Today’s Reading:
Isaiah 61
Psalm 23
“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, Because the Lord has anointed me To bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to captives And freedom to prisoners; To proclaim the favorable year of the Lord And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn, To grant those who mourn in Zion, Giving them a garland instead of ashes, The oil of gladness instead of mourning, The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.”
Isaiah 61:1-3 NASB1995
I heard the Spirit of the Living God say,
Truth surrounds you and covers you like a great canopy, and favor is waiting right outside your door. Of course the enemy lies in wait. Of course he is crouched and waiting. But more importantly, so is My favor. And My favor is nearer than he.
“Instead of your shame you will have a double portion, And instead of humiliation they will shout for joy over their portion. Therefore they will possess a double portion in their land, Everlasting joy will be theirs. For I, the Lord, love justice, I hate robbery in the burnt offering; And I will faithfully give them their recompense And make an everlasting covenant with them.”
Isaiah 61:7-8 NASB1995
Prepare yourself to be ambushed and stunned by My favor and My goodness. It is crouching outside your door. It is lying in wait, and as it intercepts you, you will see My goodness overflow. You will feel pounced upon by My unending love, by My intimate knowledge of your heart and your desires. And the laugher and the astonishment and the tears of a full heart will flow.
You are about to be pounced upon by My favor. It will startle you, surprise you and make you gasp in wonder. Great is My faithfulness. Great is My delight in delighting you. Greater still is My love, care and notice of you. I’ve seen all that you go through. I know what’s yet to come. And this is the time of My tremendous favor flooding in, pouncing and overtaking you. It is not far off. It’s right at your door.
“Then their offspring will be known among the nations, And their descendants in the midst of the peoples. All who see them will recognize them Because they are the offspring whom the Lord has blessed.”
Isaiah 61:9 NASB1995
Relish in it. Receive it in full joy. It’s My turn now to open the valve of the great flow of My favor on your life and shower you with blessings you could have never imagined. This is the day and the hour of My great favor. Soak it in.
How to Respond
- Get your hopes and expectations up.
- Pray, Lord thank You for seeing me. Thank You for knowing intimately every part of my life. You know all of my desires, hurts, disappointments and hopes. And You have been with me every step of the way. Thank You for Your love and covering. And Lord I look now with great expectancy to be pounced upon and overtaken by Your favor. Thank You Lord. I receive it.
- Declare, “Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life, And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.”
— Psalms 23:6 NASB1995 - Decree, I am living in communion with the Lord. I am worshipping the Lord and living in a mode of continual prayer and thanksgiving. I am now in expectancy since the Lord has tipped me off. I will be looking and anticipating His great favor to surprise me and overtake me. And I will look to Him to help me steward it well.
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