Today’s Reading:
Luke 15
1 Corinthians 2
2 Corinthians 3
“There once was a shepherd with a hundred lambs, but one of his lambs wandered away and was lost. So the shepherd left the ninety-nine lambs out in the open field and searched in the wilderness for that one lost lamb. He didn’t stop until he finally found it. With exuberant joy, he raised it up, placed it on his shoulders, and carried it back with cheerful delight! Returning home, he called all his friends and neighbors together and said, ‘Let’s have a party! Come and celebrate with me the return of my lost lamb. It wandered away, but I found it and brought it home.’ ” Jesus continued, “In the same way, there will be a glorious celebration in heaven over the rescue of one lost sinner who repents, comes back home, and returns to the fold—more so than for all the righteous people who never strayed away.”
Luke 15:4-7 TPT
I heard the Spirit of the Living God say,
I will chase you down to the ends of the Earth. That’s how great My love is for you. Like the parent of a missing, wandering, wayward child or the shepherd of a lost sheep, I will chase you down and restore you. Restoration is the story arch. I long for each of My children to be restored and to be living testimonies of restoration — the restoration of the Master and King — fully covered, fully healed, fully forgiven, fully pardoned, fully and wholly, radically loved. This is the testimony of each of My lovers, each of My restored ones, and I long to add more to their number. I long for the whole Earth to be a great united company of those whom the Lord has restored, whose ways and mindsets have been revised, whose lips are now set apart as beautiful instruments of praise, who speak only that which is lovely, pure, worthy and kind.
We can all draw close to him with the veil removed from our faces. And with no veil we all become like mirrors who brightly reflect the glory of the Lord Jesus. We are being transfigured into his very image as we move from one brighter level of glory to another. And this glorious transfiguration comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
2 Corinthians 3:18 TPT
The days ahead will look very different. The veil of darkness and the canopy of deceit that have hung overhead are being stripped away. Even now, the tears and tatters of these are exposed by the great light of truth, but soon the entire veil and canopy that hang overhead and obscure vision, obscure healing, obscure access to truth will be completely removed. And the light will be visible to all.
A great hush of silence will fall as the truth seeps in and becomes obvious and apparent in a way it had not been for many. And the truth of My great love, the truth of who I Am and what I have done, what I offer and of My Kingdom come will be on open visible display for all.
This is why the Scriptures say: Things never discovered or heard of before, things beyond our ability to imagine — these are the many things God has in store for all his lovers. But God now unveils these profound realities to us by the Spirit. Yes, he has revealed to us his inmost heart and deepest mysteries through the Holy Spirit, who constantly explores all things.
1 Corinthians 2:9-10 TPT
This will be a holy and historic time. This will be a time of great repentance, revelation and restoration. And more will be added to it. Abundant grace will proceed it, and abundant grace will be poured out on each one who sees, who receives, who turns and believes. The many will become My restoration warriors, and they will fight to keep the air clear. They will fight to keep beauty, humility, grace and justice at the forefront. You won’t recognize these old days. When you look back, you will say, “the Lord has accomplished a miracle far, far beyond what we could have ever even hoped to see. We are a new people. We are a united people in a new land. This is a new time, and nothing is impossible with our God or for our God. He has done it all.”
How to Respond
- Love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength.
- Pray, Lord thank You that Your plans for us are good, to prosper us and to give us a future and a hope. Abba, I stand amazed at the miraculous works that You are doing in our time. I’m so grateful to be a witness to it and a part of it. Tear the veil of darkness and the canopy of deceit. Bring the full light of Your truth and glory to America and the nations. Let it start right here. Shine Your glorious light of truth on my heart, my life and my family so we can experience Your restoration in full measure.
- Declare, Things never discovered or heard of before, things beyond our ability to imagine — these are the many things God has in store for all his lovers. 1 Corinthians 2:9 TPT
- Decree, I am living in an incredible appointed time of grace, the revelation of truth and the glory of Lord. I will see the veil of darkness and the canopy of deception completely destroyed and removed as a covering over America. I will see and experience the full, unfiltered blast of the light of the truth and God’s glory cover the Earth. And restoration will be the fruit. Healing will be the fruit. Joy and recovery of all will be the fruit.
For more encouragement from The Glory & the New Wine, check out the post from this day in years past:
2023: This Is A Miraculous Season, Posture Yourself to Receive
2022: Truth Is Destroying the Machine
2021: A Season of Many Resurrections
