Today’s Readings:
Malachi 3
Isaiah 61
10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house, and test Me now in this,” says the Lord of hosts, “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until it overflows. 11 Then I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of the ground; nor will your vine in the field cast its grapes,” says the Lord of hosts. 12 “All the nations will call you blessed, for you shall be a delightful land,” says the Lord of hosts.
Malachi 3:10-12
The Lord says,
Holiness — a desire to be in such close communion with Me that all unworthy and unhelpful things get tossed away. Steadfastness — an unwavering stance of belief, of faith, of conviction. Truth — a commitment to the truth and a spirit that is attuned to the truth, whose spirit resonates and recognizes dissonance and wandering from the truth. These are the characteristics, the marks of My warrior lovers in these days — holiness, steadfastness and truth. And the blood coursing through their veins is love, pure love. They live and operate and their very being is made up of love.
These are the characteristics that have been cultivated in the desert, in the wilderness, in the waiting. These are the ones who understand and value austerity, because they have left much behind that didn’t serve, that wasn’t necessary, that caused extra baggage, worry or concern. These are the simple and straightforward ones, whose eyes burn with love and desire for Me; who long to do My will, to stay in sync with My heartbeat and to be active, conquering ones that push back against the gates of hell, that tear down enemy strongholds, that cause evil to stumble, to topple and to be destroyed. These are the ones whose battle cry is justice, whose demand is truth and whose purpose is My Kingdom come, My will being done on Earth as it is in Heaven. These are ones who have pulled on Heaven through prayer, through intimacy with Me, through seeking, through declarations, and I have answered. I have responded, and I have opened the windows of Heaven to you. I have made it accessible, and these warrior lovers are the first ones who will be drawing on those open windows for fulfillment, for promises coming into their time and for the reality of Heaven to be seen and experienced on Earth.
6 But you will be called the priests of the Lord;
Isaiah 61:6-9
You will be spoken of as ministers of our God.
You will eat the wealth of nations,
And in their riches you will boast.
7 Instead of your shame you will have a double portion,
And instead of humiliation they will shout for joy over their portion.
Therefore they will possess a double portion in their land,
Everlasting joy will be theirs.
8 For I, the Lord, love justice,
I hate robbery in the burnt offering;
And I will faithfully give them their recompense
And make an everlasting covenant with them.
9 Then their offspring will be known among the nations,
And their descendants in the midst of the peoples.
All who see them will recognize them
Because they are the offspring whom the Lord has blessed.
These warrior lovers, these forerunners, these pioneers have partnered with Me. They have broken through with My breakthrough, and they will see their desires fulfilled. They have broken through, and their blessing will be poured out. They will insist and pull down until they are living in the vision that I have placed in their hearts. They will see, experience and live that vision — of justice, truth, honor, holiness, blessing and abundance — not just for themselves but for their community, nation and world. They will see it. They will be part of it. They will live in its reality. They have broken through. They have crossed the threshold of My breakthrough.
How to Respond
- Sit with the Lord and remind Him of the prayers, promises and desires for which you have been praying, declaring and contending.
- Worship the Lord for His faithfulness, and celebrate His breakthrough.
- Pray, Lord, thank You for breaking through. Thank You for allowing me to participate and cross over Your breakthrough. I am here, ready to serve, ready to stand, ready to run at Your instruction.
- Declare, the Lord is the God of the breakthrough. He has broken through, and we are now in days of promises fulfilled, no more delay, the arrival of great blessings and prayers answered. We are in days of completion of the old and beginning of the new.
- Decree,
I will see and experience the reality and promises of the Lord’s breakthrough beginning today.
I am entering the season that is marked by the Lord’s breakthrough.
I am part of the company of believers who will taste the first fruits of that breakthrough — with promises fulfilled, desires met and prayers answered.
I will celebrate every one, and I will not forget to bless the Lord and give Him the glory for His goodness, His faithfulness and His miraculous breakthrough.
For more encouragement from Glory & the New Wine, check out the post from this day one year ago: The Lord Will Tilt the World Back to What’s Right
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