Today’s Reading:
Isaiah 43
Isaiah 44
Isaiah 45
”Now, this is what Yahweh says: “Listen, Jacob, to the One who created you, Israel, to the one who shaped who you are. Do not fear, for I, your Kinsman-Redeemer, will rescue you. I have called you by name, and you are mine. When you pass through the deep, stormy sea, you can count on me to be there with you. When you pass through raging rivers, you will not drown. When you walk through persecution like fiery flames, you will not be burned; the flames will not harm you, for I am your Savior, Yahweh, your mighty God, the Holy One of Israel! I give up Egypt as the price to set you free, Cush and Seba in exchange to bring you back.“
Isaiah 43:1-3 TPT
The Spirit of the Living God says,
Don’t put your trust in men. Some trust in chariots, you put your trust in the Lord your God. I Am faithful and will see you through. My Spirit encamps around you. You have not nothing and no one to fear. Trust in Me. Lean on Me. Rely on Me. I will see you through. Even though the skies of your times are dark, you can see the haze of nearing dawn on the horizon. It won’t always be this dark. I will break through. I will come through, and I will rescue you from this seemingly never-ending battle.
”Sing! Starry sky above, break loose with singing, for Yahweh has finished it! Shout! Earth deep below, give up your shout! Mountains high, break out with joyous songs of praise! Let the forest choirs join in, with every tree singing its notes! For Yahweh has paid the ransom price for Jacob’s tribes, and he will be glorified in Israel! Here is what Yahweh, your Kinsman-Redeemer, who formed you in his womb, has to say: “I am Yahweh, Creator of all. I alone stretched out the canvas of the cosmos. I who shaped the earth needed no one’s help. Now I make fools of fortune-tellers and frustrate astrologers’ predictions. I confuse the wise, who think they know it all, and make their ‘knowledge’ into foolishness. I confirm the word of my servants and fulfill the prophecies of my messengers. I say to Jerusalem, ‘Many people will live in you again,’ and to the cities of Judah, ‘I will raise up your ruins; you will be rebuilt!’“
Isaiah 44:23-26 TPT
The battles are great, and they are many. Yet I Am with you. You can only become a battle-tested, battle-proven warrior by war. There’s no other way. You can only grow strong through resistance training. You can only lift others up if you have witnessed and experienced Me lifting you up. It’s all for a purpose. It’s all serving a purpose. Though the skies and the times look dark, I Am here hovering in the midst of it all. I Am right here with you, whispering in your ear, this is the way, walk in it. I Am opening doors along your path that would have been impossible for you. I will break open and send opportunities your way for rapid acceleration, for launching that you could not have done had I not been leading, guiding, directing you, opening doors for you and sending divine appointments.
“‘I will march out in front of you and level every obstacle. I will shatter to pieces bronze doors and slice through iron bars. I will give you hidden treasures of darkness and wealth waiting in secret sites so that you recognize me, for it is I, Yahweh, the God of Israel, who calls you by your name!“
Isaiah 45:2-3 TPT
This is a time, and this is even a week of divine appointments. These divine appointments will create powerful synergies, will transform perspectives, will merge visions and will bring powerful synergistic impact that could to have never happened if each remained on their path unconnected to the other. I Am causing paths to cross that create powerful explosions in the spirit, that will catalyze great new creations, inventions, businesses, ministries and partnerships. You will see these divine explosions in your own life — explosions of power for good, that forever change some aspect of your life or family or ministry. This is a glorious week and time of divine appointments, divine merging and divine creative explosions that bring great multiplied power, that delight and that cause something new to form, emerge and begin working, even on this side of the dawn, that will lead people into the dawn and serve people exceedingly well in the dawn. Watch for these explosive divine appointments. They are not happenstance, and they will change everything for you.
How to Respond
- Trust the Lord. Stay on the path He has for you, and quickly and fully obey His instructions — no matter how random they seem.
- Pray, Lord, help me to be one who hears Your voice and obeys immediately and totally. I don’t want to rely on my own understanding. It always leads me astray. I want to rely fully on Your instruction, Your guidance, Your positioning and Your help. Thank You that this bleak darkness will not last forever and that the haze of dawn is even appearing now in the distance. Thank You that You are opening doors for me and causing my path to cross with others who will prove to be incredible connections made by Your divine appointment. Help me to see and recognize and seize these when they happen. Thank You for caring so greatly and specifically for me Lord. I love You.
- Declare, my God is the Lord of the times and seasons. He holds the whole world in His hands. He is using this dark war season for many purposes, and He is causing this week to be one of great explosive divine appointments that catalyze new partnerships, creations, inventions, businesses and ministries that will begin their building and operating in the darkness but will help lead people into the the new day and will serve the people exceeding well in the new day.
- Decree, I will trust the voice and the promptings of the Lord. He alone is worthy. He alone is able. I will be one who begins having divine appointments marked by the explosive power that accompanies new creations. I will not give way to fear, doubt or my own understanding. I will trust and walk with the Lord as He continues to guide me from the darkness to the dawning of the new day.
For more encouragement from Glory & the New Wine, check out the post from this day in years past:
2023: The Lord Is Causing What Was Once Toxic to Become a Super Bloom in the Desert
2022: Be Diligent in Your Preparations
2021: A Great Reversal and A Great Awakening
