Ep. 228: I Am Not Finished With You Yet!

I hear the Spirit of the Lord saying over and over, “I’m not finished with you yet!”

In the spirit realm, there is shifting and movement. Something is taking place, and the Lord is preparing to do a work in His people. Where you thought the time was up and the plan was complete is only the starting point.

You have no idea the magnitude of the Lord’s work and plan for the next season. With God, there is always a next. He is creating ways and means where they currently do not exist. So what does the Remnant need to do in this hour? We need to prepare ourselves.

We, the people of God, need to spend our time soaking in His presence and seeking His face for an outpouring in our lives, allowing the Holy Spirit to renew strength and vitality within us.

For I hear the Lord saying, “This is the hour! You have waited and longed for it, and now the time is upon you. Do not shrink back, for this moment will require your all. You have invested yourself in me, and now I am going to pour back into you. Like the miracle of the loaves and fishes, I will bless and break what you place in my hands and give it back multiplied to you over and over again. You will have what you need and more than enough to spare to minister to people, to your family, and to your situation, for what seemed like a breaking is turning into a blessing! What felt like an impossibility is becoming a testimony. Keep sowing. Keep putting yourself into my hands. Keep speaking my word over your life. Today is a day of joy and harvest. It is a time to look up with expectation and long for the replenishment of your soul. The whispers of yesterday will be completely forgotten—swallowed up in the magnitude of my new work in your life. For I have promised you many things and caused your heart to leap with hope, only for you to hang your head at the amount of time it has taken. But time is up! I am releasing my word now. The expectation and reason for hope is at hand. For individuals and for my church corporately, there is a release coming. To the Remnant who refuse to let go of my word and what I said, I will show my wonders. The words of my mouth are always proven true. I do what I say, and nothing can stop it. So rejoice, Remnant! Rejoice, my people! For the Lord is working now—a work that is undeniable and swift, changing the course of destiny and awakening regiment after regiment of the Remnant. Awaken, sleep no more. Keep your eyes fixed upon the object of your faith—Me. You will see me come through. You will praise me for my work. For I am not finished with you yet!”

People of God, the time to make things ready is NOW!

The kingdom of God is enlarging and moving, and our part is to continue the work of the Kingdom. As the Lord prepares and clears pathways of blessing, outpouring, and salvation, our role is to faithfully act and sow His Word as we always have.

This is not the time to stop and simply watch. We need to awaken to see what the Lord is doing, and with a watchful eye, a working hand, and life-giving words, keep ourselves engaged in the business of the Kingdom. The book of Mark contains a passage that speaks to what we must do in this hour.

Mark 4:26-29 NKJV—And He said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground, [27] and should sleep by night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and grow; he himself does not know how. [28] For the earth yields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head. [29] But when the grain ripens, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”

We are ambassadors in the Kingdom of God. This is a new mindset for many. The fact that we are actually invested with authority and given power through the Holy Spirit to speak words of life over dead situations and expect them to rise up is significant. This is what He has committed to the church.

It is a message of power and reconciliation. We are drawing the lost with every word we say, as we echo His words over our lives, families, and situations. God is creating a harvest from your words as you plant His words in the soil of your life.

From the previous scriptures in this chapter, we know that the seed being sown and spoken of is the Word of God. How easy it is to forget to sow the seed in and over your life. The church must take greater care to sow life instead of thinking and speaking death. As you read scripture, you find that the kingdom has always hinged on the spoken word of God, and for this reason alone, Satan wants to silence you.

Mark declares that the Kingdom is like a man scattering seed on the ground. The ground represents our hearts. From the previous parable, Jesus makes this clear. What does the Bible say regarding our hearts? Scripture teaches us that out of the heart flow all the issues of our lives. Our heart is the starting point for everything that happens in our lives. Sowing the words of the King into and over our hearts not only affects our present mindset and thinking, but also begins to shape our actions and abilities. His words spoken from our mouths influence future events and outcomes as they change the makeup of our hearts from which the issues of life flow.

Sowing the Word of the Kingdom initiates a process of growth in your spirit and in your heart, and as long as you keep sowing the Word, God is not finished with you yet! The word you’ve sown simply sprouts and grows. I love how the scripture says, “sleep by night and rise by day.” It means that every day, something is happening in your spirit man whether you sense it or not. The Word is working, growing, strengthening, producing, sprouting, and multiplying. God set it up this way.

For those who have faced hardships, loss, disconnection, and the pain of suffering in various areas of their lives, the word of the Kingdom is at work right now. Day by day, and night by night, what you have sown is growing. Do not stop sowing the Word in your heart!

We often cannot see the effects of our faith until the time of harvest. We cannot see the potential and the groundwork for life change that is taking place as we remain faithful to sow the Word, pray, seek God, worship, and release the Kingdom of God by faith.

This word has been resonating in my spirit for days now—stay faithful.

There are many distractions that seek to pull you away from simple faithfulness. Remnant, hear me in this. It isn’t that the devil will pull you from Jesus, but that by drawing back from your faithfulness to seek the Lord, seeds stop being planted. This work of harvest is a cooperative effort. It is you and the Holy Spirit partnering together to see the multiplication of harvest begin to change the direction of your life for the good.

Faithfulness touches God’s heart, I believe. When a man or woman lives with a heart of faith to do what pleases God, getting alone with Him when no one else sees and speaking over their lives when no one else hears, God always sees it. He is drawn to those who will sow in faithfulness.

I would say that there are many who have sown their seed, letting go of precious, valuable seeds when it seemed like nothing was happening. Your heart was sorrowful, and you did not see the end result of what you were doing. The promise seemed so distant that it felt like nothing. But God saw you. God heard you. God was moving when you didn’t see Him or feel Him.

The Holy Spirit was cooperating with your obedience and faithfulness when it was hard to remain faithful. Now the reward is close!

Listen to what the book of Psalms says about this time in our lives.

Psalm 126:5-6 NKJV—Those who sow in tears Shall reap in joy. [6] He who continually goes forth weeping, Bearing seed for sowing, Shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, Bringing his sheaves with him.

Let’s read it in the Passion Translation as well.

Psalm 126:5-6 TPT—Those who sow their tears as seeds will reap a harvest with joyful shouts of glee. [6] They may weep as they go out carrying their seed to sow, but they will return with joyful laughter and shouting with gladness as they bring back armloads of blessing and a harvest overflowing!

Did you hear what it said? “Armloads of blessing and a harvest overflowing!” This is what we should expect. Don’t let your focus be swayed. The harvest is coming. The harvest is ripening. The harvest for many is here!

The Book of Mark teaches that the earth yields crops by itself. What the scripture means is that once you sow the life-giving word into your heart, an unstoppable process begins. The soil of our hearts and lives begins to sprout with life. First, the blade—almost invisible at first—the harvest begins like a tender baby, easily broken. We must continue to water it with faith and sprinkle it with more life-giving seed. Then, the head begins to form, and you can see that something is happening. With joy, you begin to sense that God is fulfilling His promise. Harvest no longer seems like a dream. You start to awaken to a new reality that something is changing in the spirit. After that, the full grain appears in the head of the wheat. It is ready.

I believe many in the Remnant are at this point now.

We can see that something has shifted, and awakening is occurring. Seeds are still growing, changing moment by moment. Day by day, the Lord is enlarging and multiplying the effects of what you have sown in the dark of night. Through your prayers, faith, and declarations of the kingdom word, growth is happening, and you have reason to take up joy!

Let me draw your attention to Mark’s last verse in this passage.

Mark 4:29 TPT—“Then, when the grain is ripe, he immediately puts the sickle to the grain, because harvest time has come.”

Notice the word “immediately.” Jesus won’t wait when harvest time comes. This is why we MUST STAY READY. It can be easy to experience great joy as you see the seeds growing and notice the life change occurring. However, do not focus solely on the present, because even the joy of what is taking place is no match for the power of the harvest that will come. The harvest will be huge—multiplied by the tears you’ve sown and the words you’ve spoken. Your faith, which has been tested, will be found ready to carry armloads of blessing, favor, and reward. What is the greatest reward of our faith? It is to see and carry what we have believed for.

Friend, Jesus is about to put in the sickle.

What I have felt from the Lord is that something is happening now in the unseen realm. This word is meant to encourage you to press on and press in. Friend, keep moving forward in your faithfulness and work.

The Holy Spirit has been speaking to my heart that “blocks are being moved into place—ready for construction. He says, “you will see that I do a quick work!”

Again I say, when harvest comes, it moves fast, so be ready.

The Holy Spirit is communicating that, “the heavens are moving and shifting on your behalf. Do not think that I am done. NO! I have not even started yet!”

Listen to the closing part of this prophetic word from the Lord. It is meant for our encouragement.

“To my faithful ones, I am releasing now the power of my name, the power of my provision, the power of my presence, and the power of my word. You’ll see that I am the God who keeps covenant and that I keep my promises. Every promise in me is “yes” and in me “amen.” I will not fail, nor will I falter, nor will I come into default on my promises. For I have every resource at my disposal to bless you as I have said. And I will bless you! I will open the windows of Heaven and pour out a blessing on you that you are not able to contain! For my Spirit is working in you now to prepare the path and open the way so that I can pour into your life every dream, purpose, and plan that I have decided in advance to pour on you. I will do what I have said. I will not pull back from the words of my mouth. So my people, keep your heart ready! For harvest is here!”

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