Prophetic Word: Here Comes The Son. A Season of Release and Restoration ☀️
“But for you who fear My name, the Sun of righteousness will rise with healing in His wings; and you will go out and leap like calves released from the stall”
Malachi 4:2
In 1969, during a particularly difficult season for The Beatles, George Harrison slipped away from the tension of business meetings and legal disputes that were weighing heavily on the band. The pressures of contracts, finances, and personal conflict had left him drained. One day, while visiting his friend Eric Clapton’s garden in England, Harrison picked up his guitar and began to write.
Spring was beginning to break through after a long, gray winter. The sunlight was finally warming the earth again. Sitting there in that garden, Harrison sang words stirring in his heart. The song was called: Here Comes the Sun.
The words that spilled forth were simple, but timeless. They were also prophetic.
The Holy Spirit is speaking the same message to you today. Earlier this week, I asked the Lord Jesus for a word to share with His people. The very next morning, I woke up hearing these lyrics in my spirit….
Little darlin'
It's been a long, cold, lonely winter
Little darlin'
It feels like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun,
Here comes the sun
And I say, "It's all right"
What Harrison may not have realized is how deeply those words reflect a promise written in Scripture thousands of years earlier. Long before that melody was written, God had already spoken about a different kind of sunrise.
The book of Malachi is the last prophetic voice we have in the Old Testament before the arrival of King Jesus. The people had grown spiritually numb. They were still religious outwardly, but their hearts had grown distant.
God first reminded them: “I have loved you” (1:2). Then He gave two remarkable promises.
First is the promise of a coming messenger: “Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me” (Malachi 3:1). Most Christians understand this to be John the Baptist who arrived about 400 years later.
The other promise from Malachi is what I believe the Holy Spirit is spotlighting today:
“But for you who fear My name, the Sun of righteousness will rise with healing in His wings; and you will go out and leap like calves released from the stall” (Malachi 4:2).
The prophet was not speaking about the physical sun in the sky. He was pointing toward the Messiah. Jesus later proclaimed: “I am the light of the world” (John 8:12).
The Hebrew phrase translated “Sun of righteousness” carries the imagery of light breaking through darkness after a long night. For generations, Israel had lived under oppression, exile, and silence. They were waiting for God to move again. Malachi was telling them, when the Messiah comes, it will be like sunrise.
But the verse goes even deeper.
The phrase “healing in His wings” has puzzled readers for centuries until you understand the Jewish imagery behind it. The Hebrew word translated as “wings” can also refer to the edges or corners of a garment.
Every observant Jewish man wore garments with tassels called tzitzit attached to the four corners. These fringes were commanded in the Torah as reminders of God’s covenant (Numbers 15:38–39). They were visible threads meant to call God’s people to obedience, remembrance, and holiness. As Jewish men walked through the streets, the fringes of their garments would sway with each step. In the sunlight they moved gently in the air. This is what our precious Savior wore during His earthly life.
So when Malachi wrote that the Sun of righteousness would rise with healing in His “wings,” the imagery pointed to something very specific. Healing would flow from the Messiah Himself, even from the edges of His garment.
Now consider the story found in the Gospels of the woman who had suffered with bleeding for twelve long years. Stay with me here because the connection is so very beautiful.
When she heard about Jesus, she said to herself, ‘If I only touch His garment, I will be healed’ (Matthew 9:21).
She didn’t say, ‘I might be healed.’ She said, ‘I will be made well.’ The Greek verb is in the future indicative tense, showing that her words carried expectation and confidence, not hesitation.
For twelve years she had been considered ceremonially unclean under Jewish law. That meant isolation, separation and shame. She could not freely enter society or worship like others. Everything she touched was considered contaminated. But somewhere along the way, she heard about Jesus. In my personal opinion, I think she spent those twelve long years reading and properly interpreting Scripture. God never abandoned her or left her alone. He never leaves or forsakes you either.
Here’s what I think she understood:
If the Sun of righteousness was coming with healing in His wings… and if Jesus might truly be that Messiah… then perhaps even the fringe of His garment carried the promise of God. Healing would be in His wings. So she pressed through the crowd.
The woman didn’t reach blindly or randomly.
She was reaching toward a promise. It’s the same hope Jesus offers all of us.
When her hand touched the fringe of His garment, the Bible says immediately the flow of blood stopped. Dunamis power danced between Jesus and this woman. It’s where we get the word “dynamite” in the English language. You don’t get that kind of supernatural power without spending time in the presence of the Lord. I believe with all my heart that she correctly interpreted the words in Malachi. This is important, family, because in the same way, the Living Word can bring profound freedom to our lives. I am living proof of this.
Jesus turned and said, “Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well” (Matthew 9:22). In that moment, He did more than heal her body. He restored her identity. After years of isolation and suffering, Jesus addressed her with a word of belonging. He called her daughter. That moment was not simply a miracle.
It was a prophecy fulfilled.
The Sun had risen.
After His resurrection, the Son would rise again.
Healing was in His wings.
PROPHETIC ENCOURAGEMENT
A SEASON TO BLOOM
The second part of Malachi’s prophecy says: “And you shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.”
In ancient Israel, calves were often kept inside stalls or pens during the winter months. This protected them from harsh weather and predators, but it also meant they were confined for long stretches of time. They were fed and cared for, but they were not free to roam.
Then something happened when spring arrived.
When the gates of the stall were opened and the calves were released into the pasture again, they would run, leap, and kick with pure joy. Farmers still see this today. Calves that have been confined for a while burst into movement once they are let out. They jump, twist, and bound across the field as if they cannot contain their excitement.
That is the picture Malachi gives.
Here is what I want you to remember today: there are seasons when the Lord contains us so that we are protected and nurtured. He is a loving Father. Sometimes these seasons can last longer than we expect, even years, but they are never wasted. They have purpose. God is strengthening roots, shaping character, and preparing us for what is ahead.
When the Son enters our lives, He does not only bring healing, He brings release and freedom. Jesus restores what has been lost and breathes hope back into places that once felt shut in.
The woman with the issue of blood experienced this firsthand. When she finally encountered Christ, everything changed. He did not simply stop her illness. He restored her dignity and gave her a new life.
There is a season of overflowing joy ahead for many of you. You will leap with excitement at what the Holy Spirit is doing as you reach this turning point. It will feel like stepping over a threshold from confinement into wide-open spaces.
This week, something special happened to me.
The Lord woke me up to that song “Here Comes The Sun.” Then He started downloading even more richness.
What made the moment so striking is that I am currently staying in the mountains of Colombia, about forty-five minutes outside Medellín. I’m surrounded by forest and quiet. There are no radios playing or music nearby. Just the sounds of nature and the stillness of the mountains.
Yet the melody kept repeating in my heart. “Here comes the sun…here comes the sun…”
And immediately the Lord reminded me of another passage of Scripture:
“The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you by His love; He will exult over you with loud singing” (Zephaniah 3:17).
One of the ways God speaks to us is through songs. As the days passed, I started hearing the lyrics in a new way.
It was no longer simply sun.
It was Son.
Little darling, here comes the Son.
His name is Jesus.
For many of God’s people, the last season has felt like winter with long stretches of waiting and wondering when things will finally change. Perhaps like the woman with the issue of blood, your winter has lingered for years, even decades. Circumstances came against you that should have taken you out, yet here you are, still standing. By the grace of God, you kept believing when hope seemed far away. There may have even been moments of breakthrough along the way, but in the quiet stretches of winter, old wounds and memories had a way of rising back to the surface.
However, winter is not a permanent condition in God’s Kingdom. It’s not your portion. Life is coming back. The stalls are opening.
“See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come” (Song of Songs 2:11–12).
Spring in the Bible represents awakening and renewal. Life bursts out of places that once looked barren. In Israel, one of the first signs that spring has arrived is the blooming of the almond trees.
Even while the air is still cold and the land still looks dormant, the almond trees suddenly explode with blossoms. White and pink flowers cover the branches like clouds of color against the winter sky.
What makes the almond tree remarkable is how long it waits before it bears fruit. It may flower early, but the fruit itself develops slowly over time.
Spiritually, flowering represents the season of reveal.
It is the stage where something that has been developing unseen finally begins to show signs of life.
Right now where I am staying in Colombia, the land reflects this perfectly. The mountains are covered in vibrant green. Every plant seems alive. Birds fill the air each morning, and almost every afternoon rain comes gently over the hills. Then the sun returns again. The cycle repeats -- warmth, rain, and growth. This is how a healthy ecosystem flourishes.
Each day two birds visit me as if on assignment. One is the large blue and green Andean motmot. It’s strong and watchful, like a mother bird. The other is the bright emerald toucanet with its striking colors and oversized beak. Jesus once said, “Look at the birds of the air… your heavenly Father feeds them” (Matthew 6:26), reminding us that creation itself testifies to God’s goodness.
I watch these birds closely because they carry living parables. Both are radiant in color, yet they can blend into the forest when needed. The toucan flies effortlessly with a beak that looks far too heavy for its body. It is a picture of your spiritual assignment. What looks weighty or impossible to others does not limit what God has designed to soar. The Lord Jesus has entrusted you with a mighty calling in this lifetime -- one that will bring healing, hope, and comfort to others.
“What a wonderful God we have—he is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the source of every mercy, and the one who so wonderfully comforts and strengthens us in our hardships and trials. And why does he do this? So that when others are troubled, needing our sympathy and encouragement, we can pass on to them this same help and comfort God has given us.” (2 Corinthians 1:3-4, TLB).
The Lord is saying to many of you right now: your season of mourning is over. Here comes the sun.
Prepare to experience the warmth of God’s favor. The goodness of the Lord will follow you all the days of your life. The Lord makes everything beautiful in its time. You are truly His beloved servant in whom He is well pleased. Even more, you are His son. You are His daughter. As His children, we have been adopted into His family through Christ, receiving the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry, “Abba, Father” (Romans 8:15). In other words, we can come to Him as “Dad.”
For those who do not have earthly parents, or whose relationships with them have been painful or distant, please hear this truth: God is a Father to the fatherless (Psalm 68:5). His love does not come with strings attached or conditions that must be met first. He does not wait for you to become someone else before He draws near. Jesus loves you just as you are. You are precious to Him and the apple of His eye. You’re already enough. Please don’t ever forget this.
So if your life has felt like winter lately, hear the word of the Lord: The winter is passing. The flowers are appearing. The season of singing has arrived.
Here comes the Sun.
And even more beautifully…
Here comes the Son. 🌸
