Today’s Reading:
Isaiah 43
4 “Since you are precious in My sight,
Isaiah 43:4-7
Since you are honored and I love you,
I will give other men in your place and other peoples in exchange for your life.
5 “Do not fear, for I am with you;
I will bring your offspring from the east,
And gather you from the west.
6 “I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’
And to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’
Bring My sons from afar
And My daughters from the ends of the earth,
7 Everyone who is called by My name,
And whom I have created for My glory,
Whom I have formed, even whom I have made.”
The Spirit of the Lord says,
I’m making a way where there is no way. I’m blazing a trail. Chase after Me. I’m making a way where there was no way. Run after Me. Come, follow Me. Come follow Me in truth. Come follow Me in glory. Come follow Me in adventure. Come follow Me into what’s never been done. I’m doing something new. Can you not perceive it? The old ways have passed and are passing away before your very eyes. It’s time for the new way. It’s time for My way or the highway. My way is the highway of holiness. All other roads lead to hell. That’s the truth. That’s the cold, hard truth.
8 Bring out the people who are blind, even though they have eyes,
Isaiah 43:8-10
And the deaf, even though they have ears.
9 All the nations have gathered together
So that the peoples may be assembled.
Who among them can declare this
And proclaim to us the former things?
Let them present their witnesses that they may be justified,
Or let them hear and say, “It is true.”
10 “You are My witnesses,” declares the Lord,
“And My servant whom I have chosen,
So that you may know and believe Me
And understand that I am He.
Before Me there was no God formed,
And there will be none after Me.
I will guide you. I have promised to guide you, and I will do just that. I will whisper in your ear, this is the way, walk in it. I will never leave you, nor forsake you. I will never lead you astray. I Am the way, the truth and the life. I Am the ONLY way. There is no other. Jesus is the way. Everything else that claims to be a way is death, lies and decay. Choose truth. Choose life. Choose health and abundance. Choose Me. I Am the way, walk with Me. Walk in Me. If you are far, walk to Me, I will meet you where you are. You are My beloved. I’m not disappointed, and I’m not angry. Meet Me where you are. You are enough. And I Am more than enough to cover you. I Am more than enough to rescue you, to redeem you and to baptize you afresh as a new creation. I will remake you — as the pure, essential, original, uncopied you, and you will be free. The one that I set free is free indeed. Come to Me, and be set free.
11 “I, even I, am the Lord,
Isaiah 43:11-13
And there is no savior besides Me.
12 “It is I who have declared and saved and proclaimed,
And there was no strange god among you;
So you are My witnesses,” declares the Lord,
“And I am God.
13 “Even [b]from eternity I am He,
And there is none who can deliver out of My hand;
I act and who can reverse it?”
This is a time of turbulence. This is a time of atmospheric chaos. This is time where the very earth is shaking, but you can hide yourself in Me. I Am the all in all. Let Me be that for you. I will be your all in all. I will be everything you need. Surrender is required. A decided, determined, changed mindset is required. An exchange is required — all that you are for all that I Am and have done. It’s monumental and simple. It’s supernatural and an act of your will. It’s called divine grace meets man’s heart. It is the inflection point that brings a great turnaround and sets your feet on solid ground. Even if all the world is shaking, your feet will be on the Rock and firm foundation. I Am salvation and your great reward. Choose Me. Follow Me. Run after Me, and I will lead you into territories never known. I will lead you into the great, wide beyond right here on Earth. Choose Me.
How to Respond
- Choose the Lord. If you are following any spiritual practices or pursuits other than Jesus, leave them behind, and walk to Jesus.
- Pray, Lord, I am unworthy. I have sinned, and I have so many regrets. I have fears, burdens and chaos inside of me. Lord, I don’t understand how this works, but I turn to You. I give it all to You Jesus. I need You to change me, to make me new, to renew my mind and re-create me in the way You originally intended. You can have my life Jesus. I need You. I need You to tell me how to live and what is true. You can have it all Jesus. I need You.
- Declare, Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. All other roads lead to hell. There is no love like the love of Jesus, because He is love itself.
- Decree, I forsake all other spiritual paths. I choose Jesus, and I am set free. I will follow and walk with Jesus all the days of my life. As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord. I will walk into many adventures as Jesus leads me. I am free.
For more encouragement from Glory & the New Wine, check out the post from this day in 2022: The Lord Is Upsetting Apple Carts
And in 2021: A Call to Live in Contagious Joy
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