There has been a notable increase in earthquakes globally over the past few months.
In the Book of Matthew, Jesus’ disciples asked him about the sign of His coming and the end times.
Jesus replied: “Take heed that no one deceives you, many will come in My name declaring that they are the Christ, and deceive many.” (Matthew 24:4)
He said, “There would be wars, rumors of wars, nations will rise against nations, kingdoms against kingdoms, pestilence and earthquakes in various places.” (Matthew 24:6-14)
He said that these things will be the beginning of sorrows. That word sorrows in the Greek is ōdin. It means the pain of childbirth, travail pain, birth pangs, and intolerable anguish.
I believe that the literal earthquakes are symbolic of a spiritual shaking and awakening to the nations.
The LORD is about to change the spiritual infrastructure of the world, but He is also going to change the trajectory of your lives.
When I read about the birth pangs, I sensed that the time of delivery is near. Some of you are going to feel a leaping in your belly (spiritual womb) as you read this, just as Elizabeth felt when John the Baptist leapt in her womb when Mary gave her the good news that Jesus was soon to be born.
Many of you are pregnant with vision and are about to give birth. This is the desires of your hearts and the vision that the Holy Spirit has placed inside of you that is about to manifest.
There are gifts on the inside of you that are about to come to life. Many of you are in your third trimester. You are entering the final stretch.
Don’t get discouraged or quit now because your due date is drawing near. Get ready to push.
Some of you are spiritually and emotionally drained because of this long, drawn-out pregnancy.
It has been an exhausting time — but don’t give up now because you are about to birth all that the Holy Spirit has deposited in you.
John 16:21 says: “A woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow because her hour has come; but as soon as she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world.”
For several of you, these gifts have been lying dormant for many years.
Some are saying that it seems like your due date has passed, but Jesus has His perfect timing, and to everything there is a season.
The angel Gabriel appeared to Mary and said to her: “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus.” (Luke 1:30)
In the same way, many of you (both men and women) have been infused and empowered with the Holy Spirit, the very living seed of God himself.
This is not a natural conception, but the LORD says to you: “Rejoice, you who are highly favored.”
Jesus is looking for those who will respond just as Mary responded: “Behold the handmaid of the LORD; be it unto me according to thy Word”
For those of you who are mid-term, speak blessings into this spiritual embryo as it is growing and developing.
Speak life into your destiny. Some of you are about to birth Ministries!
Don’t neglect that which has been imparted to you, even though you don’t see it manifested in the natural yet, you have the power to create, build up, or dismantle.
Speak to this gift and fashion it with your words.
Don’t disrespect this gift by speaking contrary to the Word of God.
Don’t curse what is inside of you with words of dishonor.
“You will not miscarry this baby, and you will soon come to full term, and that which you have conceived will soon be delivered,” says the LORD.
“Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, highly favored one, the LORD is with you; blessed are you among women!” Luke 1:26-38.
“And it happened, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.” Luke 1:41.
“A woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow because her hour has come; but as soon as she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world.” John 16:1.
This is an updated edition of a post originally published on A Word in Season
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