Hold Fast! by Lonnie Mackley

Hold Fast: To bear down, grit it out, stay the course.

MT 25:1 "At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise.

The Lord has been putting the final touches on our inner temples and getting us used to walking in consistent obedience so that we can be ready for the greatest infilling and outpouring of His Spirit that this world has ever experienced. But as we fast approach this glorious day of breakthrough and deliverance, some of us may feel tempted to sit down or go back to the old flesh ways we are used to living simply because we have grown weary from the journey and it just feels more comfortable to give in rather than to push. But like the 5 wise virgins that kept their lamps lit and stayed diligent and attentive to the Bridegrooms imminent coming, so must we hold fast and remain ready to meet Him.

PS 43:3 Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.

In high level mountain climbing there is what is known as the “death zone” when you climb above 26,000 feet; and we’ve been climbing in the spiritual death zone for some time now, amidst fleshly deprivation and avalanches of unanticipated spiritual warfare. Our flesh person has been dying with each step we take to press closer to Him, but we have entered unfamiliar territory where the familiar can seem quite inviting. It is not a time to get slack or go back to our comfort zone; it is time to keep seeking God with all of our hearts and to remain clean and pure hearted and minded in every way. For the Lord that we seek will come in great power, and blessed will be those that He finds ready.

PS 27:14 Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.

Soon, everywhere you go there will be a miracle happening, and even someone simply touching you may result in the virtue of Jesus Christ healing and delivering them. So take heart today and keep pushing deeper through consistent worship and praying in the Spirit. God really does inhabit the praises of His people so keep praising and worshiping no matter what, and the peace and glory of Jesus Christ will consume you completely. What is about to happen to you is what you were born for, and although you have felt like you have just been drifting aimlessly, new purpose and direction is about to come. So hold fast dear and faithful one; your time of waiting and watching will pay off!

JOS 23:8 But you are to hold fast to the LORD your God, as you have until now.