It is time!
Saints the Lord wants to encourage you, that this is the year of timing! In Ecclesiastes 3, we see that there is a "time" for everything. Moreover, that eternity is planted in our hearts, and that God makes everything beautiful in its time.
"He has made everything beautiful in its time. He also has planted eternity in men’s hearts and minds [a divinely implanted sense of a purpose working through the ages which nothing under the sun but God alone can satisfy], yet so that men cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end." ECCLESIASTES 3:11 AMPC
The Hebrew root word from which the word beautiful comes means BRIGHT. Bright means to reflect light. We see this in John 1:4-5 and 1 Peter 1:6-7. In Jesus was Life and that LIFE is the LIGHT OF MEN! As we go through trials and tribulations, where our faith is refined like gold, we reflect Jesus Christ in us the hope of glory.
THIS IS ASTOUNDING!
Astound means GREATLY SURPRISE, and comes from the English word ASTONE, meaning stunned!
When I saw the Old English word from which astound comes, "astone," I couldn't help but think of a precious diamond that reflects Christ Jesus! We're the reflection of Christ Jesus, which is revealed in the testing of our faith, When all else seems to be failing around us, we have to hold on, to realize WE ARE MERELY A PRECIOUS STONE, A JEWEL, IN THE CROWN OF GOD!
"And the Lord their God will save them on that day as the flock of His people, for they shall be as the [precious] jewels of a crown, lifted high over and shining glitteringly upon His land." ZECHARIAH 9:16 AMPC
All a diamond is coal that has endured pressure in TIME! AND ONCE THE TIME HAS COME, THE COAL IS THEN A DIAMOND!
The word "time" in Hebrew means DUE SEASON, and comes from the root word meaning ETERNITY! IN DUE SEASON WE WILL SEE ETERNITY'S PLANS, AND HEAVEN'S PLANS, AND SEIZE THEM WITH FAITH! (Matthew 12:11-13)
The two Hebrew letters that compose time are Ayin and Tav. Ayin is the ancient symbol of an eye and means to "see, know, and experience." Tav is the ancient symbol of a cross or "x" and means "sign, seal, mark, and covenant. Therefore, those who wait TO SEE, KNOW, AND EXPERIENCE THE COVENANT OF GOD'S WORD, WILL MANIFEST IT IN THEIR LIVES!
Saints, I truly feel that God is exposing all remaining trauma in our members this year, as we enter the TIME, the DAWNING OF A NEW DAY, AS IN ESTHER 8!
"The Jews had light [a dawn of new hope] and gladness and joy and honor." ESTHER 8:16 AMPC
This Light is the Hope of God within us of Christ Jesus, which reflect in OUR NEW TIME!
Like the Shulamite in Song of Solomon 6, we will be the moon, reflecting the SON (SUN)!
" [The ladies asked] Who is this that looks forth like the dawn, fair as the moon, clear and pure as the sun, and terrible as a bannered host?" SONG OF SOLOMON 6:10
Many will come to the brightness of your rising, as the Lord's Glory rises upon you, and He brings many to that brightness! (Isaiah 60:1-3)
Be hopeful and expectant! This is a TURNKEY YEAR! EVERYTHING HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR US TO ENTER INTO IT!
Robin Kirby Gatto