2026: The Glory & the Remnant: Ep.5: What God Is Raising Up in 2026

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Welcome back to the Diary of a Black Woman podcast.

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I'm your host, Connie Morris, and we're on episode five, The Glory and the Remnant,

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What God is Raising Up in 2026.

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This is part of our 2026 series, The Year When Heaven and Earth Intersects.

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And so we talked about the shaking, we talked about the crossing,

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but today we're going to step into one of the most powerful prophetic themes

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for 2026, the glory and the remnant, what God is raising up in 2026.

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This is not a year where everyone will rise, but it's a year where the remnant,

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those who remain faithful, steadfast and obedient, will be lifted,

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distinguished, distinguished and filled with glory.

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As heaven and earth intersect, God reveals his people and his glory in a way

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that the world cannot ignore.

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Let's take a pause here. We see here that this is a year where everyone, not everyone will rise.

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So God is fair. He's a just guy.

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Is the God of justice. And he's telling us already right now that everyone's

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not going to be able to handle his glory.

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Everybody is not going to be able to rise. But he said, if you're faithful,

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steadfast, obedient, you will be lifted up, distinguished, and filled with his glory.

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God has something for the faithful, something for those who are steadfast,

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and something for those who are obedient.

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So what does this look like in Hebrew year 5, 7, 8, 6, the rise of the remnant?

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In Hebrew imagery, 5, 7, 8, 6 is the year of a boundary is being drawn,

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a separation, a clear distinction, a setting apart, a dividing of light and darkness.

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It's a moment when God highlights who truly belongs to him.

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This is a year where God says, my remnant will rise with my glory.

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The remnant is not the crowd. It's not the commitment.

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It's the one who endures shaking without breaking.

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Who crossed without looking back, who obeyed without excuses,

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who worshiped without applause, and who trusted God in the quiet place.

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5786 is a year God puts his spotlight.

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On them. Let's pause here. God says, you know, you've been going through a lot.

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Things have been hard, but he says this year, my remnant will rise with my glory.

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This year, God is going to put his spotlight on the faithful, the steadfast.

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This year, God is calling out his remnant.

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In scripture, the remnant refers to the preserved, the protected,

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the purified, the one who refused to compromise.

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The one who stayed with God when others drifted, the ones who carried faith

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through fire, the ones who remain rooted when everything around them shook.

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The remnant is small in number, but mighty in spirit.

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They are the ones God uses when he is ready to shift a nation.

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I love that. So it seems to me, I just got this feeling of God has a list and

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he's checking it twice, right?

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And he's getting ready to check it. And his final checklist is in 2026.

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So when the clock strikes at midnight, he's already has the list already prepared. Are you ready?

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Are you ready to be chosen by God? Are you ready to be spotlighted by him?

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Are you ready to understand that all that you've been through,

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however long it's been, that is now your time to shine. Let's go to Isaiah 60

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verses 1 and 2, aligning the remnant and glory.

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Isaiah 60 verses 1 and 2, it says, Arise, shine, for your light has come,

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and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.

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While darkness covers the earth, the remnant will rise.

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Haggai chapter 2 verse 9, the glory of the latter house should be greater than the former.

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This is the prophetic promise for 2026.

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Excuse me, the greater glory. And then we have Romans 9, 27 and Romans 11, 5.

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A remnant shall be saved. There is a remnant chosen by grace.

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Like God's not asking for perfection. He's asking for obedience.

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God always preserve a people for himself.

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So 2, 28 through 29. So I will pour out my spirit on all flesh.

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The remnant receives the outpouring first.

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Let's go to Malachi 3, 16-18. God writes a book of remembrance for those who fear him.

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Then he makes a distinction between the,

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and the wicked. This is 5, 7, 8, 6. God makes the remnant visible.

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So let's ask God, like what God, what is God raising up in 2026?

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And you can check your list. You can check it twice, seeing if you want it and see what you need to do.

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Repentance is always good to get right on track with God, to be ready when that

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clock strikes midnight that you are on the list.

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Number one, a people of glory, not church as usual, not religion,

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but a people who carries God's presence.

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That's who he's looking for. Who else is he raising up? A people of boldness.

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They will speak truth and love. They will not bow to fear, culture, or compromise.

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A people of discernment, able to see through spiritual deception,

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able to hear God clearly, able to move when he moves.

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A people of authority, not timid, not uncertain.

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These are believers who know who they are and whose they are.

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A people who demonstrates the kingdom, signs, wonders, wisdom,

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revelation, and supernatural direction.

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A people who walk in holiness, set apart, consecrated, obedient, rooted in God's word.

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And number seven, a people who will rebuild. God is raising up remnant leaders

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who will rebuild families, communities, churches, systems, structures, and even nations.

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Just like Nehemiah, the remnant becomes God's repairer of the breach.

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Let's talk about the glory dimension of 20

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When heaven intersects earth, glory is released.

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Glory in scripture represents God's weight, God's presence, God's reality.

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God's authority, God's supernatural intervention.

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In 2026, the glory will expose darkness, elevate the faithful,

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empower the remnant, transform lives, break strongholds, bring divine acceleration, and shift atmosphere.

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Glory is not an emotion. It is a divine force.

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Where religious activity fails, glory secedes.

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The distinction of 5786.

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This Hebrew year 5786 will visibly separate the committed from the casual,

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the holy from the profane, the obedience from the disobedient,

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the sheep from the goats, the truthful from the deceptive and the spiritual from the religious.

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The remnant will not blend in, they will stand out.

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Now everybody always wants to be on the winning team, right?

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So how do we get situated as a remnant to be on the winning team?

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To make sure that line in the sand that God is writing out, that line in the

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sand that you're on the right side.

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Number one, he tells us to stay

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consecrated. Choose purity, choose righteousness, and choose holiness.

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I am going detail on that. You know exactly what I'm talking about.

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Number two, stay prayer-filled. Your authority is tied to your altar.

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Get a prayer life. Keep your prayer life.

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Increase your prayer life. Number three, stay obedient.

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God will quickly elevate those who obey. Number four, stay surrendered.

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Let him remove, reshape, and redirect.

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Number five, stay humble. Glory rests in humility.

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Number six, stay discerning. Know what God is and what it is not.

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Ooh, know what God is and what he is not.

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Number seven, but stay present with God.

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The remnant is formed in the secret place. How do you position yourself as a remnant?

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You stay consecrated, stay prayer-filled, stay obedient, stay surrendered.

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Stay humble, stay discerning, stay present with God.

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A remnant is formed. The remnant is formed in a secret place.

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You know, like the foolish and the wise virgins, even though they probably both

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knew God, one was prepared, one wasn't.

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But at the end, when one wasn't ready, he left them.

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He said, I do not know you. So there is a time when that door will close and

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if you don't have it right and you don't have it tight, you will miss out.

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Not last minute, like the foolish virgins, prepared.

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People think God's coming on your timetable. You better have enough oil in case he is delayed.

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Amen. In case he is delayed, don't get lazy before he shows up and you miss

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out on what he has called you to do or what he has for you also.

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So let's do the prophetic decree. Say this with me.

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Father, I choose to be part of the remnant. I choose holiness.

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I choose obedience. I choose your glory. Mark me with your presence.

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Set me apart for your purpose. Let your glory rise upon my life in 2026.

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Make me a carrier of your light, your truth, and your power. In Jesus' name, amen.

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Let's pray. Lord, thank you for the remnant. You are raising up in the Hebrew year 5786.

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Strengthen every listener to become a vessel of your glory. Purify us,

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prepare us, and position us.

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Let your glory rest upon us in a way we have never seen.

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Make us bold, righteous, and unshakable. And use us to reveal what the enemy tried to destroy.

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In Jesus' name, Amen.

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Family, thank you for spending this time with me today. To every woman listening

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who has ever felt hidden, overlooked, or pushed aside, I want you to hear me clearly.

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God has not forgotten you, and neither have I.

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No pressure, just love and community. Before we leave, I want to speak the word

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that I close with every time because somebody needs this reminder today.

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It comes from Jeremiah 29 11 14.

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I know the plans I have for you. declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and

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not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

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Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me and I will listen to you.

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You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

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I will be found by you, declares the Lord.

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Beloved, God has a plan for your life, a real one, a good one.

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And as long as you keep seeking him, you will find him even from the hidden places.

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I love you. I'm praying for you, and I'll meet you next time.