1:27: “I come that you might live abundantly. What is abundance? My abundance covers you. Surrounds you. Fills you. My abundance shapes and molds you. Will thrill and amaze you. My abundance is OVERFLOW. It is more than you can contain and therefore overflows onto others. It is rich. It is healthy and full of life. My abundance causes love and joy, peace and plenty. At no time would you try to contain it, for it pulses to be shared in love with others. My abundance is of the spirit and in the natural. It brings prosperity of soul and body. Abundance springs from nutrient soil, from dripping skies and frothing sea. Yes, My creation is a vital part of it. My abundance is a world teaming with My LIFE and vitality. I give abundance of hearing My word, abundance of seeing with clear eyes, abundance of strength of legs and arms and organs. My abundance shimmers and shines light on your enemies. They are forced to witness My outpouring over you – and cannot stop it.

“My abundance brings understanding of Me, continuous revelation of My Word, discernment and knowledge. It brings continuity with My time, for it understands the Plan of the Time and knows how to follow.

“My abundance requires diligence and proper stewardship. It is a gift from Me, a byproduct of our relationship in harmony. My abundance is not to be sought, for it is not the thing of most importance. It is a result, not the focus. The focus is, and always shall be, ME. Only with eyes fixed on Me can you properly steward My abundance and keep it in its proper place. There are tests of difficult times, yes. There is also the test of abundance. Do not seek it – seek Me – and My abundance will pour. Seek it for its own riches and comfort – and it will cease. For My abundance springs from My LOVE for you, and I will not continue to pour out when it takes your soul instead of satisfying it. I say again – My abundance is a byproduct. It grows and flows under the right circumstance – of a heart full of My Love and a will and hunger to serve Me. My abundance is for My Kingdom, not the Kingdom itself. Come, taste My abundance by abundantly following Me, obeying My words, rejoicing in My tasks and destiny for you. Such is the path to My abundance. Seek it – and it shall not be found. Seek Me – and all shall come in My presence.

“A nation that seeks Me shall be full of My abundance, for I will bless it.

“Bless the Lord, give thanks to His Name, for His lovingkindness to His People is everlasting and full of ABUNDANCE. Amen.”

1:42: “Seek ME, and I shall give to you from the storehouse of My Abundance of Life, which never ends. Amen.”
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Notes:

John 10:10: The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.

Deuteronomy 28:12: The Lord will open for you His good storehouse, the heavens, to give rain to your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hand; and you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow.

Psalm 36:8: They drink their fill of the abundance of Your house; and You give them to drink of the river of Your delights.

Psalm 65: 11-12: You have crowned the year with Your bounty, and Your paths drip with fatness. The pastures of the wilderness drip, and the hills gird themselves with rejoicing.

Psalm 23:5: You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You have anointed my head with oil; My cup overflows.

I Chronicles 12:32: Of the sons of Issachar, men who understood the times, with knowledge of what Israel should do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their kinsmen were at their command.

Proverbs 2:6: For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

Proverbs 3:9-10: Honor the Lord from your wealth and from the first of all your produce; so your barns will be filled with plenty and your vats will overflow with new wine.

Matthew 6:33: But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

1:00: “‘Take me to the cross.’ A song, a joy for all people. A symbol of renewal and refreshment, redemption and hope. My cross was not a thing of beauty. It was rough and soaked with the smell of blood – My Blood. The reality far from the symbol. Chaos and cruelty – to gold and purity. I make it so. My Blood stained it – and My Blood purifies.

“Come, come to the cross. Come for forgiveness and love, humbling and remembrance. Come to confess all your sin – and rejoice in the taking away – My redemption. Come to My ugliest moment – My Greatest Beauty. Come to the place where pride melts away – and Wonder rises. Come to the beginning of the perfection of YOU. I AM gentle. I AM kind. I AM your Savior – if you will only allow it.

“This is a NEW DAY. All will confront My cross. All will face it – and be demanded of an answer. There is no ignoring My Cross. It calls and beckons your ‘yes’ to My Gift of Redemption. It crushes your ‘no.’

“I come now to the earth in Glory and Wonder, My Spirit riding on the wind. My Spirit pours out, changing lives and hearts of those who pursue Me. My Spirit calls, ‘Hear Me. Heed Me – and LIVE.’”

When you, My People, are confronted by My Harvest, remember My Cross. The newcomers will be stained and ugly, rough to your touch. I will make them a thing of beauty, new and shining, as I did you. Love them in their unrefined state – and bring them to Me. Watch Me work a miracle in their lives. Remember My Redeeming Love for you – and heap it on them. I came to change the world then – I come to change it now. ‘Your yes will be glorious. Your no will be costly. I bore the cost. Why should you refuse Me – and bear it yourself for eternity?’ Say this to My Harvest. Bring them to Me. And say ‘yes’ for yourself all over again, My People, for the cleansing and healing of your soul wounds and trauma. I paid for this too. Accept My Gift – and be made whole. Live in wonderment and Glory, and My Great POWER over your enemy. I defeated him for you – now go out and ENFORCE My victory. Your reward will be great. Your reward will be eternal. No time now to stand by and watch the show. YOU ARE THE SHOW. My Power pours through you. My Glory is seen through you. You are My hands and feet to My Harvest. Come and REAP with Me. Amen.”
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Notes:

I did not know a song titled “Take Me to the Cross” so I searched it. A number of years back it was released by singer Al Denson. Lyrics here.

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

I Peter 2:24: He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed.

Isaiah 60:1-2: Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For behold, darkness will cover the earth
And deep darkness the peoples; but the Lord will rise upon you, and His glory will appear upon you.

I John 5:4: For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.

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

Romans 8:37: In all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

John 16:13-15: When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.

Mark 4:26-29: And He was saying, “The kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil; and he goes to bed at night and gets up by day, and the seed sprouts and grows—how, he himself does not know. The soil produces crops by itself; first the blade, then the head, then the mature grain in the head. But when the crop permits, he immediately puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

3:35: “‘Get on with it.’ Get on with your celebration of Me. ‘Get on board.’ ‘Get on up.’ ‘Come on over.’ ‘Come on through.’

“‘On’ is a word you use often. Coupled with different words, it can mean many different things. Hear Me declare ‘on.’

“On this day you celebrate My birth. On the day of My birth, I entered the world – the world I created. On the wings of angels the announcement came forth. On the strength and knowledge of My Father, I grew. On the prompting of My Father, I called My disciples. On the Truth of His Word I preached and taught. ‘On what authority do you do these things?’ they demanded of Me. They rested on their own understanding of their Messiah – and missed Me standing in front of them. ‘Come on,’ they schemed, ‘let us kill him.’ On account of man’s sin, I hung on the cross. On the moment of My death, the price for sin was paid. On the third day I rose from the dead. On the Glory of My Father I ascended to heaven. On and on from that time, the message of my Salvation has gone forth. On our thrones in heaven, I and the Father now sit for judgment. On the prayers of My People, I render Mercy. On your choice to accept or reject Me lies your eternity.

“On this day you celebrate My birth. ‘Peace on earth, goodwill toward men.’

“All of these things – why? ON ACCOUNT OF MY LOVE FOR YOU. ‘Come on,’ I say. ‘Live your life on the foundation of My Truth. Build your house on My rock of salvation that will not fail you. Press on toward the prize of eternity with Me.’

“On this day, REMEMBER ME.”
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Notes:

John 1:10-11, 14:  He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and those who were His own did not receive Him…And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Luke 2:52: And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

Matthew 11:27-28: They came again to Jerusalem. And as He was walking in the temple, the chief priests and the scribes and the elders came to Him, and began saying to Him, “By what authority are You doing these things, or who gave You this authority to do these things?”

I Corinthians 15:3-4: For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.

Ephesians 1:20-21: …[The Father} raised [Jesus] from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. 

Matthew 7:24-25: “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.”

Philippians 3:14: I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

I Corinthians 11:23-24: …the Lord Jesus in the night in which He was betrayed took bread; and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” 

12:47: “‘All is right with the world.’ Do you believe this? What is ‘right?’

“Right is My Power. Right is My Purpose. Right are My Laws. Right are the pure testimonies of My People. Right is the day, right is the night – for they flow according to My Time – and no man can set them aside.

“I AM Right. My Love sets people aright. My destiny woven into the fabric of each person is Right. Right are My ways, My plans, My methods, for they run My straight course. All that is of Me is Right. All else is askew.

“Is all right with the world?

“I come to set the nations right. I come to set hearts right. For now they are twisted with greed, hate, and corruption. My Love, My Redemption straightens and unwinds. Right shall be the world when it is fully turned toward Me.

“Right is correctness and Truth. Do you long to be right? Come to My Rightness, My true measure. The world’s ‘right’ is defined as correctness and alignment with facts. What if the facts stand against Me?

“Pride says, ‘I am right, I do not need God.’ God IS Right.

“My standards. My measures. All else is folly. Come to Me – and be set RIGHT.”
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Notes:

Psalm 33: 4: For the word of the Lord is right, and all His work is done in faithfulness.

Deuteronomy 32:3-4: For I will proclaim the Lord’s name. Ascribe greatness to our God! The Rock: his work is perfect, for all his ways are just. A God of faithfulness who does no wrong, just and right is he.

Revelation 15:3-4: They sang the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, “Great and marvellous are your works, Lord God, the Almighty! Righteous and true are your ways, you King of the nations. Who wouldn’t fear you, Lord, and glorify your name? For you only are holy. For all the nations will come and worship before you. For your righteous acts have been revealed.” 

Psalm 25:8-9: Good and upright is the Lord; therefore He instructs sinners in the way. He leads the humble in justice, and He teaches the humble His way.

Proverbs 3:6: In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

Proverbs 21:8: The way of a guilty man is crooked, but as for the pure, his conduct is upright.

Proverbs 8:8: “All the utterances of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing crooked or perverted in them.”

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!