A Diamond In the Midst Of Ash
I am worthy of all your praise. Open the floodgates of your heart and let praises spring forth from your lips. From the hidden depths of your soul my water will rise up from within and break over the brim and gush forth with a mighty rushing. Rise up and sing. Shake loose the fetters that bind your hands to your side. Lift your head above the cloud of despair and see my glory that shines with radiant brilliance. Kick off those weights that have anchored your feet to the ground. Dance and leap on the high places. I am setting you free. The walls are coming down and the bars that hold you are melting like wax. Let the clouds be parted and the rocks cleared. Let the storms recede and the fires quenched. Let your darkness be turned to light and let your enemies be scattered. Rejoice and sing praises for I am worthy of all praise. Rise and shine, I am your deliverer, your healer, your redeemer and king. I am the restorer of your soul. I heal what is broken and I gather what is scattered.
My vessel has been broken, crushed, trampled and discarded. I see wounds that are deep and grievous and there is tremendous sorrow and anguish of soul. The cries that rise and fall in my ear and by the devastation and ruin I see before me pierce through my heart. I will resurrect a diamond from the midst of the ash. A jewel for my crown will be brought forth from the smoldering rubble.
Though the fire has raged and the storm fierce, through the furnace I walked with you and in the midst of waves I held you up. In the desert I consoled you and over rocky crags I carried you.
I have remained at your side and will continue to walk with you. I will never leave you nor forsake you.
What the enemy intended for destruction I have used to bring glory and honor to me. What was intended for harm, I have used it for your good. What was intended to uproot and snatch you from my grasp, I have used to anchor your roots deep in me. What the enemy has intended for evil I have used to try you and test you. What was meant to scorch and set you ablaze I have used as a refiner’s fire to purify and set you apart for my purpose.
I have revealed a part of me that can only be known through suffering and pain. I have drawn you close and held you to my breast until your heart has become fused with mine. I have brought you into my inner chambers and dined and fellowshipped with you. I planted my word in your heart and your mouth will speak it forth in the time ahead. I trained your ear to hear and your eyes to see. I have taught you to trust and to obey. Soon, I will teach you to fly. On eagle’s wings you will soar above the mountain peaks as my spirit sweeps beneath your wings. You will glide upon the wind and I will carry you up and above all these things. You will look down and know that I am your beginning and ending and all that is between. When you pass through the veil that separates time from eternity, I am your eternal reward. Rejoice in this and be exceedingly glad. Lift up your voice to me I am worthy of all praise!