Today’s Reading:
John 1
Romans 12
Romans 13
Psalm 16
In the beginning the Living Expression was already there. And the Living Expression was with God, yet fully God. They were together—face-to-face, in the very beginning. And through his creative inspiration this Living Expression made all things, for nothing has existence apart from him! A fountain of life was in him, for his life is light for all humanity. And this Light never fails to shine through darkness— Light that darkness could not overcome!
John 1:1-5 TPT
I heard the Spirit of the Living God say,
Radiant joy is the light that overcomes the darkness. The joy of the Lord is your strength. The Lord blesses and He adds no sorrow to it. This is a time of blessing and pure joy, unbridled joy. This is a time of the revealing of the sons and daughters of God. They will be marked by the radiance of the joy that shines through them and because of the love that they carry. That joy comes from spending time in My Presence. The light of My glory shines on you, surrounds you and permeates every part of your body. It’s contagious. It’s infectious. But you have a choice whether to pick up My joy, whether to recieve My joy or to leave it. Get the middle men out of the way, and get directly into My Presence. Remove every obstacle, every barrier and sit and dwell with Me. Mine is a direct connect glory. You can’t resell My glory. Every man, every woman, every child gets it directly from the Source. Walk with Me, and you will see and learn My ways.
Beloved friends, what should be our proper response to God’s marvelous mercies? To surrender yourselves to God to be his sacred, living sacrifices. And live in holiness, experiencing all that delights his heart. For this becomes your genuine expression of worship.
Romans 12:1 TPT
Radiant joy comes directly from My Presence. There’s no other way to seize it, to apprehend it, to pick it up or to choose it. In My Presence is fullness of joy and pleasures forever more are at My right hand. Jesus sits at the right hand of the Father. He is the Source of living waters. He is the Source of pleasures forevermore. Trust Me, and walk in My ways. As you walk with Me, you learn to walk in My ways. As you lean on Me and not on your own understanding, I will make your path straight. I will begin to cause that childlike wonder and childlike trust to resurface in you.
Stop imitating the ideals and opinions of the culture around you, but be inwardly transformed by the Holy Spirit through a total reformation of how you think. This will empower you to discern God’s will as you live a beautiful life, satisfying and perfect in his eyes.
Romans 12:2 TPT
I desire to build in you and to reinforce in you the truth as a firm, immovable pillar — that I Am absolutely good, that I Am absolutely for you, that all of My ways are true and all My promises are kept. This is a time of reestablishing foundational pillars and anchors of truth in the hearts of My lovers. Though they may move in the depths of Me and flow in the grace of My Spirit, it is a return to basics time — where first principles are strongly reestablished, so all the ground gained is not vulnerable to encroaching enemies, ambush or defeat.
To live like this is all the more urgent, for time is running out and you know it is a strategic hour in human history. It is time for us to wake up! For our full salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
Romans 13:11 TPT
This is a time where I Am firmly asserting and reestablishing the truth of who I Am in hearts and lives; and it will be a pillar, an anchor that makes you an immovable one when it comes to first principles — the truth about My Name, My character, My ways and My great salvation. This establishes the anchor point from which Kingdom mindsets can thrive and grow.
Night’s darkness is dissolving away as a new day of destiny dawns. So we must once and for all strip away what is done in the shadows of darkness, removing it like filthy clothes. And once and for all we clothe ourselves with the radiance of light as our weapon. We must live honorably, surrounded by the light of this new day, not in the darkness of drunkenness and debauchery, not in promiscuity and sensuality, not being argumentative or jealous of others. Instead fully immerse yourselves into the Lord Jesus, the Anointed One, and don’t waste even a moment’s thought on your former identity to awaken its selfish desires.
Romans 13:12-14 TPT
I Am reestablishing plumb lines. I Am reestablishing these anchors and pillars of the first principles of faith in Me. A lot of the other beliefs, understandings and systems I will wash away. For many I will start completely afresh. So just ensure that your foundation, your pillar, your anchor is secure. It must be. It can only be Me alone — My goodness, My faithfulness, My trustworthiness and a conviction and immovable belief that all of My promises are true. That is the anchor that will hold. That is the pillar that will not move, and My floods of cleansing, My flood waters will wash way much of the rest, because a day is dawning that will reveal a new dimension of understanding in Me. This understanding needs to come to a heart that is established and anchored in the truth of Me and who has allowed the cleansing waters of My Spirit to wash away residue, debris, old belief systems and ways of thinking that do not align with the truth of Me.
How to Respond
- Pray, Lord, You are invited to come and reestablish the fundamental truths of You in my heart. You are invited to wash away all belief systems, mindsets, habits and lies that do not align with the truth of who You are and who I am in You.
- Declare, Because of you, I know the path of life, as I taste the fullness of joy in your presence. At your right side I experience divine pleasures forevermore! — Psalms 16:11 TPT
- Decree, the Lord is reestablishing plumb lines, anchors and pillars of the truth of who He is in the hearts of His lovers. Faulty belief systems and ways of thinking that do not align with the truth of who He is, with the reality of His Kingdom — He will wash away. A day is dawning that will bring new revelation of a dimension of understanding in Him that has not before been revealed.
For more encouragement from The Glory & the New Wine, check out the post from this day in years past:
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