Psalm 18:16–17 (KJV) – “He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters. He delivered me from my strong enemy… for they were too strong for me.”
This is the testimony, and it’s personal, you didn’t drown, you were drawn. From the first moment the waves rose, and the water closed in, it looked like an ending. But what you didn’t know then is that it was the beginning of divine movement. Day by day, the Father was not just watching, He was working. He didn’t simply allow the storm; He used it. Every undercurrent (Day 1), every riptide (Day 2), every violent wave (Day 3), and every identity crisis (Day 4) was part of a sovereign setup. The pain had a purpose. The struggle had a strategy. And what you thought was taking you under was actually carrying you into something deeper, greater, and glorious. This is not survival. This is resurrection.
The God who commands the seas does not allow the flood to touch His children without placing boundaries around it. What overwhelmed you could not overtake you because Grace was already surrounding you. The undercurrent that pushed you (Day 1) became the proof that you were not abandoned, you being carried. When you could not swim, He held you. When you lost direction, He became your compass. And where you went under, you did not come up. You rose in a new place. You emerged into destiny, not by your own strength, but by the force of His Mercy. His pull was greater than the pressure!
The riptide that tried to pull you from everything familiar (Day 2) was actually rerouting you into something eternal. You didn’t come up in the same spot. You came up in victory. In clarity. In power. The same waters that threatened your life washed off everything that wasn’t supposed to stay. You weren’t meant to drown in that place, you were meant to be purified in it. And when you came up, it wasn’t quiet. It wasn’t small. It was thunderous in the Spirit!
Because that rise was a resurrection, and resurrection always leaves a mark. He drew you out, not just of trouble, but out of old mindsets, emotional traps, and spiritual fatigue. He delivered you from your strong enemy, and that includes you, the version of you that settled, that hid, that questioned His calling. Day 3 reminded you that the water lifted you. It didn’t leave you buried. It became the very platform God used to announce that you had survived what should’ve silenced you.
The flood failed. And now you can walk with a new reverence for the waters, not because they were stronger than you, but because they revealed the strength of the One who sustained you. The waves became your witness. The storm became your sanctuary. And the water that once overwhelmed your soul has become the river of fresh oil, pouring out as worship, testimony, and legacy. Where you once panicked, you now praise.
And then came the naming (Day 4). He didn’t just lift you, He renamed you. The water didn’t change your name, God did. He reached into the flood with identity in His Hand. You no longer answer to the names fear gave you. You wear the name that only Heaven recognizes. Like a stone with a name no man knows, it is mine alone. This is not pride. This is placement. This is not arrogance. This is anointing. You now can walk with the authority of one who has come through fire and flood and still has a song. You are living proof that Grace rewrites names, reclaims stories, and restores what was never supposed to be lost in the first place.
So, now declare, this is the rise. This is the shift. This is the supernatural moment where testimony overtakes trauma, where mantle meets movement, and where Glory outweighs grief. You were drawn out. You were delivered. You were defined by the One who holds the waters in His Hand. He pulled you out so He could push you forward. You were not lifted out for comfort but lifted out for calling. Your life is a sign. Your voice is a sound. Your walk is a witness. You have been drawn out to become poured out. And you will not waste what He did in the deep. You will live poured, on purpose, for His Glory alone.
You have been Pulled from the Deep, and Sent into Destiny Psalm 40:2–3 (KJV), “He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock… And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God…” You didn’t just come out, you were called out, with a new sound and a new stride.
Let’s Pray:
Father, I lift my voice in reverence and gratitude, not because I survived on my own, but because You drew me out. The waters were deep, the pain was real, and the journey felt impossible, but You never left me. You were with me in the undercurrent, with me in the riptide, with me when I thought I lost myself, and with me when I rose again. Thank You for the lifting. Thank You for the drawing. Thank You for not letting me drown in what I thought would be the end. I now see that You were not punishing me, You were positioning me. You were not burying me, You were birthing something through me. You saw the end from the beginning, and You pulled me through waters that were too strong for me so that I would know just how strong You are. Thank You for removing the old names, for stripping off the garments of shame, and for dressing me in destiny. I walk now with the identity You spoke over me from eternity. I am not the flood; I am the fruit of what came from it. Lord, let this moment of lifting not just be personal, let it be prophetic. Let it echo into every corner of my life. Let it bless my family, my calling, my ministry, and my future. Let the oil that came from my crushing be poured out without hesitation. I will not rise and remain silent. I will not return to the shallow. I will not deny the deep places that formed me. I will give You glory for every hidden battle, every quiet rescue, and every public victory. Use my life to draw others. Use my voice to sound the alarm. Use my worship to shift the atmosphere. Father, thank You that I am still rising. Even now, You’re lifting me higher, into wisdom, into boldness, into purpose. Keep my heart postured in surrender. Keep my steps aligned with Heaven. Let my new name match my next level. Let Your glory rest on me like the waters that once overwhelmed me. And may everything I do from this moment forward point back to the God who drew me out, carried me through, and crowned me with grace. I am Yours. I am called. I am whole. I am rising for Your glory. In the Name of Jesus Christ, I pray, Amen!
Blessings…
Love. Dr. Jean…
Have A Blessed Weekend…