PROPHETIC WORD: Cross-over to the land of fruitfulness! God’s divine restoration is on the horizon in 2023
“Come to your beloved ones and gently draw us out. For Lord, you save those whom you love. Come with your might and strength!”
Psalm 60:5, TPT
The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord will hover over His people with extraordinary POWER and LOVE in 2023. God is restoring time and bringing beauty from ashes. HOPE will echo from the mountains as streams of living water flow from the innermost chambers of your heart.
The Lord is looking for BOLD LEADERS! Many of you are forerunners and visionaries, selected to reveal the heart of the Father to a new generation!
DIVINE RESTORATION and JESUS-PROMISED ABUNDANCE is on the horizon! Everything the enemy stole from you will be restored spiritually.
In John 10:10, Jesus said: “…I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.”
Spiritual abundance is not about material wealth or prosperity; after all, Jesus would have been the wealthiest man to ever live if that were the case. Rather, a life with Jesus is so much richer and comes in the currency of ETERNITY. It’s limitless! The fruit of the Spirit bursts to life!
Galatians 5:22-23
The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
One reason that some people live in a place of hope deferred is because they’re only viewing abundance from the eyes of the world and material possessions. God’s Kingdom operates in a vastly different way. Money cannot buy love, peace, patience or joy — but the Father can overwhelm our lives with all kinds of fruit when we surrender to His perfect plan. True wealth means operating in TRUTH “which lives in us and will be with us forever.” (2 John 1:2). Jesus is the Truth.
The Spirit of God says to prepare because unspeakable, everlasting JOY is about to OVERFLOW from your life in new and unusual ways! Lives will be changed! Abundant LAUGHTER will ring from your home! Peace and patience has been restored. A banner of extravagant LOVE is soaring over God’s children!
The Lord says: “IT’S TAKE-OFF SEASON!”
DIVINE REVERSAL
The Lord is our champion Defender.
The Year 2023 will be a song of JOY to our Savior, Comforter and Great Shepherd.
“The LORD is my shepherd!” (Psalm 23:1)
In the original translation, David uses “Jehovah-Raah” for the word “Lord” and it can also mean “companion.” When the Holy Spirit dwells within our hearts — He comforts, nurtures, and provides tender-loving mercy and care. The relationship is personal and ALIVE.
The words David wrote in Psalm 23 and 2 Samuel 23 will be sealed to our hearts this year. The Lord is such a close and loving Father, eager to compassionately watch over all the days of our lives. After years of turmoil, the dawning of a new day and era has arrived. Jesus is our Rescuer.
2 SAMUEL 22:2-3:
“The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior—from violent people you save me.”
This will be a year of RESTORATION, RECOMPENSE and RENEWAL for God’s children.
King David’s final words are recorded in 2 Samuel 23. David’s own self-identity was pointing to the coming Messiah, Jesus Christ!
2 Samuel 23
David, the son of Jesse, speaks.
David, the man raised on high;
The anointed of the God of Jacob.
SON-MAN-ANOINTED
In the same way, our entire identity should always be pointing to the King of all kings!
The Risen Savior comes with POWER.
Acts 1:8 says, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere…”
God’s power brings supernatural force to spiritually race with horses and follow the divine will of Yahweh. It gives us COURAGE to stand firm in our faith and walk counter to the culture. The power of the Holy Spirit teaches us to take up our cross each day and walk confidently in the future!
Most of all, we get a new heart that is filled with ABUNDANT LOVE to pour out into the world!
THE NUMBER THREE
"He who has received His testimony has testified that God is true." John 3:33 NKJB
The Lord is speaking about “threes” right now in my spirit and “appear.” He’s confirming for us to pay attention to confirmations in 3’s.
God brought me to Genesis 40 when Joseph is in prison and the chief cup-bearer shares his dream.
Genesis 40:9-10
He said to him, “In my dream I saw a vine in front of me, and on the vine were three branches. As soon as it budded, it blossomed, and its clusters ripened into grapes.”
Joseph explained how the three branches meant three days. Interestingly, as of this blog post, three days from now is the Christian holiday called the Day of Epiphany.
Epiphany marks the day the wise men (magi) went to visit baby Jesus with three gifts. ‘Epiphany’ comes from the Greek word meaning “to reveal.”
So back in Genesis, Joseph explained to the cupbearer, through the divine revelation of the Holy Spirit, that he would be restored to his old job and position in three days. Joseph just asked that the cupbearer would remember him and help with his prison release.
Genesis 40:23: “The chief cupbearer, however, did not remember Joseph; he forgot him.”
For two more years, Joseph sat in that prison, but the time did not go to waste. God was always with him. Joseph found favor behind the walls and we learn that God does not always change our circumstances because He’s more determined to change our character. Every single one of our steps are ordered by the Lord.
Paul said he had a thorn in his flesh and three times he asked the Lord to remove it.
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. (1 Corinthians 12:9).
The thorn kept Paul from becoming conceited, which still happens today for God’s anointed. The Lord wants to make sure that we always rest on His power and not ours. He wants our character aligned with His will.
Joseph’s hope remained fixed on God’s promise, even despite all that he endured.
It’s important when we read the Bible that we see people as more than characters. Joseph was very much a human and had feelings. He was inflicted with great suffering and separation from his family — yet he still persevered.
Genesis 40:15 “For I was indeed stolen out of the land of the Hebrews, and here also I have done nothing that they should put me into the pit.”
Jesus also taught how the thief comes to “steal, kill and destroy” (John 10:10). God’s children are not immune to trials and suffering. We must stay alert because we have a very real enemy. Yet we can rejoice because Jesus came to give us life and more abundantly.
May the words of Joseph and the resurrection power of Jesus ring from our hearts in 2023.
Genesis 50:20
”You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.”
CROSS-OVER TO FRUITFULNESS
“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.”
(John 15:5)
After long seasons of chaos and confusion, you will soon rise from the ashes. God is making all things new, including your heart. Abundant LOVE is on the horizon!
The Lord Yahweh is turning the clock back for you. This is the RESET. Recently my phone kept opening to the timer and showing 00:00. A few days later, a car in front of me had a license plate with 00:01. I knew the Lord was signaling the restart of time.
Father God was always coming for you and the SET TIME IS NOW.
The Lord always finishes what He starts. Your past has been REDEEMED!
After Joseph got out of prison, he had two sons. Joseph named his first son Manasseh, which means “God has made me forget…”
He named his second son Ephraim, which means “For God has made him fruitful in the land of affliction.”
Ephraim also means twice fruitful, fertile, and productive.
In order to reach our own season of double fruitfulness, we must live a yielded life and walk obediently behind the Father.
2 Corinthians 2:14
But thank God! He has made us his captives and continues to lead us along in Christ’s triumphal procession. Now he uses us to spread the knowledge of Christ everywhere, like a sweet perfume.
God teaches and ministers most powerfully through the valleys of tears and dry bones. He speaks truth and prepares us for greater days.
Jesus nourishes our soul and brings us back to life.
It is the bruised reed that reveals the heart from within. When everyone else leaves, God always stays. He turns our tragedies into triumphs, our mourning into dancing. He loves you and He will make sure you’re made completely whole. The more you surrender, the deeper He can go to release complete healing.
AGAIN, the Father is lovingly whispering to YIELD to the process.
John 3:30, "He must increase, I must decrease."
YOU ARE A FORERUNNER!
Forerunners proclaim the heart of the Father and prepare the way for His return! Jesus explained how John the Baptist was a forerunner who always pointed his entire ministry back to Christ. John preached fire and brimstone and prepared the way for the Messiah. Jesus arrived and taught about healing and comfort. He was the True Shepherd and Vine we all needed. He ascended so the disciples could then carry on the ministry through the power of the Holy Spirit. That same power dwells within us today 2,000 years later.
Many of you have been called on to teach this generation how to properly hear God’s voice and live in a supernatural era where signs and miracles are the ordinary. You will light the way!
How did Jesus describe John’s ministry? “John was a burning and shining lamp…” (John 5:35).
Carry the torch with courage and boldness! Christ is the Light and we get to illuminate His love to a world that is in dire need of His HOPE!
Paul’s ministry preached the good news with signs and wonders. He said “it is my honor and constant passion to be a pioneer who preaches where no one has ever even heard of the Anointed One…” (Romans 15:20).
Phoebe was also a forerunner. Most scholars believe that she carried Paul’s letter to the Romans and held a leadership position in the church. Her name means: “shining, radiant, bright, and prophetic.”
Paul refers to her both as a "servant" or "deacon" and as a helper or patron of many (Greek prostatis).
Prostatis:
a woman set over others
a female guardian, protectress, patroness, caring for the affairs of others and aiding them with her resources
“Embrace her with honor, as is fitting for one who belongs to the Lord and is set apart for him. So provide her whatever she may need, for she’s been a great leader and champion for many…” (Romans 16:2, TPT).
COMPLETE
The Lord is our HEALER. He brings us to His House of Lovingkindness because without Him we are lost sheep.
In John 5, Jesus returned to Jerusalem and arrived at the Pool of Bethesda. This is where all the sick and crippled would gather and the name of the city gate translates to “the place of the sheep.”
Jesus comes upon a man who has been disabled for 38 years.
When Jesus saw him lying there, he knew that the man had been crippled for a long time. Jesus said to him: “Do you truly long to be well?” (John 5:6)
The man explained his predicament, but Jesus didn’t even acknowledge the condition and instead commanded: “Stand up! Pick up your sleeping mat and you will walk! Immediately he stood up – he was healed!” (v. 8)
A short time later, Jesus found the man at the temple and said to him, “Look at you now! You’re healed! Walk away from your sin so that nothing worse will happen to you.” (v. 14)
The man had been bound for 38 years, the same length of time the children of Israel wandered around the wilderness.
This proves how even God’s children can become bound to conditions, but Jesus gives us freedom and courage to pick up our mats and MOVE! We just have to BELIEVE.
We get that choice. We can keep sleeping on Christ and stay bound or choose to walk wholly into freedom.
When Jesus said to the crippled man: “are you convinced that you are already made whole?” He used the Greek phrase genesthai which denotes something already existing and accomplished.
Jesus is asking us the same question: “are you ready to abandon your old condition and be made whole? Good. Then PICK UP YOUR MAT AND GO!”
ARISE.
PROPHETIC ENCOURAGEMENT
The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is about to arise with boldness and authority over your life. He’s about to set you forward to go forth into the world in the name of Jesus.
The Bible speaks many times about ARISING. The word means “to be stirred up, to be awake and to prepare for action”.
Other definitions mean to ascend, emerge, literally get up, to be put in motion, springing up, moving upward.
When Jesus healed people, He would often tell them to “arise and go” or “pick up your mat.” We have to leave behind the old to run forward into the new. The days of sitting back and waiting for things to happen will no longer work here. We have to actively choose to keep moving into the future with Jesus leading us.
So many times we get stuck in an old season because we stop doing the little things that really make a huge difference. Every step of our lives has so much importance from the moment we wake up until we lay our heads down at night. I believe that the Lord wants us to step into 2023 with eager expectation that new beginnings are on the horizon. We must develop an “all or nothing” mentality again in our walks with Christ. I’m certain that God is calling many people to go higher and deeper in your walk with Him and this will only happen from a place of surrender and obedience. We must put away the old to run towards the prize that can only be found in Christ Jesus.
Isaiah 60:1: “Arise, shine, for your light has come and the glory of the Lord has risen upon thee.”
Amplified Bible
“Arise [from spiritual depression to a new life], shine [be radiant with the glory and brilliance of the LORD]; for your light has come, And the glory and brilliance of the LORD has risen upon you.”
These are marching orders and not a suggestion, but a declaration. Literally “Arise! Shine!” Many times when we read this verse, we think about getting up in the morning, like rise and shine! That’s exactly what it means. When the light is cast in the morning, we get up and get moving and the same thing happens in our spiritual lives.
The original translation also denotes RESTORATION. Arise and be RESTORED.
I know this isn’t always easy to do when suffering from extreme circumstances or depression or other hardships. However, the Lord is really pressing this upon my heart right now for a reason. He’s saying to get up and keep moving. Go. Arise. Prepare for action. “Get ready for your next!”
Most of all — TAKE A STAND and MAKE IT KNOWN. All it takes is one step to start. Many of you have tried something in the past and even knew that God’s hand was on your life but it either stalled or stopped working. The Spirit of God is saying TRY AGAIN. THIS TIME IT WILL WORK. THE SET TIME OF FAVOR IS HERE. ARISE. SHINE. FOR THE LIGHT OF JESUS HAS COME. DO IT AGAIN.
DIVINE REVERSAL IS HERE. HOPE IS ON THE HORIZON.
SHINE = A BURST OF GLORY FROM THE SAVIOR OF THE WORLD.
THE NIGHT SEASON IS GONE. THE LIGHT HAS COME. NOW YOU MUST ARISE AND TAKE ACTION. GET MOVING.
The Lord just said the word “congratulations” to someone! You have passed the test!
Divine reversal is here!
John 17:14 — Jesus prayed to the Father on behalf of the disciples: “I have given them your message and that is why the unbelieving world hates them. For their allegiance is no longer to this world because I am not of this world.”
John 17:18 — “I have commissioned them to represent me, just as you commissioned me to represent you.”
“The Lord is my Shepherd…”
Sheep need perimeters, so let’s pin Ephesians 5 to our hearts this season! The churches at Ephesus had legendary ministers (Paul, Apollos, Timothy and John) yet their faith still faltered at times. That’s why Ephesians is a great book to study and I feel like God is really pointing to this book right now. The Lord is such a loving Father and He longs to teach us His ways. He wants us to remember WHO we stand for and WHY. We have a desperate world that is in great need of BOLD LEADERS who refuse to follow the status quo. Continue to stand apart from the crowd and live a life yielded to King Jesus!
Ephesians 5:1-14
Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children.
Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God. (The Aramaic word for “fragrance” can also mean “healing balm”)
Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity, or greed among you. Such sins have no place among God’s people.
Obscene stories, foolish talk, and coarse jokes—these are not for you. Instead, let there be thankfulness to God.
You can be sure that no immoral, impure, or greedy person will inherit the Kingdom of Christ and of God. For a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world.
Don’t be fooled by those who try to excuse these sins, for the anger of God will fall on all who disobey him.
Don’t participate in the things these people do.
For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light!
For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true.
Carefully determine what pleases the Lord.
Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, expose them.
It is shameful even to talk about the things that ungodly people do in secret.
But their evil intentions will be exposed when the light shines on them,
for the light makes everything visible. This is why it is said,
“Awake, O sleeper,
rise up from the dead,
and Christ will give you light.”
Even Christians can be “asleep.” The message is very clear right now: AWAKE. ARISE. LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE. “Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.” (Galatians 6:10)
2023 PROPHETIC OUTLOOK
REST
Hello sweet souls! The Lord is reminding us that spiritual rest releases all worry and striving into the hands of the Father.
Spiritual rest means we stop ruminating and reliving scenarios from the past and choose to walk boldly into the future. We stop worrying about how God will provide and what He’s doing and choose today that we will just trust Him. Rest means we stop toiling to get ahead and just trust that God Almighty is sovereign and He’s quite capable of managing our lives. What’s meant to be, will be, and He has it all under control.
NEW DIRECTION
“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.” (Psalm 32:8)
Start to declare this year: “I’m heading in a new direction!” We’re not looking back anymore, but choose to run towards the open arms of Jesus. We decide to break through any stronghold pinning us to our old self.
You are a new creation, ready for a new direction! God promised Abraham that he would make him a great nation, but first he had to leave his father’s house and set out into the unknown. God will give you favor, He will direct your steps, He will open doors for you, but first you have to move in a new direction.
Abraham had to LEAVE and SHIFT. What is the Lord asking you to leave behind?
The Apostle Paul said, “Forgetting those things behind me…” (Phi. 3:13)
A new direction is an elevated viewpoint with the Lord. We choose His way and not ours. We follow the path that He outlines even when we don’t quite see where we are headed. He’s our Shepherd and we trust that He will guide us.
WE ARE MOVING ONWARD AND UPWARD!
As we enter 2023, let us cling to the heart of King Jesus again and seek to know Him in new and intimate ways. Psalm 23 should keep us anchored:
“The LORD is MY shepherd, I lack nothing.”
You are God’s precious and beloved child.
Yahweh is a personal Gatekeeper who watches over His children. The Lord guides and protects. He provides rest and comfort. The Lord restores our souls and leads us into paths of righteousness. He does it all for His namesake, to bring HIM glory!
The Lord is really highlighting the words “I shall not want” which means we lack nothing in His arms. This denotes a total and complete trust that God, our Shepherd, will provide for our needs. He feeds and takes care of us and we shall have no want. He knows what we need long before it even comes to mind. We will never lack His provision.
THE SET TIME: FAVOR: DUE
Psalm 102:13: “You will arise and have mercy on Zion; for the time to favor her, yes, the set time has come.”
Last week, I awoke from a dream where I heard: “THE SET TIME.” In the following days, the Lord would whisper one word to my heart each day. I heard “due, favor, dive, arise.”
To dive means we have have to jump head first in the water and fully trust that Jesus is leading the way! He is The Way!
The Lord just highlighted Jeremiah 32:41. It speaks about God’s RESTORATION:
“I will rejoice in doing them good and will assuredly plant them in this land with all my heart and soul.”
PRAYER
Father God, we thank you so much for making all things new.
We love you so very much! Thank you for being our Mighty Shepherd!
Lord, we pray for eyes to see You properly again and please give us ears to understand Your profound wisdom. Give us a new heart, Oh Lord!
We know that You are here in this place and we can’t begin to comprehend why You have chosen us as Your beloved children. Father, use us in new ways this year and give us the courage to speak forth Your divine revelations with power and purpose to glorify Your name!
We really are made stronger in our weaknesses. Use us, Oh Lord! Help us to make disciples of all nations. Lead us to the ones who desperately need Your touch and healing balm! We want to feed Your sheep, just like You feed us over and over again. What a privilege it is to call You, Friend!
Teach us again how to be children surrounded by your extravagant love that is made new every single morning. Teach us Your ways, Oh Lord! We surrender everything, Father. Purify and strengthen our hearts to reflect Your image properly. Fill us with kindness and gladness and give us extraordinary patience that is only made perfect in You!
Thank you for Your redeeming love and resurrection power that lives in our hearts! We love You, Jesus! Thank you for Your perfect LOVE that truly does cast out all fear! We run with thanksgiving into the future! Please give us a heart that EXPLODES with gratitude in 2023! Oh how we long to follow Your ways, King Jesus!
VICTORY lives here! ✨🤍
