Today’s Reading:
Psalm 17
Psalm 68
Psalm 91
When you abide under the shadow of Shaddai, you are hidden in the strength of God Most High. He’s the hope that holds me and the stronghold to shelter me, the only God for me, and my great confidence. He will rescue you from every hidden trap of the enemy, and he will protect you from false accusation and any deadly curse. His massive arms are wrapped around you, protecting you. You can run under his covering of majesty and hide. His arms of faithfulness are a shield keeping you from harm. You will never worry about an attack of demonic forces at night nor have to fear a spirit of darkness coming against you.
Psalms 91:1-5 TPT
I heard the Spirit of the Shining One, the Living God say,
Youth will shine like bright lights in the dark. They will overturn darkness. Their ministry and their charge will be to overthrow darkness in every place they go. They will go as gangs of light who disrupt darkness and fear nothing. Their faith, they will wear as a shield. They will wear Me as a shield, and no harm will befall them. These are fearless ones whose hearts and lives have been transformed, who love Me with a fire we haven’t seen and who honor and exalt and demand purity. Because of the purity of their hearts and the purity and love that drives their mission, I will give them spiritual eyes to see and discernment that cuts through the words of even the most adept and experienced liars. They will smell a lie from a mile a way, and they will speak the truth boldly in its wake.
For in a visitation of the night you inspected my heart and refined my soul in fire until nothing vile was found in me. I will not sin with my words. Following your word has kept me from wrong. Your ways have molded my footsteps, keeping me from going down the paths of the violent. My steps follow in the tracks of your chariot wheels, always staying in their path, never straying from your way. You will answer me, God; I know you always will. Hear my words like you always do as you listen to my every prayer.
Psalms 17:3-6 TPT
The status quo will fear them. First the status quo will champion and honor them, because it is good for them in the eyes of the public. First they will rally around them. And then as the status quo sees the waves made and experiences the disruption in its order, in its power, the status quo will turn on them. But the status quo will be powerless in the face of this truth, this authority, this purity. And the status quo will be displaced and replaced by ones whose actions always agree with their words, whose steps follow diligently in the wheel tracks of My chariot.
I hear the Lord God saying to all the enemies of his people, “You’d better come out of your hiding places, all of you who are doing your best to stay far away from me. Don’t you know there’s no place to hide? For my people will be the conquerors; they will soon have you under their feet. They will crush you until there is nothing left!”
Psalms 68:22-23 TPT
This is the time of My blazing ones arising. This is the time of the youth displacing, discrediting, disarming and dismantling the status quo. Discipleship is needed. Spiritual mothers and fathers are needed. Anchors and immovable pillars of wisdom and truth are needed, because I Am dispatching them to do great exploits in the Earth. They need generational partnership. Join hands with them and dwell among them. Be in their midst and glean from their hearts, even as you pour out words of wisdom, even as you instruct them in My ways, My principles and in spiritual realities.
O God, my King, your triumphal processions keep moving onward in holiness; you’re moving onward toward the Holy Place! Leaders in front, then musicians, with young maidens in between, striking their tambourines. And they sing, “Let all God’s princely people rejoice! Let all the congregations bring their blessing to God, saying, ‘The Lord of the fountain! The Lord of the fountain of life! The Lord of the fountain of Israel!’ ” Astonishingly, it’s the favored youth leading the way: princes of praise in their royal robes and exalted princes are among them, along with princes who have wrestled with God. Display your strength, God, and we’ll be strong! For your miracles have made us who we are. Lord, do it again and parade from your temple your mighty power. By your command even kings will bring gifts to you. God, rebuke the beast-life that hides within us! Rebuke those who claim to be “strong ones,” who lurk within the congregation and abuse the people out of their love for money. God scatters the people who are spoiling for a fight.
Psalms 68:24-30 TPT
This is to be a generational partnership, but astonishingly, the youth will lead the way. The youth will lead the way and the worshippers with the tambourines and those who carry the joy of the Lord will follow. Seasoned warriors will be next — those who understand the times and the seasons, those who can bring battle strategy, those who remember the battles of old and hear My voice clearly. This is the beautiful picture of the generations and the streams, the tribes joining forces, joining hands for great exploits in the land. The internecine warfare of old will fade away. Those interested in continuing those old battles and fighting those old wars will be relegated to doing their skirmishes on the sidelines. It will be minor and petty in comparison to the the army I Am assembling. The battles that will be won ahead will depend on generational connectivity. They will depend on denominational labels being greatly lowered in significance. They will require humility and a great weaving together of community. This is the Lord’s army, and those with Him fight as one.
How to Respond
- Ramp up encouragement and prayers for the younger generations — particularly those in your household, family and community.
- Pray, Holy Spirit show me my place in Your assembling of this great intergenerational, interdenominational army. Help me to be one who encourages, supports and brings wisdom and discipleship to the youth around me. I don’t want to hold them back from anything You have placed on their hearts to do. Help me to join hands with them and participate alongside them in the battles ahead.
- Declare, Give it up for God, for he alone has all the strength and power! Proclaim his majesty! For his glory shines down on Israel. His mighty strength soars in the clouds of glory. God, we are consumed with awe, trembling before you as your glory streams from your Holy Place. The God of power shares his mighty strength with Israel and with all his people. God, we give our highest praise to you! — Psalms 68:34-35 TPT
- Decree, The Lord is raising up a great army of blazing ones who will overthrow darkness in their midst. They will upset the status quo and demand purity and truth. I will not sit on the sidelines. I will be one who disciples, encourages and partners with these young blazing ones to fight and win the battles ahead. I will not allow generational differences, denominational differences or inconsequential theological differences to be stumbling blocks to my engagement. I will not tolerate the internecine battles of old.
For more encouragement from The Glory & the New Wine, check out the post from this day in years past:
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