“Arise, Radiant Bride”

[Blain DeCastro]

Beloved Church,
The Spirit of the Lord is calling you to rise from slumber. You are not forsaken, nor forgotten. You have been tried in the fires of affliction, and though the shaking has come, it was not to destroy you—but to awaken you. The Lord is sifting His house and purifying His vessels, for He is preparing a holy Bride, adorned in righteousness, without spot or wrinkle.


You are in the season of divine distinction.
Where there was compromise, He is calling for consecration. Where there was fear, He is releasing boldness. Where there was silence, He is putting a trumpet to your lips. This is not the time to blend in—it is the time to shine forth with the glory of the risen King.


Do not be afraid of the darkness, for it is the backdrop upon which your light will burn brightest. A fresh wind is blowing—the wind of awakening, the wind of prophetic vision, the wind of revival fire. The Lord says, “I am restoring the roar of My Church. No longer will you whisper in the shadows, but you will thunder in My authority.”


The Lord is aligning hearts with heaven.
Old wineskins are being broken. Structures that hindered His presence are being shaken. He is releasing new mantles, fresh oil, and unprecedented strategies. The intercessors will weep again, the watchmen will sound the alarm, and the evangelists will run with fire in their bones.


To the weary: Strength is coming.
To the doubting: Faith is rising.
To the complacent: The call is sounding—Return! Return to your First Love!


Bride of Christ, your Bridegroom is near.
Trim your lamps. Fill your jars. Watch and pray, for the hour is late and the King is coming swiftly. Let your garments be white, your eyes fixed on Him, and your heart ablaze with holy love.

“For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and deep darkness the peoples;
But the Lord will arise over you, and His glory will be seen upon you.”
—Isaiah 60:2

Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.