SPRING FORTH NOW 2026

August 3

Pay close attention now: I’m creating new heavens and a new earth.  All the earlier troubles, chaos, and pain are things of the past, to be forgotten.  Look ahead with joy.  Anticipate what I’m creating: I’ll create Jerusalem as sheer joy, create my people as pure delight.  I’ll take joy in Jerusalem, take delight in my people: No more sounds of weeping in the city, no cries of anguish; no more babies dying in the cradle, or old people who don’t enjoy a full lifetime; One-hundredth birthdays will be considered normal—anything less will seem like a cheat.  They’ll build houses and move in.  They’ll plant fields and eat what they grow.  No more building a house that some outsider takes over, no more planting fields that some enemy confiscates, for my people will be as long-lived as trees, my chosen ones will have satisfaction in their work.  They won’t work and have nothing come of it, they won’t have children snatched out from under them.  For they themselves are plantings blessed by God, with their children and grandchildren likewise God-blessed.  Before they call out, I’ll answer.  Before they’ve finished speaking, I’ll have heard.

Isaiah 65:17-24 (MSG)

What if God is inviting you to stop rehearsing yesterday and start preparing for tomorrow? In Isaiah 65:17–24 (MSG), God paints a breathtaking vision of a renewed future where joy replaces sorrow, and people fully enjoy the fruit of their labor, reminding us that Engaging The Holy means sitting with God's vision until it reshapes our expectations, renews our hope, and matures us into people ready to steward His promises. What is High And Lifted Up is a life that refuses to let past disappointments dictate future possibilities because God's vision is always greater than our present circumstances. Our communities have always moved forward by believing that what God promised was worth building toward, even when the evidence was not yet visible, leaving generations a legacy of faith, resilience, and hope. Dream Big, because God's future for your life is larger than your history and worthy of your patient trust. Decide To Become the person who can faithfully carry the vision, allowing God to develop your character as He develops your future. Demonstrate Your Power by living today as though God's promises are already shaping tomorrow, inspiring your family and community to embrace the new thing God is bringing as together you live High And Lifted Up.