During my communion time with the Holy Spirit, He emphasised the immense value that every follower of Jesus holds in the heart of God. The Lord wants His people to understand that they are not ordinary or insignificant, but His special treasure, chosen and set apart so that He can reveal His strength, nature, and glory through them.

The Holy Spirit highlighted that although the sun possesses tremendous power and faithfully fulfils its purpose day after day, regulating seasons and sustaining life on earth, humanity remains infinitely more valuable to God than all creation. The reason is simple because while creation displays the Lord’s handiwork, it is only through people that the Lord chooses to express His nature, character, and divine life.

This truth also explains why satan relentlessly pursues mankind. He understands the value the Lord has placed upon humanity and seeks to destroy man’s relationship with God. His goal is to corrupt the Lord’s image in man, thus causing people to express evil rather than reflect the goodness and glory of their Creator.

The Holy Spirit pointed to 1 Peter 2:9, which declares these words:“But you are God’s chosen treasure priests who are kings, a spiritual nation set apart as God’s devoted ones. He called you out of darkness to experience His marvellous light, and now He claims you as His very own. He did this so that you would broadcast His glorious wonders throughout the world.”

This passage reveals the Lord’s original intention for His people. He chose mankind as His treasured possession and deposited His nature within them so they could represent Him on the earth. Of all creation, humanity alone was chosen as the Lord’s dwelling place. The Father made His home within His people, making them uniquely precious and valuable in His sight.

The Holy Spirit emphasised that we as followers of Jesus are the Lord’s guarded wealth, we are the place where He stores His glory and from which He displays His greatness. We are destined to shine as His light in the earth, by broadcasting His omnipotence, power, and goodness through signs, wonders, miracles, and transformed lives that reveal His reality to the world.

In light of this truth, the Holy Spirit challenged every tendency within us toward self-rejection, insecurity, and feelings of worthlessness. How can anyone devalue themselves when the Creator of the universe Himself specifically chose us to express His divine nature?

The value the Lord places upon His people is demonstrated by the price He paid to redeem us. He did not send angels to accomplish this task but rather He gave Himself in the person of Jesus Christ. The sacrifice of Jesus reveals the immeasurable worth the Lord places upon those He has redeemed and called into His service.

The Holy Spirit therefore calls us as followers of Jesus to rejoice in this reality and continually remember that we matter very deeply to the Lord. Therefore we must not allow any circumstance, opposition, failure, or accusation to ever undermine this truth from our lives.

The Lord then brought attention to the prophetic words spoken by Zechariah in Luke 1:74-75 which read these words: “To grant us that we, Being delivered from the hand of our enemies, Might serve Him without fear, In holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life.”

The Lord’s purpose in delivering His people from their enemies was not merely to rescue us but to empower us to serve Him fearlessly. Through Christ, we as His followers are called to walk in holiness, righteousness, and confidence, to reflect the nature of the Lord on the earth.

The Holy Spirit explained that humanity was created to be a reflection of the Lord’s power and character. This is why satan works tirelessly to distort that reflection, by seeking to mar the Lord’s image in people and cause them to display evil rather than righteousness. If the Lord’s Divine nature is clearly seen in His people, others will be drawn to Him.

This principle was very evident during Jesus’ earthly ministry. The religious leaders recognised that if Jesus continued demonstrating the Lord’s power openly, people would be drawn to Him because truth always brings freedom, and humanity longs for that freedom. The same principle still remains true today. When the Lord’s life and power are visibly manifested through His people, others are drawn to Him.

For this reason, we as Jesus’s followers must establish a firm foundation in the truth that we are precious and valuable to the Lord. We cannot live as the world lives because we have been called to purity, holiness, and glory.

We are intended to be living demonstrations of the Lord’s greatness before the nations. The Holy Spirit then highlighted Ephesians 2:10 which reads these words:“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.”

Every follower of Jesus has been divinely crafted by the Lord for a specific purpose. We were created for good works that the Lord designed in advance. These include the very works Jesus performed and the greater works He promised His followers would accomplish through the power of the Holy Spirit, all for the glory of the Father.

The Holy Spirit declared that it is time for us the Lord’s people to come out of every prison of limitation, fear, insecurity, and passivity and begin reflecting His glory openly. We are all called to become visible demonstrations of Christ’s life and power so that the world can see tangible evidence of the Lord’s nature and character.

The mission of every follower of Jesus is to be an ensign, a banner of light, and a reflection of Jesus Christ. We are the living evidence that He is alive, reigning, and actively working in the affairs of humanity. Through our lives, others should witness the manifestation of the Lord’s goodness, power, wisdom, and love.

The Lord created His people to express His dominion on the earth and to establish the reality of His Kingdom wherever they go. In every season, environment, and sphere of influence, as followers of Jesus we are called to reveal Christ’s Lordship and make His presence known.

There is no greater purpose or privilege than giving one’s life fully to the Lord and becoming a vessel through which He expresses Himself for men to see. To be used by the Lord as a visible manifestation of His glory is among the highest callings and greatest rewards available to humanity.

Therefore, the Holy Spirit is calling all followers of Jesus to meditate upon these truths, then receive the grace that accompanies them, and move boldly into action. We are to become the Lord’s banner to the nations, demonstrating that Jesus is alive, powerful, and still performing wonders today.

The call of the Holy Spirit is clear: so be different, make the difference, and become an ensign of the Lord’s power and presence everywhere you go, displaying the might of the Lord through a life fully surrendered to Him.

In the mighty name of Jesus, I declare that the revelation of your value in the Lord will take deep root within your heart. So that every lie of insignificance, rejection, worthlessness, inadequacy, and self-condemnation is broken off your life today.

According to 1 Peter 2:9, you are God’s chosen treasure, His royal priesthood, His holy nation, and His special possession. You have been called out of darkness into His marvellous light to proclaim and demonstrate His glorious works upon the earth.

I declare that you will no longer view yourself through the lens of past failures, disappointments, or human opinions. Instead, you will see yourself through the eyes of your Heavenly Father, who considered you worthy of the sacrifice of His Son, Jesus Christ.

According to Luke 1:74-75, I declare that you are delivered from the hand of your enemies to serve the Lord without fear, in holiness and righteousness all the days of your life. Fear, intimidation, insecurity, and hesitation shall no longer dominate your walk with the Lord.

According to Ephesians 2:10, I declare that you will walk in the good works the Lord prepared for you before the foundation of the world. Every divine assignment, purpose, calling, and opportunity ordained for your life shall come into manifestation in Jesus name.

May the glory of the Lord rest upon you and shine through you. May signs of His goodness, wisdom, power, and favour become evident in your life. May you become a banner of Christ’s victory, a reflection of His nature, and a witness of His Kingdom wherever you go.

I declare that you will arise from every place of limitation and step into the fullness of your God-given purpose. The Lord will display His strength through you, reveal His character in you, and establish His dominion through your life.

You shall be an ensign to your generation, a testimony of the Lord’s faithfulness, and a living witness that Jesus Christ is alive, reigning, and working wonders today in Jesus’ mighty name, Amen.