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Melissa Nordell: California Will Rise up Out of the Ashes


Melissa Nordell, Visalia, CA
Jan 18, 2025

Out of the Fire, Revival Sprouts Forth

As you must know, California has experienced apocalyptic fires throughout the southern part of the state, with historical devastation and several deaths. However, I hear God saying that California is going to rise out of the ashes. It will happen in an amazing way, as only God can do.

Just as some Redwoods in California's National Parks (iconic symbols of California) have large seed pods that can only sprout when there are high temperatures brought about by forest fires, God's seeds of revival have sprouted through the fires of adversity as well. However, we must continue to water the seeds of revival that sprout and the buds that grow with intercession.

Redigging Wells of Revival

For the Lord says, "Don't look at the natural but look to the spiritual. Is anything too hard for Me?

"Yes, many in California seem to not recognize Me; but there are so many of My righteous, faithful ones who have warred, prayed, interceded, worshiped Me in the Spirit of holiness, cried out, and honored Me. Do you think that I have not heard them? I have grace, love, and concern for all of California."

So let us not give up on this state that has been the birthplace of many revivals. Just watch what God can do when His people intercede.

I am so encouraged that Christians everywhere have been interceding for California due to this awful disaster that is beyond words. This is what California needs. This is what will turn California around and bring revival.

Just as some of the wells (reservoirs) have been dry in the natural, so have the wells of previous revivals. But we can redig these wells of revival through prayer and declarations.

Rebuilding Ruins and Renewing Cities

This is what God will do if we agree and declare it for California:

"The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion—to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of His splendor. (Photo via Pexels)

"They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations." (Isaiah 61:1–4 NIV)

God's Four "Rs"

As in this Scripture, it is HE that does the restoration; it is HE that does the work. It is HE that bestows the crown of beauty in place of ashes and sprouts the seeds of revival, even when it looks impossible; but we must be interceding for it.

I had visions of a horribly hot fire billowing upward, with tornado winds and heavy smoke. However, out of the very center of the fire and ashes rose a mighty, gold archangel who was God's mighty angel to bring restoration, revival, reformation and restitution—God's four "Rs."

As this golden angel arose, it was a symbol of God's golden Shekinah glory returning to California, as many revivals started there.

The state of California was enacted in 1850 following the Gold Rush of 1849, which revitalized the American economy and caused a sudden population increase, allowing California to become a state. God says that this will be His gold, His Shekinah glory, returning in a new and mighty way, if we pray.

 

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Melissa Nordell
Strategic Prayer Command Ministry
Email: strategicprayercommandmin@yahoo.com
website: www.strategicprayercommandmin.com

Melissa Nordell is a graduate of Wagner Institute and founder of Strategic Prayer Command Ministry. She is an ordained teacher of Intercession who teaches about gifts of prophecy and intercession. She was the former lead intercessor of The Dwelling Place Church in Hemet, the "Transformations Church," featured in George Otis Jr.'s first "Transformations" video, and has continued to teach intercession, spiritual warfare, and transformational intercession ever since. She is also a writer and editor who has written articles for The Elijah List, Breaking Christian News, and God Reports.com, giving glory to God for all of this. Melissa has a hunger to see intercessors learn more effective and safer spiritual warfare, to see the world transformed for God, more souls reach Heaven, and more cities and lives transformed through proper intercession.

 

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