Sara Whitten: "The Next Three Months and Regeneration"

"The Next Three Months and Regeneration"

Sara Whitten, Kerrville, TX

As we began to embark on Jewish New Year 5783, God highlighted the three months of overlap between its beginning and the beginning of 2023 on the Gregorian calendar. Strong's Concordance number 5783 (the Hebrew year that has just begun) is the Hebrew word "ur," meaning "to be exposed or bare." It's specifically used in regard to an act of preparation. This word shows up only in Habakkuk 3:9 in which he prays, "You (God) uncovered Your bow, You called for many arrows. You split the earth with rivers" (emphasis added).

Beginning now, God is doing a deep work of "laying bare" and "exposing" – not as the enemy exposes (for evil purposes and accusation), but for purposes of truth and healing. On an individual level, this looks like deep inner healing or an awakening of dormant callings. There will be freedom for those who are willing to sit with the Lord through the pain of the process and have Him walk them through redeeming their identities.

A Bow of Identity and a Quiver of Arrows and Callings

In my book, Uncommon Vessels, I share how God spoke to me about the image of a bow and some arrows, with the bow being our identity – the unchanging truth of who we were called to be – and the arrows being the purposes the Lord wants to partner with us in. As God exposes the "bow" of identity, with it will come a quiver of "arrows of callings." On a corporate level, this will look like exposure and awakening in the mountains of society.

During this process, it's important that remember to focus more on celebrating and promoting the truth than glorifying accusation, because God already has justice worked out. (Photo via PxHere)

Since we are transitioning to the year 2023, I looked up the coordinating entry in Strong's in the Greek. The word is "epichoregeo," meaning "to supply," "provide" or "furnish." The stripping down and laying bare is a preparation for this expression of abundance that we are moving into. On an individual level, this is operating fully in our callings as God lavishly supplies all we need to fulfill the visions He has given us. This cannot happen without the deep healing that will come from the truths God reveals these next few months, both personally and corporately. This is a call to spend extra time in prayer, receiving from the Lord His truths about you as well as your role in His plans to bring truth to the nations.

Regeneration and Setting the Climate

For the US, I saw an image of DNA. I asked the Lord what word this meant, and He said, "Regeneration." I noticed inside the word "regeneration" was the word "gene." In the natural, we are all designed with a unique gene pattern, and certain genes can be expressed (or not) based on a number of factors. We carry many genes that aren't always "expressed."

God is calling the US back to its original identity. There are core things of God woven into the US's foundations that aren't being fully expressed. The potential for this nation – and all nations – lies in its people's ability to set the climate. We set the climate by pursuing our own individual alignment with the Lord in the secret place and our expression of His salvation in the marketplace (whether that's your family, your job, your ministry, etc.). If we do this, we set the spiritual climate for the Lord to bring regeneration to the destiny of our nation.

Regeneration is defined by Merriam-Webster as:

• "spiritual renewal or revival"

• "renewal or restoration of a body, bodily part, or biological system (such as a forest) after injury or as a normal process"

• "utilization by special devices of heat or other products that would ordinarily be lost"

Hear the hope in that! As we cooperate in setting the climate it is bringing revival, healing, restoration of the Body and even renewal to certain systems (like government or education) that have been injured. There may be a couple of months of "heat" or "pressure" spiritually, but it is in order to save that which would have been lost. Don't look to the process, look to the coming regeneration! (Photo via Unsplash)

Prayer

Lord, we thank You that You see us and that You desire more wholeness and restoration for us. Thank you, Lord, for creating us so purposefully. Help us to become reacquainted with who we are and where we are in Your process. Give us new arrows…new purposes to partner with You on. Bring regeneration to our nation and the Church.

Help me to do my part of bringing the personal regeneration You're doing within me to the spheres You have placed me in externally. We pray for salvation, revival and regeneration for Your glory and in the name of Jesus, amen.

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Sara Whitten
Arrows of Zion
Email: sara@arrowsofzion.com
Website: www.arrowsofzion.com

Sara Whitten is an author, speaker, equipper, and founder of Arrows of Zion Ministry. She and her husband are pastors for the youth at Impact Christian Fellowship in Kerrville, Texas. Sara is a prophetic writer that has been featured on The Elijah List, Spirit Fuel, Charisma and more. She hosts "Hear God Everyday" on Charisma Podcast Network, a podcast with tools to help amplify the voice of God amidst the noise of everyday life. Sara also co-founded One Spark International, an organization that sponsors Bible-based training and education in unreached and restricted nations in order to see the gospel reach all people groups. She is also an active part of groups that train and invest in professionals wanting to use their business and marketplace skills to transform unreached nations for the Kingdom.

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