Day 58 Eyes on You

 

2/27/2026 

“We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on You.”  

2 Chronicles 20:12 

 

 "Lord, I'm hungry for you!" These words were the first I heard as I listened to my morning worship. The song spoke to the feelings I have, longing, aching to be in His Presence. My heart and my flesh may fail, but I hunger for You! Yesterday, I was so grateful for the illustration of the priestly garments and the stones of the ephod and breastplate, that I dreamed of the mysteries of Christ, and I wanted nothing more than to just sit and listen. I wanted to refocus my thoughts only on my Father and not on the cares of this world. Always waiting for the mood to swing in any given situation, and watching as I pray and the answer does not come. This does not steal my faith, however, as I have grown accustomed to waiting, but it bothers others who may not have taken the time "Be still and know that He is God."

As Purim approaches, and the days of fasting and heightened prayer for revival and an end to this savagery going on in Iran must be cut off, and as we await the next move by the Israeli and American governments, there seems to be greater darkness in the clouds above. I remember the vision I received of the Lord standing with His arm raised to the skies as the darkened clouds gathered in the sky began to turn, as if in a cauldron brewing an evil batch of poison. Yet, I knew that this was not the enemies of heaven initiating this turmoil, but it was the hand of the Lord, the Commander of the Armies of Heaven giving command to His angelic guard. The battle has always been, but in recent days the storm has increased. A friend shared with me that she had been given a vision of seeing funnels, like multiple tornadoes, coming down from heaven upon the earth. For some time now, going on three years since Hamas brutally and inhumanely massacred the innocent citizens of Israel, many while they slept - 1200 men, women, children, infants - the enemy has gathered against Israel, and they have been beaten back on seven fronts. The enemy of our souls has been using social media and liars clothed as truth bearers who gain the trust of gullible people, sensationalized against the people of God, to get the attention and increase hatred. I feel that it is about to gain momentum, as the head of the snake must be cut off. 

Last night in my weekly Bible study with Harvest I could feel tension in the air, and I could look at the faces of some and see mixed emotions, all concerning. The text in Luke we were discussing was found in Chapter 7:18-28 where John the Baptist had been imprisoned for some time, and his soul disquieted. His wait in prison had been long, and he questioned why it was taking Jesus so long to act, if indeed He was the Messiah sent to free them from Roman cruelty. John, like the disciples, did not understand that Jesus was not sent to save them from the Romans, He was sent to save souls from the wrath of God, to instruct them of the Kingdom of God. He came to set the captives free spiritually. He came as the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. So John sent two of his followers to ask Jesus if He was the One, or should they look for another. Quietly John sent his followers to inquire of Jesus in the same manner, rather than in a public display of unbelief. No, not John, as He knew His cousin, Jesus, and John knew he was sent to prepare the way of the Lord. Jesus, loving His cousin, spoke patiently and kindly to the two disciples, not in harshness, but Jesus addressed them for all those crowded around to hear:

"Jesus answered and said to them, 'Go and tell John the things you have seen and heard: that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the gospel preached to them. And blessed is he who is not offended (who does not fall away) because of Me.'" (Luke 7:22-23).

After the disciples of John departed, Jesus spoke to the crowds about John, testifying of his mission here on earth, so that they would understand that John was His forerunner sent from God to prepare the way for His arrival. Although his appearance, the way he dressed and how he ate, may have seemed strange to some, John had faithfully followed his heavenly mandate. He ends His message by saying, "For I say to you, among those born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he." (Luke 7:28)

Even prophets can have periods of doubt, because this is an emotion we all feel in one way or another, at one time or another. It is not unbelief that is an act of the will of a person, a determined stance and an attitude of the heart that can fester and lead to evil. Scriptures recounts episodes of doubt when we consider Elijah on Mount Carmel after he had destroyed the prophets of Baal, Peter as he walks on water, Moses when he did not want to continue the journey to the Promised Land without knowing God would go with him. Even the Apostle Paul had times when he questioned as noted in 2 Corinthians 1. We are all human, frail and fragile as dust, but Jesus, being in the form of man, understood this, and He did not condemn those who earnestly sought Him and followed God's laws. And so it is for us today who desire to walk a life surrendered to His will. The enemy will attempt to discourage us, especially if we are standing on the walls of Jerusalem, linking arms with the Chosen People, or as we stand praying for the deliverance of the Iranian people from the evil regime of this jihad that serves a false god of hatred - first to the Jews and then to the United States. We stand with Christians all over this world who are being persecuted, and we pray for the salvation and deliverance of each of our respective States within America to see the enemy's stranglehold over the people removed. We stand praying for the church to arise and take her rightful place, taking the authority Jesus gave to her, opening the blind eyes to see the deception of the enemy, even within the walls of the church. We each, as believers and followers of Jesus, have a job to do. Let us unite with the people of God and take our places at this appointed time.