The Broad Expanse -- There Is So Much More

Genuine Phoenix "Feather"
Artist Robert Reece

There has been a forging this last year. 

In the depths of the fire,
a company of people have been forged whose hearts are pure, whose resolve is unshakable, and whose vision is clear. Fear has no place among them, or in them, for their standard is perfect Love. Their view is unhindered because they are looking at the One who is limitless. Their steps are sure and without apology, for they know the One whose steps they follow. Their holy bond has only grown deeper and stronger.

These burning ones rise as Fire emboldens their flight and Love consumes their hearts, for He who IS this Holy Fire rises within them. They have allowed their Creator and God to forge them into the image of His Son…the One who has gone before them and is the fulfillment of all they are to be.

Tried by fire. Anything that does not stand the test is burned up. Everything that remains can be fashioned and formed into a beautiful masterpiece. Without the fire, there is no forging. Without the forging, there is no creation. The creation is evidence of the Creator.

 

In the midst of the heat, it’s as if seals began to open, and we’re watching promises of God unfolding, to fulfillment, right before our eyes. Seems so contrary to what we’ve witnessed across the globe on a natural level…it’s getting ready to change.

Those who worship the Lord in Spirit and in truth are rising with His song coming from their innermost being…a song forged in the heart of His beloved. It is the song of oneness with the Lamb. It is the song of oneness with His heart. It is this Song, it is this Love that changes everything…

 

Landscapes made new –

Hearts now transformed –

Families restored –

Lives are reborn –

Generations regenerated –

From the ashes they rise –

Mindsets reformed by looking into His eyes –

Even though the dark system of this world has increasingly promoted fear and oppression, the Kingdom of Light has been rising in, on, and through His people. It is affecting change in the earth...so, don't be distracted or deterred by counterfeits.

In the Spirit, I see the same forging taking place in the earth that has been taking place in those who have lent themselves to the process. As His people awaken, so the world awakens. As God's sons and daughters come into the fullness of their original intent, all of creation is restored to the glory of its original design. As Father's glorious ones are unveiled, the impact is realized throughout the universe. 

Unparalleled glory! Indescribable joy!

17 And since we are His true children, we qualify to share all His treasures, for indeed, we are heirs of God Himself. And since we are joined to Christ, we also inherit all that He is and all that He has. We will experience being co-glorified with Him provided that we accept His sufferings as our own.

18 I am convinced that any suffering we endure is less than nothing compared to the magnitude of glory that is about to be unveiled within us.

19 The entire universe is standing on tiptoe, yearning to see the unveiling of God's glorious sons and daughters! 20 For against its will the universe itself has had to endure the empty futility resulting from the consequences of human sin. But now, with eager expectation, 21 all creation longs for freedom from its slavery to decay and to experience with us the wonderful freedom coming to God's children. 22 To this day we are aware of the universal agony and groaning of creation, as if it were in the contractions of labor for childbirth. 23 And it's not just creation. We who have already experienced the firstfruits of the Spirit also inwardly groan as we passionately long to experience our full status as God's sons and daughters--including our physical bodies being transformed. (Romans 8:17-23 TPT)

I want to thank some of our dear friends, Ron and Rhonda, for presenting Mark and I with the stained glass art that is the image for this article. (Please see the full credits for the artwork below this article.) There is an entire story of God's unfolding that is a forerunner of this gift. When they opened the package to unveil the masterpiece inside, they had no idea what their expression of love was proclaiming. The flood of reality washed over me that what Father has been speaking and unfolding for almost two decades, is now coming to pass in and through His beloved. I was undone in that holy moment, as this kiss of Heaven sealed and set His marker. His exclamation point.

So! Here we are! Stepping out into the broad expanse of Him.

 Through the pressing, the transitions, the dismantling, and the re-forming, we have come to such a time as this...for the splendor of our Creator and for the liberation of His creation. 

We were made for this. We were made for Him.

9...Things never discovered or heard of before, things beyond our ability to imagine--these are the many things God has in store for all His lovers.

10 But God now unveils these profound realities to us by the Spirit. Yes, He has revealed to us His inmost heart and deepest mysteries through the Holy Spirit, who constantly explores all things. (1 Corinthians 2:9-10 TPT)

Below, I am honored to share an excerpt of a word from my brother that he sent to me in the last couple of weeks. Kirk and I have had an ongoing exchange for about three years now concerning the "new". The phrase Papa God spoke to his heart twenty-three years ago, that continues to unfold, is this...

 "There Is So Much More"

As we read Kirk's exhortation, I pray that we would allow Holy Spirit to continue to forge, reveal, and enlighten us to know, even as we are known. To be in the fullness of our Creator, Father God's design.

"I definitely want to know the love of my Creator...the height, width, and depth of His love that surpasses all understanding. There are so many more things to know about Him. I believe we need to pursue and seek Him in ways we never would have thought of before. Unconventional ways. New ways. It's time to think outside the box because God is not in a box. The days of old, the old ways are good and remember to cling to that which is good, but now is time to press into the new. The Witness inside you is your Guide and Referee. Adjust your eyes and look from the perspective that you never knew was there. It is a new perspective and a new way to see that which will be revealed. Prepare yourself for His enlightenment...take the limits off our limitless Creator. God is everywhere and He upholds all things by His Word. Give glory to God IN all things. There is so much more."   Kirk A. Wilmot

Here we are... 

Here we go...

Into the Broad Expanse,

~Tammy~

**Artwork 'Genuine Phoenix "Feather" '  By Robert Reece**

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