"And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out." - Luke 19:40 KJV
Good Morning Agape Family,
Jesus said it Himself — there is a sound that MUST come from the earth. If His people go silent, creation will take their place. Agape, you were not saved to be silent. You were saved to sound! This Monday, God is not asking for perfect praise, He is asking for PRESENT praise. Don't let what hurt you, silence you. Don't let what tired you, mute you. Lift it anyway.
IF THESE SHOULD HOLD THEIR PEACE — siopao (to be silent, to be mute) The enemy doesn't need you to backslide, he just needs you to go silent. Silence is agreement with defeat. God says, your peace is not in holding your peace, your peace is in opening your mouth. What you've been holding in — the disappointment, the delay — the devil wanted to turn it into a muzzle. But today, break the silence.
THE STONES — lithos (rocks, stones) A rock has no testimony, no blood-washed history, no midnight deliverance. You do! Why would you let something with no story take your place? A rock never had a bill paid by Jehovah Jireh. A rock never had a body healed by Jehovah Rapha. You have receipts! Your praise has history. Rocks cry because they have to. You cry out because you GET to.
WOULD IMMEDIATELY CRY OUT — krazo (to shriek, to cry aloud with emotion) This is not polite praise. Krazo is a desperate, undignified, can't-hold-it cry. This is the praise that doesn't care who is watching. Agape, God is not looking for a perfect note, He is looking for an honest cry. The same mouth that prayed in the valley is the mouth that must praise on the mountain. Don't edit your praise.
STILL YOUR PRAISE — eti (release it still, again, continually) The title the Holy Spirit gave me is prophetic — STILL your praise. That means keep it moving, keep it lifting, keep it flowing. Psalm 34:1 — 'His praise shall CONTINUALLY be in my mouth.' Agape, don't praise when you feel like it, praise until you feel it. Your still-praise is what silences the enemy and confuses the rocks. When you praise still, you stay still in Him.
Prophetic Word For You Today
Thus saith the Lord to Agape Family: I heard your silent season and I am breaking it today. You thought I wanted you quiet to be humble. No, I wanted you quiet to hear Me. Now that you have heard Me, OPEN YOUR MOUTH. This week, I am restoring your sound. I am putting a new song in your mouth, even a praise unto your God (Psalm 40:3). Where the enemy said 'shut them down,' I say 'sound them out.' Your praise this Monday will unlock what your prayer battled for all last week. Don't let the rocks take what belongs to you. If you don't praise Me for what I did, I will have to let something else do it — but I would rather have YOU. So lift your voice, Agape. Monday is not heavy, Monday is hallowed when it starts with praise.
Today’s Declaration
Today I will not be silent! My mouth will praise, my heart will worship, my hands will lift! I will not let a rock cry out in my place. I still have breath, so I still have praise. Hallelujah!
I love you, I'm praying for you. See you on Sunday with a testimony of what Monday's praise did!
