Lion Bites — December 2024
Daily prophecy for December 2024, republished with the kind permission of the Global Prophetic Alliance. Every Monday — Friday.
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31 December 2024. Celebrate with Me
“Beloved, from your perspective, this past year may be viewed as a bit of a “flop.” A year of failures, losses, and disappointments.
Yet if you were to view the year through my eyes, the year would look very different.
I recognize that there have been times of pain, discouragement, and surprise. Don’t, however, dismiss what has been built within you over these past days, weeks, and months. Old things have been pulled away and new things have been seeded.
Will you take a moment to celebrate this progress with Me?
Allow me to show you areas where you have flourished; the places where growth and maturity have increased; where character has been forged.
Such things are to be celebrated!
Will you take a moment with Me today to see your year through my eyes and celebrate what we have achieved together?”
Activation : Take a moment to quiet yourself and be still with The LORD. Then, ask Him to show you a picture of yourself at the beginning of this year. What do you notice about yourself? Then, ask Him to show you a picture of yourself at the end of this year. What differences do you see? Ask The LORD what He is celebrating about you? What growth do you see? Take some time to journal and reflect upon what He shows you.
Psalm 118:27-28 (TPT) “For The LORD our God has brought us his glory-light. I offer him my life in joyous sacrifice. Tied tightly to your altar, I will bring you praise. For you are the God of my life and I lift you high, exalting you to the highest place.”
Romans 5:1-5 (NIV) “Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.”
30 December 2024. Your Invitation
“Dearly beloved, In this season My Desire for you is to replace the old for the new. Therefore, take steps for this renovation. Then, be ready for my grand unveiling. I AM eager for celebrations to commence so I AM personally inviting you today to come and see what I have prepared for you.
For I AM about to lavish you with an updated menu of gourmet food and fine wine. Have you dressed appropriately and personally escorted into my regal festivity and banquet. Give you a place of honour at my table amongst other family members and VIP guests. So that we can celebrate all through the night into the early hours of the morning.”
Activation : Take a moment seeking The LORD about what needs to go in your life so that room is made for the new. Checking your heart’s desires, ask The LORD if there is anything He wishes to replace and renew.
Thank The LORD for His desire for you and His heart to be generous and spend time with you.
James 1:17 (NASB) “Every good thing is given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.”
1 Peter 2:9 (ESV) “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.”
Romans 12:2 (NIV) “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
27 December 2024. Find Me in the Familiar
The Sovereign LORD says: “I AM a God who is familiar with all your ways. There is nothing that I don’t know about you. I know your likes and dislikes, your hopes and your disappointments, your joys and your sorrows. I AM acquainted with your moods, your motives and your musings. Because I know you so well, there are questions I see deep in your heart that you still want to ask Me, like: ‘How is that you know me so completely but I still find it difficult to understand your ways? How is it that so much of my time is spent not feeling or sensing your presence? How is it that one day I experience you close to me and another day I feel as though you are at a distance?’
Know this, my child, that I AM here to answer these questions that are producing doubts and causing concern about your connection with Me. I see the war that is being waged for your attention – where your focus on Me is under siege from the world and the enemy. I will not allow this battle to prevent you from connecting with me so I will make it easier for you to find Me. As I am familiar with your ways, I will make it so that you will find Me in the things that are well known to you. I will bring you revelation through these things because I want you to know Me better and I want to be more familiar to you than anything – and everything! Test me in this. Find me in the familiar,” says The LORD.
Activation : Compile a list of things that are familiar to you such as a place, a Bible verse, a song, a photograph or picture, an item of clothing, a particular food, a person, a pastime, a tree or a flower, an item of jewellery, and so on.
Select one of these, picture it in your mind and think about what it represents to you. Ask Holy Spirit why this is significant what does it reveal about your connection with Him. Also, ask if there is something He wants to impart to you through it.
Finally, pray to Holy Spirit to continue to use these things to prompt you to seek His presence and know Him better through them. Keep a look out for those familiar things because The LORD will be waiting for you.
Psalm 139:1-4 (NIV) “You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely.”
Proverbs 18:15 (NIV) “The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, for the ears of the wise seek it out.”
26 December 2024. Honourable Purposes
“My Child, I have placed immense treasure within you that reflects the beauty of the Godhead. You are made in My image but also unique, revealing dimensions of My Heart in ways that only you can. I long for you to fully comprehend your individual value and stop discrediting yourself. Many new and beautiful opportunities await you in the days ahead to help others encounter the depths of My Love.
I say to you, ‘You are My Beloved’, so you must not allow comparison with others to discourage, undermine or distract you from the purposes I have for you. This is one of the enemy’s greatest strategies to steal your joy and destiny. The truth of your identity in Me is immovable and beyond dispute regardless of what others may say or think. Be careful what you listen to and what you focus on. Be wise in who you choose to spend time with. Partner with those who bring life and purpose. Feed on My Word and let the truth of who you are penetrate deep within to remove the impurities and bring clarity in thought and word and deed.
This is a crossover season in the Body of Christ, so I exhort you to consecrate yourself afresh to Me. Allow My Refiner’s Fire to reveal you as pure containers of My love, dedicated to My honourable purposes for your life and prepared for every good work that I give you to do.”
Activation : Spend time with The LORD in prayer and ask Him to show you where you have discredited yourself or allowed comparison to rob you in any way. Repent, break agreement with any lies and ask The LORD to fill you with a greater revelation of His love, acceptance and purpose. Thank Him for the plans He has for your life and dedicate yourself afresh to Him.
2 Timothy 2:20-21 (NIV) “In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for special purposes and some for common use. Those who cleanse themselves from the latter will be instruments for special purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work.”
Colossians 1:10 AMPC “That you may walk (live and conduct yourselves) in a manner worthy of The LORD, fully pleasing to Him and desiring to please Him in all things, bearing fruit in every good work and steadily growing and increasing in and by the knowledge of God [with fuller, deeper, and clearer insight, acquaintance, and recognition].”
Psalm 139: 23-24 (NLT) “Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.”
25 December 2024. Wonderfully Made
“My Child, as you begin to transition into the new year, I AM wanting to gather you tighter into Me. There are things that I AM asking you to put down so you can be propelled into the next year. Spend time with Me and ask Me what needs to be laid aside. As you begin to gather in closer to Me, there will be such a hunger placed in you that only I can satisfy.
My Child, this is the time to be more intentional in how you spend your time. What are you going to focus on? Will it be Me or what you see in front of you or how you feel? Aren’t I the God of the impossible? Isn’t My Kingdom limitless? Remember, My yoke is easy and My burden is light, so don’t pick up what is not yours to carry.
Allow Me to pull you in closer to Me. I desire a greater intimacy with You. It is time to let go of those things that pull you away from Me. I AM calling out to you, come and behold Me in a deeper and more intimate way. Start to see Me differently in this next year than you have ever seen Me before. There are many aspects of Me that are still a mystery to you and it is My joy for you to search them and find them out.”
Activation : Spend time meditating on Matthew 11:28-30. Be brave and ask The LORD what He is asking you to put down so you can behold Him in a deeper and more intimate way.
Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV) “Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
Psalm 33:18 (NKJV) “Behold, the eye of The LORD is on those who fear Him, on those who hope in His mercy.”
Psalm 27:4 (NKJV) “One thing I have desired of The LORD, that I will seek: that I may dwell in the house of The LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of The LORD, and to inquire in His temple.”
24 December 2024. Come and Behold
“My child, as you begin to transition into the new year, I AM wanting to gather you tighter into Me. There are things that I AM asking you to put down so you can be propelled into the next year. Spend time with Me and ask Me what needs to be laid aside. As you begin to gather in closer to Me, there will be such a hunger placed in you that only I can satisfy.
My child, this is the time to be more intentional in how you spend your time. What are you going to focus on? Will it be Me or what you see in front of you or how you feel?
Aren’t I the God of the impossible? Isn’t My Kingdom limitless? Remember, My yoke is easy and My burden is light, so don’t pick up what is not yours to carry.
Allow Me to pull you in closer to Me. I desire a greater intimacy with You. It is time to let go of those things that pull you away from Me. I AM calling out to you, come and behold Me in a deeper and more intimate way. Start to see Me differently in this next year than you have ever seen Me before. There are many aspects of Me that are still a mystery to you and it is My joy for you to search them and find them out.”
Activation: Spend time meditating on Matthew 11:28-30. Be brave and ask The LORD what He is asking you to put down so you can behold Him in a deeper and more intimate way.
Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV) “Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
Psalm 33:18 (NKJV) “Behold, the eye of The LORD is on those who fear Him, on those who hope in His mercy.”
Psalm 27:4 (NKJV) “One thing I have desired of The LORD, that I will seek: that I may dwell in the house of The LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of The LORD, and to inquire in His temple.”
23 December 2024. Observe and Encounter
“My Beloved, I call you closer to me, closer to my heart. I call you to spend time with me, listening to me, reading My Word with Me, talking things through with Me. This way, I want to grow and equip you for the season to come. This is My training ground for you over the next few months.
Read The Gospel, observe how I deal with people and situations. Start to imitate Me in your everyday life. Little by little you will become more like Me. Then, when people look at you, they will see Me in you and through you. They will see My actions in you and through you. They will hear Me proclaiming the kingdom of God through your words. They will see Me healing the sick through your touch. They will experience Me delivering the demonized though your command. This is my heart’s desire for your life: I in you and you in Me, as I was in the father. So the world will see and experience Me though you.
So come little one, so you can enjoy the fruits of your time with me. There is fresh revival and renewal in your heart available for you to flourish this season through your time with me. Enjoy each day with me, it doesn’t always have to look the same, you can come into My Presence at any time as you go about your day.
See me in the flowers, see me in the sky, for I AM with you all around. Therefore you can encounter Me in each moment you recognise me in. Talk with me and share your heart with Me. Call out to Me in those moments and experience me moving in and through you as the wind blows through the trees. Through these encounters of my presence you will find joy and an uplifting that will impart courage, boldness and tenacity to move into your kingdom adventures.”
Prayer : Heavenly Father, I ask that you will help me to go deep in your word this season and to be attentive to your promptings as I read. Make me more like you and show me how to imitate you in my words, actions and my reflections. Let me encounter you more so that I can be a vessel of your truth, love and power. Give me the boldness and tenacity I need to reflect your kingdom on earth as it is in heaven. Thank you for all you are doing in and through me, In Jesus’ Name I pray, Amen.
John 14:19-20 (NLT) “Soon the world will no longer see me, but you will see me. Since I live, you also will live. When I am raised to life again, you will know that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you.”
Psalm 19:1-2 (NLT) “The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship. Day after day they continue to speak, night after night they make him known.”
Psalm 150:6 (NIV) “Let everything that has breath praise The LORD. Praise The LORD.”
20 December 2024. I Still AM!
“Amidst great speculation, I asked My disciples ‘Who do you say that I AM?’
In a moment of revelation, Peter had faith to believe that I was the Messiah, Son of the Living God.
I still AM.
This level of faith is reflected in the life of blind Bartimaeus who cried out to Me, ‘Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!’ I asked him what he wanted Me to do for him and in response to his desperation for sight to be restored, I opened his blind eyes to see. My Beloved Bride, who do you say that I AM and what do you want Me to do for you today?
Where you need victory in your life, know that I am the Victorious One. If you’re struggling with the guilt and shame of sin, I AM your Great High Priest. If you’re sick and need health restored, I AM The LORD who heals you. If the darkness is looming in, I AM the Light of the World. Where you are held in oppression or addiction, I came to set the captives free. Call on the Name that is above all other names and let Me meet you in your place of need.
My Beloved Child, as you celebrate this season of advent, reflect on the words of the Prophets as they foretold of the coming Messiah who is your Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father and Prince of Peace.”
Activation : Spend time in The LORD’s presence reflecting on the questions above. Open your heart and bring to Him your requests and any area of need. Repent of unbelief and thank Him for the divine exchange. Receive from Him by faith what He desires to give you and declare the truth of who He is.
Isaiah 9:6 (NIV) “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
Isaiah 61:1-2 (NLT) “The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, for The LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort the broken-hearted and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed. He has sent me to tell those who mourn that the time of The LORD’s favour has come.”
19 December 2024. Game On
“O AM calling you, My chosen ones, into My placement and orchestrated movements. In the game of chess there is no chaos but precise placement and prescribed movement.
I want you to depend on Me to know where the most advantageous place for you will be as you prepare for the coming season.
Lock into My heart as the chess master of your life and align yourself with others in this Kingdom Movement.
All are needed and have a part to play. Each “piece“ has assigned value and moves for the benefit of Kingdom dvancement. Know how unique you are and where you are meant to move by a daily dialogue with Me.
Let Me be your strategist and assist you in the timing of your move as we together take territory from the enemy. I will use you to achieve a Kingdom “checkmate” as you listen and obey Me with focus and determined expectation.
I, The Reigning King, call you and say, “Let the game begin!”
Activation : Sit quietly with The LORD and ask Him.
What is my role? Where are You placing me? How do you want me to move?
Write what He tells you.
Prayer : LORD thank You that You are directing every movement of my life as we partner together in advancing the Kingdom. I submit to the role you have assigned me and the strategic timing of where you have placed me. I choose to stay close to your heart and mind so that I can hear you accurately and surrender to your plan.
Psalm 16:11 (ESV). “You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.”
Psalm 32:8 (ESV). “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.”
18 December 2024. Wild Opportunity
The spirit of The LORD says, “I AM about the business of breaking My People out from walls of confinement. Where you have been imprisoned by fear, disobedience and inactivity, I AM calling you into freedom. Where there was domesticity and smallness there will be a wildness and a spaciousness. You will spread out to the left and to the right. I AM taking you out of confinement into freedom and opportunity.
I’ve heard your cries just like I heard the cries of My People in Egypt. The time is now to pull you out of the slavery of religion. Where the Spirit of The LORD is, there is freedom.
Just as My People were led from the cruel confinement of Egypt into the wild freedom of the wilderness, I AM taking you out from systems of control into rhythms of divine provision and instruction. Where you see wilderness, I see wild opportunity. Where you may see the desolation of what is, I will show you joy and freedom in the new. This wilderness season will look uncomfortable because it requires a deepening of daily dependency and reliance on Me.”
Activation : As you stay in intimacy with The LORD, ask him to show you where you have been confined and where you’ve accepted a small mindset that has limited what he could do in your life. Repent from partnering with any spirit of religion and ask The Holy Spirit to show you how to go beyond your limits, old ways, and formulas through embracing deeper dependency and reliance on Him.
Isaiah 54:3 (NIV) “For you will spread out to the right and to the left; your descendants will dispossess nations and settle in their desolate cities.”
Exodus 20:2 “I AM The LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.”
Galatians 5:1 (NIV) “It was for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.”
17 December 2024. The Light is Green
The LORD says to you today, “My beloved, It’s time for you to Go! Don’t look back or stay sitting at the red light. Move forward with the green light I have given you.
There’s a new wind that I AM bringing to move you forward in the right direction, that will feel like a breeze, gliding you into the narrow way, the straight and perfect path that I have you on.
I know it has felt like you have been on the amber light for so long. Pausing, waiting, growing, listening to voice and trying to make sense of what I have been doing. Now you will begin to see and understand as you move forward into the plans I have for you. I want you to SEE the acceleration of the new season, FEEL the acceleration and GO with it! Don’t try to halt it. Go forward into it even if it feels scary or you feel unsure.
GO with the plans I have given you and don’t look back!
I have given you all you need to go in this new direction. I want you to trust and believe that you are equipped and that you don’t need to have all the answers. I want you to feel free to go into the new plans and purposes that I have placed within you. Trust Me, move with Me and GO!”
Activation : If you are unsure about the plans you are to step forward in, spend some time with The LORD and ask Him what is the first step you need to make to ‘go’. Write down the steps and pray:
Lord, thank you that you have equipped me to go forward into the plans and purposes you have given me. I ask you to take the uncertainty, fear and hesitation and fill me with faith. I ask you to help me to move forward in boldness, courage and with great joy and to see, hear, sense and feel the movement of this season so that I do not stay stagnant. Help me to go on the new journey you have me on, in partnership with you, for the building of your kingdom. In Jesus name, Amen.
Matthew 28:19-20 (NIV) “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
2 Corinthians 5:7 (NKJ) “For we walk by faith, not by sight.”
Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV) “Trust in The LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”
16 December 2024. A Time to Tear
The LORD says, “This is a season when I am tearing apart all that needs to be torn. In the ripping, I AM tearing away kingdoms from those like Saul, the disobedient ones who chose to act upon their own heart’s desires rather than from those that originate from My heart — the heart of Adonai. I will no longer tolerate the insincere, those who seek self-promotion, or those wanting to build their own kingdoms and legacies. For My Name is above all names and I will be the One who receives all the Glory.
For this reason, I AM searching hearts and focusing on those whose hearts are pure and whose hands are clean. I seek those whose eyes and ears are attuned to My voice, willing to surrender their own agendas and fully take up My call. These are those who will build and lead according to My plans and designs without any deviation or compromise and who are committed to a lifestyle of oneness with Me in all things. And for those whose hearts and desires are fully knitted together with Mine, I will reward.”
Activation : What are you currently building for your own glory or the glory of man rather than the glory of God?
Using Psalm 139:23-24 (ESV) as a prayer, invite Holy Spirit to search your heart and examine the foundations of everything that you are currently building and how you are currently leading.
“Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me. Please identify for me where my desires to build or lead are rooted in the glory of man rather than Your glory and lead me in the way everlasting!”
Ecclesiastes 3:7 (NCV) “There is a time to tear apart and a time to sew together.”
1 Samuel 15:27-28 (ESV) “As Samuel turned to go away, Saul seized the skirt of his robe, and it tore. And Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day and has given it to a neighbour of yours, who is better than you.””
Psalm 24:3-6 (NCV) “Who may go up on the mountain of The LORD? Who may stand in his holy Temple? Only those with clean hands and pure hearts, who have not worshiped idols, who have not made promises in the name of a false god. They will receive a blessing from The LORD.”
13 December 2024. No Compromise
“There is a roar in the heavenlies. It’s the sound of many waters, but it’s also the roar of the Lion of Judah. As I gather My People, this roar is the sound of war and victory. Can you hear it? Can you recognise it?
It’s your time to choose whether to be with Me or against Me, My sons and daughters. No more in between. No more “in name only Christians.” Are you ready to give up what is comfortable or what I ask you to leave behind? Are you ready to be trained as highly skilled warriors? Who will be on My side? I give you the freedom to choose so, choose wisely, and do so wholeheartedly” says The LORD.
Activation : Ask The Holy Spirit where you have been lukewarm and if/ where you are afraid of letting go of something that has become an idol. When He reveals this to you, repent for partnering with fear and idolatry. And, if you are ready, consecrate again to God and renew your unwavering “yes” to Him.
Revelation 19:1 (NIV) “After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude in heaven shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God. . .””
Revelation 3:16 (NIV) “So, because you are lukewarm — neither hot nor cold — I am about to spit you out of my mouth.”
Psalm 119:3 (NLT) “They do not compromise with evil, and they walk only in his paths.”
12 December 2024. Your Plans or Mine
The LORD of Heaven says, “Beloved, let’s take a look at your calendar together and examine what you have planned for today, this week, this month, and even this year. And now I ask the question, whose plans are they? Are they yours or are they mine?
The plans that you have in your calendar may be good, but they are not mine. So, now I ask you, will you surrender your plans to me in order to align with My purposes and timings?
Will you set aside your ‘small ambitions’ for My call as I release the shout of ‘Kairos!’ to synchronize you to My timings? This is a call to pay attention to this moment.
Stop and listen as I speak. I AM Decreeing and Releasing My Plans and sharing them with My Children because I don’t want you to be directionless, doing good things, but not advancing the Kingdom.
And like the men of Issachar, I want you to hear from Me and know what should be done. So, let us work together as co-laborers! Put your hand to My plough, and without looking back, walk forward with Me.” Says The LORD.
Activation : Stop. Breathe. As you breathe in (Yah) and out (weh) be aware that this speaks the name of Yahweh. Let His breath in your lungs calm your spirit.
In this calm, begin to share your plans with God and ask Him to highlight where your plans and His do not match. Allow Him to re-organise your days and re-align them according to His plan and purpose.
This may be as simple as asking Holy Spirit to prompt you to pray for folk as you work, walk into town, or go shopping. As the ‘Parable of the Ten Talents’ shows us, these smaller activities help you to learn to be faithful in the little things, and as you do, He will grow you and trust you with more.
Luke 9:62 (ESV) “Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.””
1 Chronicles 12:32 (ASV) “And of the children of Issachar, men that had the understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do.”
Ecclesiastes 3:6 – 8 (ESV) “. . . a time to seek, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; a time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; a time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace.”
11 December 2024. The Divine Exchange
“My Beloved, I AM in the business of transformation. I AM at work in you and around you. I can provide new perspectives, new hope, and a new future. My ancient Word spoken through the Prophet Isaiah remains steadfast and true as I say to you, all who mourn, that I will give you a crown of beauty instead of ashes, I will give you the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a mantel of praise instead of despair. And in your righteousness, you will be like great oak trees planted by Me, The LORD, for My own Glory.
Therefore, in your pain, let Me comfort you, let Me heal you, let Me restore you, and let Me plant you in My Garden. Let Me crown you with My beauty. Let Me anoint you with My oil of gladness. And let Me clothe you with new garments as I adorn you with My mantle of praise.
And now, with restored joy, you can exalt Me; with renewed hope, you can praise Me. Your praise will rise up to the heavens, and My Glory will be established over you and on the earth. My Beloved child, I love you, I care deeply for you, and I am pleased with you! So trust in Me and trust in My Word.”
Activation : Bring all that is in your heart to The LORD and let him transform it: ashes to beauty, mourning to gladness, despair to praise. This is the divine exchange. Be willing to let go as you trust Him to transform your areas of pain into something beautiful and joy-filled. Know that in Christ Jesus, you are righteous before Him and that He dearly loves you. Allow the Holy Spirit to confirm this to you in His unique way as you sit in this place of revealed truth. See yourself as an Oak Tree that is planted by Him and deeply rooted in Him — for His joy and for His glory.
Isaiah 61:3 (NLT) “To all who mourn in Israel, he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair. In their righteousness, they will be like great oaks that The LORD has planted for his own glory.”
Jeremiah 31:13 (ESV) “Then shall the young women rejoice in the dance, and the young men and the old shall be merry. I will turn their mourning into joy; I will comfort them, and give them gladness for sorrow.”
Matthew 5:4 (NIV) “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.”
10 December 2024. I AM Beckoning You
“My children, draw near and gather yourselves to Me. Be enveloped in the warmth of My loving embrace as I show you how deeply I love and care for you. I delight in you, and I want you to experience this for yourselves, so come closer to Me. With open arms and tender affection, I AM beckoning you and asking you to give Me every area of your heart — especially where you have felt hurt, disappointed, or confused from past seasons.
I understand that your experiences from these times may have led many of you to feel abandoned or disconnected from Me, but I want you to know that I AM right here with you, and I always have been. I will never leave your side. I want to take away all of your pain, including the hidden and deeply rooted parts, as well as the anger that has caused you to feel distant from Me. I AM the loving and merciful Father, and I am here, asking you to relinquish the deepest places of your pain and sorrow so that I can carry them away for good if you will let Me. So, draw nearer, lean in close to Me today, and hand over all that troubles you. Know that there is always hope in Me — the one who created you and has loved you from the beginning. Trust, believe, and hope in Me again. I will carry you through.”
Activation : Take some time over the next few days for a gentle examination of your heart in the presence of your Heavenly Father, who holds you with unwavering love and compassion. Open your heart completely to Him and ask Him to reveal any hidden emotions or unhealed wounds that need His healing touch. Trust in His faithfulness to show you what needs to be addressed and choose to lay these burdens before His throne. As you navigate this process, express your raw emotions to Him — share your pain and the reasons behind it, and ask Him to take it away from you. Remember that healing is a gradual journey, so be gentle with yourself, and acknowledge any discomfort that arises. Consider journaling your emotions as a testament to your vulnerability and readiness for healing allowing you to release them to the Father.
Pray this Prayer :
Father, I thank you that you know me intimately and that you desire to be close to me. I ask you to show me any areas of my heart where I am holding on to pain from previous seasons. I choose to let go of the pain, disappointment, and anger and I release it to you. Show me how to walk in freedom and hope again. Help me to see you as the Father you are, and to know I am loved and not abandoned or forsaken. Help me to grow deeper in knowing you and knowing who I am in you, in Jesus’ name, Amen.
Isaiah 43:5-7 (NKJV) “Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your descendants from the east, And gather you from the west; I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ And to the south, ‘Do not keep them back!’Bring My sons from afar, And My daughters from the ends of the earth—Everyone who is called by My name, Whom I have created for My glory;I have formed him, yes, I have made him.””
Deuteronomy 31:6 (NIV) “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for The LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Psalm 42:7 (NIV) “Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me.”
9 December 2024. Called by Name
“My child, I AM He who formed you before the foundation of the world. I AM He who knitted you together in your mother’s womb. I AM He who knows you intricately. It is I who knows when you sleep and when you wake. I AM familiar with all your ways; I know you. Yet I remind you today, My Child, that your name is being called.
Hear the cry of My Heart and the depth of my longing for you as I call your name. Come back to Me today! I invite you to join Me in a deeper place of intimacy. Today, hear my call as I AM beckoning you to come and reset your focus. Fix your attention on Me, and I will reveal to you the things in your life that have slowly and subtly pulled you away from My Presence – where you have sought to please me in other ways, by doing things for Me, but your attention has slipped away from the essential pursuit of knowing me first. My Child, I desire your complete devotion, your full affection, and your whole heart set on me with passionate love.”
Activation : Take a moment to be still and fix your eyes, mind, and thoughts on Jesus. Ask The LORD to reveal to you what in your life has become unbalanced and what has subtly taken your attention from Him. As He reveals this, ask Him to help you release any burdens and realign your priorities so that you may come to Him afresh today and experience His presence.
Isaiah 43:1 (NIV) “But now, this is what The LORD says — he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.”
Luke 10:41-42 (NIV) ““Martha, Martha,” The LORD answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed — or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.””
Revelation 2:2-4 (NIV) “I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked people, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary. Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.”
6 December 2024. Watch your Speech
“My Beloved, watch your speech! Pay attention to what you say and how you say it.
Discern the source of your words. Jesus says: ”What you say flows from what is in your heart.”
Listen to yourself and discover what is in your heart, in your mind, in your soul.
Be aware that your words carry weight. Your words can be a blessing or a curse. Even empty words have an impact in the invisible world. You can hurt or condemn people with your words. You can encourage or heal them with your words. The tongue is a little but a powerful tool, as the apostle James says. Become aware of the impact!
When you are close to Me and tuned into Me then your words will carry My Authority, My Love, My Hope, My good Purpose and My Life. They will be a blessing for others.
When you are worried or upset, your words can spread fear, anxiety, distrust and anger.
They might become a curse for others. Therefore watch your words, guard your heart, and become an ambassador of my kingdom and a wordsmith of life and future.”
Activation : Today pay attention to your words and ask the Holy Spirit for discernment of what is in your heart. What thoughts, feelings and emotions are the root and origin of your words?
Who is the source of your words – God, others, yourself? Ask The Holy Spirit to help you understand the source of your words and guard your heart today.
Luke 6:45 (NLT) “A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart.”
Proverbs 4:23-24 (NIV) “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Keep your mouth free of perversity; keep corrupt talk far from your lips.”
James 3:2 (MSG) “And none of us is perfectly qualified. We get it wrong nearly every time we open our mouths. If you could find someone whose speech was perfectly true, you’d have a perfect person, in perfect control of life. ”
5 December 2024. Decree
“Mighty Warrior, Decree these Words afresh into the next Season: “Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straight, and the rough places shall become level ways.”
As you Decree the lifting of the valleys, I AM lifting My Bride out of religious oppression, releasing anointings and gifts to her and mobilising her where there has been inactivity.
As you Decree the laying low of the mountains, I AM causing obstacles of lethargy, sickness, fear, and intimidation to crumble before My Bride.
As you Decree the straightening of the crooked paths, I AM restoring the simplicity of My Gospel Truth back into the thinking of My Bride, removing confusion and unnecessary complication.
As you decree the leveling of the rough places, I AM causing My Bride to rise up out of the past season with its wrestling, purified and with enduring character, fearless love and sacrificial devotion.
Mighty warrior, as you Decree My Words back to Me, understand that this is the preparation for My Bride to receive The Harvest.”
Activation : Ask the Holy Spirit how he wants you to partner with him in decreeing. Does he want you to decree all these things or is he highlighting one in particular? Ask him about the place of authority he is giving you, who are you to decree this over? It could be your community, your city, your nation.
Matthew 3:5-6 (ESV) “Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straight, and the rough places shall become level ways, and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.”
Job 22:28 (AMP) “You will also decide and decree a thing, and it will be established for you; and the light [of God’s favor] will shine upon your ways.”
Isaiah 50:4 (NIV) “The Sovereign Lord has given me a well-instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being instructed.”
4 December 2024. Who do you say I AM?
“But what about you?” He asked. “Who do you say I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” (Matthew 16:15-16)
“I AM The LORD Who is high above, whose rule is above the earth and the heavens. All things are within my knowing, for I AM the God who sees. Even the very hairs on your head are numbered, for I AM the God of the expanses and of the minute detail. I AM The One Who Knows every sparrow, and I AM The One who fashioned the stars and the heavens. I AM The One who holds all things together, for I am before all and in all. Today I ask you, “Who do you say I AM?””
Activation : God himself knows every detail of your life and He sees both the strength and fragility of your faith as it weathers the storms of life. He sees when you hold fast to facets of His nature revealed to you in the past, and longs to further unveil the hidden depths of who He is. Yet today, He not only asks, “Who do you say I AM?” like He did to Peter, but His voice thunders over you with the reminder, “I AM The LORD.”
Ask The Holy Spirit to help you behold a fresh revelation of His character. For some, this may be an encouragement to take time to reflect on the names of God and how they deepen this understanding. Allow The LORD to expand your experience of His lordship and sovereignty over all things — large or small. He sees, He knows and He is our ever present help. Nothing is too difficult for our LORD.
Ephesians 1:17-23 (NIV) “I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.”
Philippians 2:9-11 (NIV) “Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
3 December 2024. Safety in Me
The Spirit of The LORD says: “The enemy has made you tired and weary, deceiving you to believe that your only form of rest was to escape and run from the chaos. The deception includes even thinking you are called like Abraham — to be plucked out of where I have placed you and you have left to seek salvation elsewhere.”
The LORD reminds you today: “I AM with you. Your safety is found in me, and me alone. I AM not calling you away. I do not ask you to flee from the crowd, believing that it is isolation which will bring you safety. Today I ask you to abide in Me. Abide in me and you will watch as you rise above the chaos, bearing fruit that brings glory to My Name.
I will give your soul rest; stand firm on the ground I have given you. Pray for the territory where you are placed, for as it flourishes, you will also flourish. Remain stalwart in your pursuit of Me, standing guard for the territory I have entrusted to you.”
Activation : Spend a bit of time praying and seeking the Holy Spirit to reveal to you if there are any areas where you have given up territory. Repent and confess where you have believed the lies of the deceiver that you must vacate your post in order to have safety. Look to Jesus and abide in him; pray for the welfare of the place/city where you have been placed.
John 15:4 (NASB) “Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.”
Jeremiah 29:7 (NASB) “But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to The LORD on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.”
Matthew 11:28 (ESV) “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
2 December 2024. Peace in the Storm
After a long day of preaching and healing, Jesus and His disciples set out in a boat to cross the Sea of Galilee. Suddenly, a violent storm erupted, and the waves crashed over the boat, quickly filling it with water. The disciples were terrified for their lives, while Jesus slept peacefully in the stern on a cushion, untouched by fear or worry. He was the embodiment of peace amid the chaos. When the disciples woke Him, He rebuked the storm, and instantly, the winds died down and the sea became calm.
In a world filled with turmoil and relentless bad news, The LORD speaks over you: “Peace be with you.” Hear Him as He repeats: “My child. My perfect peace be with you.”
In this time when the enemy roars like a lion, seeking to drown you in chaos, Jesus calls you to fix your eyes on Him. Don’t let your gaze wander! He has promised to watch over you, providing for your needs and protecting you. He is a faithful God. So, instead of being troubled by the turmoil around you, find rest in His perfect peace.
Activation : Read Mark 4:35-41. Picture yourself lying next to Jesus in the boat, surrounded by His peace. Take a moment to rest in that tranquillity. From this place of rest observe what is happening in and around your life while staying in His presence. Allow Jesus to show you a different way to look at and deal with daily challenges in your life by resting in His peace. Take it a step further: acknowledge the state of the world, but remain anchored in the perfect peace of Jesus. Allow His peace to fill every part of your life. May His perfect peace be with you today and always!
John 14:27 (AMP) “Peace I leave with you; My [perfect] peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid. [Let My perfect peace calm you in every circumstance and give you courage and strength for every challenge.]”
Isaiah 26:3 (GW) “With perfect peace you will protect those whose minds cannot be changed, because they trust you.”
Jeremiah 17:7 (NIV) “But blessed is the one who trusts in The LORD, whose confidence is in him.”
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