirit that will swallow up the darkness in everyday life.

He says:  

“Behold, I stand at the door and knock…”

(Revelation 3:20)

He wants to dine with us. He wants to eat the meal we’ve prepared with our lives.

But here’s the real question:

- If Jesus had to eat from your table, would the meal be edible?  

- Would He bless it—or curse it?  

- Can Jesus eat from your life’s table?

What have you done with the seed the Lord has given you?

Stay Revived!

The System Called THE GOOD.

After journeying through life, there are moments when we begin to wonder if there truly is a plan for us in God that is good. After a sequence of traumatic relationships and experiences, a friend of mine concluded that God's agenda for her didn’t include anything good. “Maybe when I get to heaven, that’s when I’ll finally see good things,” she said.

Today, the enemy whispers lies, sowing seeds of doubt:  

"You won’t get anything good."

"Even if the relationship starts, it will fail."

"The marriage will break down."

"The business will collapse."

"You can only attract the wrong people."

That’s the mind game Satan plays with God’s people—planting these lies until they become our reality. But the truth is: there is a system called Good. It was the original state of the world before the fall of man. There wasn’t “good and bad” there was Good and Evil.

Genesis 1:31

"Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day."

Genesis 3:22

"Then the Lord God said, ‘Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil…’”

 To come into the economy of The Good, we must engage in warfare—kicking out the evil projections Satan tries to plant in our minds.

Good isn’t just an object. In God, Good can be in people, places, associations, conversations, and seasons. When God says “I created you for the Good,” He means it. Though the bloodline or brokenness in us may have infused evil, the Blood of the New Testament has been shed for the remission of our sins.

Today, we declare:

We come into the Good of God.  

We disconnect from every form of brokenness.  

By the blood of the New Covenant, we step into the divine system of Good.  

I come into the Good of God by the Blood.

Stay Revived!

Purpose for Your Pain

I’d never really thought about these words until this morning: "purpose for your pain."As a co-writer on this daily blog, I had been away for over a month, and today, I finally resumed.

I know the story might get long, but I want to share it anyway because I’ve come to know that when God writes our stories, He pens a purpose—a growth, a death, a transition—for every action and statement, whether consciously or unconsciously made.

My phone had packed up, so I got a new one. But in less than a week, it was stolen. I felt fine all day until it was time for my quiet time. That’s when it hit. I thought I was okay until I wanted to say the very first words of prayer. What came out was: “How could You let them take my phone?”And I burst into tears.

To me, it was just a phone—but in that moment, it was an essential item I owned. 

As you journey through this year, have there been moments you paused and said, “God, how could You let me lose this?” Maybe it was a relationship, a marriage, a child, your health, your business, a loved one—things you held dear.

But here’s the truth: God gives purpose to every pain the enemy thought would drag us away from the cross. Maybe the enemy thought, “This will take her eyes off Jesus,” but Scripture tells us:

“…Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith…”

— Hebrews 12:2 (KJV)

It doesn’t say “looked” or “look,” but *“looking”—a continuous, consistent posture of focus.

So, no matter what loss, grief, or pain 2025 may have brought your way—even with the tears still in your eyes and the ache still in your heart—you can choose to keep looking up.

Let your focus today be these words:

“Looking unto Jesus…” not on the failure, the pain, or the loss, but on the One who finished it all with the words:

“It is finished.”

John 19:30 (KJV)

“I am looking unto Jesus, the Author and Finisher of my faith.”

Stay Revived!