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Arise, Daughters of Zion

By Apostle Tonya

I have shewed you and all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. Acts 20:35

I want to invite you to join Daughters of Zion Mentorship Program. The six-week mentorship program was designed by the Holy Spirit to build, teach and train His Daughters. I am most excited for our second season of mentoring wherefore will begin Saturday, April 23, 2022. Sisters will meet together with me every Saturday via Zoom (there is an option to join us in-person for those who are local to the ministry).

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Queen Esther’s Suffering

By Apostle Tonya

And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncles’ daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter. Esther 2:7

Thy Lord prepared young Hadassah to become Queen Esther early on in suffering. In the loss of Hadassah’s parents her cousin, Mordecai suddenly became her guardian. Surely, we can perceive the young girl, Hadassah was raised by a man of faith and early in his adoption of her Mordecai was perhaps led by thy Lord to begin to train Hadassah to become the queen.

As we read in the Book of Esther of the bravery of Mordecai, we might imagine of his careful nurturing, worshipping thy Holy One of Israel, praying, and training the future queen to walk lowly in her faith-filled shoes into the heart of the king. And, it might most certainly be that Mordecai and Esther lives in the spirit well-prepared the future queen for her Divine Assignment in the Royal Palace to save the Jews.

Beloved, let us be encouraged in our suffering seasons and know Jesus, the Potter is molding us, His Sons and Daughters in what are ofttimes strategic and prophetic seasons to serve Him for His blessed glory. Amen.

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Early will I seek Thee

By Apostle Tonya

Eternal Father, I offer my sacrifices of praise to You Who is holy, righteous and Who lead me in truth for thou art alone the God of my salvation.

I ascribe unto You the glory due Your Holy Name and worship You in the splendor of Your holiness. Holy Father, I am in awe of You as I meditate on Your glorious splendor and power whereby even causes the mountains to melt like wax at Your glorious presence. This morning, I beseech You, The God of Might to sendeth an increase of the manifestations of Your signs and wonders. And in this miraculous season wherefore is now upon us remember how You performed Your signs wondrously at the Blessed Birth of Your only Begotten, Son, our Beloved Lord Jesus. Holy One, in this holy season may You in Your generosity manifest selfsame signs and wonders to the lost and pursue them according to John 6:44.

Thank You most Holy Father for receiving my prayer and for my Beloved One, the Lord Jesus whom I love. Amen.

The Courage of Esther

By Apostle Tonya

For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this? Esther 4:14

It is quite a magnificent story, that of the faith and courage of Queen Esther whom thy Lord prepared for royalty early on in her childhood with suffering. In the Holy Bible, as we turn each blessed page in the Book of Esther, we may at times be left quite astounded reading this courageous story of one of our foremothers and queen who was once an unknown orphan raised by her beloved cousin, Mordecai. Esther 2:7 In the Scriptures, we are reminded by our Great Sufferer, the Risen Lord of the glorious beauty whereby come forth with sacrifice, suffering and in rest with Him. Most surely, it is in this hidden place, the sufferer receives the Blessed Holy Spirit’s generosity: an anointing to serve and the joy of the Lord.

Thy Lord in His faithfulness to His will for the Jewish people miraculously used this humble orphan to giveth the Jews an escape, deliverance, and victory from the enemy’s wicked conspiracy to annihilate them. Our Omniscient, all-Knowing God knew the thoughts and plans of the enemy before the deceiver attempted it and chose His fair and beautiful Daughter to give the Jews the victory. Esther 8. If we appraise the Hand of Jehovah Gibbor, the Man of War in the Book of Esther we can certainly discern His Strategic Plan to hide His Daughter until her arrival at King Ahasuerus’ Royal Palace. Quite marvelously, this Strategy from our Great Architect reminds us of both the Birth and Ministry of our Humble King: hidden and trained by His Father until His appointed time of public ministry. Surely the Lord choses the hidden place to fulfil His will in the Earth during our preparation seasons, and to preserve destinies.

The courageous story of Esther is surely most splendid. Thy Lord chose an uncompromising man of faith who would not bow and worship man as the faithful guardian to raise and pour into young Hadassah. In her pivotal years with Mordecai, we may imagine the future queen’s preparation for her Divine assignment: Heaven dressing their daughter in the most blessed garment of humility before her entrance into the heart of King Ahasuerus. And, in the Royal Palace, a waiting king whose heart was in the Hand of Almighty God and reserved for Esther. The coronation of this queen who was immensely loved by king Ahasuerus (whom the Bible describes was a most particular king) would be perhaps Esther’s reward for the suffering of a woman whom as a child carried with her the unimaginable loss of the love of her natural father’s protection and mother’s bosom.

Most certainly, this ancient royal marriage manifested because of the faith of Esther and the help of Mordecai whom prepared and cultivated her to become a most remarkable queen: fearful of thy Lord, courageous, and a woman of prayer who saved the Jews.

Surely the Blessed One’s ways are most glorious.

We ascribe to thee Holy One of Israel the glory due Your Holy Name and worship You O Lord in the splendor of Your Holiness. Amen.

Happy New Year

By Apostle Tonya

For your shame ye shall have double; and for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them. Isaiah 61:7

May the Blessed Master giveth you the knowledge of His will, provision for the visions He has graciously bestowed upon you and send those to serve with you to cause you to prosper in all your ways. I declare in this year of the double you shall have double for your shame and dishonor. In the Name above every Name, Jesus Christ our Risen Lord. Amen.

Celebrating the Birth of our Lord Jesus

By Apostle Tonya

May the blessed Presence of our Beautiful Master dwelleth in your homes in this most glorious, joyous season of celebrating His Birth.

And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:9-11

Intimacy with the Holy Spirit

By Apostle Tonya

Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Psalm 37:4

As Children of the Blessed Comforter, we are most blessed to receive an Invitation from thy Lord to pursue and delight in Him. How marvelously might the Spirit of God lead us into this holy intimacy with Him? The Holy Spirit may lead us into His Chambers when we are simply acknowledging Him in all of our ways, reading the Holy Bible, and worshipping Him in spirit and in truth. These acts of worship also will surely causeth sensitivity to hear the still Voice of our Friend, Holy Spirit.

Our hearts should reverence and honor the Holy Spirit and desire intimacy with Him wherefore shall surely build the Holy Friendship with the Third Person of the Godhead. The Scriptures remind us in Psalm 46:10: Be still, and know that He is God. And in continuing in rest with thy Lord daily: taking quiet walks with Him and devotional prayer is how the Blessed Friendship with Him is strengthened. The Lord’s promise to us is sure as we delight in Him, He is faithful to giveth us the desires of our hearts and loyal, obedient hearts to the Throne for His glory.

Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? Exodus 15:11

Dear ones, our hearts must be intentional in our devotional time with our Beloved Lord. In our Friendship with Him, the Spirit of God reveal to us the deep things of our Wonderful Father and expect from us discretion with those treasures. Let us remember, the secrets and revelations from Heaven cometh with maturity and acquiring the heart to be trusted with it.

What a marvelous Friend and Comforter, thy Lord is to His Children!

The Blessed Master’s Birth: Coronation of our Humble King

By Apostle Tonya

In the Scriptures, we are surely bestowed honor from the Holy One of Israel with the most Holy Invitation of our lives: to experience the miraculous Birth of the Lord God’s only Begotten, Son. In awe, ofttimes we read with tears of The Coronation of our Humble King, who because there was no room for His Blessed Birth in the inn was Born in a manger and wrapped in swaddling clothes. Luke 2:9-11

In this most humble record of our Blessed Master’s Birth, our Father’s endearing love for us (the Lord God manifested in the Flesh) continue to reveal His Humble Heart, commandment for our hearts, how we must bow and worship Him, and the true meaning of Christmas. And what magnificence we also read of in the Scriptures of the Marvelous Sign and Wonder from Heaven: The Star, in the east, shining brilliantly to guide the wise men as they journeyed to meet our Savior, Christ the Lord. Matthew 2:2, 9-11

Quite spectacularly, we remaineth in astonishment in reading of the strategic Divine events surrounding thy Lord’s Birth over two-thousand years ago: the Spirit of God miraculously imparting into the hearts of the wise men to hold reverence, honor, fear and trembling with great enthusiasm for The Child and Humble King.

In this most Holy season as we surround ourselves with family traditions, celebrations and exchanging gifts with those dear to our hearts let us beseech thy Blessed Holy Spirit for hearts to remember the most glorious Birth of our Beloved Jesus Christ of Nazareth: Born to save the world. Luke 19:10

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. Luke 2:13-14

Thankful to the Lord

By Apostle Tonya

As we prepare to celebrate this most blessed holiday of gratitude and thanks to thy Lord God for family and friends; it is my prayer the Blessed One will fill your hearts with joy and answereth your petitions.

Happy Thanksgiving, friends!

Preparing for Ministry

By Apostle Tonya

Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine. 2 Timothy 4:2

Before we can begin to walk into any assignment in the Kingdom of God, we must first embrace the Blessed Master’s Heart for His Children on how to serve as He taught the Disciples and His Followers in the Holy Bible. Therefore, there must be a hunger for the Word of God and a firm understanding of it in order to serve in ministry.

Most certainly, as we delight in the Gospels, we are blessed to experience thy Blessed Savior’s Beauty: a most meek, lowly and humble Heart and read with awe as our Lord’s Followers hungered and listened to the Master’s Wisdom. How magnificent it must have been to rest at thy Lord’s Feet and hear the Glorious Parables of our Blessed Storyteller and Teacher!

Ofttimes, it is the miracles of the Risen Lord whereby we may choose to first study to prepare for ministry. Praise the Holy Spirit, for as we yield to Him, He is most faithful to teach and direct us to study the love, gentleness, meekness and perfect leadership of our King of Glory. This step of studying the Lord Jesus’ Character in the Holy Bible as part of your preparation for ministry is where I want to encourage you to take the first step to begin. Surely, as His Children we must know and love the Blessed Master to be released to serve and preach the truth about Him.

In order to begin to prepare for ministry, the Blessed One will call His servant into a season of consecration, isolation and pruning to prepare him or her for Service. For the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob must always be glorified in His vessels.

Let us read what the Spirit of Truth tells us in Romans 8:30:

Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

Therefore, we know that we must be set apart in a season of consecration with the Lord to prepare for the ministry He has given to use to steward in the Earth realm for His glory. For it is in travailing prayer, sacrifice and ofttimes seasons of loneliness whereby the preparation shall bring forth the pure ministry thy Lord will be pleased to honor and His Holy Name is glorified.

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