NO MORE TEARS
Copyright 2011 The Arts Expressed/Jenna Sorenson

I’ve seen every tear shed
For the pain you feel is real
But, not meant to be lasting.
Countless nights you’ve cried yourself to bed

So I urge you, forgive and forget.
I’ve said it before, move forward to a life without regrets.
When you do, you’ll be as a prisoner set free;
When you do, you will let Me be Me.
I will heal your heart
My dear, I’m a Master at such art.
For every pain, I give you joy.
I’ll give for every tear
One thousand smiles.
I’ll give for every fear
Laughter for miles.
I’ll make your life flawless as a breathtaking song.
Choose Me and through Me remain strong.

Don’t listen to what some say you should be, a lie.
Look to Me and see the treasure I’ve made you to be.
We’ll dance far, far from every fear.
You’ll ask, “Why ever did I cry?”
But for now, I look to the day when I’ll wipe away your every tear.

One morning I awakened to a prompting of the number 721. I was unsure as to whether the number was in reference to a date, a time, to a Scripture or to something. When I was unable to determine specifics, I set it aside until the Lord was ready to reveal more details to me. Later that day I lay down to worship and listen, and immediately heard “Daniel.” Daniel 7:21. “I kept looking, and that horn was waging war with the saints and overpowering them until the Ancient of Days came and judgment was passed in favor of the saints of the Highest One, and the time arrived when the saints took possession of the kingdom.” I then proceeded to meditate on Daniel 7:15-22, which is not unlike much of what is transpiring globally today. I was stirred with an excitement in my spirit about Daniel having a vision that pertained to the very days in which we are living! I also sensed the Lord’s urgency for us as His disciples to unite in prayer concerning verse 22, because the time has come for the saints to possess the Kingdom. We have already been given the favor of Christ, and all things with which to discern and act from in Him (Romans 5:2, 2 Peter 1:3). We have His Word and His Spirit to give us spiritual eyes and ears with which to receive His favor, and to partner with Him in possessing the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth.

We know an anti-Christ spirit is waging war on Christianity in our own nation. We know the enemy is waging war against the saints, and in so many cases, he has ‘appeared’ to be prevailing, even though we are already aligned in the favor of Christ as we seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness. What are we not understanding about the greater works He said we would do (John 14:12), other than the obvious, that Christ has not yet returned, we have not yet received our glorified bodies, nor is this Earth the ‘New Heaven’ or the ‘New Earth’ that He has gone to prepare? What does it mean to possess the Kingdom, and to pray His will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven, since as disciples of Christ, we have already received His Kingdom and His favor?

I believe the saints of the Kingdom have been journeying through an appointed time of testing, refining, maturation, and transformation, in order to better carry the very nature of the Father in Christ (Ecclesiastes 3:1, Habakkuk 2:2-3). As humans, unless our flesh is submitted to the will of the Father, we misuse His power, His strength and His authority, which accompany His favor for bringing Heaven’s perspective and provision to Earth.1 The Gospel of Jesus Christ has been misrepresented far too long (see my article on Religion or Relationship). His saints have been cooperating with a transformation period of learning to walk in the fruit of the Vine (John 15:4-8), which will result in His favor being released in greater measure, empowering us to partner with His Spirit and His Word in possessing the Kingdom. We must learn to see our circumstances and our world from Heaven’s economy, and then bring that perspective to Earth through our worship, praise and thanksgiving; through abiding in Christ and operating in the Fruits of His Spirit; and through releasing the giftings He has given to each to manifest His glory and His heart out in and to a world who needs to KNOW Him, not just about Him.

What does possessing the Kingdom look like? In reading Daniel 7:15-22. verse 18 states,“But the saints of the Highest One will receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, for all ages to come.” We must first receive the Kingdom in order to possess it. Receiving the Kingdom comes through our repentance, for the Kingdom is at hand (Matthew 4:17), through receiving the gift of the Father’s love and forgiveness in Christ, and through seeking first the righteousness of Christ (Matthew 6:33). In order to possess the Kingdom, we have to seek our King and His righteousness: all He has extended to us and accomplished on our behalf. We seek to know and understand who Jesus and all His favor has made us to be. To possess the Kingdom we must learn to perceive ourselves as the Father sees us through the love of the shed blood of His perfected Son and His righteousness (Heaven’s perspective), and then learn to walk in continual relationship  with His Spirit. Wholehearted seeking (Matthew 22:37) and being aligned in Christ – His blood-covered favor, His Word & His Spirit – releases revelation for partnering with the Father in possessing His Kingdom on the Earth.

It’s one thing to read a truth, another to know or understand a truth in one’s mind, and yet another to be transformed by a revelation of that truth in one’s spirit and soul. When we really take hold of the truth of the Kingdom, we understand it’s all about what the blood of Jesus has already accomplished. It’s about cooperating with His Spirit and His Word at work within us, transforming us into the very nature of Christ (2 Corinthians 3:18). We pursue His presence to possess His love, as love is an actual position in Him. We pursue His presence to possess His joy, as joy is an actual position in Him. We pursue His presence to possess His peace, as peace is an actual position in Him, as is every other Fruit of His Spirit. His Kingdom is His very nature, and in Christ we have been given favor to tangibly possess the fullness thereof. Mindboggling!

To conclude, I believe the entire Word-filled, Spirit-filled Body of Christ has been in an intense and accelerated season of this very process for such times as these. The world is either currently looking or will soon be looking for people who not only know the truth, but actually know the Truth in the Person of Christ Jesus and walk it out. Kingdom citizens have been devoting and yielding themselves to His plan for their lives, and are actually learning to walk out the truth of His very nature manifesting in us…loving others with His love, and experiencing His joy and peace, regardless of circumstances…learning to pursue and carry a greater measure of His tangible, weighty presence into whatever atmosphere we are sent. He has been ‘fine tuning’ His orchestra, in order that we ‘play’ in tune, in time, and in harmony with His conducting, His favor, and with one another, as we learn to seek His higher ways in possessing the Kingdom of Heaven on the Earth. There is a multitude who has not ENCOUNTERED the living Christ that has yet to take their place in His Kingdom Symphonie. The Kingdom orchestra needs to brilliantly resound in order for the all of the individual notes to be drawn to their place in His magnificently beautiful and creative masterpiece. The Body of Christ should be stirred to great joy and excitement, to go deep, high and wide in relationship with Him, in continual pursuit of His presence, because we were created for this very day and hour to be His hands and feet on the Earth. It is our time to partner with the King of Kings in possessing His Kingdom!

A DANCE

copyright 2011 The Arts Expressed/Jenna Sorenson

That I could explain the wholeness I feel.

The sound of youthfulness
The sound of love
The sound of courage
The sound of peace
That I hear.

Oh, that I could show you
But, I can’t…it is not something that one beholds with his eyes.
It is a feeling that transcends explanation.

Oh, that peace, so breathtaking and overwhelming
It is wrapped around me – a veil.
It stirs inside me – calm waters.

For a second, I fall…my strength has been washed away.
Now, I am lifted by sound.
I am carried by waves…a spin, a step, a spin, a step.

Seconds turn minutes, and minutes turn hours…a spin, a step, a spin, a step.
Such soulful rhythm overtakes me.
I am undone in this dance of peace.
A spin, a step, a spin, a step…

To Our Tapestry of Miracles

copyright 2011 The Arts Expressed/Jenna Sorenson 

This is the story of you.

The story of what was given to you
Before you were born.

So close your eyes

And picture your life a tapestry.

With brown thread I carefully shaped your frame. Your humanity.

With blue thread I weaved the breath of life. Your freedom.

With an iridescent thread I weaved hope.
To look beyond
 what’s wrong and walk to what’s right when troubles come.
With crystal thread I weave the light in your eyes. So others would be drawn to you.

With a heavy thread of scarlet and pain, my Son rejoiced as He gave his life for You.
That through His pain you would hurt no more and be forever Ours.

At the same time, with thread wet with tears and joy, I weaved into you forgiveness.
This is for you to use when hurt.
Forgive my child, the same way you have been forgiven.
Forgive others and forgive yourself.

With the whitest thread I weaved innocence.
This is for you to know that I do not see what you’ve done or what was done to you.

With purple thread I weaved royalty.
Oh, that crowning moment, when I called you, my daughter, my son!

Our love for you is unending;

How precious were the priceless moments We spent creating you!

Our perfect tapestry.

Still, don’t you know

The time We took in making you?

Oh, that you would know

Your life is unique.
For as We weaved, We created new patterns.

Your royal tapestry hangs in Our court day and night;

Upon a glance We are filled with utmost delight.

Our darling, our child, value your life.

Love,

Your Creator and Savior

Don’t miss this strategic opportunity in time to pray with others, get informed, & become a piece of Heaven’s solution to our nation’s great need of restoration! Be sure to download a preview of an excellent resource, entitled, ‘Declaration of Dependence,’ subtitled, ‘How to Heal Our Nation Through Prayer’ by Dr. Marlene McMillan. Also, check out the information on the Liberty Bell, as well as details on specific events & locations at http://www.dc40.net/

I see the world through the lens of the Kingdom of Heaven, therefore, the prophetic symbolism of the hummingbird is the first thought that comes to mind. I get my resources in order to delve further into the wonder of what I have been so privileged to witness. One of my sources (www.barbiebreathitt.com) reads: “rapid success from a small beginning will be as sweet as honey; ‘flying jewels’; compact, strong muscles: tiniest of all birds, small ideas or concepts may possess much potential and power; high maneuverability to hover; travels at 65 mph then comes to a complete stop; flying forward, straight up and down, sideways, and backwards, obtain nectar and the sweet treasures of life and eat insects. Focus on the good, beauty and joy in people.”

Another states that hummingbirds symbolize freedom, energy, tireless joy, and accomplishing things that are said to be impossible. Also, as a side-note, hummingbirds are the ONLY birds that can fly backwards (http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_symbolic_meaning_of_hummingbirds#ixzz1UAHlxJKV).

Finally, (I am unable to locate my source, therefore I won’t quote, but rather, restate), one writes about the tongue of the hummingbird being able to bypass the tough, bitter outer layers of the plant in order to find hidden treasure beneath. (The essence of my book, “I Am A Good Idea,” is all about finding the hidden treasures within each individual!) I also note that these are baby hummingbirds, which always represent birthing; “something new and delicate that is totally dependent upon you taking care of it: a ministry, business in infancy stage; fruitfulness; reproduction (www.barbiebreathitt.com).”

For me, personally, this all has significance, as I have been praying, fasting, and waiting on a number of promises/prophetic prayers and words spoken over me/my family for years. The hummingbirds symbolize both reflecting back, and the ‘suddenlies’ that will take place in my life and in my family moving forward (I believe this for many prayers covering this nation and this generation as well). My eyes well up with tears as I think about the precious way the Holy Spirit chooses to so intimately and personally reveal my Heavenly Father’s answer to heartfelt cries for being His vessel in bringing His Kingdom to come and His will to be done. In the stillness, He clarifies His desires for the season that is at hand.

Years ago, the Lord instructed me to write the vision down, and though it tarried, to wait for it (Habakkuk 2:2-3). He was also clear that I was not to despise small beginnings (Zechariah 4:10). I have spent much of my adult life walking out this vision with the children the Lord has so richly blessed my husband and me with: all six…three biological, including a set of twins, and an adopted sibling group of three (all at once, older and non-English speaking ! I have focused on teaching each one their identity in Christ through His Word, their homeschool curriculum, and through a daily journey called life. This journey has centered around intimately knowing the voice/presence of the Holy Spirit and a desire to live their lives and use their giftings for the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth. I have also focused on identifying and nurturing the specific and unique giftings the Father has placed within each one. We have a drummer/studio musician/audio production specialist, a guitar/bass/graphic designer artist, a vocalist/hip hop dancer/keyboardist/photographer, a gift of helps/creative artist/missionary heart/writer/worshiper, a lyrical dancer/writer/gift of helps/worshiper, and a finder of the lost/gifts of helps/kairos Word from Scripture child…each one unique, each one special, and each one a gift from Heaven sent to Earth to be expression of His nature through their assigned giftings.

The Arts Expressed has been an evolving vision in my spirit and in my heart since the Lord gave me a heart for gifted and talented kids back in college. He has however, shaped the vision into such a portrayal of His beauty that I could not have remotely fathomed or thought of in my own strength. Over the years of walking it out in the homeschooling environment of our six children and in our family ministry, the Lord has brought it to a place where it so much better manifests His heart than my own. He has been teaching me a multitude of things about myself and the depths of the identity His Son purchased for my freedom to be who He has called me, to see myself as my Father sees me through His righteousness and nothing less, and who He has created and gifted me to be as an expression of Heaven on Earth.

From that perspective, He has so clearly emphasized that EVERY individual is gifted, talented, and created with unique purpose for a specific Kingdom assignment here on Earth. He has called me to find and release the limitless treasures He has hidden in others, regardless of age, but especially from the earliest of ages (it’s NEVER too late to discover the gifts He has placed within you!). Through Jesus, the Father has placed infinite good and infinite beauty intentionally to be expressed throughout the Earth through His vessels. He wants all people to know His love and joy (and all of the Fruits of His Spirit), and what better way to manifest His nature to a world in need than through His Son via Holy Spirit via His sons and daughters expressing the vast array of endless creative gifts He has placed within each member of His creation. Every created being is a container for expressing the Father’s inexhaustible creativity. We have each been given the freedom to choose whether to use our God-given gifts for the Kingdom of Heaven or not. The evidence of this is all around us daily. (Please note, that I am not stating that our gifts are to be used exclusively in the church. To the contrary, our gifts are to be used out in the world wherever we’ve been placed. We are to be the Kingdom of Heaven’s sphere of influence – the Church He is building and advancing – (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control, wisdom, understanding, council, might, knowledge and reverential awe of the Lord) wherever those who don’t yet know Him are!

The Arts Expressed purposes to stir up, discover, nurture, and equip the giftings the Lord has placed within each individual person who seeks to discover their unique and specific purpose here on Earth; the individual assignments given to each one to develop and release. There is no one else who can contribute and share what the Father has created you to express. What an amazing and mind-boggling concept to grasp! I believe The Arts Expressed is going to be a center with high maneuverability that will ‘suddenly’ be propelled into the lives of those who are seeking identity, purpose, and to be an expression of Heaven on Earth through the development of their giftings, talents, and skills in a multitude of areas, but especially in the creative arts. I also believe there will be a non-profit piece to The Arts Expressed that will be created specifically to reach those the world has cast aside; the ones the world labels as ‘orphans,’ and those who feel isolated, alone, or ‘orphaned.’ The Father’s eyes are on each and every one and in Him, there are no orphans, only a family waiting to embrace and love them. He created each and every individual to know and receive the gift of His Son, and through Him, be activated and released in their unique giftings within; to know their specific assignment and to take their place in all He has purposed for this time in His story. His desire is for them to be trained up in the way they should go, follow Him in a vital and living love relationship, as well as develop the skills and giftings He can use to transform the atmospheres of their nations.

In the process, I will be blessed to continue to use my own giftings as a pianist, psalmist, teacher, and writer (as well as wife and mother . The worship, prayer, prophetic giftings, identity in Christ, authority in Christ, and being a daughter who desires to be an expression of her Father’s heart and will, by His Spirit and His Word through His blood, is the foundation of my journey. In Him, I am free to be me, and in Him, I am free indeed! In Him, I am on Earth to be used to release others to walk freely as He made a way for and created them to be: free to love, free to walk in joy and peace, free to be patient/kind/and gentle, free to be self-less, free to be compassionate and merciful…free to be an inexhaustible list of adjectives that express the goodness of Heaven on Earth through who we are in Christ and what’s/Who’s inside of us to express, however we have been gifted to express it!

Yes, I have been blessed with birthing a big vision that contains much Kingdom potential and power (the hummingbirds ). I know the One who is faithful to do what He says He will do, and the One who will bring it to pass, not by might or power, but by His Spirit…SUDDENLY!

P.S. Note: The Arts Expressed also has a unique music instruction methodology that encompasses technical facility, ear training and musicianship in order to develop creativity through spontaneous improvisation and original composition, i.e. creating music. It involves learning to develop the tools of musical excellence and skill, in collaboration with identity/relationship in Christ, facilitating new/original songs, as well as following the leading of the Holy Spirit spontaneously in worship and in ministry.

FYI: mama and papa hummingbird have visited my deck three times since starting this note, and yes, that number has significance, too ! We were blessed to capture a portion of the baby hummingbird experience on video, but unfortunately the file is too large to post on this site, even after condensing the resolution.

This verse has recently been calling my name. In speaking it back to the Lord, He has led me to ponder and research musical frequencies, DNA, and many scientific/mathematical dimensions with regard to the arts, healing, and wholeness. That being said, I was drawn to the story of David’s first employment with king Saul as a skilled ministrel/harpist, who when he played, caused a tormenting spirit to leave the atmosphere (see 1 Sam.l 16:16-20, 23). However, two chapters later, David plays for Saul as before, but from that point on, Saul has a spear in his hand with intent to kill David (see 1 Sam. 18:10, 19:9).

I asked the Lord to point out specifically what changed? Scripture confirmed it wasn’t David’s relationship with the Lord, his skill or his anointing as a musician. I was led to look at 1 Sam. 18:5-12. These verses clearly indicate that specifically what changed was Saul’s envy of David. Saul’s envy of David led to anger, fear, and hatred, which manifested stronger than David’s skill, anointing, or gifting, when it came to making the tormenting spirit leave. There are significant implications in that revelation alone.

We, however, live in the New Testament age of, ‘greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world’ (1 John 4:4), so I began to ask some difficult questions. Scripture is clear that the gifts and callings of  God are irrevocable (Rom. 11:9), even if the vessel chooses not to use them for the Kingdom of Heaven. David was chosen and known for having a heart after God’s own heart. He also possessed a skillful musical gift and anointing that was initially able to make the tormenting spirit flee. This led me to study the entire background surrounding both Saul and David, and that’s when my ‘aha’ moment came. The context for what I’m about to write can be found in 1 Sam. 9:15-17, 10:1-26).

Saul was God’s choice when the people cried out for a king. God confirmed his choice of Saul through Samuel and through the fulfillment of all Samuel prophesied over him. However, because Saul was lacking in his relationship with God (both in intimacy and reverential awe), he didn’t see himself as God saw him. Saul didn’t understand or believe that he was God’s choice, God’s idea, or Heaven’s solution to Israel’s problems on Earth. Because Saul didn’t have a personal relationship with God (the text indicates it as more of a working knowledge about his religion and clearly not a relationship – 1 Sam. 9:21), he didn’t understand who God was or who He had called him to be, he didn’t believe in his own calling or giftings, and therefore, he tried to lead:

• without faith and trust in God or holy reverence for Him
• in his own strength (striving)
• and greatly influenced by fear, doubt, and the opinions/rejection of others.

This is what ultimately led to his envy, his fear, his disobedience, and the forfeiting of his call as king.

David, on the otherhand, had a heart, an identity, giftings and skills that wholeheartedly belonged to God. David knew God because he spent significant time with Him. He knew he was God’s idea, God’s choice, and he knew his giftings/skills. He daily purposed to walk intimately with God, and to use everything he was and had been given in order to be Heaven’s solution to Israel’s problems, beginning with Goliath. His trust in God was unshakeable, and he knew beyond any doubt that God was both Almighty and Faithful. He didn’t listen to anything anyone else said about or to him, but rather placed all of his confidence in who the Lord was, and what the Lord spoke. David’s faith in God prevailed through most of his life.

David’s revelation and understanding of intimacy, identity, giftings/skills, and the frequencies on Earth being aligned with the frequencies of Heaven, led to his establishing an entire worship institute involving uniquely original, creatively inspired instruments and musicians/singers who were trained/equipped to skillfully release the worship, frequencies, and kairos word of the Lord over the nation of Israel, which brought the favor of the Lord to rest over the nation throughout most of  Solomon’s reign. David incorporated relationship/identity (his intimacy with God) and music (the arts) to release the frequencies of the Kingdom of Heaven throughout Israel 24/7: the worship, the nature, the provision, the will, the leading, the healing, etc. David understood that the frequencies of Heaven released through Heaven’s vessels on Earth were able to transform the atmosphere.  This was pre-cross (1 Chron. 25:6-7, 2 Chron. 29:25-28)!

What lessons can the Body of Christ take away from this? Sons and daughters of the Most High God, through the righteousness of Christ in them, need to be releasing the manifestation of the Kingdom of Heaven wherever it is not visible. When the sons/daughters of the Kingdom of God understand that the Father sees them as His good idea…

• when they understand that the Father sees them as complete in Christ, desiring them to be in intimate relationship and enjoying the journey of being transformed into His amazing nature of supernatural love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control…
• when they understand they’ve each been created with gifts/callings unique to each one, and that there is no need to envy/covet anyone else’s gifts, but rather they are to pursue/receive a revelation of their very own gifts and be encouragers of the gifts of others…
• and when they purpose to learn to develop and use their gifts skillfully for the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth wherever they are called, including and especially both inside AND outside of the four walls of the church…

A ‘greater is He that’s in me than he that’s in the world’ will begin to flow out to a world in need in such a way that the things that are not of the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth will begin to transform (the tormenting spirits will flee). One of the greatest needs our nation has is to get a new revelation of who God really is, who Jesus really is and living for Heaven on Earth in the nature of our Creator through His Son in this world (all void of religion)…to actually BE His church. Our nation, greatly in need of healing, is groaning and crying out for the supernatural love of God to rest upon us…His peace, His joy, His patience, His kindness, His goodness, His gentleness, His self-control. How does this happen? When His children are in active pursuit of relationship and intimacy with their Heavenly Father and:

• perceive themselves as the Father sees them in Christ;
• seize hold of a revelation of who He’s already made them to be through the shed blood of His Son;
• understand He inhabits His people as they cooperate with the daily leading of the Holy Spirit in their lives…He’s already here, because the Holy Spirit indwells earthly vessels in Christ (increased revelation and awareness of His manifest presence);
• in that daily journey, the Holy Spirit supernaturally transforms us into the very nature of our Lord Jesus, who came to BE compassion to the poor and broken, healing to the sick, freedom to those in bondage, comfort to those in mourning, and the very Fruits of His Spirit – the frequencies of Heaven – in every life He came in contact with.

When we live intimately and confidently in Him, using our God-given gifts out in the world where He has sent us, His presence/His nature find a resting place…‘every place on which the sole of your foot treads, I have given it to you…’ (Josh. 1:3).

Let’s take what David understood about intimacy and reverential awe for our Heavenly Father, add to that all the Father has revealed/is revealing about our identity in Christ Jesus and the power of His transforming blood and Spirit, add to that the frequencies…what science and math have already discovered and are discovering…the frequencies of our very being (our DNA)…

and begin to use our music, our dance, our art, our photography, our design, our literature, our speech (yes, when we speak, we speak frequencies containing life or death (Prov. 18:21)…everything we do involves frequencies, as our very own individual DNA plays a unique song that no one else on earth can play), our creative and innovative ideas (which originate with our Creator), and begin to release the very nature of Heaven to manifest on the Earth in this brief, yet very specific season we’ve been given the freedom to BE.

My desire to meet with the Lord won over my desire in to stay in bed. No sooner had I sat down with my Bible, when I sensed the Holy Spirit drawing me out to my front deck. We live in the midst of 10 acres of 60 foot pines, and every kind of central Minnesota wildlife imaginable are all around us in full orchestration early each morning. Oftentimes, a hummingbird will suddenly feed on the nectar in the flowers right next to me, and sweetly remind of long awaited promises from my Father I am anticipating to manifest ‘suddenly’ in our family’s circumstances and in my call.

I filled up my coffee and quickly moved with my Bible onto the deck to listen. The birds were in full chorus as I sat in waiting. In less than a few minutes, the Holy Spirit prompted me to open up my Bible. Immediately, the Scripture that opened began to connect a number of dots between recent events, years of journals and prayers, and a dream I’d had recently. Confirmation quickly ensued of having completed this past season and receiving His permission to follow Him immediately into the new season He has already prepared and set forth. I wept as the words literally jumped off the page, quickening in my spirit. This word was so personal and so intimate. I planned to only share it with my husband. However, after hearing the word, my husband asked me to share with our entire family during our time together with Him. I was a little hesitant, as I felt the word was too personal to focus on as a family.

Then our oldest son, who happened to be home in order to partake of weekend festivities, came upstairs and shared briefly his frustration with a dream he’d been having repeatedly. As I began to share the Word with my family, not only did the Lord kiss me and encourage me, but in the very Scripture He gave me in my quiet moments with Him, He gave the very Scripture, encouragement, and direction our oldest son needed to clarify the meaning of his dream, as well as confirmation of this next season he’s about to step into.

The Scripture I was given that precious morning, minus all of the personal connections/interpretations He’d given me, is the best way to conclude this post, as well as to encourage each person reading this wherever you are on your journey, to all He has called you to. It’s time to get about our Father’s business, stepping into all this past season of ‘fine-tuning’ has been purposed for, in order to go out amidst the very people He desires to make ready as His Bride, all in preparation of His return. We don’t need to concern ourselves with the details of when that is, as much as we need to get about His specific leading and details that prepare the way for His Kingdom. We have graduated into a new level of our sonship, and the journey ahead is filled with all that we need as His vessels to manifest the heart of Heaven of Earth.

Song of Solomon 2:10-14

‘Look at him there, on tiptoe at the gate, all ears, all eyes—ready!
My lover has arrived and he’s speaking to me!
Get up, my dear friend, fair and beautiful lover—come to me!
Look around you: Winter is over; the winter rains are over, gone!
Spring flowers are in blossom all over.
The whole world’s a choir—and singing!
Spring warblers are filling the forest with sweet arpeggios.
Lilacs are exuberantly purple and perfumed, and cherry trees fragrant with blossoms.
Oh, get up, dear friend, my fair and beautiful lover—come to me!
Come, my shy and modest dove—leave your seclusion, come out in the open
Let me see your face, let me hear your voice.
For your voice is soothing and your face is ravishing.’

‘Come and look, sisters in Jerusalem. Oh, my sisters of Zion, don’t miss this! My King–Lover, dressed and garlanded for his wedding, his heart full, bursting with joy!’
-Song of Solomon 3:11 (MSG)

‘Come with me from Lebanon, my bride. Leave Lebanon behind, and come. Leave your high mountain hideaway. Abandon your wilderness seclusion, where you keep company with lions and panthers guard your safety. You’ve captured my heart, dear friend. You looked at me, and I fell in love. One look my way and I was hopelessly in love!’
-Song of Solomon 4:8-9 (MSG)

I thought to myself, ‘where is this ridiculous agenda going to end,’ yet quickly got back in my spirit, that it doesn’t matter how many laws/regulations/policies they enact, because the name of Jesus can never be contained and will never be stopped! Jesus Christ dwells on Earth on the INSIDE of every Kingdom son and daughter. Regardless of whether or not we’re allowed to speak the actual names of God or Jesus, we have within us His very Spirit & ALL that encompasses through the whole of Truth contained in His very Word, and they will never be able to stop it! This truth Believers already know.

Yet, the Lord took this revelation to a deeper place that could only be seen and heard through the eyes and ears of my spirit (as opposed to my natural mind). He revealed to me that as we abide in Christ, we are able to speak and release the tangible manifestation of the very Prince of Peace (not just ‘peace’) into the vessel(s) or atmosphere in need, and by the power contained in His blood, His Spirit & His Word, through obedient sons and daughters in wholehearted relationship, the Peace He embodies will BE. There isn’t enough legislation or digital hard drive storage to contain all that He desires to BE through us as we carry Him into the very places trying to push Him out. The names of God…the names of Jesus in Scripture and revealed by His Spirit…are eternally infinite. They are without end! Because the Father is Lord, our Source, our Healer, our Deliverer, our Peace, Almighty, and every other good and perfect title, description and provision, through the blood of His Son, and by the power of His Spirit moving through His vessels on Earth…because He IS the very embodiment of everything Scripture says He is…there is absolutely no way to stop His Kingdom from advancing on the Earth through His Body. There is no list that can contain all that He is, and there is no way to push Him out of our nation, even though those who deny Him may be deceived into thinking they can.

It’s time for the Body of Christ to be walking in such alignment with His Spirit, and be so familiar with the Word, that as His vessels, at any given moment, in any circumstance, the specific names of Christ can be released as the very embodiment of whatever He reveals, and He will manifest on Earth as in Heaven through us. This is what the testing, trials and tribulations of this past season have been about: us proving ourselves faithful, wholehearted, obedient, and trustworthy with His nature in carrying His incredible, unstoppable authority and anointing wherever He sends us! No weapon formed against us or His Kingdom on Earth will ever prosper!

The movement to remove the One true living God Most High, and His resurrected Son, the living Christ Jesus (who sacrificed Himself in demonstration of His Father’s incredible love for all mankind) from this great nation (that belongs to Him and His Kingdom), will not remotely be able to legislate the infinite and all-powerful list of titles and amazing dimensions that our Heavenly Father, Savior and Lord are to and for them that believe! Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control, mercy, grace, justice, Savior, Redeemer…there is no end to the release of manifesting who He is, nor to the advancing of His Kingdom on Earth as it is in Heaven. We are about to be honored and empowered with an increase of Him who has no end, in being part of the forcefully advancing manifestation of the Kingdom of Heaven on the Earth, that will lead to all the kingdoms of this world becoming the Kingdom of our God (Revelation 11:15)! And yes, that is why the Earth is increasingly groaning for the manifestation of the sons and daughters to be revealed (Romans 8:19). We have entered the season of preparation for His return (however many years that requires is not our concern).

Next time we hear or see something or someone trying to push out the name of our God, our Lord, Jesus, or trying to oppress or persecute Believers in Christ, instead of being discouraged, rise up as mighty warriors and release the Truth of who He is into that very circumstance. His truth and light will dispel the lies and the darkness. It will all become subject to His authority. His wisdom will prevail, and it will prevail through His very nature manifesting on Earth through His sons and daughters. This is such a time to be emboldened and encouraged, because we are walking straight into the days the prophets of old, like Isaiah and Daniel, saw and foretold! It’s time to speak life into this nation that is still one nation under God. As preparers of the Way, we are to speak the creative, powerful and life-giving words His very life died and rose to bring to Earth through us! Do I hear an ‘Amen?’

Spontaneous Expression Of Creative Arts, Gifts And Talents

History has proven that culture is defined and influenced by the music, art, and literature of the era. The arts and entertainment of the historical period shape the atmosphere of a nation. Liberal arts college students study themes, context and stylistic ideas of the influential voices for each of the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic and 20th century historical periods. Transitioning from the 20th century into the 21st century, media would be added to the list of these culturally defining influences.

We are currently living in an historical period in which the sexual revolution of the 1960′s has contributed much to a culture of declining morality. We are now immersed in a culture of self-centeredness, self-gratification, and destruction. Therefore, it is imperative for us to begin nurturing a Kingdom generation to paint and sculpt life-producing masterpieces and works of art with the eyes of their spirits, revealing to the world the glory of God, the beauty of His Kingdom, and the eternal life He pours outs to all who seek Him. It’s time to encourage this generation to dance unabandonly before the Lover of their souls (2 Samuel 6:14). This is the generation who is to write life-giving songs, poems and stories, and create movies, films, plays, etc., filled with the compassion, love, mercy and justice of the Father. This is the hour to bind, break off and remove the strongholds of death over cities, states and nations through ways that are higher than our ways. We need the revelation of Heaven on behalf of the unborn, the children, the youth, the fatherless, the poor, the needy, the lost, the family, and the Kingdom of Heaven. Art and entertainment forms expressing love, joy, peace, kindness, goodness, gentleness, and life-giving beauty need to reach the masses.

We must focus on Jesus and receive His Kingdom strategies to raise up a generation who seeks to live the life they’ve been given with Kingdom love, Kingdom purpose, Kingdom identity, and Kingdom creativity. We must begin to invade the major sectors of our society with Kingdom life (government, media, education, business, religion, arts and entertainment, and the family). These sectors have been given over to a culture of death for far too long. We must turn our focus toward training up a generation of politicians, journalists, businessmen and women, and educators who possess integrity and moral character flowing from within the Kingdom life of their inner being. The people who know their God can be strong and do mighty exploits (Daniel 11:32). We can transform our society through Kingdom ways and thoughts that are higher than the world’s ways and thoughts (Isaiah 55:8). We don’t have to understand how or why. It is our call to believe, trust and put action to persevering faith (Hebrews 11:1-6).

Transformation to abundant life-producing culture can be done through instruction and impartation of an understanding of God as a loving Father and Creator, and through a revelation of ourselves as His gifts and gift carriers. We are creative spiritual beings who contain the capacity to hear, see, and release the frequencies of Heaven here on Earth because of all that Christ accomplished on our behalf. God sings over us (Zephaniah 3:17), Jesus sings over us (Hebrews 2:12), and Holy Spirit sings over us (Ephesians 5:19 and Colossians 3:16). He’s looking for a generation to sing through.

As the Body of Christ positions itself (purposes frequent times of humble worship, adoration, thanksgiving, praise, and listening individually and corporately), the Father will sing and speak revelation over and through His children in all of the varying creative art forms, as we focus on seeking and listening. The fruit of a personal and on-going relationship with the Lord will become the expression of what Heaven is revealing through individual gifts within.

Hearing And Seeing The Frequencies Of Heaven On Earth

Through the frequencies of His voice, the Lord spoke creation into existence (Genesis 1-2 and John 1:1-5). Man’s ability to hear and see sound and light frequencies in the natural realm is limited. Because we are created eternal spiritual beings who carry creative giftings, we need to apprehend the power of the shed blood of Christ, the power of Holy Spirit, and the practice of hearing and seeing with our spiritual eyes and ears in our spiritual minds and hearts. This ability continues to increase as we align ourselves in Christ. The anointing of Christ in us empowers us to more fully and creatively express His Kingdom come and His will be done (Isaiah 11:2, Revelations 3: 1, and 4:5) on the Earth as it is in Heaven.

The power of sound, color, and words in the spiritual realm encompasses far more than we can comprehend with our natural minds, yet it is important to understand spiritually. The treasure in Jesus contains the supernatural power of Heaven to change the spiritual atmosphere in our environments, which then manifests and transforms our natural environments. Jesus Himself, in Revelations 4:1, invites us to “Come up here, and I will show you things which must take place after this.” We are invited to enter the throne room to see and hear the things Jesus Himself desires to show us. In that place we can be His vessel to bring the glorious things He reveals to us in sight and in sound to the natural realm; to manifest on Earth.

Spontaneous worship and psalming (prophetic worship. soaking and intercessory music), as an example, involves becoming a vessel the Lord can minister through musically (technical skill level), artistically (musicianship), and spiritually (ability to hear, discern and obey) to accomplish manifesting the Kingdom of Heaven in the Earth. Through Jesus Christ we are to carry the fruit of joy, healing, freedom, deliverance, restoration, and all of the abundance of Heaven available to us here and now.

Meditate on the following truths. Our Heavenly Father doesn’t ask us to understand it all, but rather to believe and receive all that the life, death and resurrection of His Son, Jesus Christ, accomplished on our behalf. He then asks us to seek Him, His righteousness, and His Kingdom as we follow the leading of the Holy Spirit within us to accomplish the very things He has called, purposed, gifted, and equipped each of us to do as citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven on the Earth.

Luke 4:17-21 (NLT)
17 The scroll of Isaiah the prophet was handed to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where this was written: 18 “The Spirit of the LORD is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free, 19 and that the time of the LORD’s favor has come.” 20 He rolled up the scroll, handed it back to the attendant, and sat down. All eyes in the synagogue looked at him intently. 21Then he began to speak to them. “The Scripture you’ve just heard has been fulfilled this very day!”

John 14:12 (NLT)
“I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father.”

Isaiah 55:9 (NLT)
“For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.”