Today’s Reading:
Psalm 18
“in my distress I cried out to you, the delivering God, and from your temple-throne you heard my troubled cry, and my sobs went right into your heart.”
Psalms 18:4-6 TPT
I heard the Spirit of the Living God say,
In the quiet hour, in the mystery of defeat — I Am with you. Defeat comes, and defeat goes, and still I Am with you. What looks like defeat is a sign of the times and ancient mystery wrapped in darkness. I have overcome death, hell and the grave. So what could this defeat possibly be? Forecast for Me, where do we go from here? How do you square the defeat of evil over what is good, righteous and true through the lens of the ever-victorious Cross? You are to look at every defeat through the overwhelming victory of the Cross. The Cross was meant to be the ultimate sign or emblem of defeat. But it became an everlasting sign of overcoming victory, of impossible victory — over defeat, over death itself, over evil intentions and over malicious plans put to work.
“Wrapped in the thick-cloud darkness, his thunder-tabernacle surrounded him. He hid himself in mystery-darkness; the dense rain clouds were his garments. 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!”
Psalms 18:11-13 TPT
I Am working out a strategy. I Am rolling out a plan that will crush every instance of defeat in your land. The fury of My song will be heard far and wide. And each proud, arrogant instance of defeat across this land will be captured — as if a glass jar was trapping a rodent for all to see. And then I will drop My hammer on the encapsulated defeat, and it will be demolished altogether. Defeat will rise up like an ugly cancer, like a vermin that proudly and errantly believes he has taken dominion of the Master’s land, the Master’s property, the Masters home. No it will not stand. Mark My words, it will not stand.
“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 18:16-17 TPT
We are heading into choppy, very rough waters. Put on peace. Anchor yourself to Me. You will see these many instances of defeat raised up, encapsulated and put on display. It may look hopeless. You may look on and say, “look how they are so arrogant and so protected. Who will bring us justice? Who will overcome these stinking rodents? Who can touch them? They are protected and encapsulated in plain sight, and it seems no one can touch them!” And then you will see My hammer reach down from Heaven and unceremoniously crush them one by one. Great and unending is the victory of the Lord. No defeat can stand before Me. They all must bow. They all will not only bow but be crushed.
“Yahweh lives! Praise is lifted high to the unshakable God! Towering over all, my Savior-God is worthy to be praised! Look how he pays back harm to all who harm me, subduing all who come against me. He rescues me from my enemies; he lifts me up high and keeps me out of reach, far from the grasp of my violent foe.”
Psalms 18:46-48 TPT
Darkness will not overcome you. Death will not overcome you. The grave will not overcome you. Defeat will not overcome you. Because He’s alive. Christ Jesus is alive. Celebrate His defeat over defeat, His victory over the grave. And trust the God of the impossible. Nothing will be impossible in your day. Stay tuned into Me. Sing songs of worship. Stay in gratitude, and encourage yourself in Me. I will lead you to both peace and victory. Hold on, and stick with me. Choppy and very rough waters are yet to come.
How to Respond
- Worship the Lord. Get into a place of gratitude and abiding peace. Focus on the victory of Christ over death, and celebrate it continually. Anchor your trust deeply to Him. Refuse to be moved.
- Pray, Lord You put me here at this time in history for a reason. Your plans and ways are unsearchable Lord. You are the God of unending victory. Help me fasten myself ever more tightly to You. Help me keep my eyes firmly fixed on You. Help me to stir up my most holy faith and trust in You, so I can see You come in with a vengeance and crush these many stinking rodents of falsehood that they called defeat. You are more than able.
- Declare, “Yahweh, what a perfect God you are! All Yahweh’s promises have proven true. What a secure shelter for all those who turn to hide themselves in you, the wraparound God. Could there be any other god like Yahweh? For there is not a more secure foundation than you.”
— Psalms 18:30-31 TPT - Decree, The Lord is permitting many instances of filthy, disgusting defeat to be raised up across America so they can be encapsulated, viewed by all and crushed by the Lord of all. I will not give in to despair when I see these defeats raised up. I will not partner with fear, doubt or anxiety as these defeats rise. I will trust in the Name and the character and the unending faithfulness of the Lord my God. I will not be moved. I will ride out the very rough waters anchored to Him, and I will see a new dawn breaking over America where every instance of insidious defeat has been crushed.
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