The bible fell open to Hosea this morning. As I read, the Lord impressed upon me to write down the names of Hosea’s children, along with the definitions of each. I had to jump up to find a pen, which I did, and I settled back down to work.
In Hosea 1:4, the first child, a boy, was named Jezreel. God defines his name for us as “God sows”. Immediately afterward, in the same verse, He goes on to say, “…for yet a little while and I will…”
Following His instructions, I wrote this phrase down:
“God sows, for yet a little while and I will…” (Hosea 1:4 AMPC).
I sat back and stared at this phrase, because I realized that God was LITERALLY speaking out of His word, which He often does! It sounded almost exactly as if He was giving me the first part of a sentence … a fill-in-the-blank sentence!
“God sows, for yet a little while and I will…(fill in the blank)”.
Listen and really HEAR this phrase, because God is speaking to us! What do we do with a fill-in-the-blank sentence? We FILL IN THE BLANK, so fill in your blank! I filled in the blank with the thing for which I am expecting breakthrough! I encourage you to do the same!
Listen! He is saying that He has sowed (your breakthrough) but hang on just a little while longer and He will (your breakthrough)! He is not a man that He can lie (see Numbers 23:19)! His promises are ALWAYS Yes and Amen in the Beloved (see 2 Corinthians 1:20)!
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“We are at the goal line! It is fourth and inches!” I don’t know about you, but I know we are right on the brink of breakthrough! In fact, a couple mornings ago as we prayed together, my husband stated that he heard from Lord, “We are at the goal line! It is fourth and inches!”
Now, if you think about this word picture, and if you know anything about football, you know that on a fourth down with only inches to go to make a goal all the offensive players and all the defensive players crush together in one spot — at the goal line. The two teams face off and battle with everything they have over some of the most valuable real estate in all of sports – mere inches!
The two opposing teams stare directly into each other’s faces when the ball is only inches away from getting into the end zone. It is the defending team’s JOB DESCRIPTION – the opposition – to push back with all their might to keep the offensive players from getting across the goal line and scoring.
Conversely, it is the JOB DESCRIPTION of the team that has the ball to push forward with all their might and strength and power to get that ball across the goal line to victory! This incredibly fierce battle is for just a few inches of terrain!
Do you hear God today? There are only a few, valuable inches of real estate for us to battle over before we cross the goal line!
Do you want to know why the heat has been turned up? Why the opposition has grown so intense? It’s because we are mere inches away from God’s sown seed coming to full fruition, and to see that harvest in our lives and in the Kingdom! We are mere inches away, mere moments from experiencing the fullness of His promises!
This is also why we are seeing such great depths of darkness with such “in your face” boldness. We are experiencing it up close and personal because we are literally standing face to face, toe to toe with the hordes of hell at the goal line, just inches away from the finish line to victory – OUR VICTORY!
“God sows, for yet a little while and I will…(fill in the blank)”.
The Lord would have us all to know today that we are mere inches away from our goal, mere moments away from BREAKTHROUGH! We must keep pushing forward with all that we have, not giving up an inch to the enemy, even as he pushes back. He is trying to keep us from getting that which God has already prophesied that we shall have – our promised land!
“Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts,” (Zechariah 4:6 KJV).
I exhort you today to hear the word of the Lord! He says HE WILL! Just hang in there just a little while longer! Remember, it is not by our might nor by our power but by His Holy Spirit! So keep pressing in to His Holy Spirit, keep pressing in to Him, and you will cross over those last few inches victoriously!
I am at the goal line right along with you, shoulder to shoulder, as we fight together, in unity!
Edie Bayer
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