Lion Bites — January 2025
Daily prophecy for January 2025, republished with the kind permission of the Global Prophetic Alliance. Every Monday — Friday.
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3 January 2025. Cease from Striving
“My Child, you are the righteousness of Christ, so keep your eyes on Me, the author and perfector of your faith. Just as an artist fixes his gaze on the object he paints in order to reproduce its likeness, keep your eyes on Me to reflect and display My Image to the world.
As My Beloved, I Declare over you that you are valued, restored and redeemed through My finished work on the cross. I paid a high price, so let all striving cease. I want you to rest in My love and live from a place of complete acceptance and approval in Me.
When you feel tempted to sin and make mistakes, I do not want you to stay away from Me, feeling ashamed. Instead, in those moments, look at Me. Don’t allow shame or guilt to keep you from My Presence, draw closer, look into My eyes and feel My heart for you as you confess your sins. I will cleanse and heal your heart from the impurities that would tarnish and I will reveal the lies that attempt to wrongly define you and misrepresent who you truly are. Whenever your heart makes you feel condemned, know that your loving Father is greater and more merciful than your conscience.
My love for you is so great, experience the freedom and joy of new creation living. Cease from striving and rest in completeness. Live your life from the place of your original identity in Me.”
Prayer : LORD Jesus, thank you for your great love for me demonstrated on the cross. Thank you that you were willing to pay such a high price so that I might live as one who is holy, flawless, and restored. Help me to always keep my eyes on You and remind me, by the power of the Holy Spirit, of what it means to live as one who is accepted in the Beloved.
Ephesians 1:6 (NKJV) “To the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.”
Hebrews 12:2 (AMPC) “Looking away [from all that will distract] to Jesus, Who is the Leader and the Source of our faith [giving the first incentive for our belief] and is also its Finisher [bringing it to maturity and perfection]. He, for the joy [of obtaining the prize] that was set before Him, endured the cross, despising and ignoring the shame, and is now seated at the right hand of the throne of God.”
Matthew 13:45-46 (TLB) “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a pearl merchant on the lookout for choice pearls. He discovered a real bargain—a pearl of great value—and sold everything he owned to purchase it!”
2 January 2025. Fresh Wind
The LORD says to you today, “I AM coming like a fresh wind of hope and renewal this season. It is not a forceful wind, but a guiding breeze that glides with passion that will sweep you away and empower you to drive change that matters.
Listen to Me nudging you to come away and spend time with me before you are blown into this season of change. I have secrets that I AM going to give you in these times of intimacy with Me. Secrets for you only, that will encourage, refresh, inspire, and surprise you! You can only get what you need to carry you through this season through Me. Come and get excited about the plans that I have for you that will change your family, your finances, your work and all the other areas of importance in your life. What I will show you will give you wisdom and understanding for Kingdom Advancement, in ways you can only dream of! Come partner with me and see the fulfillment of My Promises come alive before your very eyes!”
Prayer : Dear LORD, thank You that you are bringing change and a new direction into my life. I ask You to help me to be receptive to your nudges to spend time with you. Empower me to not give into distraction, but to rest in your presence so that I can receive the guidance, wisdom and insight I need to move with your fresh wind this season. I ask this in Jesus’ name. Amen
Activation : Set time aside to sit with your heavenly Father and ask Him to show you the direction He is taking you in. Write this down! He will give you direction and guidance for this new season which will bring up more questions to ask. Don’t be shy, keep asking and he will give you the answer as you search for them, asking Him the steps you need to take regarding the direction he has given you. Be attentive to his moving wind in your life and have faith that he will give you all you need to move in obedience with Him!
Luke 8.25 (ESV) “Then he asked them, “Where is your faith?” The disciples were terrified and amazed. “Who is this man?” they asked each other. “When he gives a command, even the wind and waves obey him!””
Jeremiah 33.3 (NIV) “Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.”
Numbers 23:19 (ESV) “God is not a man, so he does not lie. He is not human, so he does not change his mind. Has he ever spoken and failed to act? Has he ever promised and not carried it through?”
1 January 2025. Gather the Jars
Elisha said, “Go around and ask all your neighbours for empty jars. Don’t ask for just a few. Then go inside and shut the door behind you and your sons. Pour oil into all the jars, and as each is filled, put it to one side.” (2 Kings 4:3-4, NIV)
“Consider what I showed Elisha. Where there was nothing, he saw possibility. Where there was poverty, he saw provision. Where there was limitation, he saw abundance.
I want you to see through the lenses of Elisha. I want you to believe for the radically impossible. I want to take you on a journey. Firstly, in your own life. Rather than seeing lack, ask me to show you what I want to do and what I want you to do. Are you ready to gather vessels for oil that does not yet exist? Are you ready to look foolish in the eyes of others?
Secondly, I AM releasing you to lead others into the same anointing. Will you boldly instruct others to get ready for my outpouring? Oh my child, I AM asking you to be brave, to be willing to put yourself out there. I have so much oil to pour out among my people but the vessels are not gathered and the oil is not expected. Change the lenses and raise the faith and together let us break down the limitations.”
Activation : Spend some time reading through the story of Elisha and the jars and then ask Holy Spirit to speak to you through this story. Going into the new year, what aspects of this story does Holy Spirit want you to apply to your context?
Psalm 23:5-6 (NIV) “You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of The LORD forever.”
2 Corinthians 9:8 (TLB) “God is able to make it up to you by giving you everything you need and more so that there will not only be enough for your own needs but plenty left over to give joyfully to others.”
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