Today’s Reading:
Isaiah 28
Isaiah 30
Here’s what the Lord God says: “Behold, I set in place in Zion a Foundation Stone, fully tested and proven to be faithful and secure. And written upon this precious cornerstone is this: ‘Those who trust in him will not act in haste.’”
Isaiah 28:16 TPT
I heard the Spirit of the Living God say,
Choose grace. Choose peace. That’s the way forward. It’s in rest and in peace. It’s in the following of My grace as it leads you forward — not in worry, hurry or ambition. It’s in rest and peace and by My grace. The plans I have for you and the path I have laid out for your feet to trod do not take you in meaningless circles. They takes you step by step and build in your life, line upon line, precept upon precept. Why? Because this is the way that lives of increasing revelation are built. The timing and the cycles are Mine, and they serve My purposes to layer meaning, understanding and deeper connection to Me in your life.
Hear my voice, listen to my words, and pay close attention to my parable. Does a farmer plow continually at planting time and never plant a crop? Does he continually break open the clods of the ground and never sow his seed? Once he has leveled its surface, does he not sow dill and cumin, planting his wheat in rows, his barley in its proper place, and his rye in a patch? Yes, his God has instructed him and taught him the right way of farming the land. Dill, a small seed, is not threshed with a threshing sledge, nor is a wagon wheel rolled over cumin. Dill is beaten with a rod and cumin with a stick. Grain is crushed and milled for bread, but it is not threshed endlessly. One drives the wagon’s wheels over it, but his horses’ hooves do not pulverize it. This counsel also comes from Lord Yahweh, Commander of Angel Armies. For his guidance is unfathomable, and the heavenly wisdom he imparts is magnificent.
Isaiah 28:23-29 TPT
If it feels like you’ve been here before, it’s not by accident. If this way feels a little familiar or more than a little familiar, ask Me — “Am I wandering aimlessly because of My own hardness of heart? Or are you taking me on a similar route to teach me something new and to bring greater freedom into my life?” It’s vital that you ask and understand the difference between those two realities. The paths can feel very similar, but their underlying meaning and purpose are quite different. Even if you are wandering, I always provide a way to get back on the right path that aligns you with My Divine timing. That’s the place I desire for you to be, so you can connect in with all that I have for you on the route, day by day, moment by moment.
Lord Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel, says: “Come back to me! By returning and resting in me you will be saved. In quietness and trust you will be made strong.
Isaiah 30:15a TPT
Seek alignment with not only My will and my purposes. My grace will also lead you into My Divine and appointed timing to walk you forward into all that I have for you. When timing is out of joint, your life feels out of grace. Grace and timing go together. Seek My grace to get in the flow and the path of My perfect timing. I have so much for you there.
For this reason the Lord is still waiting to show his favor to you so he can show you his marvelous love. He waits to be gracious to you. He sits on his throne ready to show mercy to you. For Yahweh is the Lord of justice, faithful to keep his promises. Overwhelmed with bliss are all who will entwine their hearts in him, waiting for him to help them. Yes, the people of Zion who live in Jerusalem will weep no more. How compassionate he will be when he hears your cries for help! He will answer you when he hears your voice! Even though the Lord may allow you to go through a season of hardship and difficulty, he himself will be there with you. He will not hide himself from you, for your eyes will constantly see him as your Teacher. When you turn to the right or turn to the left, you will hear his voice behind you to guide you, saying, “This is the right path; follow it.”
Isaiah 30:18-21 TPT
Don’t get distracted or wander off-course. Don’t get baited into believing that things off the path, out of My grace are more important. Discipline yourself to shake off and ignore and leave distractions behind. Follow My grace plainly and purely, so My timing puts you exactly in the middle of all that I have for you, right on time.
You can be in My will but out of My time. Pursue the alignment of purpose and grace, because they are what put you on the divine path of My will aligned with My timing. Purpose and grace are the path that live in beautiful alignment with My will and My timing that causes you to walk in the fullness of all that I have for you. The way to find it is repentance and rest, through trust and seeking My face as you follow the impulses of My Spirit that pour out that path of beautifully Divine grace right in front of you. It’s a beautiful thing. It’s all by design. This is the way, walk in My time.
How to Respond
- Pray, Holy Spirit lead me into Your purpose and grace. I desire to be perfectly aligned with not only Your will but also Your Divine timing. Help me to discern the route and to reject the distractions that seek to draw me off course. I want to live in the beautiful provision of the teaching, revelation, purpose and timing that You have for me.
- Declare, He will not hide himself from you, for your eyes will constantly see him as your Teacher. When you turn to the right or turn to the left, you will hear his voice behind you to guide you, saying, “This is the right path; follow it.” —Isaiah 30:21
- Decree, The Lord has provided a way for me to align with His perfect will and His Divine timing. It is through pursuing His heart, through repentance and humility, through trust and rest. As I align my heart with His will and My feet with His grace, He will set me into His perfect purpose and Divine timing.
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