The Spirit of the Lord is upon me!

I find that God is speaking to my heart about the year 2008 already. He is speaking of favor that he is pouring out, of forgetting the past and pressing towards the mark. This is a first for me. I have never before had God talk about the following year in advance like this. That tells me he has something specific he wants me to do for him. I want to be aligned to his will and his purpose. I want what he wants for me in the coming year. I need to hear from him clearly. I am convinced that he planned for me to have my surgery now so that we can have more time together. I pray that I will draw closer to God in the 6 weeks I will be at home. I want to know him more, to hear his voice clearly. Speak Lord! I am listening. My heart yearns like never before to hear what the Spirit is saying. He is hovering over the waters, waiting for me to decree a thing that it may be established. But how can I decree unless I hear? "Prophesy daughter!" is what I hear "But what shall I prophesy?" I answer back. Lord, make my ears as the ears of the learned, that I may hear your word clearly for 2008. Light a fire in me, and align my purposes, dreams and desires with Kingdom purposes, dreams and desires. "What shall I prophesy?" I ask again, and I hear him say " Prophesy and say":

Isaiah 61
The Year of the LORD's Favor
1 The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me,
because the LORD has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim freedom for the captives
and release from darkness for the prisoners,

2 to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor
and the day of vengeance of our God,
to comfort all who mourn,

3 and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown of beauty
instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness
instead of mourning,
and a garment of praise
instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
a planting of the LORD
for the display of his splendor.

4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins
and restore the places long devastated;
they will renew the ruined cities
that have been devastated for generations.

5 Aliens will shepherd your flocks;
foreigners will work your fields and vineyards.

6 And you will be called priests of the LORD,
you will be named ministers of our God.
You will feed on the wealth of nations,
and in their riches you will boast.

7 Instead of their shame
my people will receive a double portion,
and instead of disgrace
they will rejoice in their inheritance;
and so they will inherit a double portion in their land,
and everlasting joy will be theirs.

8 "For I, the LORD, love justice;
I hate robbery and iniquity.
In my faithfulness I will reward them
and make an everlasting covenant with them.

9 Their descendants will be known among the nations
and their offspring among the peoples.
All who see them will acknowledge
that they are a people the LORD has blessed."

10 I delight greatly in the LORD;
my soul rejoices in my God.
For he has clothed me with garments of salvation
and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness,
as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest,
and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

11 For as the soil makes the sprout come up
and a garden causes seeds to grow,
so the Sovereign LORD will make righteousness and praise
spring up before all nations.