When anything in life dies, there is always an element of mourning.  Myrrh speaks of mourning for what was – honouring the beautiful that we used to enjoy but are now being asked to leave behind.  When God calls us to “forget the former things”, it is easy enough to reply ‘yes Lord’ initially out... Continue Reading →

By now we must all be familiar with Songs 2:10, that says “My beloved spoke, and said to me:“Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away with Me”. It’s the call of the Bridegroom to us, His betrothed Bride. Ps 45:10 counsels the royal bride to “Forget your own people also, and your father’s... Continue Reading →

Last week I received a prophetic word from God calling us to make ourselves ready as His pure and spotless bride (here). The worldwide Church is the Bride of Christ, but as individuals we are also His Bride (yes, even the men), so we are coming together in this corporate fast in submission to the... Continue Reading →

After my last post sharing the picture that God gave me on 'Rallying the Bride', my church has been looking more at the Bride of Christ as our identity. As part of this morning's message on that theme (which I recorded several days ago), God spoke about Esther's year of preparation for becoming a royal... Continue Reading →

This is a picture that God showed me yesterday, from the sentence in Ps 20:5 that says "in the Name of our God we will set up our banners" I was meditating on those words and how we are called together to rally - or come together - under a Name, not under a roof... Continue Reading →

For at least the past couple of months, the concept of wine-skins has been more talked about in Christian circles than I can ever remember, and that's largely in reference to the verse in Matt 9:17 (also found in Mark and Luke), which reads,"Neither do people pour new wine into old wine-skins. If they do,... Continue Reading →