Isaiah 54:2-3

2 “Enlarge the place of your tent,
And let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings;
Do not spare; (hold back)
Lengthen your cords,
And strengthen your stakes.

3 For you shall expand to the right and to the left,
And your descendants will inherit the nations,
And make the desolate cities inhabited.

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For days the Lord has been placing this scripture in front of me, as well as the little word ENLARGE. Often, I find myself toying with obedience rather than simply obeying. Fear easily creeps in..in the form of what if’s or what is not…rather than simply what is. I find this poem very specific actually from His heart. So very purposed. Perhaps you need the same nudge I did…let us dare to believe for more…

Enlarge the Place of Your Tent

A word begins to stir it’s course
The Lord does say “enlarge.”
But caution comes quick enough
To listen to further charge.

Stretch out thy curtains of thy tent
Don’t spare ..or dare hold back
Lengthen the cords to make some room
Make sure to pull the slack.

You’ll need His sight beyond the seen
A prophetic vision for growth
For without this the people are left
Naked and too exposed.

You must prepare to now enlarge
There’s work that you must do
You’ll likely need to tear down walls
And add unexpected rooms.

If you do not see past today
Growth will likely be stalled
For faith proceeds on up ahead
Not allowing a vision too small.

Strengthen stakes and drive them deep
For pressure is sure to come
If your not rooted deeper in Christ
The stakes will come undone.

In order to expand to the right and left
New people enlisted you’ll need
Enlarging influence requires new gifts
So Lengthen those cords for more reach.

If  you do desire borders enlarged
You must committ now to make room
Perhaps your vision has tarried awhile
Cause it requires new territories too.

December 16, 2016

Notes:
*”You will have to make room in order to enlarge…and you will have to see “bigger” than you currently do.”

*Perhaps the vision is stalled because you have yet to prepare for its coming…

*To expand a home you tear down walls, build new walls, reposition doorways, and  at times add on space…

*Enlarge can also mean sphere of influence. ..add more people..increase your capacity or reach.

*To enlarge you must foresee that which is yet to be seen..it will require faith to move beyond sight..