When we flew into Osaka, the sun was just rising over the horizon. It was so beautiful, and I couldn't get the image out of my head. As I reflected on the image, I heard God speak. Below is what I drew in my art journal and then the word God gave me:
Japan,
Your nickname is "land of the rising sun" and I declare that this is a prophetic name. My Son and His glory is rising in this land. I have set you apart for a reason. Death, sadness, depression, unfulfillment, dissatisfaction, shame~all of these things are of the night and will be cast out by the Light of my Son. Revival is coming, beloved Japan. You will rise as a country set apart for Me. Just as every day the sun begins its journey around the earth by rising on you, so will My Light begin something that will shine on this whole earth. So open your hearts, open your hands, and raise your faces to the Rising Son.
"Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord! Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and forevermore! From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the Lord is to be praised! The Lord is high above all nations, and His glory above the heavens! Who is like the Lord our God, who is seated on high, who looks far down on the heavens and the earth? He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap, to make them sit with princes, with the princes of His people. He gives the barren woman a home, making her the joyous mother of children. Praise the Lord!" ~Psalm 113
"And night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever." ~Revelation 22:21
"'I will make you as a light for the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.' Thus says the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel and His Holy One, to one deeply despised, abhorred by the nations, the servant of rulers: 'Kings shall see and arise, princes, and they shall prostrate themselves; because of the Lord, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.'" ~Isaiah 49:6-7
"Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, 'I am the Light of the world. Whoever follows Me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.'" ~John 8:12
"The night is far gone, the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light." ~Romans 13:12
"Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God." ~1 Peter 2:16
The sun is rising
Night is fleeing from it
Redemption is near
