Today’s Reading:
Isaiah 54
Amos 9
13 “Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord,
Amos 9:13-15
“When the plowman will overtake the reaper
And the treader of grapes him who sows seed;
When the mountains will drip sweet wine
And all the hills will be dissolved.
14 “Also I will restore the captivity of My people Israel,
And they will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them;
They will also plant vineyards and drink their wine,
And make gardens and eat their fruit.
15 “I will also plant them on their land,
And they will not again be rooted out from their land
Which I have given them,”
Says the Lord your God.
The Spirit of the Lord says,
It’s time for acceleration. It’s time for takeoff and rapid unprecedented, seemingly unnatural acceleration. This is a time for speed and great forward motion that covers immense territory in record time. You haven’t experienced fast like this. The news cycle will just continue to speed up. Right now if you miss what happens one day, the next day that is already outdated. Imagine the news cycle being sped up by a quarter turn, then another quarter turn — that’s how fast things will begin to move. These are Amos 9:13 days where things happen so fast they will make your head spin, but it won’t just be the news and world events. It will be in your life too.
Shout for joy, O barren one, you who have borne no child;
Isaiah 54:1-3
Break forth into joyful shouting and cry aloud, you who have not travailed;
For the sons of the desolate one will be more numerous
Than the sons of the married woman,” says the Lord.
2 “Enlarge the place of your tent;
Stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, spare not;
Lengthen your cords
And strengthen your pegs.
3 “For you will spread abroad to the right and to the left.
And your descendants will possess nations
And will resettle the desolate cities.
I Am speeding up the expected timelines for change, for delivery, for inception, for introductions, for connections, for opportunities and professional advancement. I am speeding it up for My lovers. I Am speeding it up. I Am more than redeeming the time. And where those wanderers were heading straight for a dead end, where those rebellious ones were headed straight into the exact wrong direction, those brick walls will be hit sooner. Those dead ends will be reached at an accelerated pace. Where you have been waiting for years for turnaround, you will see multiple happen in a week’s time. Where your prayers feel worn and unanswered and the list has even remained the same, you will see them answered, rectified, justified and presented as sparkling gifts before you in rapid succession.
11 “O afflicted one, storm-tossed, and not comforted,
Isaiah 54:11-13
Behold, I will set your stones in antimony,
And your foundations I will lay in sapphires.
12 “Moreover, I will make your battlements of rubies,
And your gates of crystal,
And your entire wall of precious stones.
13 “All your sons will be taught of the Lord;
And the well-being of your sons will be great.
In this time of rapid change and acceleration, it will be important to carve out time to do the slow work of celebrating. Don’t let the moment to celebrate pass by unnoticed. You will have to take an extra measure of effort to slow down in this faster than top speed, heavily accelerated season. You will need to slow down for grounding, for connecting, for enjoying and for celebrating. Make sure to carve time out and deliberately spend the time to celebrate as I bring along the elements to build out these new rooms in your life, these new aspects to your life, or this seemingly whole new life.
I Am the master builder, and I will astonish you with how much I can accomplish in just such a very short time. Keep your heart right and pure. Keep your feet and hands ready for action and movement at a moment’s notice. Keep your yes ready and your spirit of adventure easily accessible. These are days of wild advancements, of stunning acceleration, of tremendous change and massive upgrades. Don’t forget to celebrate.
How to Respond
- Offer yourself and your life to the Lord as a ready and willing servant, as friend ready for adventure. Hold on loosely to life as you know it. Prepare your heart for change.
- Pray, Holy Spirit come. I am here. I am willing, and I want to partner with You in this time of rapid advancement and change. Equip my heart and my mind for the change ahead. Help me to have fun in the process and remind me along the way to celebrate the victories and the triumphs that You bring.
- Declare, the Lord is speeding things up, and He is moving us into a time of great rapid advancement and change. He is more than redeeming lost time, and He is bringing wanderers and rebels to their dead ends much faster than was expected. He is turning things around. He is answering prayer, and He is bringing much new to the scene — new connections, new opportunities, new ideas, new promotions, new expansion, new family.
- Decree, I am one who lives in the favor and the light of the Lord. I am ready and willing to partner with the Lord in this time of great advancement and change. My life and My household is open to Him. I will purpose to celebrate and bring offerings of ready thanksgiving to the Lord in this time of tremendous acceleration and change.
For more encouragement from Glory & the New Wine, check out the post from this day one year ago: You Are Not Alone.
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