Today’s Reading:
Hebrews 11
Psalm 84
Matthew 7
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
Hebrews 11:1 NASB1995
I heard the Spirit of the Living God say,
Trust and obey. This is My instruction for the way forward. Dicey days are ahead. Beautiful days are also ahead. Beautiful days mingled with confusion can trip you up if you are not entwined as one with Me, if you are not walking in lockstep with Me and being moved by the impulses and instruction of My Spirit. I will keep you from pitfalls. I will keep you secure on the path of adventure and fun in the midst of war. But land mines are out there. Traps are set along the path by the enemy. You must not lean on your own understanding. You must lean on Me. Unite yourself, bind yourself firmly to Me, to My right arm, and I will be your joy, your strength, your confidence and your guide. Walking this path alone will be quickly seen as folly.
God, your wraparound presence is our defense. In your kindness look upon the faces of your anointed ones. For just one day of intimacy with you is like a thousand days of joy rolled into one! I’d rather stand at the threshold in front of the Gate Beautiful, ready to go in and worship my God, than to live my life without you in the most beautiful palace of the wicked.
Psalms 84:9-10 TPT
Trust the word seed I have implanted in your heart, and move forward with strong determination and with a song from your heart. This is not a time for living with a stern face, tension and fear. This is a time to celebrate, rejoice, sing, worship and praise the King of Glory for who He is and for the coming days. This is a time to run counter to culture and counter to what you see and hear. The reality that I show you in the Spirit, in prayer must become greater and more real than the reality on the TV, in the news and even more real than what you hear and see yourself with your own eyes and ears.
This is a time to pull forward that which I have promised and have already shown you and shared with you. Pull it forcefully into now. Don’t wait for it any longer. The scripture in Habakkuk — though it tarries wait for it — that moment has passed, for it will surely come as you take it by force. This is the time for your faith to be an offensive weapon. Use it to tug on the great rope of hope that demands My promises come forth NOW with no more delay. It is My joy to release them from Heaven as you give these last forceful tugs. And when I do, you will see how big of a blessing it is. You will realize how much of the blessing you saw was even still hidden from you.
For the Lord God is brighter than the brilliance of a sunrise! Wrapping himself around me like a shield, he is so generous with his gifts of grace and glory. Those who walk along his paths with integrity will never lack one thing they need, for he provides it all! O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, what euphoria fills those who forever trust in you!
Psalms 84:11-12 TPT
What I have shown you in the spirit is only 20% of the blessing I have stored up for you in this. As you pull and you see it all released, you will be amazed to find that while you would have been overjoyed with the 20% you saw and desired, the hidden 80% attached to it will astound you. This is a time of exceedingly, abundantly more than you can ask, think or imagine. That is what I Am releasing as you forcefully use your faith to pull on that rope of hope. As you do, I will release it from all that has been holding it back, and you will find yourself surrounded by a blessing so big, so great, so unimaginable that you will stand in stunned silence for some time before you can even rejoice.
How To Respond
- Pray, Lord thank You that this is the appointed time of releasing Your promises from Heaven. Thank You that You have promised to guide me safely along this path as I lean on You and bind myself to You, as I trust and obey You. Help me to stir up great faith to pull forcefully on that rope of hope You have put in front of me. Help me to do my part to bring the reality of Your great, overwhelming promises of blessing and goodness in to my life.
- Declare, “Do you know of any parent who would give his hungry child, who asked for food, a plate of rocks instead? Or when asked for a piece of fish, what parent would offer his child a snake instead? If you, imperfect as you are, know how to lovingly take care of your children and give them what’s best, how much more ready is your heavenly Father to give wonderful gifts to those who ask him?”
— Matthew 7:9-11 TPT - Decree, Worthy is the Lord. He is worthy of all glory, honor and praise. He reserves great blessings of kindness, love, joy and delight for His children, for His faithful ones. And nothing can ever top the blessings he so freely gives. I will watch what He does as I partner with Him and pull violently and forcefully on that rope of hope. Heaven will release my blessing, and it will be more than I could have hoped, dreamt or imagined.
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