Father I welcome Holy Spirit to lead me to the living word that is relevant for me today.

Hosea 6:3
Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the spring rains, Like the spring rains that water the earth.

This is what I heard the Spirit whisper to me. Think on this; do not leave it so quickly. Ponder and consider what I am saying to you.

What does it mean to acknowledge the LORD? The definitions of acknowledge are: to admit the existence, reality or truth of, to recognize as being valid or having force or power.

I admit there is a God. I am acquainted with his reality and power in my life. Holy Spirit was urging me to press into God’s existence. I recognize that He is at work in and through me. The beautiful promise to me, if I choose to do this, is that He will appear. He will come to me and refresh me like the rains in spring. The sun raises everyday that is a certainty. Likewise the LORD’s daily communion with me is assured. The word also says that the LORD’s presence is as predictable as the seasons.

We can always count on Him. Do not fret lean into his Presence. Make yourself available to Him. I have asked the LORD at night before I go to sleep, “Wake me up later, so that we can talk.” One other thing I have begun asking him for is dreams and visions. He will not disappoint you.

Hosea 10:12-14
Sow for yourselves righteousness, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and showers righteousness on you.
But you have planted wickedness, you have reaped evil, you have eaten the fruit of deception. Because you have depended on your own strength and on your many warriors, the roar of battle will rise against your people so that all your fortresses will be devastated.

God is calling us to righteousness, to actually sow righteousness. Plainly put, He is telling us to live morally. Upholding His standards that are found in His Word. By analogy God is teaching us to live relationally with Him. He is saying, “Don’t harden your hearts. Allow yourselves to be cultivated.” A heart that is soft is teachable and open to hear. When we humble ourselves through repentance, we also are breaking up the fallow ground.

I hear urgency in this cry it is time to seek the LORD! Don’t lay it aside for something to do later in life. He is waiting with mysteries and wisdom to impart to you! We are under New Covenant law. God does not respond to us in the same way He did to unfaithful Israel.

Yea Jesus!

We are living in an age of grace, but this is not a license to forsake our first love and do as we please. There is a cost for doing as we please. One of the first things I notice, is my strength is gone. Strength is linked to faith. When I forsake my quiet times I am weakened considerably in how I stand. Secondly, my quietness of mind and heart are altered. When I am troubled over many things, my mind seems to be pulled in many directions. This is the perfect ground for deception as it reads in the above verse.

We cannot walk this walk alone! God made us relational. We were created for fellowship with our Creator!

John 15:5
I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.

That is a strong statement and narrow in its application. But I believe it!

God created us with a free will, but He likewise created us to be dependent on Father, Son and Holy Spirit. He wants to be a vital part of your life. Consider who He is: Creator God, the God of the Universe. He brings with him love that abounds, fullness of riches, all wisdom and understanding, and the mysteries of Christ revealed! Wow! These are good things.

Proverbs 31:25
She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.
These were the words Jesus spoke to me that Saturday night a few weeks ago.



John 15:7
If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish and it will be done for you.

This speaks of an intimate relationship. Knowing one another as a husband knows his wife.
This does not speak of a casual association. Nor does it speak of a Santa Claus giving gifts based on how good you have been.

Abiding simply means to stay or remain. You are not coming and going out of this relationship.
Staying committed permanently in a relationship is linked to giving and receiving, and also bearing fruit.

In giving of ourselves, we are sharing our personal thoughts and our dreams for the future with the one we intimately love.

The receiving comes through this relationship of oneness. Our beloved speaks courage to us and affirms us in our dreams and desires.

On a personal note; my husband has always done this for me. He was encouraging me over fifteen years ago to begin writing the things God was speaking to me. I did not see this in myself. In fact I was surprised to hear this from him. I said to him, “I can’t write professionally, I don’t have any training.” He saw the gifts the Father had deposited inside of me. He is truly my beloved, who knows me intimately.

Ask whatever you wish and I will do it. Just to look at this statement alone is so unbelievably, WOW! Lets look at this in terms of relationship. When we are intimate with our spouse, we truly know his dreams and his desires. They become ours because we are one with him. This is abiding. I know the heartbeat of my beloved. It has become my heartbeat. So, my asking is always good and pertains to kingdom living.

I do not fret over the concept, “Is this God’s will?”

I am abiding in Him, I have overheard his heart and desires. They have become my own.
It gives the Father great joy to answer, “Yes you can!” “Yes, I will partner with you in this great endeavor!”

John 15:8
My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples.

Simply put, when our lives are fruitful this brings honor to our Father.
This is also a true sign of a disciple of Christ. You bear fruit!

John 15:11
These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full.

Our desire fulfilled brings great life to us. It gives us joy that is unspeakable.

Proverbs 13:12
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
So, the LORD has clothed me with strength and dignity and I can laugh at the days to come.
Why? Because I have great hope and I am filled with expectation and joy!