January 2024

BIG
Big.
Yes that’s right.
I am God and I am huge huge huge.
I can hold all the stars in the palm of My hand.
I am bigger than the universe because I created it.
I constantly know the location and the thoughts of every person I have created.
I also know the location and moments of every creature.
All my enemies flee in terror at just one look from Me.
The day is coming when I will totally obliterate them.
Everyone of these have life and breath because I give it to them.
Without my permission, they would instantly perish and become dust in the ground.
I have heard every cry and prayer of mankind.
Every prayer will be answered at the right time.
Every action will be remembered and judged accordingly.
I see the beginning and the end of everything I have made.
I was before life and light was because I made it.
Every good idea is my idea; they came from Me.
Yet, I treasure you and think of you constantly.
I am the longing lover of your soul that reaches to embrace you and be one with you.

CAN YOU HEAR IT?
Can you hear the sound?
This sound is a tumbling of light, energy, power and life coming from the heart of God.
It is coming for you, slashing through the darkness and chaos of our time.
It is the intimacy of the revelation of the heart of our God.
Yes, I will not let My beloved go, I will not let them slip away.
Can your soul dance? Yes, you will see!
Can you cry, shake and tremble with joy? Yes, you will see!
Will you see and feel things that you never felt before? Yes, you will see.
This is a picture about the healing power and deep confidence of the nature of God.
Yes, you will see.
Are enemies and adversaries helping one another? Yes, you will see.
Do songs that captivate the soul and new inventions abound? Yes, you will see.
Can you imagine a society that builds up and does not tear down that has a taste of heaven before it comes to earth to stay?
God will send His personal singing love letter that captures and merges your dreams with His. Yes, you will see.
You will see dancing feet and sparkling eyes that will no longer be oppressed with cares and woe.
I am giving you a new life that you cannot abort.
Can you hear it? It is the mighty symphony of freedom coming to touch you.

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS
There are many times when the circumstances of life seem to surround and overwhelm us. We may feel unimportant, insignificant and defeated. But this is not God’s plan for our lives. We are a people of destiny. Authority has been given to us by Jesus Christ to reign both now and in the future. We ask, if this is so true, why isn’t it happening now? Why are we still struggling with sin and evil?

I REMEMBER
I remember every tear.
I remember every drop of sweat.
I remember every cry of pain.
I remember every stab of betrayal.
I remember every wound of rejection.
I remember every cry of anguish.
I remember every dark night when you felt no one was there.
I remember every step of courage you took for Me.
I remember every loving embrace you have given others.
I remember every word of inspiration and hope.
I remember your stories of heroism.
I remember when you stood up for Me and My truth.
I remember when you helped clothe the naked.
I remember when you fed the hungry
I remember when you took the homeless into your home.
I remember when you helped others to be free of their prison and bondage.
I remember when you believed in others when no one else did.
I remember when you gave and gave and gave.
I remember each word, song and act of worship.

[editor’s note: The following is Michael’s gift to the body of Christ for this year, 2024.]
COME HOLY SPIRIT
Come Holy Spirit. Be the guardian and the gateway to my every thought and the sentinel for my soul. Completely saturate every cell of my bones, my blood, and my body with Your presence. Cast Your illumination upon every darkness that I might face. Fill every day with Your constant courage and strength and inspiration.

Make my heart an ever-present gift of joy, love, and tenderness for others. Put a twinkle in my eyes that announces Your hope and encouragement to all I meet. May my spirit thunder out the name of Jesus and the Gospel in each situation that I encounter. May my hands complete the work that You have instructed me to do with power and authority. Yet, let me rest in Your sweet presence continually.