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The Lord has been showing me a few things which I

The Lord has been showing me a few things which I would like to share with you:

The reconstruction of God's temple has begun, and the foundation has been re-laid for what is to come

The new foundation (just like what Ezra described) has been rebuilt on the previous one because what God spoke about His people will never change

But, I saw angels weeping when the foundation had been finished because they have seen the temple being laid before, yet it was God's children who were shouting for joy

“Then all the people gave a great shout, praising the Lord because the foundation of the Lord’s Temple had been laid. But many of the older priests, Levites, and other leaders who had seen the first Temple wept aloud when they saw the new Temple’s foundation. The others, however, were shouting for joy.” Ezra 3:11-12

God showed me that this temple would be different because the previous one was built for splendour for all to see, but this temple will be created for the purpose of what is to come

As I walked closer to the foundation, I saw that it was actually made up of God's children and that it was a living structure

God's children are coming together like never before, but there are older children who remember what the temple was like, and they are weeping with heaven. This is because they remember the beauty of the previous temple, and yet, God is saying that beauty is no longer important compared to our attributes

God cares more about who we are than what we can accomplish, and previously, we became more concerned with what the outer temple looked like (the church) than the inner workings. Our world has changed forever, and once-magnificent accomplishments have decayed and disappeared

God showed me that this new temple is one that will never be destroyed, because instead of one solid structure, just like the foundation I saw, it has billions of parts:

“Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit” 1 Corinthians 6:19

The shouts of joy and sounds of weeping are both appropriate because the Holy Spirit is allowing God's children to rejoice over the goodness of God, but to also grieve over the sins that still need to be corrected

Yesterday, Sarai was playing a song from Katy Perr

Yesterday, Sarai was playing a song from Katy Perry called ”Teary Eyes.” It’s quite an upbeat song, and therefore, obviously, we started dancing and laughing together. Yet, as I turned to look at her, I could see just pure joy as she freely moved with the music

During the Jewish Festivals, it is custom for people to dance, with joy, through remembrance of what God has done for His people

These are times of expression of gratitude from slavery into freedom; to remember their journey from captivity, to being released, and therefore, we read about these times that the Israelites still celebrate to this day

God reminded me of King David freely dancing in the streets as the Ark of the Lord was carried. This was not the norm and was frowned upon from David’s wife, and yet, David did not care...for he was joyful

Friends, there have been times when the tears won't stop rolling down my cheeks, but there is an exchange which occurs when I have poured my heart out to the Lord, and He exchanged my mourning for His joy

There is always something to be thankful for. An opportunity to praise God for regarding His goodness within our lives. Now sometimes we might not see what God is doing within this current season, yet, the one thing that we can always dance before the Lord regarding, is the freedom we find through Christ

Therefore, today, you might feel broken under the weight of it all, but I encourage you to put on some music and simply keep on dancing with those teary eyes because tonight, you might be mourning, but in the morning there will be shouts of praise as God brings comforts to your soul

“The young women will dance for joy, and the men—old and young—will join in the celebration. I will turn their mourning into joy. I will comfort them and exchange their sorrow for rejoicing.” Jeremiah 31:13
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#dancing #katyperry #tearyeyes #rebeccalbrand #godslove #praisejesus #jeremiah31

It can be so easy to read Scripture and automatica

It can be so easy to read Scripture and automatically think that we wouldn’t behave like those we read about. Yet, all too often we can fall into the same situations within our own lives

Pride, arrogance, earthly desires, or simply the need to be seen, can drive our actions, or achievements to become un-pure in the Lord’s sight because we end up boasting about things that are simply for God’s glory

Humanity seems to forget that we are all apart of a greater purpose. In other words, being alive simply means that we have an assignment - greater than we can ever imagine - to fulfil what was created for us before the beginning of time

Therefore, when we read from the book of Isaiah, we see that the Assyrian King had become arrogant in boasting about “defeating” the Nations. But, no day passes where God’s Plan doesn’t unfold

This was a blunt reminder that no tool accomplishes its purpose without a greater power, because when a tool boasts of greater power than the one who uses it, it can easily be discarded

Assyria had been God’s judgement against Israel and sometimes God will allow something to occur in our lives, in order to show us where we have drifted from His loving embrace

God’s people, in this case, had become reliant on Assyria and no longer trusted God for their provision

Friends, throughout our lives, there will be many opportunities to glorify God, but in all things, our journey is one where we need to remain close to Him. Those who are remembered within the cloud of witnesses showed tremendous courage and faith but we also read about the people who humbled themselves when pride or selfish desires became apparent

“But can the ax boast greater power than the person who uses it?” Isaiah 10:15
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#isaiah10 #rebeccalbrand #godspurpose #trustinthelord #godsglory

Over the last few days, I haven't been able to sto

Over the last few days, I haven't been able to stop thinking about the mountains written within the Bible. There is so much significance from past events to events that are still to take place

I want to share with you the Scripture that stuck in my mind yesterday. It's found in Isaiah 2:

”In the last days, the mountain of the Lord’s house will be the highest of all— the most important place on earth. It will be raised above the other hills, and people from all over the world will stream there to worship” Isaiah 2:2

The temple Solomon built for the Lord was built on a mountain so that it was highly visible to all the people in Jerusalem

Yet, in the last days, the Lord's temple will attract the nations, not because of its architecture and prominence, but because of God's presence and influence

Friends, God gave Isaiah the gift of seeing future events, and at this time, God showed him what would eventually happen to Jerusalem

This is why I love to read Revelation 21 which describes the new Jerusalem because it gives a picture in our mind of what is to come so that it becomes a reminder that when God makes a covenant (promise) with His people, He will never break it

God is faithful, and this Scripture in Isaiah 2:2 simply gives me hope for the future

I want to encourage us this morning to find Scripture that gives you ”hope” and when you feel discouraged, pray them out loud, with God, and allow Him to remind you of His promises
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#hopeingod #godspromises #isaiah2 #rebeccalbrand #faith

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