Never the Less

Never the less

You came for the base model but you shall have the upgrade.

Focus not on the drain, on that which drains, but on the overflow. Not what is on the side, or beneath, but on that which elevates. Not the size of the pores, of the sieve, but rest in the pause. Be still.

When you pass through the waters they shall not overwhelm you, whether from above or beneath.

Be overwhelmed by what I am doing, not what the circumstance dictates. Rise above that which pulls you under.

That which is captive shall be elevated, and released. It is for freedom I have set you free.

The ground shall give way to you. As you step on it, it shall be pressed down.

That which is broken shall come together. That which is broken shall be restored, repaired.

Never the less, only the more!

Luke 5:5 But Simon answered and said to Him, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net.” Jeremiah 28:6-7 The prophet Jeremiah said, Amen! May the Lord do so; may the Lord perform your words which you have prophesied to bring back to this place from Babylon the vessels of the Lord’s house and all who were carried away captive. Nevertheless, listen now to and hear this word which I speak in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people:

The trapdoor!

It is not a trap, it is a door!

Not to constrain, not to restrict, not to confine, but to provide access.

Not trapped, not overwhelmed. Underwhelmed, be under-whelmed. Do you realise what is under you? The “over” flows under you. It surrounds you. It pushes against you. It supports you. The over is here! I am over it. Do you hear me. I am OVER it.

It is beneath me. It is beneath you.

What is it that you walk upon?

On the ground of your word.

Luke 5:5-6 And Simon (Peter) answered, Master, we toiled all night [exhaustingly] and caught nothing [in our nets]. But on the ground of Your word, I will lower the nets [again]. And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish; and as their nets were [at the point of] breaking,

This is not the point of breaking, this is the breaking point. This is the point! This is the break.

I have broken it. It is broken through.

Bound to be broken. Broken bonds.

You strain to get a break. You pull against the bounds, against the ties, against that which ties you up. Frayed at the edges. Afraid at the edges. Held fast. Hold fast to that which I have promised.

And cut through and make straight. Cut through to break through.

Under arrest. Under a rest. I have place you under, a rest.

Be at rest.

Under the flow. Flooded by the flow.

Pull up. Pull it up, I’m pulling it up. Grab hold of the net and pull with me. Let my hand rest upon yours. Let me take the strain. Hand it to me. Place it in my hand. This one last thing I ask it that you place it in my hand.

Give it to me, to take care of.

Do not be overcome by circumstance.

Be overcome by my presence. I am coming over.

Invite me to come over!

“Arrest our hearts, would every heart be arrested here”

Patiently wait, like a patient but not in-firmed. Waited on by the physician. Be cared for. Be healed. Be restored. Be in “recovery”. The work, the operation has been performed, be in recovery. Waiting in recovery. You are in recovery.

Be recovered, be covered again, take my covering. Be covered by me. I have hit it covered. Receive my cover, take re-covery.

This cover is for your protection. So that the surface shall not be torn. That which is covered shall be preserved. Will you be covered again.

Exposed no more, naked no more, vulnerable no more, weakened no more.

Take my robe, accept my covering. Be re-covered. Be covered again.

Psalms 140:7 O God the Lord, the Strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of battle.

Did you feel the earth move? Just then!

This was not a fantasy. This was a reality. It actually happened. This is happening. The earth shall move. The ground shall shake. This will be a moment to remember. This shall be a time of remembrance. A new place of intimacy.

Hold on to the one you love. Held in embrace, with passion, tenderness, with affection! Held by your arms with strength, in power!