As the storms of life subside, we look to the answers found only in surging storms. Preparing for the unknown is impossible, our Lord allows the impossible, the unknown and the uncertainty, to grow us and take us into deeper waters, and He faithfully sustains us. Like the disciples upon finding Jesus asleep, asking, “Master careth Ye not that we parish”…
We’ve never been alone, we too are headed to the other side. We have called to The Master, He has awakened our faith, we’ve maintained the uncertainty, we’ve managed the insanity, and now we emerge and set sail knowing nothing is impossible for our God.
This time hasn’t been wasted, we have sought The Lord and He has empowered His true church. This storm has indeed helped us plan and prepare. It has shown us that our boats are equipped with an anchor, however we cannot sail tethered to the dock of mans laws. We must raise our sails and catch The Wind of Holy Spirit. It is time to launch out into the deep. His plans are glorious.
He is Creator of heaven’s glory and earth’s grandeur and the ocean’s greatness and He keeps all of His promises.
Blessings, raise your sails, it is time to sail!
“But those who hope in the Lord will be happy and pleased! Our help comes from the God of Jacob!” Psalms 146:5-6 TPT
God bless you and keep you and make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you. The Lord cause His countenance to rise upon you and give you Shalom.
Until next time, thank you for listening with me. Laurette
“For the ear puts words to the test As the palate tastes food” (Job 34:3 AMP).
Why are butterflies attracted to sweet things after the grueling effort to emerge from the cocoon? Their indomitable call produces a change not only in appearance but also in purpose, one that effects us all, to pollinate. Their view and choices surprisingly different flying at a higher altitude, no longer crawling or groping, they (we) see the world differently, craving choice foods.
After salvation, being born again, receiving God’s amazing power and transformation, our desires and appetite change. We no longer settle or desire things not pleasing to God.
we thoroughly understand the psalmist declaration- “oh taste and see, The Lord is good” (Psalms 34:8).
or Jeremiah prophesying- “Then the maidens will rejoice with dancing, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into joy, and give them comfort and joy for their sorrow. I will fill the souls of the priests abundantly, and will fill My people with My goodness,” declares the LORD” (Jeremiah 31: 13-14
And Isaiah “Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, And let your soul delight in abundance” (Isaiah 55:2).
Is something leaving a bad taste in your mouth? Maybe a knot in your stomach? God may be teaching you discernment leading to wisdom of what pleases Him.
He calls and we answer, the transformation requires we change, completely. The ways of the world no longer satisfying or nourishing.
Why? In Him we discover we have wings…
God bless you and keep you and make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you. The Lord cause His countenance to rise upon you and give you Shalom.
Until next time, thank you for listening with me. Laurette
It was prophesied The Messiah must suffer many things… Christ our King, willingly endured the agony caused by the crown of thorns. Mocked, beaten, crucified, and humiliated, why? That you and I might be born again, and in Him become living stones, adornment, His adorning in His crown of life. Our Redeemer will proudly display the redeemed.
As spoken through Isaiah the prophet “This people have I formed for Myself; they shall shew forth My praise” (Isaiah 43:21).
The hard to understand places, the dark and lonely places, even the damp and dirty places, He will and is using to create and bring forth something beautiful in your life, (Philippians 2:13).
We are never safer than securely set in place like a valuable gem, held with prongs, and fitted together for the Master’s design, in His hands which hold all His plans. You are of great value to Christ The King.
How could our King appear with missing jewels in His crown? This cannot be…
Hidden Mysteries Become Paradigm-
Called Out Of Darkness
Buried beneath the dirt Is a mine of gold to find When covered by mud The reflector hasn’t the ability to shine
What once was considered valuable Darkness dims over time The rarest of God’s treasures Hidden mysteries become paradigm
The emerald takes the longest Forming deep within earths veins Is it possible to overlook Misinterpret trials and strains
A mighty oak does not bear fruit For twenty to thirty years Called mighty oaks of righteousness Jesus said “let him that hath an ear hear”
A grain of sand causes irritation When slipping between the cracks Cultured pearls are on purpose When a Farmer has the knack
Diamonds are the dirtiest Hidden deep inside the coal Created under pressure Faceted with beauty to behold
Shame may be the dirt Guilt may be your mud I know the Master He’s a gemologist of seeming crud
So if you feel an irritant He’s placed it there to show You have deep within you The ability to secrete and grow
For the kingdom of God is within You will not find it looking around It is only with time and pressure Gems fashioned in the deep then found
Do you feel abandoned or forgotten Overridden by pressure and pain Rare and precious gems are formed To bring glory to His Name
I suggest we endure the dirt Become patient under pressure Pressing toward the prize To be called His peculiar treasure
I will tell of His wonderful works Of His glorious gift of salvation The gift He so freely gave Redeemed, we are a rare and new creation
Job chapter 28 talks about digging into the earth but not able to find wisdom.
Zechariah 9:16 The Lord their God will save His people on that day as a shepherd saves his flock. They will sparkle in His land like jewels in a crown.
1 Peter 2:9 Contemporary English Version “But you are God’s chosen and special people. You are a group of royal priests and a holy nation. God has brought you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Now you must tell all the wonderful things he has done. The Scriptures say,”
Weymouth New Translation “But you are a chosen race, a priesthood of kingly lineage, a holy nation, a people belonging specially to God, that you may make known the perfections of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.”
God bless you and keep you and make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you. The Lord cause His countenance to rise upon you and give you Shalom.
Until next time, thanks for listening with me. Laurette
I will be like the dew to Israel; He shall blossom like the lily; He shall take root like the trees of Lebanon; (Hosea 14:5).
Today I learned the plural for gladiolus is gladioli. This flower is also known as a sword lily and is in the iris (Iridaceae) family. Deriving this name from this action: each flower emerges, bursting forth, from a sheath like covering resembling a sword.
The author of Hebrews describes the word of God (Hebrews 4:12). God’s WORD is alive, LIVING and POWERFUL. Sharper than ANY two-edged sword, dividing, piercing, discerning thought and intent.
And Peter teaching about being born again from this LIVING and POWERFUL seed that is from above, this incorruptible seed, which is the LIVING WORD of God who is Christ, quotes Isaiah…
“being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible seed, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. For All flesh is as grass, And all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you” (1 Peter 1:23-25 KJV).
The fragrance is heavenly and petals are soft as angels wings. Yes, I’m sure of it.
Oh how I missed the fragrance of privet blooms this year. The heavenly fragrance permeating the fresh spring air with the tender white pedals adorning the trees, they didn’t happen this year. The butterflies visited but without the sweet nectar couldn’t linger. Typically the spring would find privets a busy metropolis, amassing with excitement, the working of the bees and the butterflies gathering and distributing the precious pollen.
This year was difficult, desolate and sadly different. The privets were bare, unable to offer their delightful fare. No nectar or long visits from the honey bees and butterflies. Were the privets dead? I had almost given up hope. Not from the root for life was emerging with tender new shoots, but what about the branches, could they live? Would they bear fruit, fruit of the vine or would they require cutting off, only to be thrown into the fire and burned? Oh the thoughts, the uncertainty, the unanswered questions. No one had the answers I searched for or longed for.
Researching, I learned pruning would be necessary and then to watch. You know wait and see! Like faith, when we hope but haven’t seen.
We must be patient and filled with expectation as we wait. Think about the farmer who has to patiently wait for the earth’s harvest. So you also, keep your hopes high and be patient, for the presence of the Lord is drawing closer. (James 5).
Seeing this little bloom gave me hope. The excitement I felt was different. This wasn’t an emotional excitement, believing everything would continue as usual, no hallelujahs and dancing, but rather a deep understanding of rebuilding from deep within and getting back to the basics. Like the farmer waits, yes waiting for the precious fruit, the fruit of the vine.
The darkest hour is on the verge of day…
My understanding has grown much deeper, giving me new perspective concerning “indelible hope”. We cannot be moved by what we see or how we feel. Every faith person would agree but this is a hard fight. We cannot quit, Especially not now. America has suffered a hard freeze, a damaging freeze, and time like I’ve not seen in my lifetime but there is life and new growth in the branches.
America will recover. I truly believe America will bloom again. We will be covered in blooms and nourish nations with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Most importantly we will guard and protect Israel. If you search the beginning and the prosperity of the United States of America from our inception, we find Christianity as our rebar and protecting Israel our blessing from the Abrahamic Covenant (Genesis 12).
“He cares for the branches connected to Me by lifting and propping up the fruitless branches and pruning every fruitful branch to yield a greater harvest” (John 15:2 TPT).
And yes just as Jesus taught, those who abide in Him will bear fruit, fruit that lasts. (John 15) This is fruit that not only nourishes, but teaches allowing seeds for planting. Those who refuse Him will be destroyed, cut off and thrown into the fire.
The spring rains softened the ground, allowing me to dig up and remove the entire root ball of green briars. There is indelible hope in everything that is happening.
Sing o barren one, We will bloom again!
God bless you and keep you and make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you. The Lord cause His countenance to rise upon you and give you Shalom.
Yesterday my heart jumped with excitement seeing the tiniest new rose bud. Can you find it? I don’t believe I’ve seen such a tiny bud. This small plant is approximately 3X3” wide and about 3” high. A root from a rose bush I transplanted last year; freeing it from a pot to a bed. A very determined main root had grown through the drain in the bottom of the pot. In search of and finding the lush, nutrient rich, moist ground beneath, this root began to grow deep into the soil. I’ve protected this tiny shoot since noticing the growth.
I actually expected it would grow into a new rose bush. When cutting the root to free the rose bush from the pot, I believed and wondered. I was careful to cut the root, not wanting to uproot it. When noticing the new growth, immediately I placed a guard around this tender new shoot.
I’ve protected this tender shoot through the hot summer, watering it, prayed for it during the bitter harsh cold leaving it beneath leaves for mulch desiring so much for it to survive, guarded this new growth from being mowed down or forgotten. And yes, according to His promise, from Isaiah 55: 10-11 we have a new emerging rose bush.
How much more our God watches over the redeemed, and those not yet redeemed during this season. The life springing forth from this root will be another beautiful white drift rose bush, soon bursting forth with life, flocked with fragrant white blooms, filling the air with a delightful aroma as only roses can. This gives me hope.
We can take comfort in knowing He will not fail. Yes we will awake, and yes we will rejoice in our God! For we are growing from the Main Root which is Christ our Lord, and He watches over our coming and our going from this day and forevermore. Because it is a promise from Him and we are the planting of The Lord, (Isaiah 61:3).
“They will enter Zion with singing, everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away” (Isaiah 35: 9-10).
God bless you and keep you and make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you. The Lord cause His countenance to rise upon you and give you Shalom.
Until next time, thank you for listening with me. Laurette
Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see. All I have needed Thy hand hath provided; Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me! Summer and winter and springtime and harvest, Sun, moon and stars in their courses above Join with all nature in manifold witness To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.
Romans 1:19-20 ESV For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For His invisible attributes, namely, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
Lamentations 3:21-23 ESV But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
God bless you and keep you and make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you. The Lord cause His countenance to rise upon you and give you Shalom.
Until next time. Thank you for listening with me. Laurette
During the Passover Seder (Order) we recite from the Haggadah (The Telling), “if You had only delivered us out of slavery or out from under the hand of the Egyptians cruel bondage, it would have been enough.” Yes it would have been enough, but there is so much more required.
Petals from peach blossoms
Hello Spring-God’s Panoramic Calendar
Velvet buds and blossoms Aromatic sweet fragrant smells Soft petals blowing about Springtime’s show and tell
Sweet smelling sights Season of new birth Welcome sweet springtime What saith ye the earth
Worship only The Creator Never the created We are only a picture of How to be liberated
The flowers do bloom And life is all around All springing forth Rising Up out of the ground
What a picture What a story Spring is ‘The Telling’ Jesus Resurrection glory
Now do you get it Can you see Springtime comes To remind you and me
He did rise From deaths cold grave Welcome springtime No longer a slave
Death could not hold Him The grave had no power Springtime is earths celebration Of His finest hour
So hello springtime Tell us the story again Jesus Christ arose Yes it’s all a picture of Him
He left panoramic signs So we would never forget Take this lesson to heart So you will never ever regret
The signs yes this season Hello springtime glory Thank you oh thank you For Retelling The Story
I’m reminded this morning the walk of faith is for the journey ahead. Yes, goodness yes, salvation is astoundingly, exponentially, abundantly more than enough, more than we could think or imagine; however, our Mighty God has a destination for His Church during this wonderful eon, or age, or kairos. A destination for this right and critical time.
“For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, and that He was seen by Cephas, then by the twelve.
But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
“O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?” The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” (I Corinthians 15:3-5, 20, 55-57 NKJV).
“The season has changed, the bondage of your barren winter has ended, and the season of hiding is over and gone. The rains have soaked the earth and left it bright with blossoming flowers. The season for singing and pruning the vines has arrived. I hear the cooing of doves in our land, filling the air with songs to awaken you and guide you forth. Can you not discern this new day of destiny breaking forth around you? The early signs of my purposes and plans are bursting forth. The budding vines of new life are now blooming everywhere. The fragrance of their flowers whispers, “There is change in the air.” Arise, my love, my beautiful companion, and run with me to the higher place. For now is the time to arise and come away with me.” Song of Songs 2:11-13 TPT
Peach tree after serious pruning. Looks to be saying TaDa!
Don’t miss this wonderful Resurrection Season that speaks of heavens glory. He is reminding us that we can rise from any hardship. The enemy is a master distracter but Oh our God has so much more in store.
God bless you and keep you and make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you. The Lord cause His countenance to rise upon you and give you Shalom.
Have you ever stopped to consider Jesus Christ’s intentionality when He fashioned the whip?
The purpose, The plans, The Passion of driving out what was not Holy from the house of God. He worked literally and diligently while preparing to cleanse once and for, making propitiation for our sin, placing His blood on the mercy seat in heaven.
He fashioned, working with His hands, with intention, with purpose, making, twisting or braiding a whip where with to drive out the money changers from the temple courts. This gesture was neither weak nor passive. This was intentional and bold!
“When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?” The crowds answered, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.” Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. “It is written,” he said to them, “ ‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’ ” The blind and the lame came to him at the temple, and he healed them. But when the chief priests and the teachers of the law saw the wonderful things he did and the children shouting in the temple courts, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” they were indignant.” Matthew 21:10-15
He is able to save all who come to Him!
If you haven’t already, now is the time and today is the day, prepare your heart, be intentional!
Blessings as we enter the remembrance of the Holy season of our Great Deliverance.
God bless you and keep you and make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you. The Lord cause His countenance to rise upon you and give you Shalom.
Until next time, thank you for listening with me. Laurette
