Echoes From Zion

Most Believers can quote John 14:1-3,   “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. 2 In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.   3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also." How many songs have been writen about this passage? How many prayers of comfort in the time of loss? Everyone is looking for heaven! I am amazed at how many hymns in my hymnbook talk about 'these many mansions' that Jesus has built. If we were to ask, according to this passage, 'Where has Jesus gone & where are we going?' most everyone would say, 'to heaven! Jesus has prepared a place for us.' And while this is true, I believe this passage shows us that streets of gold and mansions are not His destination nor is it ours. Keep reading:  " 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will...

The Birth The womb is darkness The blackest of night. But here in this ethereal void something springs forth from nothing. Visible from the unexisting, Dawning from the pitch. The seed of light implanted. The hope of life takes form. Something new is beginning. A creation never before seen, but all seeing eyes and stars alone observe it. Soon, the waters part and new life emerges, a baptism of earth and sky reborn, as up from the watery grave the clay arises. To windows still draped in heavy sleep, no sun yet shines. But the winds soon stir & the light gives life as face to face clay and Creator collide. An exchange of atmospheres is made - one breath to another, one soul spilled forth for man - until at last, the lifeless clay gasps it's infant breath, filling up the lungs with heavens winds.   The new birth has come. All is light and breath and life as dawn to dawn circles on and...

I was listening to a podcast sermon yesterday and the speaker quoted Joshua 1:1-7. The Lord, speaking to Joshua in this passage says in verses 6-7, "Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their father to give them.(7) Only be strong and very courageous that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the Left, that you may prosper wherever you go." As the speaker read this passage, I was suddenly struck by something in my hearing that I have never thought of...nor did the speaker even mention. Look at how verse 6 & 7 begin...first God says, "Be strong and of good courage." Then in verse 7 he says, "Only be strong and very courageous." Be courageous. Be very courageous. Obviously the Lord was emphasizing the importance of courage to Joshua. But something else hit me. First off, it's clear th...

Wow. I am utterly amazed at the HUMAN side of Jesus. He is so approachable and so real to Himself. I don't even know if I can explain it. The revelation the Lord has given me about this seems so profound and yet it is sooo simple. I journaled about it below. Read through some of my old entries and you will see that the Lord has spoken to me for a number of years about the Bride awakening to who she is made to be. This entry refers to that but overall,it's about being free from man's opinions BUT free to love them and how the two truths go hand in hand: Thank you, Lord. You are so awesome. You are so… You . You were truly true to yourself and your nature. You didn’t care about what others thought about you YET you were totally concerned about others. Oh, Jesus! I want to be like that! Free from the fear of man but free to love them without bars! Oh, let it be in me! This is what freedom looks like! Child, this revelation has your heart because it is a high calling and...

I asked Jesus a simple question and I encourage any of my readers to do the same: Show me, Lord, what does the door to my heart look like? I see Jesus showing me my door, the door to my heart. It is like something I’ve seen in pictures. It is a red, heavy wood door. The wood is old, weathered but charming in beauty. The red isn’t bright…is subdued. It is shaped like an old church door, not square or round. More like an arched doorway that has a point at the top. There is a small window in it. I can feel the roughness of the wood.   It’s weird, cause sometimes the door looks like it’s a soothing bluish green. Antique in color. There is stonework all around the door. Like in an old church or an old garden wall. The handle dangles down but is beautiful iron work. I can twist it somehow to push the door open. There is a step, a stone step right in front of the door. Ivy grows all around the stone wall. Grass is before the step. I can even hear birds singing. I know this has to be a...

I don't usually just sit and write out my ponderings...at least not like this. Still here I am. My heart is somewhere in a place it's been before. It's that place of feeling different. I am different from people around me. Sometimes, I feel like an odd ball. Sometimes, I feel like a square peg in a round hole. But more and more, I'm finding that...well....I'm growing to be more than fine with it. Different is good. Of course every Christian is called to be different from the world around them. This is simply stating the obvious. But where I often feel different is among my fellow believers. And frankly, this is what makes me stop and ponder tonight. Am I really that different? I honestly ask myself that when I'm praying. No joke. My answer is, No - I know I'm not. I know that Christianity is anything but normal. And heck! There are people I admire who are walking in levels of devotion I have not come close to walking in! Still, I am taken back when so ...

In reading Psalm 17 yesterday, I could not escape verse 2... let my vindication come from Your Presence. As soon as I read the words, I sensed the Holy Spirit. I came back to it over and over while I read the Psalm. My first thought was, 'Wow! David is soooo bold!' But then my thoughts would be wrapped in the Presence and I knew there was more here for me. So, I did what I need to do more often - I journaled about it, taking it to God one on one. I've posted that entry here below, but before you read it, let me say this: I know there is more here that I've yet to tap into. I believe this is a message for intercessors specifically. But more than that, it is a message for the hungry ones in the Kingdom. I'll add  few words at the end of this post to sum up some more thoughts I believe God is putting together for me. For now, enjoy the entry posted below: Psalm 17:2 – Let my vindication come from Your presence… There is something here for me today, Lord. I sens...