A Call For The Church

[Blain DeCastro]

Rise my warriors my champions, and “strengthen what remains”: A prophetic exhortation to the church

Church of the Living God,
The Spirit of the Lord is calling you to awaken—not just from sleep, but from survival.
You were not called to barely endure.
You were called to overcome.
You were not saved to hide in fear, but to stand in power.
You are the light of the world—a city set on a hill—and now is the time to shine.

“Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die,
for I have not found your deeds complete in the sight of My God.”
—Revelation 3:2

There is a remnant rising.
There is a stirring in the bones of the weary.
The Lord is breathing new strength, new vision, and fresh oil upon His people.
Do not look at the chaos around you—lift your eyes!
The King is not shaken.
His throne is not moved.
And His Church will not be silenced.

Let the warriors take their place.
Let the intercessors lift their voices.
Let the worshippers burn with holy fire.
For the Lord is saying:
"I am coming to My temple again, and I will not find it empty. I will find it burning."

This is the hour to:

• Strengthen your hands for battle.
• Gird your heart with truth.
• Cast off compromise and comfort.
• Run your race with eyes fixed on Jesus.

Do not say, “I am too weak,” for My strength is made perfect in your weakness.
Do not say, “It’s too late,” for I am the God who redeems time.
Do not say, “I am only one,” for I have always used the few to confound the many.

You are My witnesses in this generation.
You are My voice in the wilderness.
You are My torchbearers, My living altars, My holy priests.
And the fire upon your altar must not go out.

“Therefore, strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way.
Say to those with fearful hearts, ‘Be strong, do not fear; your God will come!’”
—Isaiah 35:3–4

Church—rise.
Love boldly. Speak truth without fear. Walk in the Spirit. Stand in the gap.
The days are dark, but your light is rising.

Let the weak say, “I am strong.”
Let the tired say, “I am filled.”
Let the Church say, “We will not retreat—we will advance!”

For the Lord your God is with you,
and greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.