Today’s Readings:
Psalm 25
Psalm 46
John 16
Isaiah 40
12 Who are they that live in the holy fear of Yahweh?
Psalm 25:12-14
You will show them the right path to take.
13 Then prosperity and favor will be their portion,
and their descendants will inherit the earth.
14 There’s a private place reserved for the devoted lovers of Yahweh,
where they sit near him and receive
the revelation-secrets of his promises.
The Oil of the Lord’s Pleasure & Favor
The Lord says,
My pleasure is moving on My people. My pleasure and My favor anoint them and surround them. These are days of many blessings, many miracles, many wonders, many surprises and many gifts from My hand. My pleasure is on My people. It is on the faithful ones and the seeking ones. It is on the curious ones and the undecided ones. All of these I Am drawing near to My heart. All of these I am calling by name to come to Me and be anointed with the oils of My pleasure and My favor, so they can taste and see that I Am good. So they can be refreshed from the bitter days, the hard days, the unrelenting pressures and difficulties.
I Am your refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. If this isn’t a time of trouble, what is? Call it what it is. Acknowledge it. Don’t deny it. Just don’t give it power over your body, heart or mind. Instead, lean into Me. Lean into the higher, more real reality of My overcoming, My victory, My radiant grace and My Presence. In this world, you will have troubles, but take heart, for I have overcome the world.
My graces and mercies are sweet. Dwell on Me. Fill your mind and heart with reminders of My character, My faithfulness, My unending goodness to you. Draw deeply from this well of living water. Find your refreshing in Me. Find the reality and the home for your heart and mind in Me. Acknowledge the situation. Acknowledge the circumstance and the difficulty, but don’t grant it power to control your heart or mind, your actions, or reactions. Anchor yourself in Me. Put your trust and your hope in Me. I Am the God who never disappoints and never leaves you hanging. Come to me. Find rest and refreshing in Me.
Work with All Diligence
The Lord says,
Like the ants that are busy building and rebuilding, be single-minded in the task I have set before you. Be diligent and work from a place of joy and thanksgiving. You can’t see it now, but I Am building with you; and what we are building will become the on-ramp to your future. So don’t lose heart. Don’t slow down. Lean into Me, and set your hands and your face to the work set before you. It is good.
Be A Fountain of Hope
The Lord says,
Choose joy. Choose hope. Be like a watering can or a fountain of hope for others to get refreshing, for others to be reminded of what joy feels like, for others to to be revived and to return to seek Me, My Presence, My pleasure, My favor and the oil of My anointing for this season. Live out loud. Give thanks out loud. Recount your blessings out loud. Express your joy out loud. This is not a keep quiet season. This is an open your mouth, say the truth, give encouragement, spread hope season. Do it out loud. You’ll be amazed how your out loud living reinforces these things in your own heart and mind. Out loud living cements these qualities and choices in your own heart and mind. It is good. It is very good.
2 Beloved friend, I pray that you are prospering in every way and that you continually enjoy good health, just as your soul is prospering.
3 John 1:2
Bless and Do Not Curse
The Lord says,
Yes, you see many who live differently to you. Yes, you see many who are operating in evil and living in ways that run completely counter to My Word, My commandments, My character. You see many who you disagree with. But I say bless and do not curse. The outcome is Mine.
You can pray a prayer for these and for all people you encounter. Pray what John the Beloved prayed, that they would prosper in every way, even as their soul proposers. This is a prayer that desires they turn to Me and that their outcomes reflect their spiritual condition. Do not curse them, for I Am still the Lord God their Maker. I Am still able to save and forgive. Curse not. The outcome is Mine
The Lord’s Justice Is Moving
The Lord says,
I have heard from heaven. I have heard the prayers of those crying out for relief, for justice, for truth, for things to be turned right. I have heard, and I Am moving. My bulldozer of justice will remove many unjust ones, many who have made themselves out to be god. I will remove them from the scene — starting from the West and moving East. They cannot stand against My bulldozer of justice. They can see it coming yet they cannot outrun it, outsmart it or escape it. They will be removed.
Even now, stacks and stacks of truth piled high like tall bright pillars are being dropped on desks around the country and even the world. These stacks of truth are like homing beacons for My bulldozer of justice. I will visit every one. It may seem slow in coming, but the deliberate nature of My movement comes with decisiveness and ensures that many have seen and gathered behind the truth. It ensures a critical mass for victorious celebrations at the arrival of My justice.
How to Respond
- Put your trust in the Lord.
- Ask the Lord for His oil of pleasure and favor.
- Declare that the Lord is moving on all people.
- Declare that He is drawing many who don’t know Him to His heart, even those who are not seeking Him.
- Choose to bless and not curse. The Lord will deal with each person according to His perfect grace, understanding and judgement.
- Declare that the Lord’s movement of justice has begun and will sweep the nation. He will not miss one place where pillars of truth and advocates for truth have risen.
- Declare that the Lord is good and He is with us. He is fighting for us. And He will have His victory.
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