Today’s Reading:
Psalm 103
Acts 20
1 Corinthians 9
Yahweh has established his throne in heaven; his kingdom rules the entire universe. So bless the Lord, all his messengers of power, for you are his mighty heroes who listen intently to the voice of his word to do it. Bless and praise the Lord, you mighty warriors, ministers who serve him well and fulfill his desires.
Psalms 103:19-21 TPT
I heard the Spirit of the Living God of Truth say,
Justice is coming to the Church. False religion is being exposed. Those whose hands have been in the cookie jar are being exposed. Those who have desired and sought to promote and exalt their name above Mine, their fame about Mine are being exposed. Numbers of those who claimed to be messengers of light will be found out to be on the side of darkness. Look for My messengers of power. Their voices will pierce through and shatter every lie. They will roar, and the roar will break the facade behind which darkness has tried to hide.
So guard your hearts. Be true shepherds over all the flock and feed them well. Remember, it was the Holy Spirit who appointed you to guard and oversee the churches that belong to Jesus, the Anointed One, which he purchased and established by his own blood. “I know that after I leave, imposters who have no loyalty to the flock will come among you like savage wolves. Even some from among your very own ranks will rise up, twisting the truth to seduce people into following them instead of Jesus. So be alert and discerning.
Acts 20:28-31a TPT
Spiritual enemies of the Church have not only invaded it, but they have been the ones guarding the sheep. The predators are the ones who have positioned themselves as shepherds, and they are being exposed. Darkness did not seep into the Church from beneath. It did not come in with the seekers, with the lost sheep. It came in masquerading as a father, as a shepherd, as a holy one, as an authority figure, as one who hears from Me. I Am shattering the lies of these wolves in shepherd’s clothing. I am exposing the wolves among you. Some are in the flock. Not many are in the flock. Most are in leadership. Most are behind a pulpit. Most get paid.
Don’t you know that the priests employed in sacred duty in the temple are provided for by temple resources? And the priests who serve at the altar receive a portion of the offerings?
1 Corinthians 9:13 TPT
It is not wrong for a laborer to get paid. It is good and right for the ones who shepherd the flock faithfully to receive a fair and even generous wage. But those who pilfer the coffers, those who hurt the little ones, those who are charlatans leading My people astray in My Name — it will not go well for them. They are being exposed. Exposure is upon them. The time is now. I Am chasing the wolf from the sheepfold, and I Am removing the fox from the hen house. My Father’s house will be called a house of prayer for all people. But these false shepherds have made it a den of thieves. Woe to those who hurt My little ones and say that they were doing it in My Name.
How to Respond
- Pray, Holy Spirit come. Do Your work of exposure. Raise up Your messengers of power to shatter the lies of the charlatan shepherds who come in to destroy the flock. Chase the wicked ones out of the pulpit, out of the leadership teams, the worship teams, the youth and children’s ministries. Expose them fully, and chase them out. Bring healing to the hurting. May not one who was hurt by one of these evil false shepherds turn from You. I pray that every single one draws nearer to You and receives full healing.
- Pray, Lord give us discernment so we know clearly whether the place where we are worshipping You is under true or compromised leadership. Help us to be ones who rise up, speak the truth and protect the sheep.
- Declare, If you tenderly care for this little one on the Lord’s behalf, you are tenderly caring for the Lord Jesus. But if anyone abuses one of these little ones who believes in Jesus, it would be better for him to have a heavy boulder tied around his neck and be hurled into the deepest sea than to face the punishment he deserves! – Matthew 18:5-6 TPT
- Decree, the Lord is exposing the false shepherds and will shatter every lie they have spoken. The Lord is raising up messengers of power who will bring such a stark contrast to these self-promoting thieves that the truth will be made clear to the people. The Lord is purifying and cleansing His Church. He is restoring proper order and proper leadership to His Church, and those who have harmed the Lord’s little ones will be exposed, chased out, and they will pay. The Lord will bring justice to the Church and to the victims of false shepherds.
For more encouragement from The Glory & the New Wine, check out the post from this day in years past:
2024: Stand, Shine and Hold Fast to the Rock of Your Salvation
2023: The Lord Is Resurrecting Fields and Sending the Sound of Truth Out as a Silver Bell
2022: Prepare for the Arrival of His Glory
