It Just Isn’t True!
This is for someone tonight.
You may feel like you are losing the race — nothing ever seems to go right — and you feel like a loser.
But I am here to tell you that it just isn’t true!
I saw the Bride of Christ with a beautiful wreath upon her head. The Leaves and Flowers which adorned her head came from the Tree of Life.
This Wreath was the “Garland of Grace” and the “Crown of Beauty” spoken of in Proverbs 4 and Isaiah 61.
A wreath in ancient Greece was the Greek word “stephanos”, which means “crown” or “garland,” and pertains to the award given to the champions of athletic events in ancient Greece.
And I saw the Sons and Daughters of God crossing the finish line of a race. This race was not in Heaven — but on earth.
The race was now. Every day we fight the good fight of faith. Every day, we run the race.
But do not fear, Beloved of God, Jesus has already won the race for you. He has already gained the Victory!
He has crowned you with Victory! Jesus is your Dread Champion. You are already the winner, the victor!
He has made you a champion of faith by Grace! You are IN Christ. He is the “Wisdom” who has placed the Crown of Beauty upon your head, replacing the ashes of defeat.
The Holy Spirit is comforting you today! Even when you don’t feel like it, you are winning, Beloved of God!
You walk by the Spirit now and not in the flesh. Every day, you are MORE than a conqueror through Him who loves you! Today is the Day of Salvation, the Day of Victory.
God your Father is exalting you, He is honoring you, He lifts you up, picks you up, and He will even carry you when you have no strength so that you will finish STRONG!
Not just some day in the future but NOW! It is always NOW in the Kingdom of God!
“Beloved. Let not the voices of doom and gloom cause you to feel hopeless and lost.
But keep fighting the good fight of faith, My Child.
You are already a victor in Christ Jesus!
I AM your Dread Champion. I have already run the race for you. I have gone before you to make the way where there seems to be no way.
I will always cause you to triumph. I wear the Victor’s Crown.
Wisdom has placed length of days in your right hand and riches and honor in your left hand.
I am your Way of Pleasantness and I AM your Path of Peace. For I AM a Tree of Life to them that take hold of Me.
You are My Champions whose strength and confidence is in their God.
You are clothed with strength and dignity, and you laugh without fear of the future.
The Leaves in your Garland of Grace are for the Healing of the nations.
For ALL the Treasures of Wisdom and Knowledge are found in Christ Jesus. Are you not hidden in Christ?
Yes, Dear One. You are in Me and I in you. The Victor over all gives you AUTHORITY to overcome ALL the power of the enemy.
I give you a Garland of Beauty for ashes, the Oil of Joy for mourning, a Garment of praise for the spirit of grief: and you shall be called My Champions, the Mighty Ones of Justice, the Planting of The LORD!
I wore a Crown of Thorns so that you now wear My Glorious Wreath of Victory and Blessing!
And you are in Me like a tree planted by Streams of Living Water, yielding his fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.
Run the race, My Love, and do not look back.
I AM ever before you and My Glory is your Rear Guard.
Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit!” says The LORD of Hosts!”
WREATH : The Greek word “stephanos”, which means “crown” or “garland,” and alludes to the award given to the champions of athletic events in ancient Greece.
Isaiah 61:3 DRA “To appoint to the mourners of Zion, and to give them a WREATH, GARLAND, CROWN of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, a garment of praise for the spirit of grief: and they shall be called in it the mighty ones of justice, the planting of The LORD to glorify him.”
1 Corinthians 1:30 “It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us WISDOM from God — that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption.”
Colossians 1:16 “For by Him [ Christ, wisdom] were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And He is before all things, and by Him all things consist.”
Proverbs 4:7 “Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom (Jesus). And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding. Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you. She will set a garland of grace on your head; she will present you with a crown of beauty.”
It was “by wisdom” that the earth was founded. Who is this ‘wisdom’? What else are we told of this ‘wisdom’? Let’s add this bit of knowledge to our understanding of whom we refer when we speak of ‘wisdom’. It is in Proverbs 3, in the verses which immediately precede verse 19 where we are told that “The LORD by wisdom has founded the earth”. Here is more information about who is ‘wisdom’.
Proverbs 3:13-18 “Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.”
Since God “by Wisdom founded the earth”, and since wisdom “is a TREE OF LIFE unto them that lay hold upon her”, then it only follows that it was by Christ that the earth was founded, and it is Christ who is a tree of life to those who lay hold on Him, and it is Christ, who was with God from the beginning. It is only Christ that can be this ‘wisdom’, because it is Christ who created all things, (Biblehub)
“But The LORD is with me like a dread champion; Therefore my persecutors will stumble and not prevail. They will be utterly ashamed, because they have failed, With an everlasting disgrace that will not be forgotten.” Jeremiah 20:11.
“Even to your old age I will be the same, And even to your graying years I will carry you! I have done it, and I will carry you; And I will bear you and I will deliver you.” Isaiah 46:4.
“Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a TREE OF LIFE, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.” Revelation 22:1-2.
“He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.” Psalm 1:3.
~ Deborah Waldron Fry
This speaks directly to my heart and soul. My only child’s name is Stefan, and a few years after I gave birth to him in 1996, I realized that his name means CROWN. Thank you, dear sister, for the always beautiful reminder of Isaiah 61 and every comfort of GOD.
Amen! Grazie Signore♡
AMEN .