And so SHE rises, beside her BELOVED!

I hear the Father say,

"I know things have happened and once again there are those who are trying to rush you. Take your time with me. A lot has happened. When the woman who was about to be stoned to death stood up and dusted her self off, do you think it was business as usual for her? No, Beloved, she had to work through some things. She realized that there are people who will judge, and then she learned that I will defend every time. The reminder that she must trust me first became the stone-lined path she walked, she learned how to walk on top of the stones of judgment. Trust Me. I am clearing away the rubble so My Kingdom built with living stones will fit together just so. You make up that wall. You are like the stone next to the breach in the wall calling to those who have no place to go- you show them the breach and they are able to slide into a place of healing acceptance. I know you are sad, I am too. I am sad that people still do not see what I am doing, a veil still covers their eyes. I am building a lively building that won't be shaken. I am building a kingdom that will be without pomp, or condemnation, but will hold acceptance and great joy. I am establishing a place where sin and sorrow are addressed and not swept under the carpet- I am not force-feeding my people with a smile always message. Life is real. Tribulation stings a bit- the flesh hates it, but the Kingdom grows through it (Acts 14:22)!

Birth is painful, the breaking of the lining stings and comes with great pressure. The pressure you are experiencing is birth pains- you are in labor- this is not the beginning of birth pains like you have heard in times past- you are in labor. I see you much like Rachel and I feel your sorrow- you have witnessed Ichabod over the church and over the children you love. Despair not, dear one, I am raising a remnant whose name will not be associated with Ichabod but will call themselves the Redeemed, the Rising Ones. A resurrected living and breathing temple is rising from within the hearts and the lives of my people. No singular building will be able to contain them! I have placed my ark within you, it cannot be removed because that is where I have chosen to dwell. No one can take me from you; when you are sorrowful I am there wiping your tears, when you are sick I am there taking your temperature, and when you are fearful I am there casting out that fear with my love. I have given you complete access to me. I have removed the veil from off of your face- I want you to see clearly the end of what is fading away.

2 Corinthians 3:13-18 The Passion Translation (TPT)

13 We are not like Moses, who used a veil to hide the glory to keep the Israelites from staring at him as it faded away. 14 Their minds were closed and hardened, for even to this day that same veil comes over their minds when they hear the words of the former covenant. The veil has not yet been lifted from them, for it is only eliminated when one is joined to the Messiah. 15 So until now, whenever the Old Testament is being read, the same blinding comes over their hearts. 16 But the moment one turns to the Lord with an open heart, the veil is lifted and they see. 17 Now, the “Lord” I’m referring to is the Holy Spirit, and wherever he is Lord, there is freedom.

18 We can all draw close to him with the veil removed from our faces. And with no veil we all become like mirrors who brightly reflect the glory of the Lord Jesus. We are being transfigured into his very image as we move from one brighter level of glory to another. And this glorious transfiguration comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

I hear the Father speaking this to you (individually) and to his Beloved Bride (corporately)... A Kingdom is being birthed through you- one that will not pass away. Remember, when the veil was torn from the top to the bottom of the old temple (Matthew 27:50-52)? I did that just for you. That was my sign to you that I won't be kept from you by a veil, by a person, or by a religion- I am not a religion, I am your God rising within your heart. I have removed everything and everyone out of your way so I can reach you- I am the only way. You do not need to enter into my presence through a ritual, a tithe, a building, or a gathering because I am in your midst. I do not need you to sing a number of songs to evoke my presence- I am already in love with you! I do love your songs. I do love it when you gather. I love the singular song from the sorrowful that rises up from off the earth and calls to me like a prayer- it is an aroma I respond to every time. I am here. I love the joyful, celebratory and spontaneous dance that grabs my attention and draws my hand to yours as we circle without abandon in the center of the kitchen. I love to see you smile.

"The prayers of the saints rise up from the earth like incense today. I hear them praying for you like Rachels comforters- today you will take heed and you will respond- you will live and deliver this new life that is birthing from within you! Let their prayers and my prayers for you be the comfort you need. Your tear-drenched prayers have watered the earth, new life springs up this day, I am moved to respond to those prayers. Walk with Me in my garden. Today your face is washed in the refreshing of truth; today you rise with me, to stand beside me. No longer will you be thought of as abandoned or rejected, but I will call you, My Delight, my Beloved Wife. As I Rise, you Rise, my ambassador of Love, my Kingdom comes through you now, declares the King of Glory.

Isaiah 62:4 The Passion Translation (TPT)

4 You will never again be called the Abandoned One, nor will your land be called Deserted. But you will be called My Delight Is in You [Hephzibah], and your land My Beloved Wife [Beulah], for Yahweh finds his delight in you and he married your land.

Noteworthy is this beautiful understanding from The Passion Translation about the Bride of Christ, referring to the name Beulah and its meaning: In an allegorical sense, Yahweh’s wife foreshadows Christ’s relationship with his bride, the church (2 Cor. 11:2; Eph. 5:22-23; Rev. 19:7-9).

God bless you on this Resurrection Sunday! He is Risen Indeed!