The heavens are open. Come up here. I Am calling you higher. Step up and step into My realms. You are seated with Me in heavenly places. Sit with Me in My green pastures. Learn from Me. You are on the cusp and at the threshold of My glory. Allow My Spirit and My anointing to flow through you. I Am the fountain of living waters. You have full access. My greater glory is here. Out of your belly flows My glory. Bring heaven to earth!
“And as for you, the anointing which you received from Him remains in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you remain in Him.” 1 John 2:27
“I am the vine, you are the branches; the one who remains in Me, and I in him bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.” John 15:5
“He made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He set forth in Him, regarding His plan of the fullness of the times, to bring all things together in Christ, things in the heavens and things on the earth.” Ephesians 1:9-10
“The Lord is my Shepherd; I will not be in need. He lets me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You have anointed my head with oil; My cup overflows. Certainly, goodness and faithfulness will follow me all the days of my life, And my dwelling will be in the house of the Lord forever.” Psalms 23:1-3, 5-6
“The one who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.’” John 7:38
“But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our wrongdoings, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus so that in the ages to come He might show the boundless riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.” Ephesians 2:4-7
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Mighty Mississippi. You are My rudder. You are my Oak of righteousness in this nation. I have called you to lead this nation. People see you as the last, but I see you as the first. You are a trailblazer. You are one of innovation and exploration. You are a torch that is burning in a darkened world. You have a light that brings hope and love. The banner over Mississippi is love. Love is your portion. Open your mouth and declare it so. The banner over Jackson is love. Declare it so. I have placed My heart of love over this city. Fear is a violator and fear is a trespasser. Release my love. Love conquers all.
“But now faith, hope, and love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13
“For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, And for MISSISSIPPI’s sake, I will not keep quiet, Until her righteousness goes forth like brightness, And her salvation like a torch that is burning. The nations will see your righteousness, And all kings your glory, And you will be called by a new name which the mouth of the Lord will designate. You will also be a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord, And a royal headband in the hand of your God. It will no longer be said to you, “Forsaken,” Nor to your land will it any longer be said, “Desolate”; But you will be called, “My delight is in her,” And your land, “Married”; For the Lord delights in you, And to Him your land will be married.” Isaiah 62:1-4
“On your walls, MISSISSIPPI, I have appointed watchmen; All day and all night they will never keep silent. You who profess the Lord, take no rest for yourselves; And give Him no rest until He establishes And makes MISSISSIPPI an object of praise on the earth.” Isaiah 62:6-7
“And they WILL call them, “The holy people, The redeemed of the Lord”; And you will be called, “Sought Out, A City Not Abandoned.”” Isaiah 62:12
Magnolias (Our state flower is the magnolia) represent perseverance, nobility, beauty,and dignity.
White-Love, righteousness, holy power, without mixture, righteousness, holiness, triumph, and victory
Blue-Spirit of Might, communion with God, spiritual, visitation, Heaven, revelation, God’s divine order, justice, healing, goodwill, leadership, unlimited potential, and unimpeded growth
Purple-Intercession, noble, royalty and authority
Indigo-Identity
Yellow-Hope and Spirit of Understanding
Orange-Spirit of Wisdom, perseverance, Fire, and harvest
Red-the Spirit of the Lord, wisdom, honor, courage, life
Painted by Amy Rylander Mississippi National Day of Prayer at the MS Coliseum on May 4, 2023
"Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty-the One who always was, who is, and who is to come." Rev. 4:8
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I Am the Alpha and the Omega. I Am the First and the Last. I Am the Beginning and the End. I Am is the victorious Lion and the sacrificial Lamb. I Am the River. I Am the King of Kings. I Am JESUS.
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You know who you are and whose you are. You will live in the valley where the river comes down. The valley is lush and green and hidden between the mountains. What looks like lack, is my provision for you. Things are not as they seem. Stay focused and attentive to My voice. Stay in my shadow. I will provide. I will protect. You are My beloved. Selah
I Am your Rock and your salvation. The One in whom you trust. I Am your firm Foundation.
I will leave no stone unturned for you. Wait and see My salvation is at hand.
Valley-depression, fertile, walking through the valley of the shadow of death, between two mountain-top experiences
Rock-(this truth, this revelation, this foundation), Jesus
Ps 18
“Then I will give her her vineyards from there, And the valley of Achor as a door of hope. And she will sing there as in the days of her youth, As in the day when she came up from the land of Egypt.” Hosea 2:15
“How blessed is the man whose strength is in You, In whose heart are the highways to Zion! Passing through the valley of Baca they make it a spring; The early rain also covers it with blessings. They go from strength to strength, Every one of them appears before God in Zion.” Psalms 84:5-7
“My soul waits in silence for God alone; From Him comes my salvation. He alone is my rock and my salvation, My stronghold; I will not be greatly shaken.” Psalms 62:1-2
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Poppies are resurrection life and beauty. It is restoration time. This is a time of shaking, but for the children of promise, we have an inheritance to receive and walk in. Just like Paul and Silas in the prison, your praise will bring a shaking that will set the captives free. The children of promise are no longer under the curse. We are those who are called to reverse the curse. You are the favored of the Lord. Make beauty from ashes! Pick up YOUR mantle of praise. Pick up YOUR sword. Pick up YOUR keys of authority! Rebuild the ancient ruins! Repair the ruined cities. Speak to the mountains! Speak to the desert and make it a Spring! It's time to RAIN (reign) like a tsunami of glory!
“How blessed is the man whose strength is in You, in whose heart are the highways to Zion! Passing through the valley of Baca (weeping) they make it a spring; The early rain also covers it with blessings. They go from strength to strength, every one of them appears before God in Zion.” Psalms 84:5-7
“So, rejoice, O sons of Zion, and be glad in the Lord your God; For He has given you the early rain for your vindication. And He has poured down for you the rain, The early and latter rain as before. The threshing floors will be full of grain, And the vats will overflow with the new wine and oil. “Then I will make up to you for the years That the swarming locust has eaten, the creeping locust, the stripping locust and the gnawing locust, My great army which I sent among you. You will have plenty to eat and be satisfied and praise the name of the Lord your God, who has dealt wondrously with you; Then My people will never be put to shame.” Joel 2:23-26
This depicts the fivefold ministry Jesus gave to the Church. Jesus was the perfect balance of all five. The keys are necessary to unlock the hidden things of the kingdom.
Apostle (Purple-Lion) authority leadership
Prophet (Blue-Eagle) revelation and heaven
Pastor (Green-Lamb) healing, life, and growth
Teacher (Yellow-Owl) wisdom and understanding
Evangelist (Orange-Dove) fire revival
The keyhole is the throne of God releasing the seven Spirits of God into the earth.
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The battle and the victory belong to the Lord! You cannot succeed in your own strength. You must depend solely on Him because He is your source of victory and strength. When you have done all you know to do, stand. So, strengthen your stakes and set your face like flint. For the King, Yahweh, the Commander of the angel armies is for you and He is fighting on your behalf! HE HAS THE VICTORY!
“The horse is prepared for the day of battle, But victory belongs to the Lord.”
Proverbs 21:31
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Army arise!! Lions stand!! It’s time to rise, shine, for your light has come and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you! You are the light of the world, a city set on a hill! Let your shine! It’s time to make waves. It’s time to occupy and impact! Let Me hear your roar!!
"The voice of the Lord is like the sound of many waters. " Rev. 1:15, 14:2, 19:6
“The voice of the Lord is upon the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord is over many waters. The voice of the Lord is powerful. The voice of the Lord is majestic. The voice of the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness. The voice of the Lord makes the deer to calve and strips the forests bare; and in His temple everything says, ‘GLORY!’” Ps. 29:3-9
“More than the sound of many waters, than the mighty breakers of the sea, the Lord on high is mighty.” Ps. 93:4
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““I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing. If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples. These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full.”
John 15:1, 4-5, 7-8, 11 NASB
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The Hebraic month of Elul is also known as the time of the year when the King would leave the comforts of His palace and come and set up a tabernacle in the fields with the common people. This is the month where the children of Israel could skip all the normal protocol and just come as they are before the King and make their petitions. Its a special time of year for us to experience the closeness with the Lord right in the midst of our circumstances. This time of year is a reminder of the beautiful love story Jesus has with His Bride. He wants to meet with you and dance with Him in His fields of grace!
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The wave of the Spirit! The swell is growing...Can you sense it? Can you feel it? It's time to ride the wave.
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The Lord is turning your valley of trouble into a door of HOPE! Poppies represent the passion of Christ and His pleasure. You were created for His good pleasure. Jesus is the door and He has given His all for you to redeem and restore you; to give you a future and a hope. He is turning your dry desert valley of trouble into a vineyard of victory full of fruit and life! Harvest is upon you. As a child of God, enter His REST and RECEIVE the fruit of your labors.
“Therefore, behold, I will allure her, bring her into the wilderness and speak kindly to her. Then I will give her vineyards from there, and the valley of Achor (trouble) as a door of hope.” Hosea 2:14-15a
“For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the LORD, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11
“If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples. These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full.” (John 15:7-8,11)
“But the land into which you are about to cross to possess it, a land of hills and valleys, drinks water from the rain of heaven, a land for which the Lord your God cares; the eyes of the Lord your God are always on it, from the beginning even to the end of the year.” (Deu 11:11-12)
“The Lord has sworn by His right hand and by His strong arm, ‘I will never again give your grain as food for your enemies; nor will foreigners drink your new wine for which you have labored.’” (Is 62:8)
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"And I saw a strong angel, who shouted with a loud voice: 'Who is worthy to break the seals on this scroll and unroll it?' But no one in heaven or on earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll and read it. Then I wept because no one could be found who was worthy to open the scroll and read it. But one of the twenty-four elders said to me, "STOP WEEPING! LOOK, THE LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH, HEIR TO DAVID'S THRONE, HAS CONQUERED. HE IS WORTHY TO OPEN THE SCROLL AND BREAK ITS SEVEN SEALS'" Rev. 5:2-5
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Jesus is the Lion of Judah. The Lion is shaped like a heart because He is Love. We are like trees. When we are planted in Him, we produce much fruit. The wheat is the fruitfulness we produce and the harvest we are to bring to the Kingdom. As we live and move and have our being in Him, we will discover our gifts and talents. As we are used by Him, we release life and fruit which is the leaves being released off the tree. There are six butterflies which is the change and transformation we go through as we are being conformed into His image. The Eagle soars as we rest in Him and are being lead by Him in peace. The mountains are the different areas of influence in society. The mountains are also for God's government in the earth. The running horses are like our lives. We are to run and finish our race to the fullest. White is for holiness, purity, and love. The waterfall is the River that flows from the Throne of God. The background is shaped like an hour glass with Jesus in the center. We need to remain in His timing and remember that He operates outside of time. The background is also the colors of the rainbow which is for God's covenant with us and reminds us that He always keeps His Word.
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Psalm 91 NIV
1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.[a]
2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”
3 Surely he will save you
from the fowler’s snare
and from the deadly pestilence.
4 He will cover you with his feathers,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
5 You will not fear the terror of night,
nor the arrow that flies by day,
6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
nor the plague that destroys at midday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
8 You will only observe with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.
9 If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,”
and you make the Most High your dwelling,
10 no harm will overtake you,
no disaster will come near your tent.
11 For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways;
12 they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
13 You will tread on the lion and the cobra;
you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
14 “Because he[b] loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him;
I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
15 He will call on me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble,
I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life I will satisfy him
and show him my salvation.”
The Lord has called us to bring His kingdom to all areas of society. We are all called to a different mountain(s). We do not necessarily climb the mountain like the world does with proverbial "corporate ladder" (though, unfortunately we can find that in the church today). Success is not based on status or position. Success is based on impact for the kingdom. The Lord has called us to affect the mountains for His glory. That means we take them from within (many times undercover or stealthy). Lord let Your kingdom come! Let Your will be done on all of the mountains of society!
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The Lord is taking you to a place where you fully trust Him. No matter what the circumstances in life, fully surrender and fully trust Him. He is a good Daddy and He is One who can be trusted. He wants us to lean not on our own understanding and step out of the boat and run after Him. Don’t look at the waves crashing around you; keep your eyes up toward Him. That is where the glory is. His guiding hand is right there with you. He will not let you sink. He wants it all.
“Truly I say to you unless you change and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. So, whoever will humble himself like this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoever receives one such child in My name, receives Me;” Matthew 18:3-5
A “wake” is a trail of disturbed water left by the passage of a ship. Wake up and make waves. The time is now. The wave of glory is here! You are the move of the Spirit in the earth. The wave of glory is on the inside of you. Awaken and be the movement.
“Do this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to awaken from sleep; for now, salvation is nearer to us than when we believed.” Romans 13:11
“Awake, sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” Ephesians 5:14
“Deep calls to deep at the sound of Your waterfalls; All Your breakers and Your waves have rolled over me.”
Psalms 42:7
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"His eyes are a flame of fire, and on His head are many diadems; and He has a name written on Him which no one knows except Himself." Rev. 19:12
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Lift your face to heaven. Lift up your hands and worship the King of Kings. You are the vessel for the Lord to flow through. You are the gate to bring heaven to earth.
“The earth is the Lord’s, and all it contains the world, and those who live in it. For He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers. Who may ascend onto the hill of the Lord? And who may stand in His holy place? One who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to deceit And has not sworn deceitfully. He will receive a blessing from the Lord And righteousness from the God of his salvation. This is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek Your face—even Jacob. Selah Lift up your heads, you gates, And be lifted up, you ancient doors, That the King of glory may come in! Who is the King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, The Lord mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, you gates, And lift them up, you ancient doors, That the King of glory may come in! Who is this King of glory? The Lord of armies, He is the King of glory. Selah” Psalms 24:1-10
“The one who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.’”” John 7:38
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