SPRING FORTH NOW 2025

Wednesday, December 31, 2025

In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.  And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.  Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts. Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged. Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.  And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.  Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.  Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate, And the LORD have removed men far away,

and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land.  But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof.

Isaiah 6

As this year closes, Isaiah’s vision pulls the curtain back and reminds us where our focus belongs—on a God who is still High And Lifted Up, no matter how low life has felt. The Hidden Manna in this moment is that clarity comes when you see God rightly; when He’s lifted, everything else finds its proper place. Isaiah didn’t Shine because he was perfect—he Shined because he was willing to be transformed in God’s presence. Shine begins with surrender, with letting God cleanse your vision, your voice, and your yes. When the coal touched Isaiah’s lips, purpose followed, and heaven asked the question: “Who will go for us?” As we step into 2026, this is the bridge—when God is High And Lifted Up, you are lifted too. Go forward knowing this: your Shine comes from His glory, and the same God on the throne is still calling, still sending, and still filling lives with Hidden Manna for the journey ahead.