The Thorn Among Roses

A Prophetic Word To the Nations, the United States, and the Presidency of the US

Thursday May 11th 2023

My hand is against you. Because you have sought to place your name first before my own. For I appointed you that you should seek to magnify my name with the voice that I gave to you, that you would bring glory to my word throughout the nations, and that I would be proved the Holy One God through my chosen people, my inheritance Israel.

But you have turned away from my face and sought another path I have not chosen, for you sought to set yourself above, your hand turned against me for your own name sake, for you sought to give away what does not belong to you.

Therefore, I have brought upon your own head what you have sought to do to what did not belong to you, my inheritance, my land, my people Israel.

As you have done to me, so I have done to you, another has risen up and taken what belonged to you.

See that I have brought your name to ruins for what you have done. And yet for all of this you still have not relented or turned away from what you have done, you have not sought me or my name, for had you looked to me, your crown would have been restored even greater than before.

Now, listen to me you nations who seek to devour my land, I shall devour you before the sight of all nations, and I will be proved Holy by you.

I will lay to waste to your vast riches, I will plunder and loot your fields, I will send locust to devour your crops, you will have no harvest, and what has been harvested will be given to another.

I will drain your rivers so your lands will lay barren and unproductive. I will hold back the rains and the sun will scorch your fields. I have declared calamity, for earth quakes will ravage your cities and your people in distraught.

For I am the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel whom you have sought to plunder and divide.

Your inheritance will be brought to ruins and desolated, void and empty, your vaults no longer filled with gold but lay empty.

A whisper will grow from a place unknown in the wilderness of hope not carried by name or reputation. It shall prosper like a weed among flowers and a thorn among roses. For it will injure those whom seek to move it and will protect those under it. And I shall raise up a valley from it, a garden of wonders and miracles, from a thorn and from a weed, my name will be magnified.

From a thorn I shall bless, from a weed I shall prosper, from the unsought ashes I will turn into beauty.

potential interpretation:

1. "My hand is against you. Because you have sought to place your name first before my own..." - This echoes the concept of pride and self-exaltation, which is condemned in Proverbs 16:5. The idea of God being against someone due to pride is seen in James 4:6.

2. "For I appointed you that you should seek to magnify my name with the voice that I gave to you..." - This parallels the idea of God appointing leaders for His purpose (Romans 13:1). The mandate to glorify God is prevalent throughout the Bible (1 Corinthians 10:31).

3. "But you have turned away from my face and sought another path I have not chosen..." - This reflects the idea of disobedience or unfaithfulness to God, illustrated in Deuteronomy 31:16-18.

4. "Therefore, I have brought upon your own head what you have sought to do to what did not belong to you, my inheritance, my land, my people Israel." - God's protection of Israel and His retribution for those who harm it are common themes in the Bible (Zechariah 2:8, Genesis 12:3).

5. "As you have done to me, so I have done to you, another has risen up and taken what belonged to you." - The principle of reaping what one sows is found in Galatians 6:7. The idea of leadership changing hands could be seen in God's dealings with Saul and David (1 Samuel 16).

6. "Now, listen to me you nations who seek to devour my land, I shall devour you before the sight of all nations, and I will be proved Holy by you." - This reflects God's warning to nations against harming Israel (Joel 3:2), and His promise to reveal His holiness (Ezekiel 38:23).

7. "I will lay to waste to your vast riches..." - The Bible contains instances where God disrupts the wealth of nations as punishment (Haggai 2:8, Ezekiel 7:19).

8. "For I am the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel whom you have sought to plunder and divide." - This is a common self-identification in the Old Testament, emphasizing God's authority and His special relationship with Israel (Isaiah 43:15).

9. "A whisper will grow from a place unknown in the wilderness of hope not carried by name or reputation. It shall prosper like a weed among flowers..." - This could be compared to God's tendency to choose unlikely leaders, like David, who was initially overlooked due to his humble shepherd status (1 Samuel 16:11-13).

10. "And I shall raise up a valley from it, a garden of wonders and miracles, from a thorn and from a weed, my name will be magnified." - This recalls God's ability to bring prosperity out of desolation (Isaiah 35:1), and aligns with the biblical theme of God being glorified through His miraculous works (Psalm 77:14).

11. "From a thorn I shall bless, from a weed I shall prosper, from the unsought ashes I will turn into beauty." - This emphasizes God's power to bring good out of difficult circumstances (Romans 8:28). The transformation from ashes to beauty echoes themes in Isaiah 61:3.

Please note, the interpretation of biblical prophecy can vary greatly depending on one's religious beliefs, cultural context, and personal perspective. Scripture references are provided for conceptual parallels and do not necessarily indicate direct links to this specific prophecy.