Today’s Readings:
Psalm 33
Zechariah 9
Matthew 28
33 Sing for joy in the Lord, O you righteous ones;
Psalm 33:1-5
Praise is becoming to the upright.
2 Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre;
Sing praises to Him with a harp of ten strings.
3 Sing to Him a new song;
Play skillfully with a shout of joy.
4 For the word of the Lord is upright,
And all His work is done in faithfulness.
5 He loves righteousness and justice;
The earth is full of the lovingkindness of the Lord.
The Lord says,
Truth. I desire truth in the innermost parts. Steadfastness. I desire to be with ones who refuse to be moved. These are the characteristics that mark the rugged warriors. These are the traits of the ones who will be first to see My light burst through the clouds and darkness. They will see it, because they are standing at the ready. Their gaze is on the horizon and not on the ground, not on themselves, not on the chaos surrounding them. Their eyes are set on the horizon, looking for signs of movement, of breakthrough in the natural. They are looking for the arrival of change.
The rugged ones, these warriors of hope, will have the reward of Mary Magdalene who was first to see the empty tomb and who was comforted and instructed by an angel on how to proceed in this shocking, glorious, confounding and unprecedented moment. My rugged warriors of hope will share in her reward.
5 The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; for I know that you are looking for Jesus who has been crucified. 6 He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying. 7 Go quickly and tell His disciples that He has risen from the dead; and behold, He is going ahead of you into Galilee, there you will see Him; behold, I have told you.”
Matthew 28:5-10
8 And they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy and ran to report it to His disciples. 9 And behold, Jesus met them and greeted them. And they came up and took hold of His feet and worshiped Him.10 Then Jesus *said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and take word to My brethren to leave for Galilee, and there they will see Me.”
Don’t quit now. Can’t you see that one ray of My light is already piercing faintly through the darkness, and others are gathering to join it? Stir up hope. Stir up belief. Stir up anticipation. Write down the victories that have already been won in these recent days, so you can strengthen yourself in the TRUTH that I Am here. I Am present. I Am moving, and victories ARE being won. The level of filth and disgusting things happening on every front makes it difficult to appreciate the victories when they are won. But they are steadily and often quietly being won. Take the wins. Mark down the victories. Be an accountant of the Lord. Be one who counts My blessings, My favor, My usurping of the enemy’s works. We ARE winning. Momentum and strength are on OUR side. I never fail and I never lose. I never lie, and I’m not going to start now.
10 The Lord nullifies the counsel of the nations;
Psalm 33:10-12
He frustrates the plans of the peoples.
11 The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
The plans of His heart from generation to generation.
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,
The people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance.
Call on the drummer who beats out a cadence of hope, of acceleration, of overcoming and victory. The sounds of the drumbeat of My hope carriers bring great foreboding to those with the enemy. Their camp is in chaos and confusion; and of course this is part of the plan, part of the trap. As they take counsel among themselves, as they join together and and consult mediums and even try to access the voices of the dead, the net will fall on them. A great many of them will be secured, caught and raised up in one trap, in one moment, in one day.
These arrogant ones in whose hearts darkness festers cannot fathom a day when they are not ruling, not on top, not oppressing, not intimidating, not abusing. But they will be snatched up as if in a great net, and they will be hoisted up for the world to see. Their shock and disbelief at the game being over will cause great silence in their camp — a silence that hasn’t been heard in hundreds of years. The silence of these liars will be glorious. Creation will glory in the silence of the liars, the criminals and the wicked.
12 Return to the stronghold, O prisoners who have the hope;
Zechariah 9:12
This very day I am declaring that I will restore double to you.
The glorious silence will only be broken by the raucous cheers of the free ones, the warriors, the oppressed and downtrodden. The people of the earth will cheer and celebrate in such a wild celebration that has never been experienced in the world. This is bigger than the end of World War II. This is bigger than the victorious end of any war that this world has ever seen. This is MONUMENTAL. And it will be decisive. Much work will follow in the aftermath. But new, fresh, bold energy will empower the people’s hands, hearts and minds to do the work OF FREEDOM, IN FREEDOM.
Don’t give up now, oh warriors of hope. Stand firm. Stand your ground. You will be the first to see the light of My move for sudden and irreversible change.
How to Respond
- Stir up hope, joy, anticipation and belief that the Lord is working, and He will move suddenly on behalf of His people.
- Pray, Lord, help me to get my heart right before you. Help me to be one who has truth in the innermost parts. Help me to be a warrior and carrier of hope who does not back down and does not take my eyes off of the horizon. Help me to be one who counts your blessings, your victories and reminds those around me of your unerring faithfulness.
- Declare, the Lord is moving, and He will cause those on the side of evil to walk into a perfect trap. He is exposing and removing those on the side of wickedness and evil in order to bring great and unprecedented freedom to the people of the world.
- Decree,
I am one with truth in the innermost parts, and I refuse to be moved from the belief that the Lord will perform His Word.
I am a warrior of hope. My eyes are on the horizon, scanning constantly for evidence and early signs of the Lord’s move.
I will count and celebrate every victory and blessing the Lord brings, and I will join with people around the world to celebrate the unparalleled victory that the Lord brings for freedom.
For more encouragement from Glory & the New Wine, check out the post from this day one year ago: Don’t Fear the Dark Days
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