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He Makes All Things New

by Apostle Tonya

And He that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And He said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. Revelation 21:5

For a time in the past, I walked the path of grieving a loved one. As I journeyed through it, I discovered something about myself: I most enjoyed long walks and quiet talks with thy Lord which became a great comfort. Quite to my surprise, it became a divine time to receive from Him both revelation and healing.

The Father began guiding me most gently away from the path of a long season of grief, to one with purpose. On a marvelous day, as I laid on the floor near an open window; our Beloved Lord Jesus appeared to me. He gave me new life. John 14:21.

Every morning, I would seek thy Lord in prayer and remained in His Presence for hours. The Comforter would faithfully answer me with dreams and ofttimes during that time of our fellowship He revealed to me why it was my loved ones time to be with Him in Glory. Heaven’s response to my many questions about the timing restored my dance, joy, hope and released a glorious new beginning. Thy Lord is a Wonder!

Thereafter, one of the Chapters in the Holy Scriptures that kept my heart anchored in hope and staggering not at His promises can be found in the Book of Isaiah, Chapter 43 verse 19:

“Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.”

Family, I encourage you that if you are in a time of mourning and grieving to increase intimacy with the Lord Jesus. It is in His Presence where there is fullness of joy, hope is restored, health spring forth and a new beginning arrives.

I declare healing from mourning, grief and loss come upon you!

May thy Lord grant the petitions that thou hast asked of Him.

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In His Presence

by Apostle Tonya

And His brightness was as the light; He had horns coming out of His Hand: and there was the hiding of His power. Habakkuk 3:4

There are times spent with thy Blessed Lord Jesus that has moved me to such tears of love for our Master; it eradicated most memories of a painful suffering season as I was taught by the King. How marvelous!

One pivotal time I love to share is during fellowship with the Holy Spirit; He lovingly led me to a video to answer me. In the video, a great leader in the Kingdom began to share the awe of God’s glory. So beautifully was it described of a time when the leader went to pray for an ailing woman and the glorious Light on her was intensely magnificent. The love of Jesus was so profound that the mother refused prayer for her healing!

I wept in awe of the mother’s love for our Beloved King. As I delighted in Jesus, He revealed His answer to my tears of prayer for my healing. Preciously, He rested on me, yet I was not content in the suffering. I wanted what I knew Jesus in His Presence alone could give me; a miracle.

After hearing the leader share this testimony, I began to ponder about my love for our Lord, the Healer. If thy Lord had sent someone to me as I rested in Him would I love my Lord more than what He could give to me? In His goodness, the Lord had graced the dear mother with a grace to suffer. Did my love for My Lord outweigh my present sufferings to refuse healing for a time?

Family, His grace is sufficient. I remained by His grace worshiping and loving Him more! The Lord is ever-faithful. When we yield; He teaches us how to suffer with grace. “He openeth not His mouth.” Isaiah 53:7

It is written:

He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Isaiah 53:3

He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. Isaiah 53:7

In His life on Earth, our Lord taught us how to suffer and how to wait. It was the joy that was set before Him that caused Christ Jesus to endure the cross. Hebrews 12:2. And it is His Joy that is our reward after we have suffered awhile to make us perfect, stablish, strengthen and settle us.

Beautiful Jesus, we honor and adore You: our Healer!

40-Days of Throne Room Prayers

by Apostle Tonya

Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple. Psalm 65:4

During a long season of consecration with thy Lord Jesus, my upcoming book, “40-Days of Throne Room Prayers” was birthed. I am still overjoyed with tears as I continue to think back on the Blessed Comforter faithfulness to me; for ofttimes intercession, revelations and warfare during that time left me weary. 1 Kings 19:5. The Lord is faithful, during those moments He would increase His Presence to strengthen me and pray the prayers that I share with you in this book.

Family, I pray that the Holy Spirit will meet you as you read “Day 40” of 40-Days of Throne Room Prayers. I decree the Lord shall crownest your year with His goodness!

Day 40 by Apostle TonyaDownload

Book cover design by Omoniyi.

Waiting Your Turn

by Apostle Tonya

A few years ago, I was bestowed a dream where thy Lord included my beloved late mother to reveal some of Heaven’s Plan for me. My beautiful mother, full of youth, released the declaration concerning my life with such joy and elation. Afterwards, surrounded by the awe of God’s glory; my mother and I started to dance together like children.

In the beginning, I was not quite prepared for the warfare that followed this glorious dream. Since then, the Holy Spirit has been faithful to teach me: when He reveal Secrets from His Plan; warfare is sure to accompany it. During the waiting of God’s promises which are settled in Heaven is when the enemy will ofttimes come subtly with the spirit of delay to hinder it. We must be diligent to guard our hearts against him stealing the joy of waiting on the Lord. Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord. Psalm 27:14

One of our most powerful postures is submission to thy Lord God. In your waiting, ask our Father to giveth you an obedient heart and guard thine heart.

I encourage you to meditate on 1 John 2:17:

“And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.”

Let us remember, for everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under Heaven. Ofttimes, Father’s timing can cause frustration. In those times of frustration while waiting, seek Him in prayer; He will strengthen and guide you.

Be encouraged, so great a cloud of witnesses are watching as you finish the race set before you strong!

Travailing in the Spirit

by Apostle Tonya

Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. Psalm 4:1

Before thy Lord Jesus would release me to return to public ministry with the new ministry that He had given to me; the enemy’s plot to destroy my legs had to be overcome in intercession.

For a few years, a wave of prophets entered into my life and many with the same Word from the Lord God: “The enemy is trying to cripple you!” These warnings from Heaven released to the Prophets were given to me before the Lord began to grace me with dreams seeing Him use me. Father hid this part of my ministry from me for a time.

Then, the Word of the Lord came again to me as I was in the midst of a transition relocating from my native, New York. It would be the last Prophetic warning about my legs that I would receive from the Lord. The prophetic word came with immediate instructions on how to consecrate for seven days.

The thief had cometh.

I had no fear. Thy Holy Spirit was faithful to filleth me with indomitable faith. The plot to confine me to a wheelchair and steal the Ancient of Days Plan to use my legs and body supernaturally for His Glory was overcome! The Lord Jesus nailed it to the cross: satan could no longer pick it back up!

But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the Lord will hear when I call unto him. Psalm 4:3

Our foremother Hannah travailed as written in the Holy Bible, in the First Book of Samuel, chapter one, verses 12 through 15. For quite a few years, I studied Hannah’s life and it produced within me a deep hunger for birthing the Lord’s promises for the Body of Christ and myself. As written in Isaiah 66:7-9, thy Lord cometh on His Children with grace and strength to birth His Will and Plans. It was submission and travailing before our Beloved Lion of Judah that destroyed the works of darkness and kept The Plan. Proverbs 28:1

When the Holy Spirit giveth us the grace to travail in prayer we must yield to our Dear Comforter, offer Him our sacrifices and trust Him. Romans 8:26-27.

Be encouraged in the Lord. The Lion of Judah, our Beloved Jesus won it all at the Cross! Amen.

Intimacy with the Lord Jesus

by Apostle Tonya

This is the generation of those who seek Him, Who seek Your face—even Jacob. Psalm 24:6

Some time ago, I was watching a Christian television program. During the program, a man of God who was interviewed began to share a beautiful testimony of intimacy with the Holy Spirit. I was held by tears as he lovingly shared of his story: sitting with the Holy Spirit and our Lord’s desire to spend time with us.

Thereafter, I pondered in my heart the many times I was in thy Lord’s Presence and felt His desire for a deeper fellowship. My heart began to ache while I reminisced on His pursuit of me. Ofttimes, I would be overwhelmed with the distractions of life and could not bask in His Presence as I should have done. It was hearing the testimony of the man of God which provoked me to enter into His rest: pouring out my heart to Jesus.

As I remained in rest with thy Lord Jesus, I became enraptured in His Love. There became nothing in my heart I allowed to come near to our Blessed King. Thy Lord continues to be ever-faithful to speak, sing and most beautifully cause an eruption of joy within me during our times of fellowship. Acts 2:28

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Psalm 16:11

One of my most dearest chapters in the Holy Bible I often delighted in became John chapter 21. This chapter of our Risen Lord appearing to His Friends and Disciples invokes a river of tears and our Blessed Lord Jesus revealing Himself to me.

John chapter 21 verse 17:
He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee…

During that time, the anointed soaking music of Alberto and Kimberly Rivera played continuously and forever changed my worship experience.

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. John 4:24

May our hearts continue to hunger for Him. Amen!

How to Study the Bible

by Apostle Tonya

Your words were found and I ate them,
And Your words became for me a joy and the delight of my heart; For I have been called by Your name, O Lord God of hosts. Jeremiah 15:16

The most precious time spent with the Blessed Holy Spirit is during my study time. It is in His Blessed Presence in the stillness whereby yields for me a deeper study and releases, The Feast.

In the Book of Psalms, chapter 46 verse 10, it is written:
“Be still and know that I am God..”

Here are 4 tips to Studying the Bible:

Soaking

Before you begin to read the Holy Bible it is best to soak with Holy Spirit and meditate on His Goodness. The Word of God confirms that we should meditate: “I will meditate in thy precepts and have respect unto thy ways.” Psalm 119:25.

Anointed worshiper, Julie True’ music was introduced to me back in 2014. Today, her album, “Heaven’s Embrace” remains one of my most favorite albums to soak with the Holy Spirit.

Pray

As you are soaking with the Holy Spirit, pray and ask Him to grace you with discernment, understanding, wisdom, knowledge and revelation.

Take authority over the atmosphere: bind distractions and loose focus before you begin to read and study. Matthew 18:18

Use a Journal

Another item I adore are colorful journals. Journals are where I keep my most precious notes and letters that I write to thy Lord. They are also my first choice to record draft study notes.

Be sure to have your favorite highlighters when you are studying and meditating on God’s Word.

“Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.” Proverbs 8:33

In His faithfulness, the Comforter will speak to you through the holy scriptures and you should be prepared for His instructions when He does.

When thy Lord reveals to you the deep things to pray for as you are studying; remain faithful and pray scripturally.

Use a Concordance
One of the most profound keys that thy Lord has revealed to me for a better understanding of the Word of God is a concordance. If you do not own one, I recommend the purchase of: “The Strong’s Expanded Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible”.

But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. Matthew 4:4

The Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.

Exalt Him

by Apostle Tonya

Our hearts must burn for the Lord Jesus the most! We must let nothing replace our love for Him or come near to the love we have for our Beloved Rose of Sharon, Jesus!

As it is written in the book of Esther, chapter three verses five and six:

And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath. And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.

The wicked plot of Haman was conceived in his heart when Mordecai refused to bow down and give reverence to Haman. Mordecai worshipped thy Almighty God!

Haman, coveting to become a god; attempted to steal hearts from the Lord God. Yet, he could not; for Mordecai’s heart belongeth to God. Thus, the wicked plot was devised: annihilate the Jews.

Thy Lord caused Haman and his wicked plot to be destroyed and defeated!

May we stand like Mordecai and keep our hearts full of adoration, worship and reverence for Jesus!

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen. 1 Timothy 1:17

We are Seated in Heavenly Places

by Apostle Tonya

For several years, the Holy Spirit has led me to keep a “War Binder.” It is where I continue to record my assignments when He instructs me to go to war.

Now through January 31, 2020, you can download my teaching on how to war seated in Heavenly Places. This teaching also include instructions on how you can create your own War Binder. Request your free PDF download on the Contact page.

My New Book…

During a long season of consecration, I was most blessed as the Holy Spirit began to guide me to begin the writing projects He birthed in me during 2014.

My new book, “40-Days of Throne Room Prayers” was given to me while I sat with the Holy Spirit preparing to return to public ministry after a time of sabbatical with the Lord. I am overjoyed with tears as I think back on the Blessed Comforter faithfulness to me; for ofttimes interceding would leave me somewhat weary. 1 Kings 19:5. The Lord is faithful, during those moments He would increase His Presence to strengthen me and pray the prayers I share in this book.

I am thankful to thy Lord Jesus that the first of my writing projects will be released on February 27, 2020. May thy Lord be glorified!

For Jesus,