"I will not keep silent because of Zion, and I will not keep still because of Jerusalem, until her righteousness shines like a bright light and her salvation, like a flaming torch." (Isaiah 62:1)
From Blog to Living Room — Let’s Continue on YouTube
“Now I have set before you a wide-open door that none can shut.“
(Revelation 3:8,TPT)
What the Lord has done in the last four days has been a rollercoaster ride!
Just four days back, I woke up earlier than usual and I felt the Lord directing me to create a clearer video on YouTube for the Advent devotional NOEL that I have shared with you, family.
I wanted a better quality video, honestly, than what I had offered you initially. So I went just to create that one video — with no strings attached, no expectations — absolutely with the sole intention of my heart being to serve you well and present something that is worthy of your time and attention.
One thing led to the next and before I knew it, I was on a journey with the Lord..
Family, when God moves, it is evident. When His hand moves, it cannot be stayed. And when He opens doors, heaven backs it up.
That wide-open door is what I am sharing with you today.
Beloved, you have read with me, applied yourself with me, prayed with me here on Soul and Substance 27 for so long…
So I wanted to invite you — come join me also on YouTube @gursimranchhatwal8026
The Word is moving in power — and so are the lives connected to it.
For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.
(Isaiah 55:10-11)
Testimony Time: 4-day Miracle in Motion
To be quite frank with you – when I first posted the NOEL video, I didn’t expect much. However, God has moved in power and left us in awe!
4 videos crossed 1K views each in just – 2 days each, spread over 4 days!
These are ALL Shorts that I’ve attached – 15-sec watch time ⏳️ each.
So should you feel hard pressed for time, this is a very practical and doable way to stay connected, stay awakened, stay in the game!
When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy. (Proverbs 11:10)
It’s time we rise – for such a time as this..
No longer is it about us, but rather King Jesus , the glory of God.
Let’s seal this in prayer?
Father,
I thank you for each soul that has stopped to pay us a visit and give us your time, their attention.
I pray that the new wine you’re pouring in and through my life would continue to touch multitudes , transforming lives and bringing your Kingdom to the earth.
I ask that in each person’s life, you would show up as theCombatant– the one who takes militant action against spiritual attacks, the Breaker- the one who breaks open the way into a broad, open, spacious place where we can build, where we can create, where we can breathe, where we can play; as well as the Healer- the one who binds up our wounds and heals all diseases.
I ask that you would help us to respond to you in this hour – to be willing, yielded and anointed vessels that you can use to pour out your glory into the Earth.
Let Ekklesia Rise!
FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS, I pray..
In Jesus’ mighty Name,
Amen.
Friend, the Father loves you. Jesus fights for you. Holy Spirit empowers you. Stay connected to the vine, and fruitfulness will stream from your life. Give him the reigns of what you cannot control, alongwith your trust.
When it comes to You – Papa, I’m lost for words with all to say.. You are mercy, beauty and majesty personified to me. I haven’t seen another like you, and I know I never will.
In you I experience things that none other can provide. You are peace to my mind. You are rest to my soul. You are assurance to my heart. You are the promise of Jesus in my life.
If there is one word that I could use to describe you, it would be –
Home.
You know me intimately and deeply. I don’t see harshness in you – only mercy, compassion, grace, tender understanding and a knowing that goes beyond words; reaches into eternity..
The most high King is who you are, Papa; yet you sit by my side to give me companionship & friendship like no other. As you connect, I realise time and time and time again that it is YOU who has created me, whose very hands have formed me, whose very breath is in my lungs and whose DNA runs through my veins.
In you, I learn of who I am.
You hold me so close that time and space collapse in your embrace.. I giggle like a little kid in your presence, while at other times you make me tremble with awe, for you are holy..
My childlike awe, wonder & innocence restored in the light of your face – I worship the one who taught me that it’s glory that defines me.
You read between the lines and you answer me, even when my thoughts are still rambling inside my head , and my words are still forming in my mouth.. you interrupt with a grace that remains unparalleled, and a knowing that tells me you find me when I’m lost..
You treat us with a dignity we know we don’t deserve, yet internally desire, for your design of us is – holy.
I can read the Bible and it tells me over and over that you are faithful – I read it, I meditate on it, I decree it, I declare it; but when I look into your eyes, I read the word that has been embedded into my spirit and suddenly, the need to turn pages is over.
For I have found the One that is my genesis and the One in whom my being called culminates…
You’ve been watching over me all my life, whether I realized it or not; but the moments that I do are sacred – etched in gold, eternal gold.
Freedom is my design – that is the essence of what I have been taught of you. You take me back to my roots and you reintroduce me to myself each time I forget.
You remind me that I was made for flip-flops, not heels; shorts, not skirts, cartwheels, not the Cambridge Cross.
You told me I carry fire, I carry revival, I carry Jesus – I carry life!
And I take that life everywhere I go – Matthew 5:16 comes to mind, Papa as I say this, and I pray that you would enflesh that truth till legacy meets Maker – face to face..
You just have to look at me and you win my yes..
In you, I quietly trust. To you , I fully surrender.
Walking with you has revealed that the pain this life hands me over is nothing as compared to the magnitude of your love – Your love is great!
It finds me, it pursues me, it defines me, it grounds me, it anchors me and gives me permission to fly at the same time. Thou art a mystery none can unravel, none can fathom. But just receiving a few glimpses Papa, every now and then, are like glimmers of gold for you alone, are Shekinah glory ✨️
When things made no sense, you assured me that you knew what you were doing and as I simply trusted in you, the journey unraveled and looking back in hindsight, I can see that you wasted nothing.
I don’t need to see the dots connect, when you have translated my pain into purpose.
“Look to me, just look to me,” I still remember you saying. And as I did, you came through.
Every single time.
Knowing you is a journey, a journey of vulnerability that tests and tries my fears, anxieties, insecurities; and yet , I’m willing to gladly pay the price when I have your sight in my sights..
With you around, it’s easy to remain uncompromised. It’s easy to have faith, it’s easy to believe. It’s as effortless as breathing for you are heaven itself to me.
“Keep to my flow,” I’ve heard you speak as you have guided me through the twists and turns that life threw my way. And each time I yielded, I found a little bit more of myself. That’s why I call you,
“Father.”
When you come, You fill the whole room, making it glow with a heavenly radiance that reminds me I’m home..
No pressure, no pretense, no performance.
All you want is all I am. So I give you my heart for you are where my treasure is kept.
Each encounter I have with you is timeless – making history with you has become my favorite thing to do!
The gift of Your presence is life buoyancy – In you, I come alive!
You enable me to laugh out loud and then bring me to a holy hush in a thread of communion that I know will go on forever, for now that you’ve claimed me, I am forever yours – you are my Jaan, my Life.
You are my Papa Jaan.
When I look into your face, I know it’s not by works, but by grace. I realise I don’t deserve it and I couldn’t earn it, yet I never feel unworthy for your presence is Love itself.
I’m responding Papa, I’m learning to.. As I behold your face, that’s exactly who I’m becoming – a response of loveto Love.
As a blogger, I often say, “as I wind down to a gentle close,” but with you, I can never say that, for that is untrue.
This relationship is eternal, it is everlasting. It will go on forever and ever and even as I speak to you, and even as I write I say again – I’m lost for words with all to say.. so all I’ll say is –
Thank you! You are my Papa Jaan.
The backbone of my life, The pillar of my strength, The recurring theme of my song, And the reason I can still move on..
To say the least – I ❤️ You.
..what You teach works every time..
Prayer for my friend:
Jesus,
You are Savior, King, Lord — and a Friend who sticks closer than a brother [Proverbs 18:24].
In your word, you reveal that none can come to the Father apart from you. But we thank you, we are not apart fromyou. We are a part of you.
You also say Lord, that no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him (Matthew 11:27)
We long to receive the Father’s love, His care, His touch. Only You can bring the supreme gift of the Father’s manifest presence into our lives, and today, we are asking you to..
For Papa’s golden presence is the best gift You have ever given me — and I pray You would lavish that same goodness upon each soul, each heart that is opening before you now.
We love You. We trust You. We thank You for what You will do in response to this prayer.
With much anticipation, In Your mighty Name, we pray, Amen 👑
Friend,
🎶 I can’t leave you without the sound of music! It’s so vital to our journey I feel. So here I am attaching a beautiful song to tether your heart to that of your Father..
In early 2019, I remember having penned down a prophetic letter from the heart of the Father to his beloved children.. I would love for you to have a peek into this:
…and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace...
Family,
Our 3-day Advent devotional — NOEL — has come to a close, and my heart is so full.
If you journeyed with me day by day — thank you. If you are finding this now — welcome home. I wanted to create one quiet, organized place where you can partake of all three days together, without searching around.
🎬 As I prepare the video of the whole devotional, I needed one single link to hold it all — one place where you can receive, re-read, and rest in what Advent really means. This is that place.
I AM LOVED. I AM FORGIVEN. I AM HIS. All in one place, all because of Jesus.
Beloved, if you want to stay in the wonder a little longer — press play and let this echo in the background as you linger. This is the song I’m keeping on in my own watches this Noel.
I know you’re here, friend because you want to build the Kingdom of God and advance the cause of Christ in the earth today..
It sounds like a large work.
But it’s doable!
The Lord told me once —
“This is a large work I’ve called you into, but don’t be overwhelmed by it. It’s best to start small. Give a cool cup of water to someone who is thirsty, for instance. The smallest act of giving or receiving makes you a true apprentice. You won’t lose out on a thing.” [Matthew 10:41-42, MSG]
I thought building Kingdom was about doing more. But He showed me — building isabout becoming, becoming more like Love.
And becoming happens in the small, every day acts of kindness & obedience.
I know some of you reading this feel unsure right now — where do I start? What if I’m ordinary? What if I’m not equipped?
Friend — God uses ordinary people, like you and me. All we have to do is step out ofour comfort zone.
And when resistance comes — because it will, when you start building — you don’t need a sword to swing. You have a Table to sit at. Bread to receive. Thanksgiving — eucharisteo — grace, joy, peace — to remember that victory is already established, and guaranteed.
So how do we build, practically, every day — doing as Mother Teresa once said, ‘small things, with great love?’
Here is my practical guide — 5 small things that have built Kingdom through me — ordinary, simple, doable — wherever you are:
1. Ask people for prayer:
I always ask people that I come across for prayer – grocery boys, delivery boys, electricians, maids, masseuse, friends, relatives, family, and people always respond because everyone is in need and we have the solution.
Use this tip as an opportunity to release the power and presence of Jesus into the lives of those that need Him.
Trust me, this always works.
2. Open up conversations with perfect strangers:
One time a beautiful woman asked me about an Ayurvedic oil I was using. The topic was healing, and I found myself talking about Jesus. We chatted and spoke for at least two hours that evening, and by the end of it both of us were uplifted.
3. Share the Word:
God will always give you a word for the person you are ministering to.
• If someone is hurting, the word is healing.
• If someone is in lack, the word is provision and abundance.
• If someone is in a relational conflict, the word is reconciliation and restoration.
• If someone is lost, the word is Jesus!
Never hold back. Words create realities.
4. Use Anointing Oil:
If someone you know is suffering from a disease or illness, take some oil (olive, coconut, etc.).
Bless it. Pray over it. Release some healing scriptures into the oil. And share the oil.
Encourage the person the healing power of God will make them well.
I’ve been doing this for some months.
God always shows up.
5. Don’t forget the poor:
I naturally have a heart for the poor so serving them comes easy to me.
In an area close by, all I did was pray.
And God brought Revival!
Among the poor and the homeless.
A certain church reached them with provision + the Gospel! Today they know Jesus. They have hope and all that they need in him.
A Prayer for Building Kingdom:
Father, we thank you for sharing your heart with us. Open our eyes to those You have called us to serve. Give us the grace, compassion, courage, willingness and desire to take steps toward our destiny that bring you all the glory!
In Jesus’ precious Name Amen.
God uses ordinary people, like you and me, friend. All we have to do is STEP OUT of our comfort zone.
I prepared the following as little squares for you — so you can screenshot and save them to your gallery, keep them on your phone, share them on your stories — whatever helps you remember to build Kingdom doing small things with great love.
Testimony of Electrician Bhaiya’s Healing — Isaiah 10:27
I am a firm believer in the power of the anointing oil.
Isaiah 10:27 says — the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.
I can personally testify. Through my own experiences —not only on my own body — but also as I have prayed and appropriated the anointing oil for several others, God hasmoved in power and in mercyandcompassion — He has touched His people and He has done what only He can do — not by might nor by power but by HisSpirit.
A most beautiful testimony stands out to me.
The electrician Bhaiya in our community met with a serious accident a couple of months back. He went through a hip replacement surgery and through his trials God has been faithful to him.
When he came to my place — I couldn’t help but pray and intercede for his healing. I sat with him for one or two sessions, after which his pain levels started to come down — from seven to about two.
I told him about the anointing oil. With a very tender heart and contrite spirit, he agreed and has since been regularly applying the anointing oil.
Today I met him – His countenance is shining. His pain levels remain at two. His healing remains sealed in the blood of Jesus.
And he has also reported being able to sit in postures that were earlier either difficult or not possible for him — and now he sits with ease and grace.
This is the power of the Living God. No physiotherapy. No exercises. Just pure grace.
Let’s celebrate the Lord and give Him all the honor He deserves
Amen 👑
Building What You Become — Two Tables to Keep Building:
As you step out to build Kingdom in small things — you will need two things to keep going when you feel unsure:
1. A Table to remember — Eucharisteo:
When resistance comes, you don’t need to shout louder — you get to sit at the Table. Break the bread, take the cup, and remember — He is Risen, you are risen — victory established at the Table is guaranteed in building.
Love doesn’t abandon truth, and truth doesn’t have to abandon tenderness.
We have been told we must choose. Be loving, so soften the truth. Be truthful, so harden your love.
But Jesus never chose.
For truth that is void of love, is void of power.
Though it sounds correct, it cannot transform. And love that is void of truth is void of substance — it may comfort for a night, but it cannot heal.
Real love doesn’t abandon truth. It tells the truth, because it loves too much to let you stay lost.
And real truth doesn’t have to abandon tenderness. It doesn’t need to shout to be heard. It doesn’t need to wound to be honest.
Truth has a voice. And when it is from God, it sounds just like love.
That’s why His Word never comes at us cold. It comes close – A Holy Bible on a wooden table. A lantern lit in the dark. A warm mug held in tired hands. A cross glowing in the distance, not to shame us, but to say — I came for you.
Love is not truthless. Truth is not voiceless.
And today, His truth over you is this: you are loved, you are seen, and you are still being led home in love.
As someone still walking on the road to revival, what I have realized is that Revival happens only when the King of glory is seated on the throne of our hearts. Idols come crashing down and anything that threatens a continual flow of communion with the heart of God, is severed from our lives.
David was a man after God’s own heart…
I believe with all my heart, that this is a generation of Davids, Daniels , Deborahs Esthers , Gideons , Marys and Abigails..
Each believer is learning to tap into his/ her prophetic identity & destiny to see Kingdom come and Revivalmanifest as a tangible fruitof a heartfelt union and a seamless connection with a very heart beat of heaven.
》AUTHENTIC TESTIMONY
I saw this in August. And I believe you will see it too.
August 2026 was not just a month, it was a wave.
What led to it, pray tell..
Ok!
No big stage, no announcement – just obedience.
He led – I prayed, I interceded.
In a quiet room, in an atmosphere, best described as a holy hush; I watched God move. First on my heart, and then in my circumstances.
What began as simple intercession became a series of suddenlies. I didn’t plan a series – I simply yielded to the flow of the Holy Spirit.
Holy Spirit led the cursor, and the testimonies began to line up like bread crumbs of hope.
To confirm what I was experiencing in August, the Lord made my paths cross with Apostle Katherine Krick.
My prophetic revelation on the time I was in was not only confirmed, but I was introduced to a most wonderful and dynamic woman of God, a fiery revivalist, whose work is commendable even as it is controversial.
I am attaching her reel down below because she has blessed me deeply and carries the sound of what God is doing now. May the Lord bear witness:
Because someone scrolling late at night needs to know: God is still moving!
I consolidated what I saw that month. Not bullet points for hype, but signs of hope. Each one is a whisper that heaven has not forgotten you.
Moves of God-
God was moving — not in the was, not in the will — but in the now. In living rooms, in prayer closets, in small gatherings, over coffee at Starbucks. People came home seeking prayer, and as they did, God would move!
suddenly, things started shifting. Migraines fled, back aches vanished, chronic body pain subsided, hips were healed. What had felt stuck for years suddenly found alignment.
Doors opened. Prodigals came. The things we had been praying behind the scenes for started manifesting in the natural. It was fast — because when God moves, things happen fast.
Strongholds were breaking — patterns that had held for years were losing their grip, mindsets, addictions and cycles of fear were cracked open by light — and doors were opening. What had been shut and sealed was swinging open — favor, provision, conversations that only God could orchestrate..
New Wine-
New wine is about ditching religion for genuine, authentic, personal, one-on-one relationship with Christ.
It’s not about going to church with perfect attendance, ticking boxes, having all your ducks in a row.
It’s about personally reaching out with vulnerability and desperation to Jesus and letting Him into those parts of our lives that need His touch, that need His moves, that need Him to invade and intervene.
Fresh oil, fresh joy, fresh revelation. Not old skins, but new wineskins ready to hold what He is doing now.
Revival has come–
We keep praying for it to come, but what if we recognized it has landed? In small, ordinary yet hallowed places.
He has broken through and He won’t stop now, for one breakthrough is a doorway to the next. Once He breaks through, momentum belongs to Jesus.
And the King is unstoppable!
Why This Matters Now–
If you searched Google for “is revival here,” “end times revival,” “move of God 2025,” or “signs of revival” — this is for you.
You’re not looking for another service, another program — you’re looking for Him. And He has already come.
If He is moving in a hidden home in India in August, He is certainly moving near you, too.
I want to be quick to add something..
If you’re not experiencing this in your own personal life yet, do not despair!
I will be sharing practical tips & resources with you that are sure to spark off a fire in and through your life that will bring Revival to the earth.
You don’t have to manufacture revival — you just have to make room for the One who has already come.
》PROPHECY & PRAYER
Prophecy is the means through which we are called to build our lives in the endtime move of God – prayer is what sees it into manifestation.
So friend, Prophecy & Prayer work hand in hand!
“Look at the nations and watch— and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told.”
(Habakkuk 1:5)
Prophecy is catching the heartbeat of God and calling forth things that are not as though they are ( Romans 4:17), while prayer is the tool to birth what God has spoken (from heaven to earth).
What are the prophets saying in this hour?
1. CHUCKPIERCE:
“We need to move to our next place of glory. For that we must receive new revelation from God. If you are in a place of confusion, listen for God’s voice to receive the necessary instructions that will bring new order to your life and circumstances.”
2. LANA VAWSER:
“While I was in the USA the Lord spoke to me about the visitation of a REVIVAL ANGEL that is being released across the earth that is marking the season we are in. We are in a season of revival and it is beginning to build and sweep across the earth.”
“It’s time! It’s time! It’s time! It’s time for the GREAT REVIVE!”
3. NATE JOHNSTON:
The Lord is raising up a new breed — Nate Johnston calls them the Wild Ones. God is awakening a new breed of church reformer, and they are coming as a sign of the new wine and the beginning of a new era of His Church. They are wild, not rebellious — undignified Davids, movers and shakers, demonic-stronghold breakers who care more for His presence than for reputation. They are the new wineskins — soft, surrendered, ready to hold the fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit. This is why old skins can’t hold new wine.
Pour it out – we’re ready!
Some Scriptural Promises I’ve been declaring during my night watches over my community, region & nation:
▪︎ Psalm 24 (Possess the gates)
▪︎ Psalm 85 (Revival)
▪︎ Leviticus 26 (Reward for Obedience)
▪︎ Acts 2 (the Outpouring)
▪︎ Isaiah 43:19 (New Thing)
I’ve put these together in a Free Printable PDF and am attaching the link down below:
My hope & prayer is that as you declare these Scriptures, you will bear in mind the Word of the Lord:
“So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.”
(Isaiah 55:11)
Daily decrees and declarations:
Prophecies & Promises are seeds, and the way to mature them into mighty oaks of righteousness in our lives is through Prayer.
Though effective at any hour, prayer yields monumental results especially in the night watches. I have personally witnessed this and therefore, testify.
Prayer is the midwife of Revival..
🌙 The first wave of revival that God released in through my life was in August – precisely after about a month of keeping the night watch.
I write more about this in another blogpost , called – Clarion Call. There are 2 main nightwatches that I talk about, But before you dive in, I want you to know that even should you start with simply 15 minutes, it’s a great start.
That’s how I began!!
The Lord will slowly expand your spiritual capacity to pray as you continue to yield to his momentum…
Family, the night watch is a place to war and legislate heaven on earth. It is a direct invitation into breakthrough.
“Breakthroughs are not born in comfort.They are birthed in the crushing stillness of the night… .. This hour is not for the casual.This hour is for the chosen.”
– Daily Healing Prayers
At this point, I will testify that ever since I have started keeping the nightwatch, my life has not been the same. It has transformed from glory to glory with fresh moves of his Spirit and fresh expectation for each season.
“The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.”
(James 5:16)
For more insight into my August season of revival and breakthrough, please check out this post:
I don’t just want to leave you with a testimony – I want you to carry something back home.
So I have curated a Revival worship music playlist on Spotify that you can save and listen to in your quiet time, over coffee, as you prepare meals, or even include in your night watch ⌚️
🎶 No need to download — just click and worship with me!
Father, in the Name of Jesus, I seal this word over every heart reading this.
I pray for every home, every prayer closet, every small gathering — let new wine come. Let fresh oil, fresh joy, fresh revelation pour out.
I pray for the unction of the Holy Spirit to enable each soul to contend for a mighty move of your Spirit in their homes , neighbourhoods , communities , cities and nations.
Where there is apathy or complacency , we repent , and we ask that you shift us to holy hunger and desperation in you.
We will not relent till you establish your Son as the praise of the nations.
Amen.
As we part ways, friend – Be assured that we are united with one accord, and Scripture promises that where there is unity among the brethren, blessings will flow.
To Him be the glory — every word, every seed, every soul.
Family!
I am overjoyed to share a little God-wink with you all today —
Soul and Substance 27 has been featured among the TOP 100 Christian Women Blogs to Read Worldwide! Listed by FeedSpot
At #84, with a Domain Authority of 91!
I first saw this sitting with a cup of chai, and I just whispered — thank you, Jesus.
This recognition means so much, not because of a number, but because it is a beautiful reminder that God’s Word never returns void. What He breathes in secret, He can carry to the ends of the earth.
This blog was never about me. It was always about — More souls. More hearts. More Jesus.
Thank you for being part of this journey — for reading, for praying, for sharing, for being family. Every comment, every prayer, every time you shared a devotional — you stitched this story together.
This milestone belongs to all of us, and all glory belongs to God alone!
Thank you for being part of this journey! This recognition is a reminder that God’s words have the power to reach hearts across the world.
All glory to God. Every word, every seed, every soul.
Amidst the backdrop of richly ornamented Christmas trees, steaming hot chocolate milk, gingerbread cookies and a blazing new year on the horizon, I am reminded in this season of Advent that the glad tidings of great joy point to one key message —
The package of you and the package of me has been safely delivered to its rightful Owner, the Lord is His name. The gift of you and the gift of me has been reconciled back to the Father’s heart through His Son, Jesus. And the present of His presence is now our portion, our pleasure, our prize.
If Day 1 whispered that we are Loved, and Day 2 declared that we are Forgiven, today Advent invites us to come home and say, “I am His.”
We are not lost in transit this season. We are not wandering between the lights and the tinsel.
We are taken. We are His. The cry of a Babe that pierced through the dark on that holy night still continues to draw our hearts into deeper relationship with the One who came so that we could find our way back home.
Let’s unpack this a bit..
God left His home in heaven, so that we could find ours in Him.
Home is a place of safety, intimacy and fellowship. It is a space that creates an environment where there is acceptance, there is love, there is connection, there is protection, there is peace, there is freedom.
The Good News is that home is not a place anymore, home is a Person and His name is Jesus. For He is Immanuel — God with us.
In our trials, He is with us. In our triumphs, He is with us. In the valley, He is with us. On the mountaintop, He is with us. Wherever we go and however we do, He is with us.
In times of turbulence, He was with me. In times of loss, He was with me. In times of heartache, He was with me. In times of persecution, He was with me. In times of warfare, He was with me. In times of adversity, He was with me.
At all times, He was with me.
I may have felt lonely, but I was never alone, because Immanuel – God with us – was ever present!
And He wasn’t with me as though it was a burden to Him, but rather a blessing. Sharing my pain and suffering with Him has only seen Him dignify it and transform it by pulling me closer still.
And what wrecks me the most is that He isn’t leaving.
He promises to remain by my side, no matter what. His love is loyal, consistent and committed. And because it is, we are not abandoned. We are not forsaken. We are much loved children of God who are in fact, taken.
That’s the beauty of Advent, friends. It is to celebrate this kind of love that our Messiah is coming — a love that breaks all limits to gather His beloved sons and daughters from the ends of the earth and call each one to take their seat around the Father’s table because in Him, we are all family.
Each precious child of God heaven-breathed and heaven-sent into the earth for such a time as this. Hearts knitted together by His Spirit and stories woven together to fit one another like the missing pieces of a jigsaw puzzle reveal the Father’s heart for community — a place we call our own.
But the heart of such a community of friends and family is always found when each unique person knows what it means to belong and be at home in the heart of God for themselves.
Each comfortable in their own skin because they know they belong.
For in the center of God’s heart is where home is found. Here is where we find wholeness and experience shalom— nothing missing, nothing broken.
We come to Him the way we are, and find that He takes us in the way we are. His unrestrained love and compassion meets us at our point of need and fills our empty cups back to the overflow — much like that steaming cup of hot chocolate milk on a cold Advent night.
And our only reasonable response becomes a life-style of God worship. He leads, we follow. He beckons, we come. He calls, we answer.
Because now we know we are home.
Safe, loved, covered, protected and deeply cherished children that belong to a most beautiful and faithful Father, who gave up His one and only Son for us, so that no matter who rejects, insults, offends or betrays us, we can always find a safe place in Him and find ourselves at home in the arms of His love — our true Home.
I love how this sentiment is so poignantly expressed in one of my favorite songs this Advent season – ‘O Holy Night’ —
O holy night the stars are brightly shining It is the night of our dear Savior’s birth Long lay the world in sin and error pining Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn
The gospel we are leaning into this Advent, friends, is about the Messiah who came as a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths, heralded by angels, born in a manger in the dead of night to a virgin called, Mary — a beautiful story the echo of which continues to resound in our hearts as we approach each Christmas with the wonderment of what was and the mystery of what will be yet another miracle in the making — the story of you, the story of me — the story that the Messiah is still writing in the blood-stained ink of Calvary, rescripting our messes and mistakes into a masterpiece that exalts Him and brings Him all the glory.
All because God chose to be one with us so that we could be one with Him, embracing Immanuel with all of our beings, as we confidently proclaim,
“I Am His.“
A Hushed prayer:
“Father God, I am overjoyed that I belong to you as your prized and beloved child. You are my home, and today I just say — thank you. I am Yours.”
So, as we get ready to wind up this short, crisp , 3-day advent devotional , let’s take a moment together , look heavenward and simply say:
“I am the Lord’s beloved — that is my identity. I am washed – I am holy. I am not my own. I belong. I am His.”
🎄❄️ The paradox of this little devotional, family is that as we draw it to a close, the season is only just beginning. The lights will continue to twinkle, the hot chocolate will keep steaming, the cookies will still be baked — but now we know, we were never just waiting for Christmas. Christmas was waiting for us. Because He came, we belong.
And belonging?
That is the real Christmas magic.
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As we head into the season, I would love to start it in our midst with the resonance of a song that seems particularly suitable for our devotional today!
If the Family Restoration Toolkit helped mend the cracks at home, Day 2 is for the crack in your own heart.
Before we can forgive them, we need to remember — we are already forgiven.
Let’s sit with that today.
DAY 2: I AM FORGIVEN
“Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.” — Isaiah 1:18
What can wash away my sin? Nothing but the blood of Jesus…
If you’ve heard Carrie Underwood sing “Nothing But The Blood Of Jesus,” you know — it’s the perfect backdrop for today.
Friends, the freedom and restoration we feel because of the blood our Messiah shed — that is the real reason we celebrate at Christmas.
This time of year is a potent reminder: because Christ came for us, we no longer need the blood of bulls and goats at the altar. What was required by the Law has been fulfilled in Christ — our living hope.
We need only believe that His finished work is enough. It is Christ-righteousness, not self-righteousness, that saves us.
And this is the Good News — it’s a grace-gift. We could never earn it. Our Father freely gave us salvation, we can only humbly receive it.
So it matters nothing what our past looks like. Because of Jesus, we have forgiveness, a brand new start today, and a hope for tomorrow. As Christine Caine says,
“Your history does not define your destiny. You can start bad and finish good in and through a relationship with Jesus Christ.”
This is what the shed blood at Calvary looks like. We are no longer captive to who we once were or what we once did. In Him, we are reconciled to God, and our identity, purpose and destiny are eternally restored.
Once we are grafted in, the size of our sin and shame does not matter. The antidote — the blood of Christ — is more than enough to cover us, no matter what we’ve done, how bad it is, or how long we’ve done it.
The blood is enough.
A beautiful story from Bible teacher Anne Graham Lotz comes to mind.
Anne visited a woman on death row who thought her sins were too big for God to forgive. Anne asked if she had ever been to the ocean and seen the little holes made by crabs.
The woman nodded yes.
Had she seen the medium holes children dig for sandcastles? Yes.
Could she imagine the huge holes machines dredge for a channel?
The woman was baffled.
Anne asked — what happens to all the holes, no matter their size, when the tide rolls in?
The woman smiled.
Anne said, “That’s the blood of Jesus pouring out.” The water covers all the holes equally. His blood is sufficient for all our sin and shame.
It is this scandalous grace we are invited to step into. He makes all things new.
After what our Messiah has done, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Instead of shame, we wear glorious robes of righteousness — cleansed, white as snow — so we can look heavenward with gratitude and declare:
I am Forgiven.
A Hushed Prayer:
Father God, please help me to see myself the way You see me — as a holy and dearly loved child of God. Thank You for the blood of Jesus that cleanses me and makes me white as snow. Amen.
🎶 Worship With Me Today:
Before you go, beloved — press play and let this be your prayer today.
No more striving, no more shame. Just thank Him for the blood that made you white as snow. I’ve been sitting with this song on loop as I wrote Day 2, and I pray it washes over you too 🎵
I’m penning down something which is not just a regular blog post, but rather an activation to lay down the bricks of repair & restoration within our lives.
How to use this:
Ok..
This is not a devotional to be read cover to cover in one sitting.
Think of this as a ToolKit. I have organized everything God has been teaching me into structures — so that you have it all in one place, right when you need it.
You don’t have to use every tool today.
Some tools will be for now. Some will be for later. Some you may not need at all — and that’s okay.
So as you go through this, take what resonates with your spirit, pick what you need for your season, and leave the rest at Jesus’ feet. Come back to it whenever you need a brick of repair.
This is not about doing more. This is about living in Shalom — Nothing missing, nothing broken.
Use what you need. Holy Spirit will guide you.
Brick by brick.
Let’s start?
FAMILY:
It is the most basic, foundational unit of society and the enemy has targeted this for as long as one can remember. A healthy, thriving home is a threat to him, and he knows that the sooner we realize it, the more aware we will become of his schemes and not fall prey to them.
Yet, family, some things remain beyond our control and in recent years there has been a breakdown of this most precious and powerful part of our world.
I understand there is hurt, trauma, injustice, persecution, offence and unforgiveness. But the good news is that God has not left us without hope. Hope has a name – His name is Jesus. And He has a lot to offer…
“Take another look. I’m going to give this city a thorough renovation, working a true healing inside and out. I’m going to show them life whole, life brimming with blessings. I’ll restore everything that was lost… I’ll build everything back as good as new… And Jerusalem will be a center of joy and praise and glory.”
— Jeremiah 33:8-9 (MSG)
We are the spiritual architects of our home..
SALVATION:
To have a saved family serving the Lord is to have a whole family in Christ. Perfection is not the goal, love is…
“Love is patient, love is kind. Love does not envy, is not boastful, is not arrogant, is not rude, is not self-seeking, is not irritable, and does not keep a record of wrongs. Love finds no joy in unrighteousness but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends.”
(1 Corinthians 13:4-8)
🌙 There is a beautiful prayer online that I heard in the wee hours of the night.. It explains about how the restoration of a family is tied to individual wholeness, mutual understanding and prayer covering. Let me link it down below:
Though it says to pray this between 3-6 AM ( which is the most powerful time to intercede), I strongly suggest that you do it at any time of the day that you want even if it is only for 15 minutes at a time..
☆ A Prayer for Your Family — Whenever You Need It
I stumbled upon this prayer and it ministered deeply to me, so I believe it will be a blessing to you too.
It is a prayer for your family built on Isaiah 54:17, that no weapon formed against your family, your home, your peace, rest, health, provision, and relationships shall prosper.
While the video mentions the 3am–6am hours — those quiet dawn hours when concern for family can feel heaviest — this prayer is not limited to that window.
You can play it whenever you have time — morning, evening, as you work, rest, or simply let it play softly over your home. Let the peace of Christ take authority over fear, pressure, and every hidden burden, and let the God of peace guard your heart and your household.
May it strengthen your family and remind you that Jesus Christ has authority here.
☆ Bonus Tool — Lectio for Families 👪
If you are looking for a simple way to pray Bible together as a family — 5-10 minutes a day —
Lectio for Families is a free daily family devotional from 24-7 Prayer — uses P.R.A.Y — Pause, Rejoice, Ask, Yes — Scripture, conversation, prayer together.
(For families with children 7-11, but works for all ages)
Also friend, I have put together a compilation of 5 basic Scriptures that you can stand on to see salvation + restoration break out in your family. Click the link below to get your FREE PRINTABLE PDF:
Literally, friend. I call your home – Holy Ground. God has given you this territory to reclaim and redeem it for the sake of the Kingdom!
So I commission you to guard the gates of your home. Some practical ways to do this are:
Pray in tongues:
This is a very potent spiritual weapon to wield in times of warfare where there is chaos , strife, division or any kind of assault on your family.
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds.
(2 Corinthians 10:4, NKJV)
So if you have the gift of tongues , then please use it.
If not, I am attaching a link to a video which I have used so many times that I have lost count! Let your heart stay in rhythm with the track I’m sharing. As the Lord gives you the intentions/burdens to pray into, may you experience breakthrough.
Communion is more than a ritual – it is a spiritual weapon to enforce the victory of the Finished Work of Christ at the Cross of Calvary on our behalf in the context of the battles that are us assigned to our destiny.
🍞🍷 I like to take communion daily. My practice is simple – I take a small wafer of Marie biscuits along with some water in a plastic bowl. These make up my communion elements!
My advice to you also is simple – gather your communion elements & pick up scriptural promises of God (use the PDF I have created and ask Holy Spirit for more personal promises). The Word of God says –
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony..
(Revelation 12:11, NKJV)
Through the years, I have fought and won many battles, in Jesus’ Name as I have engaged communion warfare. Speaking his Word out aloud over my challenges exalts & establishes his Truth over my life, what is established comes to pass!
For a more detailed teaching on communion, I will link up a video by Madison Yount – a holistic health practitioner and deliverance minister. Here we go –
I have personally tried this and can testify that it has shifted the atmosphere of my home so dramatically that I ended up writing an entire post on the power of anointing your home, and will link it down below:
For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow..
(Hebrews 4:12, NIV)
▶️ Play the Word of God in your home on a regular basis. You may use an audio Bible for this purpose. Play it while making breakfast or dressing your kids for school, because what you are literally doing in the spirit realm is releasing swords into the atmosphere of your home!
Friend, there is tremendous power in putting up Scripture on the doorpost of your home. Each room can have a different scripture. But, in general, I have compiled a FREE PRINTABLE PDF, linking post below:
Friend, allow me to speak into a prophetic identity – You aren’t just ordinary, You are a Repairer of the Breach.
Those from among you shall build the old waste places; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; and you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach, The Restorer of Streets to Dwell In.
Isaiah 58:12, NKJV
God is not calling you to fix everything in one night. He is calling you to lay one brick today.
One scripture on the doorpost. One worship song playing. One prayer in tongues. One communion at your table — even with a Marie biscuit and water, Jesus honours it. That is how Shalom returns. Nothing missing, nothing broken. Brick by brick.
My blessing over your home: May your home be filled with light again. May peace return to your rooms and laughter to your table. May the presence of the Lord be the very atmosphere you breathe. In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen. Your next step: Pick ONE tool from this kit today. Just one. Use it. And come back to this toolkit whenever you need another brick.
If this blessed you, send it to one family who needs restoration.
I love you. Your family is worth fighting for,
Simran 🤍
Ok.. let’s talk about the elephant in the room: Money.
So many family fights start not with anger, but with anxiety about money. Bills, debt, and lack steal peace faster than anything else. True Shalom means nothing missing — including in our wallets.
God doesn’t want your home restored spiritually but stressed financially. If money pressure is weighing on your home right now, I’ve shared my heart on building a firm foundation next — [Read here: Laying Financial Foundations for a Shalom Home –
Laying one brick at a time with you, Simran Soul and Substance 27
Shalom Home 🤍
Ps:Like Jesus , I saved the best for the last..
A fiery prayer by PastorRobert Clancy to address the spiritual root of a strained marriage, unexplained individual behaviours within the family, any threats to sabotage family unity and peace.
If sensitive to power dynamics in spiritual warfare, then please refrain from this prayer. But if you are desperate and hungry for breakthrough-deliverance, go ahead and let nothing stop you.
I personally have felt blessed as a result of all of his prayers that I have heard by God’s grace thus far.
It is an honor to share what he pours out so willingly and sacrificially into our lives –
Pps:
Do you have a daughter from God?
Congratulations! She’s a gift..
She was always created to be free to be herself – to be authentic, to be unique, to stand out, to explore, to adventure, to grow, to change, to transform, to live, to breathe, to run.
But to do all these things , she needs a covering – a prayercovering. And that is exactly what’s on my heart, as I seek to share what God has deposited in my spirit:
I am also linking a short post I made years back when I myself was growing up in Christ, and the way I felt about it. This may bring some perspective on your daughter’s journey – I don’t know. Let’s see what unravels..
Before I draw this post to a close, there is something burdening my heart which I want to share with you..
Someone once said –Because you’re in Christ, your life is now not a hopeless end , but rather a story of unending hope..
But how do we tangibly break into that hope?
That’s the question on the table today.
I have written what I have learned thus far about breakthrough in a post titled – God of Breakthrough (Baal Perazim). I do believe that the God who empowered me to break through can & will do the same for you, should you come to him with a tender heart and a contrite spirit..
…Whomsoever will let him come.. (Revelation 22:17)
If you have managed to make it to the end of this, all I want to say is –
“I’m proud of you.“
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"I will not keep silent because of Zion, and I will not keep still because of Jerusalem, until her righteousness shines like a bright light and her salvation, like a flaming torch." (Isaiah 62:1)
