Today’s Reading:
Isaiah 60
John 10
“My own sheep will hear my voice and I know each one, and they will follow me. I give to them the gift of eternal life and they will never be lost and no one has the power to snatch them out of my hands. My Father, who has given them to me as his gift, is the mightiest of all, and no one has the power to snatch them from my Father’s care. The Father and I are one.””
John 10:27-30 TPT
The Spirit of the Lord says,
Walk by faith. My people, My sheep know My voice, follow the sound of My voice and walk by faith. Freedom is in the assurance of knowing My voice. You can’t get led astray. You can’t get knocked off of your path by the voices of strangers when you know, submit to and only follow your Master’s voice. I Am the way, the truth and the life. Let My voice lead you into all righteousness. Let My voice lead you beside still waters, into green pastures and even on rocky roads to destiny. My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.
12 “For the nation and the kingdom which will not serve you will perish,
Isaiah 60:12-14
And the nations will be utterly ruined.
13 “The glory of Lebanon will come to you,
The juniper, the box tree and the cypress together,
To beautify the place of My sanctuary;
And I shall make the place of My feet glorious.
14 “The sons of those who afflicted you will come bowing to you,
And all those who despised you will bow themselves at the soles of your feet;
And they will call you the city of the Lord,
The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
My sheep know My voice, and when they follow I will take them to places that seemed improbable for them to reach, heights that seemed impossible for them to approach. These are the days of My ascendant sheep. Those who know My voice and follow it will climb to great heights. They will ascend at great speed. They will surpass the goats — the goats of Bashan (click to read about Bashan). (More on Bashan here.) They will win the race to the ascendant peaks, and they will occupy. The goats will be forced to graze below, to retreat from the heights, to serve the sheep. These are the days of My ascendant sheep. Their speed, their alacrity, their pinpoint accuracy will throw the goats off-balance, will catch the goats off-guard. It will stun them, because of its sheer improbability. But I Am the ever ascendant, ever increasing God. I Am the one in whom there is no shifting shadow, and I use highly improbably vessels to accomplish My will.
21 “Then all your people will be righteous;
Isaiah 60:21-22
They will possess the land forever,
The branch of My planting,
The work of My hands,
That I may be glorified.
22 “The smallest one will become a clan,
And the least one a mighty nation.
I, the Lord, will hasten it in its time.”
The sheep will reign victoriously, and the goats will will be left to the trash heaps. Some goats will serve the desires of the sheep kings, and others will be banished to the trash heaps. These are the days of My ascendant sheep kings. These are the days of My sheep occupying the tops of the mountains with great authority, assurance and immovable power. They will stamp out their territory, and they will not be moved from it. Those who are not with them will serve them. These are the days of a great, improbable reversal. Watch as the kingdoms swap.
How to Respond
- Practice fine tuning your hearing of the Lord’s voice. (For tips, see here.)
- Pray, Lord guide me. Help me to hear and be sure that I know Your voice. Help me to have the courage and faith to follow the sound of Your voice wherever it leads me. I know Your plans for me are to give me a future and a hope. They are not for calamity and destruction. Lead me into all righteousness Lord. Lead me along Your paths, so that I can be effective as I submit and accomplish Your will.
- Declare, the Earth is the Lord’s and the fullness therein. He changes times and seasons. He raises some kings up and he tears others down.
- Decree, the Lord’s great reversal of kingdoms is coming to the Earth. I will be found among the sheep kings who rule and reign with Him. I will be found among those who know His voice. I will be named among those who did not shrink back but who followed the voice of the Lord and found destiny as I ascended the mountain of His choosing at His direction.
For more encouragement from Glory & the New Wine, check out the post from this day in 2022: The Whole Earth Is Being Filled With His Glory
And in 2021: We’re Almost Home
Beautiful Danielle