Today’s Reading:
Isaiah 12
Isaiah 44
Psalm 36
In that day you will sing, “I praise you, Lord Yahweh, for even though you were angry with me, your anger turned away, and now you tenderly comfort me. Behold—God is my salvation! I am confident, unafraid, and I will trust in you.” Yes! The Lord Yah is my might and my melody; he has become my salvation! With triumphant joy you will drink deeply from the wells of salvation. In that glorious day, you will say to one another, “Give thanks to the Lord and ask him for more! Tell the world about all that he does! Let them know how magnificent he is!” Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done marvelous wonders, and let his fame be known throughout the earth! Give out a shout of cheer; sing for joy, O people of Zion, for great and mighty is the Holy One of Israel who lives among you!
Isaiah 12:1-6 TPT
I heard the Spirit of the Living God of Abundant Grace say,
Grace in abundant supply is rushing like a river fed by mountain runoff. This grace is fresh. It’s crisp, and it carries awakening. It carries a startling awakening as it rushes over people. As it splashes on to people, they will be touched by awakening. Some will choose to wade into the very chilly, crisp waters of the grace river. Some will dive into it and fully embrace it. Others will just be walking along and be splashed by the waters. They will not have a choice but to be awakened.
“Now, listen to me, my servant Jacob, Israel, my chosen one. I am Yahweh, your Creator, who shaped you in my womb. Hear what I have to say to you: ‘Don’t fear. I will help you, O Jacob my servant, Do not fear, my pleasing one, Israel. I will pour refreshing water on the thirsty and streams on the dry ground. I will pour out my Spirit on your children, my blessing upon your descendants. They will spring up like grass blanketing a meadow, like poplars growing by gushing streams. One will say, “I belong to Yahweh.” Another will be called Jacob. Yet another will write on his hand “Property of Yahweh.” Another will adopt the name Israel.’”
Isaiah 44:1-5 TPT
Awakening grace is flowing, and you will see many responses to it. Don’t judge the responses. I Am working through it all. I see everyone’s personal process, and I will minister My awakening grace as I see fit. It’s not your job to run to the river of awakening grace with buckets to douse My people. It doesn’t work that way anyway. My grace flows where I desire it to flow, how and when I direct it to flow. Deep waters of My rushing awakening grace are available for those who desire to be fully submerged. For those who are still obliviously walking their paths of life — I will splash some gently, and I will splash others more vigorously. But this awakening grace work is Mine, not yours. Your job is to minister to the newly awakened ones. Your job is to meet them with love, with gentleness and with open arms. There’s no place for judgement, no place for toweling them off and trying to remove the traces of My grace. Your job is to serve, to speak life and to love. Your job is to lead them on paths to My heart. Your job is to hold their hand if they ask for support to wade deeper into the waters of awakening grace. You cannot push them in. You cannot force them in. Grace and free will are perfect companions. That’s how I set it up. But I have anointed you and commissioned you to be a minister of My grace to those who are awakening.
O God, how extravagant is your cherishing love! All mankind can find a hiding place under the shadow of your wings. All may drink of the anointing from the abundance of your house. All may drink their fill from the rivers of Eden. The fountain of life flows from you to satisfy me. In your light of holiness we receive the light of revelation.
Psalms 36:7-9 TPT
Watch for the joy, the delight and the gob-smacked awe of the newly-found love and abundant life in Me that you will witness. You will be witness to many transformations, many rescued hearts, many orphans coming into family, many prodigals coming home and many thirsty ones finding their first real taste of satisfaction. Minister My grace to them in gentleness, humility and love.
How To Respond
- Worship the Lord in thanksgiving for His awakening grace.
- Pray, Holy Spirit minister Your awakening grace to My heart. Help me to be refreshed and renewed in You. Give me eyes to see Your awakening grace at work in the people around me, and give me the sensitivity to Your Spirit to know how to minister Your grace to those You set in my path to serve. I delight in every person I see who comes to be awakened to Your love. Let every day be a celebration, because more and more and more and more of Your wandering ones are touched by the mighty river of Your flowing, awakening grace.
- Declare, Jesus is the Gateway. To enter through Him is to experience life, freedom, and satisfaction. A thief has only one thing in mind—he wants to steal, slaughter, and destroy. But Jesus came to give us everything in abundance, more than we expect —life in its fullness until we overflow! Jesus is the Good Shepherd who laid down His life as a sacrifice for the sheep. – John 10:9-11 TPT
- Decree, I will be a minister of grace as the Lord directs me to His newly awakened and now awakening ones. I will see and celebrate as the Lord awakens many from all walks of life, from all spiritual backgrounds and all worldviews to His great, perfect and abundant grace. Prodigals will come home. Wanderers will come home. Orphans will find family, and the thirsty will be satisfied in the awakening grace of Christ Jesus.
For more encouragement from Glory & the New Wine, check out the post from this day in years past:
2023: The Lord Is Turning the Tables on the Wicked
2022: Carpet Bombs of Truth Are Incoming & Justice Is Ready for the Fight
2021: A Time of Glory, Freedom & Change
