These next few words were selected from Bill and Marsha Burns’ daily prophecy e-mails this month because of their lucid poignancy. If you still have not subscribed to their daily prophecy e-mail, I encourage you to visit their site http://ft111.com and do so.

December 11, 2007: Do you sense the urgency to clean up and tie up loose ends? Soon you will make a break with the past, which is necessary before you begin to move forward again. Be very sensitive to the leading of My Spirit to complete tasks that remain undone or unfulfilled.

This will allow your mind to be free of unnecessary worry and clutter before you begin the next phase of productivity in both the natural and supernatural realms. The effort you put forth now to leave nothing undone will yield much fruit in the days ahead. Be diligent, says the Lord. Proverbs 10:4 He who has a slack hand becomes poor, But the hand of the diligent makes rich.

December 13, 2007: Follow closely the leading of My Spirit. This means that you must not try to anticipate what I am going to do and run out ahead or you will lose yourself in presumption. But, you also must not lag behind or you will be bogged down and lost in procrastination. Walk with Me! This will require that you pay close attention and be aware at all times. Ask and I will sharpen your discernment to know the times and seasons and the moving of My Spirit, says the Lord.

2 Peter 1:5-9 Giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins.

December 14, 2007: I am calling to an entire generation to rise above the limitations established by past failures and disappointments. Haven’t I said that old ceilings will become new floors? Haven’t I called you to a new spiritual plateau? I have made a way for you to come up, but you must cooperate by leaving the past behind and pressing on. Put forth the effort required to be aware of the enemy’s tactics against you and exercise your will and faith to overcome. I am the Author and Finisher of your faith; yield to My power to bring you forth into new realms of glory, says the Lord.

Philippians 3:13-14 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

December 24, 2007: Beloved, I have deposited My seed in you, and I will cause it to grow exceedingly. You will partake of My divine life as you exercise your faith. I will fulfill My covenant promise of healing in you as I overshadow you with My glory. Make a decree and proclaim that you are healed by My stripes, says the Lord. You will be renewed by My strength in you. I will renew the strength of My purpose for your life. As you worship Me, I will open a door to you of My great favor and blessings, which will come down like the rain to water a dry and thirsty ground. Leave the past behind along with those things that have hindered you — fear, anger, grumbling, complaining and the like. Then, step out on a brand new day with a new level of faith. My glory shall manifest and bring forth life. Face the new year with great courage without worrying about what the world says regarding war or the financial markets or food shortages or plagues. Do not worry because I am with you to save you and deliver you from destruction. You belong to Me, says God.

December 24, 2007: You had to brace yourself and stand strong in order to endure the trials that you’ve encountered. But, much of what you had to do to overcome these difficulties has also caused your heart to harden in an effort to protect yourself from trouble. I say, the worst is over. Relax, and trust Me to be your Shield, for you are not alone. I have not left you to fight your battles by yourself; I am with you. I am your very present help in times of trouble. Now, I call you My tender-hearted one, for the hard shell around your tender heart will melt as you remember My great love for you, says the Lord.

Psalms 18:2 The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

December 25, 2007: Beloved, take the time to rise above the natural realm and everything that demands your attention, and come up to Me in the Spirit and be renewed and refreshed in My presence. This supernatural infusion will be like a breath of fresh air that will restore and invigorate you. You are at a pivotal point in your spiritual progression and on the threshold of a new season that will require maximum strength and concentration if you are to gain the highest benefit from all that it offers. A regular and frequent spiritual impartation will establish you in the flow of My Spirit. Come to Me, says the Lord.

Revelation 11:12 And they heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here.”

December 26, 2007: Be still and discern the shaking, for the voice of the Lord has come forth to shake the foundations of the earth. This is a spiritual earthquake to loose the chains of darkness and set captives free. I call to those who have become complacent in their places of confinement and restrictions, limited by hindering forces, and I call to you to come forth and shake off the restrictions that you have allowed to rule over you. Loose yourself from your chains and rise up in the liberty of My Spirit, says the Lord.

Acts 16:26 Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were loosed.