Today’s Readings:
Psalm 56-57
Isaiah 51
John 15:1-17
9 Wherever I go, I will thank you, my God.
Psalm 57:9-11
Among all the nations they will hear my praise songs to you.
10 Your love is so extravagant it reaches to the heavens;
your faithfulness so astonishing it stretches to the sky!
11 Lord God, be exalted as you soar throughout the heavens.
May your shining glory be shown in the skies!
Let it be seen high above all the earth!
Draw Near to the Lord
The Lord says,
Don’t be afraid to show Me your weakness. I’ve seen your failures and flaws. I’ve seen them all, and still I call you My friend. Live your life openly before Me. There’s nothing you can’t bring before Me. Make your life an open book before Me. Invite Me into the weak places, into the hurting places, into the areas of great uncertainty, into the pain and into the messes. Invite Me in. Don’t try to fix them yourself. Don’t try to self-soothe. Bring Me into it. I Am here. I Am able, and I love you no matter what.
Don’t let injury, mistake, uncertainty or failure get between us. It is the tactic of the enemy to heap shame upon you so that you don’t come close to Me in these diffiutult moments. But I say, retrain your instincts. Run to Me immediately in everything — the good, the bad and the ugly — and know that I Am here, full of love, forgiveness and answers. Don’t let the enemy do what he loves to do — divide and conquer, steal, kill and destroy. Stay close to Me. Remember your covenant with Me, and let the ties that bind you to My heart be the the tether that holds you close. Don’t let your heart or the tactics of the enemy cause you to stray from My side, from My ways, from My values and from communion with Me. We can get through your mess together — no matter what it is. Just don’t give up. Don’t look inward, and don’t beat yourself up.
Come to Me. Ask Me. Talk to Me, and I will show you a path out. I will show you a path forward. I will show you one step and then the next. Don’t get sucked back into old lifestyles and old sin because you are lonely, because you are worn down in this season of threshing. Stand strong. Remain in Me. Purify yourself and remain pure. Let nothing come between us. Let nothing keep you apart from ME. I Am here. Call on Me. I will show you what to do next.
There’s nothing better than continual connection and communion with Me. I Am your life source. I Am the vine, you are the branches. Your life only makes sense when you are closely knit with Me. Come closer. Draw near. Shake off the burdens, the shame and everything that is entangling you. Come closer. Purify yourself, your heart, your mind, your conscience. I Am here with arms wide open, full of forgiveness and love. Run, don’t walk. Come back to Me.
Speak your testimony of My goodness and My faithfulness over your life and share it with others. Learn how to encourage and strengthen yourself in Me. You do this with daily reminding yourself out loud of Who I Am to you, what I have done in your life, your heart and your home. Remind yourself of who I say you are. All of these are the testimony of Jesus in your life. Speak them out loud. They form buttresses and then shields for your heart and your mind. They fortify you and cause you to stand straight with confidence that I will perform My Word and that I will never leave nor forsake you. This is an active defensive and offensive strategy to strengthen your mind and heart against the attacks of the enemy and against your own doubting moments. Make it a daily practice. The testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of prophesy. Prophesy more of My goodness and faithfulness over your life, and watch Me perform it.
4 “Listen to me, my people;
Isaiah 51:4
pay attention to me, my nation.
For I release my teaching to the nations,
and I will cause the light of justice to rest on them.
The Lord is Confirming Truth
The Lord says,
I Am confirming the truth today. I Am affirming the truth. I Am underscoring it and showing that it is in fact iron clad truth. I Am raising hopes in the the hearts of many. I Am opening eyes to see the iron clad truths that are being confirmed. Something solid, undeniable and absolutely true is about to be revealed. It is being confirmed in secret. It is causing those who worked to conceal the truth much angst, stress, anxiety and fear. But the truth remains. It is being confirmed. And it’s iron clad nature will be revealed.
It has been a dark time, but I Am raising the path before you. I Am causing light to shine again. I Am bringing things to light, and I Am bringing light to the world again. Both the truth and bright days are at hand.
How to Respond
- Trust the Lord. Return to the Lord if you have wandered or fallen or are hiding in fear. Return to your life source, the eternal Lord and King.
- Retrain your instincts to remain in Him regardless of what comes your way. He is the one who will light your path and hold your hand. He will pick you up when you fall. He is just and faithful to forgive.
- Strengthen and encourage yourself in the Lord. Recount His faithfulness and provision in your life.
- Declare that the Lord is shining a light on the truth and He is bringing light to the days again.
- Worship, rejoice and live a lifestyle of thanksgiving.
- Guard your ear, eye and mouth gates. Let nothing that is not lovely, pure, holy, or worthy come in or go out from you.
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