I’ll Be Home for Christmas

On December 4 I had been hearing from the Lord a lot about Prodigals. Then later that night, my 90-year-old mother told me a dream she had about traveling a long distance and ending up at this house of two children that she knew in the dream had been away from home for a long time. In the dream, she said that when the children saw her they ran and she ran to embrace them. She was aware in this dream that they had been gone for a long time but their hearts were now wanting to come home terribly. She said that they stood and embraced for a long, long time sobbing. Sound familiar?

Instantly, I thought of the story in the Bible in Luke chapter 15:11-32, of the prodigal and how his Father ran to embrace him. He didn’t give him a lecture because he knew that he had learned his lesson just by being out there away from the Father’s house. No, instead he put a robe and ring on him and made ready a tremendous feast! That is our God!

And almost as instantaneously as I heard that scripture the Lord spoke to me and said, “Many will be home for Christmas this year, make them welcome!” Then, no longer than a minute after this, I opened up my Facebook to find a post by Debbie Hubbard she had posted from Glory Encounter Community that said, “We decree that prodigals are hearing a voice they cannot resist, and feeling a tug they cannot refuse, they are coming Home”

Now that was three conformations within about 5 minutes! I am here to say to you what the Lord is saying “MANY WILL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS!” And then the Lord began to run that old song through my memory “I’ll Be Home For Christmas! “ Folks, it is time to get out the ring and the robe and prepare a feast!!

Let’s decree this till we see it! 

Isaiah 51:11 “Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.”

And this!

Isaiah 60:4 “Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side.”

I’ll Be Home for Christmas

You can plan on me

Please have snow and mistletoe

And presents by the tree

Christmas Eve will find me

Where the love light gleams

I’ll be home for Christmas

If only in my dreams

I’ll be home for  Christmas

You can plan on me

Please have some snow and mistletoe

And presents by the tree

Christmas Eve will find me

Where the love light gleams

I’ll be home for Christmas

If only in my dreams

I’ll be home for Christmas

If only in my dreams

Songwriters: Buck Ram / Kim Gannon / Walter Kent

This is an updated edition of a post originally published on TCIC Ministries 

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About the Author

Jo Ellen is a prophetic speaker, singer, intercessor, and pastor. The Lord has called her to be His mouthpiece no matter what she is involved with. She believes we will see The Knowledge of the glory of the Lord cover the earth as the waters cover the sea in our lifetime!!

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