12:15: “Where is the Grace? Where is the Grace I promised America? Where is the falling of My Spirit? ‘Why do you wait so long?’ people ask. ‘We need you NOW.’

“My Grace is always with you. My Spirit is always with you. What are you doing with them? Do not forget your present in looking to the future. Do not sit back awaiting Pentecost in your dead church – and meanwhile do nothing to stave the deadness.

“BE My Pentecost.

“Yes, My Spirit comes. My Glory comes in new measure. Yes, I will work wonders in your midst. That does not mean I’m doing nothing now. I’m preparing hearts to receive when My Spirit comes. I’m spreading a hunger for Me, a desire to pursue Me like never before. I need YOU, My People, to speak of what is to come. To teach that this is the DAY of My Glory. To spread Love and Joy, words of My Peace and healing. The promise of a glorious future is Glory, indeed. Pray for it, anticipate with longing. Look ahead – and WORK NOW. There is always work to be done. The promise of the future must not cause mere rest in the present. Fight in the spirit now. Stand against evil, rise up against Satan. STOP COMPLAINING and GET TO WORK. PRAISE Me. Lean into Me. Strengthen yourself in My Word. Learn how to hear Me – in all the different ways I speak. ASK Me to guide you – then LISTEN for the answer. Go after My Harvest. Speak of Me to them with Love. Forgive others and hold no offense – give it no shelter in your soul. Prepare yourself in such ways – and you will be ready to receive all the Glory I pour out on you. I do not choose to release more Glory and Blessing upon you than you can carry with honor toward Me. Profaning My Glory is costly.

“Pray to Me night and day to pour My Spirit out upon your family, your church, your state, your nation. My promise will come forth. Lives will be radically changed. YOUR life can be radically changed NOW – through your obedience to Me. Many have called out to Me these past years of hardship – and have been greatly blessed by My Spirit and favor. Be one of these. I have much to give you now. In the waiting – I never wait. I AM never still. If you only knew HOW MUCH I hold back from you because you are not prepared to carry and steward it well. BE My Glory by spreading it NOW. Look to the future, Serve in the present.

“All Glory and Honor to the King who sits on the throne, to the Lion of Judah who comes in Victory and Power. Amen.”
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1:18: “The unfolding of My Word gives Light. Light and Revelation – much of both await those who pursue Me through My written Word in My Bible, and My spoken Word of today. In My Revelation comes deeper understanding of Who I AM and what I have to give you. Pursue Me. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it. Ask Me for hunger of Me. I will give you the hunger – and fill it. Turn your heart to Me and SING. You will never get to the end of Me – I will always have more. Pursue My More, ask for My More. I have Riches and More to give you. Test Me in this. I will not fail. Amen.”
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Notes:

I was intrigued by God’s use of “stave”–not a typical verb. I’d heard the phrase “stave off,” but that’s not what the Lord said, and its meaning wouldn’t fit His context. I looked up the definition of “stave” and found that as a verb it can mean “burst open or force a hole into something.” That certainly fits here.

Ezekiel 36:26-27: Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances.

Philippians 2:13: For it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.

Acts 1:12-14, 2:1-4: Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem…When they had entered the city, they went up to the upper room where they were staying…These all with one mind were continually devoting themselves to prayer…When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them tongues as of fire distributing themselves, and they rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance.

Psalm 84:11: For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord gives grace and glory; no good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly.

Romans 9:23-24: And He did so to make known the riches of His glory upon vessels of mercy, which He prepared beforehand for glory, even us, whom He also called, not from among Jews only, but also from among Gentiles.

Psalm 119:130: The unfolding of Your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.

Psalm 81:10: “I, the Lord, am your God, Who brought you up from the land of Egypt; open your mouth wide and I will fill it.”

Matthew 5:6: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.”

Romans 11:33: Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways!

2:19: “The ‘shortest’ day of the year, as you call it. The least amount of My sunlight. Is the day really ‘short?’ Has it less than 24 hours? The difference is its Light. It’s harder to wake up in the morning when it is dark. Early darkness at the end of the day makes you feel ready to sleep before it’s time. Light – or lack of it – rules your body.

“My Son Is LIGHT. In the chaotic void of earth He spoke, “Light BE.” And Light WAS. My words and Commandments bring Light that show the way in which you should walk. My Light rules man and nature. The animals move and live according to My Light. Light dispels darkness without fail. The greater the darkness, the greater glows even the smallest light.

“Mankind was created to live in Light. Without the sun, the body lacks needed nutrients. Plants grow by light. Their stems and leaves even turn toward light. Light warms the body and soul. Light – or lack of it – affects emotions.

“Light RULES. Even the definition of darkness is ‘the absence of light.’

“My Son was born to earth as the Light of the World. In Him there is no darkness at all. Through Him, Man has Light of soul and body. My Son – the Light – RULES. Without Him the soul dwells in darkness.

“Light brings sight, clarity. Even your word for sudden understanding is enLIGHTenment. Mankind loves the Light, joys and plays in the sunlight. There is no LIFE without Light.

“There is no Life without My Son. Yet many reject Him and choose to live in darkness. Where is the sense in this? Where is the joy, the singing of soul, the understanding of the mind?

“Angels lit up the sky at night to announce the birth of My Son. A special Star of Light led men from afar to Him. At the moment of His death on the cross, the very sun fled. The first sighting of Him after His resurrection came with dawn.

“Jesus, your Savior, THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD. Your decorations for Christmas are lights. Lights bring beauty. My SON IS beauty. My Son IS THE LIGHT OF YOUR WORLD. I sent Him to earth – for YOU.

“Merry CHRISTmas.”
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Notes:

Genesis 1:1-3: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

Colossians 1:16: For by Him [Jesus Christ] all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things have been created through Him and for Him. 

Psalm 104:19-23: He made the moon for the seasons; the sun knows the place of its setting. You appoint darkness and it becomes night, in which all the beasts of the forest prowl about. The young lions roar after their prey and seek their food from God. When the sun rises they withdraw and lie down in their dens. Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening.

John 8:12: Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

Luke 2:8-14: And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”

Matthew 2:1-2: Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.”

Matthew 15:33-37: At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”). When some of those standing near heard this, they said, “Listen, he’s calling Elijah.” Someone ran, filled a sponge with wine vinegar, put it on a staff, and offered it to Jesus to drink. “Now leave him alone. Let’s see if Elijah comes to take him down,” he said. With a loud cry, Jesus breathed his last.

Jon 20:1-3, 11-14: Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!” So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb…Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot. They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?” “They have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I don’t know where they have put him.” At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there…

John 1:1-5:  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

3:27: “Give it to Me. Give it to Me – all that troubles you. And I will give you REST. Rest as defined by Me, your Savior.

“In your celebration of Christmas, do you remember that I was born to give you REST? What is Rest? Rest – separation from your sins. Rest – peace, true peace in your soul no matter the outward circumstances of life. Rest – trust in Me to provide all that you need. Rest – a grounding, unshakable stability in time of storm. Rest – freedom from pride, which causes you to strive unnecessarily. Rest – freedom to love Me and others. Rest – freedom to be who I designed you to be, to pursue your destiny I chose for you. Rest – Love of yourself. Rest – assuredness of your eternity.

Do you lack any of these? As you celebrate My coming to earth – DO YOU REALLY CELEBRATE MY COMING TO EARTH? Or do you celebrate a tree, and presents, and family? I died on the cursed tree for you. I give you supernatural presents you could never buy or receive from someone else. I created family.

“Do you REST in Me at Christmas?”
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Notes:

The time when God awoke me to give me this word – 3:27 – led me to John 3:27:  John answered and said, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him from heaven.”

Luke 2:10-11: But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

Matthew 11:28-29: “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, 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.”

I John 1:9: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

John 14:27: Peace I leave with you; My 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 fearful.

Philippians 4:19: And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Psalm 46:1-3: God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change and though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea; though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains quake at its swelling pride. 

Proverbs 11:2: When pride comes, then comes dishonor, but with the humble is wisdom.

Galatians 5:13: For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

Psalm 139:15-16: My frame was not hidden from You, when I was made in secret, skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth; Your eyes have seen my unformed substance; and in Your book were all written
the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there was not one of them.

Proverbs 19:8: He who gets wisdom loves his own soul; He who keeps understanding will find good.

John 3:16-17: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Galatians 3:13: Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree.”

Ephesians 3:20: Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us…

Psalm 68:6: God sets the lonely in families, he leads out the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.

“My Glory is now honed. Honed for precision and strength. Honed to cut through evil and wield my Sword of Righteousness. My People carry My Glory. Therefore I continue to hone YOU. Do not hesitate to come to Me with your ALL. Do not hesitate to rise from your complacency and join My Mighty Army. Can you not see how I am resetting your nation, oh America? Can you not see the ties of evil being cut? My work has just begun. Do not cease in your prayers and declarations for America, My People. My Will SHALL COME FORTH.

“Praise Me as never before this Christmas. Praise My Son Jesus for coming to Your World. He came to be Born. He was Born to Die. He Died to be Resurrected. A Plan so GREAT, so SUPERNATURAL, that no man could ever think of it. A Plan created before the foundation of the world in order to restore to Man the GLORY that was stolen from him by his enemy. Is it any wonder that I should do great things at your time of Christmas, the time when you celebrate My Son’s Birth? My Glory spreads across the nation. Declare these words. Declare these words daily, no matter the schemes of the enemy around you. Will you believe My Words for America – or will you believe your enemy can overcome Me? Your future is Great, America – for it shall be lived out in accordance to My Will. REST in My Will – and you SHALL BE SAVED. Amen.

“Open your gates now, America, and open your doors that My Son, the King of Glory, shall come in. For My Son and His Holy Spirit now come to invade and restore the nation of America. All Glory, Honor, and Power to the Name of the Most High God. Amen.”
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Notes:

Psalm 149 (these excerpts speak to our present time that God refers to in this word–a time when His people arise to spiritually fight against evil): Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song, His praise in the congregation of the godly ones…For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the afflicted ones with salvation. Let the godly ones exult in glory…Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand, to execute vengeance on the nations and punishment on the peoples…to execute on them the judgment written. This is an honor for all His godly ones. Praise the Lord!

I Peter 1:19-21: [You were redeemed] with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ. For He was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but has appeared in these last times for the sake of you who through Him are believers in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

Acts 2:22-24: “Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God performed through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know— this Man, delivered over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross by the hands of godless men and put Him to death. But God raised Him up again, putting an end to the agony of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held in its power.”

I John 5:4-5:  For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. Who is the one who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

Psalm 97:10: O you who love the Lord, hate evil! He preserves the lives of his saints; he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

I Corinthians 15:57: But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

I John 4:4: Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

Deuteronomy 31:6: Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.

Psalm 24:7-10: Lift up your heads, O gates, and be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in! Who is the King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O gates, and lift up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in! Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, He is the King of glory. 

During the night of November 1, 2024, God woke me up to speak a word. I noted the time – 1:53. Just the evening before, I’d been studying the recounting in John 21 of the disciples hauling in a huge load of 153 fish. I’d heard from somewhere that the 153 stood for the number of sheep nations during the Kingdom Age. I had no way of verifying that and questioned God about it. And so that night He woke me up at just that time and said: “Fishers of men. 153 fish caught. Yes, My nations. My People.” In the early morning hours of December 18, He had more to say about this. I find it significant that the time He awoke me was 3:16. John 3:16: “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.”
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3:16: “Healing for the nations. I bring healing to the nations. Each nation has its own unique problems and sickness. This evil flows from the particular principality of spirit that oppresses it. Some nations will refuse My healing, even as My Spirit pours out. Most will radically change. As people’s hearts are drawn to Me, the evil spirits over their nations are weakened. My Glory will raise up the people, forcing the spirits to flee. Woe to the nations who do not turn to Me, for they will become even darker. The nations who rise in My Glory will shine brightly and be blessed. Their land will heal, the people shall heal. My Spirit will flow freely. As never before, you shall see the meaning of the promise from My Word – ‘blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.’

“My disciples fished all night but caught nothing. Everything in its time. My early promise to them was to make them ‘fishers of men.’ One word from My mouth at the Appointed Time – and in their weariness of soul and body they obeyed and cast their net where I directed. By earthly measure, the difference from casting from one side of their boat to another seemed slight, insignificant. It was not the change of earthly space that mattered. My WORD went forth, and the fish swarmed. Then they knew it was I who had SPOKEN. Their bulging catch was carefully counted – 153 fish. MY NATIONS. 153 nations shall swarm to My net of Salvation. In My Time and at My Word, the obedience of My People will bring in the Great Harvest. THAT TIME IS UPON YOU. As My Spirit moves and My Word goes forth, you, My People, must obey swiftly. I require your ALL. I require your infinite TRUST in My Word, even when My Commands seem needless and without meaning to you. I KNOW WHERE MY FISH ARE. I know what it will take to bring them into My net of Salvation. I work through YOU, My People. Your obedience will bring them in – great droves of them that will astound you.

“My disciples had given their all to follow Me. In those years I taught them, prepared them for what was to come. They had witnessed the agony of My death and the WONDER of My Resurrection. Because of their obedience and devotion to Me, when the moment came requiring them to obey a command that seemed insignificant, was beyond their understanding, they were prepared to push through their weariness and obey. Had they not, the fish would not have been caught. SO I REQUIRE OF YOU, MY PEOPLE. The time is here for the Great Catch of My Spirit. Heed My call, follow My precise direction – and BRING IN MY HARVEST. My nations SHALL BE SAVED. My nations SHALL BE HEALED. Amen.”
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Notes:

II Chronicles 7:14: If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

Psalm 33:12: Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance.

John 21:2-11: Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together. Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will also come with you.” They went out and got into the boat; and that night they caught nothing. But when the day was now breaking, Jesus stood on the beach; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. So Jesus said to them, “Children, you do not have any fish, do you?” They answered Him, “No.” And He said to them, “Cast the net on the right-hand side of the boat and you will find a catch.” So they cast, and then they were not able to haul it in because of the great number of fish…So when they got out on the land, they saw a charcoal fire already laid and fish placed on it, and bread. Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish which you have now caught.” Simon Peter went up and drew the net to land, full of large fish, a hundred and fifty-three; and although there were so many, the net was not torn.

Matthew 9:36-38: Seeing the people, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dispirited like sheep without a shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.”