“Now when Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days.   Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off,   and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother.   So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, but Mary remained seated in the house. Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.   But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you.”  Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.”   Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.” Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life.  Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live,  and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?”  She said to him, “Yes, Lord; I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.”  (John 11:17-27)

There are two very important truths in this passage of scripture that I believe are a now word for the body of Christ.

Keep your eyes on Jesus and, the unimaginable waits for you.

Martha was a woman of faith. She believed Jesus was who He said He was: “the Christ, the son of God, who is coming into the world.” She knew Jesus could have healed her brother Lazarus. But now He was dead. Her faith didn’t go beyond this, but only because she didn’t imagine it could happen, even though she knew whatever He asked from God, God would give Him. You see, her eyes were focused on an event – Jesus resurrecting her brother on the last day. When Jesus said “I am the Resurrection and the life”, He was telling her to put her faith in Him, to keep her eyes on Him, because He is the event.

It is time…

The martyrdom of Charlie Kirk was put on display for America to see.  It was a shot fired into the realm of eternity, like the pistol that goes off before an Olympic race. The sight of the pistol and the sound it makes gives runners a visual and audio signal simultaneously.   It is a sign to all runners that it’s time to go!  It was a sign to us.

What the enemy meant for evil, God is using for His glory. Instead of the church cowering and hiding behind closed curtains, revival has begun. People are running to God instead of running away from Him, and this is absolutely incredible! Paul encouraged us to run our race, to finish it, looking unto Jesus as the author and perfector of our faith. He said we run the race to obtain the crown of righteousness, and we keep running until the race is finished.

We are in a season of surprise as a body. The heavens feel open, don’t they? Is your strength renewed? Do you feel hungrier for God than usual? Are you having more dreams?   I have felt such an increase in His presence, and it’s wonderful! He has worked on us, positioned us and now He is calling our names.

I once had a dream about the last day revival. In this dream, everywhere I went I felt the glory of God. The glory of God was inside buildings and outside in the streets. It was so heavy that all I could do was weep under the weight of it. I remember walking up to a post office drop box that was painted red, and the lid was ajar. I walked up to it and saw an aborted dead baby in the box. As soon as I picked up the baby it came back to life! I didn’t even get a chance to ask God to raise it up. That’s how powerful the presence of God was.

Then I was asked to preach at a church, but I was reluctant because I didn’t want to have to take my focus off of the presence of God in order to study His word and produce a sermon. Then God spoke to me in the dream and said, “The key to this next revival is to respond to Me. If all you can do is stand at the pulpit and weep, that is what I will use. If you respond to Me, then I will have My way.” I didn’t need to take my focus off of Him in order to study the word and prepare a sermon. His presence was the sermon!

The unimaginable awaits. Eye has not seen, ear has not heard, nor has it entered into the heart of man the things God has prepared for those who love Him. But we must keep our eyes on Jesus. We are in a new season. We can’t put all our faith in past revivals or even… doctrines. God will perform His Word!  Don’t misunderstand me – there are those who put all their faith in their system of belief, a doctrine they have adopted in order to feel safe. And in so doing they have missed Jesus, and they will continue to miss Him.  He is the Word, and He is the Light shining in the darkness. Don’t take your eyes off of Jesus.

If this word speaks to your heart, then say this prayer with me…

Father, In Jesus name I ask You to reveal Yourself to me. Use me for Your glory. Make me bold as a lion. I want to run this race with You, and for You. The Spirit and the Bride say come Lord Jesus! We want You to have Your way. Do what only You can do. Show us Your glory. Come down upon us and change us. Heal us. Restore our lives. Save us, we pray! We need You to rescue this nation. We need You to rescue us and set our hearts on fire. Give us the strength and boldness we need to finish this race, to please Your heart.

In Jesus name we pray, amen.

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Other scriptures from this word you might want to look up!

1 Corinthians 9:24-26, 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 1 Corinthians 2:9, John 1:1-5,