“You shall bend but not break.

“What is bending? Is bending wrong? Or constructive? Look at My trees who bend in the wind. Are they not meant to bend in order to keep the wind from snapping them in two? Bending and resilience go hand-in-hand. Bending is a tactic for survival, a weapon in itself against the enemy. Bending does not mean a failure to stand firm. For the roots of that tree bent in severe wind still stand firm. Are allowed and strengthened to stand firm because of the very bending of the upper parts of the tree. Think on this, My People. Reflect on this. There is great wisdom here for you. Ask Me in the battle – is this a time in which I should bend? If you will only ask Me, I will tell you when you should bend – and what that means for you. What that will look like as you fight the particular battle I have placed you in.

“Look to the word ‘bend’ in another context. My People bend the knee to only Me. Bending the knee is a sign of worship, of humbling oneself before Me. This, too, is a bending that I require of you.

“The unrighteous bend righteous laws as an excuse to get around those laws. This is a bending not of Me. Declare against the rulers in your nation who attempt to bend laws in their favor rather than enact and obey laws based upon My Will for your nation.

“Search My Word for the word BEND. Search with an open heart – and see what I teach you. Ask Me for Revelation before you search. I delight in giving Revelation to My People.

“There is a time to stand straight and firm. There is a time to bend in the wind of adversity for the sake of your own Victory – and Mine. Learn the difference. Learn this mystery. I will give you Revelation as you seek Me in this. Amen.”
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Notes:

What an interesting and challenging word. I encourage each of you to do your own search through the Bible as you ask God for revelation to apply it to your life. This is the kind of word that God often brings to mind in future times, just when we need it. And in those times we find further revelation. For now, here are a few verses I found in searching the general word/concept “bend.”

The concept of humbling ourselves–or bending–under God’s hand as we go through difficulties. Notice Peter says we can stand firm in the faith even during this “bending”:

I Peter 5:6-10: Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings. And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.

Bending the tongue as a lying weapon makes me think of the unrighteousness rulers who bend laws in their own favor:

Jeremiah 9:3: “They bend their tongue like their bow; Lies and not truth prevail in the land; For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not know Me,” declares the Lord.

Palm trees bend in the wind, cedars do not. Both are made to be strong:

Psalm 92:12: The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon.

Bend the bow = fighting battles, either for God or against Him:

Psalm 18:30-36: As for God, His way is blameless; The word of the Lord is tried; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him. For who is God, but the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God, the God who girds me with strength and makes my way blameless? He makes my feet like hinds’ feet, and sets me upon my high places. He trains my hands for battle, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

Jeremiah 50:29: Summon many against Babylon, all those who bend the bow: Encamp against her on every side, let there be no escape. Repay her according to her work; According to all that she has done, do to her; For she has become arrogant against the Lord, against the Holy One of Israel.

Psalm 11:2: For, behold, the wicked bend the bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string to shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.

Bending in servitude or worship:

Mark 1:7-8 He [John the Baptist] kept proclaiming, “The one who is coming after me is stronger than I am, and I am not worthy to bend down and untie his sandal straps. I baptized you with water, but it is he who will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”

Isaiah 45:23: “I have sworn by myself. The Word of justice will proceed from my mouth, and it will not turn back. For every knee shall bend to me, and every tongue shall swear it.”