"Because that, when they knew God, they glorified Him not as God, neither were thankful but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools. And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things." Romans 1:21-23

"Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshiped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen." Romans 1:25

"But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all." Galatians 4:26

"But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now. Nevertheless what saith Scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman. So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free." Galatians 4:29-31

The past two weeks God keeps revealing to me through visions, the same images that He has revealed to me this entire year, except that everything I have been seeing recently is in very brilliant colors, the colors have been magnified ten-fold. One of the repeating images He has visually shown me are trees; trees that reflect His righteousness, "To appoint unto them that return to Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He might be glorified." Isaiah 61:3. Also, trees planted by the water, the trees that are nourished by His Holy Spirit, Psalm 1:3. And the tree of life, the tree whereby we partake of His Spirit and receive healing for our souls, Rev. 22:2. So the trees I have been seeing the past few weeks seem to reflect all of the above and yet the colors, the intensity of His purpose seems to have been increased ten-fold.

Other repeating visions that He keeps revealing to me are the wise men, and the temple of the Lord. The wise men and the temple I have seen over and over but now they stand before me in very brilliant colors of blue, lavender, many various colors, in great intensity. Instead of the images appearing large and off in the distance they now appear to be right in front of me and seem to have the same shape and height as myself.

The ocean is another repeating vision I have seen the past year. Sometimes the ocean represented people who were filled with His Spirit and carried His glory out into the world. Often I have seen an ocean all around me as I am sitting in a boat trying to find peace in the turbulent sea, trials all around me, or as I am trying to hang onto the side of a boat in the ocean so that I am able to breath as I keep my head above the water. Then there have been times when Jesus has told me to stand on the water, a turbulent ocean that extends beyond my vision. But this past week He has turned the ocean into steps that I can walk upon. He has frozen in place the turbulent ocean with its many large breaking waves all around me. He has turned it into what looks like something you would see in a stage play, the motion has been stopped in mid-action, and the crashing waves have become steps that I can easily walk upon.

Same repeating visions except everything is much clearer, in very brilliant colors, and placed right before me, not off in the distance. Yesterday God awakens me to this understanding.

"In the upcoming year there will be many moving into a fuller relationship with My Son, they will begin to see and understand the freedom of who they are in Christ. People will begin to understand that freedom in Christ involves coming to a more intimate relationship with Me, a personal, day by day, moment by moment relationship. It will be in casting down all vain imagination of worshipping anything or anyone above their Lord that they will be moved into this position of freedom.

This is the year in which I will come to clean house. I will shine the light of truth into every room, within the heart and minds of My children, so that they will understand that the fullness of relationship they are seeking with Me will not be found in their ministries, it will not be found in possessions. Fullness of relationship will be found as they understand who they are in Christ. Fullness that is lived as they daily walk with My Son in a personal, intimate relationship. They will desire to cast down anything that would hinder them from moving into their rightful positions in Christ.

Clothed in garments of praise. Many will begin to desire to cast off heavy, burdensome garments of vain imagination. They will desire to put on the garments that reflect and glorify their Creator. Garments of great beauty spun out of My finest materials, the materials which reflect the brilliant colors My glory. Each thread reflects the finest purposes of the King; wisdom, faith, mercy, hope, love and kindness, interwoven and placed by My hand within and upon My children's lives. When these garments are worn then the hearts of those whose shoulders they are placed upon will begin to soar and the healing oil of joy will be released within their lives, will restore that which was once hidden in darkness. Situations that once caused My children to sink into the sea of despair, will now become as steps that they will be able to walk upon, steps under their feet as they desire to keep their eyes on Me in all situations. As they begin to trust that everything will work together for good in their lives the song of deliverance will spring forth from hearts now filled with hope and vision.

My children will be vessels of wisdom and blessings. Because My children will desire to please only Me, then where ever they are led to fellowship they will bring gifts of blessings to those around them. Because they worship the Creator and not what I have created, they will not be bound by the desire to succeed in mans eyes or need to have titles placed upon them to find purpose. Their identity will be in Jesus, they will realize that they are the temple made by My perfect Hands. That the Spirit is within, the altar of praise is within. They are the wise men who have found Me and have been blessed with great wisdom. My children of wisdom will bring blessings of hope and joy to those around them. To whoever I send them to."

I don't know if any of you have seen the commercial for the U.S. Postal Service lately, but the song by Carly Simon that the ad is set to is certainly prophetic! It's interesting that the song is sung about people that deliver messages through any adverse condition! Below are the words for such a time as this . . . Let Your River Run, Lord!

LET THE RIVER RUN (The New Jerusalem)

We're coming to the edge,
running on the water,
coming through the fog,
your sons and daughters.

Let the river run,
let all the dreamers wake the nation.
Come, the New Jerusalem.

Silver cities rise,
the morning lights
the streets that meet them,
and sirens call them on
with a song.

It's asking for the taking.
Trembling, shaking.
Oh, my heart is aching.

We're coming to the edge,
running on the water,
coming through the fog,
your sons and daughters.

We the great and small
stand on a star
and blaze a trail of desire
through the dark'ning dawn.

It's asking for the taking.
Come run with me now,
the sky is the color of blue
you've never even seen
in the eyes of your lover.

Oh, my heart is aching.
We're coming to the edge,
running on the water,
coming through the fog,
your sons and daughters.

It's asking for the taking.
Trembling, shaking.
Oh, my heart is aching.
We're coming to the edge,
running on the water,
coming through the fog,
your sons and daughters.

Let the river run,
let all the dreamers
wake the nation.
Come, the New Jerusalem.

To God Be All The Glory!