Coming Out

Coming Out

Coming out of all this.

Come out of all this.

Tell yourself you are coming out of this.

Tell yourself, “on the way out”.

Un expect.

Altered expectation.

Expect to be out of this.

Aim to be out of this.

Plan to be out of this.

For my hope does not disappoint.

For my hope appoints.

For my hope is appointed.

For I have appointed my hope.

I have made an appointment for hope.

My hope has authority.

You think of an appointed time.

I think of an enduring appointment, a new position, a reserved position. For I have reserved a place for hope. I have made a place for hope. My hope is not reserved. My hope does not hold back. My hope is appointed, my hope declares, my hope gives confidence, imparts joy and peace.

You feel the pull so strongly.

You know what it is like to be drawn.

You know what it is like to be drawn to someone.

You feel the tension rise within you, the closer you come, the closer you must come, closer and closer still. For you cannot stay away, you are compelled by my desire. You despise the distance between you, if you could you would tie yourself to her.

For she lifts you up.

For she calls you up.

She invites you to come up.

She pulls you to come up higher.

She is my instrument of promotion.

She is my instrument of elevation.

Those who come close to her end up higher.

Distance is such a downer.

Distance brings you down.

Pulled down, pushed down, restrained, abandoned, isolated, imprisoned, held captive.

You tell yourself all hope is lost, you tell yourself to endure, you compel yourself to get up, to take another step.

Yet I have your hope.

Hold on to my hope.

Be drawn to my hope.

At each step Joseph fell more and more into the depths, into the pit, into the prison, into the darkness. Yet I was there with hope. I stood by him with hope. I had appointed hope. My hope appointed him.

From the lowest place to the highest place.

From the depths of darkness to the pinnacle of promotion. Possessing all authority, possessing all my authority, possessing the promise, releasing the promise, proclaiming the promise.

Proclaim the promise.

Don’t cry over the burnt box.

Seriously what is that about? Since when have you cared for the box?

For my fire reveals the treasure, the imperishable treasure.

For this is personal.

For I know how much you love jewellery. Is this not my best representation of my love for you?

For my treasure is revealed in the brightness of the fire.

Expect to receive my treasure, expect to see my treasure revealed.

An explosion of light.

A great fanfare.

A moment of extravagance.

For you are my delight.

I have reserved the greatest treasures for you.

Genesis 41:14-16 Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon. But Joseph [first] shaved himself, changed his clothes, and made himself presentable; then he came into Pharaoh’s presence. And Pharaoh said to Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it; and I have heard it said of you that you can understand a dream and interpret it. Joseph answered Pharaoh, It is not in me; God [not I] will give Pharaoh a [favorable] answer of peace.

Expect peace and calm.

Expect ease and delight.

Anticipate joy.

See the smile forming on your face as you walk out of this.

Genesis 41:32-33 That the dream was sent twice to Pharaoh and in two forms indicates that this thing which God will very soon bring to pass is fully prepared and established by God. So now let Pharaoh seek out and provide a man discreet, understanding, proficient, and wise and set him over the land of Egypt [as governor].

Hold on to hope, for my hope holds on to you.

My hope draws you in.

My hope pulls you out.

My hope calls you out.