Today’s Reading:
Psalm 18
1 Samuel 30
I love you, Yahweh, and I’m bonded to you, my strength! Yahweh, you’re the bedrock beneath my feet, my faith-fortress, my wonderful deliverer, my God, my rock of rescue where none can reach me. You’re the shield around me, the mighty power that saves me, and my high place. All I need to do is to call on you, Yahweh, the praiseworthy God. When I do, I’m safe and sound in you— delivered from my foes!
Psalms 18:1-3 TPT
I heard the Spirit of the Living God of Truth say,
Magnify the Name of God — the Name above all names, the King of kings, the Lord of lords, the Lord of all. I’m crushing the lion’s den that many of you have been in. You were thrown in there unrighteously, unworthily, unfairly. You have been mocked and terrorized and all but eaten alive — but even in the lion’s den I have protected you. Now is the time of your escape. I Am plucking you up out of the lion’s den, and I Am crushing that place as a tool and weapon of the enemy. I Am shutting off that mechanism for torment, terror and assured death.
Suddenly the brilliance of his presence broke through with lightning bolts and hail— a tempest dropping coals of fire. The Lord thundered; the great God above every god spoke with his thunder-voice from the sky. The Most High uttered his voice! He released his lightning-arrows, and routed my foes. See how they ran and scattered in fear! Then with his mighty roar he laid bare the foundations of the earth, uncovering the secret source of the sea. The hidden depths of land and sea were exposed by the blast of his hot breath. He rescued me from the mighty waters and drew me to himself! Even though I was helpless in the hands of my hateful, strong enemy, you were good to deliver me.
Psalms 18:12-17 TPT
I Am life, and everywhere I Am, life flourishes, love flourishes, and don’t forget that justice also flourishes. I Am turning the tables on the tormentors. Even this week, even this hour. No longer will they be allowed to pluck up My anointed ones, My faithful ones, the innocent ones and the truth telling ones and hand them over to the lions for lunch. My peace is silencing the roar of the hired lions and the ones who just terrorize for pleasure. I Am crushing the dens of persecution — where My people are separated, isolated and made to fend for themselves in silence with no one righteous to listen. I have heard, and they were never alone. But I Am shutting down these torture tools and these terror weapons of the enemy. I Am defanging and removing even weapons of paper and pen from the hands of those who have sought to destroy the innocent, the righteous, the blameless and those hidden in Me. I have not forgotten, and I Am rising up as the Great Lion of them all, the Lion of the Tribe of Judah. I will roar with a roar and release a breath that paralyzes the enemy with fear, that causes those persecutors of My people to faint with terror. They know it is too late to flee the scene. And I will deal with them swiftly.
You empower me for victory with your wraparound presence. Your power within makes me strong to subdue. By stooping down in gentleness, you made me great! You’ve set me free, and now I’m standing complete, ready to fight some more! I caught up with my enemies and conquered them and didn’t turn back until the war was won! I smashed them to pieces and I finished them once and for all; they’re as good as dead.
Psalms 18:35-38 TPT
The toys and the weapons of lawfare and many adjacent silencing tormenting tools of the enemy, I Am stripping from their hands. And My people will be free to roam, free to sing, free to praise, free to dance. They will be free to chase the down enemy, and they will be free to recover all. This is the day of the seed of victory’s first flower blooming. My people will recover all.
How to Respond
- Trust the Lord to vindicate you. Worship Him, and stir up expectation.
- Pray, Lord thank You that You never left me or forgot about me, and You have never forsaken me. Thank You that You were always there with me in the lion’s den, and You are my rescuer and vindicator today. Crush the weapons and tools of the enemy. Silence the lying, mocking and taunting mouths of those lying lions, and terrorize the terrorists who came against me and who came against many who love You and love truth. Turn the tables on the wicked, and position Your people to recover all.
- Declare, Good people will taste your goodness. And to those who are loyal to you, you love to prove that you are loyal and true. And for those who are purified, they find you always pure. But you’ll outwit the crooked and cunning with your craftiness. To the humble you bring heaven’s deliverance, but the proud and haughty you disregard.
—Psalms 18:25-27 TPT - Decree, The Lord is turning the tables on the wicked. He is crushing the weapons, tools and venues they used to isolate, torment and torture the innocent. He is silencing their mocking, their lies and their roars of violence. And He is terrorizing those who terrorized for pay or for pleasure. He is rising up as my great vindicator, and He is positioning me to chase them down, destroy them and recover all.
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