Rooted and Grounded in Love

Ephesians 3:17 (NRSV)  ... that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, 

as you are being rooted and grounded in love.

People of faith are rooted and grounded in God’s Love for a purpose: for when the darkness comes and times are tough they need to hold onto a Depth—

a Depth that is deeper than they are—

a Depth rooted and grounded in Love. 

Note from Dailies: 

For the next several days I will present a Scripture and image for your reflection and 

application into your daily life of ministry to yourself and others.

God’s Power!

Ephesians 1:20 (NRSV)  God put this power to work in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places,

God’s Power raised Jesus from the depths of hell into Heaven. 

It is this same Power that lifts you and me from the depths of the miry clay 

and places our feet on the Rock that is ‘higher than I’—Jesus.

Psalm 61:2 (NRSV)  From the end of the earth I call to you, when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I;

Presence centered!

Breakthrough blockages removed!

Welcome this New Spiritual Season!

Breakthrough don't breakdown!

Watch for new doors & opportunities!

Prepare for the Turnaround!

For the next seven days I will simply post one image per day referenced from Doug Addison’s site that is a wealth of resources to those who wish to get on with their life! 

His daily prophetic gems are just that … precious and timely gems. 

I am using many of his resources and have found them to be immensely helpful. 

I recommend his site to you … www.dougaddison.com

Worship Me

Psalm 95:6 (NLT) Come, let us worship and bow down. 

Let us kneel before the Lord our maker,

Worship Me for Who I Am. Fast and pray and focus on Me. 

Allow your earthly concerns to slip away.

Worship Me for Who I Am. I know all your earthly concerns. 

Allow Me to work on them. Focus on Me and on My Word. 

Worship Me for Who I Am. Relinquish—but don’t give up hope. 

Trust in Me—allow Me My Way. I am not a tormenting God, so …

Worship Me for Who I Am. I have given to you—now you give back to Me; pressed down; flowing over—you see, as you give to Me so I give to thee … 

in greater measure—a deeper treasure.

Worship Me for Who I Am—that is all I ask of you and you will receive.

Please note there will be no Dailies for the next few days 

as I am in Toronto getting a new passport!

2 Thessalonians 3:16 (NLT) Now may the Lord of peace himself give you his peace 

at all times and in every situation.

The Lord be with you all.

Trust in Me

Psalm 37:3–4 (NLT) — 3 Trust in the Lord and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper. 4 Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires.

Trust in Me: as the earthquake breaks open the walls of granite, so also am I able to break through the seemingly impenetrable barriers for you: for nothing is impossible with Me!

Trust in Me: it is I who placed this dream in your heart—it is I who will bring it to fruition; believe and do not doubt: for nothing is impossible with Me!

Trust in Me: as the gentle waters fall into the wider pond and over the edge to gush into a waterfall, so will be My Actions in your life. Gentle strength shall prevail and abundance will overflow: for nothing is impossible with Me!

Trust in Me: treasure your dreams—for they are precious in My Sight; act in faith that all the plans laid out thus far will come to fruition in My Name. Challenge the blocks and move on as I lead you. Prepare to walk the path I have paved for you and fulfill My Purposes—rejoice in My Name!

Wait and Grow Stronger

Psalm 27:14 (NLT) Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. 

Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.

True waiting in Me brings true Peace. True Peace allows faithful waiting upon Me. When you wait upon Me faithfully, patiently, you are doing the harder work—allowing Me to do the rest.

I am working in hearts as well as yours. I am preparing My Way for them and for you. There is much to be done to bring My Plans about.

Waiting in faith is knowing the potential of what is to happen. Waiting in faith is doing the preparation ready for the arrival. Waiting in faith is working on the edges of the core … allowing Me to be free to work at the centre.

Wait on Me. Let your faith flow. Don’t struggle against that which is ‘not in the plan’. But know I cause all things to happen in My time; in My Way—for My Purposes. Be there for Me; wait upon Me—just as I am there for thee.

As You Journey

Numbers 6:24–26 (NRSV) — 24 The Lord bless you and keep you; 25 the Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you; 26 the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace.

I will bless you as you journey on the path that I have laid out. I have blessed you on your journey even in the times you strayed … for I knew you would hear My Call and come back to Me.

I will bless you on your journey exploring every path: seeking Me in each experience, catching up where you had missed seeing, hearing, sensing Me … whilst I waited for you to know Me.

I will bless you in all ways as you are faithful to your call. Be a blessing unto others, shine My Light upon all you see and speak to and touch. Be Me without regard … for what you need or even desire, I shall provide all you require in the privacy of your closet—in your private devotions.

I will bless you in every way and more than you could conceive. Always remember the song of contentment and safety and comfort in Me—stay here and watch with Me … watch and pray.

Go on your way; be blessed this day. I watch over you in every way—now go and bless some others!

As A Well

Jeremiah 6:7 (NRSV) — 7a As a well keeps its water fresh, … …

James 3:11 (NRSV) — 11 Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and brackish water?

Jesus speaks:

As a well keeps its waters fresh, so your heart must be also—rivers of living waters constantly washing away the world, the stresses, the strains … that serve to clog the arteries and so slow down the heartbeat.

As a well keeps its waters fresh, so My Word will be unto you—filling your being to overflowing, festooning you, revitalizing, renewing, replacing the old with My New—My Newness of Life for you.

As a well keeps its waters fresh, so our time together shall be—always bubbling, dynamic and vital—never stale nor stagnant—fresh, transparent in Me.

As a well keeps its water fresh, so shall My Thoughts emerge—from deep within the wellspring of life I have placed within thee—thoughts deep and fresh which bring life.

As a well keeps its waters fresh … daily, moment by moment—thus is My Relationship with you … ever trickling over your heart, your mind, your body, your soul … constantly healing: constantly revealing the things I have for you.

As a well keeps its waters fresh, so wisdom is ‘always on tap’: wisdom that springs from the wellsprings of life: wisdom that reveals the new life—available every moment in every situation.

As a well keeps its waters fresh, so our daily walk shall be: constantly talking, listening, meditating on ‘something to do with Me’ … and herein lies the key to My Kingdom Come: My Will be done in your life and the life of others.

As a well keeps its waters fresh so shall our relationship be now and in Eternity!

Waiting

Isaiah 40:31 (GW) — 31 Yet, the strength of those who wait with hope in the Lord will be renewed. They will soar on wings like eagles. They will run and won’t become weary. 

They will walk and won’t grow tired.

Jesus speaks:

My Child! How you long to rise up on eagles’ wings—but the season of waiting is not past! It is good that your strength is new every morning, but it is only enough for the stillness of the day to come—the stillness needed to be in Me—

it is not yet time to soar!

Yes! Your strength is renewed—relatively speaking, that is! It is more than you’ve had for months—but, My Child, there is more strength to be found as you wait and wait upon Me. I will call you when your wellspring is full … I have much work of replenishment to do … will you wait and wait on Me?

Yes Lord!

Depth of faith is required in these times for challenges are large and ferocious—

but waiting on the Me and filling the wellsprings will nourish the roots deep in Me 

and discover that storms are not as debilitating as they were 

when you were in the shallows.

Wait upon Me—many days yet to come—there is much to read and prepare. Allow Me to lead you in all nature of things and you will plumb depths never known before.

Wait on Me and wait some more! Your strength is being renewed—your wisdom strength: your physical strength: your spiritual strength and your love for Me—

all being renewed every day.

Wait on Me: wait on Me and soon you will soar … but not yet! Wait patiently … just as the sea rolls on towards the shore without any expectation of ‘change in role’—

simply wait inexorably on Me still.

The Wonder of the Wilderness

Isaiah 35:1 (NLT)  Even the wilderness and desert will be glad in those days. 

The wasteland will rejoice and blossom with spring crocuses.

Jesus speaks:

Be alert! ‘Wilderness Ahead’!

I’m preparing you for something more, but I can’t give you more when you’re full to the brim of the old you that you don’t need anymore—which sometimes I must prise from your grasp because you have held it so long that you can’t release—until I invite you to walk with Me: talk with Me in the dryness of your soul … and that’s where the freedom begins—

and that’s where new life is birthed.

Seeds don’t grow in a garden of hurry and scurry and hurly-burly—

seeds of fruition grow in the dark before the light shines upon them and 

invites them into the air and the sunshine for all to see and watch the new growth. 

And that’s what My Wilderness is for My People whom I call forth to be ‘new’ in Me. 

Change and transformation are constants in life just as My Mercies are new every day—

the ‘same old same old’ becomes dry, stale and dead—

like the parched clay-pan of the heart that can only truly be revived 

by time in the wilderness with Me.

And what wonders do then emerge! And the crocuses burst forth and sing! 

Drought & Joy!

Habakkuk 3:17–19 (NLT) — 17 Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren; even though the flocks die in the fields, and the cattle barns are empty, 18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord! I will be joyful in the God of my salvation! 19 The Sovereign Lord is my strength! He makes me as surefooted as a deer, able to tread upon the heights.

Jesus speaks:

Drought is a time of dryness—a big squeeze that causes My People to look where they’ve avoided looking in the past. The dry clay pan of the heart is just a waiting phase for the new life to begin when the Heavens are opened.

I can only do that through your prayer—call unto Me and I will hear you—cry out from the depths of your heart—for you know the depths refreshment in Me—you know I answer your call and I heal the land of your heart. Allow Me to heal the dry clay pan of your heart and let New Life begin!

H.O.P.E.

Hebrews 10:23 (NLT) Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, 

for God can be trusted to keep his promise.

This is the last in the ACROSTIC series – if you find some I haven’t used 

please send them to me and I’ll add them to my collection.

Tomorrow will usher in a change of pace … 

an OT Scripture and some words Jesus spoke to me during my meditation on the passage. The impetus for this new series came when He spoke these words to me last week

giving me permission to use His Words that I have journaled over time …

I give you My Words!

2 Peter 3:18 (NLT)  Rather, you must grow in the grace and knowledge 

of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 

All glory to him, both now and forever! Amen.

W.I.S.D.O.M.

Colossians 2:2–3 (NLT) I want (you) to be encouraged and knit together 

by strong ties of love. I want (you) to have complete confidence 

that (you) understand God’s mysterious plan, 

which is Christ himself. 

3 In him lie hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

P.U.S.H.

Colossians 4:2 (The Message) Pray diligently. Stay alert, 

with your eyes wide open in gratitude.

J.E.S.U.S.  I.S.  L.O.R.D.

John 3:16 (NLT) For this is how God loved the world: 

He gave his one and only Son, 

so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.

F.O.C.U.S.

Hebrews 12:2 (NLT) We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, 

the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. 

Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, 

disregarding its shame.

 Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne.

Hebrews 12:28 (NLT) Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, 

let us be thankful and please God 

by worshiping him with holy fear and awe.

S.O.A.P.

2 Timothy 3:16 (The Message) Every part of Scripture is God-breathed and useful one way or another—showing us truth, exposing our rebellion, correcting our mistakes, training us to live God’s way.

C.H.R.I.S.T.

John 1:17 (NRSV)  The law indeed was given through Moses; 

grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 1:7–8 (NLT) — 7 He is so rich in kindness and grace 

that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son 

and forgave our sins. 8 He has showered his kindness on us, 

along with all wisdom and understanding.

1 Thessalonians 5:17 (NLT) — 17 Never stop praying.